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Item 5
Meeting Date 11/25/86
ITEM TITLE: Resolution .wl~~_% ' Approving Statement of Annual Housing
Assistance Goals for the period from October 1, 1986, to
September 30, 1987, and authorizing submittal to the U. S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development
SUBMITTED BY: Community Development Direct /5ths Vote: Yes No X )
REVIEWED BY: City Manager )~ °
In 1985, the Council approved a three year Housing Assistance Plan for the
period from October 1, 1985, to September 30, 1988, and submitted that plan to
HUD, by whom it was subsequently approved. Ongoing maintenance of that plan
requires annual Statements of Housing Assistance Goals. The statement of
goals for the period from October 1, 1986, to October 30, 1987, has been
prepared and is attached.
RECOMMENDATION: That the Council adopt the resolution:
1. Approving the Statement of Housing Assistance Goals for the period of
October 1, 1986, to September 30, 1987; and,
2. Authorizing the submittal of the statement to the U. S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development; and,
3. Authorizing the City Manager to make minor adjustments to the statement in
response to federal review.
BOARDS/COMMISSIONS RECOMMENDATION: The housing programs listed in the
statement have been reviewed on various dates by the Human Relations
Commission and, where applicable, by the Commission on Aging.
DISCUSSION:
The Statement of Housing Assistance Goals is a federal requirement of the
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. The CDBG funds are provided
to communities by the federal government to principally assist low and
moderate income individuals, to prevent or eliminate slums and blight, or to
address urgent needs. As housing assistance to low income households is a
prime factor in these pursuits, HUD has tied program funding to housing
assistance. The City must demonstrate a good faith effort in pursuing the
goals statement of the Housing Assistance Plan. In extreme cases, Block Grant
funding could be withheld by HUD for lack of performance in addressing the
housing assistance goals.
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The goals statement is speculative in nature. It identifies numbers of low
income units to be assisted through City efforts which are dependent upon
market conditions and HUD funding levels and cycles. As funding under HUD
programs will not be awarded to a locality unless the locality's housing goals
include units to be so funded, the housing goals are of necessity somewhat
optir~istically stated. However, a balance has been attempted between
inclusion of units to require HUD funding and the avoidance of exaggerated
expectations on the part of HUD, which could lead to the charge of
non-performance.
The goals and techniques stated in the Housing Assistance Plan do not
represent any significant departure from approaches utilized or considered in
concept by the Council to date. The proportion of these housing goals to the
housing needs stated in the three year Housing Assistance Plan, those goals
being redress of 7.5% of the needs over a three year period, is consistent
with the goals stated in the Housing Element of the City's General Plan. The
techniques identified are generally parallel to those found in the Housing
Element.
FISCAL IMPACT: Approval of this Statement of Housing Assistance Goals will
give the City continued eligibility to $1,060,612 of Community Development
Block Grant funding for FY 1986-87.
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