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FY 2025-2029 Five-Year Consolidated Plan City of South Bend, IN SP-50 Public Housing Accessibility and Involvement - 91.415, 91.215(c) Need to Increase the Number of Accessible Units (if Required by a Section 504 Voluntary Compliance Agreement) The Housing Authority of South Bend currently has no recent requests to provide Section 504 accommodations. The Housing Authority has made accommodations in the past, and is not under a Voluntary Compliance Agreement.The Housing Authority of Mishawaka currently has no requests to make Section 504 accommodations. Activities to Increase Resident Involvements The Housing Authority of South Bend currently has no resident councils. The Housing Authority has attempted to create them for four(4)years,but the councils cannot sustain themselves once the participation of Housing Authority officials ends. Participation in the Family Self-Sufficiency program is high. There are over 60 participants that are involved in the Family Self-Sufficiency program,which has a community service component and cultivates involvement in this regard. The Housing Authority of Mishawaka has resident involvement in its senior living facilities. Both councils are active. The Mishawaka Housing Authority does not have a Family Self-Sufficiency program. Is the public housing agency designated as troubled under 24 CFR part 902? Yes. Plan to remove the `troubled' designation The City is working closely with the Housing Authority of South Bend in a variety of different ways. 1.The City is providing$1 millions to the Housing Authority of South Bend(HASB)to make repairs to its vacant scattered-site units.This will help to house more families,reduce vacancy loss,and bring the HASB out of troubled status. The MOU for the funds has been executed and a scope of the project and needed repairs is currently being developed. 2.The City contracted with an outside consulting firm to provide an asset repositioning plan for HASB.The consultant has completed site visits of all vacant units and has completed the analysis and made initial recommendations. 3.The City is partnering with HASB on a transformation plan for the redevelopment of two former public housing sites which are currently vacant.The plan is to combine these sites into a mixed income community.The City and Community Foundation have applied for$20 million in grant funds for the project.HASB has published a RFQ for a developer partner.The City has also committed funding to the project. It is expected that once the vacant units are occupied,HASB will be able to shedd its troubled status. OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.07/31/2025) 156