2018 CDBG Fourth Year Action Plan

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r ' Public facilities improvements are a high priority, and will be funded with CDBG in 2018. To ensure compliance with applicable requirements, every CDBG, HOME and ESG subrecipient is ' desktop-monitored multiple times throughout the year. This monitoring occurs with each claim for reimbursement and each application for funding that is submitted to the Department of Community ' Investment (DCI). All subrecipients receive feedback and/or guidance via email and phone communication, and in-person meetings with DCI staff. In addition, DCI staff conduct at least eight (8) on-site monitoring visits of sub-grantees every year to review their internal systems. As part of the ' monitoring visit, DCI staff meets with appropriate members of the sub-grantee staff to review procedures, client files, financial records and other pertinent data. Any new sub-recipient is monitored in its first year of funding. Promoting Quality Rental Property is realized with the PHA's Section 8 vouchers, CDBG funds for rehab of existing rental units, as well as HOME funds for Tenant Based Rental Assistance. Efforts to prevent homelessness and assist the homeless are supported with Emergency Solutions Grant ' (ESG) funds, as well as HEARTH McKinney-Vento Homeless funds. ESG funding has been allocated for operations of emergency shelters, outreach, rapid re-housing, homeless prevention and program administration. The FUSE project, which addresses housing/supportive services needs of homeless ' individuals with mental illness and addiction issues, is funded in part with HOME funds. 4. Summary of Citizen Participation Process and consultation process Summary from citizen participation section of plan. On July 18, 2017 the notice of the public hearings to start the 2018 Action Plan process was published in the South Bend Tribune and El Puente, and was also available on the City of South Bend website.The notice of the public hearings was also sent to all organizations on the HCD mailing list.Two public meetings were held on July 31, 2018 at different locations and at different times to accommodate a variety of schedules. The City of Mishawaka public meeting addressed Mishawaka CDBG application procedures, as well as City of South Bend CDBG and ESG proposal processes. St.Joseph County Housing Consortium procedures for applying for HOME funding were also discussed.The City of South Bend meeting addressed South Bend CDBG and ESG proposal processes and St.Joseph Housing Consortium HOME application procedures. There was discussion at both meetings regarding the 2018 Action Plan schedules and processes. The proposed 2018 Housing and Community Development Plan was initially made available for review October 3, 2017, for a thirty (30) day period, ending November 3, 2017. Two public hearings (one in ' Mishawaka and one in South Bend) were held October 17, 2017, during the public comment period. Notice of the public hearings was published in the South Bend Tribune and El Puente. The City of South Bend and St.Joseph County Housing Consortium were allocated unanticipated additional funding for PY2018, prompting the addition of new activities for both the CDBG and HOME 1 Annual Action Plan 3 2018 OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.06/30/2018)