HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 12 Presentation - CDBG Funding Recommendations Presentation2020 Community Development Block
Grant (CDBG) Funding Recommendations
City Council
March 3, 2020
Item #12
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Recommendation
1.As recommended by the Human Relations
Commission (HRC), adopt a resolution to approve
funding allocations for an estimated $496,355 of
CDBG funds for the 2020 Program Year
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Community Development
Block Grant (CDBG)
Program
Federal program administered
by HUD
City participates in the Urban
County
Incorporated cities eligible to
receive formula based annual
grants
Funding distributed is non-
competitive
City funding decisions
supported by County, included
in annual Action Plan
CDBG Program Objectives
Benefit low-income persons and households with
incomes below 80% of area median income (SLO
County median is currently $87,500 for a 4 -person
household)
Prevent or eliminate slums or blighted areas
Mitigate issues and combat urgent community
development needs that pose a serious, immediate
threat to public health or welfare, such as floods,
earthquakes, and other disasters
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CDBG Process Timeline
Date Action
September 3, 2019 Applications available
October 25, 2019 Applications due by 5:00 p.m.
November 19, 2019 Council approves funding priorities
December 4, 2019
HRC reviews and votes on funding recommendations
January 2020 County publishes Draft Action Plan
March 3, 2020
Council hearing to consider HRC funding
recommendations
April/May 2020
County Board of Supervisors approves 2020 Action Plan
CDBG Adopted Funding Priorities
1)Provide emergency and transitional shelter,
homelessness prevention and services.
2)Develop and enhance affordable housing for low
and very-low income persons.
3)Promote accessibility and/or removal of
architectural barriers for the disabled and elderly.
4)Enhance economic development (including seismic
retrofit, economic stability, low and moderate
income jobs).
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CDBG Funding Recommendations
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Funding
Recommended
City Sources
Approved or
Requested
Outside Grant
Sources
Requested
No. Activity (Note 1)(Note 2)(Note 3)
1 40 Prado Homeless Services Center 74,453$ 73,269$ 157,000$ 156,538$ 386,807$
74,453$ 73,269$ 157,000$ 156,538$ 386,807$
2 Broad Street Place 322,630$ 496,355$ 1,300,000$ 1,662,821$ 3,459,176$
3 Housing for Homeless and Special
Needs/Mental Health Clients -$ 378,695$ -$ -$ 378,695$
4 Safe Housing (SH) Project -$ 80,784$ -$ 80,785$ 161,569$
322,630$ 955,834$ 1,300,000$ 1,743,606$ 3,999,440$
5a CDBG Administration 17,372$ 17,372$ -$ -$ 17,372$
5b Capacity Building 17,373$ 17,373$ -$ -$ 17,373$
6 CDBG Administration 64,526$ 64,526$ -$ -$ 64,526$
99,272$ 99,272$ -$ -$ 99,272$
496,355$ 1,128,375$ 1,457,000$ 1,900,144$ 4,485,519$
1 Estimated Funding for CDBG Program Year 2020-21: $496,355
2 Tenative Other City Funding Sources (i.e. General Fund Allocations, Affordable Housing Fund Awards)
3 Other Grant Sources Applied for Outside the City (i.e. HOME, Title 29, other CDBG Allocations, etc.)
4 City 35% Administration Funding Share of Administration per 2018-20 Cooperation Agreement with the County of SLO
5 County 65% Administration Funding Share of Administration per 2018-20 Cooperation Agreement with the City of SLO
City of San Luis Obispo (Note 4)
Other Pending Fund Awards
Total
Funding
Requested
City 2020 CDBG
SUBTOTAL
SUBTOTAL
Administration (20% of $496,355)
Funding
Requested
Applicant
Community Action Partnership of San
Luis Obispo (CAPSLO)
Housing
Public Services & Economic Development (15% of $496,355)
Peoples' Self-Help Housing
SUBTOTAL
TOTAL
NOTES:
San Luis Obispo Non-Profit Housing
Corporation (in collaboration with
HASLO)
City of San Luis Obispo (Note 4)
Stand Strong, formerly the Women's
Shelter Program of San Luis Obispo
County
County of San Luis Obispo (Note 5)
Projects Recommended for Funding
CAPSLO: 40 Prado Homeless Services Center
Recommendation: $74,453
Public Services limited to 15% of total CDBG
Allocation
Operating costs of homeless programs at 40 Prado
Peoples’ Self-Help Housing: Broad Street Place
Recommendation: $322,631
Real property acquisition for construction of new
affordable housing
40 units affordable to extremely low, very low, and low
income households; 10 units dedicated to veterans
Applied for additional sources of financing
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Projects Recommended for Funding
City of SLO –CDBG Administration
Recommendation: $17,372
Limited to 35% of the City’s CDBG Admin allocation
CDBG Administration implemented by City’s Housing
Programs Staff
City of SLO –Capacity Building
Recommendation: $17,373
Limited to 35% of the City’s CDBG Admin allocation
Staff anticipates using funds for final tasks in the
Housing Element Update
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Projects Not Recommended for
Funding
SLONP (in collaboration with HASLO): Housing for
Homeless and Special Needs/Mental Health Clients
Requested: $378,695
Real property acquisition for rehabilitation of two existing,
affordable, shared/group homes for TMHA clients
Eligible CDBG project, but could use City AHFs
Stand Strong (formerly the Women’s Shelter): Safe
House (SH) Project
Requested: $80,784
Rehabilitation of organization’s emergency safe house,
which provides shelter and supportive services to clients
Eligible CDBG project, but could use other City funding
sources
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Community
Development
Block Grant
(CDBG)
Grants-in-Aid
(GIA)
•Assistance to meet urgent
community development
needs
•Large grant amounts
•Assistance to non-profits
that promote the economic
and social well-being of the
community
•Small grant amounts
CDBG vs. GIA Funding
Recommendation
1.As recommended by the Human Relations
Commission (HRC), adopt a resolution to approve
funding allocations for an estimated $496,355 of
CDBG funds for the 2020 Program Year
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Past City Share of CDBG Funding
*This is an estimated amount for the funding year. Final allocations have yet to be determined.
$681,579
$568,370
$506,588 $510,756 $498,446
$466,109 $461,244 $442,462 $459,366 $453,691
$496,355 *
$-
$100,000
$200,000
$300,000
$400,000
$500,000
$600,000
$700,000
$800,000
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020Funding AmountYear
City of San Luis Obispo
CDBG Funding Allocations 2010-2020