Fort Walton Beach Resolution — 2019-08--2019-20 CDBG Action Plan — reading text

RESOLUTION 2019- 8 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA, ADOPTING THE FY 2019- 20 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ANNUAL ACTION PLAN; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Approval of Plan. The City of Fort Walton Beach hereby approves the Community Development Block Crrant entitlement funding Annual Action Plan for FY 2019- 20. Section 2. Authority. The City Manager is hereby designated and authorized to execute any documents and certifications required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development as related to the Annual Action Plan, and to do all things necessary and proper to casry out the terms and conditions of said program. Section 3. Effective Date. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon approval of City Council. Adopted: ust I 3 . oiq Richard A. Rynearson, ayor Attest: Approved for form, le ic c Kim . Barnes, City Clerk ppT w a d Dykes, ., Attorn Toh o /,// i . s f o: s FCORIDi  Executive Summary AP- 05 Executive Summary - 24 CFR 91. 200( c), 91. 220( b) 1. Introduction The City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida receives funding through the Community Development Block Grant( CDBG) from the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The City is considered an entitlement community" with a prescribed formula for funding developed by HUD using select City demographic information. The funding from HUD is used for community development projects which reduce or reverse evidence of physical, social, or economic decline in low- income neighborhoods. 2. Summarize the objectives and outcomes identified in the Plan This could be a restatement of items or a table listed elsewhere in the plan or a reference to another location. It may also contain any essential items from the housing and homeless needs assessment, the housing market analysis or the strategic plan. Every year, an Annual Action Plan is prepared to provide information concerning the intended use of the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development( HUD) program funds to address the needs identified in the 5- Year Consolidated Plan. This document provides an assessment of the housing and community development needs; a strategic plan for addressing these needs; and a specific one- year Action Plan for the use of the CDBG funds. The specific objectives outlined in the Consolidated Plan are as follows: 1. Provide decent housing- to assist homeless persons obtain appropriate housing and helping those who are at risk of becoming homeless; increasing the availability of permanent, affordable housing for low to moderate income families; and increasing the supply of supportive, non- discriminate housing. 2. Provide a suitable living environment— improving the quality and safety of neighborhoods; increasing access to public facilities and services; and reducing the isolation of low income groups within the city. 3. Expanding economic opportunities— creating jobs that are available to low to moderate income individuals; providing access to funds for development activities that promote economic viability for the community; and utilizing resources to empower low to moderate income persons to achieve self- sufficiency. Annual Action Plan 1 2019 OMB Control No: 2506- 0117( exp. 06/ 30/ 2018) Overall, the Action Plan is consistent with the 5- year Consolidated Plan, which enforces the City' s commitment to ensure that Fort Walton Beach neighborhoods are places of opportunity that offer decent, safe and affordable housing, promote strong, healthy families, and improve the quality of life of all residents. 3. Evaluation of past performance This is an evaluation of past performance that helped lead the grantee to choose its goals or projects. The City continually addresses the needs identified through the five-year consolidated plan and has successfully allocated annual resources in the first year of the consolidated plan. CDBG funds have been used to support code enforcement, housing rehabilitation, infrastructure, and neighborhood improvements, meeting the highest priority needs. The City met the timeliness standard for the 2018- 2019 program year and is working to ensure that funds will be continue to be expended in a timely manner. 4. Summary of Citizen Participation Process and consultation process Summary from citizen participation section of plan. The City of Fort Walton Beach has many processes for involving citizens in its decision making including neighborhood meetings, numerous board and committee meetings, and City Council meetings; all designed to solicit public comments both informally or by utilizing formal public hearings. Citizens' comments on the use of CDBG funds are specifically solicited by a way of a citizen advisory group. The Citizen' s Advisory Committee ( CAC) advises staff on the use of the City of Fort Walton Beach' s annual CDBG fund allocation. Each year, the Citizen' s Advisory Committee (CAC) comes together to plan for the CDBG budget for the coming fiscal year. The CAC reviews all applications submitted for the City' s annual allocation of grant funds. At least three advertised public hearings or meetings are held each year to address housing and community development needs, development of proposed activities, and review of performance for the Community Development Block Grant( CDBG). This year, the Citizen Advisory Committee met on July 18, 2019 to approve applications and finalize the budget for the 2019- 2020 Annual Action Plan. To ensure broad- based participation, extensive communication efforts are used during the implementation of the City' s Consolidated Plan citizen participation plan. Public notices for public hearings are published in the local newspaper, on the City Annual Action Plan 2 2019 OMB Control No: 2506- 0117( exp. 06/ 30/ 2018) website and facebook. The various public notices notify where copies of the Consolidated Plan are available and invite persons to either speak at the public hearings and/ or submit written comments. Public hearings are handicap accessible and sign language interpretation is available at public hearings upon request. The Citizen' s Advisory Committee continues to be at the core of the public participation process. The City' s Community Development Block Grant staff promotes public awareness and opportunities for participation by making available documents such as the annual action plan, five- year consolidated plan, consolidated annual performance evaluation report, analysis of impediments to fair housing, etc., and by advertising their availability in the local news media and on the City website. The City continually strives to organize and present data in a manner that is easily understood and evaluated by our citizens and welcomes comments on the Annual Action Plan and how future reports might be improved. 5. Summary of public comments This could be a brief narrative summary or reference an attached document from the Citizen Participation section of the Con Plan. No public comments were received. 6. Summary of comments or views not accepted and the reasons for not accepting them No public comments were received. 7. Summary The City of Fort Walton Beach has been successful in utilizing CDBG funding to accomplish the five year goal to initiate projects which reduce or reverse evidence of physical, social, and economic decline in low income neighborhoods. Annual Action Plan 3 2019 OMB Control No: 2506- 0117( exp. 06/ 30/ 2018)  Y v f6 N O U 0 U U u vi N tl0 U fl" - a N C Q r a Q ca c i a o N E c a o d o a N o o ° c`o c ca f° 3 v O fl- a L O 00 O Q d Y N J C v'i CO O i O N n, o a a f0 f6 u C c t' N O Q Q f6 a y Q N Q O d