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Home My WebLink AboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 06/01/2021 - ITEMS RELATING TO THE COMPLETION OF THE 2021 SPRIN Agenda Item 6 Item # 6 Page 1 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY June 1, 2021 City Council STAFF Adam Molzer, Grant & Community Partnership Coordinator Ingrid Decker, Legal SUBJECT Items Relating to the Completion of the 2021 Spring Cycle of the Competitive Process for Allocating City Financial Resources to Affordable Housing and Community Development Activities Utilizing Funds from the Federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program, Federal HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Program, the City’s Affordable Housing Fund (AHF) and the City’s Human Services Program (HSP), and Appropriating Funding Accordingly. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY THIS ITEM HAS BEEN AMENDED TO REVISE THE NUMBERS INDICATED ON PAGE 3. A. Public Hearing and Resolution 2021-062 Approving the Programs and Projects that Will Receive Funds from the Federal Community Development Block Grant Program, the HOME Investment Partnerships Program, the City’s Affordable Housing Fund, and the City’s Human Services Program. B. Public Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance No. 076, 2021, Appropriating Unanticip ated Revenue in the Community Development Block Grant Fund. C. Public Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance No. 077, 2021, Appropriating Unanticipated Revenue in the HOME Investment Partnerships Program. The purpose of this item is to approve funding recommendations of the 2021 Spring Cycle of the Competitive Process and appropriate federal dollars. Resolution 2021-062 will complete the 2021 Spring Cycle of the Competitive Process for allocating $4,103,056 in City financial resources to affordable housing and public facility projects, human service programs and administration of the programs. Ordinance No. 076, 2021 and Ordinance No. 077, 2021 appropriate the City’s FY2021 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Entitlement Grant and FY2021 Home Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) Participating Jurisdiction Grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and CDBG program income from FY2019 & FY2020 and HOME Program Income from FY2019 & FY2020. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Resolution and Ordinances on First Reading. BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION This Resolution establishes which programs and projects will receive funding with CDBG, HOME, Affordable Housing Fund (AHF) and Human Services Program (HSP) funds for the 2021 program year. CDBG and HOME are federal dollars allocated through HUD. AHF and HSP funds are allocated from t he General Fund (GF) and Agenda Item 6 Item # 6 Page 2 the General Fund 0.25% Other Community Priorities (OCP). In 2021, the total dollar amount available is $4,589,450, with $4,103,056 being allocated to fulfill the FY2021 project requests. The following table shows available dollars in each funding category: FY2021 FUNDING CATEGORIES Funding Source Amount FY2021 Housing $3,186,394 FY2021 Human Service $1,101,656 FY2021 Planning and Administration $301,400 Total $4,589,450 Federal funds available for allocation total $2,557,251. These funds are sourced from seven categories designated by HUD, including: FY2021 Entitlement Grants (CDBG and HOME - new funding), FY2020 and FY2019 Unanticipated Program Revenue (CDBG and HOME - new funding), Prior Year Funds (CDBG - re- appropriated). Unanticipated Revenue Funds include repayments from loans issued for rehabilitation, homebuyer assistance, acquisition and development. Fifteen percent (15%) of CDBG funds received can be allocated towards public services. Twenty percent (20%) of CDBG funds received can be allocated to current year planning and administration. Prior Year Funds (CDBG FY2020) represent previously Council-committed funds that are available for re- allocation in the housing category only. Total federal contribution to the Housing category is $2,043,843. The maximum limit allowed by HUD regulations in the Human Service category for the CDBG Entitlement grant and current year CDBG Program Income is 15%. Total federal contribution to the Human Service category is $212,008: $169,166 from the FY2021 CDBG Entitlement grant and $42,842 from CDBG FY2020 Unanticipated Program Income. HUD regulations allow a maximum of 20% of the CDBG Entitlement grant ($228,879) to be used for CDBG planning and program administration costs. HUD regulations allow a maximum of 10% of HOME Entitlement grant ($72,521) to be used for HOME planning and program administration. Total federal contribution to the Planning and Program Administration category is $301,400. The following table provides a summary of 2021 federal funding sources for Housing, Human Service and Planning/Program Administration: FEDERAL FUNDS Funding Source Total Funds Housing Human Service Planning / Admin FY21 CDBG Entitlement Grant $ 1,144,395 $ 746,350 $ 169,166 $ 228,879 FY20 Unanticipated Revenue CDBG $ 285,612 $ 242,770 $ 42,842 FY19 Unanticipated Revenue CDBG $ 125,033 $ 125,033 Agenda Item 6 Item # 6 Page 3 Funding Source Total Funds Housing Human Service Planning / Admin Prior Year CDBG Funds (previously appropriated and available) $ 44,351 $ 44,351 FY21 HOME Entitlement Grant $ 725,218 $ 652,697 $ 72,521 FY20 Unanticipated Revenue HOME $ 82,332 $ 82,332 FY19 Unanticipated Revenue HOME $ 150,310 $ 150,310 TOTAL Federal Funds $ 2,557,251 $ 2,043,843 $ 212,008 $ 301,400 The City’s contribution to the Housing category is $1,142,551. The City’s contribution to the Human Service category is $889,648. City Funds do not contribute towards planning and program administration. The following table provides a summary of 2021 City Funding for Housing and Human Service, including differentiation between General Fund (GF) and the General Fund 0.25% Other Community Priorities (OCP) sources for each: CITY FUNDS Funding Source Total Funds Housing Human Service Planning / Admin Human Service Program (GF) $ 521,601 $ 521,601 Affordable Housing Fund (GF) $ 942,551 $ 942,551 General Fund OCP $ 568,047 $ 200,000 $ 368,047 TOTAL City Funds $ 2,032,199 $ 1,142,551 $ 889,648 COMBINED FUNDING TOTALS Total Funds Housing Human Service Planning / Admin $ 4,589,450 $ 3,186,394 $ 1,101,656 $301,400 The City received 49 housing and human service applications totaling $4,644,435. In the housing category, four proposals were received totaling $2,700,000. The available funding in the Housing category equals $3,186,394 (this amount comes from $1,999,492 in new CDBG/HOME appropriations plus $1,186,902 previously appropriated) and thus there is no shortage in Housing dollars. The balance of $486,3 94 in excess Affordable Housing Fund dollars will be carried forward for allocation to eligible housing projects in 2022. In the Human Service and Public Facility category, 45 applications were received totaling $1,944,435 (Attachment 1). There is a shortage in Human Service dollars of $842,779. The following table summarizes the amount of funding requests compared to the amount of funding available for each of the categories: Agenda Item 6 Item # 6 Page 4 FY2021 FUNDING REQUESTS BY CATEGORY Category Number of Applications Available Funding Requested Funding Available - Request Difference Administration - CDBG * $ 228,879 $ 228,879 $ 0 Administration - HOME * $ 72,521 $ 72,521 $ 0 Housing 4 $ 3,186,394 $ 2,700,000 + $ 486,394 Human Service and Public Facility 45 $ 1,101,656 $ 1,944,435 - $ 842,779 Totals 49 $ 4,589,450 $ 4,945,835 - $ 356,385 CITY FINANCIAL IMPACTS The CDBG and HOME programs provide federal funds from HUD to the City of Fort Collins which can be allocated to housing and community development related programs and projects and administration of the funds, thereby, reducing the demand on the City’s General Fund budget to address such needs. In FY2021, the total amount of federal funds available for allocation is $2,557,251 and th e City’s contribution is $1,545,805. These dollars allow applicants to leverage other funding sources to provide needed services in our community. Through the provision of affordable housing, more of Fort Collins’ workforce can reside within the communi ty. This means there is an available labor pool within the city, which is a positive benefit to economic sustainability. Human Service programs contribute to economic sustainability and homelessness prevention by providing such programs as education, childcare, counseling, and rent assistance, so workers can maintain their employment and housing. BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION The Human Services and Housing Funding Board (previously named the CDBG Commission) recommends adoption of their funding recommendations made on April 29, 2021. The Board read all applications, listened to presentations by each housing applicant, and asked clarifying questions. Additionally, in the Housing category, they reviewed the priority rankings of the Affordable Housing Board (Attachment 2), the goals of the Affordable Housing Strategic Plan and the priorities of the HUD required Five -Year Consolidated Plan. In the Human Service category, they considered the performance of current grantees, the priority areas of the Socia l Sustainability Strategic Plan (Attachment 3), community needs and the program’s potential to address community needs. Each Board member then completed a scorecard to reflect their evaluations of the Human Service proposals relative to a series of weighte d criteria. The proposals were then placed in descending rank order based on the average scores of all participating Board members (Attachment 4). Statistical breaks were identified within the ranked order and the Board proceeded to deliberate funding reco mmendations following a rules-based protocol that they had predetermined. The evaluation process for both the Housing and Human Services categories addressed deeply rooted community needs that pre-date the COVID-19 pandemic and will remain after the public health emergency passes. COVID-19 was not a leading determinant in the funding recommendations. Many applicants were supported with federal CARES-CVRF funding deployed by the City to nonprofit providers for their pandemic response work and may also be eligible for future funding assistance from the City when guidelines for the American Rescue Plan Act funds are determined. The Human Services and Housing Funding Board members are subject to certain rules of ethical conduct established by the City Charter and Code, including refraining from voting on or attempting to influence any decision in which he or she has a financial or personal conflict of interest. At the Board’s regular meeting on March 10, 2021, a presentation from the Senior Assistant City Attorney was made to all the Human Services Agenda Item 6 Item # 6 Page 5 and Housing Funding Board members detailing the City Charter and Code provisions regarding conflict of interest and the disclosure process. The following tables present the allocations recommended by the Board to Council within each major category: PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATION CATEGORY Applicant Project/Program Funding Request Recommended Funding Unfunded Balance Percent of Request Funded City of Fort Collins: CDBG Administration/Planning $ 228,879 $ 228,879 $0 100% City of Fort Collins: HOME Administration/Planning $ 72,521 $ 72,521 $0 100% Administration/Planning Total $ 301,400 $ 301,400 $0 100% HOUSING CATEGORY In the Housing category, the Human Services and Housing Funding Board determined four of the fo ur housing proposals were projects that would benefit from receiving funding, with each proposal recommended for full funding. Those recommendations are listed in the table below: Applicant Project/Program Funding Request HSandHF Board’s Recommended Funding Unfunded Balance Percent of Request Funded Mercy Housing: Northfield Affordable $ 450,000 $ 450,000 $0 100% Neighbor to Neighbor: Coachlight Plaza Rehabilitation $ 500,000 $ 500,000 $0 100% Neighbor to Neighbor: Phase 1 Rehab - 44 Affordable Apartments $ 800,000 $ 800,000 $0 100% Villages Ltd. - Housing Catalyst $ 950,000 $ 950,000 $0 100% Housing Total $ 2,700,000 $ 2,700,000 $ 0 100% There was an unallocated balance of $486,394 remaining in City Affordable Housing Funds after all applications received full funding recommendations. These funds can be re -appropriated for use for affordable housing projects in 2022. HUMAN SERVICE CATEGORIES In the Human Service and Public Facility category, 45 proposals were received and 39 are being recommended for funding, ranging from 13% to 81% of requests. Six proposals are not being recommended for funding. There is a funding gap of $842,779. Those recommendations are listed in the table below: Applicant Project/Program Funding Request HSandHF Board’s Recommended Funding Unfunded Balance Percent of Request Funded A Little Help: A Little Help for Older Adults in Fort Collins $40,000 $20,000 $20,000 50% Boys and Girls Clubs of Larimer County: Boys and Girls Clubs of Larimer County $60,000 $35,000 $25,000 58% CASA Program: Court Appointed Special $56,412 $40,000 $16,412 71% Agenda Item 6 Item # 6 Page 6 Applicant Project/Program Funding Request HSandHF Board’s Recommended Funding Unfunded Balance Percent of Request Funded Advocates CASA Program: Visitation and Exchange - Harmony House $55,196 $40,000 $15,196 72% Catholic Charities: Senior Services $46,370 $27,000 $19,370 58% Catholic Charities: The Mission Shelter $80,000 $60,000 $20,000 75% Children’s Speech and Reading Center: Speech-Language, Reading, Pre-Literacy $20,000 $5,000 $15,000 25% ChildSafe Colorado: Child Abuse Treatment Program $60,075 $35,000 $25,075 58% Colorado Health Network (NCAP): Emergency Financial Assistance $20,000 $0 $20,000 0% Crossroads Safehouse: Advocacy and Support $60,447 $40,000 $20,447 66% Disabled Resource Services: Access to Independence $31,062 $20,000 $11,062 64% Elderhaus Adult Day Program: Elderhaus Adult Day Program $58,000 $30,000 $28,000 52% Ensight Skills Center: Low Vision Rehabilitation Program $10,500 $5,000 $5,500 48% Family Housing Network: Shelter Programs $37,000 $30,000 $7,000 81% FOCO Café: Community Meals $10,000 $0 $10,000 0% Food Bank for Larimer County: Kids Café $30,000 $21,000 $9,000 70% Genesis Project Fort Collins: Genesis Project $20,000 $0 $20,000 0% Homeward Alliance: Family Services Programs $40,000 $30,000 $10,000 75% Homeward Alliance: Murphy Center Programs $40,000 $30,000 $10,000 75% La Cocina: Grupito FAVITAS $65,250 $30,000 $35,250 46% Larimer County Partners: Youth Mentoring $15,000 $5,000 $10,000 33% Meals on Wheels for Fort Collins: Meal Delivery Program $40,000 $25,000 $15,000 63% Neighbor to Neighbor: Homelessness Prevention Programs $140,000 $107,656 $32,344 77% Partnership for Age-Friendly Communities: Social Isolation Identification Program $37,572 $0 $37,572 0% Plan de Salud del Valle: Access to Integrated Primary Care Services $100,000 $60,000 $40,000 60% Poudre School District: PSD After 3 Programs for Title I Schools $75,000 $32,000 $43,000 43% Project Self-Sufficiency: Project Self- Sufficiency $50,000 $25,000 $25,000 50% Respite Care: Childcare Scholarships $40,000 $23,000 $17,000 58% SAVA Center: Prevention Education $40,000 $5,000 $35,000 13% Agenda Item 6 Item # 6 Page 7 Applicant Project/Program Funding Request HSandHF Board’s Recommended Funding Unfunded Balance Percent of Request Funded SAVA Center: Sexual Assault Victim Services $50,000 $25,000 $25,000 50% SummitStone Health Partners: Essential Mental Health Services - Murphy Center $30,000 $20,000 $10,000 67% SummitStone Health Partners: Community Behavioral Health Treatment Program $30,000 $15,000 $15,000 50% Teaching Tree Early Childhood Learning Center: Childcare Scholarships $85,000 $65,000 $20,000 76% The Center for Family Outreach: Family Intervention Program / Parenting Navigation $15,000 $0 $15,000 0% The Family Center/La Familia: Family Support and Early Childhood Education $75,000 $60,000 $15,000 80% The Matthews House: Youth and Family Center $45,843 $25,000 $20,843 55% The Quarter Project: GEMS/GSAS/STEM Femmes Program $9,000 $5,000 $4,000 56% The Salvation Army: Rent and Utility Assistance $20,000 $10,000 $10,000 50% The Vegetable Connection: Feeding the Families Program $12,000 $0 $12,000 0% Turning Point Center for Youth and Family Development: Crisis Intervention Services $30,000 $14,000 $16,000 47% United Way of Larimer County: Childcare Scholarship Fund $50,000 $20,000 $30,000 40% United Way of Weld County: Coordinated Assessment and Housing Placement System (CAHPS) $30,000 $17,000 $13,000 57% Voices Carry Child Advocacy Center: Child Abuse Response Services $26,308 $10,000 $16,308 38% Volunteers of America: Handyman Program $17,500 $10,000 $7,500 57% Volunteers of America: Home Delivered Meal Service $40,900 $25,000 $15,900 61% Human Service Total $ 1,944,435 $ 1,101,656 $ 842,779 57% FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS BY CATEGORY A summary of the funding recommendations by category is presented in the following table : Category Recommended Funding % of Total CDBG and HOME Program Administration $ 301,400 7% Housing $ 2,700,000 66% Human Service $ 1,101,656 27% Total $ 4,103,056 100% Agenda Item 6 Item # 6 Page 8 The justifications for the Human Services and Housing Funding Board’s recommendations can be found in the minutes of the April 29, 2021, meeting. (Attachment 5) PUBLIC OUTREACH A meeting that combined the Human Services and Housing Funding Board and the Affordable Housing Board was held on March 24, 2021, to discuss the merits of the housing proposals, without any funding discussion. Housing applicants also had the opportunity to make presentations at that meeting and respond to questions. The Affordable Housing Board met on April 1, 2021, and created their own project ranking list, which was then made available to the Human Services and Housing Funding Board as a resource to consider during funding deliberations. The Human Services and Housing Funding Board met on April 7, 2021, to discuss the merits of the human services proposals and identify follow-up questions for the applicants, without any funding discussion. The Board held a meeting on April 29, 2021, to deliberate all proposals and make funding recommendations. All meetings were open to the public and added to the City calendar. The City of Fort Collins Citizen Participation Plan for HUD funds requires a 30 -day public comment period on the proposed allocation of CDBG and HOME funds prior to Council’s final decision. Staff placed an ad in the Coloradoan newspaper on May 5, 2021, presenting the list of recommended funding for programs/projects and indicated the public comment period would start on May 6, 2021, and end on June 6, 2021. The Council meeting on June 1, 2021, will serve as a Public Hearing and comments will be recorded and reported to HUD in August. The public notice of funding recommendations was p laced on the Social Sustainability Department’s website. It was also distributed to applicants and 12 entities serving a majority of clients in legally protected classes-including those in a racial/ethnic minority, those with a disability, or female heads of households-or serving those community members who might otherwise have barriers to public participation in the City’s civic engagement processes. To date, the public comments received have largely been statements of gratitude from the applying agencies. ATTACHMENTS 1. Summary of Organizations Requesting Funding and Recommendations (PDF) 2. Affordable Housing Board Priority Rankings (PDF) 3. Funds Distribution Based on Human Services Priorities (PDF) 4. Scorecard Rankings (PDF) 5. Human Services and Housing Funding Board Minutes (PDF) 1 HS&HF Board Competitive Process FY21 Summary of Organizations Requesting Funding & Recommendations HOUSING Mercy Housing Mountain Plains - Northfield Request: $450,000 Recommendation: $450,000 Percentage: 100% Mercy Housing Mountain Plains is a regional affiliate of Mercy Housing Inc., a national nonprofit headquartered in Denver dedicated to housing development, preservation, management and resident services. This proposal supports the development costs associated with the building of 84 units of affordable multi-family rental housing in the Northfield Metro District. Neighbor to Neighbor - Coachlight Plaza Rehabilitation Request: $500,000 Recommendation: $500,000 Percentage: 100% Neighbor to Neighbor (N2N) offers affordable housing, rent assistance, housing counseling, home buyer education and more to low-income residents. This proposal supports the development costs associated with the rehabilitation of 68 units of affordable multi-family rental housing. Neighbor to Neighbor - Phase 1 Rehab – 44 Affordable Apartments Request: $800,000 Recommendation: $800,000 Percentage: 100% Neighbor to Neighbor (N2N) offers affordable housing, rent assistance, housing counseling, home buyer education and more to low-income residents. This proposal supports the development costs associated with the rehabilitation of 44 units of affordable multi-family rental housing. Villages Ltd. / Housing Catalyst - Village on Bryan Renovation Request: $950,000 Recommendation: $950,000 Percentage: 100% Villages, Ltd., the nonprofit arm of Housing Catalyst, is a Fort Collins, mission-driven real estate developer that designs, builds and serves communities with homes that are affordable in Northern Colorado. This proposal supports the costs related to the rehabilitation of 27 units of existing affordable housing which primarily serves low- and very-low-income seniors. HUMAN (PUBLIC) SERVICE A Little Help Request: $40,000 Recommendation: $20,000 Percentage: 50% A Little Help helps older adults age in place by providing connections to important resources and services necessary for them to maintain independence in their homes. ATTACHMENT 1 2 Boys & Girls Clubs of Larimer County Request: $60,000 Recommendation: $35,000 Percentage: 58% B&G Clubs provides after-school and school-break youth development programs at their Fort Collins location to kids 6-18 years. CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) Request: $56,412 Recommendation: $40,000 Percentage: 71% CASA provides a voice in court for children who have been physically or sexually abused or neglected. Trained community advocates, or CASAs, work with each child they are assigned to and provide neutral recommendations regarding the best interests of the child. CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) - Harmony House Request: $55,196 Recommendation: $40,000 Percentage: 72% Harmony House is a specialized visitation center that serves as a safe, conflict-free public place for family interactions. Harmony House staff are responsible for documenting information used in deciding the child’s permanent placement. Catholic Charities - Senior Services Request: $46,370 Recommendation: $27,000 Percentage: 58% Catholic Charities in Fort Collins provides shelter and supportive services to vulnerable populations, including services that allow low-income seniors age 60 and over to maintain self- sufficiency. Catholic Charities - The Mission Shelter Request: $80,000 Recommendation: $60,000 Percentage: 75% Catholic Charities provides shelter, food, case management, resource navigation, benefits application assistance, and transitional housing help in support of the homeless and near homeless. Children’s Speech & Reading Center Request: $20,000 Recommendation: $5,000 Percentage: 25% CSRC provides children that suffer from speech-language and reading delays with high quality therapy on a sliding fee scale. 3 ChildSafe Colorado Request: $60,075 Recommendation: $35,000 Percentage: 58% ChildSafe provides comprehensive outpatient treatment to victims of childhood abuse, primarily sexual abuse, and their non-offending family members. Colorado Health Network – Northern Colorado AIDS Project Request: $20,000 Recommendation: $0 Percentage: 0% NCAP strives to meet the needs of people affected by HIV and other health conditions through prevention, care and advocacy. Crossroads Safehouse Request: $60,447 Recommendation: $40,000 Percentage: 66% Crossroads Safehouse operates a domestic violence shelter providing emergency housing, crisis intervention and other services and outreach. Disabled Resource Services Request: $31,062 Recommendation: $20,000 Percentage: 64% DRS is the only Center for Independent Living in Larimer County for people with disabilities (physical, cognitive, mental, neurological, deaf, blind, etc.). It is consumer-driven allowing participants to choose the goals they want to pursue to help them live in the community with independence, dignity and equality. Elderhaus Adult Day Program Request: $58,000 Recommendation: $30,000 Percentage: 52% Elderhaus provides therapeutic daytime programs for adults with disabilities: Down syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, dementia, traumatic brain injuries, etc. Ensight Skills Center Request: $10,500 Recommendation: $5,000 Percentage: 48% Ensight Skills Center provides quality healthcare services to residents who are visually impaired. Family Housing Network Request: $37,000 Recommendation: $30,000 Percentage: 81% Family Housing Network supports families experiencing homelessness with a full range of emergency and stabilizing services, including overnight shelter, day center support and case management. 4 FOCO Café Request: $10,000 Recommendation: $0 Percentage: 0% FOCO Café provides nutritious and delicious meals to the people of Fort Collins regardless of their ability to pay while using mostly local, organic, and sustainably grown ingredients. Food Bank for Larimer County - Kids Café Request: $30,000 Recommendation: $21,000 Percentage: 70% Kids Café is the largest of the Child Nutrition programs offered by the Food Bank. Free, healthy meals and snacks are provided to kids after school and during school breaks at multiple locations, many in schools with high numbers of free and reduced lunch eligible families. Genesis Project Fort Collins Request: $20,000 Recommendation: $0 Percentage: 0% Genesis Project is a faith based nonprofit organization that provides case management and emergency relief services for individuals and families in Fort Collins. Homeward Alliance – Family Services Request: $40,000 Recommendation: $30,000 Percentage: 75% Homeward Alliance provides multiple programs that offer a continuum of services to individuals and families who are homeless or at-risk of becoming homeless. Homeward Alliance – Murphy Center Request: $40,000 Recommendation: $30,000 Percentage: 75% Homeward Alliance manages and operates the Sister Mary Alice Murphy Center for Hope. In addition to the programs of Homeward Alliance, they provide oversight of the facility and the programs that provide services to people who are homeless or at-risk of becoming homeless. La Cocina Request: $65,250 Recommendation: $30,000 Percentage: 46% La Cocina works to dismantle systems of oppression and co-create paths to liberation by providing full access to traditional and non-traditional forms of social-emotional and health equity support services for the Latinx community. The Grupito FAVITAS program offers children in bilingual Family-Friend-Neighbor childcare placements access to vital learning and development resources. 5 Larimer County Partners Request: $15,000 Recommendation: $5,000 Percentage: 33% Partners Mentoring Youth supports mentoring relationships between positive adult role models and youth facing challenges in their personal, social and academic lives. Meals on Wheels for Fort Collins Request: $40,000 Recommendation: $25,000 Percentage: 63% Meals on Wheels provides hot, noontime meals delivered to homebound seniors and persons with disabilities unable to safely prepare their own meals. Neighbor to Neighbor Request: $140,000 Recommendation: $107,656 Percentage: 77% Neighbor to Neighbor provides short-term and mid-term rent assistance with supportive services and case management to assists people in housing crises to identify, secure, and maintain affordable, sustainable rental housing. Partnership for Age-Friendly Communities Request: $37,572 Recommendation: $0 Percentage: 0% PAFC convenes and leads programming to create a community where older adults flourish as they age. Plan de Salud del Valle – Salud Clinic Request: $100,000 Recommendation: $60,000 Percentage: 60% Salud operates two clinics in Fort Collins and provides comprehensive medical, dental, pharmacy and behavioral health care services. Poudre School District Request: $75,000 Recommendation: $32,000 Percentage: 43% Poudre School District operates the ‘PSD After 3’ program to provide afterschool and summer enrichment activities for students in Title I schools in Fort Collins. Project Self-Sufficiency Request: $50,000 Recommendation: $25,000 Percentage: 50% Project Self-Sufficiency assists single parent families to become self-sufficient through career planning, wrap around services and support that removes barriers and empowers parents to complete education and training goals. 6 Respite Care Request: $40,000 Recommendation: $23,000 Percentage: 58% Respite Care provides short-term care for children with developmental disabilities and other supportive services that provide respite for families. Support is available 24/7 all year for children from infancy to age 21. Sexual Assault Victim Advocate Center - Prevention Education Request: $40,000 Recommendation: $5,000 Percentage: 13% SAVA provides crisis intervention, advocacy and counseling to all those affected by sexual violence. This program provides comprehensive prevention education and direct services to youth who disclose they are victims. Sexual Assault Victim Advocate Center - Victim Services Request: $50,000 Recommendation: $25,000 Percentage: 50% SAVA provides crisis intervention, advocacy and counseling to all those affected by sexual violence. SummitStone Health Partners - Mental Health Services at Murphy Center Request: $30,000 Recommendation: $20,000 Percentage: 67% SummitStone provides services for behavioral health prevention, intervention and treatment. This program offers behavioral health treatment (case management, mental health and addiction counseling) for clients of the Murphy Center offering a one-stop option. SummitStone Health Partners - Community Behavioral Health Treatment Request: $30,000 Recommendation: $15,000 Percentage: 50% SummitStone provides services for behavioral health prevention, intervention and treatment. This program provides intensive case management and therapeutic services with housing assistance for low-to - moderate income people with severe mental illness and severe substance use disorders. Teaching Tree Early Childhood Learning Center Request: $85,000 Recommendation: $65,000 Percentage: 76% Teaching Tree provides accessible and affordable early childhood care and education programs that teach children skills to lower their risk factors and begin kindergarten with social, emotional and academic skills to allow them to learn. 7 The Center for Family Outreach Request: $15,000 Recommendation: $0 Percentage: 0% The Center for Family Outreach provides programs for youth ages 8-18 (and their families) who are experiencing high-risk behaviors for substance use or behavioral issues. The Family Center / La Familia Request: $75,000 Recommendation: $60,000 Percentage: 80% The Family Center / La Familia provides services to help strengthen and stabilize low-income families through affordable child care for infants, toddlers and preschool-aged children, parent and community enrichment programs and adult education. The Matthews House Request: $45,843 Recommendation: $25,000 Percentage: 55% The Matthews House empowers young adults and families in transition to navigate difficulties on the road to self-sufficiency; many have been in foster care, justice system, generational poverty, etc. The Quarter Project Request: $9,000 Recommendation: $5,000 Percentage: 56% The Quarter Project offers a weekly afterschool hands-on program for girls from low-income and minority populations to become more confident and comfortable working in a STEM arena. The Salvation Army Request: $20,000 Recommendation: $10,000 Percentage: 50% The Salvation Army in Fort Collins offers a variety of programs to support human service needs of vulnerable populations in the community, including rent and utility assistance, food boxes, clothing and hygiene items, meals, back-to-school items, disaster relief and more. The Vegetable Connection Request: $12,000 Recommendation: $0 Percentage: 0% The Vegetable Connection is a local, nonprofit Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm that operates a ‘Feeding the Families’ program to assist low-income families in becoming members of the CSA for an entire growing season by subsidizing their market-priced shares. Turning Point Request: $30,000 Recommendation: $14,000 Percentage: 47% Turning Point provides mental health, behavioral health and substance abuse treatment services to children and families. They offer both inpatient residential programs (youth ages 12-18), short and long term, and outpatient programs. 8 United Way of Larimer County Request: $50,000 Recommendation: $20,000 Percentage: 40% UWLC is a community impact organization addressing systems-level change for health and human services. The Childcare Scholarship Fund provides sliding scale scholarships to income- eligible families who receive care through providers of their choice. United Way of Weld County Request: $30,000 Recommendation: $17,000 Percentage: 57% UWWC develops and supports programs that improve lives and catalyze social change and serves as the fiscal agent for Coordinated Assessment and Housing Placement System (CAHPS) efforts in Fort Collins. Voices Carry Child Advocacy Center Request: $26,308 Recommendation: $10,000 Percentage: 38% Voices Carry provides comprehensive response to child abuse working with law enforcement, child protection, prosecution, mental health, medical and victim advocacy to investigate abuse, help children heal from abuse and hold offenders accountable. Volunteers of America - Handyman Program Request: $17,500 Recommendation: $10,000 Percentage: 57% The Fort Collins VOA provides services to seniors (60+) who are frail and/or home-bound to help them remain healthy, safe, socially connected and independent. The Handyman program offers VOA clientele safety-related home modifications and repairs utilizing volunteers. Volunteers of America - Home Delivered Meal Service Request: $40,900 Recommendation: $25,000 Percentage: 61% The Fort Collins VOA provides services to seniors (60+) who are frail and/or home-bound to help them remain healthy, safe, socially connected and independent. The meal delivery program offers weekly boxed meals or frozen meals and nutrition risk assessments, nutrition education/counseling, information/referral to community resources, etc. Affordable Housing Board Ranking of Housing Applications April 1, 2021 2021 Competitive Process Rankings: 1.Mercy 2.N2N Coachlight Plaza 3.N2N Rehab 4.Housing Catalyst Notes to share with CDBG Commission: 1.All projects are worthwhile and should be funded - almost don’t want to rank these since all are good and there is sufficient funding for all. Still ranking helpful and completed. Appreciate high quality of applications. 2.Guiding principles helpful – prioritize new and preservation, age of stock factored into the preservation prioritizations, and focusing on 50% area median income or less with resources. 3.New inventory important – want to get the Mercy project over the finish line. Almost ready to go because have PAB assembled and land essentially donated. 4.Older inventory needs refreshing – Neighbor to Neighbor (N2N) leveraged better than HC whose project is relying more on City support. N2N brought in consultants to help plan great projects with good leverage of City funds. Glad some small buildings being rehabbed to bring more choice to residents in terms of type of housing and location of housing. 5.Glad partners are asking for and finding funding from all sources. Appreciate that past City advice considered and included in applications. Tatiana Bob Diane Daphne Jen totals Mercy 1 1 1 1 1 5 = 1 HC 4 4 4 4 4 20 = 4 N2N CL 3 3 2 2 2 12 = 2 N2N rehab 2 2 3 3 3 13 = 3 ATTACHMENT 2 Human Services Priorities Distribution of FY21 Recommended Funding The Human Services priorities are identified within the Social Sustainability Strategic Plan. Each priority is further defined with demographic or strategy concentrations to clarify the targeted needs of underserved groups and low-income residents. For example, Care-Giving Services identifies Seniors and People with Disabilities as targeted populations to support. Applicants were required to clearly demonstrate in their funding proposal how the program directly addresses and advances 1-2 of the priorities and concentrations. The distribution of funds shown in the chart above reflects the primary priority of the program, however; many programs also support a secondary priority. For example, a senior meal delivery program is foremost a Care-Giving (Senior) priority, with Healthy Food as its secondary priority. Total Available: $ 1,101,656 ATTACHMENT 3 Scorecard Rankings for 2021 Human Services Proposals RANKING SCORE - 105 Total 1 94.00 Neighbor to Neighbor Homelessness Prevention Programs $140,000 $107,656 77% 2 93.89 Homeward Alliance Murphy Center Programs $40,000 $30,000 75% 3 93.78 Homeward Alliance Family Services Programs $40,000 $30,000 75% 4 92.78 The Family Center / La Familia Family Support & Early Childhood Education $75,000 $60,000 80% 5 92.11 Catholic Charities The Mission Shelter $80,000 $60,000 75% 6 91.22 Crossroads Safehouse Advocacy & Support $60,447 $40,000 66% 7 89.78 Food Bank for Larimer County Kids Café $30,000 $21,000 70% 8 89.00 CASA of Larimer County Visitation & Exchange - Harmony House $55,196 $40,000 72% 9 88.89 Family Housing Network FHN Shelter Programs $37,000 $30,000 81% 10 87.44 SummitStone Health Partners Essential Mental Health Services - Murphy Center $30,000 $20,000 67% 11 87.22 CASA of Larimer County Court Appointed Special Advocates $56,412 $40,000 71% 11 87.22 ChildSafe Colorado Child Abuse Treatment Program $60,075 $35,000 58% 13 87.11 Teaching Tree Early Childhood Learning Center Childcare Scholarships $85,000 $65,000 76% 14 86.56 Disabled Resource Services Access to Independence $31,062 $20,000 64% 15 86.00 Catholic Charities Senior Services $46,370 $27,000 58% 16 85.44 The Matthews House Youth and Family Center $45,843 $25,000 55% 17 85.33 Project Self-Sufficiency Project Self-Sufficiency $50,000 $25,000 50% 18 85.22 Volunteers of America Home Delivered Meal Service $40,900 $25,000 61% 19 84.89 United Way of Weld County Coordinated Assessment & Housing Placement System $30,000 $17,000 57% 20 84.78 Boys & Girls Clubs Boys & Girls Clubs of Larimer County $60,000 $35,000 58% 20 84.78 Respite Care Childcare Scholarships $40,000 $23,000 58% 22 84.44 The Salvation Army Rent & Utility Assistance $20,000 $10,000 50% 23 84.33 Plan de Salud del Valle Access to Integrated Primary Care Services $100,000 $60,000 60% 24 83.78 Volunteers of America Handyman Program $17,500 $10,000 57% 25 83.56 SummitStone Health Partners Comm. Beh. Health Treatment Prog.$30,000 $15,000 50% 26 82.11 A Little Help A Little Help for Older Adults in Fort Collins $40,000 $20,000 50% 27 82.00 Meals on Wheels for Fort Collins Meal Delivery Program $40,000 $25,000 63% 28 81.78 La Cocina Grupito FAVITAS $65,250 $30,000 46% 29 81.67 Sexual Assault Victim Advocate Center Sexual Assault Victim Services $50,000 $25,000 50% 30 81.44 United Way of Larimer County Childcare Scholarship Fund $50,000 $20,000 40% 31 80.89 Elderhaus Adult Day Program Elderhaus Adult Day Program $58,000 $30,000 52% 32 78.89 Voices Carry CAC Child Abuse Response Services $26,308 $10,000 38% 33 77.78 Larimer County Partners Youth Mentoring $15,000 $5,000 33% 34 77.11 Poudre School District PSD After 3 Programs for Title I Schools $75,000 $32,000 43% 35 77.00 Turning Point Crisis Intervention Services $30,000 $14,000 47% 36 75.22 Children's Speech & Reading Center Speech-Language, Reading & Pre- Literacy $20,000 $5,000 25% 37 74.33 Colorado Health Network - NCAP Emergency Financial Assistance $20,000 $0 0% 38 72.22 Feeding Our Community Ourselves Community Meals $10,000 $0 0% 39 71.56 Ensight Skills Center Low Vision Rehabilitation Program $10,500 $5,000 48% 40 70.11 The Quarter Project GEMS/GSAS/STEM Femmes Programs $9,000 $5,000 56% 41 70.00 The Vegetable Connection Feeding the Families Program $12,000 $0 0% 42 68.44 The Center for Family Outreach Family Intervention Program/Parenting Navigating $15,000 $0 0% 43 67.00 Sexual Assault Victim Advocate Center Prevention Programming $40,000 $5,000 13% 44 64.11 Genesis Project Fort Collins Genesis Project $20,000 $0 0% 45 61.89 Partnership for Age-Friendly Communities Social Isolation Identification Program $37,572 $0 0% TOTAL: $1,944,435 $1,101,656 57% Agency Project Request Percent FundedRECOMMENDED FUNDING ATTACHMENT 4 6.4 Packet Pg. 71 Attachment: Scorecard Rankings (10301 : Competitive Funding Process 2021) Evaluation & Deliberation Methodology Competitive Process 2021 Scorecards • Each Human Services proposal was evaluated with a scorecard by each Board Member. • Included 10 weighted scoring criteria (below), which were aligned with application questions, and assigned 0-3 points by each Board member. • Each Board member was required to individually propose their own funding amount for each proposal so that they were evaluating from a balanced budget perspective. • Each Board member was required to individually indicate their favor or disfavor for funding each proposal (Yes/No). Evaluation Criteria • Advances the City’s human services priorities detailed in the Social Sustainability Department’s Strategic Plan & HUD Consolidated Plan • Measurable outcomes and consequential benefits to clients and the community • Responsiveness to needs and problems in Fort Collins • Extent that the program primarily serves low-income and vulnerable clients • Advances the City’s strategic objective related to diversity, equity and inclusion • Budget appropriateness, clarity and effectiveness • Collaboration and leverage with other partners • Organizational health and history of success • Direct or indirect aid to economic opportunity and environmental interests • Internal validation and importance Ranking • Standard deviation and individual score averaging were evaluated by City staff, with a determination made not to normalize or adjust the scores. • Average scores were placed in descending ranked order, with breaks identified within the scores. Protocol • Baseline dollar amounts and datapoints were displayed at the funding deliberation meeting on April 29 to initiate discussion, and were not alone determinative: • Mean and median funding amounts from the proposed budgets from the 9 Board member scorecards. • The favor and disfavor for funding each proposal were documented from the 9 Board member scorecards and displayed in aggregate. • Board began funding discussion at the top of the ranking list and moved down. • Proposals could be revisited and budget line-items could be specified for funding. • Proposals with 3+ ‘No’ recommendations were noted for potential detailed discussion. CDBG COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING April 7, 2021 at 5:30 PM Remote/ZOOM due to COVID-19 4/07/2021 – MINUTES Page 1 1. CALL TO ORDER x At 5:34PM the meeting was called to order by Josh Johnson. 2. ROLL CALL x Board Members Present o Olga Duvall o Steve Backsen o Ethnie Treick o Sara Maranowicz o Mike Kulisheck o Pat Hastings o Nick Verni-Lau o Sam Stoltz o Josh Johnson, Chair x Staff Members Present o Adam Molzer, Staff Liaison, CDBG Commission – City of Fort Collins o Hannah Tinklenberg, Social Sustainability Department – City of Fort Collins x Affordable Housing Board Members Present o Tatiana Zentner x Public Attendees o Pam Jones o Jette Meade o Leslie Patterson o Lorye McLeod o Mark Orphan o Morgan Vanek o Sarah McKeen ATTACHMENT 5 CDBG COMMISSION REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING 4/07/2021 – MINUTES Page 2 For further information, details and insight, and audio recording, resources are available by contacting the CDBG Commission staff liaison. 3. AGENDA REVIEW Josh Johnson read remote session instructions for the Community Development Block Grant Commission (“CDBG”) and public attendees. Adam Molzer reviewed agenda. 4. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Several representatives from human service agencies were in attendance. No public comment was submitted. 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – March 10, 2021 Regular Meeting Steve Backsen moved to approve the minutes. Olga Duvall seconded approval. Motion approved with roll call. Passed unanimously. – March 24, 2021 Work Session with Affordable Housing Board Olga Duvall moved to approve the minutes. Josh Johnson seconded approval. Motion approved with roll call. Passed unanimously. 6. COMMISSION MEMBER REPORTS None 7. STAFF REPORTS x Adam Molzer shared that the Reimagining Boards & Commissions proposed changes are moving through the Council approval process and are anticipated to be instituted by early May, including the name change for this group. x Adam shared that the next Super Issues meeting will be on the evening of April 26th, and an email will be shared soon with details. x Adam shared that he is submitting two budget offers for the Human Services Program, which would influence 2022 funding available for the grant process. x Sustainability has hired a new Business Support admin staff and she will be joining the team later in April. Lastly, Adam reminded the group that human service scorecard submissions are due by 9:00am on Monday, April 26th. CDBG COMMISSION REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING 4/07/2021 – MINUTES Page 3 8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS a. Human Services Grant Funding Protocol x At the March 10 meeting, the commission reviewed and discussed past funding protocol to guide the deliberation of the human service proposals. Adam requested feedback on whether the commission wanted to continue using the same protocol. An idea proposed was to remove the predetermined percentages and to focus on the budget averages to guide discussion during deliberation. x Adam reminded the commission that prior year funding should not be used to determine or influence future funding award amounts. x Adam shared an example of the ranking display based on feedback provided at the March 10 meeting. Sara shared that this proposed ranking addresses some of the feedback heard from applicants and requires the commission to do a thoughtful review and assignment of funding recommendations and recalls group alignment at the past meeting in this process. x The ranking sheet will be interactive during deliberations and used as a conversation starter. x Josh Johnson made a motion to approve the 2021 Competitive Process Deliberation Protocol as presented to the group. Nick Verni-Lau seconded the motion. Pat Hastings made a friendly amendment to include both the mean and median for each applicant. Motion approved with roll call. Passed unanimously. b. Land Bank Memo x On March 10, staff presented a proposal to the commission to recommend that excess funding from the housing category be used to pursue an option for a land bank purchase in the Montava development. x Staff have withdrawn the proposal and will not come before the commission in the near term. CDBG COMMISSION REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING 4/07/2021 – MINUTES Page 4 9. NEW BUSINESS a. Presentation of AHB Rankings Tatiana Zentner Tatiana Zentner of the Affordable Housing Board (AHB) presented the AHB’s ranking and remarks on the grant proposals under consideration in the housing category. A copy of the memo was distributed in advance (attached). AHB ranking in order of highest to lowest: 1. Mercy Housing x Ranked highest due to new inventory and project is ready to go. 2. Neighbor to Neighbor – Coach Light Plaza Rehab x Ranked higher due to number of units. 3. Neighbor to Neighbor – Overall Unit Rehab 4. Housing Catalyst – Villages on Bryant x Number of units and funding ranked project lowest. b. Deliberation Meeting Schedule Josh Johnson proposed that the Housing deliberations and Human Service deliberations be consolidated from two meetings to one meeting. Adam can update the housing applicants the change in date. There was no opposition from commission members to consolidate to one meeting. Adam will check with staff to make sure this doesn’t conflict internally. c. Preliminary Review & Discussion of Human Service Proposals Adam Molzer began by reiterating that the goals of the evening will be a “high-level,” collaborative discussion to review 45 funding applications for human service programs, formulate a list of questions extracted from the applications, and refrain from providing funding recommendations. Next week, the CDBG Committee will receive the applicant responses to the follow-up questions identified from this evening. Adam then asked the group to identify which order they would like to review the proposals. The Commission members asked to review in order by the clustering of social issues. For simplicity, the proposals are listed below in alphabetical order. HS-1: A Little Help No questions for this applicant. CDBG COMMISSION REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING 4/07/2021 – MINUTES Page 5 HS-2: Boys and Girls Club No questions for this applicant. HS-3: CASA of Larimer County – Court Appointed Advocates No questions for this applicant. HS-4: CASA of Larimer County – Harmony House No questions for this applicant. HS-5: Catholic Charities – Senior Services x Does Catholic Charities Senior Services collaborate with A Little Help or Volunteers of America Handyman Program? x Is the budget deficit in the application typical for the organization or is this deficit new this year? HS-6: Catholic Charities – Mission Shelter No questions for this applicant. HS-7 Children’s Speech & Reading Center No questions for this applicant. HS-8: ChildSafe Colorado x Why do they utilize unlicensed therapists vs. licensed therapists? HS-9: Colorado Health Network – NCAP x Case managers mentioned that Neighbor to Neighbor assistance is long and complicated – can you talk more about that? x Are they the only organization in the community that administers Ryan White dollars? There is some confusion on whether Salud also administers those dollars – is there any partnership with Salud on using Ryan White dollars? x Funding shortfall in the CHAMP program – what does that mean to their funding overall? HS-10: Crossroads Safehouse x Please provide the new statement on social justice – if the adhoc committee has completed. HS-11: Disabled Resource Services CDBG COMMISSION REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING 4/07/2021 – MINUTES Page 6 No questions for this applicant. HS-12: Elderhaus Adult Day Program No questions for this applicant. HS-13: Ensight Skills Center No questions for this applicant. HS-14: Family Housing Network No questions for this applicant. HS-15: Feeding Our Community Ourselves x Clarify their income tracking process and how that pairs with the City’s eligibility. x Is this program instituted due to COVID or will it continue as a stable, core program? x Question 11 – the information provided in ZoomGrants is unclear due to formatting issues. Please clarify what this chart is supposed to display. x Question to staff – if organization does not track client income, are they eligible to receive funding? HS-16: Food Bank for Larimer County No questions for this applicant. HS-17: Genesis Project Fort Collins x How do they measure the impact / outcomes of the program? x How are they identifying their clients and / or how do people access their services? x What is the differentiation between their program and faith-based practices? x Please clarify what non-emergency family assistance is in the budget? HS-18 & HS-19: Homeward Alliance No questions for this applicant. HS-20: La Cocina x Are the home-based services licensed and/or accredited? x Is there a sliding fee scale paid by families? x Does the request cover professional training or screening for children participating in the program? x What portion of the project will be funded by this grant? CDBG COMMISSION REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING 4/07/2021 – MINUTES Page 7 x Clarification on costs per residents served (question #7) - Is it 45 providers served or 45 children receiving services? HS-21: Larimer County Partners No questions for this applicant. HS-22: Meals on Wheels for Fort Collins No questions for this applicant. HS-23: Neighbor to Neighbor – Homelessness Prevention Services No questions for this applicant. HS-24: Partnership for Age-Friendly Communities x Clarification of project scope. x Is the City sole funder for this project or are there other funding sources? x Has research been conducted to determine similar tools / best practices already used in communities? x How did they estimate the number of people served? HS-25: Plan de Salud del Valle x There is confusion on whether Colorado Health Network (NCAP) also administers Ryan White dollars – is there a partnership with them on using Ryan White dollars? HS-26: Poudre School District x How did they diversify funding for this project? x Can they provide any updated information on future, potential funding sources (federal, state, ARPA, etc) that may be available to fund these services? x What would they do if the request wasn’t fully funded? HS-27: Project Self-Sufficiency No questions for this applicant. HS-28: Respite Care x Clarification on what the scholarship covers (duration). HS-29: Sexual Assault Victim Advocate Center – Prevention Education x Question 16 – left question blank, would like to understand how they promote equity. CDBG COMMISSION REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING 4/07/2021 – MINUTES Page 8 HS-30: Sexual Assault Victim Advocate Center – Victim Services No questions for this applicant. HS-31: SummitStone Health Partners – Services at Murphy Center No questions for this applicant. HS-32: SummitStone Health Partners – Community Behavioral Health Treatment Program (CBHT) No questions for this applicant. HS-33: Teaching Tree Early Childhood Learning Center No questions for this applicant. HS-34: The Center for Family Outreach x Related to revenue, provide a breakdown of the $75,000 in local sources. x Question 16 – left question blank, would like to understand how they promote equity. HS-35: The Family Center / La Familia No questions for this applicant. HS-36: The Matthews House No questions for this applicant. HS-37: The Quarter Project x List a minimum grant of $9,000 – do they mean that? HS-38: The Salvation Army No questions for this applicant. HS-39: The Vegetable Connection x Help us understand the other metrics/measurements that these funds supply related to the food. x What is the volume, frequency, and timeframe that clients receive food? HS-40: Turning Point x Do they receive Larimer County funding (specifically the Behavioral Health Center) or have they applied for funding? CDBG COMMISSION REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING 4/07/2021 – MINUTES Page 9 HS-41: United Way of Larimer County x Is it a requirement that all providers are licensed and / or accredited? x Clarify the community benefit on investing in subsidy at private for-profit providers. x Differentiate the operating assistance for nonprofit providers and scholarship funds at for-profit providers. x Which age group does this support? HS-42: United Way of Weld County No questions for this applicant. HS-43: Voices Carry CAC x Question for staff – clarify can we fund utilities (are they City utilities). HS-44: Volunteers of America – Handyman Program No questions for this applicant. HS-45: Volunteers of America – Meals Delivery No questions for this applicant. 10.OTHER BUSINESS None 11. NEXT MEETING a. Thursday, April 29, 2021 | 4:00pm | Remote/Online Via Zoom 12. ADJOURNMENT Josh Johnson adjourned meeting at 8.23 PM. Minutes were finalized and approved by the CDBG Commission on ____________________ City of Fort Collins Staff Liaison: ____________________________________________ Adam Molzer -1- RESOLUTION 2021-062 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS APPROVING THE PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS THAT WILL RECEIVE FUNDS FROM THE FEDERAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM, THE HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM, THE CITY’S AFFORDABLE HOUSING FUND, AND THE CITY’S HUMAN SERVICES PROGRAM WHEREAS, the Community Development Block Grant (“CDBG”) Program and the Home Investment Partnerships (“HOME”) Program are ongoing grant administration programs funded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”); and WHEREAS, the City has received CDBG Program funds since 1975 and HOME program funds since 1994; and WHEREAS, the City Council has budgeted General Fund and Keep Fort Collins Great (“KFCG”) dollars in the Affordable Housing Fund (“AHF”) and the Human Services Program (“HSP”) for use in assisting affordable housing programs and projects and community development activities; and WHEREAS, on January 18, 2000, the City Council adopted Resolution 2000-013, formally adopting a competitive process for the allocation of City financial resources to affordable housing programs and projects and community development activities; and WHEREAS, on January 20, 2015, the City Council adopted Resolution 2015-009, adopting a revised competitive process that changed from two annual funding cycles, in the spring and fall, to one funding cycle in the spring, with the fall funding cycle being optional and used only when funds are available that were not allocated in the spring or were returned to the City; and WHEREAS, the Human Services and Housing Funding Board (the “HSHF Board”, previously called the CDBG Commission) reviewed applications for the 2021 funding cycle, listened to presentations by the affordable housing applicants, and asked clarifying questions; and WHEREAS, the HSHF Board also reviewed priority rankings from the Affordable Housing Board, the goals of the Affordable Housing Strategic Plan, the priority areas of the Social Sustainability Strategic Plan and the performance of current grantees; and WHEREAS, the HSHF Board met on April 29, 2021, to deliberate and prepare a recommendation to the City Council as to which programs and projects should be funded with FY2021 CDBG and HOME funds, FY2019 and FY2020 CDBG and HOME Unanticipated Program Revenue, and CDBG funds carried over from FY2020, as well as City AHF and HSP funds; and -2- WHEREAS, as required by HUD regulations and the City’s Citizen Participation Plan, a 30-day comment period began on May 6, 2021 and will end on June 6, 2021, and any comments will be recorded and reported to HUD in August; and WHEREAS, the City Council has considered the recommendations of the HSHF Board and has determined that the City’s 2021 allocation should be made as set out in this Resolution; and WHEREAS, all funding agreements for grants of City AHF and HSP funds will caution that the grant amount may be proportionately decreased if reduced tax revenues result in budget shortfalls. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS as follows: Section 1. That the City Council hereby makes and adopts the determinations and findings contained in the recitals set forth above. Section 2. That the City Council hereby authorizes City staff to submit an application to HUD based on the following recommended funding allocations: Planning and Administration Category Applicant Project/Program Funding Request Recommended Funding Unfunded Balance Percent of Request Funded City of Fort Collins: CDBG Administration/Planning $ 228,879 $ 228,879 $0 100% City of Fort Collins: HOME Administration/Planning $ 72,521 $ 72,521 $0 100% Administration/Planning Total $ 301,400 $ 301,400 $0 100% Housing Category Applicant Project/Program Funding Request HS&HF Board’s Recommended Funding Unfunded Balance Percent of Request Funded Mercy Housing: Northfield Affordable $ 450,000 $ 450,000 $0 100% Neighbor to Neighbor: Coachlight Plaza Rehabilitation $ 500,000 $ 500,000 $0 100% Neighbor to Neighbor: Phase 1 Rehab - 44 Affordable Apartments $ 800,000 $ 800,000 $0 100% Villages Ltd. - Housing Catalyst $ 950,000 $ 950,000 $0 100% Housing Total $ 2,700,000 $ 2,700,000 $ 0 100% -3- Human Service Category Applicant Project/Program Funding Request HS&HF Board’s Recommended Funding Unfunded Balance Percent of Request Funded A Little Help: A Little Help for Older Adults in Fort Collins $40,000 $20,000 $20,000 50% Boys & Girls Clubs of Larimer County: Boys & Girls Clubs of Larimer County $60,000 $35,000 $25,000 58% CASA Program: Court Appointed Special Advocates $56,412 $40,000 $16,412 71% CASA Program: Visitation & Exchange - Harmony House $55,196 $40,000 $15,196 72% Catholic Charities: Senior Services $46,370 $27,000 $19,370 58% Catholic Charities: The Mission Shelter $80,000 $60,000 $20,000 75% Children’s Speech & Reading Center: Speech-Language, Reading, Pre- Literacy $20,000 $5,000 $15,000 25% ChildSafe Colorado: Child Abuse Treatment Program $60,075 $35,000 $25,075 58% Colorado Health Network (NCAP): Emergency Financial Assistance $20,000 $0 $20,000 0% Crossroads Safehouse: Advocacy & Support $60,447 $40,000 $20,447 66% Disabled Resource Services: Access to Independence $31,062 $20,000 $11,062 64% Elderhaus Adult Day Program: Elderhaus Adult Day Program $58,000 $30,000 $28,000 52% Ensight Skills Center: Low Vision Rehabilitation Program $10,500 $5,000 $5,500 48% Family Housing Network: Shelter Programs $37,000 $30,000 $7,000 81% FOCO Café: Community Meals $10,000 $0 $10,000 0% Food Bank for Larimer County: Kids Café $30,000 $21,000 $9,000 70% Genesis Project Fort Collins: Genesis Project $20,000 $0 $20,000 0% Homeward Alliance: Family Services Programs $40,000 $30,000 $10,000 75% Homeward Alliance: Murphy Center Programs $40,000 $30,000 $10,000 75% -4- Applicant Project/Program Funding Request HS&HF Board’s Recommended Funding Unfunded Balance Percent of Request Funded La Cocina: Grupito FAVITAS $65,250 $30,000 $35,250 46% Larimer County Partners: Youth Mentoring $15,000 $5,000 $10,000 33% Meals on Wheels for Fort Collins: Meal Delivery Program $40,000 $25,000 $15,000 63% Neighbor to Neighbor: Homelessness Prevention Programs $140,000 $107,656 $32,344 77% Partnership for Age-Friendly Communities: Social Isolation Identification Program $37,572 $0 $37,572 0% Plan de Salud del Valle: Access to Integrated Primary Care Services $100,000 $60,000 $40,000 60% Poudre School District: PSD After 3 Programs for Title I Schools $75,000 $32,000 $43,000 43% Project Self-Sufficiency: Project Self- Sufficiency $50,000 $25,000 $25,000 50% Respite Care: Childcare Scholarships $40,000 $23,000 $17,000 58% SAVA Center: Prevention Education $40,000 $5,000 $35,000 13% SAVA Center: Sexual Assault Victim Services $50,000 $25,000 $25,000 50% SummitStone Health Partners: Essential Mental Health Services - Murphy Center $30,000 $20,000 $10,000 67% SummitStone Health Partners: Community Behavioral Health Treatment Program $30,000 $15,000 $15,000 50% Teaching Tree Early Childhood Learning Center: Childcare Scholarships $85,000 $65,000 $20,000 76% The Center for Family Outreach: Family Intervention Program / Parenting Navigation $15,000 $0 $15,000 0% The Family Center/La Familia: Family Support & Early Childhood Education $75,000 $60,000 $15,000 80% The Matthews House: Youth & Family Center $45,843 $25,000 $20,843 55% The Quarter Project: GEMS/GSAS/STEM Femmes Program $9,000 $5,000 $4,000 56% The Salvation Army: Rent & Utility Assistance $20,000 $10,000 $10,000 50% -5- Applicant Project/Program Funding Request HS&HF Board’s Recommended Funding Unfunded Balance Percent of Request Funded The Vegetable Connection: Feeding the Families Program $12,000 $0 $12,000 0% Turning Point Center for Youth and Family Development: Crisis Intervention Services $30,000 $14,000 $16,000 47% United Way of Larimer County: Childcare Scholarship Fund $50,000 $20,000 $30,000 40% United Way of Weld County: Coordinated Assessment & Housing Placement System (CAHPS) $30,000 $17,000 $13,000 57% Voices Carry Child Advocacy Center: Child Abuse Response Services $26,308 $10,000 $16,308 38% Volunteers of America: Handyman Program $17,500 $10,000 $7,500 57% Volunteers of America: Home Delivered Meal Service $40,900 $25,000 $15,900 61% Human Service Total $1,944,435 $1,101,656 $842,779 57% Section 3. That, subject to the appropriation of funds by the City Council, the City County hereby authorizes the City Manager to execute any agreements necessary to implement the funding allocations described herein on terms and conditions consistent with this Resolution, along with such additional terms and conditions as the City Manager, in consultation with the City Attorney, deems necessary or appropriate to protect the interests of the City. Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this 1st day of June, A.D. 2021. _________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _____________________________ City Clerk -1- ORDINANCE NO. 076, 2021 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED REVENUE IN THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUND WHEREAS, the City estimates it will receive in federal fiscal year 2021-2022 unanticipated revenue in the form of federal Community Development Block Grant (“CDBG”) funds from Housing and Urban Development (HUD) totaling $1,144,395; and WHEREAS, the City also has discovered unprogrammed CDBG funds through a reconciliation with the federal Integrated Disbursement & Information System (IDIS) of $410,645; and WHEREAS, on June 1, 2021, the City Council adopted Resolution 2021-062, approving the Human Services and Housing Funding Board’s recommendation as to which programs and projects should receive CDBG funds in the 2021 funding cycle; and WHEREAS, this appropriation benefits the public health, safety and welfare of the residents of Fort Collins and serves the public purpose of providing affordable housing and human services for City residents; and WHEREAS, Article V, Section 9 of the City Charter permits the City Council, upon recommendation of the City Manager, to make supplemental appropriations by ordinance at any time during the fiscal year, provided that the total amount of such supplemental appropriatio ns, in combination with all previous appropriations for that fiscal year, does not exceed the current estimate of actual and anticipated revenues and all other funds to be received during the fiscal year; and WHEREAS, Article V, Section 11, of the City Charter provides that federal grant appropriations shall not lapse if unexpended at the end of the budget year until the expiration of the federal grant; and WHEREAS, the City Manager has recommended the appropriation described herein and determined that this appropriation is available and previously unappropriated from the Community Development Block Grant Fund and will not cause the total amount appropriated in the Community Development Block Grant Fund to exceed the current estimate of actual and anticipated revenues and all other funds to be received in that fund during any fiscal year. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS as follows: Section 1. That the City Council hereby makes and adopts the determinations and findings contained in the recitals set forth above. Section 2. That there is hereby appropriated for expenditure from unanticipated grant revenue in the federal fiscal year 2021-2022 from HUD into the Community Development Block -2- Grant Fund, the sum of ONE MILLION ONE HUNDRED FORTY-FOUR THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED NINETY-FIVE DOLLARS ($1,144,395), upon receipt thereof for federal fiscal year 2021-2022 Community Development Block Grant projects. Section 3. That there is hereby appropriated for expenditure from unanticipated revenue from a reconciliation of funding between the City financial recordkeeping system and the federal IDIS system into the Community Development Block Grant Fund, the sum of FOUR HUNDRED TEN THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED FORTY-FIVE DOLLARS ($410,645), for approved Community Development Block Grant projects. Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 1st day of June, A.D. 2021, and to be presented for final passage on the 15th day of June, A.D. 2021. __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading on the 15th day of June, A.D. 2021. __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ City Clerk -1- ORDINANCE NO. 077, 2021 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED REVENUE IN THE HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM WHEREAS, the Home Investment Partnerships Program (the “HOME Program”) was authorized by the National Affordable Housing Act of 1990 to provide funds in the form of Participating Jurisdiction Grants for a variety of housing-related activities that would increase the supply of decent, safe, and affordable housing; and WHEREAS, on March 1, 1994, the City Council adopted Resolution 1994-092 authorizing the Mayor to submit to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) a notification of intent to participate in the HOME Program; and WHEREAS, on May 26, 1994, HUD designated the City as a Participating Jurisdiction in the HOME Program, allowing the City to receive an allocation of HOME Program funds as long as Congress re-authorizes and continues to fund the program; and WHEREAS, the City estimates it will receive in federal fiscal year 2021-2022 unanticipated revenue in the form of Home Investment Partnership Program (“HOME”) funds from Housing and Urban Development (HUD) totaling is $725,218; and WHEREAS, the City received unanticipated HOME Program income in the amount of $232,642; and WHEREAS, Article V, Section 9 of the City Charter permits the City Council, upon recommendation of the City Manager, to make supplemental appropriations by ordinance at any time during the fiscal year, provided that the total amount of such supplemental appropriations, in combination with all previous appropriations for that fiscal year, does not exceed the current estimate of actual and anticipated revenues and all other funds to be received during the fiscal year; and WHEREAS, Article V, Section 11, of the City Charter provides that federal grant appropriations shall not lapse if unexpended at the end of the budget year until the expiration of the federal grant; and WHEREAS, this appropriation benefits the public health, safety and the welfare of the residents of Fort Collins and serves the public purpose of providing affordable housing for City residents; and WHEREAS, the City Manager has recommended the appropriation described herein and determined that this appropriation is available and previously unappropriated from the Home Investment Partnerships Grant Fund and will not cause the total amount appropriated in the Home Investment Partnerships Grant Fund to exceed the current estimate of actual and anticipated revenues and all other funds to be received in that fund during any fiscal year. -2- NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS as follows: Section 1. That the City Council hereby makes and adopts the determinations and findings contained in the recitals set forth above. Section 2. That there is hereby appropriated for expenditure from unanticipated grant revenue in the federal fiscal year 2021-2022 in the HOME Investment Partnerships Grant Fund the sum of SEVEN HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED EIGHTEEN DOLLARS ($725,218), upon receipt from federal fiscal year 2021-2022 HOME Participating Jurisdiction Grant Funds. Section 3. That there is hereby appropriated for expenditure from unanticipated program income revenue, upon receipt thereof, in the HOME Investment Partnerships Grant Fund the sum of TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-TWO THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED FORTY- TWO DOLLARS ($232,642), for approved HOME Program projects. Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 1st day of June, A.D. 2021, and to be presented for final passage on the 15th day of June, A.D. 2021. __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading on the 15th day of June, A.D. 2021. __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ City Clerk