9978-09 Appropriating $2,463,435 from Community Development (Fund 212), defraying expenses of CED

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St. Joseph County Housing Consortium 5'E hf T ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ 3-5 Year Strategic Plan ~ ~~~~~ ~ This document includes Narrative Res onses to s ecific ~ YF ~t ~ P P ~, ~ ~ ~ ~. questions that grantees of the Community Development Block ~~r Grant, HOME Investment Partnership, Housing Opportunities for ~'~~,v D~v~=~c~ People with AIDS and Emergency Shelter Grants Programs must respond to in order to be compliant with the Consolidated Planning Regulations. Executive Summary The Executive Summary is required. Include the objectives and outcomes identified in the plan and an evaluation of past performance. The 2010-2014 five year Housing and Community Development Plan (HCD Plan) of the St. Joseph County Housing Consortium indicates the priority needs and related objectives to support strong neighborhood revitalization activity in St. Joseph County. The priority needs and objectives are outlined in the Proposed HCD Plan under the following categories: Housing, Non Housing Community Development, Homeless, and Non Homeless Special Needs. The City of South Bend anticipates receiving an estimated $2,700,000 in federal resources for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) each year, and the City of Mishawaka anticipates receiving an estimated $500,000 each year. In addition to the CDBG, HOME, and ESG funds, the City of South Bend has received approximately $4,100,000 in Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) funds, an additional $750,873 in CDBG-R funds and $1,148,607 in Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing funding in 2009. These funds were allocated under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and have a clear purpose - to stimulate the economy through measures that modernize the Nation's infrastructure, improve energy efficiency, and expand educational opportunities and access to health care. While these one-time funds are a combination of 2008 and 2009 program years, the extended timeframe of the expenditures will be under the 2010-2014 HCD Plan. All of the activities under the various funding sources are generally targeted to specific and complementary geography and work together. The City of South Bend has targeted the Near Northwest, Near West Side and Northeast Neighborhoods for programs that support existing owner occupants, promote first time homebuyers, provide for the renovation of quality rental properties, and allow for the demolition of vacant and abandoned structures in these areas -all in support of housing in the City of South Bend. Additionally, services to the homeless and the prevention of homelessness are critical. Relat'sve to the neighborhood revitalization aspect of the Plan, a Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area (NRSA) was approved by HUD in July 2009. The NRSA has a term of 2009- 2013 and was requested for an area that is primarily residential located just west of downtown South Bend. Revitalization of this neighborhood has become a priority. The City has proposed CDBG funding for demolitions and NSP funds for housing rehabilitation and new construction in partnership with Neighborhood Development Associates, LLC (NDA) a 2010-2014 Housing and Community Development Plan 4