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We c d that the g 018 funding s and to for ding and wh milies like S nd Anisa ha ot ready to u Housing fo ary 14, 2019 PM 2nd Floor Conf xecutive criber and 2 onsolidated o minutes. ons of HUD d housing. an, definitio r low to unding leve ally given, $ Hoping to g ock Grant ing, there is and ineligib on the hand can email government g still availa rward high hat is inelig Southside m as talked to use funds th or disabilitie ference Room 2nd d In D and on of el $1.2 get s list ble dout t ble. ible mural o hen es m, Community Life Commission January 14, 2019 2 and other needs – removal of architecture barriers is eligible and organization can apply to do permanent homeowner rehabilitation - universal design or accessibility housing need or new housing that is accessible. Common Council Liaison Lewis reminded members: Two things to keep in forefront of mind is priority of CLC identifies and in what ways this CLC assists with this work? Youth: GIAC – Kerry Phillips the Deputy Director, Lori & Tyler are current staff persons as well as kids from the Navigator Program, who gave presentation. Lori gave information regarding programming including double jump program, track & field, golf, soccer and many others. Always looking for collaboration for programming and currently have inter-generationals program for 3 years going. Fingerlakes Running Club gave $1000 award for programming. Quameek is President; Lamar is Vice President, JL is Secretary of Defense and Sandra is Treasurer. Advised of fundraisers for GIAC upcoming is dance for Valentine’s Day in February. Kerry discussed the after school programs, there are currently five after school programs with 105 kids (Sept-June). Summer time there is approximately 160 kids and they hire both roster and seasonal employees for this. Youth Council is peer driven, 5th graders run for the spots, currently 12 kids and senate and constituents all participate. They have Community Week and invited members to come into GIAC, call ahead to set up date and time. Upcoming events: Spelling bee on April 26th; Little Sweetheart Dance for 4-12 year old girls with male role model on 2/23 at GIAC and any questions to Lori Herrington, MLK Breakfast Saturday 1/26 at BJM Elementary School, they need volunteers and can contact Lori, this is a full breakfast with all community members welcome and further information on the GIAC website. On 2/12 they will be having a talent show from 6-8:00, more info on Facebook page and also on their after school page, navigator and athletic program’s Facebook pages. Flag Flying Policy Review of policy and discussion of any changes or questions. Next step is it goes to the City Administration this is where this policy best rests. Chair to email to Dan and Deb ask for feedback and get feedback from City Admin. Sustainability: Shopping Cart Subcommittee: Group to meet with Ducson. Lime bikes/scooters – Scriber to contact Sarah Barden, Commissioner for Mobility, Accessibility & Transportation Commission– “MATCOM”. Discussion regarding February 18th meeting and a vote was taken on who could attend on Thursday, 2/21 because of holiday. There was not enough for quorum so members agreed on having meeting on Monday, 2/25 instead in the 2nd Floor Conference Room. February Agenda: Plastic Bag Ban, Thomas Shelley; Flag Flying Policy feeding back from Admin Committee; update from shopping cart committee; half- staff flag flying info to be shared prior to meeting from Melissa. Discussion regarding possibility of having closed Facebook page, Caroline suggested – additional attachments and links to GIAC or IYB – have an easy flow of information – wanting to be able to get input from community and other commissions – good topic for Community Life Commission January 14, 2019 3 Lisa to take to chair meeting – something for all chairs to speak about – Ithaca committees Facebook page or possibly have update in Ithaca Times? Kerry Phillips, GIAC and Liz Klohmann, IYB will be at monthly meetings to keep us updated and let us know what CLC can do to help. Jody to check in with Anisa to see if she is coming to next meeting - Jody to email any info if it comes through. Rusty - Cornell taxes – following up on letter – CLC push further? – Lisa stated that Dan stated not one committee can task this; Rusty asking about forum for public and for Cornell to defend statements in letter – possibly reach out to Mayor & Dan regarding whether this can or cannot be handled/responded to as a small group of the City. Invite Dan & Mayor to our meeting to discuss Cornell. Reports were done on this previously and Lisa to reach out to Dan. City Admin meeting this Wednesday – Flag Flying Policy on Agenda and Lisa will email if someone needs to be here. Next Meeting: Monday, February 25, 2019, 6:00 p.m., 2nd Floor Conference Room – Jody to reserve room; Adjournment: On a motion, the meeting was adjourned at 7:43 p.m. Respectfully Submitted by, Jody Hallett-Harris, Executive Assistant Consolidated Planning ProcessCity of Ithaca HUD Entitlement Program What is Con Planning?•A strategic plan lasting 5 years•New! Will include fair housing goals identified in AFH•Discusses past performance•Assesses current needs•Prioritizes possible activities•The Con Plan is the big document, a roadmap. It guides the Annual Action Plans, provides framework for selecting proposals.•Aaaaand… on January 8, 2019, we issued our 2019 Call for Proposals for Action Plan funding (also do be discussed). Funding Streams: HOME & CDBG•HOME must be used on affordable housing•CDBG may be used for affordable housing, economic development public facilities or public services (15% cap)–all must meet a National Objective1. Benefit to low/moderate income people or neighborhood2. Removal of slum/blight3. Urgent need (i.e. post‐natural disasters) Snapshot: 2018 Funding LevelsHow much funding exclusivelyfor housing‐related activities in 2018?HOME= $368,803How much funding for other activities (including housing) in 2018:CDBG= $686,071 Funding Levels through the YearsPROGRAMYEARCDBGAwardHOME Award2018 $686,071 $368,8032017 $644,410 $275,6512016 $661,371 $329,8412015 $671,646 $368,6612014 $675,538 $441,7742013 $715,930 $465,2412012 $703,124 $486,9092011 $742,713 $508,8792010 $890,297 $574,472 Anticipated Funding: 2019 2017 Anticipated Award2017 Actual AwardAnticipated (2018 and) 2019 ReductionAnticipated 2019 AwardCDBG661,371 $644,410 1.66% $634,000HOME328,050 $275,651 5.25% $261,000Total989,421 $920,061‐$895,000 Low‐to Moderate Income is based on Area Median Income (AMI) Types of Housing Activities funded 2014‐present•Supportive services (subject to 15% cap)•Security Deposit Assistance•Tenant‐Based Rental Assistance•Rehabilitation of rental housing•New construction of rental housing•Ramping for accessibility•Mini‐repair for LMI homeowners•Major repair i.e. roofing for LMI homeowners•New construction of homebuyer housing Examples of Ineligible Activities?CDBG/HOME FUNDING CANNOT BE USED FOR:•Projects that do not meet a National Objective•i.e. Acquisition of property for a project to benefit LMI people that is unfulfilled Æmoney must be returned•i.e. Housing built for LMI people that is ultimately not utilized Æmoney must be returned•Buildings for the general conduct of government•Cost of operatingor maintaining public facilities or improvements•Furnishings or equipment (except in very limited cases) Current Additional or Unmet NeedsHOMELESS RESPONSE/PREVENTION•Increase homeless/community mental health outreach team•Increase Housing for School Success•TBRA for Rapid Rehousing•Staffing to facilitate Rapid Rehousing•Low barrier shelter for those not currently being served •New/expanded/higher capacity homeless shelter•Set‐aside units in affordable housing for various special needs Current Additional or Unmet Needs (con’t)•Fair Housing education & enforcement•Similar, but not the same•Landlord/Tenant Counseling•“Landlord Liaison”‐type services•SOI Protection, meaningful protocol, and enforcement entity•Anti‐gentrification Ideas: Ways to assist LMI Homeowners How to apply for 2019 HUD Funding!Applications, instructions, schedules & deadlines, selection criteria available at our website! [This is the Annual Action Plan]www.IthacaURA.orgNew applicant? Set up a technical assistance meeting! Bring your ideas and let’s discuss! Amendizabal@cityofithaca.org(607) 274 ‐6553 What makes a strong application?•Meets National Objective•Demonstrates unmet local need & is a priority of Con Plan•Impact: Results!•Feasibility & Capacity: It’s do‐able by the proposer•Leverage: Other funding streams or sustainability plan•Coordinator: Partners!•Promotion of Fair Housing: It addresses a Contributing Factor DiscussionHow and what would you prioritize? Discussion Points for City of Ithaca Advocacy Flag Flying Proposal Principal Motivation - Provide a fair and equal opportunity for all members of the community to freely express themselves on issues of personal significance through the use advocacy flags, as long as this flag does not represent a discriminatory ideology, or promote commercial interests, political organizations, or religious movements Policy Decisions from Community Life Commission Meeting August 2018 - ‘Limited’ policy selected by committee. This option means that Ithaca City Council will decide on a list of pre-approved flags, after which community members can request a flag be flown by filling out an application (to be developed, made available on city website) and submitting it to City Clerk at least 1 month before the dates for which the flag will be flown. - Flag can be flown for minimum of 1 week, maximum of 1 calendar month; the same flag can only be flown once per year. - Community members/groups can meet with council representatives to advocate for a flag to be added to the list. - Flag(s) must be provided by the advocating group, so as not to appear as though the city is financially supporting the issue about which the flag advocates, and also so that the advocating group cannot complain that the flag does not meet their expectations (e.g., poor quality fabric, not big enough, etc.) - Multiple flags can be provided and flown at any of the following locations, as chosen by the requesting group, but the flag should be the appropriate size for the location: City Hall Cass Park Stewart Park (Flag not flown in the winter) Note 1: The Dewitt Park Flagpole will be reserved year-round for the POW/MIA flag as the park displays war memorials. Note 2: There are five other flagpoles that fall under the City’s jurisdiction: GIAC, Fire Dept., Police Dept., Youth Bureau, and Sewer & Water. These locations are not available for to public to request a flag be flown to avoid conflicts of interest with the organization at that location. - After flag has been removed, the advocate who provided the flag must collect it from City Hall within one week after the flag has been taken down. Comment [SDH1]: This might need some tweaking/clarification. I think we want to keep open the possibility of groups flying flags related to political issues (for example if there are flags for increased voting rights or reduced corruption), but not the specific groups that work on these issues. Comment [SDH2]: Question arises of what if a legitimate, but controversial, request is made to council member and they don’t want to add it to the list? Does this potentially introduce the possibility of legal action taken against the city? Comment [SDH3]: We should find out the appropriate sizes for each location and put this on the application. Comment [SDH4]: This means that flags flown at Cass or Stewart would need to be transported to City Hall are being taken down. Is this OK with facilities? We could also say that it must be picked up at location where it was flown, but the parks don’t necessarily have offices that are staffed at all times.