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Mayor’s Office of Housing asks committee to accept HUD CDBG, ESG and HOME allocations as nonprofits urge protection of programs
Summary
The Mayor's Office of Housing asked the subcommittee to approve CDBG, ESG and HOME allocations for FY11–12 after federal cuts; community‑based providers testified about the programs’ importance and urged advocacy to protect funding in the year ahead.
The Budget & Finance Subcommittee considered three Mayor’s Office of Housing resolutions to accept and expend HUD funds: Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) funds of $1,253,445 (plus $124,000 reprogrammed), Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) entitlement of about $18.6 million (with roughly $436,000 in reprogrammed prior‑year funds and program income), and HOME Investment Partnership funds of about $7.58 million (plus ~$430,000 program income).
Brian Chu (Director of Community Development for the Mayor's Office of Housing) described the competitive review process, the citizen advisory committee’s role and strategic reallocations that preserved services for homeless residents and victims of domestic violence. He said the city moved some grantees between ESG and CDBG to offset reductions and highlighted the uncertain federal outlook for FY12 funding, noting prior proposed cuts that were deeper than the final allocation.
More than a dozen community‑based organizations and service providers testified during public comment, including representatives from Central City Hospitality House, Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach, Asian Women’s Shelter, La Raza Centro Legal, San Francisco LGBT Community Center, ToolWorks, and others. Speakers emphasized program impacts—shelter beds, workforce development, legal services for low‑income residents—and urged the Board to continue advocacy in Sacramento and Washington to protect CDBG and ESG funding.
Supervisor Jane Kim and other members thanked nonprofit speakers and county staff for efforts to preserve funding. Chair Carmen Chu noted a typographical correction in the resolution language (Item 4, line 15 should read $124,000). The committee moved all three items forward with a positive recommendation without objection.
Next steps: Items 4–6 were sent forward to the full Board with a recommendation for approval; staff will continue to work with community organizations on contracting and to monitor the federal budget outlook for FY12.
