Planned Activities Prior to opening of public facilities, such as senior centers, community centers, and libraries, staff will need to modify the buildings by installing tempered glass or Plexiglas, and PPE stations to prepare for, prevent, and respond to COVID-19 to meet the safety guidelines. 17 Project Name CV- Planning and Administration
Target Area CityWide
Goals Supported Planning and Administration
Needs Addressed Planning and Administration
Funding CDBG-CV: $400,706
Description Planning and administering the programs
Target Date 6/30/2021
Estimate the number and
type of families that will
benefit from the proposed
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Location Description
Planned Activities Plan and administer the program
18 Project Name Substantial Amend Project
Target Area
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Needs Addressed
Funding HOME: $210,718
Description The City will undertake a substantial amendment when it decides what the funds will be spent on ($210,718 - prior year resources)
Target Date
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families that will benefit from the
proposed activities
Location Description
Planned Activities
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CDBG-CV3 - Administration
Target Area CityWide
Goals Supported Planning and Administration
Needs Addressed Planning and Administration
Funding CDBG-CV3: $340,427
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Description Administration of the CDBG program and update of the City's Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) and Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP). The City's EOP addresses the planned response to emergencies associated with natural disasters, technological incidents, and national security emergencies. The plan's objective is to incorporate and coordinate all the facilities and personnel of the City into an efficient organization capable of responding to any emergency. The COVID-19 pandemic has been an unprecedented disaster that has affected City operations across all departments. The duration of the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on the community and City functions is unknown; therefore, it is critical that the EOP and LHMP be updated to provide City leaders and personnel guidance during emergency operations in a COVID-19 environment, as well as future health related disasters.
Target Date
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and type of families
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the proposed activities
Location Description
Planned Activities
20 Project Name CDBG-CV3 - Fifth Street Senior Center
Target Area CityWide
Goals Supported Improve Facilities and Infrastructure
Needs Addressed Improve Facilities and Infrastructure
Funding CDBG-CV3: $175,000
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Description Installation of a shade structure, to support a concrete access pathway and the senior meal program in an open air setting to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the spread of COVID-19.
Target Date
Estimate the number
and type of families
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the proposed activities
Location Description Fifth Street Senior Center
600 West Fifth Street, San Bernardino, CA 92410
Planned Activities Installation of a shade structure, to support the senior meal program in an open air setting, as well as a concrete access pathway. 21 Project Name CDBG-CV3 - Encanto Community Center
Target Area
Goals Supported Improve Facilities and Infrastructure
Needs Addressed Improve Facilities and Infrastructure
Funding CDBG-CV3: $371,700
Description Lobby redesigned for social distancing, touchless automatic entry doors, installation of various touchless restroom equipment/fixtures, showers, partition walls and counters, to prevent, prepare for and respond to the spread of COVID-19. The community center will provide Senior lunches and for the community to use for events, and meetings.
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Location Encanto Community Center
Descriptio 1180 West 9th Street, San Bernardino 92411.
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Planned Lobby redesigned for social distancing, touchless automatic entry doors, installation Activities of various touchless restroom equipment/fixtures, showers, partition walls and counters.
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CDBG-CV3 - Community Centers/Libraries
2 Name
Target LMI Areas of the City
Area
Goals Improve Facilities and Infrastructure
Supported
Needs Improve Facilities and Infrastructure
Addressed
Funding CDBG-CV3: $515,008
Descriptio Design and installation of touchless automatic entry doors at Fifth Street Senior n Center, Perris Hill Senior Center, Feldheym Central Library, Howard M. Rowe Branch Library, and
Villaseÿ¿ÿ¿ÿ¿ÿ¿ÿ¿ÿ¿ÿ¿ÿ¿ÿ¿ÿ¿ÿ¿ÿ¿ÿ¿ÿ¿ÿ¿ÿ Âtor Branch Library. The touchless automatic entry doors will be installed to prevent, prepare for and respond to the spread of COVID-19.
Target
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Location Description Fifth Street Senior Center - 600 West 5th Street, San Bernardino 92410
Perris Hill Senior Center - 780 East 21st Street, San Bernardino 92404
Feldheym Central Library - 555 West 6th Street, San Bernardino 92410
Howard M. Rowe Branch Library - 108 East Marshall Blvd., San Bernardino 92404
Villaseñor Branch Library - 525 North Mt. Vernon Ave., San Bernardino 92411
Planned Activities Design and installation of touchless automatic entry doors at Fifth Street Senior Center, Perris Hill Senior Center, Feldheym Central Library, Howard M. Rowe Branch Library, and Villaseñor Branch Library.
23 Project Name CDBG-CV3 - Lytle Creek Community Center Target Area LMI Areas of the City
Goals Supported Improve Facilities and Infrastructure
Needs Addressed Improve Facilities and Infrastructure
Funding CDBG-CV3: $300,000
Description Design and installation of touchless automatic entry doors at Lytle Creek Community Center. The touchless automatic entry doors will be installed to prevent, prepare for and respond to the spread of COVID-19.
Target Date 6/30/2022
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Location Description Lytle Creek Community Center - 380 S. K Street San Bernardino, CA 92410
Planned Activities Design and installation of touchless automatic entry doors at Lytle Creek Community Center.
24 Project Name Interim Emergency Shelter Voucher Program Target Area CityWide
Goals Supported Provide Homeless and Homeless Prevention Services Needs Addressed Provide Homeless and Homeless Prevention Services Funding CDBG-CV3: $336,209
CDBG-CV: $808,992
Description matrix code 03c. nat'l obj: limited clientele. Interim emergency shelter voucher program services necessary for homeless residents during the development of the City Homeless Outreach Prevention and Education (HOPE) Campus. Allocating the CDBG-CV funds will supplement the ARPA funds to allow a year of operations for the interim emergency shelter.
Target Date 3/20/2025
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Estimate the number and type of families that will benefit 300 unduplicated from the proposed activities
Location Description 796 6th Street, San Bernardino City Planned Activities Provide operational costs for Interim Emergency Shelter.
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AP-50 Geographic Distribution - 91.220(f)
Description of the geographic areas of the entitlement (including areas of low-income and minority concentration) where assistance will be directed The City will use its funding for PY 2020-2021 to finance a variety of housing, community development, economic development, and capital improvement projects. The majority of the funding will be used to finance projects targeting low- to moderate-income individuals and families throughout the City.
CDBG Benefit Service Areas are defined as geographic locations within the City of San Bernardino where 51 percent or more of the households in those areas are low- to moderate-income. The 2010 U.S.
Census identified approximately 68.9 percent of the City consisted of households with low or moderate incomes. A map of the Low / Moderate Income Target Areas is attached to this document.
The City of San Bernardino has become increasingly diverse in its racial and ethnic makeup. Over the past decades the City has seen a shift from a non-Hispanic, White majority to a Hispanic Origin majority.
According to the U.S. 2010 Census, approximately 60 percent of the population is of Hispanic Origin, 19 percent is Non-Hispanic, White, 14.2 percent is Black, 3.8 percent is Asian and 2.9 percent is comprised of some "Other" race or ethnicity.
Geographic Distribution
Target Area Percentage of Funds
CityWide 70
LMI Areas of the City 30
Table 1 - Geographic Distribution
Rationale for the priorities for allocating investments geographically The funding available under the 2020-2021 Action Plan may be used to meet a variety of community development and housing needs. As part of the development of the 2020-2021 Action Plan, the City established priority needs based on an in depth analysis of the several factors housing, homelessness, poverty, special needs, lead hazards, institutional structure, etc. The City will utilize its federal funding to pursue goals and objectives listed in the section "AP-20 Annual Goals and Objectives" of this document.
The City's primary intent is to spend its CDBG funds in predominantly low income neighborhoods where residents have the greatest need for housing/services. The City will focus on low to moderate income neighborhoods where there is a greatest need in the parks, such as having the playground equipment replaced, because those are the areas of greatest need.
Discussion
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Affordable Housing
AP-55 Affordable Housing - 91.220(g)
Introduction
In accordance with the Housing Needs Assessment of the Consolidated Plan, housing problems within the City of San Bernardino include: 1) Units with physical defects; 2) overcrowded conditions; and 3) housing cost burden. The City will use CDBG and HOME funds to pursue three affordable housing goals:
1) Preserve and Rehabilitation Housing, 2) Expand Home Ownership Opportunities and 3) Provide Assistance to Renter Households.
One Year Goals for the Number of Households to be Supported Homeless 50
Non-Homeless 318
Special-Needs 75
Total 443
Table 1 - One Year Goals for Affordable Housing by Support Requirement One Year Goals for the Number of Households Supported Through Rental Assistance 75
The Production of New Units 79
Rehab of Existing Units 239
Acquisition of Existing Units 50
Total 443
Table 2 - One Year Goals for Affordable Housing by Support Type Discussion
The table "One Year Goals for the Number of Households to be Supported" consists of 50 homeless individual to be supported with housing, 368 units to be built, rehabilitated and acquired. The following projects detail households that will benefit as well as the number of units in the City to be constructed or rehabed.
• Construciton of four (4) ownership housing units added through the Infill Program. Incomes will range from 50% to 80% of Area Median Income (AMI);
• 75 affordable rental units to be built at Seccombe Park; • Affordable rental housing rehabilitation of 239 existing units at Foothill Villas Apartments; • Rental assistance to 75 households at risk of homelessness or homeless; • Acquisiton of 50 units as Permanent Support Housing for homeless persons or persons at risk of Annual Action Plan 44
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AP-60 Public Housing - 91.220(h)
Introduction
Public housing and other assisted housing programs are crucial elements of the City's efforts to address affordable housing needs of low- and moderate-income families, senior citizens, disabled individuals, and other individuals.
The City falls within the jurisdiction of the Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino (HACSB).
This agency administers the Housing Choice Voucher Program, which provides rental assistance to eligible residents of San Bernardino by providing monthly rental assistance to participants who want to rent from a private landlord, but cannot afford the full monthly rental payment. The Housing Choice Voucher program is funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
In 2019, the latest year for which data is available, HACSB provided 10,798 housing choice vouchers throughout San Bernardino County, assisting 25,331 individuals. Of those 10,798 housing choice vouchers, 2,694 were issued to San Bernardino City residents.
The City will continue to support the efforts of HACSB in the administration of the Housing Choice Voucher and maximize the use of those funds and other resources in San Bernardino.
Actions planned during the next year to address the needs to public housing To assist HACSB in addressing public housing needs, the City will do the following:
Monitor At-Risk Units. The City will maintain contact with the owners of at-risk units, encourage the owner to keep the at-risk units affordable and utilize, if feasible, local incentives to preserve any at-risk units
Support and Assist Local Non-Profit Organizations. In order to develop or preserve the City's affordable stock, the City will provide technical and/or financial assistance to local non-profit organizations that provide affordable housing.
Actions to encourage public housing residents to become more involved in management and participate in homeownership
The City does not own any public housing units, therefore has not undertaken efforts to encourage public housing residents to become more involved in the management of public housing units. However, the Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino (HACSB) does undertake actions to encourage public housing residents to contribute and participate in the management and HACSB has a homeownership program for residents of public housing.
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As for homeownership opportunities, the City has initiated an Infill Housing Program that will acquire distressed properties within San Bernardino, rehabilitate them and sell them to income qualified homebuyers. The City will work with HACSB, to identify any households who may be eligible for the Housing Choice Voucher Program.
If the PHA is designated as troubled, describe the manner in which financial assistance will be provided or other assistance
The Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino has not been designated as troubled. Actually it has a moving to work designation which is a designation that a limited number of PHAs across the country have.
Discussion
See above discussion.
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AP-65 Homeless and Other Special Needs Activities - 91.220(i) Introduction
According to the San Bernardino County 2019 Homeless PIT Count there were 883 homeless persons in the City. A total of 244 individuals were sheltered and 639 were unsheltered. To address this issue, the City will allocate approximately $368,273 (allocation plus prior year resources of $72,44) in ESG funds to homeless service providers who are skilled at transitioning homeless individuals and families from homelessness to permanent housing through a variety of activities including street outreach, homeless prevention, rapid re-housing, emergency shelter and essential services. Additionally, the City will allocate $4,390,475 ($1,019,997 and $3,370,478) in ESG-CV1 and ESG-CV2 respectively, to prevent, prepare for and respond to the Coronavirus among the homeless.
Describe the jurisdictions one-year goals and actions for reducing and ending homelessness including
Reaching out to homeless persons (especially unsheltered persons) and assessing their individual needs
The City is an active member of the San Bernardino CoC and fully supports the goals and objectives of the San Bernardino County 10-Year Strategy to End Homelessness. To reach out to homeless persons and assess their individual needs, the City will continue to support the CoC's coordinated entry system, 2-1-1 San Bernardino County. The Coordinated Entry System will provide people who are at imminent risk of becoming homeless (HUD Homeless definition (Category 2) with problem solving support to retain current housing or to locate get housing placement.
The City is continuing its contract in FY 2020-2021 with Step Up On Second, with the goal of reaching 78 homeless persons through street outreach, providing social service referrals to 49 of those 78 persons and facilitating the placement of 13 homeless persons into permanent housing.
Addressing the emergency shelter and transitional housing needs of homeless persons The City will continue to fund Lutheran Social Services Southern California (LSSC) to provide an emergency men's shelter. Due to the changed circumstances as a result of Covid-19, LSSSC has decided it would be more prudent to rehabilitate their existing shelter, instead of building a new shelter as previously planned. The City will assist LSSSC by proving $500,000 for the rehabilitation and modification of the existing shelter to better prevent, prepare for and respond to Covid-19.
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 Annual Action Plan 48
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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
The City of San Bernardino recognizes that homelessness is a regional issue that impacts every community in the region. As the largest community in the County, the City also serves as a hub for service providers. The City supports the efforts of the network of agencies working to end homelessness through the Regional Continuum of Care Strategy. The Continuum of Care Strategy involves four key components, one of which is homeless prevention. The provision of preventative services will decrease the number of households and individuals who will become homeless and require emergency shelters and assistance. The City is working to prevent persons from becoming homeless by funding emergency rental assistance for households at-risk of homelessness.
Utilizing its HOME dollars, the City funded the acquisition of the Golden Apartments a 21-unit apartment complex that has been rehabilitated and converted into 38 one-bedroom apartments of supportive housing for homeless persons. Residents moved into their new one-bedroom flats in December 2019.
Golden has onsite health and mental health services available through the Department of Behavioral Health and Molina Health.
The City has partnered with Step Up on Second to provide street outreach services to homeless persons and assist them with obtaining their vital documents, housing navigation, transportation to appointments and placement in permanent housing. To date, in FY 2019-2020, Step Up has housed 13 individuals and provided linkage to services to 78 persons.
San Bernardino County's 10-Year Strategy for Ending Homelessness was recalibrated in 2013 to focus on a rapid re-housing approach that is also consistent with a Housing First Model. This approach is intended to minimize the amount a time an individual or family remains homeless or in shelters. The Housing First Model also focuses on homeless prevention by emphasizing the need to keep individuals and families in their current housing if appropriate.
Helping low-income individuals and families avoid becoming homeless, especially extremely low-income individuals and families and those who are: 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); or, receiving assistance from public or private agencies that address housing, health, social services, employment, education, or youth needs.
The City will continue to support the regional CoC's efforts to implement the San Bernardino County 10- Year Strategy for Ending Homelessness. This plan includes a recommendation to focus on discharge planning in order to prevent people from becoming homeless when they are discharged from correctional, foster care, health care, or mental health care systems. The McKinney-Vento Act requires Annual Action Plan 49
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that State and local governments have policies and protocols in place to ensure that persons being discharged from a publicly-funded institution or system of care are not discharged immediately into homelessness. In order to meet HUD's requirements, the 10-Year Strategy has established a Discharge Planning Committee to focus on improving coordination between discharge planning agencies, local government, and homeless service providers in order to implement a "zero tolerance" plan that will prevent persons being discharged into homelessness.
Discussion
In 2018, the City declared a shelter crisis which allowed agencies to apply for the State's Homeless Emergency Aid Program (HEAP) funding. Four agencies serving homeless persons in the City of San Bernardino received $2.1 million in HEAP funds that can be used over four years. The CoC's coordinated entry system provides a single point of entry for people who are homeless to be screened and assessed for a range of CoC and City funded homeless programs, including emergency shelters, transitional housing, permanent supportive housing, and rapid rehousing services. All contracted service providers report outcomes based on the countywide outcome standards developed by the County Office of Homeless Services, in order to inform future adjustments to the service system.
In FY 18-19, the City facilitated the purchase of two (2) multi-family properties by Foothill Aids Project.
In FY 19-20 those properties will be rehabilitated and leased to low-income persons with HIV/Aids.
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AP-75 Barriers to affordable housing - 91.220(j)
Introduction:
The City recognizes that barriers to affordable housing exist and continues to employ strategies to overcome them. Policies can create barriers to the production of affordable housing and residential investment because such factors increase costs. The high cost of affordable housing and residential investment can be contributed to the following:
• Lack of Affordable Housing Funds: The availability of funding for affordable housing has been severely affected by the dissolution of redevelopment agencies. Prior to 2012, redevelopment activities and funding was the City's primary tool for assisting with neighborhood revitalization efforts and production of affordable housing. The loss of this funding represents a constraint for the City of San Bernardino's efforts to continue to support neighborhood revitalization. Now the City relies on private resources, federal grant programs, state resources, and philanthropy to fund affordable housing projects.
• Environmental Protection: State law (California Environmental Quality Act and California Endangered Species Act) and federal law (National Environmental Policy Act and Federal Endangered Species Act) regulations require environmental review of proposed discretionary projects (e.g., subdivision maps, use permits, etc.). Costs and time delay resulting from the environmental review process are also added to the cost of housing. • Site Improvements: Many parts of San Bernardino are undeveloped and lack adequate pedestrian and automobile infrastructure to support new residential subdivisions. All new residential development is required to provide sidewalk with curbs and gutters and must be served by appropriate roadways consistent with the General Plan Circulation Element and adopted road development standards. The cost of these improvements increases the cost of development, but is necessary to facilitate pedestrian and vehicular access and movement in the City.
• Planning and Development Fees: Planning and development impact fees, such as for transportation, water, and sewer infrastructure improvements, often add to the overall cost of development. The City's fees reflect the fair share of the costs of providing permitting, infrastructure, and services for new residences.
Permit and Processing Procedures: Builders and developers frequently cite the cost of holding land during the evaluation and review process as a significant factor in the cost of housing. The City of San Bernardino's development review process is designed to accommodate growth without compromising quality. Project quality is of critical concern, as the City faces challenges in securing foreclosed single-family homes and poorly maintained multifamily complexes. • State and Federal Davis-Bacon Prevailing Wages: The State Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) expanded the kinds of projects that require the payment of prevailing wages. Prevailing wage adds to the overall cost of development. A prevailing wage must also be paid to laborers when federal funds are used to pay labor costs for any project over $2,000 or on any multi- Annual Action Plan 51
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family project over eight units. Based on discussions with developers, various prevailing wage requirements typically inflate the development costs by 35 percent.
Actions it planned 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
The City undertook a major effort to eliminate constraints, with respect to land use regulations, by developing and adopting a new Development Code that unified and simplified the City's development regulations and processes. That effort was followed by a reorganization of the City to unify the various development-related departments into a single Community Development Department and a one-stop permit counter. The City has made the following additional amendments to the Municipal Code in order to further reduce barriers to affordable housing:
1. General Lot Consolidation Incentive - Small, individual lots offer limited development potential, and generally cannot support onsite property management. Development opportunities could be increased through a small-lot consolidation program that offers a 15 percent density bonus for projects with a residential component that are committing to a maintenance plan and having on-site management. The City is anticipating amending the Development Code to incentivize lot Consolidation.
2. Density Bonus Provisions - Density bonus projects can be an important source of housing for lower and moderate income households. The City anticipates amending the Development Code to reflect the latest amendments to State density bonus law.
3. Transitional and Supportive Housing - The City plans to amend the Development Code to adequately define transitional and permanent supportive housing and permit these uses based on unit type, in accordance with Senate Bill 2.
4. Streamlined Processing - The City is committed to continuing the streamlining of development activities and regulations and will continue to analyze potential programs that seek to eliminate land use constraints, particularly as related to the provision of new housing and rehabilitation of existing housing. The City amended its Development Code in 2012 to make it more user-friendly and to minimize confusion for staff and the development community. As part of the Development Code update, the City also introduced a new streamlined type of Conditional Use Permit: the Minor Use Permit (MUP). The MUP is reviewed by the Development/Environmental Review Committee rather than the Planning Commission, which requires less staff time (and a relatively shorter process for developers), lower fees, and can be used in lieu of a CUP for certain qualified projects.
5. The City will update its General Plan.
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Discussion:
To address housing affordability and the lack of monetary resources for affordable housing, the Consolidated Plan calls for the investment of CDBG and/or HOME funds to preserve and rehabilitate housing units and provide homeownership opportunities to low and moderate-income households.
For PY 2020-2021, the City will continue to fund its Infill Housing Program and its Owner Occupied Residential Rehabilitation Program (OORP). The OORP will be funded with carryover funds from last year that were not fully expended. Through the City's Infill Housing Program, the City will acquire, rehabilitate vacant and/or underutilized parcels of land and create housing affordable to low-and moderate-income households. The Owner Occupied Residential Rehabilitation Program will provide deferred loans for the rehabilitation of single family units owned by low and moderate income households.
Although the City no longer has access to redevelopment funds, the City will continue to leverage its CDBG and HOME funds to attract private and other available public resources, including land conveyed to the City for the purpose of creating affordable housing for low- and moderate- income households.
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AP-85 Other Actions - 91.220(k)
Introduction:
Priority Needs established in the FY 2020-2025 Five-Year Consolidated Plan, which form the basis for establishing objectives and outcomes in the FY 2020-2021 One-Year Action Plan, are as follows:
High Priority
• Preserve and Rehabilitate Housing
• Expand homeownership opportunities
• Provide Homeless and Homeless Prevention Services
Promote economic development and employment opportunities for low and moderate income persons. Micro-Enterprise
Low Priority
• New affordable Rental Housing
Improve and expand existing community facilities and infrastructure to meet current and future needs.
• Eliminate identified impediments to fair housing through education, enforcement, and testing. • Planning and Administration - CDBG, HOME, and ESG
• New Affordable Housing Construction or Rehabilitation • Expand homeownership opportunities - Infill Housing
• First-Time Homeownership - CHDO 15% set-aside
• New affordable rental housing
Actions planned to address obstacles to meeting underserved needs To address obstacles to meeting underserved needs, the City will allocate CDBG, uncommitted HOME and ESG funds through the Action plan in projects that provide financing for the affordable housing development, housing rehabilitation, job creation, public facility/infrastructure improvements and homeless prevention. Lack of resources is the primary obstacle to meeting underserved needs. In order to leverage additional ongoing resources for housing and homeless services, the City is applying for the Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) funds which are administered by the State Department of Housing and Community Development to It anticipated that in the 2021 the City can receive up to $1.6 million in PLHA funds.
The City will also support HACSB's efforts to obtain additional rental assistance funding, especially for seniors and lower-income households.
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The City will invest HOME funds to expand the supply of affordable housing and will use HOME funds to preserve and maintain existing affordable housing through the City of San Bernardino's Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation Loan Program.
Actions planned to reduce lead-based paint hazards
To reduce lead-based paint hazards and in accordance, housing constructed prior to 1978 and assisted through the City of San Bernardino's Owner Occupied Residential Rehabilitation Program will be tested for lead based paint hazards. If lead based-paint hazards are found, safe work practices or abatement procedures will be included in the scope of work for the rehabilitation of the housing unit. All procedures will be in compliance with 24 CFR Part 35.
Actions planned to reduce the number of poverty-level families For PY 2020-2021, the City will support:
• An Infill Housing Program that will acquire and rehabilitate/construct underutilized properties within the City and when complete sell these homes to low-and moderate income households • Micro Enterprise Program that will provide small business development training and support to income qualified clients who are wish to start their own small business. • Service providers who can provide street outreach, rapid-rehousing, homeless prevention, emergency shelter, and other essential services to homeless and near-homeless persons and families.
• The improvement of various park facilities within income-eligible areas of the City that provide recreational and support services to low- and moderate-income residents of the City. • The efforts of HACSB, who provides rental assisance and conventional housing to low-income households.
• The efforts of the CoC, San Bernardino County Behavioral Health Administration, Office of Homeless Services and various Homeless Service Agencies to provider public and social services to residents living in poverty, including health services, counseling, educational programs, food distribution, academic and vocational training, youth services, and senior services. • The goals and objectives of San Bernardino County 10-Year Strategy to End Homelessness.
The CoC's coordinated entry system, 2-1-1 San Bernardino County that provides persons who are at imminent risk of becoming homeless with problem solving support to retain current housing or to locate another housing placement.
Actions planned to develop institutional structure
During the next year, the San Bernardino Community & Economic Development Department will continue consulting with and inviting a wide variety of agencies and organizations (i.e. CoC, HACSB, National CORE, County of San Bernardino Community Development and Housing Agency, etc.) involved Annual Action Plan 55
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with the delivery of housing and social services to low-and moderate-income San Bernardino residents.
This will allow to coordinate the City's activities by not duplicating efforts and to know what other agencies are doing. Currently, the City is working with the Center for Community Investment and Dignity Health (Accelerating investments for Healthy Communities). The City's collaboration with CCI and Dignity Health has resulted in the investment of $1.2 million in permanently affordable rental housing in the City. These types of collaborations build the capacity for the City to continue providing affordable housing.
Actions planned to enhance coordination between public and private housing and social service agencies
During the next year, the San Bernardino Community & Economic Development Department will continue consulting with a wide variety of agencies and organizations such as HACSB, County Workforce Development, County Department of Behavioral Health and County Office on Aging and Adult Services involved with the delivery of housing, supportive services and economic development to low- and moderate- income San Bernardino residents. Workforce Development, for example, provides job placement services for person in the County and also provides up to three months of paid on the job training and any equipment that an employee may require to carry their new job. In the realm of economic development, the City recently established a partnership with the Mexican Consulate's "Emprendedoras" program. The program partners with the Small Business Administration and the City's Micro Enterprise program to provide Spanish language training for persons interested in launching a small business or expanding an existing small business. Through the City's partnership with the "Emprendedoras" program, the City will cross promote the services available through Workforce Development.
Discussion:
The implementation of the PY 2020-2021 Action Plan will invest federal resources to address obstacles to meeting underserved needs, foster and maintain affordable housing, reduce lead-based paint hazards, inspection of HOME units, reduce the number of families living in poverty, develop institutional structure, and enhance coordination between public and private housing and social service agencies.
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Program Specific Requirements
AP-90 Program Specific Requirements - 91.220(I)(1,2,4)
Introduction:
In the implementation of programs and activities under the 2020-2021 Action Plan, the City of San Bernardino will follow all HUD regulations concerning the use of program income, forms of investment, overall low-and moderate-income benefit for the CDBG program and recapture requirements for the HOME program. The years 2020, 2021 and 2022 are used to determine that an overall benefit of 80% of CDBG funds is used to benefit persons of low and moderate income.
Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG)
Reference 24 CFR 91.220(I)(1)
Projects planned with all CDBG funds expected to be available during the year are identified in the Projects Table. The following identifies program income that is available for use that is included in projects to be carried out.
1. The total amount of program income that will have been received before the start of the next program year and that has not yet been reprogrammed 817,368
2. The amount of proceeds from section 108 loan guarantees that will be used during the year to address the priority needs and specific objectives identified in the grantee's strategic plan.
3. The amount of surplus funds from urban renewal settlements 0
4. The amount of any grant funds returned to the line of credit for which the planned use has not been included in a prior statement or plan
5. The amount of income from float-funded activities
Total Program Income: 817,368
Other CDBG Requirements
1. The amount of urgent need activities
2. The estimated percentage of CDBG funds that will be used for activities that benefit persons of low and moderate income. Overall Benefit - A consecutive period of one, two or three years may be used to determine that a minimum overall benefit of 70% of CDBG funds is used to benefit persons of low and moderate income. Specify the years covered that include this Annual Action Plan. 80.00% Annual Action Plan 57
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HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME)
Reference 24 CFR 91.220(1)(2)
1. A description of other forms of investment being used beyond those identified in Section 92.205 is as follows:
The City does not anticipate using other forms of investment beyond those identified in Section
92.205.
2. A description of the guidelines that will be used for resale or recapture of HOME funds when used for homebuyer activities as required in 92.254, is as follows:
HOME Recapture Provision If Buyer at any time during the Period of Affordability sells or transfers the Eligible Property, whether voluntarily or involuntarily due to foreclosure or other circumstance, the following provisions shall apply, pursuant to 24 C.F.R. Part 92.254:
1. If Buyer sells or transfers the Eligible Property within the first two years of the Period of Affordability, City shall recover from the Net Proceeds, if any, the entire amount of the HOME Subsidy, or such lesser amount as the Net Proceeds may permit to be recovered. The Net Proceeds are the sales price paid to Buyer minus repayment of loans that are superior in priority to this Affordable Housing Covenant and the Deed of Trust securing it, and any closing costs.
2. If Buyer sells or transfers the Eligible Property after occupying the Eligible Property for at least two years (24 months from the Delivery Date), City's recovery from the Net Proceeds shall equal the amount of the HOME Subsidy, reduced by a percentage determined by dividing the number of Buyer's full years of occupation of the Eligible Property by the number of years of the Period of Affordability, and multiplying the result by 100. In calculating recapture of the HOME subsidy only full 12-month periods of occupancy will be utilized in the calculation. For example, if Buyer sells or transfers the Eligible Property during the third year, before the completion of the full third year of a ten-year Period of Affordability, the percentage reduction of the amount of the HOME Subsidy to be recovered by City shall equal 20 percent: (2 years ÷ 10 years) × 100 = 20.
Assuming sufficient Net Proceeds, City would recover 80 percent of the HOME Subsidy. If there were not sufficient Net Proceeds, City would recover 80 percent of Net Proceeds, whatever the amount.
3. In no event shall City's recovery exceed the amount of the Net Proceeds.
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The City requires that its CHDO/subrecipients, who carry out HOME funded ownership programs, utilize the noted recapture provisions, which are part of the affordability covenant executed by the homeowner and recorded against the property.
In its homeownership and single family rehabilitation programs the City utilizes the homeownership limits for the San Bernardino Metropolitan/FMR Area provided by HUD.
3. A description of the guidelines for resale or recapture that ensures the affordability of units acquired with HOME funds? See 24 CFR 92.254(a)(4) are as follows:
Measured from the Delivery Date and determined based on the amount of the HOME Subsidy, as follows:
Amount of HOME Subsidy Period of Affordability
• Amount of HOME Subsidy: Less than $15,000 Period of Affordability: 5 years • Amount of HOME Subsiy: $15,000 540,00 Period of Affordabity: 10 years • Amount of HOME Subsidy: More than $40,000 Period of Affordability: 15 years The City's affordability covenant requires that HOME units acquired with HOME funds remain affordable for the period noted based on the amount of HOME subsidy. The City requires that its CHDO/subrecipients who carry out HOME funded ownership programs utilize the noted recapture provisions, which are part of the affordability covenant executed by the homeowner and recorded against the property.
In its homeownership and single family rehabilitation programs the City utilizes the homeownership limits for the San Bernardino Metropolitan/FMR Area provided by HUD.
4. Plans for using HOME funds to refinance existing debt secured by multifamily housing that is rehabilitated with HOME funds along with a description of the refinancing guidelines required that will be used under 24 CFR 92.206(b), are as follows:
The City will not be undertaking any refinancing of existing debt secured by multifamily housing that is rehabilitated with HOME funds. The City will not undertake the refinancing of single family units rehabilitated with HOME funds. With regard to eligible beneficiaries, the City will adhere to the requirements under 24 CFR 2.203 with regard to income determinations; 92.216 with respect to incomes of applicants; 92.253 with regard to tenant protections and selection and other HOME regulatory requirements that ensure beneficiaries are not precluded from participating in HOME funded programs.
The City utilizes Notice of Funding Availability and Requests for Proposals to solicit applications for funding under the HOME program. Solicitations for applications are conducted as funds are available Annual Action Plan 59
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for various programs and/or when contracts and renewal periods with applicants expire and new NOFAs and RPS are released.
5. If applicable to a planned HOME TBRA activity, a description of the preference for persons with special needs or disabilities. (See 24 CFR 92.209(c)(2)(i) and CFR 91.220(I)(2)(vii)).
6. If applicable to a planned HOME TBRA activity, a description of how the preference for a specific category of individuals with disabilities (e.g. persons with HIV/AIDS or chronic mental illness) will narrow the gap in benefits and the preference is needed to narrow the gap in benefits and services received by such persons. (See 24 CFR 92.209(c)(2)(ii) and 91.220(I)(2) (vii)).
7. If applicable, a description of any preference or limitation for rental housing projects. (See 24 CFR
92.253(d)(3) and CFR 91.220(I)(2)(vii)). Note: Preferences cannot be administered in a manner that limits the opportunities of persons on any basis prohibited by the laws listed under 24 CFR 5.105(a).
Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG)
Reference 91.220(I)(4)
1. Include written standards for providing ESG assistance (may include as attachment) Please refer to an attachment incluced in Admin (AD-26).
2. If the Continuum of Care has established centralized or coordinated assessment system that meets HUD requirements, describe that centralized or coordinated assessment system.
The Continuum of Care (CoC) is led by the County of San Bernardino, Department of Behavioral Services. The Coordinated Entry System, referred to as 211 San Bernardino County, is operated by the United Way of San Bernardino County and provides free and confidential information and referral service to persons in need of help connecting with various free or low cost health and human service providers.
211 San Bernardino County, is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by dialing 2-1-1 in San Bernardino County or by dialing the toll-free number at 1-888-435-7565. Bilingual staff is available to assist English and/or Spanish speaking callers. However, if another language is need, 211 San Bernardino County, utilizes a translation line that can assist in disseminating information in over 150 languages. 211 San Bernardino County is also available by going to http://211sb.org.
Within the City's ESG written agreement, the Subrecipient must agree to coordinate and integrate, to the maximum extent practicable, ESG-funded activities with other programs targeted to homeless people in the area covered by the Continuum of Care or area over which the services are coordinated to provide a strategic, community-wide system to prevent and end homelessness.
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3. Identify the process for making sub-awards and describe how the ESG allocation available to private nonprofit organizations (including community and faith-based organizations).
The City of San Bernardino will competitively procure for services that will meet the goals and objectives of the City's Consolidated Plan and San Bernardino Continuum of Care's (CoC) 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness.
The application review process has three phases. In the first phase, all applications are reviewed by the Community and Economic Development Department staff for completeness and eligibility under the Federal program guidelines. Eligible programs and projects are then reviewed according to their contribution to the goals and objectives of the City's approved Consolidated Plan and CoC's 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness. Preference is given if a program has the ability to help the City meet federal program objectives and local priorities. Organizational capacity, experience, and past performance are also considered.
Based on this review, Community and Economic Development Department staff prepares general funding recommendations. Lastly, a public hearing before City Council will be held to consider the 2020-2021 Draft Annual Action Plan. The City Council adopts the Annual Action Plan, which acts as the CDBG, HOME and ESG program annual budget. Upon completion of this process, the City forwards the adopted Annual Action Plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for approval.
4. If the jurisdiction is unable to meet the homeless participation requirement in 24 CFR 576.405(a), the jurisdiction must specify its plan for reaching out to and consulting with homeless or formerly homeless individuals in considering policies and funding decisions regarding facilities and services funded under ESG.
The City of San Bernardino attends and participates, on a quarterly basis, the Interagency Council on Homelessness (ICH). The ICH is a vital component of the San Bernardino County Homeless Partnership. The ICH serves as the policy making body of the Partnership and oversees the implementation of the 10-Year Strategy to End Homelessness in San Bernardino County. The ICH will focus on resource development to insure the funding of homeless projects and 10-Year Strategy recommendations. In addition, ICH serves as the HUD-designated primary decision-making group and oversight board of the City of San Bernardino & County (hereinafter referred to as the "geographic area") Continuum of Care for the Homeless (CA-609) funding process, (hereinafter referred to as the "CoC"). There are currently former homeless individuals that participate in the policy making decisions of the CoC, regarding facilities or services that receive ESG funding from the City.
The ICH is charged with directing, coordinating and evaluating all of the activities related to implementation of the 10-Year Strategy to End Homelessness. The ICH members are directed to report progress on the implementation of the 10-Year Strategy to their colleagues and constituents Annual Action Plan 61
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following each meeting of the ICH. The ICH will promote collaborative partnerships among homeless providers and stakeholders throughout San Bernardino County in order to carry out implementation activities and will develop resources to insure the funding of homeless projects and 10-Year Strategy recommendations.
As the oversight board of the CoC, the ICH duties are: 1. To ensure that the CoC is meeting all of the responsibilities assigned to it by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regulations including: a. The operation and oversight of the local CoC; b. Designation and operation of a Homeless Management Information System (HMIS); i. Designate a single HMIS for the geographic area; ii. Designate an eligible applicant to manage the CoC's HMIS, which will be known as the HMIS Lead; iii. Ensure consistent participation of recipients and sub-recipients of CoC and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funding in the HMIS. iv. Ensure the HMIS is administered in compliance with all requirements prescribed by HUD. c. The development of a CoC plan that includes outreach, engagement, assessment, annual gap analysis of the homeless needs and services available, prevention strategies, shelter and housing supportive services, and HUD CoC annual and biennial requirements; 2. To represent the relevant organizations and projects serving homeless subpopulations; 3. To support homeless persons in their movement from homelessness to economic stability and affordable permanent housing within a supportive community; 4. To be inclusive of all the needs of all of geographic area's homeless population, including the special service and housing needs of homeless sub-populations; 5. To facilitate responses to issues and concerns that affect the agencies funded by the CoC that is beyond those addressed in the annual CoC application process; 6. To consult with recipients and sub-recipients of CoC funding to establish performance targets appropriate for population and program type, monitor recipient and sub- recipient performance, evaluate outcomes, and take action against poor performers; and 7. To evaluate outcomes of projects funded under the County of San Bernardino CoC program including the ESG.
5. Describe performance standards for evaluating ESG.
ESG Subrecipients must demonstrate the financial management and programmatic expertise to successfully develop, design, implement, and monitor the ESG-funded activities.
ESG Subrecipients must participate in HMIS and be able to meet all federal, State of California, and City of San Bernardino requirements relative to the ESG program, specifically those concerning equal opportunity and fair housing, affirmative marketing, environmental review, displacement, relocation, acquisition, labor, lead-based paint, conflict of interest, debarment and suspension, and flood insurance.
Under the City ESG agreement, ESG Subrecipient are required to conduct an initial evaluation to determine the eligibility of each individual or family's eligibility for ESG assistance and the amount and types of assistance the individual or family needs to regain stability in permanent housing.
All subrecipient providers should meet or exceed project quality goals established by HUD and CoC Annual Action Plan 62
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guidelines which include the following: At least 80 percent of project participants either remained in permanent housing or exited to permanent housing; At least 20 percent or more of project participants have employment income (or other sources such as SSI and/or SSDI, for those who are not employable); At least 54 percent of project participants increased their income from sources other than employment in a given operating year; At least 56 percent of project participants obtained mainstream benefits; and 100 percent of the project participants came from the street or other locations not meant for human habitation, emergency shelters, or safe havens. In addition, PSH providers must: Implement a housing first approach. Fill vacant beds with only chronically homeless persons.
Housing Trust Fund (HTF)
Reference 24 CFR 91.220(I)(5)
1. Distribution of Funds
a. Describe the eligibility requirements for recipients of HTF funds (as defined in 24 CFR § 93.2). b. Describe the jurisdiction's application requirements for eligible recipients to apply for HTF funds. c. Describe the selection criteria that the jurisdiction will use to select applications submitted by eligible recipients.
d. Describe the jurisdiction's required priority for funding based on geographic distribution, which is a description of the geographic areas of the State (including areas of low-income and minority concentration) in which it will direct assistance during the ensuing program year. e. Describe the jurisdiction's required priority for funding based on the applicant's ability to obligate HTF funds and undertake eligible activities in a timely manner. f. Describe the jurisdiction's required priority for funding based on the extent to which rents for units in Annual Action Plan 63
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the rental project are affordable to extremely low-income families. g. Describe the jurisdiction's required priority for funding based on the financial feasibility of the project beyond the required 30-year period.
h. Describe the jurisdiction's required priority for funding based on the merits of the application in meeting the priority housing needs of the jurisdiction (such as housing that is accessible to transit or employment centers, housing that includes green building and sustainable development features, or housing that serves special needs populations).
i. Describe the jurisdiction's required priority for funding based on the location of existing affordable housing.
j. Describe the jurisdiction's required priority for funding based on the extent to which the application makes use of non-federal funding sources.
2. Does the jurisdiction's application require the applicant to include a description of the eligible activities to be conducted with HTF funds?
3. Does the jurisdiction's application require that each eligible recipient certify that housing units assisted with HTF funds will comply with HTF requirements?
4. Performance Goals and Benchmarks. The jurisdiction has met the requirement to provide for performance goals, consistent with the jurisdiction's goals established under 24 CFR 91.215(b)(2), by including HTF in its housing goals in the housing table on the SP-45 Goals and AP-20 Annual Goals and Objectives screens.
5. Rehabilitation Standards. The jurisdiction must establish rehabilitation standards for all HTF-assisted housing rehabilitation activities that set forth the requirements that the housing must meet upon project completion. The jurisdiction's description of its standards must be in sufficient detail to determine the required rehabilitation work including methods and materials. The standards may refer to applicable codes or they may establish requirements that exceed the minimum requirements of the codes. The jurisdiction must attach its rehabilitation standards below. If the jurisdiction will not use HTF funds for the rehabilitation of housing, enter "N/A".
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In addition, the rehabilitation standards must address each of the following: health and safety; major systems; lead-based paint; accessibility; disaster mitigation (where relevant); state and local codes, ordinances, and zoning requirements; Uniform Physical Condition Standards; Capital Needs Assessments (if applicable); and broadband infrastructure (if applicable).
6. Resale or Recapture Guidelines. Below, the jurisdiction must enter (or attach) a description of the guidelines that will be used for resale or recapture of HTF funds when used to assist first-time homebuyers. If the jurisdiction will not use HTF funds to assist first-time homebuyers, enter "N/A".
7. HTF Affordable Homeownership Limits. If the jurisdiction intends to use HTF funds for homebuyer assistance and does not use the HTF affordable homeownership limits for the area provided by HUD, it must determine 95 percent of the median area purchase price and set forth the information in accordance with §93.305. If the jurisdiction will not use HTF funds to assist first-time homebuyers, enter "N/A"
8. Limited Beneficiaries or Preferences. Describe how the jurisdiction will limit the beneficiaries or give preferences to a particular segment of the extremely low- or very low-income population to serve unmet needs identified in its consolidated plan or annual action plan. If the jurisdiction will not limit the beneficiaries or give preferences to a particular segment of the extremely low- or very low-income population, enter "N/A."
Any limitation or preference must not violate nondiscrimination requirements in § 93.350, and the jurisdiction must not limit or give preferences to students. The jurisdiction may permit rental housing owners to limit tenants or give a preference in accordance with § 93.303 only if such limitation or preference is described in the action plan.
9. Refinancing of Existing Debt. Enter or attach the jurisdiction's refinancing guidelines below. The guidelines describe the conditions under which the jurisdiction will refinance existing rental housing project debt. The jurisdiction's refinancing guidelines must, at minimum, demonstrate that rehabilitation is the primary eligible activity and ensure that this requirement is met by establishing a minimum level of rehabilitation per unit or a required ratio between rehabilitation and refinancing. If the jurisdiction will not refinance existing debt, enter "N/A." Annual Action Plan 65
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Discussion:
See above discussion.
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