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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004 - Community Development Block Grant Commission - Annual ReportCDBG COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT: 2004 The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Commission held ten regular meetings, two public hearings, and two work sessions with City Council during 2004. The public hearings were held to solicit comments on the community development and affordable housing needs of the city. These comments were used to guide decisions concerning the allocation of CDBG, HOME and the City's Affordable Housing Fund (AHF) monies during the next program year. The regular meetings were held to review the Spring and Fall Competitive Process applications for community development and affordable housing proposals, and to monitor progress of the CDBG and HOME Programs, as well as the use of AHF dollars. The Commission provided recommendations to City Council members concerning the expenditure of the City's FY 2004-2005 CDBG grant allocation of $1,219,000, the FY 2004- 2005 HOME funding allocation of $776,868, as well as the City's AHF monies. Program Income and miscellaneous carryover revenue are included in the funding amounts listed below. Spring Cycle Funding Totals CDBG: $ 1,210,280 HOME: $ 72,300 Fall Cycle Funding Totals CDBG: $ 426,813 HOME: $ 636,445 AHF: $ 695,898 Not all proposals submitted for each cycle were funded, and amounts of submitted requests greatly exceeded available funding in both cycles. Included in the projects and programs funded were: ♦ B.A.S.E. Camp, Sliding Scale Fee Tuition Assistance ♦ CARE Housing, Inc., Land Acquisition ♦ Catholic Charities Northern, Shelter Rehabilitation ♦ Catholic Chanties Northern, Shelter and Supportive Services ♦ City of Fort Collins, CDBG Administration ♦ City of Fort Collins HOME Administration ♦ City of Fort Collins, Home Buyer Assistance ♦ City of Fort Collins, Land Bank Acquisition ♦ City of Fort Collins, Retention and Marketability Study ♦ Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), Case Management ♦ Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), Harmony House Roof Replacement ♦ Crossroads - Safehouse Facility Rehabilitation ♦ Crossroads — Community Outreach Center ♦ Disabled Resource Services, Access to Independence Program ♦ Education & Life Training Center, Education & Job Skills Training ♦ Elderhaus, Adult Day Programs ♦ Latimer Center for Mental Health— Transitional Housing Building Rehabilitation ♦ Fort Collins Housing Authority, ls` Street SRO Rehabilitation CDBG Commission Annual Report: 2004 Page 2 ♦ Fort Collins Housing Authority, Sleepy Willow Rehabilitation ♦ Neighbor to Neighbor, Housing Counseling ♦ Northern Colorado AIDS Project, Case Management & Homelessness Prevention ♦ Project Self -Sufficiency, Case Management ♦ Respite Care, Sliding Scale Fee Tuition Assistance ♦ Springfield Court Early Learning Center, Sliding Scale Fee Tuition Assistance ♦ Sunshine School, Facility Rehabilitation ♦ Sunshine School, Sliding Scale Fee Tuition Assistance ♦ Turning Point, Building Rehabilitation ♦ United Day Care Center, Sliding Scale Fee Tuition Assistance ♦ United Way, Housing Services Day Center ♦ Wingshadow, Facility Improvements ♦ Women's Center, Health and Dental Care Programs Finally, the Commission also provided input and review on the update of the City's Affordable Housing Priority Needs and Strategies report.