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Ho CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER 2000 Main Street, Huntington Beach, CA 02648 HUNTING CON BEACH TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members VIA: Fred A. Wilson, City Manager FROM: Kellee Fritzal,Deputy Director of Economic Development DATE: July 28, 2015 SUBJECT: INFORMATION REGARDING IMPLICATIONS OF THE NEW AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHERING FAIR HOUSING(AFFH)FINAL RULE Staff requested Karen Warner, fiom Karen Warner Associates,to address the various issues of the AFFH and its impact to the City of Huntington Beach that came up at the July 20, City Council meeting. Attached is a memorandum from Karen Warnei regarding clarification of the AFFH ® impacts. Ms. Warner is a consultant with over 25 years of experience of providing housing services to municipal clients. Ms. Warner is very familiar with Huntington Beach and has prepared the last three Housing Elements for the City and prepared the draft Consolidated Plan for consideration at the August 3 City Council meeting. Besides Huntington Beach,Ms. Warner has worked in Yorba Linda,Laguna Niguel, Westminster, and Brea. Currently,Ms.Warner is part of the regional effort consisting of 16 Oi ange County cities (including Huntington Beach) to update the existing Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice(Al) for the region,targeted for completion in January 2016. Please feel fiee to contact Kellee Fritzal if you have any questions. 0 Item 13. - 1 HB -790- irk I�!AV/. ® KAREN WARNER ASSOCIATES TO: Fred A. Wilson, City Manager City of Huntington Beach FROM: Karen Warner, AICP 4lZ� W � DATE: July 27,2015 SUBJECT: CLARIFICATION ON IMPLICATIONS OF THE NEW AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHERING FAIR HOUSING(AFFH) FINAL RULE Timing of Huntington Beach's AFFH On July 8, 2015, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the release of a final rule to Affirmatively Further Fair Housing (AFFH). For HUD entitlement grantees, the rule will mean replacing the existing ® Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (Al) with a new Assessment of Fair Housing(AFH). The new AFH report which will replace the Al is due 270 days prior to the City's next 5 year Consolidated Plan cycle in FY 2019/2020. The start of the program year for Huntington Beach's next Consolidated Plan is October 1, 2020, which means the City is not required to adopt its first AFH under the new rule until January 1, 2020. Therefore, there is no reason not to approve the item on the upcoming agenda related to approval of the proposed Consolidated Plan and Action Plan. Huntington Beach is currently participating in a regional effort consisting of 16 Orange County cities to update the existing Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AI) for the region, targeted for completion in January 2016. Therefore, the City of Huntington Beach can review the impact of the AFH on various cities in the nation prior to having to develop the City's AFH. HUD does not have the ability to force jurisdictions to repay any CDBG or HOME funds received prior to or after adopting a new AFH. Prior to January 1, 2020 and once the new AFH is adopted, HUD will be providing the AFH template and training for grantees. Background on AFFH Based on recommendations of the U.S. Government Accountability Office and various stakeholders, in 2013 HUD initiated a new rulemaking process to propose a more effective approach for entitlement jurisdictions to use in assessing fair housing issues and establishing fair housing goals and priorities. The AFFH, provides jurisdictions with 882 N Holliston Ave. • Pasadena, CA 91104 • 626-791-5596 KWarnerAssoc c@. yahoo com HB -791- Item 13. - 2 clearer guidelines, new tools and data to meet fair housing obligations under the Fair • Housing Act. The new AFFH rule replaces the existing Al with a new Assessment of Fair Housing(AFH). Key differences are: • HUD providing data and a template for conducting fair housing analysis • Grantees will incorporate fair housing planning into Consolidated Plan • HUD will review AFH up front as part of planning process • Moie specifically, HUD to provide data to grantees to measure: o Patterns of integration and segregation o Racially and ethnically concentrated areas of poverty o Disproportionate housing needs o Disparities in access to opportunities AFFH and Concerns Over Loss of Local Control • While HUD's assessment tool and AFH template are not yet finalized, the rule states repeatedly that actions to address identified pockets of segregation and poverty are left to the local level. • HUD's AFFH Executive Summary states: "The final rule helps to facilitate communities relying on local knowledge and local decision-making to determine best strategies for meeting their fair housing obligations at the local level — including making place-based investments to revitalize distressed areas, or expanding access to quality affordable housing throughout a community." ® • The fact that Huntington Beach already has in place an inclusionary housing ordinance, is considering a Tenant Based Rental Assistance(TBRA)program, and integrates affordable housing throughout the community means the City can already show it is taking actions to promote integration. • In 2020, when the City submits an AFH, HUD will review the City's AFH and if it is inconsistent with Fair Housing or Civil Rights Requirements, HUD will provide written notification to specify the reasons the AFH is not accepted and will provide guidance on how it is to be revised in order to be accepted. Attachments: HUD Fact Sheet Executive Summary 882 N. Holliston Ave. • Pasadena, CA 91104 •626-791-5596 KWarnerAssoc@yahoo.com yahoo.com Item 13. - 3 HB -792- • AFFH: FAO for Program Participants Q: What is an Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH)? A: The Assessment of Fair Housing refers to the analysis undertaken pursuant to § 5 154 of the Rule in accordance with the requirements for consultation and community participation that includes an analysis of fair housing data, an assessment of fair housing issues and contributing factors, and an identification of fair housing priorities and goals, and is conducted and submitted to HUD using the Assessment Tool. The AFH will replace the current AT process. The AFH may be conducted and submitted by an individual program participant(individual AFH),or may be a single AFH conducted and submitted by two or more program participants (joint AFH) or two or more program participants at least two of which are consolidated plan program participants (regional AFH) Q: Who must conduct an AFH? A: Jurisdictions and Insular Areas that are required to submit consolidated plans for the following programs: o The Community Development Block Grant(CDBG)programs o The Emergency Solutions Grants(ESG)program o The HOME Investment Partnerships(HOME)program; and o The Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA)program ® Public housing agencies (PHAs)receiving assistance under sections 8 or 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937. Q: When does a program participant have to submit their first Assessment of Fair Housing under the Rule? A: AFHs will not be due immediately upon publication of the fmal rule. The due date for an AFH is based on each program participant's Consolidated Plan cycle or PHA Plan cycle. HUD is providing additional time for smaller jurisdictions (those that received less than$500,000 in CDBG funds in FY2015), States,insular areas, and qualified PHAs to begin the new Assessment of Fair Housing process. • For local governments that received over$500,000 in CDBG funds in FY2015,the first AIR will be due 270 days prior to the program year that begins on or after January 1, 2017 for which a new consolidated plan is due,as provided in 24 CPR 91.15(b)(2). • For States, insular areas, and local governments that received less than$500,000 in CDB G funds in FY2015, and PHAs (other than qualified PHAs)the first AFH wil I be due 270 days prior to the program year that begins on or after January 1,2018 for which a new consolidated plan is due, as provided in 24 CFR 91.15(b)(2). • For PHAs(other than qualified PHAs)the first AFH will be due 270 days prior to the fiscal year that begins on or after January 1,2018 for which a new 5-year plan is due. • For qualified PHAs the first AFH will be due 270 days prior to the fiscal year that begins on or after January 1, 2019 for which a new 5-year plan is due. 1413 -793- Item 13. - 4 I The timeline below provides examples of deadlines for each type of program participant listed above: For: Local Governments that Received More than 5500k in FY2015 CDBG If the next 2017 2018 program year for which a April new Jan. lst 1st Jury Oct. Jan. Aprill Judy Oct. consolidated 1 st 1 1 planst is due is: Your first AFH will be April 6, July 5, Oct.4, Jan 4, April 6, July 5, Oct 4, Jan 4, duex 2016 2016 2016 2017 2017 2017 2017 2018 For: States,Insular Areas Local Governments that Received Less than$500k in FY2015 CDBG Non-qualified PHAs If the next 2018 2019 program year (Con Plan grantees)or fiscal year Jan April July Oct. April July Oct. (PHAs)for 1st 1st 1st 1st Jan 1 st 1st 1st 1st which a new consolidated plan or PHA plan is clue is: Your first July 5, July 5, Oct 4, Jan. 4, April 6, Oct 4, Jan. 4, Apri16, AFH will be 2017 2017 2017 2018 2018 2018 2018 2019 due: For: i Qualified PHAs I£the next 2019 2020 fiscal year for which a new Jan. April July Oct. April July Oct. 5 year PHA 1st 1st 1st 1 st Jan' 1st 1st 1 st 1st plan is due is: Your first July 5, July 5, Jan 4 April6 Oct.4, Jan.4, April Oct. 4, , AFH will be 2018 ' 2018 2018 2019 2019 2019 2019 2020 due-* Item 13. - 5 HB -794- *Note that HUD will provide program participants at least 9 months from the publication of a final Assessment Tool to submit an AFH, so these deadlines may be extended as appropriate. Q: Where is the final AFH Assessment Tool located for the required analysis? A: HUD is in the process of developing different AFH Assessment Tool Templates for different types of program participants As made clear by the regulations,no program participant will be required to submit their AFH until at least 9 months after the publication of the Assessment Tool. HUD published a draft AFH Assessment Tool Template designed for CPD entitlement jurisdictions and collaborations between entitlements and PHAs on September 26,2014,that is available here [httg:llwww.huduser.org/portal/affht pt.html#affhassess-tab]. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act,HUD will publish the Assessment Tool for another 30-day comment period, and hopes to publish a final AFH Assessment Tool for program participants this fall. HUD will separately publish AFH Assessment Tool Templates for State grantees and for PHAs that choose to conduct their own assessments. Each of these publications will be announced in the Federal Register and will undergo a 60-day and subsequent 30-day comment period in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. HUD will continue to update information on the HUD Exchange web page. ® Q: As a CPD grantee,why should I do a Regional or Collaborative AFH? A: CPD grantees are strongly encouraged to work with PHAs and neighboring jurisdictions to conduct and submit an AFH. Not only do many fair housing issues cross jurisdictional boundaries,but all entitlement grantees will be required to conduct a regional analysis whether or not they choose work with regional partners Working regionally may help program participants ensure that their goals are consistent and collaborative,thereby making their goals more likely to be effective. Furthermore,there may be cost savings and less duplication of effort by working with partners. The rule provides flexibility to encourage such collaborations, including the alignment of planning processes. HUD will provide additional guidance and technical assistance to help program participants form these types of partnerships. Q: What steps has HUD taken to reduce burden for program participants? A: The obligation to affirmatively further fair housing is a legal duty,but HUD has made considerable effort to reduce burdens associated with the Assessment of Fair Housing process and will provide additional assistance through the AFH process to help program participants conduct and submit their AFHs These efforts include: • HUD has created a model for cooperation where PHAs, CDBG entities, and/or States can work with each other in conducting and submitting an AFH. Participating with another program participant greatly reduces the burden on any one individual program participant and could provide a more robust analysis. • HUD is delaying implementation and allowing program participants to move their submission dates to align with other submissions, creating flexibility that will reduce burden ® and timing concerns. HB -795- Item 13. - 6 ® HUD is providing data for program participants to use in conducting the AFH,thus reducing the need for program participants to obtain that data from third party sources. • HUD is providing an Assessment Tool that program participants will use in conducting the Assessment of Fair Housing(AFH), which includes instructions that guide program participants through the required analyses,reducing the need for program participants to use third-party consultants. • HUD will provide guidance, targeted technical assistance, and training to assist program participants in developing their AFH submissions. Q: As a PHA, how do I fulfill my obligation to conduct the AFH?How do I determine which AFH is applicable for our submission? A: PHAs may complete an AFH in the following ways • PHAs may work with the entity(CDBG Jurisdiction or State Jurisdiction)with whom they certify consistency with the Consolidated Plan("certifying entity"). This is highly encouraged, as it will reduce the burden of conducting and submitting an AFH. • PHAs may work with other PHAs to conduct and submit an AFH • PHAs may conduct and submit the AFH alone. Depending on how a PHA chooses to submit, a different AFH Assessment Tool may be required for submission. For example, if a PHA chooses to submit with either its certifying entity or ! some combination of its certifying entity and other PHAs, it will submit using the AFH Assessment Tool for joint participants. If a PHA chooses to submit with other PHAs or alone, it • will submit a PHA-only AFH Assessment Tool Each of these templates will be developed and published for notice and comment in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, allowing for public feedback on the Assessment Tools. Q. Is HUD abandoning community revitalization and emphasizing disinvestment in areas of a community where residents are exposed to segregation or racially or ethnically concentrated areas of poverty? A: HUD strongly encourages community revitalization in all communities where segregation or racially/ethnically concentrated areas of poverty exist AFFH promotes a balanced approach where both place-based solutions; such as targeted investment or community revitalization in racially concentrated areas of poverty, and mobility solutions, such as expanding mobility for protected classes to areas with better access to jobs,transportation and education, may be appropriate. AFFH is not about excluding investment in areas where segregation may be present or in racially or ethnically concentrated areas of poverty, nor is does AFFH mandate that CPD entitlement jurisdictions or PHAs change the siting of fixed assets that lie in segregated areas and/or racially or ethnically concentrated areas of poverty AFFH provides a method for CPD entitlement jurisdictions and PHAs to analyze the effects of siting and develop goals to address fair housing issues that arise from those patterns. Goals relating to siting,for example, may include providing residents of those sites with better access to areas of opportunity, or engaging in targeted investment to improve the surrounding neighborhoods. • Item 13. - 7 HB -796- HUD Rule on Affirmatively Furtherinz Fair Housing The U S. Department of Housing and Urban Development(HUD)has released a final rule to equip communities that receive HUD funding with the data and tools that will help them to meet long-standing fair housing obligations in their use of HUD funds HUD will provide publicly open data for grantees to use to assess the state of fair housing within their communities and to set locally-determined priorities and goals.The rule responds to recommendations of the Government Accountability Office and stakeholders for HUD to enhance its fair housing planning obligations by providing greater clarity and support to jurisdictions receiving HUD funding, and facilitating local decision-making on fair housing priorities and goals. For more than forty years, HUD funding recipients have been obligated by law to reduce barriers to fair housing Established in the Fair Housing Act of 1968,the law directs HUD and its program participants to affirmatively further the Act's goals of promoting fair housing and equal opportunity.The final rule on affirmatively furthering fair housing(AFFH) aims to provide all HUD grantees with clear guidelines and the data that will help them to achieve those goals, because no child's ZIP code should determine her opportunity to achieve. HUD's rule clarifies and simplifies existing fair housing obligations for HUD grantees to analyze their fair housing landscape and set locally-determined fair housing priorities and goals through an Assessment of Fair Housing(AFH). To aid communities in this work,HUD will provide open data to grantees and the public on patterns of integration and segregation, facially and ethnically concentrated areas of poverty,disproportionate housing needs,and disparities in 9 , access to opportunity. This unproved approach provides a better mechanism for HUD grantees to build fair housing goals into their existing community development and housing planning processes. In addition to providing data and maps, HUD will also provide technical assistance to aid grantees as they adopt this approach. Key features of this final rule include: i • Clarifying existing fair housing obligations. Existmgpatterns of meeting AFFH obligations have been undermined by limited access to data about fair housing conditions and access to opportunity.A Government Accountability Office report from 2010 also cited a lack of clarity, standards, and transpatency for communities under the current process. HUD's rule clarifies and standardizes this process. • Publicly open data on fair housing and access to opportunity. HUD will provide publicly open data and mapping tools to aid community members and local leaders to setting local fair housing priorities and goals. • A balanced approach to fair housing.The final rule helps to facilitate communities relying on local knowledge and local decision-making to determine best strategies for meeting their fair housing obligations at the local level—including making place-based investments to revitalize distressed areas, or expanding access to quality affordable housing throughout a community. HB -797- Item 13. - 8 2 ® • Expanding access to opportunity. The strength of America's economy,the stability and security of its neighborhoods, and the ability for all to prosper depends on all Americans having equal access to opportunity—no matter what they look like or where they come from. This rule facilitates local decision-making by HUD grantees to expand equal access to opportunity for all Americans. • Valuing local data and knowled&e. HUD is providing grantees with publicly open data to assist with their assessment of fair housing, but grantees will also use local data and knowledge to inform local decision-making,including information obtained through the community participation process. • Customized tools for local leaders.Recognizing that one size does not fit all grantees, given their differing responsibilities and geographic areas served,HUD v&Rll be providing fair housing assessment tools specific to local jurisdictions,public housing authorities (PHAs), and states and Insular Areas. • Collaboration is encouraged_ Many fair housing priorities transcend a grantee's boundaries. Actions to advance these priorities often involve coordination by multiple Jurisdictions. The final rule encourages grantees to collaborate on fair housing assessments to advance regional fair housing priorities and goals. • Commurd1y voice. The rule facilitates community participation in the local process to ® analyze fair housing conditions and set local priorities and goals. • A phased-in approach. The final rule provides for additional time for communities to ' adopt this improved process for setting local fair housing priorities than originally proposed. • AdditionaI tune for small grantees and recent regional collaborations.Local jurisdictions receiving a CDBG grant of$500,000 or less and qualified PH-As will have more time to submit their fast AFH. Grantees that recently submitted a Regional Analysis of Impediments in connection with HUD's Sustamable Communities competition have additional time to submit their first AFH than originally proposed Item 13. - 9 HB -798- 7' Dept ID ED 15-11 Page 1 of 3 Meeting Date 7/20/2015 T7 7V 014461'r/ A4 CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH gs REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION MEETING DATE: 7/20/2015 SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members SUBMITTED BY: Fred A Wilson, City Manager PREPARED BY: Ken Domer, Assistant City Manager Kellee Fritzal, Deputy Director, Business Development SUBJECT: Approve the 2015/2016-2019/2020 Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Consolidated Plan, the 2015/2016 Annual Action Plan for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) Programs and the Amended Citizen Participation Plan Statement of Issue The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires that the City conduct a Public Hearing and approve the City's Consolidated Plan for 2015/2016 - 2019/2020 and 2015/2016 Annual Action Plan in order to receive the entitlement grants for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program and HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) Financial Impact There is no impact to the General Fund The City will receive $970,561 in CDBG funds and $377,687 in HOME funds for the 2015/2016 Fiscal Year Recommended Action A) Approve the 2015/2016-2019/2020 Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Consolidated Plan, and, B) Approve the 2015/2016 Annual Action Plan for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) Program Funds, and, C) Approve the Amended Citizen Participation Plan, and, D) Authorize the City Manager to sign any and all applications and necessary documents for federal assistance under the CDBG and HOME programs Alternative Action(s) Provide direction to staff to revise the Consolidated Plan and/or Annual Action Plan and Amended Citizen Participation Plan Analysis The City is eligible to receive annual CDBG and HOME allocations to fund programs and projects that meet the Federal eligibility requirements In order to utilize the funding, the City must have an adopted Consolidated Plan, a planning document detailing the various needs and goals and objectives as they relate to the intended use of CDBG and HOME funding for low and moderate income residents over the next five years The current Consolidated Plan expires on September 30, 2015 Item 21. - 1 xB -1252- Dept ID ED 15-11 Page 2 of 3 Meeting Date 7/20/2015 The Consolidated Plan Identifies goals and objectives for the use of CDBG and HOME program funds to support programs and services for low and moderate Income residents in Huntington Beach from 2015/2016 through 2019/2020 The City's Consolidated Plan has been developed with HUD-provided data regarding the City's low and moderate Income residents, and community Input gathered through three public hearings and community surveys conducted with citizens and service providers The Annual Action Plan must be approved by the City in each of the subsequent five years and is based on the Consolidated Plan It describes the activities and projects that could be funded with CDBG/HOME program funds for the following year The City is also required to adopt a Citizen Participation Plan which outlines the process by which HUD funds are allocated by the City The City's most recent Citizen Participation Plan was amended in 2012 It has been further amended to ensure that the language within the Plan is consistent with HUD requirements, but does not contain any substantive amendments affecting the process or outcome of HUD-funded programs The 2015/2016 Annual Action Plan is the first year of implementing the new, proposed Consolidated Plan The 2015/2016 allocation to the City of Huntington Beach for the CDBG program is $970,561 and $377,687 for the HOME program CDBG-funded projects must meet one of the three national objectives with 70% of the funds under the national objective of serving low and moderate-income populations, and must meet activity eligibility requirements The three national objectives are 1) to benefit low and moderate-income persons, 2) aid in elimination of slums or blight, and 3) meet an urgent need (primarily limited to disaster relief from flooding or earthquakes, for example) Funded activities can include public improvements, public services, special code enforcement in certain designated areas, economic development activities, and housing rehabilitation programs, among others If current or previous projects are completed under budget, funding may be applied to eligible public improvement projects Limited funding (20%) is available in the allocation to administer the CDBG program The HOME entitlement may only fund the creation and/or preservation of very low- and low-income housing The City issued a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) on May 20, 2015, to solicit proposals for qualified affordable housing projects Five (5) proposals have been received in response to the NOFA and are currently being evaluated for eligibility and suitability of proposed projects to receive some of all of the City's HOME allocation for 2015/2016 The Economic Development Subcommittee (EDC) provides recommendations to City Council as affordable housing projects are considered using HOME funds The EDC will consider responses to the NOFA in the near future The HOME allocation provides $37,768 (10%) for administration and $339,919 for new affordable housing projects, for a total of$377,687 Prior to the City Council approving the Consolidated Plan, Annual Action Plan, and Amended Citizen Participation Plan, a 30-day public comment period and a public hearing is required The Huntington Beach Wave published the notice on June 18, 2015 and July 2, 2015 The public comment period concluded on July 17, 2015 Written comments received during the public comment period and comments during the public hearing may be considered by City Council and will be attached to the Action Plan and submitted to HUD No written comments were received by the conclusion of the comment period The Citizen Participation Advisory Board (CPAB) held two (2) public hearings on community needs, including one specifically intended to gather information on the Consolidated Plan itself, heard the applicants' presentations for 2015/2016 CDBG funding, and prepared recommendations as listed below A Joint Study Session between City Council and CPAB was held on June 1, 2015 CPAB COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT 2015/2016 RECOMMENDATIONS: HB -1253- Item 21. - 2 Dept ID ED 15-11 Page 3 of 3 Meeting Date 7/20/2015 Administration (20% Cap): CDBG Administration $164,112 Fair Housing Foundation $30,000 Total Administration: $194,112 Section 108 Loan Payment: Total Section 108: $180,000 Housing Programs: Housing Rehabilitation Loan Administration $80,000 Special Code Enforcement $236,538 Total Housing: $316,538 Public Services (15% Cap): Oak View Community Center, Children's Bureau $46,000 City of HB Community Services Dept — Project Self Sufficiency $20,585 City of HB Community Services Dept —Seniors Outreach $39,499 City of HB— OBD and HBPD— Homeless Services Coordinator $25,000 City of HB Library Services — Oakview Family Literacy $ 9,500 Community SeniorServ, Inc — Congregate Meals $ 5,000 Total Public Services: $145,584 Public Improvements: HB Public Works Department—ADA Renovations Maintenance Zone 12 $134,327 Total Public Improvements: $134,327 a y a ;t:DW0/5/2016 Funding Subtotal: $970,561 Unprogrammed Funds Available for 2015/2016 Public Facilities Projects: HB Public Works Department—ADA Renovations Maintenance Zone 12 Additional Allocation $ 77,483 HB Community Services De artment/Oakview Classrooms (Supplemental) $ 60,000 Total Unprogrammed Funds Allocation: $137,483 ,'JOB _". At TOTAL 201512016 CDBG 1= NG P 0 M MEd DA,T-1CN : I A Nk 1,180,t) It is recommended that the City Council approve the 2015/2016 - 2019/2020 Consolidated Plan, 2015/2016 Annual Action Plan, and the Amended Citizen Participation Plan, and authorize the City Manager to sign the grant application and required certifications The documents, if approved, must be submitted to HUD no later than August 14, 2015 Environmental Status Not applicable Strategic Plan Goal Enhance economic development Attachment(s) 1 2015/2016-2019/2020 Consolidated Plan 2 2015/2016 Annual Action Plan 3 Amended Citizen Participation Plan 4 PowerPoint Item 21. - 3 HB -1254- � Arr�,c � nn 7 u CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH CONSOLIDATED PLAN 2015/16 - 2019/20 PUBLIC REVIEw JUNE 2015 CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH OFFICE OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 2000 MAIN STREET HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA 92648 xB -1255- Item 21. - 4 CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH 2015/16-2019/20 CONSOLIDATED PLAN TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION PAGE Executive Summary Executive Summary(ES-05) . . .. . . . . 1 The Process Lead & Responsible Agencies (PR-OS) 6 Consultation (PR-10) 7 Citizen Participation (PR-15) 12 Needs Assessment Overview (NA-OS) 16 Housing Needs Assessment (NA-10) .. . . .. . . 17 Disproportionately Greater Need Housing Problems (NA-15) 24 Disproportionately Greater Need Severe Housing Problems (NA-20) 27 Disproportionately Greater Need Housing Cost Burden (NA-25) 30 Disproportionately Greater Need Discussion (NA-30) 31 Public Housing (NA-35).. . 33 Homeless Needs Assessment (NA-40) 37 Non-Homeless Special Needs Assessment(NA-45) 43 Non-Housing Community Development Needs (NA-SO) 47 Housing Market Analysis Overview (MA-5) 50 Number of Housing Units (MA-10) 52 Cost of Housing (MA-IS) 56 Condition of Housing (MA-20) 60 Public and Assisted Housing (MA-25) 65 Homeless Facilities(MA-30) 67 Special Needs Facilities and Services (MA-35) 73 Barriers to Affordable Housing (MA-40) 78 Non-Housing Community Development Assets(MA-45) 80 Needs and Market Analysis Discussion (MA-SO) 88 Strategic Plan Overview (SP-OS) 90 Geographic Priorities(SP-10) 91 Priority Needs (SP-25) 92 Influence of Market Conditions (SP-30) 94 Anticipated Resources (SP-35) 96 Institutional Delivery Structure (SP-40) 99 Item 21. - 5 HB -1256- Goals Summary(SP-45) 107 Public Housing Accessibility and Involvement(SP-50) 111 Barriers to Affordable Housing(SP-55) 112 Homelessness Strategy(SP-60) 114 Lead Based Paint Hazards(SP-65) 117 Anti-Poverty Strategy(SP-70) 119 Monitoring (SP-80) 122 Annual Plan (under separate cover) Appendices Appendix A-Glossary of Terms Appendix B- Figures Appendix C-Agency and Community Participation HB -1257- Item 21. - 6 Executive Summary ES-05 Executive Summary- 24 CFR 91.200(c), 91.220(b) 1. Introduction The Executive Summary of the Consolidated Plan is Intended to provide the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), housing and service providers, City residents and businesses with an overview of Huntington Beach's housing and community development needs, and the City's priorities and strategies to address those needs The City of Huntington Beach (Grantee) receives Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Home Investment Partnership Program (HOME) funds each year from the federal government to support housing and community development activities that principally benefit low and moderate-income households To receive these federal funds, the City must adopt a five-year strategic plan that identifies local needs, and how these needs will be prioritized and addressed using federal funds On September 30, 2015, the City's current five-year (FY 2010/11-2014/15) Consolidated Plan will terminate, requiring a new five-year Consolidated Plan to be adopted by the City Council before termination of the current plan Huntington Beach's new five-year (2015/16-2019/20) Consolidated Plan builds upon several other related planning documents, including: the 2010/2011-2014/2015 Consolidated Plan, the City's 2014-2021 Housing Element, 2013 Orange County Homeless Count and Survey Report, and the 2014 Orange County Continuum of Care. Huntington Beach's Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan for program year 2015/16 (Action Plan) have been developed using HUD's new electronic Consolidated Planning Suite (eCon) launched in May 2012 The new system is a set of online tools to assist entitlement jurisdictions in creating market-driven, leveraged housing and community development plans. A new tool featured in the eCon is a Consolidated Plan template allowing the City to develop and submit its Consolidated Plan online through the Integrated Disbursement and Information System (IDIS) IDIS Online is a nationwide database in which the City reports accomplishment and financial activities related to entitlement grants Benefits of the Consolidated Plan template in IDIS Online include: • Uniformity by the use of a web-based format to ensure that a City's Consolidated Plan includes all required elements per HUD regulations. Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 1 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) Item 21. - 7 HB -1258- • Pre-populated data and tables with the most up-to-date housing and economic data available This data is provided to help grantees develop their funding priorities in the Strategic Plan The Consolidated Plan template in IDIS Online consists of the following major components • Executive Summary • The Process • Needs Assessment • Housing Market Analysis • Strategic Plan • One-Year Action Plan 2. Summary of the objectives and outcomes identified in the Plan Needs Assessment Overview The City's Consolidated Plan strategy includes general priorities to meet the needs of the community and the City's rationale for investment of federal funds In order to address the needs, the City identified five priorities having the greatest need in the community The five priority areas include 1 Homeless Assistance 2 Decent Housing 3 Public Facilities and Infrastructure 4 Economic Development 5 Planning for Housing and Community Development The five priorities were formed based on the national objectives and outcomes supported by HUD as described below • Provide decent affordable housing The activities that typically would be found under this objective are designed to cover a wide range of housing possibilities under HOME and CDBG • Creating a suitable living environment In general,this objective relates to activities that are designed to benefit communities, families, or individuals by addressing issues in their living environment • Creating economic opportunities This objective applies to the types of activities related to economic development, commercial revitalization, or job creation Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 2 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) HB -1259- Item 21. - 8 National Objective Outcomes The outcomes reflect what the grantee (the City) seeks to achieve by the funded activity The City of Huntington Beach associates the national objectives to these outcomes: • Availability/Accessibility, • Affordability, and • Sustainability The City's strategy to meet HUD's national objectives and outcomes are presented below Huntington Beach 2015/1.fi.—2019/20kons �llida ed P#a&Programs , % 4 � a� n By HUD Objectives and Outcomes Or OBJECTIVE/ AVAILABILITY/ AFFORDABILITY SUSTAINABILITY OUTCOMES ACCESSIBILITY Implementing Programs Implementing Programs • Housing Rehabilitation • HOME DECENT HOUSING Loan Program Acquisition/Rehabilitation • Housing Rehabilitation • HOME New Construction Administration • HOME Tenant Based • Fair Housing Program Rental Assistance Implementing Programs Implementing Programs • ADA Improvements •Special Code SUITABLE LIVING • Homeless Services Enforcement ENVIRONMENT •Youth and Family • Public Facility Services Improvements • Senior Services • Infrastructure • General Public Services Improvements ECONOMIC • Section 108 Loan OPPORTUNITY Repayment Table 1-2015/16—2019/20 Consolidated Plan Programs 3. Evaluation of past performance HUD requires that grantees provide an evaluation of past performance Since the current year, 2014-15, is still in progress, the City of Huntington Beach will measure performance outputs and outcomes for CDBG and HOME under the Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER) which captures progress towards meeting five-year goals and objectives Through the annual monitoring of CDBG and HOME sub-recipients, contractors, community- based organizations and developers, the City ensures federal compliance of CDBG and HOME, as well as reporting on outcomes of activities and programs Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 3 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) Item 21. - 9 HB -1260- 4. Summary of citizen participation process and consultation process The City developed Its 2015/16-2019/20 Consolidated Plan through extensive consultation and+ coordination with housing, social service and healthcare providers; public agencies, and the local public housing agency as presented in Table 2 As a means of gaining input from these agencies, the City conducted consultation workshops, public meetings, surveys, and invited local grantees to provide comments on the draft Consolidated Plan and Action Plan In addition, consultation in the development of the Consolidated Plan involved several City departments ,W 4 Consulted en esl.and D ganizati+ons AIDS Services Foundation of Orange County Collette's Children's Home Interval House Alzheimer's Family Services Mental Health Association of Center Community SeniorSery Orange County Assistance League, Oakview Community Center/ DreamCatchers Auxiliary CrossPoint Church Children's Bureau Beach Cities Interfaith Services CSP, Huntington Beach Youth Oakview Family Literacy (BCIS) Shelter Program Boys and Girls Club Dayle McIntosh Center Project Self-Sufficiency Huntington Beach Homeless Regional Center of Orange Build Futures Collaborative County Children's Bureau I Huntington Beach Hospital Society of St Vincent de Paul Cif of Hunti>noi Beach Depa � nl1 Cornsf> ns�a�� , Huntington Beach Office of Huntington Beach Community Huntington Beach Police Business Development Services Department Department Huntington Beach Public Works Huntington Beach City Council Citizen Participation Advisory Department Board (CPAB) ffOrange L i0t �,f r Public Agencie �,unty Health Agency Orange County Housing Authority Table 2—Citizen Participation Consultation The City followed HUD's guidelines for citizen and community involvement in preparation of the Consolidated Plan and Action Plan to encourage citizen participation in the preparation of the documents The City also undertook several activities such as focus groups, community meetings, and a Community Needs Survey A draft of the five year Consolidated Plan will be available for public comment for a minimum 30 day period (June 16 - July 20, 2015) A City Council public hearing will be held on July 20, 2015, providing residents and interested parties a final opportunity to comment on the Consolidated Plan prior to adoption and submittal to HUD Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 4 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) HB -1261- Item 21. - 10 5. Summary of public comments To be provided upon close of 30 day review of draft Consolidated Plan 6. Summary of comments or views not accepted and the reasons for not accepting them The City responded to all relevant comments All comments received were accepted 7. Summary Key findings of the Needs Assessment include • Housing overpayment is the most prevalent housing problem, with 80% of Huntington Beach's low and moderate income (<80% AMI) renter households facing a cost burden (>30% of income on housing costs), and 45% facing a severe cost burden (>50% of income towards housing) Consultation with housing, homeless and public service providers identify the shortage of affordable rental housing as the most significant issue facing Huntington Beach's extremely low, low and moderate income residents • Household overcrowding is a far less significant problem than overpayment in Huntington Beach, and has decreased from 13% of all renters in 2000 to just 5% a decade later (as documented by the 2007-2011 ACS) However, certain neighborhoods continue to experience high levels of overcrowding • Many of the workers who make up Huntington Beach's workforce earn modest incomes, making it challenging to afford to in live in the City where they work. The analysis of rental housing costs and affordability illustrates that households earning extremely low, low and moderate incomes cannot afford average market rents in Huntington Beach Local occupations priced out of the rental market include: bookkeepers, bus drivers, preschool teachers, retail sales managers, and food service managers. • For homeless persons or persons at-risk of becoming homeless, the most significant problem is the lack of affordable rental housing This problem has been compounded by record high rents combined with decreases in public funding previously used to support affordable housing Surveys of homeless service providers in Huntington Beach identify additional affordable housing as the top priority need, followed by the need for additional substance abuse services, and additional tenant rental assistance • The City's Capital Improvement Program identifies the following general projects (within low and moderate income areas) in need of CDBG funds over the next five years. ✓ Downtown/Main Library Renovation ✓ American with Disabilities Act (ADA) improvements to Police Dept lobby ✓ Sidewalk, curb and gutter improvements, including accessibility ramps The American Community Survey (ACS), performed by the U S Census Bureau, is an ongoing Census statistical survey that samples a small percentage of the population every year,and publishes five year averages of this data Many of the tables in the Consolidated Plan are "pre-populated" by HUD with data from the 2007-2011 ACS, and thus the City has utilized the 2007-2011 ACS as the primary data source throughout the Plan Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 5 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) Item 21. - 11 HB -1262- t The Process PR-05 Lead & Responsible Agencies 24 CFR 91.200(b) 1. Describe agency/entity responsible for preparing the Consolidated Plan and those responsible for administration of each grant program and funding source The following are the agencies/entitles responsible for preparing the Consolidated Plan and those responsible for administration of each grant program and funding source Agency Role ;* Name partment/Agency Lead Agency HUNTINGTON BEACH Office of Business Development CDBG Administrator Kellee Fritzal, Deputy Director Office of Business Development HOME Administrator Kellee Fritzal, Deputy Director Office of Business Development Table 3—Responsible Agencies Narrative The Lead Agency for the five year (2015/16 - 2019/20) Consolidated Plan is the City of Huntington Beach, Office of Business Development Consolidated Plan Public Contact Information Simone Slifman, Project Manager City of Huntington Beach Office of Business Development 2000 Main Street City Hall Huntington Beach, CA 92648 Phone (714) 375-5186 Email Simone slifman@surfcity-hb org Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 6 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) HB -1263- Item 21. - 12 PR-10 Consultation - 91.100, 91.200(b), 91.215(I) 1. Introduction Provide a concise summary of the jurisdiction's activities to enhance coordination between public and assisted housing providers and private and governmental health, mental health and service agencies (91.215(1)). The City developed Its five-year (2015/16 - 2019/20) Consolidated Plan through consultation with the Orange County Housing Authority; City departments; health and social service providers, and adjacent local governments As a means of gaining input from housing, homeless and social service providers active in Huntington Beach, the City provided agencies a brief survey requesting input on services provided, priority needs and gaps in services A total of twelve (12) agencies representing special needs populations, and an additional seven (7) housing and homeless service agencies completed the needs survey, providing direct input into the Consolidated Plan Needs Assessment The detailed results of these agency surveys are provided in Appendix C The City also conducted a meeting with the Huntington Beach Homeless Collaborative on February 24, 2015 to discuss the Consolidated Plan where over 50 people were in attendance. The Collaborative is comprised of local homeless service providers and faith-based organizations who conduct monthly meetings with the purpose of coordinating efforts and sharing information to most effectively address the issue of homelessness in Huntington Beach. In addition to those agencies/departments participating in the workshops/surveys, additional agencies were contacted as necessary to gain comprehensive information on the community's needs, such as the Orange County Health Department Describe coordination with the Continuum of Care and efforts to address the needs of homeless persons (particularly chronically homeless individuals and families, families with children,veterans, and unaccompanied youth)and persons at risk of homelessness The City of Huntington Beach participates in the Orange County Continuum of Care, led and coordinated by 2-1-1 Orange County and the OC Community Services This public - nonprofit partnership helps ensure comprehensive, regional coordination of efforts and resources to reduce the number of homeless and persons at risk of homelessness throughout Orange County This group serves as the regional convener of the year-round CoC planning process and as a catalyst for the involvement of the public and private agencies that make-up the regional homeless system of care The Orange County Continuum of Care system consists of six basic components. 1 Advocacy on behalf of those who are homeless or at-risk of becoming homeless Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 7 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) Item 21. - 13 HB -1264- 2 A system of outreach, assessment, and prevention for determining the needs and conditions of an Individual or family who is homeless 3 Emergency shelters with appropriate supportive services to help ensure that homeless Individuals and families receive adequate emergency shelter and referrals 4 Transitional housing to help homeless Individuals and families who are not prepared to make the transition to permanent housing and Independent living 5 Permanent housing, or permanent supportive housing, to help meet the long term needs of homeless individuals and families 6 Reducing chronic homelessness in Orange County and addressing the needs of homeless families and individuals using motels to meet their housing needs. 2. Describe Agencies, groups, organizations and others who participated in the process and describe the jurisdictions consultations with housing, social service agencies and other entities . ow was the Agency/ up/ cN N 3 �. organization consulted and what` T are tie iclpated outcomes of Agen Grou OW n Groh Wh alv a section of the PIa as the consultation or areas for t3,rgazatio r n z t11hn4ype A esied hy.Consultatlibn? improved cooroination? City of Huntington Beach Other government Housing Need Assessment Citizen Participation Advisory Board - Local Homeless Needs (CPAB)and Homeless Collaborative Homelessness Strategy meetings City will continue Non-Homeless Special Needs maintaining its strong relationships Market Analysis with service providers and local Economic Development jurisdictions to implement the 5- Non-Housing Community year strategy Development Strategy Anti-Poverty Strategy Lead-based Paint Strategy Huntington Beach City Civic Leaders Housing Need Assessment Public hearings City Council Council Non-Homeless Special Needs members reflect the needs of their Market Analysis constituents in the community, Economic Development which have been reflected in the Non-Housing Community needs and priorities identified in Development Strategy the Plan Anti-Poverty Strategy Orange County Housing PHA Housing Need Assessment Phone interview, email Authority Public Housing Needs correspondence The City will Market Analysis continue its strong partnership with the Housing Authority AIDS Services Foundation of Services- Health Non-Homeless Special Needs Survey of Service Providers CPAB Orange County meeting Alzheimer's Family Services Services- Health Non-Homeless Special Needs Survey of Service Providers Center Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 8 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) HB -1265- Item 21. - 14 How was the Agency/Xroup/ " o „ v d riizatioigocAs fted and what are the anticipated outc"es of en Group) Agency�GroupJ What sectioof the Pianivas t orisul�tlon 6r areas for 't�rganiza i y Or ization Typ addressed by Coasul� n? \ ' improvedcoordination? ; Assistance League, Services- Homeless Needs Survey of Service Providers DreamCatchers Auxilary Homeless Services- Homeless Needs Survey of Housing and Homeless Beach Cities Interfaith Homeless Service Providers Homeless Services (BCIS) Collaborative Meeting Services- Homeless Needs Survey of Housing and Homeless Homeless Service Providers Homeless Build Futures Collaborative Meeting Services— Non-Homeless Special Needs Survey of Service Providers CPAB Children's Bureau Children meeting Services- Homeless Needs Phone interview Collette's Children's Home Homeless Services- Elderly Non-Homeless Special Needs Survey of Service Providers CPAB Community SeniorSery Persons meeting Services- Homeless Needs Survey of Housing and Homeless CrossPoint Church Homeless Service Providers CSP, Huntington Beach Services- Homeless Needs Survey of Housing and Homeless Youth Shelter Homeless Service Providers Services- Persons Non-Homeless Special Needs Survey of Service Providers CPAB Dayle McIntosh Center with Disabilities meeting Services-Children Non-Homeless Special Needs Survey of Service Providers CPAB Family Literacy Program meeting Huntington Beach Hospital Services- Health Non-Homeless Special Needs Survey of Service Providers Huntington Beach Police Services- Homeless Needs Survey of Housing and Homeless Department Homeless Homelessness Strategy Service Providers Homeless Collaborative Meeting CPAB meeting Huntington Beach Senior Services- Elderly Non-Homeless Special Needs Survey of Service Providers CPAB Services/Senior Outreach Persons meeting Mental Health Association of Health Agency Non-Homeless Special Needs Survey of Service Providers Orange County Services- Homeless Needs Survey of Service Providers CPAB Project Self-Sufficiency Homeless meeting Regional Center of Orange Services- Health Non-Homeless Special Needs Survey of Service Providers County Services- Homeless Needs Survey of Housing and Homeless Society of St Vincent de Paul Homeless Service Providers St Vincent DePaul Society, Services- Homeless Needs Survey of Housing and Homeless St Mary's by the Sea Homeless Service Providers Table 4—Agencies,groups,organizations who participated Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 9 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) Item 21. - 15 HB -1266- Identify any Agency Types not consulted and provide rationale for not consulting The City of Huntington Beach developed its Consolidated Plan through consultation with housing, social and health service providers, local agencies/governments, and the Orange County Housing Authority The City is unaware of any Agency types relevant to the Consolidated Plan that were not consulted Other local/regional/state/federal planning efforts considered when preparing the Plan E Aame a0lan � How ftfl a;.ead Or ar izatic�r� x,, , +tea s of your ., �Of t�egi+c Plan overlap with the °� goals of each plan? Continuum of Care OC Partnership, 2-1-1 Orange For the past several years, County and the OC Community leadership and coordination of Services Orange County's Continuum of Care planning process has been the shared responsibility of OC Partnership,2-1-1 Orange County and the OC Community Services These organizations use housing and demographic data obtained through HMIS and Homeless Counts to determine needs and to pinpoint gaps in housing and services This in turn helps to pool and coordinate resources with the County and cities to develop coordinated homeless access and assessment centers Huntington Beach participates in building the regional continuum of care to address the homeless and persons at-risk of homelessness Huntington Beach 2013-2021 City of Huntington Beach The City recently updated its Housing Element Planning Division Housing Element for the 2013- 2021 period Key housing policies and programs from the Housing Element have been reflected within the Consolidated Plan Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 10 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) HB -1267- Item 21. - 16 Orange County Housing Orange County Housing The purpose of OCHA's Authority Administrative Plan Authority(OCHA) Administrative Plan is to establish policies and procedures to implement the Section 8 Program in a manner consistent with HUD requirements and local objectives The Consolidated Plan reflects the policies set forth in the Administrative Plan Table 5—Other local/regional/federal planning efforts Describe cooperation and coordination with other public entities, including the State and any adjacent units of general local government, in the implementation of the Consolidated Plan (91.215(1)) The City of Huntington Beach notified the adjacent local governments of Costa Mesa, Fountain Valley, Westminster and the County of Orange of the availability of the draft Consolidated Plan for 30 day review and comment Huntington Beach coordinates with the Commission to End Homelessness in implementation of the Consolidated Plan's homeless strategy, and with the Orange County Housing Authority in implementation of the Housing Choice Voucher Program Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 11 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) Item 21. - 17 HB -1268- PR-15 Citizen Participation 1. Summary of citizen participation process/Efforts made to broaden citizen participation Summarize citizen participation process and how it impacted goal-setting The City followed HUD's guidelines for citizen and community Involvement in preparation of the Consolidated Plan and Action Plan To encourage citizen participation in the preparation of the documents, the City undertook several activities as summarized below Housing and Community Development Needs Survey In order to evaluate public opinion of specific housing and community development needs, the City utilized a Needs Survey (in English and Spanish) in which the respondent was asked to rank the level of need for a particular service, capital improvement, and public benefit Questions about specific needs were grouped into these areas. • Housing Needs; • Homeless Needs, • Public Service Needs; • Infrastructure Needs; and • Economic Development Needs Hard copies of the survey were distributed in various community locations within low and moderate income neighborhoods and at the Senior Center, and published on the City's website A total of 193 hard copy surveys were completed (including 122 surveys in Spanish), and 278 electronic on-line surveys were completed. Due to the distinct differences between the top needs identified in the hard copy surveys (presumably completed by low and moderate income residents), and those needs identified in the on-line survey, the top ten highest ranked needs are presented separately below The complete survey results are provided in Appendix C q ni w� `Paper curve di-Line Surveys; N =1974 ' e N=278, Anti-Crime Services Street/Alley Improvements Services for the Disabled Sidewalk Improvements, including Accessibility Street/Alley Improvements Water/Sewer Improvements Community Centers Anti-Crime Services Youth Services Drainage Improvements Improvements for Handicapped Access Senior Citizen Services Health Care Facilities Job Creation/Retention Tenant Assistance (rental assistance for Park and Recreation Facilities seniors/veterans New Affordable Rental Housing Services for the Disabled Health Care Services/Medical Assistance Youth Services Table 6—Housing and Community Development Need Survey-Top Ten Needs Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 12 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) xB -1269- Item 21. - 18 Agency Surveys: Special Needs Service Providers, Housing & Homeless Service Providers A variety of Agencies providing services to Huntington Beach's low and moderate Income households, special needs populations, and homeless were provided a brief survey requesting, Input on priority needs and gaps in the services provided A total of nineteen Agencies completed the survey The tabulated results of these surveys are Included in Appendix C Community Meetings The Citizen Participation Advisory Board (CPAB) conducted a public hearing on community needs on January 15, 2015 at Huntington Beach City Hall, and a second public hearing on community needs and the Consolidated Plan on February 5, 2015 The meeting was conducted at the Oakview Library, with a total of 25 persons providing public comment on priority needs in the community The following agencies/programs were represented Family Literacy Program, Oakview Children's Bureau/Boys and Girls Club Afterschool Program, Project Self- Sufficiency, and Huntington Beach Senior Services/Care Management The comments received are summarized in Appendix C Huntington Beach Homeless Collaborative Since December 2014, a former Huntington Beach Mayor has coordinated a collaborative with homeless service providers and have been meeting on a monthly basis at the Central Library City staff from the Police Department, Community Services, and the City Manager's, Office/Office of Business Development have been attending these meetings At the Collaborative's meeting on February 24, 2015, City Office of Business Development staff provided an overview of the City's affordable housing activities and the Consolidated Plan process, and responded to questions from participants A copy of the meeting presentation is provided in Appendix C Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 13 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) Item 21. - 19 HB -1270- Citizen Participation Outreach iitixlen Target of Summary of Summary of �- 5ummaryof co ents a, 1ML(If PartSch tior � response/atten ce comments receive not acceptedanr reasons Tplicable� 0 fa ode of Outreach Internet Outreach Non-targeted/broad A total of 471 See attached results in N/A N/A community Community Needs Appendix C Assessment surveys were received (278 electronic, 193 hard copy) Public Meeting Minorities The Citizen Participation Comments received All comments received N/A Advisory Board (CPAB),a focused on the were accepted Non-English Speaking group of appointed continued need for -Spanish 'Huntington Beach family literacy citizens,held public programs,youth Persons with hearings on 1/15/15 and afterschool education disabilities 2/5/15 to solicit input on programs, self- housing and community sufficiency programs Residents of Public development needs A for lower income and Assisted Housing total of four(4)persons single parents, and provided public programs to support comment on 1/15 A seniors to remain total of 25 persons independent In their provided public homes comment on 2/5 fD N Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 14 �r OMB Control No 2505-0117(exp 07/31/2015) N (D lV +' citiz6w, z. Target of 0 r h Su `mary of 5umma i of surrimary of comments UR If Participa n responsle/attendance comments received not acc pted and reasok applic ley Q IU! Mode utreach Public Meeting Service providers and Over 50 individuals were See attached N/A N/A faith-based in attendance presentation in organizations Appendix C representing the homeless and persons at-risk of homelessness Public Meeting Non-targeted/broad A public meeting was No public comments N/A N/A community held before the City were received at the Council to present the meeting draft 2015/16-2019/20 Consolidated Plan and Cr1 initiate the 30 public review of the Draft Plan i; Newspaper Ad Non-targeted/broad A newspaper This information will N/A N/A community advertisement was be added after the made soliciting public close of the public comment on the draft comment period 2015/16-2019/20 Consolidated Plan Public Meeting Non-targeted/broad A final public meeting This information will N/A N/A community will be held before the be added after the City Council for adoption public hearing is held of the 2015/16-2019/20 Consolidated Plan Table 7—Citizen Participation outreach Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 15 orws Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) Needs Assessment NA-05 Overview Needs Assessment Overview The Consolidated Plan's Housing and Community Development Needs Assessment was conducted in a variety of ways, including data review and analysls2; consultation with housing, homeless and service providers, and City Departments, Community Needs Assessment Survey; and community meetings to take public input on community needs Key findings of the Needs Assessment include- • Housing overpayment is the most prevalent housing problem, with 80% of Huntington Beach's low and moderate income (<80% AMI) renter households facing a cost burden (>30% of income on housing costs), and 45% facing a severe cost burden (>50% of income towards housing) Consultation with housing, homeless and public service providers identify the shortage of affordable rental housing as the most significant issue facing Huntington Beach's low and moderate income residents • Household overcrowding is a far less significant problem than overpayment in Huntington Beach, and has decreased from 13% of all renters in 2000 to just 5% a decade later (as documented by the 2007-2011 ACS) However, certain neighborhoods continue to experience high levels of overcrowding • For homeless persons or persons at-risk of becoming homeless, the most significant problem is the lack of affordable rental housing This problem has been compounded by record high rents combined with decreases in public funding previously used to support affordable housing. Surveys of homeless service providers in Huntington Beach identify additional affordable housing as the top priority need, followed by the need for additional substance abuse services, and additional tenant rental assistance • The City's Capital Improvement Program (CIP) presents a comprehensive listing of planned and projected capital project needs based on various long-range plans, goals, and policies Pursuant to the 2014/15-2018/19 CIP, the following general projects (within low and moderate income areas) have been identified in need of CDBG funds over the next five years: ✓ Downtown/Main Library Renovation ✓ Sidewalk, curb and gutter improvements, including accessibility ramps ✓ Community Center renovations 2 The American Community Survey (ACS), performed by the U S Census Bureau, is an ongoing Census statistical survey that samples a small percentage of the population every year, and publishes five year averages of this data Many of the tables in the Consolidated Plan are "pre-populated" by HUD with data from the 2007-2011 ACS, and thus the City has utilized the 2007-2011 ACS as the primary data source throughout the Plan Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 16 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) xB -1273- Item 21. - 22 NA-10 Housing Needs Assessment - 24 CFR 91.205 (a,b,c) The Tables which follow provide Information on housing needs within the City of Huntington Beach The data has been generated by HUD, as derived from the 2007-2011 American Community Survey. Summary of Housing Needs 16errtt>gra cs =Base 4 ear; t100 Most Re r�#Y ar��2 11 C-hange' Population 189,594 189,744 0% Households 731874 75,183 2% Median Income $64,824 00 $80,901 00 25% Table 8-Housing Needs Assessment Demographics Data Source 2000 Census(Base Year),2007-2011 ACS(Most Recent Year) Number of Households 0'�u >3t1-5to 'j ">5Li�80% �?St1 �ti y>1 A1VI Ft> "HAMO � _A Total �`HAMFh HAM l t Total Households* 7,670 7,685 12,315 7,760 39,750 Small Family Households* 2,005 2,195 4,435 3,255 20,490 Large Family Households* 435 400 830 410 3,270 Household contains at least one person 62-74 years of age 1,390 1,605 2,665 1,710 7,510 Household contains at least one person age 75 or older 2,020 1,970 1,620 810 2,150 Households with one or more children 6 years old or younger * 995 870 1,480 995 2,245 * the highest income category for these family types is>80%HAMFI Table 9-Total Households Data Source 2007-2011 CHAS HAMFI=HUD Adjusted Median Family Income Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 17 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) Item 21. - 23 HB -1274- Housing Needs Summary Tables 1. Housing Problems (Households with one of the listed needs) Renter <° ,; >*w ow er� Q�0% Al:1= >80-s Tsita >3Q» > - >8 T+ tai AM1 SDI 123 �#MI 5' ;% 80% 10 ay .y AMl AMA, �� AM! ,.3: AMI 'f AMl i NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS Substandard Housing- Lacking complete plumbing or kitchen facilities 125 80 150 40 395 0 15 0 10 25 Severely Overcrowded - With >1 51 people per room (and complete kitchen and plumbing) 35 195 155 15 400 0 0 55 4 59 Overcrowded- With 101-1 5 people per room (and none of the above problems) 380 145 280 115 920 15 15 65 55 150 Housing cost burden greater than 50%of income(and none of the above problems) 3,020 2,235 825 50 6,130 1,925 1,270 1,940 820 5,955 Housing cost burden greater than 30%of income(and none of the above problems) 210 930 3,435 1,075 5,650 505 765 1,150 1,010 3,430 Zero/negative Income(and none of the above problems) 170 0 0 0 170 405 0 0 0 405 Table 10—Housing Problems Table Data Source 2007-2011 CHAS Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 18 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) HB -1275- Item 21. - 24 2 Housing Problems 2 (Households with one or more Severe Housing Problems Lacks kitchen or complete plumbing, severe overcrowding, severe cost burden) Renter � '0: owner ; >${)= 1 "0-3 b >3 -- po AMI" b „ 809✓0', 100%; .� 1 �,1�N111��~.'=�AMI r° say NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS Having 1 or more of four housing problems 3,560 2,655 1,415 220 7,850 1,940 1,300 2,060 890 6,190 Having none of four housing problems 685 1,270 4,930 3,645 10,530 910 2,460 3,915 3,010 10,295 Household has negative income, but none of the other housing problems 170 0 0 0 170 405 0 0 0 405 Table 11-Housing Problems 2 Data 2007-2011 CHAS Source 3 Cost Burden > 30% .. Renter Owner Lo3 >3{f{ fl �>50$0 V ita l ',0-30'o s >3#!-'S >S T 1� A 1 ghAt AMt A�I AM! AM NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS Small Related 1,220 1,220 1,720 4,160 515 615 1,200 2,330 Large Related 350 255 280 885 70 85 200 355 Elderly 945 745 525 2,215 1,465 1,080 1,005 3,550 Other 1,225 1,270 1,985 4,480 400 280 720 1,400 Total need by 3,740 3,490 4,510 11,740 2,450 2,060 3,125 7,635 income Table 12-Cost Burden>30% Data 2007-2011 CHAS Source Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 19 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) Item 21. - 25 HB -1276- 4 Cost Burden > 50% F,Y „ "IMP ewer aYrh �� tlwer�'` 41 -30°10 >30-50% >SQ- 'Total Q-39� ' 50 so% Tiitai A1�II1 AMi Al0 \ \\„ AMI y ° s' NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS Small Related 1,130 735 250 2,115 400 520 845 1,765 Large Related 285 105 125 515 70 85 165 320 Elderly 840 525 170 1,535 1,100 470 435 2,005 Other 1,210 970 275 2,455 370 225 515 1,110 Total need by 3,465 2,335 820 6,620 1,940 1,300 1,960 5,200 Income Table 13—Cost Burden>50% Data 2007-2011 CHAS Source 5 Crowding (More than one person per room) i\,"Is k Ren#er$ ",,,3. Owner >30- >5fl- >80- ,,n I"'tal t- �a >30- 0-y �>8�i - t otal y 80% 100°rb ' g'0 50% 80%, 100% 30% ; wa AMI 11 1 AMI AM1 AMI,M ,, AAA A AM % ;1k NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS Single family households 415 305 415 130 1,265 15 10 60 4 89 Multiple, unrelated family households 0 35 20 0 55 0 4 60 55 119 Other, non-family households 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total need by 415 340 435 130 1,320 15 14 120 59 208 income Table 14- Crowding information—1/2 Data 2007-2011 CHAS Source Describe the number and type of single person households in need of housing assistance. The 2010 Census documents approximately 9,100 single person renter households in Huntington Beach, whereas only 1,100 studio (no bedroom) rental units exist in the City (2007- 2011 American Community Survey - refer to Section MA-10 later in this report). While one- bedroom units comprise an additional 8,165 rental units in Huntington Beach, high rental prices render these units unaffordable to low and moderate income single individuals. As presented in Tables 11 and 12, 4,480 low and moderate income "other" renter households (non-senior, single-person households) are spending greater than 30% of income on housing costs Over Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 20 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) HB -1277- Item 21. - 26 half of these single-person households (2,455 households) face severe cost burden, spending greater than 50% of Income on housing costs Over the past two decades (1990-2010), the relative proportion of single person households in Huntington Beach has Increased from 22% to 25%, reflecting an Increase in over 3,700 new single-person households added to the City Among the net Increase in 5,400 new households added to the City between 1990-2010, all was due to the growth in single-person households and families without children. These growth trends support the need for smaller, higher density and mixed use units close to transportation and services, consistent with the types of housing currently being developed and planned for in the Beach and Edinger Corridors Specific Plan and Downtown Specific Plan Estimate the number and type of families in need of housing assistance who are disabled or victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking. Among the 1,008 Huntington Beach residents reported by the Orange County Housing Authority (OCHA) as receiving Housing Choice Vouchers, 42% (426) have a disabled member In addition, 403 Huntington Beach residents with disabilities are on OCHA's waiting list for assistance. These statistics confirm the significant need for housing assistance among the City's disabled population. What are the most common housing problems? Based on the CHAS tables provided by HUD (extrapolated from 2007-2011 ACS data), the following summarizes two key housing problems in Huntington Beach: • Among Huntington Beach's approximately 14,685 low and moderate income (<80% AMI) renter households, 11,740 (80%) face a cost burden of spending greater than 30% of income on rent Nearly half of the City's low and moderate income renters face a severe cost burden, with 6,620 spending more than 50% of income on rent As depicted in Figure 6 located in Appendix B, census tracts with the highest concentrations of severe renter overpayment (40-55% of all renters spending >50% income on rent) are located north of Edinger and east of Springdale, as well as a small area located south of Adams and west of Magnolia Consultation with housing, homeless and public service providers identify the shortage of affordable rental housing as the most significant issue facing Huntington Beach's low and moderate income residents • Household overcrowding, (defined as greater than one person per room, excluding kitchens, porches and hallways), is a less pervasive issue than overpayment in Huntington Beach, and has decreased from 13% of all renters in 2000 to just 5% a decade later (as documented by the 2007-2011 ACS). Among low and moderate income renters, Table 14 identifies 1,190 overcrowded households, comprising 8% of Huntington Beach's 14,685 low and moderate income renter households While overcrowding levels have decreased significantly, certain low and moderate income neighborhoods continue to experience high levels of overcrowding. The 2007-2011 ACS identifies 37% of renter households as overcrowded in the Oak View neighborhood in Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 21 OMB Control No 250&0117(exp 07/31/2015) Item 21. - 27 xB -1278- central Huntington Beach (census tract 994 03 - refer to Figure 7 in Appendix B) Oak View is one of the City's CDBG Enhancement Areas and continues to be a major focus for City neighborhood improvement activities For homeless persons or persons at-risk of becoming homeless, the most significant problem is the lack of affordable rental housing This problem has been compounded by record high rents combined with decreases in funding available through Section 8 and HOME, and the loss of approximately $3 million in annual Redevelopment Housing funds previously used to support affordable housing Surveys of homeless service providers in Huntington Beach conducted for the Consolidated Plan identify additional affordable housing as the top priority need, followed by the need for additional substance abuse services, and additional tenant rental assistance. Are any populations/household types more affected than others by these problems? As reflected in Tables 12 and 13, single person, non-elderly ("other") households are most impacted by renter cost burden, comprising 38% of Huntington Beach's 11,740 low and moderate income renters spending greater than 30% of income on housing costs. Single person households are also most impacted by severe cost burden (> than 50% of income of housing costs) among low and moderate income renters, comprising 37%of the total. Based on input from local service providers, low and moderate income populations particularly impacted by housing overpayment in Huntington Beach include single-parent families, senior citizens on fixed incomes, the working poor, young adults, and persons suffering from a physical, mental or developmental disability Describe the characteristics and needs of Low-income individuals and families with children (especially extremely low-income) who are currently housed but are at imminent risk of either residing in shelters or becoming unsheltered 91.205(c)/91.305(c)). Also discuss the needs of formerly homeless families and individuals who are receiving rapid re-housing assistance and are nearing the termination of that assistance Record high rents in Huntington Beach have placed many lower-income persons at greater risk of homelessness In particular, family households and single mothers are vulnerable due to the high costs associated with childcare Rent increases have also hurt those with low-wage jobs. A lack of funding and limited Section 8 vouchers also places households at risk Low income (<50% AMI) renter households facing extreme cost burden (>50% income on rent) with low paying jobs or unemployed and with family members with serious health problems are at particular risk of becoming homeless The City received approximately $560,000 in Homeless Prevention Relocation Program (HPRP) funds as part of the federal Stimulus Act. Funding was allocated to the following four subrecipients, each targeting different populations of homeless to provide homeless prevention services or homeless assistance. Project Self-Sufficiency, Interval House; Collette's Children's Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 22 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) HB -1279- Item 21. - 28 Home, and Community Services - Senior Outreach The HPRP program served 75 adults and children in 50 households Upon entry into the program, 44% individuals were imminently threatened with a loss of housing, 27% unstably housed, 20% stably housed, and 7% literally homeless Services provided included assistance with rental payments, case management, outreach and engagement, legal services, credit repair, housing search and placement In addition to these specific services, the City was able to provide six new low and very low income units that assisted six families In order for households facing the termination of re-housing assistance to maintain stable housing, they need full-time employment, affordable child care, transportation and affordable housing Access to healthcare, life skills training, and additional education and/or training are also important Specify particular housing characteristics that have been linked with instability and an increased risk of homelessness As shown in Table 13, an estimated 6,620 low and moderate income renter households and 5,200 owner households in Huntington Beach are paying more than half of their gross monthly income for housing costs Food, transportation, healthcare, utilities and other costs reduce disposable income and the ability to save, and thus make these households vulnerable to eviction and homelessness if their income is suddenly reduced for any reason (e g.,job loss, cut in work hours or government benefits) or they encounter an unexpected expense (e g, medical emergency, major car repair) or experience serious illness and cannot work. Discussion As discussed above, housing affordability is a critical issue among Huntington Beach's renter population With nearly half of low and moderate income (<80% AMI) renter households spending more than half their incomes on housing, severe housing cost burden is the most pervasive housing problem in the community The need far exceeds the resources available through the Consolidated Plan, and is further exacerbated by the loss of Redevelopment funding which has historically served as Huntington Beach's primary source of funds for affordable housing As described in the City's 2013-21 Housing Element, many of the workers who make up Huntington Beach's workforce earn modest incomes, making it challenging to afford in live in the City where they work The analysis of rental housing costs and affordability presented in the Housing Market section of this report (Section MA-15) illustrates that households earning low and moderate incomes (up to 80% AMI) cannot afford average market rents in Huntington Beach Local occupations priced out of the rental market include- bookkeepers, bus drivers, preschool teachers, retail sales managers, and food service managers Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 23 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) Item 21. - 29 HB -1280- NA-15 Disproportionately Greater Need: Housing Problems — 91.205 (b)(2) Assess the need of any racial or ethnic group that has disproportionately greater need in comparison to the needs of that category of need as a whole Introduction A disproportionately greater housing need exists when the members of a racial or ethnic group at an Income level experience housing problems at a greater rate (10% or more) than the income level as a whole The following tables Identify the presence of one or more housing problems among households of differing race/ethnicities and Income levels, with the analysis that follows Identifying any racial/ethnic group evidencing a disproportionate housing need 0%-30% of Area Median Income Housng'Problems Has one or ore Has none of`the four vHousehold has no/ of four housing ,housing problerris�, negative''ncome,but rot a IS '� none of he other ahousingproblems Jurisdiction as a whole 6,215 875 575 White 4,430 520 485 Black/African American 0 4 0 Asian 635 200 65 American Indian,Alaska Native 15 0 0 Pacific Islander 25 0 0 Hispanic 1,035 115 25 Table 15-Disproportionally Greater Need 0-30%AMI Data Source 2007-2011 CHAS *The four housing problems are 1 Lacks complete kitchen facilities,2 Lacks complete plumbing facilities,3 More than one person per room,4 Cost Burden greater than 30% 30%-50%of Area Median Income Housing problems Pof Has or or more Has none of the `iir � ousehol has noj ,fir AfduFh'O—USsirig ,Ah-housing prob negative ncome,but s ' proble x ,none the other abler Jurisdiction as a whole 5,655 2,035 0 White 3,660 1,595 0 Black/African American 0 0 0 Asian 645 140 0 American Indian,Alaska Native 20 20 0 Pacific Islander 0 0 0 Hispanic 1,295 270 0 Table 16-Disproportionally Greater Need 30-50%AMI Data Source 2007-2011 CHAS *The four housing problems are 1 Lacks complete kitchen facilities,2 Lacks complete plumbing facilities,3 More than one person per room,4 Cost Burden greater than 30% Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 24 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) HB -1281- Item 21. - 30 / 50%,80%mfArea Median income Housing Problems Hasone,otkMore,,bf Has no��qf the House has pro Mims *w, problems.,,,, income,buknone American Indian, Alaska Native 70 10 0 Table C-DIsproportiona|h/Greater Need 50'80%AK8| Data Source 2007-2011c*»s *The four housing problems are 1 Lacks complete kitchen facilities,2 Lacks complete plumbing facilities,3 More than one person per room,4 Cost Burden greater than]O% 80%-100%of Area Median Income using llprobllems,, a as none 0' hold has gegative problems oblems incom but none of the other American Indian,Alaska Native 20 15 0 Table 18'Disproportional|V Greater Need 8Q'1Q0%AK8| Data Source 2007-2011cx»s *The four housing problems are 1 Lacks complete kitchen facilities,2 Lacks complete plumbing facilities,3 More than one person per room,4 Cost Burden greater than]O% Discussion Tables 15'18 above identify the presence of one or more housing problems (lacks complete kitchen, lacks complete plumbing, overcrowding at > 1 person per room, or overpayment at > 30V6\ for different racial/ethnic group within a given income category The following summarizes the results of these [HAS tables, and identifies groups experiencing disproportionate housing need /n Huntington Beach Consolidated Plan HUNT|NGTON8EA[H ZS OMB Control wn 2506-0117(exn or$z/zozs) H ~�1 �1 ^^��I .�^. - -'^ }IR -1282- i Extremely Low Income (0-30%AMI) • 81% of extremely low income households in Huntington Beach have one or more, housing problems, ranging from 71%to 100% by racial or ethnic group ® The highest incidence of housing problems (100%) is experienced by Pacific Islanders and American Indians, representing a disproportionate need based on the CHAS data provided by HUD However, at just 25 and 15 households respectively,the total number of extremely low income Pacific Islander and American Indian households in Huntington Beach is minimal, representing just 0 5% of the total 7,665 extremely low income households in the City • While the number of extremely low income Hispanic households experiencing housing problems is high at 1,035 households, the incidence of housing problems does not meet the definition of disproportionate need, with 88% of extremely low income Hispanic households compared to 81% of all extremely low income households experiencing one or more housing problems Low Income(30-50%AMI) ® 74% of low income households in Huntington Beach have housing problems, ranging from 50% (American Indians) to 70% (Whites) to 83% (Hispanics) No racial or ethnic group faces a disproportionate housing need Moderate Income (50-80%AMI) • 65% of moderate income households in Huntington Beach have housing problems, ranging from 63% (Whites)to 100% (Pacific Islanders) by racial or ethnic group • Asian households earning moderate incomes evidence a disproportionate housing need, with 75% experiencing one or more housing problems At 1,235 households, Asian households represent 10%of Huntington Beach's moderate income households • While moderate income African American, American Indian and Pacific Islander households also face a disproportionate housing need, each group totals less than 1% of moderate income households in Huntington Beach Median Income (80-100%AMI) • 41% of all households in Huntington Beach in the median income bracket have housing problems, ranging from 32%to 73% by racial or ethnic group • Asian households earning median incomes evidence a disproportionate housing need, with 52% experiencing one or more housing problems At 515 households, Asian households represent 7% of Huntington Beach's median income households While median income African American, American Indian and Pacific Islander households also face a disproportionate housing need, each group totals less than 1% of median income households in Huntington Beach • Median income Hispanic households (32%) experienced the lowest incidence of housing problems among any racial or ethnic group Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 26 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) xB -1283- Item 21. - 32 NA-20 Disproportionately Greater Need: Severe Housing Problems—91.205 (b)(2) Assess the need of any racial or ethnic group that has disproportionately greater need in comparison to the needs of that category of need as a whole Introduction A disproportionately greater housing need exists when the members of a racial or ethnic group at an Income level experience housing problems at a greater rate (10% or more) than the Income level as a whole The following tables Identify the presence of severe housing problems among households of differing race/ethnicities and Income levels, with the analysis that follows Identifying any racial/ethnic group evidencing a disproportionate housing need 0%-30% of Area Median Income 'Severe Housing Problems*,V l ias one or more Has Ane of they Household has no% ' of four housing four housing negative income,but rDblems probIims gone of the other g L h6jiing problems Jurisdiction as a whole 5,500 1,595 575 White 3,950 995 485 Black/African American 0 4 0 Asian 520 315 65 American Indian,Alaska Native 15 0 0 Pacific Islander 25 0 0 Hispanic 925 230 25 Table 19—Severe Housing Problems 0-30%AMI Data Source 2007-2011 CHAS *The four severe housing problems are 1 Lacks complete kitchen facilities, 2 Lacks complete plumbing facilities, 3 More than 15 persons per room,4 Cost Burden over 50% 30%-50%of Area Median Income `Severe Housing Problems* Has one or more i� Has none of t� 7 Household as no/ cur housing v four housing` �£" negative income, �� \proble probl\ bane of the a housing 1 problegis Jurisdiction as a whole 3,955 3,730 0 White 2,435 2,820 0 Black/African American 0 0 0 Asian 470 315 0 American Indian,Alaska Native 4 40 0 Pacific Islander 0 0 0 Hispanic 1,025 540 0 Table 20- Severe Housing Problems 30-50%AMI Data Source 2007-2011 CHAS *The four severe housing problems are 1 Lacks complete kitchen facilities, 2 Lacks complete plumbing facilities, 3 More than 15 persons per room,4 Cost Burden over 50% Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 27 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) Item 21. - 33 HB -1284- 50%-80%of Area Median Income four bWsing X but none oUbe pro W�.>Vw, problems 01, her Dusling pro s kern American Indian,Alaska Native 40 45 0 Table 21-Severe Housing Problems SO'0O%AK8| Data Source 20072011cx«s *The four severe housing problems are 1 Lacks complete kitchen facilities, 2 Lacks complete plumbing facilities, 3 More than l5 persons per room,4 Cost Burden over 5OY6 80%-100%of Area Median Income four hq tive income, F but none of the problems problems ft&her housing problems American Indian,Alaska Native 0 35 0 Table 22'Severe Housing Problems 0O-100%AK8| Data Source 2007-2011cx^a *The four severe housing problems are I Lacks complete kitchen facilities, 2 Lacks complete plumbing facilities, 3 More than 15 persons per room,4 Cost Burden over 5OY6 Discussion Tables 19-22 above identify the presence of one or more severe housing problems (lacks complete kitchen, lacks complete plumbing, overcrowding at > 15 person per room, or overpayment at > SO96\ for different racial/ethnic group within a given income category The following summarizes the results of these [HAS tables, and identifies groups experiencing disproportionate housing need |n Huntington Beach Consolidated Plan HUNT|NGTONBEACH 28 omocontm/wo 2506-0117(exn 07/31/2015) llB -}285- UfeID 21. - 34 Extremely Low Income (0-30%AMI) • 72% of all extremely low Income households in Huntington Beach experience one or more of the Identified severe housing problems, ranging from 0% to 100% by racial or ethnic group • The highest Incidence of severe housing problems (100%) is experienced by Pacific Islanders and American Indians, representing a disproportionate need However, at just 25 and 15 households respectively, the total number of these households in Huntington Beach is minimal, representing well under 1% of the total extremely low Income households in the City Low Income(30-50%AMI) • 52% of low income households in Huntington Beach have severe housing problems, ranging from 9% (American Indians)to 66% (Hispanics) by racial or ethnic group • Hispanic households earning low incomes evidence a disproportionate housing need, with 66% experiencing one or more housing problems At 1,565 households, Hispanic households represent 20% of Huntington Beach's low income households Moderate Income (50-80%AMI) • 28% of moderate income households in Huntington Beach have severe housing problems, ranging from 0%to 53% by racial or ethnic group • Hispanic households earning moderate incomes evidence a disproportionate housing need, with 40% experiencing one or more housing problems At 2,035 households, Hispanic households represent 17% of Huntington Beach's moderate income households. • While moderate income American Indian households also face a disproportionate housing need, at 85 households, they represent less than 1% of moderate income households in Huntington Beach Median Income(80-100%AMI) • 14% of median income households in Huntington Beach experience severe housing problems, ranging from 0%to 63% by racial or ethnic group • Median income Asian households represent a disproportionate need, with 32% experiencing severe housing problems Asian households represent 7% of all households in this income category • At 63%, African American also evidence a disproportionate housing need, though only represent 1% of median income households in Huntington Beach Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 29 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) Item 21. - 35 HB -1286- NA-25 Disproportionately Greater Need: Housing Cost Burdens — 91.205 (b)(2) Assess the need of any racial or ethnic group that has disproportionately greater need in comparison to the needs of that category of need as a whole Housing Cost Burden (0-100%AMI) usingst`Bur±Eien., �< <=3 % fit)SQ9O �,�� No jar�egativ 3c ;gc{�me knot: 11h k , ; All PMA Jurisdiction as a whole 12,485 9,665 12,705 575 White 33,695 12,365 10,005 485 Black/African American 295 110 80 0 Asian 4,065 1,685 1,465 65 American Indian,Alaska Native 105 110 20 0 Pacific Islander 60 85 15 0 Hispanic 4,720 2,250 2,195 25 Table 23—Greater Need. Housing Cost Burdens AMI Data Source 2007-2011 CHAS Discussion: A disproportionately greater housing need exists when the members of a racial or ethnic group at an income level experience housing problems at a greater rate (10% or more) than the income level as a whole Table 23 above identifies cost burden for each racial and ethnic group earning up to 100% AMI in Huntington Beach, including no cost burden (<30% income towards housing), cost burden (30-50%), severe cost burden (>50%), and not computed due to no/negative income. According to the CHAS data on which this table is based, 27% of Huntington Beach 0-100% AMI households experience a cost burden, with an additional 36% experiencing a severe cost burden In comparison with this citywide average, American Indian and Pacific Islander households experience disproportionate housing cost burdens However, with a total of just 235 American Indian and 160 Pacific Islander households (earning 0-100% AMI) identified as residing in Huntington Beach by the 2007-2011 American Community Survey (ACS), combined with the sampling methodology utilized by the ACS, the results for such a small sample size are less than statistically significant. Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 30 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) HB -1287- Item 21. - 36 NA-30 Disproportionately Greater Need: Discussion —91.205(b)(2) Are there any Income categories in which a racial or ethnic group has disproportionately greater need than the needs of that income category as a whole? The analysis of housing problems and severe housing problems in sections NA-15 and NA-20 Identify Hispanic, Asian, Pacific Islander, African American and American Indian households as evidencing a disproportionate housing need Tables 24A and 24B below identify the specific income categories among these racial groups where disproportionate need is apparent: %`Households with Housings%�'roblems ; x �` .xi ;� #Housa#� ds with Housing Problems Wr 1 come ,Pacific, Afracan American Category, cityw'r Asian Islander American ;Ljndian 0-30% 81% 100% 100% 6,215 25 15 30-50% 74% 7,690 -- -- -- -- 50-80% 65% 75% 100% 75% 88% 12,315 1,235 55 100 80 80-100% 41% 52% 71% 73% 57% 7,760 515 14 75 35 Table 24A-Housing Problems-Greater Disproportionate Need �, ! %�`ouseholds V*h severe Housing ProAfi \ #Noaseholds�uvcth Severe�l�ousing \ } African Pacific Amer' n nct�me 'cit ide Hispanic Asian, ' ;category H _ ',American Islander; radian 0-30% 72% 100% 100% 7,670 25 15 30-50% 52% 66% 7,685 1,565 50-80% 28% 40% 53% 12,315 2,035 85 80-100% 14% 32% 63% 7,760 515 80 Table 24B-Severe Housing Problems.Greater Disproportionate Need As illustrated in the above tables, the actual number of households within the Pacific Islander, African American and American Indian racial groups identified by the HUD CHAS data as experiencing disproportionate housing problems is extremely limited. As previously mentioned, given this small number of households, combined with the sampling methodology utilized by the American Community Survey,the results in such a small sample size are less than statistically significant In contrast, disproportionate housing needs among low and moderate income Hispanic households are evident in Huntington Beach Moderate and median income Asian households also experience a disproportionate housing need. Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 31 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) Item 21. - 37 xB -1288- If they have needs not identified above,what are those needs? Not applicable Are any of those racial or ethnic groups located in specific areas or neighborhoods in your community? A minority concentration is defined as a census block group with greater than the County average of minority population (55 9%) Figure 3 (located in Appendix B) depicts minority concentrations in Huntington Beach Under this definition, nine census block groups are identified as having a concentration of minorities The majority of these areas are located on either side of Beach Boulevard, between Talbert and Edinger. All but one of these block groups correspond to the City's low and moderate income areas (refer to Figure 2) Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 32 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) HB -1289- Item 21. - 38 CD N NA-35 Public Housing—'31.2Q5(b) Introduction The Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program, formerly called the Section 8 program, is HUD's largest program that helps low-income families, the elderly, and the disabled find affordable decent, safe, and sanitary housing in the private market. Participants receive federally subsidized vouchers that they can use to rent the home or apartment of their choosing, provided that it meets the requirements of the program and agreement of the landlord The funding assistance is provided to the family or individual, the voucher holder,and can move with the family or individual rather than being tied to the property or unit The Change County Housing Authority (OCHA) is the local public agency providing Housing Choice Vouchers within Huntington Beach. According to a special data run conducted by OCHA for the City, as of February 2015, there were a total of 1,008 Huntington Beach households receiving tenant-based Housing Choice Vouchers, 58 of these were Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Vouchers, 15 were Family Unification Vouchers, and 45 were Shelter Pius Care vouchers for formerly homeless disabled households Elderly x households comprise 43% of the City's Section 8 recipients (434 households), indicative of several large senior housing complexes 47° with significant numbers of Section 8 tenants The City also has a high proportion of disabled households receiving Section 8 (426 households), although many of these households are also likely to be seniors There are no public housing protects located within Huntington Beach. Totals in Use aiogram e x eel "., ,j' Ma" liter VQ "�Fievs w :�; , �Reh ufrig Disabled Total Prajei� en t� �+e�al Pu � ilms o � based based Veteran M. f �� 1�: (fairs nlf tion �, 5upp'brtive Firggrai►t�. Housln . #of units vouchers in use 0 0 0 1,008 0 1,008 58 15 3 Table 25-Public Housing by Program Type *includes Non-Elderly Disabled,Mainstream One-Year,Mainstream Five-year,and Nursing Home Transition Data source Orange County Housing Authority,February 2015 Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 33 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) Characteristics of Residents ' . . 4W, rogram 'NvwT 'Certlficate4 Mod- Pt6 Vouchers Rehab ,d Hous 1 otal project` Tenant- ,g F" eiPurse Vurher v. basedw based Veteran atniiy ol .; affair Uri cation sport veAn, qk h, �°agrarrt A - .����:. w :. ." Average Annual Income 0 0 0 $17,562 0 $17,562 $19,358 $18,874 Average length of stay(years) 0 0 0 8 0 8 0 4 Average Household size 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 4 #Homeless at admission 0 0 0 103 0 103 43 ' 5 #of Elderly Program Participants (>62) 0 0 0 434 0 434 15 0 #of Disabled Families 0 0 0 426 0 426 26 1 #of Families requesting accessibility features 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 #of HIV/AIDS program participants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 #of DV victims 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Table 26—Characteristics of Public Housing Residents by Program Type Data source Orange County Housing Authority,February 2015 fU [v Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 34 r OMB Control No 250"117(exp 07/31/2015) G lJ .' Race of Residents s✓ Prrom Tip Race Certificate Mod-'`: PubIIe,' Vouchers "� ✓ that Housing Total Project , ,,Tenant`- Spec[ I P.ur" osq Vou er . based 'based Veterans Famlift 6tsabled Affairs U llfIcatIon' ° s� Sup ortit.e Program Ho sin 'fl White w 0 0 0 649 0 649 51 14 3 Black/African American 0 0 0 47 0 47 7 2 0 Asian 0 0 0 314 0 314 2 1 0 American Indian/Alaska Native 0 0 0 8 0 8 0 0 0 Pacific Islander 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 z *includes Non-Elderly Disabled,Mainstream One-Year,Mainstream Five-year,and Nursing Home Transition i Table 27—Rate of Public Housing Residents by Program Type i 1 Data source Orange County Housing Authority,February 2015 N Ethnicity of Residents Pro ain TYW, W. Ethnlcitye Ceitlf[cat' ! is Vouchers Refia ring Total Project Tenant= Sp6pla!Puree Voucher based bash &i" erans Fla ily Disabled Affairs fi" "tion Supportive P am Housing Hispanic 0 0 0 165 0 165 5 6 0 Not Hispanic 0 0 0 843 0 843 52 8 3 *includes Non-Elderly Disabled,Mainstream One-Year,Mainstream Five-year,and Nursing Home Transition Table 28--Ethnicity of Public Housing Residents by Program Type Data source Orange County Housing Authority,February 2015 Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 35 OMB Control Na 250ri-0117(exp 07/31/2015) Section 504 Needs Assessment: Describe the needs of public housing tenants and applicants on the waiting list for accessible units: Not Applicable, as there is no public housing in Huntington Beach and OCHA does not have a public housing program Most immediate needs of residents of Public Housing and Housing Choice voucher holders Available, affordable rental units that fall within the rent levels of HUD's Fair Market Rents. How do these needs compare to the housing needs of the population at large High rents and low vacancy rates in Orange County effect the population at large, not just low and extremely low income residents The increase in home prices has led to a decline in housing affordability, contributing additional demand for rental housing Discussion The impact of the high cost of rentals and low vacancy rates is evidenced in the increase in renter overpayment over the past decade The 2007-11 American Community Survey (ACS) documents 50% of all Huntington Beach renters spend greater than 30% of their income on rent, compared to 38% in 2000 Furthermore, the ACS documents 7 4% of Huntington Beach's population as below the poverty level These conditions have contributed to a lengthy waiting list for housing assistance, both for Housing Choice Vouchers from OCHA and for occupancy within the affordable rental projects within the City Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 36 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) xB -1293- Item 21. - 42 NA-40 Homeless Needs Assessment— 91.205(c) Throughout the Country and the Los Angeles and Orange County region, homelessness has become an Increasing challenge. Factors contributing to the rise in homelessness Include a lack of housing affordable to low- and moderate-Income persons, increases in people living below poverty levels, reductions in subsidies to the poor, drug/alcohol abuse, and de- institutionalization of the mentally III As described in greater detail in Section MA-30 Homeless Facilities and Services, for the past year, the City of Huntington Beach has been actively engaged in numerous activities to decrease homelessness and provide effective and efficient support to local non-profits that provide services to this population The City Council recently authorized formation of a Homeless Task Force whose goal will be to coordinate homeless/housing efforts and provide City support/guidance regarding services The Task Force will keep the City Council apprised of issues/services and make recommendations as needed In addition, the Huntington Beach City Manager's Office and Office of Business Development has applied for CDBG public services funds to support a new Homeless Coordinator position to serve as the City's point person for homeless issues Once every two years, Orange County undertakes an effort to enumerate all of the sheltered and unsheltered homeless people within the county in a given twenty-four hour period This effort, known as the Homeless Point-in-Time (PIT) Count, is congressionally mandated for all communities that receive U S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funding for homeless programs The most recent PIT in Orange County for which results have been published was held on the morning of January 26, 2013 with the assistance of 750 volunteers from over 40 homeless service organizations The sheltered portion of the count is extracted from data in the County's Homeless Management Information System (HMIS), operated by 2-1-1 Orange County (formerly known as OC Partnership), and includes all persons who occupied a shelter or transitional housing bed on the night of the count This number does not reflect persons in permanent supportive housing beds or those beds not specifically designated for homeless persons The unsheltered portion of the count is based on a one-morning count and survey using the Public Places methodology, which counts the number of literal homeless persons in non-service locations such as streets, parks, public buildings, parts of the transportation system, and vehicles The homeless people found in these areas are part of the group sometimes referred to as the "hidden homeless" or "street homeless" because they are not in easily accessed locations such as shelters The January 2013 PIT count enumerated 4,251 homeless individuals in Orange County, representing 0 14% of the total County population, and reflecting an almost 40% decrease from the 2011 count of 6,939, and an almost 50% drop from the 2009 count of 8,333 homeless persons (refer to Table 29) Of the 4,251 homeless persons counted in 2013, approximately 40% are unsheltered and 60% are sheltered In previous years, this proportion was reversed, with over 60% of homeless people living unsheltered Homeless families with children make up 20% of this population and other homeless individuals/households without children account for the remaining 80%of the population Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 37 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) Item 21. - 43 KB -1294- The Orange County Point in Time Count does not provide specific information by jurisdiction However, the 2014 Homeless Conditions Report and Recommendations commissioned by the City of Huntington Beach (prepared by City Net) utilizes the following approach to estimate the number of homeless in the City Applying the 2013 PIT ratio of 0.14% of the County's total population being homeless to Huntington Beach's 2012 population of 194,708 translates to an estimated 272 homeless individuals within the City Furthermore, assuming the same Countywide ratio of 60% of the homeless being sheltered would result in an estimated 166 sheltered homeless and 106 unsheltered homeless within the City These figures generally correlate with the Huntington Beach Police Department estimates of 150 unsheltered homeless at any given time in the City because Police Officers would likely be referring to unsheltered homeless Individuals, which are more readily visible and identifiable as homeless Table 29-Orange County Homeless Population Change from 2009-2013 4, m Sheltered Hoel6§& Unsheltered,Homeless u > Total ; �� �'�� a< .,> � .\ k r % /0{�7�`"OUCI'ky A t- - o # �fi o tea . F#� P0pulatl0t7 > 2009 2,609 31% 5,724 69% 8,333 28% 2011 1 2,667 38% 1 4,272 62% 6,939 23% 2013 1 2,573 61% 1 1,678 39% 4,251 .14% Data Source Orange County Homeless Count&Survey Report,July 2013 Table 30-2013 Point-In-Time Summary for Orange County Continuum of Care :� E stiiet,he# f Fesoas rra e\n encng �H©melessness Ge a; M oight y o Opuldt10t1 red,z�z� Persons in HH with Adults&Children 3 1,536 Persons in HH with only Children 1 13 Persons in HH with only Adults 1,674 1,024 Totals 1,678 2,573 Homeless-Subpop lations Chronically Homeless 668 129 Veterans 269 177 Unaccompanied Youth 1 13 Persons with HIV 27 62 Chronic Substance Abuse 753 233 Severely Mentally III 376 104 Data Source Orange County Homeless Count&Survey Report,July 2013 Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 38 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) HB -1295- Item 21. - 44 If data is not available for the categories "number of persons becoming and exiting homelessness each year," and "number of days that persons experience homelessness," describe these categories for each homeless population type (including chronically homeless individuals and families, families with children, veterans and their families, and unaccompanied youth): In their July 2013 Orange County Homeless Count & Survey Report, 2-1-1 Orange County estimates 797 chronically homeless persons on any given night, representing approximately 19% of the County's total homeless population. Of this number, 668 are unsheltered, and 129 are sheltered Additionally, 2-1-1 Orange County found that of the chronically homeless population, ten were families, nine which were sheltered, and one family was living on the street As shown in Table 30, 1,553 homeless persons live in a household that include children Of these, approximately 58% are children (includes 14 unaccompanied youth) and 42% are adults The vast majority of homeless families (those including at least one adult and one child) are sheltered in either emergency shelters or transitional housing programs Another subpopulation of homeless in Orange County are veterans and their families. 2-1-1 Orange County estimates 446 homeless veterans live in Orange County, 269 of whom are unsheltered, and 177 who are sheltered. Among the 446 homeless veterans, 22 (approximately 5%) are female veterans The transient nature of homeless persons poses a challenge to identifying the exact number of homeless persons within Huntington Beach and their specific needs As a beach community, Huntington Beach attracts numerous homeless individuals who congregate along the beach, in the Santa Ana Riverbed, in the Bolsa Chica wetlands, and in several of the City's parks. The City's Police Department has identified approximately 150 homeless persons residing in the City, with an estimated 50 or so additional homeless persons living out of their cars or RV's A large majority of the City's homeless are chronic substance abusers, with several suffering from mental illness The Police Department coordinates with the City's Office of Business Development, the County and various non-profit providers to refer homeless to available services, but many homeless individuals are resistant to services Establishment of a new City Homeless Coordinator, pending CDBG funding, will enhance the City's ability to coordinate services and address homeless needs Estimate the number and type of families in need of housing assistance for families with children and the families of veterans. There are many factors that contribute to homelessness in Orange County, and Huntington Beach specifically High rents and a shortage of affordable housing, unemployment, mental illness, family problems, and substance abuse are a few common factors Individuals and families experience homelessness for a variety of reasons, and therefore a homeless population Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 39 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) Item 21. - 45 HB -1296- may have a variety of needs A homeless person may need medical care,Job training, childcare assistance, mental health care, credit counseling, substance abuse treatment, and/or English language education, among other services According to the data collected by 2-1-1 Orange County,there are an estimated 1,553 homeless families with children living in Orange County. Describe the Nature and Extent of Homelessness by Racial and Ethnic Group. The January 2013 PIT Count identified 1,678 unsheltered homeless persons in Orange County Of these, 857 (51%) are White, 591 (35%) are Other/Multi-Racial, 117 (7%) are African American, 56 (3%) are American Indian or Alaska Native, 31 (2%) are Asian, and 26 (1%) are Pacific Islanders Persons of Hispanic ethnicity comprised 28% (469 persons) of the unsheltered homeless in Orange County 0Race Sheltered Mnsheiteired �^ - ln White 857 African American 117 Asian 31 American Indian or Alaska 56 Native Pacific Islander 26 Ethnicity ; . Sheltered = 1lnskieltered h® . Hispanic 469 Not Hispanic 1,209 Table 31-Orange County Homeless Population by Race/Ethnicity Data Source Orange County Homeless Count&Survey Report,July 2013 Describe the Nature and Extent of Unsheltered and Sheltered Homelessness Within Orange County, 2-1-1 Orange County identified a total of 2,573 sheltered homeless and 1,678 unsheltered homeless in January 2013 In addition to the Count tally, volunteers completed 494 surveys of unsheltered persons encountered during the count After reviewing the data, the research team removed surveys that were either incomplete, had no relevant data to allow researchers to ascertain the respondent's housing status, or were completed by Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 40 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) HB -1297- Item 21. - 46 persons who were determined not to be homeless In the end, there were 329 surveys with sufficient data to determine housing status and population characteristics with. Because the, survey was conducted concurrent with the count, the unsheltered survey respondents are a subset of all of the unsheltered persons counted Therefore, it can be reliably assumed that the subpopulation characteristics of the survey respondents are comparable to all of the unsheltered persons counted The results of the unsheltered count and survey are described below Of the 1,678 unsheltered homeless persons encountered, ten were 17 years old or younger, 97 were between the ages of 18 and 24, 1,550 were 25 or older, and 20 were unknown Male unsheltered homeless made up almost 70% (1,173 persons) of total unsheltered homeless, nearly 20% (332) were female, 15 were transgender, and 158 were unknown Homeless subpopulations Included 376 unsheltered homeless with severe mental Illness, 753 with chronic substance abuse Issues, and 27 persons living with HIV/AIDS In addition to the unsheltered homeless enumerated in the Point in Time Count, a significant segment of the population may also be "at-risk" of homelessness Within Huntington Beach, 7 4% of the population lives below the poverty line (2007-2011 ACS), and nearly half of the City's low and moderate income renters are spending more than half their incomes on rents. Such households are considered precariously housed, and should any emergency come about (disease, job loss, etc), those without sufficient savings to draw upon can easily lose their housing and face homelessness Discussion The data collected from 2-1-1 Orange County describing 4,251 homeless persons within Orange County, coupled with a 2014 Continuum of Care housing inventory raw count showing a total of 4,342 total year-round emergency, transitional, and permanent beds/units for homeless persons Orange County suggests the overall need for additional housing for homeless has nearly been met, though not by type of housing The prevalence of health related conditions such as substance abuse, mental health, alcoholism, and other issues experienced by homeless persons also suggest a need for public services to assist with these conditions. Public outreach to housing and homeless service providers conducted in support of the Consolidated Plan echoes this need. Input gathered from the survey of housing and homeless providers identified the following needs in Huntington Beach in order of priority (refer to Appendix B for the complete survey results)- 1 Additional affordable housing 2 More substance abuse services 3 Additional tenant assistance (rental assistance for seniors/veterans) 4 Better coordination with mental health service providers 5 More or better paying employment opportunities 6. More employment training programs Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 41 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) Item 21. - 47 xB -1298- 7 More permanent supportive housing for persons with disabilities Housing and homeless providers also Identified the following gaps In the Continuum of Care- 1 Shortage of shelter beds for chronically homeless and homeless youth Need for permanent parking location In Huntington Beach for homeless In cars and RVs Additional emergency motel vouchers needed 2 Need for mental health care facilities and detox facilities for homeless 3 Improved access to affordable mental health and substance abuse and health care services 4 Need for additional transitional housing 5 Need for additional affordable housing for the working poor 6 Need for job training programs for young adults (age 18-24) Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 42 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) HB -1299- Item 21. - 48 NA-45 Non-Homeless Special Needs Assessment - 91.205 (b,d) Introduction: Certain segments of the population may have greater difficulty finding adequate and affordable housing due to their unique special needs and circumstances. Such circumstances range from fixed Incomes to limited mobility to the need for supportive services The groups that categorically fall under special needs are the elderly and frail elderly, persons with disabilities, victims of domestic violence, persons with HIV/AIDS, and persons with substance abuse problems These groups represent a significant part of Huntington Beach's population, and efforts must be made to ensure that decent, affordable and accessible housing Is available to all such special needs populations Describe the characteristics of special needs populations in your community: Elderly The elderly and frail elderly special needs population (age 65 and above) comprise approximately 27,000 residents In Huntington Beach (14%), reflecting a greater proportion of seniors In comparison with Orange County (12%) and California as a whole (11%) Among the Clty's approximately 17,250 senior households, 82% own a home and 18% rent housing Over 40% of Huntington Beach's seniors are 75 years of age and above, a population which may require more supportive housing options as they age and tend to become more frail Some of the more pressing housing needs of Huntington Beach's seniors Include • Rental affordability. Rising rents are a particular concern due to the fact that most seniors are on fixed Incomes Of Huntington Beach's approximately 3,100 senior renter households, three-quarters are low and moderate Income (<80°% AMI), with over half low Income (<50% AMI) Market rents In Huntington Beach are well beyond the level affordable to low and moderate Income households, as confirmed by the Census which documents nearly 50% of the Clty's low/mod Income senior renters spending more than half their Incomes on rent • Disabilities. The Census Identifies 27% of Huntington Beach's seniors as having one or more disabilities, encompassing physical, sensory and mental disabilities, as well as conditions that limit the senior's ability to leave their home Combined with the significant number of older seniors (age 75+) Indicates a large segment of the senior population that may require various levels of housing support • Housing maintenance. Of Huntington Beach's approximately 14,000 senior homeowners, over one-third live alone As these homeowners age, many may be unable to maintain their homes or perform minor repairs The Installation of grab bars and other assistance devices may be necessary to enhance accessibility Addressing the diverse housing needs of Huntington Beach's senior population will require strategies which foster Independent living (such as home accessibility Improvements, second units, rehabilitation assistance), as well as strategies that encourage the provision of a variety of supportive living environments for seniors of all income levels. Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 43 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/201s) Item 21. - 49 xB -1300- Persons with Disabilities The 2008-10 American Community Survey (ACS) Identifies 14,357 Huntington Beach residents as having one or more disabilities, representing 8% of the City's population. One-third of these adult residents are unable to live independently The ACS documents the presence of following types of disabilities among Huntington Beach's disabled residents: • Ambulatory—56% • Cognitive—35% • Hearing—29% • Vision — 13% Of the City's senior population, 27% suffer from a disability As Huntington Beach's population continues to age, the number of residents with disabilities will also increase. With over 400 Huntington Beach families with a disabled member on the Orange County Housing Authority's Section 8 waiting list,the unmet housing needs of the disabled population are significant Victims of Domestic Violence Individuals fleeing domestic violence are generally women and children It is difficult to estimate the number of victims of domestic violence, as many victims do not call the police or seek services Women between the ages of 18 and 44 are at an increased risk for domestic violence, with lower-income and immigrant women particularly vulnerable to abuse. This group needs transitional housing with counseling and supportive services Persons with HIV/AIDS Persons with HIV/AIDS are considered a special needs group due their need for affordable housing, health care, counseling and other supportive services The Orange County Health Care Agency tracks AIDS cases, and reports that among the 275 newly diagnosed HIV cases in 2013, 15 cases were in Huntington Beach, representing 6% of cases diagnosed countywide Short- term housing needs for persons with AIDS — many of whom face homelessness - may include hospice facilities, shelters or transitional housing Long term needs include affordable housing in close proximity to public transportation and health care facilities. Alcohol/Other Drug Abuse According to the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, 18 million Americans suffer from alcohol dependencies, while five to six million Americans suffer from drug addictions Furthermore, more than nine million children live with a parent dependent on alcohol and/or illicit drugs Persons with drug and or alcohol addictions often need a supportive living environment to break their habit Supportive housing for persons with substance addictions is typically transitional housing programs that also offer counseling and job training The County serves as the primary funding source for these types of programs Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 44 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) xB -1301- Item 21. - 50 What are the housing and supportive service needs of these populations and how are these needs determined? Housing and service needs are addressed under each group heading in the prior section.The housing needs of persons with disabilities is further elaborated on below Persons with Disabilities Some people with disabilities may live comfortably without special housing accommodations, but persons with physical and/or sensory disabilities often require specially designed, barrier- free housing that allows freedom of movement not only to and from the housing unit, but also within the unit Itself Special modifications to permit free access are very Important in maintaining independence The California Code of Regulations Title 24 requirements set forth access and adaptability requirements for the disabled population These regulations apply to public buildings and require that ramps, larger door widths, restroom modifications, and other special facilities be incorporated into building designs. However, these standards are not mandatory for new single-family residential construction Therefore, conventional housing may require modification to ensure its suitability for occupancy by a disabled person In February 2013, the Huntington Beach City Council adopted Municipal Code Chapter 17 77, Reasonable Accommodation Procedures, consistent with federal and state laws regarding providing reasonable accommodations The Ordinance creates a procedure for an individual with a disability to request a reasonable accommodation from zoning and building standards, regulations, policies, and practices to provide that individual with an equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling A decision on whether to grant a reasonable accommodation is made by the Director of Planning and Building If the request for an accommodation is related to another discretionary permit, then the request is processed with the project as a whole However, no special permit is required for the granting of a reasonable accommodation and no fee is required to apply Many developmentally disabled persons can live and work independently within a conventional housing environment More severely disabled individuals require a group living environment where supervision is provided. The most severely affected individuals may require an institutional environment where medical attention and physical therapy are provided Because developmental disabilities exist before adulthood, the first issue in supportive housing for the developmentally disabled is the transition from the person's living situation as a child to an appropriate level of independence as an adult Discuss the size and characteristics of the population with HIV/AIDS and their families within the Eligible Metropolitan Statistical Area: As reported in the Orange County Health Care Agency Disease Control and Epidemiology Division "2013 HIV Disease Fact Sheet", at the end of 2013,there were 6,215 persons living with HIV disease in Orange County Of these persons, 275 (4%) were newly diagnosed with HIV in Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 45 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) Item 21. - 51 HB -1302- 2013 The population is mostly male (89%) and the majority of cases were either Hispanic or White (52% and 30%, respectively), with Asians comprising 13% and African Americans comprising 4% of persons living with HIV ' In terms of age distribution, the majority of diagnosed individuals were between 26-35 years (32%), followed by 36-45 years (24%), 19-25 years (19%), 46-55 years (16%), and 56+years (7%). The AIDS Services Foundation of Orange County has provided the City with the following information on persons with HIV/AIDS within the City of Huntington Beach As of January 2015, there were 344 persons living with HIV/AIDS in the City, representing 4 8%of total persons with HIV/AIDS countywide, and the 5th highest count of all the Jurisdictions in Orange County Similar to countywide statistics, most of the population is male (89%). The racial/ethnic breakdown includes White (65 3%), Hispanic (20%), Asian (9 4%), and African American (4 5%) The age breakdown is as follows- age 20-29 (7 2%), age 30-39 (12 8%), age 40-49 (32 5%), age 50-59 (32%), and age 60+ (15%) Discussion: There is a small but significant population of non-homeless special needs persons in the City. Particular attention should be paid to elderly and disabled populations Seniors 65 and over make up 14% of Huntington Beach's population It's notable that the elderly population in the City is higher compared to the proportion of seniors in Orange County (12%) and the State as a whole (11%) In addition, among Huntington Beach's 3,100 senior renter households, three- quarters are low and moderate income This population is particularly vulnerable to rent increases as the majority are on fixed incomes Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 46 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) Hs -1303- Item 21. - 52 NA-50 Non-Housing Community Development Needs —91.215 (f) Describe the jurisdiction's need for Public Facilities: The City of Huntington Beach has a wide array of public facilities to serve the needs of Its residents These include five libraries, 75 parks totaling nearly 754 acres with 190 playgrounds, a gym and pool facility, three clubhouses, a nature center, golf club, senior center, three community centers, a civic center, an art center, an International Surf Museum, and a community college Additionally, the City boasts 150 acres of public beach. Despite these many amenities, many existing community facilities need upgrades, rehabilitation, and, in some cases, replacement to keep up with demand In order to address this need, the City has developed a five-year Capital Improvement Program (CIP) to serve as a roadmap for future facility and infrastructure investments The City's 2014/15 — 2018/19 Capital Improvement Program identifies the following projects in need of CDBG funding over the next five years, CDBG Revolving Loan funds may potentially also be utilized to address gaps in funding • Main Street Library ADA Improvements. The Main Street Library was constructed in 1951, and is in need of accessibility improvements in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Improvements may include but are not limited to restrooms, doors and doorways, signage and path of travel • Oak View Family Resource Center Class and Counseling Space Additional classroom, office and meeting space is needed for the afterschool recreation program operated at the Oak View Family Resource Center by Children's Bureau and the Boys and Girls Club The proposed project includes purchase of a modular classroom • CDBG funds will be used to repair and or design and construct ADA ramps throughout the City of Huntington Beach How were these needs determined? The City of Huntington Beach's Capital Improvement Program (CIP) forecasts capital needs over a five-year period based on various long-range plans, goals, and policies. The plan presents a comprehensive listing of planned and projected capital project needs which have been identified by City staff for the five-year planning period The CIP document includes both new projects and upgrades to existing facilities of$50,000 or more Huntington Beach's FY 2014-2018 CIP was developed to address elements in the City's General Plan, as well as the City Council's adopted planning documents and master plans Projects correspond to the Strategic Plan Goals adopted by the City Council Specific goals identified in the CIP include improving infrastructure, long term financial sustainability, and economic development. Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 47 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) Item 21. - 53 HB -13 04- While funds for capital Improvement projects are provided mainly from Special Revenue and Enterprise Funds, some projects, particularly those involving sidewalk, curb, and gutter construction in enhancement areas, community center renovations, and citywide ADA improvements, can be funded with CDBG funds Proposed CDBG projects within the CIP are typically identified by the various departments and compiled by Public Works staff The CIP is then presented to the Citizens Infrastructure Advisory Board for review, before going to the Planning Commission to ensure compliance with the City's General Plan The final CIP is adopted by the City Council in conjunction with the City's annual budget Describe the jurisdiction's need for Public Improvements: Infrastructure improvements cover such issues as upgrades or expansion of streets, sidewalks, curbs and gutters, sewer and drainage systems, and street lights, and are in general an eligible expenditure for CDBG funds within low and moderate-income areas Most of Huntington Beach's low and moderate income neighborhoods are older, and many contain aging infrastructure The City's CIP has identified sidewalk, curb, and gutter construction in enhancement areas, community center renovations, and citywide ADA improvements as needs over the next 5 years How were these needs determined? The City's Capital Improvements Plan (CIP) identifies infrastructure and public improvements to be undertaken in Huntington Beach from 2014/15 to 2018/19 The City has generally relied on a variety of other non-CDBG funding sources to pay for infrastructure improvements, and is actively addressing water, sewer, storm drain and street deficiencies through ongoing projects. Nonetheless, the City may direct CDBG funds, potentially including CDBG Revolving Loan Funds, towards infrastructure improvements in low and moderate income enhancement neighborhoods as needed The Consolidated Plan Community Needs Survey, completed in written, hard copy form by 193 households who primarily represent the City's low and moderate income enhancement areas, identified street and alley improvements as one of the most critical community development needs in Huntington Beach Worth noting is that among the combined 471 surveys completed both in hard copy and electronically on-line, all four infrastructure categories - street/alley improvements, sidewalk improvements, drainage improvements, water/sewer improvements - ranked in the top ten community development needs (refer to Appendix C for Survey results). Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 48 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) HB -1305- Item 21. - 54 Describe the jurisdiction's need for Public Services: Huntington Beach's special needs populations, as well as low and moderate Income households in general, have a variety of public service needs Consultation with community residents and social service providers conducted as part of this Consolidated Plan Identify the following key service needs in Huntington Beach 1 Homeless services, Including homeless youth, mental health services, case management, and wrap around services 2 Services for seniors, Including resources for homebound seniors, home modification resources, nutrition resources, and respite for caregivers 3 Health care and mental health services, such as mental health, substance abuse treatment, health care for seniors, and drug/alcohol education 4 Economic development, specifically job training, adult education, and job coaching for the developmentally disabled 5 General support services that provide additional financial resources 6 Transportation services Including access to affordable transit, and specialized transportation for persons with disabilities 7 Services for persons with disabilities including assistive technology to support independence for persons with disabilities 8. Affordable childcare services 9 Youth services such as sports and recreation services. The Community Needs Survey also identified senior, disabled, youth, anti-crime, and health care services as being the most critical needs in Huntington Beach (refer to Appendix C) The City of Huntington Beach, as well as local non-profits, offer an array of services to low and moderate-income residents and special needs groups such as persons with disabilities and the homeless The City actively supports the provision of services both through the Community Services and Police Department, and through support of public service providers How were these needs determined? Consultation with social service providers active in Huntington Beach and distribution of a Community Survey provided extensive input on the needs of the populations they serve The Office of Business Development has also provided key direction in prioritizing public service needs Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 49 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) Item 21. - 55 xB -1306- Housing Market Analysis MA-05 Overview Housing Market Analysis Overview: Table 32 presents the City's housing unit mix, as documented by the 2007-11 American Community Survey (ACS) The City has approximately 79,200 housing units, representing a net increase of roughly 3,500 units since 2000 The mix of housing types in Huntington Beach has remained relatively stable over the past two decades, with 61% single-family and 35% multi- family units The City also has 18 mobilehome parks with approximately 3,100 mobilehome units, comprising 4%of the City's housing Housing tenure refers to whether a housing unit is owned, rented or is vacant As indicated in Table 33, the 2007-11 ACS identifies 39% of Huntington Beach's households as renters, comparable to the County as a whole, and reflecting no change in the proportion of renters from the 2000 Census Figure 3 (located in Appendix 13) illustrates the percentage of renter households in Huntington Beach by census tract As depicted, the highest concentrations of renters (over 60%) are generally located in the following neighborhoods central Huntington Beach between Talbert and 1-405, east of Goldenwest (including the Oak View, Newland and Washington neighborhoods), west of Beach Boulevard and south of Garfield (including the Yorktown-Lake and Garfield neighborhoods), and a small neighborhood located west of Bolsa Chica and north of Warner Many of these neighborhoods with high concentrations of renters also correspond to the City's lower income census tracts (refer to Figure 2). Another important characteristic of the City's housing supply is the size of units with respect to the number of bedrooms. Large households, defined as households with five or more members, generate the need for units with three or more bedrooms The 2007-11 American Community Survey identifies 7,372 rental units in Huntington Beach with three or more bedrooms, in general, the appropriate sized unit to house the City's 2,363 large renter households While numerically there may be a sufficient number of large rental units, the problem is primarily related to the lack of affordability of these larger units, many of which are single-family homes. Of the approximately 6,400 units encompassed in the City's multi-family rental survey (refer to Table 39 later in this chapter), just 2% have three bedrooms, and with average rents of$2,158, are well beyond the level affordable to households earning low and moderate incomes As for single-person households, approximately 31% of the City's renters consist of one person households, whereas only 4% of the rental stock consists of studio (no bedroom) units. While one-bedroom units comprise an additional 28% of Huntington Beach's rental housing, high rental prices render these units unaffordable to single individuals Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 50 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) HB -1307- Item 21. - 56 The vacancy rate measures the overall housing availability in a community and is often a good Indicator of how efficiently for-sale and rental housing units are meeting the current demand: for housing A vacancy rate of 5% for rental housing and 2% for ownership housing is generally considered healthy and suggests that there is a balance between the supply and demand of, housing. As measured by the 2010 Census, the residential vacancy rate in Huntington Beach was 1 1% for ownership units, Indicative of the limited supply of housing on the market in March 2010 As housing prices have again begun to Increase, so has the supply of for-sale housing on the market In terms of rental housing, the 2010 Census Identifies a healthy 5.4% vacancy rate Similarly, the REALFACTS rent survey of over 6,400 apartment units in the City documents a 4 5% rental vacancy in 4th quarter 2014. Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 51 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) Item 21. - 57 HB -1308- MA-10 Number of Housing Units—91.210(a)&(b)(2) All residential properties by number of units Pent TYpe \ ,Number 1-unit detached structure 39,229 50% 1-unit, attached structure 8,788 11% 2-4 units 9,953 13% 5-19 units 9,572 12% 20 or more units 8,505 11% Mobile Home, boat, RV,van, etc 3,114 4% Total 79,161 1000/0 Table 32—Residential Properties by Unit Number Data Source 2007-2011 ACS Unit Size by Tenure IL , \, C?wnerS .� F Re>ft7gA ,o�v_ umber, "4 ;" No bedroom 263 1% 1,094 4% 1 bedroom 1,386 3% 8,165 28% 2 bedrooms 7,642 17% 12,523 43% 3 or more bedrooms 36,738 80% 7,372 25% Total 46,029 101% 29,154 100% Table 33—Unit Size by Tenure Data Source 2007-2011 ACS Describe the number and targeting(income level/type of family served) of units assisted with federal, state, and local programs. As presented in Table 34, Huntington Beach has a sizable stock of affordable rental housing, totaling 1,715 deed restricted units This inventory includes all multi-family units assisted under federal, state, and local programs, including HUD, state/local bond programs, density bonus, inclusionary, and former redevelopment programs Fifty-three percent of the City's affordable rental units are for families (907 units), 40% are for seniors (687 units), 6% are single room occupancy units (107 units), and fifteen units are transitional housing for homeless mothers and their children Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 52 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) HB -1309- Item 21. - 58 k�"\ 5�hz \y � O Y CHI- icabfe o �Conv�irslnat , Matti-Family Revenue Bond Projec s y Five Points Apartments Seniors 164 48 VL/Mod TEB/LIHTC 2023 ,,FederailyAssiSted PPrrojects :\ Huntington(Wycliffe)Gardens Seniors 185 185 Sec 231/Section 8 2044/2020 Huntington Villa Yorba Family 198 192 VL Seco)(1)/Section 8 2034 Interval House Shelter 6 6 VL HOME 2029 OCCHC(Keelson Lane) Family 4 4 VL HOME 2053 OCCHC(Koledo 1-III) Family 20 20 VL HOME 2026/2027/2030 OCCHC(Queens) Family 4 4 VL HOME 2026 Pacific Court Family 48 47 VL/L HOME/TEB/LIHTC 2068 Pacific Sun Apartments(Collette's) Family 6 6 VL HOME/NSP/LIHTC 2072 American Family Hsg(Keelson, Barton 1-11) Family 12 12 VL HOME 2024/2032/2025 ,ten, � �, Redevelopm ant Agency #ormj Assisted ; Bowen Court Seniors 20 20 VL RDA/LIHTC 2061 Bridges Apartments Family 80 80 VL/L RDA/CDBG 2028 Colette's Children's Homes(Cypress, Family 18 18 VL/L RDA 2064/2066/2069 Glencoe, Keelson) Emerald Cove Seniors 164 162 VL/L RDA/TEB/LIHTC 2071 Fountains Senior Apartments Seniors 271 80 VL/L RDA 2064 Hermosa Vista Apartments Seniors 88 88 VL/L RDA/HOME/TEB/LIHTC 2063 Huntington Pointe Seniors 104 104 VL/L RDA/HOME TEB/LIHTC 2061 Oakview-Jamboree I—IV Family 18 18 VL RDA/HOME 2066/2067/2070 Oakview-OCCHC(Koledo IV-V) Family 15 15 VL RDA/HOME 2060 Project Self Sufficiency(11th St) Shelter 9 9 VL RDA/HOME 2045 Sea Aire Apartments Family 36 36 L RDA 2026 Sher Lane Apartments Family 66 66 VL/L/Mod RDA/HOME 2028 Non Assisted Pr sects y " = r; w% k A 1301 Delaware Family 30 3 L/Mod Inclusionary 2031 16791 Roosevelt Family 3 IL Inclusionary 2033 7912 Newman Street Family 13 2 VL/L Inclusionary 2067 Beachview Villa SRO 107 106 VL/L Inclusionary Perpetuity Dunbar Drive Family 4 IL Inclusionary 2069 Main Place Family 29 29 L/Mod Inclusionary 2033 Ocean Aire Apartments Family 65 65 L/Med/Mod Inclusionary 2027 Residences at Bella Terra Family 467 71 VL/Mod Inclusionary 2068 Projects Undid nstruction(April 2015) � 1/s\ 11 FIR Beach&Ocean Apartments Family 173 17 Mod Inclusionary 55 Years Boardwalk Family 487 57 VL/Mod Inclusionary 55 Years Elan Apartments Family 274 27 Mod Inclusionary 55 Years Huntington Beach Lofts Family 385 39 Mod Inclusionary 55 Years Oceana Family 77 77 EL/VL/L HOME/LIHTC/Intl 55 Years TOTALS j 1,715 units Table 34—Assisted Rental Housing Inventory Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 53 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) Item 21. - 59 HB -1310- Provide an assessment of units expected to be lost from the affordable housing inventory for any reason, such as expiration of Section 8 contracts. As documented in the City's 2013-21 Housing Element, the City had two affordable rental projects considered at-risk of converting to market-rate uses prior to 2023 - Huntington Villa Yorba and Huntington Gardens. Both of these projects maintain Section 8 project-based Housing Assistance Plan (HAP) contracts with HUD subject to annual renewals Huntington Villa Yorba is a 198 unit HUD Section 236(j)(1) project, consisting of 192 units with affordability controls In 1994, the project owner filed a revised Plan of Action to Extend the Low Income Affordability Use Restrictions through its application to convert the complex to all Section 8 contracts According to California Housing Partnership's April 2015 update of HUD assisted properties, Huntington Villa Yorba now has a long term contract in place through 2034 With transfer of Huntington Gardens to Living Opportunities Management Company (LOMCO) in 2008, the project's mortgage was extended from 2016 to 2044 However, the Section 8 Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) contracts associated with the project's 185 units were subject to renewal from HUD in April 2015, technically rendering the project at potential risk of conversion. The City's Office of Business Development is has contacted LOMCO and confirmed they are in the process of renewing the project's Section 8 contract for five additional years (through 2020) Does the availability of housing units meet the needs of the population? The available housing units do not meet the needs of low income City residents, as evidenced by the high rates of housing overpayment discussed in the following section on Cost of Housing Describe the need for specific types of housing: The following types of housing are not being provided for in the market without some level of public assistance: • Rental housing affordable to extremely low, low and moderate income households • Rental housing with three or more bedrooms affordable to low and moderate income large households (5+ members) • Studio rental units affordable to low and moderate income single person households • Homeownership housing affordable to the moderate and middle income workforce • Affordable, accessible housing for persons living with disabilities • Permanent supportive housing for persons with special needs, including homeless individuals and families, persons living with HIV/AIDS and their families, transition age (emancipated foster care) youth, persons with chronic mental illness, and others. Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 54 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) xB -1311- Item 21. - 60 Discussion The City of Huntington Beach, the City's former Redevelopment Agency and non-profit partners have played an active role in providing affordable housing not otherwise being provided for in the market Current project examples include Oceana Apartments, providing 78 family units including units for large families; rehabilitation of a nine unit multi-family rental complex to provide transitional housing for Project Self-Sufficiency program participants; and a 42 unit project in the planning stages (sponsored by AMCAL) to include five extremely low income units and eight units reserved for homeless veterans. With the elimination of Redevelopment Agency funds, and reductions in federal HOME funds, the City will be more reliant on outside sources of funds, such as Low Income Housing Tax Credits, to fund future affordable housing activities. As such, the City must also continue to support legislation changes that would address increased funding for affordable housing On May 20, 2015, the City's Office of Business Development issued a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA), announcing the availability of up to $1,000,000 in HOME funds, $1,200,000 in former Redevelopment funds, and $225,000 in City Housing In-Lieu Fees funds Funds available through the NOFA are for the development, rehabilitation and/or preservation of affordable rental housing within Huntington Beach for households earning up to 60% AMI, as well as for tenant-based rental assistance for extremely low income households Projects and programs that address homeless, persons at-risk of homelessness, veteran and senior populations(s) will received a higher score Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 55 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) Item 21. - 61 HB -1312- MA-15 Housing Market Analysis: Cost of Housing - 91.210(a) Introduction Many housing problems such as overcrowding and overpayment are directly related to the cost of housing in a community If housing costs are high relative to household Income, a corresponding high prevalence of housing problems occurs This section evaluates the affordability of housing in Huntington Beach to lower and moderate income households Cost of Housing Base Year. 2000 Most Reic4t7.Year. 2011 %Change `u Median Home Value 292,000 663,900 127% Median Contract Rent 930 1,425 53% Table 35—Cost of Housing Data Source 2000 Census(Base Year),2007-2011 ACS(Most Recent Year) Rent Pais 4 01 Al" Number Less than $500 1,218 4 2% $500-999 2,515 8 6% $1,000-1,499 13,586 46 6% $1,500-1,999 7,864 27 0% $2,000 or more 3,971 13 6% Total 29,154 100.0% Table 36-Rent Paid Data Source 2007-2011 ACS Housing Affordability %Unitsaffordab io Hal holds Rem\, owner Qv ; earning y its ," Aousehoids s Unite Houseb ids 30% HAMFI 735 4,415 No Data 3,255 50% HAMFI 1,645 3,925 965 3,760 80% HAMFI 10,945 6,345 2,005 5,975 100% HAMFI No Data 3,865 3,640 3,900 Total 13,325 18,550 1 6,610 16,890 Table 37—Housing Affordability Data Source 2007-2011 CHAS HAMFI=HUD Adjusted Median Family Income Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 56 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) HB -1313- Item 21. - 62 Monthly Rent onthty Remora $ ,Efficiency(rto 1 edioom< Be r +r Bed rn Be r bedr0017�) c Fair Market Rent (FMR) 1,126 1,294 1,621 2,268 2,525 High HOME Rent 1,076 1,154 1,387 1,594 1,759 Low HOME Rent 843 903 1,083 1,252 1,397 Huntington Beach Market Rents (2014) 1,414 1,559 1,921 2,158 none Table 38—Monthly Rent Data Source HUD FMR and HOME Rents,REALFACTS Huntington Beach Market Overview 4Q2014 Is there sufficient housing for households at all income levels? No, the greatest need remains for extremely low income households, but due to high rent levels, even moderate income households have a difficult time finding housing in Huntington Beach Table 37, Housing Affordability, identifies the number of owner and renter housing units in Huntington Beach affordable to households in each income range, based on an affordability standard of spending no greater than 30% of income on total housing costs Incorporating information into the Table on the number of owner and renter households in Huntington Beach within each income category (derived from the 2007-11 CHAS data in Table 10) provides insight on the shortage of housing units affordable to low and moderate income households. For example, the Table identifies just 2,380 rental units in Huntington Beach affordable to low income (<50% AMI) households, compared to the presence of 8,340 lower income renter households, indicating a need for low income rental housing more than triple the current supply In terms of owner housing, the 2007-11 CHAS identifies just 6,610 affordable homeowner units to meet the needs of 16,890 owner households earning less than 100%AMI Such disparities in household incomes and housing costs results in a large segment of Huntington Beach's population spending greater than 30%of income on housing costs How is affordability of housing likely to change considering changes to home values and/or rents? High prices and low inventory keep home ownership out reach for most Huntington Beach residents. Rents have been pushed to record high levels, at the same time there has been an increased demand for apartments. The "Great Recession" and housing crisis at the end of the last decade resulted in many previous homeowners becoming renters This increased demand for rental housing has placed upward pressure on rents, negatively impacting housing affordability. Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 57 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) Item 21. - 63 HB -1314- How do HOME rents / Fair Market Rent compare to Area Median Rent? How might this impact your strategy to produce or preserve affordable housing? As summarized in Table 38, market rents in Huntington Beach well exceed HOME rents and Fair Market Rent Current rental housing costs were obtained from REALFACTS, a service that provides existing contract rents in properties containing 100 or more units Twenty-eight apartment complexes totaling 6,448 units throughout Huntington Beach were included in the 4th quarter 2014 rent survey The survey documents the following market rents for apartments within the City: Studio $1,414, 1-bedroom: $1,559, 2-bedroom: $1,921, 3-bedroom- $2,158 All of these rent levels fall well above HUD Fair Market Rents (FMRs), with the exception of three bedroom units, which fall just within FMRs However, three bedroom apartments are extremely limited in number, representing less than 2%of the 6,400+ units in the rent survey The high rental market in Huntington Beach primarily impacts the Section 8 rental subsidy program administered by the Orange County Housing Authority, which depends on private landlords who request rent above the payment standards allowed Discussion Housing affordability is based on the relationship between household income and housing expenses. According to HUD and the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), housing is considered "affordable" if the monthly payment is no more than 30% of a household's gross income. Table 39 presents maximum affordable rents by income level and household size, and compares with average apartment rents in Huntington Beach As the table indicates, citywide average rents are above the level of affordability for all extremely low, low and moderate income households. For example, the maximum affordable monthly rent for a three person low-income household is $964, or up to $1,614 for moderate income household, whereas the average rent for a two bedroom apartment is $1,921 1Vlaximiim Affordable Rent After Utilities Allawance* ,y;�y" �ncome revel Studio a " 1 Bedroom Bedroom f, ledt„ . {1 person] =�2"person) \ {3 pars ) (4 persc�r�� Extremely Low Income (0-30%AM I) $416 $471 $531 $559 Low Income (31-50%AM I) $755 $856 $964 $1,040 Moderate Income (51-80%AM1) $1,260 $1,433 $1,614 $1,762 Huntington Beach Average Apt Rents $1,414 $1,559 $1,921 $2,158 Table 39 -Comparison of Market and Affordable Rents *For comparability with advertised rentals, affordable rent calculations subtract the following utility expenses based on OCHA's utility allowance $89 for studios,$108 for 1 bdrms,$120 for 2 bdrms,and$164 for 3 bdrms Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 58 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) HB -1315- Item 21. - 64 Housing sales price statistics reported by Core Logic for February 20153 documented a median sales price of $666,000 for the 134 condominium and single-family homes sold in Huntington Beach during the one month period By way of example, Table 40 presents the maximum affordable purchase price for a four person, middle income household earning 120% of the Orange County median income ($104,650) As illustrated below, the maximum affordable purchase price for a four person household is $492,000, reflecting a "gap" of about $170,000 between the median market sales price of$666,000 in Huntington Beach While there are some older, lower priced units, it is unlikely that few, if any, market rate homes or condos would be affordable to lower- or moderate-income residents (up to 80% AMI) These data illustrate the fact that in beach communities, very large public subsidies are generally required to reduce sales prices to a level that is affordable to low- and moderate-income buyers 4 person, Affordable Housing Cost°` b\ %_ � ��househc►lda ,� Household Income @ 120% Median $104,650 Income Towards Housing @ 35% Income $36,628 Maximum Monthly Housing Cost $3,052 Less Ongoing Monthly Expenses Utilities $124 Property Taxes(1 1%affordable sales price) $450 Insurance $130 HOA Fees, Maintenance&Other $200 Monthly Income Available for Mortgage $2,148 Supportable 30 yr Mortgage @ 4 125%interest $443,000 Homebuyer Downpayment(10%of affordable hsg price) $49,000 Maximum Affordable Purchase Price $492,000 Huntington Beach Median Sales Price $666,000 Table 40 —2014 Orange County Maximum Affordable Housing Cost(120%AMI) Notes 1 35%affordability based on H&S Code Section 50052 5 2 Household income based on 2014 State HCD income limits for Orange County 3 Utilities based on OCHA utility allowance schedule Includes gas,electricity,water and trash 4 Supportable mortgage based on 30 year fixed at 4 15%APR interest Table prepared by Karen Warner Associates, Inc s http Hwww corelogic com/downloadable-docs/dgnews_ca-home-sales_feb2015_v2 pdf Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 59 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) Item 21. - 65 HB -1316- MA-20 Housing Market Analysis: Condition of Housing— 91.210(a) Introduction The term Standard housing condition is defined as a dwelling unit being in conformance with California State Health and Safety codes Under that definition, substandard conditions pursuant to the State Health and Safety Code 17920 3, would Involve a dwelling with any of the following conditions that would pose a danger to health or safety (a) Inadequate sanitation, (b) structural hazards, (c) nuisances, (d) wiring, (e) plumbing, (f) mechanical equipment, (g) faulty weather protection, (h) risk of fire or explosion, and other unsafe conditions A substandard unit is generally considered suitable for rehabilitation if the cost of rehabilitation does not exceed 75% of the unit's replacement value Condition of Units CondiljZ6 of Units &L Owrter-Oc a ied' p enter-Occupied u;,> Number 9 Nim�ier- With one selected Condition 17,700 38% 13,426 46% With two selected Conditions 94 0% 1,100 4% With three selected Conditions 13 0% 37 0% With four selected Conditions 0 0% 0 0% No selected Conditions 28,222 61% 14,591 50% Total 46,029 99% 29,154 100% Table 41-Condition of Units Data Source 2007-2011 ACS Year Unit Built ��tar Unitt0i t�%Wier-f ccupted l eri 3ccp ed 100, E %° ® Number , Dumber 2000 or later 2,792 6% 942 3% 1980-1999 8,595 19% 6,179 21% 1950-1979 33,877 74% 21,090 72% Before 1950 765 2% 943 j 3% Total 46,029 1010/0 29,154 1 99% Table 42-Year Unit Built Data Source 2007-2011 CHAS Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 60 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) HB -1317- Item 21. - 66 Risk of Lead-Based Paint Hazard 'Risk'o ead-Based Piffnw azard'W�, Owner Occ oi I nter-Occup�e , . Qom' �� \`a �' ," ✓ \� ,Number`s �a % �� �.1�1 umbe �:. °lo Total Number of Units Built Before 1980 34,642 75% 22,033 76% Housing Units build before 1980 with children present 1,310 3% 835 3% Table 43- Risk of Lead-Based Paint Data Source 2007-2011 ACS(Total Units)2007-2011 CHAS(Units with Children present) Vacant Units a °Suefo r Suitable o r T©tIM ai;t RehabilitationReab[litatio , Vacant Units 6 0 6 Abandoned Vacant Units 0 0 0 REO Properties 27 0 27 Abandoned REO Properties 0 0 0 Table 44-Vacant Units Data Source City of Huntington Beach Code Enforcement staff,www realtytrac com Need for Owner and Rental Rehabilitation The age of a community's housing stock can provide an indicator of overall housing conditions. Typically housing over 30 years in age is likely to need rehabilitation work to major elements of the structure, such as roofing, siding, plumbing and electrical systems As depicted in Table 42, the majority of Huntington Beach's housing stock exceeds this 30 year benchmark Among owner-occupied housing, 76% of units were constructed prior to 1980, reflective of the proliferation of single-family tract home development in Huntington Beach during the 1960s and 1970s Similarly, 75% of the rental stock was developed more than 30 years ago, this housing typically suffers more wear-and-tear from tenants than owner-occupied housing The community's older housing is also typically its most affordable, making preservation dually important. The Condition of Units in Table 41 presents the number of housing units in Huntington Beach with one or more housing problems, including. 1) lacks complete plumbing facilities, 2) lacks complete kitchen facilities, 3) more than one person per room, and 4) cost burden greater than 30%. As presented, 38%of owner units have one of these problems (or "conditions"), with 46% of renter units with one problem and an additional 4%with two problems. The vast majority of these problems are associated with housing cost burden, rather than household overcrowding or the physical condition of the unit, as confirmed by Table 9 Housing Problems (among households earning up to 100% AMI) which identifies just 420 units in Huntington Beach as lacking complete plumbing or kitchen facilities, and approximately 1,500 overcrowded Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 61 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) Item 21. - 67 HB -1318- households, in comparison to over 21,000 owner and renter households experiencing overpayment In summary, housing that lacks basic kitchen and plumbing facilities is fairly rare in Huntington Beach, and household overcrowding is relatively limited and concentrated primarily within the Oak View neighborhood The advanced age of the majority of Huntington Beach's housing stock supports the need for continued code enforcement, property maintenance and housing rehabilitation programs to stem housing deterioration. In order to maintain adequate housing conditions, the City operates a proactive Code Enforcement Program and Neighborhood Preservation Program, both aimed at eliminating blight and improving the quality of life in Huntington Beach neighborhoods Foreclosures In addition to impact of people losing their homes, foreclosed properties can lead to other problems as these homes are left abandoned, becoming potential blight and criminal concerns Fortunately, the number of mortgage default notices in California has been consistently declining since its peak in 2009, a result of a combination of rising home values, an improving economy and the use of various foreclosure prevention efforts - short sales, loan modifications and the ability of some underwater homeowners to refinance Based on information from www.Realtytrac com, within the City of Huntington Beach, there were 279 single-family home and condominiums units in February 2015 in various states of foreclosure, including 148 units in "pre-foreclosure" having received a notice of mortgage default, 104 having received a notice of a trustee sale, and 27 bank-owned The number of properties in pre-foreclosure in Huntington Beach in February was 6% lower than the same time the prior year The total number of foreclosures in Huntington Beach represented one filing for every 1,509 residential units in the city In comparison, atone foreclosure filing to every 1,358 housing units in the County and one to every 1,104 units in the State, the ratio of foreclosure filings in Huntington Beach is lower than both the State and the region In order to complete Table 41 on vacant and abandoned residential properties in need of rehabilitation or replacement, Huntington Beach Code Enforcement staff have compiled a list of active code enforcement cases As of May 2015, Code Enforcement staff were aware of three properties, totaling six units, that were vacant and in substandard condition. Two of the properties were bank-owned and all were suitable for rehabilitation As indicated in the discussion above, Realtytrac identified a total of 27 bank-owned properties in Huntington Beach, though the condition of these properties is unknown Estimated Number of Housing Units Occupied by Low or Moderate Income Families with LBP Hazards The age of the housing stock is the key variable for estimating the number of housing units with lead-based paint Starting in 1978, the use of lead based paint on residential property was prohibited National studies estimate that 75% of all residential structures contain lead-based paint and that older structures have the highest percentage of lead-based paint As shown in Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 62 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) xB -1319- Item 21. - 68 Table 42, 75% of Huntington Beach's owner-occupied units were built prior to 1980, and of these 34,642 units, just 3% or 1,310 units have occupants that Include children Similarly,; among the City's rental housing, 76% was built prior to 1980 (22,033 units), with children present in just 3% or 835 of these units Pre-1980 housing units with children present pose the greatest threat of lead poisoning. With an estimated 2,145 such households in Huntington Beach, lead exposure among children is not a sizable issue Another risk factor is household income, with lower income households having a greater risk of exposure The 2007-11 CHAS identifies 37% of Huntington Beach's households as earning less than 80% AMI (refer to Table 8), translating to an estimated 21,000 low and moderate households residing in the City's approximately 57,000 pre-1980 housing units Discussion As documented in Huntington Beach's 2013-21 Housing Element, City Code Enforcement staff conducted a Citywide windshield survey in 2007 to identify neighborhoods with deteriorated or deteriorating housing condition s4 The survey examined the exterior and publicly visible areas of units, rating each unit as "good", "fair" or "poor" based on several categories, such as roof, paint, and landscaping The scores of all features were then combined and an overall rating given to the property As indicated in Table 45, of the 55,129 units surveyed, 91% were rated as "good", 8% as "fair", and 1% as "poor" Thus, the City has nearly 5,000 units rated fair to poor in need of some level of rehabilitation Overall Ciindition #'of'Units '` 90a of nits' Rating ``Surveyed urviiiV daj Good 50,356 91% Fair 4,455 8% Poor 318 1% Total 55,129 100% Table 45:Summary of Housing Conditions Data Source City of Huntington Beach City-wide Housing Condition Survey,2007 In conjunction with the housing conditions survey, City staff also identified deteriorated areas based on observed violations of the Uniform Housing Code This effort was undertaken to determine geographical areas meeting the U S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) guidelines to utilize Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding 4 The City has adopted the following definition of deteriorating area "Any area of the City which contains a substantial number of buildings or properties maintained in such a manner that substandard conditions,as defined by Chapter 10 of the 1997 California Uniform Housing Code, are in existence or are likely to be observed, and/or exhibit other factors and conditions believed to indicate, influence, or contribute to the deterioration of buildings properties" Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 63 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) Item 21. - 69 HB -1320- for special code enforcement and preservation activities in deteriorating areas From this survey, staff Identified four geographical areas that met the criteria for a deteriorating area, as well as meeting the CDBG national objective of serving low and moderate Income households5- ➢ Bolsa Chica—Hell ➢ East—Central ➢ South - Central ➢ Southeast Within these four areas, 78% of units were found to have some level of deterioration, Including 24% with low deterioration, 40% with medium deterioration, 6% with high deterioration, and 8% with very high deterioration While these four areas comprise approximately 20% of Huntington Beach's total housing stock (13,200 units), they were responsible for 42% of all code enforcement activity and 51%of all code violations recorded citywide These four areas of concentrated deteriorated housing have been designated as Special CDBG Code Enforcement areas, and have become the focus of increased code enforcement and neighborhood preservation efforts to improve the quality of life and condition of housing (refer to Figure 5 in Appendix B) In 2012, the East-Central Special CDBG Code Enforcement Area was expanded westward to encompass the area north of Warner between Springdale and Goldenwest. Code enforcement staff have identified one housing complex and two apartment complexes in this area with approximately 658 units in "fair" condition 5 With release of HUDs updated 2014 Low and Moderate Income Summary Data, several of the census block groups within the four Special CDBG Code Enforcement areas no longer qualify as low and moderate income (minimum 47 83% low/mod households) Thus,for the time being,the City will no longer fund code enforcement in these areas using CDBG funds, and is evaluating conducting an income survey to potentially re-qualify certain neighborhoods as low and moderate income Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 64 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) HB -1321- Item 21. - 70 MA-25 Public and Assisted Housing— 91.210(b) Introduction The following section discusses the Housing Assistance Voucher (formerly Section 8) rental assistance program administered by the Orange County Housing Authority (OCHA), consisting of 1,008 vouchers for low income households in use in the City of Huntington Beach (February 2015) The City's inventory of 1,715 units of assisted rental housing, and units at risk of conversion to market rate, is discussed in the earlier section MA-10. OCHA does not have any public housing in Huntington Beach Within the overall Housing Assistance Voucher rental assistance program, OCHA administers several specialized HUD programs The three specialized programs active in Huntington Beach are Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing, Shelter Plus Care, and Family Unification Each of these programs is described below, and the number of participants in the City identified • The Housing and Urban Development-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD- VASH) Program provides permanent housing subsidies and case management services to homeless veterans with mental and addictive disorders through a collaboration of the Departments of Housing and Urban Development and Veteran Affairs A total of 580 HUD-VASH vouchers have been awarded to the Orange County Housing Authority (OCHA)to date, with 59 (10%) in use within Huntington Beach. • The Shelter Plus Care (S+C) Program is designed to assist homeless disabled individuals and families in safe, affordable permanent housing, maintain residential stability, increase life skills, obtain greater self-sufficiency and advance the goals of ending chronic homelessness OCHA currently administers rental assistance & supportive services for over 600 formerly homeless and disabled households accomplished through a collaborative effort with various Care providers throughout Orange County Within Huntington Beach, 45 formerly homeless disabled households are assisted through S+C. • The Family Unification Program (FUP) provides housing assistance to families for whom the lack of adequate housing is a primary factor in the separation of children from their parents Under FUP, rental assistance is provided to families for whom the lack of adequate housing would result in 1) the imminent placement of the family's child or children in out-of-home care, or 2) the delay in the discharge of the child or children to the family from out-of-home care Fifteen families in Huntington Beach are assisted through the FUP program. OCHA last opened its Housing Choice Voucher waiting list in February 2012, during which it received 48,298 applications for assistance Of the total applicants, 24,756 were living within Orange County, 3,262 were working in the County but living elsewhere, and 20,280 were living and working outside the County A total of 1,930 applicants living in Huntington Beach are on the waiting list (including 541 elderly and 403 disabled households). Waiting list statistics Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 65 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) Item 21. - 71 HB -1322- highlight both the tremendous need for affordable housing in Huntington Beach, and the need to assist a variety of family needs from differing demographics The data indicates the need to serve special needs populations that are disabled and/or homeless, as well as the need to serve the growing senior citizen population. Totals Number of Units ,^ Ir " Certificate Mo lc" ibile, � �� <� "fou rs � WA � �je�b" Housing oxa� Pioieck�- aenan#- "aa s 5peraalPuip` �tcirher . Ad a� ased led Veterans family Disbieil z k A0 irs '"M uni$cation L *y �� Supportive Program > � 0�& Housing a #of units vouchers available 1,008 1,008 59 15 5 #of accessible units *includes Non-Elderly Disabled,Mainstream One-Year,Mainstream Five-year,and Nursing Home Transition Table 46—Total Number of Units by Program Type Data Orange County Housing Authority,February 2015 Source Describe the supply of public housing developments: Not applicable Describe the number and physical condition of public housing units in the jurisdiction, ! including those that are participating in an approved Public Housing Agency Plan: Not applicable. Describe the restoration and revitalization needs of public housing units in the jurisdiction: Not applicable Describe the public housing agency's strategy for improving the living environment of low- and moderate-income families residing in public housing: Not applicable Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 66 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) xB -1323- Item 21. - 72 (D N MA-30 Homeless Facilities and Services —91.210(c) w Introduction Table 47 on the following page presents an Inventory of emergency shelter, transitional, and permanent supportive housing facilities located within Huntington Beach, as well as in the surrounding communities of Costa Mesa, Santa Ana, Fountain Valley and Westminster. Transitional housing is Intended to facilitate the transition of homeless individuals and families to permanent housing, This type of housing limits the length of stay and re-circulates the assisted unit to another eligible individual or family. Supportive housing is defined as permanent rental housing linked to a range of support services designed to enable residents to maintain stable housing. A total of 4,342 beds were counted as part of the 2014 ©range County Continuum of Care (CoC) Housing Inventory, with 140 beds specifically available within Huntington Beach, as presented in Table 47. The narrative which follows describes these facilities, as well as homeless services available to Huntington Beach's homeless and at- risk population x W r Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 57 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) Facilities and Housing Targeted to Nameless Households EA' ency She#ter Bids = rt Tran 41onal Hnersing Beds Permanent support►r+ using Beds g` Year and Voucher/Sea, I/ su"rrent�saNew r,Currel ttNiww alder g, • aa � menu Cu rent iuevap, overflrrw Bede P Households with California Hispanic Colette's Children's Home American Family Adult(s)and Commission Wisteria #1/#2/eairyview Housing Permanent Children) House(Santa Ana)—12 (Huntington Beach)-55 Housing#2 (Huntington Beach)—35 Catholic Worker Isaiah Mercy House Regina House House (Santa Ana)—21 American Family (Santa Ana)—12 Housing Permanent Orange Coast Interfaith Shelter Housing Collaborative Colette's Children's Home (Santa Ana)—24 (Westminster)—35 Emergency Housing W Program Orange Coast Interfaith Shelter- Mercy House San Miguel (Fountain Valley)—5 Stage One Transitional Housing (Santa Ana)—4 Program(Costa Mesa)—34 Y, Human Options/Second Step (Costa Mesa)-50 CD N Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH fib .i OMB Control No 25%-0117(exp 07/31/2015) J CD t..] r r. <. a E�m a cy h6roi eds' ran5itional Housing Beds Permanen ppio ive� ou in eds Year Ro d Beds ri oucher a sonal P Curie &IVew Curie , l4ew Ondlr Curie evir t3verfI ed iaeirelo rnent Households with Salvation Army Colette's Children's Home#1/#2 m American Family Only Adults Hospitality House (Huntington Beach)—12 Housing Permanent (Santa Ana)—SO Housing#2 AIDS Services Foundation (Huntington Beach)—5 (Santa Ana)—9 OCHA 2009 New Shelter Colette's Children's Home Plus Care TRA Project (Fountain Valley)—10 (Huntington Beach)-21 Mercy House Emmanuel/Joseph American Family House(Santa Ana)-42 Housing Permanent Housing Collaborative Straight Talk Inc,Start House (Westminster)—4 (Santa Ana)—7 John Henry Foundation The Villa Center(Santa Ana)-2 Scattered Site u, Permanent Housing c3 WISEPlace Second Stage Housing (Santa Ana)—30 Project/Steps to Independence (Santa Ana) 35 Mercy House San Miguel (Santa Ana)— Veterans Veterans First VA-GPD (Santa Ana)—31 Unaccompanied Community Services Youth Program Huntington Beach Youth Shelter (Huntin on Beach)-12 Table 47-Facilities and Housing Targeted to Homeless Households Data Source 2014 Orange County Continuum of Care(CoQ Housing Inventory Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 69 OMB Control No 2566-03.17(exp 07/31/2015) Describe mainstream services, such as health, mental health, and employment services to the extent those services are use to complement services targeted to homeless persons The City of Huntington Beach is Committed to addressing homelessness In March of 2014, the City Council conducted a study session on homelessness in the community, including a presentation by the Executive Director of the Orange County Commission to End Homelessness and the City's Police Chief Subsequently, the City contracted with City Net, a collaborative organization, to conduct research on the scope and scale of the homeless issues in Huntington Beach, provide an asset map of homeless services and resources, and deliver recommendations about how to strategically leverage existing assets and resources in the community to address the problem City Net's findings and recommendations are summarized below: 1. The City possesses an abundance of non-profit organizations, faith congregations, local businesses, and community groups that are eager for collaborative solutions to ending homelessness in Huntington Beach 2 The groups listed above are decentralized both structurally and geographically 3 The City should invest in coordinating these resources without aggregating them of investing in heavy infrastructure 4 A proactive connection should be established between the non-profit and faith communities to City safety personnel and other first responders 5. The City should invest in a multi-sector Collective impact Collaborative which would meet regularly to achieve goals over the course of 12-months. Following contracting with City Net, a former Huntington Beach Mayor coordinated the "Huntington Beach Homeless Collaborative" comprised of various homeless service providers and faith based organizations. The Collaborative conducts monthly meetings at the Central Library with the purpose of: gathering resource information useful in dealing with the homeless issue, developing an information and referral system for Collaborative members; establishing partnerships with the City, and coordinating activities between homeless service providers City staff from the Police Department, Community Services, and the City Manager's Office/Office of Business Development attend these meetings The City's Police Department recently engaged the services of the Coast to Coast Foundation, a non-profit Police Officer Liaison Program (POLP) designed to eliminate resource barriers and support law enforcement homelessness teams Coast to Coast partners with police departments throughout Orange County, providing a model that balances enforcement with outreach Resources include: Homeless Liaison Officer (HLO) kits for daily patrol, 24/7 locker locations kits, homeless relocation, trained outreach team, community campaign/education and empowerment in support of law enforcement The City's Police Department is currently working with Coast to Coast to create a volunteer program specifically designed to the needs of Huntington Beach The Office of Business Development is currently applying for CDBG public service funds (for FY 2015/16) to fund a new Homeless Coordinator position to serve as the City's point person for homeless issues. The Homeless Coordinator will act as liaison with non-profit organizations and Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 70 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) xB -1327- Item 21. - 76 for-profit groups such as mental health centers, hospitals, churches, shelters, addiction centers and rehabilitation programs The Coordinator will assist the Police Department in locating shelter beds for the homeless and rehabilitation (detox) beds for those in need of assistance In addition, this position will help to coordinate City services regarding homeless encampments and public information The City Council has been studying the formation of a Homeless Task Force, and at their March 16, 2015 meeting confirmed the establishment of a seven member Task Force The appointed Homeless Task Force will coordinate homeless/housing efforts and provide City support/guidance regarding services The Homeless Task Force will include the Collaborative Members created by former Mayor Ralph Bauer and will be coordinated by the Office of Business Development with assistance from the Police Department's Homeless Outreach Coordinator (if funded through CDBG) The Task Force will keep the City Council apprised of issues/services and make recommendations as needed List and describe services and facilities that meet the needs of homeless persons, particularly chronically homeless individuals and families, families with children, veterans and their families, and unaccompanied youth. If the services and facilities are listed on screen SP-40 Institutional Delivery Structure or screen MA-35 Special Needs Facilities and Services, describe how these facilities and services specifically address the needs of these populations. The City's Office of Business Development, Police and Community Services Department work together to maximize resources and share information to serve the local homeless population, and are active in the Orange County Continuum of Care and its regional approach to homelessness issues. The City's strategy is to continue to support a continuum of programs, including homeless supportive services, emergency shelter, transitional housing, permanent affordable housing, and homeless prevention services The following highlights some of the City's current activities to support homeless and extremely low income households at-risk of homelessness • The City contracts with Community Services Programs, Inc for operation of the Huntington Beach Youth Shelter, a 12 bed emergency shelter facility open 24 hours a day, seven days a week serving at-risk and homeless youth The Youth Shelter provides 2 to 4 week stays for youth ages 11-17, providing various counseling and life skills training to help reunite youth with their families, or in some cases, referrals to other long term housing options • The City has provided funding to support the establishment of two transitional housing facilities -the six unit interval House and eight unit (48 bed capacity) Colette's Children's Home - both for battered/homeless mothers with children and chronically homeless women Support services provided include job development and retention training, parenting and life skill training, financial planning and assistance, case management services, counseling, and more • The City has also partnered with Collette's Children's Home in the acquisition and rehabilitation of a 10 unit apartment complex, and development of an adjacent vacant Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 71 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) Item 21. - 77 HB -1328- parcel with six units, providing long term affordable housing to very low income families • American Family Housing (AFH) located immediately north of the City, provides a continuum of services to Huntington Beach residents, including emergency shelter in coordination with local churches, transitional housing in scattered site locations; and permanent affordable rental housing. The City has provided HOME funds to AFH to rehabilitate 12 units on scattered sites in the Oakview neighborhood and provide units at affordable rents for extremely low to very low income families The City is also partnering with AFH to provide rental assistance to approximately 10 low income households through AFH's Supportive Housing Program • The City has partnered with Orange County Community Housing (OCCHC) to purchase and rehabilitate eight apartment buildings, providing 52 units of permanent affordable housing for extremely low and very low income families • The City's Project Self-Sufficiency program supports extremely low to low income single- parents to gain economic independence from public assistance through personal development, education, and job training Project Self-Sufficiency maintains a food pantry and links participants with needed clothing, furniture, used computers, cars and affordable housing, and serves an average of 30 Huntington Beach families on a monthly basis Program participants are given priority for available units in OCCHC's nine unit apartment project on 11th street for which they pay just 30% of their income for rent. In fiscal year 2014/15, the City provided $305,000 in HOME funds for rehabilitation of the apartment complex • Beach Cities Interfaith Services (BCIS) coordinates the provision of a variety of financial and human services for the homeless and persons at-risk of homelessness in Huntington Beach. The organization provides sack lunches for homeless individuals and grocery allotments for persons with housing, and serves an average of 1,200 persons monthly. Other services offered include. utility assistance, food/clothing, personal hygiene kits, counseling/referrals,transportation assistance, mail box service, and financial assistance for prescriptions. • Build Futures, located in Downtown Huntington Beach, began in 2009 to address the gap in services and housing options for homeless youth ages 18 to 24 in Orange County The Agency's mission is to take these kids off the street and provide stable and safe housing and the services, resources and support they need to obtain and maintain stable housing, employment, self-sufficiency and long term independence. The program provides a structured, step by step program of intervention tailored to each client combined with a one-on-one supportive relationship Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 72 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) HB -1329- Item 21. - 78 MA-35 Special Needs Facilities and Services—91.210(d) Including the elderly,frail elderly, persons with disabilities (mental, physical, developmental), persons with alcohol or other drug addictions, persons with HIV/AIDS and their families, public housing residents and any other categories the jurisdiction may specify, and describe their supportive housing needs Elderly and Frail Elderly As presented previously in Table 34, Huntington Beach has seven senior housing projects providing over 680 rental units affordable to a mix of very low, low and moderate income households The State Community Care Licensing Division identifies 58 residential care homes for the elderly in Huntington Beach, providing 883 beds for seniors 60 years of age and over (April 2015) The majority of these residential care facilities are small (6 or fewer beds) "board and care" homes, with four larger assisted living facilities Huntington Terrace (185 beds), Merrill Gardens (150 beds), Sea Cliff Health Care Center (84 beds), and Sunrise of Huntington Beach (142 beds). These residential facilities provide care, supervision and assistance with activities of daily living, such as bathing and grooming, and may also provide incidental medical services For those seniors who live on their own, many have limited incomes and as a result of their age may not be able to adequately maintain their homes The City administers a Housing Rehabilitation Program that provides low interest loans and emergency grants to assist lower income homeowners in making needed repairs Mobilehomes are also eligible for emergency rehabilitation grant assistance, a large number of which are occupied by seniors. The Huntington Beach Recreation/Human Services Cultural Division operates the Rodgers Senior Center and adjacent Senior Outreach Center Programs offered include recreational and social activities, a congregate and home delivered meals program, preventative healthcare, transportation services, and supportive services The Senior Outreach Center specifically focuses on programs and services to support independent living for frail or homebound seniors. A new, 45,000 square foot senior center is currently under construction with anticipated completion in Summer 2016, and will better serve the City's growing senior population The Huntington Beach Council on Aging (HBCOA) was formed in 1973 with the mission of enhancing the dignity and quality of life of the City's senior population through comprehensive services, education and advocacy. HBCOA publishes the monthly newsletter OUTLOOK on Active Aging, providing information on monthly activities at the Senior Center and community resources for seniors living in Huntington Beach Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 73 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) Item 21. - 79 HB -1330- Persons with Disabilities The Table below Identifies some of the organizations In or near Huntington Beach that serve persons with physical, developmental and mental disabilities 'r£ a ' C1rganization Na a pry f Serviice Provided. ;: P0040ati©n Se ed Ability First-Newport Mesa Center After School enrichment Developmentally disabled programs for children with youth developmental disabilities Alzheimer's Family Services Center Provides dementia-specific adult Persons with dementia and day health care,caregiver their families support,and education outreach Blind Children's learning Center of Braille instruction,occupational Children from birth to 12` Orange County and communication therapies, grade and vision services Dayle McIntosh Center for the Disabled Skills training,adaptive life skills, Disabled persons (DMC) resource/referrals,transitional youth services,etc Goodwill Industries of Orange County Vocational evaluation,training, Adults with physical, and employment opportunities psychiatric,and developmental disabilities John Henry Foundation Medically supervised residential Mentally disabled persons facility Mental Health Association of Orange Medication support, case Mentally disabled persons County management,vocational rehabilitation,etc No Ordinary Moments,Inc. Coordinates the OC Regional Developmentally disabled Center to provide services to persons developmentally disabled Operates a supported living program and a mobile intervention unit/crisis team Orange County Arc Educational,vocational,and life Developmentally disabled skills training adults Project Independence Support for independent living, Developmentally disabled day programs, positive behavior persons supports, recreational and vocational resources Providence Speech and Hearing Center Complete diagnostic and Persons with speech and treatment services hearing impairments Regional Center of Orange County Educational and vocational skills Developmentally disabled training,resources and referrals adults United Cerebral Palsy Association of Support group, life skills training Persons with cerebral palsy Orange County,Inc. and similar disabilities Visiting Nurse Association Home Health Home-based nursing, III, injured,or physically Systems rehabilitation,etc disabled persons Vocational Visions Health-related services and job Developmentally disabled placement support adults Table 48-Inventory of Facilities and Services for the Disabled and Mentally III Population: Huntington Beach and Surrounding Areas Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 74 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) HB -1331- Item 21. - 80 1 The living arrangements for persons with disabilities depends on the severity of the disability Many persons live at home in an independent environment with the help of other family members. To maintain Independent living, disabled persons may require assistance This can include special housing design features for the physically disabled, income support for those who are unable to work, and in-home supportive services for persons with medical conditions Accessible housing can also be provided via senior housing developments The State Community Care Licensing Division (April 2015) identifies four small family homes for children with mental, developmental or physical disabilities (18 bed capacity); one group home for youth (12 person capacity); and one adult residential facility (4 person capacity) in Huntington Beach that provide 24-hour non-medical care Substance Abuse Facilities And Services The Orange County Health Care Agency Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services (ADAS) provides a range of outpatient and residential treatment programs designed to reduce or eliminate the abuse of alcohol and other drugs within the community Services include crisis intervention, assessment and evaluation, individual, group and family counseling, HIV education, pre- and post-test counseling, and voluntary testing; TB education, counseling and testing; referrals to other programs when indicated, and outreach to schools and the general community. Specialized programs provide services for pregnant and parenting women, persons who require methadone maintenance and detoxification, adolescents, persons who have been dually diagnosed with substance abuse and mental health problems, and individuals referred by the Orange County Drug Court. The County's Alcohol and Drug Education and Prevention Team (ADEPT) offers education and training to community groups, organizations, and schools on alcohol and other drug (AOD) prevention. Substance abuse services available to Huntington Beach residents include: • Orange County Drug & Alcohol Treatment Centers — Outpatient, Short Term and Long Term Residential for a mix of mental health and substance abuse services • Heritage House Centers—Outpatient alcohol and drug treatment services • Seacliff Recovery Center — Substance abuse treatment and detoxification through Hospital Inpatient, Short Term and Long Term Residential services. • Hired Power Personal Recovery Assistants —Work one-on-one with clients to overcome addictive behaviors through outpatient services. • Connor Ranch—Alcohol, Detox, Recovery, Residential drug rehab center One of the consequences of Proposition 47, which downgraded drug possession and minor thefts to misdemeanors in California, is the inability to mandate drug diversion programs for drug abusers facing felony charges Law enforcement officials report that they have lost an important tool to deal with those offenders, who remain free to get high again or steal to support their habits Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 75 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) Item 21. - 81 HB -1332- HIWAIDs As the most populous city in Orange County, Santa Ana receives and administers the federal Housing Opportunities for persons with AIDS (HOPWA) for the entire County The County's Health Care Agency is also responsible for administering federal grants provided by the Department of Health and Human Services and for collecting data on HIV/AIDS patients HOPWA funds are utilized to support a variety of activities on a regional basis These services include the following • Supportive services and housing offered via contracts with the Orange County Health Care Agency, including ✓ Short-term emergency housing and/or utility assistance ✓ Transitional housing ✓ Housing coordination services ✓ Medical detoxification-bed services • Tenant based rental assistance administered by the Santa Ana Housing Authority (available for residents countywide) Since 1993, HOPWA funds have been used to develop 94 new housing units for persons with HIV/AIDS in Orange County In addition, HOPWA funds were recently awarded to Mercy House for rehabilitation of a four-bedroom home in unincorporated Anaheim, with two of the bedrooms set aside for disabled individuals with HIV/AIDS Describe programs for ensuring that persons returning from mental and physical health institutions receive appropriate supportive housing CA Health and Safety Code Section 1262 prohibits a mental health patient to be discharged from facilities including psychiatric, skilled nursing, and hospitals without a written aftercare plan The Orange County Health Care Agency determines when and where clients diagnosed with serious and persistent mental illnesses are discharged from either inpatient stays or outpatient services. The County contracts with a number of inpatient providers who provide a range of levels of care Contracts state that state law mandates regarding "anti-dumping" policies are followed to ensure that patients are not discharged to the streets or other living arrangements that are considered unsuitable for human habitation County Health Care Agency determines when and to where clients diagnosed with serious and persistent mental illnesses are discharged from either inpatient stays or outpatient services The County contracts with a number of inpatient providers and contracts with them to follow the mandates of state laws in regard to "anti-dumping" policies Patients leaving inpatient settings are assessed for level and type of residential setting. They might be placed in Adult Residential Facilities or Residential Facilities for the Elderly if over age 60 for care and supervision. Some are placed in more enhanced licensed facilities such as contracted Residential Rehabilitation beds, or programs (STEPS) which include placement in either a "basic" ARF or a Res Rehab Others might be discharged back to a former residence or family home Others are linked to clinics where they are placed in supported short-term housing Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 76 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) xB -1333- Item 21. - 82 programs or room and boards or other Independent living arrangements, for those capable of living on their own and who are funded or working Patients determined to be able to live Independently, are assisted Into S+C or MHSA units as they become available A number of agencies work together in various roles to ensure housing for the mentally III in Orange County Each plays a different but coordinating role The Continuum of Care, OC Community Services, Orange County Health Care Agency, Mercy House, Friendship Shelter, all of the Inpatient programs serving County of Orange clients, Community Care Licensing, the California Hispanic Commission on Drugs and Alcohol, and the Illumination Foundation are among the most active Specify the activities that the jurisdiction plans to undertake during the next year to address the housing and supportive services needs identified in accordance with 91.215(e) with respect to persons who are not homeless but have other special needs. Link to one-year goals. 91.315(e) Huntington Beach, as a community, plans to undertake the following activities during the next year to address the housing and service needs of its special needs population by: allocating CDBG funding for activities and programs, through partnerships and collaborations; and engaging service providers and local non-profits in order to meet the service needs A list of these activities is described below. For entitlement/consortia grantees: Specify the activities that the jurisdiction plans to undertake during the next year to address the housing and supportive services needs identified in accordance with 91.215(e) with respect to persons who are not homeless but have other special needs. Link to one-year goals. (91.220(2)) See above Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 77 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) Item 21. - 83 xB -1334- MA-40 Barriers to Affordable Housing—91.210(e) Negative Effects of Public Policies on Affordable Housing and Residential Investment The following Table summarizes the primary barriers to the provision of affordable housing in Huntington Beach, and the City's strategy to address each Impediment "�� oh �9 Barrrer DescrErptrora 5t lategy a„ 1_ �. MARKET High Cost of Land The Beach and Edinger Corridors Specific Reduce per unit land costs by Plan documented land values at allowing for higher densities $70/square foot for condominiums and within the Downtown and $50/square foot for apartments,the Beach/Edinger Corridors Specific Downtown Specific Plan also documents Plans Maintain an inventory of high land prices in the City Desirability vacant and underutilized of area (demand), combined with limited residential and mixed use sites, remaining supply of developable land, and provide to developer with ensures real estate prices remain high information on available incentives High Market Sales The median sales price of all homes sold Implement inclusionary housing Prices (single-family and condominium) in requirements on new ownership February 2015 was$660,000,well developments Utilize resale beyond the level affordable to low and controls on subsidized moderate income households, and the ownership units Advertise majority of Huntington Beach's ownership programs and workforce services offered through outside Agencies on the City's website High Market Rents/ A REALFACTS rent survey(4Q 2014) Utilize HOME, Inclusionary Low Vacancy in Lowest documents average rents of$1,559 for a Housing Trust Funds, RDA Cost Units 1 bedroom and $1,921 for a 2 bedroom Successor housing funds (if unit, above the level affordable to low available)to assist in purchase and moderate income households The or development of multi-family lowest cost rental units have the most for provision as affordable competition. rentals Implement inclusionary requirements/in-lieu fees on new rental developments Age of Housing Stock Housing stock in older neighborhoods in Continue to implement housing danger of being lost to marketplace rehabilitation programs for single-and multi-family housing as a means of preserving the existing,generally lower cost housing stock Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 78 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) HB -1335- Item 21. - 84 Descrip#toia\ k: $#ra#168Cr1eC egy; ' il GOVERNMENTAL Project Review Process The processing time required to obtain Implement actions Identified in the development permit approval is often City's Housing Element to cited as a significant factor contributing streamline multi-family review to the high cost of housing Projects procedures Provide for up to requiring discretionary approvals by the 2,100 residential units within the Planning Commission, such multi-family Beach and Edinger Corridors projects with 10+ units, take an average Specific Plan of 4 to 6 months Development Fees The City collects various fees from Continue to offer fee reductions development to cover the costs of for projects with deed-restricted processing permits and providing services affordable units Waive and facilities However,fess contribute application processing fees for to the cost of housing and can constrain projects with a minimum 10% the development of lower priced units extremely low income units Continuing Decline in Dissolution of Redevelopment Agencies, Continue to advocate for and Sources of Housing changes in tax laws,and decline in state pursue federal, state, local and Funds and federal funds limit amount of private funding sources for assistance available to support housing affordable housing activities SOCIAL/POLITICAL NIMBY/Exclusivity Some neighborhood resistance to higher Continue to focus highest densities density residential development in commercial districts and outside However, strong community established residential participation, high quality design and neighborhoods Continue strong project management has provision of high quality affordable minimized opposition to affordable housing with ample opportunities housing for neighborhood input on project design Table 49-Barriers to Affordable Housing Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 79 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) Item 21. - 85 xB -1336- MA-45 Non-Housing Community Development Assets—91.215 (f) Introduction The tables and narrative that follow describe the local economic condition of Huntington Beach and compares the ability of the local work force to satisfy the needs of local business. The tables give data on the primary Industries in the City,the total population in the labor force, the unemployment rate, occupations by sector, travel time to work, the educational attainment of Huntington Beach residents by age, and median earnings Economic Development Market Analysis Business Activity 1. -Business by 58c�o'r �" Nunnber of � Numiier of Share of Share ofjobs Jobs less' r= Workers Jobs 1 Workers % workers;,, s , y 9;, %#. Agriculture, Mining, Oil &Gas Extraction 716 128 1 0 -1 Arts, Entertainment, Accommodations 9,663 10,040 13 16 4 Construction 3,382 3,218 4 5 1 Education and Health Care Services 10,087 5,547 13 9 -4 Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate 6,312 3,161 8 5 -3 Information 2,229 1,104 3 2 -1 Manufacturing 8,959 13,610 12 22 11 Other Services 3,497 3,196 5 5 1 Professional, Scientific, Mgmt Services 8,781 4,203 12 7 -5 Public Administration 2 0 0 0 0 Retail Trade 9,055 8,383 12 14 2 Transportation and Warehousing 2,458 816 3 1 -2 Wholesale Trade 5,283 3,116 7 5 -2 Total 70,424 56,522 -- -- -- Table 50-Business Activity Data 2007-2011 ACS(Workers),2011 Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics(Jobs) Source Labor Force Total Population in the Civilian Labor Force 106,981 Civilian Employed Population 16 years and over 98,448 Unemployment Rate 798 Unemployment Rate for Ages 16-24 2333 Unemployment Rate for Ages 25-65 568 Table 51-Labor Force Data Source 2007-2011 ACS Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 80 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) HB -1337- Item 21. - 86 %I c upati FF p hor ;; Nurb er fP'eo Ie" : � a Management, business and financial 32,500 Farming,fisheries and forestry occupations 3,492 Service 7,371 Sales and office 26,811 Construction,extraction, maintenance and repair 6,101 Production,transportation and material moving 3,763 Table 52—Occupations by Sector Data Source 2007-2011 ACS Travel Time Travel Time � ��x \' <Number' r 'Per`centage < 30 Minutes 52,532 58% 30-59 Minutes 31,873 35% 60 or More Minutes 6,512 7% Total 90,917 100% Table 53-Travel Time Data Source 2007-2011 ACS Education: Educational Attainment by Employment Status (Population 16 and Older) Educational Attainment _ Inoabo Force a r m Clvillan mPioyed, Unempli y �N in L6%&fo Less than high school graduate 4,095 491 1,794 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 11,756 1,040 4,174 Some college or Associate's degree 29,592 2,837 6,819 Bachelor's degree or higher 37,019 1,753 6,361 Table 54-Educational Attainment by Employment Status Data Source 2007-2011 ACS Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 81 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) Item 21. - 87 HB -1338- Educational Attainment by Age F, 4e y 1$=-24 yrs 25-34 yr" a 135-44 yrs 45-65 yrs,4 65+yrs Less than 9th grade 71 603 494 1,505 1,207 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,324 1,146 770 1,862 1,438 High school graduate,GED, or alternative 4,169 3,735 4,759 8,476 6,535 Some college, no degree 8,110 6,781 6,780 13,734 6,319 Associate's degree 1,333 2,764 2,907 6,282 2,363 Bachelor's degree 1,459 7,828 7,452 13,833 5,172 Graduate or professional degree 106 3,153 4,039 8,932 4,040 Table 55-Educational Attainment by Age Data Source 2007-2011 ACS Educational Attainment-Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months Educational Attainment V Median Earnings in the Pask,42 Months . Less than high school graduate 19,629 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 36,603 Some college or Associate's degree 44,092 Bachelor's degree 63,250 Graduate or professional degree 80,315 Table 56-Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months Data Source 2007-2011 ACS As presented in Table 50, in Huntington Beach, the local economy includes the following primary industries • Manufacturing (24%of Jobs) • Arts, entertainment, and accommodations (18% of Jobs) • Retail trade (15% of Jobs) • Education and health care services (9% of Jobs) • Professional, scientific, and management services (7%of Jobs) The 2010 Census estimates that Jobs in manufacturing comprise nearly 25% of all Jobs in Huntington Beach mainly due to several major companies being located there such as Boeing, Quicksilver, Cambro Manufacturing, and C&D Aerospace, which together employ approximately 7,500 persons, according to the City's Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy Jobs in arts, entertainment, and accommodations represent 18% of all Jobs, while an additional 15% of all Jobs are in retail trade The high concentration of Jobs in these two industries is indicative of Huntington Beach's prosperous tourist economy With beautiful beaches along the Pacific Ocean, combined with a wide variety of entertainment options, Huntington Beach Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 82 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) HB -1339- Item 21. - 88 welcomes over 11 million tourists throughout the year The City boasts top-class restaurants, shopping, hotels, resorts, spas and a thriving downtown district The downtown district includes an art center, an eclectic shopping district, and the International Surfing Museum The City is also host to several special events each year including a very popular Independence Day Parade, the U S Open of Surfing, the AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Series, the, an Annual Cruise of Lights Boat Tour, and a Main Street Halloween Celebration, to name a few Jobs in education and health care, and professional, scientific, and management services round out the top five industries in Huntington Beach Describe the workforce and infrastructure needs of the business community: With nearly a quarter Huntington Beach's employment base in the manufacturing industry, and another 33% of the retail and arts/entertainment/accommodations industries, a large segment of the City's economy does not necessarily require an educated workforce However, as indicated in Table 55, 81% of Huntington Beach's employed workforce has at least some college education Nearly half (45%) of the employed population has a Bachelor's degree or higher. Furthermore, approximately 75% (113,387 persons) ages 18 and over have at least some college experience Persons with a Bachelor's degree or higher make up 37% of the 18+ years population Huntington Beach has adequate transportation infrastructure to support its growing manufacturing and tourism business community The City is served by three major freeway/highways - Interstate 405, Pacific Coast Highway (Highway 1), and Beach Boulevard (Highway 39) running through the heart of Huntington Beach Regional bus service is offered through the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) , with 16 bus routes currently in Huntington Beach and the number of routes and lines adjusted by OCTA based on ridership patterns Major bus lines, such as Greyhound and Trailways, also provide transportation to the area For passenger service, Amtrak stations are located in Santa Ana and Anaheim, each approximately 20 minutes away. The Union Pacific Railroad serves the City's Gothard Street with freight transportation to this industrial corridor that forms the central spine of the community This rail service permits direct line shipment to the Midwest and Northwest. And lastly, the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles are located 18 miles northwest and provide worldwide access to the global marketplace The Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles are committed to promoting maritime commerce and international trade The City recognizes the importance of providing a transportation system that supports the economic vitality of the City The Goldenwest Transportation Center at the intersection of provides multiple bus routes and park-and-ride facilities serving transit riders A second park- and-ride facility is located at The Boeing Corporation campus Both the City and OCTA operate Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 83 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) Item 21. - 89 xB -1340- demand responsive services OCTA runs the ACCESS program, while both the City and OCTA operate the Senior Services Mobility Program Describe any major changes that may have an economic impact, such as planned local or regional public or private sector investments or initiatives that have affected or may affect job and business growth opportunities during the planning period. Describe any needs for workforce development, business support or infrastructure these changes may create. How do the skills and education of the current workforce correspond to employment opportunities in the jurisdiction? In general, Huntington Beach has an amply educated workforce, with 81% of its labor force completing some college/receiving an associate degree (37%) or attaining a bachelor's degree or higher (44%) This accommodates the educational need of the City's leading occupations Management/business/finance is the largest occupational sector among Huntington Beach's workforce, employing approximately 41% (32,500 persons) of the labor force The second largest occupation, sales and office, employs 33% of the labor force (26,811 persons) With 19% of the labor force having a high school diploma or less, these persons may be employed in the service or retail sector earning minimum wage, and could benefit from job training, opportunities The City of Huntington Beach has partnered with the business community to develop three Business Improvement Districts (BID's) within the City A BID is a defined area within which businesses pay an additional tax (or levy) in order to fund projects within the district's boundaries BID's are developed to improve the image of Huntington Beach and work to attract, retain, and expand business in their specific industries The Auto Dealers BID was formed in 1992 and has since operated and maintained an electronic reader board to promote the Huntington Beach Boulevard of Cars, and has also opened the "Boulevard of Cars Store" that offers visitors and shoppers with the latest information on makes and models of new cars available through Auto Dealers BID members In 2004, the City and downtown Huntington Beach merchants formed the Huntington Beach Downtown Business Improvement District as a method to market the downtown area The City Council most recently formed the Huntington Beach Tourism Business Improvement District (TBID) (formerly known as the Hotel/Motel BID), designed to provide specific benefits directly to lodging businesses by increasing room night sales The TBID funds marketing, sales promotions, and destination product development to increase overnight tourism The District programs market Huntington Beach as a tourist, meeting and event destination, thereby increasing overnight room sales. The three BIDS will continue to promote job and business growth in the 2014/15 — 2019/20 Consolidated Plan period Describe any current workforce training initiatives, including those supported by Workforce Investment Boards, community colleges and other organizations. Describe how these efforts will support the jurisdiction's Consolidated Plan. Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 84 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) HB -1341- Item 21. - 90 The City of Huntington Beach supports a variety of economic development activities that help to create and retain jobs for low- and moderate-income households. Activities supported include a commercial property locator, employment assistance in the form of referrals to resources for finding and training employees; financial assistance through the Small Business Administration, business counseling and training via a litany of not-for-profit Orange County agencies, technical assistance in permits, trademarks, environmental review, and taxes; and export and trade assistance Micro-enterprise assistance, job training services, and technical assistance are some areas that may warrant consideration for funding during the Consolidated Plan period In 2014, the City of Huntington Beach Office of Business Development completed the preparation of a new Economic Development Strategic Plan The purpose of the Strategy is to identify the highest priority economic objectives in Huntington Beach, and to recommend strategies that can lead to definable and measurable progress The Strategy serves as a roadmap to increase the overall wealth and prosperity of the businesses and residents in the community Each of the four core objectives is supported by a series of specific strategies and recommended actions for the Office of Business Development, with coordination among various City departments The core objectives are 1 Foundational Economic Development Initiatives 2 Diversifying the Huntington Beach Economy 3 Improving the Financial Stability of the City of Huntington Beach 4 Increasing the Prosperity of Huntington Beach Residents and Business Owners Annually, the Office of Business Development, working with all departments, will create an implementation plan to meet the Strategies and recommended actions The Strategy will be evaluated regularly against key performance measures In terms of workforce training initiatives, the City's Library has implemented a Workforce Literacy Program at two hotel sites in the City, offering English speaking, reading, and writing skill development for workers, many of whom are residents The goal of the program is to promote literacy and improved job skills The Library has submitted a proposal for 2015-16 CDBG funding to expand the program to other employers throughout the community, but due to a lack of public services funding, the program will wait for future authorization and implementation The Community for Entrepreneurship & Leadership at Golden West College is a new endeavor to support workforce and economic development. The program is a collaborative of the Oak View Renewal Partnership, a nonprofit organization that provides assistance to residents of Oak View (a low-income neighborhood in Huntington Beach), and Golden West College The program will provide both leadership development and enterprise development for small business, social enterprise and micro enterprise for the Oak View community, as well as for other residents in Huntington Beach CIELO, located in the former campus library, will provide business incubator space for entrepreneurs to set up a temporary office and receive mentorship as they grow their businesses. Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 85 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) Item 21. - 91 HB -1342- Does your jurisdiction participate in a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS)? If so, what economic development initiatives are you undertaking that may be coordinated with the Consolidated Plan? If not, describe other local/regional plans or initiatives that impact economic growth. As described above, Huntington Beach has prepared a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy which Identifies the City's highest priority economic development objectives, and establishes goals, policies and recommended actions that set the framework for short term (0-2 years), mid-term (3-5 years), and long-term economic decisions The Strategy contains a diverse range of core objectives and goals that support the City's Economic Development vision to focus on the retention, attraction and expansion of the business community, consistent with the City Council's Strategic Goals to "Enhance Economic Development" and "Improve Financial Stability " The City has 15 core economic development objectives that fall under four main categories 1 Foundational Economic Development Initiatives • Develop a strong brand identity that builds on the existing"Surf City USA" image • Maintain a consistent, business-friendly environment • Provide relevant, real-time economic data and performance indicators for decision makers 2 Diversify the Local Economy • Identify opportunities to grow established sectors such as technology manufacturing and technology services, support early-stage growth in "creative economy" industries such as film and advertising • Improve retailing and lodging opportunities within Huntington Beach. • Expand the range of recreational opportunities in the city that would attract various sports and recreation teams and events throughout the year • Enhance Huntington Beach's current economic strengths in the tourism, automotive sales, and industrial technology sectors • Support the local-serving social assistance and health care industries as the Huntington Beach population continues to age 3 Improve Financial Stability • Improve financial stability of the city by increasing public revenues through continued infrastructure investment and targeted development assistance • Identify opportunities to revitalize and modernize older properties located in Huntington Beach's business districts through economic development revolving funds and use of former tax increment 4. Increase Prosperity of the Community • Strengthen city labor force through job training and skills development initiatives • Expand the scope of existing public-private partnerships • Improve jobs-housing balance and provide a range of housing opportunities Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 86 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) xB -1343- Item 21. - 92 • Expand transit opportunities and attractive pedestrian-oriented environments • Strengthen cultural Institutions within the city, to promote an enriched civic life With a total of 53 strategies developed to address the above objectives, the City may choose to utilize CDBG funds to assist in implementation For example, the enhancement of public services, commercial fagade programs and assistance with tenant improvements, job training and literacy programs, street improvements, technical assistance, business incubator support, and job retention and attraction services are all activities which can implement in the City's Economic Development Strategy and are eligible uses for CDBG funding Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 87 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) Item 21. - 93 HB -1344- MA-50 Needs and Market Analysis Discussion Are there areas where households with multiple housing problems are concentrated? (include a definition of"concentration") Low and moderate Income households are most Impacted by housing problems in Huntington Beach Based on the City's demographic and Income characteristics, Huntington Beach is considered an exception City by HUD, and thus rather than the standard 51% minimum, a low and moderate income concentration is defined as a census block group in which a minimum of 47 83% of households earn 80% or below the area median income The census block groups that meet this exception criteria are depicted in Figure 2 - Low and Moderate Income Areas, located in Appendix B As reflected in this Figure, low and moderate income concentrations are generally clustered around the central north/west spine of the City Certain minority populations are also more affected by multiple housing problems in Huntington Beach As shown in Table 57, among households earning up to 80% of the Area Median Income (AMI), Hispanic and Asian households evidence a greater percentage of housing problems than households that are White Table 57-Huntington Beach Housing Problems by Race/Ethnicity a Househc►Ids I*ar '�g o-80'1 Area Median i me(Ai17!!) Way 0 r ?\ White Non- Total Hispanic Asian y Hispanic Total Households 27,670 19,170 4,775 2,920 Households with any 19,930 13,420 3,695 2,210 housing problems % Racial/Ethnic Group with 72% 70% 77% 76% any housing problems Table reflects compilation of housing problems by race/ethnicity and income derived from the 2007-2011 CHAS, as presented previously in Tables 15-18 Housing problems include 1) Lacks complete kitchen facilities, 2) Lacks complete plumbing facilities, 3) >than one person per room(overcrowded),or 4)Cost Burden>than 30% A minority concentration is defined as a census block group with greater than the County average of minority population (55 9%) Figure 3 (located in Appendix B) depicts minority concentrations in Huntington Beach Under this definition, nine census block groups are identified as having a concentration of minorities The majority of these areas are located on either side of Beach Boulevard, between Talbert and Edinger All but one of these block groups correspond to the City's low and moderate income areas (refer to Figure 2) Are there any areas in the jurisdiction where racial or ethnic minorities or low-income families are concentrated? (include a definition of "concentration") Refer to response above Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 88 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) HB -1345- Item 21. - 94 What are the characteristics of the market in these areas/neighborhoods? The majority of Huntington Beach's low and moderate Income neighborhoods coincide with the City's four Special Code Enforcement areas due to high levels of housing deterioration Within these four areas (Bolsa Chica-Heil, East-Central, South-Central, and Southeast), the City's housing conditions survey identified 78% of units as evidencing some level of deterioration, including 24% with low deterioration, 40% with medium deterioration, and 8% with very high deterioration. These areas are the focus of increased code enforcement and neighborhood preservation activities by the City to improve the quality of life and condition of housing. Are there any community assets in these areas/neighborhoods? Huntington Beach has numerous public parks and neighborhood community centers within its low and moderate areas/neighborhoods For example, the Oak View Family and Community Center and Gymnasium offers a variety of recreation, education, human and family services. The Oak View Branch Library serves as a resource to the neighborhood, and offers a Family Literacy Program with individualized tutoring The City utilizes CDBG funds to improve these facilities to better serve neighborhood residents Are there other strategic opportunities in any of these areas? As previously described in Section MA-45, the Center for Entrepreneurship & Leadership at Golden West College is a new endeavor to support workforce and economic development The program is a collaborative of the Oak View Renewal Partnership and Golden West College, and will provide both leadership development and enterprise development for small business, social enterprise and micro enterprise for the Oak View community, as well as for other residents in Huntington Beach The Center will provide business incubator space for entrepreneurs to set up a temporary office and receive mentorship as they grow their businesses Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 89 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) Item 21. - 95 HB -1346- Strategic Plan SP-05 Overview Strategic Plan Overview The Housing and Community Development Strategy is the centerpiece of the Consolidated Plan The Strategy describes • General priorities for assisting households • Programs to assist those households in need • Five-year objectives identifying proposed accomplishments The Strategic Plan also addresses the following areas- Financial resources • Anti-poverty strategy • Lead-based paint hazard reduction • Reduction of barriers to affordable housing • Institutional Structure/Coordination among agencies In establishing five-year priorities for assistance with CDBG and HOME funds, the City of Huntington Beach has taken several factors into consideration. 1) those households most in need of housing and community development assistance, as determined through the Consolidated Plan Needs Assessment, Agency consultation, Community Needs Survey, and public participation process; and 2) the extent of other non-federal resources and programs available to address the needs Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 90 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) HB -1347- Item 21. - 96 SP-10 Geographic Priorities—91.215 (a)(1) General Allocation Priorities Describe the basis for allocating Investments geographically within the jurisdiction Huntington Beach is an urbanized coastal community located in northwestern Orange County, California Much of the Clty's residentially designated land has already been developed Future residential development rests primarily upon the recycling of existing parcels and infill development Surrounding Huntington Beach are the cities of Seal Beach to the northwest, Westminster to the northeast, Fountain Valley and Costa Mesa to the east, Newport Beach to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest The City utilizes CDBG and HOME funds for projects and programs operated citywide However, the majority of CDBG-funded infrastructure and facility projects are targeted to the most-needy neighborhoods those census tracts where 47 83% or more of the residents are low- or moderate-income Specifically for Special Code Enforcement activities, the City has identified deteriorated areas based on observed violations of the Uniform Housing Code This effort was undertaken to determine geographical areas meeting HUD guidelines to utilize CDBG funding for special code enforcement and preservation activities in deteriorating areas From this survey, staff identified four geographical areas that met the criteria for a deteriorating area, as well as meeting the CDBG national objective of serving low and moderate income households (refer to Figure 5 in Appendix B) • Bolsa Chica—Heil • East—Central • South—Central • Southeast These four areas of concentrated deteriorated housing have been designated as Special CDBG Code Enforcement areas, and have become the focus of increased code enforcement and neighborhood preservation efforts to improve the quality of life and condition of housing With release of HUDs updated 2014 Low and Moderate Income Summary Data, however, several of the census block groups within the four Special CDBG Code Enforcement areas no longer qualify as low and moderate income (minimum 47 83% low/mod households) Thus, for the time being, the City will no longer fund code enforcement in these areas using CDBG funds, and is evaluating conducting an income survey to potentially re-qualify certain neighborhoods as low and moderate income Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 91 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) Item 21. - 97 HB -1348- SP-25 Priority Needs - 91.215(a)(2) Priority Needs Table 58-Priority Needs Summary P is raty1fi eed'Name, r,ority�, "'Popuiatiori ' Goals lei c res3ir s 'iI 1, , ;, Priority Housing Needs High Extremely Low Preserve Existing and Create New Low Affordable Housing Moderate ✓ Acquisition/Rehabilitation Middle ✓ New Construction Large Families ✓ Housing Rehabilitation Families with Children Loan Program Elderly& Frail Elderly ✓ Housing Rehab Loan Administration ✓ Tenant Based Rental Assistance Sustain and Strengthen Neighborhoods ✓ Special Code Enforcement Priority Homeless Needs High Homeless Support Social Service Agencies Unaccompanied Youth that Assist Homeless Populations ✓ Homeless Outreach Program ✓ Project Self-Sufficiency Priority Special Needs High Elderly& Frail Elderly Support Social Service Agencies Populations that Assist Special Needs Populations ✓ Senior Outreach Program ✓ Congregate Meals Program Priority Community High Non-housing Community Preserve Existing Public Facilities Facilities Development ✓ Oak View Classrooms Project ✓ Other Community Center/Facility Improvement Projects Priority Infrastructure High Non-housing Community Provide for Needed Infrastructure Needs Development Improvements ✓ ADA Curb Cuts Maintenance Zone 12 ✓ Other Infrastructure Improvements Priority Community High Extremely Low Provide Needed Community Services Low Services to Low/Mod Persons Moderate ✓ Children's Bureau Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 92 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) HB -1349- Item 21. - 98 Families with Children ✓ Oakview Family Literacy Elderly& Frail Elderly ✓ Fair Housing Services Persons with Disabilities Economic Opportunity Other Businesses Provide Economic Opportunity ✓ Section 108 Loan Repayment ✓ Other Economic Opportunity Programs Other Community High Other Planning for Housing and Development Needs Community Development ✓ CDBG Administration ✓ HOME Administration Narrative In establishing five-year priorities for assistance with CDBG and HOME funds, the City of Huntington Beach has taken several factors into consideration 1) those households most in need of housing and community development assistance, as determined through the Consolidated Plan needs assessment, consultation, and public participation process, 2) which activities will best meet the needs of those identified households, and 3) the extent of other non-federal resources and programs available to address these needs Huntington Beach's primary source of funds used to address the community's housing needs are HOME and Section 8 CDBG funds are directed almost entirely towards community development activities The unmet housing needs identified in this section are based on 2010 census statistics of households with housing problems compiled as part of the CHAS Databook Huntington Beach's priority non-community development needs include unmet community facility, infrastructure, public service, economic development, and planning needs Identified needs and priorities reflect the results of input from various City departments, as well as input from agency consultations and the citizen participation process Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 93 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) Item 21. - 99 xB -13s0- SP-30 Influence of Market Conditions—91.215 (b) Influence of Market Conditions %Affekdable; M ; `�`; arket Char�t+�t+er'stics tt� l 'Dili influent101 = Housing Type _ hie u` cif funds available for Etting t1►Pe� Tenant Based TBRA is the fastest way to provide affordable housing to those in need as it Rental Assistance partners existing rental housing owners with voucher holders With over 11,700 (TBRA) low and moderate income renter households cost burdened, and over 1,900 applicants on OCHA's Section 8 waiting list,the need for additional rental assistance is substantial The challenge is that the use of TBRA is completely dependent on landlords'willingness to accept tenant-based rental assistance and to participate in a contractual relationship with Subgrantees, OCHA and/or HUD In addition, Fair Market Rent levels are well below actual rents TBRA for Non- Similar market characteristics that influence the use of TBRA above are applicable Homeless Special to the use of TBRA to serve persons with special needs, such as veterans and Needs senior citizens However, special needs populations, on average,are likely have an even greater need for TBRA than the general low and moderate income population An additional market characteristic that may influence the use of TBRA for special needs tenants is the willingness and ability of service providers to assist TBRA clients to remain stable in their housing New Unit As documented in the Needs Assessment, 80%of low and moderate income Production renter households are cost burdened,with 45%severely cost burdened These households would theoretically qualify for new affordable housing if sufficient resources existed to build them The cost of land, labor and materials affects the total development costs and the number of units the City can support in any given year While funds are limited,the City will use regulatory tools-such as flexible development standards, density bonus and other incentives-to support in the expansion of needed affordable housing Rehabilitation Within the City's four special CDBG code enforcement areas, a housing conditions survey identified 78%of the units as having some level of deterioration While the 13,000+ units these four areas comprise approximately 20%of the City's total housing stock,they were responsible for 51%of all code violations recorded citywide Low and moderate income households occupying units in substandard condition and/or with the presence of lead based paint would theoretically qualify for rehabilitation assistance if sufficient resources existed The City prioritizes limited CDBG and HOME resources for rehabilitation and code enforcement within these enhancement areas Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 94 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) xB -1351- Item 21. - 100 Acquisition, With 11,700 low and moderate Income Huntington Beach renter households cost including burdened and nearly 2,000 overcrowded,these households would theoretically preservation qualify for newly acquired and rehabilitated affordable housing if sufficient resources existed Typically the City's rehabilitation resources support combined acquisition and rehabilitation projects in partnership with non-profits that leverage City dollars with other funding sources The cost of land, labor and materials affects the total development costs and the number of units that the City can support in any given year Another critical issue that influences the use of funds to acquire properties for the creation or preservation of affordable units is the lack of a permanent source of financing The elimination of the Huntington Beach Redevelopment Agency,coupled with continued reductions in the HOME entitlement, makes addressing priority housing needs more challenging Table 59—Influence of Market Conditions Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 95 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) Item 21. - 101 xB -1352- SP-35 Anticipated Resources - 91.215(a)(4), 91.220(c)(1,2) Introduction The City faces an enormous challenge in marshaling the resources necessary to implement its Plan The table below summarizes the major sources of funding available to carry out housing and community development activities during this Consolidated plan period Asa federal entitlement jurisdiction, Huntington Beach receives HOME and CDBG funds directly from HUD The City's annual HOME entitlement is $377,687 and annual CDBG funds total $970,561 While HOME funds are directed entirely towards affordable housing activities, CDBG funds are typically directed towards community development activities The City is also exploring using a portion of its CDBG Revolving Loan Fund towards economic development and ADA compliance activities. To the extent permitted under fair housing law,the City's goal is to fund activities that provide preference to residents and persons that work in the City of Huntington Beach. r� w ca Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 96 i a-- OMS Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) a� CD tJ Y' Anticipated Resources C� ed IVarrat vie Qe `criptibn W Program Source ses of Funds �' ExpiL tad Amo Iht Available Year u,",a u�0f 'nual � E° Program P Year'- Total" Amoui�t'� .;` -, funds Allo on income, Resources: Available Riarriainder o Ct�nPlan a' Ws Section 8 HUD Rental Subsidy CDBG Public- Acquisition, $970,561 $0 $137,703 $1,108,264 $3,882,244 Entitlement funds Federal Planning, allocation plus Economic estimated program Development, income plus prior-year Housing, resources Public Improvements, Public Services HOME Public- Acquisition, $377,687 $0 $787,169 $1,164,856 $1,510,748 Entitlement allocation Federal Homebuyer plus estimated program assistance, income and prior-year Homeowner resources rehab, Multifamily rental new construction, Multifamily rental rehab, New construction for ownership,TBRA CDBG Revolving Public- Homeowner $0 $110,000 $1,480,586 $1,590,586 $0 Loan payoffs(program Loan Fund Federal Rehab I I I income) Table 60-Anticipated Resources Consolidated Plan H U NTI NGTON BEACH 97 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) Explain how federal funds will leverage those additional resources (private, state and local funds), including a description of how matching requirements will be satisfied Federal funds play a crucial role in implementing the Consolidated Plan Local private and non-federal funds are usually insufficient to meet the heavy demand for housing and services in our community Agencies receiving CDBG and HOME funds use those funds as a commitment to receiving other funding sources. Likewise,the City also leverages other resources among the formula grant programs For example, the HOME program is matched by a variety of sources, including- private and public investment including the use of low income housing tax credits other future sources of matching funds include. inclusionary housing in-lieu fees, residual receipts from loans of the farmer Redevelopment Agency; and a State SERAF loan repayment of former Redevelopment Low/Mod Housing Funds (one-time payment) HUD requires a 25% match on HOME funds drawn down for affordable housing Historically, the City has met the match requirement with the use of former Huntington Beach redevelopment tax increment funds that were layered with HOME funds in developing affordable housing While redevelopment tax increment funds are no longer available for future match requirements, the City has been utilizing a match surplus derived from prior contributions by the former Huntington Beach Redevelopment Agency in developing affordable housing developments.They City's match surplus is approximately$2,126,062 If appropriate, describe publicallly owned land or property located within the jurisdiction that may be used to address the needs identified in the plan Not applicable. Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 98 OM8 Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/3112015) C7 SP-40 Institutional Delivery Structure—91.215(k) Explain the institutional structure through which the Jurisdiction will carry out its consolidated plan including private industry, non-profit organizations, and public institutions �Fd Responsible ntity +esponsib a Er ity '-Roe Gecigraphi r rea Se�ry n 0,0 Huntington Beach Office Government Affordable Housing, Jurisdiction of Business Economic Development Development, Neighborhood Improvements, Homelessness, Planning Huntington Beach Government Public Facilities, Jurisdiction Community Services Public Services Department Huntington Beach Government Code Enforcement Jurisdiction Planning and Building Department Huntington Beach Police Government Homelessness Jurisdiction Department Orange County Housing PHA Section 8 Rental Countywide Authority(OCHA) Subsidy Fair Housing Foundation Non-profit Public Services Countywide Organization Orange County Regional Organization Homelessness Countywide Continuum of Care Homeless and Special Non-Profit Agencies Public Services Varies Needs Services Providers Table 61-Institutional Delivery Structure Public Agencies The City of Huntington Beach strives to foster and maintain relationships with other agencies to establish an institutional structure that maximizes its resources The City's Office of Business Development (previously known as the Economic Development Department) is the primary City department responsible for the implementation of the Consolidated Plan Staff implements the Consolidated Plan activities through the following City departments: Office of Business Development • Business Development Division — Oversees Job creation, business retention, business attraction efforts, and provides administration and oversight of the City's CDBG and Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 99 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) Item 21. - 105 HB -1356- HOME funding programs WIII serve as staff to the new Council appointed Homeless Task Force. • Housing Division - Recommends housing projects to City Council, conducts the Housing Rehabilitation Loan Program, acquisition, and works with the City's Planning Department on Affordable Housing requirements for new construction Public Works Department • Oversees and implements street improvements, and public facilities upgrades for ADA compliance. Planning and Building Department • Planning Division — Oversees General Plan and zoning that regulate development within the City Provides special code enforcement in the CDBG Enhancement Areas and provides information to owners regarding the Housing Rehabilitation Loan Program. • Building Division - Oversees the permitting process for all new construction, remodeling, and other required building codes and standards This department is also responsible for land use planning, zoning and other land use controls Community Services Department • Recommends to City Council funding prioritization for local service needs. Administers a variety of social services for senior citizens at the City's Senior Center and Seniors' Outreach Center Police Department • Dedicated officers work with organizations to locate resources for homeless The new CDBG funded Homeless Coordinator position will be housed within the Police Department. Finance Department • Works closely with the Office of Business Development and other city departments that utilize CDBG funds to ensure timely expenditure of funding and accurate accounting of the funds received and expended Citizen Participation Advisory Board (CPAB) The mission of the CPAB is to submit recommendations to City Council on allocations for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds. The CPAB strives to represent diverse views on socioeconomic issues related to low- and moderate-income individuals. To that end, low-income residents and members of minority groups are encouraged to apply to the City for appointment to the CPAB when vacancies arise, so that members of minority groups can be substantially represented Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 100 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) HB -1357- Item 21. - 106 Along with staff, the Board is responsible for assessing the needs of the community(particularly those of low- and moderate-income households), evaluating and prioritizing projects pertaining to the Five-Year Consolidated Plan and other City plans, and providing recommendations to City Council. Nonprofit Organizations The City works with a number of nonprofit organizations to provide affordable housing and support services These include, but not limited to • AIDS Services Foundation OC • AltaMed Services • Alzheimer's Family Services Center • American Family Housing • Beach Cities Interfaith Services (BCIS) • Children's Bureau • Collette's Children's Home • Community Care Health Centers • Community SeniorSery • Community Services Programs (CSP) • Fair Housing Foundation • Habitat for Humanity • Huntington Beach Council on Aging • Huntington Beach Library • Huntington Beach Senior Services • Interval Housing • Jamboree Housing • Mercy House • Off the Street • Project Self Sufficiency • Project Self Sufficiency Foundation Assess of Strengths and Gaps in the Institutional Delivery System Huntington Beach is characterized by a capable and extensive housing and community development delivery system. Strong City and County agencies anchor the federal programs and housing and community development programs the City is able to support In the community, there is a large network of experienced non-profit organizations that deliver a full range of services to residents The Office of Business Development maintains direct communication with other City departments when revising or updating housing policies, issues and services Through daily contact and inter-working relations, City staff implements programs and services and tracks Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 101 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) Item 21. - 107 xB -1358- Issues of concern This process allows easy access to data on building activity, housing conditions, code requirements, zoning, growth issues, employment trends, and other demographic data In addition to the City's internal network, through its federal entitlement and other resources, Huntington Beach interacts with various non-profit agencies and public service groups in the delivery of programs These agencies are assisted by City staff in planning programs and projects, ensuring activity eligibility and costs, complying with federal regulations and requirements, and monitoring the timely expenditure of annually allocated program funds The City requires agencies to submit quarterly and annual reports to meet federal requirements, and periodically conducts sub-recipient audits and on-site reviews Furthermore, the City of Huntington Beach performs project monitoring of all rent restricted affordable units assisted with HOME, CDBG, and former Redevelopment Agency housing funds • Annually, audits are performed to ensure compliance with regulatory agreements and affordability covenants, and • Periodic, on-site visits are conducted, which will include a property inspection and an in- depth review of the rent restricted affordable unit files assisted with HOME, CDBG, and the former Redevelopment Agency As part of the Consolidated Plan process, the City received input from numerous housing and public service agencies through a combination of consultation workshops, interviews and a Needs Assessment Survey These agencies provided valuable input into the identification of needs and gaps in service, and in development of the City's five year Strategic Plan. Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 102 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) xB -1359- Item 21. - 108 Availability of services targeted to homeless persons and persons with HIV and mainstream services Hciineiessness P'reVentia`n Huai ble in the TargetsN,to _ ,erg ete o Peo le cervices , Cmu,ri� ome es `tf►HtV a . Homelessness Prevention Services Counseling/Advocacy x x X Legal Assistance x Mortgage Assistance Rental Assistance x x Utilities Assistance x Street Outreach Services Law Enforcement x Mobile Clinics x Other Street Outreach Services x Supportive Services Alcohol & Drug Abuse X X Child Care X X Education X X Employment and Employment X X Training Healthcare X X HIV/AIDS X X Life Skills X X Mental Health Counseling X X Transportation X x Table 62-Homeless Prevention Services Summary Describe how the service delivery system including, but not limited to, the services listed above meet the needs of homeless persons (particularly chronically homeless individuals and families,families with children, veterans and their families, and unaccompanied youth) Homeless Prevention Services • Project Self-Sufficiency - Supports extremely low to low income single-parents to gain economic independence from public assistance through personal development, education, and job training Project Self-Sufficiency maintains a food pantry and links participants with needed clothing, furniture, used computers, cars and affordable housing. • Interval House - This six unit transitional housing facility in the heart of Huntington Beach provides safe housing for women and children recovering from domestic violence Near major transportation routes, shopping, and services, the 3-bedroom apartments all have enclosed patios and in-unit laundry facilities Interval House Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 103 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) Item 21. - 109 HB -1360- Crisis Shelters provides their residents counseling, education programs, and assistance in becoming self-sufficient • Collette Children's Home - The eight unit Colette's Children's Home provides transitional housing for battered/homeless mothers with children and chronically homeless women Support services provided Include job development and retention training, parenting and life skill training, financial planning and assistance, case management services, counseling, and more • Seniors Outreach Center - Provides services that assist elders in the city with their physical, emotional and nutritional needs through professionally trained staff and volunteers The Outreach Center, adjacent to the Huntington Beach Seniors Center, focuses on programs and services for frail or homebound seniors to promote safety, self-sufficiency and independence • Oak View Community Center - The Children's Bureau, a non-profit agency, provides a variety of family support and youth development services at the Oakview Community Center, including parent education classes, in-home parenting support and case management, health education and health access assistance, domestic violence prevention and intervention, literacy programs, homework clubs, tutoring, youth clubs, teen programs and clubs, community enrichment and culturally sensitive activities. Supportive Services • Community Service Program Huntington Beach Youth Shelter - The Youth Shelter offers a short term crisis intervention residential program with the goal of family reunification Children at risk of homelessness, institutionalization, incarceration, or hospitalization are given emergency shelter, meals, 24-hour supervision, individual, group and family counseling, academic tutoring, prevention, education, and life skills development activities as well as aftercare services • Beach Cities Interfaith Services (BCIS) - Coordinates the provision of a variety of financial and human services for the homeless and persons at-risk of homelessness in Huntington Beach The organization provides sack lunches for homeless individuals and grocery allotments for persons with housing Other services offered include utility assistance, food/clothing, personal hygiene kits, counseling/referrals, transportation assistance, mail box service, and financial assistance for prescriptions. BCIS is in the process of developing an intake/case management and referral system for the homeless, with the goal of functioning as a multi-service center for the homeless in Huntington Beach • American Family Housing (AFH) - Provides a continuum of services to Huntington Beach residents, including emergency shelter in coordination with local churches, transitional housing in scattered site locations; and permanent affordable rental housing The City previously provided HOME funds to AFH for capacity building of AFH's Supportive Housing Program Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 104 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) HB -1361- Item 21. - 110 • Build Futures - Located in downtown Huntington Beach, began in 2009 to address the gap in services and housing options for homeless youth ages 18 to 24 in Orange County The Agency's mission is to take these kids off the street and provide stable and safe housing and the services, resources and support they need to obtain and maintain stable housing, employment, self-sufficiency and long term independence The program provides a structured, step by step program of intervention tailored to each client combined with a one-on-one supportive relationship • Salvation Army Family Service Office - From their Emergency Family Services Office in Huntington Beach, the Salvation Army provides a variety of supportive services for those in need, such as emergency utility bill and rental assistance, clothing and household items,transportation assistance, free food and school supplies • Huntington Beach Community Clinic - Medical care offered is primary, preventative and chronic care services Some of the secondary health care assistance provided includes annual exams, Well-Child Checks, and application and eligibility for programs such as Medicare • Mental Health Association of Orange County - Provides three mental health clinics, three recovery clubhouses, a homeless multi-service center, a youth mentoring program and referral services to persons suffering with mental health issues Outreach Services • Police Officer Liaison Program - The City's Police Department homelessness teams, comprised of four to six officers, provide street outreach twice monthly The Department has engaged the services of the Coast to Coast Foundation, a non-profit Police Officer Liaison Program (POLP) designed to eliminate resource barriers and support law enforcement homelessness teams. Resources provided include: Homeless Liaison Officer (HLO) kits for daily patrol, 24/7 locker locations kits, homeless relocation, trained outreach team, community campaign/education and empowerment in support of law enforcement The City's Police Department is currently working with Coast to Coast to create a volunteer program specifically designed to the needs of Huntington Beach. • AltaMed Mobile Unit - The new AltaMed Medical and Dental Mobile Unit provides preventative health care, and services Beach Cities Interfaith Services (BCIS) on a weekly basis Services provided include: well-child medical exams; immunizations and hearing tests for children; general dentistry, and nurses and physician assistants to take care of patients' medical needs • Straight Talk Inc., Start House / H.O.M.E., Inc. — Offers housing assistance to persons with HIV/AIDS in Orange County. The program provides 24-hour supervised housing, dietary control, medication stability, self-esteem building, and NA/AA classes. • Veterans First—With facilities in Anaheim, Garden Grove, and Santa Ana, Veterans First offers permanent and transitional housing with a total of 122 beds for disabled veterans, female veterans, and families of at-risk or deployed vets. The program also provides case management, life coaching and life skills classes, help with accessing Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 105 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) Item 21. - III HB -1362- benefits such as VA or Cal-Vet, food; education, employment training, and job placement assistance Describe the strengths and gaps of the service delivery system for special needs population and persons experiencing homelessness, including, but not limited to, the services listed above Coordination between public agencies providing housing resources, assisted housing providers, private and governmental health, mental health and human service agencies are critical to the delivery of viable products/services In an effort to enhance coordination, the City is a member of the Orange County Commission to End Homelessness The primary gap in Huntington Beach's service delivery system is a function of the significant cuts in public and private funding and associated reductions in service Loss of Redevelopment Agency funding, and funding cuts in the CDBG and HOME programs over the last several years, combined with the increased demand for services stemming from the prolonged economic recession and high levels of unemployment, has resulted in significant gaps in service Provide a summary of the strategy for overcoming gaps in the institutional structure and service delivery system for carrying out a strategy to address priority needs The City will work with non-profit agencies, for-profit developers, advocacy groups, clubs, and organizations, neighborhood leadership groups, City departments and with the private sector to implement the City's five-year strategy to address the priority needs outlined in the Consolidated Plan for Fiscal Years 2015/16 — 2019/20 As described further under the Homelessness Strategy (Section SP-60), the Office of Business Development is currently applying for CDBG public service funds (for FY 2015/16) to fund a new Homeless Coordinator which will serve as liaison with non-profit organizations and for-profit groups such as mental health centers, hospitals, churches, shelters, addiction centers and rehabilitation programs In addition, the City is establishing a Homeless Task Force to help coordinate homeless/housing efforts and provide City support/guidance regarding services Engaging the community and stakeholders in the delivery of services and programs for the benefit of low to moderate residents will be vital in the overcoming gaps in service delivery. The City will also utilize public notices, Community Workshops and Meetings (as appropriate), the City's website, and other forms of media to deliver information on carrying out the Consolidated Plan strategies Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 106 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) HB -1363- Item 21. - 112 CD lV ' SP-45 Goals Summary - 91.215(a)(4) w Svrt Ord Goal Nate Start End - " "�MAategary 7�ographlc Weeds' " Funding XGoal©........i tcome1ndicator Year'` Year. Ara AddressedI.Homeowner Units Rehabilitated— 8 Household Housing Units $400,000 (Acquisition/Rehab/New Construction) (CDBG) Preserve Existing Priority Tenant-Based Rental Assistance and Create New Affordable $790,586 50 Households 1 Affordable 2015 2019 Housing Citywide Housing Needs (CDBG RLF) (TBRA Program) Housing $2,486,759 Homeowner Units Rehabilitated— (HOME) 75 Household Housing Units (Housing Rehabilitation Loan Program, Housing Rehab Loan Administration) Sustain and 2015 2019 Non-Housing Special Code Priority Housing Code Enforcement/ Gd 2 Strengthen Community Enforcement Housing $1,182,690 Foreclosed Property Care— Neighborhoods Development Areas Needs (CDBG) 18,453 Housing Units w (Code Enforcement) Support Social Homeless Public service activities other than Service Agencies Priority Low/Mod Income Housing Benefit— 227 3 that Assist 2015 2019 Non-Housing Citywide Homeless $(CDCDBGBG)5 950 Persons Assisted (CDBG) Homeless Community Needs (Homeless Outreach Program, Project Populations Development Self-Sufficiency) Public service activities other than Support Social Priority Low/Mad income Housing Benefit— 4 Service Agencies 2015 2019 Non-Homeless Citywide Special Needs $222,495 4,500 Persons Assisted that Assist Special Special Needs (CDBG) Needs Populations Populations (Senior Outreach Program,Congregate Meals Program) CDBG Public Facility or infrastructure Non-Housing Enhancement Priority Activities other than Low/Mod Income 5 Preserve Existing 2015 2019 Community Areas Community $328,652 Housing Benefit— Public Facilities Development Facilities (CDBG) 400 Persons Assisted Citywide ADA (oak View Class and Counseling Space, Project Areas TBD Facility Improvement Projects) Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 107 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) CDBG Public Facility or Infrastructure Activities other than Low/Mod Income Provide Needed Non-Housing Enhancement $ Priority 686 Housing Benefit— 6 Infrastructure 2015 2019 Community Areas Infrastructure (CDBG) 1,224 Persons Assisted Improvements Development Citywide ADA Improvements (ADA Curb Cuts,Various Locations& Project Areas TBD Infrastructure Improvement Projects) Public service activities other than Low/Mod Income Housing Benefit— 2,000 Persons Assisted (Youth Children's Bureau) Provide Needed Public service activities other than Non-Housing Priority Low/Mod Income Housing Benefit— 7 Community 2015 2019 Community Citywide Community $427,500 805 Persons Assisted Services to {CDBG} Low/Mod Persons Development Services (General Public Services Oakvrew Family Literacy) Public service activities other than Low/Mod income Housing Benefit— a` 2,500 Persons Assisted ' (Fair Housing) Other— $900,000 (Section 108 Loan Repayment) Provide Economic Non-Housing Economic (CDBG) 8 Opportunity 2015 2019 Community Citywide Opportunity Businesses assisted— Development $300,000 25 Businesses assisted (CDBG RLF) (TBD Economic Opportunity Programs) Planning for Other Housing $820,560 Other— Housing and Other Not an unity {CDBG} Not Applicable 2015 2019 Comm Community Administration Applicable Development $188,844 (CDBG Administration,HOME Development Needs (HOME) Administration) Table 63-Goals Summary r+ CD N _ Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 108 i a--� OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/311 2015) r+ CD N .� Goal Descriptions 1 I Narne reservecisting and+C,reate Ne rdi�ible Mod iit' Goal To the extent possible, based upon the availability of funds and a project's viability, HOME funds will be used to assist Description affordable housing developers in the acquisition, construction and/or rehabilitation of low-income rental and/or owner housing units, and in the provision of tenant-based rental assistance (TBRA) The City will also use CDBG revolving loan funds for residential rehabilitation programs for low and moderate income homeowners (Projects Acquisition/Rehabilitation, New Construction,TBRA, Housing Rehabilitation Loan Program, Loan Administration for Housing Rehabilitation Program) + t r igh orh rN oods q 2 Goal Nab 9ust�if and,St en e e Goal Using CDBG funds, the City will sustain and strengthen neighborhoods by eliminating unsafe conditions and blight while Description improving the quality of life of residents within the community (Project Code Enforcement) 3 Goals a Su =Social' rvice-AgeriGies that Assist F4o Bless !op la ions , Goal Using CDBG public service funds,the City will provide assistance to homeless service providers x Description (Project Homeless Outreach Program, Project Self Sufficiency) y , A - a o I ame Su ortx ial sent ncleilth isf spe l`N+aeds p 1a ins ,:. w Goal Using CDBG public service funds,the City will provide assistance to special needs service providers r Description (Projects Senior Outreach Program,Congregate Meals Program) 5 o I Name Y Preserve existing P413'1�Eacilities Goal I Using CDBG funds,the City will provide financial assistance to improve public facilities and parks Description (Projects Oak View Family Resource Center Class and Counseling Space,other TBD) P fi Goa ro t uc, e Goal Using CDBG funds,the City will provide financial assistance to improve public infrastructure Description (Projects ADA Curb Cuts at Maintenance Zone 12,other TBD) 7 it Nam Fro isle Neede mmuni eriricies t Low od✓Persri;.s Goal Using CDBG public service funds,the City will provide assistance to various social service agencies for programs for youth,fair Description housing,anti-crime,and general public services Services must benefit at least 51 percent low/mod persons (Projects Children's Bureau,Oakview Family Literacy Program, Fair Housing Services) 8 Goal`IVa% a°` qv cl i`Ec6 ml6 Dppo nityi- a� -. h ; Goal Using CDBG funds, the City will support projects and programs targeted to V. and moderate-income business owners, Description persons wishing to start or expand a business, or in workforce development The City will also use CDBG funds to pay debt service associated with a previous Section 108 Loan (Projects Section 108 Loan Repayment,other Economic Opportunity Programs) Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 109 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) 9 Goal N MqA Planning ar Housing a _ mmiunhy Dev lgpment„ kAt Goal The City will conduct the following administration/planning activities (1) General Administration of CDBG and HOME Description Program, including preparation of budget, applications, certifications and agreements, (2) Coordination of CDBG-funded capital improvement projects, (3) Coordination of Public Service Subrecipients, (4) Coordination of HOME-funded housing projects, (5) Monitoring of CDBG and HOME projects/programs to ensure compliance with federal regulations, (6) Preparation of Annual Action Plan, and (7) Preparation of the CAPER Up to 20%of the annual CDBG entitlement and up to 10%of the HOME entitlement is allowed for administration activities (Project CDBG Administration, HOME Administration) Table 64-Goal Description Estimate the number of extremely low-income, low-income, and moderate-income families to whom the jurisdiction will provide affordable housing as defined by HOME 91.315(b)(2) x tz As presented in the table above, the City's fire-year goal is to provide affordable housing opportunities to approximately 133 extremely low, low, and moderate income households through the following activities* i • Acquisition/Rehabiiitation/New Construction, The City issued a Notice of Funding Availability on May 20, 2015 to solicit proposals for the development and implementation of affordable housing opportunities. Proposals are due by June 18, 2015, at which time the City will determine, which, if any, proposals meet the needs and standards for this program However, based on the amount of HOME funds protected over the five year Consolidated Plan timeframe, HOME funds can support the development of approximately eight (8) HOME-restricted units to be managed and operated by a local CHDO. • Tenant Based Rental Assistance: The City is proposing to assist ten (10) households per year, for a total of fifty (50) households,with Tenant Based Rental Assistance. • Housing, Rehabilitation Loan Program: The City will offer rehabilitation assistance to 75 extremely low, low, and moderate income households with CDBG revolving loan funds CD Consolidated'Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 110 i i-- OMB Control No 25%-0117(exp 07/31/2015) SP-50 Public Housing Accessibility and Involvement— 91.215(c) Need to Increase the Number of Accessible Units(if Required by a Section 504 Voluntary Compliance Agreement) Not applicable Activities to Increase Resident Involvements Not applicable Is the public housing agency designated as troubled under 24 CFR part 902? Not applicable Plan to remove the'troubled' designation Not applicable Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 111 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) Item 21. - 117 HB -1368- SP-55 Barriers to affordable housing—91.215(h) Barriers to Affordable Housing Huntington Beach has a strong history of supporting affordable housing The City has adopted numerous provisions in its Zoning Ordinance that facilitate a range of residential development types and encourage affordable housing In addition, the City and its former Redevelopment Agency have provided direct financial assistance to support affordable and mixed income housing projects The loss of Redevelopment Housing Funds, which previously generated approximately $3 million per year for housing activities, will dampen the level of future affordable housing production in the City In addition to funding constraints, the primary barrier to the provision of affordable housing in Huntington Beach is the lack of vacant land suitable for residential development Separate owners of smaller parcels hold much of the underdeveloped and residentially zoned land in the City. This calls for alternative policy tools such as lot consolidation and/or demolition of existing older structures to accommodate higher density infill development Through adoption of the Downtown, and Beach and Edinger Corridors Specific Plans, the City has provided opportunities for high density mixed use and residential infill Strategy to Remove or Ameliorate the Barriers to Affordable Housing Through the administration of the CDBG and HOME programs, every effort is made to remove barriers to affordable housing through agreements with for-profit and non-profit affordable housing developers These efforts also include working with neighborhood residents to ensure affordable housing projects are acceptable Ongoing monitoring of"for sale" affordable units is conducted by department staff by assuring that the affordable housing covenants are recorded on title when the unit is sold. To address the decline in sources of housing funds, the City will continue to advocate for and pursue federal, state, local and private funding sources for affordable housing Additionally, as part of the City's Housing Element update, the City must assess and to the extent feasible, mitigate, its governmental constraints to housing for lower and moderate income households and persons with disabilities The Housing Element addresses the City's provisions for affordable housing, emergency shelters, transitional housing, and supportive housing The following programs in the City's 2013-2021 Housing Element specifically address the variety of regulatory and financial tools used by the City to remove barriers and facilitate the provision of affordable housing Program 2. Multi-family Acquisition/Rehabilitation through Non-Profit Developers Objective Acquire, rehabilitate, and establish affordability covenants on 80 rental units. Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 112 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) HB -1369- Item 21. - 118 Program 7. Residential and Mixed Use Sites Inventory Objective Maintain current inventory of vacant and underutilized development sites, and provide to developers along with information on incentives. Program 8. Beach and Edinger Corridors Specific Plan Objective. Facilitate development through flexible, form based standards, and streamlined processing Encourage affordable housing by requiring ►nclus►onary units to be provided on-site, or within the Specific Plan, and providing additional incentives for increased percentages of affordable units. Program 10. Inclusionary Program and Housing Trust Fund Continue implementation and re-evaluate Ordinance to provide consistency with case law and market conditions Establish in-lieu fee amount for projects between 10-30 units Program 11.Affordable Housing Development Assistance Provide financial and regulatory assistance in support of affordable housing Provide information on incentives to development community Program 13. Affordable Housing Density Bonus Continue to offer density bonus incentives as a means of enhancing the economic feasibility of affordable housing development Program 14. Development Fee Assistance Continue to offer fee reductions to►ncent►v►ze affordable housing. Specify the waiver of 100% of application processing fees in the Code for projects with 10% extremely low income units Program 15. Residential Processing Procedures Provide non-discretionary development review within the Beach and Edinger Corridors Specific Plan Adopt streamlined review procedures for multi family development on a Citywide basis Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 113 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) Item 21. - 119 HB -1370- SP-60 Homelessness Strategy—91.215(d) Reaching out to homeless persons (especially unsheltered persons) and assessing their individual needs The City of Huntington Beach is committed to addressing homelessness In March 2014, the City Council conducted a study session on homelessness in the community, including a presentation by the Executive Director of the Orange County Commission to End Homelessness and the City's Police Chief. Subsequently, the City contracted with City Net, a collaborative organization, to conduct research on the scope and scale of the homeless issues in Huntington Beach, provide an asset map of homeless services and resources, and deliver recommendations about how to strategically leverage existing assets and resources in the community to address the problem City Net's findings and recommendations are summarized below 1 The City possesses and abundance of non-profit organizations, faith congregations, local businesses, and community groups that are eager for collaborative solutions to ending homelessness in Huntington Beach 2 The groups listed above are decentralized both structurally and geographically 3 The City should invest in coordinating these resources without aggregating them of investing in heavy infrastructure 4 A proactive connection should be established between the non-profit and faith communities to City safety personnel and other first responders 5 The City should invest in a multi-sector collective impact collaborative which would meet regularly to achieve goals over the course of 12-months. Prior to publication of the City Net Homeless Conditions Report, a former Huntington Beach Mayor coordinated the "Huntington Beach Homeless Collaborative" comprised of various homeless service providers and faith based organizations. The Collaborative conducts monthly meetings at the Central Library with the purpose of- gathering resource information useful in dealing with the homeless issue; developing an information and referral system for collaborative members, establishing partnerships with the City; and coordinating activities between homeless service providers City staff from the Police Department, Community Services, and the City Manager's Office/Office of Business Development attend these meetings The City's Police Department recently engaged the services of the Coast to Coast Foundation, a non-profit Police Officer Liaison Program (POLP) designed to eliminate resource barriers and support law enforcement homelessness teams Coast to Coast partners with police departments throughout Orange County, providing a model that balances enforcement with outreach. Resources include. Homeless Liaison Officer (HLO) kits for daily patrol, 24/7 locker locations kits, homeless relocation, trained outreach team, community campaign/education and empowerment in support of law enforcement The City's Police Department is currently working with Coast to Coast to create a volunteer program specifically designed to the needs of Huntington Beach Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 114 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) HB -1371- Item 21. - 120 The Police Department has applied for CDBG public service funds (for FY 2015/16) to fund a new Homeless Coordinator position to serve as the City's point person for homeless issues The Homeless Coordinator will act as liaison with non-profit organizations and for-profit groups such as mental health centers, hospitals, churches, shelters, addiction centers and rehabilitation programs The Coordinator will assist the Police Department in locating shelter beds for the homeless and rehabilitation (detox) beds for those in need of assistance In addition, this position will help to coordinate City services regarding homeless encampments and public information. The City Council has been studying the formation of a Homeless Task Force, and at their March 16, 2015 meeting confirmed the establishment of a seven member Task Force The appointed Homeless Task Force will coordinate homeless/housing efforts and provide City support/guidance regarding services. The Homeless Task Force will include the Collaborative Members created by former Mayor Ralph Bauer and will be coordinated by the Office of Business Development with assistance from the Police Department, Homeless Outreach Coordinator (if funded through CDBG) The Task Force will keep the City Council apprised Of issues/services and make recommendations as needed The Office of Business Development is currently applying for CDBG public service funds (for FY 2015/16) to fund a new Homeless Coordinator position to serve as the City's point person for homeless issues. The Homeless Coordinator will act as liaison with non-profit organizations and for-profit groups such as mental health centers, hospitals, churches, shelters, addiction centers and rehabilitation programs The Coordinator will assist the Police Department in locating shelter beds for the homeless and rehabilitation (detox) beds for those in need of assistance In addition, this position will help to coordinate City services regarding homeless encampments ' and public information Addressing the emergency and transitional housing needs of homeless persons The City has and will continue to address the emergency shelter and transitional housing needs of homeless and homeless families through support of homeless programs such as the Huntington Beach Youth Emergency Shelter; Interval House and Collette's Children's Home transitional housing for battered/homeless mothers with children, American Family Housing transitional housing and supportive housing rental assistance; and Project Self-Sufficiency transitional housing for single parent families Through the City's participation in the Huntington Beach Homeless Collaborative,the City will also support the provision of emergency housing and services by Beach Cities Interfaith Services and the local faith-based community 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 Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 115 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) Item 21. - 121 xB -1372- and families to affordable housing units, and preventing individuals and families who were recently homeless from becoming homeless again. In an ongoing effort to continue to address the needs of the homeless and those at risk of homelessness, the City will focus on the development of sustainable and effective programming, including applying for short and long-term available funding, partnerships with experienced service providers capable of leveraging other funding, the ability to create or secure affordable housing, perform homeless case management; and engage the homeless through a street outreach component in order to connect them to available services The City's goal is to expand on current homeless programs and activities with a greater emphasis on homeless veterans and families to assist with their successful transition toward self-sufficiency Help low-income individuals and families avoid becoming homeless, especially extremely low-income individuals and families who are likely to become homeless after being discharged from a publicly funded institution or system of care, or who are receiving assistance from public and private agencies that address housing, health, social services, employment, education or youth needs To help prevent homelessness and protect at-risk populations, Huntington Beach will continue to participate in the Orange County Continuum of Care System to provide assistance to persons at risk of becoming homeless. In addition, the City continues to pursue opportunities to expand its affordable housing inventory to benefit primarily low-income renters The City does not receive Emergency Shelter Grants (ESG) or Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) funding and therefore is not required to develop a discharge coordination policy However, the City will continue to address a discharge coordination policy with the Orange County Housing Authority and the Continuum of Care Homeless Issues Task Force Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 116 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) xB -1373- Item 21. - 122 SP-65 Lead-Based paint Hazards— 91.215(i) Actions to address LBP hazards and increase access to housing without LBP hazards As a means of better protecting children and families against lead poisoning, in 1999 HUD Instituted revised lead-based paint regulations focused around the following five activities. • Notification • Lead Hazard Evaluation • Lead Hazard Reduction • Ongoing Maintenance • Response to Children with Environmental Intervention Blood Lead Level The City has implemented HUD Lead Based Paint Regulations (Title X), which requires federally funded rehabilitation projects to address lead hazards Lead-based paint abatement is part of the City's Residential Rehabilitation Program and the Acquisition/Rehabilitation of Affordable Rental Housing Program Units within rental housing projects selected for rehabilitation are tested if not statutorily exempt. Elimination or encapsulation remedies are implemented if lead is detected, and is paid for by either the developer of the project, or with CDBG or HOME funds, as appropriate How are the actions listed above related to the extent of lead poisoning and hazards? As discussed earlier in the Housing Market Analysis, 75% of Huntington Beach's owner- occupied units were built prior to 1980, however of these 34,642 units, only 3% or 1,310 units have occupants that include children Similarly, 76% of Huntington Beach's rental housing was built prior to 1980 (22,033 units), with children present in just 3% or 835 of these units Pre- 1980 housing units with children present pose the greatest threat of lead poisoning With an estimated 1,145 such households in Huntington Beach, lead exposure among children is not a sizable issue Another risk factor is household income, with lower income households having a greater risk of exposure The 2007-2011 CHAS identifies 37%of Huntington Beach's households as earning less than 80% HAMFI, translating to an estimated 21,000 low and moderate income households residing in the City's approximately 57,000 pre-1980 housing units. How are the actions listed above integrated into housing policies and procedures? The Huntington Beach Office of Business Development coordinates the City's efforts to reduce lead-based paint hazards. To reduce lead in existing housing, all rehabilitation projects funded with CDBG and HOME are tested for lead and asbestos When a lead-hazard is present, a lead consultant is hired to provide abatement or implementation of interim controls Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 117 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) Item 21. - 123 HB -13 74- Additionally, the lead poison program is administered through the County of Orange Department of Health Services (DHS) - Epidemiology Division DHS receives most of Its referrals from the State Child Health Disability Program (CHDP) and from public health clinics for children The CHDP Program requires that all physicians receiving funding from the program test all children less than five years of age for lead poisoning This is accomplished by working with the Head Start, kindergarten, and state pre-schools. If lead poisoning is discovered, the case is turned over to DHS, who will follow up and determine proper treatment. For children with a blood lead level of 20 ug/dL or higher, the DHS sends a specialist for a home visit to evaluate the premise, educate the parents on how to eliminate the lead sources, provide information on nutrition and prevention of lead poisoning, and urge other children on the premise to be tested for lead Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 118 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) HB -1375- Item 21. - 124 SP-70 Anti-Poverty Strategy— 91.2150) Jurisdiction Goals, Programs and Policies for reducing the number of Poverty-Level Families The 2007-2011 American Community Survey reported that 7 4% of City residents had Incomes below the poverty level Of greatest concern is record high rents in Huntington Beach that have placed many lower-income persons at greater risk of homelessness As discussed previously in Section NA-40 Housing Needs Assessment, of the City's approximately 14,685 low and moderate income renter households, 11,740 (80%) face a cost burden of spending greater than 30% of income on rent Additionally, nearly half of the City's low and moderate income renters face a severe cost burden, with 6,620 spending more than 50% of income on rent Many of the workers who make up Huntington Beach's workforce earn modest incomes, making it challenging to afford in live in the City where they work The analysis of rental housing costs and affordability (Section MA-15) illustrates that households earning low and moderate incomes (up to 80% AMI) cannot afford average market rents in Huntington Beach Local occupations priced out of the rental market include bookkeepers, bus drivers, preschool teachers, retail sales managers, and food service managers For homeless persons or persons at-risk of becoming homeless, the most significant problem is the lack of affordable rental housing, which has been exacerbated by decreases in funding available through Section 8 and HOME, and the loss of approximately $3 million in annual Redevelopment Housing funds previously used to support affordable housing The City's major objectives in reducing poverty within Huntington Beach are to• • Reduce the number of families on welfare, • Reduce the number of families needing housing subsidies, and • Increase economic opportunities for low and moderate income persons The City's anti-poverty strategy seeks to enhance the employability of residents through the promotion and support of programs which provide employment training and supportive services, while expanding employment opportunities through the implementation of three Business Improvement Districts, and its recently-completed Economic Development Strategy In terms of employment training and supportive services, the City continues to support the Project Self-Sufficiency program. This program aims at assisting low income single parents with children to achieve economic independence from public assistance through personal development, education, and job training Participants are encouraged to attend a monthly support meeting focusing on providing skills, abilities, and resources to promote self- sufficiency Additionally, the City supports literacy programs for both families (Oakview Family Literacy Program) with a combination of General Funds and CDBG, and workers (Workplace Literacy Program) that help enhance the employability of low income persons with deficient English Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 119 OMB Control No 250&0117(exp 07/31/2015) Item 21. - 125 HB -1376- speaking, reading, and writing skills The Library has proposed an expansion of the Workplace Literacy Program beyond its current two hotel sites utilizing 2015-16 CDBG funds, but due to a lack of public services funding, the program will wait for future authorization and implementation As funding permits, the City will continue to support the following Public Services to increase family stability for lower income households • Counseling • Domestic Violence Prevention Services • Provision of food • Substance Abuse Services • Job Training Lastly, the City of Huntington Beach supports a variety of economic development activities that help to create and retain jobs for low- and moderate-income households. Activities supported include a commercial property locator, employment assistance including of a referral service for finding and training employees, financial assistance through the Small Business Administration, business counseling and training via a litany of not-for-profit Orange County agencies, technical assistance in permits, trademarks, environmental review, and taxes, and export and trade assistance Micro-enterprise assistance,job training services, and technical assistance are some areas that may warrant consideration for funding during the Consolidated Plan period The Community for Entrepreneurship & Leadership at Golden West College is a new endeavor to support workforce and economic development The program is a collaborative of the Oak View Renewal Partnership, a nonprofit organization that provides assistance to residents of Oak View (a low-income neighborhood in Huntington Beach), and Golden West College The program will provide both leadership development and enterprise development for small business, social enterprise and micro enterprise for the Oak View community, as well as for other residents in Huntington Beach CIELO, located in the former campus library, will provide business incubator space for entrepreneurs to set up a temporary office and receive mentorship as they grow their businesses The City will fully comply with Section 3 of the Housing and Community Development Act, which helps foster local economic development and individual self-sufficiency This set of regulations require that to the greatest extent feasible, the City will provide job training, employment, and contracting opportunities for low or very low-income residents in connection with housing and public construction projects How are the Jurisdiction poverty reducing goals, programs, and policies coordinated with this affordable housing plan Huntington Beach's overall program for affordable housing is integral to the City's strategy for reducing the number of poverty level families and individuals in the community. Examples of the inter-relatedness of Huntington Beach's housing programs to poverty reduction include- Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 120 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) HB -1377- Item 21. - 126 • Participation by over 1,000 low and extremely low income Huntington Beach households in the Housing Choice Rental Assistance Voucher Program administered by the Orange County Housing Authority (OCHA). • The City will utilize CDBG funds to support the Project Self Sufficiency (PSS) program which assists highly motivated, low-income, single parent families with minor children who are homeless or unstably housed to achieve economic self-sufficiency through education and personal development • During 2015/16, the City will utilize HOME funds to gap finance an affordable housing project at a location yet to be determined Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 121 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) Item 21. - 127 xB -1378- SP-80 Monitoring—91.230 Describe the standards and procedures that the jurisdiction will use to monitor activities carried out in furtherance of the plan and will use to ensure long-term compliance with requirements of the programs involved, including minority business outreach and the comprehensive planning requirements Huntington Beach follows monitoring procedures for CDBG-funded public service subreciplents which Includes desk reviews of quarterly progress reports and expenditures, and periodic on- site visits to ensure compliance with federal regulations All subreaplents are required by their subrecipient agreement to submit performance reports that demonstrate work is being performed in accordance with the scope of service, that evidences progress in meeting performance milestones, and that shows expenditures are allowable under the agreement Staff also conducts periodic on-site monitoring of project activities to document compliance with HUD eligibility guidelines, performance in reaching contract goals, to determine if administrative and fiscal systems are adequate, and to ensure compliance with other crosscutting federal regulations CDBG-funded capital projects are monitored by regular status and fiscal reports for Davis/Bacon requirements throughout the course of the project, as well as frequent site visits by staff For some projects, the City's Public Works Department outsources the monitoring and project inspections on construction work. The City is also responsible to HUD for monitoring HOME-assisted rental projects (e g, transitional, permanent and special needs housing projects) throughout the period of affordability to ensure that these projects are in continued compliance with Federal and State regulations Monitoring guidelines are intended to assist City staff in making informed judgments about asset management, HOME Investment Partnerships Act (HOME) Program compliance, and management efficiency of HOME-assisted rental projects. The City's monitoring protocol serves to determine if HOME-assisted rental housing remains affordable, its occupants are low- and very low-income, and that the property is maintained in standard condition throughout the affordability period Rental project monitoring occurs at four levels. • Annually, a desk audit is performed wherein the owner/property manager will submit information certifying household sizes, household incomes and rents for all HOME- restricted units; • An on-site visit will be conducted triennially (once every three years) during which an in- depth review will occur of all HOME and federal crosscutting requirements, a g., affirmative marketing and tenant selection procedures; • Projects are inspected in accordance with the HOME regulations at HOME Final Rule at 24 CFR 92.504(d) Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 122 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) xB -1379- Item 21. - 128 • Upon receipt of a developer's project pro forma, the City conducts an economic analysis to ensure that, in accordance with the City's adopted underwriting and layering review guidelines, the amount of warranted HOME assistance is necessary to provide: affordable housing The City has the prerogative to monitor on-site more frequently, especially if a project is at risk because of outstanding findings or insufficient capacity The City shall also follow steps to monitor beneficiaries of the Single-Family Residential Rehabilitation Program. During the pre-monitoring phase, applicants will sign a clause on the application form certifying that the property is the principal residence Project and financial data on CDBG and HOME-funded activities is maintained using HUD's IDIS (Integrated Disbursement Information System) software Use of this system allows HUD staff easy access to local data for review and progress evaluation Consolidated Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 123 OMB Control No 2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) Item 21. - 129 HB -1380- APPENDIX A GLOSSARY OF TERMS HB -13 81- Item 21. - 130 Glossary of Terms This glossary contains definitions for a short list of terms used in the Consolidated plan and Action Plan The list is provided to assist readers who may be unfamiliar with local and statewide housing issues Affordable Housing: Affordable housing is generally defined as housing where the occupant is paying no more than 30 percent of his gross income for gross housing costs, including utility costs AIDS and Related Diseases: The disease of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or any conditions arising from the etiologic agent for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome Alcohol/Other Drug Addiction: A serious and persistent alcohol or other drug addiction that significantly limits a person's ability to live independently Area Median Income (AMI): The figure from which eligibility for very low, low and moderate income housing is calculated The area median income is revised periodically by the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development Assisted Household or Person: For the purpose of specifying one-year goals for assisting households or persons, a household or person is assisted if, during the coming Federal fiscal year,they will benefit through one or more programs included in the jurisdiction's investment plan A renter is benefited if the person takes occupancy of affordable housing that is newly acquired, newly rehabilitated, or newly constructed, and/or receives rental assistance An existing homeowner is benefited during the year if the home's rehabilitation is completed A first-time homebuyer is benefited if a home is purchased during the year. A homeless person is benefited during the year if the person becomes an occupant of transitional or permanent housing A non-homeless person with special needs is considered as being benefited, however, only if the provision of supportive services is linked to the acquisition, rehabilitation, or construction of a housing unit and/or the provision of rental assistance during the year. Households or persons who will benefit from more than one program activity must be counted only once To be included in the goals, the housing unit must, at a minimum, satisfy the HUD Section 8 Housing Quality Standards (see 24 CFR Section 882 109). CHAS: HUD's Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy Item 21. - 131 HB -1382- Chronically Homeless: An unaccompanied homeless individual with a disabling condition that has been continually homeless for a year, or has had four episodes of homelessness in the past 3 years Committed: Generally means there has been a legally binding commitment of funds to a specific project to undertake specific activities Concentration of Low/Moderate Income: In Huntington Beach, an area of low/moderate income concentration is a census block group in which a minimum of 47.83% of households earn 80% or below the area median income The census block groups in Huntington Beach that meet this criteria are depicted in Figure 2 - Low and Moderate Income Areas, located in Appendix B Consistent with the CP: A determination made by the jurisdiction that a program application meets the following criterion- The Annual Plan for that fiscal year's funding indicates the jurisdiction planned to apply for the program or was willing to support an application by another entity for the program; the location of activities is consistent with the geographic areas specified in the plan; and the activities benefit a category of residents for which the jurisdiction's five-year strategy shows a priority Cost Burden > 50% (Severe Cost Burden): The extent to which gross housing costs, including utility costs, exceed 50 percent of gross income, based on data published by the U.S Census Bureau Cost Burden > 30%: The extent to which gross housing costs, including utility costs, exceed 30 percent of gross income, based on data published by the U S Census Bureau Disabled Household: A household composed of one or more persons at least one of whom is an adult (a person of at least 18 years of age) who has a disability A person shall be considered to have a disability if the person is determined to have a physical, mental or emotional impairment that (1) is expected to be of long-continued and indefinite duration, (2) substantially impeded his or her ability to live independently, and (3) is of such a nature that the ability could be improved by more suitable housing conditions A person shall also be considered to have a disability if he or she has a developmental disability as defined in the Developmental Disability Assistance and Bill of rights Act (42 U.S C 6001- 6006) The term also includes the surviving member or members of any household described in the first sentence of this paragraph who were living in an assisted unit with the deceased member of the household at the time of his or her death. HB -1383- Item 21. - 132 Disproportionate Housing Need: A disproportionately greater housing need exists when the members of a racial or ethnic group at an income level experience housing problems at a greater rate (10% or more) than the income level as a whole Elderly(Census Bureau): A person aged 65 or older Includes the frail elderly population- those aged 75 or older. Elderly(HUD): A person aged 62 or older, as defined in 24 CFR 915 and 24 CFR 5 100 Family Self-Sufficiency(FSS) Program: A program enacted by Section 554 of the National Affordable Housing Act which directs Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) and Indian Housing Authorities (IHAs) to use Section 8 assistance under the rental certificate and rental voucher programs, together with public and private resources to provide supportive services, to enable participating families to achieve economic independence and self-sufficiency Family: A household composed of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together Federal Preference for Admission: The preference given to otherwise eligible applicants under HUD's rental assistance programs who, at the time they seek housing assistance, are involuntarily displaced, living in substandard housing, or paying more than 50 percent of family income for rent (See, for example, 24 CFR 882 219) First-Time Homebuyer: An individual or family who has not owned a home during the three-year period preceding the HUD-assisted purchase of a home that must be used as the principal residence of the homebuyer, except that any individual who is a displaced homemaker (as defined in 24 CFR 92) or a single parent (as defined in 24 CFR 92) may not be excluded from consideration as a first-time homebuyer on the basis that the individual, while a homemaker or married, owned a home with his or her spouse or resided in a home owned by the spouse Frail Elderly: A person aged 75 or older (See Elderly). Group Quarters: Facilities providing living quarters that are not classified as housing units. (U S Census definition) Examples include: prisons, nursing homes, dormitories, military barracks, and shelters Item 21. - 133 HB -13 84- HOME: The HOME Investment Partnership Program, largest federal block grant program for states and local governments; designed to provide decent and affordable housing for low-income families Homeless Youth: Unaccompanied person 17 years of age or younger who is living in situations described by terms "sheltered" or"unsheltered" Homeless Family: Family that includes at least one parent or guardian and one child under the age of 18, a homeless pregnant woman, or a homeless person in the process of securing legal custody of a person under the age of 18 Homeless Individual: An unaccompanied person 18 years of age or older who is living in situations described by terms "sheltered" or "unsheltered" Household: One or more persons occupying a housing unit (U S Census definition) See also "Family" Housing Problems: Households with housing problems include those that- (1) occupy units lacking a complete kitchen and/or complete plumbing; (2) meet the definition of overcrowded at greater than 1 person per room; and/or (3) meet the definition of cost burden at greater than 30% of income on housing. Households with severe housing problems include those that- (1) occupy units lacking a complete kitchen and/or complete plumbing; (2) meet the definition of severely overcrowded at greater than 15 persons per room, and/or (3) meet the definition of severely cost burdened at greater than 50% of income on housing costs. Housing Unit: An occupied or vacant house, apartment, or a single room (SRO housing) that is intended as separate living quarters. (U S Census definition) Illegal Units: A building or portion thereof designated or occupied for residential purposes including one family, two family, and multiple family dwellings which has not received the proper discretionary approvals and/or building permits or may not meet the zoning code requirements necessary for the structure. xB -1385- Item 21. - 134 Income levels (HUD): Income levels serve as eligibility criteria for persons, households, and areas participating in federally funded programs Income levels are based on area median income (AMI), which varies geographically and by family size • Extremely Low-Income: Between 0 and 30 percent of AMI • Low-Income: Between 30 1 and 50 percent of AMI • Moderate-Income: Between 50 1 and 80 percent of AMI • Middle-Income: Between 80 1 and 100 percent of AMI Incomplete kitchen facilities: A housing unit is classified as lacking complete kitchen facilities when any of the following are not present: a sink with piped hot and cold water, a range or cook top and oven, and a refrigerator Incomplete plumbing facilities: A housing unit is classified as lacking complete plumbing facilities when any of the following are not present piped hot and cold water, a flush toilet, and a bathtub or shower. Infrastructure: Facilities and services, such as streets, parking lots, water lines, libraries, schools, parks, Police and Fire Departments needed to sustain industry, residential and commercial activities Institutions/Institutional: Group quarters for persons under care or custody (U S Census definition) Lead-based paint hazard: Any condition that causes exposure to lead, such as lead-contaminated dust; soil, or ' paint that is deteriorated or present in accessible surfaces, friction surfaces, or impact surfaces that would result in adverse human health effects Large Related: A household of 5 or more persons which includes at least one person related to the householders by blood, marriage or adoption Legally Nonconforming: Structures or uses that were legally built and met zoning requirements at the time of construction but do not meet current zoning requirements due to subsequent changes in the code Median Household Income: The median household income is the middle value of all household incomes One half of all households earn more than the median income and one half of all the households Item 21. - 135 HB -1386- earn less than the median income Also referred to as median income or area median income. Non-Elderly Household: A household which does not meet the definition of "Elderly Household," as defined above. Non-Institutional: Group quarters for persons not under care or custody (U.S. Census definition used) Occupied Housing Unit: " A housing unit that is the usual place of residence of the occupant(s). Other Household: A household of one or more persons that does not meet the definition of a Small Related household, Large Related household or Elderly Household Overcrowded Conditions: The U S Department of Housing and Urban Development defines overcrowding as 1 01 ' or more persons per room per unit. Rooms include living rooms, dining rooms, kitchens, bedrooms, finished recreation rooms, enclosed porches suitable for year-round use, and lodger's rooms Excluded are strip or pullman kitchens, bathrooms, open porches, balconies, halls or foyers, half-rooms, utility rooms, unfinished attics or basements, or other unfinished space used for storage. A partially divided room is a separate room only if there is a partition from floor to ceiling, but not if the partition consists solely of shelves or cabinets Period of Affordability: The length of time a HOME-assisted unit must remain available to low-income families. The HUD required period of affordability is dependent upon the total amount of HOME funds invested in the housing. Physical Defects: A housing unit lacking complete kitchen or bathroom (U S Census definition) Jurisdiction may expand upon the Census definition Project-Based (Rental)Assistance: Rental Assistance provided for a project, not for a specific tenant Tenants receiving project based rental assistance give up the right to that assistance upon moving from the project xB -1387- Item 21. - 136 Recapture: The HUD regulation that ensures that the participating jurisdiction (City) recoups all or a portion of the HOME assistance to homebuyers, if the housing does not continue to be the principal residence of the family for the duration of the period of affordability. Rent Burden > 50% (Severe Cost Burden): The extent to which gross rents, including utility costs, exceed 50 percent of gross income, based on data published by the U S Census Bureau. Rent Burden >30% (Cost Burden): The extent to which gross rents, including utility costs, exceed 30 percent of gross income, based on data published by the U S Census Bureau Rental Assistance: Provides financial assistance for rental housing costs through either project-based (property) or tenant-based (portable with tenant) assistance Resale Restrictions: The HUD regulation that ensures that housing is made available for subsequent purchase only to a buyer whose family qualifies as a low-income family and will use the property as its principal residence for the duration of the period of affordability Secondary Dwelling Unit: An additional small residential unit which is attached or detached to an existing single family dwelling in a single-family zone Sometimes referred to as a granny unit Service Needs: The particular services identified for special needs populations, which typically may include transportation, personal care, housekeeping, counseling, meals, case management, personal emergency response, and other services to prevent premature institutionalization and assist individuals to continue living independently Severe Mental Illness: A serious and persistent mental or emotional impairment that significantly limits a person's ability to live independently Severe Cost Burden: See Cost Burden > 50%. Sheltered: Families and persons whose primary nighttime residence is a supervised publicly or privately operated shelter, including emergency shelters, transitional housing for the homeless, domestic violence shelters, residential shelters for runaway and homeless youth, and any hotel/motel/apartment voucher arrangement paid because the person is Item 21. - 137 HB -1388- homeless. This term does not include persons living doubled up or in overcrowded or substandard conventional housing Any facility offering permanent housing is not a shelter, nor are its residents homeless Small Related: A household of 2 to 4 persons that includes at least one person related to the householder by birth, marriage, or adoption Special needs populations: Include the elderly and the frail elderly, neglected or abused children; persons with physical or sensory disabilities (including mobility impaired, blind, deaf, or chemically/environmentally sensitive); persons suffering from mental illness; victims of domestic violence, persons with disabilities related to substance abuse and chemical dependency, and emancipated foster youth Standard: Any new buildings and older ones which have been adequately maintained and which exhibit no structural, plumbing, or electrical-deficiencies Substandard Condition and not Suitable for Rehab: Any unit that could not be made to meet Section 8 standards Substandard Condition and Suitable for Rehab: Any buildings which exhibit structural, plumbing, and/or electrical deficiencies, all of which can be repaired in conformity with current codes and ordinances for a sum not- to-exceed 80% of the value of the property and which, by such repairs, the building (with normal maintenance) can provide decent, safe, and sanitary housing for an additional 30-40 years Substantial Rehabilitation: Rehabilitation of residential property at an average cost for the project in excess of $25,000 per dwelling unit Substantial Amendment: A major change in an approved housing strategy It involves a change to the five-year strategy, which may be occasioned by a decision to undertake activities or programs inconsistent with that strategy Supportive Housing: Housing (including housing units and group quarters) linked with social services tailored to the needs of the population being housed, designed to help those with special needs live more stable, productive lives. HB -1389- Item 21. - 138 Supportive Services: Services provided to residents of supportive housing for the purpose of facilitating the independence of residents Some examples are case management, medical or psychological counseling and supervision, childcare, transportation, and job training Tenant-Based (Rental)Assistance: A form of rental assistance in which the assisted tenant may move from a dwelling unit with a right to continued assistance elsewhere The assistance is provided for the tenant, not for the project Transitional Housing: Temporary housing designed to provide a safe living environment for homeless individuals and families while facilitating their transition to permanent housing within a reasonable amount of time (usually 24 months). Unsheltered: Families and individuals whose primary nighttime residence is a public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings (e g, streets, parks, alleys, automobiles) Worst-Case Needs: Unassisted, very low-income renter households who pay more than half of their income for rent, live in seriously substandard housing (which includes homeless people) or have been involuntarily displaced Item 21. - 139 HB -1390- APPENDIX B FIGURES FIGURE 1 2010 CENSUS TRACTS AND BLOCK GROUPS FIGURE 2 LOW AND MODERATE INCOME AREAS FIGURE 3 MINORITY CONCENTRATIONS FIGURE 4 RENTER OCCUPIED HOUSING FIGURE 5 DETERIORATED CONDITIONS FIGURE 5 SEVERE RENTER OVERPAYMENT FIGURE 6 SEVERE RENTER OVERCROWDING HB -1391- Item 21. - 140 CD f .., Jg we L— r +n is 4J�`IPhMtis;FFN I r .J96.02 City of Hunting#Qn beach SEAL aEA;-" 2010 CENSUS TRACT BOUNDARIES J' w. 996,03 N, f i'1 996.04 7. VIIII IM1.I-1 1 1 R i �. SANIA AN, 996,05 s 994.10cI`I?,,1't 994.06 �� 0k:% w (� 9- (_'t.�l"�NZ5 t 995.08 _ , �. Sunset Beach 995.14fi ,.. ..... .K 1 994.08;994.07 Annexation ��' � `1 994.16 li 994.05 994.11 99f �I2 M� a § f 994 17 } e , f= - 994.02 I]? 1: ` Brightwater 994.15 An11eXdtIRll ( `ns a 5 1 q :r. Y � 992.14 99216 I �. 993.08' 993.0 Sa_..7. 392.46 - . i 993.09 992.15 993,10 _993 06 92.17; 9992.43 992.37 992.44 992,38 M COSIA N16: A e 993.11 993.07 992.40 992.39; d. ANNEXATION AREA z r € t .AF11 r 1;I?UV[. � - ..� • City of Huntington Beach I AI «tACl1 LOW&MODERATE INCOME AREAS a `s b __z i L s , , z r; LClVVIM0D AREAS �•% .,1.-47,B39%nluw1'Mnd tf g. • z� 1 $Ovrce: HUD iomv,�A✓rode Qte 7ncorre e.5urr+mvey C7o,[Q,luly.2d314 3�_ I I `_�-:� ,�� `� ;✓�:r:, .,..,, =,t �s,. �,•, , Ftgl4re3_ J r 4D[N .f A j �+ --- �„ dJE:S11t11 147LH'..:_. City of Huntington Beach SFr.L Dr_,,(H MINORITY CONCENTRATION AREAS 44 li ,A''JTA ANJ'+ r1li%irl 'AI a s 1 t a f , a x. o f 4 r ` x° COIJA MESA Minority C oricentration "4f2a ! 1 t" IT c , q Minority Cancenrratson"is defined as a Census fzlot arnup f whose proportion of+nincrity residents is g•eater than the overall Orange County average of 55 4°6. g ,Sourre �01fJ Censr)s,7o61r�P5 Firspcanic or Casarno Origin,by flute y; F—Figwe`t yl City of Huntington Beach SEAL 13,[M H �= �PERCENT RENTER OCCUPIED ` _...UNITS ' l .t-''. I f_1I•li�F?, 4ANTA t � � +�. a ;•�a _ .... ' �s�« I t a' I " e4 t 4rj d F "{X , r y x" tir '•' s f� �" o.' V £ ? - PERCENT RENTERS n 20#O-39.9 44.0-59 9 _ 80.0 99.5 - y COSTA MFSA city%vide 3 Sl.. „ i �n > s N a „ ' • : i • `z 4- rp s u �--� Figure 5 F�ETE ity of Huntington Beach _ _ � A, _ QETERIORATEDI t t , RIORATING AREAS , w, F-� N a"Mau,"', y I _ -Al-fl3 AIr, r,I IIJ :1 _ r Li r. ,+ Ir1 CE)s1A MFyn s Bolsa Chica - Heil `'•� , - Eas t-Central 1I 1 fr �' K: South Central A4 . _... ICI,,1 Southeast C C 47.83% Low/Mod NL GARIAN GROVE Figure 6.� �i City of Huntington Beach SEAL CEACH SEVERE RENTER OVERPAYMENT ' I (50%4 Income in Rent) 117-1 • ` f M1fJSiEF I ��,� ;i,\rJ fA f1?.1, F 41-IN Ft Alt 1 9 pp L�97 x w - 4 J i v 4 N — e i ehµ r , x " _ 1 N �# "��. J'fw p,J ,.Ir',•,Shl t ry �. ra {.' j: NT RENTERS OVERPAYING PERCE L i4one � f 0.1 -99 k 10.0- 19.9COSTA MM l 20.0 29.9 f. 30.0-39.9 , 400-557 i CIt}f6'W7dL 2'0 UGn f" 1 I i _ I rC _ — ceR LNGRvr 1 h..> FI l��`C' �. I �tsrnJliv E� City of Huntington Beach '.Lai gEarli SEVERE RENTER OVERCROWDING _. 1. - ,_, (1.51 PERSONS CAR MORE PER ROOM) t� I 41'N�E3. AA _.-. -_ �'.;mmg,L.TF. k, " I Y r PERCENT OVERCROWDED I I .. None It"r,- 0.1 -4.9 �� d Y r k 5.0-9.971 r' COSTA 1w'1FSA 9 , f 20.0-38.7 Citywide_2.311/( I 1 4 APPENDIX C COMMUNITY AND AGENCY PARTICIPATION HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT NEEDS SURVEY CPAB PUBLIC HEARING ON COMMUNITY NEEDS HOUSING AND HOMELESS SERVICE PROVIDER SURVEY SPECIAL NEEDS SERVICE PROVIDER SURVEY HOMELESS COLLABORATIVE MEETING PRESENTATION xB -1399- Item 21. - 148 CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH b � 2015-2019 CONSOLIDATED PLAN HOUSING and COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT NEEDS SURVEY In order to evaluate public opinion of specific housing and community development needs, the City utilized the following Survey (in English and Spanish) in which respondents were asked to rank the level of need for expenditure of public CDBG and HOME funds amongst various activities. Activities were rated 1-5, with "Y being a high need, "Y being a low need, and 'T' being no such need. Survey responses were then totaled to provide an overall average need rating for each activity. Hard copies of the survey were distributed in various community locations within low and moderate income neighborhoods and at the Senior Center, as well as published on the City's website. A total of 193 hard copy surveys were completed (including 122 surveys in Spanish), and 278 electronic on-line surveys were completed. Due to the distinct differences between the top needs identified in the hard copy surveys (presumably completed by low and moderate income residents), and those needs identified in the on-line survey, the results for each are presented separately below, with the top ten highest ranked needs highlighted in each survey. a & HOUSING NEEDS Residential Rehabilitation 4.19 3.17 3.54 Acquisition/Rehabilitation of Apartments with 4.30 2.98 3.45 Affordability requirements New Affordable Rental Housing 4.38 2.75 3.39 New Affordable Ownership Housing 4.19 3.00 3.46 Property Maintenance/Code Enforcement 4.17 3.57 3.80 Homeownership Assistance (First Time 4.18 3.20 3.62 Homebu ers Program) Tenant Assistance (rental assistance for Seniors/Veterans) 4.39 3.48 3.87 Improvements for Handicapped Access 4.41 3.13 3.69 Emergency Shelter/Transitional Housing 4.32 3.23 3.69 PUBLIC FACILITY NEEDS Youth Centers 4.28 3.47 3.79 Child Care Centers 4.10 3.19 3.53 Park and Recreation Facilities 4.27 3.84 3.99 Community Centers 4.42 3.51 3.87 Health Care Facilities 4.40 3.12 3.62 Item 21. - 149 HB -1400- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEEDS Start Up Business Assistance 3.92 3.34 3.57 Small Business Loans 3.84 3.41 3.57 Job Creation/Retention 4.02 186 3.92 Employment Training 4.13 3.62 3.83 Commercial Rehabilitation 3.56 3.02 3.22 Facade Improvements 3.81 3.38 3.54 PUBLIC SERVICE NEEDS Senior Citizen Services 4.59 3.88 4A8 Services for the Disabled 4.48- 177 4.04 Youth Services 4.41 30 3.99 Child Care Services 4.20 3.25 3.63 Services for the Homeless 4.10 3.69 3.84 Transportation Services 4.28 3.41 3.78 Substance Abuse Services 4.24 3.37 3.70 Health Care Services/ 4.36 3.31 3.73 Medical Assistance Mental Health Services 4.15 3.62 3.82 Anti-Crime Services 4.48 4_t I 420 Legal Services 4.08 3.00 3.42 Tenant/Landlord Counseling 3.97 2.81 3.25 INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS Drainage Improvements 4.10 3..94 4.00 Street/Alley Improvements 4.46 4 4M , Sidewalk Improvements, including Accessibility 4.35 4.23 4.28 Water/Sewer Improvements 4.27 _flx 4.12 HB -1 401- Item 21. - 150 HUNTINGTON BEACH CITIZEN PARTICIPATION ADVISORY BOARD (CPAB) 2015/16-2019/20 CONSOLIDATED PLAN PUBLIC HEARING ON COMMUNITY NEEDS Date: February 5,2015, 7:00 pm Attendees: CPAB 1. John Baley 2. Raisa Barkley 3. Mark Bertler(Chair) 4. Shelly Grace-Bowers 5. Carol Kanode 6. Tjoan-Houw Lim 7. Robert Schwenk Huntington Beach City Staff and Consultants 1. Office of Business Development—Kellee Fritzal, Deputy Director 2. Office of Business Development—Simone Slifman, Project Manager 3. Office of Business Development—Denise Bazant,Administrative Analyst 4. Huntington Beach Senior Services- Randy Pesqueira, Executive Director S. Project Self-Sufficiency-Brigette Beisner,Coordinator 6. Amy Crepeau, Family Literacy Program Coordinator 7. Karen Warner, Consolidated Plan Consultant Public and Program Representatives Family Literacy Program -9 speakers Oakview Children's Bureau/Boys and Girls Club Afterschool Program-7 speakers Project Self-Sufficiency-5 speakers Huntington Beach Senior Services- 1 speaker PUBLIC COMMENTS Family Literacy Program (9 speakers) • Learning English serves to empower non-English speakers, enhances confidence and opens up a variety of opportunities to become a more successful member of the community. • Parents improving their English proficiency commented that it has improved their ability to communicate with their child's school, understand homework requirements, and improve their child's academic performance. • Family Literacy participants commented how the program has supported them in achieving their goals, opened doors at work, and allowed them to better communicate with health care providers. 1 Item 21. - 151 HB -1402- • Program tutors commented on the need for additional books,the dedication of their students, and the significant difference learning English has made in the quality of life of participants. Oakview Children's Bureau/Boys and Girls Club Afterschool Program Q speakers) • The Assistant Program Director reported that the before and after school program serves approximately 150 kids per day, ages 5 through high school. They offer homework help and academic enrichment courses; computer access and training; and a variety of sports and recreational activities. • Several parents commented that having the Boys and Girls Club gives them peace of mind their children are in good hands in a positive environment. The homework assistance has helped participants be more successful in school. One parent commented how the program has fostered their child's leadership skills, and another commented how it has helped her child's socialization. • Several youth participating in the After School Program spoke about what they liked about the program: expanded friends, sports programs, and academic support. Project Self-Sufficiency(5 speakers) • Numerous single mothers spoke about how Project Self-Sufficiency (PSS) changed their lives, allowing them to leave abusive relationships, continue their education, live in stable housing and serve as a positive role model for their children. • PSS is a hand up, not a hand out. It empowers single-parents, and supports them in achieving economic independence. • The Program Coordinator shared that they serve 50- 60 Huntington Beach families each year, and that with existing staffing,the program is at its capacity. 86%of PSS participants achieve their stated goals, completing their education and becoming self-sufficient. Huntington Beach Senior Services-Care Management(1 speaker) • The City's Senior Services Director spoke about the Care Management Program. The goal of the program is to support independent living among frail and homebound senior citizens through oversight by a care manager. • Care managers conduct an assessment of each senior's specific needs, and develop a plan to address unmet or future needs. Seniors are provided with information on available resources, and support in accessing these resources. • Components of the Care Management Program include daily care calls, mobility equipment lending, and a friendly visitor program. 2 HB -1403- Item 21. - 152 City of Huntington Beach - Consolidated Plan Housing and Homeless Service Providers - Survey Results (March 2015) Summary Tables Priority Rankings Need Category Priority Rank Additional affordable housing 1 More substance abuse services 2 Additional tenant assistance (rental assistance for 3 seniors/veterans) Better coordination with mental health service 4 providers More or better paying employment opportunities 5 More employment training programs 6 More permanent supportive housing for persons with 7 disabilities *Based on ranking by agencies. Most Critical Housing Needs Priority Frequency Need'Category Rank Cited* Key' Critical Needs Homelessness 1 7 Emergency shelter, and short and long term housing options for homeless/ runaway youth. Affordable Housing 2 5 Including housing for the working poor, families and persons with mental disabilities. Transitional Housing 3 3 Including motel vouchers, transitional housing for persons with substance abuse and mental illness. Economic Development 4 2 Including job training and employment for homeless and at-risk youth. Health Services 5 1 Substance abuse services. *Based on number of times issue cited by agencies. Item 21. - 153 HB -1404- City of Huntington Beach - Consolidated Plan Housing and Homeless Service Providers - Survey Results (March 2015) Summary Tables (continued) Gaps in Continuum of Care Priority Frequency Need Category Rank Cited* Identified Gaps Including shelter for chronically homeless and Homelessness 1 9 homeless youth. Need for permanent parking location for homeless in cars. Additional motel vouchers needed. Need for mental health care and medical detox Health Facilities 2 4 facilities. Access to affordable mental health and substance Health Services 2 4 abuse health care services. Need for addtiional transitional housing. Transitional Housing 3 2 Additional affordable housing for working poor. Affordable Housing 4 1 Job training programs for young adults (age 18-24). Economic Development 4 1 *Based on number of times issue cited by agencies. Agencies that completed surveys: Beach Cities Interfaith Services (BCIS) Build Futures CrossPoint Church CSP, Huntington Beach Youth Shelter Huntington Beach Police Department Society of St. Vincent de Paul St. Vincent DePaul Society, St. Mary's by the Sea HB -1405- Item 21. - 154 Priority Rankings Priority Rankingb Votes` _ 7_ Average Greatest 2 3 4 5 6 Least Need Need Category Need Need Ranking More permanent supportive housing 1 4 3 6.1 for persons with disabilities 4 1 1 1 1 2.9 Additional affordable housing Additional tenant assistance (rental 4 1 1 2 3.4 assistance for seniors/veterans) Better coordination with mental 2 1 1 2 2 3.6 health service providers 1 3 2 1 1 3.0 More substance abuse services More employment training programs 1 1 3 3 4.0 More or better paying employment 2 2 3 1 3.9 opportunities Responding Agencies=7 Item 21 . - 155 HB -1406- Most Critical Housing Needs Cate go Subcateg ry Agency Shelter/temporary housing Homelessness Homeless Housing Society of St. Vincent de Paul Housing for chronically homeless Homelessness Homeless Housing Build Futures Homeless hotel Homelessness Homeless Housing Society of St. Vincent de Paul More housing for runaway youth Homelessness Housing for Youth CSP - Huntington Beach Youth Shelter More housing for homeless youth Homelessness Housing for Youth CSP - Huntington Beach Youth Shelter Long-term housing options for homeless/runaway youth Homelessness Housing_for Youth CSP - Huntington Beach Youth Shelter Housing for homeless youth 18-24 (not foster youth) Homelessness Housing for Youth Build Futures Afford2b[elsubsidized housing Affordable Housing Affordable Housing Society of St. Vincent de Paul Low income housing Affordable Housing Affordable Housin Saciet of St. Vincent de Paul Permanent housing for families, working poor Affordable Housing Affordable Housing Beach Cities Interfaith Services Housing is very expensive in Huntington Beach Affordable Housing Affordable Housing CrossPoint Church More housing for those with mental disabilities Affordable Housing Special Needs CSP - Huntington Beach Youth Shelter Transitional housing, including motel vouchers Transitional Housing Transitional HousiD2 Beach Cities Interfaith Services Transitional housing for substance abuse (1-2 months) Transitional Housing Special Needs Beach Cities Interfaith Services Transitional housing for mental illness Transitional Housing Special Needs Beach Cities Interfaith Services On the job training and/or paid internships Economic Development Economic Development Build Futures Employment for homeless and at risk youth Economic Development Economic Development Build Futures Go Immediate Detox for youth on herion or meth Health Services Substance Abuse Build Futures Summary -Most Critical Housing Needs Pflority Rank Frequency Cited* Key Critical Needs Emergency shelter, and short and long term housing options for homeless/ Homelessness 1 7 runaway youth. Including housing for the working poor, families and persons with mental Affordable Housing 2 5 disabilities. Including motel vouchers, transitional housing for persons with substance Transitional Housing 3 3 abuse and mental illness. Including job training and employment lEconomic Development 1 4 2 for homeless and at-risk youth. Health Services 5 1 Substance abuse services, *Based on number of times issue cited by agencies. t_J ►s in Continuum of Care Category Subcate o R enc [v Iter Homelessness Homeless Housing Society of St Vincent de Paul �-• sing for chronically homeless Homelessness Homeless Housing Build Futures <of funding for motel vouchers Homelessness Homeless Housing Beach Cities Interfaith Services <of homeless housing for 18 to 24 year olds Homelessness Housing for Youth Build Futures J <of resources for runaway youth Homelessness Housing for Youth CSP- Huntington Beach Youth Shelter Lack of resources for homeless youth, esp males > age 14 Homelessness Housing for Youth CSP - Huntington Beach Youth Shelter Parking location for homeless in cars Homelessness Parking for homeless in cars Society of St Vincent de Paul No real plan to help folks living in vehicles Homelessness Parking for homeless in cars Beach Cities Interfaith Services Lack of aftercare services Homelessness Services for Youth CSP- Huntington Beach Youth Shelter Lack of de-tox, mental health care places Health Facilities Substance Abuse Beach Cities Interfaith Services Permanent mental health facility Health Facilities Mental Health Huntington Beach Police Department Medical detox areas Health Facilities Substance Abuse Huntington Beach Police Department Lack of immediate detox places that take MediCal Health Facilities Substance Abuse Build Futures Services to address drug addiction, including youth Health Services Substance Abuse CrossPoint Church Lack of psychiatrists that take MediCal Health Services Mental Health Build Futures Lack of long-term therapy providers in the community Health Services Mental Health CSP - Huntington Beach Youth Shelter Access to mental health Health Services Mental Health Society of St Vincent de Paul Transitional housing Transitional Housing Transitional Housing Societz of St Vincent de Paul ;k of transitional housing Transitional Housing Transitional Housin Beach Cities Interfaith Services )r supply of affordable housin2 for working poor Affordable Housing Affordable Housing jBeach Cities Interfaith Services �e r training programs for youth 18 to 24 Economic Development Job Trainin Build Futures k Summary_-Gaps in Continuum of Care Priori Rank frequency Cited' Identified Gaps Including shelter for chronically homeless and homeless youth. Need for permanent parking location for homeless in cars. Additional motel vouchers Homelessness 1 g needed. Need for mental health care and medical Health Facilities 2 4 detox facilities. Access to affordable mental health and Health Services 2 4 substance abuse health care services. Transitional Housing 3 2 Need for addtiional transitional housing. Additional affordable housing for working Affordable Housin.. 4 1 poor. Job training programs for young adults Economic Development 4 1 (age 18-24). *Based on number of times issue cited by agencies. City of Huntington Beach - Consolidated Plan Special Needs Service Providers - Survey Results (March 2015) Summary Tables Priority Rankings s Need''Category Priority Rank Affordable Housing 1 Public Services 2 Homeless Services/Facilities 3 Economic Development 4 Public Facilities 5 *Based on ranking by agencies. Most Critical Needs Frequency Need Category Priority Rank Cited* Key Critical Needs Including homeless youth, mental health services, case Homeless Services and Facilities 1 10 management, wrap around services. More multi- service centers. Including affordable housing for families, long term Affordable Housing 2 7 housing for extremely low and very low income persons, and persons with developmental disabilities Including resources for homebound seniors, home Services for Seniors 2 7 modification resources, nutrition resources, respite for caregivers. Health Services and Facilities Including mental health, substance abuse treatment, (including mental health, 2 7 health care for seniors. More drug/alcohol facilities and substance abuse) education. Economic Development 3 6 Including job training, adult education,job coaching for developmentally disabled. General Support Services 4 4 Additional financial resources. Transportation Services 5 3 Including access to affordable and specialized transportation. Services for Persons with 1 Assistive technology to support independence for Disabilities 6 persons with disabilities. Affordable Childcare 6 1 Affordable childcare services. Youth Services 6 1 Youth sports/recreation. *Based on number of times issue cited by agency. HB -1409- Item 21. - 158 City of Huntington Beach - Consolidated Plan Special Needs Service Providers - Survey Results (March 2015) Summary Tables (continued) Gaps in Service Frequency Need.Category Priority Rank Cited* - Identified Gaps Including permanent affordable housing, rent subsidies Affordable Housing 1 10 and affordable housing for seniors and adults with developmental disabilities living with aging parents. Services for Seniors 2 5 Including services to homebound seniors, diabetic meals, and services for"pre-seniors" (age 50-61 . Including insufficient funding and need for better General Public Services 2 5 coordination between public and non-profit service providers. Health Services (including mental h 3 4 Affordable health care, including mental health, substance abuse treatment for youth. Including emergency shelter beds, showers, food and Homeless Services and Shelter 4 3 personal storage. Need for improved coordination between agencies applying for grant funds. Family and Youth Services 5 2 Programs for teens and youth, and family support services. Services for Persons with 5 2 Including social/recreation services and services for Disabilities disabled youth. Transportation Services 6 1 Better access and affordability of public transportation. *Based on number of times issue cited by agency. Agencies that completed surveys: AIDS Services Foundation of Orange County Alzheimer's Family Services Center Assistance League, DreamCatchers Auxilary Childern's Bureau Community SeniorSery Dayle McIntosh Center Family Literacy Program Huntington Beach Hospital Huntington Beach Senior Services/Senior Outreach Mental Health Association of Orange County Project Self-Sufficiency Regional Center of Orange County Item 21. - 159 HB -1410- Priority Rankings Priority Rankin by`Votes' Average 1 =Greatest 2 3 4 5=Least Need Need Category Need Need Ranking Affordable Housing 6 4 1 1 1.8 2 3 2 5 3.8 Economic Development 3 3 1 4 2.5 Homeless Services/Facilities 3 3 5 4.2 Public Facilities Public Services 1 3 3 3 27 2.4 Responding Agencies= 12 Hs _1411- Item 21. - 160 Most Critical Needs Category Subcategog Agency Shelter for the homeless Homelessness Emergency Shelter Children's Bureau, Oakview all Homeless shelters Homelessness Emergency Shelter AIDS Services Foundation of Orange Cc More multi-service centers Homelessness Homeless Facilities Mental Health Association of Orange Co Wrap around services for homeless individuals Homelessness Homeless Services AIDS Services Foundation of Orange Cc Homeless adults Homelessness Homeless Services Assistance League, DreamCatchers Emergency food/shelter Homelessness Homeless Services Gayle McIntosh Center Homeless services/facilities Homelessness Homeless Services Huntington Beach Hospital Homeless youth education and resources Homelessness Homeless Services Huntington Beach Hospital Mental health services for homeless Homelessness Homeless Services Huntington Beach Senior Services Emergency homeless services (case management) Homelessness Homeless Services Pro ect Self-Sufficiency Affordable housing Affordable Housing Affordable Housing Da le McIntosh Center Affordable housing for families Affordable Housing Affordable Housing Family Literacy Progam, H.B. Library Affordable housing Affordable Housino Affordable Housing Huntington Beach Senior Services More affordable housing Affordable Housing Affordable Housing Mental Health Association of Grange Co Long term housing solutions for ex-low income families Affordable Housing Affordable Housing Project Self-Sufficiency Housing resources Affordable Housing Affordable Housing Children's Bureau, Oakview — Long-term affordable housing for extremely low income and Housing for Developmentally 7, very low income persons (with developmental disabilities) Affordable Housing Disabled Adults Regional Center of Orange County Allow seniors to age in place Public Services Senior Services Huntington Beach Senior Services —Resources for homebound seniors Public Services Senior Services Community SeniorSery Resources for home modifications for seniors Public Services Senior Services Community SeniorSery Inadeclaute resources of seniors age 50 -61 Public Services Senior Services Community SeniorSery Senior services Public Services Senior Services Family Literacy Progam, H.B. Library Nutrition services for seniors Public Services Senior Services Community SeniorSery Access to respite for employed caregivers Public Services Senior Services Alzheimer's Family Services Center Access to healthcare for seniors Public Services Health Services Alzheimer's Family Services Center Healthcare for adults Public Services Health Services Family Literacy Progam, H.B. Library Psy hiatric services Public Services Mental Health Services Huntington Beach Hospital Mentally ill services Public Services Mental Health Services Assistance League, DreamCatchers Substance abuse treatment Public Services Substance Abuse Children's Bureau, Oakview Drug/alcohol abuse centers and education Public Services Substance Abuse Huntington Beach Hospital Additional drug/alcohol facilities Public Facilities Health Care Facilities Huntin2ton Beach Hospital Employmentjob readiness Economic Development Economic Development Children's Bureau, Oakview Jobs/employment Economic Development Economic Development Dayle McIntosh Center Living wage so housing is affordable Economic Development Economic Development Mental Health Association of Orange Co Adult education and job training Economic Development Job Training Family Literacy Progam, H.B. Library Job training for retired workforce Economic Development Job Training Huntinoton Beach Senior Services Employment/coaching (for developmentally disabled) jEconomic Development lJob Training Regional Center of Orange County Basic needs resources Public Services General Services Children's Bureau, Oakview Funding for PSS staff Public Services General Services Project Self-Sufficiency Financial ability to serve more low income families Public Services General Services Project Self-Sufficiency More financial assistance opportunities Public Services General Services AIDS Services Foundation of Orange Co Access to affordable/specialized transportation Public Services Transportation Alzheimer's Family Services Center Public transportation Public Services Trans ortaVon AIDS Services Foundation of Grange Co Transportation Public Services Transportation Dayle !'McIntosh Center Affordable childcare for single parents Public Services Childcare ,assistance League, DreamCatchers Youth sports/recreation Public Services IYouth Services Family Literacy Progam, H.B. Library Assistive technology/durable equipment to make life more functional for the disabled Public Services Services for Disabled Dayle McIntosh Center Summary-Most Critical Needs Priority Rank Frequency Cited* Key Critical Needs Including homeless youth, mental health 1 10 services, case management, wrap around Homeless Services and Facilities services. More multi-service centers. Including affordable housing for families, -- long term housing for extremely low and 7 very low income persons, and persons with a- Affordable Housing developmental disabilities ay Including resources for homebound seniors, 2 7 home modification resources, nutrition Services for Seniors resources, respite for caregivers. Including mental health, substance abuse Health Services and Facilities (including mental health, 2 7 treatment, health care for seniors. More substance abuse) dru /alcohol facilities and education. Including job training, adult education, job Economic Development 3 0 coaching for developmentally disabled. General Support Services 4 4 Additional financial resources. Including access to affordable and Transportation Services b specialized transportation. Assistive technology to support Services for Persons with Disabilities 6 1 independence for,persons with disabilities. Affordable Childcare 6 1 Affordable childcare services. cD Youth Services - - 6 1 Youth sportsYrecreation. *Based on number of times issue cited by agency. - - t_J N r,- [v N Gaps In Service Category Subcategory Agency ON Affordable housing Affordable Housing Affordable Housing AIDS Services Foundation Orange County Lack of affordable housing Affordable Housing Affordable Housing Children's Bureau, Oakview Affordable housing Affordable Housing Affordable Housing Family Literacy Program, H.B. Library Lack of places for people living on fixed incomes to live Affordable Housing Affordable Housing Mental Health Association of Orange County 5 year wait lists for low income housing Affordable Housing Affordable Housin Project Self-Sufficiency Rent subsidy programs Affordable Housing Rent Subsidies Dayle McIntosh Center Rental assistance Affordable Housing Rent Subsidies Children's Bureau, Oakview Lack of senior housing Affordable Housing Housing for Seniors Huntington Beach Hospital Lack of affordable senior housing Affordable Housing Housing for Seniors Huntington Beach Senior Services Lack of long-term affordable housing for adults with Housing for developmental disabilities, 45 years&older who continue to live Developmentally with aging parents in their 70s, 80s& 90s Affordable Housing Disabled Adults Regional Center of Orange County Lack of homeless emergency beds Homelessness Emergency Shelter Mental Health Association of Orange Co Homeless services (showers, food, personal storage) Homelessness Homeless Services AIDS Services Foundation Orange Co Lack of coordination between City Depts in applying for State i. and federal grants to address homelessness, hunger& poverty Homelessness Homeless Services Project Self-Sufficiency Senior causes not as well funded Public Services Senior Services Alzheimer's Family Services Center Senior services fora es 50 to fit Public Services Senior Services Community SeniorServ . Diabetic meals Public Services Senior Services Community SeniorSery Services to the homebound Public Services Senior Services Community SeniorSery Lack of coordinated services for seniors Public Services Senior Services Huntington Beach Senior Services Youth services for disabled Public Services Services for Disabled Dayle McIntosh Center Social/recreational services for disabled Public Services Services for Disabled Dayle McIntosh Center Mental health cases rising, lack of resources Public Services Mental Health Services Huntington Beach Hospital Lack of psychiatric services Public Services dental Health Services Huntington Beach Hospital Lack of affordable health care Public Services Health Services Huntington Beach Senior Services Substance abuse treatment for youth Public Services Substance Abuse Children's Bureau, Oakview Programs for teens and young adults Public Services Youth Services Children's Bureau, Oakview Family support services Public Services Family Services Dayle McIntosh Center More public transportation -better access and affordability Public Services Transportation AIDS Services Foundation Orange Co Limited collaboration between public and non-profit entities Public Services General Services Alzheimer's Family Services Center High competition for government funding Public Services General Services Alzheimer's Family Services Center Insufficient fed & local funding to maintain system of support Public Services General Services Alzheimer's Family Services Center Limited resources for the uninsured Public Services General Services Children's Bureau, Oakview No coordination of service providers I Public Services lGeneral Services Project Self-Sufficienc Summary -Gaps in Services Priority Rank Frequency Cited* Identified Gaps Including permanent affordable housing, rent 1 10 subsidies and affordable housing for seniors and adults with developmental disabilities Affordable Housing living with aging parents. Including services to homebound seniors, 2 5 diabetic meals, and services for"pre-seniors" Services for Seniors (age 50-6 . Including insufficient funding and need for 2 5 better coordination between public and non- General Public Services profit service providers. 3 4 Affordable health care, including mental Health Services (including mental health, substance abuse health, substance abuse treatment for youth- Including emergency shelter beds, showers, 4 3 food and personal storage. Need for improved coordination between agencies r- Homeless Services and Shelter applying for grant funds. Programs for teens and youth, and family Familyand Youth Services 5 2 support services. 5 2 Including social/recreation services and Services for Persons with Disabilities services for disabled youth- 6 1 Better access and affordability of public Transportation Services transportation. *Based on number of times issue cited by agency.. cty ty Cti 3 \ - ' HUNTINGTON BEACH OFFICE OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT = HOUSING PROJECTS/FUNDING = HUD Consolidated Plan Homeless Service Providers Meeting Homeless Collaborative Meeting February 24 , 2015 �3 Various Housing Funding Avenues � - � • U . S . Department of Housing and Urban ' Development ( HUD ) I, 0 HOME Funds a W � o CDBG Funds Successor Agency/Housing Fund (one- time money being paid back to Agency), • Inclusionary Housing In-lieu Fees • County of Orange • Tax Credit/Bonds ON, CU � , 2014 HUD ou ng Income Limits h s 1 Person 19,000 31,650 50,640 2 Person 21,700 36,150 57,840 3 Person 24,400 40,650 65,040, , 4 Person 27,100 45,150 72,240 5 Person 291300 48,800 78,080 6 Person 31,450 52,400 83,840 7 Person 331650 56,0010 89,600 8 Person 35,800 591600 95,360 E. Existing Affordable Housing - The City works with both non-profit � and for-profit developers , such as : o Colette's _17 o OCCHC o Jamboree o Interval House 0 Shelter for Homeless 3 Amcal 3 = City Affordability Inventory • 42 Rental Projects with extremely low, very low and low income units o 8 units - Extremely Low Income ( below JD 30% ) o 822 units - Very Low Income (30% - 50% ) o 612 units — Low Income (50% - 80% ) • One Women 's Crisis Shelter (6 beds ) J • CSP 's 12-bed Youth Shelter City Affordability Inventory (cont . ) • 7 Ownership Housing Projects 0 6 homes — Very Low Income o 14 homes — Low Income One Housing Project in Planning Phase with Amcal o 5 units — Extremely Low 28 units — Very Low o 9 units — Low 8 units reserved for homeless veterans N 0 HUD Consolidated Plan Homeless Service Provid.. ers Meeting i Karen Warner I S=Year Plan . . pre aired byUS � t o f � Housingand Urban Develo ment HUD Identifies community needs M Pro uses use of federal resources to p address those needs: ✓ Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) annual) (1/3,t) $971.,000 y ' Home Investment Partnership (HOME) $377,,000 annually (1/ 24) s. (ro --_ I (J --,j f f f Provide [decent Housing vI Homeless Service ce ro Affordable Housing v/ Housing for Special Needs 9 Provide Suitable Living Environment It ' Safe and Livable Neighborhoods 4- Preserve Historic Properties Expand Economic opportunities v Job Creation/Retention v Small Business Assistance v/ Job Training Designed to assist low J mod income persons/areas } ' IJ � _ t o Community Participation o Housing and Community Development Needs Assessment o establish 5=Year Strategic Plan to esta h b s for addressinpriorities g needs o 1mYear Action Plan that identifies use of federal CDBG and HOME monies J I CA D - J -1-J if I ri -1 -rj , ufj I _ ;�Jf r 4j l - I r D'T' r K on-Line Community Development Deeds survey 9 Public meetin s on communityneeds before Citizen tion Adviso Board (CPAB) Jan 15 Feb 5Part c pa ry ( ) e Meeting with Homeless Collaborative (Feb 24) Surveys of local housing, homeless and public service agencies (due march 2) 9 CPAB meeting to review draft Consolidated Plan (May 14) City Council CPAB public hearing on draft Plan, a public review -7une 15 start of 3 o y p ( ) e City Council public hearing/approval of Plan (July 20) 'D J11i jj] 471 Completed Surveys, Rated 36 need categories Street/Alley Improvements 4.33 Sidewalk/Accessibility Improvements 4.28 Anti-Crime Services 4.20 Senior Citizen Services 4. 18 Water/Sewer Improvements 4. 12 Services for Disabled 4.04 Drainage Improvements 4.00 Youth Services 3.99 Park and Recreation Facilities 3.99 Job Creation/Retention 3.92 Tenant Assistance (rental assistance) 3.87 Community Centers 3.87 Services for the Homeless 3.84 cn S r jD "UZ-)4jfjjf �rjfjjr p s Housing Needs Homeless Needs 9 Public Service Needs Public Facility Needs Infrastructure Needs Economic Development Needs t j, r J _ J � E g. L k 1. What services does your Agency provide and to which populations? 2. What are the greatest needs of your clientele and are there gaps in the services provided? Complete the H ousin an Homeless Service 9 Pr Vier Need's surge '. byreturn Merch n � 0 Thank � � . . . . �» you � 2» \ ■ ; uestions c %« \ ^ � \ » � * r »ya/\. . I ATTACHMENT #2 i CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH ANNUAL ACTION PLAN OCTOBER 1, 2015 - SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 U LIC REVIEw DRAFT JUNE 2015 CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH OFFICE OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 2000 MAIN STREET HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA 92648 HB -1431- Item 21. - 180 CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH 2015/16 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION PAGE ExecutiveSummary(AP-05).......................................................................................................1 Lead & Responsible Agencies (PR-05)........................................................................................6 Consultation (AP-10)..................................................................................................................7 Citizen Participation (AP-12)....................................................................................................12 Expected Resources (AP-15)....................................................................................................16 Annual Goals and Objectives (AP-20) ......................................................................................18 Projects(AP-35) .......................................................................................................................23 Geographic Distribution (AP-50)..............................................................................................33 AffordableHousing (AP-55).....................................................................................................35 PublicHousing (AP-60).............................................................................................................36 Homeless and Other Special Needs Activities (AP-65) ............................................................37 Barriers to Affordable Housing (AP-75)...................................................................................41 OtherActions (AP-85)..............................................................................................................43 Program Specific Requirements (AP-90)..................................................................................47 Appendices Certifications Application for Federal Assistance (SF 424) CDBG Program Application for Federal Assistance (SF 424) HOME Program Public Notices Item 21. - 181 KB -1432- Executive Summary AP-05 Executive Summary- 24 CFR 91.200(c), 91.220(b) 1. Introduction Huntington Beach's 2015/16-2019/20 Consolidated Plan constitutes the City's strategy for addressing its housing and community development needs utilizing federal entitlement funds. The goals are to assist low and moderate-income persons, provide decent housing, create suitable living environments, and expand economic opportunities. Included in the Consolidated Plan are broad five-year objectives and strategies to accomplish these goals. Specific identifiable benchmarks for measuring progress in realizing the City's strategy are proposed in the Action Plan for 2015/16. The 2015/16 Annual Action Plan includes application for funds under two different HUD entitlement programs-Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and the HOME Investment Partnership Program). Current year entitlements combined with reallocations and repayments from prior years (CDBG Revolving Loan Funds) bring the total funding for program year 2015/16 to approximately$3.86 million. The following Annual Action Plan describes resources, programs, activities and actions Huntington Beach will use in the coming 2015/16 fiscal year to implement its strategic plan and ultimately achieve its Consolidated Plan goals and objectives, summarized in Table 1 on the following page. Annual Action Plan 1 2015 OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.07/31/2015) HB -1433- Item 21. - 182 Consolidated Plan Outcome/ 5-Year Priority Implementing Programs 2015-16 Goal Objective` ■ Residential Rehabilitation Loan 15 Housing Units DH-1 Program Preserve Existing and Create ' Residential Rehabilitation Loan 15 Housing Units DH-1 New Affordable Housing Administration ■ Acquisition/Rehabilitation, New 4 Housing Units DH-2 Construction ■ Tenant Based Rental Assistance 10 Households DH-2 Sustain and Strengthen 18,453 Housing Neighborhoods Special Code Enforcement Units SL-3 Support Social Service Homeless Outreach Program 150 Persons SL-1 Agencies that Assist Project Self Sufficiency 40 Persons SL-1 Homeless Populations Support Social Service Agencies that Assist Special Senior Outreach Program 400 Persons SL-1 - Congregate Meals Program 500 Persons SL-1 Needs Populations Preserve Existing Public ' Oak View Family Resource Facilities Center Class and Counseling 400 Persons SL-3 Space Provide Needed Street Improvements 1,224 Persons SL-3 Infrastructure Improvements Youth Services Provide Needed Community ' Children's Bureau 400 Persons SL-1 Services to Low and General Public Services Moderate Income Persons ' Oakview Family Literacy 160 Persons SL-1 Fair Housing Services ■ Fair Housing Foundation 500 Persons DH-1 Provide Economic ' Section 108 Loan Repayment Not Applicable EO-1 Opportunity Planning for Housing and ■ HOME Administration Not Applicable Not Community Development ■ CDBG Administration Not Applicable Applicable Table 1—2015-2019 Consolidated Plan Priorities,Implementing Programs,and FY 2015-16 Goals 2. Summarize the objectives and outcomes identified in the Plan See Table above. 3. Evaluation of past performance HUD requires that grantees provide an evaluation of past performance. Since the current year, 2014/15 is still in progress, the City of Huntington Beach will measure performance outputs and outcomes for CDBG and HOME under the Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report Annual Action Plan 2 2015 OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.07/31/2015) Item 21. - 183 HB -1434- (CAPER) which captures progress towards meeting five-year goals and objectives. Through the annual monitoring of CDBG and HOME sub-recipients, contractors, community-based organizations and developers, the City ensures federal compliance of CDBG and HOME, as well as reporting on outcomes of activities and programs. 4. Summary of citizen participation process and consultation process The City developed its 2015/16 Annual Action Plan through extensive consultation and coordination with housing, social service and healthcare providers; public agencies; and the local public housing agency as presented below. As a means of gaining input from these agencies,the City conducted consultation workshops, public meetings, surveys, and invited local grantees to provide comments on the draft Consolidated Plan and Action Plan. In addition, consultation in the development of the Consolidated Plan involved several City departments. Consulted Agencies and Organizations AIDS Services Foundation of Collette's Children's Home Interval House Orange County Alzheimer's Family Services Mental Health Association of Center Community SeniorSery Orange County Assistance League, Oakview Community Center/ DreamCatchers Auxiliary CrossPoint Church Children's Bureau Beach Cities Interfaith Services CSP, Huntington Beach Youth Oakview Family Literacy (BCIS) Shelter Program Boys and Girls Club Dayle McIntosh Center Project Self-Sufficiency Build Futures Huntington Beach Homeless Regional Center of Orange Collaborative County Children's Bureau I Huntington Beach Hospital I Society of St.Vincent de Paul City of Huntington Beach Departments and Commissions Huntington Beach Office of Huntington Beach Community Huntington Beach Police Business Development Services Department Department Huntington Beach Public Works Huntington Beach City Council Citizen Participation Advisory Department Board (CPAB) Other Pubic Agencies Orange County Health Agency Orange County Housing Authority Table 2—Citizen Participation Consultation The City followed HUD's guidelines for citizen and community involvement in preparation of the Action Plan to encourage citizen participation in the preparation of the documents. The City also undertook several activities such as focus groups, community meetings,and a Community Needs Survey. A draft of the five year Consolidated Plan and 2015/16 Annual Action Plan will be available for public comment for a minimum 30 day period (June 16 - July 20, 2015). A City Council public Annual Action Plan 3 2015 OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.07/31/2015) HB -1 435- Item 21. - 184 hearing will be held on July 20, 2015, providing residents and interested parties a final opportunity to comment on the Consolidated Plan prior to adoption and submittal to HUD. 5. Summary of public comments To be provided. 6. Summary of comments or views not accepted and the reasons for not accepting them The City of Huntington Beach responded to all relevant comments. All comments received were accepted. 7. Summary The City took numerous steps, including public noticing, advertising and holding public meetings, to ensure citizen participation in the development of the 2015/16 Action Plan. The Action Plan address key findings of the Consolidated Plan Needs Assessment, including: • Housing overpayment is the most prevalent housing problem, with 80% of Huntington Beach's low and moderate income (<80% AMI) renter households facing a cost burden (>30%of income on housing costs), and 45%facing a severe cost burden (>50%of income towards housing). Consultation with housing, homeless and public service providers identify the shortage of affordable rental housing as the most significant issue facing Huntington Beach's extremely low, low and moderate income residents. • Household overcrowding is a far less significant problem than overpayment in Huntington Beach, and has decreased from 13% of all renters in 2000 to just 5% a decade later (as documented by the 2007-2011 ACS1). However, certain neighborhoods continue to experience high levels of overcrowding. • Many of the workers who make up Huntington Beach's workforce earn modest incomes, making it challenging to afford to in live in the City where they work. The analysis of rental housing costs and affordability illustrates that households earning extremely low, low and moderate incomes cannot afford average market rents in Huntington Beach. Local occupations priced out of the rental market include: bookkeepers, bus drivers, preschool teachers, retail sales managers, and food service managers. • For homeless persons or persons at-risk of becoming homeless, the most significant problem is the lack of affordable rental housing. This problem has been compounded by record high rents combined with decreases in public funding previously used to support affordable housing. Surveys of homeless service providers in Huntington Beach identify ' The American Community Survey(ACS), performed by the U.S.Census Bureau,is an ongoing Census statistical survey that samples a small percentage of the population every year,and publishes five year averages of this data. Many of the tables in the Consolidated Plan are"pre-populated" by HUD with data from the 2007-2011 ACS,and thus the City has utilized the 2007-2011 ACS as the primary data source throughout the Plan. Annual Action Plan 4 2015 OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.07/31/2015) Item 21. - 185 HB -1436- r - additional affordable housing as the top priority need,followed by the need for additional substance abuse services, and additional tenant rental assistance. • The City's Capital Improvement Program (CIP) presents a comprehensive listing of planned and projected capital project needs based on various long-range plans,goals,and policies. The 2014/15-2018/19 CIP identifies the following general projects (within low and moderate income areas) in need of CDBG funds over the next five years: ✓ Downtown/Main Library Renovation ✓ Americans with Disabilities Act(ADA) improvements to Police Department lobby ✓ Sidewalk, curb and gutter improvements, including accessibility ramps Annual Action Plan 5 2015 OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.07/31/2015) HB -1 437- Item 21. - 186 PR-05 Lead & Responsible Agencies 24 CFR 91.200(b) 1. Describe agency/entity responsible for preparing the Consolidated Plan and those responsible for administration of each grant program and funding source The following are the agencies/entities responsible for preparing the Consolidated Plan and those responsible for administration of each grant program and funding source. Agency Role Name Department/Agency Lead Agency HUNTINGTON BEACH Office of Business Development CDBG Administrator Kellee Fritzal, Deputy Office of Business Development Director HOME Administrator Kellee Fritzal, Deputy Office of Business Development Director Table 3—Responsible Agencies Narrative The Lead Agency for the five year (2015/2016 - 2019/2020) Consolidated Plan is the City of Huntington Beach, Office of Business Development. Consolidated Plan Public Contact Information Simone Slifman, Project Manager City of Huntington Beach Office of Business Development 2000 Main Street City Hall Huntington Beach, CA 92648 Phone: (714) 375-5186 Email: simone.slifman@surfcity-hb.org Annual Action Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 6 OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.07/31/2015) Item 21. - 187 HB -1438- AP-10 Consultation - 91.100, 91.200(b), 91.215(1) 1. Introduction Provide a concise summary of the jurisdiction's activities to enhance coordination between public and assisted housing providers and private and governmental health, mental health and service agencies (91.215(1)). The City developed its five-year (2015/16 - 2019/20) Consolidated Plan and 2015/2016 Annual Action Plan through consultation with the Orange County Housing Authority; City departments; health and social service providers; and adjacent local governments. As a means of gaining input from housing, homeless and social service providers active in Huntington Beach, the City provided agencies a brief survey requesting input on services provided, priority needs and gaps in services. A total of twelve (12) agencies representing special needs populations, and an additional seven (7) housing and homeless service agencies completed the needs survey, providing direct input into the Consolidated Plan Needs Assessment.The detailed results of these agency surveys are provided in Appendix C. The City also conducted a meeting with the Huntington Beach Homeless Collaborative on February 24, 2015 to discuss the Consolidated Plan where over 50 people were in attendance. The Collaborative is comprised of local homeless service providers and faith-based organizations who conduct monthly meetings with the purpose of coordinating efforts and sharing information to most effectively address the issue of homelessness in Huntington Beach. In addition to those agencies/departments participating in the workshops/surveys, additional agencies were contacted as necessary to gain comprehensive information on the community's needs, such as the Orange County Health Department. Describe coordination with the Continuum of Care and efforts to address the needs of homeless persons (particularly chronically homeless individuals and families, families with children, veterans, and unaccompanied youth) and persons at risk of homelessness The City of Huntington Beach participates in the Orange County Continuum of Care, led and coordinated by 2-1-1 Orange County and the OC Community Services. This public - nonprofit partnership helps ensure comprehensive, regional coordination of efforts and resources to reduce the number of homeless and persons at risk of homelessness throughout Orange County. This group serves as the regional convener of the year-round CoC planning process and as a catalyst for the involvement of the public and private agencies that make-up the regional homeless system of care. The Orange County Continuum of Care system consists of six basic components: 1. Advocacy on behalf of those who are homeless or at-risk of becoming homeless. Annual Action Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 7 OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.07/31/2015) HB -1439- Item 21. - 188 2. A system of outreach,assessment, and prevention for determining the needs and conditions of an individual or family who is homeless. 3. Emergency shelters with appropriate supportive services to help ensure that homeless individuals and families receive adequate emergency shelter and referrals. 4. Transitional housing to help homeless individuals and families who are not prepared to make the transition to permanent housing and independent living. 5. Permanent housing, or permanent supportive housing, to help meet the long term needs of homeless individuals and families. 6. Reducing chronic homelessness in Orange County and addressing the needs of homeless families and individuals using motels to meet their housing needs. Describe consultation with the Continuum(s) of Care that serves the jurisdiction's area in determining how to allocate ESG funds, develop performance standards and evaluate outcomes, and develop funding, policies and procedures for the administration of HMIS The City of Huntington Beach does not receive ESG funds so this is not applicable. 2. Describe Agencies, groups, organizations and others who participated in the process and describe the jurisdictions consultations with housing, social service agencies and other entities How was the Agency/Group/ Organization consulted and what , are the anticipated outcomes of Agency/Group/ Agency/Group/ What section of the Plan was the consultation or areas for Organization Organization Type addressed by Consultation?' improved coordination? City of Huntington Beach Other government Housing Need Assessment Citizen Participation Advisory Board - Local Homeless Needs (CPAB) and Homeless Collaborative Homelessness Strategy meetings. City will continue Non-Homeless Special Needs maintaining its strong relationships Market Analysis with service providers and local Economic Development jurisdictions to implement the 5- Non-Housing Community year strategy. Development Strategy Anti-Poverty Strategy Lead-based Paint Strategy Huntington Beach City Civic Leaders Housing Need Assessment Public hearings. City Council Council Non-Homeless Special Needs members reflect the needs of their Market Analysis constituents in the community, Economic Development which have been reflected in the Non-Housing Community needs and priorities identified in Development Strategy the Plan. Anti-Poverty Strategy Annual Action Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 8 OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.07/31/2015) Item 21. - 189 HB -1440- Haw was the Agency/Group/ Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of Agency/Group/ Agency/Group/ What section of the Plan was the consultation.or,areas for Organization Organization``Type addressed by Consultation? improved coordination? Orange County Housing PHA Housing Need Assessment Phone interview, email Authority Public Housing Needs correspondence.The City will Market Analysis continue its strong partnership with the Housing Authority. AIDS Services Foundation of Services- Health Non-Homeless Special Needs Survey of Service Providers. Citizen Orange County Participation Advisory Board (CPAB) meeting. Alzheimer's Family Services Services- Health Non-Homeless Special Needs Survey of Service Providers. Center Assistance League, Services- Homeless Needs Survey of Service Providers. DreamCatchers Auxiliary Homeless Services- Homeless Needs Survey of Housing and Homeless Beach Cities Interfaith Homeless Service Providers. Homeless Services (BCIS) Collaborative Meeting. Services- Homeless Needs Survey of Housing and Homeless Homeless Service Providers. Homeless Build Futures Collaborative Meeting. Services— Non-Homeless Special Needs Survey of Service Providers. CPAB Children's Bureau Children meeting. Services- Homeless Needs Phone interview. Collette's Children's Home Homeless Services- Elderly Non-Homeless Special Needs Survey of Service Providers. CPAB Community SeniorSery Persons meeting. Services- Homeless Needs Survey of Housing and Homeless CrossPoint Church Homeless Service Providers. CSP, Huntington Beach Services- Homeless Needs Survey of Housing and Homeless Youth Shelter Homeless Service Providers. Services- Persons Non-Homeless Special Needs Survey of Service Providers. CPAB Dayle McIntosh Center with Disabilities meeting. Services-Children Non-Homeless Special Needs Survey of Service Providers. CPAB Family Literacy Program meeting. Huntington Beach Hospital Services- Health Non-Homeless Special Needs Survey of Service Providers. Huntington Beach Police Services- Homeless Needs Survey of Housing and Homeless Department Homeless Homelessness Strategy Service Providers. Homeless Collaborative Meeting. CPAB meeting. Huntington Beach Senior Services- Elderly Non-Homeless Special Needs Survey of Service Providers. CPAB Services/Senior Outreach Persons meeting. Mental Health Association of Health Agency Non-Homeless Special Needs Survey of Service Providers. Orange County Services- Homeless Needs Survey of Service Providers. Project Self-Sufficiency Homeless CPABmeeting. Annual Action Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 9 OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.07/31/2015) HB -1441- Item 21. - 190 How was the Agency/Group/ Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of Agency/Group/ Agency/Group/ What section of the Plan was the consultation or areas for Organization Organization Type addressed by Consultation? improved coordination? Regional Center of Orange Services- Health Non-Homeless Special Needs Survey of Service Providers. County Services- Homeless Needs Survey of Housing and Homeless Society of St.Vincent de Paul Homeless Service Providers. St.Vincent DePaul Society, Services- Homeless Needs Survey of Housing and Homeless St. Mary's by the Sea Homeless Service Providers. Table 4—Agencies,groups,organizations who participated Identify any Agency Types not consulted and provide rationale for not consulting The City of Huntington Beach developed its Consolidated Plan through consultation with housing, social and health service providers; local agencies/governments; and the Orange County Housing Authority. The City is unaware of any Agency types relevant to the Consolidated Plan that were not consulted. Annual Action Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 10 OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.07/31/2015) Item 21. - 191 HB -1442- Other local/regional/state/federal planning efforts considered when preparing the Plan Name of Plan Lead organization How do the goals of your Strategic Plan overlap with the goals of each plan? Continuum of Care OC Partnership, 2-1-1 Orange For the past several years, County and the OC Community leadership and coordination of Services. Orange County's Continuum of Care planning process has been the shared responsibility of OC Partnership, 2-1-1 Orange County and the OC Community Services.These organizations use housing and demographic data obtained through HMIS and Homeless Counts to determine needs and to pinpoint gaps in housing and services. This in turn helps to pool and coordinate resources with the County and cities to develop coordinated homeless access and assessment centers. Huntington Beach participates in building the regional continuum of care to address the homeless and persons at- risk of homelessness. Huntington Beach 2013-2021 City of Huntington Beach The City recently updated its Housing Element Planning Division Housing Element for the 2013- 2021 period. Key housing policies and programs from the Housing Element have been reflected within the Consolidated Plan. Orange County Housing Orange County Housing The purpose of OCHA's Authority Administrative Plan Authority (OCHA) Administrative Plan is to establish policies and procedures to implement the Section 8 Program in a manner consistent with HUD requirements and local objectives. The Consolidated Plan reflects the policies set forth in the Administrative Plan. Table 5—Other local/regional/federal planning efforts Annual Action Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 11 OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.07/31/2015) HB -1443- Item 21. - 192 AP-12 Participation - 91.105, 91.200(c) 1. Summary of citizen participation process/Efforts made to broaden citizen participation The City followed HUD's guidelines for citizen and community involvement in preparation of the Consolidated Plan and Action Plan. To encourage citizen participation in the preparation of the documents,the City undertook several activities as summarized below. Housing and Community Development Needs Survey In order to evaluate public opinion of specific housing and community development needs, the City utilized a Needs Survey (in English and Spanish) in which the respondent was asked to rank the level of need for a particular service, capital improvement, and public benefit. Questions about specific needs were grouped into these areas: • Housing Needs; • Homeless Needs; • Public Service Needs; • Infrastructure Needs; and • Economic Development Needs. Agency Surveys: Special Needs Service Providers, Housing& Homeless Service Providers A variety of Agencies providing services to Huntington Beach's low and moderate income households, special needs populations, and homeless were provided a brief survey requesting input on priority needs and gaps in the services provided. A total of nineteen Agencies completed the survey. The tabulated results of these surveys are included in the Consolidated Plan Appendix. Community Meetings The Citizen Participation Advisory Board (CPAB) conducted a public hearing on community needs on January 15, 2015 at Huntington Beach City Hall, and a second public hearing on community needs and the Consolidated Plan on February 5, 2015. The meeting was conducted at the Oakview Library, with a total of 25 persons providing public comment on priority needs in the community. The following agencies/programs were represented: Family Literacy Program, Oakview Children's Bureau/Boys and Girls Club Afterschool Program, Project Self-Sufficiency, and Huntington Beach Senior Services/Care Management. The comments received are summarized in the Consolidated Plan Appendix. Huntington Beach Homeless Collaborative Since December 2014, a former Huntington Beach Mayor has coordinated a collaborative with homeless service providers and have been meeting on a monthly basis at the Central Library. City staff from the Police Department, Community Services, and the City Manager's Office/Office of Business Development have been attending these meetings. At the Collaborative' s meeting on February 24, 2015, City Office of Business Development staff provided an overview of the City's affordable housing activities and the Consolidated Plan process, and responded to questions Annual Action Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 12 OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.07/31/2015) Item 21. - 193 xB -1444- from participants. A copy of the meeting presentation is provided in the Consolidated Plan Appendix. Annual Action Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 13 OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.07/31/2015) HB -1445- Item 21. - 194 eo N Citizen Participation Target of Outreach Summary of Summary of Summary of comments URL(If Outreach response/attendance comments received not accepted and reasons applicable) `- Made of Outreach Internet Outreach Non-targeted/broad A total of 471 See attached results N/A N/A community Community Needs in the Appendix. Assessment surveys were received (278 electronic, 193 hard copy). Public Meeting Minorities The Citizen Participation Comments received All comments received N/A Advisory Board (CPAB), focused on the were accepted. Non-English Speaking a group of appointed continued need for Spanish Huntington Beach family literacy citizens, held public programs; youth Persons with hearings on 1/15/15 afterschool education disabilities and 2/5/15 to solicit programs; self- input on housing and sufficiency programs Residents of Public community for Lower income c and Assisted Housing development needs. single parents; and A total of four(4) programs to support persons provided public seniors to remain comment on 1/15. A independent in their total of 25 persons homes. provided public comment on 2/5. Public Meeting Service providers and Over 50 individuals See attached N/A N/A faith-based were in attendance. presentation in the organizations Appendix. representing the homeless and persons at-risk of homelessness Annual Action Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 14 OMB control No:2506-0117(exp.07/31/2015) Citizen Participation 1 Target of Outreach Summary of Summary of Summary of comments URL(If Outreach response/attendance comments received not accepted and reasons applicable) Mode of Outreach Public Meeting Non-targeted/broad A public meeting was No public comments N/A N/A community held before the City were received. Council to present the draft 2015/16-2019/20 Consolidated Plan and initiate the 30 public review of the Draft Plan. Newspaper Ad Non-targeted/broad A newspaper This information will N/A N/A community advertisement was be added after the made soliciting public close of the public comment on the draft comment period. 2015/16-2019/20 Consolidated Plan. a Public Meeting Nan-targeted/ broad A final public meeting This information will N/A N/A community will be held before the be added after the City Council for public hearing is held. adoption of the 2015/16-2019/20 Consolidated Plan. Table 6-Citizen Participation Outreach fA N —' Annual Action Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 15 --+ OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.07/31/2015) Expected Resources AP-15 Expected Resources — 91.220(c)(1,2) Introduction Anticipated Resources Expected Amount Available i Year 1 Expected Amount Available' Source Annual Prior Year Remainder of Allocation: Program► Resources: Total: of GonPlan Narrative Program Funds' Uses of funds $ income:$ $ $ $ Description CDBG Public- Acquisition, $970,561 $0 $137,703 $1,108,264 $3,882,244 Entitlement Federal Planning, funds Economic allocation plus Development, estimated Housing, program Public income plus Improvements, prior-year Public Services resources. HOME Public- Acquisition, $377,687 $0 $787,169 $1,164,856 $1,510,748 Entitlement Federal Homebuyer allocation plus assistance, estimated Homeowner program rehab, income and Multifamily prior-year rental new resources. construction, Multifamily rental rehab, New construction for ownership, TBRA CDBG Public- Homeowner $0 $110,000 $1,480,586 $1,590,586 $0 Loan payoffs Revolving Federal Rehab (program Loan income). Fund Table 7-Expected Resources—Priority Table Annual Action Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 16 OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.07/31/2015) Item 21. - 197 HB -1 448- Explain how federal funds will leverage those additional resources (private, state and local funds), including a description of how matching requirements will be satisfied Federal funds play a crucial role in implementing the Consolidated Plan. Local private and non- federal funds are usually insufficient to meet the heavy demand for housing and services in our community. Agencies receiving CDBG and HOME funds use those funds as a commitment to receiving other funding sources. Likewise, the City also leverages other resources among the formula grant programs. For example, the HOME program is matched by a variety of sources, including: private and public investment including the use of low income housing tax credits. Other future sources of matching funds include: inclusionary housing in-lieu fees; residual receipts from loans of the former Redevelopment Agency; and a State SERAF loan repayment of former Redevelopment Low/Mod Housing Funds (one-time payment). HUD requires a 25% match on HOME funds drawn down for affordable housing. Historically, the City has met the match requirement with the use of former Huntington Beach redevelopment tax increment funds that were layered with HOME funds in developing affordable housing. While redevelopment tax increment funds are no longer available for future match requirements, the City has been utilizing a match surplus derived from prior contributions by the former Huntington Beach Redevelopment Agency in developing affordable housing developments.They City's match surplus is approximately$2,126,062. If appropriate, describe publically owned land or property located within the jurisdiction that may be used to address the needs identified in the plan Not applicable. Annual Action Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 17 OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.07/31/2015) HB -1449_ Item 21. - 198 cv tJ Annual Goals and Objectives AP-20 Annual Goals and Objectives Goals Summary Information Sort Order Goal Name Start End Category Geographic Needs Funding Goal Outcome Indicator Year Year Area Addressed Homeowner Units Rehabilitated— 15 Household Housing Units (Housing Rehabilitation Loan Program; Housing Rehabilitation Loan Administration) $8a,OOD (CDBG) Homeowner Units Rehabilitated— 4 Household Housing Units Preserve Existing $790,S86 (Acquisition/Rehab/New Construction) and Create New Priority Housing (CDBG RLF) 1 201S 2016 Affordable Housing Citywide Affordable Needs The City is awaiting receipt of 1 Housing $1,127,087 proposals from the current Notice of (HOME) Funding Availability,which will determine the amount of new ownership units rehabilitated or constructed. Tenant-Based Rental Assistance 10 Households (TBRA Program) Housing Code Enforcement/ Sustain and Non-Housing Special Code Priority Housing $236,538 Foreclosed Property Care— 2 Strengthen 2015 2016 Community Enforcement Neighborhoods development Areas Needs (CDBG) 18,453 Housing Units (Code Enforcement) Annual Action Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 18 OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.07/31/2015) Support Social Homeless Public service activities other than Service Agencies Priority $45,585(CDBG) Low/Mod Income Housing Benefit— 3 that Assist 2015 2016 Non-Housing Citywide Homeless (CDBG 190',persons Assisted ( Homeless Community Needs (Homeless Outreach Program; Project Populations Development Self Sufficiency) Public service activities other than Support Social Priority Special Low/Mad Income Housing Benefit— Service Agencies Non-Homeless $44,499 4 2D15 2016 Citywide Needs 900 Persons Assisted that Assist Special Special Needs (CDBG)Populations (Senior Outreach Program; Needs Populations Congregate Meals Program) Public Facility or Infrastructure Non-Housing Priority Activities other than Low/Mod Income Preserve Existing Housing Benefit— 5 Public Facilities 2015 2016 Community LMl Areas Community $60,000 Opp persons Assisted Development Facilities (Oak View Family Resource Center Class and Counseling Space) Public Facility or Infrastructure Co Provide Needed Non-Housing Priority $212,030 Activities other than Low/Mod Income 6 Infrastructure 2015 2015 Community Citywide Infrastructure (CDBG) Housing Benefit— Improvements Development Improvements 1,224 Persons Assisted (ADA Curb Cuts Maintenance Zone 12) Public service activities other than Low/Mad Income Housing Benefit-- 400 Persons Assisted (Youth:Children's Bureau) Public service activities other than Provide Needed Non-Housing Priority Low/Mod Income Housing Benefit— , Community $85500 7 2015 201E Community Citywide Community 161 Persons Assisted Services to (CDBG) Development Services (General Public Services; C}akview Low/Mod Persons Family Literacy) Public service activities other than Low/Mod Income Housing Benefit— 500 Persons Assisted (Fair Housing) CG 1�..3 Annual Action plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 19 OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.07/31/2015) CD Provide Economic. Non-Housing Economic $180,000 Other C� Opportunity 2015 2016 Community Citywide pp y ) Y Opportunity CD6G 5ectian 1(]$Loan Payment) Development Planning for Other Housing $164,112 Other— (CDBG) D Housing and 2015 2016 Other; Not Applicable and Community Not Applicable Community Administration Development $37 769 (CDBG Administration; HOME Development Needs (HOME) Administration) Table 8—Goals Summary C7� f,1 Annual Action Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 20 0ME1 Control No:2,106-0117(exp.117/1112,111) Goal Descriptions 1 Goal Name Preserve Existing and Create New Affordable Housing Goal To the extent possible, based upon the availability of funds and a project's viability, Description HOME funds will be used to assist affordable housing developers in the acquisition, construction and/or rehabilitation of low-income rental and/or owner housing units, and in the provision of tenant-based rental assistance (TBRA). The City will also use CDBG revolving loan funds for residential rehabilitation programs for low and moderate income homeowners. (Projects: Acquisition/Rehabilitation, New Construction, TBRA, Housing Rehabilitation Loan Program, Housing Rehab for Loan Administration) 2 ''Goal Name Sustain and Strengthen Neighborhoods Goal Using CDBG funds,the City will sustain and strengthen neighborhoods by eliminating Description unsafe conditions and blight while improving the quality of life of residents within the community. (Project: Special Code Enforcement) 3 Goal Name Support Social Service Agencies that Assist Homeless Populations Goal Using CDBG public service funds,the City will provide assistance to homeless service Description providers. (Project: Homeless Outreach Program, Project Self Sufficiency) 4 Goal Name Support Social Service Agencies that Assist Special Needs Populations Goal Using CDBG public service funds, the City will provide assistance to special needs Description service providers. (Projects: Senior Outreach Program,Congregate Meals Program) 5 Goal Name , Preserve Existing Public Facilities Goal Using CDBG funds, the City will provide financial assistance to improve public Description facilities and parks. (Oak View Family Resource Center Class and Counseling Space) 6 Goal Name Provide Needed Infrastructure Improvements Goal Using CDBG funds, the City will provide financial assistance to improve public Description infrastructure. (Projects: ADA Curb Cuts at Maintenance Zone 12) 7 Goal Name Provide Needed Community.Services to Low/Mod Persons' Goal Using CDBG public service funds, the City will provide assistance to various social Description service agencies for programs for youth,fair housing,anti-crime, and general public services. Services must benefit at least 51 percent low/mod persons. (Projects: Children's Bureau, Oakview Family Literacy Program, Fair Housing Services) 8 Goal Blame Provide Economic Opportunity Goal Using CDBG funds, the City will support projects and programs targeted to low and Description moderate-income business owners, persons wishing to start or expand a business, or in workforce development. The City will also use CDBG funds to pay debt service associated with a previous Section 108 Loan. (Projects: Section 108 Loan Repayment) 9 Goal Name Planning for Housing and Community Development Annual Action Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 21 OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.07/31/2015) HB -1453- Item 21. - 202 Goal The City will conduct the following administration/planning activities: (1) General Description Administration of CDBG and HOME Program, including preparation of budget, applications,certifications and agreements,(2)Coordination of CDBG-funded capital improvement projects, (3) Coordination of Public Service Subrecipients, (4) Coordination of HOME-funded housing projects, (5) Monitoring of CDBG and HOME projects/programs to ensure compliance with federal regulations, (6) Preparation of Annual Action Plan,and (7) Preparation of the CAPER. Up to 20%of the annual CDBG entitlement and up to 10%of the HOME entitlement is allowed for administration activities. (Project: CDBG Administration, HOME Administration) Annual Action Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 22 OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.07/31/2015) Item 21. - 203 HB -1454- Projects AP-35 Projects — 91.220(d) Introduction The City plans to undertake the following CDBG and HOME funded activities during Fiscal Year 2015-16 to address its priority housing and community development needs. All proposed activities are eligible and meet program service targets. Projects # Project Name 1 Housing Rehab Loan Administration 2 Special Code Enforcement 3 Homeless Outreach Program 4 Project Self Sufficiency 5 Senior Outreach Program 6 Congregate Meals Program 7 Oak View Family Resource Center Class and Counseling Space 8 ADA Curb Cuts at Maintenance Zone 12 9 Children's Bureau 10 Oakview Family Literacy 11 Fair Housing Foundation 12 Section 108 Loan Repayment 13 CDBG Administration 14 Housing Rehab Loan Program 15 Tenant Based Rental Assistance 16 1 City/CHDO Housing Project(Acquisition/Rehabilitation/New Construction) 17 HOME Administration Table 9-Project Information Describe the reasons for allocation priorities and any obstacles to addressing underserved needs The Housing and Homeless Needs Assessment of the Consolidated Plan discusses housing need by income category. Income levels identified are 1) extremely low-income; 2) very low-income, and; 3) low- and moderate-income households. Based on HUD recommendations, general relative priorities for funding will be as follows: HIGH PRIORITY: Activities to address this need will be funded during the five-year period. MEDIUM PRIORITY: If funds are available, activities to address this need may be funded by the City during the five-year period. The City may also use other sources of funds and take actions to locate other sources of funds. Annual Action Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 23 OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.07/31/2015) HB -1455- Item 21. - 204 LOW PRIORITY: It is not likely the City will fund activities to address this need during the five-year period. The highest priority has been assigned to the needs of the lowest income residents, based on the assumption that in this high cost real estate market, they are at greater risk of displacement, homelessness or other serious housing situations due to limited financial resources and other limitations they may face. The Consolidated Plan identifies several obstacles in meeting underserved needs, including the high and sustained demand for public services, as well as the shortage of funding to address the community's needs. Annual Action Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 24 OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.07/31/2015) Item 21. - 205 HB -1456- AP-38 Project Summary Project Summary Information 1 Project Name Housing Rehab Loan Administration Target Area Citywide Goals Supported Preserve Existing and Create New Affordable Housing Needs Addressed Priority Housing Needs Funding CDBG: $80,000 Description The City of Huntington Beach Housing Rehabilitation Loan Program provides emergency grants and low interest loans to low and very low income families who need repairs to their homes. The City is requesting a grant in the amount of$80,000 to pay for operational costs associated with the City of Huntington Beach Rehabilitation Loan Program (RLP), which has been administered by the Office of Business Development since the early 1970's. Target Date 9/30/2016 Estimate the number 15 housing units and type of families that will benefit from the proposed activities Location Description Citywide Planned Activities Same as description. 2 Project Name Special Code Enforcement Target Area Special Code Enforcement Areas Goals Supported Sustain and Strengthen Neighborhoods Needs Addressed Priority Housing Needs Funding CDBG: $236,538 Description Funding for the Special Code Enforcement Program will be used to support salaries, training, and equipment for two (2) full-time equivalent Code Enforcement Officers. As the City ages, certain areas within the City of Huntington Beach need ongoing, proactive property maintenance inspections by Code Enforcement to maintain a safe environment.Thus,with continued code enforcement efforts,the quality of life and housing standards are maintained. The Special Code Enforcement Program benefits the community overall by upgrading the housing stock within deteriorating and deteriorated areas. Target Date 9/30/2016 Estimate the number 18,453 housing units and type of families that will benefit from the proposed activities Location Description Special Code Enforcement Areas Planned Activities Same as description. 3 Project Name Homeless Outreach Program Annual Action Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 25 OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.07/31/2015) HB -1457- Item 21. - 206 Target Area Citywide Goals Supported Support Social Service Agencies that Assist Homeless Populations Needs Addressed Priority Homeless Needs Funding CDBG: $25,000 Description The City of Huntington Beach has seen an increase in homelessness. This increase is impacting City services, creating an additional demand for coordination with non-profit service providers and creating maintenance/security problems at our parks and other areas in town. This project will create a new position - Homeless Outreach Coordinator, which will work within the Police Department and be the point person for homeless issues. This will include the coordination of non-profit service providers, to ensure there is no overlap of services being provided and that all service providers have knowledge of what the City and each other are providing. In addition the person will help coordinate City services regarding homeless encampments and public information. Lastly, this position will assist the Police Department in locating shelter beds for the homeless and rehabilitation (detox) beds for those in need of assistance. Target Date 9/30/2016 Estimate the number The City anticipates that 150 homeless persons/families will be assisted and type of families through the Homeless Outreach Program. that will benefit from the proposed activities Location Description Citywide Planned Activities Same as description. 4 Project Name Project Self Sufficiency Target Area Citywide Goals Supported Support Social Service Agencies that Assist Homeless Populations Needs Addressed Priority Homeless Needs Funding CDBG: $20,585 Description The City of Huntington Beach Community Services Department partners with the Project Self Sufficiency Foundation to offer the Project Self Sufficiency (PSS) program which assists highly motivated, low-income, single parent families with minor children who are homeless or unstably housed to achieve economic self-sufficiency through education and personal development. Services are designed to assist parents to attain and maintain stable housing and to attend and finish college, which prepares them to become economically self-sufficient. PSS clients that graduate from college with a vocational skill or Bachelor's degree become employable and are contributors to the city's economic health. Additionally, through commitment and dedication to an education and career, clients break the cycle of poverty, addiction, homelessness, and domestic violence that is often multi-generational. PSS provides a long-term path and practical resources for Huntington Beach families to reduce their dependence on local and federal public assistance programs and become contributing members of society and employed workers in their local Huntington Beach community. Target Date 9/30/2016 Annual Action Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 26 OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.07/31/2015) Item 21. - 207 HB -1458- Estimate the number 40 persons will be assisted through the Project Self Sufficiency Program. and type of families that will benefit from the proposed activities Location Description 1718 Orange Avenue, Huntington Beach, CA 92648 Planned Activities Same as description. 5 Project Name Senior Outreach Program Target Area Citywide Goals Supported Support Agencies that Assist Special Needs Populations Needs Addressed Priority Special Needs Funding CDBG: $39,499 Description Senior Outreach focuses on the unmet needs of at-risk older adults by providing services aimed toward successful aging in place. Care Management, Home Delivered Meals, and Transportation are designed to assist frail and homebound seniors remain in their own homes safely while enhancing their quality of life. Senior Outreach Care Managers work with and assist at-risk seniors, consult with families and caregivers, and collaborate with service providers to help develop a plan for late life. Care Managers are a source of information and support to Huntington Beach residents regarding any complicated aging issues.Case Management services improve the quality of life of older adults and those who care for them. Services include: assessment, care planning, education, advocacy, application and connection to benefits, home delivered meals, emergency food, transportation, end of life planning, home improvement and safety, personal emergency response systems, and emotional support. CDBG funds will be used towards the funding of two half-time Care Managers, whom provide services to approximately 400 extremely low, low and moderate income, frail, at-risk, and homebound seniors. Target Date 9/30/2016 Estimate the number The Senior Outreach Program is proposing to assist 400 elderly and frail and type of families elderly persons in Huntington Beach. that will benefit from the proposed activities Location Description The Senior Outreach Program is located at 1718 Orange Avenue, Huntington Beach; however the service is available to elderly persons citywide. Planned Activities Same as description. 6 Project Name Congregate Meals Program Target Area Citywide Goals Supported Support Agencies that Assist Special Needs Populations Needs Addressed I Priority Special Needs Funding CDBG: $5,000 Annual Action Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 27 OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.07/31/2015) HB -1459- Item 21. - 208 Description Community SeniorServ's mission is to improve the quality of life for older adults and their families by creating a safety net of health, nutrition, and supportive services designed to enhance their independence,well-being,and dignity. In order to accomplish this mission, Community SeniorSery provides services structured around a continuum of care. Services include congregate meals,home delivered meals,case management,and adult day care services. Target Date 9/30/2016 Estimate the number Community SeniorServ's goal is to assist older adults in maintaining their and type of families health and independence by providing nutritional and supportive services. that will benefit from the proposed activities Location Description The Congregate Meals Program is administered by Community SeniorSery located at 1200 N. Knollwood Circle,Anaheim. However the meals are available to all elderly persons in Huntington Beach. Planned Activities Same as description. 7 Project Name Oak View Family Resource Center Class and Counseling Space Target Area Citywide Goals Supported Provide Needed Community Services to Low and Moderate Persons Needs Addressed Priority Community Facilities Funding CDBG: $60,000 Description Funds will be used to provide additional classroom space for the afterschool recreation program operated at the Oak View Family Resource Center by Children's Bureau and the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Huntington Valley. Space is limited at this location and the additional classroom, office and meeting space is needed to accommodate various enrichment programs at the facility. The project includes purchase of a 24'x40' modular classroom, including delivery and installation, and contractor services including grading and utility services. Target Date September 30, 2016 Estimate the number 400 Huntington Beach youth in the Oakview Enhancement Area will benefit and type of families from available after-school, drop-in recreation activities. that will benefit from the proposed activities Location Description Oakview Enhancement Area Planned Activities Same as description. 8 Project Name ADA Curb Cuts in Maintenance Zone 12 Target Area Citywide Goals Supported Provide Needed Infrastructure Improvements Needs Addressed Priority Infrastructure Improvements Funding CDBG: $212,030 Description Residents and visitors with disabilities utilize ADA ramps to access street intersections when traveling on city sidewalks. CDBG funds will be used to construct 75 curb ramps at various locations in an area of town known as Maintenance Zone 12 which has been evaluated for specific pavement and concrete improvements. Annual Action Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 28 OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.07/31/2015) Item 21. - 209 HB -1460- Target Date 9/30/2016 Estimate the number 1,224 Huntington Beach disabled residents will benefit from ADA ramps. and type of families that will benefit from the proposed activities Location Description Various locations. Planned Activities See description. 9 Project Name Children's Bureau Target Area Citywide Goals Supported Provide Needed Community Services to Low and Moderate Persons Needs Addressed Priority Community Services Funding CDBG: $46,000 Description Children's Bureau is committed to providing vulnerable children,especially in the early years, the foundation necessary to become caring and productive adults by: 1) preventing child abuse and neglect;2) protecting, nurturing,and treating abused children; 3) enhancing the potential of families and communities to meet the needs of their children; and 4) advancing the welfare of children and families through superior programs in child development, parent education, mental health, research and advocacy. CDBG funds will be used to provide a after school drop-in recreation program in a safe environment, promoting healthy activity, social interaction,and fun as an alternative to unsupervised, unstructured, high-risk activity. CDBG funds will pay for staff, supplies, equipment, and services. Target Date 9/30/2016 Estimate the number 400 Huntington Beach youth in the Oakview Enhancement Area will benefit and type of families from available after-school, drop-in recreation activities. that will benefit from the proposed activities Location Description Oakview Enhancement Area. Planned Activities See description. 10 Project Name Oakview family Literacy Program Target Area Citywide Goals Supported Provide Needed Community Services to Low and Moderate Persons Needs Addressed Priority Community Services Funding CDBG: $9,500 Description CDBG funds will be used to operate the Family Literacy Program which provides one-to-one and small group tutoring so that low-income adults in Huntington Beach can improve their ability to understand, speak, read, and write in English. Increased English literacy skills give adults improved ability to function on the job and in the community and help their children succeed in school. Basic computer workshops increase computer literacy necessary for adults to function in the 21st century. Having a literate citizenry makes a safer and more successful community for all. Target Date 9/30/2016 Annual Action Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 29 OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.07/31/2015) HB -1461- Item 21. - 210 Estimate the number 161 Huntington Beach illiterate persons will benefit from available services and type of families that increase English literacy skills. Ij that will benefit from the proposed activities Location Description Citywide Planned Activities Same as description. 11 Project Name Fair Housing Foundation Target Area Citywide Goals Supported Provide Needed Community Services to Low and Moderate Persons Needs Addressed Priority Community Services Funding CDBG: $30,000 Description The Fair Housing Foundation (FHF) offers a comprehensive Fair Housing Program that meets the HUD CDBG requirement to affirmatively further fair housing and includes the following services: 1) discrimination complaint counseling, intake, investigations, and resolutions; 2) education and outreach services; 3) general housing (tenant/landlord) counseling, mediations, assistance, resolution, and referrals; and 4) affirmatively further fair housing activities to address the Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice. Target Date 9/30/2016 Estimate the number 500 persons will benefit from fair housing services. and type of families that will benefit from the proposed activities Location Description Citywide. Planned Activities Same as description. 12 Project Name Section 108 Lean Repayment Target Area Citywide Goals Supported Provide Economic Opportunity Needs Addressed Economic Opportunity Funding CDBG: $180,000 Description A Section 108 Loan used for the annual loan payment for rehabilitation of the historic City Gym and Pool. CDBG funds will be used to repay the existing Section 108 loan. Target Date 9/30/2016 Estimate the number Not applicable. and type of families that will benefit from the proposed activities Location Description Not applicable. Planned Activities Same as description. 13, Project Name CDBG Program Administration Target Area I Citywide Goals Supported Planning for Housing and Community Development Annual Action Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 30 OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.07/31/2015) Item 21. - 211 HB -1462- Needs Addressed Other Housing and Community Development Needs Funding CDBG: $164,112 Description The City will conduct the following administration/planning activities: (1) General Administration of CDBG Program, including preparation of budget, applications, certifications and agreements, (2) Coordination of CDBG- funded capital improvement projects, (3) Coordination of Public Service Subrecipients, (4) Coordination of HOME-funded housing projects, (5) Monitoring of CDBG projects/programs to ensure compliance with federal regulations, (6) Preparation of Annual Action Plan,and (7) Preparation of the CAPER. Up to 20% of the annual CDBG entitlement is allowed for administration activities. Target Date 9/30/2016 Estimate the number Not applicable. and type of families that will benefit from the proposed activities Location Description Not applicable. Planned Activities Same as description. 14 Project Name Housing Rehab'Loan Program Target Area Citywide Goals Supported Preserve Existing and Create New Affordable Housing Needs Addressed Priority Housing Needs Funding CDBG RLF: $790,586 Description The City of Huntington Beach Housing Rehabilitation Loan Program provides emergency grants and low interest loans to low and very low income families who need repairs to their homes. The City is proposing to use CDBG Revolving Loan Funds to fund the grants and loans. The Huntington Beach Rehabilitation Loan Program (RLP) has been administered by the Office of Business Development since the early 1970's. Target Date 9/30/2016 Estimate the number 15 households are propose to be assisted in FY 2015/16. and type of families that will benefit from the proposed activities Location Description Citywide Planned Activities Same as description. 15, Project Name Tenant Based Rental Assistance Target Area Citywide Goals Supported Preserve Existing and Create New Affordable Housing Needs Addressed Priority Housing Needs Funding HOME: $150,000 Description HOME funds will be used to provide assistance in the form of tenant based rental assistance for very low-and low-income residents, focusing on veterans and seniors. Currently,the City is awaiting receipt of proposals for this program solicited through a Notice of Funding Availability. Annual Action Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 31 OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.07/31/2015) xs -1463- Item 21. - 212 Target Date 9/30/2016 Estimate the number 10 households will be assisted through the Tenant Based Rental Assistance and type of families program. that will benefit from the proposed activities Location Description Citywide Planned Activities Same as description. 16 "! Project Name City/CHDO Housing Project(Acquisition/Rehabilitation/Neer Construction Target Area Citywide Goals Supported Preserve Existing and Create New Affordable Housing Needs Addressed Priority Housing Needs Funding HOME: $977,087 Description To be determined upon receipt of proposals received through the solicitation of a Notice of Funding Availability. Target Date Estimate the number While the number and type of families that will benefit from a City/CHDO and type of families Housing Project is still to be determined, the amount of HOME funds that will benefit available for an affordable housing project supports the acquisition, from the proposed rehabilitation, and/or new construction of four affordable units (based on a activities maximum HOME subsidy of approximately$200,000 for a 2-bedroom unit). Location Description To be determined. Planned Activities Same as description. 17 Project Name HOME Program Administration Target Area Citywide Goals Supported Planning for Housing and Community Development Needs Addressed Other Housing and Community Development Needs Funding HOME: $37,769 Description The City of Huntington Beach Office of Business Development is responsible for administering the HOME program. Up to 10 percent of the HOME allocation will be used to provide for staffing and other program administration costs associated with the HOME program, including planning, reporting, monitoring, and IDIS setup and maintenance. Target Date 9/30/2016 Estimate the number Not applicable. and type of families that will benefit from the proposed activities Location Description Not applicable. Planned Activities Same as description. Annual Action Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 32 OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.07/31/2015) Item 21. - 213 HB -1464- AP-50 Geographic Distribution — 91.220(f) Description of the geographic areas of the entitlement (including areas of low-income and minorityconcentration where assistance will be directed ) Huntington Beach is an urbanized coastal community located in northwestern Orange County, California. Much of the City's residentially designated land has already been developed. Future residential development rests primarily upon the recycling of existing parcels and infill development. Surrounding Huntington Beach are the cities of Seal Beach to the northwest, Westminster to the northeast, Fountain Valley and Costa Mesa to the east, Newport Beach to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest. The City utilizes CDBG and HOME funds for projects and programs operated citywide. However, the majority of CDBG-funded infrastructure and facility projects are targeted to the most-needy neighborhoods:those census tracts where 47.83%or more of the residents are low-or moderate- income. Specifically for Special Code Enforcement activities, the City has identified deteriorated areas based on observed violations of the Uniform Housing Code. This effort was undertaken to determine geographical areas meeting the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) guidelines to utilize Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)funding for special code enforcement and preservation activities in deteriorating areas. From this survey, staff identified four geographical areas that met the criteria for a deteriorating area, as well as meetingthe CDBG national objective of serving low and moderate income households: • Bolsa Chica —Heil • East—Central • South —Central • Southeast These four areas of concentrated deteriorated housing have been designated as Special CDBG Code Enforcement areas, and have become the focus of increased code enforcement and neighborhood preservation efforts to improve the quality of life and condition of housing (refer to Figure 5 in the Appendix). With the release of HUDs updated 2014 Low and Moderate Income Summary Data, however, several of the census block groups within the four Special CDBG Code Enforcement areas no longer qualify as low and moderate income (minimum 47.83% low/mod households). Thus, for the time being, the City will no longer fund code enforcement in these areas using CDBG funds, and is evaluating conducting an income survey to potentially re-qualify certain neighborhoods as low and moderate income. Annual Action Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 33 OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.07/31/2015) xB -1465- Item 21. - 214 Geographic Distribution Target Area Percentage of Funds Low/Mod Income Areas 2% Special Code Enforcement Areas 8% Citywide 90% Table 10-Geographic Distribution Rationale for the priorities for allocating investments geographically All public service programs and housing projects funded with CDBG or HOME will be available citywide to eligible persons. The City will also allocate CDBG funds for special code enforcement and preservation activities in Special Code Enforcement Areas that have been identified as deteriorated based on the observance of violations of the Uniform Housing Code. These areas include Bolsa Chica-Heil; East-Central; South-Central; and Southeast. Public facility and public infrastructure projects will be targeted to neighborhoods where 47.83%or more of residents are low and moderate income. Annual Action Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 34 OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.07/31/2015) Item 21. - 215 HB -1 a 66- Affordable Housing AP-55 Affordable Housing—91.220(g) Introduction One Year Goals for the Number of Households to be Supported Homeless 0 Non-Homeless 4 Special-Needs 10 Total 14 Table 11-One Year Goals for Affordable Housing by Support Requirement One Year Goals for the Number of Households Supported Through Rental Assistance 10 The Production of New Units 4 Rehab of Existing Units 0 Acquisition of Existing Units 0 Total 14 Table 12-One Year Goals for Affordable Housing by Support Type Discussion The information in Tables 11 and 12 is pending. The City issued a Notice of Funding Availability on May 20, 2015 to solicit proposals for the development and implementation of affordable housing opportunities. Proposals are due by June 18, 2015, at which time the City will determine, which, if any, proposals meet the needs and standards for this program. Information will be amended accordingly. Annual Action Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 35 OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.07/31/2015) HB -1467- Item 21. - 216 AP-60 Public Housing— 91.220(h) Introduction The City of Huntington Beach does not have any public housing developments. However, Huntington Beach is one of a number of cities that benefits from the services of the Orange County Housing Authority (OCHA), which is currently managing over 1,000 Housing Choice Vouchers for residential units within Huntington Beach (February 2015); 58 of these were Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Vouchers, 15 were Family Unification Vouchers, and 45 were Shelter Plus Care vouchers for formerly homeless disabled households. Elderly households comprise 43%of the City's Section 8 recipients(434 households), indicative of several large senior housing complexes with significant numbers of Section 8 tenants. The City also has a high proportion of disabled households receiving Section 8 (426 households), although many of these households are also likely to be seniors. OCHA last opened its Housing Choice Voucher waiting list in February 2012, during which it received 48,298 applications for assistance. Of the total applicants, 24,756 were living within Orange County, 3,262 were working in the County but living elsewhere, and 20,280 were living and working outside the County. Waiting list statistics highlight both the tremendous need for affordable housing in Huntington Beach, and the need to assist a variety of family needs from differing demographics. The data indicates the need to serve special needs populations that are disabled and/or homeless, as well as the growing need to serve the expanding senior citizen population. Actions planned during the next year to address the needs to public housing Not applicable. Actions to encourage public housing residents to become more involved in management and participate in homeownership Not applicable. If the PHA is designated as troubled, describe the manner in which financial assistance will be provided or other assistance Not applicable. Annual Action Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 36 OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.07/31/2015) Item 21. - 217 HB -1468- AP-65 Homeless and Other Special Needs Activities — 91.220(i) Introduction Throughout the Country and the Los Angeles and Orange County region, homelessness has become an increasing challenge. Factors contributing to the rise in homelessness include a lack of housing affordable to low- and moderate-income persons, increases in people living below poverty levels, reductions in subsidies to the poor, drug/alcohol abuse, and de- institutionalization of the mentally ill. As described in greater detail in Section MA-30 Homeless Facilities and Services in the Consolidated Plan, for the past year, the City of Huntington Beach has been actively engaged in numerous activities to decrease homelessness and provide effective and efficient support to local non-profits that provide services to this population.The City Council recently authorized formation of a Homeless Task Force whose goal will be to coordinate homeless/housing efforts and provide City support/guidance regarding services. The Task Force will keep the City Council apprised of issues/services and make recommendations as needed. In addition, the Office of Business Development and Huntington Beach Police Department have applied for 2015-2016 CDBG public services funds to support a new Homeless Coordinator position to serve as the City's point person for homeless issues. Once every two years, Orange County undertakes an effort to enumerate all of the sheltered and unsheltered homeless people within the county in a given twenty-four hour period. This effort, known as the Homeless Point-in-Time (PIT) Count, is congressionally mandated for all communities that receive U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funding for homeless programs. The most recent PIT in Orange County for which results have been published was held on the morning of January 26, 2013 with the assistance of 750 volunteers from over 40 homeless service organizations. The January 2013 PIT count enumerated 4,251 homeless individuals in Orange County, representing 0.14% of the total County population, and reflecting an almost 40% decrease from the 2011 count of 6,939, and an almost 50%drop from the 2009 count of 8,333 homeless persons (refer to Table 29). Of the 4,251 homeless persons counted in 2013, approximately 40% are unsheltered and 60% are sheltered. In previous years, this proportion was reversed, with over 60%of homeless people living unsheltered. Homeless families with children make up 20%of this population and other homeless individuals/households without children account for the remaining 80% of the population. The Orange County Point in Time Count does not provide specific information by jurisdiction. However, the 2014 Homeless Conditions Report and Recommendations commissioned by the City of Huntington Beach (prepared by City Net) utilizes the following approach to estimate the number of homeless in the City. Applying the 2013 PIT ratio of 0.14% of the County's total population being homeless to Huntington Beach's 2012 population of 194,708 translates to an estimated 272 homeless individuals within the City. Furthermore, assuming the same Countywide ratio of 60% of the homeless being sheltered would result in an estimated 166 sheltered homeless and 106 unsheltered homeless within the City. These figures generally correlate with the Huntington Beach Police Department estimates of 150 unsheltered homeless Annual Action Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 37 OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.07/31/2015) xB -1469- Item 21. - 218 at any given time in the City because Police Officers would Likely be referring to unsheltered homeless individuals, which are more readily visible and identifiable as 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 of Huntington Beach is committed to addressing homelessness. In March 2014, the City Council conducted a study session on homelessness in the community, including a presentation by the Executive Director of the Orange County Commission to End Homelessness and the City's Police Chief. Subsequently, the City contracted with City Net, a collaborative organization, to conduct research on the scope and scale of the homeless issues in Huntington Beach, provide an asset map of homeless services and resources, and deliver recommendations about how to strategically leverage existing assets and resources in the community to address the problem. City Net's findings and recommendations are summarized below: 1. The City possesses an abundance of non-profit organizations, faith congregations, local businesses, and community groups that are eager for collaborative solutions to ending homelessness in Huntington Beach. 2. The groups listed above are decentralized both structurally and geographically. 3. The City should invest in coordinating these resources without aggregating them or investing in heavy infrastructure. 4. A proactive connection should be established between the non-profit and faith communities to City safety personnel and other first responders. 5. The City should invest in a multi-sector collective impact collaborative which would meet regularly to achieve goals over the course of 12-months. Prior to publication of the City Net Homeless Conditions Report, a former Huntington Beach Mayor coordinated the "Huntington Beach Homeless Collaborative" comprised of various homeless service providers and faith based organizations. The Collaborative conducts monthly meetings at the Central Library with the purpose of: gathering resource information useful in dealing with the homeless issue; developing an information and referral system for collaborative members; establishing partnerships with the City; and coordinating activities between homeless service providers. City staff from the Police Department, Community Services, and the City Manager's Office/Office of Business Development attend these meetings. The City's Police Department recently engaged the services of the Coast to Coast Foundation, a non-profit Police Officer Liaison Program (POLP) designed to eliminate resource barriers and support law enforcement homelessness teams. Coast to Coast partners with police departments throughout Orange County, providing a model that balances enforcement with outreach. Resources include: Homeless Liaison Officer(HLO) kits for daily patrol, 24/7 locker locations kits, Annual Action Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 38 OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.07/31/2015) Item 21. - 219 xs -1470- homeless relocation, trained outreach team, community campaign/education and empowerment in support of law enforcement. The City's Police Department is currently working with Coast to Coast to create a volunteer program specifically designed to the needs of Huntington Beach. The Police Department was granted CDBG public service funds (for FY 2015/16) to fund a new Homeless Coordinator position to serve as the City's point person for homeless issues. The Homeless Coordinator will act as liaison with non-profit organizations and for-profit groups such as mental health centers, hospitals, churches, shelters, addiction centers and rehabilitation programs. The Coordinator will assist the Police Department in locating shelter beds for the homeless and rehabilitation (detox)beds for those in need of assistance. In addition,this position will help to coordinate City services regarding homeless encampments and public information. On March 16, 2015, the City Council authorized the creation and establishment of a seven- member Homeless Task Force. The appointed Homeless Task Force held its first meeting on May 26, 2015 and will coordinate homeless/housing efforts and provide City support/guidance regarding services. The Homeless Task Force includes former Mayor Ralph Bauer, who has coordinated the Collaborative described above. The Task Force is coordinated by the Office of Business Development with assistance from the Police Department, and Homeless Outreach Coordinator (if funded through CDBG). The Task Force will keep the City Council apprised of issues/services and make recommendations as needed. Addressing the emergency shelter and transitional housing needs of homeless persons The City has and will continue to address the emergency shelter and transitional housing needs of homeless and homeless families through support of homeless programs such as the Huntington Beach Youth Emergency Shelter; Interval House and Collette's Children's Home transitional housing for battered/homeless mothers with children; American Family Housing transitional housing and supportive housing rental assistance; and Project Self-Sufficiency transitional housing for single parent families. Through the City's participation in the Huntington Beach Homeless Collaborative,the City will also support the provision of emergency housing and services by Beach Cities Interfaith Services and the local faith-based community. 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 In an ongoing effort to continue to address the needs of the homeless and those at risk of homelessness, the City will focus on the development of sustainable and effective programming, Annual Action Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 39 OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.07/31/2015) xB -1471- Item 21. - 220 including: applying for short and long-term available funding; partnerships with experienced service providers capable of leveraging other funding; the ability to create or secure affordable housing; perform homeless case management; and engage the homeless through a street outreach component in order to connect them to available services. The City's goal is to expand on current homeless programs and activities with a greater emphasis on homeless veterans and families to assist with their successful transition toward self-sufficiency. 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. To help prevent homelessness and protect at-risk populations, Huntington Beach will continue to participate in the Orange County Continuum of Care System to provide assistance to persons at risk of becoming homeless. In addition, the City continues to pursue opportunities to expand its affordable housing inventory to benefit primarily low-income renters. The City does not receive Emergency Shelter Grants (ESG) or Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) funding and therefore is not required to develop a discharge coordination policy. However,the City will continue to address a discharge coordination policy with the Orange County Housing Authority and the Continuum of Care Homeless Issues Task Force. Annual Action Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 40 OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.07/31/2015) Item 21 . - 221 HB -1472- AP-75 Barriers to affordable housing —91.220(j) Introduction: Huntington Beach has a strong history of supporting affordable housing. The City has adopted numerous provisions in its Zoning Ordinance that facilitate a range of residential development types and encourage affordable housing. In addition, the City and its former Redevelopment Agency have provided direct financial assistance to support affordable and mixed income housing projects. The loss of Redevelopment Housing Funds, which previously generated approximately $3 million per year for housing activities, will dampen the level of future affordable housing production in the City. In addition to funding constraints, the primary barrier to the provision of affordable housing in Huntington Beach is the lack of vacant land suitable for residential development. Separate owners of smaller parcels hold much of the underdeveloped and residentially zoned land in the City. This calls for alternative policy tools such as lot consolidation and/or demolition of existing older structures to accommodate higher density infill development. Through adoption of the Downtown and Beach and Edinger Corridors Specific Plans, the City has provided opportunities for high density mixed use and residential infill. 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 Through the administration of the CDBG and HOME programs, every effort is made to remove barriers to affordable housing through agreements with for-profit and non-profit affordable housing developers. These efforts also include working with neighborhood residents to ensure affordable housing projects are acceptable. Ongoing monitoring of "for sale" affordable units is conducted by department staff by assuring that the affordable housing covenants are recorded on title when the unit is sold. To address the decline in sources of housing funds, the City will continue to advocate for and pursue federal, state, local and private funding sources for affordable housing. Additionally, as part of the City's Housing Element update,the City must assess and to the extent feasible, mitigate, its governmental constraints to housing for lower and moderate income households and persons with disabilities. The Housing Element addresses the City's provisions for affordable housing, emergency shelters, transitional housing, and supportive housing. The following programs in the City's 2013-2021 Housing Element specifically address the variety of regulatory and financial tools used by the City to remove barriers and facilitate the provision of affordable housing: Program 2. Multi-family Acquisition/Rehabilitation through Non-Profit Developers Objective:Acquire, rehabilitate, and establish affordability covenants on 80 rental units. Annual Action Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 41 OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.07/31/2015) xB -1473- Item 21. - 222 i Program 7. Residential and Mixed Use Sites Inventory Objective:Maintain current inventory of vacant and underutilized development sites, and provide to developers along with information on incentives. Program 8. Beach and Edinger Corridors Specific Plan Objective:Facilitate development through flexible,form based standards, and streamlined processing. Encourage affordable housing by requiring inclusionary units to be provided on-site, or within the Specific Plan, and providing additional incentives for increased percentages of affordable units. Program 10. Inclusionary Program and Housing Trust Fund Continue implementation and re-evaluate Ordinance to provide consistency with case law and market conditions. Establish in-lieu fee amount for projects between 10-30 units. Program 11. Affordable Housing Development Assistance Provide financial and regulatory assistance in support of affordable housing. Provide information on incentives to development community. Program 13. Affordable Housing Density Bonus Continue to offer density bonus incentives as a means of enhancing the economic feasibility of affordable housing development. Program 14. Development Fee Assistance Continue to offer fee reductions to incentivize affordable housing. Specify the waiver of 100% of application processing fees in the Code for projects with 10% extremely low income units. Program 15. Residential Processing Procedures Provide non-discretionary development review within the Beach and Edinger Corridors Specific Plan. Adopt streamlined review procedures for multi family development on a Citywide basis. Annual Action Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 42 OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.07/31/2015) Item 21. - 223 HB -1474- AP-85 Other Actions— 91.220(k) Introduction: Actions planned to address obstacles to meeting underserved needs The City of Huntington Beach has identified long-range strategies, activities and funding sources to implement the goals in the areas of housing and community development services for the benefit of the residents. • The City will continue to seek other resources and funding sources to address the biggest obstacle to meeting the community's underserved needs, which is the lack of funding and/or inadequate funding. • The City will look for innovative and creative ways to make its delivery systems more comprehensive and will continue existing partnerships with both for-profit and not-for- profit organizations. • The City will use HOME and CDBG funds to concentrate on both affordable rental housing, tenant-based rental housing, and homeowner rehabilitation programs. • The City is currently addressing certain housing needs with federal funds such as availability, condition, and fair housing practices to prevent homelessness. • The City is also addressing community development needs with federal funds such as infrastructure, improving public facilities and code enforcement. Actions planned to foster and maintain affordable housing The City's Consolidated Plan has identified the preservation of existing, and the creation of new, affordable housing as a priority need during the 2015/16—2019/20 timeframe. During FY 2015- 16,the City proposes to provide tenant-based rental assistance to 10 households, and will pursue an acquisition and rehabilitation project which will then be made available to low and moderate income households at restricted rents. Once the City receives proposals in response to the solicitation of the NOFA, it will determine which, if any, proposals meet the needs of the City. While a site for an affordable housing project is yet to be determined, the City will endeavor to alleviate household overcrowding and renter cost burden, while at the same time, addressing the fundamental need for affordable housing for extremely low income families, homeless or at- risk of being homeless households, some of the main housing issues described in the Consolidated Plan. While funds are limited, the City will use regulatory tools - such as flexible development standards, density bonus and other incentives - to support in the expansion of needed affordable housing. In past years, the City has provided funding support to local public service agencies such as Project Self Sufficiency and AIDS Services Foundation that address the service needs of the homeless and those at risk of becoming homeless. However continued reductions in the City's CDBG entitlement, has resulted in the cutback of such funding support in recent years. The City Annual Action Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 43 OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.07/31/2015) HB -1475- Item 21. - 224 hopes to reinstate funding support in the future should CDBG entitlement amounts increase. Actions planned to reduce lead-based paint hazards As a means of better protecting children and families against lead poisoning, in 1999 HUD instituted revised lead-based paint regulations focused around the following five activities: • Notification • Lead Hazard Evaluation • Lead Hazard Reduction • Ongoing Maintenance • Response to Children with Environmental Intervention Blood Lead Level The City has implemented HUD Lead Based Paint Regulations (Title X), which requires federally funded rehabilitation projects to address lead hazards. Lead-based paint abatement is part of the City's Residential Rehabilitation Program and the Acquisition/Rehabilitation of Affordable Rental Housing Program. Units within rental housing projects selected for rehabilitation are tested if not statutorily exempt. Elimination or encapsulation remedies are implemented if lead is detected, and is paid for by either the developer of the project, or with CDBG or HOME funds, as appropriate. To reduce lead-based paint hazards in existing housing, all housing rehabilitation projects supported with federal funds are tested for lead and asbestos. When a lead-based paint hazard is present, the City or the City's sub-grantee contracts with a lead consultant for abatement or implementation of interim controls, based on the findings of the report. Tenants are notified of the results of the test and the clearance report. In Section 8 programs, staff annually inspects units on the existing program and new units as they become available. In all cases,defective paint surfaces must be repaired. In situations where a unit is occupied by a household with children under the age of six, corrective actions will include testing and abatement if necessary, or abatement without testing. Actions planned to reduce the number of poverty-level families The City's major objectives in reducing poverty within Huntington Beach are to: • Reduce the number of families on welfare; • Reduce the number of families needing housing subsidies; and • Increase economic opportunities for low and moderate income persons. The City's anti-poverty strategy seeks to enhance the employability of residents through the promotion and support of programs which provide employment training and supportive services, while expanding employment opportunities through the implementation of three Business Improvement Districts, and its recently-completed Economic Development Strategy. Annual Action Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 44 OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.07/31/2015) Item 21. - 225 HB -1 476- In terms of employment training and supportive services, the City continues to support the Project Self-Sufficiency program. This program aims at assisting low income single parents with children to achieve economic independence from public assistance through personal development, education, and job training. Participants are encouraged to attend a monthly support meeting focusing on providing skills, abilities, and resources to promote self-sufficiency. Additionally, the City supports literacy programs for families (Oakview Family Literacy Program) with a combination of General Funds and CDBG that help enhance the employability of low income persons with deficient English speaking, reading, and writing skills. The Library has proposed an expansion of the Workplace Literacy Program beyond its current two hotel sites utilizing 2015-16 CDBG funds, but due to a lack of public services funding, the program will wait for future authorization and implementation. As funding permits, the City will continue to support the following Public Services to increase family stability for lower income households: • Counseling • Domestic Violence Prevention Services • Provision of food • Substance Abuse Services • Job Training Lastly, the City of Huntington Beach supports a variety of economic development activities that help to create and retain jobs for low- and moderate-income households. Activities supported include a commercial property locator; employment assistance including of a referral service for finding and training employees; financial assistance through the Small Business Administration; business counseling and training via a litany of not-for-profit Orange County agencies; technical assistance in permits, trademarks, environmental review, and taxes; and export and trade assistance. Micro-enterprise assistance,job training services, and technical assistance are some areas that may warrant consideration for funding during the Consolidated Plan period. The City will fully comply with Section 3 of the Housing and Community Development Act, which helps foster local economic development and individual self-sufficiency. This set of regulations require that to the greatest extent feasible, the City will provide job training, employment, and contracting opportunities for low or very low-income residents in connection with housing and public construction projects. Actions planned to develop institutional structure As the recipient of CDBG and HOME funds, the City has delegated the Office of Business Development to be the lead department responsible for the overall administration of HUD grants. In that regard, the Division will prepare the Consolidated Plan and Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice every five years, draft the Annual Action Plan and CAPER, as Annual Action Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 45 OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.07/31/2015) HB -1477- Item 21. - 226 well as all other reports required by federal rules and regulations. The City will work with non-profit agencies, for-profit developers, advocacy groups, clubs, and organizations, neighborhood leadership groups, City departments and with the private sector to implement the City's five-year strategy to address the priority needs outlined in the Consolidated Plan for Fiscal Years 2015/2016 — 2019/2020. Engaging the community and stakeholders in the delivery of services and programs for the benefit of low to moderate residents will be vital in overcoming gaps in service delivery. The City will also utilize public notices, Community Workshops and Meetings(as appropriate),the City's website, and other forms of media to deliver information on carrying out the Consolidated Plan strategies. Actions planned to enhance coordination between public and private housing and social service agencies In an ongoing effort to bridge the gap of various programs and activities, the City has developed partnerships and collaborations with local service providers and City departments that have been instrumental in meeting the needs and demands of the homeless, low income individuals and families, and other special needs. Over the years,the City has expanded partnerships and created new ones along the way. The array of partners include, but are not limited to: the Huntington Beach Police Department, Library Services, Community Services, and Public Works Departments; American Family Housing, Habitat for Humanity, Interval House, Mercy House, Collete's Children's Home, and AMCAL; Community SeniorServ; AIDS Services Foundation; Project Self Sufficiency; Alzheimer's Family Services; Fair Housing Foundation; the Orange County Housing Authority; and 2-1-1 Orange County and OC Community Services (Orange County Continuum of Care). During FY 2015-16, the City will continue to develop these partnerships. Annual Action Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 46 OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.07/31/2015) Item 21. - 227 xB -1478- Program Specific Requirements AP-90 Program Specific Requirements — 91.220(1)(1,2,4) Introduction: The City of Huntington Beach participates in HUD's CDBG Program that is used for creating decent affordable housing, suitable living environments, and economic opportunities. The new program year (2015-16) will begin on October 1, 2015. The FY 2015-16 CDBG allocation is $970,561, and along with prior year funds of $212,219, the City will have $1,182,780 available to implement CDBG projects and programs during the program year. 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 $0 the start of the next program year and that has not yet been reprogrammed 2.The amount of proceeds from section 108 loan guarantees that will be $0 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 $0 planned use has not been included in a prior statement or plan. 5. The amount of income from float-funded activities $0 Total Program Income $0 Other CDBG Requirements 1.The amount of urgent need activities $0 HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME) Reference 24 CFR 91.220(I)(2) 1. A description of other forms of investment being used beyond those identified in Section 92.205 is as follows: The City will provide grants, interest-bearing and non-interest-bearing deferred payment loans or residual receipts loans permitted under 24 CFR 92.206 (b) (1). The City will not institute other forms of investment forms not described in the aforementioned section nor provide loan guarantees described under 24 CFR 92.206 (b) (21). 2. A description of the guidelines that will be used for resale or recapture of HOME funds when used Annual Action Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 47 OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.07/31/2015) HB -1479- Item 21. - 228 r for homebuyer activities as required in 92.254, is as follows: The City is not administering a homebuyer program with CDBG or HOME funds as part of its 2015- 2016 Annual Action Plan. The Annual Plan,therefore,does not describe resale or recapture guidelines as required in 92.254. 3. A description of the guidelines for resale or recapture that ensures the affordabilityof units acquired p g p q with HOME funds?See 24 CFR 92.254(a)(4)are as follows: The City is not administering a homebuyer program with CDBG or HOME funds as part of its 2015- 2016 Annual Action Plan. The Annual Plan,therefore,does not describe resale or recapture guidelines that ensure the affordability of units acquired with HOME funds as required in 92.254(a)(4). 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 is not proposing to use HOME funds to refinance existing debt secured by multifamily housing rehabilitated with HOME funds. Thus, since the City does not propose to undertake refinancing, the City is not required to discuss its financing guidelines required under 24 CFR 92.206(b). Annual Action Plan HUNTINGTON BEACH 48 OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.07/31/2015) Item 21. - 229 HB -1480- CITY OF HUNTNGTON BEACH PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD AND PUBLIC HEARING 2(15-2019 CONSOLIDATED PLAN; FY 2015-2016 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT 1CDBG)AND HOME INVEST- MENT PARTNERSHIP{HOME) PROGRAMS; AND AMENDED CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAIN N0710E IS HEREBY GIVEN that on July 20,2015,the City Council will hold a public hear- ing approving the 2015-2019:Consolidated Plan,the FY 2015-2016 Annual Action Plan,and Amended Ctizen Participation Plan and will accept public comments on the use of Com- munity Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Home Investment .Partnership (HOME) funds. The meeting will be held at 6:00 PM, or soon thereafter, at the Huntington Beach Civic Center;City Council Chambers.located at 2000 Main Street,Huntington Beach,Cali- fornia 92648. In order for the Cit to receive annual Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME investment partnerships Program (HOME) funds from the US Department of hous- ng and Urban Deve,opment(HUD), a Consolidated Plan (Con Plan) must be submitted`. The Con Plan identifies the City's:housing and community development needs;and details' the City's 5-year strategy and goals to address those needs Using CDBG and HOME' funds. Annually, the City must also submit an Annual Action Plan(AAP),which specifies the activities that will be undertaker,to meet Con Plan goals. The Con Plan arc AAP are due to HUD by August 15,2015,and are subject to review and approval by HUD. The City is also required to have a Citizen Participation Plan approved byy HUD as a prerequisite for federal funding and is amending its currently-approved Citizen Participation Plan to ensure- consistency with current HUD regulations. The City of Huntington Beach will receive aobroximateiy$970.561 in CDBG and $377,687 in HOME funds for FY 2015-2016 from HUD. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG): The City may allocate a maximum of 15 percent (15%) of the annual CDBG funds to public service providers. There:cre,approximately$145,584 is available to public service providers. The remainder of funds may be allocated to capital projects or capital improvements, and to administra- tive costs which are limited to 20 percent(20%). Funds remaining from prior projects com- pleted under budget may be afiocated to supplernental City-initiated capital projects. CDBG funds are designed to assist the City in its efforts to provide decent housing,a suita- ble living environment, community services and facility needs, and expand economic co- portunities for primarily low-and-moderate income persons. The City is proposing 10 allo- cate CDBG funds in FY 2015-2016 as fo'lows: CDBG Administration $164,112 Fair Housing Foundation $30,000 TOTAL ADMIN: $194,112` Section 106 Loan TOTAL SECTION 108. '$180,000 Housing Rehab Loan Administration $80,000 Special Code Enforcement $236,538 TOTAL HOUSING: $316,538 City of HB-Community Services Dept/Oak View Community Center,Children's Bureau $46,000 City of i-B-Community Services DepVProiect Self Sufficiency $20,585 City of HB-Community Services Dept/Senior Outreach $39.499 City of HB-Office of Business Development and HBPD/Homeless Outreach Coordinator $25,000 City of HB-Library Services/Oak View Family Literacy Program $9,500 Community SeniorServ/Congregate Meal Program $5,000 TOTAL PUBLIC SERVICE'S: 3145,584 City of HB-Public Works DeovADA Renovations.Maintenance Zone 12 $211,810 HB Community Services Dept-Oakview Classrooms(supplemental) $60,000 TOTAL PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS: $271,810 2015.2016 CDBG PROJECTS: $1,108 0" HOME: The City has issued a Notice of Funding Availability to solicit proposals for quali- fied affordable housing projects. The 2015-2016 allocation of $377;687 minus the maxi- mum of ten percent (10%) for program administration costs, will be allocated at a future dateto qualified projects in response to proposals received. The City Council has established a Citizens Participation Advisory Board (CPAB)to review' public service provider applications for 2015-2016 CDBG funds, which met on April 2,May 7 and May 14,, 2015, An overview of the 2015-2019 Consolidated Plan was presented to CPAB at the February 5, 2015 Public Hearing on Community Needs,and a review of the draft Consolidated Plan was presented to CPAB at their meeting of May 14.2015. The recommendations of CPAB will be considered at the July 20,2015 City Council meet- 111 The City Council will then approve funding levels for Public Service, Administration, Public Improvements, and Housing Projects in the Annual Action Plan for 2015-2016, the Draft Corsciidated Plan and the Amended Citizen Participation Plan.and final documents will be submitted to HUD by August 15,2015. The Draft Consolidated Plan for the City of HuntinCtor Beach for program years 2015.2019. Draft AAP for FY 2015.2016 and Amended Citizen Partic�pation Plan will be available for a 30-day public review period starting on June 16,2015. The purpose of the review period is to provide the public an opportunity to comment on the planned expenditures of approxi- mately$1.4 million annually in CDBG and HOME funds for HUD-eligible activities such as housing, public services, capital improvement projects, economic development and ad- ministration and planning. Copies of the individual plans will be available at the Huntington Beach Central Library (7111 Talbert Avenue); Oak View Branch Library (17251 Oak Lane); :he Office of Business Development at Huntington Beach City Hall (2000 Main Street), and online at http:lrwww.huntingtonbeachca.gpv/government/departmentsied/cdbq(. Written comments can be addressed to Joan ! Flynn, Office of the City Clerk.City of Huntington Beach, 2000 Main Street; Huntington Beach, California 92648. Public comments ran be made during the-30-day public review period, as well as at the public hearing on July 20, 2015. The City Council will consider all comments received during the 30-day public re- view period at th'e July 20,2015 City Council meeting. MEETING ASSISTANCE NOTICE-AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilties Act if you np.ph special as: 2 e Public Hearting 1 Council Meeting(r HB -��}g I_isportatio,Item 21. — 230'r to the meeting(714)536-5582. To be published on June 18,2015 and July 2.2015 Huntington Beach Wave 10058300 j ATTA CH T #3 � City of Huntington Beach I Citizen Participation Plan for the Community Development Block Grant HOME Programs Item 21. - 231 HB -1482- Table of Contents PARTICIPATION 1 ACCESS TO MEETINGS 2 ACCESS TO INFORMATION 2 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 2 PUBLIC HEARINGS 2 BILINGUAL OPPORTUNITIES 2 PUBLISHING THE PLAN 3 COMMENTS 3 TIMELY RESPONSE 3 AMENDMENTS 3 CITY COUNCIL 4 CITIZEN PARTICIPATION ADVISORY BOARD(CPAB) 4 CITIZENS AT LARGE 5 THE ROLE OF STAFF 5 PUBLIC HEARINGS 6 i APPLICATION FOR FUNDING-SUBMITTAL PROCESS TO HUD 7 HUD ACCEPTANCE OF THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN 8 PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION 9 MONITORING AND EVALUATION 9 ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORTS 9 AMENDMENTS 9 COORDINATION WITH CITY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS 11 CODE OF ETHICS/CONFLICT OF INTEREST 11 HB -1483- Item 21. - 232 Introduction The U S Department of Housing and Urban Development(HUD)requires communities to submit one Consolidated Plan (CP)to HUD for its Community Development Block Grant(CDBG)and HOME Investment Partnerships(HOME) programs The Consolidated Plan is a five-year planning document that incorporates the submissions(request for funding)to HUD for both programs The process of selecting projects for the CP requires extensive citizen participation Each year the City updates the CP by approving the annual "Action Plans In 1996, City Council adopted its first Citizen Participation Plan (CPP)for the Consolidated Plan 2000-2005, delineating the citizen participation roles for both Community Development Block Grant(CDBG)and HOME Investment Partnership programs The Citizen Participation Advisory Board(CPAB) is a City Council- appointed advisory body whose primary role is to provide citizen participation for the CDBG Program under the terms of the Consolidated Plan, as well as to review the City's Fair Housing Plan The City is required to have a Consolidated Plan approved by HUD as a prerequisite for federal funding This document represents the most recent update of the amended plan adopted by City Council in 2012 Part of the Consolidated Plan process entrails the grantee to certify that it is in full compliance, and is following a detailed Citizen Participation Plan(this document), consistent with the requirements of 24 CFR 91 105 Requirements of the Citizen Participation Plan The Citizen Participation Plan(CPP)must provide for and encourage citizens to participate in the development of any consolidated plan, any substantial amendment to the consolidated plan, and the performance report The CPP serves to address each of the following elements Participation The plan must provide for and encourage citizen participation, emphasizing the involvement of low-,very low-, and extremely low-income residents where housing and community development funds may be spent The City is expected, in all stages of the process,to take whatever actions are appropriate to encourage the participation of all its residents, including minorities and non-English speaking persons, as well as persons with mobility, visual or hearing impairments in all stages of the process Item 21. - 233 1413 -1484- Access to Meetings The City must provide adequate,timely notification so citizens can attend local meetings,public forums and public hearings Access to Information Citizens,public agencies, and other interested parties, including those most affected, must have the opportunity to receive information,review and submit comments on any proposed submission concerning the proposed activities, including the estimated amount proposed to benefit low-,very low-, and extremely low-income residents These groups must also have access to the City's plans to minimize displacement and assist those who may be displaced as a result of these activities Citizens and citizen groups must also have access to records for at least five years Technical Assistance Technical assistance must be provided to low-,very low-and extremely low- income groups that request assistance in developing proposals under the consolidated submission process Public Hearings The City must provide at least two public hearings per year to obtain citizens' views and to respond to proposals and questions,to be conducted at a minimum of two different stages of the program year Together,the hearings must address housing and community development needs, development of proposed activities,and review of program performance At least one of these hearings must be held before the proposed Consolidated Plan/Action Plan is published for comment Hearings will be held at times and locations convenient to potential and actual beneficiaries, and with accommodation for persons with disabilities The meetings are to be held to obtain views of citizens, public agencies and other interested parties, respond to proposals and comments at all stages of the consolidated submission process by 1 Identifying housing and community development needs, 2 Reviewing proposed uses of funds, and 3 Reviewing program performance The City will elicit comment from local and regional institutions,the Continuum of Care and other organizations(including businesses, developers, nonprofit organizations, philanthropic organizations, and community-based and faith-based organizations)when developing and implementing the consolidated plan Bilingual Opportunities Wherever a significant number of low and moderate income persons or residents of blighted neighborhoods speak and read a primary language other than English, staff will provide for all notices of public hearings and summaries of basic program 2 HB -1485- Item 21. - 234 information to be provided in such language A bilingual Spanish speaking staff member, if available,will translate at all public hearings Publishing the Plan The City must publish its proposed consolidated submission so that affected citizens have sufficient opportunity to review it and provide comments The requirement for publishing may be met by publishing a summary of the proposed consolidated plan available at such places as libraries, government offices, and public places The summary must describe the contents and purpose of the consolidated plan, and must include a list of the locations where copies of the entire plan may be examined The summary will include the amount of assistance expected to be received, grant funds and program income,the range of activities that may be undertaken and the estimated amount that will benefit persons of low-and moderate-income The summary will also include a ! list of locations where a complete draft of the Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan may be obtained for review The summary will include the amount of assistance expected to be received, grant funds and program income,the range of activities that may be undertaken, and the estimated amount that will benefit persons of low- and moderate- income i Comments Prior to the submission of the consolidated plan, CAPER, and substantial amendments to Action Plan or consolidated plan to HUD,the citizen participation plan must provide citizens a period of not less than 30 days to submit comments to staff The City must consider the views of citizens, public agencies and other interested parties in preparing its final submission(s) and attach a summary of such comments to the final document The summary of citizen comments must include a written explanation of comments not accepted for any plan or amendment and the reasons why these comments were not accepted Timely Response The City must provide timely,written answers to written complaints and grievances,within 15 days,where practical Amendments Prior to the submission of the Consolidated Plan to HUD or during the program year if any substantial change in the use of the funds is proposed,the citizens will be given reasonable notice of and the opportunity to comment on, the proposed amendment Reasonable notice is provided on the City's websrte and in a newspaper of general circulation The Planning Process for the Action Plan Annually,the Action Plan includes review of the needs identified in the Consolidated Plan, review of past performance, and an evaluation of any new needs identified during the past year Importantly, staff reviews the priorities identified in the 3 Item 21. - 235 HB -1486- plan with City Council and the Citizen Participation Advisory Board In addition, staff provides information from other planning documents, such as the City's Housing Element,the Housing Authority and the Successor Agency of the former Redevelopment Agency The following text will outline the role of City Council, CPAB,other City advisory bodies, staff,the citizens at large, and neighboring jurisdictions City Council The City of Huntington Beach has a seven member Council serving as its legislative body City Council Members will provide a key communication link to staff and the CPAB, communicating Council priorities and offering guidance as needed Early during the application period, City Council will be advised of the eligible public service programs operated by the City and of eligible public services in general City Council will provide some policy direction to the CPAB regarding an approximate level of funding for these programs Later after the CDBG grant amount is known, City Council will revisit these initial policies and determine if an adjustment is necessary After the CPAB and staff have provided their final recommendations and staff has drafted the Action Plan, City Council will hold a public hearing on the Action Plan and will adopt final funding recommendations, after which the document is sent to HUD The Economic Development Committee, a three member City Council subcommittee,provides policy guidance to staff and closely advises staff on the selection of HOME projects Citizen Participation Advisory Board (CPAB) The Citizen Participation Advisory Board(CPAB)was established in October 1996 It is comprised of seven members appointed by each of the individual City Council members The CPAB strives to represent the diverse views on the socioeconomic issues related to low/moderate income individuals To that end, low-income residents and members of minority groups are encouraged to apply to the City for appointment to the CPAB when vacancies arise, so that members of minority groups can be substantially represented The purpose of the Citizen Participation Advisory Board(CPAB) is to provide citizen participation and coordination in the City's planning processes for HUD formula grants,principally the Community Development Block Grant(CDBG)and the Investment Partnships Act(HOME)programs, Along with staff,the Board shall assess the needs of the community particularly that of low and moderate income households, evaluate and prioritize projects pertaining to the required plans and provide recommendations to City Council on such plans and projects, and consider alternative public involvement techniques and quantitative ways to measure efforts that encourage citizen participation The Board shall hold regular monthly meetings during the CDBG application and deliberation period and establish its meeting dates by consensus All meetings are open to the public and special meetings may be called in conformance with the Ralph M Brown Act The Board will hold public hearings to obtain citizen input on community 4 HB -1487- Item 21. - 236 needs, plans or proposals The CPAB is encouraged to hold public meetings in areas where there is a significant concentration of low to moderate-income persons To ensure that all City residents have sufficient opportunity to take notice of all scheduled public hearings, all public hearing notices will include the date,time and location of the City Council Chambers located at 2000 Main Street,Huntington Beach and notification that meeting locations are accessible to the disabled To maximize community participation by individuals served through CDBG and HOME programs, meetings are also held in the Oakview neighborhood,which is within the eligible low-mod area Citizens at Large As part of an ongoing effort to evaluate projects and programs proposed during the planning process, citizens are encouraged to attend meetings and communicate with City Council, CPAB and staff regarding the needs of the community Citizens can send written correspondence to the staff liaison,who coordinates the responses Every effort will be made to respond in writing to those individuals who submit proposals or written comments within fifteen working days where practical i The Role of Staff Staff will provide technical information to community groups and plan several community-based meetings throughout the year At these meetings, important elements of the CDBG and HOME programs will be reported, such as ■ Activities eligible under HUD programs I ■ The priorities of the Consolidated Plan ■ The level of funding available for CDBG and HOME activities Staff will inform the citizens of the planning efforts of the City Council and CPAB Staff will publish legal notices of all public hearings in a local newspaper of general circulation News releases will promote the development of the Action Plan and invite citizens to attend meetings and/or contact staff for more information Staff will utilize one electronic mailing list and use the City's website to keep the community informed about the consolidated planning process The list will include those persons and agencies that are interested in receiving meeting notices and program announcements that include the grant application process If a person/agency does not have access to electronic e-mail, staff will mail such notices through the U S Postal Service All lists shall be purged on a regular bans if mail is returned Staff is encouraged to communicate with various neighborhood groups and other advisory bodies throughout the year The coordinator of the CDBG and HOME programs will provide information about project eligibility and offer technical assistance to those seeking funding for projects. The staff liaison from the Office of Business Development is assigned to work with the CPAB to ■ Be informed regarding HUD's changes in regulations,policies,and program opportunities, 5 Item 21. - 237 HB -1488- ■ Review project proposals and prioritize projects in response to identified needs in the community, ■ Issue Notices of Funding Availability(NOFAs), ■ Communicate the Board's recommendations to City Council, ■ Review and comment on the City's Fair Housing Plan, ■ Establish meeting times, locations, ■ Meet the public notice requirements according to the Brown Act, ■ Monitor attendance and communicate to City Council when vacancies need to be filled according to the Maddy Act, ■ Maintain the Board's meeting notes Technical Assistance The City's Office of Business Development will provide the necessary technical assistance at all public hearings and CPAB meetings and to the general public as needed Staff will assist any resident or citizen group, in an effort to help citizens to ■ Understand program requirements, ■ Identify the severity of community problems, ■ Identify activity priorities, and ■ Communicate citizens' comments and recommendations to the CPAB and/or City Council in a timely manner The following is also available ■ HUD regulations and rules will be available in the Office of Business Development for review by interested citizens ■ Training sessions regarding the CDBG program will be provided to CPAB members, and all interested citizens HOME training will be scheduled as requested ■ Applicants for funding may receive additional technical assistance in completing the application With sufficient notice, accommodations to provide assistance in filling out applications for funding will be arranged for persons with disabilities or language barriers All neighborhood,City Council and community wide Citizen Participation meetings will be attended by Office of Business Development staff when items regarding HUD programming funding are agendized for discussion Public Hearings The City will hold a minimum of two public hearings(or more),the first required hearing will be held by the CPAB thirty to sixty days prior to the beginning of planning for the next year's program activities The purpose of this early hearing is to assess the needs of the community before making any decisions regarding which projects will be funded 6 HB -1489- Item 21. - 238 An intermediate hearing may be held after the applications for funding are received for the purpose of receiving additional citizen input and prioritizing proposed activities The CPAB will be the hearing body for this purpose Following the completion of its public hearing,the CPAB will prioritize the eligible programs and projects Staff will summarize the CPAB recommendations and draft the Action Plan and prepare the Request for Council Action and publish the public notice for the City Council public hearing The draft plan will be available for public review for 30 days prior to submission to HUD. City Council will hold the last required public hearing, after which City Council will approve the Action Plan or make revisions as needed Upon approval, staff will finalize the Action Plan and transmit the document to HUD Citizens will be encouraged to submit their ideas and concerns involving any proposals being considered during the planning and development stages at any time, by sending written comments or proposals to Consolidated Plan Office of Business Development 2000 Main Street, Fifth Floor Huntington Beach, CA 92648 i Application for Funding - Submittal Process to IUD i Huntington Beach administers the HOME and the CDBG applications for funding in two different ways i The HOME program targets its funds for the acquisition and preservation of affordable housing Staff will issue a NOFA, and accept proposals from Community Housing Development Organizations(CHDO's)throughout the year and analyze the projects on a case-by-case basis If the project has merit, staff will review the project with the Economic Development Committee After receiving a positive recommendation,the project will be sent to City Council for consideration The Community Development Block Grant program relies on the citizen participation of the CPAB for initial project review, deliberation and recommendations for funding before sending those recommendations to Council The entire submittal process of the Action Plan to HUD begins with the CDBG application process that later includes the HOME program as recommended by the EDC, is as follows 1. Staff establishes the deadline for CDBG applications to be received (The necessary timeframe for conducting the required public hearings and the preparation of documents is the primary consideration when selecting the deadline) The deadline announcement and the CDBG application forms shall be made available on the City's websrte or may be e-mailed upon request, and hard copies will be available in the Office of Business Development 2 A public notice is prepared advertising that the CPAB will hold at least one public hearing to ascertain community needs 7 Item 21. - 239 HB -1490- 3 A public notice is prepared advertising that applications are available (One public notice can cover items#1 &2) 4- Staff sends out a notice of the CDBG application process to those on the electronic mailing list that includes City departments and outside agencies 5 Staff is available to conduct informational presentations to community groups/neighborhoods and provide technical assistance to applicants as needed 6 CDBG proposals are submitted to the Office of Business Development(any proposed housing project will be reviewed for compliance with HUD regulations and with the City's Consolidated Plan) Potential HOME projects are identified and included in the draft Action Plan 7 Staff will review projects for compliance with HUD regulations and summarize if the proposal addresses a need identified in the Consolidated Plan 8 Copies of the application,the Consolidated Plan,the Action Plans, and Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Reports, will be available on the City's website and am the Office of Business Development 9 The CPAB will prioritize projects for City Council's consideration I 10 Before the Action Plan is submitted to HUD,the City Council will hold a final public hearing to receive citizen comments, concerns, and recommendations 11 After the Action Plan is approved by City Council, staff submits the plan to HUD,with all of the required certifications 12 If required by certain projects, staff publishes a legal notice regarding the required Request for the Release of Funds and the environmental status of the proposed projects that were considered"not exempt" After a 15-day comment period, if no objections are received, HUD approves the release of funds 13 HUD sends the Funding Agreement to the City Manager for signature The agreement is returned to HUD 14 Projects may be implemented I HUD Acceptance of the Consolidated Plan HUD regulations provide that the HUD area office will consider objections to the Consolidated Plan if the following conditions are present 1 The description of needs and objectives are plainly inconsistent with available facts and data 2 The activities to be undertaken are plainly inappropriate to meeting needs and objectives 3 The application does not comply with the CDBG program requirements or the HOME requirements 4 A proposed activity is found to be ineligible Objections received in writing by either the City or HUD on any activity regarding the Consolidated Plan, must be received within thirty(30)days after the 8 HB -1491- Item 21. - 240 Action Plan and the City's application for funds is submitted to HUD The City of Huntington Beach encourages its citizens to provide comments or objections during the review period Office of Business Development staff will make every reasonable effort to provide written responses to citizen complaints within fifteen(15)working days Program Implementation The Office of Business Development is the lead department for project implementation Staff members work with various project managers from other city departments and contract administrators of subgrantee agencies to implement their projects. Departments shall enter into a Memorandum of Understanding(MOU)with thOffice of Business Development prior to implementing projects, likewise, subgrantees shall enter into a Subgrantee Agreement with the City prior to implementing their projects Approved projects shall be entered into the Integrated Disbursement and Information System(IDIS)as required by HUD Office of Business Development staff serves as liaison with the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Community and Planning Division located in Los Angeles I Monitoring and Evaluation Office of Business Development staff monitors the activities for continued compliance including the housing programs using CDBG and HOME funds, capital improvement projects, and public service programs whether performed by city staff or non-profit agencies as subgrantees Staff will apprise the CPAB about the project implementation at their scheduled meetings Furthermore,the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER)will provide HUD and the public an opportunity to evaluate the performance of the plan I Annual Performance Reports Through the Consolidated Plan's Annual Evaluation and Performance Report (CAPER),the public is provided with an opportunity to provide comment for a period of not less than fifteen days prior to its submittal to HUD A public notice will be published in a local newspaper of general circulation notifying that the CAPER is available for public review The report will be available at the Office of Business Development and on the City's website Comments received at public hearings and in writing will be considered in compiling the report and will be attached to the document Amendments Amendments to the Consolidated Plan can occur anytime though out the year and must follow the requirements of this CPP New activities or an increased level of funding for an existing project can only occur through reprogramming funds as all funds are"programmed"each year Reprogramming funds alters the funding priority for the Consolidated Plan,thus causing an amendment Reprogramming can occur in two ways 1) adding additional 9 Item 21. - 241 HB -1492- funds to an existing project, or 2) adopting a new project The City's Citizen Participation Plan outlines the City's process for reprogramming funds, and defines what triggers a public hearing due to a"significant" change in the plan Pursuant to HUD guidance,the previous threshold of significance is no longer acceptable The following substantial change criteria are recommended by HUD Consolidated Plan (Five-Year Strategy) - The City will amend its approved Consolidated Plan (Five-Year Strategy) whenever a decision is made to propose a substantial change in allocation priorities For the purpose of the Consolidated Plan, a "substantial change" will constitute a cumulative change equal to or in excess of 25% of the City's CDBG or HOME entitlement for a program year Changes in funding priority not amounting to more than 25% of a program year will not be considered a substantial change to the Consolidated Plan, no formal amendment to the Consolidated Plan requiring public review and comment will be warranted i Annual Action Plan - The City will amend its approved Action Plan whenever one of the following decisions is made 1 to carry out an activity not previously described in the Action Plan, 2 to cancel an activity previously described in the Action Plan, 3 to increase the amount to be expended on a particular activity from the amount stated in the Action Plan by more than 25% up to $25,000, or 4 to substantially change the purpose, scope, location, or beneficiaries of an activity Changes in funding for an existing activity (project) not amounting to more than 25% (or $25,000 whichever is smaller) will not be considered a substantial change to the Action Plan, no formal amendment to the Action Plan requiring public review and comment will be warranted The following changes do not constitute a significant change ■ Projects that are deleted because the recipient has gone bankrupt ■ Reductions in funding due to nonperformance of a recipient or violations in the agreement ■ Funding reductions due to cost savings All substantial amendments to the Consolidated Plan and all amendments to the Citizen Participation Plan will be reviewed and approved by the City Council A summary of comments or views along with a summary of any comment or view not accepted and the reasons therefore, will be attached to the final Consolidated Plan 10 HB -1493- Item 21. - 242 Reprogramming Funds Through this Citizen Participation Plan,the City shall adopt the following policies for the reprogramming of funds A substantial change requires the following ■ CPAB recommendation ■ 30-day public review of the proposed change ■ Public hearing to receive public comments prior to Council approval The City is required to consider any comments or views of citizens in writing, orally or at public hearing, if any, in preparing the substantial amendment of the consolidated plan A summary of these comments or views, and a summary of any comments or views not accepted and the reasons therefor, shall be attached to the substantial amendment of the consolidated plan A change not considered substantial can be approved by the Deputy Director of Business Development ■ Funds remaining after the completion of a project shall be made available for reprogramming ■ City projects such as housing programs,public facilities,public improvements, and public services shall receive the highest priority for consideration of reprogramming funds �I Coordination with City Boards and Commissions Any communication or activity that will affect areas of concern of various City advisory bodies will be submitted for approval or action to the appropriate commission or board by the Office of Business Development staff, or by implementing department's staff members Among these bodies are ■ City Council i ■ Economic Development Committee(A subcommittee of City Council) ■ Citizen Participation Advisory Board(CPAB) ■ Planning Commission ® Community Services Commission ■ Public Works Commission ■ Human Relations Task Force ■ Homeless Task Force Code of Ethics/Conflict of Interest It shall be forbidden for any member of boards, commissions, and committees having a material interest in the outcome of decisions to participate in the review of, discussion regarding or voting upon any application on or in any way attempt to influence other members of the respective body According to direction from the Los 11 Item 21. - 243 HB -1494- Angeles area office of HUD, any CPAB member with such a conflict must resign from either the board or from the position from which the conflict arises City staff will review applications for new members and attempt to identify potential conflicts prior to appointment 12 HB -1495- Item 21. - 244 ATTAC H M E N T #4 3 City Council Public Hearing CDBG / HOME Programs 2015/2016 - 2019/2020 Consolidated Plan 2015/2016 Annual Action Plan Amended Citizen Participation Plan July 20, 2015 -41 1 ... 5-Year Plan required by U .S. Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) 9 Identifies community needs i j 9 Proposes use of CDBG and HOME ro ram funds to address those needs or ow to moderate income persons and households in Huntington Beach rD j j 0 Community Participation 0 Housing and Community Development r: Needs Assessment 5-Year Strategic Plan to establish priorities �for addressing n - needs 9 1mYear Action Plan that identifies use of federal CDBG and HOME monies s 4 SDI . GOAL EXAMPLE PROGRAMS Preserve Existing and Create New ■ Affordable Housing Development p Affordable Housing ■ Tenant-Based Rental Assistance Sustain and Strengthen Special Code Enforcement Neighborhoods Support Social Service Agencies that Homeless Outreach Coordinator Assist Homeless Populations Support Social Searv►ice Agencies that Senior Services Assist Special Needs Populations x"cb cti ti0 _ I jj r; GOAL EXAMPLE PROGRAMS _�_ ... µ_._ Preserve Existing Public Facilities ■ Accessibility Improvements Public Facilities Provide Needed Infrastructure Sidewalk Access Improvements Improvements Provide Needed Community Services ■ Youth Services to Low/Mod Persons ■ Family Literacy Services Provide Economic Opportunity Small Business Assistance Final Rule on Affirmatively I, Furthering Fair Housing � I • Update to existing rule requiring compliance by the City and creation of a local or regional plan every 5 years • The updated rule requires analysis using HUD tools of existing conditions and 'I development of plans to overcome i barriers to affordable housing • Regulations do not prescribe, compel or enforce corrective actions. � k R A� { f 2015/2016 Annual Action Plan Pr HOMEya rams � B and R� a 3 HUD Allocation Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) � o $970,561 -2015/ 16 o Less than I % increase from 20 14/ 15 allocation • HOME Program o $377,687 — 2015/ 16 0 Decrease of 8% ($32,990) from 2014/ 15 allocation CDBG Allocation Process Application period of December 23 , 2014 to °sry February 20, 2015 Two public hearings conducted by Citizen S � Participation Advisory Board (CPAB) • CPAB reviewed applications and presentations by applicants • Joint Study Session with City Council (June I ) N N N N CDBG CategoryAllocations lip w K - j a Administration (20 Cap) $ 164, 1 12 Section 108 Loan Payment (Required) $ 180,000 -lousing Rehabilitation Loan Program/ Code Enforcement $316,538 Public Services ( 15% Cap) $ 145,584 Public Improvements $ 134,327* *Additional unprogrammed CDB+G funds may be available for other eligible public improvements. F CPAB Reco mendati* ons � b Ill ICI I �9 IH" A yk VA V, Public Ser ces p 15% Maximum of Allocation ($ 145 , 584 r y ` Nona City of HB -- Community $47,500 $55,000 $46,000 Services Dept/Oak View Community Center, Children's Bureau City of HB — Community $22,085 $40,000 $20,585 Services Dept/Project Self Sufficiency City of HB —Community $40,000 $42,000 $39,499 Services Dept/Senior Outreach City of HB — OBD & N/A $30,000 $25,000 HBPDIHomeiess Outreach Coordinator City of HB — Library ` $ 10,000 $ 10,000 $9,500 Services/Oakview Family Literacy Public Services (Continued RINSE .................. �l Community Senior Serv, $ 10,000 $ 10,000 $5,000 Inc./Congregate Meals Community SeniorServ, Inc./ $ 10,000 $ 10,000 $0 x k Home Delivered Meals AIDS Services Foundation $5,000 $5,000 $0 OC/Nutritition Program City of HP — Library NIA $5,000 $0 Services/Workplace Literacy Program Gayle McIntosh NIA $7,500 $0 Center/Transition Program for Disabled Youth TOTALS: $ 144,585 $214,500 $ 145,584 (4 7.3% above available ✓funds) N Publ *lc Improvements r $ 134,327 CDBG funds available from 2015/2016 ,cµ allocation I No cap on the amount of funds that can be spent on eligible projects If current or previous projects are completed } under budget, funding can be applied to ether public improvements • u � Improvements lima , HB P Dept/ADA NIA $301 ,875 $ 134,32�7 Renovations Maintenance Zane 12 Additional Relocation from Unprogrammed Funds 7� 7,483 TOTAL ADA PROJECT: $21 1 ,810 r rJ 1�• HB Community Services NIA $60,000 $60,000 Crept — Oalcview Classrooms Unprogrammed Funds HBFD/Heil Fire Station 9 NIA $ 1 15,000 $0 (Project to be ADA Renovations constructed under City ($78,000 eligible) C1P) N ; CDBG Administration , Housing, Code r s Enforcement & Section 1 Loan SEEN �E s m y 4. CDBC Administration (20%) -Program Administration $ 164, 1 12 $ 164, 1 12 -Fair Housing Foundation $ 30,000 30,000 Total ,8 Administr+ation: $ 194, 1 12 $ 194, 1 12 4 t Special Code Enforcement $236,538 $236,538 Housing Rehabilitation Loan $80,000 $80,000 Program Administration Section 108 Lean Payment $ 180,000 $ 180,000 0 ■ ' ,: a 2015/2016 Allocation , HOME �ax ............. HOME administration ( 1 Q% maximum) $37,7+68 ,affordable Housing Projects $339,919 ' w C'D C� C31 Q c t•.a Next Steps RA Approve Consolidated Plan, Annual Action Plan and Amended Citizen Participation Plan • Submittal to the US Department artment of Housing and : P Urban Development (HUD) by August 14 6 I F hro CITE' OF HUNTIN+GTON BEACH Inter-Office Memo TO: Joan Flynn, City Clerk FROM: Ken Domer, Assistant City Manager Kellee Fritzal, Deputy Director, Office of Business Development DATE: July 20, 2015 SUBJECT: ADDITION OF NEW SLIDE FOR PRESENTATION FOR AGENDA#21 Attached, please find a new slide, page number 6, to be added to the powerpoint presentation which will accompany the Stuff report for agenda item#21 SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Meeting Gate; )t Agenda Item No., ' Final Rule on Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing • Update to existing rule requiring compliance by the City and creation of a local or regional plan every 5 years • The updated rule requires analysis using ' HUD tools of existing conditions and development of plans to overcome barriers to affordable housing m Regulations do not prescribe, compel or enforce corrective actions. I 10 O LJ!J CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH Inter-Office Memo TO Mayor and City Council Members VIA: Fred Wilson, City Manager FROM Ken Domer, Assistant City Manager Kellee Fritzal, Deputy Director, Office of Business Development DATE July 20, 2015 SUBJECT: HUD REGULATIONS ON AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHERING FAIR HOUSING The U S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently released the final rule regarding "Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing" (AFFH) This new rule replaces the former "Assessments of Impediments to Fair Housing" (AI) requirement that the City has been complying with to obtain Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME funding There are differences between the two requirements regarding the data gathering In addition, as part of the current 5 Year Consolidated Plan, the City has had to review and discuss what are impediments to fair housing However, it should be noted that there is no ability through this new document or any HUD documents for HUD or the Federal Government to have the ability to change or alter the City's zoning regulations. The AFFH will be assessed through the creation of an Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH) As stated, the AFH replaces the Al which measures the progress of complying with fair housing requirements The City of Huntington Beach has partnered with 17 Orange County cities to begin the process of creating the multi jurisdictional AFH The cities include Newport Beach, Costa Mesa, Lake Forest, Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, Tustin, Garden Grove, Fountain Valley, Anaheim, Santa Ana, Fullerton, Buena Park, La Habra, San Clemente and Orange Public meetings and hearings will begin this August/September The Purpose of the AFH pursuant to Section 5 150 is for an "effective planning approach to aid program participants in taking meaningful actions to overcome historic patterns of segregation, promote fair housing choice, and foster inclusive communities that are free from discrimination " The City also has to review its fair housing requirements as part of the Housing Element that is reviewed and approved by the State of California Housing and Community Development (HCD) requirement for the Housing Element The AFH is a five (5) year planning tool, where after review and assessment, the City sets goals to overcome any issues that it discovers The City's Housing Element currently reviews similar issues as required by the State Once adopted, there are no new reporting requirements, the City reports, as usual g ,tf tlon Plan COMMUNICATION��... Meeting Date: -7--2,0 Agenda Item No. 7�� Supplemental Memo to City Council HUD Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Page 2 As part of the published rule, much like an EIR, HUD listed comments and responses related to various issues On page 139 there was a public comment relating to the perception that "HUD's rule is an effort to impede local control on zoning " On page 140 HUD responded that, "This rule does not impose any land use decisions or zoning laws on any local government " Further clarification of this statement is listed on the same page It is important to note the reason that HUD does not impose any such requirement is because any form of discrimination in housing is already protected by various federal legislation such as the Americans with Disabilities Act, Fair Housing Act, etc As such, there are currently methods available to address discrimination in housing Esparza, Patty Subject: FW City Council Meeting 7-20-15 Item#21 - HUD Consolidated Plan From: Can <cswame(a,aol com> Date: July 19, 2015 at 9 20 35 AM PDT To: <city council a,surkily-hb org> Cc: <cfikes a,surfcrty-hb org>, <JflynnAsurfcrty-hb org> Subject: City Council Meeting 7-20-15 Item #21 - HUD Consolidated Plan Dear Mayor Hardy and Council Members, I am writing to express concern and request that you please table Item#21 on the next council agenda I would like to briefly share information that has been formulating within HUD and how it will affect local municipalities in a VERY dangerous way I am very much aware that the City of Huntington Beach has been participating in various HUD grants a programs for many years, and is often the case with Federal monies and programs, they come with "strings attached" that can encumber a city to comply with both related and unrelated rules mandated by the Federal government For those on city council who may not be aware, the US Dept of Housing and Urban Development announced their final rule on a program called Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) Below are a few links to the HUD site that briefly describe the program The second link is most important, and frankly quite complicated and the reason that I believe we must TABLE any further commitments with HUD and make sure we fully understand the long term ramifications to our city http//www huduser org/portal/affht pt2 html http//www huduser orq/portal/sites/default/files/pdf/AFFH Final Rule pdf The second link is the full 377 page AFFH Final Rules that I have been reading and working very hard to digest for the past few days At best it is terribly ambiguous and terrifying as to the type of potential over- reach this represents by the Federal government into local communities including the ability to re-zone, data collection, education and transportation authority just to mention a few, I think some of the best analysis comes from Stanley Kurtz who is a Senior Fellow with The Ethics and Public Policy Center in the following article published in National Review http//www nationalreview com/corner/420896/massive-government-overreach-obamas-affh-rule-out- stan ley-kurtz To quote Mr Kurtz "At this point, municipalities across the country need to seriously consider refraining from applying for Community Development Block Grants and other grant programs sponsored by HUD Take one dollar of HUD money and you will be forced to submit to its demands, which can reach far beyond housing" In summary, I urge all of you, at the very least, to table this agenda item and request that staff present to council all the known and potential "strings attached" at a future meeting so that the council and citizens can truly evaluate if taking federal money is worth giving away all the rights to all future zoning, transportation and education decisions in our city Respectfully, SUPPLEMENTAL Cad Swan COMMUNICATION Cell (714) 287-6'f 9 Meeting Date: Agenda Item No.^ / - 7/20/2015 Print Request Request: 23013 Entered on: 07/20/2015 09:14 AM Customer Information Name: PJ Garcia Phone:(714) 842-4594 Address: 8311 Bryant Drive Alt. Phone: n/a Huntington Beach, CA Email:pj@escrow net 92647 Request Classification Topic: City Council - Share a Concern Request type: Comment Status:Open Priority: Normal Assigned to:Johanna Dombo Entered Via:Web City Council: 8 - All Members of City Council Deschijotion Please table Agenda item #21 on the agenda for the next Council meeting I am gravely concerned about the ramifications to our city in connection with HUD Grants after the announcement by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development of their final rule concerning the program titled Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) This is a complicated rule that on its face seems to attach a great many more strings and requirements on a City that accepts the funds, possibly including zoning mandates Free moneyiis never free and the Citizens of Huntington Beach need a full airing of this issue conducted in a transparent manor .Reason Closed Date Expect Closed: 07/27/2015 Enter Field Notes Below Notes: SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Meeting Date; g hbll Notes Taken By: Agenda Item No. Date: httpJ/user govoutreach corn/surfaty/pnntrequest php*?cund=2282930&type=0 1/1 i Dombo, Johanna From: Autumn Di Giovanni <autumndigiovanni@gmail com> Sent: Monday, July 20, 2015 12 53 PM To. CITY COUNCIL, Fikes, Cathy, Flynn, Joan Dear Mayor Hardy and Council Members, I am writing to express concern and request that you please table Item#21 on the next council agenda I would like to briefly share information that has been formulating within HUD and how it will affect local municipalities in a VERY dangerous way I am very much aware that the City of Huntington Beach has been participating in various HUD grants a programs for many years, and is often the case with Federal monies and programs,they come with "strings attached" that can encumber a city to comply with both related and unrelated rules mandated by the Federal government For those on city council who may not be aware,the US Dept of Housing and Urban Development announced their final rule on a program called Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH). Below are a few links to the HUD site that briefly describe the program The second link is most important, and frankly quite complicated and the reason that I believe we must TABLE any further commitments with HUD and make sure we fully understand the long term ramifications to our city http Hwww huduser org/portal/affht pt2 html http.//www.huduser org/portal/sites/default/files/pdf/AFFH Final Rule.pdf The second link is the full 377 page AFFH Final Rules that I have been reading and working very hard to digest for the past few days. At best it is terribly ambiguous and terrifying as to the type of potential over-reach this represents by the Federal government into local communities including the ability to re-zone, data collection, education and transportation authority .just to mention a few, I think some of the best analysis comes from Stanley Kurtz who is a Senior Fellow with The Ethics and Public Policy Center in the following article published in National Review- h 1tp-//www nationalreview com/corner/420896/massive-government-overreach-obamas-affh-rule-out-stanlev- kurtz To quote Mr Kurtz: "At this point, municipalities across the country need to seriously consider refraining from applying for Community Development Block Grants and other grant programs sponsored by HUD. Take one dollar of HUD money and you will be forced to submit to its demands, which can reach far beyond housing " In summary, I urge all of you, at the very least,to table this agenda item and request that staff present to council all the known and potential "strings attached" at a future meeting so that the council and citizens can truly evaluate if taking federal money is worth giving away all the rights to all future zoning,transportation and education decisions in our city. Respectfully, SUPPLEMENTAL -- COMMUNICATION Autumn McCall-Di Giovanni Meeting Date: 949 439 9538 "Live Laugh Love" Agenda Item No. 1 Dornbo, Johanna From: Sandy Thigpen <sandyt3@mac com> Sent: Monday, July 20, 2015 9 22 AM To: CITY COUNCIL Subject: Tonight's meeting Dear Council members, I am out of town and unable to attend the City Council meeting I would like to ask that you table Item 21 until such time that we can learn more about new rules with AFFH This issue needs and deserves more time to allow a clear understanding of the weight this carries and our options as a community, to make our own decisions about zoning. There is no free lunch This grant money has strings attached. Please acknowledge, at the very least, this issue requires more time and not an knee jerk reaction Sandy Sandy Thigpen Patient Advocate Personal Senior Advocates 7561 Center Ave#4 Huntington Beach, CA 92647 Sandy(&PSAdvocates.com www.PersonalSeniorAdvocates.com 714-814-4727 Everyday is about keeping our Seniors safe SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION No. i i Dornbo, Johanna From: Carol Woodworth <koodworth@socal rr com> Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2015 3 13 PM To: CITY COUNCIL Cc: Fikes, Cathy Subject: 7/20/15 City Council Meeting Item#21 Dear Mayor Hardy and HB City Council members, I am writing to ask that you wait until you have more information and a thorough understanding of all terms and conditions before voting to apply for and accept Item#21 HUD Grants You wouldn't sign loan documents before knowing all the terms and conditions of repayment, would you? My understanding is that there is ambiguous language in the HUD documents so that it is difficult to determine precisely all the impacts of taking HUD money Please allow enough time for city staff and city council members to study the issue in full before making any commitments I Sincerely, Carol Woodworth Huntington Beach i SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Meeting Date: 1;6 Agenda Item No. Z-/ 4 Esparza, Patty From Flynn, Joan Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2015 1 50 PM To: Esparza, Patty Subject: Fwd ❑8/3 HB City Council Agenda SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Joan Flynn, City Clerk Meeting Date: F — 3 —/J Huntington Beach Agenda Item No. /3 Begin forwarded message- From: "Maria T Spain" <mtspainl(yahoo com> Date: August 1, 2015 at 1 42 29 PM PDT To: "city council ,surfcity-hb org" <city council(n surfcity-hb org> Cc: "cfikesAsurfci -hb org" <cfikes(ksurfci -hb or >, Joan Flynn<1flynn&surfcit�g> Subject: 08/3 HB City Council Agenda Reply-To: "Maria T Spain" <mtspaml(w,yahoo com> Dear Mayor Hardy and Council Members, I am writing to strongly urge that you oppose Agenda Item 13 and NOT approve the HUD consolidated plan, Items A, B, C and D First, I would like to thank all of you for acting to table this item from the last council meeting pending further review I have read the analysis by the city's consultant, Karen Warner, and I am shocked that staff would find this analysis adequate to risk the entire future of local zoning control on this document??? To begin, even Ms Warner admits that the HUD "Data Assessment Tool" is not yet available which is why major policy and legal think-tanks across the nation are warning cities NOT to take HUD money as every aspect of implementation and enforcement is tied to the "data assessment tool" Funny that the HUD AFFH rule closely resembles another massive piece of Federal legislation with similar terms (Affordable Care Act) in which legislators said we would have to "pass the bill to find out what it contains" Why on earth would we risk losing local zoning control for a mere 062% of our overall budget? To illustrate how dangerous this new HUD AFFH ruling is to local communities, two legislators have authored Federal legislation Rep. Paul Gosar (AZ) - HR 19915 e https //www congress gov/bill/l 14th-congress/house-bill/l995 http //gosar house gov/press-release/house-passes-gosar-amendment-protecting-local- zon i ng-rig hts-federal-overreach Sen. Mike Lee (UT) - Local Zoning Decisions and Protection Act 1 http //www lee senate gov/publichridex cfm/press-releases?ID=le29389d-4e8e-4dOc- ac63-223e9d2211 cc They both caution cities from accepting ANY HUD funds as a result of the HUD AFFH rule And to again quote Stanley Kurtz, Sr Fellow with the Ethics and Public Policy Center "Yet it would be foolish for local governments to rely on congressional efforts to defund AFFH For now, localities wishing to avoid a de facto federal takeover need to consider turning down HUD grant money Sen Lee's press release on his AFFH defunding bill rightly notes problems in HUD's Community Development Block Grant program (CDBG) But there's no time to wait for reform Localities need to consider turning down HUD money right now," htt //www nationalrevfew com/corner/421864/lee-rubio-cotton-and-mare-move-bloc - a h-senate-Stanley-kurtz Let me also add that the city's choice of consultants on this CRITICAL issue, Karen Warner &Associates, is highly questionable at best This is the same consultant responsible for bringing together the "stakeholders" who brought us high density housing, she works closely with all the UNELECTED "regional" groups and appears to be extolling the value of HUD's AFFH "regional partner" requirement as though it would be added protection to Federal overreach If fact, it is regional groups that further erode local control As we discovered during the debates over high density zoning in the BECSP, unelected, regional groups like SCAG, ACC-OC, etc put added pressure on individual communities and take control further and further away from local elected officials I would also add, in the spirit of transparency, it would be nice if the city used consultants who provided websites for citizens to review Ms Warner does not appear to have a webpage, further causing me to question her ability to adequately assess this critical issue on the future of our city The information that I was able to find about Karen Warner and Associates consisting of articles and city reports in which she speaks to cities promoting high density, affordable housing I urge you to reject any information from this consultant since she is clearly quite bias and not looking out for the citizens of Huntington Beachl Please oppose Agenda Item 131 Respectfully, Maria T Spam Cell 714-600-9992, Email mtspainl CcDvahoo com "On Leadership of all the things I've done, the most vital is coordinating the talents of those who work for us and pointing them towards a certain goal Walt Disney 2 Esparza, Patty From: Flynn, Joan Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2015 1 48 PM To: Esparza, Patty Subject: Fwd 8/3 City Council Agenda Item 13- HUD SC SUPPLEMENTAL Joan Flynn, City Clerk COMMUNICATION Huntington Beach Begin forwarded message Meeting Date; From: Can <cswanie(c�r�,aol com> Agenda Item No.,_ N Date: August 1, 2015 at 1 05 50 PM PDT To: <city councilnsurfcity-hb org> Cc: <cfikesAsurfcrty-hb org>, <Iflynnnsurfcrty-hb org> Subject: 8/3 City Council Agenda Item 13 - HUD Dear Mayor Hardy and Council Members, I am writing to strongly urge that you oppose Agenda Item 13 and NOT approve the HUD consolidated plan, Items A, B, C and D First, I would like to thank all of you for acting to table this item from the last council meeting pending further review I have read the analysis by the city's consultant, Karen Warner, and I am shocked that staff would find this analysis adequate to risk the entire future of local zoning control on this document??? To begin, even Ms Warner admits that the HUD "Data Assessment Tool" is not yet available which is why major policy and legal think-tanks across the nation are warning cities NOT to take HUD money as every aspect of implementation and enforcement is tied to the "data assessment tool" Funny that the HUD AFFH rule closely resembles another massive piece of Federal legislation with similar terms (Affordable Care Act) in which legislators said we would have to "pass the bill to find out what it contains" Why on earth would we risk losing local zoning control for a mere 062% of our overall budget? To illustrate how dangerous this new HUD AFFH ruling is to local communities, two legislators have authored Federal legislation Rep. Paul Gosar (AZ) - HR 19915 https//www congress gov/bill/114th-congreiss/house-bill/1995 http Hgosar house gov/press-release/house-passes-gosar-amendment-protecting-local- zoning-rights-federal-overreach Sen. Mike Lee (UT) - Local Zoning Decisions and Protection Act i http //www lee senate gov/public/index cfm/p ress-re leases?I D=1 e29389d-4e8e-4dOc- ac63-223e9d221 1 cc They both caution cities from accepting ANY HUD funds as a result of the HUD AFFH rule And to again quote Stanley Kurtz, Sr Fellow with the Ethics and Public Policy Center "Yet it would be foolish for local governments to rely on congressional efforts to defund AFFH For now, localities wishing to avoid a de facto federal takeover need to consider turning down HUD grant money Sen Lee's press release on his AFFH defunding bill rightly notes problems in HUD's Community Development Block Grant program (CDBG) But there's no time to wait for reform Localities need to consider turning down HUD money right now " httP //www nationalreview com/corner/421864/lee-rubio-cotton-and-more-move-block- affh-senate-stanley-kurtz Let me also add that the city's choice of consultants on this CRITICAL issue, Karen Warner & Associates, is highly questionable at best This is the same consultant responsible for bringing together the "stakeholders" who brought us high density housing, she works closely with all the UNELECTED "regional" groups and appears to be extolling the value of HUD's AFFH "regional partner" requirement as though it would be added protection to Federal overreach If fact, it is regional groups that further erode local control As we discovered during the debates over high density zoning in the BECSP, unelected, regional groups like SCAG, ACC-OC, etc put added pressure on individual communities and take control further and further away from local elected officials I would also add, in the spirit of transparency, it would be nice if the city used consultants who provided websites for citizens to review Ms Warner does not appear to have a webpage, further causing me to question her ability to adequately assess this critical issue on the future of our city The information that I was able to find about Karen Warner and Associates consisting of articles and city reports in which she speaks to cities promoting high density, affordable housing I urge you to reject any information from this consultant since she is clearly quite bias and not looking out for the citizens of Huntington Beachl Please oppose Agenda Item 131 Respectfully, Can Swan 2 Esparza, Patty From: Flynn, Joan Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2015 8 12 PM To Esparza, Patty Subject: Fwd August 3rd Council Item 13 - HUD SC SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNiCATION Joan Flynn, City Clerk Huntington Beach Meebng Date: if,3 ,. ( _______ Begin forwarded message Agenda Item No. �3 From: Sandy Thigpen<sand tQAme com> Date: August 2, 2015 at 8 06 50 PM PDT To: HB City Council <city councilnsurfcity-lib org>, <cfikesAsurfcity-hb org>, Joan Flynn yflynnAsurfcity-hb org> Subject: August 3rd Council Item 13 - HUD Dear Mayor Hardy and Council Members, I am not able to attend the meeting in person tomorrow and would greatly appreciate your consideration of my email I am writing to strongly urge that you oppose Agenda Item 13 and NOT approve the HUD consolidated plan, Items A, B,C and D First, I would like to thank all of you for acting to table this item from the last council meeting pending further review There are a number of concerns regarding the analysis prepared by the city's consultant, Karen Warner I strongly suggest that the risk versus gain of this critical proposition be reconsidered The disproportionate amount of risk for the city of HB and our ability to make decisions regarding local zoning does not justify the small amount of gain of our overall budget How is it possible to make an educated, informed, decision,without the actual tool designed to measure the impact of the new HUD AFFH ruling? The Data Assessment Tool, that was designed to afford individual cities the ability to calculate the gain/loss ratio of this program, has not been made available The citizens of HB have entrusted you with the safe keeping of our city and are counting on you to make informed decisions based on what is best for HB, not a short sided gain that has a long lasting impact on our ability to make local zoning decisions To illustrate how dangerous this new HUD AFFH ruling is to local communities,two legislators have authored Federal legislation Rep. Paul Gosar (AZ) - HR 19915 https //www congress qov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1995 http //gosar house qov/press-release/house-passes-gosar-amendment-protecting-local- zon I ng-rig hts-federal-overreach Sen. Mike Lee (UT) - Local Zoning Decisions and Protection Act http //www lee senate gov/publichndex cfm/press-releases?ID=1e29389d-4e8e-4d0c- ac63-223e9d2211 cc The fact that two legislators have authored Federal legislation citing the negative impact and yet to be disclosed implications, should be a giant red flag In closing, thank you, for your consideration to take a much deeper and necessary look at a situation that would have such a negative impact on our city and its concerned citizens 1 Warm Regards, Sandy Thigpen 2 Esparza, Patty rom: Flynn, Joan ent: Monday, August 03, 2015 10 06 AM To: Esparza, Patty Subject: Fwd 8/3 City Council Agenda Item 13- HUD SUPPLEMENTAL Joan Flynn, City Clerk COMMUNICATION Huntington Beach � ;rfeeting Date: 9 - 3- Begin forwarded message From: Dick Thiel<rtluel(asocal rr com> Agenda Item No. Date: August 3, 2015 at 8:59.33 AM PDT To: <city councilnsurfci -hb org> Cc: <lflynnksurfci -hb or >, <cfikes e,surfci -hb org> Subject: Re: 8/3 City Council Agenda Item 13 - HUD Dear Mayor Hardy and Council Members, I strongly urge that you oppose Agenda Item 13 and NOT approve the HUD consolidated plan, Items A, B, C and D I have read the analysis by the city's consultant, Karen Warner, and I find that this analysis to be inadequate and I'm shocked to thing that anyone would risk the entire future of local zoning control on this document??? Once our city accepts HUD funding they will be in control of our local Zoning As a Result of their control, they will impose more requirements to develop more High Density Housing so that they can accomodate more low income people, which is one of the Progressives way of economic re-distribution If you want to see this in action, take a look at the adoption of Common Core in California They Bribed Gerry Brown by providing money to the State if He would implement Common Core education system The supporters claim that it is not Government controlled curriculum However, today it is, even though they say it isn't To begin, even Ms Warner admits that the HUD "Data Assessment Tool" is not yet available which is why major policy and legal think-tanks across the nation are warning cities NOT to take HUD money as every aspect of implementation and enforcement is tied to the "data assessment tool" Funny that the HUD AFFH rule closely resembles another massive piece of Federal legislation with similar terms (Affordable Care Act) in which legislators said we would have to "pass the bill to find out what it contains" Why ' on earth would we risk losing local zoning control for a mere 062% of our overall • budgets To illustrate how dangerous this new HUD AFFH ruling is to local communities, two legislators have authored Federal legislation 1 Rep. Paul Gosar (AZ) - HR 19915 https //www congress qov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1995 http //gosar house gov/press-release/house-passes-gosar-amendment-protecting-local- zoning-rights-federal-overreach Sen. Mike Lee (UT) - Local Zoning Decisions and Protection Act http //www lee senate qov/public/index cfm/press-releases?ID=1e29389d-4e8e-4dOc- ac63-223e9d2211 cc They both caution cities from accepting ANY HUD funds as a result of the HUD AFFH rule And to again quote Stanley Kurtz, Sr Fellow with the Ethics and Public Policy Center "Yet it would be foolish for local governments to rely on congressional efforts to defund AFFH For now, localities wishing to avoid a de facto federal takeover need to consider turning down HUD grant money Sen. Lee's press release on his AFFH defunding bill rightly notes problems in HUD's Community Development Block Grant program (CDBG). But there's no time to wait for reform Localities need to consider turning down HUD money right now." http //www nationalreview com/corner/421864/lee-rubio-cotton-and-more-move-block- affh-se n ate-sta n l ey-ku rtz Please oppose Agenda Item 131 Respectfully, Richard Thiel Huntington Beach Community Services Commisioner M x i 2 Dombo, Johanna From: Linda Polkinghorne<Iapolkinghorn@gmail com> Sent: Monday, July 20, 2015 3 28 PM To: CITY COUNCIL Subject: HUD What is wrong with you people .taking money from HUD is like selling your soul to the Devil. Are you hell bent on wrecking our city ???????? SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNIcATION Meeting Date: 3 Agenda Item t��• 1 Dombo, Johanna From: Linda Polkinghorne<lapolkinghorn@gmail com> Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2015 4 20 PM To: CITY COUNCIL Subject. HUD 1 Can someone. . anyone tell me why you want HUD money??99999 Karen Warner thinks this is a good idea. . she also thinks high density housing is good too, doesn't that tell you something????99. Why are you trying to destroy our city9999 You need to mvestagate this and not rely on other people to do it for you. You will find MANY strings attached to this money. Please open your eyes and don't take this money. SUP LhMtN I AL COMMUNICATION Meeting Lace: g Agenda item Dombo, Johanna From: Mark Benabou <markmordechaib@gmail com> Sent: Monday, July 20, 2015 3 20 PM To: CITY COUNCIL, Fikes, Cathy, Flynn, Joan Cc: Barbara and Autumn McCall, Dan Schultz Schultz, Elise Masseling, Huntington West Properties Inc, Stier, Traci, Meir Ben Shoshan, Arm Boaz Friend, Jacque De Groot, Doron Goren, Michael C Jones, Deby& Larry Tekler, Lary Malon, faye markland, Jacque Masseling, Mark Mathis, MBCRENSHAW@AOL COM, Joe Unger, Nick Zamvakellis Subject- Fwd City Council Meeting 7-20-15 Item#21 - HUD Consolidated Plan Dear Mayor Hardy and Council Members, I am writing to express concern and request that you please table Item#21 on the next council agenda I would like to briefly share information that has been formulating within HUD and how it will affect local municipalities in a VERY dangerous way I am very much aware that the City of Huntington Beach has been participating in various HUD grants a programs for many years, and is often the case with Federal monies and programs, they come with "strings attached"that can encumber a city to comply with both related and unrelated rules mandated by the Federal government For those on city council who may not be aware, the US Dept of Housing and Urban Development announced their final rule on a program called Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) Below are a few links to the HUD site that briefly describe the program The second link is most important, and frankly quite complicated and the reason that I believe we must TABLE any further commitments with HUD and make sure we fully understand the long term ramifications to our city http//www huduser om/portal/affht pt2 html httr//www huduser ora/portal/sites/default/fdes/pdf/AFFH Final Rule pdf The second link is the full 377 page AFFH Final Rules that I have been reading and working very hard to digest for the past few days At best it is terribly ambiguous and terrifying as to the type of potential over- reach this represents by the Federal government into local communities including the ability to re-zone, data collection, education and transportation authority just to mention a few, I think some of the best analysis comes from Stanley Kurtz who is a Senior Fellow with The Ethics and Public Policy Center in the following article published in National Review http//www nationalreview com/corner/420896/massivegovernment-overreach-obamas-affh-rule-out- stanley-kurtz To quote Mr Kurtz "At this point, municipalities across the country need to seriously consider refraining from applying for Community Development Block Grants and other grant programs sponsored by HUD Take one dollar of HUD money and you will be forced to submit to its demands, which can reach far beyond housing " In summary, I urge all of you, at the very least, to table this agenda item and request that staff present to council all the known and potential "strings attached" at a future meeting so that the council and citizens can truly evaluate if taking federal money is worth giving away all the rights to all future zoning, transportation and education decisions in our city Respectfully, SUPPLEMENTAL Cari Swan commumcATION Cell (714)287-6779 1 �/ Meeting Date: .J Agenda Item Igo• 1 i Dombo, Johanna From: Chrisbyrne@aft net Sent: Monday, July 20, 2015 4 57 PM To: CITY COUNCIL Cc: Fikes, Cathy Subject: Item 21 Good Afternoon City Council Leaders As a result of HUD's AFFH ruling, please table Item 21 so that further study of implementation can be undertaken ,Let's try to understand the strings so we don't get entangled in the web, Pura Vida, Chris Byrne 5571 Ocean Terrace HB 92648 213-598-5511 Sent from my iPad SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Meeting Date: JE—3 —�r Agenda Item No. i I 8/3/2015 I /I City Council Public Hearing CDBG / H®ME Programs 201 5/2016 Annual Action Plan 201 5/2016 - 2019/2020 Consolidated Plan Amended Citizen Participation Plan ilAugust 3, 2015 Public Services: $ 145 , 584 —15% Maximum of Allocation r r r 11r . Oak View Community $47,500 $55,000 $46,000 Center,Children's Bureau Project Self sufficiency $22,085 $40,000 $20,585 Senior Outreach $40,000 $42,000 $39,499 Homeless Outreach N/A $30,000 $25,000 Coordinator Library Services/ $10,000 510,000 $9,500 Oakview Family Literacy Community Senior Serv, $10,000 510,000 $5,000 Inc./Congregate Meals Not funded Community Senior Serv/Home Delivered Meals',AIDS Foundation OC/Nutrition Program, Library Services/Workplace Literacy Program; Dayle McIntosh Center/Transition Program for NN&W01 Disabled Youth w COMMUNICATION Meeting Date: X —3 - If-- Agenda Item No. 13 8/3/2015 Public Improvements . - ' . ..' HB PW Dept/ADA N/A $301,875 $134,327 Renovations- Maintenance Zone 12 Additional Allocation from Unprogrammed Funds 7� 7.483 TOTAL ADA PROJECT $211,810 Community Services N/A $60,000 560,000 Dept-Oakview Classrooms Unprogrammed Funds CDBG Administration, Housing , Code Enforcement & Section 108 Loan CDBG Administration(20%) -Program Administration $164,112 $164,112 -Fair Housing Foundation S 30,000 30,000 Total COBC Administration: $194,112 $194,112 Special Code Enforcement $236,538 $236,538 Housing Rehabilitation Loan $80,000 $80,000 Program Administration Section 108 Loan Payment $180,000 $180,000 Now 8/3/2015 Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing o July 8, 2015, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released the final rule to Affirmatively Further Fair Housing (AFFH) to replace the existing Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AI) with a new Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH). Huntington Beach is currently participating in a regional effort consisting of 16 Orange County cities to update the existing Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AI) for the region, targeted for completion in January 2016. AFFH Background U.S. Government Accountability Office and various stakeholders, recommended changes, in 2013 HUD initiated the new rulemaking process to propose a new approach to use in assessing fair housing issues and establishing fair housing goals and priorities The AFFH, provides jurisdictions with guidelines, new tools and data to meet fair housing obligations under the Fair Housing Act. The new AFFH rule replaces the existing Al with a new Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH) 3 8/3/2015 AFH differences from Al > HUD provides data and a template for conducting fair housing analysis Grantees incorporate fair housing planning into Consolidated Plan HUD will review AFH up front as part of planning process HUD to provide data to grantees to measure: Patterns of integration and segregation Racially and ethnically concentrated areas of poverty Disproportionate housing needs Disparities in access to opportunities Concerns Over Loss of Local Control e While HUD's assessment tool and AFH template are not yet finalized, the rule states repeatedly that actions to address identified pockets of segregation and poverty are left to the local level. HUD's AFFH Executive Summary states: "The final rule helps to facilitate communities relying on local knowledge and local decision-making to determine best strategies for meeting their fair housing obligations at the local level - including making place-based investments to revitalize distressed areas, or expanding access to quality affordable housing throughout a community." 4 8/3/2015 Concerns Over Loss of Local Control The fact that Huntington Beach already has in place an inclusionary housing ordinance, is considering a Tenant Based Rental Assistance (TBRA) program, and integrates affordable housing throughout the community means the City can already show it is taking actions to promote integration. In 2020, when the City submits an AFH, HUD will review the City's AFH and if it is inconsistent with Fair Housing or Civil Rights law, HUD will provide written notification to specify the reasons the AFH is not accepted and will provide guidance on how it is to be revised in order to be accepted. bftmMOMMIM I Next Steps Approve Consolidated Plan, Annual Action Plan and Amended Citizen Participation Plan > Submittal to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) by August 14 The next Consolidated Plan is October 1 , 2020, the City is not required to adopt its first AFH under the new rule until January 1 , 2020. The City can review the impact of the AFH on various cities in the nation prior to having to develop the City's AFH. 5 C R FORS NC �ME , %I K OFFM rc;ANI. gYNN,CRYCLERK August 3, 2015 My name is Joseph Mastropaolo.) I represent THE PEOPLE THE PEOPLEQvote NO on agenda item # 13. 1 Dombo, Johanna From: Mary Cutler<mc100@venzon net> Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2015 2 10 PM To: CITY COUNCIL Cc: Fikes, Cathy Subject: AFFH and HUD Dear City Council, Please continue to table the above item until you thoroughly read the 377 pages of AFFH Final Rules The type of potential over-reach this represents by the Federal Government is very disturbing Please refrain from any more grant money sponsored by HUD until you research Thank you, Mary Cutler Huntington Beach resident for 35 years 1 Dombo, Johanna From: mc100@verizon net Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2015 3 32 PM To: CITY COUNCIL Cc: Fikes, Cathy Subject: HUD AFFH TABLE ITEM 21 Dear City Council, Please do note apply for anymore Block Grants until you thoroughly examine the 377 pages of AFFH Final Rules I am looking forward to your findings in a Public Forum Thank you, Mary Cutler Huntington Beach resident for 35 years 1 Dombo, Johanna From: Joseph mastropaolo <jamastropaolo@gmail com> Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2015 10 08 PM To: CITY COUNCIL Cc: city attorney@surfcity-hb org Subject: HUD vote null and void 8-16-15 Dear Members of the City Council, I perceive that the HUD vote on 8-3-15,Agenda Item 13,was null and void because the clarifying testimony immediately before it was patently false and misleading The expert witness led the Council to believe that HUD would not interfere in HB governance if the HUD grant money were accepted That was patently false because for several months Westchester County, N Y, has been litigating against HUD because they accepted HUD money HUD has forced them to spend $50 million of Westchester County money in the governance conflict with HUD I perceive that the YES vote on Agenda 13, City Council Meeting 8-3-15, needs to be revised to a NO vote 'I urge Council to pronounce the YES vote null and void I also urge the Council to vote unanimously NO on Agenda Item 13. Yours sincerely, Joseph Mastropaolo Precinct 32285 i