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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMemo - Read Before Packet - 7/16/2013 - Memorandum From Sharon Thomas Re: Change In Agenda Item 14: Items Relating To The Completion Of The 2013 Spring Competitive ProcessREVISED - JULY 15, 2013 DATE: July 16, 2013 STAFF: Sharon Thomas Heidi Phelps AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL 14 SUBJECT Items Relating to the Completion of the 2013 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, and the City’s Human Services Program (HSP). A. Public Hearing and Resolution 2013-062 Approving the Programs and Projects That Will Receive Funds from the Federal Community Development Block Grant Program, and the City’s Human Services Program. B. Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance No. 099, 2013, Appropriating Unanticipated Revenue and Authorizing the Transfer of Appropriations Between Projects in the Community Development Block Grant Program. C. Public Hearing and Resolution 2013-063 Approving the Fiscal Year 2013 Administration and Project Budgets for the Home Investment Partnership Program. D. Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance No. 100, 2013, Appropriating Unanticipated Revenue and Authorizing the Transfer of Appropriations Between Projects in the Home Investment Partnership Program. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Resolution 2013-062 will complete the 2013 spring cycle of the Competitive Process for allocating $1,685,496 in City financial resources to affordable housing projects, public facility activities, public service programs and administration of the program that will receive funding beginning October 1, 2013. Ordinance No. 099, 2013 appropriates the City’s FY 2013 CDBG Entitlement Grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Resolution 2013-063 establishes the major funding categories within the HOME Program for the FY 2013 program year, which also starts on October 1, 2013. Specific projects for the use of HOME funds will be determined in November as a result of the 2013 fall cycle of the Competitive Process. Ordinance No. 100, 2013 appropriates the City’s FY 2013 HOME Participating Jurisdiction Grant from HUD. BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION Resolution 2013-062 establishes which programs and projects will receive funding with CDBG funds for the FY 2013 program year (including the Entitlement Grant and Program Income), which starts October 1, 2013; and which programs will receive funding from the City’s 2013 Human Services Program (HSP), including an allocation of Keep Fort Collins Great (KFCG) funds. The FY 2013 CDBG Entitlement Grant and FY 2013 CDBG Program Income (through March 31, 2013) totals $1,145,162. HUD regulations allow a maximum of 20% of these funds, or $229,031 for planning and program administrative purposes. Program Income includes repayments from rehabilitation loans, homebuyer assistance loans, acquisition loans and development loans. HUD regulations limit a maximum of 15% of the CDBG funds and Program Income for use in the Public (Human) Services category, which is $171,773. The City’s 2013 HSP adds $389,601 and HSP KFCG funds add an additional $250,733, for use in the category, for a total of $812,107 of available funding in the Public (Human) Services category. Considering the set-asides for Planning and Administration and Public (Human) Services discussed above, the balance of the FY 2013 CDBG Entitlement Grant ($647,173) and FY 2013 CDBG Program Income ($97,185) amounts, or $744,358 is available for allocation to the Economic Development, Housing and Public Facility category. The following table summarizes the total amount and sources of all available CDBG and City funds for distribution during the 2013 spring cycle of the Competitive Process and how the funding is distributed among the three categories: July 16, 2013 -2- ITEM 14 Funding Amount Funding Source Administration (Maximum of 20% of CDBG Entitlement) Public Service (Maximum of 15% of CDBG Entitlement) Economic Development, Housing & Public Facility $995,649 FY 2013 CDBG Entitlement Grant $199,129 $149,347 $647,173 $149,513 FY 2013 CDBG Program Income $29,902 $22,426 $97,185 $389,601 FY 2013 HSP $0 $389,601 $0 $250,733 FY 2013 HSP KFCG $0 $250,733 $0 $1,785,496 Total Funding Available $229,031 $812,107 $744,358 The City received 45 applications for funding (not including one public service proposal which was subsequently withdrawn by the applicant) and a staff administration request as part of the 2013 spring cycle of the Competitive Process requesting a total of $3,840,816. The total amount of funds available from all sources is $1,785,496. The total of application requests is $2,055,320 more than the amount of available funding. HUD regulation limitations within the Public Service category results in a total of $452,753 more in requests than the available funds for the category. Unfortunately, funds in the Planning and Administration category and Economic Development, Housing and Public Facility category cannot be used to fund any Public Service applications. The following summarizes the amount of funding requests compared to the amount of funding available for each of the major funding categories: Category Number of Applications Available Funding Requested Funding Available - Request Difference Administration * $229,031 $229,031 $0 Public Services 35 $812,107 1,264,860 -$452,753 Economic Development, Affordable Housing & Public Facilities 10 $744,358 $2,346,925 -$1,602,567 Totals 45 $1,785,496 $3,840,816 -$2,055,320 FINANCIAL / ECONOMIC IMPACTS The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program, and the Home Investment Partnership (HOME) Program (allocated in the fall) provide federal funds from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to the City of Fort Collins which can be allocated to housing and community development related 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 2013 is $1,145,162. The City’s General Fund contributes $389,601 in the Human Services Program (HSP) and $250,733 in HSP KFCG funds for allocation during the spring cycle of the Competitive Process and $325,047 in Affordable Housing Fund (AHF) dollars in the fall. 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 services programs contribute to economic sustainability by providing such programs as job training and child care, so workers can maintain their employment and housing situations. By providing funding to these programs for needed upgrades to their facilities or for partial purchase of service locations, the agencies are better able to utilize funds to serve their clients. July 16, 2013 -3- ITEM 14 Affordable housing developers, including for-profit and non-profit agencies, are utilizing green building practices in both new construction and major rehabilitation of existing housing unit projects. These practices include geo-thermal applications and other energy saving techniques. All affordable housing projects utilizing CDBG and HOME 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 the Ordinances on First Reading. BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION 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 and HSP funds. The federal sequestration delayed notification of the City’s entitlement grant amounts, and therefore the deliberations meeting, by about two months. The following tables present the allocations recommended by the Commission to the City Council within each major category: Planning and Administration Category Applicant Project/Program Funding Request Commission’s Recommended Funding Unfunded Balance Percent of Request Funded City of Fort Collins: CDBG Administration $229,031 $229,031 $0 100% Economic Development, Affordable Housing & Public Facility Category Applicant Project/Program Funding Request Commission’s Recommended Funding Unfunded Balance Percent of Request Funded ED-1 City of Fort Collins: FoCo Café $80,000 $0 $80,000 0% HO-1 Asbury House: Housing Purchase $375,000 $0 $375,000 0% HO-2 CARE Housing: Provincetowne II $250,000 $250,000 $0 100% HO-3 Habitat for Humanity: Cottages at Avondale $45,000 $45,000 $0 100% HO-4 Housing Catalyst (FCHA): Cunningham Corner Rehab $500,000 $49,358 $450,642 10% *HO-5 JAG: Property Purchase $100,000 $0 $100,000 0% HO-6 Neighbor to Neighbor: Energy Efficiency Projects $221,925 $0 $221,925 0% PF-1 Asbury House: Facility Purchase $375,000 $0 $375,000 0% PF-2 Elderhaus: Property Purchase $300,000 $300,000 $0 100% PF-3 SAVA Center: Capital Campaign $100,000 $0 $100,000 0% Economic Development, Housing & Public Facility Total $2,346,925 $744,358 $1,602,567 *JAG Properties received a unanimous vote from the CDBG Commission to fully fund this project. On July 11, 2013 staff was notified by HUD that this applicant, a for-profit company, was not eligible to receive CDBG dollars. The CDBG Commission, at its regular meeting held July 11, 2013, voted July 16, 2013 -4- ITEM 14 Public Service Category Applicant Project/Program Funding Request Commission’s Recommended Funding Unfunded Balance Percent of Request Funded Alliance for Suicide Prevention: Education & Awareness Programs $4,200 $4,200 $0 100% B.A.S.E. Camp: Childcare Scholarships $60,000 $55,000 $5,000 92% Boys & Girls Club: After-School & School- Break Childcare/Youth Prog. $24,907 $24,907 $0 100% CASA Program: Court Appointed Special Advocate $26,250 $0 $26,250 0% CASA Program: Harmony House Supervised Visit Center $24,500 $8,950 $15,550 37% Catholic Charities: Senior Services $15,000 $15,000 0% 100% Catholic Charities: Shelter & Rapid Rehousing $60,000 $40,000 $20,000 67% Center for Family Outreach: Assessments Low-Income Youth $8,000 $8,000 $0 100% ChildSafe Colorado: Child Sexual Abuse Treatment Program $23,000 $23,000 $0 100% Colo. Health Network (NCAP): Client Services & Homelessness Prev $28,480 $14,240 $14,240 50% Crossroads Safehouse: Advocacy Program $98,623 $31,885 $66,738 32% Disabled Resource Services: Access to Independence (ATI) $30,193 $26,186 $4,007 87% Education & Life Training Center: JobReady & Circles Employment $59,125 $29,310 $29,815 50% Elderhaus: Mindset Therapy Center Program $34,925 $20,000 $14,925 57% Family Center: Childcare Scholarships $45,000 $40,000 $5,000 89% Food Bank for Larimer County: Kids Café $27,000 $27,000 $0 100% Front Range Exceptional Equestrians: F.R.E.E. $10,200 $0 $10,200 0% GLBT Community Center: SAGE of the Rockies Elder Services $7,500 $0 $7,500 0% Health District of Larimer County: Dental Connections $58,250 $18,170 $40,080 $31% Homelessness Prevention Initiative: Emergency Rental Assistance $60,000 $45,000 $15,000 75% Laramie River Valley Rendezvous: At-Risk Youth Camp $10,600 $0 $10,600 0% Larimer County Child Advocate Center: Victim Services $35,000 $24,472 $10,528 70% The Lift of Northern Colorado: Senior & Disabled Transportation $18,500 $0 $18,500 0% The Matthews House: Empowering Youth Program $33,500 $32,229 $1,271 96% Neighbor to Neighbor: Housing Counseling $60,188 $33,174 $27,014 55% July 16, 2013 -5- ITEM 14 Applicant Project/Program Funding Request Commission’s Recommended Funding Unfunded Balance Percent of Request Funded Respite Care: Childcare Scholarships $35,000 $35,000 $0 100% SAVA Center: Sexual Assault Victim Services $41,338 $18,273 $23,065 44% Touchstone Health Partners: CDDT Program $57,847 $29,011 $28,836 50% Touchstone Health Partners: Mental Health Services – Murphy Center $22,500 $22,500 $0 100% Turning Point: Crisis Intervention Program Applicant Withdrew Teaching Tree Early Childhood Learning Center: Childcare Scholarships $60,000 $55,000 $5,000 92% Volunteers of America: Home Delivered Meals Program $33,600 $33,600 $0 100% Women’s Resource Center: Neighborhood Promotora Project $48,634 $0 $48,634 0% Public Service Total $1,264,860 $812,107 $452,753 A summary of the Commission’s funding recommendations by category is presented in the following table: Funding Recommendations by Category Category Recommended Funding % of Total CDBG Administration $229,031 13.6% Public Service $812,107 48.2% Economic Development, Housing & Public Facility $644,358 38.2% Total $1,685,496 100.0% The CDBG Commission has recommended $1,685,496 (94.4%) of the available funding amount of $1,785,496 be allocated. The Commission has recommended that 11 of the 35 Public Service proposals receive full funding; 18 proposals receive partial funding (ranging from 31% to 96%); and 6 proposals receive no funding. In the Economic Development, Housing and Public Facility category, the recommendation is for full funding for 32 housing proposals, partial funding for one housing proposal, full funding for one public facility proposal and no funding for the remaining 6 proposals. The justifications for the CDBG Commission’s recommendations can be found in Attachment 5, Minutes of the June 13, 2013, meeting. Minutes from the July 11, 2013 meeting which changed the recommendation for JAG Properties are not available at this time. PUBLIC OUTREACH HUD regulations require a 30-day public comment period on the proposed allocation of CDBG funds as recommended by the CDBG Commission. Staff placed an ad in the Coloradoan newspaper, presenting the list of recommended funding for programs/projects and indicated the public comment period would start on June 17, 2013, and end on July 16, 2013. To date, no public comments have been received. HOME Program Resolution 2013-063 establishes the major funding categories within the Home Investment Partnership (HOME) Program for the FY 2013 Program year, which starts October 1, 2013. Specific projects for the use of HOME funds will be determined in November as a result of the 2013 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 2013 HOME grant is $521,147 and HOME Program Income for 2013 (through March 31, 2013) is $244,834, for a total of $765,981. The following table summarizes the sources of HOME funding for FY 2013. July 16, 2013 -6- ITEM 14 Funding Source Amount FY 2013 HOME Participating Jurisdictions Grant $521,147 FY 2013 Program Income $244,834 Total $765,981 HUD regulations allow a maximum of 10% of the HOME grant, or $54,250, and $12,748 of eligible Program Income, for a total of $64,862, for program administrative purposes. HUD regulations also require a 15% set-aside of the HOME grant, or $78,172, for Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDOs). CHDOs in Fort Collins include CARE Housing, Neighbor to Neighbor, and The Villages (formerly the Fort Collins Housing Corporation). The following table summarizes the distribution of HOME funding: In addition to the HOME funds above, $313,047 from the City’s Affordable Housing Fund will be available for allocation to affordable housing projects in the 2013 fall cycle of the Competitive Process. ATTACHMENTS 1. Background and Summary of the CDBG Commission’s Recommendations for Funding (revised 7/15/13) 2. Background Information on the Competitive Process 3. Affordable Housing Board’s Housing Priority Recommendations, March 27, 2013 4. Background Information on the CDBG and HOME Federal Programs 5. CDBG Commission’s Funding Recommendations, June 13, 2013 6. Letter from applicant, CASA 7. Focus Questions 8. Deliberations Information Sheet Attachment 1 BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF CDBG COMMISSION’S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUNDING At the July 16, 2013, regular City Council Meeting, the Council will be conducting a public hearing and considering the adoption of a Resolution establishing which programs and projects will receive funding with Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and City Human Services Program (HSP) funds for the FY 2013 Program year, which starts on October 1, 2013. The Resolution establishing which programs and projects will receive funds represents the culmination of the spring cycle of the Competitive Process approved in January 2000 by the Council for the allocation of the City’s financial resources to affordable housing programs/projects and community development activities. Additional background material about the Competitive Process is included in Attachment 2. Since early January of this year, the CDBG Commission and members of the City Affordable Housing and Human Services Program team have conducted public hearings to assess community development and housing needs in Fort Collins, conducted technical assistance training workshops for applicants, and solicited applications for funding. The City’s Affordable Housing Board reviewed the written applications for affordable housing projects and forwarded comments on the proposals to the CDBG Commission. See Attachment 3 for a copy of Board’s priority rankings from their March 27, 2013 special meeting. The CDBG Commission, in addition to reviewing the written applications, personally interviewed each applicant, analyzed the applications, and formulated a list of recommendations to the City Council as to which programs and projects should receive funding. The Commission also considered the funding guidelines contained in the Affordable Housing Strategic Plan 2010-2014 report adopted by the Council in July 2010. These guidelines include: CDBG funds should generally be allocated as follows: 65% for Housing programs and projects. HUD CDBG Program regulations also permit up to a maximum of 15% for Public Services, and up to a maximum of 20% for Planning and Program Administration. The CDBG Program is an ongoing grant administration program funded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The City of Fort Collins has received CDBG Program funds since 1975. The City is an Entitlement recipient of CDBG funds, meaning the City is guaranteed a certain level of funding each year. The level of funding is dependent upon the total amount of funds allocated to the program by Congress and on a formula developed by HUD comprised of several measures of community need, including the extent of poverty, population, housing overcrowding, age of housing, and population growth lag in relationship to other metropolitan areas. 2 Additional background information on the City's CDBG and HOME Investment Partnership Programs (HOME) is presented in Attachment 4. The Human Services Program (HSP) was formerly the Community Partnership Program, a joint human services funding venture between the City of Fort Collins and Larimer County. Historically administered by the County, the City’s funding portion of the program switched to internal administration as a result of the 2006 Budgeting for Outcomes (BFO) process. In a focus towards streamlining government processes, improving customer service, and fine tuning desired results, HSP has been folded into the spring cycle of the City’s semi-annual Competitive Process, which manages a variety of funding streams. Funding awarded to programs targets households in Fort Collins whose incomes are at or below 80% of Area Median Income (AMI). Those monies help fill other funding gaps, and lower the cost of housing and other basic services for Fort Collins citizens who are most vulnerable and in need. By empowering and stabilizing families, these funds strengthen and improve the fundamental building blocks of Fort Collins - its neighborhoods. AVAILABLE FUNDS The following table summarizes the amount and sources of all available CDBG and City funds for distribution during the 2013 spring cycle of the Competitive Process: Available Funding Funding Amount Funding Source $995,649 FY 2013 CDBG Entitlement Grant $149,513 FY 2013 CDBG Program Income $389,601 FY 2013 HSP $250,733 FY 2013 HSP Keep Fort Collins Great (KFCG) $1,785,496 Total Funding Available Program Income includes repayments from rehabilitation loans and home buyer assistance loans, along with repayments from development and acquisition loans. SELECTION PROCESS The selection process for the City's FY 2013 Spring Competitive Process began on January 10, 2013, when the CDBG Commission held a public hearing to obtain citizen input on community development and affordable housing needs. The Social Sustainability Department placed legal advertisements in local newspapers in January to solicit requests for housing and community development projects for FY 2013. Notices were sent via email to potential applicants in late December 2012. The Competitive Process utilizes a web-based application through ZoomGrants. Pre-applications were due Tuesday, January 22, 2013 and applications were due Thursday, February 21, 2013. At the close of the deadline the City had received 46 applications and a staff program administration proposal requesting over $3.6 million in funding. On March 7, 2013, all 3 applications were made available to the CDBG Commission and the housing proposals were made available to the Affordable Housing Board for review. On Tuesday March 19, Thursday, March 21, Wednesday, March 27, and Thursday, March 28, the Commission met to hear presentations and ask clarification questions from each applicant. A subcommittee of the Affordable Housing Board, at a special meeting on Wednesday, March 27, 2013, voted to recommend to the CDBG Commission a priority ranking of the six affordable housing proposals (see Attachment 3). The priority ranking was presented to the CDBG Commission on Thursday, March 28. The Commission then met on Thursday, June 13 for the purpose of preparing a recommendation to the City Council as to which programs and projects should be funded for the FY 2013 program year. This meeting was postponed by two months because of the federal sequestration which delayed funding allocations for CDBG and HOME funds. At this meeting the Commission reviewed the written applications, the applicant's verbal presentations, the information provided during the question and answer session, and reviewed the performance of agencies who received funding in previous years. The Commission then worked on the formulation of its list of recommendations. CDBG COMMISSION'S LIST OF RECOMMENDATIONS In addition to HUD funding limitations (20% for Planning and Administration and 15% for Public Services), the Commission had to decide which applicants presented programs and projects which best fit the City's needs and follow the funding priorities contained in the Affordable Housing Strategic Plan 2010-2014. Listed below is a summary of each applicant's initial request for funding and the Commission's list of recommendations. PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATION AD-1 City of Fort Collins CDBG Administration Request: $229,031 Recommendation: $229,031 Percentage: 100% The CDBG Program Administration budget covers partial salary and benefits for three program administrators (total of 1.6 FTEs), an administrative support (.3 FTE) and the Social Sustainability Department director (.05 FTE), and operating expenses for the program. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, HOUSING and PUBLIC FACILITY APPLICATIONS ED-1 City of Fort Collins: FoCo Café Request: $80,000 Recommendation: $0 Percentage: 0% Feeding Our Community Ourselves or FoCo Café is a new non-profit agency that seeks to build community by providing nutritious meals to people in Fort Collins, in a café setting, regardless of their ability to pay. This request is to provide partial funding for the 4 construction phase to build the café in a City owned building. HO-1 Asbury House: Housing Purchase Request: $375,000 Recommendation: $0 Percentage: 0% Asbury House is a new non-profit agency in Fort Collins that seeks to provide affordable, voluntary residential substance use disorder, co-occurring mental health disorder and trauma treatment for women. The goal of Asbury House is to provide extended care residential treatment for women, including women veterans in our community who suffer from substance dependence and the co-occurring mental health disorders and unaddressed trauma that often accompany the illness of addiction. Asbury House is requesting funding to purchase an existing multipurpose facility at 706 E. Stuart St. This request is for funds to pay for the four transitional housing apartments located on the property. HO-2 CARE Housing: Provincetowne II Request: $250,000 Recommendation: $250,000 Percentage: 100% CARE Housing, established in 1992, develops and manages affordable housing rental communities that provide supportive services to strengthen and empower families, and to build community. They currently have six affordable housing communities in Fort Collins. This request addresses one of the four goals of the City’s Affordable Housing Strategic Plan, to increase the inventory of affordable rental housing. CARE is seeking funding for pre-development costs for phase II of the Provincetowne development. They expect to provide 66 townhouse rental units, 54 2-bedroom and 12 3-bedroom units. These units will be available to those with incomes of 30% to 60% of Area Median Income (AMI). HO-3 Habitat for Humanity: Cottages at Avondale Request: $45,000 Recommendation: $45,000 Percentage: 100% Habitat for Humanity works in partnership with the community and partner families to build affordable owner-occupied home units. Fort Collins Habitat for Humanity received a donation of an in-fill parcel of land (1.51 acres) at the southeast corner of West Trilby Road and Avondale Road in 2004. This request is to provide soft costs related to the development of this property to build a minimum of 10 single-family housing units. Soft costs include such things as mechanical fees, architectural fees, engineering fees, soils testing, etc. HO-4 Housing Catalyst (FCHA): Villages at Cunningham Corner – Housing Rehabilitation Request: $500,000 Recommendation: $49,358 Percentage: 10% Housing Catalyst is a wholly owned entity of the Fort Collins Housing Authority. It was established to create the appropriate legal structure most conducive to utilization of the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program. In December 2012, Housing 5 Catalyst was given the opportunity to purchase 284 rental units, known as Cunningham Corner, to prevent them from going to market rate rentals. This purchase preserved the units for affordable rental housing. Housing Catalyst purchased the units with the intent of substantially rehabilitating the properties, thereby providing long-term preservation of a significant portion of the community’s affordable housing stock. Total renovations are expected to cost more than $8.5 million dollars. This request is “first-in” money to help acquire additional funding for this project. Housing Catalyst anticipates making a funding request in the 2013 fall cycle of the Competitive Process as well. HO-5 J.A.G. Properties: Acquisition of a Fourplex for Re-Entry Affordable Housing Request: $100,000 Recommendation: $0 Percentage: 0% Just Another Guy Properties, or JAG, provides temporary housing for low-income individuals and families with a family member who has recently been released from community corrections with a felony conviction. Their clients are non-violent and are not sex offenders. They combine housing and supportive services to help make a successful transition to permanent housing and create a path to reestablishing individuals as productive members of the community. This service provides a unique service in Fort Collins. JAG is requesting funding for the down payment of an existing fourplex at 721 Remington St. in Fort Collins. JAG received a unanimous vote from the CDBG Commission on June 13 for full funding. On July 11, City staff was notified by HUD that according to CDBG regulations JAG is not eligible to receive CDBG funds as a private for-profit company. On July 11, 2013 at the CDBG Commission’s regular meeting they voted to recommend $0 funding for JAG but encouraged them to submit a proposal in the fall cycle of the Competitive Process where HOME and Affordable Housing Funds will be available. They are eligible to receive those funds. JAG has been notified by staff and understands the situation and is cooperating. HO-6 Neighbor to Neighbor: Energy Efficiency Upgrades Request: $221,925 Recommendation: $0 Percentage: 0% The mission of Neighbor to Neighbor (N2N) is to open doors and advance lives by providing housing counseling, supportive services and multi-family affordable housing. Three of the communities owned by N2N; Coachlight Plaza, Clearview and Ponderosa, are showing signs of aging. Coachlight Plaza has 68 units and was built in 1982. Clearview is an eightplex built in 1968 and Ponderosa, also an eightplex, was built in 1967. N2N is asking for funding to install energy efficient windows and patio doors, and boilers/hot water heaters. These upgrades will provide savings on utilities for the residents living at these properties, all of whom are at or below 50% of the Area Median Income (AMI). 6 PF-1 Asbury House: Facility Purchase Request: $375,000 Recommendation: $0 Percentage: 0% This proposal requests funding to purchase and provide furnishings for the facility portion of the property located at 706 E. Stuart Ave. in Fort Collins. The facility will provide the supportive services needed by the residents. For more information about Asbury House please read the narrative provided above for the housing application submitted by Asbury House (HO-1). PF-2 Elderhaus Adult Day Program: Purchase Property Request: $300,000 Recommendation: $300,000 Percentage: 100% Established over 30 years ago as Colorado’s first non-profit adult day program, Elderhaus provides services to adults with special needs, offering direct care, social and recreational programs, and mobile health services. They help keep families together by providing family caregivers with trained resources for adult day services, enabling them to pursue jobs and other needs essential to supporting their families. Elderhaus serves a wide-range of clientele, including elderly, developmentally disabled, veterans, and individuals with early-stage Alzheimer’s. Elderhaus was presented with an opportunity to purchase the properties they currently reside in from American Baptist Church at 605 S. Shields St. and 1105 Myrtle St. Elderhaus is requesting funding to purchase these adjoining properties. Owning the properties will provide stability for the agency and an opportunity to leverage funds in the future for expansion as our population ages. PF-3 Sexual Assault Victim Advocate (SAVA) Center: Capital Campaign Request: $100,000 Recommendation: $100,000 Percentage: 0% SAVA provides crisis intervention, advocacy, and counseling to those affected by sexual violence and provides prevention programs through community outreach and education. In October 2012, the landlord of the office space SAVA was renting decided to demolish the building, so SAVA was required to relocate. SAVA moved to 4812 S. College Ave. to a building they would like to purchase. SAVA received partial funding for the building from the City through the 2012 Fall Competitive Process of $175,222. This request would provide the remaining funds they need to complete the purchase. PUBLIC SERVICE APPLICATIONS PS-1 Alliance for Suicide Prevention of Larimer County: Education, Awareness & Support Programs Request: $4,200 Recommendation: $4,200 Percentage: 100% The Alliance’s R.A.P.P. (Raising Awareness of Personal Power) and Hope for Today programs provide education and awareness for middle and high school populations to recognize mental health disorders and suicidal behavior and provides the tools to seek help for those in need. The request would pay for printing costs for the materials and resources needed for the programs. 7 PS-2 B.A.S.E. Camp: Childcare Scholarships Request: $60,000 Recommendation: $55,000 Percentage: 92% B.A.S.E. Camp is a before- and after-school childcare service, and also provides full-day care for “school-out” days and the 11-week summer break. This application requests funding to cover the gaps created when serving low-income families with reduced fees. PS-3 Boys & Girls Club: After-School & School-Break Child Care & Youth Development Request: $24,907 Recommendation: $24,907 Percentage: 100% The Boys and Girls Club has requested assistance for its long-standing after-school and summer care program. The Club charges an annual fee of only $5 and provides activities for a wide age-range of kids. This application requests $4,907 to supplement the salaries of 20% of 4 full time Program Directors who work directly with kids. PS-4 CASA Program: Court Appointed Special Advocate Request: $26,250 Recommendation: $0 Percentage: 0% CASA provides trained community advocates for children who have been abused and/or neglected by their parents. CASA is requesting assistance with partial salary and benefits for two CASA case supervisors, who provide training and supervision to the children’s advocates, and one volunteer coordinator. PS-5 CASA Program: Harmony House Supervised Visitation Center Request: $24,500 Recommendation: $8,950 Percentage: 37% Harmony House provides families who are in contentious divorces a place for supervised visitations and exchanges for conflict-free interactions. The services keep the children in a safe, neutral location to maintain relationships with parents. This request by CASA is for partial salaries for two case managers and staff training. PS-6 Catholic Charities: Senior Services Request: $15,000 Recommendation: $15,000 Percentage: 100% Senior Outreach Services provides assistance to at-risk elderly with the goal of enabling them to maintain greater health, safety, and independence. Funding would cover approximately 31% of the salary and benefits of the Senior Case Manager. PS-7 Catholic Charities: Shelter Services and Rapid Rehousing Request: $60,000 Recommendation: $40,000 Percentage: 67% Catholic Charities’ Shelter (The Mission) provides shelter, food, case management, resource referrals, and benefits application assistance in support of the homeless and near homeless. This application requests $40,000 of City funds to partially pay for shelter 8 staff salaries and $20,000 for Rapid Rehousing, $5,000 for case management and $15,000 for financial assistance for households moving into stable housing. PS-8 Center for Family Outreach: Mental/Drug/Alcohol Assessments for Low Income Youth Request: $8,000 Recommendation: $8,000 Percentage: 100% The Center for Family Outreach provides early intervention for youth ages 10 to 18 (and their parents) who are experiencing high-risk behaviors, such as alcohol and drug use. Funding requested would partially pay for modest program fees and substance testing for low-income participants. PS-9 ChildSafe: Child Sexual Abuse Treatment Program Request: $23,000 Recommendation: $23,000 Percentage: 100% ChildSafe provides treatment to children from low-income families, who have been sexually abused. Funding requested would assist with salaries of therapists assisting children whose families cannot pay. PS-10 Colorado Health Network, dba Northern Colorado AIDS Project (NCAP): Client Services and Homelessness Prevention Program Request: $28,480 Recommendation: $14,240 Percentage: 50% The Case Management and Homelessness Prevention Programs help families and individuals coping with HIV/AIDS retain their household stability and health as their ability to be financially independent diminishes. NCAP’s request will supplement the salaries of direct service providers. The remainder will provide medical, emergency and basic needs to clients of NCAP. PS-11 Crossroads Safehouse: Advocacy Program Request: $98,623 Recommendation: $31,885 Percentage: 32% Crossroads provides emergency shelter, services and outreach to abused adults at a full- service facility. This application requests City funds of $98,623 to fund 38% of salaries of direct service staff. PS-12 Disabled Resource Services (DRS): Access to Independence Request: $30,193 Recommendation: $26,186 Percentage: 87% Access to Independence provides supportive case management and community assistance to increase the independence of severely disabled adults. This application requests funds to pay for 29% of five case managers’ salaries for Fort Collins clients. PS-13 Education and Life Training Center (ELTC): JobReady & Circles Employment Skills Training Request: $59,125 Recommendation: $29,310 Percentage: 50% 9 The JobReady program is ELTC’s educational program for its Circle Leaders. The Circles initiative helps people achieve self-sufficiency. The JobReady coursework is designed to provide integrated, customized, fast-track training in the areas of computer skills and job readiness, in order to prepare Circle Leaders to attain and retain gainful employment. This application is requesting funding to partially cover the salaries of part- time instructors, GED testing fees and equipment. PS-14 Elderhaus Adult Day Program: Mindset Therapy Center Program Request: $34,925 Recommendation: $20,000 Percentage: 57% Mindset provides at-risk elderly and/or disabled adults with activities which enhance their ability to function independently. It also provides a respite for caregivers. This application seeks City funding of $34,925 to supplement the salaries of four program directors, a dietary manager and transportation costs. PS-15 Family Center/La Familia: Childcare Scholarships Request: $45,000 Recommendation: $40,000 Percentage: 89% The Family Center provides affordable child care for infants, toddlers and preschool-aged children. This application requests $45,000 to provide scholarships for low- income households. PS-16 Food Bank for Larimer County: Kids Café Request: $27,000 Recommendation: $27,000 Percentage: 100% Kids Café provides meals for children ages 3 to 18 who are at risk of hunger. Meals are provided without regard to the income of the child’s family, but the sites where the meals are provided are in or near schools with the highest eligibility rates for free or reduced priced lunches. This application requests $27,000 to partially cover the salaries of the Kids Café Manager ($16,000) and Kids Café Coordinator ($11,000). PS-17 Front Range Exceptional Equestrians: F.R.E.E. Request: $10,200 Recommendation: $0 Percentage: 0% Front Range Exceptional Equestrians provides therapeutic horseback riding classes to children and adults with a range of special circumstances, such as traumatic brain injuries, cerebral palsy, stroke, multiple sclerosis, etc. This request is to provide scholarships to 56 low- income Fort Collins residents who can benefit from this type of therapy. PS-18 Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Community Center (The Center): SAGE of the Rockies Elder Services Request: $7,500 Recommendation: $0 Percentage: 0% 10 SAGE of the Rockies is a community engagement and support program for LGBT seniors in Fort Collins. Through SAGE, seniors can participate in activities that reduce isolation and connect them to vital resources in the community. LGBT elders are five times less likely than heterosexual elders to access senior services and twice as likely to live alone. The Center is requesting $7,500 to provide salary support for a part-time coordinator for the SAGE program and for program supplies. PS-19 Health District of Northern Larimer County: Dental Connections Request: $58,250 Recommendation: $18,170 Percentage: 31% The Health District has recently taken the lead role for Dental Connections which is a collaborative effort with local dentists. Dental Connections provides oral health care to low income and disabled adults which is priced on a sliding scale. This request is to fund a portion of salaries and benefits to four employees working with Dental Connections. PS-20 Homelessness Prevention Initiative (HPI): Emergency Rental Assistance Request: $60,000 Recommendation: $45,000 Percentage: 75% Emergency Rent Assistance provides temporary funding to cover the cost of rent for families facing eviction. This application requests $60,000 to cover one-time assistance towards rent for 600 individuals (or approximately 200 households). PS-21 Laramie River Valley Rendezvous (LRVR): At-Risk Youth Wilderness Adventure Camp Request: $10,600 Recommendation: $0 Percentage: 0% LRVR is a wilderness camping trip for at-risk youth ages 13 to 16 for Larimer County. The goals are to increase the self-esteem and confidence of these youth and decrease their likelihood of becoming involved in alcohol or drug use. Funding to cover program costs associated with the week-long camp is being requested. PS-22 Larimer County Child Advocacy (CAC): Victim Services Request: $35,000 Recommendation: $24,472 Percentage: 70% The CAC seeks to reduce trauma to victimized children and their families as they move throughout the legal system. Working closely with local law enforcement and the courts child victims are interviewed on camera by a CAC Forensic interviewer, in a child- friendly environment rather than a police station or interrogation room. The CAC is seeking funding for a Bilingual Victim Advocate and Program Director/Forensic Interviewer. PS-23 Lift of Northern Colorado (The Lift): Senior and Disabled Transportation Request: $18,500 Recommendation: $0 Percentage: 0% Providing medical transportation needs for seniors and anyone disabled, temporarily or permanently, is the goal of The Lift. This $18,500 request is to help with the costs of 11 running The Lift: gas, insurance and salary of one driver. Larimer County donated the vehicle that is used to transport clients. PS-24 Matthews House: Empowering Youth Program Request: $33,500 Recommendation: $32,229 Percentage: 96% The Matthews House works intensively with at-risk, homeless, and abused youth, ages 16 to 21, transitioning them to become contributing adult community members. Case management, independent living skills, and aftercare are offered towards achieving self- sufficiency. This request is for 50% of two full time case manager salaries. City funds would be used for case management of youth who do not come to the program through any contract basis (e.g. homeless youth). PS-25 Neighbor to Neighbor: Housing Counseling Request: $60,188 Recommendation: $33,174 Percentage: 55% Housing Counseling consists of the following services: Emergency Rent Assistance Counseling, Pre-rental Counseling, Landlord/Tenant Counseling, Pre-purchase Counseling/Homebuyer Classes and Training, Mortgage Default Counseling and Reverse Mortgage Counseling. Neighbor to Neighbor has requested $60,188 in funding to fully fund two full-time Housing Counselors. PS-26 Neighbor to Neighbor: Rent Assistance Request: $30,000 Recommendation: $30,000 Percentage: 100% Neighbor to Neighbor’s Emergency Rent Assistance Program provides rent assistance and first month’s rent for residents who need financial assistance to maintain housing. N2N has requested $30,000 in funding to subsidize 220 persons (85 households). Clients are assisted with a one-time $300 payment for rent assistance, or $450 towards a first month’s rent payment. PS-27 Project Self-Sufficiency (PS-S): Services for Single Parent Families Request: $33,000 Recommendation: $33,000 Percentage: 100% The mission of Project Self-Sufficiency is to assist low-income single parents in their efforts to build and maintain strong, healthy families, achieve economic independence, and become free from community and government assistance. They have requested $33,000 to pay 20% of the salaries and benefits for three PS-S Advisors who work with program participants living in Fort Collins. PS-28 Rehabilitation and Visiting Nurse Association: Home Health Care Scholarships Request: $40,000 Recommendation: $35,000 Percentage: 88% RVNA provides home care services, skilled and unskilled, as well as acute and long-term care in the clients’ homes. Services include nursing, physical therapy, occupational 12 therapy, speech therapy, medical social services, certified nurse aide service, personal care service and homemaking services. RVNA has requested $40,000 of City funds to pay for both skilled and unskilled service for 57 low-income clients. PS-29 Respite Care: Childcare Scholarships Request: $35,000 Recommendation: $35,000 Percentage: 100% Respite Care offers day and overnight care as a service for families who have children (up to age 21) with developmental disabilities. Funding of $35,000 is being requested to help with 37 childcare assistance scholarships for low-income families. PS-30 Sexual Assault Victim Advocate (SAVA) Center: Sexual Assault Victim Services Request: $41,338 Recommendation: $18,273 Percentage: 44% SAVA provides crisis intervention, advocacy, and counseling for all those affected by sexual violence and provides prevention through community outreach and education. SAVA requests funding to support a portion of six staff members, who provide direct services to victims of sexual assault. PS-31 Touchstone Health Partners: Community Dual Disorders Treatment (CDDT) Program Request: $57,847 Recommendation: $29,011 Percentage: 50% The CDDT is a collaboration of Touchstone Health Partners, the Health District of Northern Larimer County and the Fort Collins Housing Authority which combines intensive case management and therapeutic services with housing assistance for persons with severe mental illness and severe substance abuse disorders. The request would cover partial salaries for four key positions within the CDDT team. PS-32 Touchstone Health Partners: Essential Mental Health Services at Murphy Center Request: $22,500 Recommendation: $22,500 Percentage: 100% The Connections Mental Health specialist at the Murphy Center is a Touchstone employee who provides intervention services for clients needing and seeking mental health and/or substance abuse treatment. The request would cover .41 FTE (without benefits) for this position. PS-33 Turning Point Center for Youth and Family Development: Crisis Intervention Program Request: $25,000 Withdrawn by Applicant Turning Point offers both residential and outpatient treatment programs designed to address the individual needs of children and families experiencing mental health and substance abuse disorders. The Crisis Intervention Program provides no cost treatment services to low income populations ages 4 to 23 who are in crisis due to untreated mental 13 health and substance abuse issues. PS-34 Teaching Tree Early Childhood Learning Center: Childcare Scholarships Request: $60,000 Recommendation: $55,000 Percentage: 92% Teaching Tree provides full-day early child care and education programs for children from 6 weeks to 8 years old. $60,000 is being requested to subsidize the difference between the sliding scale parent fee and the actual cost of care for 55 children in low- income families. PS-35 Volunteers of America (VOA): Home Delivered Meal Service Request: $33,600 Recommendation: $33,600 Percentage: 100% VOA, through its Home Delivered Meals service, offers home delivered frozen meals, nutrition education, nutrition assessment and counseling to low income seniors who are frail, homebound and struggling to meet their nutritional needs. The requested funds would leverage the federal grant and help cover the costs of providing 11,390 home delivered meals to about 102 seniors at $2.95 per meal. The service operates on a donation basis. PS-36 Women’s Resource Services (WRC): Neighborhood Promotora Project Request: $48,634 Recommendation: $0 Percentage: 0% WRC is a bridge between clients facing barriers to health care and partners in the healthcare system. The Neighborhood Promotora Project is a new endeavor in Fort Collins that employs nine, part-time Promotoras (community health workers) in eight of the most disadvantaged areas of Fort Collins. The Promotoras primary roles are to promote healthy living, recruit clients for wellness workshops and medical screening, problem solve for unmet needs and recruit residents for neighborhood leadership roles. WRC requests funding for salaries of staff that train and supervise Promotoras. Summary A summary of the Commission's funding recommendations by category is presented in the following table: Funding Recommendations by Category Category Recommended Funding % of Total CDBG Administration $229,031 13.6% Public Service $812,107 48.2% Economic Development, Housing & Public Facility $644,358 38.2% Total $1,685,496 100.0% The CDBG Commission has recommended 1,685,496 (94.4%) of the available funding amount of $1,785,496 be allocated. This year the City received a total of 46 proposals. Of those, 36 were in the Public Service category. This is an increase of eight proposals 14 over last year and a dollar request increase of $260,652. The Commission has recommended that 11 of the 35 Public Service proposals (one applicant withdrew from the process) receive full funding; 18 proposals receive partial funding (ranging from 31% to 96%); and 6 proposals receive no funding. In the Economic Development, Housing and Public Facility category the recommendation is for full funding for 2 housing proposals, partial funding for 1 housing proposal, full funding for one public facility proposal and no funding for the remaining 6 proposals. During the June 13 meeting the Commission voted unanimously to fully fund JAG Properties at $100,000. On July 11 staff was notified by HUD that as a private for-profit company JAG is not eligible to receive CDBG funds. At the Commission’s regular meeting held on July 11, 2013 the Commission voted to not fund JAG. Those CDBG funds will be put into the 2013 fall cycle of the Competitive Process. JAG is eligible to receive HOME and Affordable Housing Funds and have been encouraged to submit a fall proposal. The justifications for the CDBG Commission’s recommendations can be found in Attachment 5, Minutes of the June 13, 2013, meeting. The minutes from the July 11, 2013 meeting are not available at this time. Attachment 6 contains a letter from one applicant, CASA, which was received during the Public Comment period, and sent to City Council and/or the CDBG Commission. Attachment 7 contains Focus Questions used by the Commission to review the applications. Attachment 8 contains information provided to general citizen attendees on Commission’s deliberations session and how it formulates its funding recommendations. REVISED 7/15/13 RESOLUTION 2013-062 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 AND THE CITY’S HUMAN SERVICES PROGRAM WHEREAS, the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program is an ongoing grant administration program funded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); and WHEREAS, the City has received CDBG Program funds since 1975; and WHEREAS, the City Council has budgeted General Fund dollars in the Human Services Program for use in assisting community development activities; and WHEREAS, on January 18, 2000, the City Council approved 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, since January 2013, the CDBG Commission has held a public hearing to obtain citizen input on community development and affordable housing needs, and has heard presentations and asked clarifying questions of each applicant that submitted a proposal to the City requesting funding; and WHEREAS, on June 13, 2013, the CDBG Commission met in a special meeting for the purpose of preparing a recommendation to the City Council as to which programs and projects should be funded with the FY 2013 CDBG Entitlement Grant, FY 2013 CDBG Program Income, and funds from the City’s 2013 Human Services Program, including Keep Fort Collins Great funds; and WHEREAS, as required by HUD regulations, a 30-day public comment period began on June 17, 2013, and ended on July 16, 2013, and to date no comments have been received; and WHEREAS, on July 11, 2013, the CDBG Commission met and adopted a revised recommendation to redistribute funds made available by the elimination of an ineligible grant to other community development projects, which adjusted funding recommendations are reflected in this Resolution; and WHEREAS, the City Council has considered the recommendations of the CDBG Commission and has determined that the City’s 2013 allocation should be made as set out in this Resolution. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS that City staff is hereby authorized to submit an application to HUD as follows: Section 1. PLANNING and ADMINISTRATION City of Fort Collins: CDBG Administration $229,031 Section 2. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AFFORDABLE HOUSING and PUBLIC FACILITIES Applicant Project/Program Commission’s Recommended Funding HO-2 CARE Housing: Provincetowne II $250,000 HO-3 Habitat for Humanity: Cottages at Avondale $45,000 HO-4 Housing Catalyst (FCHA): Cunningham Corner Rehab $49,358 HO-5 JAG: Property Purchase $100,000 PF-2 Elderhaus: Property Purchase $300,000 Economic Development, Housing & Public Facility Total $7644,358 Section 3. PUBLIC SERVICES Applicant Project/Program Commission’s Recommended Funding Alliance for Suicide Prevention: Education & Awareness Programs $4,200 B.A.S.E. Camp: Childcare Scholarships $55,000 Boys & Girls Club: After-School & School-Break Childcare/Youth Prog. $24,907 CASA Program: Harmony House Supervised Visit Center $8,950 Catholic Charities: Senior Services $15,000 Catholic Charities: Shelter & Rapid Rehousing $40,000 Center for Family Outreach: Assessments Low-Income Youth $8,000 ChildSafe Colorado: Child Sexual Abuse Treatment Program $23,000 Colo. Health Network (NCAP): Client Services & Homelessness Prev $14,240 Crossroads Safehouse: Advocacy Program $31,885 Disabled Resource Services: Access to Independence (ATI) $26,186 -2- Education & Life Training Center: JobReady & Circles Employment $29,310 Elderhaus: Mindset Therapy Center Program $20,000 Family Center: Childcare Scholarships $40,000 Food Bank for Larimer County: Kids Café $27,000 Health District of Larimer County: Dental Connections $18,170 Homelessness Prevention Initiative: Emergency Rental Assistance $45,000 Larimer County Child Advocate Center: Victim Services $24,472 The Matthews House: Empowering Youth Program $32,229 Neighbor to Neighbor: Housing Counseling $33,174 Neighbor to Neighbor: Rent Assistance $30,000 Project Self-Sufficiency: Services for Single Parent Families $33,000 Rehab. & Visiting Nurse Association: Home Health Care Scholarships $35,000 Respite Care: Childcare Scholarships $35,000 SAVA Center: Sexual Assault Victim Services $18,273 Touchstone Health Partners: CDDT Program $29,011 Touchstone Health Partners: Mental Health Services – Murphy Center $22,500 Turning Point: Crisis Intervention Program Teaching Tree Early Childhood Learning Center: Childcare Scholarships $55,000 Volunteers of America: Home Delivered Meals Program $33,600 Public Service Total $812,107 Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this 16th day of July A.D. 2013. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk -3- Neighbor to Neighbor: Rent Assistance $30,000 $30,000 $0 100% Project Self-Sufficiency: Services for Single Parent Families $33,000 $33,000 $0 100% Rehab. & Visiting Nurse Association: Home Health Care Scholarships $40,000 $35,000 $5,000 88% unanimously to withdraw the funding recommendation based on the HUD information. The Commission stated they encourage JAG Properties to submit a funding proposal during the 2013 Fall Competitive Process where HOME and Affordable Housing Funds are available. JAG will be eligible to receive both sources of funds. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS Affordable housing programs help provide for a healthy environment. By offering affordable housing options for lower income people, more of Fort Collins’ work force can live in the community instead of being forced to live outside the community and commute into the city for work. This helps reduce traffic congestion and, thus, improves air quality.