2018/05/30 Council Agenda Packet

2 Staff Report for Community Development Block Grant, HOME,and Housing Trust Funds— 2060 2018-2019 Program Year The Citizen's Committee for Housing and Community Development reviewed proposals for the expenditure of the City of Everett's Community Development Block Grant program and other available funding. A Public hearing was held on January 7, 2018 for needs assessment. The Committee studied each proposal and interviewed each proponent. Four meetings and eight hours of interviews took place, concluding on January 17, 2018. Another public hearing was held on January 17, 2018 for comments concerning the Committee's recommendation to City Council. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development confirmed the City of Everett will be allocated $878,672for the 2018 Community Development Block Grant. The available CDBG funds available for the program year includes reallocation of uncompleted project or unused funds from prior years in the amount of$39,248 The Committee recommends funding at the following levels: Public Services* 15% Program Administration 20% Non-Public Services 65% *Based on the original estimate of CDBG funds at the time of ,j. Committee meetings In addition to CDBG funds, the City has available Housing Trust 2060, HOME, and CHIP revolving loan rehabilitation funds for projects. The Annual Action Plan and the Consolidated Plan were available for public comment commencing April 20, 2018 and ending on May 21, 2017. No comments have been received to date. Each one of the members of the Committee provided a valuable contribution to this recommendation. This group was very dedicated while performing this difficult task. Staff congratulates the Committee for a job well done and thanks them for their time and effort. Participating Committee members were: Sue Johnson, Rick Dorris, David Simpson, Greg Campbell, Peter Sontra, Bruce Overstreet, Michelle Jennings, Kate Haagen, and Demba Baldeh. 14