2010-2014 Consolidated Plan - City of Champaign

Rental Rehabilitation Program: Using funding from prior years, the City will continue to offer a programthat provides matching funds for the renovation of rental housing stock. To be eligible for the program,rental units must be affordable to households at 50% MFI. The program will be targeted to PreservationPlanning Areas 1, 2, and 8 and expanding into Conservation Areas as funding allows. Budget: $60,000HOME, $60,000 property owner match. The $45,000 excess match from the property owners will beused as match obligation for other HOME eligible projects.Taylor Thomas Subdivision: The two final homes in the Taylor Thomas housing construction projectshould be completed in the coming year as part of the Parkside/Mansard Square redevelopment. Cityfunding helps to make the new homes affordable to market-rate households. The City will continue tolook for opportunities to improve the neighborhoods surrounding the new developments to stabilizeproperty values and provide additional incentive for private investment. Budget: $20,000 Urban RenewalHome Accessibility Retrofit Program: The City will continue to provide rehab assistance for propertyowners to make existing affordable units accessible for persons with disabilities. This program iscurrently offered by the City and is available to both owner-occupants and renters. FY 2010/11 Budget:$60,000 CDBGSenior Home Repair Program: The City will also continue to provide minor home repair assistance toelderly households to allow owner-occupants to remain in independent living situations for as long aspossible. FY 2010/11 Budget: $60,000 CDBGTenant Based Rental Assistance. This is the second year for this program. The City has identified theneed through the Housing Authority of Champaign County, the local Continuum of Care homeless survey(2009), and the through public input with local service providers regarding affordable housing. Rentassistance, combined with an intense case management program to ensure client self-sufficiency, will beaccomplished with the City issuing an RFP for the administration and case management of this program.FY 2010/11 Budget: $90,000 ($72,000 HOME, $18,000 match) for the rent assistance and $25,000(UDAG) for the case management ($17,500 match eligible).Lead-Based Paint Hazard Removal ActivitiesLead Assessment in Housing Assistance Programs: In accordance with HUD requirements, the City willassist in making homes lead-safe by addressing lead hazards as a condition of providing any federalfunds for acquisition or rehabilitation of housing. FY 2010/11 Budget: $9,000 CDBGNeighborhood Improvement and Blight Removal ActivitiesLot Acquisition Program: This ongoing program allows the City to identify properties creating a blightinginfluence on the surrounding neighborhood, acquire those properties, and clear them for re-use asaffordable housing. The Citywide program is also available to non-profit housing developers for thispurpose. Prior Year FundingAccessory Structure Demolition: This Citywide program provides funding to eligible owners to removedilapidated garages, sheds, fences, or other out-buildings from the property. FY 2010/11 Budget:$5,000 CDBGMaintenance of City-owned Property: On occasion, the City acquires properties through codeenforcement actions or foreclosure on City liens. Properties are held for short periods of time until theycan be redeveloped as affordable housing. All properties are maintained in accordance with all applicableproperty maintenance codes and a small amount of funding is required prior to their final disposition. FY2010/11 Budget: $3,120 CDBGFY 2010/11 Annual Action Plan: Resources, Barriers, and Program Requirements 95