HomeMy WebLinkAboutHCDC Packet 09-12-2019HOUSING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
COMMISSION (HCDC)
September 19, 2019
Regular Meeting – 6:30 PM
Meeting Room D
Iowa City Public Library
123 S. Linn Street
AGENDA:
1. Call to Order
2. Consideration of Meeting Minutes: August 15, 2019
3. Public comment of items not on the agenda
4. CITY STEPS Review
The City annually solicits input about its five-year Consolidated Plan, titled CITY STEPS.
Based on agency feedback, HCDC wants to engage agency representatives in this process
outside of typical funding cycles. This review provides an opportunity for agencies to share
trends, gaps, and needs around the community with HCDC and to discuss plans which guide
City funding. This may lead to proposed amendments to the adopted Consolidated Plan.
5. Consider recommendation to City Council on stipulations for the Housing Trust Fund
of Johnson County (HTFJC) allocating City Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC)
funds
Iowa City shares a LIHTC application with the HTFJC. On August 20, 2019, HCDC voted to
support City staff’s recommendation that the City provide the HTFJC its LIHTC match funding
to allocate, with the caveat that there be an opportunity to further recommend stricter rent and
tenant income requirements. At this meeting, HCDC will consider a final recommendation to
Council as to possible requirements for its allocation or use by HTFJC.
6. Consider approval of the FY19 Consolidated Annual Performance & Evaluation
Report (CAPER)
The CAPER is a required document that the City must submit to HUD within 90 days of the
plan year end. The report describes federally funded activities undertaken by the City and its
partners, and accomplishments for City Fiscal Year 2019 (federal FY18). The CAPER draft is
online at www.icgov.org/actionplan for your review and comment. At this meeting, HCDC will
consider approving the document for submission to HUD.
7. Aid to Agencies (A2A) Follow Up
Updates regarding HCDC’s recommendations regarding the A2A process.
8. Housing & Community Development Information
9. Adjournment
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MINUTES PRELIMINARY
HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
AUGUST 15, 2019 – 6:30 PM
SENIOR CENTER, ROOM 202
MEMBERS PRESENT: Peggy Aguilar, Megan Alter, Matt Drabek, Charlie Eastham, Vanessa
Fixmer-Oraiz, Lyn Dee Kealey, Peter Nkumu, Maria Padron
MEMBERS ABSENT: John McKinstry
STAFF PRESENT: Kirk Lehmann, Tracy Hightshoe
OTHERS PRESENT: Ellen McCabe, Sara Barron
RECOMMENDATIONS TO CITY COUNCIL:
By a vote of 6-2 (Fixmer-Oraiz and Drabek dissenting) the Commission recommends to City Council the
Tax Exemption Memo dated May 24, 2019 on the condition that the income of beneficiaries be reduced
from 60% of the Area Median Income to 40% of the Area Median Income.
By a vote of 7-0 (Nkumu absent) the Commission recommends to City Council support for allocating City
LIHTC funding to the Housing Trust Fund of Johnson County, subject to additional discussion with the
Housing Trust Fund regarding the parameters of how they would allocate funds with the goal of lowering
rents as far as possible for as many households as possible.
CALL MEETING TO ORDER:
Padron called the meeting to order at 6:30 PM.
APPROVAL OF THE JULY 11, 2019 MINUTES:
Kealey moved to approve the minutes of July 11, 2019. Nkumu seconded. A vote was taken and the
motion passed 6-0. (Fixmer-Oraiz and Alter absent)
PUBLIC COMMENT FOR TOPICS NOT ON THE AGENDA:
None.
WELCOME NEW HCDC MEMBERS AND INTRODUCTORY PRESENTATION:
Lehmann had the new members introduce themselves.
Lyn Dee Kealey introduced herself noting she moved back to Iowa City in 2006 and she is a social worker
at the University of Iowa Hospitals on the burn trauma unit for 24 years. She is interested in affordable
housing and wants to work on the Commission to learn and see what can be provided for the community.
Peggy Aguilar moved from Iowa City from Des Moines in 2016, while she was in Des Moines for 13 years
she was the director of family services with Habitat for Humanity, so affordable housing has bee n in her
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veins for a long time and wants the opportunity to see how she can use her knowledge and skills to help
make Iowa City a better place for residents.
Matt Drabek moved to Iowa City in 2007 for graduate school, graduated in 2012 and never left. H e is
interested in housing, he is a founding board member of a group called The Iowa City Tenants Union and
did some similar work for a different group 8 or 9 years ago.
Lehmann did a presentation on the role of the Commission. Lehmann works with grants that benefit low
and moderate income households for public services, public facilities, etc. He works mostly with
nonprofits but also some small development portion of business loans for low and moderate income
individuals. They also do the housing rehab out of the Community Development Division and that
includes a number of different funding sources, they also do the UniverCity program which purchases
home near downtown, do rehabs and sell them. In Neighborhood Services, the umbrella division
Lehmann works under, there is the Housing Authority, housing inspections, rental inspections and
neighborhood outreach.
Important terms:
HUD: Department of Housing and Urban Development
CDBG/HOME: Community Development Block Grant/HOME, the two primary grant programs for
the City
AMI: Area medium income
LMI: Low/moderate income
FMR: Fair Market Rent
LIHTC: Low Income Housing Tax Credit
Housing Trust Fund of Johnson County: a nonprofit that allocates affordable housing funds
In terms of CDBG it has been around for a long time now and Iowa City has been receiving funds almost
since the beginning. The goals of CDBG are providing safe, decent and sanitary housing, a suitable
living environment and also expanding economic opportunities. Properties must meet a national
objective, which for most cases means it benefits LMI households or individuals. Some funds can be
used to eliminate slum and blight and some may be used to meet an urgent need. CDBG can be used for
funding public services, facilities, economic development, and it can support housing but cannot develop
new affordable housing. So that is where HOME comes in, which is one of the biggest source of federal
funds for affordable housing to produce affordable housing. The HOME program has been around since
1990, the City also receives and annual allocation of HOME funds which can be used for construction of
new housing, acquisitions, direct assistance to tenants and owners, etc. It has income requirements
depending on the size of the project and complexity and type of the project. Both CDBG and HOME, if
used to support housing, have fair market rents that the projects have to abide by. To allocate funds
every year the City follows the consolidated plan, a five-year plan, that identifies the greatest needs for
LMI households in the area, how the City can meet those needs and what are the exact projects to do to
meet those needs. The consolidated plan guides CDBG/HOME investment, helps set priorities, and staff
is currently working on the new consolidated plan right now and hope to have a draft done by December.
Within the 5-year consolidated plan are annual action plans. Each year these plans lay out the specific
set of activities that will be funded. At the end of each year the City submits an annual consolidated plan
report (CAPER) to show if they are meeting the needs as identified.
Other documents of note:
Analysis of impediments to fair housing choice - also known as the Fair Housing Choice Study
Citizen participation Plan, how the City uses citizen input and how it is reflected in all plans and
actions by the City
As a general overview, Lehmann noted the City’s fiscal year starts July 1 and the first thing the
Commission will be doing in September will be reviewing last year’s activities and outcomes in the
CAPER. Next will be the Aid to Agencies funding process, which is how the City allocates public service
dollars. Applications are open in August or September and the Commission will make their
recommendations to Council in January. The annual CDBG/HOME funding round, for public facilities and
affordable housing projects, is paired with an Emerging Aid to Agencies funding round, for newer service
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agencies that need help getting off the ground or for those that hadn’t received funding in the past, and
applications open in December and the Commission recommends their allocations in March. The
Consolidated and Annual Plans must be completed by May. The fiscal year ends June 30.
Funding for FY20 will be approximately $659,000 in CDBG and $483,000 in HOME. Those are the
primary federal sources of funding, and are the majority of the funding for services and affordable
housing. There are also local funds the City uses. The Affordable Housing Fund gets split out for different
uses, for FY20 the City allocated $1 million; part of that goes to The Housing Trust Fund of Johnson
County, part goes to LIHTC projects that leverage dollars from the State, some will go towards housing
security funds (rental deposits and a landlord risk mitigation fund to help people who have had barriers
finding housing before), $75,000 goes into an opportunity fund, $75,000 for healt hy homes (bridging
health and housing), $50,000 is set aside for emergent situations. Finally there are some funds for land
banking for future affordable housing, local Aid to Agencies funds ($555,000), GRIP, the UniverCity
program, and The Housing Authority.
Lehmann noted this year they will use federal dollars for public services, renovating facilities for
nonprofits, neighborhood improvements to parks in LMI areas, housing rehab and other housing
programs (acquisitions, buyer assistance, rental rehab), economic development for small business loans
and assistance for LMI businesses. Lehmann mentioned income limits that come with federal dollars, and
those are used for all the programs depending on how they decide to split them out on any given project
and depending on what project outcomes they would like to see. Income limits are based on household
size, currently a low income household of four makes $75,000; 30% of the median income is roughly the
poverty line. Typically the City prefers to fund lower income households if they can but it depends on the
situation. Rent limits are based on fair market rent and currently a fair market rent for a two -bedroom is
$902/month and for a three bedroom $1,304/month. HUD also determines modest house prices for home
buyer programs, currently the limit is $244,000 for both existing and new homes.
Fixmer-Oraiz asked about the opportunity fund. Lehmann stated it is used to fund situations as they arise.
There used to be an allocation for land banking; currently the City has around $640,000 in that fund but
the opportunities for land are not coming forth so the City is looking for other opportunities to best use
those funds as well. Fixmer-Oraiz asked the difference from opportunity fund and emergent funds.
Hightshoe explained emergent funds have been used with residents are displaced from their rentals due
to new company allocations, etc. (Rose Oaks, Hawkeye Court).
Eastham asked what is the greatest need for housing in the community, where do the highest cost
burdens lie and with which income groups. Lehmann said there is generally higher cost burden in lower
income groups, typically renter families. For example in the less than 30% AMI right now there are 6700
renter households and for less than 50% AMI owner households are around 2000 currently. Eastham
asked about the 6700 renter households and what percentage were student households versus
nonstudent. Lehmann said that is challenging to figure out, but looking at poverty rates, and you remove
students from Iowa City’s population, the poverty rate for Iowa City is approximately what it is for other
Iowa cities which is around 11%, so he would guess m ost of the renter households are students.
Eastham noted the census bureau classifies by household type which can separate student versus
nonstudent households. Lehmann said if they look at rental households by rental type nonfamily (which
would generally be students) is 5000 so that is most of the 6700 but there are some of those 5000 that
may not be students. Lehmann noted he prefers to use the poverty rate for students for that reason.
Nkumu asked what microloans are used for. Lehmann stated those funds can be applied for by LMI
businesses, generally it is microenterprises with less than five employees and as long as half those folks
are LMI, it qualifies as an LMI microbusiness. Funds help them start a business. Nkumu asked if it was a
grant or a loan they have to pay back. Lehmann stated it is a loan they must pay back. Hightshoe noted
the loans are through MidwestOne bank, the City just guarantees the funds. Lehmann noted that helps
the business establish a commercial line of credit. Nkumu asked what the maximum amount of loan one
can apply for. Lehman replied $10,000 for a single loan.
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REVIEW AND CONSIDER RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL ON THE TAX EXEMPTION
MEMO DATED MAY 24, 2019:
Hightshoe stated in June 2016 Council adopted an action plan for affordable housing which included 15
different strategies to encourage affordable housing. The memo in the Commission packet discussed the
15 steps and progress to this point. One of the steps Council wants the Commission to review is using a
tax exemption policy to encourage the development of new affordable housing. A committee was formed
to discuss what it would take for a private developer to construct housing where some of it is affordable
for up to 10 years, the maximum allowed by State Code. The committee consisted of City employees from
legal, finance, city manager’s office, and neighborhood services. From outside the City, there were two
developers, an appraiser, a realtor and two lenders. The developers stated for a private developer to do
affordable housing they do not want a negotiation process, they want to know the parameters from the
get-go. Based on that the committee settled upon a 40% exemption of property taxes for a development
for a 10 years. In return, the developers felt that would be a sufficient motivation for them to provide at
least 15% of the units in the development as affordable. Affordable was defined as the maximum rent a
household at 40% of median income could afford minus the estimated utility allowance for tenant who
paid utilities. Based on HUD's income limits effective 6/1/2018 and estimated utility allowances, this would
be $805 for a three- bedroom, and $683 for a two- and $578 for a one-bedroom.
Drabek asked if the committee did an estimate on what the real rent would be, taking the rent price of
$578 plus the 40% tax savings, does that equal the market rental rate. Hightshoe said they did, market
rates on new construction rentals are expensive, a one-bedroom in new construction would likely be $900
to $1000 rents.
Eastham asked what the difference is between the rent reduction above the market level and the amount
of money received as a tax exemption. Hightshoe did not have the analysis with he r, the goal was for the
developer to have a 10% rate of return but to do that they would have to forgive 90% of the taxes on the
whole development. The developers said they were more worried about vacancy so they just wanted a
tax exemption for the amount they were losing in rent. Developers noted there was no tax exemption
process that would make this viable for downtown because of the rents they can get in the downtown.
Hightshoe noted a developer may request different terms than the ones outlined in the memo, however
before granting a tax exemption, the City would consider the capacity of the developer/project manager to
administer the program, including income certification of households and annual reporting requirements,
the number of affordable units proposed in the development, the household income level targeted and the
proposed rents for the affordable units as compared to the market rate units.
Alter asked about the concern about placing additional affordable housing units in areas the City's
Affordable Housing Location Model (AHLM), so geographically speaking what areas are available for this
type of application. Lehmann said generally the south and east parts of town would not be allowed under
the AHLM. Hightshoe added that because this tax exemption provides a mix of market and affordable
units, the AHLM would not apply. Alter asked how it fits into transportation lines and Hightshoe said it
wasn’t a part of the discussion.
Eastham suggested the maximum income limit be changed, which is currently 60% of the area median
income, and changing that wouldn’t change the financial calculations of the developer, so he suggests
60% is too high. Hightshoe acknowledged the committee discussed 60% being high, however anyone
under that amount is also eligible.
Sara Barron (Johnson County Affordable Housing Coalition) encourage d the Commission to think about
the fact that every time they start an affordable housing program it is dollars allocated to a specific type of
housing, in this case new c onstruction. One thing staff pointed out in their most recent memo to Council
about the allocation of the affordable housing fund is that new construction is one of the most expensive
ways to create affordable housing and existing housing can make more economic sense to be converted
into affordability. She stated the Commission can evaluate this proposal and its merits based on cost and
who may be eligible but she encourages them to think more broadly about this being an investment of
City resources into creating affordable housing for a 10 year period in new construction where it is more
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expensive to find units. So it is not just the individual variables of this proposal but how this proposal fits in
overall toolkit of making more housing, with better variety, more available to more people in more areas.
Fixmer-Oraiz noted the 10 year time frame; why was it set at 10 years? Hightshoe added that is the
maximum allowed by State Code, it can be set for less than 10 years but not for more.
Padron asked if the rent would stay the same for the 10 years. Hightshoe said it will always be based on
HUDs rates so it would probably increase slightly each year. Padron also asked where the 15% amount
came from. Hightshoe said the committee discussed and chose to try to match the tax increment finance
policy which is at 15%. Additionally the reason they didn’t feel the AHLM should apply is because the
committee felt like the whole city should be eligible, so when talking about mixed developments and trying
to get every development to have a percentage of affordable housing they liked the 15% but wanted no
more than 20% so they could have the mixed income. Also because of the AHLM and the concern about
concentrating affordable housing in certain developments is why they wanted this incentive to be city-
wide, unless other funds subject to the AHLM should be used as well.
Fixmer-Oraiz asked about the annual recertification of the tenants. Hightshoe said the developers would
have to do that or they could hire a nonprofit to do it but each year when they issue new leases they
would have to verify income of the tenant and make sure the tenant is eligible. If the tenant’s income
goes over the threshold, then that unit is no longer considered affordable and the next unit that becomes
available the developer has to rent as an affordable unit.
Alter noted that doing the income review disincentivizes one from makin g a better income because they
must have housing and some stability. Hightshoe said that is standard in all HUD and State programs.
She also noted that if the income threshold is 60% but then goes up, it is not considered non-affordable
until the income is at 80% so it would need to be a drastic income change.
Kealey asked if the tax exemption goes away after 10 years do the units have to remain affordable after
the 10 years. Hightshoe confirmed they do not, they can then be rented at any rate after the 10 years.
Eastham asked if they had a median income table available and asked what 60% of the median income
for a three person household. Lehmann said it would be $51,720 and that a two bedroom unit would be
around 16% of income. Eastham would like the Commission to lower the maximum income to at least
50% or 40% of median income.
Alter feels this program is a short-term idea, at year 10 that tenant has to move and the problem starts
over. She noted it is short-sided in the scope of the long-term problem.
Nkumu acknowledged that 10 years does go quickly but feels this solution is better than nothing and what
is the alternative if there is not this plan.
Hightshoe admitted she struggles with the 10 year problem, it is also the same in the Riverfront Crossings
affordable housing requirement, it is only 10 years as well. The catch is developers will not provide
affordable housing without the subsidy.
Drabek noted the 10 year limit is a limit of public subsidy of private development, it does not apply to any
program the City runs such as The Housing Authority.
Sara Barron (Johnson County Affordable Housing Coalition) noted other options are to acquire units that
have already been built and either they become part of the public housing program or a nonprofit housing
provider, so after the 10 years those units would not go away as in this case of new construction with tax
exemptions. The tradeoff is if The Housing Fellowship were to buy a building tomorrow that was built 30
years ago and added it to their inventory they would not be interested in raising rents to the market rent.
Lehmann noted in the HOME program if it is less than $15,000 it is a five year period of affordability, if it is
up to $40,000 it is a 10 year, if more than that it is 15 year and new construction is 20 years. So the way
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a lot of affordable housing funders talk about it is the turnover number of units; 10 years is an expected
annual 10% of units would turnover every year out of affordability.
Eastham agrees it is a handicap approach, but the terms of affordable housing, such as in Riverfront
Crossings, can be atrocious. He is more interested in trying to reduce the maximum incom e, 60% of
median household incomes are paying 17% of their income for this rent whereas a $30,000 income
household would be paying close to 30% of their income. He suggests lowering the 60% down to 40%.
Lehmann noted that if it is lowered to 40% then everyone in those units would be cost burdened by
definition. Eastham said then to lower the maximum to the cost burden. Hightshoe also noted it has to be
easy to explain to a developer, they don’t understand by looking at the income table. Eastham feels a
developer would just need to look at what the maximum income is for occupants of these units.
Hightshoe also added they looked at affordable homeownership and with the Iowa City market and the
housing prices a tax exemption alone would not encourage som ebody to bring it down. It also was not
feasible with rehabs, the rehab would have to raise the assessment significantly to adjust for the tax
exemption.
Fixmer-Oraiz asked if during the conversations within the committee, did the developers appear
interested in pursuing this exemption. Hightshoe said the developers thought it would be viable and
something to look at if they saw vacancies increase. If approved by Council, there still may never be a
single application for a project.
Eastham said it would also be prudent for the City to make sure if this subsidy is worth it – what the net
loss or gain would be for this tax exemption. Hightshoe said those numbers were looked at and studied
for this proposal.
Eastham moved to recommend to City Council the Tax Exemption Memo dated May 24, 2019 on
the condition that the income of beneficiaries be reduced from 60% of the Area Median Income to
40% of the Area Median Income. Aguilar seconded. A vote was taken and the motion passed 6 -2
(Fixmer-Oraiz and Drabek dissenting).
Hightshoe asked the reason for the dissent so it could be documented. Fixmer -Oraiz noted it did not
seem like a long enough period for affordable housing to justify the exemption. Drabek agreed.
REVIEW AND CONSIDER RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL ON ALLOCATING CITY LIHTC
FUNDING TO THE HOUSING TRUST FUND OF JOHNSON COUNTY (HTFJC):
Hightshoe stated when Council asked staff to develop the 15-step action plan for affordable housing, they
requested it be regularly reviewed and updated. Staff went through a comprehensive analysis looking at
the plan and made several additional recommendations for Council. Council wanted input regarding both
the tax exemption committee and two other items listed in the memo. One was altering the scoring criteria
for CDBG/HOME, which the Commission does every year, and staff’s recommendation is to give a higher
score to projects that reduce the rent further than just fair market rent because in staff analysis there are
areas where rent is lower than fair market rent. In those cases, subsidizing someone for the same unit at
the same price the private market is already producing in that neighborhood may not make sense. The
second item is regarding the Housing Trust Fund of Johnson County (HTFJC). Right now, the City
provides 50% of Affordable Housing Fund dollars to HTFJC to allocate. Many LIHTC projects (the fund
also reserves 20% for LIHTC projects), are being funded by both the City and HTFJC. A couple years ago
the City combined their application process, but some projects are being funded by both and it is difficult
when an amendment comes back because it comes to two different parties. As such, staff thinks there
may also be efficiency in just having one entity review and to avoid conflicting reviews. Also, if HTFJC
administered all the funds, the City could remove them from the Aid to Agencies pot of money and the y
wouldn’t be competing with other agencies, instead being funded by a 5% administrative fee to build their
capacity and have a reliable source of funds for administrative expenses. If HTFJC took on the LIHTC
process, there would be another 5% they could also for administration. Hightshoe also noted if the City
funds the same projects as the HTFJC, there is duplication of efforts in monitoring.
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Ellen McCabe (The Housing Trust Fund of Johnson County) said they have heard they don’t know what
the point system will be for scoring this year and this past year there were no extra points ba sed on where
the funds came from, which was a departure from the past. They are waiting for the LIHTC scoring
process to be released.
Hightshoe said staff recommendation was to have the set aside and administered through HTFJC and if
the scoring criteria is released and there is higher scoring for city contribution the City will take back those
funds to try to improve the chances of LIHTC developers in our community of getting funded. If it doesn’t
matter or HTFJC doesn’t get additional points it made sense just to have one entity review the projects.
The HTFJC Board is also made up of people who only review housing projects so they have experience
in reviewing housing projects.
Padron asked if the Commission could do the same thing with other agencies, just give them direct
money every year. Lehmann said what they are recommending for HTFJC is similar to what the federal
government does for the City, the City gets funds and are told some amount of it can be used for
administrative costs, but the allocation of funds every year is not the same and a certain amount of dollars
is never guaranteed. Padron misunderstood and thought this was money that would come away from the
Aid to Agencies (A2A) funding and Hightshoe explained HTFJC separately administers hundreds of
thousands of dollars for the City but cannot access any for administrative expenses, so they must apply
through the A2A process for administrative funds. This will fund them without them applying for
administrative funds. Padron asked if there would be more money in the Aid to Agency funds to distribute
to others then and Hightshoe confirmed that was correct.
Ellen McCabe (The Housing Trust Fund of Johnson County) requested this be considered as a project
based fee with the caveat that if this fell apart and the City decided to no longer give funding to HTFJC
that they would have five years to apply back and be considered a legacy agency.
Hightshoe stated this year the Commission allocated HTFJC $30,000 in A2A and the City would want to
make sure they continue to get that $30,000 so if their Affordable Housing Fund contribution was only
$25,000, then the City would give HTFJC another $5,000 from Aid to Agencies to make up the difference.
Eastham supports this idea and feels it is a good step on staff’s direction. He wants to talk about
establishing guidelines that will further lower rents for projects with City funds. On page 23 of the packet,
this memo’s recommendation #2 regarding altering preference in scoring criteria, the staff proposes a
good thing which is to give a higher preference to CDBG/HOME projects that have rents lower than the
HUD maximum rent. However Eastham does not think the standard should be projects lower than HUD
maximum rent but rather projects that reach some percentage of the average housing contribution to their
rental costs. Eastham reiterated his goal in life is to eliminate housing cost burdens.
Ellen McCabe (The Housing Trust Fund of Johnson County) stated she cannot speak for The HTFJC
Board of Directors but her instinct would be for the City to give them the money and tell them the
parameters, not for them to decide. Eastham said every entity gets money with guidelines att ached to it.
McCabe said they would take their normal process and work with the funding they have with a LITHC
developer and then follow the guidelines the City has attached to that funding.
Eastham stated a sensible rent target for subsidized units, n ew construction or acquisition, is some high
percentage of the average rent paid by the housing choice voucher system. That group of people have
the lowest incomes and are receiving assistance, their average rent payment is standard, so rents should
be set at their level to not put them in a cost burden.
Sara Barron (Johnson County Affordable Housing Coalition) asked what happens to the money after it is
granted to the developer because part of this is what happens longer term with the money too. How does
that money come back into the affordable housing dollars. If the money is a loan it comes back to the
City to fund additional housing projects.
Ellen McCabe (The Housing Trust Fund of Johnson County) agrees, if the City is giving HTFJC money as
a grant or loan. Eastham said to get lower rents is has to be a grant. McCabe noted when HTFJC uses
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local government funds, such as when working with Sand land year, that was a loan so that money had to
come back.
Hightshoe explained to new members that a LIHTC project is a 30 year period of affordability. McCabe
added it can be up to 60% AMI as well. Eastham said it can be 60% of AMI but it could also be lower.
Fixmer-Oraiz moved to recommend to City Council support for allocating City LIHTC funding to
The Housing Trust Fund of Johnson County, subject to additional discussion with the Housing
Trust Fund regarding the parameters of how they would allocate funds with the goal of lowering
rents as far as possible for as many households as possible. Eastham seconded. A vote was
taken and the motion passed 7-0 (Nkumu absent).
REVIEW AND CONSIDER RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL ON APPROVAL OF THE
FINALIZED 2019 FAIR HOUSING CHOICE STUDY (ANALYSIS OF IMPEDIMENTS TO FAIR
HOUSING CHOICE):
Lehmann noted this is just returning to the Commission with changes that were discussed by HCDC, also
legal reviewed the document as laid out in in the memo in their packet. This will be presented to Council
at the August 20 meeting. Lehmann noted Stephanie from Human Rights was going to present on fair
housing enforcement processes but because the recommendation in the plan is to have her do a training
for all Boards and Commissions, they decided to wait to combine efforts for that later in the year,
especially as a full presentation is expected to take one and a half hours. Lehmann noted McKinstry had
brought up during the public comment portion of the discussion mobile home housing and Lehmann
added that in the study as an HCDC recommendation. That change specifically is discussed on page 178
of the plan, under education and outreach Strategy 1: Improve Demand-Size Awareness. “The demand
side of the housing market includes tenants, homeowners, borrowers, mobile home park residents, and
other who need and/or use housing.”
Lehmann asked if there were any additional recommendations, and if there were none, then no vote was
needed. The Commission indicated no vote was needed.
AID TO AGENCIES RECOMMENDATIONS FOLLOW UP:
Lehmann stated staff (city manager’s office and neighborhood services staff) met with the Agency Impact
Coalition (AIC) (Shelter House, Prelude, Neighborhood Center, Free Medical Clinic, United Action for
Youth and Domestic Violence Intervention Program) on July 30. Fixmer-Oraiz also attended the meeting.
Lehmann said staff was there to listen, find out what the agencies needs were, how they saw budgets
potentially as well. DVIP talked about the 29% decrease in A2A funding over the last year and were
within $14,000 of losing their federal funding match, Prelude talked about how their A2A amount was
stable and they have trouble keeping staff because they can’t increase salaries, free Medical Clinic
discussed how the people they help are having more complex issues and other complications that come
with increased immigration populations and cultures. Staff then discussed the budget timeline and how it
fits into everything and how agencies can be involved. The kickoff for the budget is August 20 at 5pm,
and is open to the public (it will be the City Council work session). During September and October staff
looks through capital improvement needs, October through November is when departments submit
requests, and budget requests are finalized in December. In January the budget is presented to Council
and Council adopts it in March. Staff also looked at what current A2A levels would be if A2A funding had
increased over time. At 2% (what most city departments base budgets on) the amount would be $304,000
(excluding CDBG and utility funds), if adjusted by the CPI inflation index it would be around $281,000,
and if done by changes in taxable valuation it would be $366,000. The City Manager mentioned he didn’t
realize A2A had decreased as much as it had over time simply because the City has allocated more
funding for public services, just not through the A2A grant. Things like contributions to the Behavioral
Access Center, Winter Shelter, etc. The AIC asked to look at funding through what is the need, the City
Manager asked what they felt was a fair funding and requested the AIC provide that amount to the City.
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Fixmer-Oraiz noted the AIC members encouraged City staff and HCDC members to look at their overall
impact on the community as an asset that includes economic multipliers and community health. This was
in response to the budget feeling like just another line item, and one that could be easily under‐valued.
She added the discussions were positive.
Eastham noted the August 20 Council work session meeting will not be discussion, it will just be setting
budget priorities. In the packet released for that meeting, the City Manager is going to suggest an
increase of 2% from the base of $250,000 for Aid to Agencies which is not necessarily what the AIC
group is going to propose. Fixmer-Oraiz acknowledged the City Manager knew he would not have a
proposal from AIC in time for the work session but he is asking for it by Labor Day so it is still early on in
the process and can be adapted perhaps. Lehmann added the City Manager wanted to call out A2A in
this upcoming work session because it was not addressed in the last one.
Padron requested HCDC be informed of the proposal from AIC to the City Manager to see if Council’s
final budget allocation matches that proposal. Fixmer-Oraiz can reach out to AIC to ask for a copy of their
proposal.
STAFF/COMMISSION COMMENT:
Lehmann stated the next meeting of HCDC would be September 19 at 6:30pm, held at the Iowa City
Public Library Meeting Room D. At this meeting will be the review of City Steps with nonprofits. It will also
be the public meeting for the CAPER and will receive legacy Aid t o Agencies funding applications.
Eastham asked for an update on the South District Homeownership program and Habitat for Humanity’s
proposal. Lehmann said because the City actually found a property under their previous application the
City will move forward this year with that project and will encourage Habitat for Humanity and HCDC to
consider looking at the South District Program as part of the competitive process next year.
Lehmann noted the City updated its affordable housing programs summary that has been done in the
past, FY15 – FY19, he will send it to HCDC as a follow up item. Basically from FY15 – FY19 $9.9 million
has gone to assist affordable housing projects and workforce housing projects. 452 units have been
affordable and 66 workforce units, 339 renter projects (mostly from Riverfront Crossings) and 204 rehab
projects. Eastham asked if the rent amounts were included in the data for these projects. Lehmann has
the target income levels not the rent levels. Hightshoe said most are at fair market rent. Lehmann plans
to incorporate that data into the CAPER.
Lehmann noted the Fair Housing Choice Study is going to Council on August 20 and the Housing Trust
Fund turns 15 this year. IFA’s Iowa Housing Conference is in Cedar Rapids this year from September 4
to September 6. It is $270 to attend if anyone is interested.
Hightshoe stated Iowa City is hosting the American Planners Housing Conference this year, October 9-
11. The City will do an affordable housing tour.
ADJOURNMENT:
Eastham moved to adjourn. Fixmer-Oraiz seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion passed
7-0 (Nkumu absent).
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Housing and Community
Development Commission
Attendance Record
• Resigned from Commission
Key:
X = Present
O = Absent
O/E = Absent/Excused
--- = Vacant
Name Terms Exp. 7/11 8/15
Aguilar, Peggy 6/30/22 ◼ X
Alter, Megan 6/30/21 X X
Drabek, Matt 6/30/22 O/E X
Eastham, Charlie 6/30/20 X X
Fixmer-Oraiz, Vanessa 6/30/20 X X
Kealey, Lyn Dee Hook 6/30/22 O/E X
McKinstry, John 6/30/20 X O/E
Nkumu, Peter 6/30/22 O/E X
Padron, Maria 6/30/20 X X
Date: September 12, 2019
To: Geoff Fruin, City Manager
From: Kirk Lehmann, Community Development Planner
Re: HCDC Feedback: City Low Income House Tax Credit Funds
Introduction:
At their August 20, 2019 meeting, the Housing and Community Development Commission
(HCDC) considered City staff’s recommendation in the Affordable housing Memo to City Council,
dated July 29, 2019, of providing City Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) match funding to
the Housing Trust Fund of Johnson County (HTFJC).
After discussion, HCDC unanimously recommended this to Council with the caveat that the
HTFJC Director discuss allocating these funds with restrictions concerning rent and tenant income
with her Board. The Director will report back to HCDC at their next meeting, and HCDC will make
a final recommendation to Council as to possible restrictions.
Background:
Currently HCDC reviews LIHTC applications through a joint funding process with the HTFJC. This
change would provide funds for HTFJC to administer as a match for LIHTC projects through their
own allocation process, unless the Iowa Finance Authority’s scoring criteria change to provide an
advantage for a direct City allocation of funds opposed to a local trust fund for LIHTC projects.
Additional background on this item can be found in the attached memo from staff and HCDC
minutes.
Discussion:
The City’s LIHTC allocation is a set-aside of 20% of the amount the City allocates to the Affordable
Housing Fund. In FY20, this amounts to $200,000. However, because this reduces duplication of
efforts, it should prove a more effective use of funds, and it should make navigating the process
simpler for LIHTC developers.
Recommendation:
HCDC supports this effort as a way to streamline processes to create affordable housing. HCDC
voted 7-0 to recommend having HTFJC receive these funds for allocation, with the caveat that
the HTFJC Director report back from their board regarding additional restrictions concerning rent
and tenant income. This will be considered at HCDC’s next meeting, during which HCDC will
make a final recommendation.
Date: August 9, 2019
To: Housing and Community Development Commission
From: Tracy Hightshoe, NDS Director
Re: Staff Recommendations
The City Council directed staff to review the Affordable Housing Action Plan and consider new
strategies to improve the availability and affordability of housing in Iowa City. At their August 6,
2019 work session, Council reviewed a memo from staff dated July 29, 2019 and approved all
recommendations, except two that relate to the Housing and Community Development
Commission (HCDC).
The City Council requests the commission’s input on the following items:
1) Allocating Council’s set-aside for Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) projects to the
Housing Trust Fund of Johnson County (HTFJC). For FY20, this is $200,000; and
2) Altering the preference and scoring criteria for CDBG/HOME assisted projects to promote
housing applications that reduce rents or housing costs for owner-occupied properties that
are lower than the HUD maximum limits.
HCDC will review CDBG/HOME application materials, including the scoring criteria, this fall as
part the CDBG/HOME funding process. This item will be on HCDC’s October agenda for
consideration.
At the August 6 Council meeting, staff recommended allocating the Council set-aside for LIHTC
projects to the HTFJC for the reasons noted below. Council directed staff to solicit input from
HCDC on this recommendation. Since making this recommendation, staff learned the upcoming
LIHTC Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP), which outlines the scoring criteria, is not expected to
include a preference for local trust fund dollars. If this is the case, the City would retain these
funds for a direct allocation and continue to have HCDC review and make a recommendation.
• The LIHTC application process is extremely competitive. In recent years, applicants were
awarded points if they received funds from a local housing trust fund but not for allocations
from the City. This can make a difference in whether a project is funded. If not funded, the
City loses out on millions of dollars for affordable housing from the Iowa Finance Authority.
• The process would be more efficient for developers and the City. The City currently
allocates funds to the HTFJC for affordable housing and has a direct LIHTC allocation
process that is currently in conjunction with the HTFJC. An applicant must apply through
two different entities for essentially City funding for the same project.
• The Board of the HTFJC has considerable experience reviewing complex housing
projects. If the applicant requests additional funds or an amendment to the project, the
applicant would go through one entity who would complete a comprehensive review.
• The HTFJC is in a unique position to leverage outside funding and attract private
partnerships that can extend the impact of the City’s dollars. It is also staff’s hope that the
City’s contribution to the HTFJC will help encourage other local governments to contribute
so that regional affordable housing solutions can be more effective.
The Commission’s recommendation will be placed in the City Council’s August 20 packet in hopes
that it will be discussed at their work session. The HTFJC is preparing for their fall LIHTC
allocation process. Staff will be present for any questions.
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City of Iowa City
Consolidated Annual Performance & Evaluation Report
Federal Fiscal Year 2018 (City Fiscal Year 2019)
Neighborhood and Development Services
CDBG - Community Development Block Grant
HOME - HOME Investment Partnerships Funds
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DraftCity Council of Iowa City, Iowa
Jim Throgmorton, Mayor
Pauline Taylor, Mayor Pro Tem
Rockne Cole
Susan Mims
Mazahir Salih
Bruce Teague
John Thomas
Housing and Community Development Commission
Vanessa Fixmer-Oraiz, Chair
Maria Padron, Vice Chair
Peggy Aguilar
Megan Alter
Matt Drabek
Charles Eastham
Lyn Dee Kealey
John McKinstry
Peter Nkumu
Neighborhood & Development Services
Tracy Hightshoe, Neighborhood and Development Services Director
Erika Kubly, Neighborhood Services Coordinator
Kirk Lehmann, Community Development Planner
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CR‐05 ‐ Goals and Outcomes
Progress the jurisdiction has made in carrying out its strategic plan and its action plan.
91.520(a). This could be an overview that includes major initiatives and highlights that were proposed
and executed throughout the program year.
All Annual Action Plan projects address needs identified in the CITY STEPS 2016‐2020, the 5‐
year Consolidated Plan. Each year, Iowa City staff and the Housing and Community Development
Commission (HCDC) work to meet the goals of CITY STEPS through annual allocations of CDBG and
HOME funds. Most projects are carried out by local organizations in partnership with the City.
Four of the five years covered by CITY STEPS are complete, meaning progress towards goals in the “CITY
STEPS Outcome Tracking” table should be at 80% (see below). Of CITY STEPS’ 11 goals, the City has
completed 4:
1. Improve access to affordable owner housing;
2. Improve quality of affordable rental units;
3. Increase the supply of affordable rental housing; and
4. Strengthen economic development.
Another 3 match expected progress. The remaining 4 goals are below expected progress, though
preliminary numbers suggest 2 will be completed in City FY20. The final goals, "improve/maintain public
infrastructure/amenities" and "remove slum and blight," will likely not be reached. This is due to the City
completing fewer, larger projects, and to changes in priority away from addressing slum and blight with
CDBG dollars.
Per priorities outlined in CITY STEPS, the City allocated Federal Fiscal Year 2018 (City FY19) CDBG/HOME
funds in the following ways:
1) Provide housing opportunities that are decent and affordable.
City of Iowa City: Rehabbing 22 homeowner units and acquiring, rehabilitating, and reselling 4
homeowner units
The Housing Fellowship (THF): Funding for CHDO Operations, acquiring 1 rental unit, and
rehabbing 4 rental units
Habitat for Humanity: Assisting 2 homebuyers acquire units
MYEP: Acquiring 2 properties for 6 Single Room Occupancy (SRO) rental units for persons with
disabilities
Successful Living: Acquiring 3 properties for 10 SRO rental units for persons with disabilities
Prelude: Rehabbing 12 rental units for those with substance abuse issues
Shelter House: Acquiring 1 property for 4 SRO rental units for the chronically homeless
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2) Provide a Suitable Living Environment
Public Facilities
Neighborhood Centers of Johnson County (NCJC): siding improvement at their Broadway Center
Arthur Street Healthy Life Center: acquiring and rehabbing a building for a health facility
Villa and Highland Parks: Park improvements for 2 parks in low‐ and moderate‐income (LMI)
neighborhoods.
Public Services
Shelter House: homeless shelter operations
NCJC: Childcare services for LMI households
Domestic Violence Intervention Program: homeless shelter operations for victims of domestic
violence
3) Expand Economic Opportunities
CDBG helps stimulate private sector investment to create jobs with living wages for LMI persons. The
City funded 2 CDBG Economic Development applications in FFY18 and allocated funds to 4Cs to provide
technical assistance to LMI home‐based childcare providers.
The tables below show some accomplishment data, though they are auto‐generated by HUD's
Integrated Dispersement and Information System. The following tables provide data to supplement
and clarify this information:
CITY STEPS Outcome Tracking Through City FY19 (FFY18)
Annual Action Plan Outcome Tracking City FY19 (FFY18)
Activities Completed in City FY19 (FFY18)
Activities Underway in City FY19 (FFY18)
Comparison of the proposed versus actual outcomes for each outcome measure submitted
with the consolidated plan and explain, if applicable, why progress was not made toward
meeting goals and objectives. 91.520(g)
Categories, priority levels, funding sources and amounts, outcomes/objectives, goal outcome indicators,
units of measure, targets, actual outcomes/outputs, and percentage completed for each of the
grantee’s program year goals.
Draft CAPER 3 OMB Control No: 2506‐0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) Goal Category Source / Amount Indicator Unit of Measure Expected Strategic Plan Actual Strategic Plan Percent Complete Expected Program Year Actual Program Year Percent Complete Improve access to affordable owner housing Affordable Housing HOME: $ Homeowner Housing Added Housing Unit 0 0 6 1 16.67% Direct Financial Assistance to Homebuyers Households Assisted 5 5 100.00% Improve access to affordable renter housing Affordable Housing Homeless HOME: $ Tenant‐based rental assistance / Rapid Rehousing Households Assisted 50 41 82.00% Other Other 0 0 1 1 100.00% Improve and maintain public facilities Public and neighborhood facility improvement CDBG: $ Public Facility or Infrastructure Activities other than LMI Housing Benefit Persons Assisted 0 10746 1500 8326 555.07% CDBG: $ Other Other 8 6 75.00% Improve quality of affordable rental units Affordable Housing Homeless CDBG: $121034 / HOME: $ Rental units rehabilitated Household Housing Unit 18 56 311.11% 16 54 337.50% Improve the quality of owner housing Affordable Housing CDBG: $ / HOME: $ Homeowner Housing Added Housing Unit 0 0 0 0 Homeowner Housing Rehabilitated Housing Unit 90 84 93.33% 22 18 81.82% Improve/ maintain public infrastructure/ amenities Public and neighborhood facility improvement CDBG: $ Public Facility or Infrastructure Activities other than LMI Housing Benefit Persons Assisted 1500 85755 5,717.00% 300 0 0.00% Other Other 10 4 40.00%
Draft CAPER 4 OMB Control No: 2506‐0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) Increase the supply of affordable rental housing Affordable Housing HOME: $ Rental units constructed Housing Unit 10 24 240.00% 0 24 Homeowner Housing Added Housing Unit 0 0 0 0 Homeowner Housing Rehabilitated Housing Unit 0 0 0 0 Housing for Homeless added Housing Unit 0 0 0 0 Housing for People with HIV/AIDS added Housing Unit 0 0 0 0 Other Other 10 27 270.00% 18 12 66.67% Planning and administration Program admin CDBG: $ / HOME: $ Other Other 1 0 0.00% 1 0 0.00% Provide public services Non‐Homeless Special Needs CDBG: $ Public service activities other than LMI Housing Benefit Persons Assisted 7600 11258 148.13% 1520 2808 184.74% Homeless Person Overnight Shelter Persons Assisted 0 0 0 0 Overnight/Emergency Shelter/Transitional Housing Beds added Beds 0 0 0 0 Other Other 15 12 80.00% Remove slum and blight Non‐Housing Community Development CDBG: $ Businesses assisted Businesses Assisted 6 4 66.67% Strengthen economic development Non‐Housing Community Development CDBG: $ Businesses assisted Businesses Assisted 5 19 380.00% 2 2 100.00% Table 1 ‐ Accomplishments – Program Year & Strategic Plan to Date
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Assess how the jurisdiction’s use of funds, particularly CDBG, addresses the priorities and
specific objectives identified in the plan, giving special attention to the highest priority
activities identified.
All activities completed this fiscal year are consistent with the priorities, goals and objectives established
in CITY STEPS which are designed to assist LMI residents in need of housing, jobs, and services. The
priorities and associated activities completed this reporting year with CDBG/HOME funds are as follows:
Expand Affordable Housing
Successful Living: rental acquisions on Hollywood and Russell
THF: CHDO operations and rental acquisition on Raleigh
MYEP: rental acquisition on Esther
Habitat: homebuyer assistance on Governor
Preserve Affordable Housing
Bilam Properties: rental rehabilitation at Walden Ridge
Prelude: rental rehabilitation on Southgate
THF: CHDO reserve rental rehabilitation at multiple sites
City: CDBG and HOME Owner‐Occupied Rehabilitation
Housing/Services for Those Experiencing or At Risk of Homelessness
Shelter House: FUSE project on Cross Park
Public Facility Improvements
CommUnity: facility rehab
NCJC: siding improvement
Public Services
Shelter House: public service funding (also under homeless services)
DVIP: public service funding (also under homeless services)
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Economic Development
Cell Tech & Repair: start up loan
Iconics Salon: start up loan
4Cs: techical assistance for LMI childcare providers
Planning & Administration
City: HOME/CDBG Admin
While this list includes activities completed this year, ongoing projects also align with these priorities.
They will be reported in subsequent CAPERs in the year when they are completed.
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CR‐10 ‐ Racial and Ethnic composition of families assisted
Describe the families assisted (including the racial and ethnic status of families assisted).
91.520(a)
CDBG HOME
White 3,251 32
Black or African American 2,809 69
Asian 68 0
American Indian or American Native 62 0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 11 0
Total 6,201 101
Hispanic 836 3
Not Hispanic 5,365 98
Table 2 – Table of assistance to racial and ethnic populations by source of funds
Narrative
As required by HUD, the City of Iowa City and its subrecipients (public and private) follow affirmative
marketing rules. The City’s Affirmative Marketing Plan can be found at www.icgov.org/actionplan. Both
public and private subrecipients of HOME funds are also required to follow the affirmative marketing
requirements in 24 CFR 92.351. City staff reviews these efforts during annual monitoring visits. An
evaluation of these efforts shows that both the City and its subrecipients have met HUD requirements.
Note, the above table is auto‐generated from HUD's Integrated Dispersement and Information System.
The table below further provides data that suplements and clarifies this information, and is used as the
basis for the conclusions drawn.
In addition, the City studies the extent to which Iowa City residents are able to choose housing free from
unlawful discrimination every five years. In FFY18, the City updated its Analysis of Impediments to Fair
Housing Choice which identifies barriers to fair housing and includes strategies to overcome those
barriers. The study was adopted by City Council on August 20, 2019. Over the next five years, the City
will carry out these strategies as part of its mission of affirmatively furthering fair housing choice.
Beneficary data suggests that the City of Iowa City and its subrecipients successfully market to
minorities. According to the 2017 5‐Year American Community Survey estimates, approximately 76% of
Iowa City’s population is non‐Hispanic white, compared to only 40% of CDBG beneficiaries and 61% of
HOME beneficiaries for projects completed in FFY18. Similarly, 6% of Iowa City’s population is Hispanic,
compared to 14% of CDBG beneficiaries in FFY18. However, 0% of HOME beneficiaries were
Hispanic/Latino, an unusual circumstance that does not reflect typical trends. The City and subrecipients
will continue to encourage everyone, especially persons of color, to take advantage of CDBG‐ and
HOME‐assisted public services, public facilities, infrastructure, and housing.
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CR‐15 ‐ Resources and Investments 91.520(a)
Identify the resources made available
Source of Funds Source Resources Made
Available
Amount Expended
During Program Year
CDBG public ‐ federal 787,847 765,965
HOME public ‐ federal 733,979 912,494
Table 3 ‐ Resources Made Available
Narrative
In FFY18 (City FY19), the City received approximately $787,847 in CDBG funds, $733,979 in HOME funds,
and $215,000 in general funds for projects. Of those newly available resources, 97% of new CDBG funds
were expended and 116% of new HOME funds were expended. This begins to spend down a backlog of
past HOME funds, but still leaves additional past funds to be utilized next fiscal year. The general funds
are used exclusively for the City’s General Rehabilitation and Improvement Program (GRIP), of which
98% were expended.
Note that HOME Program Income (PI) funding amounts below match City internal records rather than
IDIS records. This can create discrepancies because PI is often receipted in City records at different times
from when they were processed in IDIS.
Identify the geographic distribution and location of investments
Target Area Planned
Percentage of
Allocation
Actual
Percentage of
Allocation
Narrative Description
Citywide 100 100 All funds were used within the City of Iowa City
Table 4 – Identify the geographic distribution and location of investments
Narrative
All projects funded by CDBG and HOME are located in Iowa City and serve individuals and families living
city‐wide according to their needs, especially public service and public facility projects. However, the
City strives to invest HOME and CDBG funds in areas primarily home to non‐student low‐ and moderate‐
income (LMI) persons, defined as those making less than 80% of the Area Median Income (AMI). This
includes areas that are home to families, the elderly, the disabled, and the homeless.
2011‐2015 LMI Summary Data indicates 59% of Iowa City’s population and 23 block groups are
considered LMI, meaning at least 51% of persons living there are LMI. Several of the City’s LMI census
areas are located downtown and include rental housing stock predominantly occupied by University of
Iowa students. The City first utilizes resources other than CDBG and HOME funds in these areas to
maintain and preserve housing, infrastructure, and public services. This includes UniverCity project
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funds that help create a healthy balance of owner occupied and renter households within
downtown/university neighborhoods, tax increment financing, and other program funds. This policy
helps the City use federal funds to create the greatest impact for those who need it most.
Iowa City defines minority concentrations as census tracts where minority persons are at least 10
percentage points greater than in general population. Based on the 2019 Fair Housing Choice Study,
three census tracts meet this criterion: 4, 18.02, and 23. The attached maps display LMI areas and
minority concentrations in Iowa City.
The City’s Housing Rehab Program serves residents citywide as well, distributing resources via individual
projects located anywhere in Iowa City. The set‐aside provides low interest, no‐interest, and forgivable
loans to homeowners to make exterior, emergency and comprehensive repairs to their
homes. However, the City also provides incentives (partial forgiveness of loans) for rehabilitation
projects in targeted neighborhoods with older homes and a higher percentage of LMI residents.
Targeted neighborhoods include the College Green, Northside, Miller Orchard, Towncrest, Twain, and
Grant Wood areas.
The development and acquisition of rental housing is governed by the City’s Affordable Housing
Location Model (AHLM). The model uses three factors – distance to existing subsidized family rental
housing, elementary school poverty, and crime density – to determine where funding for new city‐
assisted rental housing is available. This serves three goals of the City:
Avoiding further burden on neighborhoods and elementary schools that already have issues
related to a concentration of poverty,
Promoting diverse neighborhoods in terms of income levels, and
Incorporating factors important to the Iowa City Community School District in affordable
housing siting as it relates to educational outcomes.
The AHLM, now cited as a best practice, has successfully achieved its objective of guiding where certain
types of assisted rental housing are added. The City does not restrict funding for the location of owner‐
occupied housing, rental rehabilitation, or projects for the elderly or persons with disabilities. The AHLM
Map can be found in the attachments.
In FFY18, these policies directly reflect where funded projects were located.
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Leveraging
Explain how federal funds leveraged additional resources (private, state and local funds),
including a description of how matching requirements were satisfied, as well as how any
publicly owned land or property located within the jurisdiction that were used to address the
needs identified in the plan.
The City actively encourages applicants and subrecipients to obtain other public and private
resources. For activities allocated funds in FFY18, the City of Iowa City and its subrecipients
leveraged CDBG & HOME funds at a rate of over $1.18 in non‐formula funds for every $1 of
formula funds, excluding private funds leveraged for staff due to public service and CHDO
operations activities and other resources from the City. The CDBG program does not have
federal match requirements, however leveraging for the HOME and CDBG programs are based
on activities completed during the reporting period. The calculations for the City’s match
contributions are found in the attachments.
The City actively encourages applicants and subrecipients to obtain other public and private
resources. For activities allocated funds in FFY18, the City of Iowa City and its subrecipients
leveraged CDBG & HOME funds at a rate of over $1.18 in non‐formula funds for every $1 of
formula funds, excluding private funds leveraged for staff due to public service and CHDO
operations activities and other resources from the City. The CDBG program does not have
federal match requirements, however leveraging for the HOME and CDBG programs are based
on activities completed during the reporting period. The calculations for the City’s match
contributions are found in the attachments.
Note that there are slight differences in when HOME program Income was received or applied
from when it was processed in IDIS for FFY18.
Fiscal Year Summary – HOME Match
1. Excess match from prior Federal fiscal year 3,395,167
2. Match contributed during current Federal fiscal year 175,566
3. Total match available for current Federal fiscal year (Line 1 plus Line 2) 3,570,733
4. Match liability for current Federal fiscal year 47,627
5. Excess match carried over to next Federal fiscal year (Line 3 minus Line 4) 3,523,106
Table 5 – Fiscal Year Summary ‐ HOME Match Report
Draft CAPER 16 OMB Control No: 2506‐0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) Match Contribution for the Federal Fiscal Year Project No. or Other ID Date of Contribution Cash (non‐Federal sources) Foregone Taxes, Fees, Charges Appraised Land/Real Property Required Infrastructure Site Preparation, Construction Materials, Donated labor Bond Financing Total Match 61.13 06/30/2019 0 61,169 0 0 0 0 61,169 63.08 06/30/2019 0 72,357 0 0 0 0 72,357 63.11 ‐ 1311 06/30/2019 0 21,735 0 0 0 0 21,735 63.12 ‐ 2209 06/30/2019 0 20,305 0 0 0 0 20,305 Table 6 – Match Contribution for the Federal Fiscal Year HOME MBE/WBE report Program Income – Enter the program amounts for the reporting period Balance on hand at begin‐ning of reporting period $ Amount received during reporting period $ Total amount expended during reporting period $ Amount expended for TBRA $ Balance on hand at end of reporting period $ 193,137 153,757 346,894 58,998 0 Table 7 – Program Income
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Minority Business Enterprises and Women Business Enterprises – Indicate the number and dollar
value of contracts for HOME projects completed during the reporting period
Total Minority Business Enterprises White Non‐
Hispanic Alaskan
Native or
American
Indian
Asian or
Pacific
Islander
Black Non‐
Hispanic
Hispanic
Contracts
Dollar
Amount 110,637 0 0 0 0 110,637
Number 5 0 0 0 0 5
Sub‐Contracts
Number 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dollar
Amount 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total Women
Business
Enterprises
Male
Contracts
Dollar
Amount 110,637 14,410 96,227
Number 5 1 4
Sub‐Contracts
Number 0 0 0
Dollar
Amount 0 0 0
Table 8 ‐ Minority Business and Women Business Enterprises
Minority Owners of Rental Property – Indicate the number of HOME assisted rental property owners
and the total amount of HOME funds in these rental properties assisted
Total Minority Property Owners White Non‐
Hispanic Alaskan
Native or
American
Indian
Asian or
Pacific
Islander
Black Non‐
Hispanic
Hispanic
Number 3 0 0 1 0 2
Dollar
Amount
303,9
99 0 0 35,000 0 268,999
Table 9 – Minority Owners of Rental Property
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Relocation and Real Property Acquisition – Indicate the number of persons displaced, the cost of
relocation payments, the number of parcels acquired, and the cost of acquisition
Parcels Acquired 6 956,836
Businesses Displaced 0 0
Nonprofit Organizations
Displaced 0 0
Households Temporarily
Relocated, not Displaced 0 0
Households
Displaced
Total Minority Property Enterprises White Non‐
Hispanic Alaskan
Native or
American
Indian
Asian or
Pacific
Islander
Black Non‐
Hispanic
Hispanic
Number 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cost 0 0 0 0 0 0
Table 10 – Relocation and Real Property Acquisition
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CR‐20 ‐ Affordable Housing 91.520(b)
Evaluation of the jurisdiction's progress in providing affordable housing, including the
number and types of families served, the number of extremely low‐income, low‐income,
moderate‐income, and middle‐income persons served.
One‐Year
Goal
Actual
Number of Homeless households to be provided affordable housing units 4 23
Number of Non‐Homeless households to be provided affordable housing units 45 75
Number of Special‐Needs households to be provided affordable housing units 13 11
Total 62 109
Table 11 – Number of Households
One‐Year
Goal
Actual
Number of households supported through Rental Assistance 0 0
Number of households supported through The Production of New Units 2 24
Number of households supported through Rehab of Existing Units 38 73
Number of households supported through Acquisition of Existing Units 22 12
Total 62 109
Table 12 – Number of Households Supported
Discuss the difference between goals and outcomes and problems encountered in meeting
these goals.
Differences between goals and outcomes can largely be explained by mismatches between the year the
activity originated and the year in which it was completed. Affordable housing goals not met for FFY18
will be met through the following underway activities – including rental assistance, affordable rental and
homeowner units, and assistance for homeless residents – and will provide an additional 72 affordable
units. These activities will be reported in subsequent CAPERs when they are completed.
1. Iowa City Housing Authority TBRA; FY17 HOME; 34 units; 68% complete
2. The Housing Fellowship rental rehab; FY18 and FY19 HOME; 7 units; 69% complete
3. Habitat for Humanity; FY18 and FY19 HOME; 3 units; 78% complete
4. Successful Living Rehabilitation; FY18 HOME; 5 SRO units, 90% complete
5. Successful Living Acquisition; FY19 HOME; 8 SRO units, expecting completion before fall 2019
6. MYEP Acquisition; FY19 HOME; 3 SRO units, expecting completion before fall 2019
7. Shelter House Acquisition; FY19 HOME; 4 SRO units, expecting completion before fall 2019
8. Comprehensive homeowner rehab; FY19 HOME; 4 units; completion expected 2020
9. South District Partnership; FY19 HOME; 4 units; completion expected 2020
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Problems encountered during FFY18 include difficulty finding available units within appropriate price
points due to the strength of Iowa City's housing market and rehabilitation needs beyond initial
expected amounts. These have all been largely resolved through patience and amendments to the
Annual Action Plan, and all activities are now back on track.
Discuss how these outcomes will impact future annual action plans.
Based on the projects completed to date and currently programmed with funding, the city is on track to
exceed all strategic plan goals that are related to the provision of affordable housing. Future annual
action plans will continue to implement the goals and priorities outlined in the Consolidated Plan, with
additional public input planned each fall to tweak funding priorities as needed.
Include the number of extremely low‐income, low‐income, and moderate‐income persons
served by each activity where information on income by family size is required to determine
the eligibility of the activity.
Number of Households Served CDBG Actual HOME Actual
Extremely Low‐income 51 13
Low‐income 16 2
Moderate‐income 12 3
Total 79 18
Table 13 – Number of Households Served
Narrative Information
Nearly 89% of households served are low‐ and moderate‐income, which is consistent with the
consolidated plan. HOME funds tend to serve a higher proportion of those at the lower end of the
income spectrum. These results demonstrate housing subsidies are being directed to those with highest
need.
Rents for CDBG/HOME assisted projects depend on funding, tenant‐paid utilities, and the number of
bedrooms. For project put into service in FFY18, units had the following rents:
$0‐$599: 11 units (SRO)
$600‐$799: 26 units (1 & 2 BR)
$800‐$999: 15 units (2 & 3 BR)
$1,000‐$1,199: 24 units (3 BR)
$1,200 and more: 14 units (3 & 4 BR)
Housing Rehabilitation staff also works closely on other locally funded owner‐occupied housing
programs through the General Rehabilitation and Improvement Program (GRIP) and the UniverCity
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Neighborhood Partnership. Eight homes took part in GRIP and four homes were renovated and sold as
owner‐occupied housing to income qualified homebuyers in FFY18. Additional homes are under
rehabilitation and awaiting rehab. Most UniverCity homes have the following items addressed through
replacement or repair:
Demolition and replacement of bathrooms and kitchens.
Updating the plumbing and electrical systems, including the outlets, fixtures, and wiring.
Installation of high‐efficiency heating and air conditioning systems.
Interior and exterior painting.
Re‐grading of yards to enable proper drainage away from the home and/or structural
improvement.
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CR‐25 ‐ Homeless and Other Special Needs 91.220(d, e); 91.320(d, e); 91.520(c)
Evaluate the jurisdiction’s progress in meeting its specific objectives for reducing and ending
homelessness through:
Reaching out to homeless persons (especially unsheltered persons) and assessing their
individual needs
In light of the limited amount of CDBG and HOME funds available, not all of the area’s homeless needs
can be addressed with CDBG and HOME funds. The City does not receive Emergency Shelter Grant or
HOPWA entitlement funds, so it primarily relies on a variety of community agencies to provide basic
needs assistance and other support, though it does use CDBG, HOME, and local funds towards this end.
In FFY18, the City provided funding for the operation and improvement of public facilities and services
for non‐profit organizations that assist the homeless or near homeless in Iowa City including
CommUnity, Shelter House, Domestic Violence Intervention Program (DVIP), Prelude Behavioral
Services, Hawkeye Area Community Action Program (HACAP), United Action for Youth (UAY), Inside Out,
Free Medical Clinic, and the Free Lunch Program. The City also supports and participates in the Johnson
County Local Homeless Coordinating Board (LHCB), the region’s Continuum of Care organization.
Generally, nonprofit partners conduct direct outreach to homeless individuals, though the Iowa City
Police Department (ICPD) and Iowa City Housing Authority (ICHA) also have regular contact with those
experiencing homelessness.
The City advocates for human services coordination. The LHCB utilizes standardizing assessment
practices such as the use of the Vulnerability Index ‐ Service Prioritization Decision Assistance Tool (VI‐
SPDAT). This, in addition to the use of the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS), has
allowed agencies to better connect clients with services and assists with inter‐agency referrals. The
LHCB also continues to organize volunteers for the annual Point In Time (PIT) counts, and new efforts for
collaboration between service providers and the City have led to new crisis management and data
driven justice initiatives. ICPD is currently working on a uniform crisis de‐escalation and reporting system
that would also inform service providers regarding certain individuals. The goal is to collect data and
improve the handling of crises to act as a jail diversion program for those experiencing homelessness.
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Addressing the emergency shelter and transitional housing needs of homeless persons
The City primarily addresses emergency shelter needs in partnership with the Shelter House and
DVIP. Shelter House’s emergency shelter provides daily drop‐in services including laundry, bathrooms
with showers, a training room, a Job Lab to help clients develop skills, research jobs, and complete
applications, a Job Club, and dedicated outreach offices to assist Shelter House clients and walk‐ins.
Sample services include a weekly Psychological Clinic, Veteran outreach, free legal counsel for
individuals seeking application for Social Security, and spiritual counseling provided by local
clergy. Shelter House also has 14 beds designated for veterans experiencing homelessness where
participants may stay for up to two years as long as they are participating in Case Management. The City
also provides operational funding to DVIP which serves youth and adult victims of domestic abuse. This
includes an emergency shelter available to women, men and youth when staying in their current
situation is no longer safe. It also operates a 24‐hour hotline, housing and financial services, advocacy,
counseling and support groups, education, and other related support for victims of domestic violence.
Iowa City primarily supports transitional housing through HACAP, Successful Living, United Action for
Youth and Prelude Behavioral Services. However, as HUD has shifted funding from transitional housing
supports in favor of a Rapid Rehousing approach, some of these agencies have also shifted towards
traditional affordable housing units with a preferences for homeless residents, or towards permanent
supportive housing. The City is actively working with agencies through this process. In additional to
operational support and other funding, the City also works with local agencies that manage Rapid
Rehousing programs for homeless individuals.
Helping low‐income individuals and families avoid becoming homeless, especially extremely
low‐income individuals and families and those who are: likely to become homeless after
being discharged from publicly funded institutions and systems of care (such as health care
facilities, mental health facilities, foster care and other youth facilities, and corrections
programs and institutions); and, receiving assistance from public or private agencies that
address housing, health, social services, employment, education, or youth needs
Income and housing affordability are major factors that can lead to homelessness. The City consistently
works with community partners to provide affordable housing and promote economic self‐sufficiency. It
also provides funds to organizations that carry out poverty relief efforts. This is carried out through
several programs currently in place and actions taken that are designed to further the affordable
housing goals set forth in CITY STEPS.
Of the CDBG and HOME dollars spent in FFY18, approximately $1.1 million (66% of funds) supported
affordable housing by increasing the stock of affordable units, assisting households to afford their
homes, improving the quality of housing for low and moderate income households, or supporting
affordable housing providers. Many of these are targeted for extremely low‐income families and those
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disabilities, as they more vulnerable and are often more at risk of homelessness. Outside of CDBG and
HOME funds, the City provides local dollars to support affordable housing, including $1.0 million to an
affordable housing fund and $200,000 to the General Rehabilitation and Improvement Program, and it
manages $9.8 million for its Housing Choice Voucher and Public Housing programs.
Another 14% of CDBG/HOME funds (approximately $238,000 ) went to organizations directly providing
homelessness supports or to public facilities providing affordable or no‐cost services for primarily low
income families, including shelter diversion activities, food assistance, childcare, and other forms of
education, in addition to direct emergency shelter. These efforts have been mentioned in earlier
sections. The City also provided approximately $354,000 in local dollars to agencies through its Aid to
Agencies and Social Justice/Racial Equity grants.
The final 2% of funds (approximately $29,000) assisted low income individuals start and improve
childcare microenterprises or went directly as loans for low‐ and moderate‐income entreprenuers.
Increasing the income of low income individuals leads towards greater economic self‐sufficiency, which
can help prevent homelessness.
These programs and activities all help low‐income households avoid becoming homeless and provide
valuable services to those in need within Iowa City. In addition, the City coordinates with local service
providers to target services at those most in need, especially extremely low‐income households.
The City seeks to assist those who are at risk of becoming homeless after discharge from institutions and
systems of care by supporting efforts of the LHCB, funding organizations that provide mental health and
disability services to create housing opportunities for persons with disabilities, and working with the
Inside Out program which helps those discharged from corrections institutions to find housing. Specific
initiatives in which the City was a part in includes RentWise, a tenant education class, a landlord risk
mitigation fund, to encourage landlords to accept hard‐to‐house tenants, and a security deposit
program. Johnson County jail diversion also participates in coordinated entry intake with the goal of
getting those serving jail time into housing rather than discharging them on the street.
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Helping homeless persons (especially chronically homeless individuals and families, families
with children, veterans and their families, and unaccompanied youth) make the transition to
permanent housing and independent living, including shortening the period of time that
individuals and families experience homelessness, facilitating access for homeless individuals
and families to affordable housing units, and preventing individuals and families who were
recently homeless from becoming homeless again
The City is committed to assisting individuals establish permanent housing, primarily through
partnerships with local agencies and organizations. This includes funding a cross‐section of projects
within the Continuum of Care. Affordable housing for those most in need, including homeless, near‐
homeless, and non‐homeless persons is a continual focus of the City and local human service
organizations.
Shelter House provides many supportive services for those experiencing homeless, and works closely
with the ICHA to get them into stable housing situations. Cross Park Place, fully leased up in 2019,
assists chronically homeless individuals and families access affordable housing units. This Permanent
Supportive Housing project is Iowa's first Housing First shelter, meaning it does not impose conditions
on tenants' behavior but instead provides subsidized housing with the ongoing option to participate in
supportive services. Residents primarily work with a housing case manager who assists with
independent living skills, connects them with outside resources, and works with residents to ensure they
uphold requirements of the lease. Additional onsite support includes regular check‐ins with a medical
professional, mental health counselor, and psychiatrist. These kinds of projects consistently
demonstrate enhanced quality of life and reduced service costs to the community. Similarly, veterans
experiencing homelessness have received relief through Shelter House's assistance for veterans and
ICHA’s Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Vouchers.
Other agencies focus on more specific populations. UAY assists unaccompanied youth and helps them
transition into more stable living situations. DVIP assists victims of domestic violence through their crisis
with a goal of transitioning them into safe, affordable housing. Habitat for Humanity administers a
program that diverts household furniture such as dressers, beds, etc. from the landfill to be provided
free of charge to families transitioning out of homelessness. MYEP, Successful Living, and others provide
supportive housing for persons with disabilities.
All agencies participating in LHCB actively try to prevent homelessness before individuals and families
are caught in the system through diversion and prevention. This approach emphasizes problem solving
and sharing resources to prevent the loss of housing. The City is also working to identify ways to
transition people already experiencing homelessness towards housing.
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CR‐30 ‐ Public Housing 91.220(h); 91.320(j)
Actions taken to address the needs of public housing
The Iowa City Housing Authority (ICHA) works to improve the quality of life for those around Iowa City,
acting as a community leader on affordable housing and providing information, education, housing
assistance, and partnership opportunities. ICHA is a division of the City of Iowa City established in 1969
to administer housing assistance programs throughout its jurisdiction, including all of Johnson County
and portions of Iowa and Washington Counties.
ICHA assists low‐income families to acquire and maintain affordable housing through rental and
ownership programs. Rental assistance includes 1,215 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) recipients, 83
Veterans' Supportive Housing (VASH) vouchers, and 81 Public Housing units. ICHA also administers
Tenant Based Rental Assistance projects when awarded ‐ its most recent was $200,000 awarded in City
FY17. In total, ICHA works with approximately 400 landlords and oversees Housing Assistance Payments
of around $7.8 million. ICHA also paid out more than $300,000 to private contractors for capital
improvements and maintenance of Public Housing Properties in 2018. Homeownership opportunities
also exist under the HCV Homeownership Program. Participation in all programs requires the family be
within federally established income guidelines.
ICHA continues to operate a "best practices" Family Self‐Sufficiency Program (FSS) that helps motivated
families build assets and become economically self‐sufficient. The FSS Program helps remove barriers to
economic self‐sufficiency and connects participants with ICHA‐leveraged resources within the
community. The coordination of services, combined with an escrow savings account, promotes
increased earnings and asset building among families receiving housing assistance. As of May 2019, 177
households participated in the Family Self‐Sufficiency program. Of these, 159 (90%) participants had
escrow savings balances. The average monthly deposit was $285 per month with an average balance of
$4,319. The highest escrow savings account balance was $29,726.
Actions taken to encourage public housing residents to become more involved in
management and participate in homeownership
Since at least 2009, ICHA has continually tried to establish a Resident Advisory Board (RAB) to encourage
public housing residents to become more involved in management of public housing. However, ICHA‐
participating families show little interest in serving on an RAB focusing solely on ICHA programs and
services. Most comments received via 3 separate surveys are beyond the scope, power, and authority of
ICHA to impact, or other City Departments and Community‐Based Agencies are better suited to meet
these concerns. Examples include fixing streets, repairing abandoned homes, empowering
neighborhoods, dealing with perception of City‐wide increase in criminal activity, safety, events,
neighborhood development and clean up, and other similar issues.
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As a result, ICHA partners with Neighborhood Services to continue the "Good Neighbors—Strong
Neighborhoods" initiative. The idea is to partner with Neighborhood Associations to develop strategies
that promote the peaceful enjoyment of the neighborhood for all residents. The goal is increased
participation of ICHA clients in activities sponsored by the City's Neighborhood Associations. The City
supports and encourages neighborhood action and provides ideas and resources that can help shape the
future of a neighborhood. ICHA will again survey public housing residents when citizen input is collected
for City Steps 2025, Iowa City’s Consolidated Plan for Housing, Jobs, and Services for Low‐Income
Residents 2021 – 2025, and the ICHA’s 5‐year plan for 2021 – 2025.
ICHA has successfully encouraged its clients to participate in homeownership through its HCV
Homeownership Program. The program allows HCV clients currently utilizing their voucher for rental
assistance, to convert that payment to mortgage assistance. The family secures a mortgage loan from a
private lender, with the lender determining the loan amount. The family may purchase a unit anywhere
in Johnson County. Non‐disabled families may receive mortgage assistance for up to 15 years, and there
is no time limit for disabled families. Forty (40) HCV vouchers have been used to purchase homes since
January 2003. Of these, sixteen (16) are still active. FSS programs have also allowed 59 FSS graduates to
move to homeownership.
Actions taken to provide assistance to troubled PHAs
ICHA has an excellent track record as a PHA, but has continually networked and shared its knowledge
with other PHAs through the National Association of Housing and Rehabilitation Officials.
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CR‐35 ‐ Other Actions 91.220(j)‐(k); 91.320(i)‐(j)
Actions taken to remove or ameliorate the negative effects of public policies that serve as
barriers to affordable housing such as land use controls, tax policies affecting land, zoning
ordinances, building codes, fees and charges, growth limitations, and policies affecting the
return on residential investment. 91.220 (j); 91.320 (i)
Affordable housing is a top priority of the City. In 2016, the 15‐step Affordable Housing Action Plan was
adopted to promote affordable housing. This complements the goals set in CITY STEPS and work with
other partners on affordable housing projects. The following summarizes some of the City's efforts.
Housing First Shelter. In 2016, Council amended City Code to enable the Shelter House to proceed with
the Cross Park Place project. This Housing First project provides subsidized Permanent Supportive
Housing with supportive services that does not place conditions on tenants' behavior. Project was
completed in FFY18.
Regulatory changes. The City actively reviews its codes to eliminate barriers to affordable housing. Past
changes included requirements for new city‐funded housing to use universal design features, allowing
smaller lot sizes and attached homes in single family residential zones, and density bonuses for 1‐2
bedroom apartments, among others. However, the City recognizes that regulatory barriers still impact
the affordability of housing. Staff is working to identify additional barriers by reviewing the existing
codes and initiating discussions with the development community and stakeholders on topics including:
Waiving parking requirements for affordable housing units (completed for the Riverfront
Crossings (RFC) district in 2016).
Reviewing changes to the multi‐family design standards.
Eliminate minimum size requirements for PUDs.
Increase allowable bedrooms outside the University Impact Area.
Permit more building types by right.
Affordable Housing Requirement. In 2014, the City adopted form‐based zoning for RFC to allow higher
density development near downtown. In 2016, the City adopted a housing policy in the district so 10%
of residential units must be affordable to renters at 60% AMI or owners at 110% AMI. In 2018, the City
amended the annexation policy for residential developments with a goal that 10% of units annexed
must also be affordable for the same targeted groups. In FFY18, the requirement generated 12 afforable
rental units.
Residential Tax Increment Financing (TIF). Iowa Code allows residential TIF districts if 10% of captured
funds are set‐aside for affordable housing. Other captured funding would assist with providing public
infrastructure. The City entered into such a development agreement on Foster Road in 2018.
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Tax Abatement. A six‐member committee and staff began meeting in 2017 to determine the viability
and potential parameters of a tax abatement program that would support affordable housing. The
Housing and Community Development Commission made a recommendation in FFY19, to be considered
by Council.
Additional form‐based codes. The City is investigating a form‐based code for the Alexander Elemenary
neighborhood, currently an LMI Census tract. A consultant has been hired as is currently developing the
code. Completion is expected in FFY20.
Affordable Housing Location model (AHLM). The City adopted the AHLM to prevent further
concentrating affordable housing in neighborhoods with concentrations of poverty. In 2017, Council
exempted the RFC district from the AHLM and expanded areas eligible for City financial assistance for
new affordable rental housing.
Tenant Displacement and Rent Abatement. In 2017, Council began requiring a City‐approved transition
plan and comprehensive and site plan ordinance amendments for site plans that will displace 12+
households that do not require a rezoning. This will better inform residents and the public. The City also
adopted rent abatement for emergency orders when vacation of property is not necessary, in addition
to trying to better educate the public about housing code violations and how to report them.
Actions taken to address obstacles to meeting underserved needs. 91.220(k); 91.320(j)
The City meets underserved needs in the community through all of its programs. Obstacles to meeting
these needs in Iowa City are primarily related to the affordability of and/or maintenance of the housing
stock. To that end, the City has several programs:
Homeowner Housing Rehabilitation. The City’s Housing Rehab Program provides guidance and financial
assistance to low‐ and moderate‐ income homeowners to maintain and update their homes. The repairs
enable owners to stay in their homes while maintaining the City’s housing stock. Funding comes from
both federal and local sources.
CDBG and HOME fund six specific homeowner rehab activities:
Comprehensive Rehab. Assists homes to meet the City's Housing Code ($3,000‐$24,999 per
project).
Emergency Assistance. Helps correct major housing code violations ($100‐$6,000 per project).
Exterior Repair. Covers the cost of exterior repair to main structures ($1,000‐$15,000 per
project).
Accessibility. Makes homes accessible for owners with disabilities ($1,000‐$16,000 per project).
Manufactured Home Repair. Funds the repair of manufactured housing ($500‐$6,000 per
project).
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Energy Efficiency. Helps purchase high efficiency heating and insulation ($500‐$6,000 per
project).
During FFY18, the City expended about $210,556 to complete 16 CDBG‐funded and 2 HOME‐funded
homeowner rehabilitation projects.
The City’s General Rehab and Improvement Program (GRIP) complements federally‐funded homeowner
rehab by helping to stabilize and revitalize targeted neighborhoods through the broader applicability of
the Housing Rehabilitation and Historic Preservation programs. This program provides low‐interest loans
that are repayable over a 20‐year term, funded City general obligation bonds. Assistance ranges from
$10,000‐$40,000 per project. In FFY18, the City spent $210,046 on GRIP and completed 5 projects.
UniverCity Neighborhood Partnership Program. UniverCity was created to stabilize neighborhoods near
the University in areas where rental units were increasing but it was single family in character.
Rehabbed homes are sold to income qualified buyers and renovation costs are forgiven over 5 years.
The homes must remain owner‐occupied for up to 30 years. To date, the City purchased 68 homes, 19 of
which were sold to households under 80% median household income and another 47 of which were sold
to households over 80% AMI. The City rehabbed and sold 4 homes in FFY18.
Affordable Housing Fund. The City budgeted $1,000,000 for affordable housing projects in FFY18:
$500,000 to the Housing Trust Fund of Johnson County (HTFJC) in August 2018. The HTFJC
reports annually to Council to inform them of how they allocated funding.
$250,000 for land banking per the City’s land banking policies. Currently $711,000 is available.
Staff is evaluating sites.
$50,000 for emergent situations, to be shifted to landbanking if not used.
$200,000 for LIHTC support. A total of $200,000 was available in FFY18, to be allocated by the
Housing and Community Development Commission via a competitive request for proposals. All
funds were allocated to Sand Companies, which will create 36 units, including 32 income‐
restricted units.
Leveraging Other Funds. The City is leveraging $2,500,000 in unused ICHA funds to create affordable
housing. In 2015, the City agreed to pay $1,000,000 to purchase 5 units in the Chauncey for affordable
rental units. Completion is expected at the end of 2019. In 2017, Council agreed to purchase six units for
permanent affordable rental housing at Augusta Place for $1,080,000. Some $420,000 remains to
develop or acquire low income replacement housing.
Actions taken to reduce lead‐based paint hazards. 91.220(k); 91.320(j)
The Housing Rehabilitation Office provides code and lead paint inspection services and guidance to
other City departments and sub‐recipients of the CDBG and HOME funds. As such, it continues to
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implement all aspects of HUD’s lead‐based paint regulations. In its efforts to reduce lead‐based paint
hazards in all of its CDBG‐ and HOME‐funded rehabilitation projects, they provided outreach on the
dangers, identification, and reduction of lead‐based paint hazards to all program participants.
Rehabilitation and inspection staff members are certified lead inspector/risk assessors and conduct
visual risk assessments and clearance tests on all applicable projects. The City does not own an XRF
device, XRF testing is done by a consultant.
Rehabilitation and inspection specialists continue to receive lead education and training that they pass
on to all contractors, sub‐contractors, and others affiliated or working with the rehabilitation program.
Due to prior City‐sponsored training, the Rehabilitation Program has access to 100+ workers
representing a multitude of different companies that provide services (i.e. electrical, plumbing, painting,
roofing, general contracting, cleaning companies, etc.) in a safe and responsible manner.
Actions taken to reduce the number of poverty‐level families. 91.220(k); 91.320(j)
Activities that a limited clientele to low and moderate‐income persons were undertaken by several
agencies. All agencies documented the household income of its beneficiaries at the time of program
entry through income verifications. All of these helped serve families in poverty.
Public services
1. Shelter House provided accommodations to people experiencing homelessness.
2. Neighborhood Centers of Johnson County provided licensed child care and youth programming
to low income children.
3. Domestic Violence Intervention Program provided shelter services and programs for victims of
domestic violence.
Public facilities
1. The Crisis Center expanded its operations including more office space, accessibility and the
client entry area improvements, an additional cooler, a new repackaging area, and space for
additional pallets of food.
2. Neighborhood Centers replaced its dilapidated siding to improve the long‐term viability of the
Broadway Neighborhood Center and improve its aesthetics.
The City also provided funds to 4Cs to provide microenterprise daycare providers with technical
assistance to register their operations and help improve their economic security, and directly provided
funds to two low‐income entrepreneurs to start up new businesses.
Actions taken to develop institutional structure. 91.220(k); 91.320(j)
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The City of Iowa City has developed a robust institutional structure to address housing and community
development needs within the community.
The City itself is organized under the Council‐Manager form of government. Iowa City citizens elect
seven Iowa City residents to the City Council for overlapping four‐year terms. Four Council Members are
nominated and elected by the eligible electors of the City at large. The other three are District Council
Members, nominated by the eligible electors of their respective districts and elected by the qualified
voters of the City at large. The Council, in turn, selects one of its members to serve as mayor for a two‐
year term. The Mayor presides at the City Council meetings and has one vote on the Council ‐ the same
as the other six members.
The City administers housing and community development programs through the Neighborhood
Services Division – comprised of three subdivisions: Community Development, Housing Inspection, and
the Iowa City Housing Authority. Neighborhood Services coordinates all Consolidated Planning initiatives
of the City, including plan preparation with community participation and management of all activities
funded with CDBG and HOME funds.
The City created a citizen advisory group, the Housing and Community Development Commission
(HCDC), in 1995, to assess Iowa City’s community development needs for housing, jobs and services for
low‐ and moderate‐income (LMI) residents, and to promote public and private efforts to meet such
needs. HCDC leads the CDBG/HOME allocation process to determine what projects will be awarded
funds based on priorities established in CITY STEPS. Each year the City and HCDC reviews applications on
a competitive basis. HCDC also serves as a general advisory committee to Council on policy that similarly
affects LMI individuals. Beginning in FFY19, HCDC will also invite agencies to provide an annual update as
part of its CITY STEPS review process.
Staff also actively engages numerous boards, committees, working groups, and organizations. By
participating in groups such as the Local Homeless Coordinating Board, the Affordable Housing Coalition,
Livable Communities of Johnson County, and the Housing Trust Fund of Johnson County, the City
supports in the coordination and communication of those groups. In addition, the City annually
contributes funds to many of those groups, providing further incentive for collaboration. However, the
City encourages agencies to pursue outside funding as indicated in the CITY STEPS. Many of the housing
providers used private mortgages for their activities which provides private partnerships and
coordination as well.
Actions taken to enhance coordination between public and private housing and social service
agencies. 91.220(k); 91.320(j)
Because of its institutionional structure, fragmentation and duplication of services in Iowa City is a minor
obstacle. The City also undertakes extensive consultation as part of its consolidated planning efforts,
particularly in association with the Johnson County Local Homeless Coordinating Board (LHCB) planning
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process as the Continuum of Care. The LHCB represents over 25 agencies in Iowa City providing services
to the homeless and low‐income persons in Johnson County. The City works closely with the LHCB to
increase coordination between housing providers, health, and service agencies in addressing the needs
of persons that are chronically homeless.
The City also facilitates coordination among its partner agencies that results in a broadly shared
understanding of community needs, collaborative and complementary approaches to addressing needs,
and responsiveness to changes in conditions. Additionally, resources such as Aid to Agencies and City
General Funds available for economic development indicate a real commitment to leveraging all
possible resources to meet needs.
The Iowa City Housing Authority administers housing vouchers awarded by HUD from the Housing
Choice Voucher (HCV) Program. Housing Inspections staff also oversees rental permits which must be
renewed annually or bi‐annually. These roles also provide the City frequent contact with private housing
providers. The City is also trying to be more active about soliciting their ideas for improving the
affordability of housing in Iowa City, as seen through current efforts to engage developers about ways to
improve housing affordability in the community.
Certifications of Consistency
The City supports the efforts of organizations that seek to provide supportive services and outreach or
housing to low‐income, elderly or disabled persons. Upon request, the City will consider issuing a
Certificate of Consistency with the Consolidated Plan (CITY STEPS) for any program benefitting this
clientele and meeting the goals of the Consolidated Plan.
Identify actions taken to overcome the effects of any impediments identified in the
jurisdictions analysis of impediments to fair housing choice. 91.520(a)
Over FFY18, the City updated its analysis of impediments to fair housing choice. The following goals and
strategies were developed to overcome barriers as identified in this study:
Improve Housing Choice. One of the primary barriers identified is the lack of housing choices
throughout neighborhoods in Iowa City based on availability and diversity in price points, housing types,
and locations. Ensuring a diversity of affordable housing is available in a range of locations and types
promotes fair housing choice, especially areas that promote access to opportunity. Strategies include
facilitating a range of housing types, lowering the cost of housing, continuing to invest in affordable
housing, and retrofitting housing for equal access.
Facilitate Access to Opportunity. Housing that affords access to opportunities may be cost prohibitive
or non‐existent for persons in certain protected classes, especially for those with lower incomes.
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lack key opportunity indicators, preserving and developing a variety of housing in high opportunity
areas, and creating effective mobility options. Strategies include emphasizing variety of housing in areas
of opportunity, community investment, and enhancing mobility linkages.
Increase Education and Outreach. Many residents of Iowa City lack of awareness about rights under fair
housing and civil rights laws, presenting a major barrier to fair housing choice. Ensuring access to
information about housing programs, neighborhoods, and fair housing laws will facilitate fair housing
goals. Strategies include improving the awareness of housing consumers, housing suppliers, housing
regulators, and providing meaningful language access.
Improve Operations. Other barriers to fair housing choice include smaller operational and planning
changes that could help affirmatively further fair housing, such as administrative processes and
regulations which can slow down and/or stop projects that would benefit protected classes, a need for
increased regional cooperation in housing, a lack of critical data, and a need to improve the
transparency of fair housing enforcement. Strategies include improving fair housing transparency and
enforcement, reviewing implementing procredures and regulations, improving regional cooperation,
and improving data collection.
The plan was adopted on August 20, 2019. Action will be taken over the next 5‐year to address these
barriers and implement these strategies.
However, actions were still taken in FFY18 to further fair housing in Iowa City, including:
Solicited input through surveys, focus groups, and public meetings to identify barriers to fair
housing choice
Conducted an equity analysis for the South District Partnership Program and ICHA’s housing
programs
Hosted a Housing Affordability and Equity focus group as part of the City Steps
2025 Consolidated Plan update; translated surveys and information into three languages other
than English
Hosted a Government Alliance on Race and Equity training for City staff
Granted $75,000 to 8 organizations for social justice and racial equity initiatives
Placed fair housing ads in Daily Iowan and Daily Iowa Rental Guide
Educate the public about fair housing
Used the AHLM to avoid further concentrated City‐assisted affordable rental housing in areas
with higher concentrations of high free and reduced rate lunches
Monitored subrecipients for compliance with the City’s Affirmative Marketing Plan
Audited housing sites monthy for discriminatory ads
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Describe the standards and procedures used to monitor activities carried out in furtherance
of the plan and used to ensure long‐term compliance with requirements of the programs
involved, including minority business outreach and the comprehensive planning
requirements
Organizations are required to provide at least one project update to the Housing and Community
Development Commission (HCDC) during the Fiscal Year in which they were added to the Annual Action
Plan. These reports are made either in‐person or in writing, and they ensure HCDC remains informed
about the progress of the activities to which it allocates funds.
City staff also conduct at least one on‐site monitoring visit for each activity. It is the goal of the City to
conduct the monitoring visit within the same fiscal year the award is made. These visits allow staff to
review the policies and procedures of organizations, ensure finances match project records, review
submittals for consistency, and ensure the project complies with all federal requirements, including
outreach to minority businesses.
Unsuccessful or Delayed Projects
From time‐to‐time, CDBG and/or HOME activities may not meet the anticipated schedule for
implementation as intially presented to HCDC. These circumstances may be due to unforeseen events
(e.g. unfunded applications for other financing), optimistic timelines, or organizational issues.
HCDC recognizes the need to utilize CDBG, HOME, and other funding as effectively and efficiently as
possible to meet the needs of low‐moderate income household for housing, jobs and services within
Iowa City. To assist HCDC in evaluating an activity's status and ability to proceed, the
attached Unsuccessful or Delayed Projects Policy was adopted in 2003. If activities do not show progress,
HCDC may reallocate their funding per the policy.
Initial and Ongoing Reports and Monitoring
The City requires each organization receiving Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to
submit quarterly reports for each activity until the project is completed. The City also requires
organizations to submit a year‐end report for each activity. The quarterly and year‐end reports include
information on the number of clients served, income level, and race/ethnicity. All counts are
unduplicated. If quarterly and year‐end reports do not reconcile, the year‐end report numbers are
utilized for reporting.
For HOME and CDBG housing projects, each organization receiving funds must submit a project
completion report and on‐going annual tenant rental housing reports during their periods of
affordability or as required by agreement. These reports document all units' compliance with all
applicable regulations, including household income and fair market rents. Annual monitoring also
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includes a review of each property's insurance and compliance with other HUD requirements, including
those related to affirmatively furthering fair housing and adequately verifying income. For rental
projects, Housing Inspections staff also inspects properties at least every other year to ensure they
comply with local property codes; this is required for them to maintain a valid rental permit.
Citizen Participation Plan 91.105(d); 91.115(d)
Describe the efforts to provide citizens with reasonable notice and an opportunity to
comment on performance reports.
Notices regarding the availability of the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report
(CAPER) and the public hearing were published in the Iowa City Press Citizen on September 3, 2019.
Copies of the CAPER were available for public review at the Iowa City Public Library, City Hall, and online
on the City’s Neighborhood and Development Services website (www.icgov.org/actionplan). A public
comment period for longer than the required 15‐day period was held from September 3 to September
19. HCDC then held a public meeting on September 19. No comments were received during the public
comment period.
In addition, HCDC requires CDBG and/or HOME funded project sponsors to attend an HCDC meeting and
provide an update on their progress. The agendas are all posted and disseminated in accordance with
City policy and State law. Meetings are held in accessible locations. The public is welcome to attend.
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Specify the nature of, and reasons for, any changes in the jurisdiction’s program objectives
and indications of how the jurisdiction would change its programs as a result of its
experiences.
The City is looking at modifying its approach for economic development activities, possibly by providing
funds for technical assistance for microenterprises rather than through direct financial assistance. This
will be further explored in FFY19.
Does this Jurisdiction have any open Brownfields Economic Development Initiative (BEDI)
grants?
No
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Include the results of on‐site inspections of affordable rental housing assisted under the
program to determine compliance with housing codes and other applicable regulations
Please list those projects that should have been inspected on‐site this program year based upon
the schedule in §92.504(d). Indicate which of these were inspected and a summary of issues
that were detected during the inspection. For those that were not inspected, please indicate
the reason and how you will remedy the situation.
The City of Iowa City has an existing inspection program that systemically inspects every rental unit in
the community. The Department of Neighborhood and Development Services (NDS) oversees rental
inspections and insures compliance with all local requirements, including Iowa City’s Housing Code
which establishes the minimum health and safety standards necessary to protect and promote the
welfare of tenants and the public. Local codes are generally stricter than HUD’s Housing Quality
Standards (HQS), the comprehensive program that ensures subsidized housing remains safe.
Inspections are conducted by the Housing Inspection Workgroup, which includes six full‐time inspectors
inspecting nearly 20,000 rental units. The issuance of a valid rental permit depends upon properties
complying with local codes. The following rental unit types are annually inspected through the City’s
regular inspection program:
single family dwellings with four or more bedrooms
duplexes where the unit has four or more bedrooms
multi‐family dwellings with an initial certificate of occupancy before January 1, 1996
fraternity, sorority, and rooming houses
transient housing units
family care units and group homes
public housing units
The following rental unit types are regularly inspected every two years:
single family dwellings with no more than three bedrooms
duplexes where the unit has no more than three bedrooms
multi‐family dwellings with an initial certificate of occupancy after January 1, 1996
Rental inspections are also conducted upon request and complaint. Results of inspections are written
and corrective actions noted in individual property files, stored and maintained by the NDS. The City
actively works with owners, property managers and tenants to ensure conformance.
All HOME‐assisted properties are subject to this inspection cycle and various informal, on‐site
inspections made by Community Development Division staff throughout the year. Tenants receiving a
Housing Choice Voucher or Tenant Based Rental Assistance must also have their units regularly
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inspected by the Iowa City Housing Authority at least bi‐annually. These units must meet HQS
requirements.
Two projects in the City’s HOME rental housing portfolio have 25 or more HOME‐assisted units,
Lexington Place and Concorde Terrace. Each has 30 fixed HOME‐assisted rental units. The City also used
HOME funds to assist Regency Heights with 24 of their 37 units. Assisted units are inspected on a
schedule maintained and completed by the City’s Housing Inspection Workgroup in compliance with
HUD property standards and onsite inspection requirements.
Lexington Place, 1229 Shannon Drive. NDS completed 1 HQS inspection for FY19. The rental
permit is valid through January 31, 2020.
Concorde Terrace, 1259 Shannon Drive. NDS systematically inspected all units in FY19. Two
minor items were cited and corrected within 30 days. The rental permit is valid through
September 30, 2020
Regency Heights, 1010 Scott Park Road. There are 37 rental units in this project with 24 floating
HOME‐assisted units. HUD and the City require this project to be inspected every other year.
The rental permit for the building is valid through September 30, 2020. NDS systematically
inspected all units in 2019 and no violations were noted.
The following table shows the date each unit was last inspected (and re‐inspected when necessary) for
Calendar Year 2019.
Provide an assessment of the jurisdiction's affirmative marketing actions for HOME units.
92.351(b)
The actions outlined in the following section were undertaken by the City of Iowa City during the
reporting year to affirmatively further fair housing. More information can be found in the Human Rights
Commission’s Annual Report, which will provide specific accomplishments for the program year.
Additionally, the City's adopted Affirmative Marketing Plan can be found in the Consolidated Plan or
online at www.icgov.org/actionplan.
Updated the City’s analysis of impediments to fair housing choice. The plan was adopted on
August 20, 2019. Action will be taken over the next 5‐year to address these barriers and
implement these strategies.
Solicited input through surveys, focus groups, and public meetings to identify barriers to fair
housing choice
Conducted an equity analysis for the South District Partnership Program and ICHA’s housing
program.
Hosted a Housing Affordability and Equity focus group as part of the City Steps
2025 Consolidated Plan update; translated surveys and information into three languages other
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than English
Hosted a Government Alliance on Race and Equity training for City staff
Granted $75,000 to 8 organizations for social justice and racial equity initiatives
Placed fair housing ads in Daily Iowan and Daily Iowa Rental Guide
Educate the public about fair housing
Used the AHLM to avoid further concentrated City‐assisted affordable rental housing in areas
with higher concentrations of high free and reduced rate lunches
Monitored subrecipients for compliance with the City’s Affirmative Marketing Plan
Audited housing sites monthy for discriminatory ads
Refer to IDIS reports to describe the amount and use of program income for projects,
including the number of projects and owner and tenant characteristics
The City received $153,757.16 in Program Income (PI) in FFY18, in addition to $193,136.55 in PI from the
previous fiscal year. The City had been holding PI for to allocate the following year, but due to the more
challenging logistics, has decided to return to spending PI first without holding onto it for a year. PI was
used for 11 activities. $18,675.58 was drawn for HOME admin in FFY18. 6 activities benefitted renters, 3
projects benefitted owners.
Describe other actions taken to foster and maintain affordable housing. 91.220(k) (STATES
ONLY: Including the coordination of LIHTC with the development of affordable housing).
91.320(j)
Actions to foster and maintain affordable housing are primarily guided by the City's Affordable Housing
Action Plan. This is detailed in previous sections.
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