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CITY OF CAMARILLO
2024-2025
Consolidated Annual Performance
and Evaluation Report
for the
Community Development Block Grant Program
September 24, 2024
City of Camarillo
Department of Community Development
601 Carmen Drive
Camarillo, CA 93010
Telephone: 805.388.5360 Website: www.ci.camarillo.ca.us
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CR-05 – Goals and Outcomes ............................................................................................................... 3 CR-10 – Racial and Ethnic Composition of Families Assisted ................................................................. 9 CR-15 – Resources and Investments 91.520(a) .....................................................................................11 CR-20 – Affordable Housing 91.520(b) ................................................................................................ 13 CR-25 – Homeless and Other Special Needs 91.220(d, e); 91.320 (d, e); 91.520 (c) .............................. 15 CR-30 – Public Housing 91.220(h); 91.320(j) ........................................................................................ 19 CR-35 – Other Actions 91.220(j, k); 91.20 (I, j) ..................................................................................... 20 CR-40 – Monitoring 91.220; 91.320) ................................................................................................... 25 Citizen Participation Plan 91.105(d); 91;115(d) ………….…………………………………………………….…….………… 26 CR-45 – CDBG 91.520 (c) …………………………………………………………………………….……………….……….……….… 27 CR-58 – CDBG 91.520 (c) ……………………………………………………………………………………….………….….……….… 28 Appendix A ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….….……. 29 City of Camarillo FY 2024-2025 CAPER 3
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CR-05 - Goals and Outcomes
Progress the jurisdiction has made in carrying out its strategic plan and its action plan. 91.520(a) In partnership with the County of Ventura and three other cities in the region (Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks, and Ventura), the City of Camarillo developed the projects, goals, strategies, and objectives listed below for each priority need category listed in the FY 2020-2024 Regional Consolidated Plan (Con Plan) for the Community Development Block Grant Program. The five-year objectives represent the City’s individual targeted goals over the FY 2020-2024 Regional Consolidated Plan period.
The Camarillo Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024- 2025 provides a general assessment of activities undertaken by the City of Camarillo (City) during the fifth year of the 2020-2024 Regional Con Plan. In addition, actions taken to affirmatively further fair housing, provide affordable housing, address homelessness, and leverage resources are described in the report.
The Activities, goals, and accomplishments for the FY 2024-2025 CDBG Entitlement program are shown below. The Goals and associated Activities and accomplishments for the FY 2020-2021 CDBG-CV through June 30, 2024 are also shown below.
FY 2024-2025 CDBG ENTITLEMENT ACTIVITIES
Goal 1: Improve the Supply of Affordable Housing – High Priority Project 1: Home Repair Program (Habitat for Humanity Ventura) 2024-2025 Goal: 6 Households
2024-2025 Accomplishments: 4 Households
Project 2: Temporary Homes Project (City)
2024-2025 Goal: Homeless Individuals
2024-2025 Accomplishment: 0 Homeless Individuals
Multi year project to be completed FY 2025-2026
Project 3: Affordable Housing Property Acquisition Program (City) 2024-2025 Goal: 1 Household
2024-2025 Accomplishments: 0 Households
This project was cancelled, and funding was moved to Project 2 Goal 3: Increase Social Services – High Priority
Project 4: Project Activate! (Camarillo Health Care District) 2024-2025 Goal: 165 persons
2024-2025 Accomplishments: 114 Persons
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Project 6: Older Adult Services and Intervention System (Catholic Charities) 2024-2025 Goal: 65 persons
2024-2025 Accomplishments: 64 Persons
Project 7: Project Hope Food Pantry (St. Columba’s Parish) 2024-2025 Goal: 35 persons
2024-2025 Accomplishments: 58 Persons
Goal 4: Work to End Homeless – High Priority
Project 5: Our Place Safe Haven (Turning Point Foundation) 2024-2025 Goal: 6 persons
2024-2025 Accomplishments: 6 Persons
Project 8: Emergency Aid (Society of St. Vincent de Paul) 2024-2025 Goal: 17 persons
2024-2025 Accomplishments: 9 Persons
Goal 6: Planning and Administration – High Priority
Project 9: Fair Housing Services (Housing Rights Center) 2024-2025 Goal: Goals are not set for administration-funded projects 2024-2025 Accomplishment: 84 Persons
Project 10: Planning and Administration (City)
On-GOING CDBG-CV ACTIVITIES
A new contract for services was executed in FY 2024-2025.
Goal 3: Increase Social Services – High Priority
Project 14: Emergency Aid - Low-income Residents (St. Vincent de Paul) 2024-2025 Goal: 13 persons
Accomplishments to-date: 0 – Project On-Going
Goal 6: Planning and Administration – High Priority
Project 11: Planning and Administration (City) Project On-Going
COMPLETED CDBG-CV ACTIVITIES
The Projects below were all closed in or before FY 2024-2025.
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Goal 3: Increase Social Services – High Priority
Project 6: Older Adult Support and Interventions Systems (Catholic Charities) 2021-2022 Goal: 110 people
Accomplishments to-date: 74 – Project Completed
Project 12: Project Hope Food Pantry (St. Columba’s Church) 2020-2021 Goal: 32 persons
Accomplishments to-date: 59 – Project Completed
Project 13: Support for Homebound Seniors (Ventura Co. CAREGIVERS) 2020-2021 Goal: 60 persons
Accomplishments to-date: 83 – Project Completed
Project 14: Emergency Aid - Low-income Residents (St. Vincent de Paul) 2020-2021 Goal: 100 persons
Accomplishments to-date: 31 – Project Completed
Project 16: Rent and Utility Assistance (Lutheran Social Services) 2020-2021 Goal: 100 persons
Accomplishments to-date: 17 – Project Completed
Project 18: Senior Home Delivered Meals (Camarillo Health Care District) 2021-2022 Goal: 490 persons
Accomplishments to-date: 708 - Project Completed
Project 18: Food Distribution (Pleasant Valley Recreation and Parks District) 2021-2022 Goal: 60 persons
Accomplishments to-date: 641 – Project Completed
City of Camarillo FY 2024-2025 CAPER 6
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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) Goal Category Source /
Amount
Indicator Unit of
Measure
Expected –
Strategic
Plan
Actual –
Strategic
Plan
Percent
Complete
Expected –
Program
Year
Actual –
Progra
m Year
Percent
Complet
e
Effective
Administration Administration CDBG:
$70,021.00 Other Other N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Improve the
Supply of
Affordable
Housing
Affordable
Housing CDBG: $0 Homeowner
Housing Added
Household
Housing
Unit
0 1 100% 0 0 0%
Improve the
Supply of
Affordable
Housing
Affordable
Housing
CDBG:
$75,000.00
Homeowner
Housing
Rehabilitated
Household
Housing
Unit
45 25 56% 6 4 66%
Improve the
Supply of
Affordable
Housing
Affordable
Housing CDBG: $0
Direct Financial
Assistance to
Homebuyers
Households
Assisted 0 0 0% 1 0 0%
Increase Social
Services
Non-Homeless
Special Needs
CDBG:
$27,800.00
Public service
activities other
than
Low/Moderate
Income Housing
Benefit
Persons
Assisted 6,862 823 12% 265 236 89%
Work to End
Homelessness Homeless CDBG:
$325,057.92
Homelessness
Prevention
Persons
Assisted 464 42 9% 23 15 65%
Table 1 - Accomplishments – Program Year & Strategic Plan to Date City of Camarillo FY 2024-2025 CAPER 7
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Assess how the jurisdiction’s use of funds, particularly CDBG, addresses the priorities and specific objectives identified in the plan, giving special attention to the highest priority activities identified.
The accomplishments of the CDBG Entitlement Projects identified in the FY 2024-2025 Action Plan are described below:
Project 1: Home Repair Program (Habitat for Humanity Ventura): During FY 2024-2025, Habitat for Humanity helped four households with home repairs. Among those households assisted, one was extremely low-income, one was low-income, and two were moderate-income.
Project 2: Temporary Homes Project (City of Camarillo): During FY 2024-2024, the City conducted procurement and executed a contract for the construction of six prefabricated tiny homes to be installed on a City-owned parcel of land for temporary housing of homeless households. This project is expected to be completed in FY 2025-2026.
Project 3: Affordable Housing Property Acquisition Program (City of Camarillo): This Project was cancelled, and the funds reallocated to Project 2: Temporary Homes Project, through a Substantial Amendment to the FY 2024-2025 Annual Action Plan, approved by the City Council on March 11, 2025.
Project 4: Project Activate! (Camarillo Health Care District): During FY 2024-2025, 114 seniors were provided services through specialized exercise programs by Camarillo Health Care District. All 114 served were seniors who are presumed eligible and do not require the collection of income data.
Project 5: Our Place Safe Haven (Turning Point Foundation): During FY 2024-2025, Turning Point Foundation assisted six persons with essential homeless services. All of those assisted were moderate income.
Project 6: Older Adult Services and Intervention Systems (Catholic Charities): During FY 2024-2025, Catholic Charities assisted 64 seniors with case management. All 64 served were seniors who are presumed eligible and do not require the collection of income data.
Project 7: St. Columba’s Food Pantry (St. Columba’s Parish): During 2024-2025, St. Columba’s provided food to 58 families. All 58 fell into presumed eligible categories of elderly, homeless, or severely disabled adults, all of whom are presumed eligible.
Project 8: Emergency Assistance Program (Society of Saint Vincent de Paul): During FY 2024-2025, Saint Vincent de Paul provided nine Camarillo households with services to prevent homelessness. Of those served, two were extremely low-income, two were low-income, four were moderate-income, and one was above moderate income.
Project 9: Fair Housing Program (Housing Rights Center): During FY 2024-2025, the Housing Rights Center ensured that those seeking housing services were not the subject of discrimination, nor the victim of fraudulent, or otherwise, misinformed landlord activity. A total of 64 persons were assisted during FY 2024-2025. Of those served, 11 were discrimination complaints and one was elevated to a discrimination case. Funds for this program came from the City’s Administration allocation and therefore income data is not reported.
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Project 10: Planning and Administration (City of Camarillo): The City continued to implement housing and community development programs with CDBG funds during FY 2024-2025.
FY 2020-2021 CDBG-CV Projects
The accomplishments to-date for the CDBG-CV Projects identified in the FY 2020-2021 Action Plan are described below:
Project 6: Older Adult Services and Intervention System (Catholic Charities): To-date, this Catholic Charities program has served 74 persons through services to seniors. Of those served, 64 were extremely low-income and ten were low-income. This project has been completed.
Project 12: Project Hope Food Pantry (St. Columba’s Episcopal Church): To-date, St. Columba’s has provided services to 59 persons through food distribution. Of those served, 50 were extremely low- income and nine were low-income. This project has been completed.
Project 13: Support for Homebound Seniors (Ventura County CAREGIVERS): To date, assistance was provided to 83 persons by Ventura County CAREGIVERS through delivery of essentials. Of those assisted, 24 were extremely low-income, 22 were low-income, 15 were moderate income, and 22 were above moderate income. This project has been completed.
Project 14: Emergency Aid for Lower Income Camarillo Residents (St. Vincent de Paul): St. Vincent de Paul provided assistance, including rent and utility assistance, to 31 persons. Of those assisted, 20 were extremely low-income, seven were low-income, and four were moderate income. This project has been completed.
In late FY 2024-2025, St Vincent de Paul was awarded a second contract to continue this project. In the first two months of the new contract no clients were provided with services. This project is on-going.
Project 16: Rent and Utility Assistance (Lutheran Social Services): To date, Lutheran Social Services has provided assistance to 17 households. Of those assisted, 16 were extremely low-income and 1 was low- income. This project has been completed.
Project 18: Senior Nutrition Program for Home Delivered Meals (Camarillo Health Care District): To- date, this project has assisted 708 persons. Of those assisted, 217 were extremely low-income, 152 were low-income, 319 were moderate income, and 20 were above moderate income. This project has been completed.
Project 18: Food Distribution Program (Pleasant Valley Recreation and Parks District): To-date, this project has served 641 persons. Of those assisted, 476 were extremely low-income, 126 were low-income, 34 were moderate income, and five were above moderate income. This project has been completed.
City of Camarillo FY 2024-2025 CAPER 9
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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 ONLY
White 195
Black or African American 6
Asian 25
American Indian or Alaskan Native 2
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1
Total 229
Hispanic 54
Not Hispanic 197
Table 2 – Table of assistance to racial and ethnic populations by source of funds CDBG
251 residents were assisted in FY 2024-2025 through CDBG Entitlement funds. Of that 251, 22 persons identified themselves in racial categories not provided for in Table 2, so only 229 persons are accounted for in the Race portion of the Table. All 251 are accounted for in the ethnicity (Hispanic or Not Hispanic) portion of Table 2 above.
Of the total of 251 residents assisted using CDBG funds, 77.6 percent were White, 9.9 percent were Asian,
2.3 percent were Black, less than 1 percent were American Indian/Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. Of all those assisted, 21.5 percent reported as Hispanic.
CDBG-CV
CDBG-CV ONLY
White 298
Black or African American 26
Asian 113
American Indian or Alaskan Native 7
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 3
Total 447
Hispanic 243
Not Hispanic 415
Table 3a – Table of CDBG-CV assistance to racial and ethnic populations by source of funds The HUD Integrated Disbursement and Information System indicates that in FY 2024-2025 658 individuals were served with CDBG-CV funds. Of that 658, 211 persons identified themselves in racial categories not provided for in Table 2, so only 447 persons are accounted for in the Race portion of the Table. All 658 are accounted for in the ethnicity (Hispanic or Not Hispanic) portion of Table 2a. above.
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Of the total of 658 residents assisted using CDBG-CV funds, 45.2 percent were White, 17.1 percent were Asian, 3.9 percent were Black, 1.0 percent were American Indian/Alaska Native, and less than 1.0 were Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. Of all those assisted, 36.9 percent reported as Hispanic.
Narrative
See discussion above.
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CR-15 - Resources and Investments 91.520(a)
Identify the resources made available
Source of Funds Resources Made
Available
Amount Expended During
Program Year
CDBG Entitlement Funds $497,878.92 $257,506.91
TOTAL $497,878.92 $257,506.91
Table 4 - Resources Made Available
Narrative
The Federal allocation of CDBG Entitlement funds for FY 2024-2025 was $350,107.00. Combined with $147,771.92 in prior year unallocated funds, the total CDBG resources available was $497,878.92. During the period of July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025, $257,506.91 of the available resources was expended.
The City also continued to use the remaining CDBG-CV funds to meet the needs of the community as it related to preventing, preparing for, and responding to coronavirus. As of June 30, 2025, $17,453.70 in CDBG-CV funds remained and were allocated to a contract with a subrecipient for emergency rent and utility assistance.
Leveraging
Explain how federal funds leveraged additional resources (private, state and local funds), including a description of how matching requirements were satisfied, as well as how any publicly owned land or property located within the jurisdiction that were used to address the needs identified in the plan.
Camarillo leverages federal CDBG funds with other public and private resources whenever possible. The City does not receive any other federal/HUD funds for housing and community development activities.
The City does not have any match requirements.
The most critical way the City leverages resources to address the needs identified in the 2020-2024 Con Plan is to collaborate with local-serving non-profits to directly address the needs of the low-mod income community. The City used all of its CDBG public services funds, $52,516 for grants to non-profits to address the Con Plan priorities of Assistance to Senior Residents, Social Services, and Homelessness. In addition, the City allocated $75,000 in CDBG capital funds to the Habitat Home Repair program which addressed the Con Plan priority of Rehabilitation Preservation of Existing Housing. The CDBG funds from the City are leveraged with other funds the non-profits receive from a variety of sources, including donations, fund- raising revenue, and other federal and state grant funds.
The City also leveraged City real property for the Temporary Homes Project. The six homes will be installed on a City-owned property, making it possible to provide temporary housing to six homeless Camarillo residents. Without this leverage of City resources, the Temporary Homes Project would not have been possible.
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Also in FY 2024-2025, the City entitled a 9-unit affordable rental housing project with income limits at 50% of AMI. This project has been funded by a combination of City general funds and State Encampment Resolution Funds. This project is expected to begin construction in 2026.
In FY 2023-2024, the City purchased a tax default property by leveraging City tax exempt bond proceeds to complete the acquisition. This brings the number of City-owned single-family affordable housing properties to three.
The City leverages funds from a Homeless Housing Assistance and Prevention (HAAP) grant with the efforts of the City’s Project Hope team, and local affordable housing providers to transition residents from homelessness to stable housing. The City’s Project Hope team identifies homeless people within the City of Camarillo and referrals through the HMIS system to place homeless residents in the City’s Hotel Voucher Program. Once in the Voucher Program, Project Hope works with program participants and local affordable housing providers to find permanent housing for the residents. Project Hope encourages participants to find employment and continually seek permanent housing opportunities.
The City participates in the Mortgage Credit Certificate (MCC) program administered by the County of Ventura. The MCC program assists lower and moderate-income households in achieving their dream of homeownership by offering extra dollar-for-dollar federal income tax credits to first-time homebuyers.
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CR-20 - Affordable Housing 91.520(b)
Evaluation of the jurisdiction's progress in providing affordable housing, including the number and types of families served, the number of extremely low-income, low-income, moderate- income, and middle-income persons served.
One-Year Goal Actual
Number of homeless households to be
provided affordable housing units 0 0
Number of non-homeless households
to be provided affordable housing units 7 4
Number of special-needs households to
be provided affordable housing units 0 0
Total 7 4
Table 4 – Number of Households
One-Year Goal Actual
Number of households supported
through rental assistance 0 0
Number of households supported
through the production of new units 0 0
Number of households supported
through the rehab of existing units 7 4
Number of households supported
through the acquisition of existing units 0 0
Total 7 4
Table 5 – Number of Households Supported
Discuss the difference between goals and outcomes and problems encountered in meeting these goals.
The City made progress by addressing the goals established in the FY 2024-2025 Action Plan and five-year Consolidated Plan. The Habitat Home Repair Program experienced continually increasing prices for housing repair supplies, which meant fewer homes could be repaired with the available funds. Habitat was able to meet 66 percent of the goal set for FY 2024-2025.
The FY 2024-2025 Action Plan included the Affordable Housing Acquisition Project. However, with limited funding and competing needs, the City made the decision to cancel that project and reallocate those funds as part of a Substantial Amendment to the FY 2024-2025 Action Plan. The funds were reallocated to the Temporary Homes Project which, with these new funds and an allocation of FY 2025-2026 funds, was able to move forward and is expected to create six new transitional housing units for homeless individuals. The project is expected to be completed in Spring of 2026.
If a project or program is consistent with Camarillo’s Housing Element and Consolidated Plan, the City is willing to support applications for HOME funds and other funding programs such as Low-Income Housing City of Camarillo FY 2024-2025 CAPER 14
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Tax Credits. Camarillo continues to explore future opportunities and when an opportunity becomes available, will support the expansion of affordable housing if funding is available.
Discuss how these outcomes will impact future annual action plans.
The City will continue to fund the Habitat Home Repair Program as it is a consistent need in the community. The Affordable Housing Acquisition Project was cancelled in FY 2024-2025 as it was deemed infeasible due to a lack of homes to acquire. Additionally, it was infeasible to fund both it and the Temporary Homes Project. The funds released by the cancellation were then reallocated to the Temporary Homes Project. The City is considering whether to fund the Affordable Housing Acquisition Project in future years and will carefully evaluate competing needs, the availability of homes to acquire, as well as a number of other factors before making a decision.
Include the number of extremely low-income, low-income, and moderate-income persons served by each activity where information on income by family size is required to determine the eligibility of the activity.
Number of Households Served CDBG Actual HOME Actual
Extremely Low-income 1 0
Low-income 1 0
Moderate-income 2 0
Total 4 0
Table 6 – Number of Households Served
Narrative Information
In FY 2024-2025, Habitat for Humanity of Ventura County (Habitat) was funded by CDBG Entitlement funds to operate the Habitat Home Repair Program, which provided much needed housing rehabilitation and repair assistance to low-moderate income homeowners in the City of Camarillo. As shown in the table above, during FY 2024-2025, Habitat completed rehabilitation work on four homes, including one extremely low-income, one low-income, and two moderate-income households.
The City continues to participate in the Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers program (HCV) offered through the Area Housing Authority of the County of Ventura (Area Housing Authority). The HCV program offers a voucher that pays the difference between the current fair market rent and what a tenant can afford to pay (typically, 30 percent of household income). According to the most recent information available from the Area Housing Authority, in the City of Camarillo 590 households were participating in the HCV Program in FY 2024-2025. This represents 25.7% of all households using vouchers in the Area Housing Authority jurisdiction.
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CR-25 - Homeless and Other Special Needs 91.220(d, e); 91.320(d, e); 91.520(c) Evaluate the jurisdiction’s progress in meeting its specific objectives for reducing and ending homelessness through:
Reaching out to homeless persons (especially unsheltered persons) and assessing their individual needs
Camarillo relies on a Continuum of Care approach in handling homeless concerns. The Continuum of Care is based on the understanding that homelessness is not caused merely by a lack of shelter, but involves a variety of underlying, unmet needs – physical, economic, and social. This includes assessing the needs of each individual needing services and designing a program to meet those needs.
In FY 2024-2025, the City funded Our Place Safe Haven, a homeless shelter operated by Turning Point Foundation (TPF), which targeted the needs of the homeless mentally ill, a very underserved demographic. TPF reached out to and evaluated the needs of each client and provided housing, case management, and referrals to other agencies as needed.
Addressing the emergency shelter and transitional housing needs of homeless persons During FY 2024-2025, the City moved forward on the Temporary Homes Project. A procurement process was conducted, and a contractor was selected to build and install six tiny homes on a City-owned parcel of land. These units will serve as temporary homes for six individuals experiencing homelessness. This temporary housing is a significant step in addressing the transitional housing needs of homeless persons.
The City used almost 50 percent of their available Public Services funds for grants to subrecipients who provide housing and shelter assistance as noted below:
•The Emergency Aid for Camarillo Program operated by the Society of St. Vincent de Paul provided short-term subsistence payments for rent, mortgage, and utilities which help low-mod income households weather one-time emergency situations without losing their housing. •Our Place Safe Haven operated by The Turning Point Foundation provides emergency housing, case management, and access to transitional and permanent supportive housing for the homeless mentally ill.
Lutheran Social Services of Southern California, which used CDBG-CV funds in FY 2024-2025, provided rental and utility payment assistance, homeless services, case management, and supportive services for Camarillo residents. Also in FY 2024-2025, the City executed a CDBG-CV contract with St. Vincent de Paul to provide emergency rent and utility assistance to household facing homelessness due to the impact of the pandemic.
The City administrates a hotel voucher program for homeless residents as a form of temporary shelter, working with program participants to move them ultimately to permanent housing. Funding for this program comes from a Homeless Housing Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) grant. The City’s Project Hope team identifies homeless people within the City of Camarillo/uses referrals through the HMIS system to place homeless residents in the City’s Hotel Voucher Program. Once in the Voucher Program, City of Camarillo FY 2024-2025 CAPER 16
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Project Hope works with program participants and local affordable housing providers to find permanent housing for the residents. Project Hope encourages participants to find employment and continually seek permanent housing opportunities.
Helping low-income individuals and families avoid becoming homeless, especially extremely low-income individuals and families and those who are: likely to become homeless after being discharged from publicly funded institutions and systems of care (such as health care facilities, mental health facilities, foster care and other youth facilities, and corrections programs and institutions); and, receiving assistance from public or private agencies that address housing, health, social services, employment, education, or youth needs address housing, health, social services, employment, education, or youth needs
Camarillo assists low-mod households who are at risk of becoming homeless by funding non-profit agencies to provide emergency rent and utility assistance. While none of the programs funded are targeted to those individuals leaving publicly funded institutions and systems of care, or those already receiving public assistance, those being served by the programs often meet those criteria.
The City addresses the needs of those who are at risk of homelessness through three grants using CDBG and CDBG-CV funds:
•Two Emergency Assistance Programs are operated by St. Vincent de Paul, one using CDBG Entitlement funding, and one using CDBG-CV funds to assist those who are at-risk of homelessness due to the lingering effects of the pandemic. The program provides case management to identify the individual needs of the resident and provides tailored assistance based on those needs. Both programs assist those at-risk of homelessness to ensure they remain in stable housing and do not become homeless.
•The Rent and Utility Assistance Program operated by Lutheran Social Services is also funded by CDBG-CV funds and provides short-term assistance with rent and utility payments which can prevent the at-risk person from becoming homeless.
•The Older Adult Services and Intervention System (OASIS) program helps vulnerable seniors remain housed by providing case management and assistance with basic living activities such as food shopping or getting to doctor appointments.
The City helps implement the County’s Continuum of Care using City resources as noted and by supporting the following actions:
•Ensuring that permanent affordable housing is preserved through funding the Habitat Home Repair Program.
•Participating in the preparation of the Ventura County Behavioral Health Five-Year Strategic Plan for the mentally Ill Population.
•Providing residents with referrals to County Behavioral Health for immediate emergency shelter as a safe, decent alternative to the streets.
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•Providing residents with referrals to County and non-profit agencies, such as the County Behavioral Health Department and Interface’s 211 Help Line program, which can identify an individual’s or family’s needs and provide connection to facilities and services.
Helping homeless persons (especially chronically homeless individuals and families, families with children, veterans and their families, and unaccompanied youth) make the transition to permanent housing and independent living, including shortening the period of time that individuals and families experience homelessness, facilitating access for homeless individuals and families to affordable housing units, and preventing individuals and families who were recently homeless from becoming homeless again
Once a person becomes homeless, a range of services are needed to help that person transition from being homeless to living in transitional housing with supportive services, to living in permanent housing, and eventually, to achieving self-sufficiency. In addition, the availability of transitional housing and permanent affordable housing is critical in ensuring that homeless individuals do not become homeless again.
In FY 2024-2025, the City undertook a Substantial Amendment to the 2024-2025 Annual Action Plan in order to reallocate funds from the Affordable Housing Acquisition Project, which had proved infeasible, to the Temporary Homes Project, which needed additional funding to move forward. In that Substantial Amendment the City also identified unallocated funds which were allocated to the Temporary Homes Project.
The Temporary Homes Project will provide six tiny homes to be situated on a City-owned parcel of land.
These units will provide temporary housing for six homeless persons as a transition from homelessness to permanent housing. A procurement process was conducted in FY 2024-2025, and a manufacturer was selected to manufacture and install six factory-built homes on a City-owned parcel of land. This temporary housing is a significant step in addressing the transitional housing needs of homeless persons.
As noted above, permanent affordable housing is also critical to ensure families do not become homeless again. In FY 2023-2024, the City entitled a 9-unit affordable rental housing project with income limits at 50% of AMI. Building plans were then approved in FY 24-25. This project will be funded in part by the City and in part by State Encampment Resolution Funds. This project is expected to begin construction in 2026.
The City supports organizations that assist homeless individuals and families in achieving self-sufficiency, as shown below:
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•The City provided CDBG funds to the Turning Point Foundation for the Our Safe Haven Program in FY 2024-2025, which provides safe housing and supportive services to persons who were homeless and mentally ill.
•The City addressed the needs of the homeless through a grant to Lutheran Social Services using CDBG-CV funds. The Emergency Assistance Program provides case management to identify the individual needs of the homeless individual and provide tailored assistance based on those needs.
The Rent and Utility Assistance Program provides short-term rent assistance, and short-term assistance with utility costs which can provide the formerly homeless person with stable, permanent housing.
•During FY 2024-2025, the City funded a new grant to St. Vincent de Paul using CDBG-CV funds.
This grant will provide emergency assistance with rent and utilities to prevent those affected by the pandemic from becoming homeless.
Once a person becomes homeless, a range of services are needed to help that person transition from being homeless to living in transitional housing with supportive services, to living in permanent housing, and eventually, to achieving self-sufficiency. Camarillo’s approach to preventing those formerly homeless from becoming homeless again is to make sure the agencies funded provide long-term services to ensure stable housing is maintained. The three programs noted above provide housing assistance and a broad array of services designed to ensure the needs of the formerly homeless are addressed.
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CR-30 - Public Housing 91.220(h); 91.320(j)
Actions taken to address the needs of public housing
The public housing needs of Camarillo residents are met by the Area Housing Authority of the County of Ventura (AHACV). AHACV manages 19 developments with over 500 affordable units. Four of those developments are Tax Credit funded developments, two of which are reserved for seniors. The buildings are located in Camarillo, Fillmore/Piru, Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks, and Ojai.
Actions taken to encourage public housing residents to become more involved in management and participate in homeownership.
AHACV has established resident councils at all their apartment complexes in Camarillo. They also have a resident coordinator to address the concerns of the residents and to ensure they are involved in the management of their apartment complex.
Homeownership classes are also offered by Ventura County Community Development Corporation (VCCDC) several times throughout the year that describe the federal, state, local, and private initiatives that can assist public housing residents to become homeowners. Camarillo residents are also invited to the home ownership classes. The Area Housing Authority has partnered with the City and Habitat for Humanity to enable Habitat for Humanity to develop 8 units of affordable ownership housing adjacent to an AHACV apartment development completed in FY 2024-2025.
Actions taken to provide assistance to troubled PHAs
AHACV is not considered troubled.
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CR-35 - Other Actions 91.220(j)-(k); 91.320(i)-(j)
Actions taken to remove or ameliorate the negative effects of public policies that serve as barriers to affordable housing such as land use controls, tax policies affecting land, zoning ordinances, building codes, fees and charges, growth limitations, and policies affecting the return on residential investment. 91.220 (j); 91.320 (i) Many of the State and federal public policies designed to protect workers and the environment can have the unintended consequence of significantly increasing the cost of construction, making it that much more difficult to develop affordable housing. The City has no control over these policies and cannot reduce the impacts on the development of affordable housing.
The City of Camarillo adopted the 2021-2029 Housing Element on September 29, 2021. The City works to remove barriers to affordable housing by implementing the Housing Element in a way that is consistent with California law and by taking actions to reduce costs or provide off-setting incentives to assist in the production of safe, high-quality, affordable housing.
The City is committed to removing governmental constraints that hinder the production of affordable housing and has implemented policies and programs which will serve to reduce the effects of public policy on its development. The City’s Housing Element identifies the various constraints which impact the development of affordable housing and puts in place policies and programs which are designed to reduce those constraints. Some of those policies and programs include:
•HOUSING POLICIES – The City has five existing City Council policies that address affordable housing, including policies 7.6 – Affordable and Senior Housing Programs (adopted 1992, amended 2024), 7.09 – Affordable Housing Dispersion (adopted 2006, amended 2024), 7.12 – Affordable Housing Preservation Program (adopted 2020, amended 2024), and 11.09 – CDBG Property Acquisition Procedure (adopted 1993, amended 1998). The City will review each policy for internal consistency and for current affordable housing needs, and update if necessary; and •ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS (ADU) – To provide a variety of housing options for lower and moderate-income households, with the goal of approving at least 10 ADUs per year. •DENSITY BONUS AND OTHER INCENTIVES FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING – To maintain a long-term supply of affordable housing units in the City.
•NONPROFIT HOUSING ORGANIZATIONS – To maximize the uses of all housing resources to assist affordable housing.
•AFFORDABLE HOUSING PRESERVATION (OWNERSHIP UNITS) – To ensure the long-term preservation of affordable ownership housing units.
•HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHERS PAYMENT STANDARDS – To ensure that Housing Choice Vouchers (Section 8) payment standards support local rent levels. •ADEQUATE SITES – Provide adequate residential sites and opportunities for affordable housing commensurate with the City’s Regional Housing Needs Assessment.
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•HOUSING REHABILITATION ASSISTANCE – To preserve and conserve the City’s affordable housing stock; facilitate rehabilitation of six housing units annually or 48 units during the planning period. •SEEK GRANT FUNDING TO SUPPORT AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACTIVITIES – To preserve existing and provide new affordable housing stock; and encourage homeownership at all income levels. •FIRST TIME HOMEBUYER DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE LOANS – To encourage affordability and homeownership at all income levels.
•ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS – To facilitate shelter development and housing for persons with disabilities (AB 101, AB 139, AB 2162), and to comply with the Employee Housing Act (Health and Safety Code Section 17021.5), the City will review and revise the zoning ordinance, as appropriate, to ensure compliance with State law.
•CITY-INITIATED AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS – To entitle City-initiated affordable housing projects (Barry Street/Former Stock Lumber and Arneill Road Mixed-Used sites), providing very- low and low-income units included in the land inventory. •AFFORDABLE HOUSING PRESERVATION (RENTAL UNITS) – To preserve rental properties at-risk of conversion to market rate.
•BY-RIGHT AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS – To allow by-right residential projects, that provide 20 percent or more units designated to lower-income households, proposed for vacant and nonvacant land inventory sites that were utilized in the prior Housing Element.
Actions taken to address obstacles to meeting underserved needs. 91.220(k); 91.320(j) The largest obstacle to meeting underserved needs is the lack of funding. Affordable housing for low- and moderate families is a chronically underserved need. Camarillo continues to explore opportunities to meet underserved needs in affordable housing, and when an opportunity becomes available, will support the creation of new affordable housing. If a project or program is consistent with Camarillo’s Housing Element and Consolidated Plan, the City is willing to support applications for HOME funds and other funding programs such as the Low-income Housing Tax Credits.
In an effort to bring additional affordable housing resources to the City on an annual basis, increase collaboration and planning for affordable housing in the county, and allow the projects located within the City of Camarillo to compete for HOME funding at the local level, the City of Camarillo has joined the Ventura County HOME Consortium. The formation of the HOME Consortium allowed affordable housing projects located within the cities of Camarillo, Simi Valley, and Thousand Oaks to locally compete for HOME funds, and increase the HOME allocation to be used for affordable housing projects within these areas.
In FY 2023-2024, the City entitled a 9-unit affordable rental housing project with income limits at 50% of AMI. Building plans were then approved in FY 2024-2025. This will be funded in part by the City and in part by State Encampment Resolution Funds. This project is expected to begin construction in 2026.
The homeless are also chronically underserved due to funding shortages. In FY 2024-2025, the City undertook the Temporary Homes Project which will provide six factory-manufactured homes to be City of Camarillo FY 2024-2025 CAPER 22
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situated on a City-owned parcel of land. These units will provide temporary housing for six homeless persons as a transition from homelessness to permanent housing. This temporary housing is a significant step in addressing the transitional housing needs of homeless persons. The City also use FY 2024-2025 CDBG funds for grants to St. Vincent de Paul and Turning Point Foundation to provide services directly to homeless and at-risk individuals.
Actions taken to reduce lead-based paint hazards. 91.220(k); 91.320(j) A significant portion of the City housing stock may contain lead-based paint since over 50 percent was built before 1978. Information about the dangers of lead-based paint is available at the City’s Public Counter. The CDBG-funded Habitat for Humanity Home Repair Program tests all pre-1978 homes for lead- based paint as well as asbestos. If lead-based paint is found in a housing unit and poses a threat to its occupants, it is removed per HUD lead-based paint regulations (updated September 1999). Factors, such as housing conditions and age, age of occupants, the presence of children, and the nature of the repairs to be undertaken are taken into consideration when determining lead-based paint hazard and the appropriate course of action.
Actions taken to reduce the number of poverty-level families. 91.220(k); 91.320(j) Camarillo’s anti-poverty strategy is to support City initiatives like Project Hope who conduct homeless outreach and the County’s Continuum of Care that ensures local residents are housed and fed and have the ability to obtain gainful employment. This includes supporting some of these agencies with the City’s limited CDBG funds.
Case management services provide referrals to address emergent needs, but case management can also help residents address the issues that keep them in poverty. In FY 2024-2025, the City used CDBG funds for contracts with three agencies which provided case management services. •$12,358 for the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul’s Emergency Aid for Camarillo program. •$10,000 for the Catholic Charities’ Older Adult Services and Intervention Program. •$12,358 for the Turning Point Foundation’s Our Place Safe Haven Program.
Actions taken to develop institutional structure. 91.220(k); 91.320(j) The “great resignation” affected the City as well as other organizations, often leaving limited staff to administer the CDBG program. To address this issue, the City has retained a consultant to assist with the day-to-day operation of the CDBG program. The consultant coordinated between the City and the agencies in the development of the Notice of Funding Availability, the awarding of CDBG funds, and monitoring to ensure that CDBG funds were being used to meet the needs of the community as well as the requirements of the CDBG program.
Actions taken to enhance coordination between public and private housing and social service agencies. 91.220(k); 91.320(j)
Camarillo continues to support a network of social service agencies to carry out the Continuum of Care.
These agencies provide the public services needed to assist the low-income population and the homeless.
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Annually, the City conducts two workshops with service providers to provide technical assistance in applying for CDBG funds for social services and residential rehabilitation programs. For the FY 2024-2025 funding cycle, the City held three workshops, two on November 7, 2024, and one on November 8, 2024, providing technical assistance to non-profits on the CDBG program and how best to apply for and use CDBG funds. Ten individuals from seven local-serving non-profit agencies attended at least one meeting.
Six non-profits applied for FY 2024-2025 CDBG funds and six were awarded grants. Throughout FY 2024- 2025, the City provided technical assistance to non-profits on how to effectively serve the community using CDBG funds.
Identify actions taken to overcome the effects of any impediments identified in the jurisdictions analysis of impediments to fair housing choice. 91.520(a) The City participated in the preparation of the 2020 Regional Analysis of Impediments (AI) to Fair Housing Choice. As a part of the AI effort, Ventura County conducted an extensive public outreach process to gather resident and stakeholder feedback on housing and community development needs across the county.
During FY 2024-2025, the Housing Rights Center (HRC) was contracted by the City to provide fair housing services to Camarillo residents. The availability of fair housing services is an important way in which the City can ensure fair housing choice in Camarillo. HRC is an effective partner in ensuring the residents of Camarillo learn about their fair housing rights and receive assistance with their fair housing inquiries and complaints. HRC also takes a proactive approach to educating landlords regarding their rights and responsibilities. Services included:
•Providing information regarding fair housing law to potential homebuyers, homeowners, tenants, and landlords
•Testing for discriminatory practices
•Mediation between complaining parties
•Investigating complaints of discrimination
•Initiating legal action when appropriate
During FY 2024-2025, HRC received 64 inquiries from individuals identifying themselves as Camarillo residents. Of the 64 inquiries received, 53 (82.81 percent) were for general housing questions, and 11 (17.19 percent) were regarding discrimination. One of the inquiries resulted in a discrimination case, and 10 resulted in discrimination inquiries. The percentage of all calls from Camarillo residents which resulted in discrimination cases (9.09 percent) was significantly lower than the percentage of calls resulting in discrimination cases County-wide (17.33 percent).
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In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, HRC specifically has moved primarily to on-line informational presentations and information being available on their website as opposed to paper handouts, although some in-person presentations and paper handouts continue to be provided. This allows many individuals to more easily attend meetings and workshops to obtain fair housing information, regardless of their location. During FY 2024-2025, HRC conducted the following outreach and education activities targeted at Ventura County:
•Fair Housing Certification Trainings: 20 Fair Housing Certification Trainings targeting landlords, social service agencies, and residents were conducted in Ventura County. Subjects included federal and State fair housing law, the eviction process, disability accommodations, and legal aid programs.
•Attendance at Agency Meetings: HRC staff attended over 25 social service agency meetings in Ventura County to provide information on how best those agencies could assist their clients with their fair housing issues.
•Social Media: HRC uses social media outlets to reach out to residents in Ventura County. The outlets include Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn. HRC placed 66 outreach messages on these social media sites in FY 2024-2025.
•Weekly Digest: HRC sends out a Weekly Digest to a broad array of agencies and individuals.
Information is shared regarding upcoming trainings and workshops, links to fair housing resources, walk-in fair housing clinic schedules, and the impact of legal rulings and policy changes.
Literature Distribution: HRC uses both paper literature and digitally. The resources distributed include HRC’s Quarterly Newsletter, the Housing Rights news, and Project Place – a monthly affordable rental housing listing.
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CR-40 - Monitoring 91.220 and 91.230
Describe the standards and procedures used to monitor activities carried out in furtherance of the plan and used to ensure long-term compliance with requirements of the programs involved, including minority business outreach and the comprehensive planning requirements.
The City uses various tools to monitor the success of its programs in meeting local housing and community development needs. The City ensures that its subrecipients are meeting the terms of their contracts and observing the various requirements for eligibility of activities, and the requirements for record-keeping associated with the National Objective being met though frequent contact, requirements for submission of documentation with each quarterly Request for Reimbursement and Report, and either on-site or virtual monitoring at least once per year
The FY 2024-2025 Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) process provided the opportunity for local non- profits to apply for CDBG funds. As part of the application and evaluation process, a Risk Assessment was conducted for each agency chosen for funding to determine the risk of non-compliance and set the number and type of monitoring which is appropriate. Each agency was required to submit a detailed budget and scope of work as part of the application process.
Each quarterly Request for Reimbursement and Report submitted to the City by a subrecipient must include a quarterly report on activities and costs incurred and documentation of expenditures as part of the CDBG grant. The quarterly reports indicate the number and type of clients served, including summary information regarding the income, race/ethnicity, and household type. This thorough quarterly reporting ensures that the subrecipients are complying with CDBG program requirements and meeting the assigned National Objective. Technical assistance is provided as needed.
The City conducted monitoring on the FY 2023-2024 CDBG Entitlement programs and the CDBG-CV programs as noted in the FY 2023-2024 CAPER. The monitoring of the FY 2024-2025 CDBG Entitlement programs and on-going CDBG-CV grants was conducted in August 2025.
The City completed the most recent HUD Form 2516 (Minority Business Enterprise) for the period of October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024. The next report for October 1, 2024 to September 20, 2025 will be due in October 2025. As of this time, the only project to report for that time period is for professional services.
The City is timely and thorough in its submissions of Annual Action Plans, quarterly reports in IDIS, and the Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER). Camarillo’s expenditure of CDBG funds matches the CDBG letter of credit disbursements.
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Citizen Participation Plan 91.105(d); 91.115(d)
Describe the efforts to provide citizens with reasonable notice and an opportunity to comment on performance reports.
The FY 2024-2025 CAPER includes a summary of accomplishments for each priority need that was designated in the strategic plan. The public service activities include the goals for the year, and the number of persons served during FY 2024-2025. For public facilities and housing this included the number of projects assisted and the number of projects completed during the reporting period.
A 15-day review period was provided for the FY 2024-2025 CAPER from September 9 to September 24, 2025. The CAPER was available for public review at City Hall and on the City’s website at www.ci.camarillo.ca.us. Notice of its availability was published on August 23, 2025, in the Camarillo Acorn newspaper. The City Council reviewed the CAPER at its September 24, 2025 meeting. No public comments were received.
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CR-45 - CDBG 91.520(c)
Specify the nature of, and reasons for, any changes in the jurisdiction’s program objectives and indications of how the jurisdiction would change its programs as a result of its experiences.
The City undertook a Substantial Amendment to the 2024-2025 Annual Action Plan program in order to reallocate funds from the Affordable Housing Acquisition Project, to the Temporary Homes Project, which needed additional funding to move forward. In that Substantial Amendment the City also identified unallocated funds which were also allocated to the Temporary Homes Project. In addition, the Substantial Amendment allocated the last of the City’s CDBG-CV funds to a rent and utility assistance program which addresses the on-going needs of those affected by the pandemic.
The City did not hinder the plan’s implementation by action or inaction. As seen in the accomplishments identified in previous sections of this CAPER, the City of Camarillo has actively pursued the activities and programs outlined in the FY 2024-2025 Annual Action Plan.
Does this Jurisdiction have any open Brownfields Economic Development Initiative (BEDI) grants?
Not applicable.
[BEDI grantees] Describe accomplishments and program outcomes during the last year.
Not applicable.
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CR-58 – Section 3
Identify the number of individuals assisted and the types of assistance provided Total Labor Hours CDBG HOME ESG HOPWA HTF
Total Number of Activities 0 0 0 0 0
Total Labor Hours
Total Section 3 Worker Hours
Total Targeted Section 3 Worker Hours
Table 7 – Total Labor Hours
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APPENDIX A
-Proof of Publication – 15-Day Public Comment Period
-Public Comments Received*
*There were no public comments received.