1. HUD COMMUNITY CHALLENGE PLANNING GRANT
GRANT APPLICATION AUTHORIZATION
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT & GRANTS ADMINISTRATION OFFICE

2. RECENT FEDERAL GRANTS HUD: DOT:
SUSTAINABLE REGIONAL COMMUNITIES PLANNING GRANT
POTENTIAL FUTURE GRANT POSSIBILITY AFTER THE ADOPTION OF VISION 2040
CONGRESS HAS APPROPRIATED ANOTHER $150M IN FFY2011 FUNDING
COMMUNITY CHALLENGE PLANNING GRANT (NEXT SLIDES)
DOT:
TIGER II – PLANNING GRANT (NOT BEING PURSUED)
TIGER II – CONSTRUCTION
COMPLETION OF STREETS WITHIN DOWNTOWN LAS CRUCES
FTA – ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS
RAIL STUDY BETWEEN LAS CRUCES AND EL PASO:

3. HUD COMMUNITY CHALLENGE PLANNING GRANT OVERVIEW
MASTER PLANS THAT PROMOTE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
LOCAL, CORRIDOR, AND DISTRICT PLANS THAT PROMOTE LIVABILITY & SUSTAINABILITY
REVISIONS TO DEVELOPMENT CODES THAT REMOVE BARRIERS AND PROMOTE SUSTAINABILITY, INCLUDING HOUSING OPTIONS
REVISIONS TO BUILDING CODES FOR ENERGY EFFICIENT REHABILITATION
PLANNING, ESTABLISHING, AND MAINTAINING ACQUISITION FUNDS AND/OR LAND BANKS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING
STRATEGIES FOR:
CREATING AND PRESERVING AFFORDABLE HOUSING WITHIN MIXED-USE, MIXED INCOME COMMUNITIES OR ALONG EXISTING AND FUTURE TRANSIT ROUTES
BRING AFFORDABLE HOUSING WHERE LIMITED NOW OR CLOSE TO SUBURBAN JOB CLUSTERS

4. CITY’S PROPOSAL, IF APPROVED & AWARDED
EL PASEO CORRIDOR PLAN
BUILD UPON THE VISIONING AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION EFFORT UNDERWAY WITH THE “PICTURING EL PASEO” PROJECT
UTILIZE THE SERVICES CURRENTLY BEING PROVIDED UNDER THE EPA SMART GROWTH INITIATIVES ASSISTANCE GRANT - PARTNERS WITH HUD AND DOT
AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACTIONS
UTILIZE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE 2009 AFFORDABLE HOUSING STRATEGIC PLAN
IF AWARDED, CONSULTANT TO UNDERTAKE THE ACTUAL PUBLIC INPUT PROCESS AND CODE AMENDMENTS FROM PLAN’S RECOMMENDATIONS
PROVIDE SEED FUNDS TO ESTABLISH LOCAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING LAND BANK
GRANT REQUEST AMOUNT: $1,000,000
MUST BE USED OVER A 3-YEAR PERIOD
DONE AS A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND HUD
REQUIRES A MINIMUM 20% MATCH
PROPOSE WITHIN THE RESOLUTION THAT WE WOULD PROVIDE $500,000 TO MATCH THE FUNDS FOR THE LAND BANK (BASED ON THE RECENTLY ADOPTED STRATEGIC PLAN)
WOULD REQUIRE BUDGET ADJUSTMENT AT A LATER DATE
MORE MATCH PROVIDED, THE BETTER OUR ODDS
CAN BE BOTH CASH & IN-KIND
CAN USE LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL SOURCES (IF AVAILABLE)

5. COUNCIL OPTIONS VOTE YES VOTE NO MODIFY POSTPONE
COULD FURTHER CLARIFY PURSUITS AND USES OF GRANT
POSTPONE
POSTPONEMENT COULD INTERFERE WITH MEETING APPLICATION DEADLINE