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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCommunity Development Block Grant Commission - Minutes - 09/07/2000CITY OF FORT COLLINS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT Meeting Minutes September 7, 2000 Phil Majerus, Chair Alfred Flores, Co -Chair Bill Bertschy, City Council Liaison The meeting of the Community Development Block Grant Commission was called to order by Co -Chair Alfred Flores beginning at 6:30 p.m., at 281 North College, Fort Collins, Colorado. Board members present included: Chairman Alfred Flores, Terri Bryant, Linda Coxen, Violet Guthrie, Brett Hill, Phil Majerus, Tia Molander, Jennifer Molock, and Dennis Vanderheiden. Absent: Bill Steffes, Cheryl Zimlich. Staff present: Ken Waido, Jackie Davis, Maurice Head, and Julie Smith. INTRODUCTION OF NEW MEMBERS Staff introduced new members Tia Molander and Jennifer Molock. OVERVIEW OF THE DISASTER RECOVERY GRANT Fort Collins Housing Authority — Via Lopez down payment assistance Thirty-three units of manufactured housing has been obtained for a total of $165,000 in funding. The project is completed. Neighbor to Neighbor $46,740 was awarded to acquire eight units on Azalea for assisting families with affordable housing. The project is completed Avery Park Detention Pond $300,000 awarded for this project. The project is completed OVERVIEW OF FY 1999 CDBG AND HOME PROJECTS Via Lopez CDBG awarded $375,000. The project is completed, with 33 families in the units. Habitat for Humanity Land acquired on Sunstone Drive for $28,500. Groundbreaking has taken place. Community Developmen9ock Grant Commission • Meeting of September 7, 2000 Page 2 CARE Housing $400,000 awarded for land at Windtrail across from Rolland Moore Park. Infrastructure construction has just begun. JFK Parkway Kaufman & Broad awarded $200,000 for land acquisition for senior apartments behind the new post office. The units are scheduled for completed by 9/30/00. Elderhaus $10,000 awarded for restroom renovation. The project is completed. Discussion pertained on not allowing in the future for a nonprofit to proceed without the facilities project manager. Staff has a real concern that the nonprofits do not have the capacity to undertake a rehabilitation project. This project took over a year to complete. Neighbor to Neighbor $404,549 awarded to acquire a Section 8 contract project, located on Blue Spruce. Project completed. Fort Collins Housing Corporation $358,000 awarded for acquisition of land at the King property, corner of Taft Hill and Laporte. The project has been extended until February 2000. The City received FEMA funds and is working out details of storm drainage and possibly a major retention pond, which could lower the cost of the project. Fort Collins Housing Corporation $70,000 awarded to acquire Cowan Street apartments, four units. The project is completed. City of Fort Collins — Home Buyer Assistance $49,691 awarded for homebuyer and down payment assistance. Respite Care remodel $25,000 awarded. Construction should be completed on the kitchen and bathroom by September 15, 2000. Crossroads Safehouse $2,000 awarded for roof repair. Project completed. United Day Care Community Developmentock Grant Commission • Meeting of September 7, 2000 Page 3 $5,000 awarded for safety renovation, bathrooms, and flooring. Project completed. FY 1999-2000 — Public Service New Bridges $15,000 awarded for daytime shelter. All but one month's funding expended. Disabled Resources Expended all funds for supportive youth program. Child Care Collaborative BASE camp has expended all funds. Respite Care All funds expended but one month. Sunshine School All funds expended but one month. United Day Care CDBG awaiting bill for $12,000. Catholic Charities Day shelter and senior program in progress, but CDBG has not been billed. The project has two weeks to draw down funds. Two letters have been sent. Northern Colorado AIDS All funds expended but one month. Education and Life Training All funds expended but one month. Food Bank of Larimer County The truck refrigeration unit project has been completed. Neighbor to Neighbor All funds expended but one month. Project Self -Sufficiency All funds drawn down. Community Developmentock Grant Commission • Meeting of September 7, 2000 Page 4 Women's Center Child Care Referral has drawn down all funds. OVERVIEW OF 2000 AS OF OCTOBER 1 City of Fort Collins BAVA area neighborhood plan $80,000 has been awarded for a plan for the BAVA neighborhood. Ken Waido is helping with this effort. There is a supplemental request to Council for an additional $80,000, with a promise made to the Commission that City would provide matching funds. Habitat for Humanity Habitat has received $75,000 for three lots in the Watermelon Subdivision, located at 1-25 and Vine. Elizabeth Senior Apartments Kaufman & Broad received $250,000 for development fees. This has not been officially approved, but there should not be difficulties. This project is located on the north side of Elizabeth, by Potts. Homebuyer down payment assistance Over $490,000 was approved; however CDBG funds cannot be used for 100 percent of program funding. Half of the funding will come from HOME funds and half from CDBG funds. Concord Redwood Apartments This project has been moved from the 1999 HOME projects to the 2000 CDBG projects due to Federal regulations for Homebuyer Assistance. $250,000 is now allocated under the CDBG program. Respite Care Remodel project Most of the work listed in the 2000 CDBG proposal has been completed under the 1999 CDBG program. There is an issue of foundation cracking which Respite Care will be requesting under the 2000 CDBG program. Food Bank Funding was approved for new shelves, dock mechanism, and a cooler floor. At this time there is no project manager, and Staff is working with the Food Bank. Crossroads Safehouse $5900 approved for lock replacement. Community Development Block Grant Commission • Meeting of September 7, 2000 Page 5 Fullana Learning Center $36,161 approved for playground equipment and renovation for Headstart. Education and Life Training $10,000 approved for adult literacy program. Disabled Resources $15,000 approved for Supported Youth Employment Program. Child Care Collaborative $60,335 approved, to include Respite, BASE Camp, Sunshine School, and United Day Care. Catholic Charities Northern $20,000 approved for the shelter. Lutheran Family Services $7500 approved for the Fostering Family Strength Program. Project Self -Sufficiency $20,000 approved for this program. Neighbor to Neighbor $22,000 approved for the housing counseling program. Northern Colorado Health Network/Northem Colorado AIDS program $18,000 approved. Julie Smith reported on the Homebuyer Assistance Program. The original approval of $250,000 for the year 2000 has been increased because of Concorde Apartments. 1999 funds will be used for HOME and CDBG 2000 funds in order to create a 50/50 split. The total will be a half a million dollars for homebuyer assistance. There is a new option for lower income families at 50 percent AMI. They will be given up to $10,000 if they qualify. This measure is being taken to help get qualified applicants into home ownership. 50 percent of median translates to $80,000 or $90,000 condos. It is possible to assist up to $170,000. Via Lopez units cost $90,00 to $138,000. Community Development lock Grant Commission • Meeting of September 7, 2000 Page 6 Discussion followed on condo purchases and its effect on the housing market. Mortgage lenders will go through training with Julie. The lenders will be listed on the Web site in order to assist low-income buyers. 65 lenders have signed up. Further updates: HOME assisted with $92,250 for the Coachlight acquisition. Windtrail received $140,000 from CHDO. As a CHDO, HOME funding for FY 2000 will be allocated in the Fall Competitive Process, Public Hearing No public comments were offered. FALL CYCLE APPLICATION PACKETS There are six proposals. The packets list each project, the amount of money requested, project goal, description of project, and initial pros and cons from Staff perspectives. There are six score sheets from Staff containing numerical scores. This will assist in discussion. Next is a spreadsheet with all scores. Next is applications categorized by classification or section for funding eligibility. These programs can be funded or not funded, as determined by the Commission. Discussion was held on division of funds. The City's funding policy is that 70 percent of available funding should go to rentals. This is not a mandatory requirement; there is some flexibility. CARE and the City Land Bank are applications for land acquisition through Affordable Housing funds. HOME dollars require a site -specific application. Total allocation is a little over $1 million. Requests are $1.7 million; not everyone can be funded. CHDO operations is a new category, which is an eligible category for a community housing developer. It is permissible to give operations money under this new category; however, it is not a requirement. If a project is not funded, funding cannot be given under CHDO operations. Projects may also be funded without granting a request for operations money. There is a funding cap of 5 percent of grant. Regulations state that applications can be made for a percentage of their adminstrative costs. The Fort Collins Housing Authority has determined what those costs are; another agency has agreed to pay the other 50 percent of costs. Applications have been delivered to the Affordable Housing Board. That Board will conduct a special meeting on the 28`" to determine a list of priorities and a list of questions to ask applicants. The October a meeting will feature brief Community DevelopmentBlock Grant Commission • Meeting of September 7, 2000 Page 7 presentations to CDBG during the question -and -answer session. The next week a meeting will be held to formulate recommendations to City Council. Council will consider a resolution for the allocations the first Tuesday in November. ELECTION OF OFFICERS Terms of officers have been changed from July to December 31 �`. Moved by Ms. Coxen, seconded by Mr. Flores: To elect officers in January. Motion passed unanimously. TWENTY YEAR AFFORDABILITY The 20 year affordability requirement posed a problem with Kaufman & Broad to get permanent financing from Bank of America. If the project goes bankrupt, the Bank of America wants the City to subordinate the 20-year requirement. There were numerous discussions with attorneys for both sides. The City will subordinate the 20-year affordability requirement, but only in case of foreclosure. Discussion was held on first right of refusal and a series of ideas to protect the City's investments in case of foreclosure. Nothing has been decided at this point. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The approval of minutes was discussed. There were two sets of minutes to be approved at the June meeting; one set was not finalized for approval. Approval of those minutes was tabled. It was discussed and agreed to table the approval until the next meeting as well, pending Staffs assembly of those minutes. Moved by Mr. Hill, seconded by Ms. Bryant: To approve the minutes of the June 2000 meeting. Motion approved unanimously. OTHER BUSINESS Ms. Davis reminded the Commission that the next meeting would begin at 5:30, in the present conference room. The meeting on the week following takes place in the CIC room. Upon motion and second, the meeting adjourned at 7:30 p.m.