CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Accept the Program Year 2019 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 CAPER reports on actions taken and funds spent during the program year of April 1, 2019 - March 31, 2020.
DISCUSSION:
During PY 2019, the City of Naperville spent a total of $634,779.63 on CDBG projects. In addition, an adjustment was made to account for $128,065 in City funds spent in PY 2015 as repayment for ineligible expenses in prior years. The $634,779.63 spent in PY 2019 was used for the following projects:
2017 Projects: A total of $75,000.00 in PY 2017 funds was spent to complete two 2017 activities during PY 2019. These funds were used to:
1. Improve handicapped accessibility at the downtown METRA/AMTRAK train station by reconstructing curb cuts and wheelchair ramps.
2. Pay part of the cost to replace the HVAC system at the offices of the Peoples Resource Center, a social service agency providing emergency housing assistance and social service programs to Naperville residents.
All other PY 2017 projects are now complete.
2018 Projects: A total of $358,832.15 in PY 2018 and $6,917 in PY 2019 funding was used to complete the following 11 PY 2018 activities during PY 2019:
1. Replace flooring at Katharine Manor Apartments, a 31-unit apartment complex providing affordable, accessible housing to people with severe physical disabilities.
2. Renovate the kitchen and bathroom at a Little Friends group home.
3. Renovate the kitchen at Serenity House, a group home for women recovering from substance abuse.
4. Provide emergency financial assistance to over 400 families at risk of homelessness.
5. Improve handicapped accessibility at the Naper Settlement Museum by replacing the south entry gate and entry system.
6. Improve handicapped accessibility and enhance the learning environment for adult students with autism by enlarging the teaching kitchen and upgrading the bathrooms at Turning Pointe Autism Foundation’s Life Skills Apartment.
7. Improve fire safety by installing a sprinkler system at UCP Seguin’s group home for people with cerebral palsy.
8. Provide services to formerly chronically homeless people now living in an affordable supportive housing apartment complex.
9. Engage a consultant to develop a Housing Needs Assessment/Affordable Housing Plan for Naperville.
10. Improve handicapped accessibility at the downtown Naperville METRA/AMTRAK station by replacing and upgrading the station doors.
11. CDBG program administration.
One PY 2018 project, the Sidewalk Assistance Program, remains open. This project will be canceled if no applications are received.
2019 Projects: A total of $194,030.48, including $60,297.05 in unexpended PY 2016 entitlement funds, $61,828.43 in unexpended PY 2017 entitlement funds and $71,905.00 in PY 2019 entitlement funds, was spent on four PY 2019 projects during PY 2019. These funds were used to:
1. Provide social services to formerly chronically homeless people now living in an affordable supportive housing apartment complex.
2. Provide emergency financial assistance to over 400 families at risk of homelessness.
3. Replace driveways and outdoor lighting at two groups homes for adults with developmental disabilities operated by the Ray Graham Association.
4. CDBG program administration.
Since April 1, 2020, one additional PY 2019 project has been completed, five are underway, one has been put on hold due to COVID-19 and two others were canceled and funds reassigned to COVID-19 projects.
In addition to these accomplishments, the CAPER details the outcomes of all projects undertaken in PY 2019 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 2019 are as follows:
PY 2016 Entitlement Funds $ 60,297.05
PY 2017 Entitlement Funds $136,828.43
PY 2018 Entitlement Funds $358,832.18
PY 2019 Program Income $ 6,917.00
PY 2019 Entitlement Funds $ 71,905.00
TOTAL $634,779.63