IURA Neighborhood Investment Committee

Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency 108 East Green Street Ithaca, New York 14850 (607) 274-6565 AGENDA IURA Neighborhood Investment Committee (NIC) 8:30 am, Friday, December 8, 2017 Third Floor Conference Room City Hall, 108 E. Green St., Ithaca, NY 14850 I. Call to Order II. Changes/additions to Agenda III. Public comment IV. Review of Minutes – October 13, 2017 V. New Business 1. Review CAPER 2. Organizational Meeting for 2018 Program Year 3. Organizational Meeting for2019-2023 Consolidated Plan VI. Other Business 1. IURA Grant Summary 2. Staff Report 3. Next meeting date: January 12, 2017 VII. 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.  Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency 108 East Green Street Ithaca, New York 14850 (607) 274-6565 DRAFT MINUTES IURA Neighborhood Investment Committee (NIC) 8:30 am, Friday, October 13, 2017 Third Floor Conference Room City Hall, 108 E. Green St., Ithaca, NY 14850 Present: Karl Graham, Chair; Fernando de Aragón; Teresa Halpert Staff: Nels Bohn, Anisa Mendizabal Excused: Tracy Farrell, Vice-Chair; Paulette Manos Guests: None I. Call to Order Chair Graham called the meeting to order at 8:32 a.m. II. Changes/additions to Agenda None III. Public comment None IV. Review of Minutes – August 11, 2017 September’s meeting was cancelled. Minutes from August were reviewed. Moved by Halpert, seconded by De Aragón. Unanimously approved as written. V. New Business 1. Adoption of Assessment of Fair Housing – Resolution http://www.cityofithaca.org/DocumentCenter/View/6952 Mendizabal updated the Committee on recent activity on the Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH). The second public hearing on AFH was held at the October 11 meeting of the Planning and Economic Development Committee (PECD) of the Common Council. PEDC adopted the resolution (recommending) Common Council adopt the Assessment of Fair Housing, Ithaca, NY, as amended, to incorporate comments received. Common Council will consider this resolution at its November 1 meeting. The NI Committee discussed the goals identified in the AFH. In discussing Goal 1, Source of Income Protection, Committee Members wanted to know if landlords stated their reasons for not accepting HCV. Mendizabal discussed the findings of a CoC survey conducted in Spring 2017 of 91 landlords and information gathered from AFH Consultations. Committee members noted that previously, landlords have cited damages exceeding security deposits as a disincentive to renting to certain groups. There are well-documented instances of student renters having caused costly damage which do not seem to dampen the student rental market, perhaps because landlords are able to recoup losses through parental contact. Committee members discussed merits of establishing a repair fund or providing landlord incentives. Mendizabal shared comments from AFH consultations on that topic. Landlords in outlying areas might receive higher rents through HCVP than they normally would in their micro-area market. Staff is exploring HUD’s Small Area Fair Market Rents as part of Goal 2. Legislation for Source of Income Protection should outline the enforcement protocol and authorize enforcement by a local entity. This is an example of the “meaningful action” aspect of Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing, as is Goal 6, Mendizabal noted. Goal 6 addresses improper clauses in leases that violate existing federal law (the Violence Against Women Act) or have a chilling effect on tenants calling police for protection from violence. Goals 1, 3, 6, and 7 have components that consider enforcement. Halpert noted the educational value of the AFH goals for landlords and others, and asked about staff outreach plans. Goals 1, 3, 5, 6, and 7 have a specified outreach component. Mendizabal will meet 11/16/2017 with TCAction Housing Staff to review goals and hear feedback, especially with regard to HCVP. Chair Graham asked for a vote on the resolution. Moved by De Aragón, seconded by Halpert. Assessment of Fair Housing – HUD Entitlement Program WHEREAS, the City of Ithaca (City) receives an annual grant funding from the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) Entitlement program, which requires the City to adopt and submit an Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH) by November 4, 2017 as a condition for continued funding, and WHERAS, the City has contracted with the Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency (IURA) to administer, implement and monitor the City’s HUD Entitlement program in compliance with all applicable regulations, and WHEREAS, the IURA has conducted community engagement activities, analyzed fair housing issues and completed a draft Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH), and WHEREAS, Federal fair housing law prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability or familial status, and WHEREAS, fair housing issues restrict housing choice and access to opportunity for protected classes, and include:  Patterns of segregation  Racially or ethnically concentrated areas of poverty  Disparities in access to opportunity  Disproportionate housing need, and WHEREAS, the AFH utilizes HUD-provided data and local information to assess housing issues; identifies contributing factors that create, contribute to, perpetuate or increase the severity of one or more housing issues; and develops goals to address barriers to fair housing, and WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on September 13, 2017 during the development of the AFH, and WHEREAS, the draft AFH is available for a 30-day comment period ending October 30, 2017, now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, that the Neighborhood Investment Committee of the Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency hereby recommends adoption of the City of Ithaca Assessment of Fair Housing, Ithaca, NY as amended to incorporate comments received. Carried Unanimously 3-0. 2. Green Street Garage Briefing Bohn provided an overview of the Green Street Garage project. The garage, built in 1974, is nearing the end of its structural life and needs renovation on both its east and west portions. The IURA Board passed a resolution on 9/28/2017 to act as lead agency reviewing redevelopment proposals. Ithaca Properties, LLC, which holds the ground rights to the eastern portion of the garage, submitted a proposal for the Ithaca’s Restore NY competition, which includes a plan for a 15- story complex including a convention center and housing. Bohn passed around the renderings of the project proposal. Other proposals submitted were renovations to the Old Home Dairy Building; The Reach Project, a safe injection site at 310 West State Street; and a proposal by Urban Core, LLC, to renovate100 West State Street block and connect it to Press Bay Alley. IURA will develop a Request for Proposals (RFP) to solicit other project proposals for Green Street Garage. Other developers will need to negotiate with Ithaca Properties, LLC, for the ground rights it holds, or could develop a project that does not include the eastern portion. Cinemopolis has a 35-year lease and will be incorporated into the planning process. Committee Members voiced their desire to see affordable housing incorporated into the project. Bohn noted that Planning and Economic Development Committee (PEDC) Members expressed the same desire. Committee Members asked about the convention center, and discussed whether alternative uses would be considered. VI. Other Business 1. The IURA Grant Summary was reviewed. 2. Staff Report a. Mendizabal reported that The 2016 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) has been completed by Charles Pyott, Contracts Monitor, and submitted to HUD. b. Commitment Letters to 2017 Action Plan sub-grantees have been mailed. c. AFH took more than the 200 hours projected by HUD. (The Chair and Committee thanked staff for the effort and time spent). d. U.S. DOT and TIGER grants for College Avenue repaving and improved bus service to downtown have been submitted. e. City is submitting for projects to rehabilitate downtown commercial buildings under next round of Restore NY grants. VII. Motion to Adjourn Chair Graham asked for a motion to adjourn at 10:17 AM. Moved by Moved by De Aragón, seconded by Halpert. Carried Unanimously 3-0. City of Ithaca/Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency (IURA) 2016 CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION REPORT (CAPER) CR-05 - Goals and Outcomes Progress the jurisdiction has made in carrying out its strategic plan and its action plan. 91.520(a) This could be an overview that includes major initiatives and highlights that were proposed and executed throughout the program year. This 2016 CAPER encompasses accomplishments for Year #3 of the City of Ithaca’s five-year 2014-2018 Consolidated Plan. NOTE: The City of Ithaca delegates primary responsibility for administration of both the HOME Investment Partnership and Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Entitlement Programs to the Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency (IURA). In 2016, Ithaca's economy remained moderately strong with a 1.8% average growth rate, a 4.1% average unemployment rate 1, and a climbing cost of living ― a combination of factors that perpetuated the chronic housing affordability crisis for low- and moderate-income households, and which has long been the focus of both the City's Strategic Plan and Annual Action Plans. Pressure on the local housing market continues to make access to quality low- and moderate- income housing difficult, just as it has done in countless communities nationwide (e.g., the number of very low-income households paying more than 50% of their income towards rent, living in sub-standard dwellings, or both, has increased 41% nationwide in the past 10 years 2). In PY2016, the City attempted to address this crisis through financial support for: (1) construction of new affordable housing; (2) housing rehabilitation and mini-repair assistance to LMI homeowners to help them remain in their homes; (3) three Tenant-Based Rental Assistance (TBRA) programs; (4) three job- training/skill-building and job-placement programs; and (5) other programs to help meet the basic needs of low-income households. One major PY2016 housing construction project at 202 Hancock Street is nearing completion, creating 7 HOME-assisted single-family townhomes in a growing neighborhood. The City also made loans to one new business, Liquid State Brewing Company, which is projected to create at least 2.5 FTE positions in PY2017. The City also continued to fund efforts to place unemployed/underemployed persons in permanent jobs, through its Hospitality Employment Training Program (HETP), Work Preserve Job Training and Placement Program, and Work Preserve Job Readiness Program, with 20 beneficiaries assisted as of 6/30/17 and 34 beneficiaries anticipated to have been assisted upon program completion. By and large, PY2016 projects have progressed as anticipated and remain on schedule. One unexpectedly delayed project is the Greater Ithaca Activities Center Wading Pool Renovation Project, which received $185,000 in CDBG funds for renovating and expanding the existing wading pool at the Alex Haley Municipal Pool. Delays were encountered in selecting the design team and finalizing a leasing agreement between the City and the Ithaca City School District (ICSD), which owns the property. Construction is now scheduled for completion by July 1, 2018 (approx.). 1 Ithaca Business Index, Ithaca College, Department of Economics 2 “Worst Case Housing Needs: 2017 Report To Congress,” U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development, Office of Policy Development & Research, August 2017 1 The second unexpectedly delayed PY2016 project is the Love Knows No Bounds (“LKNB”) Neighbor-to-Neighbor Home Rehabilitation Program, which received $36,334.72 in CDBG funds to provide critically needed home repairs to at least 3 homeowners with incomes below 60% of Area Median Income (AMI). The project’s delays were principally the result of an injury sustained by the LKNB President. LNKB was also delayed by fewer than expected referrals. IURA staff met with LKNB leadership to discuss community outreach strategies and make linkages to additonal referral partners. As of the date of this submission, LKNB has identified all three homes it will be rehabilitating. The project currently has an anticipated completion date of April 2018 (approx.). IMPORTANT NOTE: Since HUD’s Integrated Disbursement and Information System (IDIS) only generates outcomes for completed HOME projects, HOME beneficiary counts and other HOME accomplishments listed in this report may exclude outcomes for projects underway, but not yet completed. Comparison of the proposed versus actual outcomes for each outcome measure submitted with the consolidated plan and explain, if applicable, why progress was not made toward meeting goals and objectives. 91.520(g) Categories, priority levels, funding sources and amounts, outcomes/objectives, goal outcome indicators, units of measure, targets, actual outcomes/outputs, and percentage completed for each of the grantee’s program year goals. Expected Expected Actual – Actual – Source / Unit of – Percent – Percent Goal Category Indicator Strategic Program Amount Measure Strategic Complete Program Complete Plan Year Plan Year Expand Non-Housing Economic and Community CDBG: $ Jobs created/retained Jobs 40 23 57.50% 3 1 33.33% Employment Development Opportunities Expand Non-Housing Economic and Businesses Community CDBG: $ Businesses assisted 3 4 133.33% 0 0 n/a Employment Assisted Development Opportunities CDBG: $ / Improve and HOME: $ / Household Expand Affordable LIHTC: $ / Rental units constructed Housing 35 10 28.57% 0 0 n/a Affordable Housing Tax Exempt Unit Housing Options Bond Proceeds: $ 2  Expected Expected Actual – Actual – Source / Unit of – Percent – Percent Goal Category Indicator Strategic Program Amount Measure Strategic Complete Program Complete Plan Year Plan Year CDBG: $ / Improve and HOME: $ / Household Expand Affordable LIHTC: $ / Homeowner Housing Housing 10 8 80.00% 10 7 70.00% Affordable Housing Tax Exempt Added Unit Housing Options Bond Proceeds: $ CDBG: $ / Improve and HOME: $ / Household Expand Affordable LIHTC: $ / Homeowner Housing Housing 250 153 61.20% 48 50 100.41% Affordable Housing Tax Exempt Rehabilitated Unit Housing Options Bond Proceeds: $ CDBG: $ / Improve and HOME: $ / Direct Financial Expand Affordable LIHTC: $ / Households Assistance to 5 0 0.00% 0 0 n/a Affordable Housing Tax Exempt Assisted Homebuyers Housing Options Bond Proceeds: $ CDBG: $ / Improve and HOME: $ / Tenant-based rental Expand Affordable LIHTC: $ / Households assistance / Rapid 250 208 83.20% 78 57 73.07% Affordable Housing Tax Exempt Assisted Rehousing Housing Options Bond Proceeds: $ CDBG: $ / Improve and HOME: $ / Overnight/Emergency Expand Affordable LIHTC: $ / Shelter/Transitional Beds 25 0 0.00% 0 0 n/a Affordable Housing Tax Exempt Housing Beds added Housing Options Bond Proceeds: $ Non-Homeless Public service activities Increase Physical Special Needs other than Persons and Economic Non-Housing CDBG: $ 75 121 161.33% 20 15 75.00% Low/Moderate Income Assisted Mobility Community Housing Benefit Development 3  Non-Homeless Increase Physical Special Needs and Economic Non-Housing CDBG: $ Jobs created/retained Jobs 0 0 n/a 14 12 85.71% Mobility Community Development Homeless Non-Homeless Public service activities Meet Essential Special Needs other than Persons Needs for Food, CDBG: $ 2925 894 30.56% 1153 894 77.53% Non-Housing Low/Moderate Income Assisted Shelter & Safety Community Housing Benefit Development Homeless Non-Homeless Meet Essential Special Needs Homeless Person Persons Needs for Food, CDBG: $ 0 0 n/a 0 0 n/a Non-Housing Overnight Shelter Assisted Shelter & Safety Community Development Homeless Non-Homeless Meet Essential Overnight/Emergency Special Needs Needs for Food, CDBG: $ Shelter/Transitional Beds 0 0 n/a 0 0 n/a Non-Housing Shelter & Safety Housing Beds added Community Development Homeless Non-Homeless Meet Essential Special Needs Persons Needs for Food, CDBG: $ Homelessness Prevention 0 17 n/a 16 17 106.25% Non-Housing Assisted Shelter & Safety Community Development Public Facility or Non-Housing Infrastructure Activities Strengthen Persons Community CDBG: $ other than 5026 123 2.45% 30720 123 0.40% Neighborhoods Assisted Development Low/Moderate Income Housing Benefit Non-Housing Strengthen Homeless Person Persons Community CDBG: $ 0 0 n/a 0 0 n/a Neighborhoods Overnight Shelter Assisted Development 4  Non-Housing Overnight/Emergency Strengthen Community CDBG: $ Shelter/Transitional Beds 0 0 n/a 0 0 n/a Neighborhoods Development Housing Beds added Table 1 - Accomplishments – Program Year & Strategic Plan to Date 5 Assess how the jurisdiction’s use of funds, particularly CDBG, addresses the priorities and specific objectives identified in the plan, giving special attention to the highest priority activities identified. In PY2016, the City of Ithaca allocated funds only to proposed projects that address one or more “High Priority Needs” identified in its Consolidated Plan. CDBG funds continue to be principally allocated to activities offering low- and moderate-income individuals more opportunities for upward economic mobility (e.g., job and micro‐enterprise creation; entrepreneurship training and technical assistance; career-readiness training, job placement; skill development). The City also continues to fund improvements to public facilities and infrastructure. Ithaca is a highly educated community with a low unemployment rate, which creates a very difficult dynamic for low- and moderate-income residents with no specialized skills or higher levels of educational attainment. To address this need, the City employs CDBG funding to: (1) provide direct loans and technical assistance to businesses to create jobs; (2) support entrepreneurship training and technical assistance; and (3) support initiatives providing career-readiness training, job placement, skill development, and on-going post-placement support. Given both the complexity and magnitude of the problem, excacerbated by the limited available funding, progress in this area has been incremental. Nonetheless, progress has been made, and the City will continue to fund the most effective existing programs and innovative new programs to address this need. 6 CR-10 - Racial and Ethnic composition of families assisted Describe the families assisted (including the racial and ethnic status of families assisted). 91.520(a) CDBG HOME White 70 174 Black or African American 42 80 Asian 41 5 American Indian or American Native 0 0 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 Total 153 259 Hispanic 18 14 Not Hispanic 135 245 Table 2 – Table of assistance to racial and ethnic populations by source of funds Of the 380 total assisted households and listed in the table above: • 64.21% are White, compared to 67.72% of the population-at-large • 32.10% are Black/African American, compared to 5.72% of the population-at-large • 12.10% are Asian, compared to 16.07% of the population-at-large • 8.42% are Hispanic, compared to 6.38% of the population-at-large 7 CR-15 - Resources and Investments 91.520(a) Identify the resources made available: Source of Funds Source Resources Made Available Amount Expended During Program Year CDBG CDBG 783,121 809,957.84 HOME HOME 643,034 506,048.04 Tax Exempt Bond Proceeds Tax Exempt Bond Proceeds 215,875 212,975 Table 3 - Resources Made Available Identify the geographic distribution and location of investments: Target Area Planned Percentage of Allocation Actual Percentage of Allocation Citywide 100% 100% Table 4 – Identify the geographic distribution and location of investments With the exception of its Priority Business Loan Fund (a Program Income-derived revolving loan fund), which targets the city’s downtown “Density District,” the City of Ithaca does not generally prioritize specific geographic areas for funding allocations. Its geographical area is relatively small ― and the most critical problems identified in the City’s market analysis and needs assessments are not limited to any particular geographic area(s). In practice, however, most funded activities tend to centered in census tracts 1, 7, 9, 10, and 11. Census tracts 2, 3, 4, 6, and 13 are either occupied by educational campuses or have very high concentrations of student housing, making these areas less likely to be suitable for development of new affordable housing, job-training programs, or creation of new jobs to benefit Ithaca's LMI population. 8 Leveraging: Explain how federal funds leveraged additional resources (private, state and local funds), including a description of how matching requirements were satisfied, as well as how any publicly owned land or property located within the jurisdiction that were used to address the needs identified in the plan. In PY2016, the City's $661,371 CDBG and $328,229.10 HOME allocations were matched with $3,947,690 in other public and private funding. Fiscal Year Summary – HOME Match 1. Excess match from prior Federal fiscal year 908,572 2. Match contributed during current Federal fiscal year 215,875 3 .Total match available for current Federal fiscal year (Line 1 plus Line 2) 1,124,447 4. Match liability for current Federal fiscal year 0 5. Excess match carried over to next Federal fiscal year (Line 3 minus Line 4) 1,124,447 Table 5 – Fiscal Year Summary - HOME Match Report Match Contribution for the Federal Fiscal Year Project No. or Date of Cash Foregone Appraised Required Site Bond Total Match Other ID Contribution (non-Federal Taxes, Fees, Land/Real Infrastructure Preparation, Financing sources) Charges Property Construction Materials, Donated labor Project #5: 202 Hancock 7/6/17 0 0 0 0 0 215,875 215,875 St. Table 6 – Match Contribution for the Federal Fiscal Year Program Income – Enter the program amounts for the reporting period Balance on hand at begin- Amount received during Total amount expended Amount expended for Balance on hand at end of ning of reporting period reporting period during reporting period TBRA reporting period $ $ $ $ $ 0 0 0 0 0 Table 7 – Program Income 9  Minority Business Enterprises and Women Business Enterprises – Indicate the number and dollar value of contracts for HOME projects completed during the reporting period Total Minority Business Enterprises White Non- Alaskan Asian or Black Non- Hispanic Hispanic Native or Pacific Hispanic American Islander Indian Contracts Number 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dollar 0 0 0 0 0 0 Amount Sub-Contracts Number 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dollar 0 0 0 0 0 0 Amount Total Women Male Business Enterprises Contracts Number 0 0 0 Dollar 0 0 0 Amount Sub-Contracts Number 0 0 0 Dollar 0 0 0 Amount Table 8 - Minority Business and Women Business Enterprises Minority Owners of Rental Property – Indicate the number of HOME assisted rental property owners and the total amount of HOME funds in these rental properties assisted Total Minority Property Owners White Non- Alaskan Asian or Black Non- Hispanic Hispanic Native or Pacific Hispanic American Islander Indian Number 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dollar 0 0 0 0 0 0 Amount Table 9 – Minority Owners of Rental Property 10 Relocation and Real Property Acquisition – Indicate the number of persons displaced, the cost of relocation payments, the number of parcels acquired, and the cost of acquisition Parcels Acquired 0 0 Businesses Displaced 0 0 Nonprofit Organizations 0 0 Displaced Households Temporarily 0 0 Relocated, not Displaced Households Total Minority Property Enterprises White Non- Displaced Alaskan Asian or Black Non- Hispanic Hispanic Native or Pacific Hispanic American Islander Indian Number 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cost 0 0 0 0 0 0 Table 10 – Relocation and Real Property Acquisition 11 CR-20 - Affordable Housing 91.520(b) Evaluation of the jurisdiction's progress in providing affordable housing, including the number and types of families served, the number of extremely low-income, low-income, moderate-income, and middle-income persons served. One-Year Goal Actual Number of Homeless households to be provided affordable housing units 13 10 Number of Non-Homeless households to be provided affordable housing units 123 105 Number of Special-Needs households to be provided affordable housing units 0 0 Total 136 115 Table 11 – Number of Households One-Year Goal Actual Number of households supported through Rental Assistance 78 57 Number of households supported through The Production of New Units 10 8 Number of households supported through Rehab of Existing Units 48 50 Number of households supported through Acquisition of Existing Units 0 0 Total 136 115 Table 12 – Number of Households Supported Discuss the difference between goals and outcomes and problems encountered in meeting these goals. The City of Ithaca allocates CDBG and HOME funds to specific projects to produce accomplishments in the form of one-year goals ― however, many programs/projects funded in PY2016 will not have generated some or all of their beneficiaries until PY2017. (Likewise, some PY2016 beneficiaries were assisted with PY2015 funds.) Discuss how these outcomes will impact future annual action plans. A persistent increase in local construction costs continues to be a source of concern in terms of the City’s ability to provide sufficient financial support to new-construction homebuyer projects. Although new affordable homebuyer units are critically needed, the absence of other major subsidy programs (e.g., Low-Income Housing Tax Credits available to rental projects) means the subsidy required in the current market is greater than the City can reasonably provide. 12 In 2016, the City formally endorsed New York State legislation that created an optional partial property tax exemption in Tompkins County that should help reduce property taxes on resale-restricted affordable housing owned by a Community Land Trust ― making homeownership assistance projects more financially feasible and sustainable for homeowners. Include the number of extremely low-income, low-income, and moderate-income persons served by each activity where information on income by family size is required to determine the eligibility of the activity. Number of Households Served CDBG Actual HOME Actual Extremely Low-income 30 49 Low-income 17 8 Moderate-income 3 0 Total 50 57 Table 13 – Number of Households Served 13 CR-25 - Homeless and Other Special Needs 91.220(d, e); 91.320(d, e); 91.520(c) Evaluate the jurisdiction’s progress in meeting its specific objectives for reducing and ending homelessness through: • Reaching out to homeless persons (especially unsheltered persons) and assessing their individual needs. • Addressing the emergency shelter and transitional housing needs of homeless persons • Helping low-income individuals and families avoid becoming homeless, especially extremely low-income individuals and families and those who are: likely to become homeless after being discharged from publicly funded institutions and systems of care (such as health care facilities, mental health facilities, foster care and other youth facilities, and corrections programs and institutions); and, receiving assistance from public or private agencies that address housing, health, social services, employment, education, or youth needs. • Helping homeless persons (especially chronically homeless individuals and families, families with children, veterans and their families, and unaccompanied youth) make the transition to permanent housing and independent living, including shortening the period of time that individuals and families experience homelessness, facilitating access for homeless individuals and families to affordable housing units, and preventing individuals and families who were recently homeless from becoming homeless again. In PY2016, the City provided $17,625.65 in CDBG funding for A Place to Stay, a case management program operated in conjunction with a separate rental assistance program with the goal of providing transitional, safe, and stable housing for homeless women. The program works with beneficiaries to develop a plan for permanent housing, personal goal attainment, and financial self-sufficiency. As of June 30, 2017, 17 formerly homeless women benefitted from the program. In PY2016, the City also launched its Housing for School Success Program, designed to address the high incidence of homelessness at Beverly J. Martin Elementary School (BJM) and its impact on children's educational outcomes. Modeled on an innovative program in Tacoma, Washington, Housing for School Success seeks to improve educational outcomes for homeless children by increasing their housing stability and supporting their families in becoming more self-sufficient. In PY2016, 4 homeless families were provided Tenant-Based Rental Assistance (TBRA), drawing from $77,104.40 in available HOME funding. In addition, $11,580.00 in CDBG funding was employed to provide case management services to the beneficiaries. In PY2017, the City will continue to provide funding for the case management portion of the program, but will rely on the Ithaca Housing Authority to provide public housing and/or Section 8 assistance. The City also specifically allocated funding in its Security Deposit Assistance Program to assist up to 5 Housing for School Success beneficiaries. In PY2016, the City continued to support the Learning Web’s Housing Scholarship Program, funded with PY2015 HOME funds. A rental assistance program for homeless youth, the Housing Scholarship Program also provides one-on-one staff support and life-skills training to help beneficiaries secure and maintain safe/stable housing, as they transition towards self-sufficiency. This long-standing program has been highly successful in targeting a sub-population of young homeless Ithacans, who have been historically difficult to reach. To date, 6 youth have been housed and assisted in PY2016, using PY2015 funds. 14 In PY2016, the City continued to fund its long-established Security Deposit Assistance Program, operated by Catholic Charities of Tompkins/Tioga Counties, which provides low-income beneficiaries with security deposit assistance so they can more readily access safe and affordable rental housing. As of 6/30/17, 53 households were assisted in PY2016, including 6 formerly homeless households. The Security Deposit Assistance Program has proven instrumental in assisting people to transition out of emergency housing shelters. Typically offered as part of a comprehensive assistance package, this program has helped numerous homeless families gain entry into permanent affordable housing. Often the hurdle of affording a security deposit is the final factor preventing individuals and families from being able to live in an apartment they can afford. This is particularly true for people emerging from homeless shelters. In PY2016, the City also funded the Advocacy Center of Tompkins County’s Garage Renovation project, using $10,317 in CDBG funds, to create storage for donated goods to assist low-income clients establish new homes when they leave the domestic violence shelter. The 9-bed shelter is the only domestic violence shelter in Tompkins County. In 2015, it provided emergency shelter to 89 adults and 57 children for a total of 2,392 bed nights of shelter. The vast majority of clients using the shelter are low- income or very low-income. The project serves homeless victims of domestic violence and their children. A significant percentage of its clients also have a disability (25%-60%). The Garage Renovation project serves to illustrate how even a public facilities infrastructure-oriented project can impact the ability of service providers in helping prepare people for permanent housing. 15 CR-30 - Public Housing 91.220(h); 91.320(j) Actions taken to address the needs of public housing. The City cooperates on an as-needed basis with the Ithaca Housing Authority in meeting the housing needs of City residents. In addition, as noted above, the City is collaborating with the Ithaca Housing Authority to provide public housing and/or Section 8 assistance for the second year of the Housing for School Success Program. Actions taken to encourage public housing residents to become more involved in management and participate in homeownership. No actions were undertaken by the City of Ithaca; however, the Ithaca Housing Authority (IHA) sponsors Tenant Councils for their senior and family sites, as well as a Resident Advisory Board. The four-member Resident Advisory Board serves in an advisory capacity to the IHA on programmatic and policy areas of concern to residents. Both Titus Towers Tenant Council and Family Sites Tenant Council meet monthly. Since 2008, IHA has also offered a Housing Choice Voucher Homeownership Program, which provides current Housing Choice Voucher recipients, who have not previously owned a home, with homeownership counseling and vouchers to assist with their monthly homeownership expense, in lieu of rental assistance. Actions taken to provide assistance to troubled PHAs. Not applicable. 16 CR-35 - Other Actions 91.220(j)-(k); 91.320(i)-(j) Actions taken to remove or ameliorate the negative effects of public policies that serve as barriers to affordable housing such as land use controls, tax policies affecting land, zoning ordinances, building codes, fees and charges, growth limitations, and policies affecting the return on residential investment. 91.220 (j); 91.320 (i) Neither the City’s 2014-2018 Consolidated Plan, nor its Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (May 2015) identified specific public policy barriers to the creation of affordable housing; however, the City’s forthcoming 2017 Assessment of Fair Housing report will addressthe issue far more comprehensively than earlier plans/reports and may identify public policy barriers to the creation/availability of affordable housing. Actions taken to address obstacles to meeting underserved needs. 91.220(k); 91.320(j) Ithaca’s most fragile, underserved, and at-risk populations require public services to meet the most basic human needs for food, shelter, and safety. To address these needs, the City supports programs that prevent homelessness, assist immigrants and youth, improve access to affordable healthcare, increase food security, and/or increase awareness and use of existing community resources. To address obstacles to meeting affordable housing needs, in PY2016, the City funded: 202 Hancock Street housing project; Mini-Repair Program; Security Deposit Assistance Program; Housing for School Success; A Place to Stay; and three housing construction projects (304 Hector Street, 203 Third Street, and Morris Avenue Homes). The Mini-Repair Program provides much needed assistance with small repairs to low-income homeowners, allowing households to comply with the City Building Code. This program is especially important to low-income seniors needing repairs and accessibility improvements to stay in their homes To address obstacles to meeting the need for expanded employment opportunities, in PY2016, the City used Program Income to issue one business loan to support a new business, Liquid State Brewing Company, Inc., projected to create at least 2.5 full-time equivalent (FTE) positions in PY2017. To address obstacles to meeting the need for increased economic opportunities for adults, in PY2016, the City funded three job-training/job-readiness and placement programs: Hospitality Employment Training Program (HETP), Work Preserve Job Training and Placement Program, and Work Preserve Job Readiness Program. To address obstacles to meeting the need for basic food, shelter, and safety, in PY2016, the City continued to fund the 2-1-1 Information and Referral Service Program and Immigrant Services Program, assisting a total of 878 and 107 individuals, respectively, in PY2016, as of 6/30/17. Ithaca is a community of neighborhoods, each with its own identity and each of which requires adequate physical resources and infrastructure to meet the needs of its residents. As a result, the City has historically employed HUD funding for: physical improvements to streets, parks, recreational facilities, public buildings, and transportation systems to benefit low- and moderate-income neighborhoods; redevelopment of vacant and abandoned properties; and programs that facilitate and support homeownership. Increasing Ithaca’s extremely low homeownership rate is an especially high 17 priority for the City, both because of the wider economic benefits owner-occupancy brings to the community and because of the vital stability it provides homeowners. In PY2016, in addition to the aforementioned Greater Ithaca Activities Center (“GIAC”) Wading Pool Renovation Project, the City funded the Downtown Ithaca Children’s Center (DICC) Heating System and Code Corrections project with $22,472.75 in CDBG funds to replace the heating system and correct interior door code violations. DICC currently provides childcare and education to 82 children, half of whom qualify for free/reduced lunch according to Federal guidelines. DICC has a long-standing tradition and mission to provide access to quality childcare and education for children who need it the most, particularly those living in poverty. In PY2016, the City also funded the Advocacy Center of Tompkins County’s Garage Renovation project, using $10,317 in CDBG funds, to create storage for donated goods to assist low-income clients establish new homes when they leave the domestic violence shelter. Actions taken to reduce lead-based paint hazards. 91.220(k); 91.320(j) All of the City’s HUD-funded sub-recipients and loan recipients are required to comply with the Lead- Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act and implementing regulations contained in 24 CFR 570.608, regarding the prohibition against the use of lead-based paint, notification of hazards of lead-based paint poisoning, and elimination of lead-based paint hazards. Actions taken to reduce the number of poverty-level families. 91.220(k); 91.320(j) To help reduce the number of poverty-level families, in PY2016, the City continued to fund the 2-1-1 Information and Referral Service Program, which connects people in poverty to local organizations, programs, and services available to assist with a wide variety of basic human needs. The program assisted 878 beneficiaries in the 2016 Program Year, as of 6/30/16. The City also funded three TBRA programs to help stabilize people in affordable housing: Housing for School Success Program; Security Deposit Assistance Program; and Housing Scholarship Program. The City’s economic development loans also encourage or require employers to pay their employees a living wage (regularly indexed by Alternatives Federal Credit Union). Actions taken to develop institutional structure. 91.220(k); 91.320(j) Not applicable. 18 Actions taken to enhance coordination between public and private housing and social service agencies. 91.220(k); 91.320(j) The City has continued to actively participate in the Ithaca/Tompkins County Continuum of Care System (which the IURA Director currently co‐chairs), as well as the Homeless and Housing Task Force, both led by the Human Services Coalition (HSC). One of the Continuum of Care’s objectives is to provide and promote collaborative leadership at all levels of government and across all sectors, in order to prevent and end homelessness. City and IURA staff members participate in weekly Economic Development meetings that bring together City staff and elected officials, members of the Business Improvement District, and Tompkins County staff to address a variety of issues, including housing, homelessness, public services, and economic development. The Community Housing Affordability Program and Community Housing Trust Program, collectively known as the “Housing Fund,” are a joint effort of Tompkins County, the City of Ithaca, and Cornell University to help communities and organizations throughout the county respond to the diverse affordable housing needs of its residents. Housing Fund projects must include affordable housing units for low-to-moderate income households. In addition, the City’s PY2016 funding of the Housing for School Success Program represents an important step towards enhancing coordination between public/private housing and social service agencies, bringing together several important stakeholders: Ithaca City School District (ICSD); Ithaca Housing Authority (IHA); and Catholic Charities of Tompkins/Tioga Counties. The Advocacy Center, Rescue Mission, Workforce NY, and Alternatives Federal Credit Union have also committed to providing services to the program on an as-needed basis. Identify actions taken to overcome the effects of any impediments identified in the jurisdictions analysis of impediments to fair housing choice. 91.520(a) In May 2015, the City produced its Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice report and subsequently adopted its Fair Housing Action Plan on October 8, 2015. In PY2016, the City continued to: (1) inform all its sub-recipients of Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) goals, the City's Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice, and its Fair Housing Action Plan; (2) distribute fair housing information brochures to landlords and real estate agents; and (3) meet with various stakeholders to address ongoing concerns that landlords are increasingly unwilling to accept Housing Choice Vouchers, thereby reducing housing choice for lower-income families. As noted above, the City’s forthcoming 2017 Assessment of Fair Housing report will address the issue far more comprehensively than earlier plans/reports and may identify public policy barriers to fair housing choice. 19 CR-40 - Monitoring 91.220 and 91.230 Describe the standards and procedures used to monitor activities carried out in furtherance of the plan and used to ensure long-term compliance with requirements of the programs involved, including minority business outreach and the comprehensive planning requirements The City’s program monitoring program is administered by the Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency (IURA), which employs one full-time employee primarily tasked with ensuring all HUD-assisted programs comply with HUD and other Federal regulations. All HUD Entitlement Program funding applicants are required to identify how their projects comply with the City’s Consolidated Plan as part of their project proposals. The City enters into contract agreements with sub-recipients (community-based organizations or loan recipients implementing CDBG-funded activities) to implement activities it does not implement itself. Grant and loan agreements both typically contain: scope of work; budget; record-keeping and reporting requirements; enumeration of non-compliance consequences; applicable Federal regulations; and administrative and other requirements. The City requires newly-funded sub-recipients to meet with IURA staff to review contractual and programmatic requirements in order to ensure better compliance and increase program effectiveness. Sub-recipients implementing projects with a regulatory or affordability period are also required to submit annual reports to show proof of compliance with contractual oligations. Four attorneys, including a former HUD employee specializing in community development consulting services, are under contract to review the City’s contracts and other legal documents. Sub-recipient performance and regulatory compliance are monitored through Quarterly Reports, Annual Reports, Final Reports, Program Income Reports, and financial statements, as well as ongoing communication, informal contacts, and site visits. The frequency of monitoring activity depends on the complexity of a given project and/or a sub-recipient’s performance history or organizational capacity. Each project is assigned a risk level, with riskier projects receiving technical assistance, site visits, and greater monitoring attention. Ongoing monitoring for compliance with HUD regulations, as well as local objectives and requirements, includes outreach practices and program guidelines, all of which are designed to deliver inclusive projects that reach all populations, particularly the City’s Focus Populations. IURA staff may also offer further assistance or training to improve program effectiveness and/or compliance. In addition, staff conducts on-going performance reviews of each project through desk monitoring, review of submitted documents, telephonic follow-ups, and documentation of expenses submitted with each voucher request for payment of project expenses. IURA staff reports monthly to the IURA Board on progress with on-going activities, and solicits the Board’s questions and comments. A variety of monitoring reports is made available for public review in compliance with the Citizen Participation Plan. Staff conducts an annual review of the grant application process to check for compliance with the Citizen Participation Plan. The City’s loan portfolio is also reviewed annually, with loan payments monitored monthly. 20 Citizen Participation Plan 91.105(d); 91.115(d) Describe the efforts to provide citizens with reasonable notice and an opportunity to comment on performance reports. This CAPER was made available to the public for review and comment for a period of at least 15 days (October 12-27, 2017), following the publication of a legal notice in the local newspaper, The Ithaca Journal, on October 6, 2017. A hardcopy of the CAPER was also made available at both IURA offices and the Tompkins County Public Library, with an electronic copy posted to the IURA website. The public was invited to submit its comments in writing to the IURA and informed that any public comments would be submitted with the CAPER to HUD. As of the date/time of this submission, no public comments were received. 21 CR-45 - CDBG 91.520(c) Specify the nature of, and reasons for, any changes in the jurisdiction’s program objectives and indications of how the jurisdiction would change its programs as a result of its experiences. There has been no change in CDBG program objectives. Does this Jurisdiction have any open Brownfields Economic Development Initiative (BEDI) grants? No. [BEDI grantees] Describe accomplishments and program outcomes during the last year. Not applicable. 22 CR-50 - HOME 91.520(d) Include the results of on-site inspections of affordable rental housing assisted under the program to determine compliance with housing codes and other applicable regulations. Please list those projects that should have been inspected on-site this program year based upon the schedule in §92.504(d). Indicate which of these were inspected and a summary of issues that were detected during the inspection. For those that were not inspected, please indicate the reason and how you will remedy the situation. All HOME-assisted units were inspected in PY2016, as further documented below, and will be inspected again in PY 2019. 356 FLORAL AVE. (1 UNIT) Inspection Date: 8/23/16 Inspection Results: HUD requires tri-annual inspections of a “statistically valid sample” of HOME-funded rental units. An inspection was conducted on August 23, 2016. IURA staff determined a statistically significant sample to be 20% of the 7 HOME-funded units. Unit #3 was inspected, as well as building exterior, building systems, and common areas. No deficiencies were found. 306-320 FLORAL AVE., CEDAR CREEK (6 UNITS) Inspection Date: 8/23/16 Inspection Results: No deficiencies were found. 401-403 ADAMS ST. (3 UNITS) Inspection Date: 8/29/16 Inspection Results: Units 401-A, 401-B, and 403-A all passed inspection. The property as a whole appears to be well maintained and notably improved since the last inspection in 2013. 634-638 SPENCER RD. (4 UNITS) Inspection Date: 8/29/16 Inspection Results: The properties appeared to have experienced significant decline since the 2013 inspections. 3 units failed to pass inspections for the following deficiencies: 634-B, front window screen missing, and basement utility room being used as a bedroom; 636-B, upstairs bathroom fan not working; 638-A, smoke detectors missing in living room and an upstairs bedroom. In addition, carpeting in some units was filthy and many interior walls needed repainting. Landscaping at the three units was non- existent and property entry was in disrepair. Although these were not safety issues, they were a concern to the IURA, since they may become exacerbated if left unaddressed. The property owner subsequently corrected all aforementioned deficiencies and provided documentary and photographic evidence on 9/30/16. Since the Contracts Monitor determined all the deficiencies to be minor in nature, no re- inspection was conducted. 519 CLINTON ST. Inspection Date: 9/14/16 Inspection Results: No deficiencies were found. 23 407 ELM ST. Inspection Date: 9/14/16 Inspection Results: No deficiencies were found. 100-108 W. SENECA ST., BRECKENRIDGE PLACE (6 UNITS) Inspection Date: 8/23/16 Inspection Results: No deficiencies were found. 400 SPENCER RD., STONE QUARRY APARTMENTS (6 UNITS) Inspection Date: 8/23/16 Inspection Results: No deficiencies were found. Provide an assessment of the jurisdiction's affirmative marketing actions for HOME units. 92.351(b) On 10/22/15, the City adopted a HOME Affirmative Marketing Policy, which subsequent HOME funding recipients have agreed to employ. The demographics of occupied HOME units include higher percentages of minority populations than the jurisdiction as a whole. Refer to IDIS reports to describe the amount and use of program income for projects, including the number of projects and owner and tenant characteristics Of the $30,000 in Program Income reported in the 2015 CAPER, received/receipted in IDIS in PY2015, and applied to the Security Deposit Assistance Program, $1,330.00 of that amount was actually expended in PY2016 to assist 3 households. Describe other actions taken to foster and maintain affordable housing. 91.220(k) (STATES ONLY: Including the coordination of LIHTC with the development of affordable housing). 91.320(j) In PY2016, the City allocated $215,875.00 in bond funding from the Neighborhood Housing Initiative for Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc.’s (INHS) 202 Hancock Street project, for construction of 7 owner-occupied, single-family homes, which will remain affordable for at least 25 years and be occupied by a household with annual income not exceeding 80% of Area Median Income. The City contributes $100,000 annually to the Community Housing Development Fund (CHDF) that awards up to $600,000 a year for housing projects that increase or preserve affordable housing. Other funders include Cornell University and Tompkins County. To date, 396 units have been created with CHDF assistance. As noted previously, there is an acute shortage of affordable housing in the City of Ithaca. To address this need, the City supports projects that increase the total supply of affordable units of all types, increase the affordability of existing units, and improve the condition of existing affordable units. Progress towards goals in this area is slow due to the enormity of the problem; however, each year additional affordable units are added to the local inventory, the condition of existing units is improved, and access to existing units is increased with the use of City entitlement funds. The City will continue to prioritize its efforts in these areas. 24  Expected – Actual – Percent Expected – Projected Unit of Projected Goal Category Indicator Strategic Strategic Complete Program Percent Measure Final # Plan Plan To Date Year 2017 Complete 82.50% Non-Housing Expand Economic and 33 (+20 at (132.50% Community Jobs created/retained Jobs 40 30 75.00% 3 Employment Opportunities row 17) including row Development 17) Non-Housing Expand Economic and Businesses Community Businesses assisted 3 8 266.67% Employment Opportunities Assisted Development Improve and Expand Affordable Household Rental units constructed 35 10 28.57% Affordable Housing Options Housing Housing Unit Improve and Expand Affordable Household Homeowner Housing Added 10 36 360.00% 10 46 460.00% Affordable Housing Options Housing Housing Unit Improve and Expand Affordable Household Homeowner Housing Rehabilitated 250 224 89.60% 53 277 Affordable Housing Options Housing Housing Unit Improve and Expand Affordable Households Direct Financial Assistance to Homebuyers 5 0 0.00% Affordable Housing Options Housing Assisted Improve and Expand Affordable Tenant-based rental assistance / Rapid Households 250 228 91.20% 78 26 33.33% Affordable Housing Options Housing Rehousing Assisted Improve and Expand Affordable Overnight/Emergency Shelter/Transitional Beds 25 0 0.00% Affordable Housing Options Housing Housing Beds added Non-Homeless Special Needs I Ph i l d P bli i ti iti th th P Increase Physical and Public service activities other than Persons Non-Housing 75 213 284.00% 20 15 75.00% Economic Mobility Low/Moderate Income Housing Benefit Assisted Community Development Non-Homeless Special Needs Increase Physical and Non-Housing Jobs created/retained Jobs 0 0 n/a 14+6 20 0.00% Economic Mobility Community Development Homeless Non-Homeless Special Needs Meet Essential Needs for Public service activities other than Persons 2925 3359 114.83% 1153 16 1.39% Food, Shelter & Safety Non-Housing Low/Moderate Income Housing Benefit Assisted Community Development Homeless Non-Homeless Meet Essential Needs for Special Needs Persons Homeless Person Overnight Shelter 0 0 0 0 0 Food, Shelter & Safety Non-Housing Assisted Community Development Homeless Non-Homeless Special Needs Meet Essential Needs for Overnight/Emergency Shelter/Transitional Beds 0 0 0 0 0 0 Food, Shelter & Safety Non-Housing Housing Beds added Community Development Homeless Non-Homeless Housing for Meet Essential Needs for Special Needs Persons Homelessness Prevention 0 0 School 16 0 0.00% Food, Shelter & Safety Non-Housing Assisted Success? Community Development Non-Housing Public Facility or Infrastructure Activities Persons Strengthen Neighborhoods Community other than Low/Moderate Income Housing 5026 123 2.45% 30720 30720 163.60% Assisted Development Benefit Non-Housing Persons Strengthen Neighborhoods Community Homeless Person Overnight Shelter 0 0 0 0 0 Assisted Development Non-Housing Overnight/Emergency Shelter/Transitional Strengthen Neighborhoods Community Beds 0 0 0 0 0 Housing Beds added Development  IURA Grants Summary October 2017 ON TOTAL # SCHEDULE HUD ENTITLEMENT ACTIVITIES SPONSOR BUDGET EXPENDED UNEXPENDED % SPENT 2014 CDBG Activities 2911 ok Unallocated 2014 CDBG13, 19 IURA 21,750.57 21,749.57 1.00 99.995% Total 21,750.57 21,749.57 1.00 100% 2015 CDBG Activities 2521 complete 1.0 Hancock Street INHS 250,403.50 250,403.50 0.00 100% 2522 complete 2.0 Mini repair INHS 35,000.00 35,000.00 0.00 100% 2531 complete 6.0 Temporary Ramp Loan Program 10 Finger Lakes Ind. Center 20,000.00 20,000.00 0.00 100% 2532 complete 7.0 Hospitality Employment Training Program11 GIAC 109,372.86 109,372.86 0.00 100% 2523 complete 8.0 Work Preserve Job Training Program Historic Ithaca 87,500.00 87,500.00 0.00 100% 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 complete 11.0 Building for the Future Southside Community Center 21,227.76 21,227.76 0.00 100% 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% 2912 ok Unallocated 2015 CDBG N/A 2,349.24 0.00 2,349.24 0% Total 837,351.56 735,002.32 102,349.24 88% 2015 HOME Activities 2511 ok 1.0 210 Hancock Street INHS 206,922.50 203,922.50 3,000.00 99% 2512 complete 3.0 Security Deposit Assistance Program (including Inspections) 12 Catholic Charities 74,000.00 74,000.00 0.00 100% 2517 ok 4.0 Housing Scholarship Program Learning Web 24,600.00 23,857.94 742.06 97% 2514 complete 5.0 Housing First 14, 17 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% 2518 complete 18.0 First Time Home Buyers-515 W Clinton18 INHS 15,000.00 15,000.00 0.00 100% 2806 complete Unallocated 2015 HOME 12, 14, 16, 18 N/A 71,115.40 71,115.40 0.00 100% Total 443,635.00 439,892.94 3,742.06 99% 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 23,898.96 6,101.04 80% 2543 ok 8.0 Work Preserve Job Training & Placement 13 Historic Ithaca 67,500.00 25,389.85 42,110.15 38% 2544 ok 9.0 Hospitality Employment Training Program GIAC 100,000.00 82,121.88 17,878.12 82% 2545 ok 11.0 Heating System & Code Corrections DICC 22,489.00 18,699.00 3,790.00 83% 2546 complete 12.0 Advocacy Center Garage Renovation Advocacy Center 10,317.00 10,317.00 0.00 100% 2547 ok 13.0 Wading Pool Renovations GIAC 185,000.00 0.00 185,000.00 0% 2548 complete 1.0a Housing for School Success IURA 11,580.00 11,580.00 0.00 100% 2549 ok 14.0 A Place to Stay Case Management Catholic Charities 17,625.65 4,374.37 13,251.28 25% 2550 complete 8.0a Work Preserve Job Readiness Historic Ithaca 20,000.00 20,000.00 0.00 100% 2551 complete 15.0 Immigrant Services Catholic Charities 30,000.00 30,000.00 0.00 100% 2552 complete 16.0 211 Info and Referral HSC 20,000.00 20,000.00 0.00 100% 2553 ok 17.0 CDBG Admin IURA 132,274.20 115,188.85 17,085.35 87% Total 683,120.57 361,569.91 321,550.66 53% 2016 HOME Activities 2755 ok 1.0 Housing for School Success IURA 77,104.40 40,939.10 36,165.30 53% 2756 ok 2.0 Security Deposit Assistance Program (including Inspections)17 Catholic Charities 44,026.00 41,251.00 2,775.00 94% 2757 ok 4.0 304 Hector Street INHS 100,000.00 46,380.00 53,620.00 46% 2758 ok 5.0 202 Hancock Townhouses 15 INHS 314,125.00 176,401.98 137,723.02 56% 2759 ok 7.0 Morris Ave Homes 16 Habitat for Humanity 75,000.00 0.00 75,000.00 0% 2760 ok 18.0 HOME Admin IURA 32,984.10 31,741.99 1,242.11 96% 2807 ok Unallocated 2016 HOME 20 N/A 23,156.90 0.00 23,156.90 0% Total 666,396.40 336,714.07 329,682.33 51% CDBG Spend Down Ratio (must be less than 1.5 by June 1st of each year (60 days prior to program year): CDBG Spend Down Ratio = total unexpended CDBG funds/most recent annual CDBG award ok Pre-2017 Method: Unexpended CDBG Grant funds on Line of Credit: 0.641 ok Current Method: Total Unexpended CDBG funds: Line of Credit + CDBG Revolving Loan Fund: 1.470 Maximum Unexpended CDBG Funds to Satisfy 1.5 CDBG Spend Down Ratio 992,057 Amount Required to be Expended by 6/1 to Meet CDBG Spend Down Ratio of 1.5: -19,807 Total Unexpended HUD Entitlement Funds CDBG Activities 423,900.90 CDBG Program Income 0.00 CDBG Revolving Loan Fund Balance 548,348.44 HOME Activities 333,424.39 HOME Program Income Activites 0.00 Total Unexpended HUD Entitlement Funds 1,305,673.73