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3 1 11 Fiscal Year 2012 Housing & Community Development Budget PresentationFiscal Year 2012 Budget Presentation Community Development Housing Section 8 Rehab Code Enforcement/ Lead and Healthy Homes Program Staff 2012 FY ANNUAL ACTION PLAN Public Hearing Affordable housing Suitable living environment Economic opportunities - primarily for low/moderate income persons Benefit low and moderate- income persons Eliminate slum and blight Meet an urgent need COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION Hilary Stubben, Chair Ann Michalski Paula Maloy, SVM Theresa Caldwell Thomas Wainwright David Shaw Peter Koshakji Ricardo Woods CDBG HOUSING 2010 ACCOMPLISHMENTS FY First Time Homebuyer 17 Homeowner Rehab23 Operation Paintbrush 3 Operation Upkeep 16 Sewer/Water Installation 6 Historic Preservation Rehab 2 Lead Paint Abatement 7 Total Housing Units Assisted 74 Housing Code Enforcement in Low/Moderate Income Areas 345 Properties Inspected 884 Initial Inspections 542 Re-inspections Projects In Transition from Homelessness (PATH) 50 Disabled Homeless Persons received medical assistance, medications & security deposits 12 disabled homeless received case management services to maintain housing received thru Shelter Plus Care grant Washington Tool Library 518 Served Hills and Dales Senior Center 696 Served Information and Referral 3056 Served Child Care Resource and Referral 865 Served Emergency and Transitional Housing 283 served ORGANIZATION GRANT Dubuque Main Street LTDCleanup Hilltop Ivy League Neighborhood Communication/Newsletters Historic Bluffs Neighborhood Avon Park/West 11Landscaping & th Cleanup/Communication Operation New ViewEarned Income Tax Credit Outreach North End NeighborhoodCommunication /Newsletters St Mark Community CenterSummer Enrichment program/ Thrilling Thursdays Downtown NeighborhoodCommunication North End Neighborhood & Dub County Extension Summer Youth & Family Engagement programs Persons Assisted 198 Day Camp –Four Mounds 94 Recreation –Dubuque County Extension 10 Music Lessons for Low Income Youth – Northeast Iowa School of Music 104 Playtime for Tots at Comiskey Park and St. Lukes 22 Comiskey Community Basketball League 422 Swim Passes for Low Income 108 Low Income Scholarships 5,750 Open Gym & After School – Audubon, Prescott & Lincoln (Area Population) Total 6,708 Persons Assisted 50 Ramps Citywide 40 Sidewalks for low and moderate income households Street Overlays $20,000 7 streets in low and moderate income areas Zoning Enforcement $13,000 103 properties in low and moderate income areas corrected zoning violations Public & Private funds •Expended $2,107,356 •Leveraged $9,312,538 CDBG BeforeAfter Participants receive rental assistance, security and utility deposits, utility payments, moving costs Rapidly transition and case management. persons and families who are Expended $304,177 homeless or at risk Total Assisted 149 Households (370 Persons) of becoming Homeless Assistance • homeless into 42 Households (76 Persons) • stable affordable Homelessness Prevention • housing 108 household (295 Persons) • Financial Assistance • 135 Households (340 Persons) • Case Management & Outreach • 144 Households ( 353 Persons) • $ ESTIMATED HUD ENTITLEMENT1,344,084 PROGRAM INCOME (REVENUES) $ 347,460 ED REVOLVING LOAN FUNDS $ 7,297 TOTAL SOURCES $ 1,698,841 First Time Homebuyer Program 172,007 Homeowner Rehab225,000 Housing Administration65,534 Housing Code Enforcement163,446 Housing Rehab Services/Staff 330,767 Lead Paint Hazard Control 60,000 Rental Unit Rehab40,000 Housing Development Totals $1,056,754 Accessible Curb Ramps55,000 Child Care Resource/Referral9,098 Dubuque Dispute Resolution 1,000 Information & Referral25,821 Neighborhood Development Staff90,812 Neighborhood Infrastructure Improvements 40,000 Neighborhood Recreation Programs151,198 Neighborhood Support Grants20,000 Opening Doors10,000 Senior Center25,000 Washington Tool Library15,500 Zoning Inspection/Enforcement13,000 Neighborhood & CD Totals$456,429 CDBG Administration Services & Staff105,373 Finance Support Staff4,891 City Planning 73, 158 Planning & Admin Totals $183,422 Housing Development 1,056,754 Neighborhood & CD 456,429 Planning and Administration 183,422 Contingency2,236 TOTAL CDBG $ 1,698,841 PUBLIC COMMENTS Community Development Housing Section 8 Rehab Code Enforcement/ Lead and Healthy Homes Program Doris Hingtgen, Realtor Staff Joleen Patterson Up to 80% Median Income  Owner Occupied Single Family Homes  Forgivable and/or Low-Interest Loans  Long Repayment Terms  Sewer/Water Sewer/Water Homeowner Homeowner Lateral Lateral RehabilitationRehabilitation Historic Historic ReplacementReplacement PreservationPreservation HomeownershipHomeownership Operation Operation Operation Operation UpkeepUpkeepPaintbrushPaintbrush 2000 2001 Total 2002 Amount Awarded 2003 since 2004 2000: 2005 $11M 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Lead GrantNSPFHLBIDEDIFA OurHomeIFA State HTF No income limit  5 year forgivable loans  Up to $15,000 downpaymentassistance  Maximum rehabilitation loans $25,000  10-year tax abatement area  City Investment $7,749,615 Other Private Government Investment Investment $11,426,570 $13,400,000 Washington Neighborhood $32,576,185 Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) $444 328 Under construction for new Homeowners Completed and Sold to 1 st Time Homebuyers Mission: Implementation of the Washington Strategic Plan Strategy: Involve residents and stakeholders in revitalization of Neighborhood Promote sustainable neighborhood through resident initiative and ownership Goal: Neighborhood self-governance Mechanism: Non-profit corporation Governed by community stakeholder Board of Directors Executive Director; professional staff Initial annual operating subsidy from City Jim Schumacher Chairperson Gary Carner Doris Hingtgen Jon Trotter Aaron DeJong Dan LoBianco Vice Chairperson Leo Hickey Carlos Pittman Cathy Kelley Treasurer Ricardo Cunningham Doug LaBounty Tara Velez Secretary Angela Petsche, Executive Director Staff David Kapler, Chair Dorothy Schwendinger, OSF Jim Holz Dorothy Culbertson Lynn Sutton Ricardo Woods Judie Root Lisa McAllister April 2008 –December 269 Resulted 269 Resulted 2010 in loss of in loss of rental rental assistanceassistance 1044 Total 1044 Total Investigations Investigations 564 564 miscellaneous miscellaneous investigationsinvestigations 161 161 complaints complaints 22 Open 22 Open unfounded or unfounded or investigationsinvestigations not Section 8not Section 8 stst 31 131 1Time Time HomebuyersHomebuyers Additional criminal activities that may result in termination: theft, forgery, identity theft, deceptive practices New non-criminalcauses for termination: municipal citations for disorderly conduct, disturbance of the peace, interference evidence of drug use, including testing andinformation from police reports E “xception Rents:” Higher rents in higher cost areas of City. Intent is to deconcentratehouseholds in poverty from lowest income neighborhoods. Exception Rent Areas: Census Tracts 8.01, 8.02, 12.01, 12.02 and 12.03 Received 100% Section 8 Management Assessment Program (SEMAP) score Monthly Housing Newsletter- Community Matters Online survey to Section 8 landlords Began issuing vouchers again in August 2010 Bridges Initiative received NAHRO National Award of Merit A new look and a new recruitment plan for FSS • Website • Building Community Partners • Two FSS Coordinators to double community • impact increase FSS caseload to 75 participants by • January 2012 25% increase in FSS families since August • Focus on You • A new “mini” news letter specifically • designed to emphasize strengths and achievements of FSS participants Strengthening Families • -186 Participants since 2001 -43 Reduced Benefits -79 Enrolled in School -52 Employed Full Time -53 Employed Part Time -31 Received GED / Post-secondary Degree -13 First-time Homebuyers Life Skills Classes and Community Partnerships • Increase skills and provide the opportunity to experience • wide variety of involvements Successful Graduations • 36 FSS graduates with escrow balances • FSS Graduates received over $108,000 from their escrow • accounts: average payout of over $3,000 Theresa McDonough Family Self- • Sufficiency Participant Getting Ahead • Graduate Getting Ahead • Facilitator Comments received from Senators after the presentation: Bridges Out of Poverty Teaches the hidden rules of class to a middle class audience -2,300 persons trained. Getting Ahead in a Just-Gettin’-By World Offered to persons currently living in poverty; teaches the hidden rules of socio-economic class while participants develop a comprehensive plan to escape poverty. Circles® Forms intentional relationships between Getting Ahead Graduates, and middle-class Allies who agree to befriend and support the Circle Leader who is working to transition out of poverty. Offered two more community wide Bridges Out of • Poverty trainings to over 200 attendees NEW –Panel of “Poverty Experts” • 15-20 shorter Bridges trainings for agencies and • employers throughout the year 108 Graduates • 7 AmeriCorps Volunteers • 2 First-time Homeowners • 28 employed full-time • 13 employed part-time • 6 Children returned from foster • care to their families 1 Graduate presented • to the Iowa Senate in January 2011 NEW GA classes this year for • Spanish speaking adults and an 8-week teen class ErminaSoler, Circles® Coach, hired by • the City of Dubuque in January 2011 Four matched Circles® to-date • 20 current participants • Weekly Meetings • Poverty Training and Discussions • Ally and Circle Leader Support Training • Circles Meet and Match, Unmatched Circles Team-building • Big View • It takes a community to end poverty. Community members coming together to address the systemic causes of poverty in our community Creation of the Guiding Coalition Consists of staff and community volunteers who are dedicated to ending poverty in our community. Currently 18 members. Train the Trainer Trained 9 agencies to run Getting Ahead in a Just-Gettin’-By World Classes Clinton, IA graduated their first class and hoping to implement Circles in 2012 Getting Ahead graduates have completed over 40 community service hours. Getting Ahead grads’ children donated over 50 hours of community service, providing childcare for GA classes and participating with their families in volunteer activities. Population Served: Homeless adults and families with chronic “Last year my husband decided he didn’t want to be disabilities with me. I had no where to 18 rental units housing 18 adults • go, I’ve never lived alone. and 10 children My sister helped me to apply for this program. This program has given me a safe place to live, and the support has been a blessing to teach me how to live on my own.” –Shelter Plus Care Participant Staff Rental Licensing Lead Paint Hazard Inspections Control Program Code Enforcement Program Inter - VAB Departmental Inspections Referral Robert Schaub, Chair Paul Neumann Fred Miller William Kinsella David Young 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0 6 5 4 Years 3 2 1 0 2009201020112012 Animal Complaints 2,130 Buildings in Target Area • 143 Inspections Completed • 59% with Exterior Code Violations • 200 private homeowners  186 inspections completed  7 Healthy Homes assessments conducted  47 with exterior code violations  Housing Code Enforcement Reduce time between rental inspections for problem properties Annual inspection cycle reduced from 7+ years to 5 years Reduce time for correcting code violations Time reduced from two years (extensions granted by housing inspector and Housing Code Appeals Board) to 9 months Establish threshold number of complaints that will place a problem property in priority category Council approved ordinance setting threshold at 3 violations at a property within 12 months Tie frequency of property inspections to owner’s history of cooperation with code compliance Council approved ordinance allowing accelerated inspection schedule for properties designated in Priority Category Intensify exterior code enforcement efforts Initiated program of exterior ‘advisory’ inspections of all homeowner properties in Washington Neighborhood. To- date, 93% have been inspected. Initiated program of exterior-only code enforcement inspections of all rental buildings in all downtown neighborhoods. To-date, 17% have been inspected and orders issued. Develop training program on code enforcement/ property management for rental property owners; require Crime-Free Housing Training attendance. Council approved ordinance requiring attendance at Crime- Free Multi-Housing training Code enforcement module will be offered at first workshop to be held in March. Section 8 Program Increase public understanding of the Program Housing Department staff presented at neighborhood associations, service clubs, Board of Realtors and Chamber of Commerce. Appeared on KCRG, KWWL and KDTH call-in show and taped sessions on City Cable 8. A monthly newsletter-Community Matters -first published inSeptember 2010. Department website up-dated and links established for new sites for Family Self-Sufficiency and Circles Programs. Increase participation of Sec 8 participants in effective self-sufficiency programs Council approved funding for second FSS Program Coordinator, hired in August. Goal: double the number of FSS families and qualify to apply for HUD grant in January 2012. Circles Program implemented in August. Council authorized funds for contract with national Move the Mountain consultants. DubuqueWorks/Greater Dubuque Community Foundation partnership approved funding for Circles Program Coach, hired in January, when first ‘circles’ of support established. Getting Ahead in a Just Gettin’-By World Program graduated 108participant in December. Two new th classes formed in January; plus new class for Spanish- speaking persons and for teens. Implement an Exception Rents program to avoid concentrated pockets of poverty HUD authorized ‘exception rents’ in five west side census tracts, paying in excess of allowed Fair Market Rents. Nine persons have since moved with housing vouchers to new west side units. Develop a stronger role for the Resident Advisory Board (RAB) Monthly meetings began in August. One member since appointed by Council to Housing Commission. Membership expanding; speakers on topics of interest began in January 2011. to Present: 1997 966 units completed 1,585 workers/inspectors trained 50% reduction in average blood lead levels in children under 6 CURRENT PROGRAM 2008 –2010 Completed Lead Safe Units 232 Washington Neighborhood 26% Target Area $500,000 72% Invested In Washington Neighborhood AVERAGE COST PER UNIT $9,260 LEAD PAINT HAZARD CONTROL EDUCATION & TRAININGLEAD PAINT HAZARD CONTROL EDUCATION & TRAINING Lead Safe Work Renovator Inspector II/Risk Lead Worker Training Assessor Training Refresher 2233 83 Sampling Technician 31 Refresher 34 47 Inspector II/Risk Lead Contractor Assessor Training 58 Training 34 Contractor/ Worker Refresher Sampling Technician Training CURRENT GRANTCURRENT GRANT TOTAL NUMBER TRAINED TOTAL NUMBER TRAINED CITY AND STATE WIDE CITY AND STATE WIDE 342342 Lead Paint Hazard Control Program Historic Restoration HUD AWARDS MILLION $3.1 LEAD HAZARD CONTROL PROGRAM $1 MILLION HEALTHY HOMES PROGRAM Laptop computer and Continuation of Laptop computer for projector for Section 8 temporary part-time Housing Inspector and Rehab Activities Circle Coach $7,618Supervisor $2,700 $3,700 Marketing activities for Cell phone for FSS Section 8 and FSS Program Coordinator Programs $5,500$240 Increase rental license fees: $1/bldg and $1/unit Project revenue increase $9,265 John Kathy Linda Phyllis THANK YOU