ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AT-A-GLANCE 2016-17 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Pima County Community Development and Neighborhood Conservation Department (CDNC) distributes local and federal funding to meet human services, housing, and community needs. The Annual Action Plan (AAP) describes planned activities in the coming year and the relationship of the activities to the five-year goals of the City of Tucson / Pima County Consolidated Plan covering Federal Fiscal Years 2015-2019. The AAP is required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and serves as the formal application for the use of the HUD Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) programs. CDNC also receives HUD HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME) funds through the City of Tucson-Pima County HOME Consortium. HUD directly contracts with Pima County for CDBG and HOME, while the City of Tucson is the lead for the HOME Consortium. The full AAP report submitted to HUD is also attached to this document. The formal AAP was approved by the Pima County Board of Supervisors on May 3, 2016 and submitted to HUD. The formal version of the AAP is attached at the end of this document, as well as descriptions of federal, state, and local funding sources. This AAP At-A-Glance document is designed to provide brief descriptions of CDNC divisions, programs, and planned activities in FY 2016-17, including funding announcements for Pima County CDBG and ESG HUD entitlements, as well as other leveraged resources, organized as follows. I. SUMMARY OF RESOURCES Divisions: • Community & Rural Development • Affordable Housing • Home Repair & Weatherization • Homeless & Special Populations • Outside Agency Program • General Obligation Bonds, FEMA & NSP CDNC Resources FY 16-17 $38,207 $85,480 $33,895 $10,000 $2,103,767 $66,000 $709,012 $2,613,490 $233,372 $709,012 $461,861 HUD Housing Opportunities for Persons with HIV/AIDS (HOPWA) $461,861 $320,000 NSP1 & 2 Program Income $320,000 FEMA Emergency Food & Shelter Program $434,920 EPA Community Wide Brownfields Grant $175,000 FY 16-17 Summary of Resources HUD Consolidated Plan Resources Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) $2,613,490 $233,372 HOME Other Federal Resources Local Resources Outside Agency Program – General Funds $3,450,786 General Obligation Bonds for Affordable Housing & Neighborhood Reinvestment Programs $2,103,767 Housing Rehabilitation and Weatherization Specific Resources US Department of Energy (DOE) $38,207 US Health and Human Services, Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) $85,480 Southwest Gas $33,895 Trico Electric $10,000 Tucson Electric Power $66,000 Total CDNC Resources 2 | Community Development $10,735,790 2016-17 ACTION PLAN Executive Summary $3,450,786 $175,000 $434,920 Community Development Block Grant ESG Outside Agency HOME Department of Energy HOPWA LIHEAP NSP 1&2 Income SW Gas FEMA Trico Electric Brownfields Tucson Electric Power (General Funds) General Bonds II. COUNTY PROCESS Citizen Participation The Citizen Participation Plan initiates the AAP process to program HUD funds by conducting community outreach activities throughout Pima County’s urban and rural communities. The CDNC team coordinates and schedules with respective Board of Supervisor staff, County department heads, community groups, town coordinating councils, and other organizations that conduct regularly planned public meetings to encourage citizen attendance, community participation, and open discussion of emerging community needs. Meetings conducted during the Citizen Participation Plan serve to present the FY 16-17 Community Planning Application and allow staff to provide technical assistance to area agencies that may apply for HUD funding. In FY 2016-17, CDNC will hold 21 community forums and technical assistance workshops in communities throughout Pima County to discuss available funding and identify local goals and objectives. Target Areas All areas of unincorporated Pima County and incorporated jurisdictions outside the City of Tucson are eligible to apply for CDBG funds through Pima County. Some areas are eligible for designation through HUD as a Community Development Target Area (CDTA). Flowing Wells is designated as both a CDTA and a Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area (NRSA); an area that is eligible for revitalization, including Brownfields, economic development, and community development activities. The CDTA designation supports the CDBG National Objective of providing benefit to low- and moderate-income (LMI) persons on an area basis utilizing available Summary Data from HUD. To be designated as a CDTA, at least 51% of the population in a Census Designated Place or Block Group must be LMI, as required by HUD. However, Census data has determined that Pima County is an “exception” to this rule, due to overall numbers of low-income persons. As an exception, Pima County’s population must be at least 48.06% LMI for the area to be designated a CDTA. In areas not designated as CDTA’s, Pima County will work with area agencies to distribute and collect census information via surveys in order to establish LMI status. Currently, the following regions are certified as Target Areas: • Ajo • Amado (Pending) • Arivaca • Avra Valley • Cardinal • Catalina • Continental • Drexel Heights • Flowing Wells • Kleindale • Littletown • Marana • Oracle/Ina Neighborhoods • Rillito • Robles Junction/Three Points • Saguaro Foothills • South Nogales Highway • The Stravenues • Trailerrancho Estates • Valencia West HUD Designated Eastern Pima County Target Areas 2015 Update MTC Executive Summary 2016-17 ACTION PLAN Community Development | 3 FY 2015-2019 Consolidated Plan Priorities Sustaining healthy, thriving communities is the central theme of the Five Year Consolidated Plan, as well as Pima County’s long-term community development goal. In accordance with this goal, the Consolidated Plan leverages federal, state, and local resources, allocating funds to serve five primary goals. These following goals lay the foundation for AAP objectives and activities to be carried out in FY 16-17: 1. Affordable Rental Housing; 2. Affordable Owner Housing; 3. Homelessness; 4. Community and Rural Development; and 5. Special Populations County Review and Approval Process The County Administrator is tasked with overseeing departmental operations; providing information to the BOS; and reviewing all formal HUD documents pertaining to County policies and actions. Prior to County Administrator review, a draft AAP is published on Pima County’s website for public comment. Following the completion of the AAP, it is then submitted to Mr. Chuck Huckelberry for approval to be sent to the Board of Supervisors. Following County Administrator approval, CDNC files a request for the AAP be placed on the Board of Supervisors’ meeting agenda to obtain BOS approval for the plan to be sent to HUD. The FY 16-17 AAP was approved by the Board of Supervisors on May 3, 2016. III. CDNC RESOURCES HUD CDBG, ESG, and other leveraged resources are distributed annually or semi-annually through an online Community Planning Application process administered per the requirements of CDNC’s Citizens Participation Plan. Available HOME funds are programmed and awarded via an open and continuous application process through a consortium agreement with the City of Tucson. Each program managed by CDNC has written requirements designed to meet local needs while complying with Federal regulations and County policies. Including recaptured funds, from programs completed under budget or canceled, the financial impact to the County is a total of $3,688,821 in HUD entitlement grant revenue for FY 16-17 as detailed below: CDNC RESOURCES HUD Grant FY 16/17 Allocation Recaptured Funds* Total Available CDBG $2,613,490 $132,947 $132,947 ESG $233,372 $0** $233,372 HOME $709,012 $0 $709,012 TOTAL HUD GRANT REVENUE FY 16-17: $3,688,821 *Recaptured funds are defined as funds that have been defaulted on the terms of a grant award, or for which the sub-grantee has determined that they are not able to expend the full grant allocation, and therefore is returned to the County. CDNC staff maintains due diligence efforts in monitoring programs to ensure funds are spent in a timely manner and utilized per the terms of the contract. ** Pending -- $16,592 ESG allocation may be recaptured in FY 16-17. 4 | Community Development 2016-17 ACTION PLAN Executive Summary CDBG Alocations FY 16-17 $30,000.00 $970,514 $472,175.00 $283,560.00 $923,188.00 $27,000,00 $50,000.00 $175,000 Adminstration** Brownfields* Public Services*** Economic Development Home Rehabilitation, Emergency Repair & Weatherization Demolition Infrastructure Public Facilites *Prior Year’s Funds **Does not exceed 20% administrative cap for all jurisdictions ***Does not exceed 15% public service cap for all jurisdictions IV. COMMUNITY & RURAL DEVELOPMENT (CRD) DIVISION CRD administers CDBG-funded activities, including, but not limited to, public services, economic development, public facilities, and infrastructure improvements. In addition to important HUD funding resources, CRD also manages other programs and planning activities to fully compliment and leverage HUD funds. CDBG Program Detail Pima County’s FY 16-17 CDBG allocation is $2,613,490, with $132,947 in recaptured funds, as well as $175,000 in prior years’ Brownfields funds have also been reallocated to eligible CRD activities. Please note that the FY 16-17 allocations provided are subject to change, as funded agencies may undergo internal changes, such as agency failure due to loss of other funding sources, agency takeover by another nonprofit, or the agency cannot fulfill the requirements of the proposed contract. In these instances, CDBG funds may be recaptured for other uses. For this year’s AAP, the following CDBG activities address seven community development goals identified in the City of Tucson-Pima County Consolidated Plan: GOAL: Human/Public Services $283,560 for public service activities to reduce the incidence of poverty, meet basic needs and alleviate the effects of crisis for 7,885 people. GOAL: Economic Development $27,000 of CDBG funds have been awarded to the Administration of Resources and Choices for economic development to assist 10 businesses, and supplement public facility or infrastructure activities for 10 persons with the Care Home Business Development Assistance Program. GOAL: Owner-occupied Housing Rehabilitation, Emergency Repair & Weatherization $923,188 of CDBG funds will be used for housing rehabilitation activities including roofing, electrical, plumbing and HVAC, emergency home repair and home adaptations through several non-profits including: Pima County CDNC, Community Home Repair Projects of Arizona (CHRPA), DIRECT Center for Independence, Habitat for Humanity, International Sonoran Desert Alliance Ajo Works, Town of Marana Home Repair and Emergency Repair and Tucson Urban League Home Repair Programs. Also $132,947 reprogrammed from prior year CDBG funds will be programed to Pima County's Home Repair program activities. GOAL: Community Facilities & Infrastructure $1,165,514 for revitalization of communities and improvements to public facilities and infrastructure that will benefit 60,250 lowand moderate- income (LMI) homeowners. (See attachment B for the HUD income limits table). This goal incorporates both Community Public Facilities and Infrastructure Improvement projects, including improvements to housing facilities. Public Services Location / Agency Program Funding Goal – People Assisted Housing Rehabilitation, Emergency Repair & Weatherization Location / Agency Project Funding Goal – Housing Units International Sonoran Desert Alliance Ajo Builds $40,000 15 Town of Marana Emergency Home Repair $20,000 20 Town of Marana Owner-Occupied Housing Pima County CDNC Home Repair Program $25,000 24 $450,000 100 Pima County CDNC Septic Repair $80,000 8 Community Home Repair Projects of Arizona Emergency Home Repair Program $150,000 210 DIRECT Center for Independence Home Access Program at DIRECT LLC $55,000 25 Dunbar Coalition, Inc. Tucson Urban League Home Repair Program $53,188 14 Habitat for Humanity Tucson Habitat Home Repair OwnerOccupied $50,000 17 $923,188 433 Total CDBG Housing Public Facilities Location / Agency Program Funding $20,000 Goal – People Benefitting Avra Water Co-op, Inc. Aging Meter Replacement /MXU Install Program 250 Drexel Heights Fire District Fire Hydrants $10,000 60 City of South Tucson Fire Safety Upgrades $30,000 2,100 Ajo – WALD, Inc. Ajo Youth Sports $40,000 3,457 Amado – Pasadera Behavioral Health Amado Youth Center Building $30,000 70 Arivaca Community Center, Inc. Wetlands Solution to Sewage Issue $125,000 297 Flowing Wells Continental Little League Curtis Park Shade & Protective Covers $34,000 15,939 Town of Marana Colonia Neighborhood ReInvestment $25,000 1,000 City of South Tucson Mini Park Acquisition/Construction $40,000 5650 City of South Tucson Fire Safety Upgrades $30,000 5650 Ajo – International Sonoran Desert Ajo Works $20,000 3,300 Pima County CDNC Department Emergency/Transitional/ Permanent Housing Repair $90,000 8 Ajo Center for Sustainable Agriculture “Adopt-a-Sonoran-Desert-Crop” $ 20,000 1,000 Arizona Board of Regents, University of Arizona Mobile Health Program $42,000 3,000 COPD Fence Project Catholic Community Services of Southern AZ, Inc. dba Community Outreach Program for the Deaf $30,000 600 Drexel Heights Fire District Family Safety Program $11,560 300 Drexel Heights – Southwest Community Center Happy Food Program $10,000 240 Flowing Wells - Amistades Ellie Towne Teen Program $15,000 90 Community Food Bank, Inc. Marana Community Food Bank $40,000 18,500 Friends of Robles Ranch Site Manager – My Friends Closet $ 12,000 400 Alvord Court Community Garden $10,000 65 Flowing Wells School District Flowing Wells School District Family Resource Center $15,000 265 Compass Affordable Housing, Inc. $139,514 200 Colonia-Neighborhood Cleanup $ 10,000 700 Pima County Cooperative Extension The Garden Kitchen Town of Marana City of South Tucson Community Policing $45,000 220 1598 Pio Decimo JVYC Sopori Elementary Park Revitalization $60,000 City of South Tucson Sahuarita Unified School District #30 Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc. CPLC Youth Prevention and Education $100,000 13 Pima Prevention Partnership Pima County Teen Court Total CDBG Public Services $100,000 720 $12,500 250 Southern Arizona Aids Foundation Affordable Housing Expansion & Rehabilitation for People Living with HIV/AIDS $12,500 400 YWCA of Southern Arizona House of Neighborly Service $283,560 7,885 Total CDBG Public Facilities and Infrastructure $75,000 5696 $ 970,514 64,153 Executive Summary 2016-17 ACTION PLAN Community Development | 5 GOAL: Demolition of Unsafe Vacant Structures Demolish three unsafe vacant structures located throughout the County. GOAL: Brownfields Remediation $175,000 will be used to leverage and the Brownfields program, which includes US EPA Community-Wide Brownfields Assessment Grant Funds. CDBG Pima County Brownfield funds will be used to conduct lead and asbestos surveys, environmental site assessments and remediation activities as appropriate in a 2-acre area. Pima County may coordinate with appropriate HUD staff before executing Brownfield activities for guidance. GOAL: Administration of CDBG Programs $539,139 in administration funds will ensure program compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements. Administration* Agency Funding Town of Marana $14,800 City of South Tucson $32,375 Pima County CDNC Department $400,000 Southwest Fair Housing Council – Fair Housing & Equal Opportunity $25,000 Total CDBG Administration $ 472,175 *CDBG caps all Administration costs at 20% of the Annual Award V. AFFORDABLE HOUSING HOME Program Detail HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) is dedicated to increasing availability as well as access to affordable housing for LMI households. HOME-funded activities for the program year (and with HOME funds from prior program years) will include the following allocation of HOME funds: HOME Households Assisted, Units Produced, and Goals • 52 homebuyers will receive Down Payment Assistance (DPA) through the jointly funded (City-County) DPA Program, which FY 16-17 HOME Funds Activity Allocation Goal: Households Assisted GOAL: Promote the development of affordable workforce housing and transit-oriented housing Serve LMI homebuyers, tenants, and employer-assisted housing programs. GOAL: Re-development of foreclosed properties and vacant/blighted properties Redevelopment to provide affordable, decent, and safe housing for LMI homebuyers. GOAL: Development of affordable housing Assist eligible low and moderate income property owners in the development of affordable housing by waiving the Pima County Roadway Impact Fee. GOAL: Provide free financial education classes Help constituents reach the goals of self-sufficiency and homeownership. Classes include budgeting, credit repair and roadmap to homeownership. GOAL: Provide Tenant Based Rental Assistance (TBRA) Pima County is currently in planning stages for a Pilot Program that will be designed to assist low- and very low-income working families in transition (homeless or at-risk homeless families and individuals); initial assistance for the pilot program will be limited to individuals who referred through a County job training/education program or a County approved inmate re-entry program. $125,000 Tenant Based Rental Assistance Pilot $ 50,000 Rental Development & Preservation $ 364,355 8 Households 11 Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) (County %) $ 106,352 0 5 GOAL: Provide affordable housing referral and information This information includes foreclosure assistance, through the Pima County Housing Center and web-based listings of affordable rental housing choices and service resources which are available on the web at PimaCountyHelp.org 16 Units GOAL: Ongoing Monitoring Continuing monitoring of previously funded affordable housing activities for compliance with federal and local regulations. Administration 6 | Community Development 0 GOAL: Promote homeownership Provide down payment and closing cost assistance to LMI households in partnership with the City of Tucson, local HUD approved housing counseling agencies and locally approved Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDO). Homeownership DPA Total (Does not include prior year’s funds or recaptured dollars) 52 Households Goal: Units Completed includes carry over and current dollars. • Eight households comprised of at-risk homeless and homeless referred by County employment and training program and/or County-approved inmate re-entry program will be provided decent affordable rental housing. • 11 HOME units (new and rehabilitated) (includes FY 14 & 15 funds) – units will be reserved for elderly households, veterans, and low- and moderate -income families (LMI). (60% AMI or below) • Rental Development: 5 HOME units; anticipated that funds will be allocated to one or more low-income housing tax credit projects funded by Arizona Department of Housing. 0 $63,305 0 $709,012 60 Households 2016-17 ACTION PLAN Executive Summary VI. HOMELESS AND SPECIAL POPULATIONS EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT PROGRAM DETAIL EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT PROGRAM DETAIL The Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) program provides funding to: 1) engage homeless individuals and families living on the street; 2) improve the number and quality of emergency shelters; 3) help operate shelters; 4) provide essential services to shelter residents; 5) rapidly re-house homeless individuals and families; and 6) prevent families and individuals from becoming homeless. The Emergency Solutions Grant activities listed below are selected in cooperation with the Tucson Pima Collaboration to End Homelessness. Emergency Shelter Pima County Emergency Motel Voucher Program $20,000 54 Emergency Shelter Primavera Foundation Casa Paloma $10,000 225 Emergency Shelter Primavera Foundation Greyhound Emergency Family Shelter $10,000 90 Emergency Shelter Emerge Center Against Domestic Abuse Emergency Shelter $20,000 4 Emergency Shelter Our Family Services Emergency Shelter Services $10,000 24 Homeless Prevention Green Valley Assistance Services Homelessness Prevention $10,000 14 Homeless Prevention Interfaith Community Services ESG Homelessness Prevention $46,917 20 Homelessness Prevention Our Family Services Our Family Homeless Prevention $10,000 36 Homeless Prevention Pima Community Services Employment & Training Emergency Solutions Grant Homeless Prevention $20,000 20 Rapid Re-Housing Green Valley Assistance Services MAP Rapid Rehousing $10,000 18 Rapid Re-Housing Emerge! Center Against Domestic Abuse Emerge! Rapid Re-Housing $12,000 6 Rapid Re-Housing Compass Affordable Housing CAH Housing Solutions Program $20,000 30 ESG Component ESG Allocations FY 16-17 $17,863 $42,000 $16,592 $70,000 $86,917 Rapid Re-Housing Homelessness Prevention Recaptured Funds (Pending) Emergency Shelter Administration GOAL: Provide Emergency Shelter Utilize $70,000 to operate emergency shelters for approximately 400 homeless persons. Agency ESG Program Administration Total Allocations: $216,780 Prior Year Resources Recaptured Funds (Pending) GOAL: Prevent Homelessness $86,917 will fund homelessness prevention activities for approximately 473 individuals. GOAL: Support Rapid Rehousing/Tenant Based Rental Assistance Provide rapid re-housing services for homeless individuals and families, as well as provide money to assist in paying rent. CDNC will leverage $42,000 to house more than 50 persons. HOPWA Program Detail Housing Opportunities for People with HIV/AIDS (HOWPA) $1,385,585 FY2016-17 will be the first year of a competitively-awarded $1,385,585 three-year contract to provide permanent supportive housing to individuals living with HIV/AIDS and their families. New Total Program ESG Funding Allocation ESG Goal – People Served $17,863 Total Persons Served Goal: 541 0 $16,592 $233,372 for FY2016-17, Pima County will consolidate the HOPWA program to one Sponsor/Subrecipient, as well as work with HUD's field office and DC staff to amend its existing grant. Pima County and SAAF will seek to renew the HOPWA completive grant in 2017. Competitive HOPWA funding will provide funding for permanent housing units, tenant-based rental assistance, supportive services, and implementation of a centralized assessment system for clients with HIV/AIDS. GOAL: Housing and Services for Special Populations Competitive HOPWA funding will provide funding for permanent housing units, tenant-based rental assistance, supportive services, and implementation of a centralized assessment system for clients with HIV/AIDS. Executive Summary 2016-17 ACTION PLAN Community Development | 7 VII. Senior Support THE OUTSIDE AGENCY PROGRAM Agency FY 2016-17 Outside Agency Program The Outside Agency Program provides Pima County General Funds to non-profit agencies that meet basic needs through general services and in five additional categories: Community Services; Emergency Food and Clothing; Senior Support; Support Services; Shelter and Domestic Violence Services; and Youth, Young Adults and Family Support. Agency Program OA Allocation Support Services and Companions for Deaf, Deaf Blind, and Hard of Hearing Persons 40,000 Make Way for Books The Story Project 15,000 International Rescue Committee Nutrition and Food Security 15,000 Our Family Services, Inc. Center for Community Dialogue 38,000 Southern Arizona Legal Aid, Inc. Homeowner and Tenant Protection Program 81,000 Southwest Fair Housing Council Don't Borrow Trouble 16,000 Total Community Services $ 205,000 GOAL: Community Services Overarching public services for the entire County. Emergency Food and Clothing Agency Program Funding Allocation Arivaca Coordinating Council/Human Resource Emergency Food and ClothingExpanded Support 32,000 Group, Inc. Vail and Catalina Food Banks 30,000 IMPACT of Southern Arizona Clothing Bank-Serving Catalina and Vail Communities 27,000 Catholic Community Services dba Pio Decimo Center Emergency Food and ClothingExpanded Support 38,000 Community Food Bank, Inc. Caridad Community Kitchen 25,000 Community Food Bank, Inc. Emergency Food Assistance 350,000 Community Food Bank, Inc. Community Food Bank Branch Banks 75,000 Diaper Bank of Southern Arizona Diapers for Infants, Children, Disabled and Seniors 15,000 Sahuarita Food Bank-Good Shepherd United Church of Christ Sahuarita Food Bank: Emergency Food for Sahuarita and Unincorporated Pima County 15,000 Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation Food for Life Program TMM Family Services, Inc. Community Closet Total Emergency Food and Clothing 100,000 21,000 $739,000 GOAL: Emergency Food and Clothing Attending to the immediate needs of food & clothing. GOAL: Senior Support Services for the vulnerable elderly (meals, socialization, recreation, and volunteer coordination). 8 | Community Development 2016-17 ACTION PLAN Executive Summary Funding Allocation Elder Shelter Project 35,000 Interfaith Community Services Special Diets Meals for At Risk Seniors 21,000 Interfaith Community Services Transportation Services for At Risk Seniors 22,000 Mobile Meals of Tucson, Inc. Mobile Meals 22,000 Our Family Services, Inc. Our Family Senior Companion Program 30,000 Southern Arizona Association for the Visually Impaired Health and Wellness Program for Blind Seniors 15,000 Tucson Urban League Tucson Urban League Senior Meals Program 27,000 Community Services Catholic Community Services of Southern AZ dba Community Outreach Program for the Deaf (COPD) Program Administration of Resources and Choices Total Senior Services $172,000.00 Support Services, Shelter & Domestic Violence Agency Program Funding Allocation Habitat for Humanity Tucson Shelter Technical Assistance and Maintenance Support 35,000 Interfaith Community Services Eastside Emergency Financial Assistance 17,000 International Rescue Committee Refugee Early Employment Program 18,000 Our Family Services, Inc. Our Family Emergency Shelter Services 38,000 Our Family Services, Inc. Common Unity Program 23,000 Power Source Tucson, Inc. Bridging the Gap-Women and HIV 15,000 Primavera Foundation, Inc. Casa Paloma 25,000 Primavera Foundation, Inc. Supportive Housing Resource Specialist Services 35,000 Primavera Foundation, Inc. Homeless Intervention Program (HIP) 29,000 Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation/23,400 Anti-Violence Project 23,400 TMM Family Services, Inc. Case Management for Emergency Housing 16,000 Tucson Centers for Women and Children dba EMERGE! Center Against Domestic Abuse Comprehensive Domestic Abuse 112,500 Tucson Urban League TUL Utility and Rental Assistance Program 31,000 International Rescue Committee Refugee Early Employment Program 15,000 The Salvation Army Hospitality House 15,000 Total Support Services, Shelter, DV $447,900 GOAL: Support Services, Shelter and Domestic Violence Services Temporary shelter (for homeless, domestic violence victims, teens, etc.); support services (case management, legal and housing location assistance etc.); and preventing homelessness among vulnerable populations (identify, intervene and move to permanent affordable housing). GOAL: Youth, Young Adults and Family Support Services for vulnerable and at-risk children, young adults and families. Youth, Young Adult and Family Support Agency Program Funding Allocation Arizona's Children's Association The Parent Connection 23,000 Arizona's Children's Association Las Familias 25,000 Arizona Youth Partnership Marana Rural Afterschool Program 23,000 Catholic Community Services dba Pio Decimo Center Child Care for the Working Poor 100,500 Chicanos Por la Causa, Inc. Youth Prevention and Education Program (Nahui Ollin) 19,000 Community Food Bank, Inc. Child Nutrition Program 15,000 Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona Girl Scouts Social Justice ProgramAdelante Jovencitas and Foster Care 22,000 International Sonoran Desert Alliance Ajo de las Artes GED and Jobs Program 45,000 Jewish Family and Children's Services of Southern Arizona Project Safe Place 21,000 Pima Prevention Partnership Pima County Teen Court 24,000 Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation ALLY (Arizona Life Links for Youth) 39,000 Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation EON Youth Lounge 25,000 Tu Nidito Children and Family Services Children to Children 20,000 Tu Nidito Children and Family Services Pathways 19,000 Tucson Urban League Project Yes Preschool and SchoolAge Program 35,000 Pima County Cooperative Extension/ University of Arizona University of Arizona 4-H Challenge Program 22,000 Youth on Their Own Monthly Stipend Program 73,000 Total Youth , Young Adult and Family Support $550,500 VIII. OTHER PROJECTS FEMA Emergency Food & Shelter Program Estimate – $435,165 Pima County receives FEMA Emergency Food & Shelter Program resources based on the total number of unemployed people in Pima County relative to the total number of unemployed people in all eligible jurisdictions. The following FEMA funds are projected to be allocated for the coming year. • • • • • • • Served Meals/Mass Feeding - $60,288 to six agencies Other Food - $36,839 to two agencies Mass Shelter - $92,171 to three agencies Other Shelter - $44,349 to three agencies Rent/Mortgage Assistance - $191,820 to three agencies Utility Assistance - $1,000 to one agency Administration - $8,698 NSP: Neighborhood Stabilization Program Detail - $320,000 A combined $320,000 in program income for NSP1 and NSP2 is anticipated to be available during the next program year. If received, this income would be combined with the existing program income and reinvested into the acquisition/rehabilitation of a foreclosed, vacant and/or blighted single-family unit that will be renovated and rented or sold to an eligible low-income household. It is presently being assessed if NSP2 program income should be incorporated Outside Agency Allocations FY 16-17 $1,336,386 $205,000 $739,000 $172,000 $447.900 $550,500 Community Services Emergency Food & Clothing Senior Services Suport Services, Shelter, and DV Services Youth, Young Adults, and Family Support General Services into CDBG-eligible activities. If the County chooses to transfer NSP2 program income into CDBG funds, these CDBG activities will be aligned with the original purpose of NSP2: to stabilize communities that have suffered from foreclosures and abandonment. General Obligation Bonds - $1,903,767 Affordable Housing & Neighborhood Reinvestment Programs In 2016, CDNC will begin to develop affordable housing using a total of $1,903,767 in Affordable Housing GO Bonds including three new rental projects representing 107 units targeting low income seniors, veterans and families; one new homeownership project representing 6 units for low and moderate income households; and one special project, the Linda Avenue House Restoration, which will serve as an Aging-in-Place and Sustainable Historic Demonstration Project. Pima County HOME Funds (HUD Entitlement Funds) will leverage bond funds in two projects; Arizona Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) will leverage another project. To increase the capacity of neighborhood infrastructure and the power of neighborhood associations in stressed communities to select and design needed projects, the Neighborhood Reinvestment (NR) Program will fund ten (10) projects during the current year; projects recommended by the Neighborhood Reinvestment Oversight Committee and approved by the Board of Supervisors. Basketball courts, park canopies, street lights, park exercise stations Executive Summary 2016-17 ACTION PLAN Community Development | 9 and restrooms represent the variety of projects chosen by neighborhoods to address the safety and health of their communities. All projects (totaling $1,554,893 in NR GO Bonds) will be implemented by Intergovernmental Agreements (IGA) between Pima County and the City of Tucson or City of South Tucson. The Neighborhood Reinvestment G.O. Bond Program is leveraged by city general funds. IX. SUMMARY The program administration of HUD, CDBG, and ESG funds is an annual planning and public process guided by the priorities, goals, and objectives identified Pima County's HUD Five-Year Consolidated Plan; 2015-2020. The Five-Year Consolidated Plan provides the regulatory framework for funding program or project activities that implement Pima County's existing affordable housing, homeless and community development policies and programs over its fiveyear period. This FY 16-17 AAP is consistent with these priorities and will administer critical funding and activities with diligence to best serve the citizens of Pima County in order to improve their health and welfare. Attachment A Funding Descriptions HUD Entitlement and Competitive Grant Resources: 1. Community Development Block Grants (CDBG): Funds may be used for a variety of community development activities that meet the needs of low- and moderate-income residents. Eligible activities include funding local agencies to provide needed public services, economic development, and housing programs. In addition, CDBG also primarily funds capital community public facilities, infrastructure and housing type projects. Each programed activity must meet one of three federal HUD National Objectives: • Directly benefit low- and moderate-income persons; • Prevent or eliminate Slum and Blight; or • Meet an urgent, emergency, community need. In addition to meeting a National Objective, CDBG programs and projects must address one of the following goals and objectives established in Pima County’s 5-year Consolidated Plan to be considered for funding as listed below: • Rehabilitation, Emergency Repair & Weatherization - Owner Occupied • Human/Public Services • Community Facilities & Infrastructure, including improvements to housing facilities • Demolition of Unsafe Vacant Structures • Economic Development, including Commercial Structure Rehabilitation • Brownfields Remediation–Clearance & Demolition 2. Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG): Planned activities are programed to address homelessness in 10 | Community Development 2016-17 ACTION PLAN Executive Summary direct consultation with the local HUD Continuum of Care (CoC), Tucson Planning Council for the Homeless (TPCH). In addition, Pima County staff coordinates with the City of Tucson to ensure respective ESG resources are provided to most effectively address each jurisdiction’s homelessness goals and objective set forth in the HUD Consolidated Plan. Pima County’s non-administrative and HMIS related ESG funded activities include: • Street outreach, support services and case management • Emergency shelter operations, maintenance and essential services • Homelessness prevention • Rapid rehousing 3. HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME): Resources are utilized in consortium planning with the City of Tucson to fund affordable housing programs and projects that assist low- and moderate-income persons. Planned Pima County initiatives include; but are not limited to: • Homebuyer down payment assistance • Acquisition, renovation and sale of single-family homes • Owner-occupied and rental housing rehabilitation • Land acquisition, and new affordable housing construction • Tenant-based rental assistance, i.e. rental vouchers 4. Housing Opportunities for Persons with HIV/AIDS (HOPWA): Unlike CDBG, ESG, and HOME, HOPWA is a three-year competitive grant. The HOPWA grant provides supportive services and case management; operations and maintenance funds for permanent housing units; tenant based rental assistance; and other resources to administer activities. Most importantly HOPWA funds directly assist Pima County in addressing its associated HUD Consolidated Plan Goal to providing housing and services for people with HIV/ AIDS and other special populations. 5. Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP): NSP program income may be used for acquisition and rehabilitation of foreclosed properties, down-payment assistance or redevelopment of vacant land. Other Federal, State, and Local Resources 1. US Federal Emergency Management Agency, Emergency Food & Shelter Program (FEMA): Pima County administers and facilitates the distribution of available FEMA EFSP funds via a “Local Board” to local agencies and respective programs that meet the emergency food and shelter needs of families experiencing a crisis. These FEMA funds may provide significant leverage or match for many HUD-funded activities. 2. US Environmental Protection Agency, Community-Wide Assessment Grant (EPA Brownfields): EPA Brownfields funds are highly competitive. Pima County was fortunate to secure funding to assist public and private property owners with environmental site assessment grants to stimulate joint economic development revitalization efforts along neglected commercial / industrial corridors. EPA Brownfields funds will also Home Repair and Weatherization Resources The Pima County Home Repair Program provides grant assistance to low-income homeowners who live in unincorporated Pima County, Sahuarita and Oro Valley. Conventional and manufactured homes that are eligible for rehabilitation may include repair or replacement of roofs, heating and cooling systems, septic systems, and other major systems such as electrical, gas and water. Pima County or one of its nonprofit or local government partners inspects the home, prepares a cost estimate of work to be performed, and hires licensed contractors. Upon completion of the repairs, a final inspection and walk through with the homeowner is conducted. The Home Repair and Weatherization Program utilizes the following federal, state, and local funds. The funds listed below are used to support weatherization and home repair activities in unincorporated Pima County and within the towns of Marana, Sahuarita, and Oro Valley. assist with community outreach, public participation and planning efforts needed to develop infill incentive districts as identified in Pima County’s PimaProspers Comprehensive Plan Update. Finally, EPA Brownfield funds will directly match applicable CDBG brownfields; demolition and clearance; and, commercial façade improvement activities 1 to 1. 3. Outside Agency Program Outside Agency utilizes general funds nonprofit agencies that meet basic needs in five categories: Community Services; Emergency Food and Clothing; Senior Services; Support Services; Shelter and Domestic Violence; and Youth, Young Adult, and Family Support. It is important to note that the Outside Agency program typically leverages or provides match for Pima County CDBG and ESG-funded programs. 4. General Obligation Bond Resources General Obligation Bonds may be used to expand homeownership opportunities and provide access to affordable housing for low-income residents of Pima County. The FY 16-17 AAP will not include new Pima County General Obligation (GO) Bond Proceeds as anticipated by the Bond Advisory Committee. Voters overwhelmingly rejected this important source of local funding included in the ballot election of November 3, 2015. This result limits the county’s ability to leverage other state, federal and local funding sources for affordable housing and neighborhood reinvestment. The department plans to utilize General Obligation Bond funds remaining from last year due to projects previously approved for funding, but cancelled for various reasons such as poor economic conditions and lack of other funding sources. • US Department of Energy (DOE): provides grants to perform essential home repairs and improve energy efficiency in low-income homes. • US Health and Human Services, Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP): Federal resources designed to keep families safe and healthy through assistance with energy costs. • Southwest Gas (SWG): Provides weatherization services, including insulation to increase efficiency in homes. • Tucson Electric Power: Repair of electrical systems. • Trico Energy Co-op: Provides home improvements and weatherization services within the Trico service area. Attachment B FY 2016 Income Limits Summary FY 2016 Income Limit Category Persons in Family 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Very low (%50) income limits($) 19,850 22,700 25,550 28,350 30,650 32,900 35,200 37,450 Extremely Low Income Limits ($) 11,900 16,020 20,160 24,300 28,440 32,580 35,200 37,450 Low (80%) Income Limits 31,750 36,300 40,850 45,350 49,000 52,650 56,250 59,900 Source: Figures as published by HUD https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il2016/2016summary.odn Executive Summary 2016-17 ACTION PLAN Community Development | 11 Board of Supervisors Ally Miller District 1 Ramón Valadez, District 2 Sharon Bronson, Chair, District 3 Raymond J. Carroll District 4 Richard Elías District 5 Pima County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry 3312-102716-EA