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Draft Action Plan Presentation 2024-2025Office of Planning & Sustainability Keith Benoit, Community Development Planner Court Cline, Grant Administrator 1 Community Development Block Grant DRAFT Annual Action Plan 2024-2025 6:00 PM, Wednesday, March 14, 2024 Agenda •Notice that the meeting is being recorded •Welcome and introductions •CDBG overview and funding •Draft Annual Action Plan (https://northamptonma.gov/2083/CDBG-funding) •Next steps •Q&A •Note: Use slide numbers at bottom right of screen for reference at Q&A 2 CDBG Public Participation •Name and Organization in the Chat •Or Sign-in Sheet •Public Comments: March 14 –April 16, 2024, •Comments at this meeting •Comments sent via email, phone 3 National Objectives 1.Benefit persons with low and moderate incomes (minimum 70%of expenditure after subtracting admin costs) 2.Prevent or eliminate slums and blight 3.Urgent Need -Address a serious and immediate threat to the health or welfare of the community Project must meet a national objective 4 Priority Needs -Consolidated Plan 2020-2025 •Addressing Basic Needs •Housing Rehabilitation Resources •Economic Development •Homeless Prevention •Public Facilities •Rental Housing for Individuals •Rental Housing for Families •Public Infrastructure •Housing for At -Risk & Special Needs Populations •Housing Support Services •Elimination of Slums and Blight •Affordable Homeownership for Individuals & Families •Preservation of Existing Affordable Rental Stock •Support for Emergency Shelter & Support Services 5 Public Participation from Related Plans •Resilience and Regeneration Plan Update (2021) •Sustainable Northampton Update (2021) •Community Resilience Building Workshop (2020) •ADA Self-Evaluation & Transition Plan and Section 504 Plan (2020) •Open Space & Recreation Plan •Age-Friendly Survey •Mayor’s Report on Panhandling (2019) •Walk/Bike Northampton •Impediments Analysis to Fair Housing (2019) 6 7 Expected Entitlement Estimate,July 2024*$630,060 -Planning & Admin 20%$126,000 -Public Services 15%$94,000 -Available for Other Projects $410,060 Estimated carryover from previous years $0 2024-2025 CDBG Funding 8 Expected Resources 2024-2025 DRAFT Expected CDBG Award $630,060 Project Categories Allocation Affordable Housing $300,000 Public Facilities & Infrastructure $60,060 Economic Development $50,000 Public Services (15% cap)$94,000 Planning & Administration (20% cap)$126,000 CDBG Funding Summary Affordable Housing •Affordable Housing Energy Efficiency Project -$60,000 •Crafts Ave. affordable housing project –Valley CDC •30 units for low-income individuals •Pay for design •Affordable Housing Sewer Connection -$70,000 •Sewer connection from the street only •Two homeownership units for low-income families •Housing Rehab -$170,000 •5-6 housing rehab units for low-income homeowners 9 Housing Rehab Summary •CDBG Funding: $170,000 •Increase in $70,000 from previous year •220 homes repaired since 1988 •Avg. 6 homes a year •Avg. loan $8,307 •Range: $1,000 -$50,873 •Currently: Gives out 0% Deferred Payment Loans •CDBG receives program income at sale or early voluntary payoff (rare) 10 Public Service Projects 11 Organization and Project Award Clinical Support Options -Housing Navigator $22,000 International Language Institute -Accessing the Future $15,000 Community Action Pioneer Valley -Community Resources & Advocacy $15,000 Center for Human Development-Big Brothers Big Sisters $15,000 The Literacy Project -Pathways to Success $15,000 Center for New Americans -Fostering Immigrant Self-Sufficiency $12,000 Total $94,000 Economic Development •CDBG regulations prioritize assisting microenterprises over larger businesses. A Microenterprise is a commercial enterprise that has 5 or fewer employees, one or more of whom owns the enterprise. •Eligibility: either the owner or more than half of the employees must be LMI. •Not subject to the Public Service cap, since it is economic development 12 City Infrastructure & Facilities •Mobile Stage Accessibility: $8,000 •Neighborhood Stormwater Infiltration on Oak St. -$52,059 •Five infiltration units at ~$9,000 each •Accessible Door Operator: $1 •This project may move forward if other projects come in below budget 13 Mobile Stage Accessibility 14 15 Neighborhood Stormwater Infiltration on Oak St. 16 Accessible Door Operator only if other projects have remaining funds 17 Next Steps •Draft AAP web link: https://northamptonma.gov/2083/CDBG-funding •Public Comments by April 16, 2024 •Please email Keith Benoit at kbenoit@northamptonma.gov •Or call (413) 587-1288 •All comments will be a part of the public record •Submit Annual Action Plan to HUD (May) •Receive approved Action Plan from HUD (June/July) •Send out award notices to grantees 18 19 Questions or Comments ?