Consolidated Plan 2011-2015
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Cities of Dayton and Kettering FY 2011-2015 Strategic Plan Table of Contents Page FY 2011‐2015 Strategic Plan GENERAL Executive Summary 1 Managing the Process 11 Citizen Participation 18 HOUSING AND HOMELESS NEEDS Housing Needs 23 Homeless Needs 37 Non‐Homeless Special Needs 40 Lead‐Based Paint 43 HOUSING MARKET ANALYSIS Housing Market Analysis 46 Public and Assisted Housing 55 Homeless Inventory 64 Special Needs Facilities and Services 66 Barriers to Affordable Housing 67 STRATEGIC PLAN General Priority Needs Analysis and Strategies 70 Specific Objectives 86 HOUSING STRATEGY Priority Housing Needs 88 Specific Objectives/Affordable Housing 93 Public Housing Strategy 97 HOMELESS STRATEGY Priority Homeless Needs 103 Homeless Strategy 106 Specific Objectives/Homelessness 111 NON‐HOMELESS SPECIAL NEEDS STRATEGY Priority Non‐Homeless Needs 112 Specific Special Needs Objectives 114 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Priority Community Development Needs 115 Specific Community Development Objectives 117 Barriers to Affordable Housing Strategy 119 Lead‐Based Paint Strategy 120 Antipoverty Strategy 121 Institutional Structure 124 Coordination 127 Monitoring 132 OTHER NARRATIVES AND ATTACHMENTS Additional Narrative 135 Appendices A Evidence of Citizen Participation Public Notice and Sample Public Hearing Invitation Public Hearing Sign‐in Sheet and Minutes Summary of Citizen Comments B Evidence of Agency Consultation Sample Stakeholder Survey Notification Letters sent to Nearby Municipalities C HUD Charts and Tables Housing Market Analysis Table 1A – CoC Homeless Population and Subpopulation Table 2A – Housing Needs Chart Table 2C – Summary of Specific Annual Objectives Table 1B – Non‐Homeless Special Needs Table 2B – Housing and Community Development Activities D Resolution Authorizing Submission of Strategic Plan Five-Year Strategic Plan This document includes Narrative Responses to specific questions to which grantees of the Community Development Block Grant, HOME Investment Partnership, Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS and Emergency Shelter Grants Programs must respond in order to be compliant with the Consolidated Planning Regulations. Name of Jurisdiction: Cities of Dayton and Kettering, Ohio CP Time Period: 2011 - 2015 GENERAL EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Executive Summary is required and must include the objectives and outcomes Identified in the plan and an evaluation of past performance. Purpose of the Consolidated Plan The cities of Dayton and Kettering receive funding annually from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnership and Emergency Shelter Grants (ESG) programs. One of the requirements for receiving these funds is the development of a five‐year Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development (CP) to provide policy direction for the next five years of funding decisions. In general, the CP is guided by three overarching goals that are applied according to a community’s needs. The goals are: To provide decent housing by preserving the affordable housing stock, increasing the availability of affordable housing, reducing discriminatory barriers, increasing the supply of supportive housing for those with special needs and transitioning homeless persons and families into housing. FIVE-YEAR HUD STRATEGIC PLAN 1 2010 CPMP CITIES OF DAYTON AND KETTERING To provide a suitable living environment through safer, more livable neighborhoods, greater integration of low and moderate income residents throughout the cities, increased housing opportunities and reinvestment in deteriorating neighborhoods. To expand economic opportunities through more jobs paying self‐sufficient wages, homeownership opportunities, development activities that promote long‐term community viability and the empowerment of low‐ and moderate‐income persons to achieve self‐sufficiency. This CP corresponds to the next five fiscal years, which begin January 1, 2011, and end December 31, 2015. The primary federal funding resources in the 2011‐2015 Consolidated Plan are the following: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG): The primary objective of this program is to develop viable urban communities by providing decent housing, a suitable living environment, and economic opportunities, principally for persons of low and moderate income levels. Funds can be used for a wide array of activities, including: housing rehabilitation, homeownership assistance, lead‐based paint detection and removal, construction or rehabilitation of public facilities and infrastructure, removal of architectural barriers, public services, rehabilitation of commercial or industrial buildings and loans or grants to businesses. HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME): The HOME program provides federal funds for the development and rehabilitation of affordable rental and ownership housing for low and moderate income households. HOME funds can be used for activities that promote affordable rental housing and homeownership by low and moderate income households, including reconstruction, moderate or substantial rehabilitation, homebuyer assistance and tenant‐based rental assistance. The Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) program provides federal funds for basic shelter and essential supportive services for homeless persons. ESG funds can be used for shelter facility operating costs and grant administration, as well as short‐term homeless prevention assistance to persons at imminent risk of losing their own housing due to eviction, foreclosure or utility shutoffs. Focus of the Plan As required by the federal government, the identification of needs and the adoption of strategies to address those needs must focus primarily on low‐ and moderate‐income (LMI) individuals and households. The CP must also address the needs of persons with “special needs” such as the elderly, persons with disabilities, large families, single parents, homeless individuals and families and public housing residents. The CP identifies housing, homeless, community and economic development needs and resources, while providing a strategic plan to address those needs in accordance with community priorities. FIVE-YEAR HUD STRATEGIC PLAN 2 2010 CPMP CITIES OF DAYTON AND KETTERING The cities have elected to apply the strategic framework of comprehensive plans and other published local plans in directing the activities funded by federal entitlements during the next five years. As a result, this CP will serve to implement the policy objectives established in CitiPlan 20/20, the Kettering Comprehensive Plan and a variety of other planning documents. Citizen Participation and Agency Consultation The cities of Dayton and Kettering made the decision to encourage a high level of agency consultation in an effort to demonstrate a commitment to (a) identifying priority needs and (b) engaging the participation of public agencies and non‐profit organizations in a productive and collaborative manner. A list of stakeholders was developed to include public agencies and private non‐profit organizations whose missions focus on the provision of affordable housing and human services to LMI households and persons. These stakeholders were invited to participate in a series of focus group sessions. Additionally, public and private agencies which were identified as stakeholders in the process were asked to complete written questionnaires to provide data on special needs populations such as the elderly, youth, persons with HIV/AIDS, public housing residents, persons with disabilities and the homeless. The series of opportunities for public engagement is detailed in full in the Citizen Participation section of the CP. In addition to being invited to attend town hall meetings and submit written comments on the draft CP, citizens were encouraged to become engaged via an online resident survey designed specifically for this purpose. The 51‐question Housing and Community Development Needs Survey was available online for about five weeks in April and May. Direct links were posted on the websites of both the City of Dayton and the City of Kettering. During this period, nearly 300 responses were received. Priority Needs and Strategies Dayton and Kettering are committed to allocating funds that serve the needs of the lowest‐ income and most disadvantaged residents. Households with incomes less than 80% of the area median income, particularly those with extremely low incomes (less than 30% of area median income), are particular priorities. The cities have also identified special needs individuals as among those who face the greatest challenges and who should receive high priority in the expenditure of federal funds, including at‐risk youth, low income families, the homeless and persons threatened with homelessness, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. The following needs address this priority: The provision and maintenance of affordable housing Investment in community development activities in lower‐income and deteriorating neighborhoods and in facilities that serve lower‐income populations, and Supportive services to maintain independence. FIVE-YEAR HUD STRATEGIC PLAN 3 2010 CPMP CITIES OF DAYTON AND KETTERING By focusing on these needs, the cities seek to address community concerns such as: A need for suitable affordable housing to address the growing gap between housing costs and local incomes, which leads to rising rates of overcrowding, and overpayment for the lowest‐income residents Programs that improve community facilities and services, particularly