CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Accept the Program Year 2018 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) (Item 2 of 2)
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DEPARTMENT: City Clerk’s Office
SUBMITTED BY: Ruth Broder, Community Grants Coordinator
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
N/A.
BACKGROUND:
The Program Year (PY) 2018 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) reports on actions taken and CDBG funds spent during the 2018 CDBG program year (April 1, 2018 - March 31, 2019).
DISCUSSION:
During PY 2018, the City of Naperville spent a total of $436,761.04 on CDBG projects as follows:
2016 Projects: $38,332.85 in unexpended PY 2016 entitlement funds was spent on three activities during PY 2018.These funds were used to:
• Complete the rehabilitation of a transitional housing apartment building, providing safe housing to homeless families.
• Perform rehabilitation work to two owner-occupied single-family homes that will be completed in PY 2019.
2017 Projects: $245,574.32 in unexpended PY 2017 entitlement funds, $34,182 in unexpended PY 2014 entitlement funds and $13,783.69 in PY 2017 program income was spent on 12 PY 2017 activities during PY 2018. These funds were used to:
• Make safety and energy conservation improvements to a home and six apartment buildings providing transitional housing to homeless families and children.
• Remove architectural barriers and upgrade ADA compliance at the Naperville Municipal Center visitor parking area, Naper Settlement and a school for people with autism.
• Perform rehabilitation work on two apartment complexes providing affordable housing for seniors and physically disabled people.
• Provide social services to homeless people in emergency shelters.
• Provide emergency financial assistance to families at risk of homelessness.
• Provide training on fair housing laws to city staff, commissioners and elected officials.
• Perform rehabilitation work on two owner-occupied single-family homes
• CDBG program administration.
2018 Projects: A total of $53,271.18 in PY 2018 entitlement funds and $51,617 in unexpended funds from PY 2014, PY 2015 and PY 2016 was spent on three PY 2018 activities during PY 2018. These funds were used to:
• Provide social services to formerly chronically homeless people now living in an affordable supportive housing apartment complex.
• Provide emergency financial assistance to families at risk of homelessness.
• CDBG program administration.
Despite receiving funding late in the year, 11 other PY 2018 projects are now underway and will be completed in PY 2019.
The CAPER outlines the progress the City and its sub-grantees have made in the past year towards the goals outlined in the City of Naperville Annual Action Plan. All projects met the housing and community development needs of Naperville residents. Noteworthy achievements included the following:
• Homelessness Prevention: Temporary rent and utility assistance was provided to 96 households, comprising 245 individuals, to prevent eviction and utility shutoff. Past studies have found that over 90% of households receiving assistance remained housed and avoided utility delinquencies for at least three three months following receiving assistance.
• Affordable Rental Housing: Rehabilitation of affordable rental properties resulted in improved living conditions and preservation of affordable units for 141 low and moderate-income households.
• Homeless Housing: 130 people living in transitional housing benefited from improved living conditions through rehabilitation of transitional housing apartments and homes.
• Barrier Removal/ADA Improvements: Over 2,000 people benefitted from improved accessibility to public facilities.
In addition to these accomplishments, the CAPER details the outcomes of all projects undertaken in PY 2018 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:
PY 2014 Entitlement Funds $ 16,524.46
PY 2015 Entitlement Funds $ 34,468.00
PY 2016 Entitlement Funds $ 38,957.39
PY 2017 Entitlement Funds $279,756.32
PY 2017 Program Income $ 13,783.69
PY 2018 Entitlement Funds $ 53,271.18
TOTAL $436,761.04