AGENDA CAPTION:
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Receive a Staff presentation and hold a Public Hearing to receive comments for or against Resolution 2022-271R, authorizing the submission of the 2021-2022 Community Development Block Grant (“CDBG”) Program Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (“CAPER”) to the United Stated Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); declaring an effective date; and consider approval of Resolution 2022-271R.
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Meeting date: December 6, 2022
Department: Planning and Development Services
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Background Information:
The CAPER report is attached.
Program year 2021 (PY 2021) which began October 1, 2021 and ended September 30, 2022 was the second year of the 2020- 2024 Consolidated Plan for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. This 5-year plan established three priority needs to be addressed using CDBG Entitlement funds: (a) affordable housing; (b) public services; (c) public facilities, and added economic development as a priority for CDBG-Coronavirus Relief funds along with affordable housing and public services. All projects and activities carried out during program year 2021 addressed a priority need. All projects/activities satisfied a National Objectives: all benefitted low to moderate income persons. The City was above the timeliness threshold of 1.5% on the August 2, 2022 testing date; however, when the housing rehabilitation programs begin construction in PY 2022, the City will be well below the threshold at the next testing date in August, 2023.
Key accomplishments in Program Year 2021:
• One staff-administered program was active during the year: the Homebuyers Assistance Program. Four new households were assisted with down payment and closing costs. Funding was available for twelve.
• Three subrecipient-administered CDBG-Entitlement programs were active during the year: Advocates for Foster Children (211 served), Hays-Caldwell Family Violence program (378 served), and Housing Counseling (21 served).
• Several CDBG-Coronavirus programs continued: Advocates for Foster Children (22 served), Small Business Assistance (10 served this year), and Rent-Mortgage-Utility Assistance (29 served this year).
• San Marcos continued to affirmatively further fair housing by publishing an annual fair housing rights ad in English and Spanish in the local newspaper, maintaining a Fair Housing page on the City's website, and issuing a proclamation declaring April to be "Fair Housing Month". The City partnered with Austin Tenants Council to provide a question and answer session on fair housing for renters.
• Construction was started on the Blanco Gardens disaster recovery stormwater project
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Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of the report for submission to HUD.