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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-15-2018 Housing and Community Development CommissionAgenda Housing & Community Development Commission (HCDC) Thursday, March 15, 2018 6:30 P.M. Senior Center, Room 202 28 S. Linn Street, Iowa City Use the Washington Street entrance or 2"d floor skywalk via Tower Place parking garage 1. Call meeting to order 2. Approval of the February 15, 2018 minutes 3. Public comment of items not on the agenda 4. Recommendation to City Council regarding applications for FY19 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) Funding — applications available online at http://www.icgov.org/actionplan 5. Staff/commission comment 6. Adjournment If you will need disability -related accommodations to participate in this program/event, please contact Kirk Lehmann at kirk-lehmann2�iowa-city.org or 319.356.5230. Early requests are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time to meet your access needs. CITY OF IOWA CITY MEMORANDUM Date: March 9, 2018 To: Housing and Community Development Commission From: Community Development Staff Re: March 15, 2018 meeting The following is a short description of the agenda items. If you have any questions about the agenda, or if you are unable to attend the meeting, please contact Kirk Lehmann at 356-5247 or Kirk-Lehmannglowa-City.org. Item 4: Recommendation to City Council regarding applications for FY19 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) Funding - applications available online at httn://www.icuoy.ore/actionnlan Please be prepared to discuss a recommendation to City Council regarding apportionment of FY19 CDBG and HOME funds. Staff has compiled your scoring criteria and individual funding recommendations for reference at the meeting. Note that the scoring criteria are just one piece of information to aide your decision making. Given that staff expects our budget to change in the coming months when HUD releases final estimates, please plan to include a contingency plan for higher and lower funding levels. MINUTES HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION FEBRUARY 15, 2018 — 6:30 PM SENIOR CENTER, ROOM 202 MEMBERS PRESENT: MEMBERS ABSENT: STAFF PRESENT: OTHERS PRESENT CALL MEETING TO ORDER: PRELIMINARY Syndy Conger, Charlie Eastham, Christine Harms, John McKinstry, Harry Olmstead, Paula Vaughan Vanessa Fixmer-Oraiz, Bob Lamkins, Maria Padron Tracy Hightshoe, Kirk Lehmann, David Powers Peggy Aguilar, Andrew Coghill-Behrends, Kan Wilken, Shirley Tramble, Roger Goedken, Maryann Dennis, Scott Hawes, Roger Lusala, Ron Berg, and Gloria Wenman Olmstead called the meeting to order at 6:30 PM. APPROVAL OF THE JANUARY 18, 2018 MINUTES: Eastham moved to approve the minutes of January 18, 2018 with edits. Conger seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion passed 6-0- PUBLIC COMMENT FOR TOPICS NOT ON THE AGENDA: None. Olmstead noted there have been 10 applications received by the city. Hightshoe stated there were two applications for public facilities projects. Lehmann showed photos forthe Broadway Center Siding Replacement Project and pointed out the rotting of the wood around the bottom of the building and chipped paint on several areas of the building. Eastham noted the Broadway Center has a childcare center operation held in it and asked if the Childcare Inspection Services have made notice of the condition of the siding on the building. Andrew Coghill-Behrends (Neighborhood Centers Johnson County) stated that they have not at this point. Lehmann stated the second project for facilities is Arthur Street Healthy Life Center, he showed photos from the front and back, and inside the building. Hightshoe noted that the Arthur Street Project is an Invest Health project and Hightshoe was on the local Invest Health team and provided advice and went over funding possibilities and grand opportunities, but Housing and Community Development Commission February 15, 2018 Page 2 of 8 no one at the City including herself has a financial interest, she is not on the Board, will not receive any money, etc. Also, with regards to the Housing applications, Hightshoe noted that the City submitted an application for the South District HOME Investment Partnership Program. However, no one at the City has a financial interest in the program, the City is required to apply as all organizations are, and that the Commission is to review the application as the same as all others and can decide to award or not. Eastham asked if the two facilities projects and the Prelude project were only eligible for CDBG funds. Hightshoe replied that was correct, Prelude is not a public facilities project but is only eligible for CDBG funds. She explained that the City assisted in the construction of those units with HOME funds and there is an automatic 20-year period of affordability during which they cannot "double dip" and use HOME funds again; they are still in their period of affordability. Eastham also asked about the Housing Fellowship and HOME funds. Hightshoe said the Commission must allocate a minimum 15% of HOME entitlement funds to the Housing Fellowship for projects. Olmstead said they would review the applications next, beginning with the Arthur Street Healthy Life Center. No one was present from the Center because they were at another meeting in Cedar Rapids. Hightshoe said she could answer basic questions but suggested leaving this application to the end as the applicants may arrive later. Neighborhood Centers of JC - Broadway Siding Replacement Project. Andrew Coghill-Behrends (Neighborhood Centers Johnson County) Olmstead asked if the project has already been bid out. Coghill-Behrends stated they obtained estimates to get an idea of how much to apply for, but they would officially bid out the project once they secured funding. Hightshoe added that the City encourages applicants to get bids so that they know how much money to apply for. Eastham asked for the programs that occur within this facility, are undocumented residents eligible to participate in the programs. Coghill-Behrends confirmed they are. McKinstry asked if the Neighborhood Centers was running a deficit for a while in the past but is now having positive growth. Coghill-Behrends said they do have some programs that run deficits as a manner of business, but other programs tend to balance them out. They evaluate some programs that consistently run deficits and decide if they will be able to continue to operate those are programs. McKinstry asked if there are any partnerships or sponsorships that could be leveraged to reduce the cost of improvements. Coghill-Behrends replied that the sources of funding they receive are directed at specific services and don't have a lot of overhead costs built in, so construction costs are not able to be paid by those. Other than the City, they could assemble about 8% of the project cost through private support. Olmstead asked if the $4,500 is coming out of the Center's general fund. Coghill-Behrends confirmed that was correct. City of Iowa City - South District Home Investment Partnership. David Powers (City of Iowa City Housing Inspector) Eastham asked if undocumented residents are eligible for these homes. Hightshoe replied that for all HOME and CDBG funds used for housing recipients must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident alien per federal requirements. It is different for public facilities where they do not need to prove they are a citizen to use the services in a facility. Housing and Community Development Commission February 15, 2018 Page 3 of 8 Eastham stated his understanding of the application is to buy two duplexes on Davis and Taylor Streets. Powers confirmed that was correct. Eastham asked what the percentage of units currently on those streets are rented. Powers was unsure, Eastham stated it was about 90%. Eastham asked what the racial demographic was in that area, Powers was unsure, and Eastham said he has a map that shows data from the 2010 census of a concentration of black and Hispanic residents on those streets, out of proportion to the overall city concentration. Eastham commented that he didn't see anything in the application that the City intends to provide a displacement relocation plan for people who are moved out. Powers replied that there is no displacement relocation plan, the homes would need to be vacant before the City would purchase them. Hightshoe added that if there are tenants, the City must do Federal relocation assistance. Eastham asked how much the Federal assistance would be. Hightshoe said it is capped at $7,200 and then they also give moving expenses. Eastham noted the application has no specification of that money or where it will come from. Hightshoe says it comes from the grant. Eastham noted it would then decrease the amount available for home purchase. Hightshoe said that any amount that the City goes over in rehabilitation or relocation will be included in the amount of the sale of the home to cover that additional cost. Eastham asked for these details to be included in the applications. Eastham revisited the racial composition for this area, as he understands it the City is proposing to buy duplexes and displace tenants, most of whom will be black or African American. Powers stated the proposal is to buy homes, rehab them, and sell them. Eastham asked if they have considered the likely racial impact. Powers replied no. Hightshoe stated they are hoping that these programs for owner occupied housing could assist by providing affordable homes for minority groups. Eastham states the application contains the sentence "the program is dedicated to ensuring that the neighborhood is a stable, safe, affordable and attractive place to live" and he wonders where in the City Steps Plan is a goal stated that a program should try to accomplish these things. Hightshoe stated the City is pursuing is affordable housing. Regarding neighborhood stabilization, Taylor and Davis Streets had a lot of nuisance complaints when they plotted areas for the UniverCity Plan, so it is an area targeted for neighborhood stabilization. Powers added that they have found from experience that if they can better balance renters and owners in neighborhoods (as they did with the Douglass Court/Douglass Street area) those problems tend to reduce. Eastham asked if that is documented. Hightshoe replied they have a map of violations. Eastham also stated the application states there is a "renter/owner imbalance" in this area and that needs to be corrected and again he doesn't see where that is part of any City Steps goals. Again, Hightshoe said the overarching goal is affordable housing, throughout the entire city, not just specific neighborhoods. Olmstead asked about accessibility, although not required by law, will they be making the house accessible with the renovations. Powers replied insofar as possible they will, for example in bathroom remodels they will put in backing for future grab bars, etc., they will widen doorways when and where they can, most of the homes in that area are all on one level which helps with accessibility. Conger asked if they had houses in mind to purchase. Powers replied nothing specific at this time, there are several on the market right now. Vaughn asked about buying two duplexes and making four houses from that, so would the houses still be connected. Powers replied they would, the structure won't change, just simply create a legal condominium agreement for the shared maintenance of the exterior of the home so that those decisions can be made together and cost legally split. Conger asked how long the owners will have to live in the homes before they can sell it. Hightshoe said if funded through HOME funds then it would be a 10 year resale restriction, meaning the homeowner can sell it anytime, but it would have to be to an income eligible family within that 10 year period and it cannot be rented out. However if the City does this rehab and is unable to find a buyer within 6 months, then the Housing and Community Development Commission February 15, 2018 Page 4 of 8 City must convert it to an affordable rental. It should not be hard to find buyers, there is very little inventory in Iowa City for under $120,000. Conger asked if there is any down payment assistance Hightshoe didn't believe there would be. Eastham asked about the similar program of homes on Douglass Court that the City rehabbed and sold, what was the buyer demographic. Hightshoe said it was primarily white, but those were single family homes closer to the University so there are a lot of University employees interested in those. Powers said a bunch were sold to nurses, custodial staff, researchers and graduate students. Successful Living - Roger Goedken (Executive Director) Vaughn asked about the rationale for spacing out the purchase of these homes. Goedken said it is based on the need and staffing of the houses which takes time. Also the homes they purchase usually need some renovations before clients can move in which also takes time and resources. Eastham asked how many clients do they now have ready to move into one of these homes. Goedken said they have a waitlist of 10 and they heard yesterday from another agency that they also had a waitlist of 10, so could potentially fill the houses almost immediately. Olmstead asked about bank loans and if the Hills Bank funding has been approved. Goedken said they have a good relationship with the bank and are in discussions constantly about houses and are good for the loans. Vaughn noted that MCOs are no longer paying for the highest level of care among mental health patients and asked if they will still take those clients. Goedken said there are tiers ranging up to 9, and their houses will serve up to 7's. But at the tiers above 7, it is usually for folks that need greater care at a facility rather than placed in homes. Eastham asked where the 20 people of the waitlists are living currently. Goedken said it varies, some are at Shelter House, and some are homeless, most in temporary situations. Olmstead asked if the women's facility on Dodge Street that they may sell would be replaced with one of these homes. Goedken said that is a whole separate thing, they would sell the house on Dodge Street and purchase another one to replace it and might have some funds left over to do some fixes or rehab. Olmstead asked Staff if some of these applications will carry funds over to another fiscal year, what the Commission should do. Hightshoe said there are HOME commitment deadlines, so awardees typically need to identify the property in the first 12 months. Goedken noted that their Board discussed purchasing houses but not having residents move in right away if there became a time crunch. Hightshoe said the applicants have four years to spend the money. Conger asked about funds on hand and if they were committed. Goedken said they do have some discretionary funds that could be allocated. Prelude Behavioral Services - Transitional Housing Upgrades Ron Berg (Chief Executive Officer) Eastham asked if undocumented residents are eligible for programs put on by Prelude. Berg replied that they are eligible for programs and services, but not eligible to live in the apartments in this facility. Olmstead noted a staff concern regarding tax exemption, applicant is tax exempt for their treatment facility, but records show property tax paid on the residential building. Can applicant file for tax exemption to save funds to use for repairs/replacement in future years? Berg replied that they are not eligible for tax exemption on that portion of the building because it is unrelated business income which disqualifies from tax exemption on the two floors that are the apartments. Housing and Community Development Commission February 15, 2018 Page 5 of 8 Conger asked if the project was to replace carpet. Berg confirmed that the building was built in 2002 and it was the original carpet. The carpet would be replaced in common areas and hallways and the carpet on the stairways would be replaced with vinyl stair treads which are more durable and easier to keep clean. Conger asked why there was a lot of architect fees in the table of estimates, is that related to the carpet. Berg said the cost estimates came from the architects and when they go out to bid the architects would prepare the bid documents, collect them and make sure all requirements are met. Hightshoe told Berg that due to the amount they would not need to go out for construction sealed bids, they would just have to get competitive bids. Olmstead asked about water heaters. Berg explained that right now they have one large tank heater for the entire apartments and they would like to replace that with two or three tankless heaters that would be installed in sequence. Conger asked if those were quite a bit more expensive than a tank water heater. Berg said they are a little more, but the advantage to having a couple tankless in sequence is if one goes down there can still be some hot water in the building. Iowa Valley Habitat for Humanity - Scott Hawes (Helping Hands Program Manager) Eastham asked if undocumented residents eligible to purchase Habitat houses. Hawes replied that no, qualified applicants must be permanent legal residents. Conger asked if they have any idea where they might purchase lots. Hawes said they are looking at Saddlebrook Neighborhood, they have secured options for lots in that neighborhood for the next three years. The Housing Fellowship — Maryann Dennis (Executive Director) Eastham asked if undocumented residents are eligible to live in properties. Dennis replied that no, qualified applicants must be permanent legal residents, it is a Federal rule. Vaughn asked if this was one property or three properties that they are purchasing. Dennis said with this application money they would purchase one property but they have received money from the State for a project to purchase homes as well so they would wrap the City money with the State money to purchase three total. The Housing Fellowship — CHDO Operating Grant Dennis stated this application is for operation funds. Hightshoe said HOME rules require that 15% of the annual HOME entitlement must be allocated to an eligible CHDO for projects. The Housing Fellowship is the only eligible applicant to apply for FY19 funds. However, the Commission may also provide CHDO operation funds on top of that. CHDO operation funds are limited to 5% of HOME entitlement award. MYEP Home Acquisition - Roger Lusala & Kan Wilken Vaughn asked if the home purchased would need rehab. Lusala said it would not. Vaugh asked if they already have a home in mind. Wilken said no, but they would only search for homes that are move -in ready, perhaps small updates such as paint but no major rehab. Olmstead noted a grant of $50,000 given to MYEP last year and Lusala said they closed on a home purchased with those funds on February 1. Olmstead asked about the 15% request. Wilken noted that if they are not awarded the entire requested amount they ask for at least 15% so they are able to make a down payment on a house, given a $200,000 home would be around $40,000. If funded the full amount they might possibly be able to purchase two homes depending on the market. Housing and Community Development Commission February 15, 2018 Page 6 of 8 Conger asked if they plan on three people living in the home. Wilken said that seems to be the best scenario for a homelike environment. Conger asked if they require supervision and Lusala replied that they require 24-hour supervision and are staffed around the clock. Olmstead asked if MYEP has a Board of Directors. Lusala confirmed they do. Conger asked if they have a vacancy rate. Lusala said yes, but they also have a waiting list and must look at the best matches in each house. Right now, there are two vacancies but they will be filled up next month. Wilken said out of 40-some units, two are open right now. They currently have 15 homes with 44 clients at this time. Unlimited Abilities - Shirley Tramble (Executive Director) Eastham asked about the proforma and the amounts stated and projected incomes. Hightshoe noted that the gross income and projected income were duplicated on the application by error. Eastham asked Tramble to explain the financing of the project. Tramble stated they are wanting to purchase at least two homes, right now they don't have any income coming in and hopefully there will be some payments coming in soon from the State and HUD. Vaughn asked if those were funds they have applied for and if they have heard anything about the funds. Tramble confirmed they have applied for the funds and have not heard if they will receive them. Olmstead asked if they were a 501(c)(3) program and Tramble said not at this time. Olmstead asked that all applicants who received questions from Staff to have those answers to them so the Commission can have all the information for their meeting on March 8. Lehmann noted that they are looking for the completed evaluation sheets and ranked responses back by February 22. Hightshoe confirmed that applications will not be reviewed in alphabetical order for allocation, sometimes applicants are listed that way, but that is not how they are chosen. OVERVIEW OF HOUSING PRO FORMA TEMPLATE: Hightshoe stated that if Staff notices concerns about the Pro Forma they tell the Commission, but they also try to give a basic review to the Commission each year. Most of the housing applications they receive are from nonprofits, so they really look at lines 1-20 and don't analyze tax consequences for most of the project because they are tax exempt. They first look at gross rental income, the total rent they charge (12 months times number of tenants). There is always vacancy, even with a waitlist, so that's not a bad thing. Other income is charges for parking or laundry. The total is gross rental income, plus other income minus the vacancy loss and that is the gross income. From that gross income, they pay all expenses, so staff must ensure they plan for paying insurance, property taxes, utilities, etc. The City ultimately looks for projects with cash flow because the City is not able to be liable for these projects. Lehmann noted that www.icgov.org/actionplan shows the ratios in proformas that the City follows, what are the reasonable amounts to look for- 1-1 IFII y y[dd iTJ iTJ FI-I W L, [dG] iTJ iTJ =1 L, Y Lehmann said there is a Commission diversity survey he is asking Commissioners to fill out. Lehmann also noted that the Johnson County Affordable Housing Coalition sign -in sheet is important to make sure that the Commission does not reach a quorum at those meetings, and he created another sign - in sheet for the next six months. Housing and Community Development Commission February 15, 2018 Page 7 of 8 Olmstead noted there is a mixer with the Johnson County Affordable Housing Coalition coming up, Conger stated it is February 27. Hightshoe noted that they will be hosting a Building Business Basics seminar again with Kirkwood Community College here in Iowa City on May 5. It is an entrepreneurial workshop targeted to low-income entrepreneurs. Last year they had over 90 participants. ADJOURNMENT: Vaughn moved to adjourned. Eastham seconded, a vote was taken and the motion passed 6-0. Housing and Community Development Commission Attendance Record 2017 - 2018 Name Terms Exp. 2/9 2/16 3/7 4/20 6/15 8/17 9/21 10/30 11/16 1/1 Conger, Syndy 7/1/2018 O/E X X X X X X X O/E X Eastham, Charlie 7/1/2020 --- --- --- X X X X X Fixmer-Oraiz, Vanessa 7/1/2020 --- --- --- --- --- X X X X X Harms, Christine 7/1/2019 X X X X X X X X X X Lamkins, Bob 7/1/2019 O/E X X O/E X X O/E X O/E X McKinstry, John 7/1/2020 X X X O/E X X X X X X Olmstead, Harry 7/1/2018 X X X X X X X O/E X X Padron, Maria 7/1/2018 --- --- --- --- --- O/E X X X X Vaughan, Paula 7/1/2019 X X X X X X X X O/E X Key-- X = Present O = Absent O/E = Absent/Excused --- = Vacant or prior i Points 0-10 Points 0-5 Points 0-5 Points Guide: 0-25% = 0-6 pts 26-50% = 7-12 pts 51-75% = 13-19 pts 76-99% = 20-25 pts Subtotal 0-3 Points 0-3 Points 0-4 Points Subtotal Guide: 0-30%=25 pts 31-50%=15 pts 51-60%=10 pts 61-80%=2 pts 0-5 Points 0-5 Points Subtotal 0-10 Points 0 U J T t m 2 � Y U z 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Q N O Em � o � � o C _ N_ > C _ 4 0 .7 w - Q a w 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL: 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HCDC Scoring and Funding )BG Eligible Only CDBG or HOME Eligible o � N d a o o m E c N o c n o > c = o x o O o C 4 _ W 0 _ U) 2 O z N a` LL _ w U U) LL U D 68 61 87 83 80 80 81 68 10 60 77 90 90 85 91 67 66 14 77 65 89 82 89 75 77 75 7 68 69 92 76 87 85 81 45 17 64 61 78 80 66 73 82 44 28 65 51 88 85 74 77 65 43 10 71 50 94 83 85 78 80 70 9 68 61 1 89 83 85 78 80 66 10 68 62 1 88 83 81 80 76 59 14 HCDC Scoring and Funding Vaughan $ Conger Padron Harms $ Lamkins $ Eastham $ Fixmer-Oraiz Olmstead CDBG Eligible Only U) CU m u 0) a c D 0) U � O J x t (4 C (4 O N 2 N (C4 N N � H U) N - $ 40,000 $ 34,000 $ 50,000 $ 24,000 $ 34,000 $ - $ 42,000 $ 32,000 CDBG or HOME Eligible x U) a U) U O c 75 m 4) C E O c O 3 C � N CU N Q O 0 C O E 2 Q _ J 5 x U O O x w N LL CU -0 CU a ll.l U LL H 2 U) H $ 20,000 $ 80,000 $ 75,000 $155,000 $ 80,000 $ 25,000 $ 40,000 $ 75,000 $156,000 $100,000 $ 21,000 $ 40,000 $ 75,000 $ - $100,000 $ 21,000 $ 67,500 $ 75,000 $232,500 $100,000 Median $ - $ 41,000 $ 28,000 $ 21,000 $ 53,750 $ 75,000 $155,500 $100,000 $ Average $ - $ 41,500 $ 22,500 $ 21,750 $ 56,875 $ 75,000 $135,875 $ 95,000 $ HCDC RANKINGS AND CDBG/HOME ALLOCATIONS: FY13-Present FY18 Average Score Percent Project Name (Max. 100) Requested Allocated Allocation Amended Crisis Center Food Pant 83 $ 100,000 $ 85,000 85% $ 85,000 Successful Living 81 $ 72,000 $ 72,000 100% $ 87,000 CHDO operations - Housing Fellowship 75 $ 25,000 $ 18,000 72% $ 18,000 Habitat for Humanity 74 $ 90,000 $ 50,000 56% $ 50,000 The Housing Fellowship Rehab 67 $ 100,000 $ 86,000 86% $ 86,000 Housing Authority Rent Assistance 62 $ 200,000 $ 200,000 100% $ 200,000 Little Creations Academy Daycare 54 $ 107,934 $ 73,000 68% $ 73,000 MYEP Facility 52 $ 60,000 $ 31,000 52% $ 31,000 Mid -Year Habitat for Humanity N/A $ 70,000 $ 35,000 50% $ 35,000 Mid-YearTHF Rental Construction N/A $ 245,000 $ 100,000 41% $ - Mid -Year MYEP Rental Acquisition N/A $ 75,000 $ 50,000 67% $ 50,000 Mid -Year Successful Living Rental Rehab N/A $ 74,895 $ 50,000 67% $ 50,000 Mid -Year Successful Living Rental Ac usition N/A $ 100,000 $ - 0% $ - Proiect Nam FY17 Average Score Percent (Max. 100) Requested Allocated Allocation Amended Shelter House 87 $ 450,000 $ 275,000 61% $ 25,000 The Housing Fellowship 79 $ 300,000 $ 58,000 19% $ 58,000 Habitat for Humanity 77 $ 80,000 $ - 0% MYEP Housing 76 $ 65,000 $ 50,000 77% $ 50,000 CHDO operations -THF 75 $ 16,000 $ 16,000 100% $ 16,000 DVIP Shelter 70 $ 45,917 $ - 0% $ - Diamond Senior Apartments 68 $ 237,636 $ - 0% $ - Arc of SE Iowa 67 $ 160,000 $ 51,000 32% $ 51,000 MYEP Facility 63 $ 60,000 $ - 0% $ - UnitedActionforYouth 60 $ 50,000 $ - 0% $ - CSCC Childcare 60 $ 145,000 $ - 0% $ - FY16 Average Score Percent Project Name Mobs (Max. 100) Requested Allocated Received THF -CHDOOperating 72 $ 16,000 $ 16,000 100% Habitat for Humanity 76 $ 80,000 $ 70,000 77% CHARM Homes 75 $ 61,650 $ 61,650 100% Mayor's Youth Employment Program 71 $ 60,000 $ 60,000 100% Systems Unlimited Inc 70 $ 250,000 $ 184,000 74% THF - Rental Acquisition & Rehab 69 $ 200,000 $ 49,998 25% THF - Sabin Townhomes 67 $ 300,000 $ 300,000 100% Domestic Violence Intervention Program 66 $ 116,256 $ 116,256 100% Neighborhood Centers 63 $ 94,140 $ 94,140 100% Mid- earTHF Rental Rehab N/A $ 49,998 $ 49,998 100% Mid -year Systems Unlimited N/A $ 50,000 $ 50,000 100% Mid -year Bilam Properties LLC - Walden Ridge N/A $ 600,000 $ 600,000 100% Proiect Name FY15 Average Score Percent (Max. 100) Reauested Allocated Received Shelter House - Rapid Rehousing 77 $ 75,000 $ 75,000 100% The Housing Fellowship - Rental 76 $ 300,000 $ 200,000 67% The Housing Fellowship - CHDO Operating 73 $ 20,000 $ 15,000 75% lowaCityDown a ment & Assistance 66 $ 250,000 $ 140,000 56% Arc of Southeast Iowa 64 $ 100,000 $ 75,000 75% Neighborhood Centers of JC 60 $ 84,000 $ - 0% Habitat for Humanity 56 $ 100,000 $ - 0% U nited Act ion for Youth 55 $ 122,620 $ 25,000 20% Iowa City Co -Housing - Downpayment 53 $ 100,950 $ - 0% 1 HCDC RANKINGS AND CDBG/HOME ALLOCATIONS: FY13-Present FY14 Average Score Percent Project Name J (Max. 100) Requested Allocated Received City of Iowa City - Owner -occupied Rehab. 67 $ 300,000 $ 300,000 100% CHARM Homes LLC- Rental 66 $ 61,650 $ 61,650 100% The Housing Fellowship -CHDOOperating 66 $ 23,250 $ 22,000 95% 3 Diamond Development - Rental 65 $ 350,000 $ - 0% NCJC - Playground 60 $ 55,000 $ 55,000 100% Sudanese American Community Services 56 $ 50,000 $ - 0% Mayor's Youth - Facility Rehab. 56 $ 114,270 $ 70,000 61% MECCA - Facility Rehab. 54 1 $ 50,645 $ 23,850 47% IC Free Medical Clinic - Facility Rehab. 50 $ 85,371 $ 20,000 23% City of Iowa City - Fagade Improvements 43 FY13 Average Score (Max. 100) $ 50,000 Requested $*11ocated AW., 0% IV Habitat for Humanity - Owner -occupied Rehab. 75 $ 90,000 $ 90,000 100% CHARM Homes LLC- Rental 71 $ 61,650 $ 61,650 100% City of Iowa City - Owner -occupied Rehab. 70 $ 220,000 $ 200,000 91 % Neighborhood Centers of JC 69 $ 111,500 $ 111,500 100% The Housing Fellowship - Rental 65 $ 258,238 $ - 0% The Housing Fellowship - CHDO Operating 64 $ 20,630 $ 19,260 93% HACAP Playground 61 $ 40,000 $ 40,000 100% HACAP- Rental Rehab. 59 $ 360,000 $ 290,014 81% CJs Construction Inc. - Rental 58 $ 650,000 $ - 0% DVIP- Public Facility 58 1 $ 172,076 $ 172,076 100% Community Mental Health Center- Public Facility 56 $ 163,564 $ 100,000 61% Successful Living - Rental Rehab. 55 $ 300,000 $ - 0% MECCA - Public Facility 55 $ 339,767 $ 12,500 4% Mayor's Youth 54 $ 119,424 $ - 0% Extend the Dream/PATV 53 $ 35,360 $ - 0% The Voter March 2018 NOTE: The Voter is issued on the last Friday of the month to provide readers advance notice of upcoming activities. The April deadline is March 23 for March 30 distribution. League of Women Voters Johnson County, Iowa From the President In this Issue: Be Informed. Seek Solutions. VOTE. LWVJC Briefs 2 Program Planning 2 New Members 2 As I write this, the Iowa Legislature has passed its first funnel date Book Club 3 and some bills are dead but could come back again to delight or haunt us Voter Services 3 next year, and others are alive and headed for floor debate. The League Speaker Series 3 Voter Registration 3 is both a winner and a loser on issues we care about. I've just used the Meet Member 4 LWVIA 2018 State Legislative Priorities (lwvia.org) to sort through the LWV anniversary s lists and found it very helpful. LWVIA's priorities this year, in order, are LWVJC Gallery B Education, Water Quality and Environment, Health Care and Mental Calendar 8 Health, Justice Reforms and Voting Rights. Various legislative education - related initiatives align fairly well with League positions —the funding of Board of Directors - FY2018 K-12 schools, the 20 year extension of the 1 percent sales tax for President- Sandy Conger education infrastructure, the creation of transportation funding for school Syndymc67(mgmail.cotn districts needing it, and the requirement to have students pass a Civics Vice President - Polly Horton nollyshorton(a)aol.com exam to graduatefrom high school. One bottle bill which might be Secretary - Sandy Keller amended has survived thefunnel, and a bill to expand water quality sandykeller )hotmail.com Treasurer - Linda Kroon efforts has already been signed by the governor. Attempts to achieve justice reforms in the future, on the other hand, might be made harder Linda-kroon@uiowa.edu by a bill still alive that would require the Iowa Suprem e Court to attain a Cathy Eisenhofer, supermajority to declare a law unconstitutional. cathyeisenhofer(a)=ail.com Katy Hansen No other bills aligning with League priorities are still being considered, although three proposed but now dead might have had katvhansen(a)oaknoll com negative effects on them: a bill to eliminate the Iowa Department of Diana Henry henry.diana(a)tnchsi.com Linda Meloy Public Health, a bill to reduce the salaries ofSupreme Court Justices, and a bill to restore voting and gun rights to felons on com pletion of their hneloy3(a)Smail.com sentences. The administrative decision of the Department of Human Nancy Porter Services to reduce oversight of the private HMOs overseeing the Medicaid uorternancy(a)msn.com program is decidedly not welcome, especially in the light of its need for Cindy Riley cindyalt@gtnail.com improvement. Leagues on all levels encourage governments to monitor Linda Schreiber closely and hold accountable any private entities to which they contract lnschreiber(ftmail.com Paula Vaughan public services. On the League's upcoming Capitol Day (21 February), local members will be briefed on the Bottle Bill and restoring voting urvaughan@mchsi.com rights to felons who have completed their sentences. g p Julie Wittig j903greenfields(a)gtnail.com Lee Wood I can end on a much happier note. In a Feb. 16 letter to local League presidents, LWVIA Mary Rae Bragg called attention to what she called "a wood1ee19SS(a)gtnaiLcotn monumental day in the history of the League of Women Voters of Iowa." She was referring to the upcoming League -sponsored forumsfeaturing LWVJC primary candidates for Iowa governor on April21, planned by a joint P. O. Box 5452 Coralville, IA 52241 continued on page 2 Website: www.lwvjc.org Facebook: League of Women Voters of Johnson County Twitter: LWVICIA 1 Carrie Chapman Catt Book Club CCC Book Club will meet March 27 at 7 p.m. in the Coralville Public Library. League members are reading about the modern struggle for voting rights in America. The book, "Give Us the Ballot," by Ari Berman, was named a National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist, a Notable Book of the Year by The New York Times Book Review and Best Book of the Year by NPR. Tessa Heeren will cover Chapter 7, Challenging the Consensus Voter Services Please join us for the next Legislative Forum, Saturday, Feb. 24, in Coralville Public Library (rooms AB), 1401 Fifth St., Coralville, 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. The focus is on the Environment. Cosponsoring groups are: Sierra Club, Environmental Advocates, 100 Grannies and Clean Air for Everyone Coalition. League member, Eliza Willis will moderate the forum. All legislators representing districts in our area have been invited to update us on current topics and to respond to questions from members of the audience. Snacks and coffee available. League forums are free and open to the public. The March 17 forum will be held from 9:30- 11:30 a.m. in the South Slope Community Center, 980 Front St, North Liberty, and will highlight labor, housing issues and local services. League of Women Voters of Iowa will hold two Primary Candidate Forums for Governor on April 21. The forum for Democratic candidates will be in the morning; the Republican forum will be held in the afternoon. Johnson and Linn County Leagues are sponsoring the event. Stay tuned for details in next issue of The Voter. Paula Vaughan Voter Services LWVJC Speaker Series The March Speaker Series topic is Housing. Panelists representing various aspects of housing in our area will speak at the Iowa City Public Library on Sunday, March 18, at 2 p.m. In 2015, LWVJC study committee followed up the 1990 and 1992 housing study in Johnson County and reconfirmed the League's position: "that all individuals and families should have the opportunity for equal access to housing without discrimination and to a decent home and suitable living environment. "And reaffirmed that: "It is the responsibility of both the public and private sectors in Johnson County to find solutions to the problems of providing affordable housing in the area. Such efforts should involve all local governments, including county government, in the housing market area." The League is privileged to introduce three local professionals who have unique perspectives about this complex issue of housing and who will address the subject from different vantage points. Local real estate appraiser Casey Cookhas studied area building permits for more than two decades. His analysis of construction reveals when the area reaches a point that causes rents to rise or fall, impacting those seeking housing as well as property owners. Crissy Canganelli, Shelter House executive director, will present findings of a local study of area homeless individuals, the costs associated with being without shelter and a program to address the issues and lower costs. Tracy Hightshoe, the newly -named Neighborhood and Development Services Director for Iowa City, will address how Iowa City is addressing this important issue. Linda Schreiber Speaker Series Voter Registration The opportunities to register voters are increasing and keeping the Voter Registration Committee very busy. continued on page Website: www.lwvjc.org Facebook: League of Women Voters of Johnson County Twitter: LWVICIA