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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 07/06/2010 - ITEMS RELATING TO THE COMPLETION OF THE 2010 SPRIN DATE: July 6, 2010 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARYD STAFF: Ken Waido FORT COLLINSCOUNCIL Items Relating to the Completion of the 2010 Spring Cycle of the Competitive Process for Allocating City Financial Resources to Affordable Housing and Community Development Activities Utilizing the Federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program, the Home Investment-Partnership (HOME) Program, and the City's Human Services Program. A. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 073, 2010, Appropriating Unanticipated Revenue and Authorizing the Transfer of Appropriations Between Program Years in the Community Development Block Grant Fund. B. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 074,2010,Appropriating Unanticipated Revenue in the Home Investment Partnerships Fund. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Ordinance No. 073,2010,appropriates the City's FY 2010 CDBG Entitlement Grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Ordinance No. 074, 2010, appropriates the City's FY 2010 HOME Participating Jurisdiction Grant from HUD. Both Ordinances were unanimously adopted on First Reading on June 15, 2010. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on Second Reading. ATTACHMENTS 1. Copy of First Reading Agenda Item Summary-June 15, 2010 (w/o attachments) ATTACHMENT DATE: June 15, 2010 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY STAFF: Ken Waido FORT COLLINSCOUNCIL SUBJECT Items Relating to the Completion of the 2010 Spring Cycle of the Competitive Process for Allocating City Financial Resources to Affordable Housing and Community Development Activities Utilizing the Federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program, the Home Investment Partnership (HOME) Program, and the City's Human Services Program. A. Public Hearing and Resolution 20A:0 033�Approvin�g the:P_rog`ams ands rojects That Will Receive Funds from the Federal Community Development Block Grant(CDBG)Program and the City's Human Services Program. B. First Reading of Ordinance No.073,2010 A*ppropriai;i}g Unanticipated Revenue and Authorizing the Transfer of Appropriations Between Program Years-in-the Community Development Block Grant Fund. C. Public Hearing and Resolution 2010-034 Approving the Fiscal Year 2010 Home Investment Partnerships (HOME) Program for the City of Fort Collins. D. First Reading of Ordinance No. 074, 2010, Appropriating Unanticipated Revenue in the Home Investment Partnerships Fund. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Resolution 2010-033 will complete the 2010 spring cycle of the pewve process for allocating City financial resources to affordable housing programs/projects and;/community development activities by listing the specific programs/projects that will receive fundi�starting.cto er L 2010. Ordinance No. 073, 2010, appropriates the City's FY 2010 CDBG Entitlement Grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development(HUD). Resolution 2010-034 establishes the major funding categories within the HOME Program for the FY 2010 program year, which also starts on October 1, 2010. Specific projects for the use of HOME funds will be determined in November as a result of the 2010 fall cycle of the competitive process. Ordinance No. 074, 2010, appropriates sthe �City's FY 2010 HOME Participating Jurisdiction Grant from HUD. BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION/! I F 7\\/�7 �l 1 li Resolution 2010-033 establishes which•progranms«:and,projiectsI wdl receive•funding with CDBG funds for the FY 2010 program year(including funds from the Entitlement Grant and Program Income),which starts on October 1,2010,and which programs will receive funding from the City's 2010 Human Services Program. The CDBG Commission presents to the City Council a list of recommendations as to which programs and projects should receive funding. The following table summarizes the total amount and sources of all available CDBG and City funds for distribution during the spring cycle of the competitive process: Available Funding AMOUNT SOURCE $1,104,431 Fj1 20;1,0 CDBGEntitlement=Grant\ %J 84,623 IFY 2010 CDBG Progra'',o ncome \V/ 56,430 �F\Y 2009 CDBG Unq/ogrammed Funds 389,601 2010-Giiy Hurnan Services Program $1,635,085 Total Funding Available June 15, 2010 -2- ITEM 15 The FY 2010 CDBG Entitlement Grant and Program Income totals$1,189,054. HUD regulations limit a maximum of 20%of these funds,or$237,811,for planning and program administrative purposes. The following table summarizes the amount and sources of available funds for planning projects and CDBG Program administrative costs: Funding for Planning and CDBG Program Administration AMOUNT SOURCE $220,886 20% of the FY 2010 CDBG Entitlement Grant 16,925 20% of FY 2010 CDBG Program Income $237,811 Total.Funding,Available_for-Planning and,CDBG Program Administration (l \ I I jl \\ HUD regulations limit a maximum of(�%of the`FY 2011CDBG funds and Program Income, or$178,358,for use in the Public Services category. The City Human Services Program adds$389,601 for use in the category, for a total of $567,959 of available funding. Th64ollowing table su'� ma mnzes the amount and sources of available funds for public/human service proposals: Funding for Public/Human Services AMOUNT SOURCE $165,665 15% of the FY 2010 CDBG Entitlement Grant 12,693 15% of FY 2010 CDBG Program Income 389,601 2009 City Human Services Program $567,959 Totaj-Funding Available'for-Publib/Human Services Proposals (( (( �7 �--� \V Considering the set-asides for Plann\ng and Administration and Public S*ces presented above,the balance of the FY 2010 CDBG Entitlement Grant and�Rrogram In\me�amounts, plus $56,430 of unprogrammed FY 2009 CDBG funds, provide an amount of$829,315 available for allocation to affordable housing proposals. The following table summarizes the amount and sources of available funds for affordable housing proposals: Funding for Affordable Housing AMOUNT SOURCE $717,880 FY 2010 CDBG Entitlement Grant 55,005 FY 2010 CDBG Program Income 56,430 FY-2009 CDBG-Unprogrammed ,-, $829,315 /Total Funding A416ble7for Afford`able,Housing Proposals �1 t� I.11` . �� The City received 25 applications for`u`ing%s1 arrtt of tl e 2010 spring cycle of the competitive process requesting a total of$1,455,726. The total amount&4unds available from all sources is about$1,635,085. While the total of application requests is$179,359 less than the amount of available funds, HUD regulation limitations within the Public Services category results in a total of $235,491 more in requests than available funds for the category. Unfortunately, the excess funds in the Planning and Administration and Affordable Housing categories can not be used to fund any Public Service applications. The following table summarizes the amount of funding requests compared to the amount of funding available for each of the major funding categories. Number of Requested Available Request-Available Category Applications Funding Funding Difference Affordable Housing -�2 A r$450,00,0 . ,$829,315 $379,315 Public Services // 22� (� � �$803;45b�, �f$567,959 $235,491 Administration ( 1 '$202?276 l ( $237,811 $35,535 Totals 2$� \\ _,/,/ $.il,455,726 11 $1,635,085 $179,359 June 15, 2010 1 -3- ITEM 15 Community Development Block Grant(CDBG) Commission Recommendations The CDBG Commission presents recommendations as to which programs and projects should receive funding from the available funding sources presented above,including CDBG funds and the Human Services program(HSP). The following tables present the allocations recommended by the Commission to the City Council within each major category: Administration Applicant Funding Commission's Unfunded Percent of Project/Program Request Recommendation Balance Re uest Funded AD-1 City of Fort �" �� $202276� Collins CDBG $202,27,6�- FY 2010 O&G $0 100% Administration i ( Entitlement Grant Affordable Housing Applicant Funding Commission's Unfunded Percent of Project/Program Request Recommendation Balance Re uest Funded HO-1 City of Fort Collins $200,000 $200,000 $0 100% Home Buyer Assistance FY 2010 CDBG Program Entitlement Grant HO-2 Care: $250,000 $138,565 $0 100% Provincetowne (FY 2010 CDBG Infrastructure ^EFttitlemerSfGrant) Incom $55,005 �'��) FY 201�0 Programe) �$56;430 (FY 2009 Unprogrammed CDBG Funds) All funding recommendations in the Affordable Housing category are in the form of a "Due on Sale Loan + 5% Simple Interest." Public Service Applicant Funding ,Comm fissions\ Unfunded Percent of Project/Program Request / Recommendation //�Balance Request Funded PS-1 B.A.S.E. Camp: $63,000 f $54}200:::,/ $8,800 86% Sliding Scale Fee Tuition ` �DBG,grant) I. and Transportation LJJ Assistance PS-2 Boys &Girls Club: $21,036 $17,458 $3,578 83% After-school and School- (HSP grant) break Child Care and Youth Activities PS-3 Catholic Charities $10,000 $7,000 $3,000 70% Northern: Senior Services (HSP grant) PS-4 Catholic Charities $65;.000� / " >$�29)500" r$251500 54% Northern: Shelter and (CDBG grant) Supportive Services `� June 15, 2010 -4- ITEM 15 Applicant Funding Commission's Unfunded Percent of Project/Program Request Recommendation Balance Re uest Funded PS-5 Crossroads $99,216 $51,042 $48,174 51% Safehouse: Advocacy (HSP grant) Program PS-6 Disabled Resource $27,884 $22,010 $5,874 79% Services: Access to (HSP grant) Independence Program PS-7 Elderhaus: Mindset $23,592 $20,142 $3,450 85% Therapy Center Program (CDBG grant) PS-8 Education and Life $20;0001v U(CDBC- 7!500�. `�, / $2,500 88% Training Center: grant•) Employment Skills ' Training PS-9 Food Bank for $27,052 $21,667 $5,385 80% Larimer County: Kids Cafe (HSP grant) Program PS-10 Homelessness $45,000 $28,516 $5,000 89% Prevention Initiative: (CDBG grant) Emergency Rent $11,484 Assistance (HSP grant) PS-11 Live the Victory $29,120 $0 $29,120 0% (Mathews House): (( ✓ I i I FED, Program for At-risk Youth PS-12 Northern Colorado $29•,500 � ,$24!000 $5,000 83% AIDS Project: Client (HSP grant) Services and Homelessness Prevention Program PS-13 Neighbor to $68,500 $39,415 $29,085 58% Neighbor(N2N): (HSP grant) Comprehensive Housing Counseling PS-14 N2N: $23,000 $20,200 $2,800 88% Emergency Rent (H`SP I Assistance PS-15 Project Self- $33,000 "� �$281500 ( J $4,500 86% Sufficiency: Services for �/ =(CDBG.grant) [JJ Single-Parent families PS-16 Respite Care: $25,000 $22,500 $2,500 90% Sliding Scale Fee Tuition (HSP grant) Assistance PS-17 Rehabilitation and $38,000 $26,100 $11,900 69% Visiting Nurse Association: (HSP grant) Home Health Care Scholarship Assistance PS-18 Family Center: $25;000 '$201500 $4,500 82% Sliding Scale Fee Tuition (HSP'grant) 1, rt , r- PS-19 Turning Point: $1,0;000/ $0� U $10,000 0% Emergency Mental Health Assistance June 15, 2010 -5- ITEM 15 Applicant Funding Commission's Unfunded Percent of Project/Program Request Recommendation Balance Re uest Funded PS-20 United Day Care $60,000 $51,500 $8,500 86% Center/learning Tree: (HSP grant) Sliding Scale Fee Tuition ` Assistance PS-21 Volunteers of $29,108 $19,500 $9,608 67% America: Home Delivered (HSP grant) Meal Program PS-22 Women's Resource $41,442 $34,725 $6,717 84% Center: Dental Care �—(HSP gl�ant)l Assistance Program rh—J� �:v� A summary of the Commission's fundi g-recommendatos Lyi category is' presented in the following table: Recommended Funding % of Total Category $450,000 36.9% Affordable Housing $567,959 46.5%' Public Services . $202,276 16.6% CDBG Administration $1,220,235 100.0% Total The CDBG Commission has recommended $1,220,235 (74.6%) of the available funding amount of$1,635,085 be allocated. The Commission recommendstl5at all,of--the available'-funds from 2010 City Human Services Program be �! c `� i used. An amount of$706,506 (63.9%) of the FiYr2010 CDBG En�itlement�Grant, $67;698 (79.9%) of-the FY 2010 Program Income, and$56,430(100%)from the Fl 2009 CDBG-Unprogrammed Funds are also recommended to be allocated. A total of $414,850 will Oe�c` arried overraanUwill le available for allocation in the 2010 fall cycle of the competitive process. HOME Program Resolution 2010-034 establishes the major funding categories within the HOME Program for the FY 2010 Program year, which starts on October 1, 2010. Specific projects for the use of HOME funds will be determined in November as a result of the 2010 fall funding cycle of the competitive process for the allocation of the City's financial resources to affordable housing programs/projects and community development activities. The FY 2010 HOME Grant totals $682,541. HUD regulations allow a maximum of 10%for administrative purposes,or$68,254,and require a 15%set- aside, or$102,381, for Community Housing Development Organizations(CHDO). The following table summarizes the distribution of HOME funding. r / I. M \V� Recommended Funding % of Tot_alil` Category',(-- f, $511,006 '-7.5:09/d `;Affordable Housing Projects $102,381 15.0% Community Housing Development Projects $68,254 10.0% HOME Program Administration $682,541 100.0% Total FINANCIAL / ECONOMIC IMPACTS The Community Development Block Grant,(CDBG),Rf6gram,andah&Home Investment Partnership(HOME)Program provide federal funds from the Department ofiFiousing and Urban Development(HUD)to the City of Fort Collins which can be allocated to housing and community developmentlrelated programs and projects, thereby, reducing the demand on the City's General Fund Budget,to address such;.needs. The`total amount of CDBG funds available for allocation during FY 2010 is$1,245,484-while the tot I amount of HOME funds for FY 2010 is$682,541. Together, the CDBG and HOME programs provide $1,928,025 of federal funds to the City. The City's General Fund does contribute$389,601 in the Human Services Program for allocation during the competitive process. June 15, 2010 -6- ITEM 15 Through the provision of affordable housing, more of Fort Collins'work force can reside within the community. This means there is an available labor pool within the city, which is a positive benefit to economic sustainability. Public/human service programs contribute to economic sustainability by providing such programs as job training and child care, so workers can maintain their employment. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS Affordable housing programs help provide for a healthy environment. By offering affordable housing options for lower income people, more of Fort Collins'workforce can-live in the-community instead of being forced to live outside the community and commute into the city for ork. This red cu a traffic\congestion and, thus, improves air quality. Affordable housing developers, including for zprofiit ed and/non-profit agencies, are utilizing green building practices. Green building practices are being us -in5both new_construetion and major rehabilitation of existing unit projects. These practices include geo-thermal applications and other energy saving techniques. All affordable housing projects utilizing CDBG funds are required to pass a HUD environmental review which covers such items as noise impacts, floodplains, hazardous materials, etc. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Resolutions and:ttfe-.Ordinances on-FirstReading. �\ n ( ' BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION The CDBG Commission recommends adoption of its funding recommendations. PUBLIC OUTREACH HUD regulations require a 30-day public comment period on the proposed allocation of CDBG and HOME funds as recommended by the CDBG Commission. Staff placed an ad in the Coloradoan newspaper presenting the list of recommended funding for programs/prdjects�and,indica`ed the—public Tommerit'period would start on April 18,2010, and end on May 18, 2010. One applicant forrC�DBBG funnd's fora public service program has sent a letter to the City Council. L5�9 �\-✓ 1 ATTACHMENTS 1. Background and Summary of the CDBG Commission's Recommendations for Funding 2. Background Information on the Competitive Process 3. Affordable Housing Board's Comments 4. Background Information on the CDBG and HOME Federal Programs 5. CDBG Commission's Funding Recommendations, Meeting Minutes April 15, 2010 6. Focus Questions for CDBG Commission Decision Making 7. Formulation of Funding Recommendations'Session ORDINANCE NO. 073, 2010 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED REVENUE AND AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF APPROPRIATIONS BETWEEN PROGRAM YEARS N THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUND WHEREAS, Article V, Section 9, of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins ("Charter") permits City Council 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 to be received during the fiscal year; and WHEREAS,Article V, Section 10,of the Charter authorizes the City Council to transfer by ordinance any unexpected and unencumbered amount or portion thereof from one fund or capital project to another fund or capital project, provided that the purpose for which the funds"were initially appropriated no longer exists; and WHEREAS,Article V, Section 11, of the 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 will receive in federal fiscal year 2010-2011 unanticipated revenue in the form of federal Community Development Block Grant ("CDBG") funds totaling $1,104,411, constituting a new revenue source; and WHEREAS, the City will receive unanticipated CDBG Program income in the 2010-2011 federal fiscal year in the amount of$84,263; and WHEREAS,unexpended funds are also available from the CDBG Program from prior fiscal years in the amount of$56,430; and WHEREAS,City staffhas determined that the appropriation of all unanticipated CDBG grant and program revenue as described herein will not result in total appropriations in excess of the current estimate of actual and anticipated revenues for fiscal year 2010; and WHEREAS, by adoption of Resolution 2010-033 City Council'approved the 2010 Community Development Block Grant Program; and WHEREAS,by adoption of Resolution 2010-034 City Council authorized the City Manager to transmit for approval the 2010 Fort Collins Consolidated Annual Action Plan to HUD as required to receive the grant funds. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS as follows: Section 1. That there is hereby appropriated for expenditure from unanticipated revenue in the federal fiscal year 2009-2010 into the Community Development Block Grant Fund, the sum of ONE MILLION ONE HUNDRED FOUR THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE DOLLARS ($1,104,431), upon receipt thereof from federal fiscal year 2010-2011 Community Development Block Grant Funds. Section 2. That there is hereby appropriated for expenditure from unanticipated program income revenue,upon receipt thereof into the Community Development Block Grant Fund,the sum of EIGHTY-FOUR THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED TWENTY-THREE DOLLARS ($84,623), for approved Community Development Block Grant projects. Section 3. That the unexpended and unencumbered amount ofFIFTY-SIX THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED THIRTY DOLLARS($56,430)is hereby authorized for transfer from the 2009- 2010 Community Development Block Grant Program to the 2010-2011 Community Development Block Grant Program and appropriated therein. Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 15th day of June, A.D. 2010, and to be presented for final passage on the 6 a of July, A.D. 2010. i Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading on the 6th day of July, A.D. 2010. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk ORDINANCE NO. 074, 2010 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED REVENUE IN THE HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS FUND WHEREAS, the HOME Investment Partnership 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 which would increase the supply of decent, safe, and affordable housing; and WHEREAS, on March 1, 1994, the City Council adopted Resolution 1994-92 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 has been notified by HUD that the City's HOME Participating Jurisdiction Grant for the federal fiscal year 2010-2011 is $682,541, constituting a new revenue source; and WHEREAS, Article V, Section 9, of the City Charter permits the City Council 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,do not exceed the then current estimate of actual and anticipated revenues to be received during the fiscal year; and WHEREAS, City staff has determined that the appropriation of the HOME Program funds as described herein will not cause the total amount appropriated in the HOME Fund to exceed the current estimate of actual and anticipated revenues to be received in that fund during the 2010 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 fiscal year until the expiration of the federal grant. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS that there is hereby appropriated for expenditure from unanticipated revenue in the HOME Program Fund the sum of SIX HUNDRED EIGHTY TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED FORTY ONE DOLLARS ($682,541), upon receipt from federal fiscal year 2010-2011 HOME Participating Jurisdiction Grant Funds. Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 15th day of June, A.D. 2010, and to be presented for final passage on the 6 a/y of Jul A.D. 2010. r Mayor ATTEST: -4u'A ` City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading on the 6th day of July, A.D. 2010. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk