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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-08-13-2m - Resolution - 08/08/2013 RESOLUTION NO. 08 D$ - 13 - zfn L A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, APPROVING THE PROGRAM YEAR 2013 ACTION PLAN AND BUDGET ALLOCATING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) AND HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP (HOME) PROGRAM FUNDS. WHEREAS, the City of College Station is entitled to receive $1,028,957 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds and $379,327 in Home Investment Partnership Program (HOME) funds from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in fiscal year 2014 and has prepared a Program Year 2013 Action Plan and Community Development Budget as required to secure these funds; and WHEREAS, the City of College Station, Texas, has a Five —Year Consolidated Plan that has been approved by both HUD and the City that guides the development of each year's Action Plan and Budget; and WHEREAS, the City of College Station, Texas, has an established Community Development Program under Chapter 373 of the Texas Local Government Code that (1) identifies areas of the City with concentrations of low and moderate income persons; (2) establishes areas in which program activities are proposed; (3) provides a plan under which citizens may publicly comment on activities; and (4) requires public hearings on program activities; and WHEREAS, the City of College Station has provided adequate information to the citizens and an opportunity to participate in the development of the City's Program Year 2013 Action Plan and Community Development Budget; and WHEREAS, the City Council acknowledges that the adoption of the Program Year 2013 Action Plan and Community Development Budget is in the best interest of the City and is for the purpose of securing additional community development resources for the primary benefit of low income (LI) and to low -to- moderate income (LMI) citizens; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS: PART 1: That the City Council hereby approves the Program Year 2013 Action Plan and Community Development Budget which serves as the City's application to HUD for CDBG and HOME funds; PART 2: That the City Council hereby authorizes and designates the Executive Director of Planning and Development Services to sign all required applications, certifications, evaluations and other forms required by U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for all Community Planning and Development Grant Programs for the Program Year 2013 on behalf of the City of College Station. L PART 3: That this resolution shall take effect immediately from and after its L passage. ADOPTED this V day of 74v9.1 , A.D. 2013. APPROVED AI / + %/ /k.ii ATTEST: ayor - IRO T6 � u .1t ilk A..J,. City Secre APPROVED: adrAILM/ZAZI_____ City Attorney L L Attachment 2: FY 2014 Proposed Community Development Budget PROJECT CDBG & HOME CDBG & HOME NEW CDBG & HOME CARRY -OVER ALLOCATIONS TOTAL PROPOSED Owner - Occupied Rehabilitation $209,603 $47,356 256,959 Demolition $4,500 $20,000 $24,500 Interim Assistance $5,000 $0 $5,000 Homebuyer Assistance $135,211 $65,065 $200,276 CHDO $148,346 $56,907 $205,253 CHDO Operating $0 $18,966 $18,966 Expenses Construction /Leveraged $637,570 $0 $637,570 Development Housing Services $11,698 $20,000 $31,698 Rental Rehabilitation $56,657 $153,101 $209,758 Code Enforcement (PDS) $9,318 $103,452 $112,770 Tenant Based Rental $125,816 $0 $125,816 Assistance Public Service Agency $29,950* $154,343 $184,293 (See Attachment 3) Public Facility $1,283,926 $553,137 $1,837,063 (See Attachment 4) Grant Administration $0 $215,957 $215,957 CDBG &HOME Total Proposed $4,065,879 Recaptured Funds/ Program Income $29,764 ** Total Community $4,095,643 Development Budget *Carry-over funds represent 4th quarter payments for FY 2013 * *To be utilized for New Construction /Leveraged Development when realized Attachment 3: Consolidated Plan and Budget Development Process Summary, FY 2014 Event Date Pre - proposal workshop for agencies Feb. 15, 2013 Public hearing on Consolidated Plan and Budget (Lincoln Center) Mar. 5, 2013 JRFRC proposals due Mar. 29, 2013 JRFRC Meeting Apr. 4, 2013 Apr. 11, 2013 Apr. 18, 2013 Apr. 25, 2013 May 2, 2013 May 9, 2013 May 16, 2013 JRFRC Public Service Agency public hearings May 22, 2013 May 23, 2013 30 -Day Public Comment Period begins July 1, 2013 Public hearing to present goal and objectives and public comments July 9, 2013 regarding the proposed PY 2013 Annual Action Plan (Lincoln Center) First presentation of Consolidated Plan and Budget to City Council July 11, 2013 30 -Day Public Comment Period ends July 31, 2013 Request council approval by consent agenda of PY 2013 Annual Action Plan Aug. 8, 2013 and Budget PY 2013 Annual Action Plan due to HUD no later than Aug. 16, 2013 Attachment 4: FY 2014 CDBG Public Service Funding Summary & Recommendations Client #'s Agency Program Requested Recommended Funded Items (Cost per Funding City Funding Client Court- Head Volunteer Voices for Children Appointed $23,385 $21,178 Coordinator 265 CS Special Recruitment and $79.92 Advocates Education Coordinator Family Promise of Bryan - Case College Station Management $20 $18 Personnel $376 18 Bryan Brazos County Scotty's House Brazos Valley 100 Child Advocacy Center counseling $16 $16,113 Salary and FICA $161.13 CS services Safe Harbor Unity Partners dba Project Supervised $25,280 $22,505 Personnel, FICA 600 Bryan Unity Visitation Security $37.51 Program Brazos Maternal & Child Health The Prenatal $37,280 $30,905 Medical Supplies 880 CS Clinic, Inc. Clinic and Medical $35.12 Testing Personnel Mental Health Mental Salary (No Fringe), Retardation Authority of Mary Lake Peer $32,006 $25,213 Utilities 50 CS Brazos Valley Support Center Telephone, Auto, $504.26 maintenance Brazos Valley Counseling BV Counseling $26,371 $21,550 Rent Executive 275 Bryan Services Services Director Salary $78.36 BVCASA Brazos Valley Counsel on Substance B- $15,999.22 730 Alcohol & Substance Abuse Abuse $25 CS- $4,658.55 Personnel Salary $28.30 30 B & CS Screening Program Manager /Client Case Manager Twin City Mission, Inc. Assistance $32,180 $25,326 Direct Salary 550 CS Program Fringe, Client $46.05 Assistance Autism Easter Seals East Texas, dba assessment, Autism Teacher 45 Brazos Valley Rehabilitation Research and $20,200 $17,539 Salaries $389.76 Bryan Center Intervention Clinic Total $257,849.70 $219,795.77 City Department Programs Kids Klub $19,950 205 CS CS PARD $11,000 60 CS Attachment 5: FY 2014 CDBG Public Facility Funding Summary & Recommendations Activity Recommended Description Funding Continuation -Funds will be used to rehabilitate Cooner Street east of Texas Avenue South. The project scope will include the replacement of existing Cooner Street Rehabilitation $870,790 wastewater, water, and roadway infrastructure. Funds will be used to design the utility rehabilitation and the design and construction of the street reconstruction. Continuation - FY 12 funds were used to design a new sidewalk on the east side of Wellborn Road extending from Luther Street to Southwest Parkway. FY Wellborn Road Sidewalks $552,009 13 funds allocated for acquisition of easements and construction. Due to increased requirement identified in FY 13 for easements, additional funds are being allocated in FY 14 for the acquisition of required easements. FY 14 funds will be used to design a new sidewalk on the south side of Dominik Dominik Drive Sidewalks - #1 from George Bush Drive to The Gables Apartments. This project was identified George Bush Dr to Regency $20,255 in the Bicycle, Pedestrian and Greenways Master Plan and Eastgate Village Apartments Neighborhood Plan. Funds for construction will be allocated during a future budget year. FY 14 funds will be used to design and construct a new sidewalk on Southland Southland Street Sidewalks $84,987 Street from FM 2154 to the pedestrian bridge. This project was identified in the Southside Neighborhood Plan. Westridge Drive & San Pedro FY14 funds will be used to design and construct new sidewalks on Westridge Sidewalks $137,707 and San Pedro. This project was identified in the Bicycle, Pedestrian and Greenways Master Plan and the Central College Station Neighborhood Plan. FY 14 funds will be used to design a standard 2 -lane local street with sidewalk Nimitz Street Rehabilitation $82,253 on Nimitz from Lincoln Avenue to Ash Street. The current street configuration is a substandard rural section and is not centered in right -of -way and within 5 feet of several single - family dwellings on the western side lots. Dominik Drive Sidewalks #2 FY 14 funds will be used to design sidewalks on the south side of Dominik from Texas Avenue to George $ 20,929 Texas Avenue to George Bush Drive East. This project was identified in the Bush Drive East Bicycle, Pedestrian and Greenways Master Plan and Eastgate Neighborhood Plan. Funds for construction will be allocated during a future budget year. Domink Drive Sidewalks #3 FY 14 funds will be used to design sidewalks on the south side of Dominik from Stallings Drive to Munson $19,857 Stallings Drive to Munson Avenue. This project was identified in the Bicycle, Avenue Pedestrian and Greenways Master Plan and Eastgate Neighborhood Plan. Funds for construction will be allocated during a future budget year. Park Place ADA Sidewalk $48,275 FY 14 funds will be used to design and construction an ADA compliant sidewalk Improvements and retaining wall at the southwest corner of Texas Avenue. Staff salaries and Engineering Total $1,837,063 Attachment 6: PY 2010 — 2014 Community Development Goals Housing Goal: Ensure adequate housing assistance for lower income homeowners. Strategies: - Encourage and facilitate maintenance of residential units by L/M income homeowners through residential rehab loans. - Acquire real property for future development of affordable housing, parks, or other activities that enhance neighborhoods. - Encourage and facilitate the removal and replacement of dilapidated structures and /or address community emergencies. - Utilize code enforcement regulations to maintain the integrity of older neighborhoods. Goal: Retain and expand affordable housing opportunities for low- and moderate - income homebuyers. Strategies: - Encourage and support programs and projects that provide financial assistance to L/M income purchasers of existing or new affordable homes. - Encourage and support programs and projects that provide education and counseling to lower- income home - owners and homebuyers. - Encourage and support programs and projects that construct new housing units for L/M homebuyers. Goal: Ensure adequate affordable rental housing opportunities for low- and moderate- income families and individuals. Strategies: - Encourage and facilitate the rehabilitation of affordable rental units. - Encourage and facilitate the construction of new affordable rental units. Homelessness and Special Needs Goal: Address the needs of homeless persons to make the transition to permanent housing and independent living and help families avoid becoming homeless. Strategies: - Preventing homelessness: - Provide assistance for low- income households to secure and sustain safe, decent affordable housing. - Outreach and assessment: - Foster coordination, collaboration, and increased resources to assess community needs, available services, and service gaps. Use this information to target and improve service provision. - Emergency and transitional shelter: - Encourage and support programs and agencies that supply or seek out emergency and/or transitional shelter for families and individuals. - Transition to permanent housing and independent living: - Assist homeless persons in meeting various human and health service needs as well as provide training and counseling opportunities to help with the transition to self - sufficiency. Goal: Ensure adequate affordable housing opportunities and supportive services for the lower income special needs populations. Strategy: - Encourage and facilitate organizations that provide social and /or housing services to special needs populations. Non - Housing Goal: Encourage and support the delivery of health and human services to assist families in reaching their fullest potential. Strategies: - Encourage and support nonprofit providers of health care, dental care, and mental health care to deliver programs to qualified L/M families /persons. - Encourage continued development and facilitate development of new or enhanced senior citizen programming. - Facilitate development of affordable childcare and youth programs. - Ensure that the provision of other health and human services is approached within a comprehensive framework to enable families and individuals in breaking the cycle of poverty. - Encourage new or enhanced transportation programs that assist L/M income persons to address their mobility needs. Goal: Provide safe, secure, and healthy environments for families and individuals. Strategies: - Improved accessibility to programs serving UM income individuals and families through rehabilitation or expansion of public or private facilities. - Rehabilitation and expansion of infrastructure including water and sewer lines, street, and sidewalk, and flood drain improvements. - Improve or expand park facilities including green space, neighborhood parks, and recreational facilities. - Improve transportation facilities to increase the accessibility of health and human services and basic needs for UM income persons. Goal: Development of a strong and diverse economic environment to break cycle of poverty. Strategies: - Rehabilitate and /or develop new spaces for businesses to better realize job creation. - Support and expand community wide training and employment activities targeting low /mod households. Attachment 7: 2013 Median Income Limits 2013 MEDIAN INCOME LIMITS City of College Station Community Development This list supersedes all other lists of prior dates. Household 30% 50% 80% 1 $11,650 $19,400 $31,000 2 $13,300 $22,150 $35,400 3 $14,950 $24,900 $39,850 4 $16,600 $27,650 $44,250 5 $17,950 $29,900 $47,800 6 $19,300 $32,100 $51,350 7 $20,600 $34,300 $54,900 8 $21,950 $36,500 $58,450 The left column (Household) refers to the number of people in the home. The highlighted column (80 %) refers to your maximum income allowed per year by HUD guidelines. Limits effective for 2013 on December 11, 2012. Source: http:/ /www.huduser.orq / portal/ datasets/ il/ iI2012/ 2012summary.odn ?inputname= METR017780M17780 'College +Station - Bryan %2C +TX+MSA &selection type =hmfa &year =2013 Attachment 8: Map of Eligible Community Development Areas 10 =' dot ,, T 1/4 0 , . , ,.1 Q i *04. �c ° .4..., ` '� ,,,„ ---,...._ r .y / : AEI f Attachment 9: Comments Received & Final Revisions on the Proposed PY 2013 Action Plan & Budget Comment Received During the July 9th Public Hearing: • Project Unity is appreciative of the fact that the City of College Station uses CDBG funds to support community organizations. The funding sustains their operation in ways that other funding cannot. • MHMR thanks the City for participating with the CDBG grant and bringing these much needed dollars to our community and encourages the City to continue to allow for the maximum 15% funding for Public Service Agencies. These dollars are important as local nonprofits continue to see a decline in funding from other sources. Without such funding, programs would wither need to be cut back or eliminated altogether. Comments Received from Council During the July 11th Regular Council Meeting • Request of additional information regarding the activities of the Brazos Maternal & Child Clinic, one of the public service agencies recommended for funding in PY 2013. • Proposed increase or shift in funding from external agencies to internal programs administered directly by the City to expand City - provided service offerings. • Request that the City expand repayable loan programs to include offerings such as a micro - financing program to assist local entrepreneurs with small - dollar business loans to encourage local business development. Comments Received During the 30 -Day Public Comment Period: • No comments received Final Revisions Made to the Proposed PY 2013 Action Plan and Budget: • Update... NOTE: Comments were received from local agency representatives at the July 9, 2013 Public Hearing and during the 30 -Day Public Comment Period. There are no changes to the specific program /project allocation as recommended at the July 1 1t h Regular Council Meeting. Only the above noted updates, public comments, and response to comments were made to the draft as previously presented to Council. Attachment 10: Community Development Project Descriptions Owner - Occupied Housing Assistance HOME and CDBG funds will be used for housing rehabilitation, minor repairs, weatherization, home security, and reconstruction to low- moderate income homeowners; the removal of architectural barriers; and the inspection, testing and abatement of lead hazards. Funds will also be used for program delivery costs including staff salaries and benefits. Demolition CDBG funds will be used for clearance, demolition and removal of dilapidated structures that have been deemed uninhabitable in accordance with City codes, including the movement of structure to other sites. Funds will also be used for program delivery costs including staff salaries and benefits. Interim Assistance In case of a community emergency affecting the health and safety of residents, CDBG funds will be utilized to address immediate threats and for financial and technical assistance to coordinate clean -up efforts to eligible households. Homebuyer Assistance Down payment and closing cost assistance provided to eligible, qualified homebuyers through deferred no interest loans with HOME funds. Funds will be used for program delivery costs including staff salaries and benefits. Community Housing Development Organization HOME funds will be made available to an eligible CHDO for the acquisition, development and construction of affordable housing units or the rehabilitation of existing housing units. CHDO Operating Expenses HOME funds are allowable for 5% of grant for operating /administration expenses incurred by eligible CHDO to build capacity to carryout current and future CHDO activities. Construction - Leveraged Development and Non - Profit Partners HOME funds will be used to facilitate the development of new affordable housing or the renovation of existing housing for low- income residents. Activities may include the acquisition of land, soft costs, or construction of single - family or multi - family units. Housing Services CDBG funds will be used for costs associated with processing applicants for all HOME housing assistance programs and marketing efforts. Expenses will include staff salaries and benefits and homebuyer/ homeowner counseling program. Rental Rehabilitation HOME funds will be matched with private funds to rehabilitate rental properties that will maintain affordable rents for low- income households for a specified period of time following the completion of the project. Projects will be selected based on the following priorities: bringing the unit up to City Codes and HUD standards, upgrade systems, energy conservation upgrades, exterior repairs, and other upgrades that increase marketability. Code Enforcement CDBG funds will be used for salary and benefits to support code enforcement activities targeted low - moderate income areas in College Station. Two officers in the Planning & Development Services Department focus efforts in targeted areas. Community Development staff members address code compliance in the Northgate District, an eligible low- income area. Tenant Based Rental Assistance Using HOME funds, CD staff will administer a security deposit assistance program for low income individuals and families who will reside in HUD - supported housing units located in College Station, including LIHTC apartment complexes and other federally- subsidized rental units. CD staff will also work with the Housing Choice Voucher Program to provide security deposit assistance to qualified voucher holders securing housing in College Station. Public Services 15% of the City's CDBG fund allocation will be used in partnership with CDBG funds from the City of Bryan to fund non - profit social service agencies in the community. The Joint Relief Funding Review Committee, a Citizen Committee comprised of three members from the City of College Station and three from the City of Bryan, review program proposals from area nonprofits and recommend funding amounts based on their review. Funds are awarded to nonprofit programs who serve primarily low and moderate income residents of College Station and Bryan. Public Facility Funds will be used to create or rehabilitate or reconstruct streets, sidewalks, parks, water and wastewater utilities, or other infrastructure improvements in College Station. Program Administration HOME and CDBG funds will be used for management, planning and administration of the City's PY 2013 CDBG, HOME and other eligible grant programs for LMI citizens. Staff will provide capacity building and technical assistance as needed to citizens, builders, developers, and service providers. Funds from the administrative budget are made available to Project Unity to provide planning and reporting support to CD staff and coordinate a variety of community meetings to address the needs of low- and moderate - income residents, available services, and resources among local service providers.