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Bee Branch Healthy Homes Resiliency Program Brochure Copyrighted July 17, 2017 City of Dubuque Consent Items # 7. ITEM TITLE: Bee Branch Healthy Homes Resiliency Program Brochure SUMMARY: City Manager providing the Bee Branch Health Homes Resiliency Program public information brochure. SUGGESTED DISPOSITION: Suggested Disposition: Receive and File ATTACHMENTS: Description Type Bee Branch Healthy Homes Resiliency Program Staff Memo Brochure V M11 • Many residents in the Bee Branch Watershed have experienced repeated flash flooding from stormwater 1 during heavy rain events, including six Presidential Disaster Declarations since 1999. As a result, they are living with residual structural issues, electrical hazards, and chronic mold and mildew problems. fi 4 Ahl - - - - $8 .0d MILLI "" Making Homes More Resilient TO IMPROVE The BBHH Resiliency Program will help Dubuque residents meet 3 0 unmet structural needs and empower individuals to be part of the creation of more resilient housing through on-site storm water HOUSING UNITS management principles and sustainable, healthy homes behaviors. A variety of repairs and renovations will improve housing conditions The Bee Branch Healthy Homes and make homes more resilient to future flooding. (BBHH) Resiliency Program Examples Include: includes $8.4 million in the form of 5-year forgivable loans • Foundation repairs and modifications to improve 320 housing units, • Water and sewer service improvements including owner-occupied homes, • Furnace replacement single-unit rentals, and small, • Water heater replacement multi-family residential units. Funds will be awarded to properties Basement window repairs where low- to moderate-income Mold and mildew remediation residents reside and used to make • Lead paint and asbestos remediation repairs and renovations to decrease • Sidewalk improvements environmental health and safety • Sump pumps repair/installations THE CcE F issues from flooding. • Property drainage improvements DB Masterpiece on the Mississippi For moreinformation or to apply, www.cityofdubuque.org/bbhh1 • 690-6168. Eligibility Requirements Has your home or property been damaged from flash flooding? Is it in need of repairs? Would you like your property to be more resilient? Follow the steps below to determine if you are eligible to receive assistance through the Bee Branch Healthy Homes Resiliency Program. Assistance is in the form of a 5-year forgivable loan. PD e o , STEP 1 l 32Hos, 01aR Zl eSo 'tW� LOCATION o cRANp 9 �lwl Your home or property must ASBURY be located in the Bee Branch Watershed Healthy Homes m eligibility area pictured on the right. IN SS INTERACTIVE MAP PENNY , Ave �'� Visit cityofdubuque.org/bbhh uwrveasm AVE to view the BBHH interactive i Areas Eligible for Assistance = map. Enter your address C3 Bee Branch Watershed �/ to find out if your home or Dubuque City Iinnits , ! DODG , _ _ property is located in the � eligibility area. STEP 2 17 1 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD) PROPERTY TYPE 2016 INCOME GUIDELINES ** OWNER-OCCUPIED I Person 2 Person 3 Person The homeowner must be Household Household Household Household at or below 80% of the area median income by $37,750 $43,150 $48,550 $53,900 household size established by HUD guidelines. 5 Person 6 Person 7 Person 8 Person RENTAL PROPERTY Household Household Household Household A minimum of 51% of the $58,250 $62,550 $66,850 $71,150 tenant households currently living in the property must be at or below 80% of the * The 51% low to moderate income (LM 1) requirement must be maintained for area median income by the duration of the 5-year forgivable loan. Annual certification will be required. household size established ** HUD releases new income guidelines every year. Therefore, they are by HUD guidelines. subject to change. ■anir ■ 1 �� PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS O 1. Resiliency funds received through the Bee Branch Healthy Homes Resiliency Program will be secured as a 5-year forgivable loan which decreases at a rate of 20% per year. STEP 3 Single-Family Owner Occupied: REQUIREMENTS The home must remain the primary residence for the 5-year period. The property owner must Rental Property: meet and agree to these The 51% Low to Moderate Income (LMI) requirement must be maintained requirements: for the duration of the 5-year loan. Annual certification will be required. 2. The property must be covered by property insurance in an amount equal to or greater than the current assessed value. The City of Dubuque shall be named as an additional insured on the grantee's homeowners insurance for the duration of the forgivable loan. 3. The property must carry flood insurance for the duration of the loan if the property is located in the 100-year flood plain. The City of Dubuque shall be named as an additional insured on the flood insurance policy. 4. The property owner must be current with regard to their mortgage, property taxes, and utility payments associated with the property. v� HOW TO APPLY STEP 4 APPLY ONLINE at www.cityofdubuque.org/bbhh � _ "^ APPLICATION - OR - If your home or property FILL OUT A PAPER APPLICATION is located in the Bee Paper applications are available at the City of Dubuque Housing & Community Branch Healthy Homes Development Department on the third floor of the Historic Federal Building eligibility area, you or your at 350 West 6th Street, Dubuque. To request an application be mailed to you, tenants meet the income call (563) 690-6168. guidelines established by HUD, and you agree to the QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? Please note, no applicant is requirements above— Contact BBHH Resiliency Coordinator guaranteed any funding until notified we invite you to submit Sharon Gaul at (563) 690-6168 or in writing by the City of Dubuque. an application. bbhh@cityofdubuque.org. FAQS Frequently Asked Questions In what order will the applications Do I have to implement all of the How much money can I expect be processed, and approximately recommended improvements? might be spent on my property? how long will it take to review? Generally, yes. Completing all of There is no minimum or maximum Applications will be accepted on the recommended construction amount to be spent per unit. Please a first-come, first-served basis. activities will give your home or note, some properties will be more The City will maintain a written property the best chance for flood vulnerable than others and will summary of the order in which resilience. If the property owner therefore require more work. The applications are received and has objections, those objections grant has budgeted an average of approved. The application and will be handled on a case-by-case $15,067 to be spent per unit. verification process is expected to basis and worked out in a way that take up to 30 days or more. satisfies the grant requirements. What happens if I'm concerned about the contractor's quality of Who will contact me? A BBHH staff Who will choose the contractor? work? If you are unhappy with the member will help you through the The construction administrator will quality of work being performed application and verification process. choose the lowest responsible bid at your home or property, we ask You will also be required to meet that meets production schedule that you contact your construction with a BBHH home advocate and requirements. administrator so we may address construction administrator. your concerns. How soon can I expect construction Who will evaluate my property to begin after the contract has What is a forgivable loan? and determine how it can be made been awarded? The construction Forgivable loans require borrowers more resilient? A BBHH inspector schedule will be dependent on the to fulfill certain responsibilities will visit and assess your home or scope of work, readiness of the and adhere to certain restrictions if property for eligible construction unit, the contractor's schedule, the money they owe is going to be activities. You will receive a weather, and overall grant forgiven. Failure to meet the terms summary of the proposed activities, production milestones. of the forgivable loan contract will and if you decide to proceed, mean the borrower will have to the same inspector will request Will I have to pay anything out of repay what he/she borrowed. bids for the project from local pocket for construction? No. sub-contractors. Funding In January 2016, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded the QPQ,(MENrOFyo City of Dubuque $31.5 million in disaster resiliency funds for the Bee Branch Healthy Homes �, G Resiliency Program and stormwater infrastructure improvements including the Bee Branch Creek N z Railroad Culverts and West Locust Street and Kaufmann Avenue storm sewer projects. The City of Dubuque partnered with the State of Iowa to apply for the federal funds through the National 2 z Disaster Resilience Competition (NDRC), which invited communities that experienced natural Q disasters in 2011, 2012, or 2013 to compete for funds to help them rebuild and increase their �eqN pE���-0 resilience to future disasters. Iowa Watershed Approach (IWA) Through the Iowa Watershed Approach (IWA), Iowans will work together to address factors that contribute to floods and nutrient flows. This adaptive model, supported by HUD dollars through the NDRC, will leverage the principles of Iowa's innovative Nutrient Reduction Strategy to make our communities more resilient to flooding and help improve water quality. The Bee Branch Watershed is one of nine distinct watersheds across Iowa serving as project sites for the IWA. For more information, visit www.iihr.uiowa.edu/iwa.