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COMMISSION (HCDC)
March 30, 2023
Regular Meeting — 6:30 PM
Iowa City Senior Center Assembly Room
28 S Linn Street
AGENDA:
1. Call to Order
2. Welcome New Members
HCDC will welcome one new member, Kiran Patel. This item provides an opportunity for new
and existing Commissioners to introduce themselves.
3. Consideration of Meeting Minutes: February 23, 2023
4. Public Comment of Items not on the Agenda
Commentators shall address the Commission for no more than 5 minutes. Commissioners
shall not engage in discussion with the public concerning said items.
5. Discuss FY24 Legacy Aid to Agencies (LA2A) Funding and Reconsider Budget
Recommendation to City Council
HCDC discussed FY24 LA2A scores and applications November 17, 2022 and made funding
recommendations to City Council on January 19, 2023. Council requested an update from
staff on the A2A process following the Legacy funding round. Council discussed the update
at the February 21, 2023 work session and determined that they do not want the late
submissions from Community and Family Resources and Center for Worker Justice due to
technical reasons to be a factor in determining grant recommendations.
LA2A applications are available online at www.icgov.org/actionplan. At this meeting, HCDC
will reconsider final recommendations without consideration of the late submissions as a
factor in the decision -making process. City Council will provide final funding allocations in
May.
6. Discuss FY24 Emerging Aid to Agencies (EA2A) Funding Requests and Consider
Budget Recommendation to City Council
FY24 EA2A applications are available online at icgov.org/actionplan. At this meeting, HCDC
will discuss applications and funding amounts. HCDC will consider a recommendation to City
Council for FY24 EA2A funding of up to $37,575. Budget availability for Emerging Agencies
depends on the final Legacy Agency budget recommendations. Applicants are strongly
encouraged to attend. Council will make final funding allocations in May.
If you will need disability -related accommodations to participate in this program or event, please contact Brianna Thul
at bthul(ciliowa-citv.org or 319-356-5230. Early requests are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time to meet your
access needs.
Upcoming Housing & Community Development Commission Meeting
Regular: April 20, 2023
7. Discuss FY24 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment
Partnership Program (HOME) Funding Requests and Consider Budget
Recommendation to City Council
FY24 CDBG/HOME applications are available online at icgov.org/action plan. At this meeting,
HCDC will discuss applications, rankings, and funding amounts. HCDC will consider a
recommendation to City Council for FY24 federal funding of up to $240,000 CDBG,
$690,000 HOME, and $78,000 HOME designated for Community Housing Development
Organizations (CHDOs). Applicants are strongly encouraged to attend. Council will make
final funding allocations in May.
8. Aid to Agencies (A2A) Subcommittee
This item includes an opportunity to discuss the status of the A2A subcommittee and any
relevant updates.
9. Staff & Commission Updates
This item includes an opportunity for brief updates from staff and Commissioners.
Commissioners shall not engage in discussion on updates.
10.Staff Updates
11. Adjournment
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Housing and Community Development Commission
March 30, 2023 Meeting Packet Contents
Agenda Item #3
• February 23, 2023 Draft HCDC Meeting Minutes
Agenda Items #5
• February 16, 2023 Memo to Council from Neighborhood Services Coordinator and City
Manager(A2A)
• November 1, 2022 Memo - FY24 Legacy Aid to Agencies Staff Scores and Funding
Recommendations
Agenda Items #6 & #7
• March 3, 2023 Memo - FY24 Staff Scores and Funding Recommendations
• March 24, 2023 Memo - HCDC Summary for FY24 Funding Rounds
• March 21, 2023 Memo to Council from Assistant City Manager (ARPA)
• FY24 Emerging Aid to Agencies submissions can be viewed online at
icgov.org/actionplan.
• FY24 Community Development Block Grant and HOME Investment Partnership
Program submissions can be viewed online at icgov.org/actionplan.
Agenda Item #9
• Community Police Review Board Community Forum Flyer
• ADA Listening Post Flyer
Agenda Item #3
MINUTES PRELIMINARY
HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
FEBRUARY 23, 2023 — 6:30 PM
FORMAL MEETING
THE CENTER ASSEMBLY ROOM
MEMBERS PRESENT: Maryann Dennis, Michael Eckhardt, Jennifer Haylett, Karol Krotz, Nasr
Mohammed, Becci Reedus, Kyle Vogel
MEMBERS ABSENT: Kaleb Beining, Kiran Patel
STAFF PRESENT: Erika Kubly, Brianna Thul
OTHERS PRESENT: Jude Abel, Crissy Canganelli, Jeremy Endsley, Hailey Franzen, Scott
Hawes, Will Kapp, Jim Kringlen, Kathleen Meardon, Talia Meidlinger,
Angie Meiers, Jamie Nguyen, Matt Olson, Adam Robinson, Bob Untiedt
CALL MEETING TO ORDER:
Dennis called the meeting to order at 6:30 PM.
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS:
Item postponed.
CONSIDERATION OF MEETING MINUTES: JANUARY 19, 2023:
Reedus moved to approve the minutes of January 19, 2023, Vogel seconded the motion. A vote was
taken, and the minutes were approved 5-0 (Mohammed was not present for vote).
PUBLIC COMMENT FOR TOPICS NOT ON THE AGENDA:
None.
QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION FOR FY24 EMERGING AID TO AGENCIES (EA2A)
APPLICANTS:
Community Transportation Committee
Jeremy Endsley stated they have been in existence since 2015, they are a very small nonprofit and their
annual budget is probably around a couple thousand a year. This application is for a project is to better
quantify gaps in transit services for evening and late -night workers. This program is not duplicating any
other group that exists. The service area is all of Johnson County and Endsley noted there was a transit
study done by the City of Iowa City, but this study is focusing mainly on second shift workers, so it's a little
bit more specific.
{Commissioner Mohammed arrived}
Reedus noted when she was still working, she attended a meeting that was called together by United
Way about the lack of second shift transit and so she is concerned that a study has already been done.
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Endsley stated the representatives from other community organizations and entities that he's talked to
said that they do not have enough information about this and right now there's programs being developed
that would benefit from this information so he believes that doing the survey would add to that and better
quantify the need.
Reedus noted they have an expenditure for $6,000 of purchasing bus tickets and asked how they will
distribute those. Endsley stated those will be distributed to the participants of the survey, so if someone
completes the survey then they'll get a bus pass.
Eckhardt asked what other organizations they have reached out to who are saying they need this
information. Endsley stated he is not representing other organizations, but he works with Kelly Schneider
at the County and she's putting together a program to do after hours transit, and employment is part of
that. Overall, they still don't have enough information on to quantify the actual need for the transit service,
how many workers need this, which employers would like this, etc. They have talked to some employers
but there's quite a few more that they could talk to.
Reedus reiterated that what they want to do with the money is to study what the gaps are and then what?
Will that information be publicly available? With the hopes of doing what? Endsley replied down the line
they're also hoping to put together a transit program that will address some of the needs, and also there
are other programs that are in development in the County and the City that this information will assist.
Mohammed noted in the application it states this organization conducted similar survey in 2015, what
were those findings and what was the recommendation at that time? Endsley stated in 2015 they talked
to about 150 people, they went to Shelter House, the food bank, the North Liberty food bank, and the
Coralville food bank and what they found was that late night and early morning was the hardest time for
people to get to work, as well as Sunday, since there's no transit on Sunday. So, there's definitely a gap
in that area. But at that time, they weren't able to put together a list of employers who also will note this is
a big problem, to see how much of a problem. Doing this research will move them quite a bit forward to
see how to actually serve more workers and more employers. He explained when planning a transit
service, knowing how many people they're transporting is extremely important. For example, are there 15
people needing picked up at Procter and Gamble or 60 people? How many how many people can
actually benefit from the transit service.
Vogel asked from the 2015 research where they found gaps and issues, did any of the local public
transport systems utilize that research to fix gaps that were found. Endsley replied unfortunately no and
there's nothing existing that is serving late night and Sundays.
Eckhardt mentioned the City did get some funding from COVID relief for late night and Sunday
scheduling, so have they had any sort of coordination with the City regarding organizing that? Endsley
stated there's a number of different types of transit service that are being considered such as extending
the existing routes would be one option. Another option would be taking people directly from home to
work with some type of shuttle service, and there were talks about taxis.
Healthy Kids School Based Clinics.
Dennis noted on the application it states they are the only free health clinic providing comprehensive
primary care to children in the Iowa City area and asked if they ever partner with the Free Medical Clinic.
Marguerite Oetting stated they do and since they've been in existence the pattern has generally been that
the Free Medical Clinic refer kids to them, and they refer the parents of the patients back to the Free
Medical Clinic. The Free Medical Clinic does see few kids in their evening clinics that they run with the
volunteer providers, but they really try to keep that to a minimum and send most of the kids to the Healthy
Kids School Based Clinics.
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Dennis asked about their budget. Jamie Nguyen (Program Clinic Coordinator) replied they attached their
operating budget but what these funds would mostly cover would be taxies and expenses for labs.
Iowa City Compassion
Will Kapp (Global Food Project Manager) stated they are requesting money for personnel to create a new
position that would be a volunteer coordinator and would work with all of the programs at Iowa City
Compassion and also to provide equitable salary to the staff at Jabez Cafe as well.
Reedus asked if the request for funds is for operational support and Kapp confirmed
Iowa City's Sober Living
Kathleen Meardon stated this application is for funds to support the resident manager salary for six
months. They are aggressively looking at fundraising grants, and then there is also the income that will
be generated by residents within the home. They are establishing a fund from the residents to cover not
only the house payment and utilities, but also the funds for the resident manager.
Vogel asked if this is an onsite live-in resident manager. Meardon replied that is what they are looking
for, somebody that will live within the home. This is for people coming out of treatment that need basically
a step down before going home. The site manager will be similar to a house mom, but a little bit more
involved as they'll need to be able to complete tasks such as urine drug screens. Meardon stated this is a
very new organization, nobody has moved in yet, they haven't purchased a house yet. They have the
down payment for a house and have been looking at homes. They are hoping to be into a home in the
next 90 days to six months. Regarding finances, Meardon stated they do have a matching grant. Once
they get into the home, there's a matching grant that comes into effect and they will also be fundraising
and grant writing.
Reedus asked if the City is paying half the salary of this staff person, is it expected that half of the
residents be Iowa City residents? Kubly replied that they don't have any specific criteria with Emerging
Agencies. The purpose is to serve low to moderate income residents or to meet the goals of the City's
Consolidated Plan. They typically try to keep things within Iowa City with Iowa City residents, but don't
have any strict criteria for this program.
Meardon stated they could get referrals from any place to come and stay within the home but added the
homes they have been looking at to purchase have all been within the Iowa City limits.
Reedus asked about the first -year operations budget, outside of the building. Meardon noted Merrilee
Ramsey submitted the application but could not be here this evening, but she believes it stated start up to
get the home up and running.
Dennis asked about when the people move in, are they going to have a lease for a certain time period?
Meardon replied it won't be a lease per se, it will be a month -to -month commitment with the hopes that
people choose to stay at least a year, but not everybody is willing to do that. The other part of that is if
somebody does relapse or use again, that may preclude them from continuing within the home, so they
have set up steps to assist with that.
Reedus asked what led to the need for this facility and how is it different than the agency formerly known
as Prelude. Gardner replied she is not familiar with Prelude. She used to work in this field as an RN, she
also is a person in recovery and what started this was other women in recovery that came together and
realized that there is not a facility of this nature within the Iowa City area. She is not aware if there's one
in Johnson County, but believes there's one in Columbus Junction that just started within the last six to
nine months that provides this sort of step-down care from a treatment facility to home.
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Reedus stated she is trying to figure out if they've studied and determined that this service isn't provided
in the community because Prelude, now known as Community and Family Resource Services, is an
agency that does have transitional housing.
Meardon reiterated she is not familiar with Prelude but does know there isn't a facility like this in Johnson
County, the transitional housing she has known about have all been corrections based or mental health
care based. This is for people coming out of treatment and looking for support by going into a sober living
facility, the success for one year of sobriety increases from 20% to 80% with this type of step-down care.
Vogel noted in the application it was noted that Community and Family Resource Services was
supporting them in their efforts to open this house, there was a list of local organizations that were
supporting them in the process.
Mohammed noted from the supporting materials, the failure rate on this program is very high and 80% of
the people who recover will go back again to use the substance so how do they measure the progress on
the program? Meardon stated what Sober Living provides is a household that is all recovery base,
basically it's a sanctuary with no drugs or alcohol on site. There's also a support system in order to find
employment if needed and the ability to seek treatment and have sober coaches. One of the things within
the recovery community is a 12-step based program and that will be part of a requirement to stay within
the facility. All of those things increase an individual's success.
Iowa Legal Aid
Vogel stated that this is basically an application to pay lawyers
Jim Kringlen conformed and continued that they are the best lawyers that money can buy and happen to
be among the lowest paid, but Iowa Legal Aid is trying to improve that. They recruit lawyers who want to
help people and who have a passion for it. They've been in existence as a statewide organization for 47
years so they're not emerging or new in that sense but are new to this table. They have some
development folks in Des Moines that stated they should be seeking local support. Regarding how much
of the work they do is for Iowa City residents, they are a statewide law firm, and the Iowa City office
serves clients who have court cases in a seven -county region from here all the way to Burlington, so
they've come up with the numbers based on their historical client base of how many of their clients were
Iowa City residents.
Vogel asked if Mariah was going to be part of this. Mariah is with the Shelter House and works with
evictions. Kringlen confirmed she partners with the Legal Aid people, they partnered to have the Help
Desk at the courthouse every day that they have eviction hearings, which are usually on Mondays.
Reedus asked if they have any other local funding such as United Way or Community Foundation
funding. Kringlen replied they have been a partner agency with the United Way of Johnson and
Washington Counties for many years and have gotten funding from the Community Foundation of
Johnson County, and just about two years ago they got their first grant from the City of North Liberty.
They have some funding from the County and do have a separate pending application to seek some
funding from the City to support some of their housing work. In the early years, there were just a handful
of funding sources and 90% of funds came from the Federal Legal Services Corporation, now only about
40% does because Congress at different times has cut funding and it has not kept up with inflation. The
State of Iowa started supporting them with grants in 1996 when they had a particularly large loss of
federal funding. Overall, they have a diverse pot of funding sources now, maybe every United Way in
Iowa, supports their work, the Bar Association's lawyers donate, and various businesses.
Reedus asked if the funding they're seeking is going to enhance services, provide more services, or if it
will fund existing services. Kringlen replied that is a difficult question to answer because the amount of
funding that they're seeking isn't enough to add another staff attorney, but they are adding staff attorneys
are at the largest size they've ever been. They've just had one attorney transferred from the Davenport
office to the Iowa City office and they also hired another one that started in January. Adding attorneys
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increases capacity and then they can serve more people. They have always had to turn away people.
With this added grant they still will, but fewer.
Haylett asked about having to turn people away and wanted to know what the screening criteria is. Is it
folks at or below 125% of the federal poverty line or what general guidelines do they use? Kringlen
replied there are quite a few and it is fairly complex. They can fairly easily grant exceptions to income up
to 150% of poverty knowing people who live at 150% of the federal poverty guidelines can't afford lawyers
so they grant all of them. Regarding other categories of screening, it depends on what kind of problem it
is. If it's a family law problem, has there been domestic violence? They ask very broad screening
questions but sometimes even though it is hard to think about or talk about, the abuse being mild versus
severe, and that plays a factor sometimes in decisions. It might be recency as well. If it is someone they
can't help, they might still refer them to a volunteer lawyer, who agrees to take cases through the
volunteer lawyer project free of charge. They can take cases regardless of income with funding that
supplements their budget from Area Agencies on Aging. So, if someone is 60 years or older, they will at
least give them advice, even if they're relatively well-to-do senior.
Mohammed noted on their budget they show a huge deficit, how will they overcome that deficit? Kringlen
agreed they do have a huge deficit, almost $2 million in projected losses for 2022, and to cover that will
come mostly from their reserves. They have a board of directors that maintains a reserve. They also
anticipate staff leaving, retiring, resigning, and then they have vacancies and until they can fill those
positions, there will be a savings. Those are usually the biggest ways that they cover projected deficits.
They know they can't obviously operate in a deficit forever but do with some frequency in terms of the
revenue versus the expenses. Other years they have more income or revenue than expenses and it
balances out.
Trail Johnson County
Vogel stated he is confused on the subscription base fee service and what they're requesting is money to
pay for.
Bob Untiedt replied yes, they are requesting money to pay for membership fees to support very low-
income folks who can't afford the membership fees. The cost per member is about $1,241 a person
which is the total cost of operating the organization divided by membership. The membership fees cover
about 45% of the total cost of the organization so they don't even cover everything. This money is going
to operating costs which will allow them to offer memberships to folks under a certain income level. He
added the significance of supported members is not simply that they contribute less, it's also service
requests. Prior to last year, the most they'd ever done in the seven years of existence was 452 service
requests, or about 40 a month. Last year they did 884 and nearly all of that growth has come from
supported members from very low-income people. Additionally, it's something like two thirds of those
come from the top ten requesters who have multiple requests a month. Low-income people tend to seek
more frequent service - such as medical transportation and things like that. Again, it is for low-income
people at 30% of area median income or less who are over age 65.
Reedus asked what their total budget was for last year when they had the 884 service requests, and how
many members do they have. Untiedt replied their budget was $142,725 with about 250 members.
Membership varies from month to month.
QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION FOR FY24 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT
(CDBG) AND HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS (HOME) APPLICANTS:
City of Iowa City Down Payment Assistance
Kubly stated Tracy Hightshoe couldn't be here tonight, but that staff and a representative from Hills Bank,
Matt Olson, are available to answer questions.
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Dennis noted that this is another application for down payment assistance for owner occupied housing
and that's new construction and wanted to know if the City partners at all with. Kubly confirmed yes, two
of the homes that they've already done through this program have been in partnership with Habitat, but
their current application is for separate units.
Dennis noted the application says that the underwriting criteria would be modified. Does that mean
increasing the debt -to -income ratios, or what is the modification?
Matt Olson replied it would be more flexible underwriting and these will be 30-year fixed rate mortgages
that will be offered, not adjustable -rate loans. Typically, a 30-year fixed rate loan gets sold on the
secondary market to Fannie Mae and Fannie Mae does have some strict requirements, so Hills Bank and
GreenState are going to provide some flexibility in that financing and these loans will stay in-house. One
example is if the property is a townhome or a condo, Fannie Mae would require 10% down, and Hills
Bank and GreenState are not going to require that 10% down. Fannie Mae may require that a borrower
who was out of work for a few months, gets back into the workforce and works for six months before
receiving financing whereas Hills Bank and GreenState will provide some flexibility and as long as they've
entered back into the workforce, they're not going to require that six month waiting period.
Dennis asked if a homebuyer receives the down payment assistance, does that qualify them for the Iowa
Finance Authority down payment assistance or closing costs assistance as well? Kubly replied they
could do that in addition to the HOME or CDBG assistance and combine it, but then it would be subject to
Iowa Finance Authority guidelines.
Dennis noted tonight's their Souper Bowl fundraiser so they've asked the Commission to submit
questions in writing and they will respond.
Reedus asked if this is basically for the same project that they have funded twice before. Kubly explained
it is the same project and they do currently have CDBG funds and then they have funding through HOME -
ARP as well.
Reedus asked if this project has always been in two phases or is this request new due to lack of funding?
Has this application changed? She noted some concerns about the inability raise those funds and the
agency's ability to have a plan for the cost of unmet campaign totals.
Kubly stated the new construction of the shelter is phase one, and then updating their old shelter would
be phase two.
Vogel confirmed that the $425,000 they've already awarded them was for the new shelter and this
additional money is just more money towards the new shelter.
Reedus asked what the total cost is for phase one and total cost for phase two. Kubly believes it's about
$6 million for phase one for the new construction of the building.
Reedus would like to know if they have asked for any other funding like ARPA funds. Will the decisions
on ARPA funding be made by the time this Commission makes decisions? Kubly stated that DVIP has
applied for ARPA and the City is in the review process, but she doesn't know exactly when they'll have
decisions. If she has an update before March 30, she will provide that to the to the Commission.
Vogel stated the $6 million is just for phase one because $5.7 million is the construction costs of the new
24,000 square foot building and the land acquisition was $215,000.
Habitat for Humanity
Dennis asked for clarity on what they mean by a silent forgivable loan.
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Scott Hawes replied it is a loan that is forgiven over the period from year seven to 15 and after 15 years,
the entire loan is forgiven. If they remain in the home after that period of time, they don't have to make
any payments on it, but if they sell the home prior to 15 years then they have to pay the balance on the
house.
Vogel asked if the two houses on Blazing Star are built. Hawes said they are to be built, the first one will
be built this fall and the second one will be built fall of 2024. Vogel asked if they currently have buyers.
Hawes replied they do have a buyer for the one that they're planning to finish this year and that one does
qualify for the down payment assistance program.
Shelter House
Reedus asked if this is the same project that they have funded in the past with CDBG.
Crissv Canganelli noted this is an entirely different and new project, a first-time request. The shelter
opened in November 2010 and a little over 700 people a year come through that building as residents,
and then another 300 use it as a drop -in center service.
Dennis asked if they don't get full funding, how are they going to prioritize what needs to be done?
Canganelli started by noting one very complicating challenge is the timing of the release of the
applications for the ARPA funding and the timing for this application since they do not know the status of
the ARPA application. Prioritization for the different project components that are submitted in this
application would be entirely dependent on the level of funding that's awarded. If funding was in the
neighborhood of about $100,000, they want to make the changes to the stairwell because this year
they've already had two suicide attempts that have involved the open stairwell. Many of the challenges
that they are facing now that have been reflected in this application, are in large part due to their shift to
low barrier service and the complex nature of the individuals who are coming through their doors today
with serious behavioral health challenges, unmedicated serious persistent mental illness, co-occurring
substance use, intellectual disabilities, and brain injuries. Canganelli stated there are areas and spaces
in their building that were not built to accommodate the needs of the population that they're serving today,
and they actually amplify and escalate some of their challenges. If less funding was made available,
they'd do something like immediately changing out the doors as that's a high need security issue.
The Housing Fellowship Rehab
Simon Andrew stated their request is for $78,000 to rehab a duplex in Village Green, they've owned it for
25 years and originally purchased through the help of the City. This is a good time for them to do this
rehab because the family that had lived there had been there for quite a while but just moved out, so it is
vacant. The plan is for new windows, kitchen/bathrooms updates, etc., maybe HVAC but no new roof at
this time.
Vogel asked about their capital repairs budgeting process. Andrew explained they do keep a capital
budget for such things and have invested a good amount of their own money and capital reserves into
that property. Some of it has to do with the length of duration that the person lives there and how hard
they were on the property, some move outs are very inexpensive and some are very expensive, this one
happens to be a more expensive one. He noted the application reads up to 60% of AMI, they currently
rent both sides at 50%, it's three -bedroom units for $900. After they get out of compliance, they could
bump that up a little bit more and have that for future investment on the property, but they try and keep
the rents as low as they can. That's generally what the CHODO reserved dollars are there for, for projects
they can't fund in other ways as easily. He acknowledged they certainly could have charged $50 more
per month in rent for the last 10 years and had it paid for but then it becomes more challenging to keep it
affordable long term.
Vogel asked what the $7,800 developer fee is. Andrew explained they request 10% for developer fee
and that goes into the operations that's paying the maintenance staff that and the project manager that
oversee the project and goes into the investment as well. For instance, he doesn't know how extensive
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this one is going to be, but they did one using HOME funds on First Avenue a couple of years ago and
they applied for $24,000 as the project was initially budgeted for around $50,000 and ended up putting
$100,000 into it. He imagines that $7,800 will still go into the to the Hannah Jo project.
The Housing Fellowship Construction
Andrew next discussed the other The Housing Fellowship application. The Home Builders Association
and the City reached out for this project. He also stated they are thrilled to see the Student Build
Program coming back noting it's been a real challenge, especially during the pandemic, finding
contractors for some of the work that they're doing, plus training that next generation of skilled
tradespeople is going to be really beneficial.
Vogel asked if this is request is just for construction. Andrew replied yes because for the property they
received a grant from the City that included the land purchase. He also noted the project is still in the
design phase and they do have an application into the Historic Preservation Commission. They expect it
to be on their agenda in March.
Vogel asked if all three high schools are being included in this build. Andrew is not sure, the school
district did just hire a full-time instructor for this project, who also lives in the Northside Neighborhood, but
he doesn't know if he is housed specifically out of one school or if he moves around to schools, or how it
is structured.
Dennis asked if it were going to be a three -bedroom house. Andrew replied it will be a two -bedroom. He
stated it is a big lot that they plan to subdivide, it's an 80-foot-wide lot, but it's very deep, and has a private
sewer main running across in two different directions. Therefore, the buildable portion of each lot is pretty
small so they're fitting every square foot on it they can. This house will be two beds, two baths, with a
zero -entry bathroom on the ground level and a half bath upstairs. The second home they're hoping to be
five bedrooms as that's where they see the biggest need right now as families have more children in the
home, they don't have the size the units to serve right now. Again, he reiterated they are really excited for
this project and noted that the Home Builders Association and the school wanted to start with the smaller
and less complicated one first, which makes sense. They're hoping this program sticks around for a long
time to complete both projects.
United Action for Youth
Haley Franzen and Talia Meidlinger stated they purchased two homes in 2012 with CDBG funding and
have been renting apartments. This would allow them, depending on the size of the home that they can
find, to no longer have to rent as many units. The apartments they are renting are in various apartment
complexes around town and are individual living quarters, not group living. Franzen noted everyone in
their program has a roommate as they have two -bedroom duplex units and they have one three -bedroom
home and the rentals are two -bedroom apartments, so everyone has an individual bedroom, but shared
accommodations elsewhere.
Dennis asked if this is separate from the program that they have for teen parents. Franzen stated it is but
those two programs can work together, and they do have the ability to house single young parents as well
and their dependent children but those are two separate programs.
Vogel asked if they would use the $800,000 to purchase outright, or are they looking at a down payment
for something. Meidlinger stated their goal would be to purchase and rehab and then not pay rent
anymore to landlords because the instability piece that they've run into is whether or not they can resign a
lease. If they have residents living, there that are already in transition coming from homelessness they
need stability. She stated they hope to find eight bedrooms as that would close the gap on them no
longer needing to rent, however, finding an eight -bedroom house right now is difficult. Ideally it would be
great to find a couple fourplexes, in close proximity, or one big eight -bedroom house.
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Reedus asked what the average length of stay is. Franzen replied the average length of stay is anywhere
from seven to eight months, and that competes with the national averages.
Dennis asked what happens if these kids use this program? Franzen replied that's a great question and
they are working more and more to try and close gaps for the younger end of their service range because
it's really hard to sign a lease if someone is not 18. Not that it's illegal, it's just really hard and there are a
lot of barriers that landlords can throw up. They work a lot across their agency and with other community
partners to get folks wrapped into family mediation services and try and help mitigate any of the conflict
that might be happening where they're currently staying or help them identify alternative appropriate
options for them - whether that is extended family members in other areas, or friends whose families have
the capacity to house them through high school graduation or until there is an opening in the program.
Meidlinger added for the exception, where they can't close that gap in other ways and have young people
who have nowhere to go and continue to experience trauma and instability, that lack of structure is
detrimental to all of the things that they need to thrive and survive and become successful adults.
DISCUSS NATIONAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK:
Dennis noted National Community Development Week 2023 is April 10-15
Dennis stated last year they had ideas for staff that would have taken them about three years to
complete. What are some things they can do for National Development Week this year? Maybe write
letters to the editor and post about it on your Facebook page, if you have one?
Kubly noted they always do a proclamation at the City Council meeting and typically have a
representative, usually the chair from HCDC, to come accept that and the mayor or whoever will read it. If
there are other ideas like a social media campaign, staff hopes the communications folks will promote
those, but are open to ideas the Commission has.
Reedus stated she liked the old days when they celebrated one of the projects. There are some good
projects in this in this community that have benefited from CDBG and HOME funds. People would come
and see the project and it was crowded. Reedus acknowledged organizing that is a lot of work.
Dennis noted years ago the HUD representative would come and there would be this big deal and all the
elected representatives would be there such as Grassley and Harkin. They don't promote that much
anymore, and the HUD reps don't come anymore.
Kubly noted when she interned with the City, they did have the Community Development Week
celebration and gave awards, and the representatives came but that has not happened recently.
Dennis recalled they did used to give awards and wondered if there a project that they particularly thought
was really great to honor.
Vogel stated the new Shelter House building is impressive, however, he had some real issues with how
much that cost, but it has made a huge difference already in the numbers of people it is serving. Perhaps
there are other ones that are even smaller that would be interesting - maybe some of those Emerging
Agencies.
Thul mentioned CDBG and HOME projects that have been completed in the last couple years.
Neighborhood Centers put a new roof on their Broadway location - that's a smaller rehab project. A lot of
projects that have been undertaken by subrecipients recently are acquisition of existing housing which is
a great addition to the affordable housing stock but maybe harder to highlight.
Vogel noted he went to Houses into Homes recently for the first time to drop off some stuff and had never
been inside that warehouse space and it was impressive. They've gotten funds from HCDC in the past for
an acquisition of a van and some other stuff. He thinks in general it might be good to give more publicity
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to some of these smaller projects and some of the Emerging Agencies. Vogel noted Trail is a prime
example of something he did not know even existed. These small, very niche things can absolutely use
that kind of broader advertising from the City as success stories. Even the small grants can make such a
huge difference.
Dennis noted that is a good idea for next year as Trail hasn't gotten any funding yet.
Reedus asked if perhaps they could work with the City media folks to do some sort of five-minute video
thing to highlight a few of the HOME projects or what CDBG money helped agencies to do. This could be
really powerful, and it could play on social media and the City website to highlight one or two projects.
The media person could do an interview with the director.
Kubly will ask the media communications team if they're available to do something and asked if there is a
Commission member that would want to speak on that video and talk about things.
Reedus thinks it should be the chairperson unless someone else is interested.
Kubly noted they did a video last year for The Housing Fellowship and they can run that again as well
Dennis noted Beining also will go to accept the proclamation.
STAFF & COMMISSION UPDATES
Kubly updated the Commission on Council discussions regarding the Legacy Aid to Agencies. Council is
requesting HCDC take another look at the applications and not consider the late applications to be a
factor in consideration, so that will be on the March 30 agenda. The video of the Council discussion is
available online for review.
Reedus asked if there are other rules that they don't have to pay attention to or just that rule? Kubly
stated that this is the specific direction they received from Council and that she would suggest listening to
the discussion. Reedus stated she tried but couldn't get the sound to work. Dennis suggested they table
the discussion until the 30th.
Vogel asked if this change would impact the approval process. Thul stated the Legacy, Emerging, and
CDBG/HOME recommendations will all go to Council with the Annual Action Plan the first meeting in May
so the timing should be okay.
Thul will get staff recommendations and staff scores to the Commission by March 3rd. Staff are asking to
have score sheets returned by March 16. Staff will compile the information submitted for the packet.
ADJOURNMENT:
Vogel moved to adjourn, Haylett seconded the motion, a vote was taken, and the motion passed 6-0.
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Housing and Community
Development Commission
Name
Terms Exp.
7/21
9/15
10/20
11/17
1/19
2/16
Beining, Kaleb
6/30/24
X
O/E
X
X
X
O/E
Dennis, Maryann
6/30/25
X
O/E
X
X
X
X
Haylett, Jennifer
6/30/25
X
X
O/E
O/E
X
X
Krotz, Karol
6/30/24
O/E
X
X
X
X
O/E
Marilla-Kapp, Elizabeth
6/30/23
X
O/E
Mohammed, Nasr
6/30/23
X
X
X
X
X
X
Reedus, Becci
6/30/24
X
X
X
X
X
X
Vogel, Kyle
6/30/23
O/E
X
X
X
O/E
X
Eckhardt, Michael
6/30/25
X
X
X
X
Patel, Kiran
6/30/23
O/E
Attendance Record 2022-2023
Resigned from Commission
Key:
X
= Present
O
= Absent
O/E
= Absent/Excused
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= Vacant
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Agenda Item #5
Item Number: IP4.
- CITY OF 1 O WA CITY
COUNCIL ACTION REPORT
February 16, 2023
Memo from Neighborhood Services Coordinator & City Manager: FY24 Aid to Agencies Status
Attachments: Memo from Neighborhood Services Coordinator & City Manager: FY24 Aid to
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CITY OF IOWA CITY
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CITY OF 1 O WA CITY
MEMORANDUM
Date: November 1, 2022
To: Housing and Community Development Commission
From: Brianna Thul, Community Development Planner
Erika Kubly, Neighborhood Services Coordinator
Re: FY24 Aid to Agencies Staff Scores and Funding Recommendations
The purpose of this memo is to provide staff composite scores and funding recommendations
for the FY24 Legacy Aid to Agencies (A2A) funding round. Commissioners may consider this
information during their independent evaluation of the submissions. The table attached contains
staff scores, funding recommendations, and a five-year funding history for the Legacy A2A
program.
Staff Comments on Funding Recommendations:
In general, staff funding recommendations were developed by awarding the largest funding
increases to the highest scoring submissions. The following are instances where members of
HCDC may benefit from additional explanations to inform the decision -making process.
CommUnity and United Action for Youth
Commissioners will observe that the recommendations show a funding decrease for
CommUnity and United Action for Youth compared to the FY23 Legacy A2A allocations. This is
due to a decrease in the FY24 requests submitted by the agencies rather than a staff -imposed
reduction in the funding recommendations. Staff recommend full funding to the agencies at their
FY24 request.
Inside Out Reentry
In FY20, the A2A budget was increased and as a result, Inside Out Reentry began receiving
funding that was a comparatively large portion of the agency's total operating budget. A majority
of Legacy Agencies are funded at a level between one and five percent of their agency budget,
and the FY24 request from Inside Out Reentry was over 20% of their total budget. Staff
recommend a slight decrease in funding from FY23 levels due to the size of the agency budget
and the percentage of the request. The decrease in funding recommended is less than $3,000
and should avoid any significant disruptions to agency operations.
Community and Family Resources (formerly Prelude)
Staff support the mission of the agency, but do not recommend funding Community and Family
Resources based on the quality of the application and use of funds. The proposal was one of
the lowest scoring applications and some of the narrative responses did not adequately address
the questions. Additionally, the agency proposed using funds for security deposit and rent
assistance, as well as facility repairs. While the Legacy A2A program is designed to provide
flexible funding for operations, City resources for the program are limited and there are other
opportunities for funding for housing through federal CDBG or HOME programs, as well as the
city's Affordable Housing Fund. Lastly, the application was submitted after the deadline of 5pm
due to technical difficulties.
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Center for Worker Justice
Staff support the mission of the agency, but do not recommend funding for Center for Worker
Justice based on the quality of the application, use of funds, and other funds in place for
proposed services. The proposal was one of the lowest scoring applications and issues arose
regarding the agency's financial capacity and oversight. Additionally, some services proposed to
be provided with Iowa City funds are ineligible, such as work with communities outside of Iowa
City. Center for Worker Justice has been allocated funds for wage theft through the American
Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and additional need has not been demonstrated. Lastly, the
application was submitted after the deadline of 5pm due to technical difficulties.
New Legacy Agencies
Of the three new Legacy Agencies, staff recommend funding Houses into Homes and Dream
City (Dream Center) at the minimum award amount of $15,000.
Free Medical Clinic and Neighborhood Centers of Johnson County
The largest increases in funding compared to the previous fiscal were allocated to Free Medical
Clinic and Neighborhood Center of Johnson County. While not fully funded, the proposals were
both tied for the third highest scoring submissions.
Conclusion
Iowa City is fortunate to have many qualified nonprofit organizations serving the community.
Although these decisions are challenging, staff feel that the information provided is fair,
objective, and reasonable. Commissioners are reminded that the deadline to submit
independent scores and recommendations to staff is November 8, 2022. Staff will compile
scores and post them in the meeting packet on November 10, 2022 ahead of the November 17,
2022 HCDC meeting.
Attachments
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Agenda Items #6 & #7
CITY
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IOWA CITY
MEMORANDUM
Date: March 3, 2023
To: Housing and Community Development Commission
From: Erika Kubly, Neighborhood Services Coordinator
Brianna Thul, Community Development Planner
Re: FY24 Staff Funding Recommendations
Summary of Staff Scores & Funding Recommendations for CDBG/HOME:
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Request
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Funding
Funding
Funding
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Iowa Valley Habitat for
Humanity
9;%
$80,000
$80,000
$0
$80,000
Down a ment Assistance
City of IC, GreenState, & Hills
284
$300,000
$300,000
$0
$300,000
Down a ment Assistance
84%
Domestic Violence
NA
Intervention Program
82%
$350,000
ineligible
$130,000
$130,000
Shelter New Construction
The Housing Fellowship
275
$200,000
$200,000
$0
$200,000
Rental Construction
81 %
The Housing Fellowship
260
$78,000
$78,000
$0
$78,000
Rental Rehab
76%
Shelter House
255
$240,000
NA
$110,000
$110,000
Public FacilityImprovements
75%
ineligible
United Action for Youth
Acquisition and Rehab
58 %
$400,000
$0
$0
$0
Transitional Housing)
Total
$2,028,000
$658 000
$240 000
$898,000
Staff Comments on Funding Recommendations for CDBG/HOME:
General Comments
The City received seven eligible submissions for CDBG/HOME funds. Each proposal clearly explains
how the project will address a specific goal from the City's consolidated plan, City Steps 2025. Each
project addresses a high priority need.
Iowa Valley Habitat for Humanity — Downpavment Assistance
Iowa Valley Habitat for Humanity has undertaken numerous federally funded projects through the City
in prior fiscal years. As the highest scoring proposal, staff recommend full funding of $80,000 to assist
two income eligible buyers purchase newly constructed units.
City of Iowa City, GreenState Credit Union, and Hills Bank — Downpayment Assistance
The proposal submitted through a partnership with the City of Iowa City, GreenState Credit Union,
and Hills Bank is the second phase of a program currently being offered. The first phase of the
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program is anticipated to be completed in the current calendar year and additional funding will allow
the program to continue. Staff recommend full funding of $300,000 to assist 20 income eligible buyers
purchase units located in eligible areas of Iowa City.
Domestic Violence Intervention Program (DVIP) — Shelter New Construction
DVIP has undertaken numerous federally funded projects through the City in prior fiscal years
including both public facility improvements and public service activities. Most recently, the same
shelter construction project was funded $425,000 of CDBG in FY23. Due to the amount of funds
already invested in the project, staff have concerns about spending deadlines. The U.S. Department
of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) limits the amount of CDBG funds that the City can have
on hand at a specific checkpoint each year (typically the beginning of May). If federal funds are not
spent in a timely manner, the City may be required to undertake additional reporting to HUD, and/or
the total amount of CDBG funds granted to the City could be reduced in future years. DVIP's request
of $350,000 exceeds the amount of CDBG funding available, therefore full funding is not an option.
Staff recommend allocating the largest CDBG award of $130,000 to DVIP. Staff advise against
allocating the total CDBG budget available to DVIP due to spending deadlines.
The Housing Fellowship — Rental Construction
THE has a long history of successfully undertaking federally funded activities. Projects undertaken
with City HOME funds typically include rehab and acquisition, however, the agency has completed
other large-scale projects such as the LIHTC new construction of the Del Ray Ridge building. The
main staff concern regarding this proposal is the complexity of applicable project requirements. Due to
agency experience and demonstrated ability to undertake complex projects, staff recommend full
funding of the proposal ($200,000).
The Housing Fellowship — Rental Rehab
THE is the City's only active Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO). Maintaining
CHDO status requires annual certification. CHDOs are a critical component of the HOME program as
HUD requires a minimum of 15% of the City's annual HOME grant to be set aside for CHDO activities,
a portion of funds known as the CHDO reserve. THE has a long history of successfully undertaking
federally funded activities of similar scale and scope. The proposed project site is located in close
proximity to railroad tracks. The noise level at the project site was reviewed and found to be within the
acceptable range as established by HUD. Staff recommend fully funding the proposal with the CHDO
reserve ($78,000).
Shelter House — Public Facility Improvements
Shelter House has successfully completed federally funded projects of similar size and scale in the
past. Similar to DVIP, the main staff concern regarding this proposal is spending deadlines required
by HUD. Projects funded with CDBG dollars are expected to be completed within one year and
Shelter House has not drawn any funds for their FY22 HVAC project which was allocated $225,000 in
July 2021. The project experienced delays and is currently behind schedule with completion
anticipated by the end of summer 2023. When larger projects experience substantial delays, the
amount of unexpended funding tied up in the project puts the City at greater risk of missing the CDBG
timeliness deadline with HUD. Staff does not recommend full funding for the project for this reason.
However, in consideration of the urgency of the proposed project, staff recommend a prorated award
in the amount of $110,000 (cost of security measures and stairwell safety improvements).
United Action for Youth — Rental Acquisition and Rehab (Transitional Housing)
UAY has undertaken federally funded housing projects in the past, most recently 2012. Additionally,
the agency completed a federally funded public services project with CDBG-CV funds during the
COVID-19 pandemic. Staff support the intent of the proposed project but does not recommending
funding the proposal at this time. As submitted, the project will not pass the HOME underwriting
requirements. Staff also have concerns regarding the availability of apartment buildings for acquisition
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as described in the proposal, the project budget, and the complexity of the applicable regulations.
Staff recommend that UAY reapply when more information is available.
Remaining HOME Funds
After making the recommendations above, about $110,000 of HOME funding remains unallocated.
This figure is about $10,000 less than initially anticipated due to a difference between initial budget
estimates and final federal allocations announced February 27, 2023. Staff recommend allocating the
remaining HOME funds to general acquisition of rental housing. This would allow the City to consider
proposals from agencies later in the fiscal year.
Summary of Staff Funding Recommendations for of Emerging Aid to Agencies (EA2A):
Agency and Project
Request
Recommendation
Community Transportation Committee
Support to research and identify gaps in late night
$15,000
$0
transportation services.
Healthy Kids School Based Clinics
$15,000
$10,000
Free medical services for children without insurance.
Iowa City Compassion
Operational support for programs supporting culturally
$15,000
$10,000
diverse LMI families.
Iowa City Sober Living
$12,500
$0
Sober living residence manager salary for six months.
Iowa Legal Aid
$12,500
$10,000
Operational support for legal services.
TRAIL of Johnson County
Operational support for scholarships to LMI seniors to
$9,000
$7,575
receive TRAIL services/membership.
Total
$79,000
$37,575
Staff Comments on EA2A:
Staff prepared recommendations with the maximum EA2A budget based on the initial
recommendations from HCDC. As you know, City Council has asked that the HCDC look at the FY24
Legacy Aid to Agencies recommendations again at the March 30, 2023 meeting, which has the
potential to alter the budget available for Emerging Agencies.
Staff does not recommend funding for Community Transportation Committee as the proposal did not
adequately demonstrate the need for the project or how the outcomes will benefit LMI households.
Staff does not recommend funding Iowa City Sober Living at this time. While the proposal is
reasonable, staff feel that the project should be operational before receiving financial support for staff
time and the agency has not yet acquired a home or served any LMI individuals.
Of the remaining proposals, funding is recommended at 66% to 84% of the requests. Staff considered
the following in developing recommendations:
• consistency with needs identified in City Steps 2025
• impact for low to moderate income residents
• demand for services
• use of funds
• agency capacity and ability to complete the proposed project in the required timeframe
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coordination of efforts with other established agencies
uniqueness of services provided (avoiding duplication of existing services)
overall quality of submissions
Next Steps
Commissioners are reminded that score sheets for CDBG/HOME proposals and funding
recommendations for EA2A are due to staff by March 16, 2023. Staff will compile data and prepare a
summary for review ahead of the March 30, 2023 HCDC meeting to aid in the development of funding
recommendations.
Agenda Items #6 & #7
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MEMORANDUM
Date: March 24, 2023
To: Housing and Community Development Commission
From: Brianna Thul, Community Development Planner
Erika Kubly, Neighborhood Services Coordinator
Re: Housing and Community Development Commission Summary for the FY24 Funding Rounds
The purpose of this memo is to provide a summary of information submitted by the Housing and
Community Development Commission (HCDC) for the FY24 Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME) competitive funding round, as well as the
FY24 Emerging Aid to Agencies competitive funding round. This information will be used to guide the
funding discussion at the March 30, 2023 HCDC meeting.
The following tables are attached:
A. FY24 CDBG & HOME — HCDC Individual Score Summary
B. FY24 CDBG & HOME Rankings Based on Average Score
C. FY24 Emerging Aid to Agencies — HCDC Individual Recommendation Summary
D. FY24 Emerging Aid to Agencies Rankings Based on HCDC Average Recommendation
Staff scores and recommendations are available in a separate memo and are not included in the
calculations or rankings attached.
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Agenda Item #7
Item Number: 11.g.
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COUNCIL ACTION REPORT
March 21, 2023
Resolution approving preliminary funding recommendations under the American Rescue Plan
Act (ARPA)-funded Non -Profit Capacity Building Capital Grant Program.
Prepared By: Rachel Kilburg, Asst. City Manager
Reviewed By: Geoff Fruin, City Manager
Sue Dulek, Ass't. City Attorney
Fiscal Impact: The City has been allocated $18,325,190 in ARPA-SLFRF
funds. This agenda item would encumber $3 million of
those funds, to be authorized for expenditure under a
future agenda item.
Staff Recommendation: Approval
Commission Recommendations: N/A
Attachments: 11.28.22 Final Non Profit Capital Funding Request for Statements of
Interest.docx
Summary of Statements of Interest.pdf
NPCG Preliminary Funding Recs Reso 3.21.23.doc
Executive Summary:
In December 2022, the City launched a Non -Profit Capacity Building Capital Grant Program
using $3 million of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. Eight letters of interest (totaling
just over $11 million) were received and reviewed by a committee consisting of City staff and
two City Council designees. The review committee narrowed down the submissions and
invited a set of applicants in for an informational interview. Following this evaluation process,
the review committee recommends moving forward with two preliminary funding awards:
1. Free Medical Clinic - $1 million to expand and renovate clinic space and dental
operatories and make ADA accessibility improvements.
2. Neighborhood Centers of Johnson County - $2 million to seed acquisition and
renovation of a new community center in a targeted neighborhood featuring early
childhood education/care space, youth after -school programming space, and family and
neighborhood support space.
Approval of this resolution will authorize staff to work with each agency to develop a full
proposal and corresponding grant agreements, which would again require City Council
approval prior to the funding award being made.
Background / Analysis:
In 2021-22 the City of Iowa City received $18.3 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)
State and Local Relief Funds. After dedicating several months in 2021 to gathering public
input, the City Council identified several spending priorities, one of which was a social service
needs assessment, capital planning, and related seed funding. After exploring this with other
local governments, there did not appear to be mutual interest in pursuing a regional social
service needs assessment.
With the City Council's direction, in December 2022, City staff prepared and launched a
capital grant program for Iowa City -based legacy non -profits geared towards growing
capacity to serve our community. The grant program targeted non -operational facility
improvements/expansions that would increase an organization's service capacity for the
future. $3 million in ARPA funding was allocated to the program, with the intent of funding a
small number of grants (1 — 3) with individual awards ranging from $1 million to $3 million.
The Request for Statements of Interest detailing the program details and eligibility criteria of
the Non -Profit Capacity -Building Capital Grant Program is attached.
Due the complex nature of capital grants, the Non -Profit Capacity Building Grant Program
followed a modified application process. In mid -December 2022, a Request for Statements of
Interest was issued and Statements of Interests were due by January 31, 2023. The review
committee consisted of one representative from the City Manager's Office, three
representatives from Neighborhood Services, and two City Council members. Mayor Pro
Tern Alter and Councilor Bergus were selected by the larger City Council to serve on the
Non -Profit Capacity -Building Capital Grant program review committee.
Eight letters of interest (totaling just over $11 million) were received and reviewed based
upon the program criteria and ARPA guiding principles previously established by the City
Council. A summary of the funding requests submitted is attached. While many compelling
projects were submitted, the review committee collectively narrowed down the submissions to
invite a set of applicants in for an informational interview to learn more about the project.
Interviews were held the last week of February 2023 and the review committee reached
consensus to recommend two projects totaling $3 million be further considered for a Non -
Profit Capital Grant Program funding award:
1. Free Medical Clinic - $1 million
• Project Description: Renovate the lower level to add a reception area and five new
exam rooms for specialty care, install an ADA-compliant elevator and renovate the
existing stairwell, renovate portions of the lower -level garage space and relocate the
two dental operatories from the upper level, and repurpose the former dental operatory
space on the main level to add 2-3 additional clinic rooms and administrative office
capacity. Overall, the project would result in 7-8 additional clinic spaces, which will
enable Free Medical Clinic (FMC) to see more chronic care patients, offer more
frequent specialty care, and launch a full dental program.
• Justification: FMC staff reported that there is a 3-month waiting list for chronic care
patients and a 1-year waiting list for dental. The need is expected to grow in May 2023
when temporary pandemic -related Medicaid expansions expire. Due to the high
demand for services and current limited capacity, surveys conducted by FMC revealed
that there is a perception in the community that it is too difficult to get into Free Medical
Clinic to be seen. Furthermore, these lengthy waiting lists limit the FMC's ability to
market their services more widely. The proposed project furthers the City's equity and
racial justice priorities since FMC largely serves the uninsured population and many
immigrants and refugees. FMC staff report that volunteer practitioners are ready and
willing to fill new clinic space and FMC has a strategic goal to add a dentist to the paid
staff team. As such, this grant award will enable FMC to not only address immediate
capacity issues but also prepare for more robust free medical and dental services for
the community in the future. Due to FMC's staffing model, the renovation project would
enable immediate capacity growth without adding considerable operating expenditures.
• Funding RequesURecommend ation: FMC requested a $546,000 award through their
initial Statement of Interest. The review committee invited Free Medical Clinic to
participate in a project interview. Following this interview, it was apparent to the review
committee that FMC's original request was insufficient to meet the community demand
for services and that a $1 million award would achieve the transformative, capacity -
building intent of the grant program. Preliminary recommended funding award: $1
million.
2. Neighborhood Centers of Johnson County - $2 million
• Project Description: Seeds capital campaign to acquire and renovate a new community
center located in a targeted Iowa City neighborhood, such as Towncrest. Project
features include adding at least 50 early childhood education/childcare slots and six
classrooms, satellite public library space, a computer lab classroom for adult and youth
educational programming, large multi -purpose space with kitchen, after -school
classrooms for youth development programming, a welcoming lobby with public
computer access, social gathering areas, and partnership food pantry, and private
meeting rooms and offices for staff and community partners to render services. The
project is designed to be scaled and phased based upon capital campaign outcomes.
• Justification: The proposed project responds to several public health, social,
educational, childcare, and economic inequities that were accelerated by the COVID-19
pandemic. Additionally, the proposed project aligns with several, if not most, of the Iowa
City Strategic Plan values and impact areas. Neighborhood Centers of Johnson County
(NCJC) is in their 50th year of providing family support, early childhood education,
youth development, and community engagement in targeted neighborhoods. Over the
last 18 months, NCJC staff, board members, and community partnerships have been
researching and developing plans for acquiring and renovating a new Iowa City -based
community center to meet the growing need of the families they serve. By locating the
new community center in a targeted neighborhood in need, such as Towncrest, NCJC
will add childcare slots for families who receive state childcare assistance, build
capacity for middle- and high-school programming, provide satellite public library space,
create computer -skills learning opportunities, and provide space for other community
partnerships. Additionally, the center will help serve as a neighborhood organizing and
engagement hub, as demonstrated by NCJC's recent partnership with the City to
organize and launch the Wonderful Westside neighborhood association. NCJC's capital
and operational funding models allow the project to be scaled and phased over time, so
the City's grant award can be immediately applied towards the capacity -building capital
project even if the full scope of operational programming is phased in over several
years.
• Funding RequesURecommend ation: NCJC requested a $3 million award to seed the
capital campaign that would ultimately fund the project. Following an informational
interview, the review committee recommends a lower funding award in order to
accommodate multiple, transformative funding awards, though we recognize this places
a larger fundraising burden on NCJC to complete the project. Preliminary
recommended funding award: $2 million.
Next Steps
Staff and the City Council designees recommend moving forward with the preliminary funding
awards of $1 million to Free Medical Clinic for renovation and expansion of clinic spaces and
dental operatories and $2 million to Neighborhood Centers of Johnson County for the
acquisition and renovation of a new community center in a targeted neighborhood location.
Upon City Council approval of this resolution and preliminary funding recommendations, staff
will work with each agency to develop a full proposal and corresponding grant agreements,
which will be brought back before council for final approval before the funding award is made.
Statement of Interest Submission Requirements
To be considered for funding, completed Statement of Interests must be emailed to neighborhoods@iowa-
city.org or delivered in person. Emailed applications must receive a confirmation email from City staff before
the application deadline to be considered for funding. If applying in person (City Hall, Neighborhood Services
410 E. Washington Street, Iowa City), make arrangements with a Neighborhood Services representative to
ensure receipt before the deadline. Please call 319.356.5237 to make drop off arrangements prior to arrival.
Submissions due by 4:00 PM, Tuesday, January 31, 2023.
All Statements of Interest submittals must provide the following:
1. Cover letter identifying the lead applicant and if any co -applicants. Include lead organization's name,
address, and the address of the project site (if known). Provide contact information (name, title,
phone, and email) for the staff member leading the project and a general description of the project.
Include the purpose, benefits, and specific goals of the project. Demonstrate how the project serves
those in need of housing, food security, healthcare (including mental health) and/or youth services
(including childcare).
2. Description of how the project builds community resiliency following the COVID-19 pandemic by
building capacity to serve residents of the community. Specific estimates on additional services
provided as a result of the project should be submitted.
3. Provide a project budget. Include how much in City assistance you are requesting and identify both the
proposed sources and uses of funds for the total project. Identify if funds have been committed by
each funding source.
4. A preliminary timeline for execution of the project, including a date no later than October 31, 2026
when the project is estimated to be completed.
5. Most recent audit or financial statements in accordance with the City's Aid to Agency Audit Policy (see
attached).
6. Experience managing city, state or federal grant funds and demonstrated capacity to manage large
grant awards.
7. A description of all work related to the project that has been completed to date, if any, including any
secured funding, contracted professional services, property, or land acquisition, etc.
8. Any other information, including letters of support, the submitting agency deems appropriate.
Evaluation Process
All Statements of Interest that meet eligibility requirements will be evaluated by an internal team of City
officials, including representatives of City staff and City Council. The team, at their discretion, may interview
one or more of the submitting agencies to gather more information or clarify project intent or detail. The City
team will recommend to the City Council that the City work directly with one or more of the submitting
agencies to develop a full proposal based on the preliminary funding recommendations for each project.
Upon initial approval by the City Council, City staff will work with the selected agency(ies) to develop
comprehensive proposals and corresponding grant agreements for final City Council consideration.
Additional Questions
Questions regarding this Request for Information can be directed to Cassandra Gripp, Grant Specialist,
Neighborhood and Development Services, at (319) 356-5237 or CGripp@iowa-city.ora.
Aid to Agencies
Audit and Financial Management Policies
Audit Policy (Council approved 10-25-18):
An audit or review by an independent certified public accountant in accordance with Generally Accepted
Auditing Standards (GAAS) is required, based on the agency's total annual budget for the funded year:
• Less than $100,000 — In-house year-end financial statement signed by Agency Director and Board
President. Submitted to the City within 30 days from the end of the City's fiscal year (July 1-June 30);
• $100,001-$499,999 — Review by certified public accountant annually. Submitted to the City within 30
days of receipt; and
• $500,000 and over — Audit level statement, annually. Submitted to the City within 30 days of receipt.
Financial Management:
Each agency should have an adequate financial management system sufficient to:
• Provide effective control over and accountability for all funds, property and other assets.
• Maintain accounting records that adequately identify the source and application of the City funds
provided to them.
Access/Retention of Records
The agency shall maintain the agreement and all financial records as it pertains to the City funds provided for
at least five years after the close-out of the grant.
Duly authorized representatives of the City shall at all reasonable times, have access to and the right to
inspect, copy, audit, and examine all financial books, records, and other documents of the funded agency, and
to make site visits and survey participants to evaluate and monitor the Agency's programs. Site visits and
participant surveys shall be done only after consultation with the Agency Director.
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Agenda Item #9
COMMUNITY POLICE REVIEW BOARD
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The Community Police Review Board will be holding a Community Forum for
the purpose of hearing views on the policies, practices and procedures of the
Iowa City Police Department.
QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
Send your questions or comments you'd like addressed at the
forum to the following by Monday, April 10, 2023
Please include full name and address. (All correspondence is public)
CPRB Or e-mail to:
City of Iowa City CPRB@iowa-city.org
410 E Washington St, 52240
Agenda Item #9
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Date: 03/16/2023
Contact: Rachel Kilburg, Assistant City Manager
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The City will hold a Listening Post from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 5, 2023, at the Iowa City
Public Library, Meeting Room A.
The Listening Post, featuring ADA Coordinator Rachel Kilburg and Councilors Andrew Dunn and
Pauline Taylor will seek input from residents on the topic of ADA accessibility of City services,
programs, and activities.
Council listening posts provide opportunities for the community to engage with City leaders on
topics that are important to them in an informal setting. The staff and councilors in attendance back
to the entire Council on what they have heard from the community during their discussion. This is a
drop -in event and all residents are encouraged to stop by to weigh in at any time during the
scheduled duration. No formal agenda or presentation is planned.
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