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Home My WebLink About05-19-2005 Housing & Community Development CommissionHOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION LOBBY CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2005 6:30 P.M. 1. Call Meeting to Order 2. Approval of the April 21, 2005 Minutes 3. Public Comment of Items Not on the Agenda 4. New Business • Review of Allocation Process — Creation of Subcommittee • Discuss Summer Schedule • Announce Upcoming HCDC Appointments 5. Old Business • Discussion of National Community Development Week Celebration 6. Monitoring Reports • Shelter House — Emergency Assistance Program (Richman) • Hawkeye Area Community Action Program — Transitional Housing (Bears) • United Action for Youth — Facility Rehabilitation (Edwards) • City of Iowa City — Housing Rehabilitation (Edwards) 7. Adjournment __,r :.� CITY OF IOWA CITY 1, MEMORANDUM Date: May 12, 2005 To: Housing and Community Development Commission From: Tracy Hightshoe, Associate Planner Re: HCDC Meeting, May 19, 2005 As you may already know, on May 3 the City Council approved the FY06 Action Plan as recommended by HCDC. Several agencies requested variances from the Council's financial terms policy. The Council will meet May 16 to discuss this policy and the various requests. A copy of the approved FY06 Action Plan budget is included in the packet for your information. The following is a short description of the May agenda items. If you have any questions about the agenda, or are unable to attend the meeting, please contact me at 356-5244 or by email at tracy-hightshoe@iowa-city.org, New Business Review of the Allocation Process With the FY06 allocation process fresh in your mind, staff is interested in hearing your suggestions for next year. Based on the request at the last HCDC meeting and due to concerns expressed regarding our current process, a subcommittee will be created to discuss any ideas or suggestions made during this year's allocation process that could improve next year's process. Summer Schedule Typically, the commission does not meet one month during the summer. We will need to discuss summer plans and our meeting schedule over the upcoming months. Please bring your date books. Upcoming HCDC Vacancies Mark Edwards, Jayne Sandler, and Jerry Anthony's terms expire September 1, 2005. If interested in reapplying, please submit your application to the City Clerk before July 13, 2005. Old Business National Community Development Celebration The Community Development Celebration committee will meet to discuss proposed dates and location for the celebration before the May 19 meeting. The committee will provide an update at the May meeting. Monitoring Reports • Shelter House — Emergency Assistance Program (Richman) • Hawkeye Area Community Action Program — Transitional Housing (Bears) • United Action for Youth — Facility Rehabilitation (Edwards) • City of Iowa City — Housing Rehabilitation (Edwards) Exhibit A PROJECTS RECOMMENDED FOR FY06 CDBG AND HOME FUNDING Council approved 5-3-05 Request Council Earmark* ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS Acquisition of Real Property -- Extend the Dream Foundation $ 147,000 $ 88,000 Economic Development Fund - City of Iowa City* $164,015 $164,015 Subtotal $311, 015 $252, 015 PUBLIC FACILITIES PROJECTS Facility Rehabilitation - Goodwill Industries, Inc. $120,000 $ 60,000 Facility Rehabilitation - Emma Goldman Clinic $ 20,000 $ 15,000 Facility Rehabilitation - Old Brick Foundation $ 60,000 $ 50,000 Facility Rehabilitation - Free Lunch Program $ 1,777 $ 1,777 Facility Rehabilitation - Domestic Violence Intervention Program $ 3,525 $ 3,525 Facility Rehabilitation - Neighborhood Centers of Johnson County $ 63,245 $ 50,000 Accessibility Improvements - Hillel Student Center $ 29,968 $ 10,000 Facility Rehabilitation - Planned Parenthood $ 30,000 $ 10,000 Facility Rehabilitation - Free Lunch\Free Medical Clinic 17,646 17,646 Subtotal $346,161 $217, 948 PUBLIC SERVICE PROJECTS Operational Expenses - Compeer $ 1,300 $ 1,000 Case Management - Iowa City Free Medical Clinic $ 10,000 $ 5,000 Shelter Coordinator - Shelter House $ 16,500 $ 3,000 Operational Expenses - Extend the Dream Foundation $ 4,851 $ 1,000 Emergency Assistance Program - Shelter House $ 5,000 $ 1,000 Aid to Agencies* $105,000 $105,000 Subtotal $142,651 $116,000 HOUSING PROJECTS Affordable Homeownership -Habitat for Humanity $300,000 $100,000 Affordable Rental Units -JC Permanent Supportive Housing L.P. $275,000 $275,000 Affordable Rental Units - Greater Iowa City Housing Fellowship $812,404 $175,000 Affordable Homeownership - Greater Iowa City Housing Fellowship $181,200 $181,200 Transitional Housing - Hawkeye Area Community Action Program $312,000 $300,000 Affordable Rental Units - Extend the Dream Foundation $ 98,000 $ 75,000 Affordable Rental Units - River City Housing Collective $100,000 $ 25,000 Tenant Based Rent Assistance - Iowa City Housing Authority $298,080 $159,564 Downpayment Assistance - City of Iowa City $250,000 $ 30,000 Housing Rehabilitation -- City of Iowa City* $200,000 $200,000 Subtotal $2,826,684 $1,520,764 ADMINISTRATION AND PLANNING HOME Program Administration $ 67,717 $ 67,717 CDBG Program Administration and Planning $156,000 $156,000 Subtotal $223,717 $223,717 TOTAL $3,850,228 $2,330,444 SOURCES OF FUNDS FY06 CDBG Entitlement $760,075 FY06 CDBG Estimated Program Income $ 20,000 Unexpended CDBG Funds (from contingency, projects and unallocated PI) $ 172,000 TOTAL CDBG $952,075 FY06 HOME Allocation $677,169 FY06 HOME Estimated Program Income $ 60,000 Recaptured HOME Funds (Unsuccessful Projects) $501,200 Unexpended HOME Funds (from unallocated PI) $140,000 TOTAL HOME $1,378,369 FY06 TOTAL $2,330,444 MINUTES PRELIMINARY HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION LOBBY CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2005 Members Present: Jerry Anthony, Lori Bears, William Greazel, Matthew Hayek, Brian Richman, Jayne Sandler Members Absent: Mark Edwards, Rita Marcus Staff Present: Tracy Hightshoe, Steve Long, Deb Briggs Public Present: Charlie Eastham, Maryan Dennis Recommendation to Council. MOTION: Greazel moved to recommend adoption of the FY06 Annual Action Plan by the City Council subject to minor edits as necessary. Sandler seconded the motion. Motion passed 5:1. Anthony opposed. CALL MEETING TO ORDER Chairperson Hayek called the meeting to order at 6:35 PM. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM MARCH 10 & 17, 2005 Motion: Sandler moved to approve the minutes as submitted. Greazel seconded the motion. Motion passed 6:0. PUBLIC COMMENT OF ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA Eastham said that during the HOME and CDBG allocation process he was surprised to notice that the application from Extend the Dream for Affordable Housing did not include a proforma investment analysis. He added that he is extremely puzzled as to how the commissioners scored the application due to the lack of a proforma or how they determined project feasibility/administrative capacity. He stated that the FY06 applicant guide clearly stated that the FY06 Housing Applications required the developers to complete and submit a proforma for the proposed project. Eastham asked why this requirement was not applied to all applicants. Dennis mentioned that they would like to see any group produce affordable housing in the area, but would like to emphasize that there are some process issues, and all the applicants deserve a level playing field when applying for funds. Anthony said that members of the public and members of the community sometimes disagree about what information should be reviewed. Greazel said that there were some flaws in the process, and the commission should be aware of so it would not happen again. Richman said that there were requests for housing and non -housing in the same application, and that challenged the evaluation that was used. Sandler said that in the past there were less than complete applications and some were funded. She added that they would need to determine at what point would a submitted application not be considered. Hayek said there are challenges with the scoring, but ultimately the group consists of volunteers that try to make good decisions. Greazel mentioned that the commission does not necessarily distribute the money based on the final score, but uses their own judgement to determine their final recommendation. Commission agreed to review the allocation process and will set up a subcommittee at the May meeting. Points to review include the scoring and ranking criteria, incomplete applications, and the general process. Hightshoe stated there were some handouts to distribute. Old Brick submitted a project schedule for their FY06 project. Hightshoe stated it would be available if anyone wanted to review it. Hightshoe noted due to the substantial increase of handouts during this year's allocation, the committee formed next month to review the entire process might want to address what will be accepted as correspondence. Housing and Community Development Commission Minutes April 21, 2005 Page 2 Hightshoe stated the City contacted our legislators to encourage their support of the CDBG program. Senator Grassley and Nussle submitted letters of support for the program. Hightshoe stated a copy of Senator Grassley's response is available. Staff expects to receive additional letters from legislators. Hightshoe announced there was a change in the way the Iowa City Housing Authority determines subsidy standards for Section 8 vouchers. Hightshoe stated the change, effective March 1, 2005, may affect the FY07 and subsequent rental housing applications as developers may build smaller units (bedroom size) if dependent on Section 8 vouchers. Hightshoe passed out the Subsidy Standards, Assignment of Bedroom Sizes (page 21), from the HCV Administrative Plan for reference. Briggs, Public Housing Coordinator, stated that there was a reduction in subsidy money so in order to make the dollars stretch to serve the same number of families, the Housing Authority decided to revise the number of bedrooms that could be assigned based on family composition. For example, she stated that it used to be that a child had to share a bedroom with a parent until the age of one, but now a single adult with a child under the age of 7 would be assigned one -bedroom. She added that kids of the opposite sex would be assigned one bedroom until the age of 11. Briggs stated families still have the option, depending on their income and the rent charged, to live in a larger apartment. The family would have to pay the difference if they wanted a unit larger than their voucher size (i.e. a family with a 2 bedroom voucher could still live in a 3 bedroom unit if they can pay the difference and the rent is not above the Housing Authority's threshold). Bears asked about live-in aides. Briggs stated one bedroom would be added for a live-in aide if required for a disabled person. REVIEW FY06 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN Hightshoe said that the FY06 Annual Action Plan identifies the objectives and projects that will be funded this upcoming year. This year marks the first year implementing our new Consolidated Plan for 2006- 2010 (CITY STEPS). Sandler said that it was her understanding that one applicant has declined funding and there would be $25,000 to reallocate. Hightshoe stated that the River City Housing Collective called staff to decline the funds, however staff was waiting for a written response. Long added that they could not do anything until they receive a letter from the River City Housing Collective declining their use of the funds. The commission discussed if they should recommend funding the Extend the Dream — housing application without a proforma. A real estate analysis was submitted at the question/answer (Q/A) session for this project and the micro -enterprise application. Hightshoe stated Extend the Dream included the real estate analysis with the micro -enterprise application, however as the application exceeded 13 pages it was returned to the applicant. The applicant then submitted it at the Q/A session. Commission members decided to ask for a proforma. Hayek said that after receiving the proforma there should be at least one person opposed to the initial allocation for the Extend the Dream housing project in order to set up another meeting. Richman referred back to the $25,000 declined from the River City Housing Collective. Richman said that given that this is something the applicant rejected after the commission made their recommendation; maybe it should be upon the Council to take action. Greazel said he does not feel obligated towards reallocating those funds unless the commission thinks they know better where to put that $25,000. Anthony asked what would happen if they do not hear from River City Housing before the Council meets to approve the Annual Action Plan. Hightshoe said that if they do not receive a written response from River City by May 3, the Council would most likely reallocate the money. Richman said there is a legitimacy issue that would appear if the money were to be reallocated by the Commission at tonight's meeting. Other organizations would want to have an opportunity to come and present their case again. Tonight's meeting is not for that purpose and it should be Council's time to make the call. MOTION: Richman moved that if there would be a meeting due to the submission of proforma from the Extend the Dream Foundation, the agenda should only contain that matter. Greazel seconded the motion. Motion passed 6:0. Housing and Community Development Commission Minutes April 21, 2005 Page 3 MOTION: Richman moved to schedule tentatively a meeting for Tuesday, April 26th to discuss the Extend the Dream recommendation. Staff would request a proforma from the applicant for review and distribute via email and mail to commission members. Once the commission members reviewed, at least 4 members must indicate an interest to meet and discuss the allocation by 4:00 PM Monday (the 25th). If not enough interest, staff would cancel the meeting, and the commission would submit the existing recommendations to the Council. The commission discussed. At this point the applicant would have Friday, the 22"d, and Monday morning, the 25th, to submit a proforma. Hightshoe questioned if a proforma was emailed/mailed to members on Monday if they would have sufficient time to review and determine if they have concerns by late afternoon that same day. Richman said that at this point it would be too late in the allocation process to go back and stated this particular concern was just too late in the process to alter their recommendations. He said that in reality the process is not perfect and suggested to present the existing recommendations to the Council. Hayek said that he agrees with Richman due to the time constraints. Richman withdrew his motion. MOTION: Greazel moved to recommend adoption of the FY06 Annual Action Plan by the City Council subject to minor edits as necessary. Sandler seconded the motion. Motion passed 5:1. Anthony opposed. OLD BUSINESS Discussion of FY05 CDBG projects that have not performed per the Unsuccessful or Delayed Projects Policy. Hightshoe said that Neighborhood Centers of Johnson County submitted a bill for their window repairs/replacements totaling $4,996. The work on the windows is complete. Their total FY05 allocation is $6,000. MECCA submitted a reimbursement request for the entire grant at the beginning of April. Hightshoe noted that MECCA typically bills after the second or third quarter due to their reporting system. As clients enter their system they are recorded as high income and/or undisclosed. As they receive income verification the system is updated. Thus at the start of the year, they may not reach the required 51% of their clients as low to moderate income due to the number of clients with unverified incomes. HUD requires that all undisclosed recipients be considered high income. As the year progresses and income verifications are received and updated, the percentage of those who are considered low to moderate income increases. Hightshoe noted that Old Brick installed the wheelchair lift, but staff does not have a reimbursement request yet. Sandler said that Old Brick has not spent the needed percent by this point. She added that staff should follow the traditional protocol and send them a letter stating they have until a specific date to spend a certain percent of their money. MOTION: Sandler made a motion to send a letter to Old Brick stating that they need to spend 50% of their money by June 1st, and spend 100% by June 30th. Sandler requested that Old Brick provide an updated schedule. If work is not anticipated to be complete by June 30, the commission would request that the applicant submit a request for an extension of time. Motion passed 6:0. NEW BUSINESS Discussion of National Community Development Week Celebration Hayek said that every year they organize the National Community Development Week Celebration. He said that last year the celebration was at the Rack, and was a great success. Hightshoe said this year we may publicize the event more and highlight the contribution CDBG/HOME funds make to our local community due to the current debate over the CDBG program. Hightshoe stated that in the past we have encouraged prior CDBG/HOME recipients to submit letters to area newspapers in support of the program. They are encouraged to describe what the funds have done for their organization. She said that they would need a committee of 2-3 people to help organize the event. Sandler and Hayek volunteered to be on the committee. Housing and Community Development Commission Minutes April 21, 2005 Page 4 Hayek proposed to have the monthly HCDC meeting after the celebration. Review and Discussion of the Draft Scattered Site Housing Taskforce's Recommendations. Hightshoe passed out the updated 4/19/05 draft recommendations. Hayek said that these recommendations come after one year of meetings and discussions. He said that there are two recommendations that are tabled because they are still discussing them. He said that the one tabled has to do with the matrix that was submitted. He said that they are getting close to the end. Sandler asked how would this work with the Development Code. Hayek said that they did not study the Development Code rewrite process. He said they have made some suggestions, and some of them seem to have been adopted. Sandler said that she would hate to see the work lost and not implemented. Anthony said that the City could choose to take some of the recommendations and say that CDBG/HOME funds could not be spent in certain tracks, however this may limit the supply of affordable housing. Anthony said that his concern derives from the fact that the recommendations that might limit affordable housing are pretty detailed, while those to encourage things such as inclusionary zoning are cliche statements. There are generalizations about how to increase affordable housing, but not specifics. Richman asked if there is a value to the City assisting the schools in some way in order to help with the special needs implied by low income children, rather than taking action which might reduce the future supply of affordable housing. Anthony said that before going to the Council those aspects would need to be discussed. He said that one option for the City that would not reduce affordable housing would be busing, taking kids to schools that have a less concentration of low-income kids. Greazel asked how would the recommendations influence the allocation process if the Council would pick all the recommendations. Anthony said that there would be more money available. He said that recommendations 2 and 3 suggest that the additional money would be committed to locating sites in the City that do not have a high concentration of affordable housing. MONITORING REPORTS Neighborhood Centers of Johnson County Hayek said that Neighborhood Centers of Johnson County have made a lot of progress on the windows. The work, he said, is 99% complete. Shelter House Richman was unable to reach anyone from the Shelter House and would present his report at the next monthly meeting. Greater Iowa City Housing Fellowship Anthony said the Housing Fellowship received a grant from FY02 City HOME funds to purchase three lots in Longfellow Manor to be used for 6 rental housing units. The grant, he said, was for $220,000 and in partnership with the Iowa City Housing Authority (10 duplex lots were purchased in Longfellow Manor). Anthony mentioned that the Housing Fellowship received a FY05 City HOME loan in the amount of $190,000 to construct the three duplex buildings. State of Iowa HOME funds, Housing Trust Fund of Johnson County, and Hills Bank are the other sources of funding that have been secured for the project. He added that the environmental part has been completed. He mentioned that the construction would require noise attenuation measures due to the proximity to the railroad. He added that no other significant findings resulted from the environmental assessment. Anthony said that a Request for Qualifications was mailed to nine area architects, and five responses were received. He said that a committee of the Board of Trustees of the Housing Fellowship reviewed the Architects' qualifications and selected John Shaw to be the project architect. Anthony said that City staff, the project architect and staff will meet on Thursday, April 21, 2005 to discuss federal requirements for the project. Housing and Community Development Commission Minutes April 21, 2005 Page 5 Anthony said that construction would begin this spring/summer. He added that all units must be rented to households at or below 50% of AMI and one unit will be initially rented to a household at or below 30%. Free Lunch Program Greazel said they completed their project to build a storage area for food and misc. items. Free Medical Clinic Greazel said that case management is spending their funds timely. All funds will be spent by the end of the fiscal year. Adjournment MOTION: Greazel moved to adjourn. Sandler seconded the motion. Motion passed 6-0. The meeting adjourned at 8:20 PM. Minutes submitted by Bogdana Rus. s:/pcd/minutes/HCDC/2005/04-21-05 hcdc.doc City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM DATE: April 27, 2005 TO: City Council and City Manager FROM: Steven Nasby, Community Development Coordinator RE: Approval of the FY06 Annual Action Plan A public hearing on the FY06 Annual Action Plan, which formally allocates the City's CDBG and HOME funding, is to be held on May 3 to receive public input. In addition, on April 21 the Housing and Community Development Commission (HCDC) held a public meeting to discuss the plan. At that meeting, HCDC voted unanimously to recommend approval of the FY06 Annual Action Plan as presented. At the May 3 City Council meeting we are requesting that the Council approve the FY06 Annual Action Plan. The deadline for submission of this plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is May 15. If needed, amendments or changes to this plan may be considered at your May 3 meeting. Should changes to the FY06 Annual Action Plan occur you could approve the plan, as amended that evening. A number of the activities that have been recommended for funding by HCDC have requested a `waiver" or change to the City Council's investment policies for CDBG and HOME funds. Staff has prepared a summary table of these requests and a description of the applicable City policy. Also attached to this memorandum are copies of the individual letters we have received. Staff is requesting direction from the Council on how to proceed with these requests. A "draft" copy of the FY06 Annual Action Plan is included in this City Council packet. If you have any questions about the FY06 Annual Action Plan or the proposed projects please call me at 356-5248 or via e-mail at Steven-Nasby@iowa-city.org. Attachments Cc: Stephen Atkins, City Manager Karin Franklin, Director of Planning and Community Development Housing and Community Development Commission EMMA GOLDMAN CLINIC Women's Health Project (319) 337-2112 227 N. Dubuque Street FAX (319) 337-2754 Iowa City, Iowa 52245 emmagoldman@avalon.net City Council 410 E. Washington St. Iowa City, IA 52245 January 15, 2005 Dear City Council, The Housing and Community Development Commission is in the process of deliberating their recommendations to you about the distribution of FY06 CDBG monies. The Emma Goldman Clinic has an application that is included in this process. CDBG assistance is being requested for us to completely rehabilitate the roof of the addition on the front of our facility. The roof is currently leaking into the ceiling of the front entrance where electrical systems are housed. This project will repair these leaks and correct this safety issue. This Ieak prevents us from completing components of our previous CDBG funded project ---an automatic door opener and energy efficient lighting for the front entrance. As this project does not increase the square footage of our facility and is not new construction, we are requesting that if the HCDC and the City Council approve our application, that you do so with a waiver of the requirement to include a 99 year conditional occupancy loan in our agreement. Instead, we request a 10 year declining balance loan, as we expect some repair to be needed on this new roof at that time. We welcome questions and comments about our proposal and this request. If you would Eke to arrange a tour before your deliberations, I would be delighted to host you. Please feel free to call or email me with questions or to arrange a visit. In peace, Karen Kubby Executive Director To: Iowa City Council 3/31/05 From: Tom Walz, Executive Director Extend the Dream Foundation Re: Request for Financial Arrangement On behalf of the Board of Directors we are requesting a conditional occupany loan for the $88,000 that was awarded to the Extend the Dream Foundation by the HCDC towards the partial purchase of a property at 912 Second Ave. This request is based on our need to limit our mortgage payments relative to the purchase of this property. There will need to be a bank loan to complete the purchase which will entail a monthly mortgage/insurance payment. The purchase of the Second Ave. property is an important step towards our programs self sustainability. We will need as much of our rent revenues as possible to cover building expenses and getting our training program up and running. Thank you fo ur consideration of this request. Tom Walz, Director — Alan Young, oard �iairperson To: Iowa City Council 3/30/05 From: Thomas Walz, Executive Director Extend the Dream Foundation Re: Request for Financial Arrangement On behalf of our Board of Director's we are requesting a conditional occupancy loan for the $75,000 that was awarded to the Extend the Dream Foundation by the HCDC for purchase of a property at 912 Second Ave. This request is based on our need to limit our mortgage payments relative to the purchase of this property. There will need to be some bank loan to consumate the purchase and this will entail a monthly mortgage and insurance payment. The purchase of the Second Ave property is an important step in our push for sustainability and we will need as much of our rent revenues as possible to get our training program up and running and getting the other new business off the ground. The rent will also need to cover building maintenance costs. Thank you for your consideration of this request. �- inc� as a , Director Alan Yon �Chai�erson, Board of Directors GOODWILL INDUSTRIES of Southeast Iowa Goodwill Works. January 20, 2005 Iowa City City Council 410 East Washington Street Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Dear Council Members: We have submitted an application for a FY06 CDBG funded loan of $120,000 to assist with the air conditioning of the production area of our employment and training center located at 1410 S. First Avenue in Iowa City. We are requesting that these funds be allocated in the form of a Declining Balance Loan as the improvements depreciate over a useful life of 15 years. We appreciate the support that the City of Iowa City has provided to Goodwill Industries over the years and thank you for your consideration of this request. Sincerely, ,. Mike Townsend Senior Vice President 1410 South First Avenue P.O Box 1696 a Iowa City, Iowa 52244 A United Way Agency Telephone 319-337-4158 Fax 319-337-7369 www.goodwillseiowa.org Greater Iowa City Housing Fellowship opening the doors oflowa City 1700 South First Avenue, Suite 25B Iowa City, IA 52240-6036 319.358.9212 April 5, 2005 City Council City of Iowa City 410 East Washington Street Iowa City, IA 52240 RE: Request to change HOME funding terms Dear Members of the Council: I am writing to request that you allow a change in the terms of financing for the recommended FY06 City HOME Funds to Greater Iowa City Housing Fellowship. Affordable Home Ownership — Request: Declining balance, forgivable loan for the $181,200 recommendation. The Housing and Community Development Commission has recommended funding for our application to acquire land to provide affordable home ownership to low-income, first time home buyers. Greater Iowa City Housing Fellowship retains ownership of the land and the home buyer enters into a 99 year ground lease. The full cost of the land is deducted from the sales price. Greater Iowa City Housing Fellowship has no means to repay a loan to the City other than to pass the cost on to the buyer, which increases the price of the home. A declining balance, forgivable loan has worked well in the past. Our home buyer program includes partnering with: the City, School District, Home Builders, the Realtors and local lenders to provide first time home ownership to a low-income buyer. Long term ownership of the land by the Housing Fellowship ensures long term affordability. School Choice Program (Acquisition and Rehabilitation of Affordable Rental Housing in six elementary attendance areas reporting less than 20% low-income enrollment) — Request: Grant of $54,616 and Loan of $120,384. HCDC recommended this project be funded with $175,000. The grant will be used for a developer fee representing 8% of the total project cost. The developer fee covers the Housing Fellowship's costs to implement the project: (e.g. property identification, acquisition, work lists and specifications, construction management and compliance with federal rules). The remaining allocation of $120,384 will be repaid at 0% amortized at 30 years. The two bedroom units will be scattered throughout Iowa City and will provide nice homes for low-income families. As a non-profit owner, the Housing Fellowship will maintain these as affordable for the life of the properties. Thank you for your consideration of this request. Sincerely, Maryann Dennis Executive Director Cc Tracy Hightshoe, Community and Economic Development ■ the university of , -� i owa hille'l Gerald L. Sorokin EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Aliber/Hillel Jewish Student Center at The University of Iowa 122 E. Market Street Iowa City, IA 52245-1730 Phone: (319) 338-0778 Fax:(319) 338.1482 Email: hillel@uiowa.edu www.iowahillet.org Tali Ariav Date: 1/19/2005 JEWISH STUDENT LIFE COORDINATOR To: City Council, City of Iowa City Julianne Saine JEWISH CAMPUS SERVICE F.onm: /:� 4 Gerald L. Sorokin, Executive Director CORPS FELLOW RE: Request for Policy Variance Jacqueline Wallner Misia Tarica-Lechter STUDENT CO -PRESIDENTS GOVERNING BOARD The University of Iowa Hillel Foundation has applied for a Community Development Block Grant. The grant is to be used to help offset the cost Susan Assouline of building renovations, which will increase accessibility at the PRESIDENT Aliber/Hillel Center —in particular, the entrances, restrooms, and travel Steven Green between levels of the building. Since these renovations will depreciate VICE PRESIDENT over time, I wish to request that, if the grant is issued, it be in the form of a Michael Balch declining balance loan to be depreciated over 10 or 15 years. TREASURER Jayne Sandler I would welcome feedback from City Council. Please feel free to contact SECRETARY me. Thank you very much. Natalie Denburg Jim Estin Ron Farber Mark Finkelstein Doug Jones Aviya Kushner Irwin Levin Peter Nathan Paul Retish Steve Robbins Gene Savin Susan Simon Osnat Stramer Scott Temple Craig Zwerling City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM DATE: April 25, 2005 TO: City Council FROM: Steven Nasby, Community Development Coordinator d RE: FY06 Application for Homeownership Assistance — Repayment Policy The City of Iowa City has an investment policy for CDBG and HOME funds as it relates to housing activities. The policy is as follows: • Housing activities by a for -profit organization will be eligible for an amortized loan for the period of HOME affordability up to 30 years. The interest rate will be prime rate (as of January 1, 2005) minus two points. • Housing activities by a non-profit organization will be eligible for a 0% amortized loan for the period of HOME affordability up to 30 years. The existing policy does not specifically address housing activities that are undertaken by a governmental unit. In the FY06 CDBG\HOME funding cycle the Community and Economic Development Division applied for funding to capitalize a Downpayment Assistance Program (DAP) for low -moderate income households. Staff is proposing that the DAP funds will be provided to income eligible households and repaid when the homeowner sells, rents or transfers title to the property or at the end of 20 years. This method of repayment will insure that the funds are available for re -use in the future without placing an immediate debt burden on the homebuyer. If you have any questions please contact me at 356-5248. Phone: (319) 356.5400 u-sing FAX: (319) 356.5459 TDD: (319) 356.5404 UTHORITY410 E. 1 Ylashington Street • Iowa City • Iowa • 52240.1826 Thursday, April 07, 2005 City of Iowa City Community and Economic Development 410 E Washington Street Iowa City, Iowa 52240 FROM: Steven J. Rackis, Housing Administrator, Iowa City Housing Authority S Jit Attention: Tracy Hightshoe SUBJECT: Iowa City Housing Authority's request for HOME funding The Iowa City Housing Authority will operate a Tenant Based Rental Assistance (TBRA) program. We will target low-income elderly and/or disabled families under 50% of the median income level for Johnson County, Iowa. The Housing Authority will provide direct housing assistance payments to landlords on behalf of eligible participants. As a result, our request for funding should be viewed as a direct grant. If you have any questions, please contact me at (319) 887-6065 or steven-rackis@iowa-city.org Iowa Valle HFH Iowa Valley Habitat for Humanity Tel: 319.337,8949 Y P.O. Box 1241 Web: www.ivhfh.org Iowa City, IA 52244-1241 January 18, 2005 To: City Council Members Re: Upcoming CDBG/HOME awards Dear Council Members: Iowa Valley Habitat for Humanity wants to thank you for your past support in helping us build 33 homes over our ten year history. At this point in time we find it nearly impossible to build in Iowa City without CDBG/HOME funding. Rising land costs and restrictive covenants present on -going challenges to create affordable housing. If we are fortunate to receive funding in the upcoming CDBG/HOME round, we request that any award be made as a forgivable loan. Only if the award is a forgivable loan can we serve those under 50% of median income. Thank you for considering this request. Sincerely, J�- Mark Patton Executive Director 4eAt NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERSNCj C of Johnson County Slrengihening 4amilie� Building Neighborhoodr creoiing commvngy Neighborhood Centers Board Members Executive Committee Fred Mims Robin Sueppel John Roffman Directors Yousif L. Abdalla Dawn Barker'Anderson Sue Dulek Emily Hughes Marian Karr Mary McCue Kris Petersen Roger Reilly Harry Wolf Executive Director Brian Loring Accrcdnca n)' the National A-d-1). nt E: ,]) Childhood Pn�f;rnms United Y Way � United Neighborhood Centers of America January 19, 2005 City Council City of Iowa City 410 East Washington Street Iowa City Iowa 52240 Dear Members of the Council: I am writing to request, in advance, a deviance from Council policy with regard to any 2006 Community Development Block Grant award for improvements and repairs of our Broadway facility. We respectfully request the award be given in the form of a grant or a declining balance loan. Since the building improvement are relatively minor and will depreciate, we hope the Council will see fit approve this request. Thank you in advance for your consideration. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Sincerely, Brian Loring Executive Director /bl P.O. Box 2491 • Iowa City, IA 52244 • 319.358.0438 . fax: 358.0484 ncjc@ncjc.org . www.ncjc.org O�(Z) BRICK CH? V(kCx AND C0WW'V_5A9TrCMQ�R, O.c(z) B21Cx Fovxwrriox WWW.OLDBRICK.ORG 26 EAST MARKET STREET, IOWA CITY, IA 52245 319.351,2626 OLD BRICK April 13, 2005 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Steve Nasby CHUCK COULTER Community & Economic Development Coordinator JUDY GERLITZ 410 East Washington Street RONALD HANSON Iowa City, IA 52240 RHONDA KEKKE Dear Steve: JAN NASH I am writing on behalf of Old Brick Episcopal Lutheran Corporation, the owner of DON R[NNER Old Brick, and the Old Brick Foundation. JOHN ROFFMAN We sincerely appreciate the recommended CDBG award of $50,000 to help us match the $86,900 Historical Site Preservation Grant from the State Historical Society of Iowa. As JOHN WATSON you know, the funds will be used to repoint mortar and replace deteriorated bricks on the exterior of Old Brick. OLD BRICK FOUNDATION This much needed work is especially appropriate as Old Brick prepares for its TOM BALDRIDGE sesquicentennial celebration in 2006. VALDEAN LEMBKE As we have discussed, neither Old Brick Foundation nor the Corporation is able to JEAN LLOYD-JONES grant a mortgage on the building. Therefore, we request that the grant be in the form of a Declining Balance Loan which would expire after 15 years. The Corporation is prepared to DUANE provide the City with a Collateral Assignment of Leases and Rents to secure the Loan. SPRIESTERSBACH EPISCOPAL Please let us now if we can provide any assistance in achieving this change. Thank CHAPLAIN you for your assistance. JULIA EASLEY LUTHERAN Sincerely, PASTOR T J ROBERT DOTZEL Uaar1er8�/� vRUU/ (per BUILDING MANAGER Vice President DAVID WELLENDOU CRC/me 1349-52T cc: Board of Directors Exceptional People. Exceptional Care. April 11, 2005 Iowa City City Council 410 East Washington Street Iowa City, Iowa 52240 To the members of Iowa City City Council, Planned Parenthood of Greater Iowa requests that the FY06 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) for facility improvements at our health center at 850 Orchard Street be made in the form of a 100% declining balance loan for a period of seven years. Our 5,200-square foot health center, which opened in 1999, represents a $550,000 capital investment by Planned Parenthood to provide quality reproductive health care for women and men of Iowa City. The recent selection of Planned .Parenthood to provide federally -funded Title X services to low-income residents of Iowa City, along with the proposed facility improvements, will strengthen our ability to provide quality health care services at no -cost or reduced -cost to the most economically vulnerable members of this community. Planned Parenthood's current lease with Ambrose Properties for our -Orchard Street center will expire in 2009, after which Planned Parenthood has two five-year options to renew the lease. We have no intention of vacating the Orchard Street site, but if we were forced to relocate because of :fire or calamity before the conclusion of the 7-year declining balance loan period, then we would repay any balance remaining on the CDBG loan. Otherwise, we would ask that the loan be forgiven after seven years, as long as Planned Parenthood has satisfied the terms of the loan. by continuing to provide family planning and reproductive health services to low- and moderate -income persons during the time period of the declining balance loan. Thank you for your consideration of this financing request, and for your support of our efforts to provide healthcare to thousands of Iowa City residents each year. Sincerely, Ji?esdent P a CEO Parenthood of Greater Iowa Planned Parenthood of Greater Iowa 851 19th Street 515-280-7004 fax 515-280-9525 Des Moines, IA 50314 866-290-4325 www.ppgi.org • 120 North Dubuque Street Iowa City, Iowa 52245 • 319.338.1179 or 319.338.1170 (fax) • Wesley@ia.net • www.uiowa.edu/—wesley Wesley Foundation United Methodist Campus Ministry at the University of Iowa April 11, 2005 Iowa City Council %Community and Economic Development Department 410 E. Washington Street Iowa City, IA 52240 Dear Council Members The Free Lunch Program housed, at the Wesley Foundation is please to be considered for a Community Development block grant to replace the Fire Suppressant System that provides fire safety directly over the stove in the Free Lunch Kitchen. We write to request a variance so that the money granted to this project is considered a 5-year declining balance loan. V NIT"0 Understanding the nature of our program, with volunteer groups providing free meals to people, a declining balance approach to this loan recognizes that our ability to garner a reserve fund to pay-off t this project would place strain on our organization. Granting this request will support our continued development of programs to not only feed our guests but link them to other important services in the s community. Thank you for yeuficonsideration, Paul M. Shultz, director Paul M. Shultz, director Marsha Acord, associate director Gail Ireland, office and communications director 120 North Dubuque Street Iowa City, Iowa 52245 319.338.1179 or 319.338.1170 (fax) Wesley@ia.net www.uiowa.edu/—wesley Wesley Foundation United Methodist Campus Ministry at the University of Iowa April 11, 2005 Iowa City Council %Community and Economic Development Department 410 E. Washington Street Iowa City, IA 52240 Dear Council Members, The Free Lunch Program and Free Medical Clinic housed at the Wesley Foundation are pleased to be considered for a Community Development block grant to remove asbestos floor tile and replace with a more appropriate and long-lasting floor. We write to request a variance so that the money granted to this project is considered a 5-year or 10- year declining balance loan. v NITgiC Granting this request will support our continued development of programs caring for people of the c community and will allow us to utilize our financial resources to improve that work. 0 Thank you f your -consideration, r � Cr 4 Paul M. Shultz, director Paul M. Shultz, director Marsha Acord, associate director Gail Ireland, office and communications director STR DOCUMENT_VIEW Page 1 of 1 i $ Iowa VaIley HFH Pf am A 90912ghrhlh�l fa HurnrnlA+ W + � rg rorrr:aq�,u� �w.rzrr April 14, 2005 — }� `n To: City Counatl Mwnbera Re; CDISGIHOME R=mmendatlons Dear Counci Mambos: r=' 0 The Housing and Oo mnmunity Dualopmant Comrrdenkm mrt over the peat few monthe to acm houeing and pubis facilfaes appllamtkrns. RMA Valley Habiltat for Humanity vma pleased to hav4 sacred the highest, by far, of 0* slavers onVMI HOME ftlblo appllcen1j. Dtbing eubeequent meednge it was polned out to the Cammleelon tat we Will had $KQ07 Left unspartt in the cumant year's Wbcetfpn. We responded by am:ykg that vm had two lira toy hialacv etymIAng our etfcrb&to pumhsss bate: a) We are not allovmd by City gukfellnea to purchase loom below Highway 0 (where neariV all of the aft ble lots In the dty are locsosd}; b) We had sKarmy been turned down by an caner m f m Juts when we oftred full price and he found out that Habitat for Hurnank was the buyer. We have chosen to not take any f 11her a4ftr1 spy ttme precedence It could set might jeoperdtae other future lot aaies to us. We have another offer In on a couple of Iota Oral vm will know by the vW of April If the offer le axepted; ff It hi, then v+e vAll havo spent dovm this year's docatlon and than Boma. As the CammI bee review prcgressK our HOME housing rawnrnendstdon drappad from $U9,532 tmdore March 176 (47% of the original requ loam to $100,000 aver March 17, (33.3% Cr to origirud rsquesq. This In spite of the foot that we Increased our produnion the past year by Bauble the previous years pmduoWn, Our scoring was the ltheat HOME elplbte actluky by a signffloant nmargln. The GornmltIm has recommended we recelvo only 33.3% of our requsat The IbkWng Is how the awrlrg tallied In rank order of soWng: Group Soom AJlocailon % of faqu W Habkel for Humanity 83.67 $100,000 33.2% HACAP (transitional) 77.11 $300,00D 96% Johnson Co. Perm SuppOTt Housing 719,22 $276,000 10D% IC Housing Authority {renal au§ 75,58 SIW,S64 64% r;r, IC Housing Fellowship (rantal� 74.11 $175.000 22% Cly of Iowa City (home ownership) 73.33 930,000 12% Gr. IC Housing Fellbwahlp (ownsrahip) 73.11 $181,200 100% Extend the Dreern. (I'll" 72.57 $76, DOD 77% Rlvsr City housing Qdfaollva (hm nbal) 72.67 U5,00 25% City of Imau OV (rehab) not scored: cllycourtail eannmsoM $200.000 100% http://www. iowa-city.org/weblinkIDocView.asp?DocumentID=49574&FolderlD=49573&... 4/28/2005 STR_DOCUMENT_VIEW Page 1 of 1 Document Name : 2005-05-03 Agenda Packet * Peggy 2 APrll 14, 2005 Only 24% of the no 4w narkod fundrig was reserved for home awnaship opportunitles; 78% was mmmmar dad for w1al housing. how does this IN* with the CounclVi kxv4rm doslaw to promale eceetarea site home ownership? Our questions am these; If Het:ttat for Humanity produces bane ownership using primarily privato funding, famlfy sweat equlty and eamrnunity volunteers to build homes which go antlrely on the propotj tag rolls, why are we only baing rrecamrttended for 1I3 of our request Man we reoefved ft hlphwt soaring? Of what pradcal use Is the scaring system 0 It Is not used in the ratan nlo0mrn*nd Wrt? 4 the ssorktg eyetem fk[wed or are them other tnctora tat need to be Mw Into atwaunt In the 9oaing7 What does It take to list moat if not all, of a request? Wo knew you have ditult decislons fn make. And we know you make woory eMart to render prudent decisions- We only need to undomfwd how to oanpeDe lalrlyr and tiny hu C01FIGINbME funding in build more arffordeble homes for working farnba. Thank you for yourtlms and efforts. We wAll be on hard to take any questtone et yow May V meeting. Slncerey, MBA Patton r Egaculke Dto*r http://www.iowa-city.org/weblinkIDocV iew. asp?DocumentID=49574&FolderlD=49573&... 4/28/2005 STR_DOCUMENT_VIEW Page 1 of 1 Iowa Valley H�'TrI A•� r ,111"* YndraiaAr�Aq IN iamb. A 522u.ns41 Apr! f4} 2405 To: City Counoil Members Re: Ca6rlHOME Public Faclldas moommendetfans Dear Couwn Members: The Housing and Community Devakopment Commlealon met over to peat few months to scare housing end public fadlWas applksrtlons. Iowa Valkry Habitat for iiwanly suhrngtad w applwon W $350,000 under the puWo iedite prod dj to secure s werrolnouas in low City Irr hoLOO ow Re tore oporatlon. The HabtW Reftm la cum" loarmad h a danaW warehouse apace in Corahrire and opened for bu'alneab In February. To dater vo have dhm ted more than 26.700 pounds Win the landfill alnorapening nineweeke ago, The RaSm takes In new and used building malariata and applanew and sena them to die public Landfllt flees from the Iowa Depsftent of Natural Rewuroes and the Johnson County CDunoll of Gownrnents help undeRwite, in part, the aW-up effort. The multlpte goals for the project indude WMI1111 waste reduction, sale of uaaahla building materials to the public for a fraction of now cost$, Arid generation of funding for the 4anbtrudion d Hshrtat homes Ixally. After the fkat couple of Gornrnb a haarings, Habitat had a recommended allocation of $127.1So. Altar the March 17' hearing the mo mrnendatlon dropped ID $D. Our soorinyl waft a outd i 1 appllcarr6s for the Public Fad W activity tW.44 points). The Wed ranking q up (N.22 paints) raoolved 76% of Their funding requwt The rod lowest scoring group (VAO) reserved 33% of their requwL The other three graupe eco" bellow Herb We soars recalled 63%. 00% and U% of their mquest Ws ere NOT appealling to you to divert any public tadlles money from the groups that have rewheed favorable funding recorrtrrendadws. We hqm we have one more year in our donated apace W find other suiublo spaoa In Iowa City tar a permanied home for the Rel3tara. We hopa to idanfrly an adequate speoa within the next year and we are planning to reapply for publb fe Mes nway next year. However, we need a alearer understanding of the saying system. We know you have difficult declslons to make. And we know you make every etRxt 0 randae prudent Heels' na. VV8 onpr need to undemud how to eompate fairly and fully for CDBCMOME funding to build more affordable homes for mrking fgmtlles. Thank you foryourtkneand efforts. We will be on hand fatake any queelions st your MayYd meStinp_ 1� Su7Derely, C� c"n � T i. Mark Pella~ � r U i Exeoitive Oi'mctor http://www. iowa-city. org/weblinkIDocV iew. asp?DocumentID=495 74&FolderID=49573 &... 4/28/2005 STR DOCUMENT_VIEW Page 1 of 1 Document Name : 2005-05-03 Agenda Packet Marlan Karr Frarn: Carol Spazlenl (spexlanlcGmsn.00m] Sent: Thursday, April 21, 20DS 12:21 AM To: cou rill a bwa-CIty.Org Subl"t Support for CORG Spacial Needs Housing Recommendation April 21r 2065 409 Crestview Ave, Iowa City, xA S2245 Dsar Members of the Iowa City City Council, AB a family member of an adult child with achiZO094fUar I have been active here since 1986 in working to see that a+degvate services are available, in the community to support these fragile people as they struggle to live independently in the community. I am, therefore, -very pleased to see that the Housing an4 Community DevelopY nt Commission hde vhenimously r Bcommnended full CDBG and ROME funding for supported housing far persons with mental illness to be built near Chatham Oaksr the private, non-profit care facility on Melrose Ave. (1°Jahnaon County eermanBnt Supportive Housing for peraOne, with Special Aseds.") The principles of the Johnson County Mental Health/Developmental Disabilities Service Plan are predicated on persons with mental illness living in the least restrietiv getting; this also happens to be the least expenaiva alternative for government funding sour0as. The least restrictive setting may not provide enough support far Some OorisunerB. For 7matny years local family members have been leaking an alternative which fills a gap in the housinq supply for this population: a private apartment With U -hour stB1f Support available when needed. TrAdltional in -home support Bervice9 frown othar community agencies would Continue to be available also. The project proposed for CDBG and HONX funding and rsc*m aknded by the C`1 t y Housing Comission, will fill this gap. Its proximity to Chatham Oaks with its 24-hour staff on call will provide a permanent and safe supportive housing envirOnnent. This projttt will bacame a reality through a long term leasB of the property from the Johnson County Board of Supervisors and your approval of the application tar CDBG and HOES funds. r hope that you will lend your support to the reownBndation of your Haysinq and Community Development Commission. Many thanks for your conaideratiori, Carol Spar,iani i http://www.iowa-city.org/weblinkIDocV iew. asp?DocumentID=49574&FolderID=49573 &... 4/28/2005 STR DOCUMENT_VIEW Page I of I Document Name : 2005-05-03 Agenda Packet 4f 1� Marian Karr Fmrn: Richard Tetrault [artetrsul6Gmehol.Camj Sint; Monday, April 25, 2005 7;51 PM To: Iowa Clry Council Subject; Mental Health Housing RE: Johnson County Permanent Supportive Housing for Parsons w* Special Needo, Oreetlrsg m, , l am so pleaeed to learn that you are Coneldedng housing for the mentally Ill. I have a speolal Interest In This iasue as t hie a mentally III son. I am sure that you all know, the need Is very real. Thanks for addressing this verb+ Irnportant project, To all on tha 6oard....have a bright, beauffuf 'aunshkiny` day. Richard .�' http://www.iowa-city.org/weblinkIDocView. asp?DocumentID=49574&FolderID=49573 &... 4/28/2005 May 3, 2005 City Council Members 410 East Washington Street Iowa City, IA 52240 Dear City Council Members, I am sorry that I will not be able to attend this evening's City Council meeting to thank you in person for your support of the Iowa City Free Medical Clinic (FMC). For over 5 years the City Council has voted to approve the allocation of CDBG funds for FMC to use to support its case management program. This program is designed to allow our case manger to assist our volunteer physicians in the care management and planning for the many diabetic and hypertensive patients that we follow on a regular basis. The funding that we have received has been, and continues to be, integral to the continuation of this program. We thank the Housing and Development Committee for these previous allocations as well. It has always been a pleasure to work with the committee and they have been so very supportive of our efforts. Again, thank you for your ongoing support; we are pleased to serve the Iowa City community. Sincerely, Sandy Pickup (Free Medical Clinic Financial Co -Director) Free Medical Clinic Staff 120 North Dubuque Street Iowa City, IA 52245 Tel: (319) 337-4459 You are invited to an Open House At the New Peninsula Neighborhood l 310 Foster Road Iowa City, IA Thursday, May 19, 2005 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM Hosted by: Iowa City Public Housing Authority And Greater Iowa City Housing Fellowship Project Partners City of Iowa City Greater Iowa City Housing Fellowship Iowa Department of Economic Development Hills Bank and Trust