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Home My WebLink About08/02/2023 08. Final public meeting to receive comments on the proposed 2023 Annual Action Plan Draft for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)and HOME Investment Funds 1 ot `Y� 1,,,--:;,:::. 17.,7-) BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL YAKIMA, WASHINGTON AGENDA STATEMENT Item No. 8. For Meeting of:August 2, 2023 ITEM TITLE: Final public meeting to receive comments on the proposed 2023 Annual Action Plan Draft for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)and HOME Investment Funds SUBMITTED BY: *Rosylen Oglesby,Assistant City Manager Joan Davenport, Community Development Director SUMMARY EXPLANATION: Every year the City of Yakima is required by the Federal Housing and Urban Development Department (HUD)to provide an Annual Action Plan that outlines the City of Yakima's Budget plans for using Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) entitlements funds and HOME Investment funds meet the needs of it's low to moderate income citizens with "eligible activities". The CDBG program has three primary objectives; to benefit low and moderate income persons, to assist with problems relating to slum and blight, and to assist with urgent health and welfare needs. The program can thus provide assistance in a broad range of activities and services, but at least 70% of all funds must be spent on assisting people with issues related to low income. The HOME program can only assist low/moderate income person with issues relating to housing; which can range from new construction of single family to rental housing and down payment assistance for first time homebuyers. The proposed 2023 Annual Action Plan "DRAFT" has been advertised for written public comment from July 12, 2023, 2023, through August 12, 2023.All written comments received during the 30 day written comment period will be included in the final plan as submitted to HUD. The first public meeting was held on July 26, 2023 before the Yakima Planning Commission. This is the final opportunity for public comments on the proposed 2023 Annual Action Plan, which is available at the Office of Neighborhood Development Services, City Clerk's office and on the City of Yakima website at: https://www.yakimawa.gov/services/neighborhood-development-services/ ITEM BUDGETED: Yes STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Neighborhood and Community Building 2 APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL BY THE CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDATION: ATTACHMENTS: Description Upload Date Type ❑ Summary of the 2023 Annual Action Plan 7/20/2023 Backup Material _ H . ter•--y .., . n-, - tat . i �,.., g Mg ( n'-' ..d114 - a' -—v--- '' '''' Viiiig I i I ! r - . ram. - - r 1 1 1 I rmi. t r : 3'- — ■ J !1P .. �. . - fir^ __^^-- - _ ^.�� +. —tom ..r•.Ill - �M -4Q IN --= ' ^ 41. mad---�� t - - tNu ml——.4sI ; - 1 ‘i . Iii- . , r • j� `y t �, r — i r . '. .i • • Sawl 2023 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN sti,,�� ,,,,l yL-,,- Y.``ll i .1--....0.,,,, • oo i •lam•• � •: �r RESIDENT SUMMARY , „__,DRAFT ... r Ilitlllil' R�'OR AT Er)• ,� " • COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OFFICE 0 ORHOOD BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) DEVELOPMENT SERVICES A 129 N. SECOND STREET • HOME INVESTMENT YAKIMA, WA 98901 PARTNERSHIP 509-575-6101 yakimawa.gov 4 Resident Summary What is the Annual Action Plan? The Annual Action Plan is the City's application to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME) funds. The Annual Action Plan explains how the City will use the funds from HUD in City Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 to address Yakima's housing and community development needs. It is guided by the Priority Needs established in the FY 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan. How does it work? In the FY 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan,the City identified the community's affordable housing and development needs as priorities. It established goals to accomplish these priorities. Each year,the City reviews its five-year goals and its progress toward them in the previous year. It then sets annual goals for the progress it wants to make in the upcoming year. To accomplish these goals, the City develops projects. Projects are designed to fulfill one or more goals and are the basis for activities,which are specific actions funded by federal grants, i.e., CDBG and HOME. Activities include developing single-family housing to helping low-income homeowners repair their roofs. Completing Activities helps the City meet its goals. Goals related to projects are listed below: Goal Descriptions Il • Single-Family Rehabilitation Program—formerly known as the Senior/Disabled Emergency Home Repair Program, To support the preservation of existing affordable homeownership through substantial rehabilitation of existing family units to ensure the availability of decent, accessible, safe and affordable housing for extremely low, very low, and moderately low-income households. • First-Time Homeownership Program -To provide direct financia assistance to first-time home buyers in the City of Yakima,thus expanding affordable homeownership opportunities. • Community Housing Development Organization - Assisting a certified Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO)to develop affordable housing for qualified First Time Homeowners. • New Construction —To increase affordable housing opportunities in the City of Yakima. These activities include but are not limited to homeowner and rental development, rehabilitation of existing single-family or multifamily units, and Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) activities. Funds may also be used to demolish or remove substandard buildings to allow for the replacement and/or construction of new housing units to provide affordable housing for qualified low to moderate-income applicants. • Public Service -To provide services to low- and moderate-income individuals and families in the City of Yakima. Services may include but are not limited to emergency food assistance,health and dental care, housing counseling, workforce development, emergency rent, and utility assistance, permanent supportive housing, and supportive services for special needs populations, including the homeless, elderly, mentally ill, victims of domestic violence, people affected by HIV, and people with disabilities. • Public Facilities and Infrastructure-To improve the quality of life for low-and moderate-income residents of the City of Yakima through public facilities and infrastructure improvements. This may include but is not limited to: the construction or rehabilitation of public facilities (fire stations, libraries, recreation centers, and community facilities), public infrastructure (roads and sidewalks, water, wastewater, and stormwater systems), or parks and playgrounds. • Code Compliance-To improve the physical environment of designated areas within the City of Yakima by ensuring compliance with local ordinances and regulations regarding health and housing codes, land use and zoning ordinances, sign standards, and uniform building and fire codes. 5 • Economic Development—To create new financial assistance for job creation and retention as per HUD-eligible activities such as float loan/s, micro-enterprise assistance,or other approved eligible activities as approved by the Yakima City Counsel. What areas does the Annual Action Plan serve? The geographic area served by programs supported with CDBG and HOME fun during the plan period will be the entire City,which includes areas of concentrated poverty and minority population skWS[ R'or',,a/e Blvd f. 2 ., Englewood Ave a' ' 2 Powerhouse Canal PathwayA Yakimd ` W Y awm*Nve R W Yakima Ave ti W i•si V.i Hy Tlmon Dr W P\ne Sc '^ Alp"'Va/le u y — W Nob Hill Blvd r, E Nob Hell Blvd wide de z E viola Ave C W Mead Ave c _ W Pierce Sr Coolidge Whatcom 51 Apple Tree n I ''e. 6'ley Mall Blvd , ...o..vw1 61 .1N I o 4,Q No. 3 vim Bachelor Creek tiC' Unto e 1 How can I comment on the Annual Action Plan? The Draft FY 2023 Annual Action Plan and Draft Resident Summary are available for public comment from July 12, 2023, through August 2, 2023. During the 30-day comment period, copies of the Draft Annual Action Plan and Draft Resident Summary will be made available at the Office of Neighborhood Development Services, 112 S. 8th Street,from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm; City Hall, 129 N. 2nd Street,from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm; at Yakima District Libraries (Draft Resident Summary Only), and on the City's website, under Neighborhood Development Services (https://www.yakimawa.gov/services/neighborhood-development-services/). Persons wishing to comment may provide it in person at the Wednesday, July 26, 2023, Yakima Planning Commission Meeting at 3:00 pm and/or Tuesday, August 2, 2023, City Council Meeting at 5:30 pm in City Hall located at 129 N. 2ND Street. Please send written comments via email to Rosylen Oglesby at rosylen.oglesby@yakimawa.gov and/or Joan Davenport at ioan.davenport@yakimawa.gov.Written comments on the Draft Annual Action Plan are accepted until 5:00 pm on Wednesday, August 2, 2023, and in-person comments are accepted until the close of the Public Hearing at the August 2 City Council Meeting. Translated copies of the Draft Annual Action Plan and copies of the Draft Annual Action Plan for persons with disabilities are available upon request. FY 2023 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN RESIDENT SUMMARY DRAFT 2 6 PROPOSED 2023 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN SNAPSHOT SPENDING PLAN ACTIVITIES SCHEDULED FOR UNDERTAKEN &PERFORMANCE GOALS PROGRAM CARRYFORWARD PROPOSED FY 2023 FY 2023 PERFORMANCE FUNDS FEDERAL FUNDING MEASURES CDBG($2,044,766) Single-Family $1,077,615 100 Households/Units Rehabilitation Program Public Service(OIC Approximately 3,800 families Washington/Henry with low to moderate income Beauchamp Community with various services Center) targeted to youth. Public Facilities& $777,824 *Street Lighting Project—5 Infrastructure Targeted Areas *Sidewalk Installation—*. 16 St./Tacoma St.to Washington Ave. *Aquatic Center at MLK,Jr. Park Code Compliance $113,456 360 Household/Housing Units CDBG-CV($141,719) Public Facilities& $141,719 Installation of Air Scrubbers Infrastructure on HVAC System — Washington Fruit Center HOME ($2,474,623) First-Time $ 7 $25,713 Up to 10 Homeownership Program CHDO(Habitat for $351,42 $86,079 5 New Affordable Units Humanity) New Construction $2,27 759 $404,681 Continuation of 86-unit Multifamily Housing TBA—New: based on projects selected through an RFP HOME-ARP($1,160,526) Affordable Housing $1,610,526 TBA—New: based on Projects projects selected through an RFP PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION ($757,876) (staff costs to manage, monitor, and track uses of federal program funds) CDBG-CV: CDBG: $213,456 NA $180,230* HOME: $57,386 HOME-ARP: $182,281* IN FY 2023 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN RESIDENT SUMMARY DRAFT 3 7 HOME: $124,523^ SECTION 108 LOANS The Section 108 Loan Program allows CDBG and HOME grantees to supplement local loan funds to support community development, economic development, and housing projects in their jurisdictions. The City has available$3,197,005 in Section 108 borrowing authority; however, no new projects are currently proposed. FY 2023 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN RESIDENT SUMMARY DRAFT 4