FY2015 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) Copyright 2014
City of Dubuque Consent Items # 8.
ITEM TITLE: FY 2015 Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER)
SUMMARY: City Manager recommending approval of a resolution authoring
submission to HUD of the Consolidated Annual Performance and
Evaluation Report (CAPER) for the period of July 1 , 2014 through June 30,
2015.
RESOLUTION Authorizing the Submission of a Consolidated Annual
Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) for the Period Commencing
July 1 , 2014 and Concluding June 30, 2015.
SUGGESTED DISPOSITION: Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Adopt Resolution(s)
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
❑ FY2015 CAPER-MVM Memo City Manager Memo
❑ Staff Memo Staff Memo
❑ Resolution Resolutions
❑ Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report FY15 Supporting Documentation
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TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: FY2015 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report
(CAPER) July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015
DATE: September 16, 2015
Housing and Community Development Department Director Alvin Nash recommends
City Council approval of a resolution authoring submission to HUD of the Consolidated
Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) for the period of July 1, 2014
through June 30, 2015.
The most significant points of the report are:
■ CDBG funds were used to meet the priority housing and non-housing
community development needs identified in the Consolidated Plan and
Annual Action Plan for Fiscal Year 2015 as amended.
■ 98.22% of CDBG funds were expended on activities which benefit
low/moderate income persons. A minimum of 70% is required for use of
CDBG funds.
■ $1,452,479.58 of CDBG funds was expended during the reporting period.
The City met the May 1 timeliness target for expenditure of CDBG funds
as set by HUD.
■ 12.79% of CDBG funds were expended for public service activities. The
cap for public services as set by HUD is 15%.
■ 15.43% of its CDBG funds were expended for planning and
administration. The cap for administration as set by HUD is 20%.
1 concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
Mic ael C. Van Milligen
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cc: Barry Lindahl, City Attorney
Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager
Teri Goodmann, Assistant City Manager
Alvin Nash, Housing and Community Development Department Director
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TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Alvin Nash, Director of Housing and Community Development
SUBJECT: FY 2015 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report
(CAPER) July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015
DATE: September 16, 2015
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this memorandum is to request City Council approval of a resolution
authorizing submission to HUD of the Consolidated Annual Performance and
Evaluation Report (CAPER) for the period of July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015. The
report includes activities for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
Program.
DISCUSSION
As a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) recipient, the City is required to
submit a performance report within 90 days of the close of each program year. The
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires annual submittal
of the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER). The
CAPER includes a narrative and numerous reports from the computerized HUD IDIS
system that summarizes how the City used its federal funds during the most recently
completed program year. It provides a description of each activity for which funds were
budgeted as well as information on activity accomplishments.
HUD regulations require that the report be made available to citizens in time to
comment prior to submission to HUD. A public notice was published in the Telegraph
Herald on August 31st informing the public that the CAPER was available for viewing
and that a public hearing will be held on September 16, 2015. A copy of the public
hearing notice and CAPER summary were also published on the City website and in the
general section of the Telegraph Herald on September 2nd. As of the date of this
memorandum, no inquiries or written comments have been received as a result of
these notices.
The CAPER was prepared from data supplied by various City departments,
organizations, and agencies who utilized CDBG funds over the twelve-month period
ending June 30, 2015. A copy is attached for your review.
The following are among the most significant points of the report:
• CDBG funds were used to meet the priority housing and non-housing
community development needs identified in the Consolidated Plan and
Annual Action Plan for Fiscal Year 2015 as amended.
• 98.22% of CDBG funds were expended on activities which benefit
low/moderate income persons. A minimum of 70% is required for use of
CDBG funds.
• $1 ,452,479.58 of CDBG funds was expended during the reporting period.
The City met the May 1 timeliness target for expenditure of CDBG funds
as set by HUD.
• 12.79% of CDBG funds were expended for public service activities. The
cap for public services as set by HUD is 15%.
• 15.43% of its CDBG funds were expended for planning and
administration. The cap for administration as set by HUD is 20%.
The Community Development Advisory Commission conducted a public hearing on the
CAPER on Wednesday, September 16, 2015. At the hearing, staff reviewed the format
and content of the report and responded to questions from the Commission. Following
the public hearing and its discussion, the Community Development Advisory Commission
voted to approve the CAPER and to recommend City Council approval. No public
comments were received.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council approve the attached resolution, providing for
the submission to HUD of the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report
(CAPER) for July 1 , 2014 to June 30, 2015.
ACTION STEP
The action step is for the City Council to adopt the attached resolution.
Prepared by Erica Haugen, Community Development Specialist
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RESOLUTION NO. 316-15
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF A CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL
PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION REPORT (CAPER) FOR THE PERIOD
COMMENCING JULY 1, 2014 AND CONCLUDING JUNE 30, 2015.
Whereas, the City of Dubuque, Iowa, is an entitlement grant recipient under the
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program of the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development (HUD); and
Whereas, the CDBG regulations require that no later than ninety (90) days after
the completion of a program year, each entitlement recipient must submit a
performance and evaluation report, Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation
Report (CAPER); and,
Whereas, the City has 1) prepared a CAPER for the program year commencing
July 1, 2014 and concluding June 30, 2015; 2) published notice of availability of the
CAPER in the Telegraph Herald and City of Dubuque website on August 31, 2015 and
September 2, 2015; 3) made copies of the CAPER available for public review at the
Carnegie Stout Public Library, City Hall, Housing and Community Development
Department and City of Dubuque website; 4) held a public hearing pursuant to required
15 days published notice before the Community Development Advisory Commission on
September 16, 2015; and
Whereas, the Community Development Advisory Commission has voted to
approve the CAPER and to recommend City Council approval.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF DUBUQUE, IOWA:
Section 1. That the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report
(CAPER) for the period commencing July 1, 2014 and concluding June 30, 2015 is
hereby approved for submission.
Section 2. That the Mayor of the City of Dubuque is hereby authorized and
directed to execute the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report
(CAPER) on behalf of the City of Dubuque, Iowa.
Section 3. That the City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to submit
the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) to the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Passed, approved and adopted this 21st day of September, 2015.
Kein Firnstahl; Citlerk Lynn V. Sutton, Mayor Pro -Tem
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Contents
ExecutiveSummary.................................................................................................................................3
Generalquestions................................................................................................................................3
Managingthe Process......................................................................................................................11
CitizenParticipation..........................................................................................................................11
InstitutionalStructure.......................................................................................................................15
Monitoring............................................................................................................................................15
Lead-based Paint ...............................................................................................................................21
HOUSING..................................................................................................................................................22
HousingNeeds ...................................................................................................................................22
Specific Housing Objectives...........................................................................................................23
PublicHousing Strategy..................................................................................................................31
Barriers to Affordable Housing......................................................................................................31
HOME ....................................................................................................................................................33
HOMELESS..............................................................................................................................................33
HomelessNeeds.................................................................................................................................33
Specific Homeless Prevention Elements.....................................................................................35
Emergency Shelter Grants (ESG)..................................................................................................35
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT............................................................................................................35
CommunityDevelopment ................................................................................................................35
AntipovertyStrategy.........................................................................................................................46
NON-HOMELESS SPECIAL NEEDS...................................................................................................47
Non-Homeless Special Needs ........................................................................................................47
Specific HOPWA Objectives ...........................................................................................................47
Include any CAPER information that was not covered by narratives in any other
section. .................................................................................................................................................48
Appendix:.................................................................................................................................................49
Exhibit A: FY 2011-2015 Five Year Consolidated Plan.........................................................................1
IDIS-PR02 ................................................................................................................................................3
PR23.........................................................................................................................................................7
PR06........................................................................................................................................................12
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Dubuque City Council
Roy D. Buol, Mayor
Rick w. Jones
David T. Resnick
Kevin J. Lynch
Karla A. Brag
Joyce E. Connors
Lynn V. Sutton
Community Development Advisory Commission
Michelle Hinkey, Chair
Theresa Caldwell, Vice Chair
Robert Blok, II
Janice Craddieth
Paula Maloy
Thomas Wainwright
Lindsay James
City Manager
Michael Van Milligen
Housing & Community Development Department
Alvin Nash, Director
Erica Haugen, Community Development Specialist
Kris Neyen, Rehabilitation Supervisor
City Manager's Office
Jerelyn O'Connor, Neighborhood Development Specialist
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Executive Summary
The CAPER is an end-of-year reporting requirement of the U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development (HUD). The purpose of the CAPER is to provide an overall
evaluation of federally-funded activities and accomplishments to HUD and the
community. The City of Dubuque's Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation
Report (CAPER) covers progress in carrying out the City's Fiscal Year 2015 Annual
Action Plan for the use of Program Year 2014 Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG) Funds. The FY 2015 Action Plan is the fifth annual action plan based on the
Five-Year Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development FY 2011-2015.
This CAPER covers July 1 , 2014 through June 30, 2015. The City of Dubuque is an
entitlement city and is eligible to receive CDBG funds on an annual basis. IDIS is the
reporting system for the Community Development Block Grant program.
The City of Dubuque expended $1 ,452,479.58 of CDBG in FY 2015. All funds were
used to meet the priority housing and non-housing community development needs
identified in the Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan for Fiscal Year 2015 as
amended. The City was able to meet the timeliness target for expenditure of CDBG
funds as set by HUD for May 1 , 2015. While the CAPER focuses on federally funded
activities, the City of Dubuque recognizes the importance local and community partners
play in the delivery of housing and community development services. The report
provides information on activities supported by both local and federal funds, when
appropriate.
Obligations Under Voluntary Compliance Agreement (VCA)
The City of Dubuque, Iowa and the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development
(HUD) entered into a Voluntary Compliance Agreement (VCA) effective March 31 , 2014
to resolve the findings detailed in a June 2013 Letter of Findings to the City of Dubuque.
The Letter of Findings was issued after a 2011 civil rights related program review of the
City's Housing & Community Development Department. HUD found the City was in
noncompliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, as the City discriminated on the
grounds of race in the administration of its Section 8 Program. HUD sought voluntary
resolution to the findings and agreed to a Voluntary Compliance Agreement with the
City of Dubuque. The agreement is effective for seven years and outlines corrective
measures for the City's reporting, recordkeeping, and objectives during the term of the
agreement. The CDBG Annual Action Plan for FY15 includes objectives to address the
diminished availability of affordable housing, affirmatively further fair housing, and
address the allegations and findings in the Letter of Findings (LOF) from HUD to reduce
the negative effects of the findings. The CAPER reports on the period of July 2014
through June 2015 and the objectives to remediate objectives identified in the Annual
Action Plan.
General questions
1. Assessment of the one-year goals and objectives:
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CDBG funds were used to address the priorities, needs, and goals identified in the
Consolidated Plan. The FY 2015 Annual Action Plan was approved by the City
Council on February 10th 2015. Amendment 1 to the Fiscal Year 15 Annual Plan
combined the allocation from the previous year with the current program year. The
FY 2015 Annual Plan was also amended April 6th, 2015 to reallocated funds
between existing housing activities.
The City of Dubuque's goals were identified in the FY 2015 Annual Action Plan as
amended. The attached charts provide an overview of our one year and five year
goals and objectives for the use of CDBG funds: Priority Housing Needs/Investment
Plan (Table 2A), Priority Community Development Needs (Table 213), Summary of
Specific Annual Objectives (Table 1 C, 2C,3A) and Annual Housing Completion
Goals (Table 313). The goal for rental housing includes households assisted with
other federal or state funds.
a. Describe the accomplishments in attaining the goals and objectives
for the reporting period.
Objectives that will specifically address the availability/accessibility of decent
housing include:
• Housing Administration: The Director of the Housing & Community Development
Department is responsible for administrating the VCA and assisted with the
coordination of programs and activities to benefit the Section 8 program and
program participants.
• Housing Rehabilitation Services & Staff:
• Provide for implementation of fair housing for all populations: To achieve
this objective, the Human Rights Department partnered with the
Community Development Department to deliver workshops providing
education and fair housing information to Section 8 participants.
• Provide down payment assistance to extremely low to low income
households: In FY14, a partnership was established between Family
Self-Sufficiency, Circles Initiative, and the HOME Workshop to provide
homeownership education to low and moderate income and Section 8
participants. The City will continue to provide this support and education
and outreach to Section 8 participants on the topic of homeownership.
• Maximize participation in and use of low-interest rehabilitation loan/grant
funds for rental housing units: The City has a goal to provide loans to
rehabilitate 10 affordable housing rental units.
• Enforce minimum housing quality standards in all rental housing: In FY15, the
department implemented a 5 year rotation schedule for inspection of all rental
housing, ensuring compliance with building and housing codes to provide decent,
affordable housing is available.
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Objectives that will specifically address the availability/accessibility of Suitable Living
Environments include:
• Provide services to improve the education, health, and human services needs of
children and families of all ages, including special needs populations: Project
Concern's Information and Referral program connects people with social services
that meet their needs. Approximately 1/3 of the calls Project Concern receives
are regarding housing services and needs. In FY15, the City worked closely with
Project Concern to provide support for individuals seeking rental assistance by
encouraging application to the Section 8 program and to raise awareness the
Section 8 waiting list is open and residency preference points have been
eliminated.
b. Provide a breakdown of the CPD formula grant funds spent on grant
activities for each goal and objective.
Goal (Objective) Outcome I Code
Funds
Spent
Provide Decent Housing Availability/Accessibility DW $4387388_
Provide Decent Housing Affordability DI-12 $467,649
Provide Decent Housing Sustainability DI-13 $13,710
Create Economic Opportunities Availability/Accessibility E01 $175,000
Create Suitable Living
Availability Accessibility SI-1 $195,681
Environments
Create Suitable Living
Environments Sustainability SI-3 $167,051
Funds Spent
Decent Housing:
1 Availability/Accessibility
Decent Housing: Affordability
$438,388, 30%
PIP
■ Decent Housing: Sustainability
$195,681, 13%
Economic Opportunity:
$175,000, 12% Availability/Accessibility
Suitable Living Environments:
Availability Accessibility
Suitable Living Environments:
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$467,649, 32% Sustainability
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Housing Goals Table 2015
Housing Development
Programs:
FY15 Actual Actual Goal
Code Amend 2 Expenditures Proposed Goal Accomplishments
First Time Homebuyer DH2 74%
Program 95,000 70,000 19 households 14 households
Historic Preservation Rehab DH3
Grant 7,059 5,000 1 household
Homeowner Rehab Program DH2 400,194 192,705 11 housing units 15 households 136%
DH2 400 housing 111%
Housing Code Enforcement 190,690 182,936 units 444 housing units
Housing Rehabilitation DW
Services and Staff 364,982 356,055
Lead Hazard Control DW 0%
Program 50,816 0 3 housing units 0 housing units
Purchase/Rehab/Resale DW
DREAMS 0 0
Rental Unit Rehabilitation DH2 53,615 17,008 10 housing units 2 housing units* 20%
Housing Totals 1,162,356 823,703 440 475 108%
Economic Development
Programs:
E.D. Financial Assistance E03
Program
E03 12 low/mod jobs 16 FTE low/mod 133%
Harvest Kitchen 175,000 175,000 created jobs
Microenterprise Assistance E01 0%
Program 10,806 0 1loan 0loans
Economic Development 123%
Totals 185,806 175,000 13 jobs 16
Neighborhood and
Community Development
Programs
SL3 12 Accessible 14 Accessible 117%
Accessible Curb Ramps 50,552 42,336 Ramps Ramps
Dubuque Dispute Resolution SL1
Center Canceled Activity
Information & Referral - SL1 22%
Project Concern 10,000 10,000 3000 people 673 people
Multi-Cultural Family Center SL1 76,259 0 accessibility/LMA
Neighborhood Infrastructure SL3 3 streets, 7 110%
Improvements 46,214 11,864 sidewalks 11 sidewalks
Neighborhood Recreation SL1 211%
Program 110,789 98,051 5730 persons 12115 persons
Neighborhood Support SL3 606%
Grants 26,315 12,365 2000 people 12115 persons
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Opening Doors DH1 19,054 15,803 225 people 215 persons 96%
Senior Center 24,216 19,669 600 people 676 persons 0°
Washington Tool Library SL1 12,441 11,337 450 people 440 persons 98%
Zoning DH3 147%
Inspection/Enforcement 8,710 8,710 45 housing units 66 housing units
Neighborhood & Comm.
Develop. Totals 384,549 230,134
Administration
Housing Administration DH1 71,549 66,530.94
Neighborhood Development SL1
Services and Staff 59,052 56,625
CDBG Admin. Services and SL3
Staff 121,281 100,487
Administration Totals 251,882 223,643
TOTAL CDBG 1 1 1,984,593 1 1,452,480
If applicable, explain why progress was not made towards meeting the goals and
objectives.
Housing Development Programs:
2. Describe the manner in which the recipient would change its program as a
result of its experiences?
The City amended the Annual Action Plan in April 2015 to provide additional
funding for the First Time Homeownership Program. This program experienced
a high demand as Dubuque continues to provide affordable homeownership
opportunities for low and moderate income homeowners. Due to the amendment
occurring late in the fiscal year, not all funds were able to be expended within the
fiscal year, so the change in allocation would have been made earlier.
Additionally, the Rental Rehabilitation program was not used to its fullest
capacity. During Fiscal Year 2015, work began to re-evaluate and design a
rental rehabilitation program that provides incentives for property owners to make
improvements to their properties.
3. Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing
As a recipient of federal funds, it is the obligation of the City of Dubuque to
Affirmatively Further Fair Housing. The Fair Housing Act, which is title VIII of the
Civil Rights Act of 1968, prohibits discrimination and in conjunction with other
statutes, directs entities using federal funds to take targeted, specific actions to
overcome historic patterns of segregation, achieve balanced and integrated living
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patterns, promote fair housing choice, and foster inclusive communities free from
discrimination.
a. Provide a summary of impediments to fair housing choice
The City is obligated to affirmatively further fair housing and comply with non-
discrimination laws and outlines the strategic efforts to do so in the
Consolidated Plan and the Annual Action Plan. As part of the Consolidated
Planning process, the City conducted an updated Analysis of Impediments
(AI) to Fair Housing in May 2010. The Al identified the following impediments
to fair housing as listed in the Consolidated Plan:
i. The Lack of a Diverse Stock of Accessible Affordable Housing
Dispersed Throughout Dubuque.
ii. An Environment Where There are Few Minorities to Serve as Role
Models.
iii. The Perception that Dubuque is not a Welcoming and Inclusive
Community for Outsiders and Particularly Minorities to Locate.
iv. The Failure of Victims of Housing Discrimination to File Complaints
and the Absence of a Deterrent for Subtle Discrimination.
V. The Small Number of Minority Home Owners in Dubuque.
In Fiscal Year 2015, the City updated the Analysis of Impediments to meet the
requirements of the Voluntary Compliance Agreement.
b. Identify actions taken to overcome effects of impediments identified
i. The lack of a diverse stock of accessible affordable housing dispersed
throughout Dubuque.
The Housing and Community Development Department has implemented the
Comprehensive Housing Activities for Neighborhood Growth & Enrichment, or
C.H.A.N.G.E., program to purchase, rehab and sell 100 homes over the next
five years. The program will be funded through a variety of sources, but will
primarily rely on funding from an Economic Development Housing Tax
Increment Financing (TIF) district established in 2014. The North Cascade
Housing TIF District is a ten year TIF which requires at least 38.1% of the
income generated to be used for Low and Moderate Income residents
anywhere in the City of Dubuque. The revenue will be used to finance the
C.H.A.N.G.E. program and enhance existing programing designed to
revitalize the downtown neighborhoods and increase affordable
homeownership opportunities.
The City partnered with Community Housing Initiatives and committed
$500,000 for the redevelopment of 20 sub-standard housing units into
affordable, owner occupied homes. 12 houses have been completed and 8
sold, with an additional three properties under construction.
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In a continued effort to revitalize housing in the Washington Neighborhood,
and other down-town Four Mounds HEART MOU, Signed a MOU with the
Four mounds youth development program to rehab vacant housing units and
turn into below 80% low/mod homes, committed $525,000 to project. Three
houses in process.
ii. An environment where there are few minorities to serve as role
models
There has been a substantial increase of minorities in leadership roles
throughout the city of Dubuque in addition a group of men formed the Black
Men's Coalition and the objective is to provide tutoring and mentoring to
young students to improve their academic and social skills and put them in a
positive direction.
City of Dubuque personnel Department has a workforce vision that is
aggressively trying to recruit minority candidates for the fire department, the
police department. Dubuque community schools are also attempting to recruit
as many qualified minority's teachers and administrators that they can attract
to the area.
iii. The perception that Dubuque is not a welcoming and inclusive
community for outsiders and particularly minorities to locate.
Inclusive Dubuque undertook an equity profile in 2015. The profile is
designed to identify how diverse groups are affected by various systems in
the community. The profile focused on economic wellbeing, housing, safe
neighborhoods, health, education, transportation, and arts and culture. It
highlighted demographic information about the community, but also held a
series of dialogues with community members to gain insight and first-hand
information into the real-life experiences of Dubuque residents. Inclusive
Dubuque's goal is to ensure we live in an equitable community, one in which
all residents are able to fully participate in the community's economic and
cultural success, and are able to connect with its assets and resources.
The City is an active partner and financial supporter of the Greater Dubuque
Development Corporation and Dubuque Works, which is home to a program
specifically designed to welcome newcomers and connect them with
community resources.
City Life is a program that encourages a network of civicly engaged
community members sustaining regular connections with eachother and city
government for the purpose of exploring government service delivery and
accessibiltliy through innovative partnerships that meet community needs.
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Multicultural Family Center: This not-for-profit entity is supported by City Staff
and provides support to empower families while building unity through
diversity. The facility offers a variety of classes, workshops, lessons,
computer lab, meeting rooms and educational and cultural programming.
iv. The failure of victims of housing discrimination to file complaints in
the absence of a deterrent for subtle discrimination.
The City of Dubuque Human Rights Department provides a resource for
citizens, other City departments, and community institutions to develop fair
and equitable access to government and community services. The public can
report concerns about anything that may be a civil rights violation or causes
concerns in terms of how people are being treated in the community. The
Housing & Community Development Department and Human Rights
Departments worked together to create more opportunities for individuals to
report a housing discrimination complaint. Previously, complaints were
received at the Human Rights Department but the City has not expanded
locations where a housing complaint can be filed to include the public library,
the Housing Department, Human Rights Department, the Multi-Cultural
Family Center, and City Hall. In addition, all participants in the Housing
Choice Voucher Program view fair housing video that explains the different
types of housing discrimination and resources available for those who feel
they have been discriminated against.
The voluntary compliance agreement between HUD and the city of Dubuque
requires the city to do fair housing and civil rights training for city staff city
Council and city manager's office, this training requirement is for seven years
annually three hours minimum per year we are in our second year of training.
v. The small number of minority home owners in Dubuque
The City of Dubuque has undertaken a marketing and outreach plan to
promote homeownership opportunities and resources providing affordable
housing, including rental housing assistance provided through the Housing
Choice Voucher Program. To promote homeownership opportunities, the City
began advertising on public transportation. Through a partnership with
Greater Dubuque Development Corporation, scholarships are provided for the
HOME Workshop and the $250 fee for credit counseling sessions offered
through partnering agencies. The Housing & Community Development's
outreach program includes distributing information at social events and
neighborhood meetings in low-and-moderate areas, as well as meetings
through the Dubuque Community School System. Over the past 24 months
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two minority families who have purchased homes after participating in the
City's homeownership made easy program.
Managing the Process
1. Describe actions taken during the last year to ensure compliance with
program and comprehensive planning requirements.
The City of Dubuque is responsible for overseeing and administering the funds of
the city's CDBG entitlement program. The Housing & Community Development
Department provides oversight and management of all HUD entitlement grant
programs, with assistance from the City Manager's Office. The staff works closely
with other city departments, non-profit organizations, and community groups and
residents to facilitate comprehensive planning and HUD program compliance. The
citizens of Dubuque are represented by a City Manager-Council form of government,
with the governing body consisting of an elected seven member City Council, with
one of its members as Mayor to serve as the head of the City. The City Manager is
appointed by the City Council. The City of Dubuque Community Development
Advisory Commission (CDAC) is comprised of nine members appointed by the City
Council. Members include four members representing census tracts with 51 % low
and moderate income persons, four at-large city residents, and one representative
from the Housing Commission. The CDAC is an advisory commission that works to
ensure meaningful citizen input in the planning, implementation, and assessment of
the City of Dubuque's CDBG program. The Commission monitors and evaluates
program activities to determine if objectives are being met, and assists in the
preparation of the Five-Year Consolidated Plan, Annual Action Plan, and
amendments to said plans.
Programs funded during Fiscal Year 2015 were required to comply with the
priorities, strategies, and objectives in the Five-Year Consolidated Plan 2011-2015
for the period of July 1 , 2014 to June 30, 2015. The City chose to place the majority
of funding towards housing development programs.
Citizen Participation
1. Provide a summary of citizen comments.
The draft CAPER was available for public review from September 1 , 2015 to
September 16, 2016. A legal notice was published in the Telegraph Herald on
September 1 , 2015. Notice was also published on the City's website on September
1 sc and in the General Section of the Telegraph Herald on September 2"d, 2015.
Copies of the CAPER were available for review online, at the Carnegie Stout Public
Library, at the Housing & Community Development office, and at the City Clerk's
Office, which are all accessible to persons with disabilities. A public presentation on
the CAPER was made on September 22"d, 2015 at Prescott Elementary School
during a meeting that was open to the public.
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2. Federal funds made available for furthering the objectives of the
Consolidated Plan and geographic distribution.
The City had $1 ,984,593 CDBG funds budgeted for use in FY 2015 and expended
$1 ,453,975.80. Federal regulations require that a maximum of 15% of CDBG funds
be used for public service activities and a maximum of 20% be used for
administrative activities. The City spent 12.79% of CDBG funds for public services
activities and 15.43% for administrative activities. Federal regulations also require
that 70% of CDBG funds expended are used to benefit low-to-moderate income
persons. The City has elected to use a three year period for the calculation of
low/mod benefit with FY2015 being the third year in the period. 98.22% of CDBG
funds expended in FY 2014 benefited low-to-moderate income residents of the City
of Dubuque.
The Low/Moderate Income Area Map, below, defines the primarily residential area in
the City of Dubuque where a minimum of 51% of the residents are low/moderate
income persons as per the 2006-2010 American Community Survey (ACS) data.
This area is targeted for multiple activities funded with CDBG. The 2006-2010 ACS
data is the HUD approved data set for the FY 2015 activities meeting the low and
moderate area National Objective.
The map below is derived from the 2006-2010 ACS data indicating the following
census tracts and blocks where at least 51% of the residents are low/moderate
income persons:
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1 1 505 750 67.33%
1 2 580 675 85.93%
1 3 990 1,090 90.83%
3 2 640 975 65.64%
4 1 685 1,125 60.89%
4 2 825 1,180 69.92%
5 1 290 545 53.21%
5 2 550 1,015 54.19%
5 3 645 925 69.73%
5 4 1,220 1,500 81.33%
6 1 560 745 75.17%
6 2 815 1,100 74.09%
7.01 2 295 540 54.63%
7.02 1 795 875 90.86%
9 1 835 1,525 54.75%
11.01 3 445 775 57.42%
11.02 1 255 425 60.00%
11.02 2 570 995 57.29%
11.02 4 1 345 1 655 1 52.67%
12.01 2 415 685 60.58%
101.01 2 775 1,385 55.96%
101.03 1 385 750 51.33%
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Institutional Structure
1. Describe actions taken during the last year to overcome gaps in
institutional structures and enhance coordination.
CDBG entitlement funds, in combination with numerous leveraged resources, programs,
and efforts are used to assist the City of Dubuque residents with the three national
goals of the CDBG program, as well as locally identified priorities. The City of
Dubuque's management philosophy emphasizes the importance of people, planning
and partnerships. The City works to develop and foster over 50 Local, State, Regional,
Federal and National partnerships to implement the City Council's and communities
vision. The City of Dubuque implemented the FY 2015 Annual Plan with the assistance
of numerous partners. The City works pro-actively to partner with organizations and
housing providers including: the Iowa Finance Authority, the Iowa Economic
Development Authority (IEDA), and the Des Moines Federal Home Loan Bank, which
administers the Affordable Housing Program for the District.
To assist in coordination for the Homeless and the Continuum of Care, City staff is
represented on the local Homeless Advisory Commission and attends bi-monthly
meetings to implement strategies and identify gaps in homeless services.
Inclusive Dubuque, a local network of leaders from faith, labor, education, business,
nonprofit and government are working to advance justice and social equity in the
community. The network partners meet monthly throughout 2015 working to identify
best practices to help residents, employees, customers, and visitors feel welcome in
Dubuque. The goal of the monthly meetings is to facilitate connections and
partnerships that identify community needs, support network-lead activities, and
accelerate learning and progress through the lenses of equity.
Monitoring
1. Describe how and the frequency with which you monitored your activities?
The City of Dubuque followed federally prescribed standards and procedures to
monitor the FY 2015 Annual Action Plan activities. This ensures long term
compliance with the requirements of the CDBG program and other Federal
programs as necessary.
The City of Dubuque requires quarterly progress reports and desk monitoring for all
CDBG funded activities. The Community Development Specialist follows up with
sub recipients to ensure they complete these reports correctly and submit them on a
timely basis. The Community Development Specialist also tracks the requests for
reimbursement, processes them for payment, and monitors progress towards
various projects by reviewing submitted documentation.
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Subrecipients are monitored once per year and technical assistance is provided on a
regular basis to ensure subrecipients comply with all regulations, financial and
programmatic operations, and achieve their goals.
The City of Dubuque was monitored by the HUD office in Fiscal Year 2015. The
office reviewed activities of Housing Rehabilitation and Code Enforcement. There
were no findings. The CDBG program was one of several projects selected for an
independent audit of the City's finances in November 2014.
The City of Dubuque maintains files of all funded projects and activities undertaken
in the project year. The records provide a full description of each activity.
2. Describe the results of your monitoring including any improvements.
Noted that donations for the Washington Tool Library were being considered
program income. According to definition of program income, donations do not
qualify. Subsequently, technical assistance was provided and the Tool Library will
begin using donations for capacity building activities.
The Omaha Field Office of HUD conducted an on-site monitoring of the CDBG
program from May 4-7th 2015. The monitoring included a review of the
Rehabilitation program, including Lead-Based Paint Compliance, and Code
Enforcement. During the monitoring, there was no finding and one observation
regarding the City's Quarterly Reports. The observation noted one project was
incorrectly entered into IDIS under two different IDIS activities. Technical assistance
was provided with respect to payroll documentation, method for tracking CDBG code
enforcement inspections, and defining deteriorated or deteriorating neighborhoods
was also provided. To improve this process, each project will be entered in IDIS as
its own activity.
3. Self-Evaluation
Based on HUD guidance, the City of Dubuque utilizes a performance measurement
system. The purpose of this system is to assist in determining if funded programs
are meeting identified needs by measuring the extent the activities yield the desired
outcomes in the community or in the lives of the persons assisted. For each activity
that the City funds, it determines the goal of the activity based on local needs and
identifies an objective and outcome for each activity. The results are reported in
HUD's Integrated Disbursement and Information System (IDIS) reporting system and
the City's Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER).This
performance measurement system identifies objectives and outcomes that relate to
eligible HUD program activities, which serve as a guide for funding activities. Table
2C Outcome Performance Measurements provides a summary of our specific
housing and community development objectives.
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The HUD system quantifies program Outcomes according to Availability /
Accessibility, Affordability, and Sustainability and ties these to the Objectives of
Decent Housing, Suitable Living Environment and Economic Opportunity. This
creates nine possible Objective/Outcome combinations.
The City of Dubuque believes the activities and strategies funded through the 2015
Annual Action Plan are making an impact on identified needs. The demand for the
programs funded under CDBG remain greater than the funding available, so
prioritization of needs and the careful selection of activities to fund is imperative. As
demonstrated by the 2015 production numbers, federal funding is being used to
accomplish the major goals cited in the Consolidated Plan, but is unfortunately not
enough to meet all of the identified objectives.
a. Describe the effect programs have in solving neighborhood and
community problems.
The City's CDBG programs work primarily to provide opportunities for
affordable housing, suitable living environments, and economic
opportunity. One of the largest housing problems experienced in
Dubuque is cost burden. The 2001-2015 Consolidated Plan identified cost
burden as a problem impacting those in the lowest and middle-income
brackets. To address this concern, a substantial amount of the City's
CDBG resources are dedicated to Housing Development programs
designed to expand home-ownership opportunities for extremely low to
low income households, preserve and maintain existing affordable
housing, preserve housing in residential neighborhoods, increase housing
options for special needs populations and ensure access to emergency
and transitional housing for the homeless.
Housing that is affordable for every income level is the foundation of a
strong neighborhood and community. In order to meet these needs, the
City has designated resources to build the capacity of neighborhood
associations for neighborhood-level response to social and housing
conditions and has dedicated a position out of the City Manager's Office to
further the goals associated with neighborhood development. The
Neighborhood Development Specialist helps organize coordinate
resources to identify and address neighborhood concerns. The alignment
of resources and residents in the neighborhood allows for improvement,
beautification, after-school-activities and public improvements that
strengthen neighborhoods.
b. Describe progress in meeting priority needs and specific objectives
and help make community's vision of the future a reality.
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Because of the limited amount of funding the City of Dubuque is receiving,
many important projects and programs and needs received a low priority
ranking, and thus were not funded. This does not mean these programs
and activities are not of value in the community, nor does it detract from
the importance and need of these programs in the community. Those
activities identified as high-priority needs, and thus allocated funding, are
an attempt to make the best use of limited resources to help make the
community's vision a reality. The City of Dubuque places a high priority
on developing the capacity of the not-for-profit sector, to rehabilitate, build,
maintain and manage affordable housing. Like many other communities,
the need for quality affordable housing often exceeds the availability. This
is especially true in the rental market in Dubuque, where more renters
than owners experience cost burden.
The City's efforts to expand home-ownership opportunities for extremely
low to low income households is partially met by CDBG loans providing
direct financial assistance to low and moderate income homeowners. The
City's five-year goal was to provide assistance for 45 first-time
homebuyers and they city assisted 51 . The program successfully partners
with local realtors to identify qualified buyers and support them through the
home buying process.
Another program that exceeded its 5 year goals is the homeowner
rehabilitation program. The five year goal for assistance was 96
households and the program served 100 in FY 11-15. This program
ensures the availability and accessibility of affordable housing.
Programs to rehabilitate rental housing and restore existing vacant or
under-utilized structures into affordable housing units did not meet their
five year goals. This is largely due to the excessive costs associated with
rehabilitating multi-family housing and buildings in extreme disrepair. In
Fiscal Year 2014, the City developed a Housing TIF that will provide funds
to provide housing for low and moderate income populations. This
funding, in addition to CDBG, will allow for further development and re-
development of larger housing projects.
c. Describe how you provided decent housing and a suitable living
environment and expanded economic opportunity principally for low
and moderate income persons.
The overall goals of providing affordable housing and a suitable living
environment are being accomplished with our rehabilitation, homeowner,
and code enforcement programs. It is the City's desire to provide quality,
affordable housing options throughout the City of Dubuque and increase
the number of households with access to affordable homeownership
opportunities. The Housing & Community Development Department offers
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a Home Ownership Made Easy (HOME) Workshop designed to prepare
participants for the homeownership process. The program guides
participants through the use of City funded programs, selection of
contractors, spending & credit building activities, basic banking, and
energy efficiency tools homeowners can use to reduce utility bills. 47
participating households took the HOME Workshop in 2015, including 10
Housing Choice Voucher participants wishing to utilize the City's Housing
Choice Voucher Homeownership Program.
The City participates in the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Family Self-
Sufficiency program. This program is for HCV participants wishing to
obtain a level of employment that allows them to live free of cash welfare.
d. Indicate any activities falling behind schedule.
There are a number of activities that are falling behind schedule or were
not completed, primarily due to lack of funding. The Lead Paint Hazard
Abatement Program funding was not awarded to the City of Dubuque in
Fiscal Year 2015 and as a result, no CDBG funds were expended on lead
projects. The program successfully applied for HUD funding for FY16-18
and is expected to resume in fall 2015. Rental unit rehabilitation has also
not reached established goals. Rental rehabilitation for accessibility
improvements was successful, though the majority of these projects were
tenant driven. The rental rehabilitation program was not successfully used
to rehabilitate multi-family units and is currently being re-worked to meet
the needs of property owners and renters in the City. A number of
programs to create sustainable living environments also did not meet 5
year goals, though they are still moving forward. Partially, this is due to
limited funding for public services activities that has and reduced budgets
for these activities. In some cases, like Project Concern's Information and
Referral program, the way clients received services changed over the 5
year period. Project Concern provides more intensive services to the
clients they are now serving, resulting in better quality of services but
fewer clients served. Programs like the Washington Tool Library have
limited hours of operation due to fiscal constraints and would likely serve
more clients with additional funding and or resources.
e. Describe how activities and strategies made an impact on identified
needs.
The need for decent, safe, and affordable housing was addressed through
the Housing Rehabilitation Program, First Time Homebuyers Program,
Code and Zoning Enforcement Programs, Opening Doors, Historic
Preservation Rehabilitation Grant, and Housing Administration programs.
The housing programs helped maintain the City's affordable housing stock
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through rehabilitation and code enforcement. These programs provide
safer living conditions for the homeowners and tenants assisted.
Neighborhoods benefit as well, especially with the combination of code
enforcement and rehabilitation programs that helped increase property
values and beautify neighborhoods.
Economic Development activities created jobs available to low and
moderate income workers, strategically located within walking distance of
several low and moderate income neighborhoods.
To create suitable living environments, the City undertakes a variety of
infrastructure projects, combined with multiple public services and
neighborhood-based programs. Public services include a tool lending
library that allows residents access to resources to improve their homes
and yards, a resource and referral services that connects residents to
social service resources, and neighborhood recreation programs providing
after school activities, beautification projects, and resources for
neighborhood groups.
f. Identify indicators that would best describe the results.
The neighborhoods have benefited from houses that were rehabilitated
through the Housing Rehabilitation Program, as well as other funds the
City dedicates to improving housing conditions, such as partnerships with
Community Housing Initiatives, which is renovating 20 housing units that
have been identified to be sub-standard or in very poor condition.
Housing code enforcement continues to address over 400 violations a
year assisting improve livability in low and moderate income
neighborhoods.
g. Identify barriers that had a negative impact on fulfilling the strategies
and overall vision.
Quality, affordable rental housing continues to be difficult for low and
moderate income renters to afford. Dubuque has some of the oldest
housing stock in the state, and with residential property values increasing
in the City, low income households find it difficult to locate quality
affordable rental housing. The City made modifications to the code
enforcement program in 2015, implementing tougher penalties on property
owners that do not correct code violations in a timely manner. In addition,
the City worked to establish a pro-active rental inspection cycle that will
inspect all rental properties once every five years. The City has also
begun efforts to identify non-licensed rental units, which can pose
considerable
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h. Identify whether major goals are on target and discuss reasons for
those that are not on target.
The City's programming has focused on decent affordable housing,
creating economic opportunities, and creating suitable living
environments. The five year progress for each activity can be viewed in
the Appendix, Exhibit A.
i. Identify any adjustments or improvements to strategies and activities
that might meet your needs more effectively.
The City has focused CDBG funds on activities identified in the
Consolidated Plan with the highest priority. Historically, this has put an
emphasis on owner-occupied housing activity. Under the Voluntary
Compliance Agreement, the City is required to provide resources and
support for the participants in the Housing Choice Voucher Program, the
majority of which are rental households. While code and zoning
enforcement programs assist to maintain minimum housing quality
standards, much of the affordable housing stock is older and lacks
amenities newer units provide. Adjusting resources to provide an effective
program to assist with rental rehabilitation is being developed. The
outreach and marketing strategy was also adjusted in Fiscal Year 2015 to
more actively recruit Housing Choice Voucher Participants to participate in
the Homeownership programs the City offers. Unfortunately, due to
limited funding, the Housing Choice Voucher program could only issue
vouchers for units at the same or lower Housing Assistance Payment
(HAP). Even with this financial restriction, one Housing Choice Voucher
participant was able to move into homeownership in FY15.
Lead-based Paint
1. Describe actions taken during the last year to evaluate and reduce lead-
based paint hazards.
Approximately 93% of the residential properties in Dubuque were built before 1978. Of
these, about 8% have been made lead safe through past Lead Hazard Reduction Grant
activities. In February 2011 , Round 17 Lead Hazard Control Grant was awarded to the
City of Dubuque. Activities concluded in June 30, 2014 with a total of 413 properties
enrolled, 241 lead inspection/risk assessments conducted, and 185 properties
completed and cleared. After a year lapse in Pudding, the City successfully applied for
FY 2015 Lead Based Paint Hazard Control funds to continue lead hazard reduction
work. In August 2015, it was announced Dubuque would receive $2,905,815 in Lead
Hazard Control grant program funding and $325,000 in Healthy Homes initiative funding
to address hazards in 136 additional housing units for low and very low-income families
with children.
The City's Residential Housing Code requires that interim control activities be
undertaken whenever defective painted surfaces are detected during all routine housing
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inspections. The CDBG funded homeowner rehabilitation program uses the final lead-
based paint rule, 24 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 35 and 40 CFR part 745 to
ensure the process of preventing lead-based paint poising is followed. The construction
process can disturb painted surfaces that contain lead. A lead-based paint risk
assessment is conducted to assess potential lead-based paint risks in all housing
projects the City undertakes. Safe work practices are implement throughout all
construction activities. The City's housing inspectors, including the Rehabilitation
Inspector, are certified as Visual Risk Assessment and Sampling Technicians. To
assist our contractors doing business within the City and participating in projects
through the HEART Program, the City offers lead certification training to contractors,
ensuring a pool of Lead Safe Renovators (RRP), Lead Abatement Contractor, and sub-
contractors and contractor's employees are trained and certified lead abatement
workers. These efforts are designed to reduce exposure risks for staff, contractors,
sub-contractors, and members of the household when dealing with lead-based paint.
The City's lead activities are co-administered by the City's Health Department with
support from the Visiting Nurses Association and the Lead Coalition. The resulting
efforts have reduced blood levels of lead in children 1-6 years of age from 10.8% in
Round 4 of the lead grant, 1997-2002, to 1 .5% in Round 17, 2011-2014.
HOUSING
Housing Needs
1. Describe actions taken during the last year to foster and maintain
affordable housing.
The City undertook a number of Housing Development Programs during FY 2015
that assist in the development and maintenance of affordable housing. The First
Time Homebuyer program provides direct financial assistance to income eligible
households wishing to purchase their first home. The program works in partnership
with local financial institutions to identify income-eligible buyers and assist them
through the purchase process. The program is also promoted and advertised
through the Assisted Housing (Section 8) Homeownership Program which operates
out of the office.
The Homeowner Rehabilitation program offers two types of rehabilitation loans to
assist in the repair of sub-standard property, correct code violations, and make
necessary improvements to owner-occupied residential property. The Home Repair
program provides small loans, up to $5,000 for minor repairs necessary to ensure
the health and safety of the home. The Homeowner Rehabilitation Program
provides loans up to $24,999 for homeowners that need more extensive repairs to
bring sub-par property up to code and beautify the neighborhood as well.
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The Rental Rehabilitation Program is currently undergoing a programmatic
evaluation to determine how to most effectively use the program to benefit the
community.
Housing Code Enforcement activities are conducted city-wide, however CDBG funds
inspections in low-and-moderate income areas. Housing Code Enforcement
activities serve to reduce blight and enhance property standards while working to
keep aging buildings, homes, and properties from deteriorating. Code Enforcement
personnel actively refer eligible homeowners or property owners to the City's
rehabilitation programs when assistance is needed to make necessary repairs.
The City of Dubuque has established large areas of downtown as both historic
districts and urban revitalization districts. These designations assist owners with
costs of rehabilitation and maintenance of older properties, through eligibility for
special grants and tax abatements. The City recently designated an urban
revitalization area for a Housing TIF that will generate funds to be used to provide
direct assistance for affordable housing to low- and moderate-income
households. The Urban Revitalization Program allows owners who upgrade their
residential properties to receive a ten-year exemption from the property tax increase
that would normally accompany improvements.
The City assists developers obtain Low Income Housing Tax Credits from the Iowa
Finance Authority and other existing tax credit programs for affordable housing
projects. These include State of Iowa Enterprise Zone credits, and the State of Iowa
and federal historic rehabilitation credits. The City will continue to work in
collaboration with other organizations to create housing opportunities that provide
assistance to low and moderate income persons.
The City's primary way of providing affordable housing is through the Housing
Choice Voucher (HCV) Program. This program provides rental subsidies for low-
income tenants so their rent is about 30% of their adjusted gross income. The City
is currently under a Voluntary Compliance Agreement with HUD and is working to
increase the number of HCV in use to 1 ,063, but due to budgetary constraints only
859 vouchers were being used as of June 30, 2015. As budget allows, the
department is issuing vouchers.
Specific Housing Objectives
1. Evaluate progress in meeting the specified objective of providing
affordable housing, including the number of extremely low-income, low —
income, and moderate-income renter and owner households comparing
actual accomplishments with proposed goals during the reporting period.
The City of Dubuque anticipated that 43 housing units would be assisted through
owner occupied and rental rehab, first time homebuyer, and lead paint hazard
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reduction programs. These programs are open to all qualified households in
Dubuque. During FY15, 25 units were completed, and an additional 4 units
underway. 0 out of 10 rental units were rehabilitated during this period. The City is
in the process of developing a rental unit rehabilitation program that takes into
account the needs of Housing Choice Voucher tenants and local property
owners/managers renting to low-and-moderate income tenants. The program is
expected to be effective in Fiscal Year 2016. The FY15 Annual Action Plan was
amended in April 2015 and additional funds were allocated to the First Time
Homebuyer's program because there was a waiting list and demand for the
program. Due to closing dates falling after June 30, 2015, the funds were committed
but not expended in FY 2015. The City of Dubuque's Lead Hazard Reduction grant
funding was exhausted in 2014. The City applied for, but was not awarded funding
for Fiscal Year 2014 Lead Hazard Reduction funds and therefore did not conduct
specific lead paint hazard reduction activities in Fiscal Year 2015. This program has
received funding for FY16 activities and is anticipated to resume production late in
2015. The code enforcement activities exceeded the goal for the year.
FY15 Housing Funds Proposed # Actual # of HCV Funds for
Programs Expended of Units Units Households HCV
Completed Assisted Assisted
Households
Homeowner $173,254.50' 11 10' 1 $25,000
Rehabilitation (Single
Unit Residential
Rental Rehabilitation $17,007.76' 10 0'
Multi-Unit Residential
First Time Homebuyer $70,000 19 14 1 $5,000
(Direct Homeownership
Assistance
Lead Paint Hazard 0 3 0 0 0
Reduction
Historic Preservation $5,000 0 1 0 0
(Single Unit Residential
Rehab
Housing Code $182,935.73 400 444 NA NA
Enforcement
Total for Units $257,935.73 1 443 459 1 2 $30,000
'Not all programs funded in 2015 have been completed, the expended funds
includes projects currently underway.
The following objectives are taken from the Summary of Specific Annual Objectives
in the FY 2015 City of Dubuque Annual Action, the 5th year of the 2011-2015
Consolidated Plan for the use of Community Development Block Grant Funds.
Indicators reflect the measure of the 5 year goals.
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Program Outcomes are quantified according to Availability / Accessibility, Affordability,
and Sustainability and ties these to the Objectives of Decent Housing, Suitable Living
Environment and Economic Opportunity. This creates nine possible Objective/Outcome
combinations.
Create Suitable Living Environments ilability/Accessibility 1
Provide Decent Affordable Housing DH Affordability 2
Create Economic Opportunities EO Sustainability 3
Availability/Accessibility of Decent Housing
DH-1 (1) Provide housing opportunities to maintain, improve and/or obtain
affordable housing for all income eligible residents.
Indicator: 2,500 people have improved access to affordable housing through
services which assist in providing decent affordable housing.
DH-1 (2) Restore existing vacant or under-utilized structures into affordable housing
units, especially larger residential units, for income eligible households
Indicator: 5 households have new access to affordable housing through the
rehabilitation of vacant or under-utilized structures for the purpose of creating decent
affordable housing.
No CDBG entitlement funds were expended during FY15 or during the five year
period of 2011-2015 for the rehabilitation of vacant or under-utilized structures.
Due to limited resources, CDBG funds were allocated to home/rental
rehabilitation, and first time homebuyer programs.
In December 2010, the City received a Supplemental Community Development
Block Grant award of$5.9 million to help fund the construction of 72 residential
units at the Caradco Building, at 900 Jackson Street in Dubuque's Historic
Millwork District. The City worked with Caradco Building, LLLP in submitting the
grant application that provided for 72 workforce housing units, with affordable
rents ranging from $650 to $850. The units were completed in 2014 and have
been leased to moderate income households.
DH-1 (3) Create lead safe housing units
Indicator: 20 households have access to safe, affordable housing by creating lead
safe housing units for the purpose of decent affordable housing.
No CDBG funds were expended on lead hazard control activities in FY2015. The
City applied for, but was not successful in obtaining Lead Hazard Control
Program Grant funds in the FY14 Lead Hazard Control HUD competition, thus
there was no program during the fiscal year to expend the CDBG funds. The
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City successfully applied for funding for the FY15 Lead hazard Control
competition and will resume programming in Fiscal Year 2016.
The Lead Hazard Control Program assisted 0 households in FY 2015 and 11
households during the five year period of 2011-2015.
DH-1 (4) Develop affordable housing to increase the housing opportunities forlow
and moderate income households.
Indicator: 5 households are able to obtain affordable housing through rehabilitation
of derelict properties for the purpose of creating decent affordable housing.
No CDBG funding was allocated in FY15, or FY2011-2020 for the development
of affordable housing. The City relies on partnerships with private developers to
accomplish the affordable housing needs.
In 2012 The Rose of Dubuque opened, offering affordable senior housing and
partnering with the City to provide 17 Project Based Vouchers.
The City continues to support developers working to provide affordable housing
throughout Dubuque.
DH-1 (5) Provide forimplementation offairhousing forall populations.
Indicator: 50 persons have available housing through fair housing practices for the
purpose of creating decent affordable housing.
No CDBG funds are committed to fair housing activities.
In FY15, the City of Dubuque held a series of trainings for property owners
renting housing in the City of Dubuque. The City requires all property owners or
managers to attend the Successful Rental Property Management training which
reviews the topics of: tenant selection, writing rental agreements, handling legal
evictions, property security and fire safety, police services, rental property
inspections, fair housing and cultural competency information. Three training
sessions were held in FY2015 and 1 ,017 property owners/managers have
attended the training since it began in 2000.
All housing choice voucher participants receive information on fair housing in the
form of a pamphlet and each participant has opportunity to view a fair housing
video that reviews a series of scenarios regarding fair housing. The video
provides assistance to identify discrimination and resources tenants can use to
request assistance and/or file a complaint.
DH-1 (6) Modify existing and/or create accessible housing units
Indicator: 10 disabled residents have accessible, affordable housing by modifying or
rehabbing housing units for the purpose of creating decent affordable housing.
No funds were spent on accessibility improvements in FY2015.
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DH-1 (7) Build capacity of local agencies to support the creation of emergency and
transitional housing and homeless services, especially for women and children.
Indicator: 725 women and children access to transitional housing services for the
purposes of providing decent housing.
Opening Doors provided transitional and emergency housing services to 215
individuals in FY 2015 and 1 ,018 individuals during the five year period of 2011-
2015.
DH-1 7 FY15
Race Total Also
Served Hispanic
White 99 3
Black or African American 86
American Indian or Alaska Native 2
American Indian or Alaska Native and White 2
Black or African American and White 20
American Indian/Alaska Native and Black/African 3
American
Other Multi-Racial 3
Total 1 215 13
Income Year to Date Total
Extremely Low Income 215
Low Income 0
Moderate Income 0
Over Income Limit 0
Affordability of Decent Housing
DH-2 (1) Enforce minimum housing quality standards in all rental housing through
systematic code enforcement.
Indicator: 3,500 households have access to safe housing through compliance with
building and housing codes for the purpose of providing decent affordable housing.
The Housing Code Enforcement program inspected 444 units in primarily
residential low and moderate income areas (see
Units inspected annually 1444
Housing units receiving violations 1302
Housing units where code violations were corrected by owner 1196
DH-2 (2) Provide down payment assistance to extremely low to low income
households.
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Indicator: 75 household shave affordable housing through a down payment
assistance program for the purpose of providing decent housing.
The first-time homebuyer program provided CDBG direct financial assistance to
14 households in FY15 and 51 households in the five year period from 2011-
2015.
DH-2 2 FY15
Race Total Also
Served Hispanic
White 13 1
Other Multi-Racial 1
Total 14 1
Income Year to Date Total
Extremely Low Income 0
Low Income 3
Moderate Income 11
Over Income Limit 0
DH-2 (3) Maximize participation in and use of low-interest rehabilitation loan/grant
funds for rental housing units.
Indicator: 30 households have access to sustained affordable housing by
rehabilitation loans for the purpose of providing decent affordable housing.
The rental rehabilitation program rehabilitated 2 households in FY15 and 3
households in the five year period from 2011-2015. The 2 households
rehabilitated in FY15 were finished at the end of the year. The property is still for
sale and has not yet been occupied so there is not demographic information to
present at this time.
DH-2 (4) Provide assistance to qualified low and moderate-income homeowners,
including elderly, for rehabilitation of housing units.
Indicator: 100 households have affordable owner-occupied housing through
rehabilitation for the purpose of providing decent affordable housing.
The homeowner rehabilitation program provided CDBG direct financial
assistance to 15 households in FY15 and 100 households in the five year period
from 2011-2015, reaching 104% of the 5 year goal. The program was able to
assist 4 households where a member lives with a disability, 1 Assisted Housing
Household, and 2 elderly households.
DH-2 (4) FY15
Race Total Also
28
Served His anic
White 12 1
Other Multi-Racial 3
Total 15 1
Income Year to Date Total
Extremely Low Income 3
Low Income 5
Moderate Income 8
Over Income Limit 0
The Housing Department also has a Housing Trust Fund that provides financial
assistance to promote affordable housing opportunities through low interest loans
with funds from IFA. These loans are provided to income eligible homeowners or
homebuyers. One of these households was headed by an individual living with a
disability.
Race Total Served Also Hispanic
White 6
Other Multi-Racial 1
Total 6
Income Year to Date Total
Extremely Low Income 0
Low Income 2
Moderate Income 5
Over Income Limit 0
Sustainability of Decent Housing
DH-3 (1) Assist low-income homeowners to improve and preserve historic character
of residential structures.
Indicator: 4 households sustained the historic character of affordable residential
structures for the purpose of providing decent affordable housing.
In FY15, the City provided 1 homeowner assistance with CDBG for the
preservation of historic structures. A total of 6 households have been assisted in
2011-2015.
DH-3 1 FY15
Race Total Also
Served Hispanic
White 1
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Total 1
Income Year to Date Total
Extremely Low Income 0
Low Income 1
Moderate Income 0
Over Income Limit 0
DH-3 (2) Provide inspection and enforcement of zoning and land use regulations to
provide support for neighborhood revitalization efforts.
Indicator: 500 households sustain compatible neighborhoods through compliance
with zoning and land use codes for the purpose of providing decent, affordable
housing.
The Zoning and Enforcement program investigated and corrected 66 zoning
violations in low-and-moderate income areas in Dubuque. For FY15, the goal was
45 corrections, so the program achieved 147% of its set goal. Overall, the program
corrected 321 zoning violations from FY 2011-2015, accomplishing 109% of the five
year goal.
Housing Choice Voucher(Section 8) Program
The City of Dubuque's primary way of providing affordable housing is through the
Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) or Section 8 Program. As of June 30, 2015, there
were 859 households leased through the program and 5 vouchers issued. One of
the primary goals of the program is to provide affordable housing to low and very-low
income households. In addition, the City is working to increase housing choice for
voucher holders and increase the number of vouchers in use to 1 ,063. Due to
budgetary restrictions, the increase in voucher utilization has been slower than the
City would prefer and the rate of change among census tracts has remained
relatively stable.
Jan-15 Aug-15
Census %
Tracts # of Units # of Units Change
1 .00 155 154 -0.6%
101 .03 2 2 0.0%
11 .01 29 31 6.9%
11 .02 43 44 2.3%
12.01 60 60 0.0%
12.02' 47 47 0.0%
12.03' 10 10 0.0%
12.05 62 63 1 .6%
3.00 22 23 4.5%
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4.00 15 16 6.7%
5.00 202 205 1 .5%
6.00 88 88 0.0%
7.01 53 54 1 .9%
7.02 26 26 0.0%
8.01 6 6 0.0%
8.02' 28 28 0.0%
9.00 7 7 0.0%
Total 855 864 1 .1 %
'indicates exception rent area
2. Evaluate progress in providing affordable housing that meets the Section
215 definition of affordable housing for rental and owner households
comparing actual accomplishments with proposed goals during the
reporting period.
3. Describe efforts to address "worst-case" housing needs and housing
needs of persons with disabilities.
Public Housing Strategy
1. Describe actions taken during the last year to improve public housing and
resident initiatives.
The City of Dubuque does not provide public housing. The primary way the City
provides affordable housing is through the Housing Choice Voucher Program. The
City's waiting list is currently closed, though the City is still issuing vouchers as the
budget allows.
Barriers to Affordable Housing
1. Describe actions taken during the last year to eliminate barriers to
affordable housing.
The City of Dubuque adopted a Unified Development Code (UDC) in October, 2009
which combines the City's previous Zoning Ordinance, Subdivision Regulations, Historic
Preservation Ordinance, and portions of the Building Code into one document. The
UDC eliminated contradictory and redundant regulations while updating City Codes to
reflect new approaches in land use regulation and the City initiative for sustainability.
The new code was developed after extensive public input and will assist in the
development of affordable housing.
The City of Dubuque has established large areas of downtown as both historic districts
and urban revitalization districts. Owners in these districts are eligible for assistance
with costs for rehabilitation and maintenance of older properties through eligibility for
special grants and tax abatements. The Urban Revitalization Program allows owners
who upgrade their residential properties to receive a ten-year exemption from the
property tax increase that would normally accompany property improvements. An urban
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renewal district has been established in the downtown, offering a tax increment
financing capitalized low-interest loan pool for residential rehabilitation projects and was
expanded in FY11 to include the Washington Neighborhood area.
The City will continue to assist developers in obtaining Low Income Housing Tax Credits
from the Iowa Finance Authority and other existing tax credit programs for assistance to
affordable housing projects. These include State of Iowa Enterprise Zone credits, and
the State of Iowa and Federal historic rehabilitation credits. The City will continue to
work in collaboration with other organizations to create housing opportunities that
provide assistance to low and moderate income persons.
In December 2014, Housing Director Alvin Nash recommended the Housing
Commission and Long-range Planning Commission the responsibility to assist the
Human rights Commission and the Dubuque Area Landlord Association to examine and
explore community options regarding the impact of adding source of income as a
protected class in the Civil Rights Ordinance for the City. The Council approved the
recommendation to examine the potential impact of such an ordinance during a 24-
month review by the Planning and Housing Commission including the support staff
position. The Source of Income committee and subcommittee have begun the work to
identify the need for and potential impact of this ordinance.
In 2015, the City contracted with John Marshall Law School and Cappell Statistical
Consulting to develop and action plan to remove barriers to fair housing with concrete
specific steps the City will take to remove those barriers. The City has completed the
following steps to address impediments identified by HUD in the letter of findings:
1 . The City has removed the residency preferences objected to by HUD from its
HCV Program. It is further studying other changes in its ordinances, policies, and
practices to increase the effectiveness of its HCV Program.
2. An officer from the Community Oriented Policing continues to work out of the
HCDD in investigating complaints as related to the Housing Choice Voucher
Program. This program will continue to be reviewed for its effectiveness and for
any negative impact on fair housing enforcement.
3. Transportation: The City has changed the routes and hours of operation for
its public transit system to enable persons to have greater access to public
transportation, particularly to expand job and housing opportunities for those
without their own means of transportation. This matter will be the subject of
periodic review.
4. The City has completed a four (4) hour training in fair housing law and
enforcement for all members of the Dubuque Police Department and City
employees as required by the Agreement with HUD and eight (8) hours of
training for City policy makers and those in the housing and land use and
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planning departments, which exceeds the requirements imposed by the VCA with
HUD. The four (4) hour session was videotaped so that it can be shown to new
City employees when they are hired.
5. The City has introduced an Inclusive Dubuque initiative, which is a cross-
sector collaborative network launched in 2013, with foundation work occurring
from 2011 , with a mission of advancing equity and inclusion to meet the
economic and cultural needs of a diverse community.
6. The City has retained and met with private consultants to create a plan and
method to implement the elimination of the impediments to fair housing in the city
of Dubuque.
7. During 2013 and 2014, the City has issued building permits for fifty-four (54)
duplexes, and 457 multi-family units, compared to 490 single-family dwellings,
from 2009 to 2013. During the same time frame, the City has approved ninety-
two percent (92%) of all rezoning requests, which included twelve (12) rezoning
from single- or two-family to multi-family residential. In October 2009, the City
approved the Unified Development Code (UDC) which updated the zoning code.
The UDC expanded opportunities for higher density housing in the R-4 Multi-
Family District.
The City's Rehabilitation Program, which includes the First Time Homeownership
program, has increased outreach to Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) participants, with
particular attention to reaching minority and non-English speaking populations, to
increase awareness about City programs offering down payment assistance, rental
assistance, and affordable housing opportunities. Outreach efforts include marketing
materials displayed on public transportation, and listing of homes prominently displayed
outside of the offices of Housing & Community Development. Family Self-Sufficiency
Coordinators assist to refer participants to the HOME Workshop to increase
opportunities for homeownership among voucher participants. Due to a shortfall in the
HCV budget, there were restrictions placed on issuing of new vouchers and unit
changes were only allowed to less expensive units. Despite this, the Rehabilitation
program and Housing Choice Voucher program were able to work together to provide
affordable homeownership assistance for one HCV household in 2015.
HOME
The City of Dubuque does not receive HOME funds.
HOMELESS
Homeless Needs
1. Identify actions taken to address needs of homeless persons.
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Dubuque, Iowa is in the Balance of State for Iowa's Continuum of Care. Dubuque
has a group of dedicated service providers working together to coordinate housing
and services for the homeless in the community. The City initially received a
$609,000 COC award from this HUD funding source in FY 2002. Since that date,
we have established a working network of outreach and support service, along with
emergency, transitional, and permanent supportive housing options. Dubuque has
an active Homeless Advisory Council and Continuum of Care planning body that
meets regularly to identify and respond to the needs of the City's homeless
population.
Dubuque's Continuum of Care funds four programs: Legal Advocate Staff for
Opening Doors' Maria House and Teresa Shelter programs, Homeless
Hotline/Homeless Coordinator through Project Concern, Operation Empower with
Manasseh House, Transitional Housing through Hillcrest Family Services, and
Shelter Plus Care through a partnership between the City of Dubuque and Project
Concern. These activities include outreach and supportive services, counseling, a
"homeless hotline," and staffing at transitional and permanent housing serving the
homeless.
The City has continuously supported programs that assist people at-risk of being
homeless through housing, self-sufficiency, homeless shelter, SRO, case
management, counseling and job training programs. Housing inspections and code
enforcement and programs to assist tenants relocated due to hazardous housing
conditions, continue to be a priority for the City in its efforts to provide safe and
sanitary housing.
2. Identify actions to help homeless persons make the transition to
permanent housing and independent living.
The City is committed to providing affordable housing opportunities for homeless
persons so that they may transition into permanent housing. There are three
transitional housing programs operating in Dubuque: Opening Doors (Maria House
and Teresa Shelter), Hillcrest Transitional Housing, and the Dubuque Rescue
Mission, providing housing for women and children, families, and men respectively.
These transitional programs provide longer-term supported housing as participants
obtain the skills and resources to live independently.
The City supported the development of affordable permanent housing by
designating urban revitalization areas for Davis Place and Manasseh & Salvia
House, providing 10-year tax abatement for these properties when they were initially
developed. These properties provide Single Room Occupancy housing for men and
women at affordable rates. The housing programs participate in the Housing Choice
Voucher program and offer affordable rents. Davis Place provides 75 rooms.
Manasseh House was assisted with a $680,000 HOME Program award and
operational subsidy from Continuum of Care funds and Salvia House was funded
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with an $800,000 HOME grant. These projects provide 37 SRO units of housing for
women.
The City and Project Concern provide permanent supportive housing for homeless
persons with a disabling condition through the Continuum of Care Special Needs
Assistance Program (SNAP). This program provides rental assistance and supportive
services to qualified households. HCDD administers the funds and Project Concern
contracts with private landlords to provide the needed housing. The $536,000 grant
commenced in FY 2008 for the five-year program and ended on June 10, 2012. Thirty
six households received rental assistance and case management thru the program as
of June 30, 2012. An additional one year grant of$93,528 was received for FY 2013
allowing the City to provide permanent housing along with supportive services. Twenty
six households received rental assistance and support services throughout the fiscal
year. A third term grant was awarded for FY 2014 in the amount of$102,655 providing
$95,568 in rental assistance for 18 households along with administrative costs of$6,547
to pay the costs of administering the housing assistance program. In FY 2015, funding
for the Shelter Plus Care program was reduced to $75,103. The program was able to
serve 25 households without children and 5 household with children in 2015. Of those
households, 26 persons resided in household without children and 19 persons in
households with children.
Specific Homeless Prevention Elements
1. Identify actions taken to prevent homelessness.
The City of Dubuque provides CDBG funds to the 2-1-1 and homeless hotline
operated by Project Concern. This service aims to prevent homelessness by
referring clients with eviction or utility disconnect services to the appropriate
services, including referrals for financial assistance, legal aid, or advocating on
behalf of the tenant with the landlord.
Emergency Shelter Grants (ESG)
The City of Dubuque does not receive ESG funding.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Community Development
1. Assessment of Relationship of CDBG Funds to Goals and Objectives
Create Suitable Living Environments ilability/Accessibility 1
Provide Decent Affordable Housing DH Affordability 2
Create Economic Opportunities EO Sustainability 3
SL-1 (1) Increase opportunities for the elderly, disabled, and persons with special
needs to maintain and independent lifestyle.
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Indicator: 4,000 elderly, disabled and persons with special needs have access to
social programs and services for the purpose of creating a suitable living
environment.
The Hills and Dales Senior Center provides recreation, physical fitness,
socialization, and support services and programs for seniors and persons with
disabilities in the community. CDBG funding assists with the operation of the
Senior Center and the activities that occur there daily. The Senior Center served
676 participants, including 18 who are members of Housing Choice Voucher
participating households, and 6 participants on the waiting list for Housing Choice
Voucher assistance. The service goal for FY15 was 600 individuals. The
program exceeded its service goal for the year. The Center has served 3,504
participants in FY 2011-2015, or 88% of the goal for the five year period. The
center served fewer persons than expected in years 1 and 2, so the numbers
were adjusted to better meet demand for services.
SL-1 1 FY15
Race Total Also
Served Hispanic
White 666 4
Asian 3
American Indian or Alaska Native 3
Asian White 1
American Indian/Alaska Native and Black/African 1
American
Other Multi-Racial 2
Total 676 4
Income Year to Date Total
Extremely Low Income 654
Low Income 0
Moderate Income 0
Over Income Limit 22
Housing Choice Voucher HCV Program Total Served
Member of a HCV Household 18
Member of a household on the Waiting List for HCV 6
SL-1 (2) Partner with local agencies to facilitate affordable and quality childcare and
early education opportunities.
Indicator: 3,000 citizens have access to quality childcare and early education
through services that create a suitable living environment.
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This program was discontinued in FY 2013, PY 2012 at the sub-recipient's request.
The program assisted 1 ,070 persons with assistance obtaining quality child care,
reaching 47% of the goal.
SL-1 (3) Provide services to improve the education, health, and human service
needs of children and families of all ages, including special needs populations.
Indicator: 20,000 persons have access to education, health and human services
through programs that create a suitable living environment.
Project Concern provides Information and Referral services to assist callers and
walk-in clientele to connect with education, health, and human services. Project
Concern assisted 673 persons in FY15 and 7,807 persons in FY2011-2015, or
approximately 40% of the projected goal. Project Concern 2-1-1 was initially
projected to serve 19,300 persons during the 5 year plan. This number is more
achievable if it reflects calls for assistance; however, Project Concern provides case
management, referrals, and individualized assessments of callers seeking
assistance. The numbers reported reflect only those calls or walk-in appointments
where an assessment and referral to appropriate services was made.
SL-1 3 FY15
Race Total Also
Served Hispanic
White 560 17
Black or African American 224
American Indian or Alaska Native 6
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 11
Black or African American and White 11
Other Multi-Racial 17
Total 673 17
Income Year to Date Total
Extremely Low Income 383
Low Income 80
Moderate Income 66
Over Income Limit 33
SL-1 (4) Provide programs forincreased opportunities forhealthy youth interaction,
educational advancement, and/or recreation.
Indicator: 12,000 youth have access to community programs and services for the
purpose of creating a suitable living environment.
SL-1 (5) Provide technical assistance to local organizations to guide neighborhood
development, revitalization, and redevelopment.
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Indicator: Neighborhood organizations have access to technical assistance for the
purpose of creating suitable living environments.
The Washington Tool Library provides opportunities for neighborhood residents to
borrow tools necessary for the upkeep of homes, yards, and common areas in the
neighborhood. The library served 440 households in FY15, meeting 98% of the
goal. For FY 2011-2015, the program served 2,231 participants, or approximately
89% of the goal. Over the course of the five-year consolidated plan, the Tool Library
experienced a decrease in the amount of CDBG available resulting in
Technical assistance to neighborhood leaders, groups, and community development
organizations is provided by the Neighborhood Development Specialist, working out
of the City Manager's office. The Neighborhood Development Specialist helps
organize and develop the resources needed to create and maintain a vital
community. Serving as a liaison to existing neighborhood associations, the
Specialist assists in the establishment of new associations and provides technical
assistance for the coordination of resource, including the use of CDBG funds used to
meet the needs of low-and-moderate income neighborhoods (LMA national
objectives).
SL-1 (6) Provide resources for organized neighborhoods in low/mod income areas to
encourage self-initiated revitalization efforts.
Indicator: 10,000 persons have access to resources for the purpose of creating
suitable living environments.
In FY15, 9 neighborhood activities were funded in low/moderate income areas to
encourage neighborhood revitalization, planning, and community engagement for
residents of all ages. The activities included the North End Neighborhood,
Washington Neighborhood, Downtown Neighborhood, and the Point Neighborhood,
as well as activities located at at risk schools. 12,115 citizens had access to
resources to create a suitable living environment, and the total low and moderate
income with access to resources was 7,705, or 63.60%. For activities meeting the
Low and Moderate Area benefit, at least 51 % of the population in the service area
must be low and moderate income.
Grantee Activity Amount #benefiting LMI %
North End Communication $932.77 4,215 67.0%
Neighborhood
Project
St. Mark Youth Martin Luther King $557.12 12,115 63.60%
Enrichment Day of Service
Project for at risk
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schools
Multicultural Family Summer Youth $1 ,888.27 29 66%
Center/North End and Family
Neighborhood Enrichment
-summer 2014
Multicultural Family 2015 Summer $1 ,030.13 4,215 67.0%
Center/North End Youth Camps
Neighborhood
North End Communication $1 ,001 .09 4,215 67.0%
Neighborhood Project
$6,409.38
Downtown Jackson Park $5,414 675 85.93%
Neighborhood Signage and History
Project
Washington Fall 2014 $301 .87 3,360 78.78%
Neighborhood/
Neighborhood
WNDC Clean-up
Washington Spring Into Action $417.22 3,360 78.78%
Neighbors Beautification
Project
Point Neighborhood Communication $822.66 2,950 51 .43%
Project
$6,966.76
Sustain Suitable Living Environments
SL-3 (1) Improve and replace sidewalks, and public infrastructure in income eligible
areas.
Indicator: 90 public facilities are sustained through improvements for the purpose of
creating a suitable living environment.
In FY15, 11 income eligible households were assisted with sidewalk replacement.
The goal for FY 2015 was 10 improvements, so the City exceeded its goal for this
fiscal year. In FY 2011-2015, 68 neighborhood infrastructure improvements have
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been made, representing 76% of the goal. The primary reason the 5 year goals
were not met
SL-3 1 FY15
Race Total Also
Served Hispanic
White 560 17
Black or African American 224
American Indian or Alaska Native 6
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 11
Black or African American and White 11
Other Multi-Racial 17
Total 673 17
Income Year to Date Total
Extremely Low Income 383
Low Income 80
Moderate Income 66
Over Income Limit 33
SL-3 (2) Provide planning for community needs and administration of programs to
insure maximum public benefit and community enhancements.
Indicator: The community has sustained viability and livability through planning and
administration of programs for the purpose of creating suitable living environments.
The Neighborhood Specialist works out of the City Manager's Office and assists with
the coordination and administration of Community Development Block Grant funds
allocated to ensure residents in low and moderate neighborhoods have access to
planning, resource coordination, and services to build capacity and strengthen
community. With staff support and technical assistance, neighborhood and
community groups are supported to organize and coordinate solutions unique to the
character and needs of the neighborhood and its residents.
EO-1 (1) Support transportation programs to maintain access to education,
employment, shopping, and health care for low-income persons.
Indicator: Persons have access to transportation for the purpose of creating a
suitable living environment.
No public transportation programs were funded with CDBG.
EO-1 (2) Promote workforce development through employment training and
programs.
Indicator: Persons have access to new jobs through workforce development for the
purpose of creating economic opportunity.
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No workforce development programs were funded with CDBG.
EO-3 (1) Supportlocal economic development efforts to create orretain jobs that
pay benefits and a livable wage to their employees.
Indicator: 10 persons have access to new jobs through financial assistance to
business for the purpose of creating economic opportunity.
The Economic Development Financial Assistance program provided $175,000 in a
forgivable loan to Brazen Open Kitchen, for the creation of 18 Full Time Equivalent
(FTE) jobs made available to or obtained by low and moderate income individuals.
The creation of the 18 FTE jobs is over a 5 year period. In FY15, the Economic
Development Financial Assistance Program created 16 FTE jobs through Brazen
Open Kitchen.
EO-3 (1)
Employment Status and
Race Income
Very Not Grand
Row Labels Low Moderate Low Low/Mod Total
Full-time 2 3 6
White 2 3 5
Part-time 14 1 4 3 22
American Indian/Alaska
native 1 1
Black/African American 1 1
White 14 1 2 3 20
Grand Total 14 3 4 6 27
EO-3 (2) Correct commerciallndustrial building code violations and rehabilitate
buildings in older neighborhoods and downtown.
Indicator: 2 commerciallndustrial buildings sustained through code enforcement
and rehabilitation for the purpose of sustaining economic opportunity.
No CDBG funds were expended on commercial/industrial building code violations
and rehabilitation of buildings in older neighborhoods and downtown.
The City provided financial assistance through Tax Increment Financing (TIF) to
improve fagade in three buildings in downtown Dubuque to assist with sustaining
economic opportunity in the area.
Novelty Ironwork Building 333 E. 10st 1 $35,000
Hendricks Feed 880 Central $10,000
902 White $10,000
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a. Assess use of CDBG funds in relation to the priorities, needs, goals,
and specific objectives in the Consolidated Plan, particularly the
highest priority activities.
All CDBG expenditures were used to meet priorities, needs, and goals
identified in the Consolidated Plan. The activities that received funding
were categorized as high priority activities. All needs identified in the
consolidated plan
b. Evaluate progress made toward meeting goals for providing
affordable housing using CDBG funds, including the number and
types of households served.
See section on Specific Housing Objectives.
2. Changes in Program Objectives
a. Identify the nature and the reasons for any changes in program
objectives and how the jurisdiction would change its program as a
result of its experiences.
The City did not change any program objectives in Fiscal Year 2015, but
did work to provide additional outreach and marketing to Housing Choice
Voucher participants.
3. Assessment of Efforts in Carrying Out Planned Actions
a. Indicate how grantee pursued all resources indicated in the
Consolidated Plan
The City of Dubuque pursued all resources as listed in the Annual Action
Plan, as described in the Executive Summary of this report.
b. Indicate how grantee provided certifications of consistency in a fair
and impartial manner.
The City of Dubuque Housing Director and Community Development
Specialist review all requests for certifications of consistency with the
Consolidated Plan to determine of requests are consistent with the City's
needs, priorities, and objectives as identified in the Consolidated Plan. The
staff provided all project applicants with the required certification of
consistency if their projects were consistent with the current Consolidated
Plan.
c. Indicate how grantee did not hinder Consolidated Plan
implementation by action or willful inaction.
The City of Dubuque does not engage in any actions that would hinder the
implementation of the Consolidated Plan, nor engage in willful inaction which
would result in failure to implement the current adopted Consolidated Plan.
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4. For Funds Not Used for National Objectives
a. Indicate how use of CDBG funds did not meet national objectives.
All CDBG expenditures met an identified national objective, with the exception
of Planning and Administration activities. The City has the following planning
and administrative activities not to exceed 20% Admin Cap:
Housing Administration
Neighborhood Development Services and Staff
CDBG Administration Services and Staff
b. Indicate how the grantee complied with overall benefit certification.
CDBG funds complied with overall benefit certification.
6. Andi-displacement and Relocation — for activities that involve acquisition,
rehabilitation or demolition of occupied real property
No CDBG activities occurred that involved acquisition, rehabilitation or demolition of
occupied real property requiring permanent relocation assistance. The City of
Dubuque follows the requirements of the Uniform Relocation Act if relocation does
occur.
6. Low/Mod Job Activities
The City of Dubuque enhances economic development efforts in order to create or
retain jobs that are available to or filled by low and moderate income workers. The
City provides forgivable loans to eligible businesses to meet the long-term objective
to support the needs of the private sector to locate employment opportunities near
disadvantaged areas and create jobs for residents of Dubuque. This is
accomplished through CDBG loans to businesses for economic development
activities when such efforts are likely to result in the creation or retention of jobs in
the private sector. In these cases, at least 51 % of the jobs will be held by or made
available to low and moderate income persons. The City provided $175,000
forgivable loan to assist in the creation of jobs for low to moderate-income persons.
The loan was made to Brazen Open Kitchen, a restaurant located in a newly
renovated building offering mixed-income housing located strategically in Dubuque's
up and coming Millwork District. In the first year of operation, the business created 5
full-time positions and 22 part time positions.
Brazen Open Kitchen Income
Very Not Grand
Employment Status & Race Low Moderate Low Low/Mod Total
Full-time 2 3 6
White 2 3 5
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Part-time 14 1 4 3 22
American Indian/Alaska
native 1 1
Black/African American 1 1
White 14 1 2 3 20
Grand Total 14 3 4 6 27
7. Low/Mod Limited Clientele Activities
All activities that were deemed to meet this National Objective are verified through 1)
collection of data to ensure at least 51 % of the beneficiaries are low or moderate
income; or 2) are ADA improvement projects, therefore the project is validated; ora) are
verified as a member of an identified limited clientele such as homeless or elderly.
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8. Program income received
FY 2015 CAPER FINANCIAL SUMMARY ATTACHMENTS
Program Income, Loans and Receivables, Reconcilation of Funds
a Program Income FY15
1.Total program income to revolving funds:
Single Unit housing rehab revolving fund 0
Multi-unit housing rehab revolving fund 0
Economic Development
2. Float-funded Activities: NA
3. Other loan repayments by category:
Homeowner loans $ 246,689.07
Rental Rehabilitation loans $ 98,389.38
1 st Time Homebuyer loans $ 32,488.79
Homeowner Rehab Infill loans $ 9,189.20
Program Fees $ 5,855.93
4. Income received from sale of property $ 101,029.62
b. Prior Period Adjustments: NA
Reimbursement made for disallowed cost: NA
a.Activity N am e:
Activity N u m be r
b. PY expe nd itu re was reported:
report period ending 6/30/2010
c.Amount returned to program account:
c, Loans and other receivables: FY15
1. Float-funded activities outstanding as of end of the reporting period: NA
2.Total number of loans outstanding and principal balance
owed as of the end of reporting period.
Single-Unit Housing Rehab Program
Loans Outstanding 253
Principal Balance $ 2,626,290.92
Multi-Unit Housing Rehab Program
Loans Outstanding 27
Principal Balance $ 649,756.47
In-Fill Housing
Loans Outstanding 9
Principal Balance $ 309,787.97
First Time Homebuyer
Loans Outstanding 94
Principal Balance $ 445,840.76
Historic Preservation Rehab Grants
Loans Outstanding 3
Principal Balance $ 15,000.00
Economic Development Activities to Revolving Loan Funds
Loans Outstanding 2
Principal Balance $ 525,000.00
Homeowner Rehab Lump Sum Account
FY2012 Balance $ 70,065.77
Lump Sum Agreement between Cityof Dubuque
and American Trust&Savings Bank Nov 2009
Current Year Expenses $ 70,094.27
Interest Income (Current Years) $ 28.50
FY2012 Balance $ 0.00
Number and amount of loans in defaultforwhich the balance was
forgiven or written off during the reporting period
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9. Prior period adjustments
No prior period adjustment made.
10.Loans and other receivables
The City of Dubuque
11.Lump Sum Agreements
The City of Dubuque has no lump sum agreements in FY 2015. The remaining
Loans and other receivables: FY 2012 FY2013 FY 2014 FY15
Homeowner Rehab Lump Sum Account
FY2012 Balance $ 224,311.39 $ 86,200.83 $ 138,033.21 $ 70,065.77
L u m p Su m Ag reem e nt between C ity of D ubuq ue $ 225,000.00 $ 157,450.00 $ -
and American Trust&Savings Bank Nov 2009
CurrentYear Expenses
3
8.50
FY 20Interest Income
nc me(Curre nt Years)ance $ 86,200.83 $ 1038,033.29 2
$ 70,065.77 $ 7000.00
balance of the FY 2013 lump sum agreement was exhausted in FY 2015.
12.Housing Rehabilitation
The City undertook a number of Housing Rehabilitation activities designed to
provide housing rehabilitation. A summary of expenditures is provided in the
Housing Section of this report, in Specific Housing Objectives.
13.Neighborhood Revitalization Strategies
The City of Dubuque has no HUD-designated neighborhood revitalization
strategy areas at this time.
Antipoverty Strategy
1. Describe actions taken during the last year to reduce the number of
persons living below the poverty level.
Local partnerships are continually being formed to provide services for job skill
development, job training, education and other programs that may help families gain
self-sufficiency and alleviate poverty. The City works with numerous agencies and
organizations to promote and attain these goals. The antipoverty strategy includes
efforts to foster self-sufficiency through the development of resources in the areas
employment, education, family and social skills. The Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS)
program has been in operation for 21 years. A HUD grand funds a staff person who
develops local strategies to connect Housing Choice Voucher families with
employment opportunities that lead to self-sufficiency. The program was expanded
beginning in 2011 and the City now employs three full-time FSS Coordinators and
currently serves 113 participating households. The program is up to a 5-year
commitment where participants work on a set of self-determined goals to increase
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earnings to a living wage. 11 participants completed the program in FY 2015, with
an average stay of about 2.5 years on the program. A participant completes the
program when they have completed all of their goals and have been free of cash
welfare for at least one year.
The Family Self-Sufficiency Coordinators assist in the delivery of the Circles
Program. Circles is part of an innovative national movement that connects
volunteers and community leaders to families making the journey out of poverty.
Volunteers work to help families break the cycle of poverty by sharing their time and
friendship. Circles members explore systemic barriers that keep people in poverty
and strategically work to eliminate those barriers and expand opportunity. Circles
engages between 45 and 60 members each week at community meetings.
It is the goal of the City's CDBG funded programs to further reduce poverty. Our
first-time homebuyer programs help households accumulate equity and build wealth.
The homeowner rehab programs enable lower-income families to maintain and
improve their homes, reducing energy costs and protecting their investment. The
staff at the Housing & Community Development Department actively participate in
community meetings, network meetings, and work to identify partnerships that will
benefit the clients served.
NON-HOMELESS SPECIAL NEEDS
Non-Homeless Special Needs
1. Identify actions taken to address special needs of persons that are not
homeless but require supportive housing, (including persons with
HIV/AIDS and their families).
The City of Dubuque continued to work in partnership with organizations at the
Local, State, and Federal level to meet the needs of persons requiring supportive
housing. The City has a number of community-based organizations to address
the needs of special populations including elderly persons, persons dealing with
mental illness, individuals dealing with substance abuse, victims of domestic
violence, developmentally disabled persons, persons with HIV/AIDS, and
physically disabled individuals. Many of these populations are low to very low
income and struggle to meet daily living needs. The City continues to support
Hills and Dales Senior Center, providing day activities for elderly and disabled
citizens. The City engineering department works with Proudly Accessible
Dubuque, an independent not-for-profit organization providing information and
advocacy to increase accessibility in Dubuque. The City continues to take steps
to install ADA Accessiblity Ramps near schools, senior centers, retirement and
nursing homes, and medical facilities, and considerations are made by requests
from residents experiencing a need.
Specific HOPWA Objectives
The City receives no HOPWA funds.
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Include any CAPER information that was not covered by narratives in any other
section.
CAPER Other Narrative response:
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Appendix:
Exhibit A: FY 2011- 2015 Five Year Consolidated Plan
PR02: List of Activities by Program Year and Project
PR23: Summary of Accomplishments
PR06: Summary of Consolidated Plan Projects for Report Year
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Exhibit A: FY 2011- 2015 Five Year Consolidated Plan
Community Development Block Grant
FY 2011-2015 Five Year Consolidated Plan
Yr1 PY10 YR2 PY11 YR3 PY12 YR4 PY13 YR5 PY14
FYI FYI FY12 FY12 FY13 FYI FYI FYI FYI FYI % Yearto %of
260 IDIS comes Goal Actuals
CDBG (FUND Out- 5 Goal Actual Goal Actual Goal Actual Goal Actual Goal Actual Achieved Date Goal
Housing
Administration DH1
Housing
Rehabilitation
Services and Staff DH1
Lead Paint Hazard
Abatement Project DH1 24 10 0 5 1 4 7 2 3 3 0 0% 11 46%
Purchase/Rehab/
Resale DREAMS DH1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Opening Doors DH1 1,190 225 237 290 221 225 176 225 169 225 215 96% 1,018 86%
DECENT AFFORDABLE
HOUSING
AVAILABILITY/ACCESSA 1,214 235 237 295 222 229 183 227 172 228 215 94% 1,029 85%
BILITY TOTALS
Housing Code
Enforcement DH2 2,600 1,000 1,056 400 578 400 563 400 1,241 400 444 111% 3,882 149%
Housing Trust DH2 0 1 1 0 0
First Time
Homebuyer
Program DH2 45 11 4 10 4 3 15 2 14 19 14 74% 51 113%
Rental Unit
Rehabilitation DH2 25 11 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 10 2 20% 3 12%
Homeowner
Rehab Program DH2 96 48 32 26 25 8 22 3 6 1 11 15 136% 100 104%
DECENT AFFORDABLE
HOSUING 2,766 1,070 1,092 439 607 412 601 405 1,261 440 475 108% 4,036 146%
AFFORDABILITY TOTALS
Historic
Preservation
Rehab Grant DH3 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 6 600%
Zoning
Inspection/Enforce
ment DH3 295 80 108 80 49 45 54 45 44 45 66 147% 321 109%
DECENT AFFORDABLE
HOUSING
SUSTAINABILITY 296 80 113 80 49 45 54 45 44 46 67 146% 327 110%
TOTALS
E.D. Financial
Assistance
Program EO3 13 1 6 0 4 0 6 0 0 12 16 133% 32 246%
Commercial
Industrial Building
Rehab EO3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Microeconomic
Program EO1 1 0 0%
CREATE ECONOIMC
OPPORTUNITIES
AVAILABILITY/ACCESSIB 13 1 6 0 4 0 6 0 0 13 16 123% 32 246%
ILITY TOTALS
Dubuque Dispute
Resolution Center SI-1 35 17 0 10 6 4 0 4 0 0 0 6 17%
Washington Tool
Library SI-1 2,500 550 508 550 458 500 416 450 409 450 440 98% 2,231 89%
Senior Center SI-1 4,000 1,200 709 1,000 819 600 694 600 606 600 676 113% 3,504 88%
Child Care
Resource/Referral
-Project Concern SI-1 2,300 700 584 1,000 486 600 0 0 0 0 0 1,070 47%
Information &
Referral - Project
Concern SI-1 19,300 7,000 3,170 3,300 1,973 3,000 1,085 3,000 906 3,000 673 22% 7,807 40%
1
Neighborhood
Recreation
Program SI-1 19,891 3,031 930 1 3,000 3,752 1 2,400 3,689 5,730 3,537 5,730 12,115 211% 24,023 121%
Neighborhood
Development
Services and Staff SL1
CREATE
SUITABLE
LIVING
ENVIRONMENTS 48,026 12,498 5,901 8,860 7,494 7,104 5,884 9,784 5,458 9,780 13,904 142% 38,641 80%
AVAILABILITY/A
CCESSIBILITY
TOTALS
Accessible Curb
Rams SI-3 80 30 0 30 20 4 27 4 10 12 14 117% 71 89%
Commercial
Industrial Building
Rehab SI-3 0 0 0
Neighborhood
Infrastructure
Improvements SI-3 90 30 25 30 8 10 18 10 6 10 11 110% 68 76%
Neighborhood
Support Grants SI-3 10,000 2,000 9,293 2,000 6,377 2,000 12,197 2,000 5,946 2,000 12,115 606% 45,928 459%
CDBG Admin.
Services and Staff SI-3 0
Finance SI-3.2 0
Planning City
Planning SI-3.2 0
CREATE
SUSITABLE
LIVING 10,170 2,060 9,318 2,060 6,405 2,014 12,242 2,014 5,962 2,022 12,140 600% 46,067 453%
ENVRIONMENTS
SUSTAINABILITY
TOTALS
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IDIS- PR02 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development DATE: 09-16-15
Plan Year 2014, Fiscal Year 2015
Office of Community Planning and Development TIME: 9:27
Integrated Disbursement and Information System PAGE: 1
List of Activities By Program Year And Project
DUBUQUE,IA
REP CPD ALL
ORT PROGR
FOR JAM
PGM ALL
YR
Plan IDIS Project IDIS Activity Name Activity Program Funded Draw Amount Balance
Year Project Acti Status Amount
vity
ID
2014 1 First Time 928 First Time Open CDBG $95,000.00 $70,000.00 $25,000.00
Homebuyer Homebuyer
Program Program
Project Total $95,000.00 $70,000.00 $25,000.00
2 Homeowner 930 Homeowner Open CDBG $132,450.00 $95,360.43 $37,089.57
Rehabilitation Rehabilitation
966 Homeowner Open CDBG $25,000.00 $5,000.00 $20,000.00
Rehabilitation
Project Total $157,450.00 $100,360.43 $57,089.57
3 CDBG 949 CDBG Open CDBG $108,593.00 $100,200.29 $8,392.71
Administration Administration
Services and Staff Services and
Staff
Project Total $108,593.00 $100,200.29 $8,392.71
4 HOUSING CODE 932 Housing Code Open CDBG $184,781.00 $182,433.18 $2,347.82
ENFORCEMENT Enforcement
3
Project Total $184,781.00 $182,433.18 $2,347.82
5 HOUSING 933 Housing Rehab Open CDBG $361,603.00 $366,007.71 $6,595.29
REHABILITATION Services and
SERVICES AND Staff
STAFF
Project Total $361,603.00 $366,007.71 $6,595.29
6 LEAD HAZARD 934 Lead Paint Open CDBG $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
CONTROL Hazard
PROGRAM Reduction
Project Total $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
7 ACCESSIBLE 936 Accessible Curb Open CDBG $50,662.00 $4,180.26 $46,371.74
CURB RAMPS Ramps
Project Total $50,662.00 $4,180.26 $46,371.74
8 INFORMATION 938 Information and Open CDBG $10,000.00 $10,000.00 $0.00
AND REFERRAL Referral
SERVICES
Project Total $10,000.00 $10,000.00 $0.00
9 NEIGHBORHOOD 940 Neighborhood Open CDBG $60,185.00 $56,938.45 $3,246.66
DEVELOPMENT Development
SERVICES AND Services and
STAFF Staff
942 Neighborhood Open CDBG $46,214.00 $8,495.94 $37,718.06
Infrastructure-
Sidewalks
Project Total $106,399.00 $65,434.39 $40,964.61
10 NEIGHBORHOOD 941 Neighborhood Open CDBG $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
INFRASTRUCTURE Infrastructure
IMPROVEMENTS Improvements
Project Total $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
11 NEIGHBORHOOD 943 Neighborhood Open CDBG $110,789.00 $97,120.59 $13,668.41
RECREATION Recreation
PROGRAM Program
Project Total $110,789.00 $97,120.59 $13,668.41
4
12 NEIGHBORHOOD 944 Neighborhood Open CDBG $26,315.00 $11,746.28 $14,568.72
SUPPORT GRANTS Support Grants
Project Total $26,315.00 $11,746.28 $14,568.72
13 OPENING DOORS 945 Opening Doors Open CDBG $13,005.00 $11,573.75 $1,431.25
Project Total $13,005.00 $11,573.75 $1,431.25
14 SENIOR CENTER 946 Senior Center Oen CDBG $18,200.00 $13,653.00 $4,547.00
Project Total $18,200.00 $13,653.00 $4,547.00
15 WASHINGTON 947 Washington Tool Open CDBG $11,284.00 $10,181.27 $1,102.73
TOOL LIBRARY Library
Project Total $11,284.00 $10,181.27 $1,102.73
16 ZONING 948 Zoning Open CDBG $8,710.00 $8,710.00 $0.00
INSPECTION/ENFO Enforcement
RCEMENT
Project Total $8,710.00 $8,710.00 $0.00
17 HOUSING 931 Housing Open CDBG $70,416.00 $66,296.93 $4,119.07
PLANNING/ADMINI Planning/Admini
STRATIVE strative Services
SERVICES AND and Staff
STAFF
Project Total $70,416.00 $66,296.93 $4,119.07
18 Historic 929 Historic Open CDBG $7,059.00 $5,000.00 $2,059.00
Preservation Rehab Preservation
Grants Rehabilitation
Grants
Project Total $7,059.00 $5,000.00 $2,059.00
19 RENTAL UNIT 935 Rental Unit Open CDBG $34,042.00 $17,007.76 $17,034.24
REHABILITATION Rehabilitation
Project Total $34,042.00 $17,007.76 $17,034.24
20 ECONOMIC 937 BRAZEN OPEN Open CDBG $175,000.00 $131,598.92 $43,401.08
DEVELOPMENT KITCHEN & BAR
FINANCIAL Economic
ASSISTANCE Development
PROGRAM
5
Project Total $176,000.00 $131,698.92 $43,401.08
21 MULTICULTURAL 939 Multicultural Open CDBG $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
FAMILY CENTER Family Center
Project Total $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Progra CDBG $1,649,198.00 $1,260,604.76 $288,693.24
m Total
2014 $1,649,198.00 $1,260,604.76 $288,693.24
Total
Program Grand CDBG $1,649,198.00 $1,260,604.76 $288,693.24
Total
Grand Total $1,649,198.00 $1,260,604.76 $288,693.24
6
P.�MENT,, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
oeP y�N PR 23 DATE: 09-16-
16
Office of Community Planning and Development TIME: 9:3
9egN DVE`'°e Integrated Disbursement and Information System AGE: 1
CDBG Summary of Accomplishments
Program Year: 2014
DUBUQUE
I I I I I I I I I __n
CDBG Sum of Actual Accomplishments by Activity Group
and Accom lishment Type
Activity Group Matrix Code Accomplishment Type Metric Open Completed Program
s Count Count Year Totals
Housing Direct Households 14 0 14
Homeownership
Assistance (13)
Rehab; Single- Housing Units 14 1 15
Unit Residential
14A
Rehab; Multi-Unit Housing Units 0 0 0
Residential 14B
Rehabilitation Housing Units 0 0 0
Administration
(14H)
Lead-Based/Lead Housing Units 0 6 6
Hazard
Test/Abate 141
Code Housing Units 40,470 0 40,470
Enforcement 15
Residential Housing Units 1 0 1
7
Historic
Preservation
16A
Total Housing 40,499 7 40,506
Public Facilities Public Facilities Public Facilities 13 0 13
and Improvements and Improvement
General 03
Sidewalks 03L Public Facilities 9 6 15
Total Public 22 6 28
Facilities and
Improvements
Public Services Operating Costs Persons 384 0 384
of Homeless/AIDS
Patients
Programs 03T
Public Services Persons 19,902 12,197 32,099
General 05
Senior Services Persons 1,110 0 1,110
05A
Youth Services Persons 0 539 539
05D
Total Public 21,396 12,736 34,132
Services
Grand Total 61,917 12,749 74,666
CDBG Beneficiaries by Racial / Ethnic Category
Housing-Non Race Source Metrics Total Total Hispanic Persons Total Total
Housing Type Person Household Hispanic
(for s s Household
Fundin s
g Fact
Source
Housing White MC 0 0 33 1
8
Black/African MC 0 0 1 0
American
Black/African MC 0 0 1 0
American &
White
Other multi- MC 0 0 1 0
racial
Total Housing 0 0 36 1
Non Housing White MC 2,813 32 0 0
Black/African MC 356 0 0 0
American
Asian MC 13 0 0 0
American MC 13 0 0 0
Indian/Alaska
n Native
Native MC 15 0 0 0
Hawaiian/Othe
r Pacific
Islander
American MC 14 0 0 0
Indian/Alaska
n Native &
White
Asian & White MC 2 0 0 0
Black/African MC 108 0 0 0
American &
White
Amer. MC 3 0 0 0
Indian/Alaska
n Native &
Black/African
Amer.
Other multi- MC 69 8 0 0
9
racial
Total Non 3,406 40 0 0
Housing
Grand Total White MC 2,813 32 33 1
Black/African MC 356 0 1 0
American
Asian MC 13 0 0 0
American MC 13 0 0 0
Indian/Alaska
n Native
Native MC 15 0 0 0
Hawaiian/Othe
r Pacific
Islander
American MC 14 0 0 0
Indian/Alaska
n Native &
White
Asian & White MC 2 0 0 0
Black/African MC 108 0 1 0
American &
White
Amer. MC 3 0 0 0
Indian/Alaska
n Native &
Black/African
Amer.
Other multi- MC 69 8 1 0
racial
Total Grand 3,406 40 36 1
Total
CDBG Beneficiaries by Income Category
10
Income Levels ST Metric Owner Occupied Renter Persons
s Occupied
Housing Extreme) Low <=30% MC 1 0 0
Low (>30% and <=50%) MC 7 0 0
Mod >60% and <=80% MC 12 0 0
Total Low-Mod MC 20 0 0
Non Low-Mod (>80%) MC 0 0 0
Total Beneficiaries MC 20 0 0
Non Housing Extremely Low (<=30%) MC 0 0 712
Low >30% and <=50% MC 0 0 202
Mod (>60% and <=80%) MC 0 0 181
Total Low-Mod MC 0 0 1,095
Non Low-Mod >80% MC 0 0 70
Total Beneficiaries MC 0 0 1,165
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PR06 - Summary of
Consolidated Plan
Projects for Report Year
tPage
b :
Grantee: DUBUQUE
Plan IDI Project Title Progra Metrics Project Commited Amount Amount Amount
Year S and m Estimate Amount Drawn Thru Available Drawn in
Pro Description Report Year to Draw Report Year
"ect
2014 1 First Time Provides loans to CDBG $0.00 $96,000.00 $70,000.00 $26,000.0 $70,000.00
Homebuyer assist low and 0
Program moderate income
families purchase
their first home.
Funds are used to
cover the "Entry
Costs" of
homeownership,
including down
payment assistance
and closing costs.
2014 2 Homeowner A range of programs CDBG $0.00 $167,460.00 $100,360.43 $67,089.6 $100,360.43
Rehabilitatio to support 7
n homeowners,
including the
Homeowner
Rehabilitation Loan
Program and the
12
Home Repair
Program. These
programs offer low
interest loans for the
rehab of
substandard
housing units and
repairs to the
exterior or interior of
the home.
2014 3 CDBG Staff support for CDBG $0.00 $108,593.00 $100,200.29 $8,392.71 $100,200.29
Administratio general
n Services management,
and Staff oversight and
coordination of the
Community
Development Block
Grant program;
assures compliance
with federal
regulations and
report requirements.
2014 4 HOUSING Intensive program of CDBG $0.00 $184,781.00 $182,433.18 $2,347.82 $182,433.18
CODE inspection of rental
ENFORCEME units within low and
NT moderate income
neighborhoods.
2014 5 HOUSING STAFF SUPPORT, CDBG $0.00 $361,603.00 $366,007.71 $6,595.29 $351,225.14
REHABILITA INCLUDING
TION PROGRAM
SERVICES MANAGEMENT,
AND STAFF TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE, LOAN
13
PACKAGING AND
INSPECTION FOR
THE CITY'S
REHABILITATION
PROGRAM.
2014 7 ACCESSIBLE REPLACE CURBS CDBG $0.00 $50,662.00 $4,180.26 $46,371.7 $4,180.26
CURB THROUGHOUTTHE 4
RAMPS CITY WITH RAMPS
TO MAKE PUBLIC
SIDEWALKS
ACCESSIBLE TO
PERSONS WITH
DISABILITIES
2014 8 INFORMATIO PROJECT CDBG $0.00 $10,000.00 $10,000.00 $0.00 $10,000.00
N AND CONCERN
REFERRAL PORVIDES A 24
SERVICES HOUR FINANCIAL,
EDUCATIONAL AND
MEDICAL
INFORAMTION
NETWORK FOR
COMMUNITY
RESIDENTS AND A
RESOURCE AND
COUNSELING
CENTER FOR
COMMUNITY NEEDS
2014 9 NEIGHBORH THE CDBG $0.00 $106,399.00 $63,638.45 $42,760.5 $63,638.45
OOD NEIGHBORHOOD 5
DEVELOPME SPECIALIST
NT COORDINATES THE
SERVICES CITY'S
AND STAFF NEIGHBORHOOD
14
REINVESTMENT
PROGRAMS AND
WORKS WITH
NEIGHBORHOOD
ORGANIZATIONS
AND RESIDENTS TO
IMPROVE
NEIGHBORHOOD
QUALITY OF LIFE
2014 11 NEIGHBORH ENHANCED CDBG $0.00 $110,789.00 $97,120.59 $13,668.4 $97,120.59
OOD RECREATION 1
RECREATIO PROGRAM
N PROGRAM OFFERED IN LOW
AND MODERATE
INCOME
NEIGHBORHOODS
AND/OR TO LOW
AND MODERATE
INCOME YOUTH TO
MEET THE NEEDS
OF AT-RISK YOUTH,
PROMOTE SELF-
ESTEEM AND BUILD
COMMUNITY,
ACTIVITIES
INCLUDE AFTER-
SCHOOL
PROGRAMS, OPEN
GYM, BASKETBALL
LEAGUE AND
SUMMER DAY
CAMP.
15
2014 12 NEIGHBORH GRANT PROGRAM CDBG $0.00 $26,315.00 $11,746.28 $14,568.7 $11,746.28
OOD PROVIDES 2
SUPPORT RESOURCES FOR
GRANTS ORGANIZED
NEIGHBORHOODS
IN LOW AND
MODERATE
INCOME AREAS TO
ENCOURAGE SELF-
INITIATED
REVITALIZATION
EFFORTS
INCLUDING
PHYSICAL
IMPROVEMENTS,
CLEAN-UPS AND
OTHER SPECIAL
PROJECTS
2014 13 OPENING PROGRAM CDBG $0.00 $13,005.00 $11,573.75 $1,431.25 $11,573.75
DOORS PROVIDING
EMERGENCY AND
TRANSITIONAL
HOUSING TO
WOMEN, ALONE OR
WITH CHILDREN, AT
TWO SITES,
TERESA SHELTER
AND MARIA HOUSE
2014 14 SENIOR EDUCAITON AND CDBG $0.00 $18,200.00 $13,653.00 $4,547.00 $13,653.00
CENTER RECREATION
SERVICES
PROVIDED TO
SENIOR CITIZENS
16
AT THE HILLS AND
DALES LIFETIME
CENTER
2014 15 WASHINGTO FREE TOOL CDBG $0.00 $11,284.00 $10,181.27 $1,102.73 $10,181.27
N TOOL LENDING LIBRARY
LIBRARY OPERATED BY A
NON-PROFIT
CORPORATION,
THE WASHINGTON
NEIGHBORHOOD
TOOL LIBRARY AND
STAFFED BY
VOLUNTEERS.
FUNDS ARE USED
TO BUY AND
REPAIR TOOLS AND
COVER OPERATING
COSTS.
2014 16 ZONING ENHANZED CDBG $0.00 $8,710.00 $8,710.00 $0.00 $8,710.00
INSPECTION/ INSPECTION/ENFOR
ENFORCEME CEMENT SERVICES
NT IN LOW AND
MODERATE
INCOME AREAS
FOR ZONING
ORDINANCE
INFRACTIONS AND
TO SUPPORT
NEIGHBORHOOD
CLEAN-UP
EFFORTS
17
2014 17 HOUSING ON-GOING STAFF CDBG $0.00 $70,416.00 $66,296.93 $4,119.07 $66,296.93
PLANNING/A SUPPORT FOR
DMINISTRATI GENERAL HOUSING
VE PLANNING
SERVICES ACTIVITIES,
AND STAFF INCLUDING THE
CONSOLIDATED
PLAN AND
DEPARTMENT
ADMINISTRATION.
2014 18 Historic Provides grants to CDBG $0.00 $7,059.00 $5,000.00 $2,059.00 $5,000.00
Preservation low and moderate
Rehab income homeowners
Grants to help them meet
required historic
preservation
rehabilitation
standards.
18
2014 19 RENTAL A RANGE OF CDBG $0.00 $34,042.00 $17,007.76 $17,034.2 $17,007.76
UNIT PROGRAMS TO 4
REHABILITA ASSIST IN THE
TION REHABILITATION
OF RENTAL UNTIS,
INCLUDING
EMERGENCY CODE
ENFORCEMENT
LOAN PROGRAM
TO ADDRESS
IMMEDIATE CODE
DEFICIENCIES SO
AS TO PREVENT
THE
DISPLACEMENT OF
TENANTS;
MODERATE
INCOME RENTAL
REHAB LOAN
PROGRAM - A NON-
SECTION 8 BASED
RENTAL REHAB
PROGRAM AIMED
AT RENTERS IN
THE 50-80% OF
MEDIAN INCOME
CATEGORY;
ACCESSIBILITY
REHAB - A
PROGRAM TO
PROVIDE GRANTS
TO DISABLE
TENANTS TO MAKE
19
RENTAL UNITS
ACCESSIBLE AND
SINGLE ROOM
OCCUPANCY
RHEAB- A LOAN
PROGRAM FOR
SRO REHAB.
2014 20 ECONOMIC PROVIDES BOTH CDBG $0.00 $175,000.00 $0.00 $175,000. $0.00
DEVELOPME LARGE AND SAMLL 00
NT BUSINESSES WITH
FINANCIAL ATTRACTIVE LOW-
ASSISTANCE INTEREST LOAN
PROGRAM PACKAGES TO
SUPPORT LOCAL
ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
EFFORTS,
INCLJUDIN
INCLUDING
PROJECTS TO
CREATE OR RETAIN
JOBS, ENHANCE
THE TAX BASE AND
STRENGTHEN THE
20
LOCAL ECONOMY.
THESE
INVESTMENT
CAPITAL FUNDS
ARE USED TO
BENEFIT LOW AND
MODERATE
INCOME PERSONS,
ADDRESS SLUM
AND AND BLIGHT
PROBLEMS,
LEVEERAGE
ADDITIONAL
FUNDING FROM
STATE, FEDERAL
AND PRIVATE
SOURCES ADN TO
ASSIST IN THE
RETENTION AND
EXPANSION OF
EXISTING LOCAL
BUSINESSES. A
REVOLVING LOAN
FUND WAS
ESTABLISHED IN FY
2006.
2014 21 MULTICULTU ACCESSABILITY - CDBG $76,259.0 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
RAL FAMILY INSTILLATION OF 0
CENTER AN ELEVATOR TO
PROVIDE ACCESS
TO THE SECOND
FLOOR OFFICES
AND HUMAN
21
RIGHTS
DEPARTMENT
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