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Approve the City of Clearwater’s Fiscal Year 2015-2016 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 Fiscal Year (FY) 2015-2016, the City’s entitlement allocation was $681,257 in CDBG and $265,110 in HOME Program funds for a total budget of $946,367 from federal funds.
The CAPER document serves as the basis for program monitoring for compliance and for financial audits for all activities conducted during FY 2015-2016, as outlined in the Consolidated Plan. 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.
In addition to reporting activities with federal money, a summary of activities conducted with the Florida State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) Program, Pinellas County Housing Trust Fund Program and Neighborhood Stabilization Program 3 (NSP3) is also included in the narrative section; however, these numbers are not included in the totals below.
Through the CDBG and HOME program activities, total expenditures were $1,041,050 in FY 2015-2016, which included funding from the prior year reprogrammed fund budget. Those funds not expended from this year’s budget will be programmed in future budgets.
The City of Clearwater’s FY 2015-2016 CAPER contains information on the City’s assessment of the following activities:
- Assessment of Three to Five Year Goals and Objectives
- Affordable Housing
- Continuum of Care
- Leveraging Resources
- Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing
- Citizens Comments
- Self-Evaluation
Over 5,700 persons were assisted through Public Services, Public Facilities, Fair Housing and Housing Pool funds.
A brief summary of FY 2015-2016 accomplishments are:
- Closed eleven owner-occupied rehabilitation loans totaling $287,905.
- Closed ten down payment assistance loans totaling $137,000.
- Provided a $100,000 grant to Pinellas County Housing Authority to add ADA ramps to Norton Apartments.
- Provided a $22,421 loan to Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas County to purchase a vacant parcel located at 1407 Kings Highway to build a single family home.
- Provided a $90,456 loan to Bright Community Trust to acquire and renovate a single family home located at 1546 Illinois Avenue.
- Provided a $96,161 loan to Bright Community Trust to acquire and renovate a single family home located at 1718 Druid Road East.
- Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas County, Inc. built five new homes in the Stevens Creek Subdivision utilizing NSP3 funds (revolving).
- Provided a $50,000 grant to Directions for Mental Health for renovations to their treatment and recovery center.
- Provided a $100,000 grant to the City’s Parks and Recreation Department for the demolition of a building and renovation of restrooms, fencing and security at Jack Russell Stadium
- Provided a $16,944 grant to the City’s Park and Recreation Department for concession stand renovations at Phillip Jones Park.
- Provided a $ 17,000 grant to Intercultural Advocacy Institute for facility improvements.
- Provided a $61,950 grant to R’Club Child Care for facility improvements at two preschool centers.
- Provided a $99,000 grant to The Arc Tampa Bay for rehabilitation of their workshop, lounge, kitchen and restroom areas.
The City’s Neighborhood and Affordable Housing Advisory Board is scheduled to approve the FY 2015-2016 CAPER at their meeting on December 13, 2016. The CAPER is due to HUD no later than December 30, 2016.
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