DRAFT Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report 2014 representing the Washington County Consortium

including Hillsboro and Beaverton

Volume 1

September 2015 Cover pictures (clockwise from top left):

Juniper Gardens Phase II, Developed by Bienestar, Inc. to provide affordable hous- ing to migrant farmworkers in Forest Grove (HOME)

Community Services, Inc. Group Home Acquisition for persons with Developmen- tal Disabilities, Aloha (County CDBG)

Storefront Façade Improvements in Beaverton (Beaverton CDBG)

Centro Cultural Facility Improvements, Cornelius (County CDBG)

Adapt-a-Home Program: New front entry handrails making home safe for an elderly homeowner (Beaverton CDBG)

Albertina Kerr Group Home Acquisition for children with developmental disabili- ties and mental health challenges, Aloha (County CDBG)

City of Cornelius 11th Avenue Sidewalks (County CDBG)

Submitted to HUD on September 25, 2015 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report 2014-2015

Table of Contents

I. Executive Summary ...... 7 Geographic Distribution Maps ...... 11 Summary of Resources and Distribution of Funds, Program Year 2014 ...... 17 CAPER Narrative Statement ...... 19 II. Five Year Plan Assessment of Progress...... 20 Five Year Goals and Objectives ...... 20 Washington County ...... 20 City of Beaverton CDBG ...... 24 Housing and Homelessness ...... 25 Affordable Rental Housing ...... 26 Special Needs Housing ...... 27 Affordable Homeownership ...... 28 Homelessness ...... 28 Racial/Ethnic and Income Characteristics of Beneficiaries ...... 29 Proposed Program Changes ...... 31 III. Assessment of Annual Progress ...... 31 Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing ...... 31 Affordable Housing ...... 40 Outcomes ...... 40 Low Income Households ...... 41 Worst Case Needs ...... 41 Persons with Disabilities ...... 41 Continuum of Care ...... 42 Other Actions...... 44 Obstacles to Meeting Underserved Needs ...... 49 Foster and Maintain Affordable Housing ...... 50 Public Policy Barriers to Affordable Housing ...... 50 Overcome Gaps in Institutional Structures and Enhance Coordination ...... 51 Improve Public Housing and Resident Initiatives ...... 53 Anti-Poverty ...... 54 Lead Based Paint Hazards ...... 55 Compliance with Planning Requirements ...... 55 Leveraging Resources ...... 59 Citizen Comments ...... 59 Self Evaluation ...... 60 Monitoring ...... 80 IV. Program Narratives ...... 81 Community Development Block Grant Narrative ...... 81 Washington County ...... 81 Assessment of Relationship of CDBG Funds to Goals and Objectives ...... 81 Changes in Program Objectives ...... 84 Carrying Out Planned Actions ...... 85

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National Objectives ...... 85 Anti-displacement and Relocation ...... 85 Low/Mod Job Activities ...... 85 Program Income ...... 86 Prior Period Adjustments ...... 87 Loans & Other Receivables ...... 87 Lump Sum Agreements ...... 87 Neighborhood Revitalization Strategies ...... 87 City of Beaverton ...... 87 Assessment of Relationship of CDBG Funds to Goals and Objectives ...... 87 Changes in Program Objectives ...... 89 Carrying Out Planned Actions ...... 90 National Objectives ...... 90 Anti-displacement and Relocation ...... 91 Low/Mod Job Activities ...... 91 Program Income ...... 91 Prior Period Adjustments ...... 91 Loans & Other Receivables ...... 91 Lump Sum Agreements ...... 91 Neighborhood Revitalization Strategies ...... 91 CDBG Financial Summary Report (PR-26) for Washington County ...... 92 CDBG Financial Summary Report (PR-26) for Beaverton ...... 93 HOME Program Narrative ...... 94 Assessment of Relationship of HOME Funds to Goals and Objectives ...... 95 Onsite Inspections, Affirmative Marketing, and MBE/MBE/WBE Participation ...... 98 Program Income ...... 100 Match ...... 100 Predevelopment Loan Update ...... 101 Assessments ...... 101 HOME Match Report ...... 102 HOME MBE and WBE Report ...... 104 Emergency Solutions Grant Program Narrative ...... 106 Assessment of Relationship of ESG Funds to Goals and Objectives ...... 106 Matching Resources ...... 107 Method of Distribution ...... 107 Activity and Beneficiary Data ...... 109 Homeless Discharge Coordination ...... 110 Consultation with Local Continuum of Care on Emergency Solutions Grant Funding ...... 110 Public Participation Narrative ...... 112 Other Attachments (Public Notice, Draft Comments/Responses) ...... 113 HOPWA ...... 121 City of Hillsboro Year 5 Accomplishments ...... 122

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Figures and Tables Geographic Distribution Maps Figures 1-6 ...... 11

Charts Chart A. Washington County CDBG Allocation Formula 2010-2015 ...... 24

Tables Table 2-1, Five Year Assessment of Progress through PY 2014 ...... 21 Table 2-2, Washington County Consortium High-Priority Housing Needs and Annual Goals ...... 27 Table 2-3, Racial Characteristics of Housing Beneficiaries in Washington County and City of Beaverton ...... 30 Table 2-4, Racial Characteristics of Non-Housing Beneficiaries in Washington County and Beaverton ...... 30 Table 2-5, Income Data—PY 2014 Activities, City of Beaverton ...... 31 Table 2-6, Income Data—PY 2014 Activities, Washington County...... 31 Table 3-1, Actions to Address Impediments to Fair Housing, PY 2014 ...... 33 Table 3-2, Washington County Consortium Leveraged Resources for Projects Completed in PY 2014 ...... 57 Table 3-3, Community Development Strategies, 2010-2015 ...... 64 Table 3-4, Housing Strategies, 2010-2015 ...... 65 Table 3-5, Anti-Poverty Strategies, 2010-2015 ...... 73 Table 4-1, Relationship of Washington County CDBG Funds to Public Facility Priorities ...... 82 Table 4-2, Relationship of Washington County CDBG Funds to Infrastructure Priorities ...... 82 Table 4-3, Relationship of Washington County CDBG Funds to Public Service Priorities ...... 83 Table 4-4, Relationship of Washington County CDBG Funds to Housing Priorities ...... 84 Table 4-5, Housing Rehabilitation Statistics for Washington County ...... 85 Table 4-6, Relationship of Beaverton CDBG Funds to Housing Priorities ...... 88 Table 4-7, Relationship of Beaverton CDBG Funds to Public Facility Priorities ...... 89 Table 4-8, Relationship of Beaverton CDBG Funds to Public Service Priorities ...... 89 Table 4-9, Relationship of Beaverton CDBG Funds to Economic Development Priorities ...... 90 Table 4-10, Relationship of Washington County HOME Funds to Housing Priorities ...... 96 Table 4-11, Racial Groups Served by HOME-Funded Rental/Homebuyer Projects ...... 97 Table 4-12, Emergency Solutions Grant Performance Objectives and Standards by Activity ...... 108 Table 4-13, ESG Beneficiaries by Activity ...... 110

Supplementary Tables Year 7 Summary of 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness ...... 46 HOME Program Snapshot ...... 79 CDBG Financial Summaries ...... 92 Washington County ...... 92 City of Beaverton ...... 93

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I. Executive Summary Washington County Consortium including Hillsboro and Beaverton

The 2014 Consolidated Annual Per- The CAPER must include an evalua- For ESG grantees, the CAPER must formance and Evaluation Report tion of the jurisdiction's progress in include descriptions to what extent (CAPER) describes and assesses the meeting its specific objective of the activities supported with ESG Washington County Consortium's pro- providing affordable housing, in- funds addressed homeless and home- gress in carrying out its Consolidated cluding the number and types of less prevention goals as established Plan for housing and community de- families served. This element of the in the Consolidated Plan and, if ap- velopment during the July 1, 2014– report must include the number of plicable, the Continuum of Care June 30, 2015 reporting period. The extremely low-income, low-income, Plan. Washington County Consortium is and moderate-income persons comprised of the cities of Hillsboro, served. The Washington County Consortium Beaverton, Tigard, Tualatin, Durham, consists of Washington County, the Cornelius, Forest Grove, Sherwood, The PY 2014 CAPER is the fifth City of Hillsboro and the City of King City, Gaston, North Plains, annual report in the 2010-2015 Con- Beaverton, all three of which are Banks and unincorporated Washington solidated Plan reporting cycle. The entitlement communities. The City County. report is now organized to reflect of Beaverton administers its own HUD guidance regarding CAPER CDBG funds, while the Washington Each jurisdiction that has an approved reporting in an effort to facilitate County Office of Community Devel- Consolidated Plan must annually re- compliance review. Readers should opment manages CDBG funds for view and report, in a form prescribed refer to the Table of Contents if they the County and the City of Hillsboro. by HUD ("The CAPER") on the pro- experience any difficulty locating a Washington County administers the gress it has made in carrying out its particular reporting component. HOME funds on behalf of the Con- strategic plan and its annual plan. sortium partners. HUD is continually working to better For Community Development Block integrate the various required docu- Grant (CDBG) recipients, the report The PY 2014 CAPER consists of ments (Consolidated Plan, Action Plan includes a description of the use of four sections, including this Execu- and CAPER) so that they effectively CDBG funds during the program tive Summary, the Five Year Plan complement one another. This fiscal year and an assessment by the juris- Assessment of Progress, an Assess- year is the fifth year in the five-year diction of the relationship of that use ment of Annual Progress and Pro- planning period that is outlined in the to the priorities and specific objec- gram Narratives. The entire report 2010-2015 Consolidated Plan. tives identified in the Consolidated was available for public review at Plan, giving special attention to the the Washington County Office of The CAPER must include a descrip- highest priority activities that were Community Development, located tion of the resources made available to identified. at 328 West Main, Suite 100, Hills- and invested by the Consortium, the boro, OR 97123, the Beaverton geographic distribution and location of For the HOME participating jurisdic- Building (City Hall) at 12725 SW these investments, the families and tion, the CAPER includes the results Millikan Way, Beaverton, OR persons assisted (including their racial of on-site inspections of affordable 97076 or online at: http:// and ethnic status), actions taken to rental housing assisted under the www.co.washington.or.us/ affirmatively further fair housing, and program; an assessment of the juris- CommunityDevelopment/ other actions indicated in the Consoli- diction's affirmative marketing ac- Planning/annual-performance- dated Plan and annual Action Plan. tions and outreach to minority- report.cfm This performance report shall be sub- owned and women-owned business- mitted to HUD within 90 days after es; and data on the amount and use If you have any comments or ques- the close of the jurisdiction's program of program income for projects, in- tions regarding the PY 2014 CA- year. cluding the number of projects and PER, you may contact Jennie Proctor owner and tenant characteristics. at 503-846-8663.

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Past Performance ESG program. 913 unduplicated per- 5. Including both Washington Coun- sons received such services. ty and City of Beaverton, only five The Consolidated Plan regulations community development goals were [24 CFR Part 91.200 (c)] require the In the area of affordable rental hous- not achieved in Year 5. Four public executive summary to include “an ing, the County did not meet the facilities were proposed for Year 5; evaluation of past performance.” At production target to produce 250 five were completed by the end of the time of this writing, the Consorti- new affordable rental units, and the Year 5, although none of them were um has completed its fifth year of County was also not able to meet the mental health or parks and rec facili- the current five year Consolidated production target to preserve 170 ties which had identified production Plan. The following summary is an existing affordable rental units, as targets. evaluation of the past performance there were no housing development For infrastructure projects, the goal through year 5. applications for preservation projects was to assist 1,000 persons through that would have resulted in complet- completed infrastructure projects. The County specified 12 overarching ed projects in Year 5. The County This year, 785 persons were served strategies with Action Steps or pro- exceeded the production target to at the completed 11th Ave Sidewalk duction goals around housing and weatherize 25 rental units by weath- project in Cornelius. community development activities. erizing 43 units in Year 5. Of those supported by production For public services, the overall goal targets, 14 were specific to housing In the area of special needs housing, of services to 13,290 persons was including homelessness, affordable there were only two goals with pro- met as the County served 15,383 rental housing, special needs housing duction targets in Year 5. One goal persons in Year 5 (includes ESG), and affordable homeownership. The was exceeded due to the fact that no and only one of the five public ser- other 34 were specific to community production targets were identified in vice related production targets were development (public facilities, infra- Year 5. The HOME-funded Juniper not met fin Year 5. structure, public services and eco- Gardens Phase II project produced nomic development). The specific 22 units of affordable rental housing For economic development the City efforts to meet these production tar- units for migrant farmworkers, of Beaverton exceeded its goal of gets can be found in Table 2-1 on though no production targets were providing one on one technical assis- pages 21 and 22. The efforts to meet provided for Year 5 for this goal. tance services and business classes the Action Steps can be found in the The County met the production tar- to existing small businesses seeking Self-Evaluation section of the report get for accessibility improvements sustainability or growth and to new beginning on page 60. and/or urgent repair needs to 20 units entrepreneurs seeking to start a new by improving or repairing 20 units in business. Three nonprofits serving Of the 14 housing goals with produc- Year 5. The City met its housing the City sought to provide services to tion targets, eight met or exceeded rehabilitation goals, but did not meet 29 new clients and exceeded that projections and six did not meet pro- its goal to provide 2 units of afforda- goal by serving 54 new microenter- jections. Five housing goals did not ble homeownership. Rehabilitation prise clients. The City provided have a production target for Year 5 goals were exceeded overall; 7 single storefront improvement of facades of the five-year plan. family rehabilitations targeted and 7 for two buildings and eight business- completed, 12 critical home repairs es downtown. In the area of homelessness, the targeted and 17 completed, and 5 County specified 5 new permanent homes were targeted for adaptive The following paragraphs provide supportive housing units for house- improvements to help those aging in numerical accomplishment data for holds with incomes at or below 30% place and those with disabilities, the current year. of the area median income and 15 while 12 were completed. The City Community Development new housing units for chronically did complete one affordable home- homeless persons utilizing project- ownership acquisition this year from Between the two jurisdictions, based Section 8 vouchers. These pro- the previous year’s funding. Washington County and the City of duction targets were not met in Year Beaverton disbursed a total of Of the 34 community development 5. The County also specified 1,200 $2,192,749 (not including admin) in goals with production targets, 22 did persons would receive shelter, pre- CDBG funds during the reporting not have production targets for Year vention and housing through the period to projects that benefited low

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and moderate-income persons. During Total HOME funds spent by Wash- important to note that the Oregon the 2014 program year, CDBG funds ington County on planning and ad- jurisdictions are very close to one were used to: ministration in PY 2014 was another in the various measurement $98,822. areas. One jurisdiction might pull  Complete improvements to one ahead of another; however, the community center in Cornelius Additional Outcome Measures change in measurement might be  Complete improvements to one very small. The issue to focus most existing senior center in Tualatin CDBG Timeliness Measure specifically on is whether a jurisdic-  Assist in the acquisition of a group tion has a red flag indicator; Wash- home in Aloha for children with HUD regulations requires that juris- ington County did have one red flag developmental disabilities and/or dictions consistently monitor pro- indicator pertaining to % of complet- mental health challenges jects to ensure regular and timely ed CHDO disbursements to all  Assist in the acquisition of a group draws from US Treasury. The meas- CHDO reservations. This flag is home in Hillsboro for adults with urement standard is that jurisdictions related to the three underway CHDO developmental disabilities have no more than 1.5 times their projects. When those projects are  Complete one public infrastructure annual grant in US Treasury by a set closed out in PY 15, that flag will go sidewalk improvement project date in the fiscal year. As of May 2, away. A See page 79 for a detailed serving 785 low and moderate- 2015, Washington County’s meas- HOME Program snapshot table. income persons in Cornelius urement standard was 1.3, which is  Assist 2,559 low- and moderate- below the required threshold. Public Participation income persons, including youth and seniors, with various public The City of Beaverton spend down Notice of the availability of a draft services (not including homeless rate was below our planned expecta- 2014 Consolidated Annual Perfor- activities) tion, but higher than the rates mance and Evaluation Report for achieved in prior years. The City’s public review and comment was Total CDBG funds spent by Washing- timeliness factors were as follows: published in The Oregonian (through ton County and Beaverton on planning  1.01 on 5/2/14 (less than 1.5; in its associated newspapers of the and administration in PY 2014 was compliance) Hillsboro Argus, Beaverton Leader $550,720.  0.34 after final IDIS draw for PY and Forest Grove Leader) on August 2014 26, 2015 and The Beaverton Valley Housing and Homelessness Times on August 27, 2015. Copies of HOME Outcome Measurements the report were made available for Washington County disbursed a total review beginning Wednesday, Sep- of $3,174,186 in HOME funds during HUD’s snapshot of the Washington tember 2nd at the Office of Commu- PY 2014 (not including admin). County’s HOME Program reflects nity Development, 328 West Main, HOME and CDBG programs in Wash- improvements for the program. We Suite 100, Hillsboro, Oregon, 97123, ington County and Beaverton provided continue to lead the State in the per- at the Beaverton Building at 12725 housing assistance to 373 households centage of occupied rental units to SW Millikan Way, Beaverton, OR during this program year, including 71 all completed rental units and the 97076 and available online at: renters and 302 homeowners. In all, percentage of leveraged funds for http://www.co.washington.or.us/ 98.0% of these households earned less rental activities, two rankings held CommunityDevelopment/Planning/ than half of the area’s median income for a number of years. The County annual-performance-report.cfm. (AMI). A total of 156 families, or went up in rankings in five catego- 44.4% of assisted households in PY ries: funds committed (up 3 rank- Public comments on the draft plan 2014 had extremely low incomes (0– ings), funds disbursed (up 1 rank- were accepted through September 30% AMI). ing), all rental units affordable to 17th, 2015. A public hearing on the

below 50% AMI (up 1 ranking), public comment draft as well as to Another 12,845 (County/City) persons overall against PJs in the State (up 1 hear citizen views on housing and who are homeless or at-risk of becom- ranking) and overall against PJs in community development was held ing homeless benefited from CDBG- the nation (up 5% points). OCD will on September 17th, 2015 at 7:00 or ESG–assisted activities during PY continue to monitor these reports and p.m. at the Washington County Pub- 2014. assess our impact in these areas. It is lic Services Building Cafeteria at 155 N. First Avenue in Hillsboro.

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Geographic Distribution Maps Washington County and the City of Beaverton

Geographic Distribution

Figures 1 through 6 provide maps that show the geographic distribution of housing and community develop- ment assistance within Washington County and the City of Beaverton in the 2014 program year.

Please note that two of the assisted activities shown on Figure 5 serves Washington County residents but have their administrative offices in Portland.

Washington County does not target resources to particular geographic areas but does ensure that all re- sources are allocated to areas that serve low and moderate income per- sons. Project proposals are accepted annually from local governments and nonprofit organizations. Proposals are evaluated by the Policy Advisory Board and ranked in order based on their scores within each program category. The projects that receive the highest scores, and are within the funding limits in each category, are then selected for funding.

The City of Beaverton targets its storefront improvement program to a portion of downtown that has been identified as an area of slum and blight (please see Figure 6 at the end of Part I). All other programs are not targeted to a specific geography within the City, but rather are target- ed towards low and moderate income residents in general.

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Summary of Resources and Distribution of Funds, Program Year 2014 Washington County and City of Beaverton

For each formula grant, the following table reflects that total amount of funds available for program year 2014, the amount of funds committed to projects in 2014, and the amount unobligated. The geographic distribution and location of expenditures can be found on pages 11 to 16 (maps). Formula Grant 2014 Budgeted Total Amount

Program Allocation Program Income Available unobligated Amount Committed Amount Available to Projects to Commit CDBG (Co) $2,493,838 $195,552 $2,689,390 $2,689,390 $0 $0 CDBG (City) $586,158 $10,000 $596,158 $527,789.47 $0 $0

HOME $1,182,380 $443,836 $1,626,216 $1,626,216 $0 $0

ESG $152,317 $0 $152,317 $152,317 $0 $0

TOTAL $4,414,693 $649,388 $5,064,081 $4,996,312 $0 $0 Washington County Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program

SUMMARY OF CDBG RESOURCES:

UNEXPENDED CDBG FUNDS AT END OF PREVIOUS PROGRAM YEAR $2,021,788 ENTITLEMENT GRANT $2,493,838 CURRENT YEAR PROGRAM INCOME $ 129,162

TOTAL AVAILABLE $4,644,788** ** This figure is not precisely the sum due to rounding.

SUMMARY OF CDBG EXPENDITURES:

DISBURSEMENTS OTHER THAN SECTION 108 REPAYMENTS $1,493,600 PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATION $ 488,848 TOTAL EXPENDITURES $1,982,448

UNEXPENDED BALANCE $2,622,340

Home Investment Partnerships (HOME) Program

SUMMARY OF HOME RESOURCES:

UNEXPENDED HOME FUNDS AT END OF PREVIOUS PROGRAM YEAR $ 3,238,227 ENTITLEMENT GRANT $1,182,380 CURRENT YEAR PROGRAM INCOME $ 426,524

TOTAL AVAILABLE $4,847,131** ** This figure is not precisely the sum due to rounding.

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SUMMARY OF HOME EXPENDITURES:

DISBURSEMENTS $3,174,186 PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATION $ 98,822 TOTAL EXPENDITURES $3,273,008

UNEXPENDED BALANCE $ 1,574,123

Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG)

SUMMARY OF ESG RESOURCES:

UNEXPENDED ESG FUNDS AT END OF PREVIOUS PROGRAM YEAR $ 34,830 ENTITLEMENT GRANT $ 152,317 CURRENT YEAR PROGRAM INCOME $ 0

TOTAL AVAILABLE $ 187,147

SUMMARY OF ESG EXPENDITURES:

DISBURSEMENTS OTHER THAN SECTION 108 REPAYMENTS $ 151,511 PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATION $ 11,423 TOTAL EXPENDITURES $ 162,934

UNEXPENDED BALANCE $ 24,213

Note: There is no financial summary report available in the IDIS system for HOME and ESG.

Financial Summary, Program Year 2014 City of Beaverton

Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program

PART I: SUMMARY OF CDBG RESOURCES:

UNEXPENDED CDBG FUNDS AT END OF PREVIOUS PROGRAM YEAR $ 425,794 ENTITLEMENT GRANT $ 586,158 CURRENT YEAR PROGRAM INCOME $ 12,195 TOTAL AVAILABLE $ 1,024,147

PART II: SUMMARY OF CDBG EXPENDITURES:

DISBURSEMENTS OTHER THAN SECTION 108 REPAYMENTS $ 699,149 PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATION $ 61,872 TOTAL EXPENDITURES $ 761,021

UNEXPENDED BALANCE $ 263,126

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CAPER Narrative Statement Washington County and City of Beaverton

Narrative Statement the County and the City of Beaver- Community Development ton. Each jurisdiction’s annual action Washington County’s Office of Com- plan lists, by priority needs, pro- munity Development (OCD) has man- Washington County’s Office of posed accomplishments for each aged the Community Development Community Development (OCD) CDBG-assisted activity. Block Grant (CDBG) Program since and the City of Beaverton use inde- 1979. Beginning in July of 2003, pendent processes to determine the Table 2-1 shows how County and OCD began management of the needs in each of their respective ju- City CDBG-assisted projects address HOME Investment Partnerships risdictions. priority non-housing community de- (HOME) Program. In July of 2004, the velopment needs in program year County also resumed administrative In July 2003, the Office of Commu- 2014 is the fifth year in the five-year oversight for the Emergency Shelter nity Development assumed responsi- planning cycle. Grant Program, which in 2011 was bility for the HOME program, which renamed the Emergency Solutions necessitated an alignment in funding In this fifth year of the 2010-2015 Grant (ESG). cycles between the HOME and cycle, we can assess the extent to CDBG programs. The Consortium which the local community develop- In May 2010, the County and the cities now conducts its planning process ment priorities were met for the of Beaverton and Hillsboro completed every five years but conducts fund- county as a whole. the 2010-2015 Consolidated Plan. ing rounds annually. This plan went into effect on July 1, Please refer to Table 2-1 for a com- 2010. The Consolidated Plan for Beaverton also has a one-year fund- parison of the non-housing accom- Washington County and the City of ing cycle. During the planning pro- plishments to the five-year Consoli- Beaverton presents a long-term strate- cesses, both jurisdictions work with dated Plan’s numerical goals which gy for using federal resources to ad- nonprofit organizations and city and describes how County and City dress priority housing and community county departments to identify the CDBG-assisted projects address pri- development needs. Each jurisdiction needs of their respective low and ority non-housing community devel- prepares an annual action plan de- moderate-income citizens. opment needs. For a breakdown of scribing how CDBG, HOME, and non-housing activities by the race/ ESG Program resources will be used A high, medium, low, or no-priority ethnicity and income of program in the coming year to address the pri- level is assigned to each sub-need, beneficiaries, refer to Tables 2-3 to 2 ority needs and local objectives estab- which helps guide how the City and -6 on pages 30 to 31. lished in the 2010-2015 Consolidated Washington County allocate funds. Plan. The City and the County have as- signed different priority levels to The 2014 Consolidated Annual Perfor- needs. mance Evaluation Report (CAPER) details the progress of the Washington Under the CDBG program, the County Consortium in carrying out its County and the City identified pro- long-term strategy and its Action Plan jects that implement a strategy in the for the 2014 reporting period (July 1, 10 Year Plan to End Homelessness 2014–June 30, 2015) and reflects ac- as a high priority. All other priority tivities underway and completed in needs are considered medium priori- this fifth year of the five-year cycle. ty.

Comparisons of annual accomplish- The 2010-2015 Consolidated Plan ments to Consolidated Plan goals and contains a complete list of the priori- objectives are presented in the follow- ty levels assigned to non-housing ing sections. community development needs by

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es those non-housing needs and ac- quisition (completed) II. Five Year complishments.  Central Cultural Capital Replace- ment and Improvement Project Plan Assessment The CDBG program identified three (completed) long-range objectives to be ad-  Family Promise Homeless Shelter of Progress dressed: Improvements (underway)  Community Action Hillsboro Multi Five Year Goals and A. Develop or improve a variety of -Service Center Parking Lot Light- Objectives public facilities to benefit income ing Improvements (underway) -qualifying neighborhoods or in- come-qualified special needs The Consolidated Annual Perfor- Twenty-six public facility projects populations. mance and Evaluation Report were projected for completion over the B. Improve the infrastructure of in- (CAPER) details the progress of the five-year cycle. Currently, five public come-qualified areas to ensure Washington County Consortium in facility projects were completed in this the health and safety of commu- carrying out its long-term strategy as program year. Washington County nities, and increase neighborhood outlined in the 2010-2015 Consoli- exceeded its Year 5 production target pride and viability. dated Plan and the 2014 Action Plan of four completed public facility pro- C. Provide public services that en- (reporting period July 1, 2014–June jects by completing five public facili- sure the health and welfare of 30, 2015). This is the fifth year of a ties projects in PY 2014. income-qualified people living in five-year consolidated planning cy- the community. cle. Infrastructure

Objectives A, B, and C tie in directly One medium-priority infrastructure Comparisons of annual accomplish- with the goals with production tar- project was completed ensuring the ments to Consolidated Plan goals gets identified in Table 2-1 on page health and safety of communities and and objectives are presented in the 21 (which can be found on pages increasing neighborhood pride and following sections and Table 2-1. 176 to 179 of the 2010-2015 Consol- viability. Three projects are still un- idated Plan - Volume I). The meth- Washington County derway at the end of the program year. odology used to direct funds to these

established needs is the formula Washington County’s Office of  Cornelius 11th Avenue Sidewalk identified in Chart A on page 24. For Community Development (OCD) Improvements (completed) a more detailed assessment that also manages the Community Develop-  Cornelius Forest Hills Stormwater includes the goals without produc- ment Block Grant Program (CDBG), Bypass Improvements (underway) tion targets, please see Part III, Self HOME Investment Partnerships Pro-  Laurel Acres Water Association Evaluation on page 60. gram (HOME), and the Emergency Well Replacement (underway)

Solutions Grant Program (ESG). As  City of Hillsboro 11th Ave. & Al- Public Facilities the lead agency for these programs der St. Improvements (underway)

and as required by federal regula- High-priority, public facility projects tions, OCD managed a planning pro- Over the course of the five-year cycle, targeted to benefit income-qualifying cess that involved identifying both it is expected that 9,600 persons would neighborhoods and income- housing and non-housing needs and be served upon completion of the pro- qualified, special needs populations priorities in the community. This posed infrastructure projects. This were funded as follows: process involved the County, the year, 785 persons were served by the Policy Advisory Board (representing  Community Services, Inc. Group completed 11th Avenue Sidewalk pro- the County and incorporated cities), Home Acquisition (completed) ject in Cornelius. cities and county departments, non-  Community Action Hillsboro profit organizations and Washington Family Shelter Improvements Public Services County citizens. Through this pro- (completed) The goal to provide public services cess, a Community Development  City of Tualatin’s Juanita Pohl Plan (non-housing) was developed as that ensure the health and welfare of Senior Center Improvements an element of the Consolidated Plan. income-qualified people living in the (completed) This section of the CAPER address- community is being addressed by the  Albertina Kerr Group Home Ac-

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Table 2-1 Washington County Consortium Five Year Assessment of Progress through PY 2014

Con HUD Year 5 Plan Obj # Performance 5-year Con- Year 5 Strategy Entity Specific Objectives Measure Goal Plan Achieved

------COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES------1. Public Facilities 1.1 SL-1 W Construct/improve senior centers Facilities 3 0 1 1.2 SL-1 W/B Construct/improve centers for persons with disabilities Facilities 7 1 2

1.3 SL-1 W/B Construct/improve facilities for homeless persons, fami- Facilities 2 0 1 1.4 SL-1 W Construct/improve youth facilities Facilities 0 0 0 1.5 SL-1 W Construct/improve neighborhood facilities Facilities 0 0 0 1.6 SL-1 W Construct/improve child care centers Facilities 0 0 0 1.7 SL-1 W/B Construct/improve health facilities Facilities 1 0 0 1.8 SL-1 W Construct/improve mental health facilities Facilities 2 1 0 1.9 SL-1 W Construct/improve parks & rec facilities Facilities 3 1 0 1.10 SL-1 W/B Construct/improve parking facilities Facilities 2 0 0 1.11 SL-1 W Plant trees Facilities 0 0 0 1.12 SL-1 W Construct/improve fire stations/equipment Facilities 1 0 0 1.13 SL-1 Rehab/preserve non-residential historic buildings Facilities 0 0 0 1.14 SL-1 W/B Construct/improve other facilities Facilities 5 1 1 2. Infrastructure 2.1 SL-1 W Improve water/sewer systems Persons 500 0 0 2.2 SL-1 W Replace/repair/construct streets & related infrastructure Persons 5,000 1,000 0 2.3 SL-1 W Replace/repair/construct sidewalks Persons 3,000 0 785 Improve stormwater management and flood drainage 2.4 SL-1 W systems Persons 1,000 0 0 2.5 SL-1 W Improve other public infrastructure Persons 100 0 0 3. Public Services 3.1 SL-1 W Provide child care services Persons 0 0 0 3.2 SL-1 W Support crime awareness & prevention Persons 0 0 0 3.3 SL-1 W Provide employment & training Persons 100 0 0 3.4 SL-1 W Provide fair housing services Persons 800 160 316 3.5 SL-1 W Provide services to persons with disabilities Persons 100 0 22 3.6 SL-1 W Improve health, mental health and dental care Persons 5,000 1,000 299

3.7 SL-1 Provide legal, advocacy, interpretation & translation Persons 0 0 0 3.8 SL-1 W Provide senior services Persons 200 0 0 3.9 SL-1 W Provide substance abuse services Persons 0 0 0 3.10 SL-1 W Provide landlord tenant education Persons 200 40 182 3.11 SL-1 W Provide transportation services Persons 100 0 0 3.12 SL-1 W/B Provide youth services Persons 450 90 656 3.13 SL-1 W/B Provide other services Persons 60,000 12,000 13608 4. Economic Development (Beaverton Only) Support commercial revitalization resulting in employ- 4.1 E0-3 B ment Persons 19 5 44 4.2 EO-3 B Improve facades downtown Businesses 8 2 2

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Table 2-1 (continued) Washington County Consortium Five Year Assessment of Progress through PY 2014

Con Year 5 Plan HUD Performance 5-year Con- Year 5 Strategy Obj # Entity Specific Objectives Measure Goal Plan Achieved ------HOUSING OBJECTIVES------1. Homelessness Create new permanent supportive housing for hard-to- 1.1 DH-1 W/B house mentally ill Hsg Units 14 0 0 Create new permanent supportive housing for HH with 1.2 DH-1 W/B incomes below 30% AMI Hsg Units 11 5 0 Create new HU for chronically homeless using P-Based 1.3 DH-1 W/B Sec 8 Hsg Units 38 15 0

1.4 SL-1 W/B Provide shelter, prevention and housing for homeless Persons 6,000 1,200 913 2. Affordable Rental Housing

2.1 DH-1 W/B Produce 400 new affordable rental housing units. Hsg Units 400 250 0

2.2 DH-2 W/B Preserve 300 existing affordable rental housing units Hsg Units 300 170 0 2.3 DH-2 W Weatherize or repair 125 rental housing units Hsg Units 125 25 43 3. Special Needs Housing Produce 14 new affordable rental housing units for per- sons with developmental or mental heath disabilities and/ 3.1 DH-1 W/B or chemical dependencies Hsg Units 14 0 0 Produce 120 new affordable rental housing units for el- 3.2 DH-1 W/B derly Hsg Units 120 0 0 Produce 23 new affordable rental housing units for farm- 3.3 DH-1 W/B workers Hsg Units 23 0 22 Preserve 15 existing affordable rental housing units for persons with developmental disabilities, mental health 3.4 DH-2 W/B disabilities and/or chemical dependencies Hsg Units 15 0 0 Provide accessibility improvements and/or address urgent 3.5 DH-1 W repair needs for 100 elderly and/or disabled households Hsg Units 100 20 20 Provide accessibility improvements for 60 disabled 3.6 DH-1 B households Hsg Units 60 12 12 4. Affordable Homeownership 4.1 DH-1 W/B Produce 28 new affordable owner-occupied housing units Hsg Units 28 7 2 4.2 DH-2 W Rehab 40 owner-occupied housing units Hsg Units 40 8 5 4.3 DH-2 B Rehab 35 owner-occupied housing units Hsg Units 35 7 7 Provide critical home repairs to manufactured housing 4.4 DH-2 B and other owner-occupied housing units Hsg Units 25 5 17 4.5 DH-2 W Weatherize or repair 1,000 owner-occupied housing units Hsg Units 1,000 200 242 Produce 6 new CDBG-funded affordable, owner-occupied 4.6 DH-1 B housing units Hsg Units 6 1 1

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Juniper Gardens Phase II CDBG Public Facility Improvements to Developed by Bienestar, Inc. (HOME) Centro Cultural in Cornelius

Beaverton Hope for Homes Program Roof Replacement (Beaverton CDBG) Community Action Hillsboro Family Shelter Bathroom Remodel (CDBG) City of Cornelius 11th Avenue Sidewalk Improvements (CDBG)

Community Services, Inc. Group Home Acquisition CDBG Public Facility Improvements to the for persons with Developmental Disabilities City of Tualatin Juanita Pohl Senior Center

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Chart A. Washington County CDBG Allocation Formula 2010-2015 following high priority projects:

 St. Vincent de Paul Rent Assis- tance (underway)  Community Partners for Afforda- ble Housing Resident Services (completed)  Bienestar Resident Services (completed)  CASA for Children (underway)  Lutheran Community Services NW HopeSpring (completed)  Fair Housing Council of Oregon Fair Housing Outreach ( complet- ed and another underway)  Community Action Basic Needs (completed) ceived varying CDBG-funded public munity Development Division.  Community Action Coordinated services, far exceeding the Year 5 and Centralized Assessment Sys- goal for the number of persons to be All of the proposed projects for PY tem (underway) served. These numbers could indi- 2014 met the 5-year goals and strate-  Community Alliance of Tenants cate that the projected numbers were gies outlined in the 2010-2015 Con- Renters’ Rights and Education too low, but more likely shows that solidated Plan and met the following (completed) there is higher demand for these types long range strategies:  Open Door Counseling Center of services than when these projected (completed) goals were established in the previous  Develop or improve a variety of  Boys and Girls Aid Safe Place for five-year plan. public facilities to benefit income- Youth (completed) qualifying neighborhoods or in-  Family Bridge Advocate for Twelve of the twenty CDBG-funded come-qualified populations. Homeless Families (completed) public services projects specifically  Provide public services that ensure  Family Promise (formerly Family assisted persons who are homeless or the health and welfare of income- Bridge) Case Management at risk of homelessness. 11,932 low- qualified people living in the com- (underway) income persons were assisted through munity.  SW Community Health Center these twelve CDBG projects in PY  Increase economic opportunities Hillsboro Clinic (completed and 2014. through redevelopment and job- another underway) creation activities.  HomePlate Youth Services Street In addition, 1,200 persons who are Outreach & Employment Oppor- homeless or at-risk of homeless were All of these strategies are included in tunities (completed) anticipated to be assisted through the Table 2-1 on page 21, which includes  Good Neighbor Center Children’s provision of services funded under all of the priority needs from the Program (underway) the Emergency Solutions Grant 2010-2015 Consolidated Plan. The  Housing Independence (ESG). Actual accomplishments City does not use a set aside method- (completed) show that 913 persons who are home- ology to award funds each year. less or at-risk of becoming homeless Staff and administration select CDBG Over the course of the fifth year of were served through the ESG Pro- -funded projects each program year. the five-year cycle, Washington gram in PY 2014. County projected that at a minimum, Public Facilities 13,290 people would receive federal City of Beaverton assistance through the provision of a The City of Beaverton funded a pre- range of public services. The Coun- The City of Beaverton’s Community vious program year’s public facility ty’s actual accomplishments in PY Development Block Grant program is project; Beaverton School District 2014 totaled 14,470 persons who re- administered within the City’s Com- Health Clinic operated by Virginia

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Garcia. This project will close when tiative is to stabilize all children  Dual diagnosis: persons with drug the City has collected a program in school. and alcohol addictions and mental year’s worth of demographic data illness from the students being served by  Developmentally disabled persons this newly developed clinic. Three of the four PY 2014 public  Physically disabled: adaptation of service projects completed during the existing housing and inclusion in Public Services program year and those three met the new housing not limited to per- high priority need of addressing sons with disabilities goals and strategies from the Coun- Each year the City of Beaverton allo-  Farmworkers ty’s 10 Year Plan to end homeless- cates 15% of its total CDBG award  Released offenders ness. Twenty-one Youth Services to public services projects. In PY were provided and 694 total services 2014, the City set aside $87,923 in In addition to the high priority needs were provided CDBG funding to support public ser- for housing for these special needs vice projects. Four organizations re- populations, the 2010-2015 Consoli- ceived CDBG funding: dated Plan also designated the fol- Economic Development lowing project types as high priority  Boys and Girls Aid: Provides The City of Beaverton provided needs for non-special needs popula- emergency and short term for CDBG funding to address economic tions: homeless and runaway youth up development goals outlined in the to age 19. The program provides 2010-2015 Consolidated Plan.  Renter Non-Special Needs Hous- services for youth to safely exit Three nonprofits provided Micro En- ing Projects in which 100% of street life, connect with positive terprise services to Beaverton resi- the units are affordable to house- adults, transition to stable hous- dents to support small business holds earning 50% AMI or less. ing, and reduce likelihood of en- startup, sustainability, and or growth.  Owner-Occupied Non-Special tering the adult homeless system. Services included one on one tech- Needs Housing Projects in which . nical assistance and business courses. 100% of the units are affordable  Community Action Organization to households earning 60% AMI Energy and Emergency Rent:  Adelante Mujeres served 18 new or less. Provide one-time assistance to clients  Preservation of existing subsi- families that are in jeopardy of dized rental housing units losing their housing because they  Hispanic Metropolitan Chamber  Housing rehabilitation activities are behind on rent and/or utility served 13 new clients. for low/mod income households, payments.  Micro Enterprise Services of Ore- including accessibility improve-  Community Partners for Afforda- gon served 23 new clients. ments ble Housing Resident Services:  The Downtown Storefront Im- Provides on-site resident services As a result of the 2010-2015 Consol- programs at two affordable hous- provement Program completed its last project in PY 2014 idated Plan, housing for persons with ing sites in Beaverton. Services drug and alcohol addictions only and included life skills, youth pro- providing new signage to 7 store fronts and one new building sign specialized housing for persons with grams and housing stability pro- physical disabilities only have been grams. through two matching funds grants designated a medium priority. In ad-  Good Neighbor Center: A home- dition, the following project types less shelter providing shelter to Housing and Homelessness have been designated as medium pri- homeless families, in addition to ority needs: Renter Non-Special case management services. Staff Washington County and the City of Needs Housing Projects in which at use all available resources to Beaverton have designated the needs least 50% of the units are affordable help families remove barriers to of eight special needs populations as to households earning 50% AMI or housing including referral to high priorities in their 2010-2015 less and Owner-Occupied Non- transitional and permanent hous- Consolidated Plan: Special Needs Housing Projects in ing programs as well as employ- which at least 75% of the units are ment and training programs.  Homeless affordable to households earning Weekly classes include Life  Elderly and frail elderly 60% AMI or less. Skills and Rent Well. A key ini-  Persons with severe mental illness

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The housing activities completed in vations projects in Year 5 that would County fell short of meeting project- PY 2014 that meet high or medium- have addressed the goal for preserv- ed production targets by only assist- priority needs are described in more ing 170 rental units project for PY ing 5 households when the goal for detail below. 2014. Currently, Community Part- Year 5 was 8 households. Weatheri- ners for Affordable Housing has an zation programs in Washington For each high-priority need, the Con- upcoming preservation project at County assisted 242 owner-occupied solidated Plan’s housing affordability Metzger Park Apartments that will be households, thus exceeding the goal strategy also presents annual goals completed in Fall 2015. The Consor- of 200 in Year 5. with production targets for the use of tium exceeded the production target federal HOME, CDBG and ESG to weatherize or repair 25 rental The City of Beaverton met all of its funds (Table 2-1 on page 21). housing units in Year 5 by weatheriz- goals for all three of its CDBG- ing or repairing 43 rental units. funded housing rehabilitation pro- These numbers show that the Con- grams. The Hope-4-Homes program sortium has met or exceeded nine In the area of special needs housing, (owner occupied rehabilitation loans) annual production targets for the fifth the Consortium only had two goals completed seven projects in PY year of the five-year cycle for the 14 with production targets. Of the two 2014. The Adapt-a-Home program housing goals with production tar- goals with productions targets, the exceeded its goal of 5 households gets. Consortium met the production target serving 12 households with accessi- for both. Although the goal did not bility modifications and the Mend-a- Under the area of homelessness, the have a production target in Year 5, Home programs exceeded its goal of County did not meet the goal for new the Consortium addressed the goal to 12 by serving 17 households with permanent supportive rental units for produce new affordable rental units emergency rehabilitation. extremely low-income households in for farmworkers in Year 5 with the Year 5, or the goal to create new completion of 22 rental units at Juni- For a breakdown of housing benefi- housing units for the chronically per Gardens Phase II in Forest Grove ciaries by race/ethnicity and income, homeless using project-based Section for a total of 46 at that project. The please refer to Tables 2-3 through 2- 8 vouchers. The County fell short of Consortium met the production target 6 on pages 30 to 31. one goal with a production target for to provide accessibility improve- Year 5 of 1,200 persons who were ments or urgent repair needs to 20 The housing activities completed in provided shelter, prevention and elderly and/or disabled households in PY 2014 that meet high priority housing by Washington County and Year 5 by providing these improve- needs are described in more detail Beaverton providers. These providers ments to 20 special needs house- below. assisted 913 unduplicated persons holds. Additionally, the City met its (ESG-funded programs). While this goal to provide accessibility im- Affordable Rental Housing fell short of the specific goal, an ad- provements to 12 households of per- ditional 13,437 homeless persons sons with disabilities in Year by as- In PY 2014, three affordable rental were assisted with an array of public sisting 12 of these households. projects were underway to address services funded by the Washington this need. County and City of Beaverton In the area of affordable homeowner- CDBG programs. ship, the Consortium met or exceed- The three underway projects in this ed five of the six goals with produc- category include: 57 units of work- In the area of affordable rental hous- tion targets. The City’s goal to pro- force housing for households earning ing, the Consortium exceeded one of duce one new CDBG-funded owner- at or below 50% AMI at Phase I of the three goals with production tar- occupied housing unit was exceeded, The Orchards at Orenco project gets. The three goals with production as the City produced two new CDBG awarded in PY 2012 and 47 units of targets included the goal to produce -funded owner-occupied housing rental housing for households earn- 250 new affordable rental units, the units in Year 5. ing at or below 50% AMI in an goal to preserve 170 affordable rental mixed-use, mixed-income transit- units and the goal to weatherize or Three of the four goals associated oriented project at The Barcelona in repair 25 rental housing units in Year with owner-occupied housing reha- Beaverton also awarded in PY 2012 5. The Consortium did not produce bilitation and weatherization pro- along with prior years’ HOME funds. any new affordable rental units under grams exceeded production targets in In addition, the Metzger Park Apart- this strategy. The Consortium did Year 5. Housing rehabilitation pro- ments rehab project will preserve 32 have not have any completed preser- grams operated by Washington units of housing affordable to house-

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Table 2-2 Washington County Consortium High-Priority Housing Needs and Annual Goals High-Priority Annual Goals Funding Need Source Homeless Persons  Washington County will use ESG/CDBG resources to provide homeless CDBG prevention assistance and/or other essential services to 6,000 homeless persons HOME over the five-year cycle. ESG  Washington County will use federal resources to provide emergency shelter and permanent housing with supportive services to 63 homeless persons over the five-year period.

Low-Income Renters Washington County will use federal HOME funds to build 400 new affordable rental HOME units over the five-year cycle for households earning less than 50% of area median income. Low-Income Renters Washington County will use federal HOME funds to preserve 300 existing affordable HOME rental units over the five-year cycle for households earning less than 50% of area median income. Low-Income Renters Washington County will use CDBG funds to help weatherize 25 rental units each year CDBG over the five-year cycle for households earning less than 50% of area median income

Special Needs Housing Washington County will assist in developing 14 units for low-income persons with HOME special needs, including persons with development disabilities, mental health disabilities and/or chemical dependencies. Affordable Washington County and the City of Beaverton will use CDBG funds to assist at least Homeownership 52 low and moderate-income homeowners each year through the housing CDBG rehabilitation programs. Affordable Washington County will use HOME funds to finance and leverage the production of 28 HOME Homeownership units of owner-occupied housing over the five-year cycle. Affordable Washington County will use CDBG funds to help weatherize 200 owner-occupied CDBG Homeownership units each year over the five-year cycle for households earning less than 50% of area median income

holds earning below 50% MFI. cy Rent program. Although this pro- The County’s Home Access and Re- gram is reported under the public pair for the Disabled and Elderly The County continues to set aside services category, it assists renters (HARDE) program served one renter $45,000 for Community Action’s (and their households) who face evic- household, whose income was below Self-help and Comprehensive Weath- tion with one-time emergency rental 50% AMI. erization programs, which benefit and/or energy payment assistance. both low-income renters and home- Of the 501 persons assisted, 375 had The City of Beaverton does not have owners. These programs help to keep household incomes that were below a program set aside to directly bene- utility costs low which in turn allow 30% of area median family income. fit low-income renters, but the Adapt these owners and renters to direct -a-Home program is available to both their limited resources to other criti- Special Needs Housing homeowners and renters. Six of the cal basic needs. 43 renter households twelve households assisted by the were assisted through Weatherization PY 2014 saw continued progress to- Adapt-a-Home program in PY 2014 activities this year, 100% of which wards addressing the much needed were renters. Of the renter benefi- had incomes below 50% AMI. area of housing for individuals with ciaries, two households had incomes special needs. One completed project below 30% of area median family The City also provides CDBG assis- included the 22 units of affordable income. tance to low income renters through rental housing for migrant farmwork- its support of Community Action ers at Juniper Gardens Phase II Organization’s Energy and Emergen- Apartments in Forest Grove. state

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Affordable Homeownership efited from the program and to 2006. The opening of this shelter $60,000 CDBG funds were ex- dedicated to homeless youth has di- The County continued to fund its pended. rectly addressed a gap in the continu- Housing Rehabilitation Program and um as identified in the Consolidated Home Access and Repair for the Disa- The Proud Ground Community Plan. Family Bridge’s Advocate for bled and Elderly (HARDE) Program, Land Trust assisted one first-time Homeless assisted 88 individuals or which served 20 owner-occupied homebuyer with the purchase of a homeless families with case manage- households in PY 2014. Total pro- homeownership unit in PY 2014. ment, access to services and resource gram expenditures were $59,601. In This home was part of the Proud referral information at its day facility addition, the County sets aside Ground’s affordable homeowner- and overnight shelter host location $10,000 in CDBG funding for Re- ship portfolio and will be subject to one evening a week. LCSNW’s building Together to support its hous- sales restrictions in the future that HopeSpring Program provided ing rehabilitation work. In 2014, Re- maintain the public subsidy invest- childcare and other housing and building Together assisted four owner- ed in the home and guarantee the counseling services for 91women occupied households. Community Ac- home will be affordable to future and children. Good Neighbor Cen- tion’s weatherization programs served income qualified homebuyers. ter’s Children’s Program allows 242 owner-occupied households, of 102 children annually to remain at which 40.9% had incomes below 30% Homelessness the homeless shelter in order to re- AMI. The County allocated $45,000 in main at their school. Community CDBG funds to Community Action The Office of Community Devel- Alliance for Tenants Renter’s for these weatherization programs. opment has continued to fund pro- Rights and Education Program jects that benefit the homeless in enables 279 persons facing eviction The City of Beaverton provides low Washington County. This year, or who might other become home- and no-interest housing rehabilitation thirteen public service projects and less to gain access to housing. loans for low and moderate income one facility project assisted the HomePlate Youth Services enabled homeowners through its Hope-4- homeless by providing public ser- 372 homeless youth to gain access to Homes program. The program admin- vices such as homeless supportive an array of supportive services, edu- istrator, Unlimited Choices, completed services including rent prevention cation, housing, and especially em- seven housing rehabilitation projects assistance, services for survivors of ployment. Community Action during PY 2014. The program drew domestic violence, mental health Basic Needs provides homelessness down $145,000 in CDBG funds. counseling, substance abuse coun- prevention through emergency rent seling, life skills training, child assistance and served 1,450 in PY The City continued to provide funding care, risk mitigation assistance and 2014, and the Community Action for the Adapt-a-Home program, which other services specifically targeted CCAS or “Community Connect” provides grants for accessibility modi- to the needs of persons who are project assisted persons who are fications for local renters and home- homeless. These projects included homeless or at-risk of becoming owners. Six of the twelve households the following: homeless access housing through a assisted by the Adapt-a-Home pro- central intake and assessment sys- gram in PY 2014 were homeowners. Community Action Organiza- tem, serving 4,449 persons in PY These modifications allow low and tion: Hillsboro Family Shelter 2014. Housing Independence served moderate income residents to remain Bathroom Improvements. Im- 22 persons in PY 2014 who have in their current homes despite changes provements to these heavily used developmental disabilities and that in their mobility. The Adapt-a-Home bathroom facilities will allow are also homeless or at-risk of be- program expended $55,000 in CDBG greater access to families at the coming homeless. funds benefiting both homeowners and shelter, particularly those who have renters. mobility impairments. In addition to these CDBG-funded homeless services and projects, the The Mend-a-Home program provided Boys and Girls Aid Safe Place County awarded PY 2014 Emergen- grants for local mobile home owners Shelter project served 43 homeless cy Solutions Grant funds to Commu- and vulnerable homeowners to under- youth in a new facility providing nity Action to administer the ESG take emergency housing rehabilitation shelter services that were not previ- Program. Community Action sub- activities. Seventeen households ben- ously available in the county prior contracted with three agencies to

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provide street outreach services: are single race categories and five crease from last year which reported Home Plate, Luke-Dorf, and Open are dual race categories. Tables 2- that only 48.0% of those served were Door Counseling. Five shelters were 5 and 2-6 reflect income infor- Hispanic or Latino. provided ESG funds to support oper- mation on persons assisted with ations of those facilities: the Domes- CDBG funds in Beaverton and For Washington County’s CDBG- tic Violence Resource Center, Good Washington County respectively. funded housing activities, which in- Neighbor Center, Open Door Coun- cludes the County’s HARDE and seling Center, Community Action Table 2-3 reflects that CDBG- DIBL housing rehab programs, re- Hillsboro Shelter and Family Prom- funded housing activities appear building Together and Community ise (formerly Family Bridge). In ad- to be serving a greater percentage Action’s Weatherization programs, dition, Community Action also pro- of Hispanic or Latino households 99.6% of households served had in- vides services through its shelter. A as compared to the County’s 2010 comes at or below 50% AMI, and total of 913 unduplicated persons Census numbers. In the County, 43.6% of households had income were assisted through the ESG pro- 36.9% of the households served below 30%. In non-housing activi- gram. Altogether, these programs were Hispanic, up from 33.6% last ties for PY 2014, Washington Coun- served 12,845 homeless persons in year. This is in comparison to a ty served 97.0% of households at or PY 2014. Hispanic population comprising below 50% AMI with 83.6% of 15.7% of the County’s population households at or below 30%. This In PY 2014 the City of Beaverton overall. The County saw a de- represents a dramatic increase from provided CDBG assistance to the crease in Black/ African American last year which reported that only Good Neighbor Center, Community households from 0.9% last year to 64.2% of those served had extremely Action’s Energy and Emergency 0.3% this year. This year, the low incomes (incomes less than 30% Rent Program and Boys & Girls Aid County saw a decrease in housing AMI). Safe Place for Youth (a homeless activities serving Asian house- shelter for families, a homeless pre- holds to 1.0%, which is down In Beaverton the City sees a further vention program, and a homeless from 2.2% last year. The most decline in utilization of housing re- shelter for youth). These activities significant decrease is reflected in habilitation by minorities. The ma- served 592 persons under Communi- the number of American Indian or jority of the City’s rehabilitation ac- ty Development Goal 3.13 Provide Alaskan Natives served, from tivities serve homeowners and mi- Other Public Services such as home- 8.1% last year to 0.3% in PY norities in Beaverton do not own a less supportive services. The 21 2014. This is still less than the proportionate share of homes. youth served at Boys & Girls Aid American Indian /Alaskan Native Safe Place for Youth were reported population for the County as a The City data shows that the non- under Community Development whole. The County also saw a housing services during PY 2014 Goal 3.12 Provide Youth Services. decrease in participation of bene- were primarily used by white, Afri- These projects were given a high ficiaries in dual race categories in can American, and dual race house- priority because they address needs PY 2014. This went from 1.6% holds. 34% of those served were in the County’s 10 Year Plan to End last year to 1.0% this year. Hispanic, which is a slight increase Homelessness. from PY 2013, and above the Coun- Table 2-4 reflects for non-housing ty’s Census figure for Hispanic pop- activities that 89.8% of benefitting ulation. Racial/Ethnic and Income Charac- persons are White; 3.1% are Black teristics of Beneficiaries or African American; Asian, The City of Beaverton’s CDBG- American Indian or Alaskan Na- funded housing activities served 37 Tables 2-3 through 2-6 provide race tive and Native Hawaiian or other households during PY 2014. 51% of and ethnicity and income infor- Pacific Islanders each represent the households served had very-low mation on persons assisted with 1.0% or less of those served; and incomes (below 30% AMI), 32% of CDBG-funded housing and non- 4.4% of those served reported du- the households served had low in- housing activities in Beaverton and al races. Most notably is that come (31-50% AMI), and 16% of Washington County in PY 2014. 69.9% of the non-housing benefi- the households served were moder- Tables 2-3 and 2-4 reflect ten race ciaries reported ethnicity as His- ate income (51-80% AMI). The categories as required by HUD. Five panic or Latino, a dramatic in- City’s non-housing CDBG-funded programs predominantly served per-

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Table 2-3 Racial Characteristics of Housing Beneficiaries (Washington County & Beaverton) Race/Ethnicity # That # that are # Served Race Categories per of WA County # Served in WA Beaver- are His- Hispanic in Bea- HUD Requirements (per 2010 Cen- WA County County % ton % panic Ethnicity verton sus) Ethnicity White 76.6% 306 97.5% 115 31 83.8% 0 Black/African American 1.8% 1 0.3% 0 1 2.7% 0 Asian 8.6% 3 1.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 Single American Indian / 0.7% 1 0.3% 2 Alaskan Native 5.4% 0 Native Hawaiian/Other 0.5% 0 0.0% 0 0 Pacific Islander 0.0% 0 American Indian /Alaska Native & White Asian & White Black/African American Dual 4.3% 3 1.0% 1 3 8.1% 0 & White American Indian /Alaska Native & Black Other Multi-Racial Some Other Race (This is a Census category not allowed 7.5% by HUD) Total 100.0% 314 100% 116 37 100% 0 Hispanic 15.7% 36.9% 0.0%

Table 2-4 Racial Characteristics of Non-Housing Beneficiaries (Washington County & Beaverton) Race/ # That Ethnicity of # that are # Served Race Categories per # Served in WA Beaver- are His- WA County Hispanic in Bea- HUD Requirements WA County County % ton % panic (per 2010 Ethnicity verton Ethnicity Census) White 76.6% 24,348 89.8% 18,538 577 77.1% 0 Black/African American 1.8% 834 3.1% 59 92 12.3% 0 Asian 8.6% 212 0.8% 10 9 1.2% 0 Single American Indian /Alaskan 0.7% 278 1.0% 92 5 Native 0.7% 0 Native Hawaiian/Other 0.5% 261 1.0% 11 6 Pacific Islander 0.8% 0 American Indian /Alaska Native & White Asian & White Black/African American & 4.3% 1,188 4.4% 254 59 7.9% 0 Dual White American Indian /Alaska Native & Black Other Multi-Racial Some Other Race (This is a Census category not allowed by 7.5% 0 HUD) Total 100.0% 27,121 100% 18,964 748 100% 0 Hispanic 15.7% 69.9% 0.0%

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sons from households whose income Table 2-5 was less than 30% AMI (73% of Income Data - PY 2014 Activities beneficiaries). 24% of beneficiaries Beaverton came from low income households, Household Income as % of Area Median Income (AMI) and 3% came from moderate income 0-30% AMI 31-50% AMI 51-80% AMI 81%+ AMI households. Housing Activities 19 12 6 0 Non-Housing Activities 545 178 25 0 Proposed Program Changes Table 2-6 There were no proposed program Income Data - PY 2014Activities changes for Washington County or Washington County the City of Beaverton in PY 2014. Household Income as % of Area Median Income (AMI) 0-30% AMI 31-50% AMI 51-80% AMI 81%+ AMI Housing Activities 137 176 1 0 Non-Housing Activities 22,681 3,634 806 0 III. Assessment

of Annual and the resulting impacts. setaside grants to Community Alli- ance of Tenants (CAT) and Fair Progress Washington County Housing Council of Oregon (FHCO) to carry out outreach, education and Affirmatively Furthering Washington County completed its hotline services to low-income resi- Fair Housing 2010-2015 Consolidated Plan in PY dents of Washington County (note 2009. During the development of that this figure does not include addi- strategies under that plan, the County tional County contributions to FHCO In December 2008, Washington described its intention of undertaking to support Fair Housing Month nor County’s Office of Community De- fair housing planning in 2010. A staff or volunteer hours contributed velopment began the development of determination by the HUD Field Of- to the County’s efforts to Affirma- its 2010-2015 Consolidated Plan. fice in 2008 indicated that there was tively Further Fair Housing). Under the regulations of the Consol- no requirement that both plans be idated Plan, entitlement jurisdictions completed at the same time. Due to In addition, the 2010-2015 Consoli- are required to undertake the devel- severe budget constraints, Washing- dated Plan process introduced the opment of a Fair Housing Plan: ton County opted to stagger the de- concept of the Opportunity Maps. In Analysis of Impediments to Fair velopment of the plans beginning the long term, building affordable Housing Choice (FHP). The Wash- with the time sensitive Consolidated housing in areas of opportunity is ington County Office of Community Plan. This approach was acceptable one of the strongest steps that the Development and the City of Bea- to HUD. During the Consolidated Consortium can take to affirmatively verton partnered during PY 2011 to Planning process, it was acknowl- promote access to opportunity, not create a new Fair Housing Analysis edged that a set-aside for Fair Hous- just to the protected classes covered of Impediments. This plan was craft- ing was needed and a new allocation by the Fair Housing Act, but also to ed with the assistance of a communi- method allocated 2% of the Public low income persons in general. ty-based fair housing advisory Services funding for this purpose. While “low income persons” is not a group. The funding was not available on a protected class, locating subsidized competitive basis but was set aside housing in higher opportunity areas The third year of actions to address to support fair housing efforts that will reduce spatial imbalances and impediments to fair housing choice addressed specific impediments in promote inclusive patterns of hous- were included in the PY 2014 Ac- the new Fair Housing Plan as deter- ing that benefit protected classes in- tion Plan. The table on pages 33-37 mined by the Office of Community directly. The development and use of summarizes the progress made to- Development (OCD). The County Opportunity Maps moving forward wards undertaking each specific ac- expended $17,297 towards this effort addresses impediments identified in tion taken to address impediments during FY 2014 under Fair Housing the current Fair Housing Plan and

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continue to utilize them to inform April. The Fair Housing Display tional materials, and fair housing re- decisions about placement of hous- contained a variety of Fair Housing ports from around the nation to identi- ing. resources and information on how to fy the most appropriate materials to be make a complaint for persons who used for this type of training. The col- OCD staff was able to complete the may have experienced housing dis- laboration between FHCO and juris- work on the new Fair Housing Plan crimination. The display also in- dictions with duties to affirmatively in 2012 in time for its adoption by cluded posters provided by the Na- further fair housing is intended to pro- the Board of County Commissioners tional Fair Housing Alliance, reading vide significant new housing opportu- in May 2012. Many of the innova- lists containing books about fair nities for residents. tive Consolidated Plan outreach ef- housing and civil rights issues, Fair forts that garnered positive participa- Housing bookmarks (which were OCD staff in partnership with Metro tion and results were used in the Fair also distributed to senior centers and and FHCO sponsored a fair housing Housing planning effort as well. As libraries throughout Washington bus tour, “It’s Been A Bumpy Ride: was done with the Consolidated County), as well as a fair housing A Tour of Portland’s Hidden Discrim- Plan, the new Fair Housing Plan in- coloring book. inatory History”. The event consisted cludes a better format for reporting of a 3-hour bus tour which describes on progress in addressing identified The display board was also moved Oregon’s history of racism and aims to impediments through 2010-2015. and set up at a booth at the Latino promote understanding of how mis- Cultural Festival, held on Sunday, takes made in our past have contribut- Following completion of the Coun- April 19, 2015, in which OCD staff ed to fair housing issues that we still ty's Fair Housing Plan, OCD staff and a bilingual staff person from the encounter today. The tour was attend- met with almost all of the city man- Fair Housing Council of Oregon ed by a Metro Councilor, County Ad- agers to transmit the plan and discuss (FHCO) provided outreach to the ministrator and City Managers from not only its importance relative to public to help educate them on fair Washington County, Community Cor- the federal programs but ways in housing law and how to determine rection and Land Use and Transporta- which the City and County can part- when housing discrimination occurs tion officials and staff from other de- ner or support affirmative efforts. and how to report it. partments within the County, along with other non-profit representatives The focus of Washington County’s OCD staff also continues to partici- in the area. The event concluded at efforts to Affirmatively Further Fair pate in FHCO’s advisory body to the Metro Building to allow the oppor- Housing is to raise community review testing and other enforcement tunity for discussion of what was awareness of fair housing rights and data to improve strategies to affirma- learned from the tour and to hear new- illegal discrimination and increase tively further fair housing in the re- found conclusions from the attendees low-income renters’ access to safe, gion. OCD’s participation in this of how land use codes, capital invest- decent and stable housing. advisory body helped to provide ments, and land use practices can hin- match support for FHCO’s 2014 ap- der compliance with federal require- At their meeting on March 24, 2015, plication for Private Enforcement ments to affirmatively further fair the Washington County Board of Initiatives Multi-year Funding Com- housing. County Commissioners proclaimed ponent grant. Additionally, OCD April as Fair Housing Month. Rec- has committed to work with FHCO The Policy Advisory Board (PAB), ognizing Fair Housing Month in to support their application for an which is comprised of elected officials Washington County supports both Education and Outreach grant to pro- representing the Cities and unincorpo- regional and national efforts to cele- vide training to affirmatively further rated areas of Washington County, brate strides that have been made as fair housing. In order to meet the provides oversight and recommenda- well as recognizes the work that re- goals outlined in this grant, OCD tions to the Board of County Commis- mains to be done. Fair Housing will provide technical and strategic sioners for allocation and policy deci- Month activities in April 2015 con- input to FHCO to identify AFFH sions pertaining to the CDBG and sisted of sponsored events which training needs in Oregon; review HOME programs. During their regu- included set up of a Fair Housing testing and other enforcement data to lar September meeting, staff provided Month display board in the Wash- improve strategies to AFFH in the the PAB the opportunity to view a ington County Public Services region; and review AFFH best prac- short video put together by HUD and Building throughout the month of tices, technical advisories, informa- FHCO which describes the history of

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Table 3-1: Actions to Address Impediments to Fair Housing in PY 2015

(As identified in the 2012 Fair Housing Plan: Analysis of Impediments)

Partner OCD CoB& Fair Housing Council Multifamily NW (formerly Metro Multi- family) OCD CoB & Multifamily NW, & OCD CoB Multifamily NW OCD CoB & OCD CoB & Multifamily NW Met-(formerly ro Multifamily)

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OCD contin-

OCD hosted a housing trainingfair on October 28, 2014

Action Underway:Both Washington andCounty of the BeavertonCity coordi- nated FHCOwith to provide trainingsof a variety to residents and land- lordscounty. the through TheBeavertonof City a has fair housing section on the City’s website which providesinformation targeted to andtenants landlords. Countyton continuesto publish Fair Housing information, news, train- and ings, events to its website as as toWashington the well County Co- operative ServicesLibrary website. andOCD CoB continue will to ex- pand online on the capabilities fair its of housing outreach efforts in future years. Multifamily Northwestheld a number trainingsof for landlords includ- outreaching regarding Oregon’s new Section 8 protected andclass, the Westside Crime Prevention Coalition hosted housing trainingsfair for participants.its toDepartment County and line City “front andstaff” host a will Land- inlord September 2015.Forum Multifamily Northwestcontinues to provide trainingof a variety oppor- tunities for landlords throughoutregion,the including fair housing is- sues. Community Connect , the County’s Coordinated and Centralized As- sessmentSystem for persons seeking housing assistance, distributes resource cards both Englishin and Spanish. Fair Housing written mate- rials and resources continue to be distributed PY in 2014 loca- at various andtions events throughoutthe such County, the as Latino Fes-Cultural libraries,tival, and the Fair Housing Resource board located the in County’s Public Services Building throughoutFair Housing Month, which includesbrochures, lists,reading coloring books, and bookmarks helpthat to provide outreach to persons have experiencedwho may fair housing discrimination. Ongoing: Both the andCounty City hosted the Fair Housing Month events. See fair housing narrative for details on specific Fair Housing Month Activities in PY 2014. Multifamily Northwesthas partnered online an educationalwith firm to provide access to landlords viacoursework. online Additionally the begun firm has to offer a “Landlord monthly Hall” to Study help inde- pendentrental owners and managers and continues to offer “It’s an the lunchtimeLaw” series to engage landlords our region.in to ues explore to ways encourage smaller landlords to attend hous- fair trainings.ing

traditional out-traditional

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Washington County and the of City Beaverton develop will a coordinated schedule trainingsof and educational opportunities to help address the oflack documentedinformation above. Develop and coordinatedmaintain web- providingsites information on Fair andHousing linking to informational and enforcementresources. Through regular outreach, encourage Washington County landlords to partici- pate housing fair in training. Sponsor advanced and forums other opportunitiestraining for asset and property managers already have who a background substantial in Fair Housing. Assess the need for additional written (posters,materials brochures), particu- translation. in larly Seek resources to help produce and appropriately distrib- these ute Shouldmaterials. also include aboutinformation where to go for gen- eral assistance housingwith needs (e.g. 211). To extent feasible, the participate and in supportFair awareness Housing efforts, Fair as such Housing Month. and,Research appropriate, as imple- ment innovative, non reach and information targeted to reach- ing smaller landlords and those do who participate not trainingin opportunities currently offered, online as such train- and a ings blog.

Strategy IA.1 IA.2 IA.3 IA.4 IA.5 IA.6 IA.7

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Table 3-1 (cont.): Actions to Address Impediments to Fair Housing in PY 2015

(As identified in the 2012 Fair Housing Plan: Analysis of Impediments)

Partner Oregon Opportuni- Networkty BOLI, OCD Multifamily NW Metro(formerly Multifamily) Multifamily NW Oregon& Oppor- Networktunity Oregon Law Center Washington Coun- Coalitionty of Housing Advo- cates(formerly Housing Advocacy Group)

Action Complete: The Fair Housing BestPractices Guide completedwas Oregon by Opportunity Network andavailable is to assistproper- ty and managers staff recommendationswith how of bestpractic- becan es translated policiesinto and procedures. Complete: OCD worked with BOLI to create a theof diagram Fair Housing EnforcementProcess Oregon. in Metro Northwest Multifamily is theirworking with members to develop bestpractices issue.around this They are also research- the implicationsing a of new toolmarket that determinesrents based demand on and market processhow that would interface this action.with Multifamily Northwestreports complete this is that and infor- ismation being shared their with members. Oregon CenterLaw continue will to conductthis literature review on existing research as ongoing an action. Work currently is un- to derway develop a cliniclegal to help address tenant screening criteria are that barriers trying for persons to access and maintain housing. The Washington BoardCounty County of Commissioners ap- proved affordable an housing tax exemption in Year 3. YearIn 4, Beavertonof City the implemented its first affordable year an of housing property tax exemption and received and approved three applications program for the The Coalition Housingof Advocates (CHA) supported efforts. these The CountyWashington Board of Commissioners committed in Year 4 to provide $250,000 annual- for 4 ly to capitalize years the loan pool Community of the Hous- ing Fund.

usedscreening tenant criteria

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Develop a Fair Housing BestPractices Guide for Property Managers includes that practical tools to andpromote fair treatment consistent of applicants and tenants. Develop a theof diagram Fair EnforcementHousing pro- cess Develop and promulgate a standardized form information places with to insertinformation aboutrent, security de- posits, and additional pricing information on to units dis- tribute to prospective tenants.. Create practices” a “best Fair Housing manualfor property owners and a distribution plan targets that smaller land- lords. Do a literature review on existing research that examines efficacythe commonlyof (e.g., bankruptcy as status, creditscores, presence a of FED) predicting in success the ortenantsof failure to maintain housing. Continue to advocate for and support or increasednew funding expanded for an affordableof supply housing.

Strategy IA.8 IA.9 IIA.1 IIA.2 IIA.3 IIA.4

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Table 3-1 (cont.): Actions to Address Impediments to Fair Housing in PY 2015

(As identified in the 2012 Fair Housing Plan: Analysis of Impediments)

Partner Washington Coun- Coalitionty of Housing Advo- cates and HSSN Coali- Housingof tion Advocates OCD, CoB, plan- departments,ning staff who work with neighborhood associations & CPOS, nonprofit developers, Com- munity Correc- , tions mediation staff OCD CoB &

CDBG grant funding

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Action Ongoing: Although programs no new been developed,have there been continuedhas supportfor rental term assistanceshort pro- Washington grams from County and the Beaverton.City of Ongoing: efforts Additional have been by made social service providers to negotiate prospectivewith landlords theyso that are towilling to rent potentialtenants who have barriersmay to hous- ing. Luke lords to renting persons arewho chronically homeless adults with mental health challenges to provide case services, management community wraparound servicesto help them tenancymaintain and stability once they have a moved into permanent housing opportunity. OCD regularlymeets Departmentwith of Community Correc- staff tions and the Housing and Supportive Netowrk Services (HSSN) Community Connect Subcommittee to discuss housing for persons special with needs and address barriers the to placing persons special with needs into The housing. City hosted a train- ing for neighborhood association leaders and included hous- fair as ing a part curriculum of the Year in The4. City’s mediation division continues to facilitate discussion aroundns neighborhood discord. Ongoing: Washington County and the BeavertonCity of provid- ed supportletters for a variety non of funding sources. The City also providesnon to non riers to housing choice.

solving/

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Continue to advocate for and support or increasednew funding for rentalterm short assistance. Strategize about to ways add incentives to encourage land- lords to barriersto rent people with to housing. theResearch of feasibility having problem sessionstraining involving neighborhood association lead- participationers/citizen organizations, developers and ofmanagers special needs housing and Departmentof Community Corrections staff on housing for persons with special needs. Supporthigh vide culturally homebuyer assistance, and other housing theirwith efforts to obtain funding from foundations, busi- and nesses other sources.

Strategy IIA.5 IIA.6 IIIA.1 IVA.1

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Table 3-1 (cont.): Actions to Address Impediments to Fair Housing in PY 2015

(As identified in the 2012 Fair Housing Plan: Analysis of Impediments)

Partner OCD OCD, CoB OCD, CoB Washington Depart-County of ment Hous- ing Services CoB, Unlimited CoB, Unlimited Choices, Multi- NW family

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Action Ongoing. The Limited English Proficiency plan was updated 2014. July in OCD inworked PY other 2014 Departments County with to align individual LEP plans a into County PY 2015. Underway:The BeavertonCity of developed has outreach an list for a pilotportion of projectthis landlordsto invite to participate. Based Washington on the input from County Housing andAuthority staff from the Portland thereFHEO office, is issue an not providingwith increased access to acces- sible OCDunits. and ofCity Beaverton partnerswork will with to continue sharing informationthis landlords.with andOCD CoB did any progress make not on changing the state adaptation,.ing The City requireslandlords arewhose units improved the through City’s adaptation program to a sign waiver that indicates the changes stay will in tenantplace the if out. moves For vouchers the currentin PY 2014, Housing the Authority provided information about demographicsthe theof Housing VouchersChoice holder households by Cen- sus Block Group. 2,859 the Of households holding vouchers, 82.6%White,are 10.9%Blackare or African 0.7%American, are American orIndian Alaskan Native, 4.2% 0.6%are are Asian, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, 1.0%are multi racial, and 14.8%are Hispanic or Additionally, 54.8% Latino. householdswere where the head householdof hasa disability, 72.5%are female and 37.8% had presence the of inchildren the household.

adaptation” con-

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Continue to sponsors/ownersmonitor of HOME Limited English Proficiency guidance from HUD. Develop, promulgate and maintain a database rental housingof units accessibility with fea- tures. Support to amendefforts state Landlord Ten- statutes ant to hold thoseharmless landlords who offer a unit accessiblewith featuresto next the listwaiting applicant needing those featuresinstead theof nextapplicant. Support to amendefforts state Landlord Ten- statutes ant pertaining to the owner’s ability to require totenants escrow to funds restore a back unit to origin, its “pre the dition if tenant made adaptations do not in result a decrease property in values Provide about information the location (by Census Block Group, if feasible and appro- priate), and (ifrace, possible) ethnicity, disa- statusbility and presence childrenof of Housing Choice Voucher holders annu- on an al basis.

Strategy IVA.2 VA.1 VA.3 VA.4 VIA.1

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Table 3-1 (cont.): Actions to Address Impediments to Fair Housing in PY 2015

(As identified in the 2012 Fair Housing Plan: Analysis of Impediments)

Partner Washington Depart-County of ment Hous- ing Services CoB

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Action the Of 358 issuedtotal vouchers PY in 2014, 82.4%White are households;19.8% are Hispanic or Latino households;13.5% Blackare African / American households; 1.4% are households; 2.7% Asian are Mixedof Race households than and0.01% less are Indian/AlaskaAmerican Native households or Hawaiian/OtherNative Pacific Is- lander. Additionally, 50.6% a head have householdof a disability, 70.9%with are female vouchers issued, 228 leased, andturned 74were back were orunsuccessful. were This represents a turn are 25 still that searchingwere for housing and 31 had transferredthat area of the out or status was unknown). Of the 228 leased vouchers to eligible households, 78.9%are White;20.6% are Hispanic or Latino, 17.1%Black/Africanare 1.3%American, are Asian, a disability,has 70.2%are female children.have Of74 the households turning back vouchers, 82.4%White are house- holds, households, 1.4%are Asian households, and 2.7%are multi 56.8%tionally, have a head of household a disability, 73.0%with are female households and 35.1% children have age the under 18.of The City’s Code Compliance proposedstaff rental inspection a new that program will codeallow to staff enforce the City’s residentialhabitability a codenon from driven complaint process. City Council has sought not further action.

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Provide annually information turn on the rate for Housing Vouchers.Choice Compare populationthe Voucherswith to those who theirsturned back by race, ethnicity, (if & possible) and disability presence children. of Collect and analyze data from existing proper- inspectionsty programs to better understand scopethe and nature substandardof housing problems, so that jurisdictions developcan potential innovationsnew to address prob- the lems.

Strategy VIA.2 VIA.3

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how the Fair Housing Act was signed Washington County Office of Com- provides callers through its Renter's into law, which occurred only 7 days munity Development continues to Rights & Education Program is an after the assassination of Dr. Martin participate in the Regional Fair innovative program that addresses Luther King, Jr. It was conveyed to Housing Collaborative meeting, the growing need for tenant educa- the PAB that the Fair Housing Act which is held quarterly to allow ju- tion and empowerment and fair enforces a jurisdiction’s obligation to risdictions within the Metro area dis- housing education. With appropriate affirmatively further fair housing cuss their respective efforts to Af- information and training, renters in- (AFFH) as a condition of utilizing fed- firmatively Further Fair Housing. crease their chances for housing sta- eral resources. This responsibility to This group will be be working in the bility, address habitability & safety AFFH applies not only to the County coming year to advocate and provide concerns, maintain better business as a recipient of HUD funding, but support to Metro’s Equitable Hous- practices with landlords and are in- also trickles down to cities within the ing Initiative, which aims to promote formed of their rights under fair County that are also receiving federal equitable housing that ensures di- housing law. funds. Michael Allen, the attorney in verse, quality, affordable housing the landmark fair housing case against choices with access to jobs, schools Washington County OCD and the Westchester County, NY, describes and transportation options. Department of Housing Services how Westchester County used its (The Housing Authority of Washing- HUD funds to place low-income hous- OCD used its PY 2014 Fair Housing ton County) provided a total of ing in areas of minority concentration, set aside of $7,859 from its Public $1,000 to support FHCO’s Fair where housing segregation patterns Services funding to contract with the Housing Month efforts. OCD also already existed, instead of areas of Fair Housing Council of Oregon contracted with the Fair Housing opportunity in other parts of the Coun- (FHCO) to provide two fair housing Council of Oregon to provide sup- ty. The case argued that the County trainings/activities/events in Wash- port for FHCO’ fair housing discrim- not only neglected their duty to AFFH, ington County, provide general edu- ination hotline as well as provide but actually made things worse by fur- cation and outreach, provide staffing two fair housing trainings and a ther contributing to the segregated and translation services at the Coun- Landlord Forum (which will take housing patterns within their jurisdic- ty-sponsored Fair Housing Booth at place in September 2015). The fair tion. the Latino Cultural Festival, provide housing training held on October 28, fair housing complaint data and anal- 2014 was targeted to County and At the conclusion of the September ysis, and fund a portion of the per- City “frontline” administrative staff PAB meeting, it was conveyed that as sonnel costs associated with staffing and administrative staff of non-profit part of Washington County’s efforts to FHCO’s housing discrimination hot- service provider agencies to help AFFH, the Office of Community De- line. The Fair Housing Hotline is them gain a basic understanding of velopment in partnership with the Fair available to help inform callers who Federal, State and Local Fair Hous- Housing Council of Oregon would may have a fair housing discrimina- ing laws so that they would learn host a training opportunity on Fair tion complaint of their rights and how to identify a potential fair hous- Housing law. The training was specifi- how they can file a formal complaint ing discrimination complaint and cally intended to help “front line” City with the Bureau of Labor and Indus- how to best refer a person to services administrative staff and administrative tries (BOLI), the compliance en- that will help address unlawful dis- staff of non-profit service provider forcement agency for Fair Housing crimination in a person’s pursuit to agencies gain a basic understanding of complaints in the State of Oregon. access and/or maintain housing. Federal, State and Local fair housing There were 60 attendees in all, most- laws, learn how to identify a potential Additionally, Community Alliance ly staff from County Departments fair housing discrimination complaint of Tenants (CAT) was awarded a and Cities within Washington Coun- and how to best refer a person to ser- $9,000 competitive CDBG public ty. Surveys completed after the train- vices that will help address unlawful services grant in PY 2014 to provide ing indicated that the majority of discrimination in a person’s pursuit to a tenant education program designed participants felt that they had in- access or maintain housing. A flier for to increase low-income renters’ ac- creased their knowledge about fair the training (held on October 28, 2014, cess to safe, decent and stable hous- housing law that will be helpful in was provided to each PAB member ing. Because landlord tenant issues the future as a result of this training. and also emailed so that they could be are often times intertwined with fair FHCO as well as other participants distributed throughout each city within housing issues, the support that CAT in this training pointed out that that Washington County.

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there will be an ongoing need for fair development of specialized hous- ton County are discussed elsewhere housing training aimed at frontline ing types, as well as reducing out- in this report (See Parts II and IV). administrative staff to ensure that dated and/or discriminatory lan- Efforts to expand and preserve the new employees as well as existing guage in the CDC. The County is supply of affordable units tend to be staff are current in their knowledge working to fully comply with the of great benefit to low-income, pro- of fair housing law. state’s revised fair housing code. tected-class renters, and most nota- To do this, staff will assess the bly families with children. Washington County Office of Com- county’s community development munity Development staff also at- code to see which parts will need to During PY 2014-2015, the demand tended a training held by the Bureau change. for the Rent Well program trainings of Labor and Industries (BOLI), the remains high. Despite Community enforcement arm of Fair Housing The Department of Housing Ser- Action decreasing the amount of cer- Laws in the State of Oregon, held at vices (The Housing Authority of tified instructors from 6 to 5, during the Hillsboro Public Library on Oc- Washington County) sponsored, in the course of the funding year we tober 15, 2014. This was part of a conjunction with Oregon Housing were able to increase the amount and series of trainings hosted by BOLI to and Community Services. a Land- frequency of Rent Well classes. Be- housing providers and other commu- lord Training regarding best prac- tween August and October 2014, nity groups throughout the state. tices since the implementation of Community Action hired three new In PY 2014, FHCO also hosted three House Bill 2639. The course was Community Resource Advocates additional fair housing training op- co-taught by the Housing Authori- that became certified Rent Well in- portunities in Washington County ty’s Rental Assistance Program structors in February 2015. After using Federal Fair Housing Initia- Manager, a representative from completing their training they imme- tives Program (FHIP) grant funding. Oregon Housing and Community diately began providing Rent Well FHCO also compiled, reviewed, and Services, and the owner of Infinity classes in the community. Classes analyzed fair housing complaint data Management, Inc. The course cov- are provided primarily at PCC Wil- to help direct where education, out- ered the basics of the Housing low Creek Center, through a strong reach, and future testing should be Choice Voucher program, the State collaboration with PCC/Work targeted to maximize the effective- of Oregon Landlord Guarantee Source Portland Metro. One class is ness of Washington County’s efforts Fund, and best practices and avoid- usually held every 8 weeks and is to affirmatively further fair housing. ing pitfalls in the screening pro- offered in both morning and evening cess. The Department of Housing sessions. Community Action has The Final Report on the Aloha- Services also provides “Window of improved the sign-up method Reedville Study and Livable Com- Opportunity" Section 8 voucher through the use of a phone messag- munity Plan identified in the Hous- holders during their briefing ses- ing system and classes continue to ing Equity and Opportunity Strategy sions when they receive their fill out quickly. the need for Fair Housing revisions screening and leasing packets. to the Community Development “Window of Opportunity” is an The number of certified instructors Code. This recommendation focuses internal publication that is used to in the county decreased from 17 to on examining the Washington Coun- educate landlords regarding the 15. Despite the decrease in county ty CDC to determine if it conforms Department’s rental assistance pro- instructors, the number of certified to the best practices recommenda- gram, including information re- agencies rose from 6 to 9. Although tions for code language released by garding fair housing and the Fair there have been program and staff FHCO and making updates to the Housing Act. This publication is changes within Community Action CDC as needed. Examination of the online and available to those in the and the other certified agencies, they current CDC suggests that updates to general public who chose to down- continue to be able to meet the need Section 430 (Special Uses), Section load it. Additionally, it distributed in the county. Community Action 413 (Parking), and Section 435 directly to potential landlords/ classes are open to the public from (Variances) may be needed to con- managers who are interested in any county and are free of charge; form to FHCO recommendations. participating in our programs. other agencies in Washington Coun- This is intended to increase the vari- ty provide Rent Well only to their ety of housing types available in the Actions taken to address impedi- own clients. community by reducing barriers to ments created by the short supply of affordable housing in Washing-

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Rent Well in Washington County con- City of Beaverton Affordable Housing tinues to lack the Landlord Guarantee th Outcomes Fund, which ended on June 30 , 2014. The City of Beaverton, working with

Despite the absence of the Landlord the Fair Housing Council of Oregon, Table 2-1 summarizes total housing Guarantee Fund, the public continues used a portion of its administration accomplishments in PY 2014 for to participate in Rent Well and land- funds, ($1,850.00) to undertake fair renters and owners compared to the lords continue to perceive Rent Well housing activities in PY 2014. The proposed production targets listed in as being a valuable program. There following fair housing activities the 2010-2015 Consolidated Plan. has been effort on the part of Wash- were funded: Total overall accomplishments in PY ington Co. community leaders to ob-  Displaying the Anywhere But 2014 exceeded those proposed in the tain a funding source that will provide Here travelling exhibit on the history Consolidated Plan for high priority this essential piece to the Rent Well of housing discrimination in Oregon needs. program once again. The county gov- at City Hall between February 3 ernments of Clark, Multnomah and through February 6. Other high priority needs (low- Clackamas Counties have continued to  Displaying the Anywhere But income owners/renters rehab pro- maintain their own guarantee fund in Here exhibit at the Public Library in grams and homeownership pro- order to provide a loss mitigation ben- Beaverton from May 4 through May grams) met or exceeded projections. efit to landlords in their respective 11. counties.  Distributing materials on fair A total of 36 households received

housing in various languages grant or loan assistance through the In Washington County a total of 199 through the library and other venues City’s housing rehabilitation pro- individuals participated in the Rent throughout Beaverton Hotline ser- grams; 12 through the Adapt-a- Well program. When compared to last vices & data. Home program, seven through the year, the number of participants de- Hope-4-Homes program, and 17 creased by 39 individuals. The number FHCO’s fair housing hotline re- through the Mend-a-Home program of graduates was 105, which repre- ceives financial support through the during PY 2014. Additionally one sents a 52% completion rate for the City’s contract with FHCO. During household was able to purchase a year. The completion rate has re- PY 2014 the hotline received 101 home through the Proud Ground mained over 50%, which has been the calls from Beaverton resi- Community Land Trust. Of the 37 average in the Portland Metro area. dents. Thirty-two of the callers had households that were served, six The numbers of those who do not concerns relating to fair housing is- were renters and 31 were homeown- complete can be attributed to the high sues, and 8 resulted in intakes re- ers. Five percent of these households curriculum standards, which include garding fair housing discrimination. were Hispanic, eight percent dual impeccable attendance, collecting sup- The largest number of complaints race, and five percent American In- porting documents, letters, and assem- were related to disability (5) and fa- dian/Alaskan Native. Eighty-three bling a "housing portfolio". The class milial status (3), followed by race/ percent of the households served had size is still limited to 15-18 partici- color ( 2) national origin (1) and sex- incomes at or below 50% AMI. pants, and the class requirements re- ual orientation/gender identity main rigorous. The Rent Well Steering ( 1). FHCO did not follow up on any committee represented by the 4 metro Low-Income Households of the complaints with a fair housing area counties has determined that high test. standards are necessary to ensure high Washington County and the City of

-quality graduates, and foster confi- Beaverton continued to address the The city of Beaverton also helped to dence in landlords who take risks by needs of low-income households by sponsor Fair Housing Month with a renting to graduates. Community Ac- targeting its assistance to those contribution of $500. This year’s tion takes an active role in participat- households, many of whom live in poster contest winner attends school ing in this committee. To maintain substandard housing units. In last in Beaverton at Valley Christian and high delivery standards in Washington year’s CAPER, 96% percent of fed- her winning entry was promoted County, Community Action conducts erally-assisted households earned statewide. regular monitoring and oversight of less than half of the area’s median Rent Well instructors and agencies. income (AMI). This year, the CA- PER reflects that 98% of the house- holds earned less than half the area’s

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AMI. This statistic is important to needs as low-income renter house- Washington County HOME Pro- note because it demonstrates that the holds who pay more than half of gram federal programs are funding most their income for rent, live in serious- units under 50% AMI. These num- ly substandard housing (which in- One HOME-assisted rental project bers reflect both the HOME-funded cludes homeless people), or have was completed this year. This com- rental and homebuyer projects com- been involuntarily displaced. pleted rental project was Bienestar’s pleted this year, as well as the rehab Juniper Gardens Phase II project locat- and weatherization program units. During PY 2014, the City of Beaver- ed in Forest Grove and consisting of The Consolidated Plan estimates that ton’s Adapt-a-Home program pro- 22 units (46 between both phases) 69% of all households with incomes vided assistance to one renter house- serving farmworker families. Com- at 0–50 percent of AMI are consid- hold at or below 30% of Area Medi- munity Partners for Affordable Hous- ered cost burdened. In other words, an income. ing’s The Barcelona at Beaverton pro- they pay more than 30 percent of ject was successful in closing on con- their income for rent. During PY 2014, the City of Beaver- struction financing and has been under ton’s Adapt-a-Home program pro- construction this year. The project is County and City housing rehabilita- vided assistance to two renter house- in Beaverton’s Old Town neighbor- tion programs repaired two homes holds at or below 30% of median hood. This project is a mixed-use, in PY 2014. In addition, weatheriza- family income transit-oriented development that will tion improvements were provided to be constructed at the same time market 314 additional units. Persons with Disabilities -rate housing is constructed on the same site. REACH Community Devel- Worst Case Needs The County did not have a produc- opment, Inc. was also successful in tion target for new units for persons closing on construction financing for its 57-unit workforce housing project Washington County and the City of with disabilities in Year 4. The target in the Orenco Station neighborhood of Beaverton addressed critical “worst- for 14 new units for persons with Hillsboro. Construction was complet- case” housing needs. In 2014, 44.8% developmental or mental health disa- ed this year and the grand opening was of the persons served through hous- bilities and/or chemical dependen- held in June; lease up is well under- ing activities, including County and cies was achieved earlier in Year 2. way. Close out and release of re- city rehab/weatherization programs The project was Sequoia’s fifteen- tainage on both of these projects will and new rental units, were at or be- unit Spruce Place in Aloha for indi- occur in PY 15/16. The REACH pro- low 30% AMI. Those persons in the viduals with mental health challeng- ject will be the largest multifamily lowest income categories are the es. Passive House building in the United most vulnerable to severe cost bur- States when completed, providing en- dens and to living in substandard or The County exceeded another goal ergy savings to its tenants. CPAH’s overcrowded housing. None of the for special needs populations by ad- Metzger Park Apartments preservation rehab efforts this year were to ad- dressing accessibility improvements project will improve 32 units of hous- dress overcrowding. In addition, the and/or urgent repair needs to 21 ing serving households below 50% Housing Authority provides public households, exceeding the 20 house- MFI. housing options and Section 8 holds projected to be served in the

vouchers to help those with severe program year. HOME loans generated $426,523.98 cost burdens. Approximately 80% of in program income this year. the Section 8 vouchers are targeted The City of Beaverton continues to

to those below 30% AMI. Over 70% provide support to community mem- Washington County CDBG Pro- of the public housing units are tar- bers with disabilities who need ac- gram geted to those at or below 30% AMI. cessibility modifications to their

These statistics vary slightly each homes. The Adapt-a-Home program The Office of Community Develop- year. All three of the underway pro- served 12 households during PY ment (OCD) administers a housing jects this year have Section 8 vouch- 2014. repair program for Washington Coun- ers to serve those at or below 30% ty’s lower-income residents. In addi- MFI. tion, OCD administers a home accessi-

bility and repair program that is geared HUD defines worst-case housing

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specifically to persons who are at least than 50% of the area median family PY 2014 that addressed the needs of 62 years of age or disabled. income. 43.6% earned less than 30% homeless persons: median family income. Approxi- Housing repair and weatherization mately 38.2% of the households re- Address Emergency and Transition- activities are also funded with CDBG ceiving assistance represented mi- al Housing Needs set aside funds via Rebuilding Togeth- nority populations. 36.6% of the to- er’s Home Repair Program and Com- tal population were identified as His- Community Action – Basic Needs munity Action’s Comprehensive and panic or Latino. 34% of the house- Community Action proposes to pro- Self-Help Weatherization Programs. holds were categorized as female- vide one-time emergency assistance These activities support affordable headed households. payments not to exceed $500 to a housing by repairing or improving landlord on behalf of a client. Com- substandard conditions, thereby allow- munity Action staff will negotiate ing lower-income residents to remain Continuum of Care with landlords for reduction/ in their homes. In addition, the weath- forgiveness of fees or back rent which

erization improvements lower energy may have accrued. Clients will also Washington County and the City of costs while at the same time keeping be screened for and referred to other Beaverton continue in their efforts to the home more comfortable when ex- services which can help them includ- address the needs of homeless peo- treme weather conditions exist. ing energy assistance, energy conser- ple and fulfill the county’s strategy vation workshops and tenant educa- for combating homelessness. In the A total of $67,523.20 was expended tion classes. The project acts as a 2014 program year, County and City from the FY 2012 Housing Rehabilita- safety net to ensure that families in CDBG grants funded 14 programs tion Program awards. These funds as- crisis do not lose the level of self- that help to prevent homelessness, sisted five owner-occupied house- sufficiency they have struggled to three local emergency shelter provid- holds. $59,600.51 in 2013 HARDE maintain. ers, and supportive services for funding was expended assisting 20 Accomplishments: 1,450 persons homeless adults and children. renter/owner households. Total ex- served; Expenditures: $35,000

penditures for both programs equaled (County CDBG) All County and City entitlement $127,123.71 in assistance to 25 house- funding supported projects that ad- holds overall. Community Action— CCAS dressed high-priority needs or gaps (Community Connect) that have been identified in the local Rebuilding Together of Washington The Washington County Housing Continuum of Care (CoC) strategy County was funded in the amount of and Supportive Services Network or Consolidated Plan. Overall, $10,000 and assisted four owner- (HSSN), our jurisdiction’s CoC, has CDBG-assisted public service pro- occupied households. Community Ac- been working together to develop a jects served more than 12,524 home- tion’s two weatherization programs new system that builds on past suc- less people at a cost of $280,985 in were funded with $45,000 and served cesses to meet HUDs guidelines and program year 2014. 285 owner and renter-occupied house- improve our community’s homeless

holds. services. The HSSN has chosen a Washington County receives a direct centralized intake system with a sin- allocation of Emergency Solutions In total, 314 rehabbed units were com- gle entry point for all homeless ser- Grant (ESG) program funds. The pleted this year (including weatheriza- vices and has chosen Community Office of Community Development tion). Of those households receiving Action to serve as that entry point. (OCD) administers the award and CDBG rehabilitation assistance, Through the CCAS, households collaborates with its non-profit part- 37.5% were elderly and 23.2% were seeking assistance will be screened ners in the provision and delivery of disabled. None of the units assisted for initial eligibility, assessed for services. OCD maintains overall re- this year directly addressed over- level of intervention needed and sponsibility for the program. More crowding issues. placed in the most appropriate hous- about the ESG program can be found ing resource. in Part 5. Of the 314 low and moderate-income Accomplishments: 4,449 persons

homeowners/renters assisted through served; Expenditures: $42,927.73 The following narrative contains a the CDBG housing repair and weath- (County CDBG) brief summary of CDBG-assisted erization programs, 99.6% earned less activities undertaken or completed in

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St. Vincent de Paul, St. Matthew – less children staying at the Good Accomplishments: 19 people served Rent & Utility Assistance Neighbor Center remain in school and (County CDBG) St. Vincent de Paul, St. Matthew stay committed to their education. Expenditures: $5,450.75 (County Conference, serves the Hillsboro and Accomplishments: 102 persons CDBG) North Plains areas and provides eli- served (County CDBG);70 persons gible clients a one-time emergency served (Beaverton CDBG) Family Promise—Case Manage- rent assistance payment, utility assis- Expenditures: $10,460 (County ment tance as well as referrals to other CDBG); $15,000 (Beaverton CDBG) The project will fund onsite case man- services including access to food agement services and increase the lev- boxes through the agency’s food el of services provided by creating a bank. HomePlate Youth Services Family Mentoring Program to help Accomplishments: 3,682 persons HomePlate Youth Services works families build stability and obtain per- served (County CDBG) with homeless youth to help them manent housing. Trained volunteers Expenditures: $19,992 (County gain access to specialized services, will work with the Case Manager to CDBG) including education, housing, parent- serve as family mentors and act as ad- ing, mental health, medical and sub- visors and advocates to help families St. Vincent de Paul, St. Anthony – stance abuse services and especially achieve goals and help prevent a re- Rent & Utility Assistance employment. The drop-in services turn to homelessness. St. Vincent de Paul, St. Anthony provided by HomePlate are a key Accomplishments: 65 people served Conference, serves the Tigard area front-end access point in the Coun- (County CDBG) and provides eligible clients a one- ty’s continuum of care for these Expenditures: $20,741.94 (County time emergency rent assistance pay- young people, and are critical in cre- CDBG) ment, utility assistance as well as ating positive, trusting relationships referrals to other services including between homeless youth and adults. Boys and Girls Aid Society - Safe access to food boxes through the Accomplishments: 372 persons Place Youth Shelter agency’s food bank. served (County CDBG) The Safe Place Shelter provides shel- Accomplishments: 680 persons Expenditures: $25,338.14 (County ter for homeless and runaway youth served (County CDBG) CDBG) who have experienced abuse or ne- Expenditures: $15,600 (County glect. The shelter provides a safe CDBG) Community Alliance of Tenants place to sleep and case management (CAT): Renters’ Rights & Educa- services while working with its clients Lutheran Community Services tion: Hotline, Training, Landlord/ to identify permanent housing solu- NW - HopeSpring Tenant Support tions. HopeSpring provides transitional The Renters’ Rights & Education Pro- Accomplishments: 56 youth served housing, child care, counseling and gram is the only education program in (County CDBG); 21 youth served other services to homeless women Oregon designed to increase low- (Beaverton CDBG) and children who have been subject- income renters’ access to safe, decent Expenditures: $37,500 (County ed to domestic violence and/or sub- and stable housing. Their work helps CDBG); $25,000 (Beaverton CDBG) stance abuse. 100% of all beneficiar- those facing eviction who might oth- ies earned less than 30% of median erwise become homeless. family income. Accomplishments: 182 persons served Community Action – Emergency Accomplishments: 66 persons served (County CDBG) Rent & Utility Assistance (County CDBG) Expenditures: $9,000 (County CDBG) The Emergency Rent and Utility As- Expenditures: $37,006.44 (County sistance program provides households CDBG) Family Promise - Advocates for facing eviction with one-time assis- the Homeless tance to help pay the rent or utilities. Good Neighbor Center Family Promise serves homeless Accomplishments: 501 persons served Good Neighbor Center provides individuals or families with case (Beaverton CDBG) shelter and essential services to management and resource referral Expenditures: $22,923(Beaverton homeless families and individuals information, providing access at the CDBG) while working with them to re- day resource facility and at the over- establish a self-sufficient lifestyle. night shelter host location one even- The Children’s Program allows home- ing per week.

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Open Door Counseling Center: McKinney-Vento Homeless Assis- Hillsboro Graduated Independ- Housing Supportive Services tance. To address critical unmet ent Living Program provided by Open Door Counseling Center provides housing and supportive service needs Luke-Dorf, Inc. counseling services to low-income for an increasing number of home-  $121,741 for a renewal of the homeowners and one-month of mort- less, a strategic plan that incorpo- Transitional Living Program for gage payment assistance, when needed, rated the goals identified in the older youth to include leasing to help save their home from foreclo- County’s 10-Year Plan to End funds for housing units and sup- sure and prevent homelessness. Homelessness and the CoC’s Gaps port services provided by the Accomplishments: 969 people served Analysis was developed. Boys and Girls Aid. (County CDBG)  $297,426 for a renewal of the Expenditures: $8,135 (County CDBG) In October 2014, a funding request Garrett Lee Smith Safe Haven was submitted through the FY2014 serving chronically homeless Housing Independence—Serving McKinney-Vento CoC Homeless individuals with mental illness. homeless persons with Developmen- Assistance grant application that re- The Safe Haven provides hous- tal Disabilities sulted in $2.72 million in funding ing, mental health care, case The project will provide support to from HUD’s Homeless Emergency management, and supportive individuals with developmental disa- Assistance and Rapid Transition to services provided by Luke-Dorf, bilities who are homeless or at risk of Housing (HEARTH) Act Continuum Inc. becoming homeless by helping them of Care Program, a reauthorization  $14,772 for a renewal of the obtain and retain housing through in- of the McKinney-Vento Act signed Washington County Transitional creased case management and support- into law by President Obama. Housing Program. This program ive services. While the intellectually Washington County will administer is operated in collaboration be- and developmentally disabled popula- the rent assistance and reporting re- tween the Department of Hous- tion experiences increased barriers and quirements in partnership with the ing Services and the Department risks in accessing and maintaining services and operations provided by of Community Corrections. housing, evidence and experience project sponsor agencies for the fol-  $39,742 for a renewal of the prove that with dedicated case man- lowing one-year funded projects Homeless Management Infor- agement, supports and skills training, identified in the HUD grant applica- mation System (HMIS) Admin- these adults can be highly successful tion: istrator position (part-time). The in living independently. System Administrator position Accomplishments: 22 people served  $392,948 for a CoC Rapid Re- resides in the Department of (County CDBG) housing for Families program Housing Services and coordi- Expenditures: $13,833 (County provided by Community Action. nates, implements and adminis- CDBG) This project represents the con- ters the countywide HMIS soft- solidation of two HUD-funded ware program with participating Other Actions rapid re-housing programs into provider agencies. one CoC Rapid Re-Housing for  $78,706 for a renewal of 12 units Homeless services in Washington Families project. The former of Single Room Occupancy County are administered through the HopeSpring Rapid Re-Housing (SRO) project-based rent assis- Washington County Department of program will end August 31, tance at the Tri-Haven Room Housing Services and delivered 2015. and Board Program serving through a community-based network  $31,618 for a new Housing Sta- homeless individuals with men- of organizations that work together to bilization Program administered tal illness. Washington County help homeless families and individuals by the Good Neighbor Center. Department of Housing Services move toward self-sufficiency. These The program provides services administers the rent assistance organizations comprise the Housing matched with housing subsidy for homeless individuals residing and Supportive Services Network provided by foregone rents at at the property owned by Se- (HSSN) and follow the HUD Continu- Housing Authority of Washing- quoia Mental Health Services, um of Care (CoC) model to develop ton County properties. Inc. and implement homeless activities to  $87,300 for a renewal of opera-  $1,623,684 for a renewal of 148 effectively achieve self-sufficiency tion costs and support services units of Shelter Plus Care Pro- outcomes. for dual diagnosed chronic gram tenant-based rental assis- homeless individuals in the tance serving chronically home-

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less individuals and families assessment standards are document- scape technician position. The rate with disabling conditions. This ed in the HMIS tool used to perform would apply to community service program is administered by the the assessment and housing place- work for court appointed fees and pro- Department of Housing Services ment process. The system creates bation/parole fees. in collaboration with eight non- efficiencies for homeless consumers, Implement Legal Clinics to provide profit sponsor agencies: Cas- as well as the provider agencies, homeless households with greater ac- cade AIDS Project, Community faith-based community partners, law cess to legal services for civil legal Action, Good Neighbor Center, enforcement, hospitals, clinics, and issues. Housing Independence, Life- emergency medical services. Works NW, Luke-Dorf, Inc., The HSSN seeks to create pathways Open Door Counseling Center, During the fiscal year July 2014 to out of homelessness through legal and Sequoia Mental Health Ser- June 2015, the system has screened clinics and support for policy change vices, Inc. 1,911 homeless households to collect that reduces the debt owed to legal  $33,056 for a new CoC Program household demographics to include institutions, creates greater access to Planning grant that funds the homeless status, with eligible house- eligible mainstream benefits, and miti- Homeless Program Coordinator holds schedule to meet with the CRA gates low-level or misdemeanor cita- position (part-time). The Home- to be assessed for need of housing tions that result in bad credit and barri- less Program Coordinate leads and services resulting in the most ers to housing. the continuums work in develop- appropriate housing program place- ing, implementing and docu- ment. The CRAs completed 1,043 Severe Weather Shelter Response menting in policy compliance households assessments that resulted Plan. The shelter plan was developed requirements under the new in the following demographics: with faith-based and nonprofit com- HEARTH Act. 50 percent literally homeless, with munity partners who open their facili- 50 percent at imminent risk of home- ties during inclement weather to pro- Community Connect lessness vide shelter to homeless persons. Re- 49 percent have a criminal history ferral of homeless persons to the In the jurisdiction’s 10-Year Plan to 35 percent were actively fleeing or church shelters is made through the End Homelessness, Strategy 1.1 Cre- experienced domestic violence homeless outreach workers, communi- ate A Universal Point of Referral for 27 percent owe landlord debt (the ty referral system, law enforcement, At-Risk Tenancies and Strategy 3.1 average debt is $2,500 per house- fire/EMS, libraries, local service pro- Create a Unified Assessment System hold) viders, 211info, and Community Con- identified the need to reduce barriers 5 percent were seniors age 62 years nect. Communication of shelter acti- people in housing crisis experience and older vation/deactivation is coordinated by as they seek-out resources in our the Washington County Homeless community. Community Connect Community Connect is now collect- Program Coordinator. During the was implemented in January 2014 to ing Emergency Contact and/or Next- winter of 2014/15, one nonprofit and provide a single-point access point of-Kin Contact information to sup- six faith-based organizations provided that evaluates at risk and homeless port local authorities reach a home- overnight emergency shelter and people consistently for assistance, less persons designated contact in meals to homeless persons. The implements prevention and diversion the event of death. church shelters provided 5,409 beds standards (Housing First), and priori- stays with an in-kind value of tizes people based on a standard Standard Conversion Rate for Com- $135,810 provided in volunteer time needs assessment tool that best de- munity Service Work. The HSSN to staff the meals and sheltering activi- termines the housing and service Workgroup (the CoC Board) devel- ties. program for housing placement. The oped two initiatives to address the 49 system is supported by trained Com- percent homeless households experi- Veteran Permanent Supportive Hous- munity Resource Advocates (CRAs), encing barriers to access housing as ing Programs. and aligns more than 900 homeless a result of their criminal history: · The Supportive Services for Veteran beds with the front-door of this sys- Increase the conversion rate for com- Families (SSVF) Program is adminis- tem to ensure all people seeking as- munity service work from $10 per tered by Community Action, and is a sistance have equal access to com- hour to the current Bureau of Labor community-based program that rapid- munity resources. The screening and and Industries (BOLI) rate of a land- ly re-houses homeless Veteran fami-

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Supplementary Table A Year 7 Summary of ‘10-Year Plan to End Homelessness’ (July 2014 – June 2015)

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Supplementary Table A Year 7 Summary of ‘10-Year Plan to End Homelessness’ (July 2014 – June 2015)

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lies and prevents homelessness for coupled with appropriate services design and development of a cost those at imminent risk due to a hous- tailored to meet the homeless indi- study to measure the financial impact ing crisis. In FY2014/15, 55 veteran vidual needs. The collaborative pro- of homelessness on the various insti- households (158 people) received ject prioritized federal and local re- tutional systems in Washington SSVF assistance. sources in alignment with the Feder- County. The purpose of this study is · HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive al Strategic Plan to end chronic to understand the amount of money Housing (VASH) Program. In April homelessness by 2017. Outcomes of various systems (hospitals, law en- 2015, the Housing Authority of Wash- the 3-year program include: forcement, Emergency Medical Ser- ington County was awarded 13 VASH 71 chronically homeless persons re- vices, homeless shelters, community vouchers offering permanent support- ceived CABHI services corrections, etc.) are currently spend- ive housing to homeless veterans, in 58 households rehoused with Section ing on services that do not end partnership with the U.S. Department 8 Housing Choice, CoC Program and homelessness permanently. The of Veterans Affairs (VA). The Hous- HUD-VASH rent assistance Phase 1 Cost Study Report released ing Authority of Washington County in 2013 provided data on the cost of previously received 87 VASH vouch- A Mental Health and Special Needs homelessness prior to moving people ers. The Housing Authority adminis- Community Consortium Steering into housing. The report is available ters the voucher funds, and the VA Committee was formed during the online at http:// provides case management and ser- CABHI program implementation, visionactionnetwork.org/images/ vices. and continues to support the Housing homeless%20cost%20study_nerc% TEAM participants and the align- 20report.pdf. On January 13, 2015, Housing TEAM Program. Luke-Dorf, ment of housing, services and health the Phase 2 Cost Study Report was Inc. completed the 3-year federal Sub- care to create greater access for the published to include a longitudinal stance Abuse and Mental Health Ser- chronic homeless population in study on the cost to institutional sys- vices Administration (SAMHSA) Co- Washington County. tems by the same households after operative Agreements to Benefits they have been in housing for 2 or Homeless Individuals (CABHI) grant Project Homeless Connect. On Jan- more years. The report is available serving chronic homeless adults expe- uary 30, a network of nonprofit, pub- online at http://www.pdx.edu/nerc/ riencing mental illness and substance lic, private, and community stake- sites/www.pdx.edu.nerc/files/ addiction. Luke-Dorf, Inc. is the local holders participated in providing ser- P2_Report_Final.pdf. lead agency implementing the Hous- vices to more than 400 homeless per- ing TEAM (Transition, Engagement sons during the one-day event hosted The cost study highlights the need And Mentoring) Program. at Sonrise Church. Project Homeless for affordable housing in Washing- Connect is a one-stop resource event ton County. The jurisdiction main- During the 3-year program implemen- that links service agencies with tains a focus in various community tation, the Housing TEAM developed homeless consumers. A diverse work groups to address the develop- relationships with landlord/property group of agencies and volunteers ment of policy and funding to in- managers that provided housing for provided on-site vision, dental, foot crease the number of affordable units chronic homeless persons receiving care, employment, veteran services, for people at or below 50% area me- services provided by Luke-Dorf, Inc. housing referral, veterinary services, dian income (AMI). The jurisdic- This work was further supported with and personal amenities to include tion’s Consolidated Plan identifies a linkage to health care, job skill/ haircuts, showers, clothing, and gap of nearly 13,000 units. training, and other client specific ser- much more. A warm-weather Pro- vices provided by a consortium of pro- ject Homeless Connect event was A Road Home: 10-Year Plan to End vider agencies. The grant funded the held on July 11, 2014, at Sonrise Homelessness. The Washington development of the landlord specialist Church with 304 people served. The County Department of Housing Ser- position that will be retained as a 10th annual Project Homeless Con- vices is responsible for leading the housing navigator through CDBG nect is scheduled for January 2016. implementation of the jurisdiction’s funding in PY 2015/16. During the 10-Year Plan to address prevention three year program there was only two Homeless Cost Study. In 2012, the and ending of homelessness. Each evictions, a significant outcome of the Department of Housing Services and year, the County’s Homeless Coordi- relationships developed between Luke Vision Action Network co-convened nator prepares a report on progress -Dorf, Inc. and the property managers, an Advisory Committee to direct the made in implementing the Plan, with

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the Homeless Assessment Report ing development financing, thus providing affordable housing. Cur- available online at requiring property owners and rent planning efforts underway for www.co.washington.or.us/homeless. financing sources to make a leap River Terrace, Amber Glen and The $5.3 million budget in Year 7 of of faith to build the projects. South Hillsboro are potential new the 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness Some organizations could address areas of land available for housing was under-funded by $1 million, leav- this structural challenge by in- within the Urban Growth Boundary. ing a gap in affordable housing strate- cluding housing for homeless or However the cost of the infrastruc- gies serving extremely low-income extremely low income persons in ture needed to develop those sites is homeless (30% area median income). mixed income housing, where the so high that increases in system de- cash flow from units affordable velopment charges are expected fur- As part of the 2010-2015 Consolidated above 60% AMI provide a bit of ther challenging development con- Planning process, the County ap- a cushion. However, this ap- siderations for affordable housing. proved as a priority CDBG or HOME proach can result in challenges projects that will implement strategies associated with managing pro- HOME dollars were used to pur- in the 10 Year Plan to End Homeless- jects that include persons with a chase the land for both phases of ness. The 2010-2015 Consolidated variety of levels of functioning Bienestar’s Juniper Gardens Apart- Plan includes a variety of actions that living in the same place. ments located in Forest Grove. The Washington County, the City of Bea- first phase of Juniper Gardens Apart- verton, and their partners proposed to  Coordination with Services: Many ments was completed in January undertake over the five-year period to chronically homeless individuals 2013, while the second phase was fulfill key elements of the county’s need physical and mental health completed in the fall of 2014. This overall Housing Affordability Strate- services. Receiving these ser- project provides 46 units of afforda- gy. The 2014 Action Plan specifically vices helps them stay housed; ble housing for farmworkers earning identified actions to be undertaken without them, some people may less than 50% AMI. during the 2014/15 program year. have difficulty conforming to the behaviors necessary to remain in housing. At the national and state The County has worked with local Obstacles to Meeting levels, the eligibility require- partners to offer Community Hous- Underserved Needs ments, application processes and ing Development Organizations first duration of assistance for services right of refusal on available surplus

(e.g., Medicaid) and housing as- land. In an effort to provide access to Developing housing for homeless indi- sistance do not mesh. This makes land, the City of Beaverton has set viduals is one of the most challenging it extremely difficult for local aside funding within its general aspects of affordable housing develop- providers to offer housing to budget to acquire strategic parcels of ment. Reasons why this is the case homeless persons with the assur- land within the City. In PY 2011, include: ance that they will receive needed the City used this funding to pur-

services in a timely and sufficient chase a block in the eastern portion  Financing: In Washington County, manner. of the City’s downtown. The City housing for extremely low income completed an Request for Qualifica- individuals—persons earning 30% Nevertheless, the County is commit- tions (RFQ) for developers who AMI—requires a financing struc- ted to working with housing and ser- would build a mixed-use building on ture not only with no debt pay- vice providers to provide housing- the site including workforce housing ments, but also with an operating related resources needed to provide during the program year. CPAH and subsidy. Thus, housing for resi- permanent supportive housing for its partner, Central Bethany Devel- dents with incomes below 30% homeless persons. The relatively low opment, were awarded development AMI is not only the most costly to benchmarks for this kind of housing rights to the site. The City in turn create, but also requires identifying is a reflection solely of the difficulty allocated previous years’ HOME sources of operating subsidy (such of producing it and does not reflect a funding to CPAH for the workforce as rent subsidies). Typically, the lack of commitment to using HOME housing project now called The Bar- period of time for which these rent and CDBG funds for this purpose. celona. CPAH closed on construc- subsidies are guaranteed is substan- tion financing in July 2014 and con- tially less than the loan period or The cost and the availability of land struction has been underway this affordability period of the underly- are also cited as main obstacles to year. Washington County Consortium of Washington County, Oregon Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) 49 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report 2014-2015

In regards to local capacity, Wash- ing strategy stresses the need for ington County continues to award a strong County leadership in promot- In addition to increasing the supply of significant portion of its HOME dol- ing affordable housing. The Office existing affordable housing stock, an- lars to nonprofit housing developers. of Community Development and the other viable method for supporting This year, 100% of the HOME funds Department of Housing Services/ these strategies is maintaining the ex- available for development went to Housing Authority of Washington isting affordable housing stock. Both two Community Housing Develop- County continue their efforts to add the City of Beaverton and Washington ment Organizations (CHDOs), well substantially to the local stock of County operate housing rehabilitation above the HUD minimum require- affordable housing. programs that fund needed improve- ment of 15 percent. To further sup- Consistent with both the Fair Hous- ments to homes occupied by house- port the efforts of nonprofit organi- ing and Consolidated Plans, the com- holds that lack the means to do so on zations seeking to develop affordable mitment of County HOME resources their own. housing, Washington County made has helped make local projects more the maximum amount of HOME successful in the competition for Oregon Housing and Community Ser- program funds available to designat- state funding. One project received vices continues its efforts to preserve ed CHDOs for reasonable and neces- tax credits in Year 5, namely future expiring-use projects. The State sary costs of operations. The Board REACH Community Development’s has been proactive in this effort and of Commissioners awarded operat- The Orchards at Orenco Phase II. several projects have been preserved. ing grants totaling $59,118 to sup- The tax credit award can, in part, be port critical staff positions at two attributed to the $1,500,000 in Public Policy Barriers to CHDOs in PY 2014. In addition, HOME funds awarded to the project, Affordable Housing Washington County continues to as well as the $768,960 awarded by support a CDBG public services set- the Department of Housing Services aside benefiting Tier 1 CHDOs. towards 8 project-based vouchers. The 2010-2015 Consolidated Plan This set-aside is specifically for resi- The awards of these project-based identified strategies for reducing costs dent services at CHDO properties. Section 8 vouchers at Phase II are and barriers to affordable housing. This additional investment in our targeted for extremely low-income Below are the steps that the County local CHDOs will help to provide a households earning at or below 30% proposes to take to address the set of stable funding source, a tool for lev- of the Area Median Income. The barriers that can be addressed on the eraging other resources, and will im- second HOME project funded in FY local level: pact/support the health of the proper- 2014, CPAH’s Metzger Park Rehab ties themselves. project, received a grant from the  Multiple Reporting Requirements: Federal Home Loan Bank. Washington County is an active The County has identified the lack of participant in the Streamlining Re- resources as a major barrier to ad- The County seeks to maximize pri- porting initiative involving Oregon dressing unmet community develop- vate-sector participation in the Housing and Community Services ment needs. Part 3-2 “Leveraged HOME program by encouraging pro- and other jurisdictions in the state. Resources for Projects Completed in posals from all eligible applicants. The intent of this initiative is to PY 2014” describes the success County HOME funds were allocated reduce the duplicative monitoring sponsors have had in using HOME through an annual competitive fund- and reporting requirements result- to leverage other dollars in order to ing process, with funding decisions ing from having multiple funding implement their projects. Notwith- made in advance of the State’s appli- entities invest in individual pro- standing the lack of resources, non- cation deadline to demonstrate sup- jects. It is hoped that the outcome profit housing developers have been port for local projects that may also of this effort will significantly re- very successful in implementing require state grant funding or tax duce the reporting burden on area their funded projects. credits to proceed. With the reduc- housing providers while providing tions in HOME allocations and a reliable source of information. Foster and Maintain changes in program rules requiring a  Vulnerability of Community Devel- Affordable Housing yearly set-aside for CHDOs, the Par- ticipating Jurisdiction’s ability to opment Corporations to Financial fund a non-CHDO project is con- Instability: Washington County Washington County's adopted hous- strained. recognizes the importance of a reli-

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able source of operating subsidy to it is possible to clarify the unique ment (OCD) maintains overall re- CHDOs being able to serve vulner- pathways of the various jurisdic- sponsibility for the CDBG, ESG and able populations. Thus, the County tions and promote more dialogue HOME Programs as well as the con- has instituted a two-tier system of among planners about ways to solidated planning process. OCD and CHDOs. In addition to meeting the proactively support affordable the Housing Authority share in the basic CHDO requirements set forth housing development without coordination of housing policy in the in HUD regulations, Tier 1 CHDOs weakening planning standards. County. DHS has overall responsi- meet an additional set of organiza- Strategy 7 calls for creating mod- bility for administering Housing Au- tional standards pertaining to or- el guidelines and approaches that thority housing programs. DHS con- ganizational capacity, financial can be customized to fit an indi- tinues to coordinate the Continuum management, housing development vidual jurisdiction’s circumstanc- of Care and the Housing and Sup- and asset management and services es. portive Services Network (HSSN), a to program participants. In return network of over 50 service providers for meeting this higher level of  Affordable Housing as a Priority: and public funding agencies. The standards, the County commits to The Washington County Coali- HSSN contributed to the overall de- providing operating support for tion of Housing Advocates velopment of the County’s 2015 three years, pending annual recerti- (CHA) (formerly the Housing Continuum of Care application sub- fication as a CHDO, the availabil- Advocacy Group) continues to mission. OCD and DHS staffs work ity of HOME funds, and successful work on this issue. closely in the management of interre- performance as measured against lated planning and program activi- their three-year work programs.  Land Cost: In Year 5 of the Con- ties. The City of Beaverton adminis- The policies governing the Coun- solidated Plan cycle, Washington ters its independent CDBG entitle- ty’s CHDO program are described County Office of Community ment, working in partnership with in Section 1.6 of the HOME Invest- Development was not able to ana- OCD on planning, housing issues ment Partnerships Program Policy lyze the creation of a land acqui- and programs. Manual. sition program using CDBG funds. However, the Office of The encouragement of public/private  Difficulty of Providing Service- Community Development recog- partnerships and expansion of the Enriched Housing: As an addition- nizes that community partners are capacity of all interested participants al benefit to Tier 1 CHDOs, Wash- interested in the creation of such to create affordable housing opportu- ington County sets aside 13% of its a program. The consideration of a nities continue to be important in CDBG Public Services funding to land acquisition program using addressing priority needs in Wash- support services provided to resi- CDBG funds was part of the ington County. These partnerships dents of their housing develop- planning process for the 2015- were strengthened during the most ments in Washington County. The 2020 Washington County Consol- recent Consolidated Plan process. City of Beaverton also commits a idated Plan however it was deter- portion of its public services fund- mined that the federal dollars are OCD continues to build new rela- ing on an ongoing basis to support not the appropriate source of tionships in the housing and Contin- this need. funds in that there are federal uum of Care community. OCD staff constraints about land banking. are present at monthly Coalition of  Multiple Jurisdictions, Multiple De- This continues to be an area con- Housing Advocates (CHA) and velopment Pathways: Strategy 7, sidered to be of high value to Housing and Supportive Services Planning, calls for a number of ac- housing developers but a likely Network meetings to sustain rela- tions to help address the complexi- funding source has not been iden- tionships with these participants. ty that results from having multiple tified. OCD has communicated with these jurisdictions in Washington Coun- groups about current and upcoming ty, each with its own identity, vi- Overcome Gaps in planning and funding processes. Notifications have been sent via pub- sion and planning requirements. Institutional Structures While it is very unlikely that there licized notices, mass mailings, e- will be a uniform development and Enhance Coordination mail distributions, brochures, and pathway that all affordable housing notifications via the web site. projects will follow in the County, The Office of Community Develop-

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OCD continues to meet with local cities selected this option effective July 1, 2015 through June 30, CHDOs to ensure open communica- 2018, OCD manages Hillsboro’s hous- tion and discuss issues of concerns Washington County and Beaverton ing rehabilitation and public service or strategize with those groups on have participated in the HOME con- funds. The City retains a portion of its how to build on coordination. OCD sortium since 1994. Hillsboro chose grant to undertake a project of its own also coordinates a “funders” group to join the HOME consortium once it choosing provided that it complies which focuses on pipeline issues and qualified for designation as a CDBG with HUD national objectives and eli- funding coordination. Staff from Metropolitan City entitlement in FY gibility requirements. OCD retains OCD, Department of Housing Ser- 2000. overall responsibility for federal com- vices, Community Housing Fund, pliance. Enterprise, Network of Affordable The County and the cities of Beaver- The County, the City of Hillsboro and Housing, and Oregon Housing and ton and Hillsboro continue to work all of the incorporated cities within the Community Services participate. together as HOME Consortium part- County (with the exception of Beaver- These funders also meet to discuss ners to provide affordable housing ton) also re-qualified as an urban underwriting standards in an attempt opportunities to local residents. CDBG entitlement (Hillsboro as a to ensure projects funded mutually joint entitlement). Intergovernmental meet the various standards of the The Washington County, City of agreements approved in June 2014 for funders. Beaverton and City of Hillsboro the period July 1, 2015 through June worked cooperatively on the comple- 30, 2018 established the CDBG Con- Efforts to enhance coordination be- tion of the 2015-2020 Consolidated sortium for another three years. tween housing and service providers Plan with Washington County acting and among units of local govern- as the Lead Agency. The planning Late in June 2014 during the requalifi- ment, such as the regular meetings of process began in October 2013 and cation period, the City of Tigard was the local Housing and Supportive culminated with public hearings in notified by HUD that it had reached Services Network are noted in Part April and May of 2015. The Plan the population threshold of 50,000 and 1d Continuum of Care narrative. was approved by HUD in July 2015 was therefore eligible to become a with high praise for the Consorti- standalone CDBG entitlement. The In June of 2014, the County and cit- um’s outreach to the community and City deferred its status and remained ies of Beaverton and Hillsboro com- success in using the new HUD tem- with the County Consortium. Over the pleted the 2015-2017 HOME Inter- plate for Consolidated Plan/Action next three years, the city will under- governmental Agreement which Plan submission. take its own analysis of whether it went into effect on July1, 2015 wishes to remain with the County through June 30, 2018. Under the As in previous years, the jurisdic- Consortium, become a joint entitle- new agreement, member options tions prepared and submitted to ment, or go out on its own. Conversa- were limited to two options. HUD this spring their PY 2015 Ac- tions with the City have already begun tion Plan for the investment of feder- regarding the choices it must make Option One allows the Representa- al housing and community develop- regarding entitlement status. tive Member to administer all ment resources. They also jointly HOME funds on behalf of the City designed and developed their CA- The Office of Community Develop- Member, including the selection of PER leading up to September 2015. ment was in the implementation phase projects with participation of the of the 2015-2020 Consolidated Plan City Member. The cities of Hillsboro Prior to program year 2001, the City throughout PY 2014. This effort was and Beaverton have selected this of Hillsboro achieved a population considered locally as an innovative option through June 30, 2018. greater than 50,000, which defined it and prime example of coordination. as a metropolitan city and made it Many examples of coordination are Option Two allows the City Member eligible to receive Community Block noted: to specifically designate its portion Grant funds directly from HUD. of HOME funds to projects within its The City, however, opted to become  Consolidated Plan Work Group jurisdiction. However, the Repre- a joint CDBG entitlement with made up of members of the Com- sentative Member (Washington Washington County, thereby remain- munity who would advise OCD County) would complete project im- ing in the Consortium. on recommendations for the Plan plementation and administration. No (Housing Authority, Legal Aid, Under a CDBG operating agreement Community Action, private sector,

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minority representation, plan- The Plan assisted in providing sup- landscaping to improve curb appeal ning, housing advocate, etc) port for a new CDBG set-aside to- and neighborhood status. Continuation of the Anti-Poverty wards affordable housing as well as Work Group which was continued support for rehabilitation The Housing Authority of Washing- formed in 2008. activities. The process created an ton County, in its concurrent role as  Partnering with the City of Beaver- infrastructure for work with part- Washington County's Department of ton in the overall planning effort. ner, community-based organiza- Housing Services (DHS), has taken  Coordination and consultation with tions to engage low-income, minor- numerous actions to promote State, local government, and oth- ity, immigrant, and non-English "resident initiatives" for tenants of er groups serving low income speaking communities. Some ex- public housing and related services populations and/or impacted by amples of the agencies include: to other recipients of housing assis- priorities and strategies. Center for Intercultural Organizing, tance. The Family Self-Sufficiency  Outreach to affected low income Community Alliance of Tenants (FSS) Program, for example, pro- populations to gather their input. (CAT), OPAL, the Asian-Pacific motes various self-sufficiency op-  Finding new ways to assess access American Network of Oregon portunities, including linking partici- to opportunity utilizing existing (APANO), Adelante Mujeres, Cen- pating households to job training, resources (like the Equity Atlas) tro Cultural de Washington Coun- education, and possible homeowner- which will help to inform future ty, and the Oregon Somali Family ship, among other activities. FSS funding decisions regarding the Education Center (OSFEC). These case managers continue to utilize a siting of housing. These maps relationships have become central Facebook page to promote job open- are based on the concept that to other discussions as well. ings, community events and volun- people who live in areas with teer opportunities. The FSS case access to opportunities have an In addition, the Aloha-Reedville managers have also established “e- increased potential to thrive. planning process has led to a mail” groups to better match our par- stronger relationship between the ticipants with updates and opportuni- County’s Department of Land Use ties directly connected to their goals. The City is a recipient of a Centers and Transportation, Housing Ser- We have successfully enrolled 3 ac- for Disease Control Community vices and Office of Community tive savers into the Education VIDA Transformation Grant to work with Development which is evidence by accounts. We are looking to add 2 cross jurisdictional medical provid- participation in other planning more savers to the program. The FSS ers to plan for a health and teaching efforts. program has partnered with the center that will increase access to Housing Works Program (DOL grant medical care and improve health out- Improve Public Housing with PCC) to connect participants in comes for low and moderate income both programs to enhanced training Beaverton residents. and Resident Initiatives opportunities and additional educa- tion. In the first enrollment of the Both Washington County and the For the year-end June 30, 2015, the Housing Works Program we saw 30 City of Beaverton work with the Housing Authority of Washington participants. 17 of these participants Washington County Department of County expended over $210,000 in were co-enrolled in the FSS pro- Disability Aging and Veterans’ Ser- Capital Fund Program funds to re- gram. We are looking to double this vices to deliver Older Americans Act habilitate or modernize units iden- co-enrollment in the next 6 months. housing rehabilitation assistance in tified in the five-year plan and as- conjunction with CDBG-funded sociated operations costs. This ef- As of June 30, 2015, the Section 8 housing rehabilitation to increase fort involved the successful reha- FSS program has had 6 successful efficiency. bilitation of thirty-two (32) vacant graduations with an escrow payout units, to include the installing of of $38.606.55. Additionally, we as- Aloha-Reedville Study energy efficient lighting, toilets and sisted 2 participants with positive appliances as needed. In addition, escrow balances, by approving inter- Washington County culminated a twenty-two (22) units received new im disbursements to allow them to three-year study and livable commu- flooring. All units received com- pay for education related costs. The nity plan for the Aloha-Reedville prehensive plumbing and electrical total escrow balances for all families area of unincorporated Washington inspections as well as updated grew by $36,444.79 County utilizing funds from HUD. Washington County Consortium of Washington County, Oregon Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) 53 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report 2014-2015

change. During this fiscal period we (between 2000 and 2012). While the The FSS program is currently support- have served 30 participant families, data source between the two meas- ing 71 families. We are looking to over which was more than our targeted urements is not a perfect overlap, the enroll the program to 100 participants. goal of 25 and represents 60% of the magnitude of the change is the driv- This allows those in the Housing total number of families expected to ing input in the anti-poverty efforts: Works Program to co-enroll and re- be served under the grant. In March the growth of people in poverty is ceive enhanced support from the FSS 2015 WorkSystems, Inc. agreed to outpacing the growth in our popula- program. This over enrollment allows fund an additional 25 participants for tion overall. the FSS case managers to offer the the program and one additional case program to those clients that have ex- manager. The WorkSource program The Washington County Anti- pressed interest but were placed on the and the FSS program are looking to poverty Workgroup is a collabora- waiting-list. Our dedicated FSS staff work more closely together to sup- tion of state, county and local service has successfully marketed the program port the WorkSource program and providers in Washington County, and grown interest in the program. incorporate it as an FSS goal for par- and it was formed as part of the 2010 ticipating families. -2015 Consolidated Plan. Over the The FSS case manages have partnered course of this five year period, much with Pacific Psychology to offer coun- Consistent with its policy on home- has been accomplished. One of the seling and support to our FSS clients based occupations, the Housing Au- first work items was to better under- and to the Housing Works participants. thority permits public housing resi- stand Worksystems and how Wash- This new venture will begin with self- dents to operate businesses out of ington County was represented on care workshops, interview readiness their homes. the Workforce Investment and resume building workshops sched- Board. The group invited a current uled at PCC- Willow Creek but will Two Housing Authority rental assis- member to talk about the Board, the also be offered at their Hillsboro loca- tance program participants currently representation, the work being done tion. They will be working towards serve on the County’s nine-member in the region, etc. Given the im- offering support groups at a sliding Housing Advisory Committee. One portance of this organization to anti- scale rate to all interested participants program participant also serves on poverty efforts, it was noted that and their family members. the Housing Authority Board of Di- Washington County was underrepre- rectors. sented on the Workforce Investment On December 4, 2012, the Housing Board and work was needed to in- Authority of Washington County en- The Housing Authority also attempts crease access and visibility here in tered into a contract with WorkSys- to keep its participants informed the County. tems, Inc. to administer the Housing about events and resources that may Works program – a 3-year U.S. De- assist them through its website, The Work Group initially conducted partment of Labor Workforce Innova- online participant newsletter, and a needs assessment in 2008 that tion Fund grant to provide services to special mailings. The Housing Au- helped to inform the Consolidated create an efficient and responsive sys- thority also worked with the County Plan process. That study identified tem to enhance the self-sufficiency of to send 20 children of assisted fami- the “cliff effect” and other disincen- households receiving assistance from lies to Camp Rosenbaum this past tives that work against transitioning regional Housing Authorities and train off of services and moving towards workers for jobs in growth industries. Anti-Poverty greater independence and self- The Housing Works program provides sufficiency. The Anti-Poverty

intensive case management, training Workgroup determined that a second Community Action’s 2015 Issues of and employment services linked to assessment would be valuable as a Poverty report cites that one in nine, growth industries; including work- tool to compare findings as well as or 59,893 County residents are living attachment activities and on-going determine the extent of the impact of below the federal poverty lev- cohort-based employment activities. the national recession. The el. Washington County’s Consoli- The program also seeks to build or- Workgroup partnered with Pacific dated Plan states that between 2000 ganizational capacity in regional University to conduct the re- and 2011, the County’s population Housing Authorities and Workforce search. Individuals participating in grew by 17% whereas the number of Investment Boards to improve coordi- local social services were recruited people in poverty grew by 76% nation of sustain long-term systemic

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and inspect the work of contractors ards. Lead Based Paint Hazards to ensure compliance. Compliance with Planning Washington County’s entitlement Developing the capacity of con- jurisdictions have taken a variety of tractors trained in lead safe work Requirements steps to ensure compliance with the practices is a critical part of the federal lead-based paint regulations plan to address lead-based paint The Washington County Office of that went into affect in September hazards throughout Washington Community Development and De- 2000. County. New EPA rules require all partment of Housing Services and contractors be trained in lead safe City of Beaverton both regularly Washington County’s Housing Re- work practices if they work in pre monitor activities undertaken with habilitation Program continues to 1978 housing, and Housing Reha- HUD funds. For further discussion ensure compliance with Federal bilitation staff continue to encour- of these activities, please see the lead-based paint regulations on all age contractors working with our Monitoring section of this report projects through a variety of ways. program to take HUD certified (page 80). The 2010-2015 Consoli- These include staff trained and cer- courses in lead safe work practices. dated Plan was submitted to HUD tified as Risk Assessors, ongoing in May 2010 and was approved in training, and contractor capacity The City of Beaverton’s housing September 2010. All projects in- building. rehabilitation programs, adminis- cluded in the 2015 Annual Action tered through Unlimited Choices, Plan met goals outlined in that Con- Washington County and the City of follow lead safe work practices. solidated Plan. Beaverton are no longer a partner in All homes built in before 1978 are a regional grant for controlling lead tested for the presence of lead The City of Beaverton reviews all based paint hazards. This grant was based paint, and only contractors projects prior to funding to ensure discontinued as a regional grant due certified in lead safe work practices they meet both HUD requirement to the fact that the City of Portland are allowed to work in these for national objective and eligible as administrator of the grant decid- homes. activity, as well as whether or not a ed to pursue a grant more limited in project meets a goal and strategy scope in covering households with- In addition, Unlimited Choices is outlined in the 2010-2015 Consoli- in Portland city limits. Thus, there designated as a Lead Learning dated Plan. In addition, projects were no households in Washington Center where contractors may re- which apply for public services (the County or the City of Beaverton ceive EPA accredited training that most oversubscribed portion of the assisted through this lead grant. meets the requirements of the RRP program) receive additional points There is no current grant program rule. during ranking if they address a to assist households with children high-priority need from the Consoli- under the age of six and under 80% Of the 243 public housing units dated Plan. In an effort to create of median income. owned and managed by the Hous- redundancy all national objectives ing Authority of Washington and eligible activities are referenced During this program year, the County, 73 were built before 1978. within each project’s contract to Housing Rehabilitation staff con- All have been inspected for lead- verify that it is indeed eligible for tracted with a private contractor to based paint hazards. Although lead CDBG funding. do risk assessments and paint sam- -based paint was spotted on exteri- plings on properties where it is or surfaces at several single-family needed and required. This enables units and small apartment com- staff to assess the risks from lead plexes, none of the unit interiors based paint and coordinate with contained lead-based paint. The contractors trained to do lead haz- Housing Authority has completed ard control work which in turn en- lead-based paint abatement in all sures our rehabilitation work is units where it was necessary to re- done using lead safe work practic- move lead-based paint, thus elimi- es. Trained staff members monitor nating the possibility of future haz-

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to participate in a focus groups or ing. The Department of Housing individual interviews. This study Services remains committed to allo- found that families were no longer cating local housing resources “as concerned about a “cliff” off of part of an overall strategy to assist which they might fall as they transi- those in the community with the tioned to self-sufficiency. Instead, greatest need.” The Department also the overall dearth of assistance and has allowed for the project-basing of the difficulty in accessing those ser- housing choice vouchers for devel- vices made it such that it was seen opment projects which allows hous- more like a “lottery system” access ing providers to meet the needs of to service. They couldn’t even get in households below 30% AMI. the door for services. Through this study, a number of recommendations In partnership with neighboring were made. One of the areas of im- Multnomah County, Washington provement was with utility compa- County implements the Workforce nies changing the way they notify Investment Act through WorkSource households of late payments and Centers, which coordinate employ- charges to reinstate ser- ment and training programs with vice. Through a survey conducted social service support. Located in by Community Action, it became different areas of the county, Work- clear that many households were not Source Centers offer core services to able to understand the communica- all job seekers as well as pre- tions from the utility compa- employment training, one-on-one job nies. In year 5, Pacific University counseling, and job placement to again partnered with the Anti- eligible persons. Each main Work- poverty Work Group to undertake Source site has representatives from additional work based on the 2008 the Employment Division, Vocation- study looking at the cliff effect. al Rehabilitation, Adult and Family Graduate level students reviewed the Services, and Portland Community 2008 study, did research on publicly College. The coordination has funded programs that contributed to evolved to such an extent that users the cliff effect, identified specific of the services are not able to make a barriers and made recommendations distinction between PCC staff and to minimize or mitigate these barri- State Employment staff thereby ers. These recommendations became providing seamless services. part of the Group’s work plan for the next five year period.

Both Washington County and the City of Beaverton have helped to establish and actively participate in the local Continuum of Care process for combating homelessness. They also devote the maximum possible level of CDBG resources to public services activities, which tend to benefit those residents in the lowest income categories. They also both contribute to resident services for CHDOs to ensure that services are provided in addition to hous-

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Table 3-2 Washington County Consortium

Leveraged Resources for Projects Completed in PY 2015

Area Served WashCo WashCo/ Beaverton WashCo WashCo WashCo WashCo WashCo WashCo WashCo Beaverton Beaverton Beaverton $4,202,326 WashCo WashCo WashCo WashCo WashCo Beaverton Beaverton Beaverton Beaverton WashCo/ Beaverton $12,667,020

$75,000 $75,000 $64,810 $25,206 $50,000 $36,792 $43,500 $60,000 $55,000

$259,454 $259,454 $792,644 $214,830 $440,482 $827,672 $233,521 $541,760 $457,122 $269,825 $175,000 $100,000 $145,000 $439,000

Total Total

$4,202,326 $4,202,326

Resources

$11,562,728 $11,562,728 $12,667,020

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kind

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In Foundations, donations In Donations, kind In Donations, Foundations, donations In Donations, kind Foundation grants Donations Foundations, donations Donations sector private mortgages Grants Donations, Churches,Private Funders, In

$0 $0 $0 $0 $0

$2,404 $2,404

$15,000 $15,000 $81,590 $43,000 $50,977 $43,000 $33,500 $59,225

$395,196 $395,196 $116,730 $122,697 $209,283 $286,000 $378,725

Amount

$1,079,877 $1,079,877

Private Private Resources

Type

State, Local State, Federal, Local County Local, State Federal, Local, Federal, County State, Federal, Local Safety FEMA, SHAP, Local Levy funds Local Fed/State/ Cit- State, EFSP, ies State Federal, State SHOP State Federal,

Local

$0 $0 $0

$13,802 $13,802

$48,100 $48,100 $25,000 $30,000

$134,781 $134,781 $351,753 $283,892 $752,672 $155,521 $404,063 $222,839 $203,902 $155,000

Amount

$2,571,325 $2,571,325

$10,503,503

$10,713,503 $10,713,503

Other Public Public Other Resources

HOME

$0 $1,000,00 0 $1,000,000

ESG

$124,673

$0 $0

City

CDBG CDBG

$15,000 $25,000 $22,923 $62,923 $60,000.0 0 $145,000. 00 $55,000.0 0 $123,000. 00 $383,000

Federal Entitlement Resources Entitlement Federal

Co.

CDBG CDBG

$60,000 $60,000 $45,695 $50,000 $75,000 $75,000 $35,000 $13,833 $9,000 $488,201 $20,000 $25,000 $100,000 $36,792 $10,000 $191,792

Help Weath- Help

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TOTAL Housing TOTAL

Emergency Rent/ Emergency Comprehensive Self

TOTAL Homeless Homeless TOTAL

- - -

Project

Housing Projects Projects Housing

Home

Home

Homes

-

-

-

a

a

4

-

-

-

Basic Needs Basic

-

Homeless Assistance Projects Homeless Assistance

Family Promise, Advocate for for Home- Advocate Promise, Family less Families ESG CA 2013 Sup- Housing Counseling, Door Open Services portive Services Youth HomePlate NW, Services Community Lutheran for Place Safe Aid, Girls Boys and Youth CA Independence Housing Ten- Tenants, of Alliance Community Program ant Education Center Neighbor Good Youth for Place Safe Aid & Girls Boys Action Community Utilities Action Community Weatherization Action Community erization 2012) (PY HARDE 2011) (PY Rehab Housing OCD Together Rebuilding Mend Hope Adapt Ground Proud II Phase Gardens Juniper

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Table 3-2 (continued) Washington County Consortium

Leveraged Resources for Projects Completed in PY 2015

Area Served WashCo WashCo WashCo WashCo WashCo WashCo WashCo WashCo WashCo WashCo Beaverton Beaverton Beaverton Beaverton

11%

100%

$85,000 $85,000 $24,500 $61,596 $18,543 $18,750 $76,462 $80,150 $39,725

$192,000 $192,000 $192,000 $153,000 $311,000 $450,000 $180,482 $279,371 $166,000 $362,337

Total Total

$1,023,500 $1,023,500

$18,726,554 $18,726,554

Resources

-

Type

kind kind

- -

In In Foun- Donations, dations Foundations, donations Foundations, donations Foundations, donations and Foundations Volunteers In & Foundations kind Funds Private funds private

11%

Amount

% Total Private Resources Private % Total

Private Re- Private sources $0 $15,000 $0 $800 $216,000 $231,800 $155,142 $36,256 $10,673 $0 $202,071 $42,200 $35,150 $91,000 $16,138 $184,488.00 $2,076,961

kind

-

Kind

-

Type

In Local In cash, Local Local County SBA and State

$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

72%

89%

$20,000 $20,000 $20,000

$155,200 $155,200 $175,200

Amount

$13,480,028 $13,480,028

Other Public Public Other Resources

$0 $0

5%

HOME

$1,000,000 $1,000,000

$0 $0 $0

0%

ESG

$0 $0 $0

3%

$34,262 $34,262 $45,000 $75,000 $23,587

$177,849 $177,849 $623,772

CDBG City CDBG

$ $

Federal Entitlement Resources Entitlement Federal

$0 $0

8%

% Total Public Resources Public % Total

$7,870 $7,870

$70,000 $70,000 $24,500 $25,340 $25,340 $18,750 $77,300

$172,000 $172,000 $172,000 $133,000 $155,000 $234,000 $616,500

1,545,793 1,545,793

CDBG Co. CDBG

ment ment

Project

TOTAL Infrastructure TOTAL

TOTAL Public Services Public Services TOTAL

TOTAL Public Facilities TOTAL

Resident Services Resident

-

TOTAL Develop- Economic TOTAL

Public Facility Projects Projects Facility Public Projects Service Public

Infrastructure Projects Infrastructure Development Economic

% of Leveraging by Resources by of Leveraging %

Mujeres Adelante Chamber Metro Hispanic of Services Enterprise Micro Oregon Program Storefront

Sidewalk Avenue 11th Cornelius Improvements Improve- Facility Cultural Centro ments Hillsboro Action, Community Improvements Shelter Pohl Juanita Tualatin, of City Improvements Center Group Inc. Services, Community Acquisition Home Ac- Home Group Kerr Albertina quisition CPAH Services Resident Bienestar Oregon, of Council Housing Fair Outreach Housing Fair Health Community Southwest Clinic Hillsboro Center, Projects All TOTAL

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Leveraging Resources funds received through an annual CDBG Program, it is Washington grant. Grantees must, therefore, County’s policy to award more rat- The FY 2014 Action Plan for evaluate ways in which its re- ing points for the higher amount of Washington County and the City of sources can be stretched to max- match pledged to a project. Beaverton describes how the Wash- imize their impact. ington County Consortium’s local This year, Washington County’s entitlement programs go about us- The Office of Community Devel- completed CDBG projects leveraged ing federal resources to leverage opment utilizes three tools to max- about $3,153,208, or 68.9% of the other public and private resources, imize its CDBG/HOME re- project cost, from other public and including any required matching sources: private sources. funds, to address priority needs identified in the Consolidated Plan.  Make financial assistance City of Beaverton CDBG Program available in the forms of loans Table 3-2 lists, by project and ac- instead of grants. During PY 2014 the City’s three tivity type, the additional resources CDBG-funded public services that that County and City-assisted pro- The Housing Rehabilitation Loan completed projects, received a total jects leveraged to meet housing and program recaptures significant of $62,923 in CDBG funds, provid- community development needs. funds each year in the form of ed $1,205,784 in matching funds. In Information is provided only for program income. Per HUD regula- addition, the City provided those projects that were completed tions, program income can be add- $194,250, non-CDBG funds, to 21 during the 2014 program year. Al- ed to the annual CDBG allocation social service agencies. together, CDBG funds leveraged to increase resources. The amount $4,859,480 in other private and can be used to figure the 15 per- During PY 2014 the City’s complet- other public resources this past pro- cent and 20 percent caps for pub- ed CDBG projects leveraged $19.16 gram year. The breakdown of the lic services and administration. for each $1 of CDBG invested. For funds leveraged by entitlement re- This year, the CDBG loan pro- a listing of leveraged funds by pro- sources is Washington County gram generated $175,372.79 in ject type and activity, please refer to CDBG - $3,153,208 and City of program income. HOME loans Table 1-13. Beaverton leveraged funds - generated $426,524. $1,706,272. PY 2013 ESG funds Citizen Comments leveraged a dollar-for-dollar match  Take steps to become aware of for the entire amount of the ESG what other agencies in the A draft version of this CAPER re- award (including admin retained by community are doing that will port was made available for public Washington County Office of affect the need being ad- review and comment for a 15-day Community Development) in the dressed. period beginning September 2nd and amount of $134,781. ending September 17th, 2015. A Project applications ask the appli- notice ran in The Oregonian HOME matching resources, as de- cant to name other agencies in (through its associated newspapers fined by the HOME regulations, Washington County that are carry- of the Hillsboro Argus, Beaverton can be found on page 102 and 103. ing out similar activities. The pur- Leader and Forest Grove Leader) Aside from HOME match, HOME pose of the question is to identify and the Beaverton Valley Times on leveraged a total of $10,562,728 in duplication of efforts as well as August 26th and 27th, 2015. The Year 5. promote joint efforts to achieve notice was also sent to the member- common goals. ship listservs of the Housing and Washington County CDBG/ Supportive Services Network HOME Program  Promote the pledge of match- (HSSN) of Washington County and ing funds to CDBG projects. the Coalition of Housing Advocates HUD has acknowledged that any (CHA) of Washington County. In community receiving CDBG funds Applications ask project appli- addition, about 400 notices were has more community development cants to identify sources of match mailed to interested parties. Both the and affordable housing needs than for their projects. While match is ads and the public notice highlighted it can possibly address with the not a HUD requirement under the that the plan was available in hard

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copy format or on line at: Production Targets paired in Year 5.

http://www.co.washington.or.us/ Housing Objectives Special Needs Housing CommunityDevelopment/Planning/ annual-performance-report.cfm. Homelessness Owner-occupied housing rehabilita- tion programs providing accessibility A public hearing on the public com- There was no production target for improvements for households with ment draft as well as to hear citizen goal 1.1. The Consortium exceed- special needs had accomplishments views on housing and community ed the goal 1.2 in Year 4 by 100% at the end of the fifth year that met development was held on Thursday, through the provision of 8 project- production targets for the two goals September 17th at 7:00 p.m. A sum- based vouchers at Alma Gardens with production targets. There were mary of comments received and targeted for extremely low-income four goals without a production tar- copy of the public hearing minutes households. The Consortium did get. The Consortium exceeded a goal can be found on page 115. not meet the goal for 1.3 in Year 4 for new affordable rental units for due to no new units for the chroni- farmworkers that did not have a pro- Self-Evaluation cally homeless. The Consortium duction target in Year 5. This was fell slightly short of the projected for 22 new rental units for migrant Washington County and the City of produ--ction target of 1,200 home- farmworkers completed at Juniper Beaverton, in an effort to more thor- less persons receiving shelter, pre- Gardens Phase II in Forest Grove. oughly reflect progress being made vention and housing as a result of This brings the total of new units for on projected five-year goals, use this ESG funding. The Consortium pro- farmworkers to 46 units exceeding section to highlight annual progress vided 1,116 persons with shelter, the 23 units of farmworker housing in meeting the goals and strategies prevention and housing utilizing to be developed over the five-year outlined in the Consolidated Plan. ESG funding in Year 4. period. This fifth program year provides a look at the five year time frame and Affordable Rental Housing In addition, the Home Access and where we expect to exceed projected Repair for Disabled and Elderly accomplishments and where we can The Consortium fell short of the (HARDE) program operated by identify potential challenges in mak- goal to produce 25 new affordable Washington County met the produc- ing progress. By looking at the ac- rental housing units in Year 5 as tion target in rehabilitating 20 owner complishments from both angles, two rental projects were still un- – and renter-occupied units for County and City staff can provide derway at year-end. Upon comple- households with special needs (20 some insight into where the pro- tion, they will add 104 units far were projected). grams are making an impact and exceeding the goal of 25. The where possible strategic changes Consortium did not meet the goal The City of Beaverton’s Adapt-a- may be necessary. to preserve 50 existing affordable Home program exceeded its goal of rental housing units in Year 5 as five serving 12 households. Analysis of Washington County/City the one underway project was not of Beaverton 2010-2015 Consolidat- completed. When completed, the Affordable Homeownership ed Plan Goals and Achievements Metzger Park project will preserve based on Performance Measure- 32 units; still below the 50 unit This category exceeded its overall ments goal. production target with 296 units as- sisted with 228 projected (29% more The following narrative provides an The Consortium exceeded another than goal). Only one production tar- explanation of the Consortium’s production target for one of the get fell short of its projected produc- performance measurements on be- goals in this category with a pro- tion target: Seven owner-occupied half of both jurisdictions. If the Con- duction target by a significant mar- units were produced in Year 5. 31 of sortium is meeting goals, no further gin. 43 rental units assisted by the the total assisted households were explanation will be provided. An housing rehabilitation and weather- located in the City of Beaverton. ization programs, significantly explanation will be provided if the The City of Beaverton funded four more than the 25 rental units ex- Consortium is not meeting goals or programs that are included in this pected to be weatherized or re- where the Consortium has exceeded strategy. The Hope-4-Homes pro-

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gram, the Mend-a-Home program, tion project. the Centro Cultural Improvement and the Adapt-A-Home program met project during PY 2014. or exceeded goals. Homeless Facilities In this cycle, the Consortium has Proud Ground, the fourth program The Consortium completed one pro- assessed completed units in compari- completed one homeownership pro- ject under this category: Community son to goals. In developing the goals ject during PY 2014, falling one unit Action Organization’s Hillsboro for Year 5, it is important to note short. Beaverton production for this Family Shelter Bathroom Remodel. that projecting completion data is not nonprofit has been slowed by these The project an exact science. Staff uses histori- factors: cal trends and funding trends to Extremely limited inventory within Was completed in May 2015 and come up with projections. However, City limits that meets a price target serves 200 homeless individuals an- other variables come into play that not to exceed $250,000; higher pric- nually. affects the numbers: reduced federal es are difficult to keep perpetually funding, reduced private and other affordable. Parks and Recreational Facilities public funding, new funding sources Proud Ground was allowing income that may be dedicated for specific qualified homebuyers to search mar- The Consortium did not complete projects, agency capacity, etc. ketplace. Like the Portland Metro any Parks and Recreational facilities area in general the Beaverton homes in Year 5. INFRASTRUCTURE are in high demand. Typical lack of first time buyer savvy and long close Parking Facilities Given the nature of funding area- times were not reaching willing wide benefit projects, it is extremely sellers. Proud Ground recently The City did not meet its goal to difficult to project the number of changed its model to buy homes di- complete a project under this catego- persons served. The discrepancies in rectly, with very short close times ry. Parking remains a priority of the the table appear to support this prob- and little or no contingencies. This City and it is working to develop a lem. will lead to improved acquisition. comprehensive parking strategy for Proud Ground will offer each home downtown. When the Consolidated Streets and Related Infrastructure to its waitlist of income eligible Plan was adopted in 2010, the City homebuyers. anticipated using CDBG funds to The Consortium did not meet its goal provide parking for a potential af- for this category in PY 2014. Community Development Objectives fordable housing project on city owned property. That project – and Improve water/sewer systems PUBLIC FACILITIES other attempts to bring affordable housing to that site – were not suc- The Consortium did not complete a Senior Centers cessful, and the city has no current project under this category, however plans to utilize CDBG funds for no projected numbers served were The Consortium exceeded its Year 5 parking. projected for Year 5. goal by completing one senior center project: City of Tualatin’s Fire/Life/ Fire Stations/Equipment Sidewalk Improvements Safety Improvements. The Consortium did not meet its The Consortium completed the City Centers for Persons with Disabilities Year 5 goal to complete one project of Cornelius 11th Avenue Sidewalk under this category. The Consortium project. There were no projected The Consortium met its Year 5 pro- did not receive any project applica- numbers specified under this catego- duction target by completing two tions in this category in 2014. ry for PY 2014. public facility projects serving per- sons with developmental disabilities, Other Public Facilities Other Infrastructure Albertina Kerr’s Group Home Ac- quisition project and Community The Consortium met the production The Consortium did not complete a Services, Inc. Group Home Acquisi- target for other public facilities project under this category, however through the County’s completion of no projected numbers served were projected for Year 5.

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increase in services provided

PUBLIC SERVICES Strategies Anti-Poverty Strategies Overall, the Consortium exceeded its The following tables detail non pro- cumulative production target of duction-oriented Action Steps that The County and the City of Bea- 13,330 persons receiving public ser- were identified during the Con Plan verton accomplished 12 of the 13 vices in this category by providing process that would further the over- actions which further the three public services to 15,083 persons in arching Consortium strategies. The over-arching Anti-Poverty Strate- Year 5. The Consortium exceeded original tables which identify five- gies for Year 5 from the 2010- projected accomplishments under year Action Steps can be found in 2015 Consolidated Plan. Specific fair housing services, services to per- the 2010-2015 Consolidated Plan detail on each strategy and its rele- sons with disabilities, services beginning on page 164. The tables vant actions for Year 5 can be providing landlord-tenant education, provided here are the CAPER ac- found in Table 3-5. and youth services. complishments for these steps in Year 5. Entitlement Programs Most notably, the Consortium ex- ceeded accomplishments under the Community Development Strategies Washington County CDBG Pro- goal for other public service needs gram (including services to homeless per- The County and the City of Beaver- sons and families) by over 13%. ton accomplished all four actions Washington County’s Office of which further the overarching Com- Community Development (OCD) The Consortium fell just short of munity Development Strategy (3) of manages the Community Develop- meeting production targets for “Providing public services that en- ment Block Grant Program. All health, mental health and dental ser- sure the health and welfare of in- funded projects meet HUD’s na- vices (299 served in PY 2014 of the come-qualified people living in the tional objective of serving low- 1,000 projected target). community” for Year 5. and moderate-income persons.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Specific detail on each strategy and Community development priority its relevant actions for Year 5 can be needs are identified in HUD Table The City of Beaverton reported 56 found in Table 3-3. 2B of the 2010-2015 Consolidated beneficiaries for its economic devel- Plan. A list of proposed projects opment activities during PY 2014. Housing Strategies for program year 2014 was includ- 52 beneficiaries were micro- ed in the Action Plan to begin ad- enterprise clients served by Adelante The County and the City of Beaver- dressing those needs. Mujeres, Hispanic Metropolitan ton accomplished 33 actions of the Chamber, and Micro Enterprise Ser- 36 relevant actions (some actions did As a result, this year public facili- vices of Oregon and two clients were not have Year 5 actions specified) ties were purchased, remodeled, or served in the City’s Storefront Im- which further the eight overarching built; streets, sidewalks and traffic provement project. The City exceed- Housing Strategies for Year 4 from signals were improved; and public ed its micro-enterprise goals by more the 2010-2015 Consolidated Plan. services continued to support the than 25% and met its storefront Specific detail on each strategy and heaviest needs of our low-income goals. its relevant actions for Year 5 can be residents and special needs popu- found in Table 3-4. The delays in lations: children, survivors of do- Once micro-enterprise services were accomplishments in several of the mestic violence and homeless per- marketed, demand exceeded supply. actions can be attributed to the City sons including children. In PY 2013 the City ramped up its of Portland ending its partnership micro-enterprise services by funding with Washington County in a region- In Part II Five Year Plan Assess- three nonprofits supporting business al lead hazard control grant and the ment of Progress, Table 2-1 pro- startup, sustainability, and growth. lack of available planning staff due vides a quantitative assessment of In PY 2014 the City did the same. to layoffs at Washington County and accomplishments by comparing The result has been a considerable other jurisdictions dedicated to hous- proposed versus actual accom- ing-related planning actions.

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plishments in the fourth year of the Cornelius. five year cycle. While these num-  One public infrastructure project bers give a quick, easy comparison, involving sidewalk improvements the bigger picture is lacking. in a low-income area.  Nineteen public service programs The self-evaluation section of the assisted 14,470 persons. CAPER gives us an opportunity to 285 households were weatherized focus on the bigger picture by as- making the home more comfortable sessing our impact on the overall and the utility bills more affordable. goal of developing viable communi- Although there are several factors ties by providing decent housing and that may create barriers to the Coun- suitable living environments. Viable ty’s ability to positively impact on communities are built with invest- program strategies, the principal bar- ments in infrastructure, public facili- riers appear to be limited human and ties, housing, and human resources. financial resources. For example, Unfortunately, financial resources according to the County’s 2010-2015 are never able to keep up with the Consolidated Plan, the total amount demand and that, in itself, is the ma- required to address all Community jor barrier to fulfilling all of our ob- Development needs (not including jectives. Housing) was estimated at over $2.2 billion However, the average yearly The funded activities positively im- allocation to the County is approxi- pact the priority needs and we can mately $2.6 million. see the face of our community changing each year because of the While the CDBG program regula- role of the Block Grant program. tions do not require match, it is The public facility, public services, Washington County’s program poli- infrastructure, housing and homeless cy to give higher rating points to maps (Figures 1 through 6 on pages projects that provide matching funds. 11 through 16) visually reflect the This year, completed CDBG projects presence of the Block Grant projects have generated matching funds in the in Washington County for this pro- amount $3,153,208. gram year. Both the HARDE and the Housing The impacts of these projects can Rehabilitation Program experienced more readily be seen in a few of the increases in service levels this year individual successes: compared to previous years. Five CDBG-funded deferred interest bear-  One senior center was improved ing loans were completed. to provide better quality services to seniors in a safe environment. Staff is committed to continuing out-  Two facilities for individuals reach and advertising efforts with developmental disabilities (updated brochures to senior com- were acquired and improved to munity centers, Community Action, better serve that population Disability, Aging and Veterans Ser-  One shelter facility was improved vices, and contractors). to provide better access to bath- room facilities for homeless fami- lies with children.  One community facility was completed to provide services to low-income Latino populations in

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Table 3-3 Community Development Strategies 2010-2015

Washington County and the City of Beaverton

profit applicants, and will continue to profitto applicants, andcontinue will

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Year 5 Accomplishments 5 Accomplishments Year

aside. Staff will continue to implement and continue implement to will aside. Staff awarded was Fair setaside Housing aside. The

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This was accomplished prior to the start of FY 2010. In Year FY 2010. start accomplished Year of In priorwas the This to of Beaver- City with change this of reviewed the impact 5, we and non with ton staff Consolidated next into going forward the monitor progress Plan. fifth be FYthe 2014 accomplished will inwas 1. This Year the of set year needed procedures, as and include and materials forms modify evaluation funding. infor performance applications future tools fifth be FYthe 2014 will accomplished inwas 1. This Year the of set year of out TenantsPYAlliance in to2014 fair to carry Community inCounty. tenants housingto Washington outreach oc- criteria of Refinements accomplished inwas 1. This Year and modify implement to continue 3.will curred Year Staff in asneeded. and procedures,materials forms

Lead Contact Lead

qualified people living in qualifiedthe peoplein living community.

Washington County Office of Commu- Office Washington County Development nity of Commu- Office Washington County Development nity of Commu- Office Washington County Development nity of Commu- Office Washington County Development nity

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aside within CDBG public CDBG services withinaside

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aside within CDBG public services for the publicfor withinaside CDBG services

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Work with City of Beaverton to streamline applicationBeaverton of to streamline Work City with local amongst appli- budgets confusion lessen soto as under bothapplying systems. andcants facilitate set Implement Hous- I Community by Tier provision resident of services [Same Organizations (CHDOs) Action ing Development 3.a.] Housingas appears Action set new Implement activities. purpose providing for Fair of Housing [Same appears Action Beaverton.) of (Excludesthe City Housing as 6.b.] Action Year Ten actions that the in Prioritizeimplement services 1.b.] Housing [See Action Plan End to Homelessness.

3.a 3.b 3.c 3.d Strategy 3: Public Services Strategy 3: Public of income welfare thethat and health ensure Provideservices public

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Table 3-4 Housing Strategies 2010-2015

Washington County and the City of Beaverton

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Year Plan. Outcomes of the HSSN include gaps analysis, implementa- of the Plan.HSSNanalysis, include Year gaps Outcomes

based Section 8 vouchers to two rental projects that received HOME received that rental projects voucherstwo based to 8Section

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year Plan to End Homelessness. The report is scheduled to be completed by De- by completed Plan be is report scheduled to year The End to Homelessness.

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http://www.co.washington.or.us/Housing/EndHomelessness/a

ble housing for persons earning for persons blehousing The Housing and Supportive Services Network (HSSN) held 11 public meetings during (HSSN) Network held 11public meetings Housing Services Supportive The and 7 the Year of 10 Program FY2014 completion Connect CoC competitive a system, of Community tion of updates onquarterly andim- $2.7 award, million applicationfunding grant received that 7 the Year of 10 plementing online available at: Homelessness/hssn.cfm http://www.co.washington.or.us/Housing/End fund- toand prioritize other procedures,application materials forms Implemented CDBG Plan. Ten Year projectsthe ing in for included toand materials other forms and application Implemented HOME updated procedures Year Ten the outlined in that strategies incorporate topoints provide applications extra providing development applications Plan, Homeless particularly Plan priorities. Homeless Year Ten aligned with projects funded HOME Services Housing the Washington County However, 5Nospecified. Year actions projectawarded funds in 5. Year local project Care of closely and theHousingContinuum with of Department the works Services OCD 4 theneedsTable of Continuum. priority highsupport will (HSSN)ESG to that ensure Plan, current Consolidated ESG supports by funding where activity 12providesreference and objectives performance how demonstrate stand- well as Planas efforts, and 10 Year ards align with ness. in outcomes 2015 includes2015) 2015 ReporttoAssessment The June Homeless (July implementing in 7 Year challenges as fully as well homelessness, preventing and ending the 10 at: website on County the 2015,be available cember will and

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Coordinate implementation of A Ten A Road of CoordinateHome: implementation PlanYear End toHomelessness CDBG procedures priorities andfundingAlign [SeePlan. Homeless Communi- Year the with Ten Development 3.d] Action ty procedures HOME funding Align priorities and Plan Homeless Year the with Ten permanent supportive of production Support the local project of provisionhousing the unitswith based 8Section vouchers. Solutions program Emergency (ESG) Grant Align Plan End Year to the with 10 policies priorities and as potential any as chang- with well Homelessness authorized Act. Hearth under es recently the on made onYear progress Report Ten annually CAPER Plan.annually report in Incorporate

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Table 3-4 (continued) Housing Strategies 2010-2015 Washington County and the City of Beaverton

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Prioritize the use of HOME funds for the for produc- HOME funds of Prioritize use the unitsthat housing preservationtionserve of or 50%or at AMI. householdsbelow incomes with best discuss and group research Conveneto work a managing finan- around and practices developing income housing. viable andmixed cially socially of creation relevant support findingsApply to projects. income mixed Strategy Housing Authority Housingincluded as Addressing Needs, gy for as Washington of Authority the current Housing 5 (HAWC) County F.Attachment Restoration Publicand Revitalization Housing Needs current Publicmost Housing mendationsfrom prioritizing improve- CapitalAssessment, Needs and safe sanitary decent,neededments maintain to 5 HAWC in current housing,provided the as CapitalPlan. Needs (Current and Annual Action datedAssessment 10/2006 to Improve Strategy Living Housing Authority PublicResidents Environment Housing of housing stock public theof improve quality ually inspections and maintenance through preventive Promoteincome necessary. rehabilitation when assuring for by access inhousing mixing public develop- income into income higher families lower public of housing 5% ments. Ensure least at that and users to units ad-wheelchair accessible are recent needsidentified on most accessibility dress 5 (HAWC 504Section analysis. B.) Plan,Action Attachment

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7.d 7.e 7.f 7.g 7.h Strategy 7. Strategy Planning 7. the sustainable of County’s element infrastru public an as integral housing theaffordable for Planof inclusion advocate and public part infr the a of of County’s much as considered be shouldhousing tobuilt, affordable be quiresinvestment public a sustainable.) socially communities more housing Affordable parks. makes

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1.a 1.b 1.c Strategy 1: Public Policy Strategy 1: Public dents.

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1.d 1.e 1.f 1.g Strategy 1: Public Policy Strategy 1: Public residents.

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OCD continues to monitor its draw- CDBG Substantial Amendments unmet housing need in Washington down rate from the US Treasury. County. While HUD monitors grantees on a There was one substantial amend- yearly basis, OCD monitors this in- ment to the 2014 Action Plan. When The Consortium continues to fund ternally on a quarterly basis. On the project could not move forward, diverse housing projects either May 2, 2015, OCD had a drawdown Bienestar’s Recetas Cafe House pro- through new construction or acquisi- ratio of 1.3, which is below the 1.5 ject was removed from the PY 2014 tion/rehabilitation that shore up gaps limitation. We continue to discuss Action Pan and replaced with the in the continuum of affordable hous- this requirement with current and City of Cornelius Hordichok Park ing stock in our communities. In PY potential sponsors and highlight the Project and Albertina Kerr’s Group 2014, the Consortium had one com- need for regular, timely requests for Home Acquisition project. Citizen pleted special needs rental project for reimbursements. Participation Plan requirements per- farmworkers. Three other projects taining to notice were followed. were under construction in PY 2014 Washington County’s CDBG Pro- and will be completed in PY 2015. gram is on schedule with implement- Washington County ing and completing activities and HOME Program The Consortium acknowledges that expending funds. The Office of the impact is small, but year-by-year, Community Development did not The Washington County HOME we are consistently improving the foresee the need for major adjust- Consortium pursued a range of activ- delivery of clean, healthy, safe hous- ments or improvements to its strate- ities designed to leverage HOME ing stock to people living in impov- gies and activities. The overall as- Investment Partnerships Program erished circumstances. sessment of the program as de- resources along four areas of need: scribed in Part 1a reflects the fact The County receives input each year that, with few exceptions, the fund-  HOME-Assisted Homeless and from the citizen participation process ing is being directed towards the Special Needs Housing used in developing the annual Action higher priority needs and specified  HOME-Assisted Renter Non- Plan. In addition, Consortium mem- objectives identified in the Plan. Special Needs Housing bers regularly participate in meetings  HOME-Assisted Owner-Occupied with two area-wide advocacy City of Beaverton CDBG Program Non-Special Needs Housing groups: (Homeownership Programs) Since the needs of Beaverton’s resi-  Additional High Priority Needs  Washington County Housing and dents, as expressed in the 2010-2015 Supportive Services Network Consolidated Plan far outstrip its The Consortium has a long-standing which focuses on issues related to available resources, the City of Bea- programmatic focus on developing chronic homelessness and disabil- verton has taken special care to max- new and preserving existing rental ities, and as a group develops the imize the positive impact to Beaver- housing for very-low income house- annual Continuum of Care appli- ton’s low and moderate income citi- holds. In addition, the Consortium cation in partnership with the zens with its limited CDBG dollars. has an equally strong focus on devel- Washington County Department

oping housing for protected classes of Housing Services. The City of Beaverton spend down such as the elderly, the disabled,  Coalition of Housing Advocates rate was below our planned expecta- farmworker households and house- that provides education to deci- tion, but higher than the rates holds impacted by HIV/AIDs as it sion-makers on the impact that achieved in prior years. The City’s relates to prospective tenants in rent- housing program policy design timeliness factors were as follows: al housing. The Consortium also has has on their ability to serve peo-  1.01 on 5/2/14 (less than 1.5; in a long-standing focus on owner- ple living in poverty. compliance) occupied rehab and single-family  0.34 after final IDIS draw for PY homebuyer projects. Through the Input from all of these sources is 2014 citizen participation processes asso- used in developing our annual pro- ciated with the 2010-2015 Consoli- ject planning cycle through the tiered dated, the Consortium received sig- decision-making bodies in Washing- nificant input from stakeholders that ton County led by Washington refreshed our understanding of the County Board of County Commis-

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sioners and the CDBG/HOME Poli- or all of the above costs. The Community Development staff is cy Advisory Board (PAB). County established a $300,000 monitoring this but currently is not challenge grant to initiate fundrais- able to fund predevelopment pro- Through participation in focus ing for this venture. The CHF con- jects. groups, one-on-one interviews and tinues to raise new resources to strong relationships with the devel- leverage federal, state and local The Consortium highly values the opment community and social ser- programs to reduce the cost of de- HOME funds allocated to this Partic- vice providers, the Consortium velopment of affordable housing in ipating Jurisdiction. HOME funds sought out and gathered significant Washington County. The Washing- continue to serve as a crucial re- amounts of new information for in- ton County Board of Commission- source supporting both the develop- clusion into the 2015-2020 Consoli- ers commits $110,000 annually to ment of affordable housing and on- dated Plan that will be the focus the CHF. In addition, the County going support of Community Hous- over the next five years. Board approved $250,000 annually ing Development Organizations for 4 years to capitalize the loan (CHDO) as well as other develop- The County has identified barriers to pool. The CHF is seeking addition- ment partners in Washington Coun- creating affordable housing in Wash- al loan capital in program-related ty. The combined efforts of public ington County which are similar to investments from another local agencies, nonprofit organizations those found across the country: community foundation and a na- and for-profit enterprises using tional bank. The cities of Hillsboro HOME funds carry out high priority  Lack of a means to offset property and Beaverton also have approved activities identified in the 2010-2015 tax costs in the creation and oper- support for a yearly contribution: Consolidated Plan. It is clear that the ation of affordable housing. Beaverton set at approximately availability of HOME funds has  Availability of buildable land in $95,000 and Hillsboro set at ap- been instrumental in leveraging a general and high cost of land that proximately $80,000. Tigard sets variety of private, State and Federal is available. aside $10,000 each year for fee resources, including: lending from  Expensive local development waivers and if unused, those funds commercial financial institutions, charges and fees. are then allocated to the CHF. Low Income Housing Tax Credits,  Negative attitudes towards afforda- General Housing Account Program ble housing in general and higher The Community Housing Fund is funds, State of Oregon Farmworker density housing development in an active participant in the funding Tax Credits, State of Oregon Afford- particular often required in af- of developments in the County. able Housing Lenders Credits, State fordable housing projects. OCD and the Community Housing of Oregon Risk Share Bonds, State Fund developed a streamlined pro- of Oregon Housing Development In 2012, the County adopted an ordi- cess for funding predevelopment Grants, SDA Rural Development nance to exempt property taxes for costs associated with housing de- Farm Labor Housing Loan and affordable housing projects operated velopment that assist the CHDO Grant, and Private Activity Bonds in Washington County (outside the developers with obtaining upfront and Housing Authority Bonds issued municipal jurisdictional boundaries) funding to determine project feasi- by the Washington County Housing by nonprofit organizations serving bility. These combined sources as Authority. low-income households. It is a tre- well as a new streamlined process mendous accomplishment to over- for accessing the funds were seen Using HUD's HOME Program come this particular barrier that re- as one example of our efforts to SNAPSHOTS database, dated June quired several years of work to get partner for the benefit of our non- 30, 2015, the Washington County the ordnance supported and enacted profit housing providers. Unfortu- HOME Consortium can describe its for Washington County. nately, this coordination may be accomplishments using $31,422,319 vulnerable to changes in the in HOME allocations since 1992, by In the early 2000s, Washington HOME Final Rule as well as relaying the following through PY County, housing advocates and juris- changes to the program in terms of 2014. dictions worked to develop a Com- grant based accounting and how munity Housing Fund (CHF) whose predevelopment funds can be set Evaluation of Snapshot Statistics. emerging mission is to assist afford- up in the Integrated Disbursement HUD’s snapshot of the Washington able housing developers offset some and Information System. Office of County’s HOME Program reflects a

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HOME Program Snapshot

HOME Program Progress

Progress Measurement Benchmark Change

96.78% Funds Committed 3rd of 6 PJs in the State +5.3% Up 3 rankings.

93.47% Funds Disbursed 3rd of 6 PJs in the State -6.11% Up 1 ranking.

7.57 Leveraging ratio (rental 1st of 6 PJs in the State +0.06 No change in ranking. housing) 99.24% Completed Rental Dis- 5st of 6 PJs in the State +6.01 No change in ranking. bursements to Commitments

75.12% Completed CHDO Dis- 6th of 6 PJs in the State -9.98% No change in ranking. bursements to Reservations

81.19% of all rental units afford- 5th of 6 PJs in the State +0.38% Up 1 ranking. able to renters 0-50% 30.03% of all rental units afford- 6th of 6 PJs in the State +0.74% No change in ranking. able to renters 0-30%

100% of Occupied Rental Units 1st of 6 PJs in the State 0% No change in ranking. to all Units

Overall Ranking

5th of 6 PJs in the State Up 1 ranking.

38 % percentile of All PJs Na- +5%. Up 5 percentage points tionally

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period of improvement in terms of through 104. performance measures. Washington County saw improvement in four of City of Beaverton nine areas. We remain number one in the State in terms of percentage of The City of Beaverton monitoring leveraged funds for rental activities. process begins with project applica- We also remain number one in the tion and the drafting of the Annual State for the percentage of occupied Action Plan and continues through rental units to all completed rental project closeout and the audit pro- units. The County did not drop in cess. any of its ranking areas. There were no changes in ranking status in five During the application and project of the areas. selection cycle, City staff verifies proposed activities meet CDBG na- OCD will continue to monitor these tional objectives, consist of eligible reports and assess our impact in activities, and address goals and these areas. It is important to note strategies included in the Consolidat- that the Oregon jurisdictions are very ed Plan. Using the strategic plan close to one another in the various (chapter six of the Consolidated measurement areas. Plan) staff reviews progress towards meeting benchmarks and chooses Monitoring projects that helped the consortium achieve its five-year goals. Washington County Staff reviews all projects for pro- In this program year, OCD staff put grammatic compliance prior to the together a list of the projects to be approval of invoice payment. Subre- monitored for CDBG and ESG. The cipients are required to provide doc- method of selecting projects to be umentation that includes monitored is based on whether a pro- ethnicity, household income, female ject expended funds since the time of head of household, disability, and the last monitoring effort. 26 com- budget to actual information. pleted CDBG and ESG projects were monitored between September and The CDBG budget supports 1 FTE. December 2014. OCD staff moved In September 2014 the City’s CDBG the monitoring of projects to the fall, Coordinator left for work in the pri- so that new projects can receive vate sector, shortly after subrecipient technical assistance early on in the agreements became effective. Be- year if issues should arise during the cause the City was unable to find a monitoring visit. seasoned CDBG replacement no on- site monitoring took place in PY All agencies targeted for monitoring 2014. In May of 2015 the City hired visits had to certify whether an A- a person with considerable HUD 133 audit had been triggered for that monitoring experience. On-site vis- year. All A-133 audits were re- its will resume in PY 2015. No sub- viewed by the Program Manager and recipient compliance occurrences verified that they had been submitted took place in PY 2014 that would in the federal database. There were have called for an immediate site- no findings for follow-up. visit.

For specific detail on the HOME monitorings, please refer to pages 94

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IV. Program Narratives Community Development Block Grant Narrative Washington County and the City of Beaverton

Washington County administrative costs). This leaves a carry-forward balance of $2,662,340 Housing Washington County into the 2015 program year. Ensure existing housing occupied by The Office of Community Develop- All of the reports generated from income-qualified persons is structur- ment administers Washington Coun- HUD’s Integrated Disbursement and ally safe, accessible, and energy effi- ty’s Community Development Block Information System are included in cient. Grant (CDBG). Total available re- Volume 2 of the CAPER. sources for the 2014 program year The following tables assess the rela- were $4,644,788. This amount is made Assessment of Relationship tionship of the CDBG funds to the up of the entitlement grant of of CDBG Funds to Priority needs identified in the 2010-2015 Consolidated Plan. All projects ben- $2,493,838, program income totaling Needs/Objectives $129,162 and a carry-forward balance efited low and moderate-income per-

from the previous program year of sons. The tables include carry- The County used an allocation for- $2,021,788. forward projects from previous years mula developed by the Policy Advi- to depict all program year activity. sory Board during the CDBG Plan- The City of Hillsboro completed its Program year 2014 projects are rep- ning process to address the needs third year of the 2012-2015 Intergov- resented in bold. and priorities stated in the Consoli- ernmental Agreement with the County dated Plan. that allows the city to remain in the Public Facilities

Consortium and participate as a joint The major areas of priority need are entitlement. Under this agreement, the CDBG Long-Range Objective: shown below followed by the rele- Washington County Office of Com- vant CDBG long-range objective. munity Development (OCD) manages Develop and improve a variety of All CDBG Program activities must the housing rehabilitation and public public facilities to benefit income- address these objectives. services funds to continue providing qualifying neighborhoods or income-

countywide service in those areas. Per qualified, special needs populations. Public Facilities the Agreement, the City can use 40%

of its allocation to fund a project at its Specific Objectives Achieved: Develop and improve public facili- discretion, provided it complies with ties to benefit income-qualifying HUD national objectives and eligibil-  Provide adequate community neighborhoods and income- ity requirements. HUD set the City of spaces for seniors to meet, recreate, qualified, special needs populations. Hillsboro’s 2014 allocation at and access various services.

$642,094 and the County’s at  Improve, construct, or purchase Infrastructure Improvements $1,851,744 for a combined entitlement facilities, including group homes, to

of $2,493,838. Hillsboro elected to serve seniors and adults with devel- Improve the infrastructure of income fund the 11th Avenue and Alder Street opmental disabilities. -qualified areas to ensure the health Sidewalk Improvement project out of and safety of communities and in-  Construct, renovate, or acquire its 40% set-aside from PY 2013 and crease neighborhood pride and via- multi-purpose community facilities PY 2014 ($270,291 plus $256,837, bility. to serve low-income populations. plus $47,073.51 in reprogrammable Provide low-income neighborhoods funds for a total of $574,201.51). This Public Services with green spaces through park land project is anticipated to be completed acquisition, the development of new in Spring 2016. park facilities, and improvements to Provide limited public services that ensure the health and welfare of in- existing parks. Total disbursements for the 2014 pro- gram year were $1,982,448 (including come-qualified people living in the community. Table 4-1 describes the relationship of CDBG funds to the public facility Washington County Consortium of Washington County, Oregon Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) 81 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report 2014-2015

Table 4-1 Relationship of Washington County CDBG Funds to Public Facility Priorities Funds Ex- % L/M Special Needs Sub Need Priority Activity pended in PY Status Benefit Group City of Tualatin Juanita Pohl Senior Senior Center H $133,000.00 Completed 96.9% Seniors Center-Improvements (839) Community Action Hillsboro Family Shelter H $24,500.00 Completed 100% Homeless Shelter Improvements (838) Centro Cultural - Capital Replacement Other M $8,766.00 completed 51% & Improvement Project (804) Family Promise - Shelter H $0.00 Underway* 100% Homeless Shelter Improvements (806) Community Action - Hillsboro Multi- Other M $0.00 Underway 100% Service Center Improvements (837) Community Services, Inc. - Group Group Home M $155,000.00 Completed 100% Home Acquisition (840) Albertina Kerr Centers - Group Home Persons with Dis- Group Home M $234,000.00 Completed 100% Acquisition (870) abilities City of Cornelius - Hordichok Park Park M $0.00 Underway 53.35% (872) *Project has not yet contracted pending environmental clearance. priorities. Three Medium priority and Improve the infrastructure of income  Construct, repair and replace two High priority activities were -qualified areas to ensure the health sidewalks to provide a safe pedestri- completed and expended $555,266. and safety of communities and in- an environment. Three other projects are underway crease neighborhood pride and via-  Increase neighborhood safety by but have not yet expended any funds bility. replacing, repairing and developing to date, although these projects are streets and infrastructure. anticipated to expend all funds in PY  Improve access to transit in low- 2015. Specific Objectives Achieved: income neighborhoods through

streetscape improvements. Infrastructure  Construct new facilities or up-  Improve pedestrian safety by the grade existing facilities to increase construction and installation of pe- CDBG Long-Range Objective: system capacity and quality. destrian activated signals and access

Table 4-2 Relationship of Washington County CDBG Funds to Infrastructure Priorities Funds Ex- pended in % L/M Sub Need Priority Activity PY Status Benefit Sidewalks M City of Hillsboro - 11th Ave & Alder St. Improvements (808) $0.00 Underway* 59.87%

Sidewalks M City of Cornelius - 11th Ave Sidewalk Improvements (807) $172,000 Completed 55.68%

Water M Laurel Acres Water Association - Well Replacement (762) $28,616.85 Underway 63.00%

Sidewalks M City of Tigard N. Dakota & 95th Ave Sidewalk Infill (869) $16,471.00 Underway 50.44%

Stormwater M City of Cornelius Forest Hills Storm By-pass (871) $0.00 Underway 53.35%

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improvements. Provide limited public services that  Provide one-time or short-term ensure the health and welfare of in- rental support for low-income per- Table 4-2 describes the relationship come-qualified people living in the sons at risk of becoming homeless. of CDBG funds to the infrastructure community.  Provide one-time or short-term priorities. The table shows that one utility support for low-income per- completed medium-priority activity Specific Objectives Achieved: sons at risk of becoming homeless. expended $172,000.00. Four Medi-  Obtain resources to coordinate um-priority projects are underway  Provide other public services volunteers and donations for the and have expended an additional such as counseling for victims of homeless population. $45,087.85 in funds to date. crime, emergency basic needs, access  Improve access to health and to affordable housing, homeowner- dental care services for low-income, Public Services ship classes, literacy programs, job uninsured and underinsured families. education, and life skills training and CDBG Long-Range Objective: professional development.  Preserve affordable child care services by supplementing child care Table 4-3 Relationship of Washington County CDBG Funds to Public Service Priorities Funds Ex- pended in % L/M Special Needs Sub Need Priority Activity PY Status Benefit Group Other M CPAH Resident Services (848) $25,543.00 Completed Other M Bienestar Resident Services (849) $25,543.00 Completed

Homeless H LCSNW - HopeSpring (812) $37,006.44 Completed Homeless

Homeless H Family Promise Case Management (864) $20,741.94 Underway Homeless

Homeless H Community Action - Basic Needs (844) $35,000.00 Completed Homeless

Fair Housing Council of Oregon - Fair Housing Other M $7,870.00 Completed Outreach (773) Youth Services H CASA for Children - Advocates (813) $50,000.00 Underway All Youth Homeless, Disa- Homeless H Housing Independence (847) $13,833.00 Completed 100% per bled Other M SWCHC - Hillsboro Clinic (846) $20,016.09 Underway local

Homeless H Community Action - CCAS (843) $42,927.73 Underway policy Homeless

Homeless M Open Door Counseling Center (770) $8,135.00 Completed Homeless Homeless H Boys and Girls Aid - Safe Place for Youth (814) $37,500.00 Completed Homeless Youth Family Promise - Advocate for Homeless Fami- Homeless H $5,450.75 Completed Homeless lies (729) Homeless H St. Vincent de Paul - St. Matthew (842) $19,992.00 Underway Homeless

Homeless H St. Vincent de Paul - St. Anthony (841) $15,600.00 Underway Homeless

Other M SWCHC - Hillsboro Clinic (833) $1,261.51 Completed HomePlate Youth Services - St. Outreach/ Homeless H $25,338.14 Completed Homeless Employment Opp. (811) Homeless H Good Neighbor Center, Children's Program (809) $10,460.00 Underway Homeless Community Alliance of Tenants - Renter's Rights Homeless H $9,000.00 Completed Homeless & Education (845) *Fair Housing Activities occurring in 2014 have not yet been billed.

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Table 4-4 Relationship of Washington County CDBG Funds to Housing Priorities

Funds Ex- % L/M Special Sub Need Priority Activity pended in PY Status Benefit Needs Group 2012 Housing Rehab (777) $67,523.20 Underway 100% 2013 Housing Rehab (821) $0.00 Underway 100% Housing 2014 Housing Rehab (853) $0.00 Underway 100% H Rehabilitation 2013 HARDE (822) $59,600.51 Underway 100% 2014 HARDE (854) $0.00 Underway 100% 2014 Rebuilding Together (852) $10,000.00 Completed 100%

2014 CA Self Help Weatherization (851) $25,000.00 Completed 100% Low Income Renters and Weatherization H 2014 CA Comprehensive Weatheriza- L/M Income tion (850) $20,000.00 Completed 100% Homeowners

* HARDE = Home Access and Repair for the Disabled and Elderly program operating costs.  Provide public services geared served 11,932 persons who are  Provide quality support for chil- towards helping special populations homeless or at-risk of becoming dren involved in custody litigation. with accessing services that will help homeless (out of the 14,470 noted  Improve access to affordable families become self-sufficient. above). Table 4-3 describes the rela- housing for low-income families.  Tenant/landlord education and tionship of CDBG funds to the public service priorities. The table identi-  Provide support services such as training. fies twelve completed high and medi- child care, housing education, addic-  Increase educational and recrea- um priority public service activities tion counseling, and employment tional enrichment opportunities for that expended $231,480.84. Seven training to homeless, mentally ill and youth by offering summer and after other projects are underway and ex- transitioning individuals. school programs including home- pended $179,737.76. work support.  Develop stable living conditions for youth by providing educational  Provide or expand services to Per 24 CFR 570.201 (e) (1), the and vocational training, housing, meet the needs of homeless children amount of CDBG funds used for family counseling and mediation ser- and their families to include access to public services shall not exceed 15 vices, and support services to youth Head Start, after-school and summer percent of each year’s allocation plus that are homeless, at-risk of home- activities, health and mental health 15 percent of program income. lessness, pregnant, or parenting and/ services, parenting support, academic CDBG funds addressed both high- or experiencing emotional disturb- support and childcare. and medium-priority projects this ance, and mental health related or year. psycho-social crisis. Public service projects funded by  Provide information and referral Washington County Consortium In total, CDBG housing rehabilita- services to low-income populations. CDBG served a total of 14,470 low tion activities expended $182,124  Provide mortgage foreclosure and moderate income persons this and served 314 households (Table 4- services to assist low-income home- year. 4 and 4-5). owners. Thirteen of the nineteen public ser-  Provide fair housing services and Changes in Program Ob- vice projects target their assistance to training to affirmatively further fair the homeless and are meeting the jectives housing. overall county objectives to “develop  Provide education for families homeless facilities to shelter home- There was one substantial amend- about multiple household hazards less persons, families and youth” and ment to the 2014 Action Plan. When that contribute to general health “to provide homeless prevention and the project could not move forward, problems including asthma, lead poi- other essential services to homeless Bienestar’s Recetas Cafe House pro- soning, etc. persons.” Those Thirteen projects ject was removed from the PY 2014

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provements occurred in the public Table 4-5 right-of-way and did not require vol- Housing Rehabilitation Statistics untary or involuntary acquisition pro- for Washington County cedures of private property as re- quired under the URA. Program Units Completed Amount of CDBG $ Housing Rehab Loan Program 5 $ 67,523 Low/Mod Job Activities

HARDE 20 $ 59,601 Economic Development:

Rebuilding Together 4 $ 10,000 Economic development activities are not funded through the Washington Weatherization 285 $ 45,000 County’s CDBG program.

TOTAL 314 $ 182,124 Limited Clientele:

Action Pan and replaced with the ments of the program.” Because The extent to which CDBG funds City of Cornelius Hordichok Park 100% of the funding supports the were used for activities that benefited Project and Albertina Kerr’s Group primary objective of serving low/ low and moderate-income persons as Home Acquisition project. mod income beneficiaries, this ex- described in 24 CFR 91.520 can be ceeds HUD’s requirement that only seen in Part 1 of the CAPER as well Carrying Out Planned Ac- 51% of the beneficiaries of a public as in the CDBG Activity Summary tions service meet the income eligibility and the Summary of Accomplish- requirements. ments in Volume 2.

Washington County funded 20 pro- jects from the 2014 allocation. Spe- Anti-Displacement and Re- The Washington County CDBG Pro- cific details on each of the activities location gram requires that 100% of the bene- can be found in the PY 2014 Action ficiaries of a public services project Plan. Washington County pursued Real Property Acquisition procedures must meet the income eligibility re- all resources that were specified in and Relocation Assistance require- quirements of the program. Project the 2014 Action Plan: CDBG funds, ments under the Uniform Relocation sponsors are required to document HOME funds, ESG funds, program Act (URA), found at 49 CFR Part 24, income, race and ethnicity data. This income, and leveraged/matching were triggered in 2015 because ac- information is then provided to the funds. Washington County support- quisition of real property occurred. Office of Community Development ed applications by other entities, in a Voluntary acquisition procedures with each request for reimbursement. fair and impartial manner, by provid- under the URA were followed. No ing the required certification of con- residential or business tenants were Housing Rehabilitation: sistency for HUD programs. In car- displaced, and no demolition activi- rying out the above, Washington ties occurred as a result of a CDBG- The Washington County Office of County did not hinder Consolidated assisted project. Community Development (OCD) Plan implementation by action or administers the County’s Housing willful inaction. Rehabilitation projects consisted of Rehabilitation Program. The program renovation to non-residential com- offers deferred low-interest housing National Objectives munity facilities, which remained repair loans (up to $25,000) to low open and continued to provide ser- and moderate-income families that As stated in the County’s CDBG vices to the public during the course own and occupy single-family Program Policy Manual: “The Wash- of construction, and rehabilitation to homes. ington County CDBG Program re- owner-occupied homes where no quires that 100% of the beneficiaries tenants were present and therefore The owners qualify if the dwelling: of a public services project must URA requirements do not apply. All a) does not meet the standards set meet the income eligibility require- infrastructure projects to construct forth in the Uniform Housing Code sidewalks and make other street im- (1979 Edition or later editions as

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published); b) does not meet the ment continues to set aside $10,000 representing a total of 120 loans. Housing Quality Standards estab- each year to fund Rebuilding To- This year, the County recorded pro- lished by HUD; or c) if the dwelling gether, a program providing no - gram income receipts in the amount has one or more major systems in cost home repairs to low income, of $175,372.79.This amount is added need of repair because of failure or disabled or elderly home owners. to the yearly HUD allocation and near failure. factored into the budget for public During program year 2014, 29 services and administration (based OCD continues the loan program to homes were assisted with CDBG on the respective caps of 15 percent support the housing rehabilitation funds set aside for the home repair and 20 percent). needs in Washington County. Be- programs (including Rebuilding cause it is a yearly allocation, the Together). Another 285 homes Revolving Loan Funds CAPER may reflect multiple received weatherization assistance “underway” activities. through Community Action’s The County does not have a revolv- weatherization programs. See Ta- ing loan fund program, so there is no OCD continued to fund the Home ble 4-5. program income on revolving loan Access and Repair for Disabled and funded activities to report for the Elderly (HARDE) Program with an Program Income program year 2014. allocation of $100,000. This pro- gram offers loans and grants up to The County receives program in- Float Funded Activities $4,500 to assist qualified homeown- come in the form of loan payoffs ers and renters with accessibility im- from the Housing Rehabilitation The County does not have float provements and small repairs. Loan Program. The principal amount in outstanding loans for funded activities, so there is no pro- The Office of Community Develop- housing rehab is $1,646,200.34, gram income on float funded activi- ties to report for the program year

Before rehab

After rehab

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2014. Other Loans $12,195 during the program year, and had a carryover balance of All Other Loan Repay- The County does not maintain other $425,794 from PY 2013. The total ments loans during this program year or amount available for projects during PY 2014 was $1,024,147. currently at this time.

This year, the County recorded loan Total disbursements for PY 2014 repayments from the Neighborhood Loans in Default or Written were $762,296, which included Stabilization Program totaled $63,147 Section 108 repayment. $117,665.96. Off The total financial activity resulted

No loans were in default or written in a carryover balance of $199,979 Income Received from the off in program year 2014. Sale of Property Assessment of Relationship CDBG Properties for Sale of CDBG Funds to Goals The County did not receive any program income from the sale of at the End of PY 2014 and Objectives property in program year 2014. There are no properties with CDBG The City of Beaverton utilizes an Prior Period Adjustments funding that are available for sale at internal priority needs assessment the end of program year 2014. for the majority of City-funded

CDBG programs. Staff make fund- The County had no prior adjust- Lump Sum Agreements ing recommendations based on pro- ments for program year 2014. gram applications, on-going pro- grams, goals and projected outcomes Loans & Other Receiva- The County does not have any lump from the 2010-2015 Consolidated bles sum agreements or draw downs from Plan, and a review of project eligi- program year 2014. bility/compliance with HUD nation-

Presently, the County has a total of al objective and eligible activities. 120 outstanding rehab loans with a Neighborhood principal balance of $1,646,200.34. Revitalization Strategies All of the proposed projects for PY 2014 met the 5-year goals and strate- gies outlined in the 2010-2015 Con- Deferred/ Forgivable Washington County does not have a solidated Plan and met the following Loans HUD-approved neighborhood revitali- long range strategies: zation strategy; therefore, there is no There are 23 Deferred Payment report on progress against benchmarks Housing Loans (DPL) totaling $191,885.50. for the program year 2014. There is no interest charged for  Build, rehabilitate and preserve these particular loans. If the client Community Development affordable housing units with ser- sells or no longer lives in the home vices for extremely low/low income the loan becomes due and payable. Block Grant Narrative households with special needs. These loans date back to late 1980 – mid 1990 and are no longer of- City of Beaverton The Adapt-a-Home program met PY fered. 2014 goal 3.6 by serving twelve This section serves as a summary of households with accessibility modi- Finally, there are 97 Deferred Inter- the CDBG activities undertaken for fication grants. est-bearing Loans (DIBL) with a the program year beginning July, 1, balance of $1,454,314.84. These 2013, through June 30, 2014.  Support and help sustain afforda- loans accrue interest at 3% for 10 ble homeownership in Washington years and then stops, clients make The City of Beaverton received County for income, ethnic and racial no payments. Terms stipulate that $586,158 in new CDBG funds for groups not well served by the private if the home is sold or client no PY 2014, program income totaling market by providing access to reha-

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bilitation assistance and new home ties met a high-priority housing need The City provided CDBG fund- ownership opportunities. and one met a medium-priority need. ing to one project that met goal The Mend-a-Home program exceeded 3.12 youth services and three pro- PY 2014 goal 4.4 by serving seven- Public Facilities jects that met goal 3.13 , provide teen households with up to $5,000 in other public services such as grant assistance to address emergency  Develop or improve a variety of homeless supportive services, housing rehabilitation needs. public facilities to benefit income- counseling for victims of crimes, qualifying neighborhoods or income- emergency basic needs, access to The Hope-4-Homes program met PY qualified populations. affordable housing, homeowner- 2014 goal 4.3 by serving seven house- ship classes, literacy programs, holds with up to $20,000 to address The City fully funded its Beaverton information and referral services, safety and livability issues in their School District Health Clinic project and life skills training and profes- homes. in PY 2014; providing health ser- sional development opportunities: vices to Beaverton students. Be- While the Proud Ground homeowner- cause the clinic opened in the middle  Boys & Girls Aid Safe Place for ship program did not expend any PY of the program year the City has not Youth: 21 Beaverton youth were 2014 money one unit was provided collected enough demographic data provided shelter and case man- during the program year with PY 2013 to show this project as closed. agement dollars. Under this program, CDBG Therefore it will not show up on any  Community Action Energy and assistance is used to help make home- pertinent tables. Emergency Rent: 501 Beaverton ownership affordable for today’s and household persons provided one future income eligible families. All Table 4-7 describes the relationship -time assistance with rent or en- homes purchased under this program of CDBG funds to the public facility ergy payments to prevent evic- are placed into a Community Land priorities contained in the 2010-2015 tion Trust, owned and operated by Proud Consolidated Plan.  Community Partners for Afford- Ground. able Housing - Resident Ser- Public Services vices: 102 residents received on- Table 4-6 describes the relationship of  Provide public services that ensure site services providing life skills, CDBG funds to the housing priorities the health and welfare of income- youth services and housing sta- contained the 2010-2015 Consolidated qualified people living in the com- bilization. Please note that Plan. Three PY 2014 housing activi- munity. CPAH did not conclude all of its scheduled services in PY 2014 and as a result the residents

Table 4-6 Relationship of City of Beaverton CDBG Funds to Housing Priorities

Funds Ex- % L/M Special Sub Need Priority Activity pended in PY Status Benefit Needs Group Disabled & Housing Rehabil- Very Low itation Accessi- Income bility Modification High Adapt-a-Home $55,000.00 Complete (12 units) 100% Renters Housing Rehabilitation High Hope-4-Homes $145,000.00 Complete (7 units) 100% N/A Housing Rehabilitation High Mend-a-Home $60,000.00 Complete (17 units) 100% N/A

Homeownership Medium Proud Ground Homebuyer $74,500.00 Complete (1 unit) 100% N/A

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Table 4-7 Relationship of City of Beaverton CDBG Funds to Public Facility Priorities Special Funds Ex- % L/M Needs Sub Need Priority Activity pended in PY Status Benefit Group

Youth Medium Beaverton School District Health Clinic $108,000 Underway 100% Youth

served will not show up in the Mujeres, Hispanic Metropolitan Provide matching grants for applicable tables. Chamber, and Micro Enterprise Ser- storefront façade improvements  Good Neighbor Center: 70 Bea- vices of Oregon and two clients were in Beaverton’s downtown verton residents received shelter served in the City’s Storefront Im- and case management services. provement project. The City exceed-  Two grants provided two clients ed its micro-enterprise goals and met with funding to improve the fa- its storefront goals. cades of two buildings including The City of Beaverton expended Micro-enterprise clients receive busi- new signage for seven business- $62,923 in CDBG funds for com- ness technical assistance through one es. This work concludes the pleted PY 2014 public services and on one and classroom platforms: City’s Storefront Improvement 592 residents were served. Table 4-8 Project. The City expended describes the relationship of CDBG  Adelante Mujeres provided busi- $23,587 PY 2014 funds support- funds to the public service priorities ness development services to 18 ing these projects. contained in the 2010-2015 Consoli- new Beaverton micro-enterprises dated Plan. and potential start-ups. They The City of Beaverton’s CDBG pro- spent $34,262 in CDBG funding gram expended a total of $177,849 Economic Development during PY 2014. in support of economic development

 Hispanic Metropolitan Chamber activities in PY 2014. Table 4-9 de-  Increase economic opportunities provided business development scribes the relationship of CDBG through redevelopment and job- services to 13 new Beaverton funds to the economic development creation activities. micro-enterprises and potential priorities contained in the 2010-2015  Support commercial revitaliza- start-ups. They spent $45,000 in Consolidated Plan. tion and redevelopment that will CDBG funding during PY 2014. employ low to moderate income  Micro Enterprise Services of Changes in Program residents Oregon provided business devel- Objectives opment services to 23 new Bea- The City of Beaverton reported 56 verton micro-enterprises and beneficiaries for its economic devel- The City proposes no changes to potential start-ups. They spent program objectives in PY 2014. opment activities during PY 2014. $75,000 in CDBG funding dur- 52 beneficiaries were new micro- ing PY 2014. enterprise clients served by Adelante

Table 4-8 Relationship of City of Beaverton CDBG Funds to Public Service Priorities

Funds Ex- % L/M Special Sub Need Priority Activity pended in PY Status Benefit Needs Group Youth High Boys & Girls Aid Safe Place for Youth $25,000 Complete 100% Homeless Community Action Energy & Emergency Homeless Other High Rent $22,923 Complete 100% (prevention) Other Medium CPAH-Resident Services $15,877 Underway 100% Other High Good Neighbor Center $15,000 Complete 100% Homeless

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Carrying Out Planned meet such needs.  Hispanic Metropolitan Chamber Actions The City funded activities that met  Micro Enterprise Services of two of the national objectives; bene- Oregon The City made good progress in carry- fiting low/moderate income persons ing out the majority of its planned ac- and preventing or eliminating blight. tions for PY 2014. The exception be- The following CDBG funded nonprof- ing the City’s affordable homeowner- Benefitting Low and Moderate- its meet the LMC benefit because they ship program. The City planned to Income Persons (LMI) exclusively benefit a clientele who are meet the goal of providing two new generally presumed by HUD to be perpetually affordable homes, but pro- The majority of the City’s CDBG principally low and moderate income vided one. In a prior section of this expenditures were for the purpose of persons: report the City has explained why this meeting the LMI national objective. happened and the changes implement- The LMI national objective can be  Good Neighbor Center ed to increase production and meet met by serving an LMI area (LMA),  Boys & Girls Aid Safe Place future affordable homeownership serving low/moderate income clien- goals. tele (LMC), addressing low/ moderate income housing needs Low/Moderate Income Housing (LMH) or creating/retaining jobs for (LMH): The following CDBG funded National Objectives low/moderate income persons nonprofit programs provide the City (LMJ). PY 2014 projects met the information on income and family size All projects receiving CDBG funds following low/moderate income na- for each client served. All persons through the City’s program must meet tional objectives: served as a result of CDBG funding a CDBG national objective as required met the definition of LMH (household by HUD. The CDBG program has  Low/Moderate Income Clientele income may not exceed 80% AMI). three national objectives, one of which (LMC): The following CDBG Should a program serve persons liv- must be met; funded nonprofits provide to the ing in multi-family housing, participa- City information on income and tion is limited to properties who pro-  Benefiting low- and moderate- family size for each client vide housing to at least 51% low and income persons, served. All persons served as a moderate income households: result of CDBG funding met the  Preventing or eliminating blight, definition of LMC (household  Unlimited Choices, Inc.'s Adapt-a- or income may not exceed 80% Home (single family and multi- AMI). family)  Meeting other community devel-  Unlimited Choices, Inc.'s Hope-4- opment needs having a particular  Community Partners for Afford- Homes (single family) urgency because existing condi- able Housing  Unlimited Choices, Inc.'s Mend-a- tions pose a serious and immediate Home (single family) threat to the health or welfare of  Community Action Organization  Proud Ground’s Affordable the community, and other finan- Homeownership (single family)  Adelante Mujeres cial resources are not available to

Table 4-9 Relationship of Washington County CDBG Funds to Economic Development Priorities Special Funds Ex- % L/M Needs Sub Need Priority Activity pended in PY Status Benefit Group Storefront Medium Façade Improvement $7,448.00 Complete N/A N/A Micro Enterprise Medium Adelante Mujeres $34,262.00 Complete 100% N/A Micro Enterprise Medium Hispanic Metropolitan Chamber $45,000 Complete 100% N/A Micro Enterprise Medium MESO $75,000 Complete 100% N/A

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Prevention/Elimination of Slum or the City’s housing rehabilitation These loans have a current portfolio Blight activities. balance of $323,678.14 and consist of 9 loans with 3% simple interest The City of Beaverton’s Downtown Income Received from the and 13 loans with 0% interest. Storefront Improvement Program meets the HUD national objective of Sale of Property The City of Beaverton’s HOME-

preventing or eliminating blight on funded housing rehabilitation portfo- No property with a CDBG interest an area basis. In PY2005 the City lio currently contains 10 deferred was sold during PY 2014. qualified an area of its downtown as payment loans. These loans have a

a blighted area. The storefront fa- current portfolio balance of $ çade improvement program reduces Prior Period Adjustments 126,484.84. the proportion of deteriorated build- ings in the central commercial dis- There were no prior period adjust- The City of Beaverton has one out- trict. During PY 2014 two storefront ments during PY 2014. standing rehabilitation loan of projects were completed. $5,750 to Fircrest Manor Apartments Loans & Other Receiva- for activities undertaken by Tualatin bles Valley Housing Partners. The prop- Anti-Displacement and erty is now under new ownership Relocation and repayment discussion will take Other Loans place in PY 2015.

No activities that drew funds during The City’s single family housing Loans in Default or Written PY 2013 required relocation ser- rehabilitation loan portfolio cur- vices. rently consists of 32 CDBG-funded Off housing rehabilitation loans. The Low/Mod Job Activities balance of the portfolio as of Currently, none of the City’s loans 6/30/14 was $477,984.82 and the are in default or written off. No CDBG-funded activities use the principal balance was $457,389.38 job creation national objective. All CDBG Properties for Sale economic development activities at end of reporting period during PY 2014 qualified under the The City of Beaverton used HOME micro-enterprise (LMC) national funds for its housing rehabilitation The City did not sell nor does it have objective. loan program during previous pro- any CDBG properties listed for sale gram years. The City collects pay- and the end of PY 2014. Program Income ments from HOME funded projects and provides those payments to the Lump Sum Agreements County. There are currently 8 Revolving Loan Funds HOME-funded housing rehabilita- The City of Beaverton has not uti- tion loans in the City’s portfolio The City does not have a CDBG- lized lump sum draw downs, nor are with a portfolio balance of funded revolving loan fund. there any lump sum agreements in $106.459.16 and a principal bal- place for PY 2014. ance of $103,751.00

Float Funded Activities Deferred/ Forgivable Neighborhood Revitaliza- The City of Beaverton does not float Loans tion Strategies fund activities.

The City of Beaverton does not have The City’s single family housing All Other Loan Repay- any HUD-approved Neighborhood rehabilitation loan portfolio cur- Revitalization Strategy Areas at this ments rently contains 21 single family time. housing rehabilitation loans with The City of Beaverton received deferred payments. $12,195.34 in program income from

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CDBG Financial Summaries Washington County and the City of Beaverton

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CDBG Financial Summaries Washington County and the City of Beaverton

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HOME Investments Partnerships Program Narrative Washington County and the City of Beaverton

In PY 2014, the Washington County $750,000 for a full HOME com- House building in the United States. HOME Consortium experienced ac- mitment of $1.5 million towards The sponsor completed construction complishments under affordable construction of 57 units of afforda- in June 2015 with full occupancy rental production. The HOME Con- ble rental workforce housing for expected by December 2015. The sortium was able to complete one low-income households in the grand opening of the project was rental project with 22 units in the Orenco Station neighborhood in held on June 29th. period between July 1, 2014 and Hillsboro. The neighborhood is June 30, 2015. The completed rental home to large employers such as The second underway project is The project was the Juniper Gardens Intel and Kaiser Permanente. The Barcelona at Beaverton in the Old Phase II project in Forest Grove project received permanent financ- Town neighborhood of the City of which, upon completed, totaled 46 ing from the 9% Low Income Beaverton. Community Partners for units between the two phases. All of Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) pro- Affordable Housing (CPAH) is the the units are targeted to households gram from the Oregon Housing and sponsor of the project and is an eligi- earning below 50% AMI due to the Community Services Department ble CHDO in Washington County. operating subsidies from Rural De- in November 2013, a private per- CPAH was successful in obtaining velopment. manent loan from the Network for $1.5 million in HOME funding, in- Oregon Affordable Housing cluding an award of 2012-2013 from The three rental projects currently (NOAH) and several other public Washington County and over $1.3 underway are Phase I of REACH’s and private sources. The entire par- million in prior years’ HOME The Orchards at Orenco in Hillsboro, cel was purchased privately by awards from the County and the City CPAH’s The Barcelona at Beaverton REACH in 2013 in anticipation of of Beaverton towards the construc- project and CPAH’s Metzger Park competing for 9% LIHTCs. tion of 47 units of affordable rental Apartments rehabilitation project in REACH purchased the parcel not housing. The project will be transit- Metzger near Washington Square. only due to its proximity of large oriented, mixed-use and mixed- In addition, REACH’s Phase II of employers but also due to its loca- income due to the fact that it will be The Orchards project closed on con- tion within two blocks of the Oren- constructed on a full City-owned struction financing and began con- co Station MAX light-rail depot. block master planned with Central struction in June. Both REACH REACH secured all permanent and Bethany Development, a local for- projects and The Barcelona projects construction financing needed in an profit developer. Central Bethany were each recipients of eight project- extremely competitive environment Development will be constructing 55 based Section 8 vouchers provided for 9% LIHTCs and commenced units of market-rate housing on the by the Washington County Depart- construction in June 2014 after a site over ground floor retail ameni- ment of Housing Services targeted HOME project agreement was exe- ties while centrally sharing parking for extremely low income senior cuted. REACH believes in afforda- spaces with CPAH. There will be an households earning at or below 30% ble living that not only keeps rents elevator in CPAH’s buildings as AMI. affordable for tenants, but also lim- CPAH expects the project to be well- its their ongoing costs for utilities suited for accessibility for seniors The first underway project is the and transportation. As a result, and individuals with special needs. Phase I of The Orchards at Orenco REACH has committed to building The project also received permanent project in the Orenco Station neigh- this rental project to Passive House financing from the 9% Low Income borhood of the City of Hillsboro. standards rarely seen in the United Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) pro- REACH Community Development States. These standards, mostly gram from the Oregon Housing and (REACH) is the sponsor of the pro- used in northern Europe, reduce Community Services Department in ject and is an eligible CHDO in the heating costs by 90% and 60-70% November 2013, a private permanent City of Portland. REACH was suc- for overall energy use compared to loan from the Network for Oregon cessful in obtaining a 2012-2013 conventional multifamily housing. Affordable Housing (NOAH) and HOME award of $750,000 and a Once constructed, the project will several other public and private 2013-2014 HOME award of be the largest multifamily Passive sources. Washington County execut-

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ed a HOME project agreement with ous development costs. This HOME Preservation Projects) CPAH for the project in June 2014. investment leveraged an additional The sponsor started construction in $21.7 million for these HOME pro- Projects in which 100% of the units September 2014 and will complete jects with total development costs are affordable to households earning construction by fall of 2015 with full just over $25.3 million. As a result, 50% AMI or less. All of the HOME- occupancy expected by early 2016. one hundred and thirty-six rental assisted units must meet Low HOME units will be constructed or rehabbed rent guidelines. The remaining units The third project under construction with thirty-two HOME-assisted units can achieve this affordability level this year is CPAH’s Metzger Park added to the affordable rental hous- either by having Low HOME rents or Apartments rehab project. The ing inventory in Washington County. through guaranteed project-based Metzger Park Apartments project vouchers (and a higher rent structure). represents the rehabilitation of 32 Assessment of Relationship units in two buildings which would of HOME Funds to Goals HOME-Assisted Owner-Occupied also preserve existing subsidized Non-Special Needs Housing units. Metzger Park Apartments was and Objectives (Homeownership Projects) originally a preservation project funded by Washington County with Keeping in mind that this CAPER Projects in which 100% of the units $50,000 of HOME funds in 2000. It represents the final year of the last are affordable to households earning served as a HOME-funded project five-year period, the Washington 60% AMI or less. for 13 years until its period of afford- County Consortium’s 2010-2015 ability expired in August 2013. Thus, Consolidated Plan established the Additional High Priority Needs it is a project now eligible to receive following populations as high priori- a new infusion of HOME funds since ties for assisting low-income resi- Additionally, high priority needs are its period of affordability expired dents and allocating federal afforda- also designated for preservation pro- prior to the submission of this ble housing resources: jects of existing subsidized rental HOME application. Metzger Park housing units and house rehabilitation Apartments currently contains six HOME-Assisted Homeless and activities for low/mod income house- federally-subsidized Project-Based Special Needs Housing holds, including accessibility improve- Section 8 vouchers for extremely ments. low-income households earning at or  Homeless below 30% of the Area Median In-  Elderly and frail elderly Housing for persons with drug and come (AMI). Metzger Park Apart-  Severe mental illness alcohol addictions only and special- ments also benefits from being locat-  Dual diagnosis: persons with ized housing for persons with physical ed in unincorporated Washington drug and alcohol addictions disabilities only are a medium priority County in order to be eligible for and mental illness for funding from the Consortium. property tax exemption from Wash-  Physically disabled: adapta- ington County. The project would be tion of existing housing and The following are medium priority comprised of twelve (12) one- inclusion in new housing not needs for the type of projects funded bedroom units, twelve (12) two- by the Consortium according to the limited bedroom units and eight (8) three- 2010-2015 Consolidated Plan:  to persons with disabilities bedroom units. Twenty-three (23)  Farmworkers units will be targeted to households HOME-Assisted Renter Non-Special with incomes at or below 50% AMI  Released offenders Needs Housing (other than Preser- and eight (8) units will be targeted vation Projects) for extremely low-income house- The following are high priority holds earning at or below 30% AMI. needs for the type of projects funded Projects in which at least 50% of the by the Consortium according to the units are affordable to households This HOME investment in these pro- 2010-2015 Consolidated Plan: earning 50% AMI or less. All of the jects underway between July 1, 2014 HOME-assisted units must meet Low to June 30, 2015 is $3.615 million in HOME rent guidelines. The remaining new construction and rehab activities HOME-Assisted Renter Non- units can achieve this affordability and includes construction and vari- Special Needs Housing (other than level either by having Low HOME

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Table 4-10 Relationship of Washington County HOME Funds to Housing Priorities

Funds Sub Need Priority Activity Expended in $ Drawn after Status % L/M PY2014 June 30th Benefit

CPAH Metzger Park Apartments Rehab $484,057 $119,126 Underway Bienestar Juniper Gardens Ph. II $5,000 $0 Completed Low Income H 100% Renters REACH The Orchards at Orenco Phase I $1,034,631 $0 Underway

CPAH The Barcelona at Beaverton $1,406,119 $0 Underway

No HOME funded housing rehab projects were Housing Reha- bilitation Pro- H grams assisted this year.

No HOME funded homeowership projects were Homeownership H Programs assisted this year.

CPAH CHDO Op $29,559 $0 Completed

CHDO Operating H Bienestar CHDO Op $29,559 $0 Completed N/A

Bienestar Cornelius Library Project $66,135 $0 Completed

CHDO Pre-Dev H N/A

Admin N/A HOME Administration $89,448 $9,374 Completed N/A $3,144,508 $128,500 (as shown in (not reflected IDIS) in IDIS)

Total expended in the HOME Program $3,273,008

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rents or through guaranteed project- cesses to meet the needs of all priori- HOME-Assisted Homeless and based vouchers (and a higher rent ty groups. Activities carried out un- Special Needs Housing structure). der the HOME program are evaluat- ed on the basis of their consistency Completed Projects with the County’s adopted housing HOME-Assisted Owner- strategy, and projects making use of Occupied Non-Special One project was completed this year program funds are expected to ad- serving farmworkers which is con- Needs Housing dress these identified priorities. sidered a special needs population. Washington County continues to be (Homeownership Projects) New construction of 22 units of rent- successful at making its HOME al housing for low-income farm- funds available to projects serving a Projects in which at least 75% of the workers at Phase II of the Juniper wide variety of priority housing units are affordable to households Gardens Apartments located at a site needs. The County remains success- earning 60% AMI or less. Forest Grove. The sponsor of the ful at using its HOME funds to lev- project is Bienestar, a local Commu- erage federal and state tax credits, Washington County’s current CA- nity Housing Development Organi- permanent financing from other fed- PER report submission describes and zation (CHDO). The project received eral programs and private sources, assesses how a variety of federal a total HOME award of $1,000,000 volunteer sweat equity, donated ser- housing resources—including for both phases of the project. The vices and materials, and private HOME funds—were used during the project received a full commitment foundation and corporate donations. reporting period to meet these priori- of USDA Rural Development funds Closer coordination of the County's ty needs and other local objectives. in December 2013. Construction ac- HOME funding process with the tivities commenced in January 2014 State of Oregon's Notice of Funding The Consortium continues to make and the project was completed in the Announcement has helped to facili- HOME funding available through an fall of 2014. This project meets the tate this trend. open, competitive application pro- Consolidated Plan goal for projects Table 4-11 Racial Groups Served by HOME-Funded Rental and Homebuyer Projects as Compared with Rental and Ownership Rates for Washington County Overall White Black Am. Indian/ Asian Pacific Is/ Hispanic Other Alaskan Hawaiian

Rental Units (Highlights show areas with higher percentages than those of the county overall) 2010 Census Data 69.9 % 2.7% 0.7% 6.5% 0.6% 16.9% 8.5% for Wash Co. Wash Co. Dash- 51.5% 3.3% 0.0% 2.3% 0.7% 39.6% 1.3% board Report 6/30/15 Owned Units (Highlights show areas with higher percentages than those of the county overall) 2010 Census Data 83.1% 0.9% 0.3% 8.1% 0.2% 5.7% 2.3% for Wash Co. Wash Co. Dash- 43.2% 13.6% 2.3% 10.2% 1.1% 25% 3.4% board Report 6/30/15

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for farmworkers, as well as a rental fordable Housing, a local Communi- project in which 100% of units are ty Housing Development Organiza- Onsite Inspections, Affirm- affordable to households earning tion (CHDO). A CHDO set-aside ative Marketing, and MBE/ 50% AMI or less. commitment was made to this pro- ject on June 23, 2014. Construction MBE/WBE Participation Projects in Development is expected to commence in Septem- ber 2014 after successfully being On Site Inspections None. awarded federal tax credits from the Washington County annually moni- State of Oregon in November 2013. tors HOME-assisted units in com- Affordable Rental Housing Construction of this project will be completed in September 2015. This pleted affordable housing projects project meets the Consolidated Plan subject to HOME affordability re- Completed Projects goal for projects for elderly and/or strictions. Washington County devel- frail elderly, as well as a rental pro- ops an annual work plan that estab- None, although the Juniper Gardens ject in which 100% of units are af- lishes which HOME-assisted projects project discussed above constitutes fordable to households earning 50% are subject to monitoring review in rental housing as well. AMI or less. that year. This work plan is based on the HOME requirements that pro- Rehabilitation of 32 units of rental jects are monitored annually, every Projects Under Develop- housing for low-income households two years or every three years, based located at a site in unincorporated on the total number of units in the ment Washington County near Washing- project. ton Square. The sponsor of the pro- New construction of 57 units of rent- ject is Community Partners for Af- The requirements for onsite monitor- al workforce housing for low-income fordable Housing, a local Communi- ing are followed to determine that households located at a site in the ty Housing Development Organiza- compliance with HOME property Orenco Station neighborhood of the tion (CHDO). A CHDO set-aside and affordability standards are main- City of Hillsboro. The sponsor of the commitment was made to this pro- tained. In PY 2014-2015, Washing- project is REACH Community De- ject on January 27, 2015. Construc- ton County experienced staff turno- velopment, a Community Housing tion commenced in February 2015 ver and the monitoring schedule was Development Organization (CHDO) after successfully being awarded a disrupted. Of the 34 projects to be in Multnomah County with its base Federal Home Loan Bank grant in monitored, staff was able to monitor of operations in the City of Portland. December 2014. Construction of this 18 affordable housing projects. A CHDO set-aside commitment was project will be completed in the late Four were monitored by the State of made to this project on April 15, fall of 2015. This project meets the Oregon. There are 16 projects slated 2014. Construction commenced in Consolidated Plan goal for projects to be monitored from September June 2014 after successfully being in which 100% of units are afforda- through January in order to catch up awarded federal tax credits from the ble to households earning 50% AMI with the monitoring schedule. New State of Oregon in November 2013. or less. staff is scheduled to attend UPCS Construction of this project will be training in September to comply with completed in June 2015. This project Affordable Homeownership the HOME program regulations. meets the Consolidated Plan goal for The trends in findings resulted from

rental projects in which 100% of findings in physical inspections and units are affordable to households Completed Projects tenant file reviews occurring at two earning 50% AMI or less. or more properties. For physical in- There are no affordable homeowner- spections, these trends included: New construction of 47 units of rent- ship projects in the pipeline current- household items or furniture block- al housing for low-income house- ly. ing proper egress for emergency ex- holds located at a site in the Old its in the units, improper access to Town neighborhood of the City of Projects in Development window in child’s bedroom consti- Beaverton. The sponsor of the pro- tuting a falling hazard, inoperable ject is Community Partners for Af- None. smoke detectors, household items or

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furniture abutting the heater consti- The “physical standards” of the units parent that developers and Commu- tuting a fire hazard, flammable mate- reviewed this Program Year met the nity Housing Development Organi- rials improperly stored in the oven, Uniform Physical Conditions Stand- zation (CHDOs) continue to inform aluminum foil improperly being used ards (UPCS) standards at the review the public through the prominent a drip pan for stoves, bathroom ex- of ongoing maintenance of the prop- display of fair housing marketing haust fans clogged with debris to erties during the periods of afforda- posters and in all advertising and prevent exhaust fans from properly bility. The Washington County outreach materials to affirmatively functioning, holes in doors, the need HOME Consortium currently utilizes market their HOME-assisted units. for GFCI outlets near sinks in bath- UPCS to inspect for housing quality rooms, deteriorated caulk in win- in order to adhere to the Streamlin- In examining the racial and demo- dows, damaged or missing blinds, ing Compliance Initiative imple- graphic makeup of rental housing clogged or missing filters for the mented regionally to ensure all fun- projects assisted by the HOME Con- range hood fan, moss buildup on ders utilize similar standards. The sortium, it is evident that minority roofs, pooling on the property, siding “HOME rents” category, including residents are overrepresented in the in need of power washing, clogged using appropriate utility allowances, Consortium’s rental projects than in gutters, ongoing housekeeping is- current income guidelines, and the County population as a whole. In sues, loose handles on sink faucets HOME leases met HOME standards comparison with 2010 data from the and ovens, inoperable vanity bulbs during the ongoing review of tenant U.S. Census, the percentages of His- or bulbs removed from bathroom files for eligibility. The “occupancy panics, Blacks and Native Hawai- vanity sockets, closet doors removed standards” category was satisfactory. ians/ Pacific Islanders (39.6%, 3.3%, from their tracks, trip hazards from All residents were qualified income- and 0.7% respectively) were higher flooring and inoperable porch light eligible households. Minor issues in the Consortium’s rental projects bulbs. For tenant file reviews, the were addressed and the owners made (using HUD Dashboard report data trends included: incorrect HOME necessary repairs to units or correc- as of June 30, 2015) than in rental rent or income limits being used, tions to files. Issues involving health households within the County overall HOME Addendum missing from and safety were addressed within 24 (16.9%, 2.7%, and 0.6% respective- file, HOME Addendum not match- or 72 hours, depending on the severi- ly). Meanwhile, the white population ing the term of the lease agreement, ty of the finding. All issues identi- in rental households was higher in HOME Addendum not signed to be fied during the monitoring visits the County overall (69.9%) than in current with the lease agreement, were corrected. the Consortium’s rental projects source documentation not present in (51.5%). the file for sixth year of the period of As part of our work on a HOME affordability, tenant income certifi- Procedures Manual, staff have devel- In homebuyer projects funded by the cation not performed prior to the ef- oped a chapter on monitoring which Consortium, minority residents con- fective date, no proper verification of includes an outline of the process tinue to be overrepresented as well all assets, household income in a used by staff. Checklists will be pro- compared to the County overall. His- Low HOME unit exceeds Low vided as well. The HOME rehabilita- panics comprise 25% of homebuyers tion standards have also been drafted in the Consortium’s homebuyer pro- HOME income limit, improper cal- and are in use for future rehabilita- jects while Hispanics only constitute culation of household income, im- tion projects. 5.7% of homeowners in the County proper employer or third party verifi- overall. Blacks comprise 13.6% of cation of income, file missing tenant Affirmative Marketing the homebuyers in the Consortium’s income certification form, over- homebuyer projects while Blacks charged rent based on the HOME Currently, the Washington County only constitute 0.9% of homeowners rent limit constituting repayment of HOME Consortium has made great in the County overall. American In- rent to tenant, missing Lead Based strides in ensuring outreach and af- dian/ Alaskan Native residents also Paint Disclosure Form in tenant file, firmative marketing procedures in- constitute a higher percentage of unsigned forms in tenant files and crease equitable access so that Wash- homebuyers in the Consortium’s pro- errors in the date on the lease agree- ington County residents least likely jects at 2.3% than in the County as a ment or tenant income certification to apply to federally-assisted housing whole with only 0.3% of the home- form. might have ample opportunities to owner population. Pacific Islander/ do so. In assessing current affirma- Hawaiian residents also constitute a tive marketing procedures, it is ap- higher percentage of homebuyers in

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the Consortium’s projects at 1.1% jects during the program year, 9 mi- issued using HOME Consortium than in the County as a whole with nority-owned business and 7 women funding. only 0.2% of the homeowner popula- -owned businesses worked under tion. The Asian population residing construction contracts for projects Program Income in the County’s homebuyer projects receiving HOME funds. The 9 mi- also continues to be an overrepre- nority-owned businesses received HOME program income recorded sented homeowner population with $1,645,918 from these contracts, and this year was $426,524. 10.2% in comparison to 8.1% of the the 7 women-owned businesses re- overall County population. ceived $429,729. The 9 minority- Match owned businesses reported during

this program year represented 11% MBE/WBE Participation Washington County uses the IDIS of the contracted dollar amounts HOME Matching Liability Report awarded and 10% of the contracts The Washington County HOME to determine the match liability awarded. The 7 women-owned busi- Consortium continues to engage in each year. The match liability for nesses reported during this program outreach to minority- and women- 2014 is $91,886. Match credit is year represented 3% of the contract- owned businesses in its most recent measured from July 1, 2014 ed dollar amounts awarded and 8% opportunities for construction con- through June 30, 2015. of the total contracts. The Consorti- tracts and subcontracts related to um will continue to revisit its MBE/ new construction and rehab activities The HOME Match Report details WBE Policies and Procedures on an associated with its rental and home- the value of match generated this annual basis to ensure they are still ownership projects currently under year and reflects the carryover applicable to current projects and development. The HOME Consorti- match amount. $558,722 in match ensures that minority- and women- um witnessed significant progress in was generated this year. In actuali- owned businesses are sought out to this area during the program year. ty, more match was generated this With three ongoing construction pro- bid on contracts and subcontracts

Juniper Gardens, Phase II. Developed by Bienestar Inc.to provide 22 units of migrant farmworker housing in Forest Grove.

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year however match regulations of Consolidated Plan goals is also only allow bond financed match to discussed. equal 25% of the match liability. HOME Reports Some bond match will be carried Washington County and the City over into the next fiscal year (see of Beaverton notes at the bottom of the match report). This results in an excess Pages 104 - 105 include the HOME match carried over to PY 2014 in Match Report (HUD Form the amount of $4,123,550. 40107A) and pages 106 - 107 in- clude the HOME Program Annual Predevelopment Loan Up- Performance Report (HUD Form date 40107).

A predevelopment loan with Com- munity Partners for Affordable Housing was made to support pre- development work on The Barcelo- na project. That project was suc- cessful in obtaining tax credits and began construction last year. The loan of $100,000 was paid off in November 2014. A second prede- velopment loan with Bienestar was made to support predevelopment work on its Cornelius Place project.

Assessments

Washington County and the City of Beaverton

The assessments for the HOME program were covered throughout this report. Assessment of the Washington County Consortium’s Year 5 progress towards its five- year Consolidated Plan goals under Section II begins on pages 20 through 31 of this report. Section III addresses the Consortium’s Annual Assessment of Annual Progress and can be found from pages 31 to 80. The Assessment of the Consorti- um’s use of HOME funds in Year 5 (program year 2014) can be found throughout this section. Finally, the Consortium’s HOME program is reviewed on pages 94 to 105 where assessment in the accomplishment

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Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Program Narrative Washington County ESG-Supported Activities

Prior to program year 2001, Wash- Assessment of Relationship of the strategies were focused on ington County was the direct recipi- of ESG Funds to Goals and housing efforts in the form of rental ent of Emergency Shelter Grant assistance and development of hous- (ESG) funds. However, in 2000 Objectives ing for those at 30% AMI and below. Hillsboro became its own entitle- While permanent housing is a priori- ment and therefore the city’s popula- The use of ESG funds in previous ty, shelter services continue to be a tion was taken out of the County’s years is reflective of local needs of a critical part of the continuum, and overall population in order to figure decade ago when Washington Coun- the ESG program helped to meet this the allocation for CDBG and ESG. ty had one family shelter and one need. This resulted in the ESG funds being shelter for persons fleeting from do- redirected to the State of Oregon. mestic violence. Responding to When the news was first released By 2004, the County’s population emerging local needs, two additional about the HEARTH Act, Washing- increased sufficiently to make it eli- family shelters were funded by two ton County Office of Community gible to receive ESG funds directly new non-profit agencies both of Development (OCD) was involved from HUD. In the intervening years which were initially supported by in the 2010-2015 Consolidated Plan of 2001-2003, the State had subcon- CDBG start up funding (one re- planning process. Strategies were tracted the ESG funds to Community ceived new construction funding and developed to encourage alignment Action, which in turn, partnered with one received program support). and support for the 10 Year Plan to county homeless providers. The re- These shelters, in conjunction with End Homelessness and the lationship between Community Ac- two other agencies providing assis- HEARTH Act, but the lack of con- tion and the non-profits worked well. tance to clients who were homeless, crete regulatory guidance for the lat- When the County resumed responsi- were the core homeless service pro- ter necessitated that the strategies be bility for the ESG program, it was viders at that time. ESG funding broader in nature. OCD committed agreed that Community Action provided much needed operational to working with the Department of would continue to administer the support and essential services. With Housing Services and the Continuum grant with management oversight the advent of the HEARTH Act, of Care to ensure that ESG will sup- from the County. PY 2014 was the needs have been (and will continue port high priority needs of the Con- eleventh year of this relationship and to be) reassessed against new activi- tinuum. Table 4-12 provides refer- it continued to work well for both ties allowed under the Emergency ence by activity where current ESG entities. Solutions Grant. funding supports Consolidated Plan, and 10 Year Plan efforts, as well as With the authorization of the The 2010-15 Consolidated Plan demonstrate how performance objec- HEARTH Act in May 2009, Con- highlights housing for the homeless tives and standards align with Open- gress made significant changes to the and other special needs populations ing Doors: Federal Strategic Plan McKinney-Vento Act programs. as a high priority and recognizes that to Prevent and End Homelessness. One of the changes replaced the the 10 Year Plan is the County’s of- Emergency Shelter Grant program ficial homeless strategy. This recog- Program outcome data measure- (ESG) with the Emergency Solutions nition is memorialized by awarding ments under the performance stand- Grant, also called ESG. The Coun- high priority status (and additional ards were developed in consultation ty’s Policy Advisory Board main- rating points in the CDBG allocation with the CoC and are also described tains overall responsibility and over- process) to projects that specifically in Table 4-12. For the Street Out- sight over the program for the ap- implement a strategy in the 10 Year reach activity, the performance proval of program policies and pro- Plan. standard identified by the CoC jects under the ESG program as an would be “entry and exit measures, advisory body to the Board of Coun- The County’s 10 Year Plan to End or destination at exit.” Once a more ty Commissioners. Homelessness was adopted in 2008 tangible performance measurement and much of its focus was on provid- could be determined, it was decided ing housing for the homeless. Many by the CoC that for the Street Outre-

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-ach activity “The number of indi- HUD with an equal amount of viduals who participate in Commu- funds from other sources. Each nity Connect” would be the most non-profit supplied the required appropriate measurement for this match. Matching funds were ESG Funded Activities: PY 2014 activity. Under the Street Outreach available from the Washington activity, 138 clients were engaged County Public Safety Levy funds Washington County funded the fol- with Community Connect in 2014. (local), Community Action’s lowing activities from its PY 2014 Emergency Housing account (State allocation of ESG funds: Street Out- For the Emergency Shelter activity, funding), and private funding. reach, Emergency Shelter, Home- the performance standard identified lessness Prevention, Rapid Re- is “reducing the time spent home- Method of Distribution Housing, and general ESG Program less.” The performance measure- administration. Washington County ment for that activity would be the anticipates completion of the PY average shelter stay for individuals Prior to program year 2001, Wash- 2014 ESG contract with Community exiting to permanent housing and ington County was the direct recip- Action in December 2015. the average length of time that fami- ient of ESG funds. However, in lies spent on the shelter waitlist last 2000 Hillsboro became eligible as Street Outreach year. For the Emergency Shelter a CDBG entitlement and therefore activity, the average shelter stay for the city’s population was taken out $20,000 in FY 2014 ESG funds went families exiting to permanent hous- of the County’s overall population to support Street Outreach activities ing was 54 days and the average in order to figure the allocation for targeted to homeless singles and wait time spent on the shelter wait- CDBG and ESG. This resulted in families without children. Services list was 15 days. the ESG funds being redirected to are initially targeted to engagement, the State of Oregon. By 2004, the case management, emergency health For the Homeless Prevention and County’s population increased suf- services, emergency mental health Rapid Re-housing activities, the ficiently to make it eligible to re- services, and performance standard identified was ceive ESG funds directly from or transportation activities. Match a reduction in the time spent home- HUD. In the intervening years of support for this activity comes from less. The performance measure- 2001-2003, the State had subcon- private donations and foundation ment developed for both of these tracted the ESG funds to Commu- support. Per HUD regulations, street activities was a reduction in the new nity Action, the lead anti-poverty outreach activities can ONLY be incidences of homelessness and a agency for the County. Communi- targeted to populations defined in reduced recidivism rate. For per- ty Action then subcontracted with HUD’s Category 1, Paragraph (1) i sons served through homeless pre- five other agencies serving home- definition of “Literally homeless- vention and rapid re-housing activi- less populations: Good Neighbor ness”. ties, 37% of households accessing Center, Family Bridge, Domestic services through Community Con- Violence Resource Center, Open Emergency Shelter nect were experiencing their first Door Counseling Center and episode of homelessness in their HopeSpring. The relationship be- $50,000 in FY 2014 ESG funds sup- lifetime (New episodes) and 25% tween Community Action and the ported Emergency Shelter activities of the households that were access- non-profits worked well. When in Washington County’s Shelter ing services through Community the County resumed responsibility Network to serve families, individu- Connect had exited a housing pro- for the ESG program, it was als, and youth. The Shelter Network gram in the last two years agreed that Community Action is made up of five shelters; three in a (recidivism). would continue to administer the system coordinated by Community grant, based on the needs at that Action and two others that operate in time, with management oversight Matching Resources concert with the system but with from the County. The following procedures that are slightly different narrative is intended to describe due to the special needs populations Under the ESG program, each sub- each activity funded under the they serve. The Shelter Network grantee, other than the jurisdiction, Emergency Solutions Grant for PY works collaboratively to find other must match the funding provided by 2014. housing options, or if none, shelter

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Table 4-12: Emergency Solutions Grant Performance Objectives and Standards by Activity

*Note: Objective and outcomes reporting is not applicable for Administration and HMIS activities

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opportunities, within the network of 48 service agencies. The programs and match support for this activity is shelters so as to prevent households include Emergency Shelters, Tran- provided by awarded agencies in from living on the street. Match sup- sitional Housing Programs, Perma- conjunction with other ESG funded port came from shelter Levy funding nent Supportive Housing Pro- activities (i.e. Street Outreach, Emer- (local), private donations, and foun- grams, Services only programs, gency Shelter, Homeless Prevention dation support. These funds were Homelessness Prevention and Rap- and Rapid Re-housing Activities). allocated to Community Action as id Re-Housing (HPRP) and other the Shelter Coordinator, as was the local funding programs. That data Activity and Beneficiary process under the Emergency Shelter is used to inform both local and Data Grant. statewide public policy about the extent and nature of homelessness, Homeless Prevention (HP) captures client level data and as- In PY 2014, a total of 913 persons sists agencies with tracking out- were served through the ESG pro- $35,447 in FY 2014 ESG funds were come measures for each homeless gram: 241 adults and 294 children used to carryout homeless prevention client entered into the system, al- were served in emergency shelters; activities, which include rent assis- lows agencies to pull aggregate 28 adults and 27 children were tance, financial assistance, and hous- data to assist with writing grants served by homelessness prevention ing relocation and stabilization ser- and applying for needed funds, activities; 16 adults and 18 children vices. Match support will come from plan for the reduction/ending of were served by Rapid Re-housing Emergency Housing Account and homelessness with uniform, longi- activities; 283 adults and 24 children the Supportive Housing Assistance tudinal data by which to make ef- were served through Street Outreach Program. fective programming decisions, to activities (an additional 24 individu- educate citizens about homeless als contacted through street outreach families and youth in Washington activities had missing information or County. refused to provide demographic da- ta). The Consolidated Plan projected Rapid Re-Housing (RRH) All ESG recipients must ensure that approximately 1,200 persons that data on all persons served and would be served annually. Including $35,447 in FY 2014 ESG funds were all activities assisted under ESG projects funded under the CDBG allocated to Community Action to are entered into the applicable program that serve homeless and at support Rapid Re-Housing activities, community-wide HMIS in the area risk populations, 12,797 persons who which includes rent assistance, finan- in which those persons and activi- are homeless or at-risk of becoming cial assistance, and housing reloca- ties are located, or a comparable homeless were provided services in tion and stabilization services. database, in accordance with PY 2014 through these federal grant Match support will come from HUD’s standards on participation, programs. Emergency Housing Account and data collection, and reporting under the Supportive Housing Assistance a local HMIS. Of the total 913 persons served with Program. ESG funds in 2014, there were 429 Administration females and 440 males (44 in which HMIS information regarding the person’s $11,423 in FY 2014 ESG funds gender was missing); 341 were un- No ESG funds were allocated to this were allocated to administration der the age of 18; 73 were between activity in FY 2014, as it was deter- costs related to the planning and the ages of 18-24; and 475 persons mined that there currently are other execution of the ESG activities, were age 25 and older (an additional resources available to pay for these which represents 7.5 percent of the 24 individuals assisted with ESG types of activities. HMIS (Homeless total FY 2014 allocation of ESG funds had missing information/ Management Information System) is funding grant, and the maximum refused to provide data). a single platform database providing amount allowable for administra- an unduplicated count of homeless tion, planning, implementation, The ESG program served 101 per- people in Washington County. To reimbursement, and reporting un- sons with special needs. Of the 101 date, there are 14 service providers der ESG regulations. Administra- persons served with special needs, 6 entering data into HMIS representing tive dollars are retained by the Of- (5.9%) were Veterans; 93 (60.6%) fice of Community Development,

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were Victims of Domestic Violence; pares individual discharge plans for Both non-profit hospitals have inter- 5 (1.6%) were Elderly; youth leaving the nal social service departments that hospital through a comprehensive manage the discharge of patients One person (0.3%) with HIV/AIDS; treatment care plan. Discharge through job descriptions and elec- 3 persons (0.9%) who are chronical- assessment and planning for dis- tronic discharge forms completed by ly homeless; 26 (8.5%) were severe- charge begins upon admission and hospital case managers. Hospitals ly mentally ill; 6 (1.9%) with chronic continues through hospitalization. work in partnership with community substance abuse issues; 61 (20%) Washington County's Mental social service providers to refer with other disabilities. Health and the Oregon State Hospi- homeless to appropriate programs. tal have entered into an agreement Table 4-13 describes the number of concerning policies and procedures Consultation with Local ESG beneficiaries by activity. Table to be following by the local pro- 4-14 illustrates race and ethnicity gram and the hospital when a pa- Continuum of Care on data for ESG beneficiaries. tient is admitted and discharged. Emergency Solutions The Oregon Department of Correc- Grant Funding Homeless Discharge Coor- tions prepares a discharge plan for inmates as they near release from dination Each year, Washington County Of- incarceration. The Department of fice of Community Development

Corrections forwards to Washing- (OCD) commences a consultation Washington County certifies yearly ton County's Community Correc- process with its Continuum of Care, that there are policies regarding dis- tions a copy of the individualized through its Housing and Supportive charge planning to minimize home- Transition Plan. Prison release Services Network (HSSN), to pro- lessness following discharge from counselors, Corrections Center res- vide for the participation of local publicly funded institutions. idential counselors and proba- homeless service providers and not Through the County's application parole officers take an active role less than one homeless individual or under the Continuum of Care, proto- in developing transitional release formerly homeless individual in con- cols are outlined that deal with youth plans that may include provisions sidering and making policies and exiting foster care, persons leaving for, but are not limited to, housing, decisions regarding any facilities, the health care system, persons leav- employment, continuing education, services, or other eligible activity ing the Oregon State Hospital and supportive services, conditions and that receives funding under ESG. inmates being released from correc- level of supervision. Local hospi- Policies and other decisions resulting tional facilities. In summary, Ore- tals perform discharge in accord- from this annual consultation process gon's Department of Human Ser- ance with Standards of Practice include how to allocate the ESG vices' Child Welfare Division pre- governing health care operations. funds each year (between what eligi-

Table 4-13

Activity* # of Adults # of Children Missing Infor- Total mation Street Outreach 376 68 2 446

Shelter Operations 246 283 1 530

Homelessness Prevention 19 21 0 40

Rapid Re-Housing 59 41 0 100

TOTAL 700 413 3 1,116

*Note: The unduplicated count of persons served with ESG is 913. The numbers represented in this table re- flect persons served under more than one activity. Outcomes reporting is not applicable for Admin and HMIS.

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ble activities), the amount of funds distributed between activities, de- veloping performance standards and evaluating outcomes, and de- veloping policies and procedures related to the administration and operation of the County’s Home- less Management and Information System (HMIS). OCD and the Department of Housing Services staff have met monthly throughout the program year to ensure align- ment between programs as HEARTH Act regulations began to be disseminated. Work items in- cluded reviewing regulations and guidance as they were released (homeless definition, ESG interim rules, etc.), debriefing on webinars, planning for the ESG-mandated consultation process, preparing for the Centralized Coordinated As- sessment System, and many other cross-cutting areas of service to homeless populations. As of this year, OCD is a regular participant of the HSSN Workgroup ensuring that there is a flow of information between CoC, ESG and HESG programs.

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Public Participation Narrative Washington County and the City of Beaverton

Notice of the availability of a draft cluded in this document starting on 2014 Consolidated Annual Perfor- page 115—THIS WILL BE IN- mance and Evaluation Report for SERTED AFTER THE PUBLIC public review and comment (see HEARING. page 113) was mailed out to 400 interested parties, emailed to the Coalition of Housing Advocates (CHA) and the Housing and Sup- portive Services Network (HSSN) and published in The Oregonian (through its associated newspapers of the Hillsboro Argus, Beaverton Leader and Forest Grove Leader) on August 26th, 2015 and The Bea- verton Valley Times on August 26th, 2015. Copies of the report were made available for review beginning Wednesday, September 2nd at the Office of Community Development, 328 West Main, Suite 100, Hillsboro, Oregon, 97123, at the Beaverton Building (City Hall) at 12725 SW Millikan Way, Beaverton, OR 97076 and available online at: http://www.co.washington.or.us/ CommunityDevelopment/Planning/ annual-performance-report.cfm.

Public comments on the draft plan were accepted through September 17th, 2015. These public comments are included on page 114.

A public hearing on the public comment draft as well as to hear citizen views on housing and com- munity development was held on Thursday, September 17th, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. at the Washington Coun- ty Public Services Building Cafete- ria at 155 N. First Avenue in Hills- boro.

The minutes from the public hear- ing held on September 17th are in-

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND COMMENT PERIOD ON WASHINGTON COUNTY’S CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION REPORT (CAPER) FOR PROGRAM YEAR 2014/2015

Washington County and the City of Beaverton have prepared their 2014 CAPER report as required by federal regula- tions. The report details project accomplishments as well as expenditures throughout the period July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015 for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program, the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), and the HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Program. The purpose of the report is to measure to what extent the jurisdictions are meeting priority needs, goals and strategies as outlined in the 2010-2015 Consolidated Plan.

The report is presented in two volumes. Volume One contains the narrative describing the CDBG, ESG, and HOME activities according to HUD’s prescribed format. Volume Two contains reports generated from HUD’s Integrated Dis- bursement and Information System. Both are available for review and comment and can be downloaded from the County’s web site at: http://www.co.washington.or.us/CommunityDevelopment/Planning/annual-performance- report.cfm

The report is due to HUD on September 25th, 2015. A 15-day public comment period on the report begins on Wednes- day, September 2nd and runs through 5:00 p.m., Thursday, September 17th. A public hearing on September 17th will be held to receive comments on the CAPER. The hearing will also be an opportunity to accept public comment on housing and community development needs in the County. The hearing will take place in the Washington County Pub- lic Services Building, 155 North First Avenue, Hillsboro, located in the Cafeteria. The public hearing starts at 7:00 p.m.

Comments on the CAPER may be directed to: Jennie H. Proctor, Program Manager Washington County Office of Community Development 328 W. Main Street, Suite 100 Hillsboro, OR 97123 Phone: 503-846-8814 Fax: 503-846-2882 or by E-mail: [email protected]

The meeting room is accessible to persons with mobility impairments. Please notify the Office of Community Develop- ment at least 7 days before a hearing if special equipment or interpreting service is needed. To help ensure equal access to Washington County Office of Community Development programs, services and activities, we will provide transla- tion, reasonably modify policies or procedures and provide auxiliary aids/services/alternative formats to persons with disabilities. For accommodations, translations, complaints, and additional information, contact 503-846-8814, or for voice to TTY relay dial 711 or 1-800-735-1232. Para traducción en español marque 1-800-735-3896.

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Public Comments Washington County and the City of Beaverton

The following are the public comments received prior to and during the September 17th, 2015 public hearing held at 7:00 p.m. at the Washington County Public Services Building Cafeteria at 155 N. First Avenue in Hillsboro. Staff have incorporated changes into this document that reflect the public comments received.

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Public Hearing Minutes Washington County and the City of Beaverton

The following are the minutes from the September 17th, 2015 public hearing held at 7:00 p.m. at the Washington County Public Services Building Cafeteria at 155 N. First Avenue in Hillsboro.

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Other Attachments and Narratives Washington County and the City of Beaverton Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) Washington County and the City of Beaverton

This section is not applicable to Washington County, the City of Bea- verton or the Washington County Consortium at this time. The City of Portland manages the HOPWA grant for the Portland Metropolitan Area.

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City of Hillsboro Year 5 Program Accomplishments

In 2000, Hillsboro became eligible $256,837 in PY 2014 funds and ing to remove trip hazards; replaced as a CDBG entitlement and therefore $47,073.51 in remaining adminis- standard toilets with elongated toi- the city’s population was taken out trative costs and project costs sav- lets; and replaced drywall and fix- of the County’s overall population in ings from previous years for a total tures. The project has accomplished order to figure the allocation for of $547,201.51 to pay for construc- its intent to improve ventilation, CDBG. The City of Hillsboro com- tion costs to install sidewalks and remove safety hazards and improve pleted its third year of the 2012-2015 make other improvements to 11th overall accessibility to the bathroom Intergovernmental Agreement with Avenue (between Maple and Alder facilities for families occupying the the County that allows the city to Streets) and Alder Street (between shelter. remain in the Consortium and partic- 11th Avenue and 21st Avenue). ipate as a joint entitlement. Under SE 11th Avenue and SE Alder See below a before and after photo this agreement, the Washington Street are residential streets that of the Community Action Organiza- County Office of Community Devel- were developed when Hillsboro’s tion’s Hillsboro Family Shelter opment (OCD) manages the housing population was considerably small- bathroom improvements. rehabilitation and public services er, traffic was lighter, and side- funds to continue providing county- walks were not required. Residents wide service in those areas. of these streets must walk in the street along with vehicles to access This section of the CAPER is intend- local services. Sidewalks will serve ed to highlight the benefit of the City to provide a safe connection for of Hillsboro’s CDBG allocation in residents to access nearby schools, its community. shopping, transit, medical and gov- ernment facilities. The project is Public Improvements (Facilities & currently in progress and is antici- Infrastructure) pated to be completed by June 2016. Per the 2012-2015 Intergovernmen- tal Agreement with the County, the Community Action Organiza- City of Hillsboro can use 40% of its tion, Hillsboro Family Shelter total allocation to fund a project at Improvements its discretion, provided it complies with HUD national objectives and $24,500 was allocated to Commu- eligibility requirements. HUD set nity Action Organization to make the City of Hillsboro’s 2014 alloca- improvements at the Hillsboro tion at $642,094. The City elects to Family Shelter, located at 210 SE alternate funding between Infrastruc- 12th Avenue in Hillsboro. The ture projects for two years, and then project improved the existing bath- funds Facilities projects for two rooms by replacing the existing years. In PY 2013 and PY 2014, tub/shower combination in one Hillsboro elected to fund the 11th bathroom with a shower that has a and Alder Street Sidewalk Improve- shower seat and grab bars to make ments out of its 40% set-aside. the shower safer for residents with mobility issues. The project also City of Hillsboro: 11th and Alder installed new fans in both bath- Street Sidewalk Improvements rooms to improve ventilation and reduce mold and moisture related The City of Hillsboro elected to use damage, replaced the tile flooring $270,291 in PY 2013 CDBG funds, in each bathroom with vinyl floor-

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Public Services shopping, sewing, using public ed an additional $75,000 for two transportation, voting, etc. Ser- years in 2014 Since that time, Each year, Washington County allo- vices that are initiated during the SWCHC County. SWCHC-Hillsboro cates 15% of its total CDBG award youth’s time in the program are Clinic, to provide healthcare services to public services projects serving available on a long-term basis after to low-income persons throughout low income Washington County res- exiting the program. Washington County and is located at idents (excluding City of Beaverton 266 W. Main St, in a location for- residents). The public services pro- B&G Aid served 56 homeless merly occupied by the Washington jects that were awarded CDBG fund- youth in Washington County County Health Department. The ing and that provided direct assis- (excluding City of Beaverton resi- Hillsboro Clinic offers walk-in ur- tance to Hillsboro residents are fur- dents) during PY 2014; 14 of those gent-care and operates on a sliding ther described below. In PY 2014, homeless youth claimed Hillsboro fee scale with no client turned away 5,505 Hillsboro residents benefitted as their last residence. due to inability to pay. The organiza- from CDBG-funded public service tion partners with several other enti- programs. HomePlate Youth Services: ties in the Washington County com- Street Outreach & Employment munity, including Tuality Boys and Girls Aid: Safe Place Opportunities for Youth Experi- HealthCare, Kaiser Permanente, encing Homelessness Washington County Health and Hu- Boys and Girls Aid was awarded man Services, Washington County $75,000 in PY 2013 CDBG funds HomePlate Youth Services re- Office of Community Development, over two years to provide a Youth ceived $50,000 in PY 2013 CDBG Pacific University College of Health Care Counselor and a Mental Health funding for two years for the pur- Professions, clinicians, nurses and Therapist for the Safe Place program pose of supporting an Outreach and non-clinical volunteers who are dedi- which serves homeless and runaway Employment Coordinator who cated to the provision of quality youth with mental health counseling, works with homeless youth to help health services for uninsured or un- family mediation and reunification them gain access to specialized derinsured persons residing in Wash- services, life skills building, shelter services, including education, ington County. SWCHC served a and basic resources, and aftercare housing, parenting, mental health, total of 299 individuals in PY 2014 at services to reduce further homeless- medical and substance abuse ser- their clinic located in Hillsboro, of ness. There are a growing number of vices and especially employment. which 155 claimed to also reside in youth in Washington County who The drop-in services provided by Hillsboro. are leaving their homes because of HomePlate are a key front-end ac- unstable living conditions or who are cess point in the County’s continu- Lutheran Community Services becoming adults with no housing um of care for these young people, NW: HopeSpring resources. Many youth become and are critical in creating positive, homeless because of family prob- trusting relationships between HopeSpring received $75,000 in PY lems such as violence or abuse, drug homeless youth and adults. 2013 CDBG funding for two years to and alcohol dependencies, lack of HomePlate Youth Services has an provide services to support its 12- consistent shelter and appropriate office in Hillsboro and served a month transitional housing program supervision, problems in school, or total of 372 homeless youth in PY for homeless women and children, their parents’ poverty and/or home- 2014 (not including City of Bea- including child care assistance, family lessness. In addition to shelter, Safe verton residents). 180 of those per- counseling and rent subsidies that al- Place provides case management sons served in PY 2014 reported low a way to permanent housing for services to help its youth learn daily that their last home address was in vulnerable homeless families. 66 per- living skills in preparation for transi- Hillsboro. sons were served by the HopeSpring tion into permanent housing. The program in PY 2014; Eight of those wrap-around services that youth re- SW Community Health Center clients reported that their last home ceive are aimed at helping each indi- (SWCHC): Hillsboro Clinic address was in Hillsboro. vidual achieve self-sufficiency in areas such as job readiness, healthy SWCHC was assumed an $18,750 relationships, nutrition, anger man- CDBG award after the Essential agement, arts and crafts, grocery Health Clinic (EHC) closed in March 2013. SWCHC was award-

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CASA for Children: Court- The Case Management project re- St. Vincent DePaul, St. Matthew Appointed Special Advocates ceived $60,000 in PY 2014 for two Conference: Rent and Utility Assis- years to provide case management tance The project received $75,000 in PY services to the clients they serve. 2013 CDBG funding for three years Both projects served a total of 84 The project provides rent and utility to help serve children who are wards individuals in PY 2014, of which 6 assistance to low- and moderate- of juvenile court because of abuse or reported that their last address was income individuals or families. Cli- neglect by an adult in their home envi- in Hillsboro. ents are normally self-sufficient but ronment. CASA volunteers are trained are facing a financial crisis that can and supervised by CASA personnel to Community Action Organization: lead to eviction, homelessness or will help advocate on the child’s behalf. Coordinated and Centralized As- encounter major costs as they attempt CASA, mandated to exist by the state sessment System (Community to acquire alternative housing or re- legislature, is the only existing pro- Connect) connect utility services. The agency’s gram in Washington County that pro- goal is to gain firsthand knowledge of vides court-appointed trained volun- In an attempt to improve efficiency each household’s financial circum- teer advocates to children who are and make the best use of available stances, provide information and re- wards of the juvenile courts and need resources, “Community Connect” is ferral assistance as needed, and deter- permanent homes. CASA was found- the system that has been developed mine that the family or individual is ed to help speed up the process of in order meet the minimum criteria seeking to regain self-sufficiency. finding safe, permanent homes for for a Centralized and Coordinated Contact is made with property manag- these children as quickly as possible. Assessment System as defined by ers prior to providing financial assis- When a child is removed from their HUD and that is required for all tance to negotiate the amount of assis- home and put into the Child Welfare/ communities receiving Continuum tance needed to make certain the fam- Foster Care System, the information of Care (CoC) and Emergency Solu- ily will not be subject to eviction. The that CASA receives from the State tions Grant (ESG) funds. The project served more than 3,682 Wash- (DHS) is the location of where the Washington County Housing and ington County residents at-risk of be- child last lived. CASA reported that Supportive Services Network coming homeless in PY 2014 they served a total of 105 children in (HSSN), our jurisdiction’s CoC, (excluding City of Beaverton resi- Washington County (excluding City worked to develop this new system dents), 3,439 of which were residents of Beaverton) in PY 2014 and that of to meet HUDs guidelines and im- of Hillsboro. those 47 children came from address- prove our community’s homeless es in Hillsboro. services. Community Action serves Community Action Organization: as that entry point and continues to Basic Needs Family Promise: Family Advocate work collaboratively with other for Homeless Families & Case Man- Washington County housing and Community Action received $35,000 agement service providers to ensure that in PY 2014 to distribute emergency households seeking housing assis- assistance to qualifying households The Family Advocate for Homeless tance are screened for initial eligibil- throughout Washington County program received $60,000 in PY 2011 ity, assessed for level of intervention (excluding Beaverton). For families funding for three years to provide a needed and placed in the most ap- already cash-strapped and getting by part-time Family Advocate at .5 FTE propriate housing resource available. on very tight budgets, one ordinary to assist individuals or homeless fami- This CDBG-funded project has al- unexpected expense or reduction in lies with case management and re- lowed Community Action to expand income can be the difference between source referral information. In addi- their staff to provide these services their ability to pay rent or not. Once a tion, the Advocate provides consistent to persons who are homeless or at- family begins to fall behind, they can access to services at Family Promise risk of becoming homeless and pro- incur additional fees and penalties Day/Resource facility and is available vide referrals to all 36 Continuum which make it even more difficult to at the overnight shelter host location programs. In PY 2014, the project catch up, setting into motion a down- one evening a week. served 216 households, or 550 indi- ward spiral that can lead to homeless- viduals residing in or claiming that ness. Community Action provides their last address was in Hillsboro. one-time emergency assistance pay- ments not to exceed $500 to a land- lord on behalf of a client. Community

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Action staff negotiates with landlords tion classes, computer classes, fi- guage and suggest courses of action for reduction/forgiveness of fees or nancial literacy programs, IDA that increase housing stability, quality back rent which may have accrued. Programs, Job Club, free income and safety. With appropriate infor- Clients are also screened for and re- tax preparation, emergency cash mation and training, renters increase ferred to other services which can help assistance program, mental health their chances for housing stability, them including energy assistance, en- counseling, nutrition classes, Pro- address habitability & safety con- ergy conservation workshops and ten- motores (15 resident peer leaders cerns, maintain better business prac- ant education classes. The project who receive special training and tices with landlords and accumulate acts as a safety net to ensure that fami- conducts home visits), and commu- assets that can be used for homeown- lies in crisis do not lose the level of nity meetings and activities. Youth ership or education. In PY 2014 CAT self-sufficiency they have struggled to Programs include 4 homework received 182 calls from Washington maintain. 1,450 low-income persons clubs, Science Clubs, Soccer Club, County residents who received coun- at-risk of becoming homeless were Basketball Club, Summer Lunch seling on the Renters’ Rights Hotline served by the program in PY 2014, and Fun, Financial Fitness for Life, and reported that 59 of those persons 303 of which were City of Hillsboro Kids’ Computer Club, Summer served were Hillsboro residents. residents. Reading Safari, Teens’ Build Your Own Computer Club, Explorador Fair Housing Council of Oregon: Good Neighbor Center: Children’s Nature Camp, Youth IDA program Fair Housing Outreach Program and other special events. In PY 2014, the program assisted a total Washington County 2010-2015 Con- When homeless families arrive at the of 1,373 low-income individuals in solidated Plan and most recent Analy- family shelter operated by the Good Washington County excluding sis of the Impediments to Fair Hous- Neighbor Center they are in a state of Beaverton residents served by their ing Choice cite numerous factors that crisis. Most often it is the children program; 688 of those served were prevent low-income and homeless who are most vulnerable. School age residents of Hillsboro. families and individuals from access- children may not be enrolled in school ing affordable housing. Fair Housing or are attending irregularly, may be Community Alliance of Tenants Council of Oregon (FHCO) assists in lagging behind their peers or may not (CAT): Renters’ Rights & Edu- Washington County’s efforts to af- have the same access to learning re- cation: Hotline, Training, Land- firmatively further fair housing by sources as others in their age group. lord/Tenant Support providing fair housing services in- The services provided by the CDBG- cluding outreach, education, and en- funded Student/Parent Advocate at The Renters’ Rights & Education forcement for all protected class resi- Good Neighbor Center are specifical- Program is a program that address- dents in Washington County. FHCO ly intended to help these children re- es the growing need for tenant edu- designs a culturally sensitive outreach main in school and stay committed to cation and empowerment in Ore- and education plan, implemented by their education. Good Neighbor Cen- gon. The program is the only edu- developing relationships with key ter served a total of 102 individuals in cation program in Oregon designed social service providers, disability- PY 2014. While none claimed Hills- to increase low-income renters’ rights organizations, race/ethnic mi- boro as their last place of residence access to safe, decent and stable nority organizations, etc. Washington this year, it is important to note that housing. CAT’s Renters’ Rights & County Office of Community Devel- GNC has in the past had several fami- Education Program has three com- opment has contracted with FHCO to lies from Hillsboro and offers these ponents: 1) The Renters’ Rights provide support for their Fair Hous- services to all persons who come to Hotline answers questions about ing Hotline, as well as to conduct the shelter County-wide. rights and responsibilities of ten- trainings and other outreach activities ants and helps develop effective throughout Washington County to Bienestar: Resident Services strategies in response to specific educate low/moderate income hous- situations; 2) Community work- ing consumers, providers, and others Bienestar provides comprehensive shops provide an in-depth orienta- about fair housing rights and respon- resident services for low-income tion to tenant rights along with re- sibilities. 296 low-income persons youth and adults in nine properties sources and strategies for gaining were served through services provid- that they own. Adult programs include and maintaining stable housing; ed by FHCO’s Fair Housing discrimi- English for Speakers of Other Lan- and 3) Informational brochures guages (ESOL) classes, GED Prepara- explain the law in everyday lan- Washington County Consortium of Washington County, Oregon Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) 125 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report 2014-2015

nation Hotline, of which 53 claimed Access and Repair for the Disa- Community Action: to be residents of Hillsboro. bled and Elderly (HARDE) and Comprehensive Weatherization Deferred Interest-Bearing Loan Housing Independence: Ending (DIBL) programs that are admin- The Comprehensive Weatherization Homelessness for People with De- istered by Washington County Program weatherizes homes of low- velopmental Disabilities Office of Community Develop- income families to reduce residential energy costs and works in tandem The project provides support to indi- ment. Housing Programs served a total of 314 households in PY with the Self-help Weatherization pro- viduals with developmental disabili- gram. The program received $20,000 ties who are homeless or at risk of 2014, of which 108 were house- to serve Washington County residents becoming homeless by helping them holds located in the City of Hills- (excluding the City of Beaverton) and obtain and retain housing through boro. served a total of 114 households in PY increased case management and sup- Rebuilding Together Washington 2014; 36 of these households were portive services. There is a growing County located in the City of Hillsboro. population of persons with develop- mental disabilities that are finding Rebuilding Together Washington Washington County Office of Com- themselves living on the street, in County provides necessary repairs to munity Development: Deferred homeless camps, under bridges, or homes owned by low and moderate- Interest-Bearing Loan (DIBL) living in the woods, and because of income homeowners, especially sen- Program * their mental disability, they are much iors and the disabled, to keep them more vulnerable and at risk of being safe, warm and dry. The program The DIBL Program provides low- exploited. They struggle with under- received $10,000 to serve low- interest loans for low and moderate standing and processing information income homeowners when repairs to income homeowners to make repairs and are more easily swayed or en- their home need to be made that are to their homes. The (DIBL) housing couraged to participate in activities beyond their budget. Rebuilding rehabilitation program provided five that jeopardize their health, safety and Together only assisted four house- households with financing to make welfare. While the intellectually and holds in PY 2014, and this year one necessary home repairs in PY 2014, developmentally disabled population of them happened to be in Hillsboro. three of which were low-income experiences increased barriers and households located in Hillsboro. risks in accessing and maintaining Community Action: Self-Help housing, evidence and experience Weatherization Washington County Office of Com- prove that with dedicated case man- munity Development: Home Access agement, supports and skills training, The Self-help Weatherization Pro- and Repair for the Disabled and these adults can be highly successful gram provides energy conservation Elderly (HARDE)* in living independently. The project education and training in the uses of served a total of 22 persons with de- weatherization materials to reduce The HARDE Program is designed to velopmental disabilities who are high heating costs of income- assist low and moderate income disa- homeless or at-risk of becoming qualified families. Community Ac- bled and elderly persons in making homeless, of which 3 claimed Hills- tion also conducts energy conserva- accessibility improvements and urgent boro as their last place of residence. tion and weatherization training for repairs to their homes. HARDE fund- individual clients and group energy ed a total of 20 households in PY Housing Programs conservation workshops and supply 2014, and two of these households low cost weatherization materials to were located in the City of Hillsboro. CDBG funds also support the fol- qualified clients. lowing housing rehabilitation pro- ¹These numbers represent data based on The program received $25,000 to grams that serve Washington units completed within the time period serve Washington County residents of July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015 and County residents (excluding City (excluding the City of Beaverton) may be reflective of funds from multiple of Beaverton residents): Rebuild- and served a total of 171 households open grant years. ing Together , Community Action in PY 2014; 66 of these households Organization’s Self-help and were located in the City of Hillsbo- Comprehensive Weatherization ro. programs, as well as the Home

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Washington County Office of Community Development 328 West Main Street, Suite 100, MS7 Hillsboro, OR 97123 Phone (503) 846-8814 Fax (503) 846-2882 Internet: http://www.co.washington.or.us/CommunityDevelopment/index.cfm

To help ensure equal access to Washington County Office of Community Development programs, services and activities, we will provide translation, reasonably modify policies or procedures and provide auxiliary aids/services/alternative formats to persons with disabilities. For accommodations, translations, complaints, and additional information, contact 503-846-8814, or for voice to TTY relay dial 711 or 1-800-735-1232. Para traducción en español marque 1-800-735-3896.