2020-2024 Consolidated Plan and 2020-2021 AAP Public Hearing Presentation 2.25.2020 Community Development Block Grant
Annual Action Plan & Five Year Consolidated Plan
City of Northampton
Office of Planning & Sustainability
Wayne Feiden, FAICP, Director (WFeiden@Northampton.gov)
Action Plan & 5-Year Consolidated Plan
5:30 PM Tuesday, 2/25/2020
Agenda
Welcome and introductions
CDBG overview and funding
CDBG Action Plan and Consolidated Plan
CDBG Applications
2019-2020 Action Plan and program
Needs assessment
Next steps
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CDBG
Benefit persons with low and moderate incomes
Prevent or eliminate slums and blight
Address a serious and immediate threat to the health or welfare of the community.
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CDBG
2019-20= $670,267
with unspent previous unspent total=$1 million
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What do we want?
Community development needs
CDBG requirements
City community objectives
Coordinate with CPA, plans, etc
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What do we hear from the community?
CDBG Public Participation
Other planning process:
E.g., resilience & regeneration, walk/bike Northampton, open space & recreation plan, age-friendly survey
CDBG hearings
Impediments Analysis-Fair Housing- focus groups
Panhandling/homelessness- survey, focus, interviews
Food policy focus groups
Disabilities focus group and interviews
Housing Partnership focus group
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Distribution equity
Procedural equity
Substantive equity
Intergenerational equity
How do we advance
social equity?
Request for Proposals- deadline for proposals
12:00 Noon, Friday 2/28/2020
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CDBG 2019-2020
Action Plan
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Action Plan (2019-2020)-Housing
Homeownership Center - Valley CDC $33,000 for financial assistance to First Time Homebuyers
Housing Rehabilitation Program - Pioneer Valley Planning Commission $343,905 ($177,674 new year funds; $166,231 carried over from last year)
Village Hill North Commons affordable housing - $150,000 (carried over from last year) for acquisition of parcel for development of rental units for families
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Action Plan (2019-2020)-Infrastructure & ED
Property Improvements/handicap accessibility improvements (4 sites) - Northampton Housing Authority $95,000
Sidewalk Wheelchair Ramps - $110,000
Micro-Business (economic development) Assistance Program - Valley CDC $20,000
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Action Plan (2019-2020)-Public Services & Admin
11 Social Services (public services) $100,540 ( with $175.00 program income from prior year)- 15% of total CDBG
Administration and Planning of CDBG Program and Housing and Community Development activities $134,053- 20% of total CDBG
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Needs Assessment
Substance abuse
Youth
Fair housing, evictions, foreclosures
Housing rehab
Affordable housing needs
Homelessness
Transportation
Life skills
Economic development
Public infrastructure
Public facilities
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DRAFT Action Plan & 5-Year Consolidated Plan
5:30 PM Thursday, 3/26/2020
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