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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 05032005 - D2 antra =- Costa TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ;.. .' County FROM: Dennis M. Barry, AICP Community Development Director • DATE: May 3, 2005 SUBJECT: FY 2005109 Consolidated Plan and Recommended FY 2005/06 Community Development Block Grant Program and HOME Investment Partnerships Act Program Funding Allocations from the Family and Human Services, Finance,and Affordable Housing Finance Committees SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATIONS 1. OPEN the public hearing and RECEIVE comment on the FY 2005/09 Consolidated Plan; recommendations of the Family and Human Service Committee, Finance Committee, and Affordable Housing Finance Committees on the use of FY 2005/06 and Community Development Block Grant(CDBG)funds; and the recommendations of the Affordable Housing Finance Committee on the use of FY 2005/06 HOME Investment Partnerships Act (HOME) funds, and Housing Development Assistance Funds; and 2. CLOSE the public hearing and consider the proposed FY 2005/09 Consolidated Plan and FY 2005/06 Action Plan on the use of CDBG, HOME, Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) funds; and 3. ADOPT AND APPROVE the FY 2005/09 Consolidated Plan (Attach -ent A); and CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: X YES SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATO RECO MENDATION O BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S): ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED ' OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS •h )iC. 1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A kAES: NANIMOUS (ABSENT TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE ABSENT: ABSTAIN: MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. Source: Bob Calkins, CDBG Program Manager (925) 335-1260 ATTESTED C4, Orig. Dept. Community Development JOHN SWEETEN, R F cc: County Administrator THE BOARD OF S ERVISORS Community Development AND COU ADMINISTRATOR County Counsel Auditor-Controller f BY DEPUTY The Consortium also solicited input through the distribution of service provider questionnaires and resident surveys. The draft FY 2005/09 Consolidated Plan proposes the following Housing (H-1 thru 8) and Community Development (CD-1 thru 9) Priorities for the use of CDBG, HOME and HOPWA funds: ■ Priority H-1 Rental Housing: Expand housing opportunities for lower- income households through an increase in the supply of decent,safe, and affordable rental housing and rental assistance. ■ Priority H-2 Homeownership: Increase homeownership opportunities for lower-income households. ■ Priority H-3 Preservation: Maintain and preserve the affordable housing stock. ■ Priority H-4 Public Housing: Improve the public housing stock. ■ Priority H-5 Continuum of Care: Adopt the Continuum of Care Plan and the "Ending Homelessness in Ten Years" plan as the overall approaches to addressing homelessness in the Consortium. ■ Priority H-6 Housing for Homeless People:Assist the homeless and those at risk of becoming homeless by providing emergency, transitional, and permanent affordable housing with appropriate supportive services. ■ Priority H-7 Supportive Housing: Increase the supply of appropriate and supportive housing for special needs populations. ■ Priority H-8 Constraints: Remove constraints to affordable housing development. ■ Priority CD-1 General Public Services: Ensure that opportunities and services are provided to improve the quality of life and independence for lower-income persons, and ensure access to programs that promote prevention and early intervention related to a variety of social concerns such as substance abuse, hunger, and other issues. ■ Priority CD-2 Seniors: Enhance the quality of life of senior citizens and frail elderly, and enable them to maintain independence. ■ Priority CD-3 Youth: Increase opportunities for children/youth to be healthy, succeed in school and prepare for productive adulthood. ■ Priority CD-4 Homeless Services: Reduce the incidence of homelessness and assist in alleviating the needs of the homeless. ■ Priority CD-5 Non-Homeless Special Needs: Ensure that opportunities and services are provided to improve the quality of life and independence for persons with special needs, such as disabled persons, battered spouses, abused children, persons with HIV/AIDS, illiterate adults and migrant farmworkers. ■ Priority CD-6 Fair Housing: Continue to promote fair housing activities and affirmatively further fair housing. ■ Priority CD-7 Infrastructure and Accessibility: Maintain quality public facilities and adequate infrastructure, and ensure access for the mobility- impaired by addressing physical access barriers to public facilities. ■ Priority CD-8 Economic Development: Reduce the number of persons with incomes below the poverty level, expand economic opportunities for extremely-low, very-low and low income residents, and increase the viability of neighborhood commercial areas. ■ Priority CD-9 Administration/Planning: Support development of viable urban communities through extending and strengthening partnerships among all levels of government and the private sector, and administer federal grant programs in a fiscally prudent manner. 2. FY 2005/06 ACTION PLAN — FAMILY AND HUMAN SERVICES, FINANCE, AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING FINANCE COMMITTEE FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS The Action Plan describes the specific activities the County will undertake during the program year to address priority needs identified in the Contra Costa Consortium Consolidated Plan. The Action Plan identifies the use of grant funds and program income received during the program year by activity, and proposed accomplishments. The Plan also includes actions the County proposes to HOME Investment Partnerships Act Sources of Funds Recommended Allocations FY 2005/06 Grant $3,203,755 Projects/Program $3,6699692 FY 204/05 H DA F 1829000 FY 2004/05 HOME for Chronically Homeless 5009000 Program Admin. 3209376 (3) FY 2005/06 ADDI 104.313 Total $3,990,068 Total $39990,068 (3)If the HOME program receives program income during the fiscal year, 10 percent of the program income will be allocated to Program Administration and the remainder will be allocated to the Housing Development Assistance Fund. Emergency Shelter Grants (ESG), During FY 2005/06, the County will receive$151,575 in ESG funds. Five percent of the grant amount ($7,579) will be used for program administration. These funds will be allocated through a separate competitive application process and will be considered by the Board in September 2005. Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) During FY 2005/06, the County will receive an estimated $485,000 in HOPWA funds. Six and one-half percent of the grant amount ($31,525) will be used for program administration costs. These funds will be allocated through a separate competitive application process and will be considered by the Board in the fall of 2005. ADDENDUM TO ITEM D*Z May 3, 2005 On this day,the Board of Supervisors closed the public hearing on the fiscal year 2005/2009 Consolidated Plan and on the recommendations of the Family and Human Services Committee,Finance Committee, and Affordable Housing Finance Committee (AHFC)on the use of 2005/2006 Coxrkmunity Development Block Grant funds; and the recommendations of the AHFC on the use of 2005/2006 HOME Investment Partnership Act funds and Housing Development Assistance funds (FY 2005/2006 Action Plan). Bob Calkins, CBDG Program Manager; Kara Douglas, Affordable Housing Program Manager; Gabriel Lemus, CBDG Program Planner; and Sara Welch., CBDG Housing Planner made the staff presentation. Supervisor Gioia proposed modifying the language in the proposed FY 2005/09 Consolidated Plan to read: On page 9 of the Executive Summary under Strategies(under last bullet), and On page 40 of the Strategic Plan(under Youth Services), add the following italicized language: "Provide an opportunity for lower income youth to participate in youth recreational and academic enrichment programs during the after-school hours, including programs with volunteer and work experience activities"; • On page 40 of the Strategic Plan (under Youth Services) amend the first bullet as follows (new language italicized): "Provide after school classes and activities, including programs in academic enrichment,youth development, recreation, and employment opportunities*"; Supervisor Gioia recommended the Board of Supervisors review and approve the locations and office hours of the satellite offices proposed by PCSI/La Raza Centro Legal to provide County-wide landlord/tenant and fair housing services. Supervisor Glover requested the Board of Supervisors to earmark up to $10,000 for W.W. Ministries if funds become available. Supervisor Piepho,requested assurance that current recommendation will not create a deficit of services throughout the County. Supervisor Uilkema suggested W.W. Ministries be listed with others who have also asked for additional funds,with available funding to be reviewed before any commitment is made. Supervisor Uilkema opened the public hearing, and the following individuals spoke Page-2 of 2- Addendum to D__2 May 3., 2005 • Susun Kim,Bay Area Legal Aid,P.O. 2289,Richmond; • Paul S. Cohen,Associate Director, La Raza Centro Legal,, 474 Valencia Street,, San Francisco; • Tom LaFleur, Pittsburg resident; • W.W. Ministries/The Positive Edge,Pittsburg resident; Arlene Bradley,Housing Rights Inc.,Richmond resident; • Audrey Perrot, Eden Council for Hope and Opportunity; • Jennifer Moxley, Bay,P.O. Box 2289,Richmond. The following individuals did not speak but left their comments: • Eva Garcia, Bay Point resident; • Nina Goldman,Martinez resident-, • Greg Chavaria,Walnut Creek resident. The Board of Supervisors took the following action by unanimous decision: ACCEPTED staff recommendations; AMENDED language on page 9 of the Executive Summary under Strategies (under last bullet), and On page 40 of the Strategic Plan (under Youth Services),to add the following italicized language: "Provide an opportunity for lower income youth to participate in youth recreational and academic enrichment programs during the after-school hours, including programs with volunteer and work experience activities"; and further AMENDED the language on page 40 of the Strategic Plan (under Youth Services)to amend the first bullet as follows(new language italicized): "Provide after school classes and activities, including programs in academic enrichment,youth development, recreation, and employment opportunities PY; DESIGNATED AS SUBJECT TO APPROVAL the final locations and office hours of the satellite offices operated by PCSFLa Raza Centro Legal subject to approval by the Board of Supervisors; and REQUESTED assurance that the recommendation to contract with PCSFLa Raza Centro Legal to provide County-wide landlord/tenant and fair housing services will not create a deficit of services throughout the County.