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AGENDA BILL APPROVAL FORM
Agenda Subject:
Date:
2007 Action Plan of the Consolidated Plan
September 26, 2006
Department:
Attachments: 2007 Action Plan
Budget Impact:
Planning, Building and
Community
Administrative Recommendation:
City Council to conduct a public hearing on the 2007 Annual Action Plan as required by HUD. (No action
is required at the October 2, 2006 City Council meeting.)
Background Summary:
The preparation of an annual action plan is required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) in order for the City to receive federal funds under the Community Development
Block Grant (CDBG) program. The public hearing on October 2, 2006, is required by HUD to gather public
input about the proposed "2007 Action Plan" section of the City of Auburn's Consolidated Housing and
Community Development Plan for 2005-2008 Plan (Consolidated Plan).
The 2007 Action Plan outlines proposed expenditures to implement the third year of the City's four-year
Consolidated Plan. It identifies federal and local funds expected to be available, indicates the activities
on which they will be spent, and sets goals for the number and type of services expected to be provided.
The City of Auburn anticipates that in 2007 approximately $504,000 of CDBG funds will be available for
projects that are consistent with federal regulations and the objectives and policies of the 2005-2008
Auburn Consolidated Housing and Community Development Plan. The sources of these funds include a
2007 CDBG entitlement of $409,760 and the re -appropriation of approximately $94,240 of CDBG funds
from prior years. In 2007 the CDBG funds will be combined with approximately $418,800 of General
Funds to create a total human services budget of approximately $922,800.
Copies of the 2007 Action Plan were distributed to all the agencies who submitted a human services
grant application this year along with other individuals and agencies who requested that they be part of
the Plan's public participation process. A public notice announcing the October 2, 2006 public hearing
and a brief description about the 2007 Action Plan was published on September 18, 2006, in the Kinq
County Journal. The deadline to submit written comments is October 20, 2006.
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Reviewed by Council & Committees:
Reviewed by Departments & Divisions:
❑ Arts Commission COUNCIL COMMITTEES:
❑ Building ❑ M&O
❑ Airport ❑ Finance
❑ Cemetery ❑ Mayor
❑ Hearing Examiner ❑ Municipal Serv.
❑ Finance ❑ Parks
❑ Human Services ® Planning & CD
❑ Fire ® Planning
❑ Park Board ❑Public Works
❑ Legal ® Police
❑ Planning Comm. ❑ Other
® Public Works ❑ Human Resources
❑ Information Services
Action:
Committee Approval: ❑Yes []No
Council Approval: ❑Yes [:]No Call for Public Hearing
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Councilmember: Norman Staff: Osaki
Meeting Date: October 2, 2006 Item Number: II.A.1
AUBURN* MODE THAN YOU IMAGINED
Agenda Subject: 2007 Action Plan of the Consolidated Plan Date: September 26, 2006
No action is required by the City Council at the October 2, 2006, public hearing. Staff will take into
consideration the oral and written comments offered by the public when it prepares its recommendations
for final revisions to the 2007 Action Plan. The Planning and Community Development Committee is
scheduled to consider final revisions to the Plan on October 23, 2006. A resolution to adopt the Plan is
scheduled to go before the City Council at their regular meeting on November 6, 2006. The deadline to
submit the Plan to H.U.D. is November 15, 2006
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2007 Annual Action Plan
Update to the City of Auburn's Consolidated Plan for
Housing and Community Development
Fiscal Years 2005 — 2008
Preliminary Draft
September 18, 2006
(IMPORTANT NOTE: Program description and dollar amounts represented in
this plan may change subject to the availability of funds and final approval by
the Department of Housina and Urban Develonment.1
Planning, Building and Community Development Department
25 West Main Street
Auburn, Washington 98001
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2007 Annual Action Plan
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Each year the City of Auburn executes specific actions to implement the goals and strategies of
the Consolidated Plan for Years 2005 to 2008. Actions that will be undertaken in 2007 are
outlined in this "Annual Action Plan".
The City of Auburn anticipates the receipt of approximately $409,760 in CDBG funds in 2007.
Auburn's 2007 CDBG entitlement will be combined with $94,240 of re -appropriated funds from
prior years to create a total 2007 CDBG budget of $504,000. A,uburn's CDBG funds will be
combined with approximately $418,816 of General Funds to create a total Human Services
budget of approximately $922,816 in 2007.
The 2007 Action Plan proposes to allocate approximately $61,464 of CDBG funds to public
services. Most of the 2007 CDBG funds for public services ($51,464) will be used to provide
dental and medical care to uninsured, low income Auburn residents and $10,000 is budgeted for
employment training.
Approximately $81,952 of the CDBG funds will be allocated to program administration, which
includes $20,000 for planning grants. The 2007 Action Plan proposes a planning grant to
develop written protocols to assure collaboration among agencies that serve victims of domestic
violence and sexual assault ($20,000). The remaining $360,584 will be allocated to housing
repair ($150,000), housing repair in targeted -neighborhoods ($73,084), economic development
($37,500), and neighborhood revitalization ($100,000).
The City of Auburn is currently re-evaluating its funding criteria for evaluating human services
grant applications. At the same time, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
is implementing changes to the Consolidated Plan reporting requirements. The City of Auburn
wants to focus more on achieving solutions to recurring social problems and achieve greater
collaboration among service providers. HUD is attempting to standardize the performance
measurements listed in the Consolidated Plan. The Year 2007 Action Plan attempts to combine
the changes that both the City of Auburn and HUD are currently implementing.
Overall the implementation of the Year 2006 Action Plan is progressing as planned. Most of the
activities listed in the Year 2006 Action Plan are underway. The exceptions are listed in the Year
2007 Action Plan as funds of inactive projects to be re -appropriated. A more detailed report of
Year 2006 activities will be summarized in the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation
Report (CAPER) that will be drafted and released for public review before the end of the first
quarter of 2007.
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION AND CONSULTATION
The development of the Annual Action Plan involves both citizen participation and consultation
with local service providers. Citizen participation in the planning process began at a joint
meeting between the Auburn City Council and Human Services Committee. At this meeting,
Council and Committee members identified a series of community results that they would like to
achieve through the appropriation of City funds. Over the next couple of months, the Human
Services Committee continued to work on these community results and developed corresponding
performance indicators to measure progress. In April 2006 the Human Services Committee
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presented the community results to the City Council. The Council made some minor revisions
and adopted the community results on April 17, 2006.
The City consults with local service providers primarily through the solicitation of applications
for Human Services grants. Grant applications prepared by service providers furnishes the City
information regarding the goals of the agency, target populations, proposed services, gaps in the
delivery of services, linkages to poverty reduction strategies and collaboration with other service
providers. This information is reviewed by City staff and the Human Services Committee.
Grant applications and a notice about a bidder's conference was mailed or emailed to local service
providers and other parties/agencies who expressed interest in the City of Auburn's human
services programs. On May 4, 2006 the City hosted a bidder's conference to present and discuss
these community results with local service providers. The grant applications were due to the City
of Auburn by June 30, 2006. In addition to reviewing the grant applications, the Human Services
Committee interviewed nearly three-fourths of the grant applicants. On August 8, 2006, the
Human Services Committee prepared its recommendation of proposed grant awards.
The Human Services Committee's recommendations were incorporated into the 2007 Action Plan
and presented to the City Council's Planning and Community Development (PCD) Committee.
A preliminary draft of the Year 2007 Action Plan will be distributed to all the grant applicants
and local service providers. A public notice was published in the newspaper announcing that
copies of the proposed Year 2007 Action Plan was available for public review. The City Council
will schedule a public hearing to gather testimony about the plan before it takes action to review
and adopt it. The following outlines the remaining steps regarding citizen participation and
consultation for the Year 2007 Action Plan:
September 20, 2006: Start of Public Review Process
October 2, 2006: Public Hearing
October 20, 2006: End of Public Review Process
November 6, 2006: Council takes action to adopt the
Year 2007 Action Plan
November 15, 2006: Deadline to submit the plan to HUD
HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES
2007 CDBG ESTIMATED RESOURCES
In 2006 the City of Auburn received $409,821 of CDBG funds. In 2007 the City estimates that
its CDBG funds will remain essentially the same as last year's CDBG entitlement. 'The 2007
Action Plan includes a contingency plan in the event that CDBG funds increase or decrease.
CDBG ESTIMATED RESOURCES
CDBG 2007 Entitlement (estimated) $409,760
Recaptured from Prior Years
-- Rental Conversion RLF $ 94,240
Total Estimated CDBG Funds Available in 2007: $504,000
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Recaptured CDBG Funds from Prior Years
Rental Conversion RLF:
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The 2004 CAPER found over $140,000 of unspent funds from prior year projects. Portions of
these funds were used to offset a reduction in the 2005 CDBG entitlement. The City amended its
2005 Annual Plan to appropriate $94,240 to create a revolving loan fund that would provide
down payment assistance to first-time homebuyers locating in neighborhoods that need
stabilization as identified through a neighborhood planning process. Staff has not yet begun work
on creating this revolving loan fund. Consequently, the funds remain available for re -
appropriation to another project in 2007.
OTHER RESOURCES
General Funds
The City of Auburn allocates one percent (1%) of the general fund to provide human services for
Auburn residents through contracts with non-profit agencies. Assuming the City will continue to
receive the same amount of general fund revenues, the estimated allocation from General Fund
budget for human service grants is $418,800 in 2007 and $427,400 in 2008.
TOTAL RESOURCES
Funding Source
2007
2008
-- CDBG Funds
$ 504,000
$ 409,760
-- General Funds
$ 418,800
$ 427,000
Total Estimated Funds Available
$924,807
$ 836,760
OF AUBURN FUNDING PRIOP
The expressed goal of the City's Consolidated Plan is to reduce the number of people living in
poverty with the City of Auburn. Toward this end, the City will give funding priority to
programs that - in addition to complying with federal regulations and addressing a priority
outlined in the Consolidated Plan - are consistent with the following anti -poverty strategy for
resource allocation.
Each project must satisfy one of the three following overriding goals:
■ The project must help people move out of poverty.
■ The project must prevent people from entering poverty.
■ The project must address the basic needs of people living in poverty.
In making funding decisions, the City will give priority to programs that:
■ Support, complement or are consistent with other current City plans;
■ Are sustainable over time;
■ Have demonstrated cooperation and collaboration among government, private
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nonprofit agencies and the private sector to maximize impacts and reduce
administrative costs;
■ Do not have a more appropriate source of funds.
3. The City will give priority to programs that provide services addressing the basic needs
of Auburn's most at -risk populations. A priority population for CDBG-funded services is
individuals who are denied, by poverty and historical institutional practices, the
opportunity to develop their full potential and to enjoy the benefits of community
participation.
4. CDBG funded services must, to the fullest extent possible, be appropriate and accessible
to people who may face special barriers in accessing services.
5. The CDBG program was built on a premise of citizen participation in the formation of
policies, including funding decisions, which address neighborhood and community needs.
The City will give priority to programs that promote community initiatives to identify
priority needs and to address those needs.
6. The City will give priority to programs that build and support the capacity of local
organizations to address the needs of Auburn residents.
7. The City will give priority to programs that support economic development and promote
access to quality jobs - positions that pay well enough to support an adequate standard of
living, allow the purchase of housing and other basic necessities, offer stability and
decent working conditions, and provide opportunities for advancement.
8. Funding priority will be given to agencies that provide direct services to Auburn residents
at locations within the city limits of Auburn.
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The City of Auburn solicited proposals from local service providers to achieve the following
community results within the areas listed below. Population performance indicators will be
applied to assess the overall success of the effort and the value of ongoing support. Program
performance indicators will be utilized to determine the effectiveness of individual programs.
Overall `Result: One -Stop Center
The City, of Auburn will fund human service providers who participate in the design,
development and operation of a One -Stop Center in Auburn and the efficient, collaborative and
integrated delivery of services it offers. Agencies who agree to participate in the design and
development of a 'One -Stop Center in Auburn may apply for funding to accomplish one or more
of the following community results:
■ Abused and Neglected Children: The City of Auburn will fund human service providers
that increase supportive services to children who are neglected and abused, specifically the
number of children who are victims of on-going and repeated neglect and abuse, within the
city of Auburn by 15% over the next three (3) years.
■ Victims of Domestic and Sexual Assault: The City of Auburn will fund human service
providers that increase the number of Auburn residents, who are victims of domestic
violence, that make the transition to a safe environment and self -determining lifestyle by 15%
within the next three (3) years.
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Poverty Reduction: The City of Auburn will fund human service providers who increase
the number of Auburn residents no longer living in poverty by 15% within the next three (3)
years.
■ Substance Abuse: The City of Auburn will fund human service providers to develop
strategies that increase the successful completion of treatment programs by Auburn residents
who have serious behavioral and health problems due to substance abuse and chemical
dependency by 15% within a three (3) year period.
Physically and Mentally Fit: The City of Auburn will fund human service providers that
increase the availability, accessibility and use of health care to its low income residents by
15% within a three (3) year period.
2007 PROPOSED ACTIVITIES
The City of Auburn requested proposals to achieve the following national objectives and
community results.
Create a Suitable Living Environment:
One -Ston Center:
-- Create a suitable living environment for Auburn's low income residents and people with
special needs by using its CDBG funds to make available float loans and Section 108
Loan Guarantees to leverage the funds necessary to develop a One -Stop Center for the
collocation and integrated delivery of human services.
Abused and Neglected Children:
-- Create a suitable living environment by using a portion of its CDBG funds for program
administration to create a "Community Partnership Task Force" to develop and
implement services that will reduce the chronic abuse and neglect of children in Auburn.
-- The City of Auburn proposes to allocate approximately $170,000 of its General Funds, to
generate approximately 7,700 hours of services and 160 home visits that will benefit
1,657 Auburn adults and children, for the purpose of reducing chronic abuse and neglect
of children.
Victims of Domestic and SexualAssault:
-- Create a suitable living environment by allocating $20,000 of CDBG funds for a. planning
grant to the Auburn Police Department for the purpose of developing the collaborative
and integrated delivery of services necessary to efficiently serve approximately 600
victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
-- The City of Auburn proposes to allocate $91,500 of its Generate Funds to provide 1,500
referrals for assistance, 160 bednights shelter, 700 hours of case management and 550
hours of therapy to approximately 600 victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
• Physically and Mentally Fit:
-- Create a suitable living environment by making the availability of health care available to
160 or more low-income, uninsured Auburn residents by allocating $31,464 of CDBG
funds and $8,536 of General Funds to the Community Health Centers of King County for
the operation of its clinic in Auburn.
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-- Create a suitable living environment by making the availability of dental care available to
75 or more low-income, uninsured Auburn residents by allocating $20,000 of CDBG
funds to the Community Health Centers of King County for the operation of its clinic in
Auburn.
-- The City proposes to allocate an additional $45,000 of its General Funds for the purpose
of creating access to health care to over 1,000 low-income Auburn residents and enabling
over 3,200 visits to qualified health care providers.
• Poverty Reduction:
-- The City of Auburn proposes to allocate $45,000 of its General Funds to provide nearly
12,000 Auburn residents emergency assistance such as food, financial assistance, and
clothing.
-- The City of Auburn proposes to allocate $16,500 of its General Funds to provide over 60
Auburn senior citizens congregate meals and home -delivered meals and over 1,200
Auburn residents a weekly meal.
-- The City of Auburn proposes to allocate $40,780 of its General Funds to provide over
100 Auburn residents more than 3,900 bednights of emergency shelter and/or transitional
housing.
• Substance Abuse:
-- The City of Auburn did not receive any proposals from local service providers for
activities specifically related to people with alcohol and/or chemical dependences.
Provide Decent Housing:
Maintain the affordability, of decent housing for very low-income Auburn residents by
allocating $150,000 of CDBG funds to the City of Auburn's Housing Repair Program for the
purpose of providing repairs necessary to maintain suitable housing for 50 Auburn
homeowners; including 40 homeowners who are senior citizens and 10 homeowners who lack
safe access in or out of their homes due to physical disabilities or impairment.
Maintain the affordability of decent housing for low-income Auburn residents in targeted
neighborhoods by allocating $73,084 of CDBG funds to the City of Auburn's Housing Repair
Program to improve the homes of five or more low-income homeowners from a condition of
substandard housing into a condition that meets local codes. Targeted neighborhoods will
meet the criteria of "local investment areas" as defined in the City of Auburn's Consolidated
Plan for Years 2005-2008.
Expand Economic Opportunities:
• Create economic opportunities by providing the availability and access to counseling and
training for approximately 40 Auburn residents who are either trying to sustain or create a
small business and, collectively generate 25 or more jobs by allocating $37,500 of CDBG
funds to the Green River Community College's Small Business Assistance Center.
• Create economic opportunities by providing the availability and access to train approximately
15 very -low income Auburn residents so that at least half of them can find and sustain a job
by allocating $10,000 of CDBG funds to the Multi -Service Center Employment Program.
NeiEhborhood Revitalization:
Sustain a suitable living environment in a predominantly low income neighborhood that has
been designated as a "local investment area" by allocating $100,000 to the City of Auburn's
Department of Public for installation of new public infrastructure, such a street lights,
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sidewalks, traffic calming and other CDBG eligible infrastructure improvements so as to
stabilize the neighborhood by decreasing the turnover of neighborhood residents as measured
by the mobility rate at neighborhood schools.
DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS
CDBG Funds
Proposed CDBG Disbursements
2007
Public Services
$409,760
-- Community Health Centers: Dental Care
$20,000
-- Community Health Centers: Medical Care
$31,464
-- Multi -Service Center Employment Program
$10,000
subtotal: Public Services
$61,464
Capital Funds
-- Affordable Housing
..... City of Auburn Housing Repair Program
$150,000
Housing Repairs in Targeted
Neighborhoods
$73,084
-- Economic Development
GRCC Small Business Assistance Center
$37,500
-- Neighborhood Revitalization
.....Terminal Park Improvements
$100,000
subtotal: Capital Funds
$360,584
Administration
-- Program Management
.... "City of Auburn D.P.B.C.
$61,952
-- PlanningGrants
.... Auburn Police Dept.: DV Protocols
$20,000
Subtotal: Administration
$81,952
Total CDBG Funds:
$504,000
Source of CDBG Funds:
FY2007
-- 2007 Estimated Entitlement:
$409,760
-- Reallocation of Rental Conversion RLF
$94,240
Total Estimated CDBG Funds
$504,000
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Child Abuse/Neglect Programs
FY2007
FY2008
... ACAP APPLE Parenting
$5,000
$5,000
... ACAP Childcare Subsidies
$25,000
$25,000
... AYR Street Outreach Team
$55,000
$55,000
... Birth to Three Development Center
$10,000
$10,000
... Auburn Bos & Girls Club
$30,000
$30,000
... CHS Family Resource Center
$25,000
$25,000
... CHS Strengthening Families Program
$10,000
$10,000
... Children's Therapy Center
$10,000
$10,000
... Community In School
$0
$2,000
subtotal:
$170,000
$172,000
DV & Sexual Assault
FY2007
FY2008
... Crisis Clinic 2-1-1 Line
$1,000
$1,000
... Crisis Clinic 24 Hr Line
$1,000
$1,000
... Crisis Clinic Teen Link
$1,000
$1,000
... DAWN
$9,000
$9,000
... KSARC
$22,500
$22,500
... YWCA DV Services
$20,000
$20,000
... Jubilee Center: Latino Program
$2,500
$5,000
... SMH Behavioral Responsibility Program
$7,500
$7,500
... SMH: DV PROGRAM
$10,000
$10,000
... VCC Survivor Support/Therapy Program
$12,000
$12,000
... YWCA Children DV Services
$5,000
$5,000
subtotal:
$91,500
$94,000
Health Care Programs
FY2007
FY2008
... Auburn Respite
$10,000
$10,000
... Christ Community Free Clinic
$20,000
$20,000
... Community Health Centers: Medical
$8,536
$8,536
... Griefworks
$10,000
$10,000
Senior Services Vol. Transportation
$5,000
$5,000
subtotal:
$53,536
$53,536
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-- Poverty Reduction Programs
FY2007
FY2008
... Auburn Food Bank
$30,000
$30,000
CCS Emergency Services
$10,000
$10,000
Pregnancy Aid
$5,000
$5,000
... CCS CHORE Program
$1,500
$3,500
... HOME/ARISE
$15,000
$15,000
... MSC: Emer & Transitional Housing
$8,000
$8,000
... YWCA Emergency Housing
$3,780
$3,780
... YWCA Transitional Housing
$14,000
$14,000
... Congregate Meals
$4,500
$4,500
... Meals on Wheels
$7,000
$7,000
... Community Suppers
$5,000
$5,000
subtotal:
$103,780
$105,780
Total General Fund Human Services
$418,816
$425,316
Contingency Plans for Changes in Funding
Total appropriations may not exceed actual revenues and no liability is to be incurred in excess of
appropriations. In the event that actual revenues are different than the revenues estimated by the
CDBG budget, the following actions shall be taken;
(a) CDBG Public Service Programs: In the event the City receives a lesser amount of CDBG
funding than budgeted for public services, then the reduction will be made as follows:
1 Reduce or eliminate; the appropriation to the Multi -Service Center's Employment
Program by`,$10,000 or the amount of the funding reduction, which ever amount
is less.
2. Reduce the appropriation to Community Health Centers Medical Care Program
by $31,473 or the remaining balance of the reduction, which ever amount is less.
(b) CDBG Capital -Funds Programs: In the event of a reduction in CDBG capital fiends, the
amount of reduction will be prorated evenly among the funded project.
(c) Unspent CDBG Capital Grants: The funds appropriated to subrecipients for capital
improvements must be expended within the term of the subrecipient's CD13G grant
agreement. CDBG funds appropriated for capital improvements will be considered
abandoned, and the funds will be re -appropriated, if any of the following conditions exist:
(a) The term of the grant agreement expires and the subrecipient fails to request an
extension in accordance with the terms of the agreement.
(b) The subrecipient fails to submit a request for reimbursement or fails to submit an
activity report during the program year.
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(c) The subrecipient fails to make the project "bid ready" within the first year after
the appropriation. "Bid ready" means that, at a minimum, the bid specifications
are drafted and the subrecipient is ready to solicit bids.
(d) General Fund Public Services:
Reduction of General Fund Revenues: In the event of a reduction in the general
fund appropriation for human services, the reductions will be applied in the
following order:
(a) Communities -In -School: the lesser of $2,000 or the amount of
the reduction.
(b) St. Matthew's Jubilee Center's Latino Program: the lesser of
$2,500 or the remaining amount of the reduction.
(c) CHORE Program: the lesser of $3,500 or the remaining amount
of the reduction.
(d) Griefworks: the lesser or $2,500 or the remaining amount of the
reduction.
(e) If the above reductions remain less than the total amount of the
general fund reduction, then the remaining amount of the
reduction will be', applied evenly by a prorated amount among the
remaining appropriations.
2. Increase in Funding: In the event of an increase in funding, then previous reductions
in appropriated amounts, if any, will be restored to the amounts recommended for
2008 in the reverse order in which the above reductions were made. If funds remain
after all reductions have been restored, then the remaining funds will be distributed
evenly by, a prorated amount up to the total amount of the agency's request. The
remaining amount of the increase, if any, will continue to be distributed evenly
among the remaining grants until all of the available funds have been distributed. If
all the agency requests have been met and available funds still remain, then these
surplus funds will remain unencumbered.
The City of Auburn continues to monitor compliance with the Fair Housing Act. Complaints are
referred to the Washington State Human Rights Commission for resolution. In 2005, the City
completed an Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AI) as required for CDBG
entitlement communities. The Fair Housing Consultant identified three impediments and made
three recommendations. The recommendations were:
• Expand current education and outreach efforts;
• Continue ongoing enforcement activities; and
• Target homeownership and lending marketing to African American and
Hispanic households.
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The City is in the process of implementing these recommendations. Information about Fair
Housing will be put on the City of Auburn's website and made available at City Hall. The
information will include links pertaining to where residents can file a complaint in the event of
alleged discrimination. Information will be available in English and Spanish. Summary, data
regarding the number of fair housing complaints filed against landlords and realtors in Auburn
will be reported in the CAPER.
PUBLIC HOUSING
The City of Auburn continues to support public housing communities located within its city
limits. Many of the residents who receive the services provided by the City's human service
grants live in public housing communities. Two grant recipients are located within public
housing communities. In addition, the City of Auburn's Housing Repair program serves
approximately 10 — 12 residents per year who live at Tall Cedars Mobile Home Park, which is
owned by the King County Housing Authority. Home repairs include new roofs, furnaces, hot
water tanks, wheelchair ramps and other repairs necessary to keep the home habitable. The
following summarizes the grants provided to specific public housing communities:
Agency/Program
Public Housing Community
Amount
Auburn Boys & Girls Club
Firwood Circle
$30,000
Auburn Food Bank
Bumdale
$30,000
Housing Repairs
Tall Cedars Mobile Home Park
$50,000
Total: Public Housing Community Programs
$110,000
The City of Auburn will continue to provide funding to regional and local agencies that provide
assistance to homeless families. In 2007 the City will strive to maintain a continuum of care for
homeless families that includes emergency assistance, emergency shelters and transitional
housing. In addition, the City provides funds for the provision of medical care, childcare and
employment' training to help prevent people from becoming homeless. The City of Auburn plans
to allocate approximately $49,780 of its General Funds to provide more than 4,000 bednights of
emergency shelter and/or transitional housing to approximately 120 Auburn residents. The
following summarizes the grants awarded with the intent to reduce chronic homelessness:
Agency / Program
Award
Residents
Services
Provided
DAWN Confidential Shelter
$9,000
15
160 bednights
Multi -Service Center
$8,000
29
870 bednights
HOME/ARISE Emergency Shelter
$15,000
30
1,650 bednights
YWCA Emergency & Transitional Housing
$17,780
46
1,400 bednights
Total:
$49,780
120
4,080 bednights
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IGEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION
CDBG funds spent on neighborhood revitalization and housing repairs for targeted
neighborhoods will occur within the Census Tract 306 and Census Tract 307. According to the
Census Bureau, these two census tracts are predominantly low income with median household
incomes less than 80% of the King County median household income. Public services funded
with CDBG funds and housing repairs in non -targeted neighborhoods will be offered to low
income or limited clientele residents citywide.
LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARDS
The City of Auburn will continue to implement U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) regulations to protect young children from lead-based paint hazards in
housing that is financially assisted by the federal government. The requirements apply only to
housing built before 1978, the year lead-based paint was banned nationwide for consumer use.
The following table summarizes actions required by these regulations.
Amount of Grant
<$59000
$5,000425,000
> $25,00 1
General Approach
Do No Harm
Identify and control
Identify and abate
lead hazards
lead hazards
Notification
Pamphlet
" Pamphlet & Notice of
Pamphlet & Notice of
Assessment
Hazard Reduction
Evaluation
Visual
Paint Testing
Risk Assessment
Repair surfaces
Reduction Strategy
disturbed during
Interim Controls
Abatement and
rehab work
Interim Controls
BARRIERS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING
The City of Auburn will continue to look at policies that remove barriers to affordable housing.
The City of Auburn's Comprehensive Land Use includes several policies and objectives, that will
guide the City toward achieving its affordable and fair housing goals. These policies include
maintaining flexibility in land use to achieve a balanced mix of affordable housing opportunities.
The City will continue to pursue mixed use developments that are consistent with the
transportation oriented developments located in Auburn's downtown. The City will look for
opportunities with public and private agencies to implement policies and offer programs that help
alleviate physical and economic distress, conserve energy resources, improve the quality and
quantity of community services, and eliminate conditions that are detrimental to health, safety
and public welfare.
LOW -MODERATE INCOME BENEFITS
Over the past three years approximately 88% of the clients served by programs funded with
CDBG funds earned low to moderate incomes. The beneficiaries of programs funded. in 2007
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with CDBG funds are not expected to deviate from these past trends. The City of Auburn will
continue to distribute its funds for human services based on priority needs identified for people
with low -to -moderate incomes with a particular emphasis on people who live in poverty.
POLICIES AND CERTIFICATIONS
Agencies applying for CDBG funds are required to respond to general and program specific
polices in their applications. All projects are evaluated to determine if they are:
1. Eligible relative to federal guidelines;
2. Consistent with the program objectives and strategies;
3. Consistent with local, state and federal regulations;
4. Feasible within contract and timeline guidelines; and
5. Capable of developing and measuring outcomes.
These policies include, among others:
• Consistency with local codes and policies;
• Restrictions on the change of use of property and buildings which were acquired or
improved with CDBG funds;
• Minimization of displacement and the provision of relocation assistance;
• Adherence to federal wage rates;
• Compliance with federal audit requirements; and
• Adherence to and enforcement of lead-based paint abatement regulations, fair
housing laws and affirmative action.
Detailed records are maintained and reviewed to determine and assure agency compliance with its
contract and other applicable regulations. Deficiencies in record keeping are documented and
technical assistance to correct noted deficiencies is provided. The failure to comply with
contractual requirements and regulations could result in remedial actions and/or the termination
of funding.
The City conducts an internal audit to ensure that its records are complete and agencies are
complying with applicable rules and regulations. In addition, the City's records are subject to an
independent annual audit by the State Auditor. Both the City's internal audit and the State
Auditor test to determine the City's compliance with the following CDBG requirements:
■ Political Activity;
■ Davis -Bacon and Related Acts;
■ Civil rights;
• Cash Management;
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■ Federal Financial Reports;
■ Allowable Costs & Cost Principles;
■ Drug -Free Workplace Act; and
■ Various administrative
requirements.
MORE INFORMATION
For more information and/or to get on the City's mailing list for Consolidated Plan
updates and grant applications, please contact:
Bill Mandeville, Planner
Department of Planning, Building and Community
25 West Main Street, Auburn, WA 98501
Phone: 253-804-5029 email: bmandeville@g,auburnwa.gov
ATTACHMENTS:
1. 2007 Community Development Block Grant Projects
2. Notice of Public Comment Period
3. Comments from the Public Hearing on October 2, 2006
4. Written comments provided during the public review period.
5. Resolution adopted by the City Council authorizing funding recommendations
and submittal of the 2007 Annual Action Plan to H.U.D.
6. Certificates
AUBURN + MOPE THAN YOU WAGlNED