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Full Agenda AGENDA JANESVILLE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING WEDNESDAY, JULY 15 5:30 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS MUNICIPAL BUILDING 18 NORTH JACKSON STREET JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN 1.Roll Call. 2. Minutes of the Regular Meeting Held on June 17, 2009. “C” 3. Questions and Comments from the Public on Matters Not on the Agenda. 4. Identification of priorities and criteria for CDBG and HOME funding. 5. Action on a Request from Applicant (09-124) to exceed the loan maximum for a housing rehab project. 6. Invitations for project completions. a. 08-113 b. 08-303 7. Report: Second Quarter Fair Housing Report 8. Neighborhood Services Directors Report 9. Matters Not on the Agenda. “C” Indicates an item that the Community Development Authority will take up under Consent NEXT MEETING REGULAR MEETING WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2009 5:30 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS AGENDA JANESVILLE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING WEDNESDAY, JULY 15 5:30 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS MUNICIPAL BUILDING 18 NORTH JACKSON STREET JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN 1.Roll Call. 2. Minutes of the Regular Meeting Held on June 17, 2009. “C” 3. Questions and Comments from the Public on Matters Not on the Agenda. 4. Identification of priorities and criteria for CDBG and HOME funding. 5. Action on a Request from Applicant (09-124) to exceed the loan maximum for a housing rehab project. 6. Invitations for project completions. a. 08-113 b. 08-303 7. Report: Second Quarter Fair Housing Report 8. Neighborhood Services Directors Report 9. Matters Not on the Agenda. “C” Indicates an item that the Community Development Authority will take up under Consent NEXT MEETING REGULAR MEETING WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2009 5:30 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS Minutes of the Janesville Community Development Authority (CDA) Regular Meeting June 17, 2009 Present: CDA Members: Jana Vegge, Michael Bachmeyer, George Fenn, Duke Ellingson, Russ Steeber Also present: City Staff: Jennifer Petruzzello, Carrie Clark.; Others: Andreah Briarmoon Absent: CDA member(s) Sylvia Moore , Tom McDonald The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Bachmeyer at 5:30 p.m. The minutes of the May 27, 2009 meeting were approved by consent. Under Questions and Comments from the Public on Matters Not on the Agenda, Andreah Briarmoon appeared to update the CDA on the status of the Case Feed Building. Clark presented the staff report and recommendation to incorporate current loan servicing practices into the Home Improvement Manual. Vegge suggested that staff modify the verbage 90-day letter to eliminate the word ‘proactive’ and replace with ‘contact’. A motion was made by Steeber, seconded by Ellingson, to approve the inclusion of the practices into the Home Improvement Program manual with changes made as suggested by Vegge. The motion passed unanimously. Petruzzello presented a proposal to amend the Home Improvement manual to include current practices related to the lead safe housing rule. A motion was made by Steeber, seconded by Fenn, to approve the inclusion of the lead-safe housing rule practices into the Home Improvement manual. The motion passed unanimously. Under agenda item #6, Petruzzello made a request to the CDA that they consider altering the Consolidated Plan Timetable and Citizen Participation process to allow for citizens to participate in an open house and public hearing regarding the Consolidated Plan. The change would result in the CDA meetings scheduled for September 16 and October 14 to begin at 6 p.m. Petruzzello indicated that a steering committee had been formed and met for the first time and would meet periodically throughout the planning process. After brief discussion, a motion was made by Steeber, seconded by Fenn to approve of the schedule change. The motion passed unanimously. Petruzzello informed the CDA that the City was recently awarded $1.7 million dollars in flood relief funding which would be used to reimburse the local share of flood damages, the local match of hazard mitigation and approximately $1 million would be available to local businesses that suffered flood damage. Steeber inquired what the million-dollar share to local businesses consisted of. Petruzzello indicated that it could be applied toward physical damages, economic impact, and/or flood prevention. She also indicated that the specifics of any program for local businesses have not been determined. Petruzzello also informed the CDA that the City Council approved the CDBG-R application and that it was now at the HUD-level awaiting final approval. NS is also in the process of acquiring our first NSP-funded property at 414 N Washington Street. There being no further business, Steeber motioned, seconded by Ellingson to adjourn the meeting. Motion passed unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at @ 6:03 p.m. These minutes are not official until approved by the CDA. Respectfully submitted, Carrie Clark, Housing Financial & Rehabilitation Specialist NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES MEMORANDUM July 9, 2009 TO: Community Development Authority FROM: Sarah Elliott, MSA Professional Services Jennifer Petruzzello, Neighborhood Services Director SUBJECT: Item #4 – Identification of priorities and criteria for CDBG and HOME funding Executive Summary: Each year, the CDA receives input from the community regarding the use of CDBG and HOME funding. In addition, the CDA accepts applications from non-profit organizations who wish to complete a project or offer programming under these grant programs. In the past, the CDA has made a pre-application available to organizations and then invited some of those organizations to submit a full application. This year, the CDA chose to forgo the pre-application process, and instead expressed a desire to establish funding priorities to be shared with interested organizations, so those most aligned with the CDA’s goals would be encouraged to submit proposals. Staff recommends that the CDA identify three to four housing and public service activities to be identified as funding priorities for 2010. Background: MSA Professional Services (the consultant assisting the City with the preparation of its Consolidated Housing and Community Development Plan) has recently completed a series of 5 focus groups intended to garner increased public participation for the City’s CDBG and HOME Consolidated Planning process. The focus groups were conducted on June 23 and June 25. In total, there were 31 participants, including 6 persons who identified themselves as consumers of one or more of the programs funded through the CDBG and HOME programs. During each focus group, participants were asked to define the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats, and Gaps in the housing and community development programs offered within the City of Janesville and Rock County. At the culmination of each session, participants were given three stickers that they placed next to the three things they felt were the highest priorities. On July 7, the Steering Committee heard a presentation from MSA on the results of these th focus groups. MSA defined the “top ten” priorities identified during the focus groups, and the Steering Committee privately ranked their top five priorities. The following list displays the priority objectives, in order of ranking: -Create affordable, quality, housing stock for LMI -Improve Existing housing stock -Job Training -Rent assistance -Healthcare -Increased Home-ownership Opportunities -Transitional Housing for the general population -Transportation -Self-Sufficiency programs (responsible renting, etc.) -Subsidized housing -Education/training on HUD requirements The goals of the CDBG program are to provide decent housing, a suitable living environment, and expanded economic opportunities. The goal of the HOME program is to buy, build, or rehabilitate affordable housing for rent or homeownership or to provide direct rental assistance to low-income individuals. Eligible activities include a wide variety of acquisition, rehabilitation, construction, and demolition activities associated with residential building, low-income housing, urban redevelopment, and public facilities. Only 15% of the CDBG funds may be used for public services. Public services include, though are not limited to, those concerned with employment, crime prevention, child care, health, drug abuse, education, fair housing counseling, energy conservation, welfare, homebuyer down-payment assistance, or recreational needs. Analysis: It is beneficial to both the CDA and interested organizations to have a discussion of program priorities prior to preparing and submitting funding requests. One comment frequently heard during the focus group sessions was that there ought to be an increased transparency to the allocation of CDBG and HOME funds. Establishing clear priorities and narrowing the list of public service and housing activities the CDA identifies as priorities will give organizations a better understanding of the direction the CDA is heading. Through the establishment of clear goals, the CDA will be positioned to award funding where it will have the greatest impact in achieving those goals. The CDA may wish to establish minimum allocations for their top priorities to have a larger impact on addressing need in their top priority areas. CDA members are encouraged to compare the eligible activities and program goals to the priorities identified by the focus group and steering committee. Recommendation: Staff has compared the program goals with the priorities identified by the focus groups and recommends the CDA select 3-4 housing priorities and 3-4 public service activities to be identified as priorities: Housing Priorities: Create affordable, quality, housing stock for LMI Improve Existing housing stock Increased home ownership opportunities Transitional Housing for general population (infrastructure) Subsidized Housing (infrastructure) Public Service Priorities: Job Training or employment services Rent assistance Healthcare Transitional Housing for the general population (services) Transportation Self-Sufficiency programs Education / Training on HUD requirements Staff also recommends a minimum grant request of $5,000. This amount will allow for a more meaningful contribution to the selected organizations. NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES MEMORANDUM To: Community Development Authority (CDA) From: Randy Zwieg Housing Rehabilitation Specialist II Date: July 13, 2009 Subject: Agenda Item #5 Consideration of a request for Applicant (09-124) to exceed the loan maximum for a housing rehabilitation project. Request: A request is being made on behalf of the owner for the CDA to exceed the maximum funding limit of $24,999 for a recently purchased loan. A preliminary cost estimate to complete the housing rehabilitation project is calculated to be approximately $96,000. A breakdown of the proposed $96,000 loan funding is as follows: Roofing and Exterior Painting 18,000.00 Mechanicals (HVAC, Elec. & Plumb.) 32,000.00 Windows and Insulation 15,000.00 Interior Renovation 29,000.00 Other (Contingency) 2,000.00 Total Improvements: $96,000.00 Analysis calculation of the available equity would be as follows: Estimated Fair Market Value 125,400.00 Recently Purchased Loan Factor x 1.20 Maximum Loan Available 150,000.00 (120% LTV) Existing Property Liens -54,000.00 Available Equity: $96,000.00 1 Overview: The property is a 2,750 square foot home located on Terrace Street. It is a contributing historic Queen Ann home in the Look West Neighborhood. The property had been previously converted to a two-unit rental property before being purchased by this applicant. Neighborhood Services has responded to seven nuisance and code complaints over the last ten years. The applicant has undertaken interior demolition work and intends to restore the property to a single family owner occupied home. Based upon our initial inspection of the property; the project involves extensive interior and exterior improvements. Present condition of the property is substandard and deteriorating due to deferred maintenance and lack of timely repairs. The roof leaks, the siding, trim and overhang needs painting. Windows are original and in generally poor condition. Numerous mechanical plumbing and electrical do not exist. Wall covering has been removed and insulation is nonexistent. Neighborhood Services, is unable to grant the funds needed to complete this project to bring the property into compliance with minimum Housing Quality Standards under the loan limit. Under the Recently Purchased Home Improvement Program guidelines, the maximum loan amount any combination zero percent installment payment and forgivable loan shall not exceed $24,999. In order for the property owner to rehabilitate the property to a sound and readily maintainable (decent, safe and sanitary) condition, preliminary cost estimate of improvement work needed to put the property into compliance with federal guidelines would exceed the loan limit. The Community Development Authority reserves the right to determine loan amount on an individual basis. Without additional funding the property is uninhabitable. Attempts by the borrower to seek conventional financing have failed. Other alternative financing or nonconventional financing would be economically infeasible or create an economic burden (i.e. high interest loan). Recommendation: CDA authorize a loan of $96,000.00 which would be structured into two (2) separate loans: ? $48,000.00 would be half forgiven/half pay-back with the installment portion at a higher payment so as not to exceed a 120 payment amortization. ? $48,000.00 would be structured as a deferred payment loan for 10 years, after which time it would convert to an interest bearing loan (5%) with a payment not to exceed a 120 payment amortization. This loan would address the goals currently established for the home improvement program, including improving the quality of housing stock for low to moderate income families, promoting attractive neighborhoods with a variety of housing units, preventing housing stock from becoming blighted or vacant, preserving historic structures, improving energy efficiency, and promoting the revitalization and stability of neighborhoods. 2 NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES MEMORANDUM July 13, 2009 TO: Community Development Authority (CDA) FROM: Randy Zwieg, Housing Rehabilitation Specialist II SUBJECT: Item #6a, Client #08-113 Invitation to attend the CDA meeting to explain project completion status. Summary: Project has seriously exceeded the time limits set forth under the Home Improvement Program for a recently purchased loan which states; “The borrower must agree to complete all work funded by the Home Improvement loan proceeds no later than six (6) months from the date of the closing of the loan.” As of the above date this project is approximately seven (7) months past the scheduled date of completion. Background/Analysis: The City closed on a $24,999 recently purchased loan with the Client on June 6, 2008 to complete window and siding replacement. At this point the main portion of the project has been completed, however final cleaning and painting of windows is needed to pass final lead clearance and three housing quality standard issues need to be addressed. The Client was notified of issues remaining in December of last year and again in a letter sent by the Neighborhood Services Director dated May 8, 2009. A second copy of the th letter followed at the clients request on June 12. No further response has been made by the client to the department as of the above date. It is essential that the Home Improvement Program manual guidelines be followed and deadlines met to ensure compliance with funding rules and regulationsTherefore, . Neighborhood Services has requested a meeting before the CDA board to give the client an opportunity to discuss the status of their project and explain why completion has not occurred and to set a firm date of completion. Recommendation: If the client refuses to attend or is unable to complete the project that Neighborhood Services be given direction and authority to take whatever action necessary, within its - 1 - legal means to ensure compliance and completion. - 2 - NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES MEMORANDUM July 13, 2009 TO: Community Development Authority (CDA) FROM: Randy Zwieg, Housing Rehab Specialist II SUBJECT: Item # 6b, 08-303 Invitation to attend the CDA meeting to explain project completion status. Summary: Project has seriously exceeded the time limits set forth under the Home Improvement Program Rental Rehabilitation Loan which states; “The borrower must agree to complete all work funded by the Home Improvement loan proceeds no later than six (6) months from the date of the closing of the loan.” As of the above date this project is approximately five (5) months past the scheduled date of completion. Background/Analysis: The City closed on a $74,995 rental rehabilitation loan in August 2008 to complete a major renovation of a five-unit rental property (including windows, doors, painting, lead remediation issues, masonry repairs, front porch). At this point four of the five units did not pass the final lead clearance testing and four housing quality standard issues are remaining. The Client was notified of issues remaining in December of last year and again in a letter sent by the Neighborhood Services Director dated May 8, 2009. A project extension with a May 15, 2009 deadline was administratively granted due to weather circumstances. A medical situation further delayed project completion. The contractor has been unable to obtain access to the units to complete the necessary work. It is essential that the Home Improvement Program manual guidelines be followed and deadlines met to ensure compliance with funding rules and regulationsTherefore, . Neighborhood Services has requested a meeting before the CDA board to give the client an opportunity to discuss the status of their project and explain why completion has not occurred and to set a firm date of completion. Recommendation: If the client refuses to attend or is unable to complete the project that Neighborhood Services be given direction and authority to take whatever action necessary, within its legal means to ensure compliance and completion. - 1 - Agenda #7 NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES DEPARTMENT FAIR HOUSING ORDINANCE ACTIVITY REPORT April 1, 2009-June 30, 2009 KL 07/08/09 Formal Complaints: Appears to be discrimination; Filed Investigated Pending Closed complaint filed with City 0 0 0 0 Informal Complaints: May be Received Did not Referred Referred Referred No Referred discrimin-pursue or to Fair to State-to HUD Basis Elsewhere ation; no filed Housing Equal for (Legal complaint elsewhere Council Rights Com- Action, filed Div. plaint etc.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Protected Class Involved: Sexual Religion Race/ Age Handicap Marital Sex Family Orientation Status Status Ethnicity 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Types of Action: Refusal to Rent or Sell Termination/Eviction Differing Terms Refusal to Accommodate 0 0 0 0 Inquiries Received: Total Security Refusal Termination/ Code Related Differing Other Received Deposit to Rent Eviction Terms 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ____________________________ Kelly Lee Neighborhood Development Specialist CC: Jennifer Petruzzello