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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 09232014 - C.70RECOMMENDATION(S): APPROVE and AUTHORIZE submission of the County's FY 2013/14 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the following federal programs: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships Act (HOME), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA), and Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP), as recommended by the Interim Director of the Department of Conservation and Development. APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Interim Director, Department of Conservation and Development, or designee, to write off one loan totaling $40,000 from the Neighborhood Preservation Program (NPP) that is not collectible due to the loan loss through foreclosure, and to reinstate $79,900 from two NPP loans that were previously written off, as recommended by the Interim Director, Department of Conservation and Development. FISCAL IMPACT: No General Fund impact (100% federal funds). The funds are provided to Contra Costa County from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. However, because the recommended action requests the Board write off an uncollectible loan made under the County’s Neighborhood Preservation Program (NPP), these funds ($40,000) will not be returned to the County as program income and therefore not be available to make additional loans. The $79,900 that was written off in December 2013 but now has been determined to be collectible will be available for additional NPP loans once the loans are paid off. APPROVE OTHER RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE Action of Board On: 09/23/2014 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER Clerks Notes: VOTE OF SUPERVISORS AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor Contact: Bob Calkins, (925) 674-7877 I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown. ATTESTED: September 23, 2014 David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By: Chris Heck, Deputy cc: C. 70 To:Board of Supervisors From:John Kopchik, Interim Director, Conservation & Development Department Date:September 23, 2014 Contra Costa County Subject:FY 2013/14 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report for the U.S. Department of Housing FISCAL IMPACT: (CONT'D) CFDA Nos.: CDBG - 14.218; HOME - 14.239; ESG - 14.231; HOPWA - 14.241; NSP - 14.218 BACKGROUND: Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER): The Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, requires all CDBG and HOME entitlement jurisdictions to prepare and submit a CAPER (Attachment A) to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) by September 30 of each year. The CAPER provides the County and interested stakeholders with an opportunity to evaluate the progress in carrying out priorities and objectives contained in the County's 5-year Consolidated Plan and annual Action Plan. HUD uses the CAPER to evaluate whether: (1) the County has carried out projects/programs as described in its Consolidated Plan and annual Action Plan; (2) the CDBG, HOME, ESG, and HOPWA assisted activities are eligible and meet a national objective, and if expenditures meet certain statutory requirements; and (3) the County has demonstrated a continuing capacity to carry out its HUD funded programs. The basic elements of the CAPER are the following: summary of resources and expenditures, programmatic accomplishments, status of actions taken during the year to implement objectives contained in the Consolidated Plan, and evaluation of progress made during the year in addressing identified priority needs and objectives. Highlights of the CAPER include the following: The County received $5.41 million in FY 2013/14 CDBG, HOME, and ESG funds for use in accomplishing housing and non-housing community development objectives. The County expended $9.68 million on approved projects and programs (expenditures were for projects funded in previous and current years). The County continued to meet HUD's requirements related to spending CDBG and HOME funds in a timely manner. For each dollar spent in County federal funds for projects that were completed during the year, $6.25 was leveraged from other federal, State, local, and private resources. Nearly 25,000 lower income persons/families were served through public service programs. 26 lower income people were placed in jobs through Economic Development programs. 272 businesses were assisted through Economic Development programs. 6 Infrastructure/Public Facilities projects were completed. 47 affordable rental housing units for frail seniors who have chronic health conditions were constructed. 150 affordable rental housing units for seniors were under construction. 36 owner occupied homes were rehabilitated. 8 homes where people with asthma reside were assisted with household assessment and remediation. 7 foreclosed homes were purchased, rehabilitated and resold to low and moderate income buyers. 4 foreclosed homes were purchased, rehabilitated and resold to low and moderate income buyers. 12 transitional housing units were constructed. 92 homeowners received foreclosure prevention counseling. 441 low income renters received financial assistance to prevent them from becoming homeless or to quickly regain housing following an episode of being homeless. Uncollectible Loans and Reinstatement of Loans: The Department of Conservation and Development administers the Neighborhood Preservation Program (NPP) and funded with CDBG funds. NPP provides low interest loans and grants to low-income households who own and occupy their home and who cannot obtain conventional financing. Funds are used to eliminate conditions that are detrimental to health and safety, and for repairs such as roofing, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, termite repairs, lead paint mitigation, disabled accessibility, interior and exterior painting, and other necessary deferred maintenance repairs. The program promotes the stabilization and enhancement of older neighborhoods in order to encourage a sense of pride in the neighborhood. During a program review by the County Auditor’s office, staff noted that uncollectible loans had not been written off since program inception in 1987. The Department began to write off uncollectible NPP loans in December 2013 and will do so on an annual basis for any loans that are deemed "uncollectible". There is currently one uncollectible NPP loan, which was made in 2006, totaling $40,000. The loan is uncollectible because the property was foreclosed on. There are two NPP loans that were made in 2006 that were written off in December 2013 because the properties were going through the foreclosure process; however, both properties were not foreclosed on and are no longer going through foreclosure. Therefore, both of these loans are to be reinstated as "collectible" loans. The total amount to be reinstated from these two loans is $79,900. CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION: Not approving the CAPER would mean the County would not be able to submit it to HUD on time and therefore jeopardize future funding. CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT: Many of the project/programs funded with CDBG, HOME, ESG, HOPWA, and NSP funds support one or more of the five community outcomes established in the Children's Report Card. ATTACHMENTS CAPER Draft