Fiscal Note
Federal, State, and other dollars are available to cover the project costs and were approved by the Common Council at various times during 2009. No new City dollars are included in this Resolution.
Title
Authorizing the carry-over of CDBG, HOME and other funds, and the extension of previously authorized projects within the Community Development program budget.
Body
The CDBG Committee has traditionally identified certain projects for Council approval to
"carry-over" their funds approved in previous years. Typically, the Committee has
recommended carry-over of selected capital projects that have encountered some difficulty
beyond their control or which face unusual circumstances. The CDBG Office normally
continues those projects that have been approved by the Council since April, or capital projects
that have entered into subcontracts for implementation by December 15 of each year.
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WHEREAS, the Community Development Block Grant Program, as amended, and its
implementing regulations located at 24 CFR 570.200 ff., permit the City of Madison to help
community agencies which benefit low and moderate income persons; and,
WHEREAS, the CDBG Committee and CDBG staff have reviewed these recommendations,
find that they further the goals of the CDBG program expressed in the Five-Year Community
and Neighborhood Development Plan, and recommend Council adoption,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Common Council approves the carry-over of the following previously approved projects, to be completed by December 31, 2010, because they were either:
(A) projects that were financed with special funding that carries a longer-term commitment, or that were otherwise approved for a longer-term contract; including:
(1) Federal ARRA (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act) "stimulus"-funded projects, including:
o Community Development Block Grant Recovery (CDBG-R)-funded projects, including:
· Common Wealth Development; CWD SolarTech Green Loan
· Dane County Housing Authority; DCHA Foreclosure Prevention Counseling
· Higher Ground Urban Farm; HGUF Urban Farm Development
· Operation Fresh Start; OFS "Graduate Crew" Housing Rehabilitation
· YWCA of Madison; YWCA Success Program
o Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP)-funded projects, including:
· Community Action Coalition of South Central Wisconsin; Dane County Housing Stabilization Program
(2) State Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP)-funded projects, including:
o CDBG Office; City NSP Downpayment Assistance
o Common Wealth Development; CWD NSP Homeownership
o Dane County Housing Authority; DCHA NSP Downpayment Assistance
o Habitat for Humanity of Dane County; Habitat NSP Homeownership
o Housing Initiatives; HI NSP Rental Acquisition
o Madison Area Community Land Trust; MACLT NSP Homeownership
o Madison Development Corporation; MDC NSP Rental Acquisition
o Movin' Out; MO NSP Rental Acquisition
o Operation Fresh Start; OFS NSP Homeownership
o Urban League of Greater Madison; ULGM NSP Homeownership
o Wisconsin Partnership for Housing Development; WPHD NSP Homeownership
(3) Habitat for Humanity of Dane County; Northport Commons Homeownership (HOME / City HOME Match funds)
or;
(B) new projects (or extensions of earlier projects) that were approved since April 2009, including:
(1) State Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG), Transitional Housing Program (THP), Homelessness Prevention Program (HPP) and Interest Bearing Real Estate Trust Accounts (IBRETA)-funded projects, including:
o Community Action Coalition of South Central Wisconsin; CAC Case Management (ESG / IBRETA funds)
o Community Action Coalition of South Central Wisconsin; RENT-ABLE Program (HPP / IBRETA funds)
o Dane County Parent Council; DCPC Case Management (ESG / IBRETA funds)
o Freedom, Inc.; Operation Welcome Home (THP / IBRETA funds)
o Legal Action of Wisconsin; Legal Advocacy to Prevent Homelessness (ESG / IBRETA funds)
o Porchlight; Brooks Street Support Services & Operations (THP / IBRETA funds)
o The Road Home Dane County; Shelter Case Management (ESG / IBRETA funds)
o The Salvation Army; Medical Vouchers (ESG / IBRETA funds)
o The Salvation Army; Mentoring/Life Skills Program (THP / IBRETA funds)
o Society of St. Vincent de Paul; Seton House Case Management (THP / IBRETA funds)
o Stoughton Area Resource Team; START Housing Counseling (ESG / IBRETA funds)
o Tellurian; Job Coach (THP / IBRETA funds)
o Tenant Resource Center; Housing Mediation (ESG / IBRETA funds)
o Youth SOS WI (Briarpatch Division); Case Management for Homeless Youth (ESG / IBRETA funds)
o YWCA of Madison; Second Chance Tenant Education Workshops (ESG / IBRETA funds)
(2) CDBG Office; American Dream Downpayment Initiative (ADDI) Program (HOME funds)
(3) Future Madison Northpointe; Northpointe I Renovation (City HOME Match funds)
(4) Goodwill Industries; Anniversary Lane Rental Acquisition (HOME funds)
(5) Housing Initiatives; HI Rental Acquisition (HOME funds)
(6) Madison Association of the Deaf; M.A.D. Williamson Street Facility Improvements (CDBG funds)
(7) Madison School & Community Recreation (MSCR); Meadowood Center Operating & Space Costs (CDBG funds)
(8) Movin' Out; MO Homeownership Program (HOME funds)
(9) Porchlight; Drop-In Shelter Security System (Federal ESG funds)
(10) Porchlight; PTO Maintenance Training & SRO Turn-Over (Federal ESG funds)
(11) Porchlight; PTO Utilities (Federal ESG funds)
(12) REAP Food Group; Southwest Farmer's Market (CDBG funds)
(13) Vera Court Neighborhood Center; VCNC and Bridge-Lake Point-Waunona (BLW) Center Playground & Accessibility Improvements (CDBG funds)
or;
(C) projects that have been delayed for other project-specific reasons, as identified below:
(1) CDBG Office; Village Co-Housing Downpayment Assistance (HOME funds), due to slowed housing market.
(2) Habitat for Humanity of Dane County; Southwest Homeownership Program (CDBG / City HOME Match funds), due to ongoing/delayed site search.
(3) Movin' Out; 2008 MO Rental Acquisition (HOME funds), due to a Federal grant application not being authorized until 2009.
(4) Movin' Out; 2009 MO Rental Acquisition (HOME funds), due to delays stemming from the 2008 grant application's late authorization.
(5) Northside neighborhood revitalization projects (CDBG funds), pending completion of the Northport-Warner Park-Sherman Concentration Neighborhood Plan development process (anticipated by March 2010).
(6) Porchlight; Housing First Family Transitional Housing (HOME funds), due to delayed site negotiations.
(7) Porchlight; Mifflin Street Rental Acquisition (City HOME Match funds), due to delayed contingent sale of Henry Street property. (Sale anticipated in early 2010.)
(8) Porchlight; Safe Haven Relocation (HOME funds), due to delayed HUD and DOD approval of Truman Olson redevelopment plan.
(9) Urban League of Greater Madison; Center for Economic Development (CDBG / City Capital Budget funds), due to delayed completion of construction phase. (Project completion and final payout scheduled for March 2010.)
(10) Vera Court Neighborhood Center; BLW Center Relocation Feasibility Study (City Emerging Neighborhoods funds), due to a delayed Request for Proposals (RFP) process.
(11) Wisconsin Partnership for Housing Development; Oak Glen Homebuyer Assistance (HOME funds), due to delayed CDA negotiations.
(12) Wisconsin Youth Company; Elver Winter Sports Program (City Emerging Neighborhoods funds); due to weather delays.
(13) YWCA of Madison; Mifflin Street Building Renovation (City HOME Match funds), due to renovation delays stemming from market conditions affecting the sale of tax credits.
NOTE: The proposals describing the above projects and the CDBG Committee recommendations are available on file in the Council Office and in the CDBG Office.