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

and the City Council updated the Community Redevelopment Agency Plan, which directs mixed- use development and strategies for affordable housing. As a result, the Land Development Code LDC) was reviewed and updated in 2012 to streamline procedures. The 2012 LDC update included new mixed- use zoning districts and density/ intensity bonus provisions which are intended to encourage the development of affordable housing. Annual Action Plan 35 2019 OMB Control No: 2506- 0117( exp. 06/ 30/ 2018) AP- 85 Other Actions— 91. 220( k) Introduction: The priority needs, goals, and objectives included in the City' s Consolidated Plan include providing decent affordable housing, providing a suitable living environment and expanding economic opportunity. In addition, the City has identified a standard set of outcomes listed by HUD which includes availability/ accessibility, affordability, and sustainability. The activities included in the Consolidated Plan are designed to overcome obstacles and meet the underserved needs of low- and moderate- income persons. Housing program activities for improvement of occupied housing, expansion of decent and attractive affordable housing stocks, and assistance to persons to enable them to live in decent and sustainable housing are direct methods to improve living conditions. Activities that improve infrastructure, improve the quality of life and raise the standard of living for all of the people in the neighborhood served by the infrastructure. Public services and facilities that meet community needs, particularly for the young and the elderly, provide a means by which persons may receive needed services and benefits that will enable them to live decently; and, in the case of children, develop the future capability to provide for themselves. Actions planned to address obstacles to meeting underserved needs The primary obstacle to meeting underserved housing and community development needs of the City is available funding. Demand for assistance exceeds the supply of available resources. The number of lower income individuals, families, and neighborhoods in need, coupled with the complexity of issues they face is steadily increasing in both scale and cost. The combination of these factors places substantial new burdens on an already strained housing and community development delivery system. The City developed a Resource Guide that identifies all of the various agencies and services within Okaloosa County. United Way now maintains the guide and it can be found on their web site at http:// www. 0 nited- way.org. The City plans to undertake activities to address obstacles to meeting underserved needs by funding the non- profit sub- recipient organizations previously identified. Actions planned to foster and maintain affordable housing The City will continue to work with establishing public/ private partnerships intended to increase the opportunity for the development of affordable housing. Actions planned to reduce lead- based paint hazards The City' s programs continue to include lead- based paint hazard education. The City provides copies of the booklet " Protect Your Family from Lead in Your Home". Each unit that will undergo painting and/ or re- roofing will be evaluated for the presence of lead- based paint. If such hazards are determined to Annual Action Plan 36 2019 OMB Control No: 2506- 0117( exp. 06/ 30/ 2018) exist, the City will hire a certified consultant to remove the paint to the extent possible and repair the s u rFa ce. Since there are no residential rehabilitation projects scheduled for FY 2018- 19, the City will continue the lead- based paint compliance activities by performing the following actions in the coming year: 1. Distribution of 25 Lead- Safe Painting Pre Kits to Homeowners; 2. Participaition in homeowner awareness events; and 3. Distribution of 25 additional lead hazard literature items to homeowners where children aged 6 or younger spend a significant amount of time in the home and encourage homeowners to have children tested for" elevated blood" condition. Actions planned to reduce the number of poverty- level families The City does not plan to undertake activities which will reduce the number of poverty level families, develop institutional structure, and enhance coordination between public and private housing and social services agencies. Actions planned to develop institutional structure The City funds services to extremely low, low-, and moderate- income families through non- profit organizations who provide services to these families. Funding may be sought by these organizations through an application process during the formation of the annual program. Funding for Public Service programs is highly competitive due to limited funds and an abundance of need. Therefore, the City has not solicited projects which target specific needs. The City chartered the Fort Walton Beach Housing Authority( FWBHA) in 1968. The FWBHA is administered by seven commissioners appointed by the Mayor and City Council. The executive director, who manages the daily functions, is hired by the FWBHA Commissioners. Other than the appointment of the Commissioners, the FWBHA is an independent agency from the City. The City is not involved in any hiring, contracting, or procurement activities of the FWBHA. Various Public Service activities of the FWBHA have been funded through the CDBG program to benefit the residents of public housing. The City will review development sites proposed by FWBHA in the same manner as other applications for development proposed by a private developer. The FWBHA and the City did partner and develop Soundside Apartment Homes, a 200- unit, income restricted, affordable housing development. The City is not aware of any gaps in the institutional structure that will impact the priority needs which will be addressed by the City within the planning period. Annual Action Plan 37 2019 OMB Control No: 2506- 0117( exp. 06/ 30/ 2018) Actions planned to enhance coordination between public and private housing and social service agencies The City does not plan to undertake activities which will reduce the number of poverty level families, develop institutional structure, and enhance coordination between public and private housing and social services agencies. Discussion: The number of lower income individuals, families, and neighborhoods in need, coupled with the complexity of issues they face is steadily increasing in both scale and cost. The combination of these factors places substantial new burdens on an already strained housing and community development delivery system. The City developed a Resource Guide that identifies all of the various agencies and services within Okaloosa County. United Way now maintains the guide and it can be found on their web site at http:// www. united- way.org. The City plans to undertake activities to address obstacles to meeting underserved needs by funding the non- profit sub- recipient organizations previously identified. Annual Action Plan 38 2019 OMB Control No: 2506- 0117( exp. 06/ 30/ 2018)  Program Specific Requirements AP- 90 Program Specific Requirements —91. 220( I)( 1, 2, 4) Introduction: Community Development Block Grant Program ( CDBG) Reference 24 CFR 91. 220( I)( 1) Projects planned with all CDBG funds expected to be available during the year are identified in the Projects Table. The following identifies program income that is available for use that is included in projects to be carried out. 1. The total amount of program income that will have been received before the start of the next program year and that has not yet been reprogrammed 0 2. The amount of proceeds from section 108 loan guarantees that will be used during the year to address the priority needs and specific objectives identified in the grantee' s strategic plan. 0 3. The amount of surplus funds from urban renewal settlements 0 4. The amount of any grant funds returned to the line of credit for which the planned use has not been included in a prior statement or plan 0 5. The amount of income from float- funded activities 0 Total Program Income: 0 Other CDBG Requirements 1. The amount of urgent need activities 0 2. The estimated percentage of CDBG funds that will be used for activities that benefit persons of low and moderate income. Overall Benefit- A consecutive period of one, two or three years may be used to determine that a minimum overall benefit of 70% of CDBG funds is used to benefit persons of low and moderate income. Specify the years covered that include this Annual Action Plan. 80.00% Annual Action Plan 39 2019 OMB Control No: 2506- 0117( exp. 06/ 30/ 2018)  Annual Action Plan 40 2019 OMB Control No: 2506- 0117( exp. 06/ 30/ 2018) Attachments Annual Action Plan 41 2019 OMB Control No: 2506- 0117( exp. 06/ 30/ 2018) Citizen Participation Comments CI1Y t1F FY) N' I \:• U: It) 1 BF.( H CU i 1l \ fll' PE1' EI, UI' ME:\' 1 l3LUCh t; RA\' i 1(' DRG 1 I(' F: OF 1' t HI. 1(' 9E:!! 1' I\ G A' U RF:\" It'\ 1' t' f:R10I) FOR l IIF: 21119- 202( 1 t. aL. cllo I ty4n t lie C' riy. I 1 on N I[ an tk ch i, vi tne pn+ ce..* rre utin} dk ) ly-: C_ i Ci+ nmunH I alnpn cni Hli\ Cirant Anttuai AclHri 19au. IRw tll Mu+ l4wa[. t31.'. y w