CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Accept the Program Year 2020 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report
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DEPARTMENT: Community Services
SUBMITTED BY: Ruth Broder, CDBG Administrator
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
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BACKGROUND:
The CAPER reports on actions taken and CDBG funds spent during Program Year (PY) 2020 (April 1, 2020 - March 31, 2021).
DISCUSSION:
During PY 2020, the City of Naperville spent a total of $713,771.89 on CDBG projects. A total of $538,786.31 of these funds were annual CDBG entitlement grant funds and $174,985.58 were supplemental funds awarded by the CARES Act to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Funds were spent on the following projects:
Program Year 2018 Projects
A total of $112,237.40 in PY 2018 entitlement grant funds was spent on three 2018 activities during PY 2020:
1. Kids Above All (formerly ChildServ) - $14,470.40
Capital improvements to its group home for abused and neglected teen girls. The single-family home is located in downtown Naperville.
2. Naperville Elderly Homes - $92,667
Replace the canvas awning covering the entrance to Martin Avenue Apartments with a new metal awning. This project was part of the renovation and expansion of Martin Avenue’s affordable apartments for low-income seniors.
3. Planning/Administration - $5,100.00
Compensate S.B. Friedman Development Advisors for the costs associated with preparing a study for, conducting a, City Council workshop on the Housing Needs Assessment/Affordable Housing Plan. This was done as part of the implementation of the Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AI).
Program Year 2019 Projects
A total of $235,959.52 was used to complete the following six PY 2019 activities during PY 2020:
1. Bridge Communities, Inc. - $85,000
Entitlement grant funds were used to tuckpoint and repair masonry at six apartment buildings providing 35 units of transitional housing to homeless families.
2. Illinois Independent Living Center - $90,000
Entitlement grant funds were used to upgrade the electrical system at an affordable apartment complex providing 31 units of housing for adults with severe physical disabilities.
3. Loaves & Fishes CARES Program - $9,702.95 ($4,744.95 in unspent PY 2016 funds and $4,958.00 in unspent PY 2017 funds)
Funds spent to complete the program to prevent homelessness by providing rent/mortgage/utility assistance to 401 people in 94 families. The total program cost was $60,000.
4. Ray Graham Association - $6,540.00
Entitlement grant funds were awarded to complete a capital improvements project at two group homes for adults with physical and cognitive disabilities. The total project cost was $87,000.
5. UCP Seguin - $30,800
Entitlement grant funds were spent on driveway, garage, and patio repairs at a group home for adults with disabilities due to cerebral palsy.
6. Planning/Administration - $13,916.57 (unspent PY 2016 funds)
Entitlement grant funds were spent on PY 2019 planning and administration expenses for the CDBG program.
Program Year 2020 Projects
A total of $114,589.39 was spent on the following three PY 2020 activities during PY 2020:
1. Loaves & Fishes CARES Program - $52,034.80
Entitlement grant funds were spent to prevent homelessness by providing rent/mortgage/utility assistance to households experiencing financial difficulties. This program is now complete with final reimbursement made in the first quarter of PY 2021.
2. DuPage PADS - $10,749.93
Entitlement grant funds were spent to provide supportive services to 21 formerly chronically homeless people now living in an affordable supportive housing apartment complex. This project will be completed in the first quarter of PY 2021.
3. Planning/Administration - $51,804.66 ($1,393.71 in unspent PY 2016 funds, $23,918.57 in unspent PY 2017 funds, $1,265.38 in unspent PY 2018 funds and $25,227.00 in PY 2020 funds)
Funds allocated to PY 2020 planning and administration expenses for the CDBG program. Reimbursement to the City will be completed in the first quarter of PY 2021.
CARES Act Projects
A total of $174,985.58 in CARES Act funds and $76,000 in unspent PY 2018 entitlement grant funds was spent on four projects to prevent, prepare for and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic during PY 2020:
1. DuPage PADS Emergency Temporary Housing for Homeless - $50,000
Funds allocated to DuPage PADS to provide one month of housing at the Red Roof Inn in Naperville to replace PADS shelters that were closed due to COVID-19.
2. Loaves & Fishes Food Assistance Program - $15,250.29
Funds were used to provide additional food assistance to senior and low and moderate-income households as a result of additional hardship due to COVID-19.
3. Loaves & Fishes Emergency Financial Assistance Program - $47,735.89
Funds used to provide rent/mortgage/utility assistance specifically to households that had been directly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
4. Small Business Assistance - $140,000 ($64,000 in CARES Act funds and $76,000 in unspent PY 2018 entitlement grant funds)
Funds used to provide $5,000 grants to 28 small businesses that experienced declining profits and increased losses due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Most CARES Act projects will be completed during the first quarter of PY 2021.
In addition to these accomplishments, the CAPER details the outcomes of projects undertaken during PY 2020 and describes how they helped to further the City’s housing and community development goals. Outcomes are also noted for the City’s efforts related to affordable housing and achieving fair housing goals.
FISCAL IMPACT:
CDBG funds spent during PY 2020 are listed below:
PY 2016 Entitlement Funds $ 20,055.23
PY 2017 Entitlement Funds $ 28,876.57
PY 2018 Entitlement Funds $189,502.78
PY 2019 Entitlement Funds $212,340.00
PY 2020 Entitlement Funds $ 88,011.73
CARES Act Funds $174,985.58
TOTAL $713,771.89