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FY2006 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) i5~~~E ~<Ik-~ MEMORANDUM r.-..., September 7,2006 TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager SUBJECT: Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2006 Housing and Community Development Department Director David Harris is recommending approval of the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) for the period of July 1, 2005, through June 30, 2006. The following are the most significant points of the report: 1. 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 2006 as amended. 2. The City expended 100% of CDBG funds on activities which benefit low/moderate income persons. A minimum of 70% is required for use of CDBG funds. 3. The City expended $2,318,434 or 62%of the CDBG funds available during the reporting period. The City was able to meet the timeliness target for expenditure of CDBG funds as set by HUD for May 1, 2006, due to amendments to the Annual Plan which expedited the expenditure of funds. 4. The City spent 13% of its CDBG funds for public service activities. The cap for public services set by HUD is 15%. 5. The City expended 18.7% of its CDBG funds for Planning and Administration. The cap for these activities is 20%. I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council approval. ( c!ut C, Yivv Michael C. Van Milligen MCVM/jh Attachment cc: Barry Lindahl, City Attorney Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager David Harris, Housing and Community Development Department Director CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA MEMORANDUM September 7, 2006 FROM: MiCh~lf Van Milligen, City Manager ,.I~\ David arris, Housing and Community Development Department TO: SUBJECT: Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2006 INTRODUCTION The purpose of this memorandum is to request City Council approval of a resolution authorizing the Mayor to sign the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) for the period of July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006. Such action is required by the regulations governing 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 the submittal of the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER), which is based on the computerized HUD system for CDBG management known as the Integrated Disbursement and Information System (IDIS). IDIS provides for grantee data processing for CDBG projects and disbursement of funds. The CAPER provides information on how the City actually used its entitlement 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. 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 and the Dubuque Advertiser on August 16th informing the public a draft copy of the CAPER was available for public review. Copies were placed at the public library reference desk, the City Clerk's office, and the Housing and Community Development Department office. 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 and by organizations, agencies, and companies who utilized CDBG funds over the twelve- month period ending June 30, 2005. This information was aggregated in the IDIS format as required but only a summary accompanies this memorandum. The Community Development Advisory Commission conducted a public hearing on the CAPER on Wednesday, September 6,2006 at the Carnegie Stout Library. At the hearing, staff reviewed the format and content of the report and responded to questions from the Commission. The following are among the most significant points of the report: 1. COBG 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 2006 as amended. 2. The City expended 100% of COBG funds on activities which benefit low/moderate income persons. A minimum of 70% is required for use of COBG funds. 3. The City expended $2,318,434 or 62 percent of the COBG funds available during the reporting period. The City was able to meet the timeliness target for expenditure of COBG funds as set by HUD for May 1, 2006 due to amendments to the Annual Plan which expedited the expenditure of funds. 4. The City spent 13% of its COBG funds for public service activities The cap for public services set by HUO is 15%. 5. The City expended 18.7 % of its CDBG funds for Planning and Administration. The cap for these activities is 20%. Following the public hearing and its discussion, the Community Oevelopment Advisory Commission voted to approve the CAPER and to recommend City Council approval. 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, 2005 to June 30, 2006. ACTION STEP The action step is for the City Council to adopt the attached resolution. Prepared by Aggie Tauke, Community Development Specialist all. F:IUsersIA T AUKEICDBGICAPERICOUNCIL.doc The CAPER was prepared from data supplied by various City departments and by organizations, agencies, and companies who utilized CDBG funds over the twelve- month period ending June 30, 2005. This information was aggregated as required and a summary accompanies this memorandum. The Community Development Advisory Commission conducted a public hearing on the CAPER on Wednesday, September 6, 2006 at the Carnegie Stout Library. At the hearing, staff reviewed the format and content of the report and responded to questions from the Commission. The following are among the most significant points of the report: 1. 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 2006 as amended. 2. The City expended 100% of CDBG funds on activities which benefit low/moderate income persons. A minimum of 70% is required for use of CDBG funds. 3. The City expended $2,318,434 or 62 percent of the CDBG funds available during the reporting period. The City was able to meet the timeliness target for expenditure of CDBG funds as set by HUD for May 1, 2006 due to amendments to the Annual Plan which expedited the expenditure of funds. 4. The City spent 13% of its CDBG funds for public service activities. The cap for public services set by HUD is 15%. 5. The City expended 18.6% of its CDBG funds for Planning and Administration. The cap for these activities is 20%. Following the public hearing and its discusSion, the Community Development Advisory Commission voted to approve the CAPER and to recommend City Council approval. 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, 2005 to June 30, 2006. ACTION STEP The action step is for the City Council to adopt the attached resolution. Prepared by Aggie Tauke, Community Development Specialist all. F:\Users\A T AUKE\CDBG\CAPER\CQUNCIL.doc RESOLUTION NO. 434-06 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF A CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION REPORT (CAPER) FOR THE PERIOD COMMENCING JULY 1, 2005 AND CONCLUDING JUNE 30, 2006. 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, 2005 and concluding June 30, 2006; 2) published notice of availability of the CAPER in the Telegraph Herald the Dubuque Advertiser on August 16, 2006; 3) made copies of the CAPER available for public review at the Carnegie Stout Public Library, City Hall, and Housing and Community Development Department; 4) held a public hearing pursuant to published notice before the Community Development Advisory Commission on September 6, 2006; 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, 2005 and concluding June 30, 2006 is hereby approved for submission. Section 2. That the Mayor of the City of Dubuque is hereby authorized and directed to execufe 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 18th day of September, 2006. Roy D. Buol, Mayor Attest: Jeanne F. Schneider, City Clerk eanne F. Schneider, City Clerk F:IUsersIA T AUKEICDBGICAPERICaperResolution.doc FY 2006 COBG Annual Action Plan Expenditure Summary- CAPER Amended FY06 Balance Housing Development Programs: FY 06 Plan Expenditures First Time Homebuyer Program 75,000 70,000 5,000 Historic Preservation Rehab Grant 20,000 10,000 10,000 Homeowner Rehab Program 507,627 291,181 216,446 Housing Administration 59,477 57,812 1,666 Housing Code Enforcement 147,537 103,964 43,573 Housing Rehabilitation Services and Staff 310,836 257,409 53,426 Housing Trust 87,017 45,374 41,643 Lead Paint Hazard Abatement Project 120,641 120,041 600 Purchase/Rehab/Resale DREAMS 42,672 42,672 Rental Unit Rehabilitation 307,241 127,647 179,394 Washington Court Project- Acquisition 200,000 200,000 0 Housing Totals 1,878,048 1,283,628 594,421 Economic Development Programs: 0 Commercialllndustrial Building Rehab Loans 100,000 100,000 ED. Financial Assistance Program 369,300 0 369,300 Economic Development Services and Staff 132,844 129,602 3,043 Economic Develonment Totals 602,144 129,802 472,343 Neighborhood and Community Development Programs: Accessible Curb Ramps 92,877 70,310 22,567 Bishop Block Community Room 24,720 0 24,720 Child Care Resource/Referral-Project Concern 9,291 6,594 697 Community Partnership Program (CP2)* 162,632 86,889 73,943 Deer Management Food Program 700 700 Dubuque Dispute Resolution Center 1,000 1,000 Historic District Public Improvement Projects 16,389 16,389 Information & Referral- Project Concern 26,367 24,339 2,028 Leadership Training 5,000 241 4,759 Neighborhood.Development Services and Staff 76,653 73,290 3,363 Neighborhood Infrastructure Improvements 53,740 53,740 0 Neighborhood Recreation Program 143,972 119,550 24,421 Neighborhood Support Grants 40,320 32,856 7,464 Senior Center 30,000 27,917 2,064 St Mark Community Center Rehab 20,000 20,000 Washington Tool Library 16,869 14,705 2,164 Washington Neighborhood Park 320,000 174,296 145,704 Zoning Inspection/Enforcement 13,000 13,000 0 Neiahborhood & Comm. Develop. Totals 1,063,730 718,117 335,614 Planning & Administration Programs: CDBG Admin. Services and Staff 93,235 66,524 4,711 Finance 5,665 5,665 0 City Planning Services and Staff 0 Planning Administration 14,764 13,845 919 Planning City Planning 93,101 78,655 14,446 Planning and Administration Totals 206,966 186,888 20,077 Continguency (Uncommitted funds) 6,615 6,615 Totals 3,747,502 2,316,434 1,429,068 F:\Uurs\ATAUKE''cDBG\CAPER\[CAPER2006.xl$)Adapted Amd 08 CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION REPORT (CAPER) Summary of Consolidated Plan Projects For The Use of Fiscal Year 2006 Community Development Block (CDBG) Grant Funds HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS Homeowner Rehab Program 17 High DH -2 Operation Paintbrush 6 High DH -2 Operation Upkeep 12 High DH -2 Sanitary Sewer Installation 17 High DH -1 Housing Code Enforcement 634 Medium DH -2 First Time Homebuyer 7 High 131-1-2 Rental Unit Rehab High DH -2 Moderate Income Rehab 6 High DH -2 Emergency Code 6 High DH -2 Historic Preservation Rehab Loans 4 High DH -3 Lead Paint Hazard Abatement 9 High DH -1 Acquisition of Casket Company building for Washington Court residential project Medium DH -1 NEIGHBORHOOD and COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS Community Partnership Program (cp2) High SL -1 945 persons received services at multicultural center ( Dubuque County Extension) High SL -1 40 persons received diabetes prevention instruction (Finley Health Foundation) High SL -1 56 Mentally ill persons assisted with outpatient group therapy and transportation High SL -1 (Transferred grant from Gannon Center to Hillcrest Family Services) 95 Persons received access to medical and dental care (Visiting Nurse Association) High SL -1 446 Students with families attended parent involvement nights (Audubon) High SL -1 Community Health Center started construction in Washington Court building High SL -1 Neighborhood Recreation 2928 youth High SL -1 Day Camp 176 youth High SL -1 Music lessons for low-income youth 19 youth High SL -1 Community Basketball 34 youth High SL -1 Low Income Swim Passes 413 persons High SL -1 Playtime for Tots 94 persons High SL -1 Information and Referral 2859 families High SL -1 Child Care Resource and Referral 1269 referrals High SL -1 Zoning Enforcement 86 properties High DH -3 Washington Tool Library 602 household: Medium SL -1 Street Overlays 9 streets Medium SL -3 Sidewalk/wall Improvements 33 sidewalks Medium SL -3 Consolidated Performance Actual Units Plan Priority Outcomes * Accessible Curb Ramps Mediation by Dispute Resolution Center Assisted Senior Center Operating Costs (Dubuque Area LifeTime Center grant transferred to Hills &Dales) Leadership Training Dubuque Area Labor Harvest- Acquisition of 423 West Locust Free Food Giveaways Tuck pointing of St Mark Community Health Center Construction of community room in Bishop Block building(Mercy Housing) Acquisition of property for Washington Neighborhood Park (1 house moved, Neighborhood Support Grants: ORGANIZATION North End Neighborhood Downtown Neighborhood with Dub Main Street LTD with St Mark Community Center Historic Bluffs Neighborhood With Dub County Extension Wiley View Neighborhood Dub County Extension Multicultural Center St Mark Community Center St Luke's Methodist Washington Neighborhood Actual Units 48 ramps 39 persons 802 elderly 2 organizations 855 persons 1 house demolished) GRANT TYPE Resource Fair, 2005 Youth Summer Enrichment Consolidated Plan Priority Medium Medium High High High Neighborhood Cleanup Summer Thrilling Thursdays Neighborhood Cleanup; Newsletter; Communication; llth Street Steps Improvemetns Lincoln Early Dismissal After School Program Communications; Neighborhood Beautification Family Nights at Audubon Mural Painting Project; Accessibility ramp Summer Youth Activities Program Neighborhood Community Building Event Neighborhood Safety Fair; 2 Neighborhood Cleanups; Communications project Implementation of Performance Measurement Outcomes for all CDBG activities. * Performance Outcomes & Objectives Codes Decent Housing Suitable Living Environment Economic Opportunity Availab Ility/Acess ib iIiity DH -1 SL -1 E0-1 IAffordablkty DH -2 SL -2 EO -2 Sustainability DH -3 S L-3 EO -3 Performance Outcomes SL -3 SL -1 SL -1 SL -3 SL -1 SL -1 SL -3 SL -1 SL -3 CDBG Fiscal Year 2006 Year to Date Report FY 2006 Annual Action Plan Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER) Summary PROGRAM PURPOSE/SERVICES HOUSING REHABILITATION: AGENCY FIRST TIME HOMEBUYER PROGRAM Loans up to $5,000 to assist law and moderate income tamilies to purchase their first home HISTORIC PRESERVATION REHAB GRANT Grants to low and moderate income homeowners to help them meet required histone presenabon rehabilitation standards HOMEOWNER REHABILITATION Residential Rehabilitation Loan Program' An on-going program to provide low -Interest loans to qualified low and moderate income homeowners for the rehabilitation of substandard housing units Operation Paintbrush Operation Upkeep, Sewer/Water Connection Loan HOUSING PLANNING/ADMINISTRATION SERVICES AND STAFF On-going staff support for general housing planning actvmes,Including consolidated plan,and department administration HOUSING CODE ENFORCEMENT Inspection of rental units within low and moderate Income neighborhoods to ensure safe and sanitary housing HOUSING REHAB SERVICES AND STAFF Staff support, including program management, technical assistance, loan HOUSING TRUST LEAD PAINT HAZARD ABATEMENT packaging and Inspections for City's rehabilitation loan program Funds to provide Incentives for affordable housing projects assisting low -and moderate Income residents Financial assistance to low- and moderate income homeowners and rental property owners to reduce lead based paint hazards in their residences HOUSING AND COMMUNITY Amended FY06 Budget 4th Quarter Expended Year to Date HOUSING AND COMMUNITY $75,000 DEVELOPMENT DEPT HOUSING AND COMMUNITY $20,000 DEVELOPMENT DEPT $507,627 HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPT LUMP SUM DRAW HOUSING AND COMMUNITY $59,477 DEVELOPMENT DEPT HOUSING AND COMMUNITY $147,537 DEVELOPMENT DEPT HOUSING AND COMMUNITY $310,836 DEVELOPMENT DEPT HOUSING AND COMMUNITY 587,017 DEVELOPMENT DEPT HOUSING AND COMMUNITY $120,641 DEVELOPMENT DEPT Page 1 of 5 $70,000 $10,000 $78,442 $212,740 557,812 BENEFICIARY DATA {No. Proposed Assisted 7(h) 2(h) 27(h) 17(h) Low/ Mod 7h) 2(h) 27(h) 17(h) $103,964 634 units inspected; 629 reinspections; 724 violations with 647 violations satisfied $257,409 $45,374 5120,041 1 (h) 1(h) 41 units funded with 3 units occupied; (Washington Court's 36 units underway) Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER) Summary PROGRAM PURPOSE/SERVICES AGENCY Amended 4th Quarter FY06 Expended Budget Year to Date PURCHASE/REHAB/RESALE RENTAL UNIT REHAB (Purchase/Rehab/Resale) Redevelopment of derelict properties Emergency Code Enforcement Loan Program, Moderate Income Rental Rehab Loan Program, Accessibility Rehab, Single Room Occupancy Rehab WASHINGTON COURT ACQUISITION 1798 Washington and 1745 Elm space BENEFICIARY DATA No. Proposed Assisted HOUSING AND COMMUNITY $42,672 DEVELOPMENT DEPT HOUSING AND COMMUNrtY $307,241 DEVELOPMENT DEPT COMMUNITYHOUSING $200,000 INITIATIVES Low/ Mod $127,847 13(h) I 13(h) Emergency Lode Enforcement, Moderate Income Rental Rehab, and Accessibility Rehab $200,000 TOTAL $1,878,048 $1,283,628 Property acquired; Project underway ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE Provides large and small business with low interest loans to support local economic development efforts, including projects to create or retain jobs, enhance the tax base and strengthen the beat economy COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL BUILDING REHAB LOANS Provided low interest loans for rehabilitation of commercial and industnal buildings in the ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM SERVICES AND STAFF Staff Is responsible for the formulation, coordination and implementation of local economic development strategies Staff aqulres, develops and manages land for industnal development Technical and financial assistance to local businesses in support of increased employment opportunities for low and moderate Income population City's older neighborhoods and downtown Total LOAN PROGRAM $369,300 LOAN PROGRAM $100,000 STAFF $132,844 TOTAL $602,144 5129,802 $129,802 NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS ACCESSIBLE CURB RAMPS Replace curbs at intersections through -out the Cay with ramps to make public sidewalks accessible to disabled persons BISHOP BLOCK COMMUNITY ROOM 90 Main Street CHILD CARE RESOURCE AND REFERRAL Purchase of services providing child care information and assistance to both those needing child care and to providers PUBLIC WORKS DEPT $92,877 MERCY HOUSING 524,720 PROJECT CONCERN $9,291 Page 2 of 5 $70,310 $8,594 48 accessible curbs completed Project completed and payment pending 1236(p) 799(p) Provided training to child care prowdera and parents Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER) Summary PROGRAM PURPOSE/SERVICES COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP (CP2) PROGRAM $19,057 Ryan House Install accessible restroom and acc ramp HEART. Vocational training for at -nsk youth Create health center tor low income Out patient group therapy sessions and transportation for mentally 111 Gid Scouts in Need Diabetes Health Program AGENCY $130,808 Amended 4th Quarter FY06 Expended Budget Year to Date DUBUQUE COUNTY 517,580 HISTORICAL SOCIETY FOUR OAKS $6,645 TRFSTATE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER $50,000 $17,580 $6,645 (BENEFICIARY DATA No. Proposed Assisted Project completed. 15(p) Low/ Mod 12(p) Extended to Oct 30, 2006 Currents under construction. GANNON CENTER 510,684 53,468 1 54(p) i 54(p) FOR MENTAL HEALTH I Grant bansfened to Hillcrest Family Services 3. 0 bus, 81 Mini bus and 29 taxi tickets in 3rd quarter before transfer. GIRL SCOUT OF LITTLE 56,439 $2,215 I111(p) 1 ii l(P) CLOUD COUNCIL Audubon, Fulton Prescott, 8 Lincoln Schools FNLEY HEALTH FOLt1DATION 59,000 $5,660 prevention 40(p) 1 39(p) $43,731 $40,937 chewed benem from LMC to LMA 11/1525 943 penins served In um area I Multicultural Center Dubuque Cozily Edentn VISfTING NURSE Access toMedical and Dental Cara ASSOCIATION 510,471 $9,554 95(p) 95(p) 5461 $189 Parent Involvement Night AUDUBON SCHOOL $7,820 $2,642 446(p) I LMA DEER MANAGEMENT FOOD PROGRAM ST STEPHEN FOOD BANK 5700 Program funded by state, CDBG funds not needed Assists in processing donated from the urban deer management program to be distributed to low and moderate income persons through the St Stephen's Food Bank DUBUQUE DISPUTE RESOLUTION CENTER HUMAN RIGHTS DEPT $1,000 39(p) 1 i 39(p) Training, marketing and promotion of the No funds used for promotion or training Dubuque Dispute and Resolution Center DUBUQUE AREA LABOR HARVEST Acquisibon 423 West Locuxt Free food drstnbution program DUBUQUE AREA LABOR HARVEST HISTORIC DISTRICT PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS $16,389 INFORMATION AND REFERRAL Install planters In Langworthy Histonc District Install historic trash receptacles, park benches, planters and street trees in Jackson Park Historic Distnct Twenty four hour information network for community residents and a resource and counseling center for community sernces LANGWORTHY HISTORIC DISTRICT $1,598 JACKSON PARK HISTORIC DISTRICT $14,791 I i Budding purchased last year and program commencing 537(p) 537(p) Project and payment complete I i F 'oject and payment complete PROJECT CONCERN 526,367 $24,339 2859(p) 1920(p) Page 3 of 6 Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER) Summary Amended 4th Quarter (BENEFICIARY DATA FY06 Expended No. Low/ PROGRAM PURPOSE/SERVICES AGENCY Budget Year to Date Proposed Assisted Mod LEADERSHIP TRAINING NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT Provides leadership training opportunities to neighborhood organization members or residents of low- and moderate Income neighborhoods working to rewtatize their neighborhoods $5,000 5241 Representatives from multicultural centerWashington Neighborhood Associabon attended Nonpnfit Managemenet NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AND STAFF NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT $76,653 NEIGHBORHOOD INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS PUBLIC WORKS DEPT $53,740 Nerahborhood Street Ovedays: Provides for payment overlays in low and LMA moderate income neighborhoods Neinhborhhood Sidewalk Program' LMC An on-going program provides grants to low and moderate Income homeowners, an a case-by-case basis, to pay 75% of the cost to repair public sidewalks in front of their homes Nemhborhood Steo/Wall Repair. LMA An on-going program to renovate or remove steps and walls that are public safety problems in low income areas NEIGHBORHOOD RECREATION PROGRAMS Recreation program offered in the City's older low and moderate income neighborhoods to meet the needs of at -risk youth, promote set -esteem and build community 573,290 $53,740 East 12th Street, Alpine, Davis, Regrets, Jackson between 12th and 17th, Nevada, Reeder and W 24th Streets, LEISURE SERVICES DEPT $143,972 $119,550 Community Basketball Lege Leers Services older--- - Music Lessons Northeast Iowa School of Music Art or musical mstrumem lessons for low and moderate income youth Day Camp Program Four Mounds Foundation Eight one-week sessions for low and moderate income youth Playtime for Tots Leisrre Bevies Recreaton program for at risk youth Low Income Swim Pass Reimbursement Leisure Series Swimming Passes for low and moderate income families NEIGHBORHOOD SUPPORT GRANTS NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT $40,320 Provides resources for organized neighborhoods In low and moderate income areas to encourage set -inhaled revrtahzation efforts including pysical improvements, clean-ups, communication efforts or other special protects SENIOR CENTER DUBUQUE AREA LIFETIME CENTER $30,000 Education and recreation services provided to senior Clllzena St Mark Community Center Rehab Tuckpoinbng and building repair 520,000 Page 4 of 5 $32,856 33(h) 33(h) 2862 participants in the Low/moderate income areas 34(P) 33(P) 14(P) 14(P) 176(P) 120(P) 94(P) 88(P) 424(h) 413(h) 5 neighborhood associabons an 5 nonprofit organizations received 20 grants to assist low/moderate Income areas I $27,917 I 802p) ( Elderly Due to age of elderly, no longer need to document income I Project complete, Payment pending Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER) Summary Amended 4th Quarter BENEFICIARY DATA FY06 Expended i No. Low/ PROGRAM PURPOSE/SERVICES AGENCY Budget Year to Date Proposed Assisted Mod WASHINGTON TOOL LIBRARY An or -going free tool loan program operated by Operation New View Staff is provided by volunteers, Funds are used to buy and repair tools and to cover building rent and utilities WASHINGTON IOOLLIBNARY $16,869 514,705 602(h) 602(h) WASHINGTON NEIGHBORHOOD PARI Establish a neighborhood park through acquisition and demolition of structures and installation of playground equipment ZONING INSPECTION/ENFORCEMENT Funding for inspecbonlerdorcement staff services to low and moderate income areas for zoning ordinance infractions and to provide support for neighborhood clean up efforts Total CDBG ADMINISTRATION: Borrowed 2664 tools 5320,000 5174,296 Property acquire, 1 home demolished; 1 home relocated CRY PLANNING $13,000 $13,000 TOTAL $1,053,730 $718,117 $14,158 CDBG ADMINISTRATION SERVICES AND STAFF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY $93,235 588,524 General management, oversight and DEVELOPMENT DEPT coordination of the Community Development Block Grant program Assures compliance with federal regulations and reporting requirements FINANCE SERVICES AND STAFF PLANNING ADMINISTRATION Additional financial reporting support provided to the CDBG program from the Crty's Finance Dept This position also coordinates loan portfolio management with a local bank On-going staff support for planning activities and department administration CITY PLANNING SERVICES AND STAFF On-going staff support to assist in the formulation and implementation of policies, plans and programs for guiding the physical, economic and somal development, redevelopment and conservation of the community and its resources FINANCE DEPT 55,865 $5,865 PLANNING DEPT 514,764 PLANNING DEPT 593,101 CONTINGENCY $6,615 Total F WaxsWTAUKBCOBGW1ry RprryFY 06 0060 OTRLY RPT *1st qV FY00 513,845 $78,655 TOTAL 5213,580 5186,888 88(h) 86(h) ANNUAL PLAN TOTAL 53,747,502 52,318,434 Total Year to Date Expenditures 52,318,434 Total Program Income 5561,300 ED Revolving Loan PI 544,278 Lump Sum Balance 5176,468 HUD Balance $1,246,991 Page 5 of 5 Dubuque's Housing and Community Development Department "Working for You" An activity report for Fiscal Year 2006 Affordable Housing Economic Opportunities Families and Neighborhoods Rental Assistance Program The City's primary means of directly providing affordable rental housing is through the federal HUD Section 8 Program, offering rental assistance to lower-income families. The Housing Department pays area landlords approximately $4 million annually with HUD funds, to subsidize rents for 1085 tenant households. This program has been operational in Dubuque since 1976. The Section 8 Program received a fifth consecutive "High Performer" housing authority rating from the HUD Regional Office, using their statutory assessment system. The 100% score indicates that all operating procedures and policies were in place and enforced according to HUD's regulations. We held a fourth annual "Road to Success" jobs fair for Family Self-Sufficiency Program participants. At this event, FSS families participate in mock job interviews, receive critical feedback and also "shop" for good business clothing donated by Housing Department and other City staff as well as from community volunteers. This prepares Section 8 renters for entry into the job market and eventual graduation from welfare assistance. For the Self-Sufficiency Program, we obtained a $25 900 HUD grant and contracted with the ISU-Dubuque County Extension Office to provide homeownership and financial counseling for all FSS participants. Extension counselors meet with all 45 FSS families throughout the year, preparing them for financial independence and possible homeownership. This marked the thirteenth consecutive year of operations for our Family Self-Sufficiency Program. Home Purchase Assistance The Housing Department assisted seven first-time homebuyers, using $70 000 in CDBG funds. With the $100 000 award received in 2004 from the Des Moines Federal Home Loan Bank, this year we provided $44 000 in grants to 11 very low-income (<50% median) families to purchase and improve their first homes. Total private investment match for homebuyer programs - from the buyer families, State funds, and area lenders - equaled $963 300 during the fiscal year. 1 Rehabilitation We continued administration of a number of housing rehabilitation-loan programs, for both owner-occupied housing and rental units. Thirteen apartments were completed or in the process of rehabilitation, using $188 000 in CDBG and HOME Program funds, matched by $125 500 in ownerllender financing. CDBG-funded rehabilitation assistance was provided to 48 low-moderate income homeowners, using a combination of funding programs. In all, the City invested more than $371 000 in homeowner improvement projects in FY 2006. Work on the Five Points comprehensive neighborhood revitalization project continued. Three of the Four Mounds Foundation-owned homes being rehabilitated under the Housing Education And Rehabilitation Training (HEART) Program were nearing completion at year- end. These will be sold to low-income, first-time buyer families, including one Section 8 household. This partnership included construction labor performed by students from the Four Oaks high school classroom, supervised by a Dubuque Community School District teacher. Four Oaks staff reported a high level of academic achievement for their students, with all seniors graduating. The Four Mounds-supplied construction supervisor, subsidized in previous years by Community Partnership (cp2) grants from the CDBG program, was funded full-time by the School District. This school year this carpentry skills program was expanded from one to two crews of students and also continued for one month in the summer. This collaboration was recognized by the National Community Development Association with their Audrey Nelson Award for achievement. Additional rehab work underway in the Five Points included restoration of two rental dwellings. The Gateways to Home non-profit completed conversion of the former Washington Neighborhood Center, assisted with a $30 000 grant from Dubuque's Housing Trust Fund. The former homeless shelter is now a duplex rental. Gateways, a "community housing development organization" (CHDO) organized with City assistance in 1990, continues to grow, now owning and operating seven rental units. Washington Neighborhood: Revitalize! FY 2006 was the second year of our Washington Neighborhood initiative, a comprehensive effort designed to address many housing and social problems in this neighborhood. This has been met with great enthusiasm by residents, including formation of a neighborhood association and two neighborhood-wide clean-ups. Central to success in this area is the redevelopment of the former Dubuque Casket Factory, into the Washington Court complex. At year-end, work was nearing completion on 36 affordable apartments and offices for the new Tri-State Community Health Center and for Project Concern. This effort was assisted with a City $200 000 CDBG loan and a $250 000 grant to the Health Center from the City general fund. 2 The City's Enterprise Zone was extended to the full neighborhood boundaries, in an effort to encourage additional reinvestment by property owners. A grant received by the Housing Department from Fannie Mae was used to provide leadership training to neighborhood residents, under a contract with the ISU-County Extension Office. The new $13 million Prescott School was completed, assisted with a $250 000 grant from the City general fund, for development of a neighborhood resource center within the School. DB&T's community development corporation purchased four abandoned and derelict houses. Working with the Housing Department to package affordable loans, the Bank was able to sell to sell two of these homes to lower-income families by year-end. Including these two, we were working with 10 first-time homebuyer families in the neighborhood, putting together lending packages to achieve the goal of increased owner-occupancies in the area. The Housing Commission assisted by approving several customized loans, needed to assist families burdened by credit histories that normally would disqualify them for traditional financing. Using a $320 000 CDBG allocation, the Housing Department purchased three properties adjacent to the Casket Company for development of a neighborhood 'tot lot.' These funds will additionally pay for construction of a play structure and a passive play area for smaller children. As well, one of the houses purchased was sold and moved to an adjacent lot, preserving an historical, affordable home. Housing Code Enforcement CDBG funds are used for housing code enforcement in targeted downtown neighborhoods. 634 inspections and 629 re-inspections of rental units were completed, with a total of 901 violation notices issued and/or corrected, using Block Grant-paid inspectors. Code enforcement totals for the Housing Department - including for Section 8 units - included 2718 inspections, 2727 re-inspections and more than 8600 violation notices issued and/or corrected. Inspectors adhere to the "broken window" theory, which holds that code enforcement must be vigilant to the first signs of disrepair in a neighborhood. Whether these be graffiti, an abandoned vehicle or a broken window, if left unattended they will signal a lack of civic commitment to maintaining a neighborhood. Lead Paint Hazard Reduction Dubuque's Childhood Lead paint Poisoning Prevention Program continued operations. 330 units have been inspected and 255 completed since the grant was initially received. Trainings and certification classes were provided to 410 contractors, workers and property owners, totaling 1025 hours of both classroom and on-site training by Department inspection staff. CDBG funds in the amount of $120000 were used for lead paint removal in 36 housing units. A third application was submitted to HUD's office of Lead Hazard Control, for a $2.79 million, three-year grant to continue program activities. We have been awarded $6 million in federal funding for our efforts to combat lead poisoning in young children, since 1997. Under the $2.4 million HUD award received in FY 2004 for lead hazard reduction activities, we completed 164 housing units, making them "lead-safe" for occupancy by young children. This program is co-administered by the Health Department with support from the Visiting 3 Nurses Association and the Lead Coalition. A total of $901 700 was expended on lead remediation efforts during the year. Additional Program Activities The City's first "affordable housing subdivision" in Eagle Valley continued with build-out. As of year-end, 21 single family and duplex homes were under construction or occupied. The Cedar Rapids-based Mid-America Housing Partnership (MAHP) utilized a $44 000 CDBG grant to subsidize purchase of lots for 16 townhomes in Eagle Valley. Eight of these townhomes will be sold to first-time buyer, lower-income families; eight others will be purchased by moderate-income households. The first 2 townhomes were completed, with a purchase price of $96 000. The Housing Department and Project Concern partnered in an application to HUD for the "Shelter Plus Care" Program, to provide rental assistance to homeless persons with disabilities. The Housing Department would receive the funds and provide them to Project Concern - as a form of Section 8 assistance - who would then contract with private landlords to provide needed housing. The amount requested in the grant was $534 000, for a five-year program. We also partnered with Project Concern, Maria House, Hillcrest Family Services, and Manassah House for the annual allocation of Continuum of Care funds. This grant, under the "Supported Housing Program" category, provides funding for support services for homeless persons and families. These activities include outreach services, counseling, a "homeless hotline," staffing for transitional housing and the new women SRO facility to be developed as Manassah House. The amount requested in this year's grant was $208 300. The Housing and Community Development Department continued relocation of families on 3200 Street, as part of the City's Bee Branch Drainage Basin Master Plan activities. Thirteen houses on 32nd Street have been purchased in order to double the storage capacity of the existing storm water retention basin. In addition to acquisitions, staff worked with these families to provide relocation benefits and to assist them in locating and moving into replacement homes. In FY 2006, the Step by Step project - the acquisition and renovation of a Bluff Street building for a residence for disabled women - took shape. A $350 000 HOME Program award was received from the Iowa Department of Economic Development. The Council approved another $208 000 in CDBG and RRP Program grants; and an Enterprise Zone tax credit award was approved by IDED, in the amount of $83000. Applications were submitted to the Iowa Finance Authority, for $160 000; and the Des Moines Federal Home Loan Bank, for a $210 000 grant. Pending receipt of these awards and an application for federal historic rehab tax credits, the project capital budget of $1.16 million will be realized and construction will commence in late 2006. These efforts were recognized by the Governor's Office with an award to the Housing Department for service to persons with disabilities, in a ceremony in Iowa City in August. 4 A new emergency shelter, for homeless women and children, was completed. Named the Teresa Shelter, a 3D-bed facility was developed through purchase and conversion of the former UFCW union hall on Bluff Street. This was purchased by Opening Doors, a non- profit which operates the Maria House transitional housing facility. This $300 000 project was accomplished through community fund raising, loans from two women religious congregations and the generous contribution of time by local contractors and many community volunteers. Community Development Activities The Community Development Commission approved $77 000 in Community Partnership (cp2) Program awards to five agencies; Audubon Elementary School's parent involvement program ($7800); Visiting Nurse Association for senior medical and dental care ($10 000); Dubuque County Extension for the MultiCultural Family Center ($47730); Finley Health Foundation for a diabetes health program ($9000); and the Girl Scouts of Little Cloud Council to organize and supervise adults as program leaders in the Fulton, Prescott, Lincoln and Audubon schools ($8560). The Commission also extended the cp2 grant for the Tri- State Community Health Center ($50 000), which started construction in June, 2006. The Commission also provided $20 000 to the St Mark Community Center for tuck pointing of their building and $24 700 for the development of a community room at Mercy Housing's Bishop Block apartments. Leisure Services/Parks and Recreation Activities The neighborhood recreation program expended $119 500 for programs to support the community basketball league, day camp, music lessons, low-income swim passes, playtime for tots and after school programs at Audubon and Prescott schools. Neighborhood Activities The Neighborhood Grant Program provided $32 850 in assistance to five neighborhood organization/non-profit agency partnerships to support 20 programs and projects in the low- moderate income areas of the downtown and North End. Funded projects included summer enrichment programs for youth resource fairs, family concerts, newsletters and neighborhood clean-ups and beautification programs. Other Community Development Activities Other CDBG assistance throughout the year included the following: Information and Referral ($24 400) and Child Care Resource and Referral ($8590), programs administered by Project Concern; Washington Tool Library ($14 700); construction of accessible curb ramps ($70 300); asphalt street overlays in low-income neighborhoods ($25 000); sidewalk improvements for low-income property owners ($28 700) and zoning inspection and enforcement ($13 000). The Dubuque Area LifeTime Center for senior citizens received $27 900 in FY 2006. The CDBG grant was transferred to the Hills and Dales agency in June, allowing the continuation of senior programs in the same location. PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM The City of Dubuque implemented a HUD-required performance measurement system for the CDBG program. This system identifies broad outcomes that relate to eligible HUD 5 program activities and links goals to outcomes. The purpose of these generalized outcomes is to serve as a guide to evaluation of activities funded. Recognizing Dubuque's leadership, the National Community Development Association recruited our CD Specialist, Aggie Tauke, to serve in a training and advisory capacity. CITY OF DUBUQUE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT -FY2006 CDBG BENEFICIARIES HOUSING PERCENTAGES 0-30% 31-50% 51-80% 81-100% area area area area TOTAL median median median median income income income income RENTERS 10 1 2 0 13 OWNERS 5 4 12 0 21 EMERGENCY CODE 16 4 7 0 27 REPAIR LOANS TOTAL 31 9 21 0 61 Continuum of Care Dubuque's "Continuum of Care" consortium, comprised of approximately 30 area service agencies, meets periodically throughout the year. Staff at Project Concern and Maria House coordinate the consortium, operating as a "homeless coordinating board" and acting to network and share information among local non-profits. Other Actions 1. Public Policies Barriers to affordable housing exist in Dubuque. These barriers have been identified by various reports and studies performed by or on behalf of the City of Dubuque. A report of the Affordable Housing Task Force identified some of the barriers as follows: . Opposition by property owners to development of affordable housing in their neighborhoods. . The necessity of subsidy in order to make projects feasible, as affordable rents cannot pay the costs of new developments. . Increasing prevalence of service sector jobs, resulting in reduced real income growth. . Opposition by the City to directly providing publicly owned housing. . A strong real estate economy, pushing up home prices and making upper-end housing construction a demand market. 6 . The age of Dubuque's housing (45% built pre-1940) resulting in increased maintenance and operating costs. The City Council-appointed Affordable Housing Committee issued a report in 2002 which presented recommendations for the Council's review. Among these were recommendations for City subsidy in support of new affordable home development, including suggestions for use of tax increment financing, general fund revenues and for a utility fee surcharge to capitalize a development fund. These were proposed to address the "affordability gap" in the Dubuque market identified in the report for households earning 80% of area median income, of more than $22 000 for a modestly-sized new home. Another significant proposal was for the City to sponsor development of an affordable homes subdivision, including purchase of available land and soliciting proposals from for-profit and nonprofit developers. Other barriers identified in the report included the lack of developable land, due to the rugged nature of local topography; the high price of available land; and the perception that City standards for materials and installation of subdivision utilities and roadway infrastructure are more demanding than those of outlying communities, resulting in higher development costs in Dubuque. Report recommendations which were approved by the Council included reducing minimum lot width requirements, reducing street widths, waiving water/sewer connection fees, expanding the City's existing O-interest loan program for assistance to developers for installation of sewer and water systems and adoption of the International Residential Code and Wisconsin Code for Historic Buildings. 2. Institutional Structures The Housing Department works cooperatively with a number of other agencies participating in the housing delivery system in Dubuque. The Department is represented on the Alternative Services Family Self-Sufficiency Task Force and on the area Homeless Coordinating Board. The Department Director serves on the City's Section 504/ADA Advisory Committee, which oversees compliance activities for accessibility of City facilities and programs. Staff serves on the board of the State- wide Iowa Association of Housing Officials (IAHO) organization. Two additional staff serve on the board of directors of the Iowa-National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO), one serves as a board director of the Des Moines-based Iowa Coalition for Housing and Homeless (ICHH) and one staff serves on the board of directors of the National Community Development Association (NCDA). 3. Intergovernmental Cooperation The Department works with other governmental entities participating in the housing delivery system. As a member of the Family Self-Sufficiency Task Force, the Housing Department participates with the East Iowa Regional Housing Authority (EIRHA) in FSS policy development. 7 The Department enjoys productive working relationships with a number of State-wide housing providers, including: the HUD Area Office in Des Moines; the Iowa Finance Authority; the State Department of Economic Development (lDED), which administers the HOME Investment Partnership Program; the Des Moines Federal Home Loan Bank, which administers the Affordable Housing Program for the district; the Iowa Coalition for Housing and Homeless; and the Iowa Fannie Mae Partnership Office. 4. Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction The Housing Department and the Health Services Department worked closely with the Iowa Department of Public Health (DPH) in the twelfth year of Dubuque's Childhood Lead Paint Poisoning Prevention Program, monitoring the incidence of lead paint in dwellings occupied by children identified with elevated blood levels. All rental units with young children are tested and lead paint removal is required as a condition of participation in the City's rehab loan programs. 5. Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing The City completed housing impediments analysis in FY 2002, under contract with the John Marshall Law School Legal Support Center. In addition, the City independently investigates discrimination complaints, having been designated by HUD as a substantially equivalent human rights agency. Assessment The assessment of the City's reporting period efforts to assist in affordable housing development is as follows: The Section 8 Program was rated a "High Performer" according to HUD's SEMAP annual housing authority assessment for the fifth consecutive year. At year-end we were leasing at 100% of utilization; however, we leased at a 92% utilization rate for the full year. An annual rate less than 96% will result in a lower SEMAP rating the following year. This problem has been primarily caused by HUD funding cuts for the Program. In FY 2004-2005, successive Section 8 funding cuts have totaled 9% for rental assistance and 10% for administrative expenses. The latter has resulted in insufficient revenues to administer the Program; in response, expenses have been cut across the board and capital purchases delayed. This has still resulted in deficit spending, meaning a spend-down of our accrued administrative reserves. The rental assistance reductions have caused hardships for tenants and landlords. In a series of responses approved by the Housing Commission, we reduced both payment standards (the maximum rent we pay for a Program unit) and occupancy standards (the number of bedrooms we can subsidize for the family). This caused landlords to have to rent for less and our tenants to pay a greater share of their income for rent. While this addressed serious deficit spending projections, by year-end unforeseen effects of these new policies were realized. The lower rents, coupled with HUD restrictions on the percentage of income our participants may pay as their share, resulted in increasing vacancies. Tenants in many cases were unable to find units they could afford; landlords were unwilling to rent smaller- bedroom units to larger families, or to accept lowered rents. The crux of the problem is that, if payment and occupancy standards are increased - and we raise the utilization (occupancy) rate - HUD doesn't fund us sufficiently to meet our 8 costs. If we had not lowered those standards during FY 2005, we would have deficit-spent by more than $120 000 for the year. Yet lowering the standards results in higher vacancies - which means that HUD may fund the program at a lower level next year. Until or unless the federal government resolves this problem, we will continue in this operational crisis mode, with an uncertain future. Production totals for the home purchase and rental rehab loan programs remained at a lower level again this year. For homebuyer loans, the primary reason is that lenders now have a variety of subsidized programs which compete with our First Time Buyer program, and in some cases offer more attractive terms. 97-100% financing is now available. Our programs have always required a buyer cash downpayment of no less than 5%; the basis for this policy is that this buyer contribution establishes a commitment and provides for a greater long-term ownership success rate. It could be argued that increasing local and national delinquency and foreclosure rates support that rationale. Since FY 2002, we have committed all of our HOME- and CDBG-funded rental rehab programs for the Five Points comprehensive revitalization project, in an effort to promote participation by landlords and create an impact in this neighborhood. Where we were able to convince owners to make investments, this approach has resulted in beautifully-restored dwellings. However, participation has been at a lower rate than we hoped, with the result a continuing unspent balance in these programs. With the initiation of the Washington Neighborhood effort, we requested the Iowa Department of Economic Development to expand the target area for use of our Five Points HOME Program funds. As well, we have expanded the target area for use of the CDBG . rental rehab funds. And we have received additional grants from the Federal Home Loan Bank and the Iowa Finance Authority's Housing Trust Fund. With this complement of funding sources, we hope to be able to market our rental rehab funds to Washington Neighborhood owners and increase loan production totals. Also as previously noted, our staff assumed responsibility for acquisitions and relocations for the 32nd Street homes adjacent to the storm water retention basin. This work has consumed an increasing amount of rehab staff time, resulting is less availability for loan production activities. The target date for completion of these acquisitions is October 2006. By year-end, owners of all but two properties agreed to City purchase. Sometimes difficult negotiations have been conducted by our rehab staff, in the interest of finding suitable replacement houses and supporting these families through the stressful process of loss of their homes. Particularly for owners of older homes, the experience has resulted in relocation to properties of substantially higher value and amenities. In that respect, we have achieved our goals. However, this has come at a cost, that being the time consumed from loan production activities for rehab staff. This also serves to explain the reduced loan totals. For FY 2007, we have been authorized to hire a Relocation Specialist to assist with this effort, as we look toward the acquisition-relocation work plan for the Bee Branch Creek realignment project. This will help us restore productivity to the rehab loan program. A long-time concern is our inability to qualify as a "Participating Jurisdiction" under the HUD HOME Program. Dubuque is the largest city in Iowa not currently so designated. This 9 means we cannot establish entitlement status for HOME funds and must otherwise apply for annual grants in state-wide competition. With PJ status, Dubuque would receive a substantial ($350-500 000) annual HOME grant to support our housing and community development program. This is particularly important, as decreasing CDBG entitlement awards, decreasing program revenues and increasing internal demands on the $1.2 million Block Grant budget limit the HCD Department's allotment of these funds and consequent ability to otherwise address affordable housing and neighborhood issues. FY 2006 marks the second consecutive year of cuts for our Block Grant program, now totaling 16% of our entitlement, or about $225 000. Dubuque's Continuum of Care is a success story. We received a $609 000 award from this HUD funding source in FY 2002. Since that date, we have established a working network of homeless shelter and service providers which is now better able to respond to the needs of the City's homeless population. The successful development of Maria House, the three Davis Place SROs and Hillcrest's transitional housing facility have provided significant new shelter opportunities. This year the Teresa Shelter for homeless women and children was established. A new provider - the Manassah House SRO for single women - will be constructed in FY 2007, assisted with a $680 000 HOME Program award and operational subsidy from Continuum funds. We will continue to address homeless issues through better provider network communication, assessment and evaluation of needs and preparation of applications for future HUD Continuum funding awards. The Lead Hazard Reduction Program was refunded in FY 2004, in the amount of $2.4 million. This enabled us to continue efforts to reduce lead paint poisoning in Dubuque's young children, begun in 1997. Building the infrastructure for this effort has included training contractors, workers and landlords in safe paint removal methods. Of equal importance, it included building a coalition of medical practitioners, inspectors and other related professional service providers to raise awareness and educate the general public in knowledge of practical interventions. Refunding the program again in FY 2007 means we would be able to keep the "Lead Coalition" fully functioning for another three years. An identified need, which merits the City's attention, is provision of additional housing opportunities to persons with disabilities or special needs. The strategy is to promote and form partnerships with area non-profit providers to seek and obtain funds for this housing. Our involvement with the Step by Step project is an example of this strategy. A high priority will be to continue efforts to develop these partnerships, assess needs, identify opportunities and increase the supply of housing and services for this population. Finally, the Department will continue to place a high priority on developing the capacity of the not-for-profit sector, to rehabilitate, build, maintain and manage affordable housing. As federal assistance to the City is declining, it is essential that the capacity of these groups be developed to help meet the housing needs of the City's low-and moderate-income persons. This also includes building the capacity of neighborhood associations for neighborhood-level response to social and housing conditions. And it includes helping the many area non-profit providers we fund through the Community Partnership Program, who assist this same population through a variety of support services. 10 Total Expenditures - FY2006 City: CDBG HOME Iowa Dept. Of Public Health Section 8 Rental Assistance HUD Lead Hazard Reduction Program FSS Coordinator/Homeownership Counseling HUD Special Purpose Grant Relocation Federal Home Loan Bank PATH Program IFA Housing Trust Fund $ 2,313,434 $ 60,297 $ 19,720 $ 3,661,796 $ 901,700 $ 68,570 $ 27,276 $ 628,669 $ 44,000 $ 45,374 $ 7,770,836 Total City Investment: Private/Lender Match: $ 6,088,500 $13,859,336 Total Housing Investment: Applications for Fundina Family Self-Sufficiency CoordinatorllSU Iowa Dept. of Public Health IFA Housing Trust Fund Iowa Fannie Mae Partnership Office HOME Des Moines Federal Home Loan Bank HUD Round 13 Lead Hazard Reduction Enterprise Zone (Step by Step) $ 67,491 $ 19,000 $ 160,000 $ 7,000 $ 350,000 $ 210,000 $ 2,792,822 $ 83,000 F:\UsersIATAUKE\CDBG\CAPER\CAPER 06 Narrative.doc 11