Housing & Career Services Department City Council PUBLIC HEARING: APPROVAL OF SUBMISSION TO HUD OF THE ANNUAL ACTION PLAN ( ) AND RELATED FUNDING ALLOCATIONS FOR CDBG; ESG; HOME; AND PASADENA ASSISTANCE FUND Anne Lansing, Project Planner June 9, 2014
Housing & Career Services Department Annual Action Plan Part of the CDBG funding cycle, Requirement to receive CDBG, ESG, and HOME entitlement funds Details annual allocation of funding for CDBG, ESG & HOME Funding also allocated for Pasadena Assistance Fund (PAF) Projects 2
Housing & Career Services Department Recommended Funding Allocations Funding SourcesAmount 1 CDBG-Annual Entitlement$1,795,378 2 CDBG Program Income $43,175 3 HOME Annual Entitlement $560,368 4 ESG Annual Entitlement $144,224 5 ESG Carry-over $15,367 6 Pasadena Assistance Fund (local funds) $80,000 TOTAL$2,638,512 3
Housing & Career Services Department CDBG Public Service & PAF Funding CDBG Public Services can be no more than 15% of entitlement allocation City allocates funds through an RFP process, along with PAF funds Staff & Human Services Commission review proposals, HSC recommends funding for Public Service & PAF projects $269,307 in CDBG Public Service & $80,000 in PAF to allocate 22 proposals received with requests totaling $734,236 10 projects recommended, included in Attachment A, totaling $349,000 4
Housing & Career Services Department Emergency Solutions Grant Funding ESG funds programs to prevent and end homelessness Funds allocated through an RFP process concurrent to but separate from CDBG/PAF Staff & Human Services Commission review proposals, HSC recommends funding for ESG projects 4 proposals were submitted and recommended for funding, totaling $105,000 1 Rapid Rehousing project was funded for through the United Way’s Funders Collaborative RFP for $38,500 & matched by United Way with $50,000 in philanthropic funds $16,092 will be retained by the City for homeless management reporting software and Administration All projects are included in Attachment A 5
Housing & Career Services Department CDBG Non-Public Services & Fair Housing CDBG Non-Public Service & Fair Housing Funds are allocated through an RFP process Staff & Northwest Commission review proposals, Northwest recommends funding for CDBG non- public service & Fair Housing projects 9 proposals totaling $523,771 for Non-Public Service & Fair Housing received, $262,000 to allocate Fair Housing is a required activity & must be funded 4 projects totaling $261,571 recommended for funding Recommended projects are included in Exhibit B 6
Housing & Career Services Department City Set-Aside Projects The City retains a portion of CDBG funding for City Set- Aside Projects Funds City-administered projects that are required or vital to the City 5 proposals submitted by City departments for funding 3 Projects totaling $999,000 are recommended for funding, included in Attachment C MASH ADA Compliance Sidewalk repair Roof/floor replacement at El Centro Building 7
Housing & Career Services Department Oversubscribed Funding Source CDBG has been cut 27% over the last 4 years Proposals submitted in response to public RFP totaled $1.25 million for $611,307 in available funding Mostly strong proposals, but not enough funding to fund all Common problems among unfunded proposals: Incomplete or missing answers to RFP questions Little or no leveraging of non-City funds Little or no community collaboration 8
Housing & Career Services Department HOME Funding Recommendations HOME funds are used for housing rehabilitation and new construction Annual Action Plan provides general categories of allocation General allocations included in Attachment D Staff will bring to Council specific funding allocations as they are identified 9
Housing & Career Services Department Next Steps Action Plan submitted to HUD following Council approval Approval enables allocation of $2.5 million in federal entitlement funds for housing and community development activities City will contract with sub-recipients once funds received 10