IURA Neighborhood Investment Committee

Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency 108 East Green Street Ithaca, New York 14850 (607) 274-655 AGENDA IURA Neighborhood Investment Committee 8:30 am, Friday, March 10, 2017 Third floor conference room City Hall, 108 E. Green Street I. Call to Order II. Public comment III. Review of Minutes – January 13, 2017 IV. 2017 HUD Entitlement Grant Program 1. Applications for CBDO certification: A. Historic Ithaca, Inc. B. Greater Ithaca Activities Center, Inc. 2. Review of funding applications received ‐ discussion V. Other Business 1. IURA Grant Summary 2/17 – report 2. Staff Report 3. Set next meeting date VI. Motion to Adjourn If you have a disability and require accommodations in order to fully participate, please contact the IURA at 274‐6559 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.  Approved: X/X/XX Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency 108 E. Green St. Ithaca, NY 14850 (607) 274-6565 DRAFT MEETING MINUTES ITHACA URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY (IURA) Neighborhood Investment Committee (NIC) 8:30 AM, Friday, January 13, 2017 Third Floor Conference Room, City Hall, Ithaca, NY Present: Karl Graham, Chair; Tracy Farrell; Vice‐Chair; Paulette Manos; Teresa Halpert; Nels Bohn (staff); Charles Pyott (staff) Excused: Fernando de Aragón Guests: None I. Call to Order Chair Graham called the meeting to order at 8:36 a.m. II. Public comment None. III. Review of Minutes – December 9, 2016 Moved by Farrell, seconded by Manos. Unanimously approved as written. Carried Unanimously 4‐0. IV. New Business 1. Designation of Habitat for Humanity of Tompkins & Cortland Counties (“Habitat”) as Sponsor to Undertake Urban Renewal Project at 402 S. Cayuga St. Bohn explained that the IURA Board reviewed the conceptual plans for the affordable owner‐occupied homes at 402 S. Cayuga Street and indicated it would support inviting Habitat to apply to become a Sponsor for an urban renewal project to develop for‐sale housing at 402 S. Cayuga Street (thereby making them eligible to acquire the site from the IURA at a negotiated price). Habitat does not yet have updated financial projections for the project, although Bohn reviewed an earlier version, which appeared solid. Farrell asked if Bohn ever discussed the subject of price with Habitat. Bohn replied, yes. The revised $32,000 sales price for the property reflects the IURA’s projected sunk costs up to conveyance. If Habitat indicates at some point that is not a price it would be able to pay, then that could possibly be revisited. Habitat has not yet established the purchase price for the homes, although it did indicate the projected incomes of the homebuyers would be 30%‐60% AMI. The property is located on a constrained site and the current proposal would likely involve obtaining one or two Zoning Variances. Manos asked if all the dwelling units would be completed in 18‐24 months. Bohn replied that still needs to be determined. If Habitat has all the funding in place it needs for the project, then it would complete the project all at once, which is their preferred approach. Alternatively, they may seek to phase the project. Farrell asked if Habitat is absolutely certain it can complete at least 2 of the dwelling units. Bohn replied, the IURA would not convey ownership of the property until it has that assurance. Moved by Manos, seconded by Farrell: Designation of Habitat as Sponsor to Undertake an Urban Renewal Project at 402 S. Cayuga St. ― Property Disposition WHEREAS, the Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency (IURA) is the owner of vacant real property located at 402 South Cayuga Street (tax parcel # 93.‐6‐7), and WHEREAS, a prior sales agreement with Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc. (INHS) expired because the project to construct four units of for‐sale, affordable housing was deemed financially infeasible by INHS, and WHEREAS, the IURA continues to seek redevelopment of the vacant property for owner‐ occupied, affordable housing in a manner supportive of surrounding neighborhood, and WHEREAS, Habitat For Humanity of Tompkins and Cortland Counties, Inc. (Habitat) has indicated interest to develop a project to develop new owner‐occupied town homes at 402 South Cayuga Street which will be affordable to low‐income homebuyers, and WHEREAS, on December 15, 2016, the IURA reviewed a preliminary concept plan by Habitat to develop up to four townhouses at the project site and invited Habitat to submit an IURA Sponsor Application for such a project, and WHEREAS, on January 9, 2017, Habitat submitted an IURA Sponsor Application to acquire 402 S. Cayuga Street, and WHEREAS, the project site is located within the Urban Renewal Project Boundary area, and WHEREAS, the Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency (IURA) is only authorized to dispose of property to a specific buyer at a negotiated price if such buyer is designated as an eligible and qualified sponsor (Sponsor) to carry out an urban renewal project per section 508 of General Municipal Law and the sale is approved by Common Council, and WHEREAS, a proposed Sponsor is evaluated in accordance with adopted IURA land disposition procedures that seek to determine if the proposed Sponsor is qualified and capable of fulfilling the objectives of the project for property disposition, and 2 WHEREAS, IURA evaluation criteria for Sponsors include:  Financial status and stability  Legal qualification to operate in the State of New York and to enter into contracts with regard to the disposition, use, and development of land in questions  Previous experience in the financing, use, development and operation of projects of a similar nature  Reputation and proof of fair, reputable and ethical business practices and a record devoid of convictions WHEREAS, the primary objective of the Urban Renewal Plan is to provide a mechanism for improving the social and physical characteristics of the project neighborhood, and WHEREAS, one objective of the Urban Renewal Plan (Plan) is improvement of the residential environment through redevelopment, rehabilitation, conservation, and new construction to assure every family in Ithaca a decent home within its economic means, and WHEREAS, the Habitat development model incorporates volunteer labor and donated professional services and construction materials to reduce the construction cost per unit, thereby increasing financial feasibility, and WHEREAS, Habitat has successfully completed construction of 24 affordable homes in Tompkins and Cortland Counties, and WHEREAS, Habitat employs a full‐time Executive Director, a part‐time Development Associate, a part‐time Family Services Coordinator and projects hiring a full‐time construction manager in 2017; and WHEREAS, the IURA Neighborhood Investment Committee considered this matter at their January 13, 2017 meeting and recommended the following; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, that the IURA hereby determines that Habitat For Humanity of Tompkins and Cortland Counties, Inc. has satisfactorily demonstrated its qualifications and capacity to successfully undertake a project to develop owner‐occupied, affordable housing at 402 South Cayuga Street, and therefore designates Habitat as the “qualified and eligible sponsor” eligible to acquire tax parcels # 93.‐6‐7 (402 S. Cayuga St.) for the purpose of undertaking an urban renewal project, and be it further RESOLVED, that the IURA further determines that redevelopment of the vacant parcel at 402 S. Cayuga Street for construction of 2‐4 owner‐occupied, affordable homes will advance the objectives of the Urban Renewal Plan, and RESOLVED, the IURA hereby approves entering into a sales agreement for 402 S. Cayuga Street property subject Common Council approval and the following terms and conditions: 3  Seller: Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency Purchaser: Habitat for Humanity of Tompkins and Cortland Counties, Inc. Sales price: $32,000.00 Outcome: Development of at least 2 new owner‐occupied residences to be sold to households earning no more than 80% of area median income Contingencies: (1) Approval of floor plans and exterior design plans to ensure compatibility with the neighborhood and reasonably maximize accessible design, and (2) Documentation of project feasibility, including financing, site plan approval, and issuance of a building permit, and be it further RESOLVED, that the IURA Chairperson, subject to advice of IURA legal counsel, is authorized to execute agreements to implement this resolution, including but not limited to purchase and sales agreements. Carried Unanimously 4‐0 2. 2015 Annual Community Assessment (ACA) of City of Ithaca HUD Entitlement Program (Reporting Period: August 1, 2015‐July 31, 2016) Bohn reported that HUD conducts an annual desk‐monitoring report. In the most recent ACA, HUD indicated it has no significant problems with the IURA’s entitlement program, except for the City of Ithaca’s late audit report. Bohn added that the City just adopted its 2015 audit report at the last Common Council meeting (a four‐month improvement over last year). In theory, HUD could withhold funding in response to the late City audit. In practice, the only likely repercussion is that the IURA may be monitored more frequently by HUD. On its part, the IURA completes all its auditing and financial reporting obligations on a timely basis. Ithaca is not the only community to submit late audit reports. Graham asked about the meaning of the reference on p. 4 to “separate monitoring by HUD's Regional Environmental Officer during the same program year resulted in four findings.” Bohn replied that those four findings were corrected and the staff has attended specialized training and been submitting draft environmental reviews to HUD’s regional economic officer for review prior to finalization. He noted that the review occurred prior to HUD making available much information from federal agencies on‐line which greatly improves the ease of acing data, such a noise from railroads and highways, endangered species and how to assess risk of above‐ground bulk fuel storage tanks. establishment of the on‐line environmental reviewnot particularly serious, although HUD did find that the IURA’s environmental review process was not following National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requirementsBohn added that the IURA will need to conduct a Phase One environmental assessment for all its projects (which would include 402 S. Cayuga St.), performed by a third party. One other HUD finding was that the IURA had not been detailed enough in its project descriptions. 4 V. Old Business 1. IURA 12/16/17 Grant Summary Report Bohn reported that IURA staff has historically brought this report before the Governance Committee and IURA Board, but it decided to begin bringing it to this Committee as well. The report is a summary of funded projects in recent years and it illustrates whether funds are being spent on a timely basis (spend‐down ratio), which HUD requires. The spend‐down ratio not exceed 1.5 of the current CDBG grant award. One project currently behind schedule is the Building for the Future program, operated by Southside Community Center, which has suffered from considerable staff and leadership turn‐over over the past year. While it has spent most of the IURA funds allocated to the program, it has not been able to document the 25 beneficiaries the program was supposed to produce. IURA staff asked it to provide that information, as soon as possible, which it indicated it believed it could provide. Nydia Blas is serving as its Acting Executive Director. 2. Project Updates Bohn reported that Finger Lakes ReUse and Tompkins Community Action are collaborating with Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services (INHS) on a potential housing application for a project on the Finger Lakes ReUse site on Old Elmira Rd. It would comprise 22 units dedicated to homeless housing with 24‐hour on‐site staffing, along with an expansion of Finger Lakes ReUse’s retail space underneath. Bohn reported that the Community Housing Development Fund recently selected the following projects for funding: expansion of Second Wind Cottages; the INHS scattered‐site rental housing preservation project; and an Ithaca Townhomes tax‐credit project on Route 89. Bohn announced that the County’s annual point‐in‐time homeless population count will occur in two weeks. Last year saw an increase in the count, to 16, but that may simply be a reflection of increased effort and attention on the part of the organizers to enumerate all homeless persons. VI. Motion to Adjourn The meeting was adjourned by consensus at 9:40 a.m. Prepared by C. Pyott, edited by N. Bohn j:\community development\admin files\minutes\nic\2017\nic minutes 01‐13‐17 ‐ draft nb.doc 5  Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency 108 E. Green St. Third Floor, City of Ithaca (City Hall) Ithaca, NY 14850 Tel: (607) 274-6565 | Fax: (607) 274-6558 CBDO Application (Community‐Based Development Organization) One eligible category of CDBG‐funded activities is a “Special Activity by CBDO,” that offers certain advantages, such as exemption from the 15% expenditure cap otherwise applicable to public service activities, authorization to carry out new housing construction (normally prohibited with CDBG funds), and discretion to allow income generated by a CDBG‐funded activity to not be considered CDBG program income. The following four tests established at CFR Title 24 §570.204 governing CDBG funds must be met to qualify as a “Special Activity by CBDOs:” 1. The sponsor entity qualifies as a CBDO, including the 51% board membership test; 2. The CBDO will undertake an eligible project; 3. The CBDO will carry out the funded activity directly or with an entity other than the grantee; 4. The CBDO will not carry out a prohibited activity. CBDO eligible projects must qualify as one or more of the following project types:  neighborhood revitalization;  community economic development, including projects designed to increase economic opportunities through job training & placement and other employment support services;  energy conservation project. Designation of a “Special Activity by CBDO” is a two‐step process. The first step is determination if the sponsor organization qualifies as a CBDO. The second step is determination if the project to be undertaken qualifies as an eligible “Special Activity by CBDO”. The IURA will designate CBDOs for each annual Action Plan funding round to allocate CDBG funds. The IURA will determine if the project to be undertaken with CDBG funds is eligible under CFR 24 §570.204 as part of the review of funding applications for inclusion in the Annual Action Plan. Each application will be reviewed based on the following CBDO criteria: REQUIREMENT PER 570.204(C)(1) DOCUMENTATION Legal Status: Organized under state law to undertake community Articles of Incorporation & proof of development activities filing Board Composition: Maintain at least 51% of governing body either LMI residents CBDO Board certification form. By‐Laws of area of operation, owners or senior officers of private identify number of board members. establishments and institutions in the service area, or representatives of neighborhood organizations in the service area. Board Membership: Members of the board must be nominated and approved by By‐Laws membership or permanent governing body, except that up to 1/3 of the board may be appointed or be elected officials. Purpose of the Organization: Have as its primary purpose the improvement of the physical, Articles of Incorporation & adopted economic, or social environment of its service area with mission statement particular emphasis on LMI persons. Organizational Status: Must be either non‐profit or for‐profit with only incidental Articles of Incorporation monetary benefit for its members. Assets: Must not be subject to reversion of assets to the grantee By‐Laws & adopted policies upon dissolution, except for assets related to specific grants. Contracting: Must be free to contract for goods and services from vendors Adopted procurement policies of its own choosing. CBDO Application Instructions Applications for local designation as a Community Based Development Organization (CBDO) should submit the following information: A. Cover letter. Please include a cover letter briefly describing your organization, your mission and primary service area. B. Articles of Incorporation. Submit copy of Articles of Incorporation as a Not‐For‐Profit Corporation. C. Legal Status. Submit copy of the receipt of filed Articles of Incorporation with the NYSDOS or print‐ out of the organization’s status as an active corporation in the NYSDOS on‐line corporation database. D. By‐Laws. Submit copy of current By‐Laws. E. Board Composition. Complete and sign the CBDO Board Certification Form and include the applicable Self‐certification Forms for each qualifying board member. F. Policies Regarding Procurement, Mission Statement or Reversion of Assets. Submit copies of adopted policies governing procurement, mission or reversion of assets. Note in cover letter if Agency has no adopted policies on these topics. For applications for re‐certification, Articles of Incorporation and By‐Laws need not be resubmitted ― if the cover letter states that prior submitted documents remain unchanged. Please specify exactly which documents remain unchanged. Questions: Please contact either Charles Pyott or Nels Bohn, at cpyott@cityofithaca.org or nbohn@cityofithaca.org. Proposed Resolution IURA Neighborhood Investment Committee March 10, 2017 2017 IURA Designation of Historic Ithaca, Inc. as a Community-Based Development Organization WHEREAS, the Board of Historic Ithaca Inc., (Historic Ithaca) seeks designation by the Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency (IURA) as a Community-Based Development Organization (CBDO), and WHEREAS, the City of Ithaca has designated the IURA to administer the City’s HUD Entitlement Program that oversees Community Development Block Grant funds awarded to the City, and WHEREAS, an eligible category of CDBG activities is a “Special Activity by CBDO”, that offers certain advantages, such as exemption from the 15% expenditure cap otherwise applicable to public service activities, authorization to carry out new housing construction (normally prohibited with CDBG funds), and discretion to allow income generated by a CDBG-funded activity to not be considered CDBG program income, and WHEREAS, the following four tests established at CFR Title 24 §570.204 must be met to qualify under a category of “Special Activity by CBDOs”: 1. The entity qualifies as a CBDO, including the 51% board membership test; 2. The CBDO will undertake an eligible project; 3. That the CBDO will carry out the funded activity directly or with an entity other than the grantee; 4. That the CBDO will not carry out a prohibited activity, and WHEREAS, a CBDO must maintain at least 51% of its governing body’s membership to be made up of any combination of the following: • Low- and moderate income residents of its area of operation • Owners or senior officers of private establishments and other institutions located in its area of operation • Representatives of low- and moderate-income neighborhood organizations located in its area of operation, and WHEREAS, a CBDO must have as its primary purpose the improvement of the physical, economic, or social environment of its geographic area of operation, with a particular emphasis on the needs of low- and moderate-income persons, and WHEREAS, the project undertaken by the CBDO must qualify as one or more of the following project types: • neighborhood revitalization; 1  • community economic development; • energy conservation project; and Whereas, at their March 10, 2017, meeting, the Neighborhood Investment Committee evaluated Historic Ithaca, Inc. CBDO application and recommended the following; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, that the IURA determines that Historic Ithaca, Inc. meets the requirements for eligibility as a CBDO, and that the Work Preserve Job Training: Job Placements project qualifies as an eligible CBDO activity, and be it further RESOLVED, that the IURA hereby designates Historic Ithaca, Inc. as a Community-Based Development Organization (CBDO) and their Work Preserve Job Training: Job Placements project as eligible for CDBG funding under the category of “Special Activities by CBDOs”. j:\community development\entitlement grants\cdbg 2017\cbdo\reso nic hi cbdo 2017 3-9-17.doc 2  Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency 108 East Green Street Ithaca, New York 14850 (607) 274-6559 To: NI Committee Members From: Nels Bohn, Director of Community Development Re: Application to Renew Designation of Historic Ithaca as a CBDO Date: March 8, 2017 The Board of Historic Ithaca, Inc., has applied for Community Based Development Organization (CBDO) status for the 2017 Action Plan and have submitted a funding application for the Work Preserve Job Training: Job Placements project. The following table compares the requirements for CBDO status against information submitted by Historic Ithaca, Inc.: Requirement per 570.204(c)(1) Staff Analysis Organizational Purpose: YES Organized under state law to undertake Mission is to “promote the value and community development activities enhancement of our historic buildings and neighborhoods in the City of Ithaca and Tompkins County through education, advocacy, and action.” Additionally, the adopted HI 2015 Strategic Plan identifies ‘community development” as one of two focus areas and identifies the Work Preserve program as a community development initiative. Board Composition: YES A. Maintain at least 51% of governing body either 7 of the 9 members (78%) meet CBDO composition LMI residents of area of operation, owners or requirements. senior officers of private establishments and institutions in the service area, or representatives of LMI neighborhood organizations in the service area. B. No more than 33% of the governing body may YES be elected officials. No elected officials on board Board Membership: YES Members of the board must be nominated and By-laws, Article II, Section 5. Members elected by approved by membership or permanent governing the Board. body, except that up to 1/3 of the board may be appointed or be elected officials. Purpose of the Organization: SEE “CBDO RECOMMENDATION” BELOW Have as its primary purpose the improvement of Articles of Incorporation indicate primary purpose the physical, economic, or social environment of is improvement of physical environment of service its service area with particular emphasis on LMI area through historic preservation. There is no persons explicit statement regarding LMI persons. Organizational Status: YES Must be either non-profit or for-profit with only 501(c)(3) incidental monetary benefit for its members. Assets: YES Must not be subject to reversion of assets to the No such reversion clause included in by laws or grantee upon dissolution, except for assets related articles of incorporation to specific grants. Contracting: YES Must be free to contract for goods and services See By Laws, Articles V and XII. from vendors of its own choosing CBDO Recommendation 24 CFR Part 570.204 (c) (3) allows for designation of CBDO’s who do not qualify under paragraph (c) (1) or (c) (2) when an organization is “sufficiently similar in purpose, function and scope” to entities qualifying as CBDOs under the prior paragraphs. Although Historic Ithaca’s original 1966 Articles of Incorporation did not foresee the value of teaching traditional building and craft skills and a focus on preserving historic elements of the local community to a modern day job training program, the organization’s 2014 Strategic Plan does recognize this connection and identifies the Work Preserve program as central to the purposes of the organization. Historic Ithaca has served in a community development capacity for the past six years, developing, modifying, and ensuring the success of a job training program for a population that has not demonstrated success in other job training programs. Their provision of life skills along with employment skills is the work of community based development organizations. IURA staff believe that Historic Ithaca meets the “substantially similar” test; however, there is a certain level of risk involved in approving their CBDO status since the organization’s Articles of Incorporation does not include particular attention to the needs of LMI persons. CDBG Public Service Cap Exemption One category of eligible CDBG activity is a “special activities by CBDOs”. Under certain circumstances, a CBDO is not subject to the 15% CDBG expenditure cap otherwise applicable to Public Services. To be exempt from the Public Service cap, the CBDO must both: (1) Undertake an eligible CBDO project, and (2) Carry out a service designed to increase economic opportunities for low- and moderate-income persons through job training and placement and other employment support services (e.g., child care, peer support programs, counseling, child care, transportation and other similar services). Eligible CBDO projects include any of the following: • Neighborhood revitalization, • Community economic development, or • Energy conservation project. According to HUD’s CDBG Desk Guide, a CBDO “community economic development” project must include activities that increase economic opportunity, principally for low- and moderate-income persons, or that are expected to create or retain businesses or permanent jobs within the community. HUD has emphasized that the provision of general job readiness training is not sufficient to qualify an activity as a CBDO Community Economic Development project; job placement must be the intended and actual outcome of such an activity. The Work Preserve Job Training and Placement program appears to satisfy this criterion; therefore, it is not subject to the 15%Public Services cap.  Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency 108 East Green Street Ithaca, New York 14850 (607) 274-6559 To: NI Committee Members From: Nels Bohn, Director of Community Development Re: Application to Renew Designation of GIAC, Inc. as a CBDO Date: March 10, 2017 The Board of the Greater Ithaca Activities Center has applied for Community Based Development Organization (CBDO) status for the 2017 Action Plan. They have submitted a funding application for the Hospitality Employment Training Program (HETP) for the 2017 Grant cycle. The following table compares the requirements for CBDO status against information submitted by the Greater Ithaca Activities Center, Inc.: Requirement per 570.204(c)(1) Staff Analysis Organizational Purpose: YES Organized under state law to undertake Constitution of GIAC, October 1991 identifies community development activities mission as ‘providing community with multi‐ cultural, educational, and recreational programs focused on individual and social development”. The Certificate of Incorporation states the organizations purpose is “to provide coordinated, balanced programs of a social, educational, cultural, recreational and health nature for the good of the greater Ithaca area” Board Composition: NO A. Maintain at least 51% of governing body either GIAC has submitted self‐certification forms for 5 of LMI residents of area of operation, owners or their 9 current board members, indicating that senior officers of private establishments and they meet CBDO composition requirements. institutions in the service area, or However, the bylaws require a minimum of 11 representatives of LMI neighborhood board members, so 6 members must satisfy CBDO organizations in the service area. qualifications to meet the Board Composition test. GIAC, Inc. is working with several prospective new B. No more than 33% of the governing body may board members that will meet CBDO be elected officials. qualifications. YES 2 of 9 current members are elected officials. Board Membership: YES Members of the board must be nominated and As evidenced by list of Board of Directors and approved by membership or permanent governing constitution Article VI Section 1. body, except that up to 1/3 of the board may be appointed or be elected officials. Purpose of the Organization: YES Have as its primary purpose the improvement of Constitution Article II section 2. the physical, economic, or social environment of its service area with particular emphasis on LMI persons Organizational Status: YES Must be either non‐profit or for‐profit with only 501(c)(3) incidental monetary benefit for its members. Assets: YES Must not be subject to reversion of assets to the No such reversion clause included in by laws or grantee upon dissolution, except for assets related articles of incorporation to specific grants. Contracting: YES Must be free to contract for goods and services By Laws, Article V describes contracting in from vendors of its own choosing compliance with this requirement. CBDO Recommendation The Board does not currently meet the requirement that at least 51% Board composition test as only 5 members of the 11‐15 member board meet CBDO qualifications. GIAC, Inc. is actively recruiting new members with a prospective addition very soon. I recommend the agency defer action on the CBDO application to a date no later than April 13, 2017 to provide GIAC, Inc. an opportunity to qualify new Board members as they increase their Board membership to meet bylaw requirements for a 11‐15 board members. Per CDBG regulations, the CBDO status must be in place at the time of a funding agreement, which would not occur until fall 2017. However, GIAC’s CBDO status needs to be clarified prior to development of the IURA recommended action plan in April to determine if the HETP is subject to the CDBG public service cap. CDBG Public Service Cap Exemption One category of eligible CDBG activity is a “special activities by CBDOs”. Under certain circumstances, a CBDO is not subject to the 15% CDBG expenditure cap otherwise applicable to Public Services. To be exempt from the Public Service cap, the CBDO must both: (1) Undertake an eligible CBDO project, and (2) Carry out a service designed to increase economic opportunities for low‐ and moderate‐income persons through job training and placement and other employment support services (e.g., child care, peer support programs, counseling, child care, transportation and other similar services). Eligible CBDO projects include any of the following:  Neighborhood revitalization,  Community economic development, or  Energy conservation project. According to HUD’s CDBG Desk Guide, a CBDO “Community Economic Development” project must include activities that increase economic opportunity, principally for low‐ and moderate‐income persons, or that are expected to create or retain businesses or permanent jobs within the community. HUD has emphasized that the provision of general job readiness training is not sufficient to qualify an activity as a CBDO Community Economic Development project; job placement must be the intended and actual outcome of such an activity. The HETP project proposed by GIAC, Inc., appears to qualify as an eligible CBDO Community Economic Development project; therefore, it is not subject to the 15% CDBG public service cap if GIAC, Inc., is designated as a CBDO.  IURA Grants Summary February 2017 ON TOTAL # SCHEDULE UNEXPENDED HUD ENTITLEMENT ACTIVITIES SPONSER BUDGET EXPENDED UNEXPENDED % SPENT 2013 CDBG Activities 2467 ok 23.0 Ithaca Falls Overlook Site Cleanup IURA 25,000.00 0.00 25,000.00 0% Total 25,000.00 0.00 25,000.00 0% 2014 CDBG Activities 2491 ok 2.0 Homeowner Rehab INHS 123,260.00 110,236.38 13,023.62 89% 2497 ok 11.0 Lake Street Bridge City of Ithaca 30,000.00 0.00 30,000.00 0% 13 2911 complete Unallocated 2014 CDBG IURA 21,749.57 21,749.57 0.00 100% 2502 complete 7.0 ED Loan Fund IURA 150,000.00 150,000.00 0.00 100% Total 325,009.57 281,985.95 43,023.62 87% 2014 HOME Activities 2482 ok 5.0 Housing Scholarship Program Learning Web 58,958.90 49,109.69 9,849.21 83% 15 2805 complete 2014 HOME unallocated N/A 273,869.00 273,869.00 0.00 100% Total 332,827.90 322,978.69 9,849.21 97% 2015 CDBG Activities 2521 complete 1.0 Hancock Street INHS 250,403.50 250,403.50 0.00 100% 2522 ok 2.0 Mini repair INHS 35,000.00 28,187.64 6,812.36 81% 10 2531 complete 6.0 Temporary Ramp Loan Program Finger Lakes Ind. Center 20,000.00 20,000.00 0.00 100% 11 2532 ok 7.0 Hospitality Employment Training Program GIAC 109,372.86 105,875.75 3,497.11 97% 2523 ok 8.0 Work Preserve Job Training Program Historic Ithaca 87,500.00 80,699.01 6,800.99 92% 2524 ok 9.0 Spencer Road Sidewalks City of Ithaca 100,000.00 0.00 100,000.00 0% 2525 complete 10.0 2‐1‐1/I&R Service Human Services Coalition 20,000.00 20,000.00 0.00 100% 2526 NO 11.0 Building for the Future Southside Community Center 23,577.00 18,677.76 4,899.24 79% 2527 complete 12.0 Immigrant Services Catholic Charities 16,000.00 16,000.00 0.00 100% 2528 complete 13.0 A+ Tuition Assistance BJM Enrichment Program 17,410.00 17,410.00 0.00 100% 2529 complete 14.0 ReSET Job Training Expansion Finger Lakes ReUse 23,759.00 23,759.00 0.00 100% 2530 complete 15.0 CDBG Grant Administration IURA 134,329.20 134,329.20 0.00 100% Total 837,351.56 715,341.86 122,009.70 85% 2015 HOME Activities 2511 ok 1.0 210 Hancock Street INHS 206,922.50 197,922.50 9,000.00 96% 12 2512 complete 3.0 Security Deposit Assistance Program (including Inspections) Catholic Charities 74,000.00 74,000.00 0.00 100% 2517 ok 4.0 Housing Scholarship Program Learning Web 24,600.00 0.00 24,600.00 0% 14, 17 2514 complete 5.0 Housing First TCAction 15,131.00 15,131.00 0.00 100% 2516 complete 16.0 HOME Grant Administration IURA 36,866.10 36,866.10 0.00 100% 2806 ok Unallocated 2015 HOME 12, 14, 16 N/A 71,115.40 56,115.40 15,000.00 79% Total 428,635.00 380,035.00 48,600.00 89% 2016 CDBG Activities 2541 ok 3.0 LKNB Homeowner Rehab Love Knows No Bounds 36,334.72 0.00 36,334.72 0% 2542 ok 6.0 Mini repair INHS 30,000.00 0.00 30,000.00 0% 2543 ok 8.0 Work Preserve Job Training & Placement 13 Historic Ithaca 67,500.00 0.00 67,500.00 0% 2544 ok 9.0 Hospitality Employment Training Program GIAC 100,000.00 0.00 100,000.00 0% 2545 ok 11.0 Heating System & Code Corrections DICC 22,489.00 0.00 22,489.00 0% 2546 ok 12.0 Advocacy Center Garage Renovation Advocacy Center 10,317.00 0.00 10,317.00 0% 2547 ok 13.0 Wading Pool Renovations GIAC 185,000.00 0.00 185,000.00 0% 2548 ok 1.0a Housing for School Success IURA 11,580.00 6,129.35 5,450.65 53% 2549 ok 14.0 A Place to Stay Case Management Catholic Charities 17,625.65 4,374.37 13,251.28 25% 2550 ok 8.0a Work Preserve Job Readiness Historic Ithaca 20,000.00 0.00 20,000.00 0% 2551 ok 15.0 Immigrant Services Catholic Charities 30,000.00 7,500.00 22,500.00 25% 2552 ok 16.0 211 Info and Referral HSC 20,000.00 17,336.32 2,663.68 87% 2553 ok 17.0 CDBG Admin IURA 132,274.20 17,486.36 114,787.84 13% Total 683,120.57 52,826.40 630,294.17 8% 2016 HOME Activities 2755 ok 1.0 Housing for School Success IURA 77,104.40 21,695.49 55,408.91 28% 17 2756 ok 2.0 Security Deposit Assistance Program (including Inspections) Catholic Charities 44,026.00 11,937.00 32,089.00 27% 2757 ok 4.0 304 Hector Street INHS 100,000.00 0.00 100,000.00 0%  IURA Grants Summary February 2017 ON TOTAL # SCHEDULE UNEXPENDED HUD ENTITLEMENT ACTIVITIES SPONSER BUDGET EXPENDED UNEXPENDED % SPENT 2758 ok 5.0 202 Hancock Townhouses 15 INHS 314,125.00 122,065.19 192,059.81 39% 16 2759 ok 7.0 Morris Ave Homes Habitat for Humanity 75,000.00 0.00 75,000.00 0% 2760 ok 18.0 HOME Admin IURA 32,984.10 3,638.46 29,345.64 11% 2807 ok Unallocated 2016 HOME N/A 1,611.90 0.00 1,611.90 0% Total 644,851.40 159,336.14 485,515.26 25% ok CDBG Spend Down Ratio (must be less than 1.5 by 6/15 of each year): 1.229 CDBG Spend Down Ratio = total unexpended CDBG funds/most recent annual CDBG award Total Unexpended HUD Entitlement Funds CDBG Activities 812,730.38 CDBG Program Income Activities 3,497.11 HOME Activities 543,964.47 HOME Program Income Activites 0.00 Total Unexpended HUD Entitlement Funds 1,360,191.96 Notes: 1. Funded activities not shown have been completed. 12. 30K of Recaptured PI funds from HOME 2010/5 project #205 213 Cleveland Ave. were returned by INHS and has been used to fund the 2015 HOME Security Deposits Assistance Program instead of the HOME entitlement funds originally assigned to project. The expended amount for the Security Deposit Asst includes the 30K of the entitlement fund that were transferred to HOME Unallocated and will be assigned to a project at a later date. 13. $21,749.57 balance in 2014 Unallocated transferred and allocated to 2016 Work Preserve Activity per 2016 Action Plan 14. The expended amount for the #5/2015 Housing First #303 activity includes $14,843.00 that was deobligated from project and reallocated (transferred in) to 2015 HOME unallocated. These funds have been allocated to the 2016 Morris Ave Homes activity per the adopted 2016 action plan and will be reflected on Committee Report when 2016 funding is available. 15. $273,869.00 balance in 2015 CDBG Unallocated transferred and allocated to 2016 202 Hancock Townhouses Activity per the 2016 Action Plan 16. A total of $56,115.40 was transferred and reallocated from 2015 HOME Unallocated. $41,115.40 was allocated to the 2016 Morris Homes Activity per the 2016 Action Plan & $15,000.00 was allocated to a 2010 HOME Activty 301 Madison. The full $15,000.00 was allocated and spent within the month of September for this project.  ​ BOARD & STAFF MEMBERS Name Position E-mail Phone Nydia Blas Acting Executive Director nblas@sspride.org (607) 280-9050 Charles Rhody Nutrition & Recreation crhody@sspride.org (914) 355-8541 Director Harmony Malone Youth Program Director hmalone@sspride.org (607) 379-5187 Fern Morgan Receptionist fmorgan@sspride.org (504) 510-1765 Name Role E-mail Phone Dr. Nia Nunn President drnia@sspride.org (607) 793-5210 Richard Onyejuruwa Vice President rno23@cornell.edu (718) 962-4094 Sarah Simmons Secretary skc.simmons@gmail.com (917) 603-0621 Vannessa De Jesus Treasurer nnessa03@gmail.com (607) 216-2262 Alkay Waller Member walleralkay@gmail.com (607) 220-3439 Jamila Walida Simon Member jws62@cornell.edu (607) 2629514 Matt Van Houten Member mvh@v-h-law.com (607) 220-3464 Pastor Nathaniel Wright Member pastorwright@gmail.com (607) 262-0332 Raquel Mercado Member raquel14851@yahoo.com (607) 351-5666 Sonya Hicks Member sonyahicks@gmail.com H: (607) 319-4090 C: (607) 319-9432 Stephen Smith City Rep. sjsmith@cityofithaca.org N/A