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.
* Perfo...
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