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Recommend City Council approval of the City of Clearwater’s FY 2017-2018 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 2017-2018, the City’s entitlement allocation was $656,940 in CDBG and $278,435 in HOME Program funds, $2,716,521 of Prior Year funds and $784,080 of Program Income for a total budget of $4,435,976 from federal funds.
Through the CDBG and HOME program activities, total expenditures were $1,747,240 in FY 2017-2018, 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 (HTF) Program is also included in the narrative section. For FY 2017-2018, SHIP fund expenditures totaled $1,940,089 and HTF fund expenditures totaled $268,245.
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 2017-2018 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 2017-2018 include:
- Provided $173,968 for down payment and closing cost assistance to (10) homebuyers
- Provided $341,911 for the rehabilitation of ten (10) owner-occupied units
- Provided Abilities Inc. of Florida $323,834 for the rehabilitation of five (5) rental-units at St. Andrews Cove
- Provided Community Service Foundation $222,148 of funding to purchase seven (7) rental units
- Provided $200,840 to Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas County for the acquisition of land and construction of three (3) single-family homes
- Provided $275,000 of funding toward the construction of Woodlawn Trail Apartments; an 80-unit rental complex
- Provided $75,000 of funding toward the construction of Madison Point Apartments; an 80-unit rental complex
- Provided the City of Clearwater Parks and Recreation Department $99,000 for the rehabilitation and upgrading of restrooms at Philip Jones Field
- Provided Directions For Living $99,000 for the rehabilitation of their lobby and waiting area
- Provided Clearwater Brewing Company $40,000 for a façade loan-to-grant
- Provided $60,000 for technical assistance services to be provided by the Hispanic Business Initiative Fund of Florida Inc. and Tampa Bay Black Business Investment Corporation that assisted 73 entrepreneurs and businesses
Overall federal, state and local funding assisted 8,821 persons and 36 households.
Upon recommended approval of the CAPER by the Neighborhood and Affordable Housing Advisory Board, the City Council will meet on December 6, 2018 for final approval. The CAPER is due to HUD no later than December 31, 2018.
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