Sunnyvale commission adopts draft 2025–2030 HUD consolidated plan, asks council to backfill cuts and prioritize Sunnyvale Community Services

The Sunnyvale Housing and Human Services Commission on April 15 adopted the city's draft 2025'2030 HUD consolidated plan and the draft fiscal year 2025'26 HUD action plan, and asked the City Council to backfill any elimination or substantial reduction of CDBG or HOME funds with General Fund dollars, with priority given to Sunnyvale Community Services if the council must choose which programs to backfill.

The action, moved by Commissioner K. Davis and seconded by Vice Chair Weiss, passed on a 5'0to'0 vote (Friedlander, Davis, Rivera, Weiss and Chair Duncan voting yes; Commissioners Steward and Hyramath absent). The plans must be submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) by May 15, staff said; allocation amounts for FY2025'26 were not yet finalized.

The consolidated plan outlines the city's strategy for two HUD entitlement grants: the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and the HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME). City staff told the commission the draft assumes the same allocations as the prior year: CDBG $1,043,481 and HOME $377,129, plus estimated program income of $240,000 (CDBG) and $100,000 (HOME) and roughly $766,000 in unencumbered funds, including about $150,000 in remaining CARES Act (CDBG-CV) dollars.

Why it matters: The consolidated plan and annual action plan direct how federal housing and community…