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2 19 09 Budget Presentation Housing_Community DevleopmentHOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT FY 2010 BUDGET PRESENTATION COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK (CDBG) GRANT FY 2010 Annual Action Plan Public Hearing U.S. DEPT. OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD) Assist low and moderate income persons Eliminate slum and blight Meet an urgent need COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION Mike Gukeisen, Chair Paula Maloy, SVM Theresa Caldwell Hilary Stubben Thomas Wainwright Ann Michalski Janice Craddieth David Shaw CDBG HOUSING ACCOMPLISHMENTS 2008 First Time Homebuyer Homeowner Rehab Operation Paintbrush Operation Upkeep Housing Trust Sanitary Sewer Installation Housing Code Enforcement Rental Unit Rehabilitation Washington Court 533 Housing Units Assisted COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP (cp2) PROGRAM GRANTS Crescent Community Health Center- Dental Expansion 460 Persons Served COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM (cp2) GRANTS Projects In Transition from Homelessness (PATH) 137 persons served COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM (cp2) GRANTS Case Management- Crescent Community Health Center 233 people Served COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM (cp2) GRANTS Audubon School- Plugged into Reading: Home Connected to School 175 Students Served CDBG ACCOMPLISHMENTS PUBLIC SERVICES 2008 NEIGHBORHOOD RECREATION PROGRAMS Day Camp -Four Mounds Recreation -Dubuque County Extension Music Lessons for Low Income Youth- Northeast Iowa School of Music Open Gym & After School - Audubon, Prescott & Lincoln Playtime for Tots at Comiskey Park and St Luke’s Comiskey Community Basketball League Swim Passes for Low Income Low Income Scholarships 5713 Persons Assisted CDBG ACCOMPLISHMENTS NEIGHBORHOOD GRANTS 2008 ORGANIZATION GRANT Broadway NeighborhoodCleanup Dub Community Schools/Fulton Family event Hilltop Ivy League Neighborhood Cleanup Historic Bluffs NeighborhoodCleanup Dub County Extension &Summer youth programs Multicultural Center North End NeighborhoodCommunication project/newsletters Dub County ExtensionSummer Youth Enrichment Programs St Mark Community CenterSummer Enrichment program/ Thrilling Thursdays Valley View NeighborhoodBeautification Projects Washington NeighborhoodBudget / Cleanups and Beautification / Diverter Landscaping / Communication CDBG ACCOMPLISHMENTS 2008 Dubuque Rescue Mission – Breaking Employment Barriers: Getting Ahead in a Just-Getting by World 19 Assisted CDBG ACCOMPLISHMENTS 2008 Economic Development Financial Assistance- Silver Dollar Cantina 20 Jobs CDBG ACCOMPLISHMENTS 2008 Washington Tool Library 484 Served Hills and Dales Senior Center - 1198 Served Project Concern 4846 Served FY 2010 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN CDBG FUNDS ESTIMATED HUD ENTITLEMENT1,209,427 PROGRAM INCOME (REVENUES) 451,330 ED REVOLVING LOAN FUNDS 25,192 TOTAL SOURCES 1,685,949 Stimulus Impact Additional $1 Billion for CDBG Formula Allocation FY 2010 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS First Time Homebuyer Program70,000 Historic Preservation Rehab Grant10,000 Homeowner Rehab225,000 Housing Administration61,769 Housing Code Enforcement153,267 Housing Rehab Services/Staff 319,437 Lead Paint Hazard Control 60,000 Rental Unit Rehab40,000 Housing Development Totals 939,473 FY 2010 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS Commercial Industrial Building Rehab & Revolving Loan- ED Financial Assistance & Revolving Loan 72,535 Economic Development Totals 72,535 FY 2010 NEIGHBORHOOD & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Accessible Curb Ramps30,000 Child Care Resource/Referral9,098 Community Partnership (cp2) - Dubuque Dispute Resolution 1,000 Information & Referral25,821 Leadership Training2,000 Neighborhood Development Staff89,479 Neighborhood Infrastructure Improvements 40,000 Neighborhood Recreation Programs140,561 Neighborhood Support Grants20,000 Senior Center25,000 Washington Tool Library15,500 Zoning Inspection/Enforcement13,000 Neighborhood & CD Totals487,999 FY 2010 PLANNING & ADMINISTRATION CDBG Administration Services & Staff137,459 Finance Support Staff4,671 City Planning Services & Staff City Planning43,812 Planning and Administration Totals 185,942 FY 2010 CDBG Annual Plan Housing Development 939,473 Economic Development 72,535 Neighborhood & CD 487,999 Planning and Administration 185,942 TOTAL CDBG $ 1,685,949 PUBLIC COMMENTS Housing and Community Development Department Accomplishments FY 2008-2009 Washington Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative Full-time Neighborhood Housing Inspector Washington Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative 24 hour Response To Garbage Complaints Alley Maintenance Washington Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative Partnership with Planning, Health and Public Works Departments Washington Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative First Time Home Buyer and Rehab Loan Programs 40 Home-Owner projects • 23 First –Time buyers • 9 Rental Conversions • $2.3 M Invested • Washington Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative Row House Townhomes Project Partnership with Dubuque Bank and Trust And HEART Program Washington Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative 1126 White Street Condominiums Washington Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative Rental Rehab Program Washington Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative Energy Audits Down to Earth Solutions Consulting Washington Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative A Vision For A Better Future Washington Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative Visioning Project Iowa Chapter American Planning Association (APA)Grassroots Planning Award Washington Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative Strategic Planning Washington Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative Strategic Plan General Housing Exterior Stair / Fire Escape Inspection Program General Housing Vacant and Abandoned Building Enforcement 1Time Home Buyer Program st Operation Paintbrush Section 8 Program Section 8 Program Full-Time Investigator Cpl. Pablo Ramirez Section 8 Program Housing Commission Policy Direction Section 8 Program-Project HOPE Bridges Out Of Poverty Photo Collage By Katy Armstrong Section 8 Program-Project HOPE Getting Ahead In A Just Gettin’ By World Section 8 Program Just Gettin’ by Graduation National Training Workshop A Community Partnership Lead Paint Hazard Reduction Program $2.9 M HUD Award Lead Paint Hazard Reduction Program Lead Paint Hazard Reduction Program Lead Paint Hazard Reduction Program DuPont Corporation Best Practices Award Shelter + Care Program Partnership with Project Concern $536 000 HUD Award Step-by-Step Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities Step By Step Step By Step Step By Step Board of Directors HEART Program 1000 Friends Of Iowa Award HEART Program First Time Home Ownership Bee Branch Project 50 Homes Acquired AmeriCorps Program 49 Members - 4007 Students Mentored - 21700 Volunteer hours - AmeriCorps Program Used by permission of Telegraph Herald Davis Place IV Supported Housing For Single Men Sustainable Development Appolonia’sManasseh House Additional Department Accomplishments •Multi-department ‘response plan’ to neighborhood issues presented to Council •“No-show” ordinance approved, charging owners for failure to appear at scheduled housing inspections •Section 8 Program rated as “High Performer” by HUD for sixth time •Housing Commission approved ‘streamlined’ appeals process, reducing number of appeals and delays in terminating families found in violation of Section 8 program regulations •$235 000 Housing Trust Fund award received from Iowa Finance Authority, for Washington Neighborhood Homeownership •28E inter-governmental agreement approved with Dubuque Community Schools for use of Multicultural Family Center by District staff for adult education classes Initiatives FY 2009-2010 Multicultural Family Center-Kephart Building Multicultural Family Center General Housing Permits Plus: Wireless In-Field Inspections Bee Branch Project Concept: Subdivision of Relocated Houses An “Eco-Village” Computer Distribution Program For the Multicultural Center and Washington Neighborhood Partnership with Loras College and AmeriCorps HUD 5-Year CDBG Plan Energy Conservation Rehab Loan Program Performance Standards Vacant and Abandoned Buildings Increased Enforcement Standards Additional Initiatives •Standards for increased energy efficiency in rental housing will be researched •Use of “energy-efficient mortgages” will be researched as a means of promoting homeownership for low-mod income households •Tenant screening service will be offered to landlords –reimbursed with City funds –for checks of criminal, credit and leasing histories of prospective tenants •Department offices at the Federal Building will be reorganized •An ordinance providing for increased enforcement on properties found to be in chronic violation of Housing Code requirements will be researched •Continue efforts to establish Dubuque as a “Participating Jurisdiction” for HOME Program funding Additional Initiatives •Section 8 Program will incorporate new electronic data sharing technology now in development at HUD, to assist in reducing incidence of fraud •Expanded classes to Section 8 Program participants, in the “Getting Ahead in a Just Getting’ by World” curriculum. 15-week training to be offered to 36 participants each year; a Project HOPE initiative. •Complete White Street condominiums construction and market to downtown ‘young professionals’ •Complete acquisition and rehabilitation of Washington Street row houses ‘townhouse’ project and market to owner-occupants •Complete construction at Kephart Building and open expanded Multicultural Family Center Additional Initiatives •Deconstruction of 40-60 Bee Branch homes, including partnership with HEART, Dubuque Community Foundation, Youthbuild Project and a “Re-Store” resale outlet for salvaged materials •The HUD-required Analysis of impediments to Fair Housing study will be rewritten Recommended Improvement Budget Requests •Expansion of Getting Ahead in a Just Gettin’ by World trainings •Replacement of operating software system for the Section 8 Program •Vehicle for the new downtown neighborhoods Housing Inspector •0.75 FTE Receptionist for the Section 8 Program ; elimination of temp help services Housing Staff