PY 2013 Action Plan - Draft - Tarrant County

3. Evaluation of past performance
Community Development Block Grant: Upon submission of the PY 2013 Action Plan, Tarrant County will
be in the tenth month of year three of the five‐year 2010‐2015 consolidated plan. To date, the
timeliness expenditure rate for CDBG is below the threshold of 1.50% as required by HUD. Of the public
works projects that were drawn down; all public works projects within the PY 2010 Action Plan are
completed. In PY2011, all projects were completed, except for eight. All PY2012 projects are underway
for bid or construction with two already completed. Fourty‐one owner occupied home rehabilitations
were completed through the CDBG and HOME programs in PY 2011. As of March 1, 2013 in PY 2012; 26
are complete, 6 are in rehabilitation, 8 homeowners are currently undergoing eligibility verification, 3
are out for contract bidding, and 5 homes are ready for initial inspection. The public service projects;
SafeSchools program with SafeHaven helps to fund salaries for staff that help educate elementary and
high school students regarding bullying and anti‐violence. Funds for public services assisted 71 persons
(20 families and 7 single persons) with temporary transitional housing to date in PY2011. Goals are to
help families become self‐sustaining at the end of the program year.
Emergency Solutions Grant Program: The ESG prevention program continue to serve families in crisis,
and have developed a well networked program with other emergency assistance families to assure well
documented and coordination of services to maximize the number of families being assisted and pooling
the limited resources when able. ESG funds for emergency shelters are expended for PY 2011 and
PY2012, with some HMIS, rapid rehousing and prevention funds remaining for both years. As ESG funds
must be expended in two years, an evaluation will occur in July 2013 to find if there are difficulties in
expending PY2011 and PY2012 funding. To date, some funds originally for HMIS will be reallocated to
rapid rehousing due to new guidance from HUD in February 2013. ESG funds used to offset emergency
shelter operations have been used in a timely manner by all shelter agencies. Increases in utility costs
across the nation demonstrate the strong need for this type of operational assistance to maintain the
Tarrant County emergency shelters.
HOME Program: As of March 1, 2013 in PY 2012; 26 single‐family owner occupied home rehabilitations
are complete, 6 are in rehabilitation, 8 homeowners are currently undergoing eligibility verification, 3
are out for contract bidding, and 5 homes are ready for initial inspection. To date, TCHP and DCTC (both
Tarrant County CHDO's) are contracted to acquire, rehabilitate and resell or rent approximately 25 single
family units and/or multi‐family units. DCTC acquired "Cornerstone Apartments"; a 74 unit multi‐family
complex in Haltom City. Sixty‐one of those units are HOME qualified.
4. Summary of citizen participation process and consultation process
Tarrant County encourages citizen participation in the development of its Consolidated Plan, particularly
in low/moderate income target areas. Public notices are prepared and public meetings held in
accordance with established County policy that calls for at least two public meetings a year. Public
comments are heard in each of our consortium cities where CDBG funds will be expended. Notices were
Annual Action Plan
2013
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