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HUD Housing Voucher Program . . . . . RESOLUTION NO.l.1£-OO A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN APPLICATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SECTION 8 HOUSING VOUCHER PROGRAM Whereas, the City of Dubuque recognizes the continuing unmet need for provision of assisted housing to the City's qualifying lower-income families; and Whereas, the City has continuously provided housing assistance to Section 8 Housing Program tenants, since 1976; and Whereas, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has made funding available to encourage municipalities to implement innovative programs promoting the economic independence of lower-income families, through cooperating efforts of the public and private sectors; and Whereas, and in accordance with Section 403A.5 of the Iowa Code which states "A municipality or a 'Municipal Housing Agency' may not proceed with a housing project until a study or a report and recommendation on housing available within the community is made public by the municipality or agency and is included in its recommendation for a housing project. Recommendations must receive majority approval from the local governing body before proceeding on the housing project." AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH Section 213(c) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, which states in part that it must be determined whether or not there is a need for such housing assistance, taking into consideration any applicable State or areawide housing assistance plan as well as generally available data with respect to population, poverty, housing over-crowding, housing vacancies and substandard housing. An application may be approved only if this determination is in the affirmative; and Whereas, this application is consistent with the current Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy and Consolidated Plan for the City of Dubuque. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF DUBUQUE, IOWA Section 1. The City of Dubuque has determined there is a need for additional housing assistance and is knowledgeable of the status of available housing within the City as required by Iowa Code and that majority approval of the proposed housing activity within the City's jurisdiction is hereby granted. Section 2. This resolution is intended to serve as the City of Dubuque's final notice to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development of such approval and that no additional comment will be made by the City of Dubuque on this matter. Section 3. The Mayor is authorized and directed to execute an application to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for participation in the Section 8 Housing Voucher Program. ~ ~ . {~/f:¿r~/ ~~d~~ cy" (:¿~~.~~A¿4 ¡) /!,kr.¿?ó¿/X.") /~ ~~-{j . . . Section 4. The City of Dubuque Housing Commission has conducted the necessary public hearing regarding this application in accordance with requirements of Chapter 403.A.28 of the Code of Iowa, to review and/or approve or suggest modifications of the plans for program design and administration of this proposed program. Section 5. The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to forward said application and resulting standard executed contract to the respective agencies in a timely fashion and as required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Terrance M. Duggan, Mayor Attest: Jeanne F. Schneider, City Clerk . Funding Application Section 8 Tenant-Based Assistance Rental Certificate Program Rentai Voucher Program Send the original and two copies of this application form and attachments to the local HUD Field Office U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Public and Indian Housing OM8 Approval No. 2577-0169 (exp.9/30/2002) Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 2 hours per response, including the timeforrevlewing instructions. searching existing data sources. gathering and maintaining the data needed. and completing and reviewing the collection of information. This agency may not collect this information. and you are not required to compiete this form. unless it displays a currently valid OM8 control number. Eligible applicants (HAs) must submit this information when applying for grant funding for tenant-based housing assistance programs under Section B ofthe U.S. HousingActofl937 (42U.S.C. 1437D. HUD wiU use the information to evaluate an application based on selection criteria stated in the Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA). HUD will notify the HA of its approval/disapproval of the funding application. Responses are required to obtain a benefit from the Federal Govenmen!. The information requested does not iend itse~ to congidentiality. Nam. and Maili"g Add~" ofth. Ho"i"g Ag.",y (HAl requesliOg hou,i"g a"i,t...,. pa,me"ts HOUSING SERVICES DEPARTMENT 1805 CENTRAL AVENUE DUBUQUE IA 52001 for Section B Certificates? for Section B Vouchers? 0 0 Do 'OU h.,u" ACC with HUD No Dal. of Applioe'o" Leg.' A~a 01 Op...tio" (ar.a i" which Ihe HA ha, aulhority u"der Stalund 'ooe' law 1o admi"i,lerlh. program) 21 APRIL 2000 CITY OF DUBUQUE IOWA A Area(s) From WhIch Families To Be Assisted Will Be Drawn. Locality (city. town. etc.) County 1 Congressional Units Dislrict DUBUQUE DUBUOUE 2ND 40 i B. Proposed Assisted Dwelling Units. Number of Dwelling Units by Bedroom Size (Complete this section based on the unit sizes I I I I 1 I Total of the applicants at the lap of the waitino iist) 0-8R 1-8R 2-8R 3-8R 4-8R 5-8R 6+8R Dwelling Units Certificates i I Vouchers I 13 I 14 113 I I I 40 C. Average Monthly Adjusted Income. Complete thIs sectIon based onactuat Incomes of curren I partIcipants by Unit SIze. Enteraverage monthly adjusted income for each program separalely and oniy for the unit sizes requesled in Section 8. 0-8R 1-8R 2-8R 3-8R 6+8R . D. Need for HousJng Asststance. Demonstrate that the project requested in this application is responsive to the cond~ion of the housing stock in the community and the housing assistance needs of low-income families residing in or expected to reside in the community. (lfadditionaJ space is needed, add separate pages.) Need for Housing Assistance The assistance requested is consistent with the current Consolidated Plan and Comprehensive Hou8ing Affordability Strategy for the City of Dubuque. Only eligible families will be provided this assistance. The greatest needs for rental assistance are for one-bedroom units, for seniors and the disabled; and for two- and three-bedroom units for small and medium-sized families. These units are available in the current rental market. The majority of the families in need of Assisted Housing are working either part-time or in minimum wage jobs which do not provide sufficient income to pay Dubuque rents. Only 12% of our Section 8 households are now receiving welfare (FIP) benefits. Yet many of these families remain severely rent-burdened. The most recent ACCRA cost index for the State of Iowa listed Dubuque with the second-highest housing cost index, state-wide. . Previous editions are obsolete Page 10f4 form HUD-52515 (1196) ref_Handbook 7420.B E. Housing Quality Standards (HQS). (Check applicabie box) . 0 HUD's HaS will be used with no modifications 00 Attached for HUD approvai are HaS acceptability criteria variations F. New HA Information. Compiete this section if HA currently does not administer a tenant-based certificate or voucher program. Financial and Administrative Capability. Describe the experience of the HA in administering housing or other programs and provide any other releuant information which evidences present or potential management capability for the proposed rental assistance program. Submit this narrative on a separate page. Quaiification as an HA. Demonstrate that the applicant qualifies as an HA and is legally qualified and authorized to administer the funds applied for in this application. Submit the relevant enabling legislation and a supporting legai opinion. Note: tf this application is approved, the HA must submit for HUD approvai a utility allowance schedule and budget documents- G. Certifications. The following certifications are incorporated as a part of this application form. The signature on the last page of this application of the HA representative authorized to sign the application signifies compliance with the terms ofthese certifications. Equal Opportunity Certification The Housing Agency (HA) certifies that: (1) The HA will comply with Title VJ of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d) and reguiations issued pursuant thereto (24 CFR Part 1) which state that no person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be exciuded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subiected to discrimination under any program or activity for which the applicant receives financial assistance; and will take any measures necessary to effectuate this agreement. . (2) The HA will comply with the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601-19) and regulations issued pursuant thereto (24 CFR Part 100) which prohibit discrimination in housing on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, and administer Its programs and activities relating to housing in a manner to affirmatively further fair housing. (3) The HA will compiy with Executive Order 11063 on Equal Opportunity in Housing which prohibits discrimination because of race. coior, creed, or national origin In housing and related facilities provided with Federal financial assistance and HUD regulations (24 CFR Part 107). (4) The HA will comply with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U_S.C. 794) and reguiations issued pursuant thereto (24 CFR Part 8) which state that no otherwise qualified individual with handicaps in the United States shall soleiy by reason of the handicap be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance. (5) The HA will comply with the provisions of the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. 6101-07) and regulations issued pursuant thereto (24 CFR Part 146) which state that no person in the United States shall on the basis of age be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefiJs of, or be subjected to discrimination under a program or activity receiving Federal financiai assistance. (6) The Housing Agency will comply with the provisions of Title II ofthe Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. 12131) and regulations issued pursuant thereto (28 CFR Part 35) which state that subject to the provisions of Title II, no qualified individual with a disabiiity shall, by reason of such disability, be excluded from participation in or be denied the benefits of the services, programs or activities of a public entity, or be subjected to discrimination by any such entity. The following provisions apply oniy to housing assisted with Project-Based Certificates: (7) The HA will compiywith Executive Order 11246 and all reguiations pursuant thereto (41 CFR Chapter60-1) which state that no person shall be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin in all phases of employment during the performance of Federai contracts and shall take affirmative action to ensure equal employment opportunity. (8) The HAwili comply with Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701u) and reguiations issued pursuant thereto (24 CFR Part 135), which require that, to the greatest extent feasibie, opportunities for training and employment be given to low-income persons residing within the unit of local government for metropolitan area (or nonmetropoiitan county) in which the project is located. . Certification Regarding Lobbying The undersigned certifies, to the best of his or her knowledge and belief, that: (1) No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by or on behaif of the undersigned, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or empioyee of an agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an empioyee of a Member of Congress in connection with the awarding of any Federal contract, the making of any Federal grant, the making of any Federal ioan, the entering into of any cooperative agreement, and the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of any Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement. (2) If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement, the undersigned shall complete and submit Standard Form-LLL, "Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying,' in accordance with its instructions. Previous editions are obsolete Page 20f4 fonn HUD-S2S1S (1/96) ref. Ha"dbook7420.B . . . (3) The undersigned shall require that the language of this certification be inciuded in the award documents for all subawards at ali tiers (inciuding subcontracts, subgrants, and contracts under grants, loans, and cooperative agreements) and that all subrecipients shall certify and disciose accordingiy. This certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when this transaction was made or entered into. Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for making or entering into this transaction imposed by section 1352, titie 31, U.S. Code. Any person who fails to file the required certification shall be subiect to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not more than $100,000 for each such failure. Certification Regarding Drug-Free Workplace Requirements Instructions for Drug-Free Workplace Requirements Certification: 1. By signing and/or submitting this application or grant agreement, the grantee is providing the certification set out below. 2. The certification set out below is a material representation of fact upon which reliance is piaced when the agency awards the grant. if It is iater determined that the grantee knowingly rendered a faise certification, or otherwise violates the requirements of the Drug-Free Workpiace Act, the agency, in addition to any other remedies available to the Federai Govemment, may take action authorized under the Drug-Free Workplace Act. 3. Workplaces under grants, for grantees other than individuals, need not be identified on the certification. If known, they may be identified in the grant application. If the grantee does not identify the workplaces at the time of application, or upon award, if there is no application, the grantee must keep the identity of the workplace(s) on file in its office and make the Information available for Federal inspection. Failure to identify all known workplaces constitutes a violation of the grantee's drug-free workplace requirements. 4. Workplace identifications must inciude the actual address of buildings (or parts of buildings) or other sites where work under the grant takes place. Categorical descriptions may be used (e.g., all vehicies of a mass transit authority or State highway department while in operation, State employees in each local unemployment office, performers in concert halls or radio studios). 5- If the workplace identified to the agency changes during the performance of the grant, the grantee shall inform the agency of the change(s), if it previously identified the workplaces in question (see paragraph three). 6. Definitions of terms in the Nonprocurement Suspension and Debarment common ruie and Drug-Free Workplace common ruie apply to this certification. Grantees' attention is called, In particuiar, to the following definitions from these rules: Controlled substance means a controlled substance in Schedules I through V of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812) and as further defined by regulation (21 CFR 1308.11 through 1308.15); Conviction means a finding of guilt (inciuding a piea of nolo contendere) or imposition of sentence, or both, by any judicial body charged with the responsibility to determine vioiations of the Federal or State criminai drug statutes; Criminal drug statute means a Federal or non-Federal criminal statute involving the manufacture, distribution, dispensing, use, or possession of any controlled substance; Employee means the employee ofa grantee directly engaged in the performance of work under a grant, including: (i) All direcfcharge employees; (ii) All indirect charge employees unless their impact or involvement is insignificant to the performance of the grant; and. (iii) Temporary personnel and consultants who are directly engaged in the performance of work under the grant and who are on the grantee's payroil. This definition does not include workers not on the payroll of the grantee (e.g., volunteers, even if used to meet a matching requirement; consultants or independent contractors not on the grantee's payroll; or employees or subrecipients or subcontractors in covered workplaces). A. The grantee certifies that it will or will continue to provide a drug-free workplace by: (a) Publishing a statement notifying employees that the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession, or use of a controlled substance is prohibited in the grantee's workplace and specifying the actions that will be taken against employees for violation of such prohibition; (b) Establishing an ongoing drug-free awareness program to inform employees about: (1) The dangers of drug abuse in the workplace; (2) The grantee's policy of maintaining a drug-free workplace; (3) Any available drug counseling, rehabilitation, and employee assistance programs; and (4) The penaities that may be imposed upon employees for drug abuse violations occurring in the workpiace; (c) Making it a requirement that each employee to be engaged in the performance of the grant be given a copy of the statement required by paragraph (a); (d) Notifying the employee in the statement required by paragraph (a) that, as a condition of employment under the grant, the employee will: (1) Abide by the termS of the statement; and (2) Notify the employer in writing of his or her conviction for a violation of a criminal drug statute occurring in the workplace no later than five calendar days after such conviction; Previous editions are obsoiete Page 30f4 form HUD-52515 (1196) ref. Handbook 7420.B . (e) Notifying the agency in writing, within ten caiendardays after receiving notice under paragraph (d)(2) from an employee or otherwise receiving actual notice of such conviction. Employers of convicted employees must provide notice, including position title, to every grant officer or other designee on whose grant activity the convicted employee was working, uniess the Federal agency has designated a central point for the receipt of such notices. Notice shali include the identification number(s) of each affected grant; (f) Taking one of the foliowing actions, within 30 calendar days of receiving notice under paragraph (d)(2), with respect to any employee who is so convicted; (1) Taking appropriate personnel action against such an employee, up to and including termination, consistent Wlth the requirements of the Rehabiiitation Act of 1973, as amended; or (2) Requiring such employee to participate satisfactorily in a drug abuse assistance or rehabiiitation program approved for such purposes by a Federal, State, or iocai health, law enforcement, or other appropriate agency; (g) Making a good faith effort to continue to maintain a drug-free workplace through Implementation of paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f). B. The grantee may insert in the space provided below the site(s) for the performance of work done in connection with the specific grant Place of Performance (Street address, city, county, State, zip code) The Section 8 Programs operate City-Wide, within the corporate boundaries of the City of Dubuque Iowa. . Check 0 if there are workplaces on file that are not identified here- . Print or Type Name of Signatory form HUD-52S15 (1/96) ref. Handbook 7420.8 Phone No. Page 40f4 .~ ~ CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA MEMORANDUM April 13, 2000 TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager SUBJECT: Application for Section 8 Program Housing Vouchers Housing Services Manager David Harris is recomrnending that the City apply to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Developrnent for 40 Section 8 Program Housing Vouchers. . I concur with the recornrnendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council approval. Michael C. Van Milligen MCVM/dd Attachment cc: Barry Lindahl, Corporation Counsel Tim Moerrnan, Assistant City Manager David Harris, Housing Services Manager 'v'1 'G:itnqr:.] 80;;10 ':)'F):.') /;\0 . 6£ :ZI lid £ I Hd'J OD O]/\I:JJ:Jd . CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA MEMORANDUM DATE: 10 April 2000 TO: Mik~f Milligen, City Manager David{:Warris, Housing Services Department FROM: RE: Application for Section 8 Program Housing Vouchers INTRODUCTION The purpose of this memorandum is to request City Council approval of an application to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for 40 Section 8 Program Housing Vouchers. . DISCUSSION The City's Housing Services Department has administered HUD's Section 8 Rental Housing Assistance Program since 1976. Under the Section 8 Program, income eligible families are assisted in the payment of their housing costs. Generally, program participants pay thirty percent of their adjusted income to the owner of their apartment; the voucher authorizes the municipal housing agency to subsidize the difference between this amount and the total rental costs,up to a maximum standard. Currently the Housing Services Department administers annual contributions contracts from HUD for a variety of Section 8 Housing Assistance Programs, including vouchers. A total of 983 housing Certificates, Vouchers, and Mod Rehab units are under contract. Approximately $2.8 million in housing assistance payments was paid by the City during Fiscal Year 1999. Affordable housing for lower-income, and particularly for single-parent households, remains difficult to obtain in Dubuque. As the City's fair market rents have been reduced by HUD, many landlords have found the Section 8 Program less attractive. This in turn makes it all the more difficult for lower-income families to find decent housing they can afford. BUDGET IMPACT The application is for 40 Section 8 vouchers for qualifYing families. Total five-year contributions authority for these vouchers will be approximately $950 000. . . . . . . RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council approve the attached resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an application to the u.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, for forty Section 8 Housing Program Vouchers. ACTION STEP The requested action is for the City Council to approve the attached resolution, authorizing the Mayor to execute an application for additional housing vouchers. DH/ds Attach.