SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
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Recommend City Council approval of the City of Clearwater’s FY 2019-2020 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER).
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SUMMARY:
The Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) is the principal administrative report documenting the City’s expenditures for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) programs to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). For FY 2019-2020, the City’s entitlement allocation was $764,043 in CDBG and $383,978 in HOME program funds, $1,682,755 of Prior Year funds, $102,286 of Program Income and $1,192,174 in CDBG Revolving Loan funding for a total budget of $4,125,236 from federal funds.
Through the CDBG and HOME program activities, total expenditures were $869,395 in FY 2019-2020, which included program income and funding from the prior year reprogrammed funds. Those funds not expended from this year’s budget will be programmed in future years.
In addition to reporting activities carried out with federal money, a summary of activities conducted with the Florida State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) Program and Pinellas County Housing Trust Fund (PCHTF) Program is also included in the narrative section. For FY 2019-2020, SHIP fund expenditures totaled $1,185,451 and PCHTF fund expenditures totaled $97,154.
The report provides HUD with necessary information for the Department to meet its requirement to assess each grantee’s ability to carry out relevant Community Planning and Development programs in compliance with all applicable rules and regulations. It also provides information necessary for HUD’s Annual Report to Congress and it provides grantees an opportunity to describe to citizens their successes in revitalizing deteriorated neighborhoods and in meeting objectives stipulated in their Consolidated Planning document.
The City of Clearwater’s FY 2019-2020 CAPER contains information on the City’s assessment of the following activities:
- Assessment of Four-Year Goals and Outcomes
- Resources and Investments
- Affordable Housing
- Homeless and Other Special Needs
- Public Housing
- Other Actions to Address Barriers to Affordable Housing
- Monitoring
- CDBG
- HOME
A list of notable accomplishments utilizing federal, state and local funds for FY 2019-2020 include:
- Provided one (1) down payment & closing cost assistance loan totaling $20,725
- Provided $278,308 for the rehabilitation of eight (8) owner-occupied units
- Assisted Community Service Foundation with the rehabilitation of two (2) multi-family rental units
- Assisted Lexington Club at Renaissance Square with the rehabilitation of seven (7) multi-family rental units
- Provided $115,992 to Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas County for the acquisition of land and construction of one (1) single-family home
- Completed construction and lease-up of Woodlawn Trail Apartments, an 80-unit family rental complex
- Completed construction and lease-up of Madison Point Apartments; an 80-unit senior rental complex
- Committed $208,904 for three (3) Public Facilities projects: Directions for Living, Homeless Empowerment Program and RCS Pinellas and completed a Public Facilities Project with Arc of Tampa Bay carried over from the previous fiscal year.
- Provided $98,855 to assist 4,804 individuals through partnerships with ten (10) public service providers: Intercultural Advocacy Institute, Pinellas Opportunity Council, Safety Harbor Neighborhood Family Center, Gulfcoast Legal Services, WestCare GulfCoast of Florida, Homeless Emergency Project, Religious Community Services (now, Hope Villages of America), Kimberly Home, Directions for Living and Miracles Outreach.
- Provided $51,575 for technical assistance services to Hispanic Business Initiative Fund of Florida, Inc. dba Prospera and Tampa Bay Black Business Investment Corporation that assisted 83 entrepreneurs and businesses
- Provided $5,530 to three (3) organizations to provide homebuyer education to assist 79 Clearwater residents: Clearwater Neighborhood Housing Services, Tampa Bay Community Development Corporation, and Bright Community Trust.
Overall federal, state and local funding assisted 4,388 persons and 169 households
On March 18, 2021, the CAPER will be presented to City Council at the Clearwater City Council Meeting in Council Chambers at Clearwater’s Main Library located at 100 N Osceola Avenue, Clearwater. The March 9 NAHAB meeting and the March 18 City Council meeting will serve as two public hearings providing an opportunity for public comment. The CAPER is due annually to HUD no later than December 31; however, HUD granted a 90-day extension as the workload of participating jurisdictions was impacted by the pandemic.