HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 02 CDBG-CV3 funds AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY Meeting Date: 5/24/2021
Meeting Type: Work Session
Staff Contact/Dept.: Erin Fifield / DPW
Staff Phone No: 541-726-2302
Estimated Time: 30 minutes
S P R I N G F I E L D
C I T Y C O U N C I L
Council Goals: Promote and Enhance
our Hometown Feel
while Focusing on
Livability and
Environmental Quality
ITEM TITLE: CDBG-CV3 DRAFT FUNDING ALLOCATION
ACTION
REQUESTED:
Provide direction on a draft funding allocation for the use of CDBG-CV3 funds to
be published for public comment.
ISSUE
STATEMENT:
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) authorized
Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus (CDBG-CV1 and CV3) funds
through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to the
City of Springfield.
Springfield must allocate these CDBG-CV3 funds to eligible strategies through a
substantial amendment to the FY2021 CDBG One Year Action Plan by August 16,
2021.
ATTACHMENTS: Attachment 1: Council Briefing Memo
DISCUSSION/
FINANCIAL
IMPACT:
The City is receiving $ 366,652 in additional CDBG funds through the CARES Act
(CDBG-CV3) and needs to allocate funds by August 2021.
• Activities funded with these funds need to be CDBG-eligible, and
primarily targeted for low-income households.
• Activities need to show they “prevent, prepare for, and respond to
coronavirus.”
• 80% of funds must be spent be used by December 2023
A list of projects and unmet needs has emerged in conversations with Lane County
Human Services Division staff, through public comment at the Community
Development Advisory Committee (CDAC) meetings, through the 2021 CDBG
Request for Proposals, and in conversations with HUD. That list is included in this
packet for discussion.
M E M O R A N D U M City of Springfield
Date: 5/24/2021
To: Nancy Newton COUNCIL
From: Erin Fifield, Community Development Analyst
Tom Boyatt, Director, Community Development
Director
BRIEFING
Subject: CDBG-CV3 draft funding allocation MEMORANDUM
ISSUE: The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) authorized
Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus (CDBG-CV1 and CV3) funds through the
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to the City of Springfield.
Springfield must allocate these CDBG-CV3 funds to eligible strategies through a substantial
amendment to the FY2021 CDBG One Year Action Plan by August 16, 2021.
COUNCIL GOALS/
MANDATE:
Promote and Enhance our Hometown Feel While Focusing on Livability and Environmental
Quality
BACKGROUND
The City is receiving $ 366,652 in additional CDBG funds through the CARES Act (CDBG-
CV3) and needs to allocate funds by August 2021.
• Activities funded with these funds need to be CDBG-eligible, and primarily targeted
for low-income households.
• Activities need to show they “prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus.”
• 80% of funds must be spent by December 2023
This is the second allocation of CDBG-CV funds the City has received under the CARES Act.
The first allocation, CDBG-CV1, was made available in Spring 2020.
In July 2020, the City Council approved an allocation of $327,639 in CDBG-CV1 funds towards
Meals on Wheels and for rent assistance, at least 15% of which was dedicated to reaching Latinx
households. This past year, local service providers, and Lane Council of Governments have been
carrying out these activities to low-income households in Springfield.
PROPOSED PROCESS
Springfield needs to follow the Public Participation Plan for HUD funds:
• City makes a draft plan available for public comment (for 5 days)
• Community Development Advisory Committee (CDAC) holds a public hearing and
makes a recommendation to Council
• Council approves a final allocation
Attachment 1, Page 1 of 3
MEMORANDUM Page 2
Staff is proposing the City follow a similar process as the CDBG-CV1 allocation. Namely,
Council meets to review known needs and projects, and proposes a draft allocation to be
published for public comment. The CDAC would then hold a public hearing, allowing the public
to comment on the draft plan, and make a recommendation to Council on funding.
Given other CDBG projects, there is limited Springfield staff capacity to implement more
programs directly. It is advised that the City limit the amount of new activities it funds.
ELIGIBLE PROJECTS / ACTIVITIES
The following list of projects and unmet needs has emerged in conversations with Lane County
Human Services Division staff, through public comment at the CDAC, through the 2021 CDBG
Request for Proposals, and in conversations with HUD. Other projects / activities may also
exist*; the public comment period and public hearing is an opportunity to hear more about these
projects and what other needs exist.
*Of note, the County is expecting to receive $60 million in coronavirus relief funding to be put
toward rent assistance. County staff have stated that while rent assistance is a need for low-
income households in the County, they do not need additional allocations.
Consolidated
Plan Strategy
Organization
and Project
Summary of Project Estimated
cost
Notes
Increase the
supply of
affordable
housing
Ann’s Heart
(with Carry It
Forward)
Start-up operation of
home to house and
support 6 unhoused
women in Springfield
TBD Rep. Lively
has included
acquisition of
property in
his list to the
legislature for
funding.
Remove
barriers to
affordable
and
supportive
housing
Fair Housing
Council of
Oregon
(FHCO)
Contract with FHCO to
provide trainings on fair
housing rights to renters
and/or landlords in
Springfield
$10,000
(ballpark)
Support a
human
services
delivery
system to
address the
needs of low-
income
populations
White Bird:
Street
outreach to
the unhoused
Continue supporting
outreach to include a
team (3.0 FTE) that is
able to provide
consistency in outreach
and in-depth and ongoing
case management,
particularly for those
experiencing severe
mental and physical
health conditions.
$ 350,000 /
year (with
Nurse
Practitioner
and medical
focus)
or
$ 177,000 /
year
(w/o medical
focus)
City’s
Emergency
Operations
Center
currently
funds
outreach
reimbursed
by FEMA
Attachment 1, Page 2 of 3
MEMORANDUM Page 3
Daisy
C.H.A.I.N.:
Support for
unhoused
pregnant
woman
Certified doulas
performing outreach, and
providing shelter and
support to new (and
soon-to-be new) mothers
who are homeless
$ 56,000 /
year
(Request
submitted
through RFP)
Springfield
Eugene
Tenants Assoc.
(SETA)
Help SETA
expand/sustain paid staff
to address questions
renters have (including
the coming end to the
eviction moratorium) and
where to access
resources and support
$ 15,000 –
$ 60,000 /
year
(estimate)
SETA expects
to have
sufficient
funds for
FY2022;
these funds
could be used
for FY2023
Oregon Law
Center
Support part of an FTE of
a staff attorney dedicated
to serving Springfield
residents who have civil
legal housing issues
$ 20,000
(1 year)
These funds
would be
used in
FY2022.
Catholic
Community
Services of
Lane County
Expand staffing at OASIS
in order to expand
homeless day access
center to 7 days/week, 8
hours/day
$ 200,000 /
year
Grant
administration
City staff Administer / support /
monitor projects
(depends on # projects
chosen)
$10,000 –
20,000
PROPOSED TIMELINE:
• 5/24 Get direction from Council during work session
• 5/28 Draft CDBG-CV3 allocation posted for public comment
• 5 day public comment period
• Register Guard runs legal ad; draft allocation posted to website
• Notice to e-mail list of interested parties
• 6/9 CDAC meeting / public hearing / allocation recommendation to Council
• 6/21 City Council RS to approve CDBG-CV3 allocation
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Provide direction on a draft funding allocation for the use of
CDBG-CV3 funds.
Attachment 1, Page 3 of 3