City of Hopkinsville, Kentucky Community Development Block Grant (Cdbg) Draft 2019/2020 Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (Caper)
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CITY OF HOPKINSVILLE, KENTUCKY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) DRAFT 2019/2020 CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION REPORT (CAPER) Comments, either written or oral, will be considered by the City in preparing the Final Draft of the 2019/2020 CAPER. All comments should be directed to Stacy Cook at Voice: (270) 887-4285. Fax: (270) 887-4019, or email at [email protected] and/or TDD: (270) 887-4287. Comments must be received on or before Monday, September 21, 2020. PREPARED FOR THE CITY OF HOPKINSVILLE BY: CR-05 - Goals and Outcomes Progress the jurisdiction has made in carrying out its strategic plan and its action plan. 91.520(a) This could be an overview that includes major initiatives and highlights that were proposed and executed throughout the program year. The City of Hopkinsville, during the 2019/2020 fiscal year, achieved several goals that are set forth in their 2015/2020 Consolidated Plan and 2019/2020 Annual Action Plan. Some of the major accomplishments were a result of the Inner-City Residential Enterprise Zone (ICREZ) initiative. The ICREZ was established to promote and foster clean and safe neighborhoods, housing stock revitalization, economic infrastructure, and an economic opportunity plan for Hopkinsville’s inner-city neighborhoods. The City continued its support of the initiative by allocating $400,000.00 from the General Fund to be utilized toward this initiative. The ICREZ targets the downtown area as well as four (4) residential neighborhoods which are predominantly low-to-moderate income. The program has been, and will continue to be, a major source of leveraging funds for other state and federally funded housing and community development projects. More specific information regarding activities undertaken with this initiative will follow in the remaining portions of this document. The City of Hopkinsville approved a proposal to extend the program for an additional year at the end of fiscal year 2019/2020. The City was able to meet the timeliness expenditure rate of the required 1.5 ratio; having expended $2,033,521.64, during the 2019/2020 fiscal year, $1,500,000.00 of which was Section 108 Loan Guarantee Funds. The specifics regarding those expenditures will follow in the remaining portions of this document. A summary of the overall accomplishments include: public service funding of the Boys & Girls Club at the Walnut Street Community Center; the City of Hopkinsville met with potential clients to determine eligibility under the Hopkinsville Home Improvement Program; general administrative duties; enforcement of the Basic Property Maintenance Code; the staffing of a Landbank Authority; the application of the implementation strategies toward the comprehensive housing strategy completed by Dennison Associates through a technical assistance contract with HUD and in conjunction with the ICREZ; the application of implementation strategies to be utilized toward the “Downtown Renaissance Plan”; the funding of five (5) Neighborhood Network Associations within the targeted inner-city neighborhoods; contracting for the demolition of additional dilapidated structures with the use of ICREZ funds; supporting a Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO); completed work on the $1,500,000.00 renovation of the Downtown and Inner-City Park System and the pursuit of higher tax rates under the Abandoned Urban Properties Ordinance on properties within the City of Hopkinsville. CAPER 1 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) Comparison of the proposed versus actual outcomes for each outcome measure submitted with the consolidated plan and explain, if applicable, why progress was not made toward meeting goals and objectives. 91.520(g) Categories, priority levels, funding sources and amounts, outcomes/objectives, goal outcome indicators, units of measure, targets, actual outcomes/outputs, and percentage completed for each of the grantee’s program year goals. Goal Category Source / Indicator Unit of Expected Actual – Percent Expected Actual – Percent Amount Measure – Strategic Complete – Program Complete Strategic Plan Program Year Plan Year Expand Non-Housing Economic Community CDBG: $ Other Other 1 1 1 1 100.00% 100.00% Opportunities Development Public service Provide a activities other Non-Housing Sustainable than Persons Community CDBG: $ 500 884 Living Low/Moderate Assisted 176.80% Development Environment Income Housing Benefit Provide a Non-Housing Sustainable Community CDBG: $ Other Other 1 1 1 1 Living 100.00% 100.00% Development Environment Homeowner Household Provide Decent Affordable CDBG: Housing Housing 4 7 2 7 Housing Housing $69108.54 175.00% 350.00% Rehabilitated Unit Table 1 - Accomplishments – Program Year & Strategic Plan to Date Assess how the jurisdiction’s use of funds, particularly CDBG, addresses the priorities and specific objectives identified in the plan, CAPER 2 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) giving special attention to the highest priority activities identified. The goals were accomplished in the following manner: 1) The Staff continued to meet with clients to determine eligibility under the Hopkinsville Home Improvement Program during the 2019/2020 fiscal year. The CDBG funds expended for the administration of this program during the 2019/2020 fiscal year was $10,618.00. 2)The City applied for Kentucky HOME Investment Partnerships Program funds through Kentucky Housing Corporation in 2017/2018; $180,000.00 in project funds and $18,000.00 in administrative funds were made available during the 2019/2020 Fiscal Year. This program provides the additional funding needed to complete 3 HHIP projects. 3) The Christian County/Hopkinsville Development Corporation (LDC) renewed their membership to the GAP Financing Pool through Kentucky Housing Corporation; $114,000.00 in project funds and $6,000.00 in administrative funds were made available during the 2016/2017 Fiscal Year, which were intended for use in the 2019/2020 Fiscal Year for 2 HHIP projects. This membership provides the additional funding needed to complete HHIP and HAHP projects. 4) The Inner-City REZ Single Family New Construction Incentives Program is designed to assist with the efforts of the Inner City Residential Enterprise Zone (ICREZ) program’s housing stock revitalization component. These incentives were created to encourage contractors/developers to invest in new construction inner-city residential housing projects. The package contains several opportunities for contractors/developers to receive financial assistance or rebates for single family new construction such as tap-on fee waivers/rebates, permit fee reduction, payroll tax rebates for hiring residents that live within the ICREZ target areas, sewer rebates, and land available at little to no cost from the Hopkinsville and Christian County Landbank Authority. 5)The Inner-City REZ Duplex and Multi-Family New Construction Incentives Program is designed to assist with the efforts of the Inner City Residential Enterprise Zone (ICREZ) program’s housing stock revitalization component. These incentives were created to encourage contractors/developers to invest in new construction inner-city residential housing projects. The package contains several opportunities for contractors/developers to receive financial assistance or rebates for new construction. 6)The Inner-City REZ Rental Rehabilitation Incentives Program is designed to assist with the efforts of the Inner City Residential Enterprise Zone (ICREZ) program’s housing stock revitalization component. These incentives were created to encourage rental property owners to invest in rehabilitating current rental housing stock in order to provide safe, sanitary, and affordable housing. We were able to complete the demolition/reconstruction of five (5) homeowner occupied residential structures during FY 2019. In 2010, the City submitted a Section 108 Loan Guarantee Application for $1.5 million for the Downtown and Inner-City Park System Improvement Project in order to improve the quality of life amenities. The full amount was granted to the City and advanced to the City Finance Department in 2011. The City has created new parks, relocated and/or renovated existing parks within slums and blighted areas. The City has completed work at Walnut Street Park, Westside Park, Peace Park, Virginia Park, Sudden Service Station, Little River Park, the Walnut Street Teen Center, and East 2nd Street Park. Each of these projects has been completed in low-to-moderate income areas that are afflicted by socioeconomic challenges. While this project did not specifically target the creation or retention of jobs, the City anticipates that there will be a CAPER 3 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) significant positive economic impact as a result of the overall project. To date, the City has expended $1,500,000.00 of the Section 108 Loan Guarantee funds on the above listed projects. CAPER 4 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) CR-10 - Racial and Ethnic composition of families assisted Describe the families assisted (including the racial and ethnic status of families assisted). 91.520(a) CDBG White 0 Black or African American 5 Asian 0 American Indian or American Native 0 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 Total 5 Hispanic 0 Not Hispanic 0 Table 2 – Table of assistance to racial and ethnic populations by source of funds Narrative We were able to assist 5 African American clients in the 2019/2020 Fiscal Year. Of the 5 clients assisted, all were African American. The City has been working to obtain