FY2014 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER)THE CITY OF
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TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
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SUBJECT: FY 2014 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report
(CAPER) July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014
DATE: September 8, 2014
Housing and Community Development Department Director Alvin Nash recommends
City Council approval of the submission of the Consolidated Annual Performance and
Evaluation Report (CAPER) to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development for the period July 1, 2013, through June 30, 2014.
The most significant points of the report are as follows:
• 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 2014 as amended.
• 100% of CDBG funds were expended on activities which benefit
low/moderate income persons. A minimum of 70% is required for use of
CDBG funds.
• $1,229,935.91 of CDBG funds was expended during the reporting period.
The City met the May 1 timeliness target for expenditure of CDBG funds
as set by HUD.
• 14.31% of CDBG funds were expended for public service activities. The
cap for public services as set by HUD is 15%.
• 19.96% of its CDBG funds were expended for planning and
administration. The cap for administration as set by HUD is 20%.
The Community Development Advisory Commission conducted a public hearing on the
CAPER on Wednesday, September 3, 2014. At the hearing, staff reviewed the format
and content of the report and responded to questions from the Commission. Following
the public hearing and its discussion, the Community Development Advisory
Commission voted to approve the CAPER and to recommend City Council approval.
No public comments were received.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
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Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager
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THE CITY OF
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Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
Alvin Nash, Director of Housing and Community Development
FY 2014 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report
(CAPER) July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014
August 28, 2014
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this memorandum is to request City Council approval of a resolution
authorizing submission to HUD of the Consolidated Annual Performance and
Evaluation Report (CAPER) for the period of July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014. The
report includes activities for 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 annual submittal
of the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER). The
CAPER includes a narrative and numerous reports from the computerized HUD IDIS
system that summarizes how the City used its federal 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.
HUD 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 on August 28th informing the public that the CAPER was available for viewing
and that a public hearing will be held on September 3, 2014. A copy of the public
hearing notice and CAPER summary were also published on the City website. 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,
organizations, and agencies who utilized CDBG funds over the twelve-month period
ending June 30, 2014. A copy is attached for your review.
The following are among the most significant points of the report:
• 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 2014 as amended.
• 100% of CDBG funds were expended on activities which benefit
low/moderate income persons. A minimum of 70% is required for use of
CDBG funds.
$1,229,935.91 of CDBG funds was expended during the reporting period.
The City met the May 1 timeliness target for expenditure of CDBG funds
as set by HUD.
• 14.31 % of CDBG funds were expended for public service activities. The
cap for public services as set by HUD is 15%.
• 19.96% of its CDBG funds were expended for planning and
administration. The cap for administration as set by HUD is 20%.
The Community Development Advisory Commission conducted a public hearing on the
CAPER on Wednesday, September 3, 2014. At the hearing, staff reviewed the format
and content of the report and responded to questions from the Commission. Following
the public hearing and its discussion, the Community Development Advisory Commission
voted to approve the CAPER and to recommend City Council approval. No public
comments were received.
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, 2013 to June 30, 2014.
ACTION STEP
The action step is for the City Council to adopt the attached resolution.
Prepared by Erica Haugen, Community Development Specialist
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RESOLUTION NO. 289-14
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF A CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL
PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION REPORT (CAPER) FOR THE PERIOD
COMMENCING JULY 1, 2013 AND CONCLUDING JUNE 30, 2014.
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,
2013 and concluding June 30, 2014; 2) published notice of availability of the CAPER in the
Telegraph Herald and City of Dubuque website on August 28,2014; 3) made copies of the
CAPER available for public review at the Carnegie Stout Public Library, City Hall, Housing
and Community Development Department and City of Dubuque website; 4) held a public
hearing pursuant to published notice before the Community Development Advisory
Commission on September 3, 2014; 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, 2014 and concluding June 30, 2014 is hereby approved
for submission.
Section 2. That the Mayor of the City of Dubuque is hereby authorized and directed to
execute 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 15th day of September, 2014.
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Roy D. Bu„ 1, Mayor
THE CITY OF
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CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND
EVALUATION REPORT (CAPER)
(PY 2013 / FY 2014)
CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT
(CDBG)
CAPER FY 2014 Narratives
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Dubuque's Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report
(CAPER) covers progress in carrying out the City's Fiscal Year 2014 Annual Action Plan
for the use of Program Year 2013 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
Funds. The FY 2014 Action Plan is the fourth annual action plan based on the Five -
Year Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development FY 2011-2015. This
CAPER covers July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014. The City of Dubuque is an
entitlement city and is eligible to receive CDBG funds on an annual basis.
The City of Dubuque expended $1,229,935.91 of CDBG in FY 2014. All 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 2014 as
amended. The City was able to meet the timeliness target for expenditure of CDBG
funds as set by HUD for May 1, 2014.
ASSESSMENT OF THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
CDBG funds were used to address the priorities, needs, and goals identified in the
Consolidated Plan. The FY 2014 Annual Action Plan was approved by the City Council
on February 28th 2013; the City was subsequently notified by HUD that our CDBG
entitlement was $974,408, an increase of $46,036 from prior year funds. Amendment 1
to the Fiscal Year 14 Annual Plan reallocated funds between existing activities and was
approved by City Council on July 1, 2013.
The FY 2014 Annual Plan was also amended May 5, 2014 to combine the allocation
from the previous year with the current program year and to reflect the increased
allocation from previous years funds.
The City of Dubuque's goals were identified in the FY 2014 Annual Action Plan as
amended. The attached charts provide an overview of our one year and five year goals
and objectives for the use of CDBG funds: Priority Housing Needs/Investment Plan
(Table 2A), Priority Community Development Needs (Table 2B), Summary of Specific
Annual Objectives (Table 1 C, 2C,3A) and Annual Housing Completion Goals (Table
3B). The goal for rental housing includes households assisted with other federal or state
funds.
SUMMARY OF RESOURCES AND DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS
The City had $1,946,983 CDBG funds available and budgeted for use in FY 2014 and
expended $1,229,935.91. Federal regulations require that a maximum of 15% of CDBG
funds be used for public service activities and a maximum of 20% be used for
administrative activities. The City spent 14.31 % of CDBG funds for public service
activities and 19.96% for administrative activities. Federal regulations also require that
70% of CDBG funds expended are used to benefit low -to -moderate income persons.
The City has elected to use a three year period for the calculation of low/mod benefit,
with FY 2014 being the third year in the period. 100% of CDBG funds expended in FY
2014 benefited low to moderate income residents of the City of Dubuque.
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The Low/Moderate Income Area Map, below, defines the area in the City of Dubuque
where a minimum of 51 % of the residents are low/moderate income persons as per the
2000 U.S. Census data. This area is targeted for multiple activities funded with CDBG.
The 2000 U.S. Census data is the HUD approved data set for the FY 2014 activities
meeting the low and moderate area National Objective.
The map below is derived from the amended Census 2000 data indicating the following
census tracts and blocks where at least 51 % of the residents are low/moderate income
persons: Census Tract 1, Blocks 1 thru 4; Census Tract 4, Block 1; Census Tract 5,
Blocks 1,3,4 and 5; Census Tract 6, Block 2; Census Tract 7.01, Blocks 1 and 2; Census
Tract 7.02, Blocks 1 and 4; and Census Tract 11.02, Block 2.
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SUMMARY OF OBJECTIVES AND OUTCOME EXPECTATIONS
Based on HUD guidance, the City of Dubuque utilizes a performance measurement system.
The purpose of this system is to assist in determining if funded programs are meeting identified
needs by measuring the extent the activities yield the desired outcomes in the community or in
the lives of the persons assisted. For each activity that the City funds, it determines the goal of
the activity based on local needs and identifies an objective and outcome for each activity. The
results are reported in HUD's Integrated Disbursement and Information System (IDIS) reporting
system and the City's Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER).This
performance measurement system identifies objectives and outcomes that relate to
eligible HUD program activities, which serve as a guide for funding activities. Table 2C
Outcome Performance Measurements provides a summary of our specific housing and
community development objectives.
The HUD system quantifies program Outcomes according to Availability / Accessibility,
Affordability, and Sustainability and ties these to the Objectives of Decent Housing,
Suitable Living Environment and Economic Opportunity. This creates nine possible
Objective/Outcome combinations.
The expected and actual number of beneficiaries by Objective/Outcome and Output are
listed in the attached Table 1 C, 2C,3A.
AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHERING FAIR HOUSING
In June 2011, HUD completed a civil rights related program review of the City of
Dubuque Housing and Community Development Department. The City received a
Letter of Findings of Noncompliance on June 19, 2013 as a result of the Civil Rights
Compliance Review of the City of Dubuque's CDBG and Section 8 Programs. The
review concluded the City of Dubuque is not in compliance with Title VI and
discriminated against African Americans in the administration of the Housing Choice
Voucher Program.
The City is obligated to affirmatively further fair housing and comply with non-
discrimination laws and outlines the strategic efforts to do so in the Consolidated Plan
and the Annual Action Plan. As part of the Consolidated Planning process, the City
conducted an updated Analysis of Impediments (Al) to Fair Housing in May 2010. The
Al identified the following impediments to fair housing as listed in the Consolidated Plan:
1. The Lack of a Diverse Stock of Accessible Affordable Housing Dispersed
Throughout Dubuque.
2. An Environment Where There are Few Minorities to Serve as Role Models.
3. The Perception that Dubuque is not a Welcoming and Inclusive Community for
Outsiders and Particularly Minorities to Locate.
4. The Failure of Victims of Housing Discrimination to File Complaints and the
Absence of a Deterrent for Subtle Discrimination.
5. The Small Number of Minority Home Owners in Dubuque.
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The Letter of Findings from HUD references impediments (1) and (3) having specifically
affected African American housing choice in Dubuque. The Housing Choice Voucher
program is the primary means of providing accessible affordable housing in Dubuque
and the Letter of Findings illustrates how some of the City's policies governing the HCV
program worsened housing options and accessibility for African Americans. The Letter
of Findings provided 15 corrective actions and invited the City to agree to informal
voluntary resolution. The City and HUD entered a Voluntary Compliance Agreement
effective March 31, 2014. As a result of this agreement, corrective actions to
affirmatively further fair housing will be reported to HUD on a regular basis.
The City has and continues to take a number of actions to create a diverse stock of
accessible, affordable housing.
Actions taken by the City and its partners to create a diverse stock of accessible,
affordable housing:
• The City added a part-time accessibility inspector position in the Building
Services Department in 2008 who inspects businesses for accessibility
compliance, and reviews site plans for accessible parking and accessible routes,
architectural plans for new commercial buildings for accessibility and housing
complexes over four units for ADA and Fair housing requirements. In the past
year, plans for over 300 multifamily housing units have been reviewed for
accessibility.
• The City increased housing code enforcement efforts to improve housing stock,
including ordinance changes to strengthen efforts to bring housing into code
compliance This work is also consistent with the recommendations of the Safe
Community Task Force.
• The City pursued and received HUD approval on February 12, 2010 for
Exception Rents to assist with dispersing Housing Choice Voucher rental units
throughout the community. Currently, 20% of voucher recipients reside in
exception rent areas, and 26% of new admissions to the program since October
2010 have leased in exception rent areas. This dispersion effort is consistent
with recommendations of the Safe Community Task Force and also with
research regarding the need to disperse households in poverty, as
recommended in the City -funded Northern Illinois University Center for
Governmental Studies 2010 Research Report on Crime and Poverty.
• The City continues its first-time homebuyer program and rehabilitation efforts to
improve housing stock. Homes have been purchased and rehabbed to remain
affordable to first time and moderate income homeowners throughout the
Washington Neighborhood, which includes our most diverse census tracts.
• The City also has provided significant financial assistance for the homeless. The
City has assisted with capital costs for each of the shelters that exist in Dubuque
and ongoing Continuum of Care funds provide operating subsidies. In addition,
the Housing Department contracted with Project Concern, a local non-profit
organization, utilizing a $502,294 HUD Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re -
Housing (HPRP) grant. Project Concern outreach staff used these funds to
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assist 195 families (479 persons) at risk of losing their housing to stabilize their
finances, and to place homeless persons and families in permanent rental
housing since the inception of the program in September 2009. The City also
contracted with Project Concern to implement the Shelter Plus Care program, a
sponsor based rental assistance program with supportive services for homeless
and disabled persons that assisted 36 households with rental assistance and
case management as of June 30, 2014.
• The City is building a $50 million storm water management project through our
most economically challenged neighborhoods. This project is called the Bee
Branch Creek Restoration Project and will save 1,150 homes from flooding. One
hundred years ago, there was a creek running through the neighborhood, and
buried in a rock culvert. To increase capacity, the creek is being recreated, or
'day lighted'. The project includes establishment of a one mile creek with
hike/bike trails, lighting, landscaping, an educational amphitheater, and the
planting of over 11,000 trees. To avoid the loss of affordable housing in this
area, the City Council created a Conservation District that prohibits the
demolition of properties in the Washington Neighborhood without the approval of
the Historic Preservation Commission.
• The City has developed a revitalization plan for the Historic Millwork District that
includes redevelopment of abandoned warehouses into accessible mixed -income
housing. In FY 2014, the City Council listed the revitalization of the district as a
priority. The CARADCO project is a community -building that housing seven non-
profits rent-free and provides mixed -income rental apartments, with 51 % of the
72 units affordable at 80% Area Median Income or below.
Actions taken by the City and its partners to address the limited number of
minority role models in the community
In addition to supporting long-term residents, the City has several programs designed to
increase the economic base of the community and attract and support new residents of
diverse backgrounds. In order to really address equality of opportunity, we need efforts
to create a culture that welcomes and includes diversity, and providing role models of
various backgrounds helps to combat stereotypes that function to perpetuate
discrimination.
• In 2006, the City Council allocated $60,000 for a multi-year intercultural
competence initiative with City staff. This is an organizational development
approach to diversity and is designed to build skills and address systemic
barriers to equal opportunity. This effort included the development of an
intercultural steering team, training team, and two subcommittees. It is premised
in research regarding skills that are necessary to develop in order to improve our
ability to communicate across cultures and mutually adapt to one another, rather
than forcing assimilation. Our effort includes ongoing training with City staff and
also involves a steering committee responsible for strategic planning in the
organization. The strategic plan involves creating methods for attracting,
supporting, recruiting, and retaining a diverse employee base, which in turn
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requires evaluating policies and procedures in the workplace that are serving as
barriers to the success of minority applicants and employees. As part of the
Human Rights Department's outreach activities, this effort is being extended
beyond City employees into local businesses, educational institutions, and non-
profit organizations. The goal is to not only teach people skills to better work with
one another across cultural differences, but also to encourage institutions to
evaluate how their ways of operating perpetuate discrimination and limitations
on opportunity.
• The City has made a conscious effort to increase the number of minorities in
visible leadership positions in the community: the City Council appointed its first
African-American female to the Council when a mid-term vacancy occurred and
she has since been elected to serve another term; the City created and funded
the position of Training and Workforce Development Coordinator and the position
was filled by an African- American male who is part of the City's management
team; an African- American male was selected as the Housing and Community
Development Director; the City selected an African-American female for a
management fellow position; an African-American female was hired as the
Director for the Multicultural Family Center; and a refugee from the former
Yugoslavia has been hired as the Community Engagement Coordinator. All of
these members are highly capable leaders in our organization and will serve on
the City's leadership team. In addition, we continually make efforts to increase
the diversity of membership on our volunteer boards and commissions. Our
Housing Commission currently has two Housing Choice Voucher recipients, one
of whom is African-American. Our Housing Appeals Board and the Community
Development Advisory Commission each have an African-American member.
The City Council was particularly cognizant of diversity in appointing members to
the Safe Community Task Force, including one Latina, a woman married to a
Latino man, and five African-Americans amongst the 25 members.
• One of our goals within the Human Rights Department is to support affinity
groups throughout the community to retain new residents of diverse
backgrounds. We are providing staff support to a group of middle class African-
American males who are mentoring and providing positive role model
experiences for middle school students of color. We are also supporting a group
of gay, lesbian, bi-sexual, transgendered and questioning college students who
are providing positive role model experiences for LGBTQ high school students.
We are supporting a Hispanic Resource Group, assisting them with planning
cultural events in the community and connecting them with resources based
on needs expressed by the group.
• During 2012, a group of leaders from business, government, education, non -profits,
and faith communities came together and created the following vision: One
Dubuque is a community -wide initiative focused on creating a vibrant and welcoming
community to ensure the region's success today and into the future. The group also
established six focus areas:
o A welcoming community: create an environment where all people feel
respected, valued and engaged
o Quality of life: where everyone has access to resources and can enjoy a sense
of wellbeing and belonging.
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o Economic development: attract and retain global talent to position the
community for continual economic growth
o Culturally Competent Education System: partnering on an intercultural
approach to education by honoring one's own culture and valuing other
cultures through civility, compassion, and respect
o Open communication: building a culture to focus on respecting and
understanding all perspectives, while seeking common ground
o Community engagement: openly exchanging ideas and opportunities to
contribute, to strengthen, and to support an inclusive community.
• The group's 2013 action plan is to assess and inform our starting point around
the above areas. During 2013 we will engage in:
o Asset Mapping - to identify current activities, organizations, resources and
gaps in the community that support a more inclusive community (March -
May 2013).
o Community Workshop - to inform the asset mapping process and engage a
broader network of community members in the One DBQ effort (May - June
2013).
o Community Survey/Focus Groups - to inform the asset mapping process
and engage more community members in the One DBQ effort (April - August
2013).
o Diversity Summits - to inform and engage business and community
leaders about strategies, initiatives and best practice models that can support
a more inclusive community (October 2013).
Actions taken by the City and its partners to address the perception that Dubuque
is not welcoming and inclusive
The City recognizes that a community with limited visible diversity must make intentional
efforts to be welcoming and inclusive of existing and new residents of various cultural
backgrounds, both in order to reap the benefits of diversity and in order to combat
stereotypes that can arise when people have not been exposed to a range of diversity.
• The City is an active partner and financial supporter of the Greater Dubuque
Development Corporation and Dubuque Works, which is home to a program
specifically designed to welcome newcomers and connect them with the
community. Since its inception in late 2009, they have provided 520 community
tours and have provided additional assistance to 1,333 newcomers, connecting
them to a variety of community services. They have also held 12 "Distinctively
Dubuque" sessions which are designed to connect newcomers to one another
and help them learn about the community. To date, 258 people have
participated in the program and several alumni have now come together to create
a social forum. While Greater Dubuque Development Corporation does not keep
demographics on the newcomers, staff has indicated to us that there is racial and
ethnic diversity amongst participants.
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• The City provided Community Development Block Grant funds for two
successive years in order to initially establish the Multicultural Family Center in
2005. The Center, which was operating in a 600 square foot rental space, began
struggling and the City then purchased and renovated a 6,000 square foot
building for use by the Center. In a collaborative arrangement between this
private 501(c}(3) and City government, the City provides the building, building
utilities, and building maintenance, along with the salaries for the full-time and
part-time staff. The non-profit organization obtains donations and grants for
programming and operating expenses. The Center's mission is to support and
empower families while building unity through diversity. The new facility offers a
computer lab, meeting rooms, and a variety of educational and cultural
programming.
• In 2006, the City expanded the coverage of our local fair housing ordinance to
include sexual orientation and in 2007 added gender identity. The City also
began offering domestic partner benefits for city employees prior to the Iowa
Supreme Court's marriage decision.
• The City supported the creation of Proudly Accessible Dubuque, a non-profit
organization focused on improving accessibility in businesses throughout the
community. While this is not directly a housing impediment, it is a reality that a
community that has barriers facing people with disabilities is not a welcoming and
inclusive community for that demographic, which further hinders the ability to
have a diverse, integrated community. The addition of the accessibility building
inspector was also part of this effort, as he visits businesses throughout the
community and takes affirmative action to require them to make readily
achievable changes to their businesses to improve access.
• The Human Rights Department has created a speakers bureau that consists of
community volunteers of various backgrounds who are willing to speak to groups
regarding their experiences as a minority in Dubuque. The goal of the speakers'
bureau is to build dialogue and understanding, thus increasing positive
interaction amongst diverse community members. Current speakers focus on
their experiences of race, sexual orientation, disability and national origin in the
Dubuque community. These volunteers have provided 20 sessions on sexual
orientation and 3 sessions on race over the past year. In addition,
the Department facilitates the Police Community Dialogue on Race each year.
• The City's intercultural competence efforts include steps to lead staff in taking
affirmative steps to create a more inclusive culture both in our organization and
out in the community. Intercultural Competency training is offered to help
community work together constructively across differences and to create boards,
commissions, organizations and a larger community where all members feel
connected and welcome.
Tips in our biweekly newsletter and ongoing mini -training sessions at
management team and during "lunch and learns" are offered on an ongoing
basis. In addition, five hours of basic intercultural competence training are now
offered to City board and commission members twice a year, and the City
Council takes attendance at this training into consideration in determining
whether to re -appoint a board or commission member. City staff is now reaching
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out to offer training in other organizations in the community, and also is taking
steps to address barriers to recruitment and retention of traditionally marginalized
populations within the City organization itself. The City has trained 20 community
members as trainers and has created an Intercultural Ambassadors Group that
meets on a quarterly basis to partner in addressing diversity and inclusion issues
in the community and in the organizations the various ambassadors work within.
The City also has added bilingual signage in City Hall, has trained staff on the
use of the Language Line to insure effective communication with those who have
limited English proficiency, has updated its list of interpreters and translators, and
has allocated funding to have one volunteer interpreter complete the statewide
Interpretation and Translation Certificate program. Agendas for the Community
Development Advisory Commission are posted in English and Spanish.
Actions taken by the City and its partners to address the failure of people to file
complaints and the absence of a deterrent to housing discrimination
• Since 2001, the Human Rights Department has expanded from 2.25 FTEs to 4.0
FTEs, which has permitted expanded training, prevention, and outreach efforts to
ensure that residents are well-informed about their rights and responsibilities
under the law.
• The City annually provides fair housing training for landlords and realtors as part
of the Police Department's Crime -free Multihousing Training. In 2011, the City
Council passed an ordinance making this training mandatory for all people who
hold rental licenses in Dubuque. In this way, we've established a community
norm elevating the importance of understanding and complying with fair housing
laws.
• The Human Rights Department created a fair housing video and fair housing
educational booklet that are distributed to the public at various events. In
addition, all new Housing Choice Voucher and Rental Assistance recipients view
the video and receive a copy of the booklet at their briefing so that our most
vulnerable residents are informed of their rights.
Actions taken by the City and its partners to address the limited amount of
minority home ownership
• The Housing Department drafted fair lending guidelines and accompanying
certifications for lenders participating in City programs designed to limit abusive
lending terms in City -sponsored programs.
• The Housing and Human Rights Departments, in conjunction with local lenders,
sponsored a home -buyer seminar emphasizing minority outreach and predatory
lending education. One-third of the seminar participants were ethnic and racial
minorities.
• The City offers a variety of financial assistance programs to encourage purchase
and rehabilitation for households of all income levels in the Washington
Neighborhood, making homeownership affordable for many more families. This
is our most racially and ethnically diverse neighborhood and our goal is to
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improve the quality of the neighborhood homes while maintaining their
affordability and also maintaining the racial and ethnic mix of the neighborhood.
• The Housing & Community Development Department is developing a marketing
to strategically connect with minority populations in the community and provide
information and resources to support home ownership opportunities.
• The Home Ownership Made Easy Workshop is offered 4 times per year to
prepare first time home buyers for homeownership and assist them with learning
about City programs for financial and educational assistance. Since 2010, 132
participants have received Certificates of Completion and 51 first time
homebuyers completed the workshop. The workshop is Free for Family Self -
Sufficiency and Circles Leaders.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Rental Assistance Program
The City's primary means of directly providing affordable rental housing is through the
Federal HUD Housing Choice Voucher Program, offering rental assistance to low and
very low income families. This program pays area landlords approximately $4 million
annually with HUD funds. This program has been operational in Dubuque since 1976.
Home Purchase Assistance
The Housing and Community Development Department assisted 14 first-time
homebuyers, using $70,000 in CDBG funds.
Rehabilitation
CDBG-funded rehabilitation assistance was provided to 11 low -moderate income
homeowners were assisted with $66,941.61 CDBG funds.
Rental Housing
No rental units were rehabbed during FY 2014. One rental unit was made lead -safe
through the CDBG match for the City's Lead Hazard Control Program.
Relocation
No CDBG activities undertaken in FY 2014 required relocation of persons due to
acquisition, rehabilitation or demolition. The City of Dubuque follows the procedures of
the Uniform Relocation Act for persons that are displaced or who own property that is
acquired with Federal funds. Staff evaluates projects to determine if persons will be
displaced, provides timely issuance of information notices as required and assists in
relocating the displaced persons.
CONTINUUM OF CARE
The Dubuque Continuum of Care (COC) continues to plan and coordinate housing and
services for the homeless in the community. The City initially received a $609,000 COC
award from this HUD funding source in FY 2002. Since that date, we have established
a working network of outreach and support service, along with emergency, transitional,
and permanent supportive housing options. Dubuque has an active Homeless Advisory
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Council and Continuum of Care planning body that meets regularly to identify and
respond to the needs of the City's homeless population.
Dubuque's Continuum of Care funds four programs: Legal Advocate Staff for Opening
Doors' Maria House and Teresa Shelter programs, Homeless Hotline/Homeless
Coordinator through Project Concern, Operation Empower with Manasseh House, and
Transitional Housing through Hillcrest Family Services. These activities include
outreach and supportive services, counseling, a "homeless hotline," and staffing at
transitional and permanent housing serving the homeless.
The City has continuously supported programs that assist people at -risk of being
homeless through housing, self-sufficiency, homeless shelter, SRO, case management,
counseling and job training programs. Housing inspections and code enforcement and
programs to assist tenants relocated due to hazardous housing conditions, continue to
be a priority for the City in its efforts to provide safe and sanitary housing.
The successful development of Opening Doors', the five Davis Place SROs totaling 75
rooms, and Hillcrest's transitional housing facility with 5 units, has provided significant
new shelter opportunities. The Teresa Shelter, a program of Opening Doors, opened in
FY 2006 and serves homeless women and children. Teresa Shelter provides 30 beds
and support services. Manasseh House, a 19 room single room
occupancy (SRO) facility for single women was completed in FY
2007, assisted with a $680 000 HOME Program award and
operational subsidy from Continuum funds. Salvia House, funded
with an $800,000 HOME grant, is an SRO facility with 18 rooms
for low and moderate income women completed in FY11. The
City assisted both these projects by designating the sites Urban
Revitalization areas. St. John's Guest House opened in
January of 2013 to provide additional emergency shelter for
single men, as the Dubuque Rescue Mission is often full during
the winter months. St. John's Guest House plans to operate in
the winter when demand for emergency shelter for men is
highest in the City. The City will continue to address homeless
issues through better provider network communication,
assessment and evaluation of needs.
HOMELESS PREVENTION AND RAPID RE -HOUSING PROGRAM (HPRP)
The City of Dubuque received $502,294 in Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re -Housing
Program (HPRP) funds from the America Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The
HPRP program provided financial and other assistance to prevent individuals and
families from becoming homeless and helps those who are experiencing homelessness
to be quickly re -housed and stabilized. The funds targeted individuals and families who
would be homeless if not for this assistance. All funds were expended in FY12 but
$988.67 was drawn down in FY13.
The City contracted with Project Concern as the primary service delivery provider for the
HPRP grant activities in September 2009. As a result of the final monitoring by City on
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September 28, 2012 it was determined that Project Concern staff salaries charged to
the grant for administrative expenditures were not adequately supported by source
documentation and therefore would require repayment. The City reimbursed HUD
$5,859.29 and Project Concern made final re -payment to the City in July 2014.
CITIZEN COMMENT
The Community Development Advisory Commission reviewed the draft CAPER at held
a public hearing on September 3, 2014 following a 15 day public comment period. No
public comment was received. The City Council reviewed the CAPER on September
15, 2014.
CDBG LIMITED CLIENTELE ACTIVITIES
Numerous activities were undertaken by non-profit agencies and a city department that
served a limited clientele that did not fall within one of the categories of presumed
limited clientele for low and moderate -income benefit. Persons are required to
document their household income at the time of entry into a program. Limited clientele
benefit was documented through income verifications as per 24 CFR 570.208(a)(2)(B).
- Project Concern provides Information and Referral services.
- The City's Engineering Departments provides sidewalk improvements through the
Neighborhood Infrastructure Improvement program to assist low and
moderate income property owners.
- Washington Tool Library provides a free tool
lending library for low/moderate
income persons to maintain and
improve their homes.
- The City's Leisure Services Department
provides neighborhood recreational
programs for low/moderate income
persons, including low income
scholarships, day camp, music
lessons, community basketball, and
playtime for tots.
The activity Dubuque Dispute Resolution Center was canceled in Fiscal Year 2014 and
no funds were expended on this activity. The activity failed to serve over 51% low and
moderate clients and was therefore unable to meet a National Objective for Limited
Clientele.
Program income was received from a number of sources, primarily repayment of loans.
The City of Dubuque receives payments for loans for residential rehab and first time
homeowner loans, and neighborhood recreation program fees.
MONITORING
The City of Dubuque followed federally prescribed standards and procedures to monitor
the FY 2014 Annual Action Plan activities. This ensures long-term compliance with the
requirements of the CDBG program and other Federal programs as necessary.
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Agencies allocated funding from the City of Dubuque submit progress reports toward
meeting stated goals and objectives for their program on a quarterly basis. The specific
reporting periods were established according to the Federal program requirements and
the fiscal year of the funding sources.
The CDBG program was not monitored by the HUD office in Fiscal Year 2014. An
evaluation of the program performed by the HUD office in April 2013 resulted in an
observation that sub -recipient agreements should contain a detailed scope of work and
budget. Corrective action was taken to include those documents in FY2014
agreements. The CDBG program was one of several projects selected for an
independent audit of the City's finances in November 2013. The audit resulted in no
findings.
Sub recipients receiving CDBG funds are monitored
annually for contract compliance with regulations
governing their administrative, financial and
programmatic operations and to ensure performance
objectives are within schedule and budget. Timely
expenditure of funds was reviewed on a continual basis
to insure compliance with program regulations.
The Community Development Advisory Commission reviews the annual performance
report. Presentations, updates, and status reports are presented at Commission
meetings as needed throughout the program year.
LEAD-BASED PAINT
The Lead Hazard Control Program was refunded in January 2011 in the amount of
$3,099,048. 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 of the program allowed us to
continue the "Lead Coalition" for another three years.
The thirty six month Lead Hazard Control Grant was completed in June 2014. For the
period ending 6/30/2014, 413 applicants enrolled, 241 units received a lead hazard
evaluation, and 185 units were completed. The Lead Hazard Control Program has
dramatically reduced lead poising in children under the age of six, reducing the city-wide
occurrence from 10.8% in 1997-2002 to 2.8% in 2010. The program has made
significant progress in the City, but the instance of lead poising is still above the
National Average of 1.6%. In June 2014, the City applied for HUD funding to continue
the program. We are currently awaiting notification of awards.
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This program is co -administered by the City's Health Department with support from the
Visiting Nurses Association and the Lead Coalition. A total of $3,302,084.98 has been
expended on lead remediation efforts to date.
The City expended 37,016 in CDBG funds in FY14 as a match for the Lead Grant. Two
owner -occupied and one rental single-family house were assisted by the program.
HEALTHY HOMES
A $999,973 Healthy Home and Lead hazard Control grant was awarded in January
2011. The grant provided funds to identify and remediate housing -related health and
safety hazards in 100 housing units throughout Dubuque. The City of Dubuque is a
member of the six -teen city alliance called the Green and Healthy Homes Initiative
(GHHI) which is a nationwide movement to make homes healthier and safer for
occupants.
The Healthy Homes program is used in conjunction with the Green and Healthy Homes
Initiative to address the conditions in the physical environment in the home as well as
issues in the lives of the dwelling's occupants. Through March 31, 2014, a total of 205
properties were enrolled, 132 healthy homes assessments and 109 units were
completed with healthy homes interventions. In addition, the Healthy Homes Inspector
performed 200 visual inspections on local rental units and single family homes collection
valuable data demonstrating the need for additional healthy homes interventions. The
Program achieved a 100% rating from the quarterly report review from HUD. Funding
for Healthy Homes Production Program ended in June 2014. The City applied for
additional funding through the HUD Lead Paint Hazard Control program and is awaiting
notification of funding.
The Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes Programs working together have
performed a significant amount of outreach and education to the community and City
and State government leaders. It has been their focus to increase awareness and
promote the concept of City and Statewide partnerships, working together to maximize
services and resources to our citizens.
Members of the Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes Program staff attended
training to become certified as Healthy Homes Specialists. All other city housing
inspectors and health inspectors have been cross -trained through a Healthy Homes
Practitioner course and are certified as Healthy Homes Specialists.
GREEN HEALTHY HOMES INITIATIVE
The City has begun working collaboratively to identify and remove barriers to delivery of
holistic, household centric approaches for improving health, safety, livability and
affordability of housing in Dubuque through the Green and Healthy Homes Initiative
(GHHI). Key partners are the Housing and Community Development Department,
Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque, Health Department, Operation New View
Community Action Agency, Visiting Nurse Association, Northeast Iowa Community
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College (NICC), Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes Production Grants, and the
Smarter City Project.
In June 2011 all partners received LEAN -principled training to improve services,
minimize costs and maximize value, reduce waste, salvage, and recycle. It was
supported by two professional LEAN trainers provided through NICC. Process mapping
of the first phase of coordinated activity (identification, qualification, intake, assessment,
funding, planning) occurred and an approach to testing a process of partnerships
working together with volunteer pilot GHHI Homes. A Home Advocate position was
provided by the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque to represent the client and
work with them to change behaviors to make the interventions sustainable. By -weekly
meetings are held to coordinate activities, reduce duplication, and provide efficient
services that are easily accessed by citizens.
PUBLIC HOUSING STRATEGY
Dubuque has no public housing.
BARRIERS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING
The City of Dubuque adopted a Unified Development Code (UDC) in October, 2009
which combines the City's previous Zoning Ordinance, Subdivision Regulations, Historic
Preservation Ordinance, and portions of the Building Code into one document. The
UDC eliminated contradictory and redundant regulations while updating City Codes to
reflect new approaches in land use regulation and the City initiative for sustainability.
The new code was developed after extensive public input and will assist in the
development of affordable housing.
The City of Dubuque has established large areas of downtown as both historic districts
and urban revitalization districts. Owners in these districts are eligible for assistance
with costs for rehabilitation and maintenance of older properties through eligibility for
special grants and tax abatements. The Urban Revitalization Program allows owners
who upgrade their residential properties to receive a ten-year exemption from the
property tax increase that would normally accompany property improvements. An urban
renewal district has been established in the downtown, offering a tax increment
financing capitalized low-interest loan pool for residential rehabilitation projects and was
expanded in FY11 to include the Washington Neighborhood area.
The City will continue to assist developers in obtaining Low Income Housing Tax Credits
from the Iowa Finance Authority and other existing tax credit programs for assistance to
affordable housing projects. These include State of Iowa Enterprise Zone credits, and
the State of Iowa and Federal historic rehabilitation credits. The City will continue to
work in collaboration with other organizations to create housing opportunities that
provide assistance to low and moderate income persons.
Dubuque Bank and Trust's (DB&T) Community Development Corporation purchased
nine abandoned and derelict housing units and a vacant lot in the Washington
neighborhood. This partnership has resulted in the rehab and resale of five beautifully
restored homes to first-time buyer families. DB&T purchases and holds derelict
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properties identified by the City until homebuyer families can be recruited and complete
financial counseling courses offered through the Housing and Community Development
Department. Then financing is arranged, restorations completed and the homes are
sold. In this way, the goal of increasing home owners in the neighborhood is achieved
while the number of vacant houses is reduced.
WASHINGTON INITIATIVE
In a continuing effort to combat barriers to affordable housing, the City of Dubuque
began its eighth year of our Washington Neighborhood: Revitalize! Initiative, a
comprehensive effort designed to address many housing and social challenges in this
55 square block neighborhood.
After completion of a two year visioning and planning process for the Washington
Neighborhood in 2008, the City Council adopted the Washington Neighborhood
Strategic Plan in April 2009. The Washington Neighborhood Development Corporation
(WNDC), a non-profit corporation, was then formed to promote Neighborhood
revitalization. Key objectives include increasing homeowner occupancies, refurbishing
older buildings, improving the appearance of the area and greater resident involvement.
Over the past eight years, the City has assisted 53 first-time
homebuyers with purchases and rehab, 80 first time and
existing homeowners with rehabilitation funds, and 34
rental properties with HOME funds and lead funds. To
date, over $35M in investments have been made in the
neighborhood with a goal to increase affordable, quality
housing. The neighborhood boasts 55 new homeowners,
30 below -standard rental units converted to affordable
single family homes, and 88 homeowners have
participated in home rehabilitation programs. This has
included the construction of historic front porches, bringing
back the turn -of -the century look of these homes, and
bringing people out of the house — onto the porch - and
into new relationships with their neighbors.
The City offers a variety of financial assistance programs to encourage purchase and
rehabilitation, for households at all income levels. Washington Neighborhood residents
qualify for up to $40,000 in forgivable loans; deferred -payment and 0% interest loans,
making homeownership affordable to many more families. A tax abatement program
eliminates increases in property taxes on improvements to the home for 10 years. This
abatement program also applies to commercial properties, for a three-year term.
Helping to fund this level of homeowner assistance has been Dubuque's Housing Trust
Fund, which received a $190,865 grant from the Iowa Finance Authority in FY14. This
was the ninth Trust Fund award received, totaling $1,430,229 in support of Washington
Neighborhood reinvestment.
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In another innovative partnership, the City and Dubuque
Bank and Trust purchased 'row houses' on Washington
Street from six private owners. The City received a $240
000 IFA I -Jobs grant and is using other construction
financing to rehab and re -sell these as town homes to
income -qualifying households. Construction is complete
and the units have been sold with an average assessed
value after rehab of $86,717, compared to the average
purchase price prior to rehab of $31,333.
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In FY 2014 the City partnered with Community Housing Initiative (CHI) and Dubuque
Bank & Trust, for a $1.8M project to renovate eight -teen homes in the Washington
Neighborhood. CHI is currently working to renovate six properties in the neighborhood
with the goal of providing quality, mixed -income housing opportunities.
HOME
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 means we cannot establish entitlement status for HOME funds. As a Participating
Jurisdiction, Dubuque would receive a substantial annual HOME grant to support our
housing purchase and rehabilitation programs. This is particularly important as
decreasing program revenues and increasing internal demands on the CDBG budget
limit the ability to assist affordable housing, community development and economic
development activities.
NEIGHBORHOOD STABILIZATION PROGRAM (NSP)
The City of Dubuque received a $444,328 from the Iowa Department of
Economic Development for a Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) grant in
April 2009 and has leveraged over $357,000 in program
income to fund additional eligible projects. The grant
provides funding to purchase foreclosed or abandoned
homes and to rehabilitate, resell or redevelop these homes
in order to stabilize neighborhoods and deter decline in
valuation of neighboring homes.
Nine foreclosed/abandoned homes have been purchased,
of which eight have been rehabbed and sold to first time
low and moderate income homebuyers. The remaining
property is currently for sale.
HOMELESS NEEDS
The City partners with Project Concern, Opening Doors, Hillcrest Family Services, and
Operation Empower for the annual allocation of Continuum of Care funds. This funding
provides for a range of services, from outreach to permanent supportive housing, to
meet the needs of homeless individuals and families.
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The Housing and Community Development Department (HCDD) and Project Concern
partnered in an application to HUD for the "Shelter Plus Care" Program, to provide
rental assistance and supportive services to homeless persons with disabilities. The
HCDD administers the funds and provides them to Project Concern, who contracts with
private landlords to provide needed housing. The $536 000 grant commenced in FY
2008 for the five-year program and ended on June 10, 2012. Thirty six households
received rental assistance and case management thru the program as of June 30,
2012. An additional one year grant of $93,528 was received for FY 2013 allowing the
City to provide permanent housing along with supportive services. Twenty six
households received rental assistance and support services throughout the fiscal year.
A third term grant was awarded for FY 2014 in the amount of $102,655 providing
$95,568 in rental assistance for 18 households along with administrative costs of $6,547
to pay the costs of administering the housing assistance program. In FY 2015, funding
for the Shelter Plus Care program was reduced to $75,103. As a result, the program
reduced in size to 16 assisted households. Project Concern continues to maintain a
waiting list for the program.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES/
REVOLVING LOAN FUNDS
Two revolving loan funds were established in 2004 for economic development
purposes. The Commercial/Industrial Building Rehabilitation Loan Program provides low
interest or forgivable loans and or grants for rehabilitating commercial and industrial
buildings in the City's older neighborhoods and downtown. The Economic Development
Loan Program targets both large and small businesses with attractive low-interest or
forgivable loans and or grants to support the creation and retention of jobs in the City.
The Commercial Industrial Building Rehabilitation and Economic Development revolving
loan funds (RLF's) were closed in FY13 as per the FY13 Annual Action Plan
Amendment 1 approved by the City Council on December 17, 2012. The remaining
funds from the RLF's ($125,244.48) were expended as program income in IDIS and all
interest earned on the funds were returned to HUD as required.
No new economic development loans were issued in FY14. Economic Development
jobs were not made available to low -or -moderate income persons and not taken by
them. Also, no jobs were claimed as being available to low/mode persons that require
special skills, work experience or education.
The City of Dubuque Economic Development Department received an application for
CDBG funds to create 18 full-time equivalent jobs in a restaurant scheduled to open in
Dubuque's Historic Millwork District. The city of Dubuque has implemented a strategic
plan to revitalize this unique area of the city that includes creating an urban, mixed-use
neighborhood offering a variety of employment, housing, and recreational activities.
The City entered into a sub -recipient agreement in July 2015 for $175,000 with Harvest
Kitchen and Bar to provide the creation of 18 full-time equivalent jobs.
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LUMP SUM AGREEMENT
The City of Dubuque established a lump sum agreement with American Trust and
Savings bank on October 24, 2012 in the amount of $157,450 for the purpose of
financing housing rehabilitation of single family homes. The funds were deposited with
the City on October 25th and use of the funds commenced within the required 45 days.
Thirty five percent of funds were dispensed within 180 days of deposit with the City.
The City opted to discontinue lump -sum draw downs from HUD in FY 2013.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
CDBG assistance provided throughout the year included the following: Project Concern
Information and Referral ($6,775); Washington Tool Library ($11,284); construction of
accessible curb ramps ($27,209); sidewalk improvements for low-income property
owners ($5,918) and zoning inspection and enforcement ($8,710). Hills and Dales
received $18,200 in FY 2014 to continue programs for seniors at the Life -Time Center.
The City's neighborhood recreation program received $112,794 in CDBG funding for
programs to support the community basketball league, day camp, music lessons, open
gym, scholarships, and playtime for tots and after school programs at Audubon and
Prescott schools.
The Neighborhood Grant Program assisted five
neighborhood organizations and other agency
partnerships to support 13 programs and projects in
the low -moderate income areas of the downtown and
North End. CDBG funded projects totaling $12,289
included: Neighborhood newsletters and clean-ups;
beautification, gardening and landscape programs;
communication projects; and summer youth
programming.
STATE OF IOWA CDBG DISASTER FUNDING
The City of Dubuque received awards of $3 million and $5.9 million in CDBG disaster
assistance funds from the State of Iowa in FY11 to develop income -restricted (80% of
Median Income) apartments in the former Caradco Building in the Historic Millwork
District. In addition, the City Council approved a $4.5 million loan agreement with the
Iowa Finance Authority to provide low-interest financing for Millwork District projects.
The project involves the conversion of the former warehouse building into 72 multi-
family residential housing units.
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
The City of Dubuque marked its 20th year of operations for our Family Self -Sufficiency
(FSS) Program. A HUD grant funds a staff person who develops local strategies to help
Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) families obtain employment that leads to self-
sufficiency. The FSS program provides access to child care, transportation, education,
job development and, household skills training, affirmatively furthering fair housing,
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financial stability and homeownership. Additional FSS staff positions were created in
FY 2011 and FY 2013 to provide support services for the growing number of
households participating in the Family Self -Sufficiency Program. The FSS Program
has expanded participation from serving a total of 67 households in FY 2010 to serving
over 150 households in FY 2014 and currently has 123 active participants. The FSS
program has 81 graduates, 90% of which no longer receive housing assistance from
the City of Dubuque.
Family Self -Sufficiency & Circles Initiative
Family Self -Sufficiency program began to provide trainings and hold community
meetings in 2007. These trainings and meetings eventually developed into the
Dubuque Circles® Initiative. Modeled after the National Circles® Campaign, the
Dubuque Circles® Initiative seeks to support individuals to build social capital by
fostering relationships that cross racial and economic lines. Through a combination of
support groups, training, outreach, and shared understanding of a common goal, the
Circles® Initiative is changing the way Dubuque addresses barriers keeping people in
poverty.
The Circles® Initiative uses Phillip DeVoll's Getting Ahead in a Just-Gettin'-By World
(Getting Ahead TM) curriculum to allow low-income participants an opportunity to
investigate the impact of poverty on their lives and community. Participants then use
the skills to develop a plan to transition into sustainability. The Aha! Process training
called Bridges Out of Poverty is used to equip agencies, organizations, and institutions
providing services for low-income populations with the community planning tools and
knowledge to effectively serve and engage with low-income individuals. The efforts of
Bridges Out of Poverty and Getting Ahead TM are combined to make the Dubuque
Circles® Initiative an effective tool for building community, inspiring tolerance, and
creating systemic change.
Though Circles® is a fairly new program to Dubuque, over 2,500 individuals have been
trained in the concepts of Bridges Out of Poverty and over 200 individuals have
graduated from Getting Ahead. Getting Ahead graduates are "matched" with volunteers
trained in Bridges concepts willing to provide support as the graduate continues their
journey out of poverty. A "matched circle" consists of a Getting Ahead graduate and 1-3
volunteer "Allies" working together to accomplish goals. Since beginning its campaign
in September 2010, Circles has a total of 21 Circle Leaders and eight have successfully
completed their 18 month commitment to the program. Eleven of the Circle leaders
continue to work towards achieving their goals with the support of over 50 community
members that have joined as Allies of support. The employment rate and education
enrollment of Leaders increased by 60%. The participants meet weekly and are part of
a larger network dedicated to identifying systemic barriers to achieving self-sufficiency.
The program has maintained over 90 dedicated volunteers each year since
implementation and weekly meetings average 63 community members.
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The City has also held the twelve annual "Road to Success", a job readiness fair
designed to prepare low-income individuals for employment. Over 30 community
volunteers came together to provide participants an opportunity to experience a variety
of learning tracks including: "Navigating Networking"; "Prepare for a Successful
Interview"; "Mock Interviews"; "The Interview is Over- Now What"; "Dress to Impress";
"Creating a Resume that Gets You Noticed"; "Resume & Cover Letter Critiques"; and
"Plan for a Job that's Right for You." Each participant received a flash drive loaded with
resources designed to support job seekers in their continued search for employment
plus one-on-one attention from professionals who volunteered during the event.
Participants included members of the Family Self -Sufficiency Program, Getting Ahead
and Circles®, residents of community shelters and individuals referred by our many
community agency partners.
City Staff and Council Members are actively involved in numerous community
committees and meetings designed to support. Staff from the Housing and Community
Development & City Council work closely with the Homeless Advisory Council and the
Dubuque Continuum of Care consortium agencies, referring and receiving clients, to
assure continued housing and prevent homelessness. Department staff and Council
Members serve on the board for Operation: New View Community Action Agency, the
Operations Committee for Opening Doors, Project HOPE, Northeast Iowa Regional
Advisory Council for Iowa Legal Aid, the Dubuque Mentoring Partnership, and the
Family Self -Sufficiency Program Coordinating Committee.
Project HOPE (Helping Our People Excel) is a City initiative designed to serve as a
catalyst that brings together service providers, employers and individuals seeking
employment. Project HOPE is designed to convene community organizations and
stakeholders around issues that relate to disengaged people (those in poverty,
unemployed and disengaged youth), researching and developing best practices to
share among local providers and ensuring action steps are being taken to address
identified strategies for improvement and hosting meetings to encourage
communication, data sharing, and improved outcomes. Project HOPE facilitated a
partnership between local employers and Northeast Iowa Community College in FY
2012 designed to connect workers to jobs in the Manufacturing Sector. The program,
called Opportunity Dubuque, provides skill training, interviews, and employers who are
hiring to unemployed or underemployed participants. Opportunity Dubuque expanded
training opportunities in FY2013 by partnering with IBM to provide Information
Technology Training opportunities. In FY2013, the City's Family Self -Sufficiency and
Circles® Initiative were able to connect two participants with the job training program.
This partnership creates a direct pathway to employment. Opportunity Dubuque
partners directly with local businesses in need of a skilled workforce. The program
provides technical training to meet the employer's needs. As of April 2014, the program
has 197 graduates with an employment rate of 94%.
Dubuque Works is a workforce initiative comprised of community partners Greater
Dubuque Development Corporation, Telegraph Herald, Chamber of Commerce,
Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque, Iowa Works, Dubuque Area Labor
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Management and Northeast Iowa Community College who collaborate to address the
workforce challenges within our community. Partners analyze and revitalize existing
strategies, identify and address gaps, and work together to seamlessly provide the
strongest workforce solutions for companies that choose to make the Greater Dubuque
area their home. Through the connection with Project Hope, the HCDD works with
Dubuque Works to provide access to job training and job creation opportunities in
Dubuque. During FY2013, the Family Self -Sufficiency and Circles® programs worked
closely with Dubuque Works to promote the goals of Skilled Iowa Initiative. Family Self -
Sufficiency and Circles® participants are now provided the opportunity to register for
and earn the National Career Readiness Certificate. Skilled Iowa offered unpaid
through partnerships with three local employers FY2014.
The Housing Education And Rehabilitation
Training (HEART) Program is a public/private
partnership that provides vocational construction
training and education to at -risk youth through
rehabilitation of blighted residential properties. The
partnership includes the Four Mounds Foundation,
Four Oaks, Dubuque Community School District,
Loras College, Community Housing Initiative and
the City of Dubuque. The program teaches self-
reliance and instills a strong sense of
accomplishment, and provides support for a
segment of our population that would otherwise
face chronic unemployment. HEART has partnered to assist with the rehabilitation of
26 properties within the City of Dubuque, many of those properties located in the
Washington Neighborhood.
Every Child 1 Every Promise was founded in 2004 as an umbrella organization to
connect people to resources and assist service providers in delivering the Five
Promises (caring adults, safe places, healthy start, effective education and opportunities
to serve) to the children of our community. The organization facilitates collaboration
among youth- serving agencies to eliminate duplication of services, promotes more
efficient use of limited funds and builds a more effective delivery system.
The Dubuque County Youth Master Plan developed in 2006 as a result of the
collaboration of numerous organizations to define and measure the service gaps for the
youth of our community. A Dubuque Community Growth Chart was created in 2008 to
make available a community network of supports, opportunities and activities focused
on specific, well-defined and jointly held goals and outcomes. Schools, non-profit
agencies, parents, public and private sector leaders, healthcare providers and faith -
based groups are engaged in the comprehensive effort.
Dubuque Mentoring Partnership was established to promote a one-to-one relationship
between a youth and an adult that is sustained over a prolonged period of time. The
mentor provides young people with support, counsel, friendship, reinforcement and
constructive example. The partnership is comprised of St. Mark Community Center,
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Dubuque Community Schools, Holy Family Schools, Helping Services of Northeast
Iowa, Dubuque Community Y, Visiting Nurse Association, Project Concern, Big Brothers
Big Sisters, AmeriCorps, Every Child Every Promise, RSVP, Circles®, and the Court
Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Program.
It is the goal of the City's CDBG programs
to further reduce poverty. Our first-time
homebuyer programs for lower-income
households help these families to
accumulate equity and build wealth. The
homeowner rehab programs enable
lower-income families to maintain and
improve their homes, reducing energy
costs and protecting their investment. In
a continuing effort to expand opportunity
to Housing Choice Voucher (HCV)
participants, the City worked to develop a
partnership with Habitat for Humanity that would allow HCV participants that were
unable to obtain a traditional home loan an opportunity for homeownership. The
successful partnership allowed a Self -Sufficiency participant to purchase a home in the
Washington Neighborhood. The home owner was able to qualify for the City's first time
homebuyer down -payment assistance program and the home was made lead -safe
through the City's Lead Hazard Reduction Program. The homeowner is still eligible for
the Housing Choice Voucher program and continues to participate in Family Self -
Sufficiency working on goals to develop financial literacy skills and obtain a post-
secondary degree.
The City completed a new Multicultural Family Center in FY 2010 to empower diverse
neighbors, families and individuals by promoting personal growth and participation in
civic life. The City invested $1.2 million, including CDBG funding, in the rehabilitation of
a building to relocate the Center in an expanded facility. The Center's programs include
cross-cultural educational and family activities. In FY 2014, plans began to renovate the
second -story of the Multicultural Family Center. After renovation, the new office space
will be home to the Human Rights Department. The convenient and accessible location
will allow the department to continue working with community members and institutions
to develop fair and equitable access to government and community services and
support a more inclusive community.
The City continues to increase economic opportunities through business retention and
/or expansion assistance and addresses the gap from welfare to work. The CDBG
financial assistance program to businesses supports economic development efforts to
create jobs that pay a livable wage.
NON -HOMELESS SPECIAL NEEDS
An identified need is provision of additional housing opportunities to persons with
disabilities or special needs. The strategy is to promote and form partnerships with area
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non-profit providers to seek and obtain funds to provide this housing. Our involvement
with the Step by Step project is an example of this strategy.
In FY 2009, the Step by Step project, the renovation of a Bluff Street building for a
residence for eight persons with disabilities, completed construction. A $1.6 million
financial package was assembled, including funding from HOME, RRP Program, an
Enterprise Zone tax credit award, the Iowa Finance Authority, the Des Moines Federal
Home Loan Bank and Federal and state historic tax rehabilitation credits. The Hills and
Dales agency completed occupancy in FY10 with eight persons with disabilities.
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
and persons with HIV/AIDS and their families.
RENTAL ASSISTANCE
The City of Dubuque receives approximately $4 million annually from the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to assist Housing Choice
Voucher (HCV) participants with housing assistance payments. The HCV program is
the primary way the City of Dubuque provides affordable housing opportunities. The
City's Housing & Community Development Department administers the Housing
Choice Voucher Program, along with several other rental assistance programs. There
are currently 14 rental units participating in the Moderate Rehabilitation Program, 17
Project Based Vouchers at the Rose of Dubuque, an assisted living facility, and 16
units leased for the Shelter Plus Care Program. The City expanded the Family Self -
Sufficiency program in FY 2010 to provide more opportunities for HCV participants to
join the program. Participation in Family Self Sufficiency increased from 1% of
voucher holders to just over 13% in three years.
In 2010, the City of Dubuque reduced the number of vouchers issued to the public from
1,036 to 900 and in an effort to serve residents of the Dubuque community, preference
points were given to local residents and the waiting list was closed to non-residents.
The HCDD underwent a civil rights related program review in June 2011. As a result of
the review, HUD found the City of Dubuque is not in compliance with Title VI and
discriminated against African Americans in the administration of the Housing Choice
Voucher Program. The Letter of Findings provided 15 corrective actions and invited the
City to agree to informal voluntary resolution. The City and HUD entered a Voluntary
Compliance Agreement (VCA) effective March 31, 2014. The agreement stipulates the
conditions and steps the City must take to achieve compliance with Title VI and other
statute authorities.
The City of Dubuque and the Housing & Community Development Department have
placed a high priority on developing a strategy to implement corrective actions and
develop a model Housing Choice Voucher Program and achieving compliance with the
VCA. Housing Voucher participants will continue to be offered high quality
programming through Family Self -Sufficiency, Circles, and partnerships with community
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organizations such as Project HOPE, Opportunity Dubuque, and Iowa WORKS that
offer opportunity for growth in the areas of education, family and life skills, employment,
and financial literacy.
The City of Dubuque appointed Alvin Nash, Housing & Community Development
Director, as Agreement Administrator for the VCA in April 2014. Mr. Nash will oversee
the execution of the VCA and required reporting to HUD for the term of the agreement.
The VCA was distributed to members of the City Council, Housing Commission, Long
Range Planning Commission, the Mayor and City Manager, and members of the
Housing, Human Rights, Police, and Planning Departments. Mr. Nash has established
a VCA team that includes the Community Development Specialist, Assisted Housing
Supervisor(s), Human Rights Director, and Assistant City Attorney to ensure conditions
of the VCA are met.
The Housing & Community Development Department revised the Housing Choice
Voucher Administrative Plan to remove all local preference points prior to the VCA
agreement; however, the plan was again revised in FY 2014 to reflect requirements of
the VCA. Substantial changes included the removal of all local preference points,
addition of record keeping for denial of applications/determination of ineligibility, tracking
of terminated families, and clarification on purging policies for the waiting list. The
Administrative Plan includes a revised outreach plan with the goal of targeting African
American individuals and families impacted by the change in policies, and outreach to
African American populations in the surrounding area.
The City commenced an update to the 2010 Analysis of Impediments (Al) to fair
housing in June 2014. The City contracted with John Marshall Law School and Cappell
Statistical Consulting to assist with the update to the Al. The updated Al will include a
history of race relations in Dubuque, City policies and practices that operated as
impediments to fair housing choice, and identify activities and steps the City will take to
overcome the identified impediments. The update to the Al is expected to be complete
in December 2014.
In May 2014, HUD approved the City's selection of John Marshall Law School to
provide Civil Rights and Fair Housing training to City employees and current
administrators, managers and staff of the following departments: Housing and
Community Development Department, Human Rights Department, Planning and Zoning
Department, Police Department, and City Manager's office. City Council Members,
Housing Commission, Long Range Planning Commission, and Community
Development Advisory Commission members also attended the required training. The
City will continue to offer fair housing training will work to affirmatively further fair
housing, strengthen neighborhood associations, and provide economic opportunities for
low and moderate -income persons.
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The Housing and Community Development Department concluded relocation of 65
families as part of the City's Bee Branch Drainage Basin Master Plan activities in FY11.
70 houses have been purchased, families have been relocated and the structures have
been deconstructed to make way for a floodwater relief project designed to remove
more than 1000 homes from chronic storm water flooding hazards. No CDBG activities
occurred that involved acquisition, rehabilitation or demolition of occupied real property
requiring permanent relocation assistance. The City of Dubuque follows the
requirements of the Uniform Relocation Act if relocation does occur. With the continued
re -development of the bee branch, 8 homes have been rehabilitated and 6 sold.
The Housing and Community Department works with other governmental entities
participating in the housing delivery system. As a member of the Family Self -Sufficiency
Task Force, staff participates with the Eastern Iowa Regional Housing Authority (EIRHA)
in FSS policy development.
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 (IDED), and the Des Moines
Federal Home Loan Bank, which administers the Affordable Housing Program for the
District.
The Housing and Community Development Department works cooperatively with a
number of other agencies participating in the housing delivery system in Dubuque. The
Department is represented 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 Statewide Iowa Association of Housing Officials (IAHO) organization.
Others are actively involved in the Iowa -
National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO), and a staff
member serves on the board of directors of the National Community Development
Association (NCDA).
In reviewing the accomplishments of the past year, the actual CDBG program outcomes
for Decent Affordable/Accessible housing were 76% achieved. The Lead Paint Hazard
Control Program completed three properties instead of two due in part to additional
funding from general funds and a private donor that were used to leverage funds.
Opening Doors Transitional Housing for the Homeless served 169 persons and was
projected to serve 225. The lack of quality, affordable rental housing and a long wait for
Housing Choice Vouchers were reasons for the lower number of services, as people
resided in shelter longer because they were not able to find affordable housing. A lack
of quality affordable housing for those earning less than 30% Area Median Income has
been identified.
Decent Affordable Housing Affordability Outcomes exceeded projections. A new
rotation for housing code enforcement and scheduling adjustments resulted in an
increased number of inspections occurring in low and moderate income areas. Demand
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for the first-time homebuyer program hit a record high in FY 2013. Late in the year,
additional funds were allocated to that activity, some of which were not administered
until FY 2014. The first-time homebuyer program continues to experience high
demand. The Homeowner rehabilitation program worked with 11 households during the
fiscal year and 6 of the projects are complete.
Decent Affordable Housing Sustainability outcomes were achieved at 98%, with zoning
enforcement inspecting one less property than projected. Zoning enforcement is
performed at citizen request, referral from City staff, or at the observation of zoning
enforcement employees. Funding for Historic Preservation Rehab grant was allocated
in May 2014 and applications for assistance are being accepted.
No creation of economic opportunities availability/accessibility was expected in FY
2014.
The outcomes for Create Suitable Living Environments Availability/Accessibility
activities were lower than projected in most cases due to reduced funding available for
public services. Funding for the Dispute Resolution Center was discontinued because
the program was unable to serve 51 % or more low/moderate income individuals.
Technical assistance is being provided to revise the program to make it more accessible
for low and moderate income individuals. Funding for the Washington Tool Library
remained equal to last year, but has been reduced since FY 2010. Limited funding has
resulted in the Library being open for fewer hours and they have requested assistance
to increase their volunteer base. The Senior Center continues to provide services to
over 600 individuals, as projected. Information and referral achieved 30% of their goal.
This is the result of a more intensive intake, assessment, and referral service. The
result is a higher quality experience for the client, but is more time intensive and results
in fewer clients being served. Neighborhood Recreation Program achieved 62% of
projected goal. Projections for service for FY 2014 and 2015 were higher than previous
years, but participation in the program slightly decreased.
Outcomes for Create Suitable Living Environments Sustainability totals exceeded
projections for curb ramps and neighborhood support grants. Additional funding was
provided through general funds to match curb -ramp projects and meet accessibility
needs. Dubuque has several active and strongly supported neighborhood associations.
The neighborhood projects and community activities are growing and have strong
support, reaching additional areas of the down -town neighborhoods. Neighborhood
infrastructure improvements were less than expected due to street overlay projects
being delayed due to additional costs associated with engineering curb ramps. New
regulations require all intersections impacted by overlays to have accessible curb ramps
to be engineered and installed. The budget increase resulted in the Street Department
reducing the usual 10 miles of overlay to 5. Additional CDBG funds were allocated to
these activities late in FY 2014 to ensure public facility improvements could be made in
FY 2015.
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The FY14 Plan had unliquidated obligations for five public service activities due to final
payments occurring after July 1st for services performed prior to year end.
The City provided all required Certifications for consistency for other HUD Programs.
The City also did not hinder plan implementation by action or willful inaction.
See attached reports for further details.
DUBUQUE, IOWA
MASTERPIECE - -�-7
ON THE MISSISSIPPI
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FISCAL YEAR 2013 CAPER ATTACHMENTS
Table lA
Homeless and Special Needs Populations
Continuum of Care: Housing Gap Analysis Chart FY 2013
January 2013 Point in Time Homeless Count
Current Inventory
Under
Development
Unmet Need/Gap
Individuals
Example
Emergency Shelter
100
40
26
Beds
Emergency Shelter
50
42
Permanent Supportive Housing
Transitional Housing
8
4
Total
Permanent Supportive Housing
55
2. Number of Single Individuals and Persons in
Households without children
46
Total
113
61
(Add Lines Numbered 1& 2Total Persons)
Persons in Families with Children
Beds
Emergency Shelter
24
Emergency Shelter
74
Transitional Housing
58
66
42
Permanent Supportive Housing
0
28
4
Total
82
33
2. Number of Single Individuals and Persons in
Households without children
Shelter Count
Continuum of Care: Homeless Population and Subpopulations Chart
Part 1: Homeless Population
Total Beds
Total Persons
Emergency Shelter
74
50
Transitional Housing
66
42
Permanent Supportive Housing
55
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Continuum of Care: Homeless Population and Subpopulations Chart
Part 1: Homeless Population
Sheltered
Unsheltered
Total
Emergency
Transitional
Number of Families with Children (Family
Housheolds):
3
10
0
13
1. Number of Persons in Families with Children
4
29
0
33
2. Number of Single Individuals and Persons in
Households without children
46
13
2
61
(Add Lines Numbered 1& 2Total Persons)
50
42
2
94
Part 2: Homeless Subpopulations:
Sheltered
Unsheltered
Total
a. Chronically Homeless
42
2
44
b. Seriously Mentally III
47
2
49
c. Chronic Substance Abuse
38
38
d. Veterans
10
1
11
e. Persons with HIV/AIDS
2
2
f. Victims of Domestic Violence
17
17
g. Unaccompanied Youth (Under 18)
0
0
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Priority Housing Activities/Investment Plan Table
(Table 2A)
Goal/ Actual
Priority Need
5 -Yr.
Goal
Yr. 1
Goal
P la n/Act
Yr. 2
Goal
Plan/Act
Yr. 3
Goal
Plan/Act
Yr. 4
Goal
Plan/Act
Yr. 5
Goal
Actual
Renters
0 - 30 of MFI
21
0 / 0
0/0
0/0
31 - 50% of MFI
80
0/0
0 / 0
0/0
0/0
51 - 80% of MFI
5
1 / 1
1/1
0/0
Owners
0- 30 of MFI
10/12
11/11
1/5
1/1
31 - 50 of MFI
120
8 / 10
717
4/6
1/1
51 - 80% of MFI
100
14119
7111
7/14
4/4
Homeless*
Individuals
Families
Non -Homeless
Special Needs
Elderly
Frail Elderly
Severe Mental Illness
Physical Disability
30
0
0
1/1
1/1
Developmental Disability
Alcohol or Drug Abuse
HIV/AIDS
Victims of Domestic Violence
Total (See. 215 and other)
Total Sec. 215
215 Renter
215 Owner
* Homeless individuals and families assisted with transitional and permanent housing
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Priority Housing Activities/Investment Plan Table
(Table 2A)
Goal/ Actual
Priority Need
5 -Yr.
Goal
Yr. 1
Goal
Plan/Act
Yr. 2
Goal
Plan/Act
Yr. 3
Goal
Plan/Act
Yr. 4
Goal
Plan/Act
Yr. 5
Goal
Actual
CDBG
Acquisition of existing rental units
Production of new rental units
Rehabilitation of existing rental units
70
0/0
3 /0
1/1
010
Rental assistance
Acquisition of existing owner units
5
11 /0
0 / 0
0/0
0/0
Production of new owner units
Rehabilitation of existing owner units
100
26 / 25
12/25
3/6
Homeownership assistance
75
48 / 32
10 / 4
3/15
2/14
HOME
Acquisition of existing rental units
Production of new rental units
Rehabilitation of existing rental units
Rental assistance
Acquisition of existing owner units
Production of new owner units
Rehabilitation of existing owner units
Homeownership assistance
HOPWA
Rental assistance
Short term rent/mortgage utility payments
Facility based housing development
Facility based housing operations
Supportive services
Other
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Priority Community Development Activities
Table 2B
Priority Need
5 -Yr.
Goal
Yr. 1
Goal
Plan/Act
Yr. 2
Goal
Plan/Act
Yr. 3
Goal
P la n/Act
Yr. 4
Goal
Plan/Act
5 -Yr.
Goal
Actual
Acquisition of Real Property
Disposition
Clearance and Demolition
Clearance of Contaminated Sites
Code Enforcement
4000
1080/1164
480 / 62"
400/469
400/1241
Public Facility (General)
Senior Centers
Handicapped Centers
Homeless Facilities
Youth Centers
Neighborhood Facilities
Child Care Centers
Health Facilities
Mental Health Facilities
Parks and/or Recreation Facilities
Parking Facilities
Tree Planting
Fire Stations/Equipment
Abused/Neglected Children Facilities
Asbestos Removal
Non -Residential Historic Preservation
Other Public Facility Needs
Infrastructure (General)
Water/Sewer Improvements
Street Improvements
30
30 / 0
10 / 1
lis
3/0
Sidewalks
120
30 / 16
501 27
7/6
Solid Waste Disposal Improvements
Flood Drainage Improvements
Other Infrastructure
Public Services (General)
32500
9550/12971
5850 / 8808
6504/5925
5500/7261
Senior Services
5000
1200 / 709
1000 / 819
600/696
600/606
Handicapped Services
Legal Services
Youth Services
12000
3031 /5853
3000 / 3752
3000/3723
2400/3537
Child Care Services
3000
700 / 584
1000 / 486
0/0
0/0
Transportation Services
Substance Abuse Services
Employment/Training Services
Health Services
Lead Hazard Screening
Crime Awareness
Fair Housing Activities
50
17/0
10 / 6
4/2
7/0
Tenant Landlord Counseling
Other Services
725
225 / 237
290 / 221
225/221
225/169
Economic Development (General)
C/I Land Acquisition/Disposition
C/I Infrastructure Development
C/I Building Acq/Const!Rehab
2
0 / 0
0 / 0
0/0
0/0
Other C/I
ED Assistance to For -Profit
10
1 / 6
0 / 2
0/0
0/0
ED Technical Assistance
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Micro -enterprise Assistance
Other
FY 2014 OUTCOME PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS
(Table 1C, 2C, 3A)
Availabilitv/Accessibility
of Decent Housing
(DH -1)
Specific Objective
Source
of
Funds
Program
Year
Performance
Indicators
Expected
Number
Actual
Number
Percent
Achieved
DH1
Lead Paint Abatement
Opening Doors
Improved Accessibility
CDBG
2013
Households
People
2
225
3
169
150%
75 %
0/0
MULTI-YEAR
GOAL
%
Affordability
of Decent
Housing (DH
-2)
DH2
First Time Homebuyer
Homeowner Rehab
Housing Code Enforcement
Rental Unit Rehab
Improved/New
Affordability
CDBG
2013
Households
Households
Households
Households
2
3
400
0
14
6
1,241
0
700%
300%
310%
0/0
0/0
MULTI-YEAR
GOAL
%
Sustainability
of Decent
Housing (DH
-3)
DH3
Zoning
Inspection/Enforcement
Improved
Sustainability
CDBG
2013
Households
45
44
97 %
0/0
MULTI-YEAR
GOAL
Availability/Accessibility of Suitable
Living Environment
(SL -1)
SU
Dispute Resolution
Washington Tool Library
Information & Referral
Neighborhood Dev
Services & Staff
Neighborhood Recreation
Senior Center
Child Care Resource &
Referral
Improved/ New
Availability/Accessibility
CDBG
2013
People
Households
People
People
People
People
2
450
3000
5,730
600
0
0
409
906
3,537
606
0
0%
91%
30%
62%
101%
0%
MULTI-YEAR GOAL
0/0
Affordabil
ty of Suitable Living Environment (SL -2)
SL2
2013
0/0
0/0
0/0
0/0
MULTI-YEAR GOAL
%
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Sustainabi ity of Suitable Living Environment (SL -3)
Specific Objective
Source
of
Funds
Year
Performance
Indicators
Expected
Number
Actual
Number
Percent
Achieved
SL3
Accessible Curb Ramps
Neighborhood
Infrastructure
Improvements
Neighborhood Support
Grants
CDBG Admin Services &
Staff
Planning Administration
Improved
Sustainability
CDBG
2013
Public
Facilities
Public
Facilities
People LMA
4
10
2,000
10
6
5,946
250%
60 %
297%
MULTI-YEAR GOAL
MULTI-YEAR
0/0
Availability/Accessibility
of Economic Opportunity (E0-1)
Specific Objective
Source
of Funds
Year
Performance
Indicators
Expected
Number
Actual
Number
Percent
Achieved
E01
2013
0
0
%
°A)
%
%
MULTI-YEAR
GOAL
%
Affordability of
Economic
Opportunity (EO -2)
E02
2013
0
0
ok
%
%
%
%
MULTI-YEAR
GOAL
%
Sustainability
of Economic
Opportunity (E0-3)
E03
New/Improved
Sustainability
CDBG
2013
0
0
ok
ok
%
MULTI-YEAR GOAL
ok
Neighborhood Revitalization (NR -1)
NR1
2013
%
%
%
%
MULTI-YEAR GOAL
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OUTCOME PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS
Table 2C
Summary of Specific Housing/Community Development Objectives
#
Specific Objectives
Sources of
Funds
Performance
Indicators
Expected
Number
Actual
Number
Outcome/
Objective
*
DH -3
Rental Housing
SL -1
SL -2
SL -3
Economic Opportunity
E0-1
DH
Lead Paint Hazard Abatement -
Improved Accessibility
Housing Code Enforcement-
Improved Affordability
Rental Unit Rehab-
Improved Affordability
CDBG
CDBG
CDBG
Households
Households
Households
2
400
0
3
1,241
0
DH1
DH2
DH2
Owner Housing
DH
Purchase/Rehab/Resale -
Improved Accessibility
First Time Homebuyer -
Improved Affordability
Homeowner Rehab -
Improved Affordability
CDBG
CDBG
CDBG
Households
Households
Households
0
2
3
0
14
6
DH1
DH2
DH2
Community Development
DH
Zoning Inspection/Enforcement-
Improved Sustainability
CDBG
Households
45
44
DH3
Infrastructure
SL
Neighborhood Infrastructure Improvements
Improved Sustainability
CDBG
Public facilities
10
6
SL3
Public Facilities
SL
Accessible Curb Ramps
Improved Sustainability
CDBG
Ramps
4
10
SL3
Public Services
DH &
SL
Dubuque Dispute Resolution Center
Information & Referral
Neighborhood Recreation Programs
Senior Center
Washington Tool Library
Child Care Resource & Referral
Improved/New
Availability/Accessibility
CDBG
People
2
3000
5,730
600
450
0
0
906
3,537
606
409
0
DH1
SL1
SL1
SL1
DH1
SL1
Economic Development
EO
Economic Development Financial
Assistance
New/Improved Sustainability
CDBG
Jobs
0
0
E03
Neighborhood Revitalization/Other
SL
-Neighborhood Support Grants
-Neighborhood Dev Services & Staff
-CDBG Admin Services & Staff
-Finance
-Planning Administration
-City Planning
Improved Sustainability
CDBG
People LMA
2000
5,946
SL1
SL1
SL3
SL3
SL3
SL3
*Outcome/Objective Codes
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Availability/Accessibility
Affordability
Sustainability
Decent Housing
DH -1
DH -2
DH -3
Suitable Living Environment
SL -1
SL -2
SL -3
Economic Opportunity
E0-1
EO -2
EO -3
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Annual Housing Completion Goals
(Table 3B)
Grantee Name:
Program Year:
Expected
Annual
Number of
Units
To Be
Completed
Actual
Annual
Number of
Units
Completed
Resources used during the
period
CDBG
HOME
ESG
HOPWA
BENEFICIARY GOALS
(Sec. 215 Only)
Homeless households
❑
❑
❑
❑
Non -homeless households
❑
❑
❑
n
Special needs households
❑
❑
❑
❑
Total Sec. 215 Beneficiaries*
❑
❑
❑
❑
RENTAL GOALS
(Sec. 215 Only)
Acquisition of existing units
❑
❑
❑
Production of new units
❑
❑
❑
Rehabilitation of existing units
0
0
/1
❑
❑
n
Rental Assistance
❑
❑
❑
Total Sec. 215 Affordable
Rental
❑
❑
❑
❑
HOME OWNER GOALS
(Sec. 215 Only)
Acquisition of existing units
❑
❑
Production of new units
❑
❑
Rehabilitation of existing units
3
6
.1
❑
Homebuyer Assistance
2
14
►1
❑
❑
Total Sec. 215 Affordable
Owner
❑
❑
❑
n
COMBINED RENTAL AND
OWNER GOALS (Sec. 215
Only)
Acquisition of existing units
❑
❑
❑
Production of new units
❑
❑
n
Rehabilitation of existing units
❑
❑
❑
❑
Rental Assistance
❑
❑
❑
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Homebuyer Assistance
❑
❑
❑
Combined Total Sec. 215
Goals*
❑
❑
❑
❑
OVERALL HOUSING GOALS
(Sec. 215 + Other Affordable
Housing)
Annual Rental Housing Goal
❑
❑
❑
n
Annual Owner Housing Goal
❑
❑
❑
❑
Total Overall Housing Goal
5
20
►1
❑
❑
❑
* The total amounts for "Combined Total Sec. 215 Goals" and "Total Sec. 215 Beneficiary Goals"
should be the same number.
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