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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005 - Community Development Block Grant Commission - Annual ReportCDBG COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT: 2005 The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Commission held ten regular meetings, two public hearings, and two work sessions with City Council during 2005. 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 2005-2006 CDBG grant allocation of $1,154,086, the FY 2005-2006 HOME funding allocation of $681,881, 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: $ 1,051,650 HOME: $ 3573043 Fall Cycle Funding Totals CDBG: $ 1853329 HOME: $ 6843658 AHF: $ 697,967 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: ♦ Accessible Space, Inc., Supportive Housing Development Land Acquisition ♦ B.A. S.E. Camp, Sliding Scale Fee Tuition Assistance ♦ Catholic Charities 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 ♦ Crossroads - Safehouse Facility Rehabilitation ♦ Disabled Resource Services, Access to Independence Program ♦ Education & Life Training Center, Education & Job Skills Training ♦ Elderhaus, Adult Day Programs ♦ Habitat for Humanity, Land Acquisition ♦ Family Center/La Familia, Child Care Employee Salary Assistance CDBG Commission Annual Report: 2005 Page 2 ♦ Fort Collins Housing Authority, Village on Bryan Rehabilitation ♦ Fort Collins Housing Authority, Village on Plum (Sleepy Willow) Rehabilitation ♦ Latimer Home Improvement Program, Housing Rehabilitation & Emergency Repair Assistance ♦ Neighbor to Neighbor, Crabtree Apartments Rehabilitation ♦ Neighbor to Neighbor, Housing Counseling ♦ Neighbor to Neighbor, Rehabilitation of Existing Affordable Housing Units ♦ North College Business Association, Action Plan Development ♦ Northern Colorado AIDS Project, Case Management & Homelessness Prevention ♦ Northern Colorado AIDS Project, Facility Purchase ♦ Respite Care, Sliding Scale Fee Tuition Assistance ♦ RVNA, Home Health Care Scholarship Assistance ♦ Springfield Court Early Learning Center, Sliding Scale Fee Tuition Assistance ♦ Sunshine School, Sliding Scale Fee Tuition Assistance ♦ United Day Care Center, Sliding Scale Fee Tuition Assistance ♦ Willox Lane Affordable Housing, Land Acquisition Finally, the Commission also provided input and review on the 2005-2009 version of the City's Consolidated Plan, a comprehensive planning document required by HUD.