PUBLIC HEARING –HOME
INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP -
AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN (HOME-
ARP) ALLOCATION PLAN
City Council Meeting
February 28, 2023
Marc Hughes
Program Specialist, Housing & Community Services
1 BACKGROUND
2 • American Rescue Plan Act established
HOME-ARP program in March 2021
• $5 billion to provide housing, services, and
shelter to individuals experiencing
homelessness and other vulnerable
populations
• City was allocated $2,737,433
• Up to 15% for administration
BACKGROUND
3 • HOME-ARP funds may only be used for the
following four eligible activities:
• Tenant Based Rental Assistance (TBRA);
• Development of affordable housing;
• Supportive services;
• Acquisition and development of Non-
Congregate Shelter (NCS) units.
BACKGROUND
4 • HOME-ARP funds must be used to benefit
individuals or families who are:
• Homeless;
• At-risk of homelessness;
• Fleeing or attempting to flee domestic
violence, dating violence, sexual assault,
stalking or human trafficking;
• Other populations at risk of homelessness
due to housing instability;
• Veterans and families that meet one of the
preceding criteria.
BACKGROUND
• To access the grant award, HUD requires
consultation process
• Consultations inform development of an
Allocation Plan to recommend use of the
funds
• Allocation Plan must also include a gap
analysis and needs assessment
5 BACKGROUND
• Consultation with the public and the
following groups:
• Public Hearing to solicit feedback and
encourage participation
6 Continuum of Care (CoC) Homeless service providers
Housing Authority Veteran’s service providers
Other local jurisdictions Fair housing advocates
Domestic violence service
providers
Persons with disabilities
service providers
BACKGROUND
7 • November 22, 2021: Housing Authority
• December 1, 2021: Public meeting
• February 23, 2022: Continuum of Care
meeting – with the CDC
• May 26, 2022: Affordable housing
developers – with the CDC
BACKGROUND
8 • June 30, 2022: Service providers for victims
of domestic violence – with the CDC
• October 27, 2022: Service providers–
homeless and veteran’s groups – with the
CDC
• February 27, 2023: Housing Authority
• February 28, 2023: City Council Public
Hearing
ANALYSIS
9 • Feedback received:
• Greatest impact for use of funds – supportive
services
• Homeless prevention and housing stabilization
• One-time nature of funding would have
less of an impact if used for development
of affordable housing
ANALYSIS
• Needs Assessment and Gap Analysis
• More people experiencing homelessness than
shelter beds available
• Over 7,300 households at risk of
homelessness due to housing instability.
10 ANALYSIS
• The Plan was compiled using the following data
sources:
• U.S. Census Bureau;
• Housing Inventory Count (HIC);
• Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy
(CHAS);
• American Community Survey (ACS);
• The 2022 Sonoma Count Point in Time Count
(PIT);
• 2017 Violence Profile of Sonoma County;
• Public input.
11 ANALYSIS
• From the public participation and
consultation process, the use of HOME-ARP
award is recommended for supportive
services
• Housing & Community Services proposes a
Request For Proposals (RFP) process to
select subrecipients
• Plan is due to be submitted to HUD by
March 31, 2023
12 ANALYSIS
• Feedback from this public hearing will be
incorporated into the draft Plan
• Delegation of authority is needed for the City
Manager to execute program-related
documents
13 RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended by the Housing & Community
Services Department that the Council, by
resolution: 1) authorize submittal of the Home
Investment Partnership – American Rescue Plan
(HOME-ARP) Allocation Plan (Plan) to the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development
(HUD) incorporating comments received at the
public hearing; 2) authorize the City Manager or
their designee to execute the funding agreements
with HUD and any additional documentation
required by HUD to implement the HOME-ARP
Program.
14 Questions?
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