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From YouTube: Housing and Community Development – March 29, 2023
Description
Regular meeting of the Asheville City Council's Housing & Community Development Committee.
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A
B
E
I
think
I
learned
good
afternoon:
everyone,
I'm
Sarah
Sage,
Turner
and
I'd
like
to
welcome
you
to
the
March
29
2023
Housing
and
Community
Development
committee
meeting.
All
council
members
and
staff
are
participating
virtually
today
for
those
of
you
out
there
with
us
welcome
to
help
you
follow
along
I'll,
be
stating
each
section
of
the
agenda
as
we
proceed.
We're
going
to
be
streaming
live
on
our
virtual
engagement
Hub
that
you
can
find
on
the
front
page
of
the
city's
website.
We
also
have
an
option
for
you
to
call
in
and
listen
live.
E
E
If
you
wish
to
get
in
the
caller
queue,
you
will
be
muted
and
hear
the
meeting
live
and
you'll
hear
speakers
and
when
you're
ready
to
speak,
your
name
is
called
you
push
star
three
I'm.
Sorry,
you
push
star
three
to
enter
the
speaker,
queue
all
right,
so
I'm
going
to
go
through
roll
call.
If
you
can,
when
I
say
your
name,
please
come
off.
You
can
say
quick,
hello,
councilwoman,
Antonette,
Mosley,
hello,
councilwoman,
Shanika,
Smith,
hello
assistant
city
manager,
Rachel
Wood,.
E
Great,
oh,
do
we
have
Jazz
Ashley
with
us?
I
just
saw
her
on
the
list
too.
I
didn't
think
so.
Okay,
all
right
we're
going
to
move
right
into
the
agenda
and
first
up
we
have
a
curving
the
minutes
from
our
last
meeting.
Let
me
get
where
did
I
just
lose
my
agenda
oops,
it
sounded
like
Caswell
and
Mosley
had
read
them.
Did
you
have
any
comments,
questions.
A
No
I
move
that
we
accept
the
minutes
great.
C
E
A
Yes,
I
moved
and
we
accept
the
in
the
meetings
for
the
February
8th,
March,
21st,
2003
hcd.
Thank.
E
You
and
Shanika
did
you
second,
that
I
did
great.
So
let's
try
that
roll
call
vote
again:
councilwoman
Mosley,
aye,
councilwoman,
Smith,
I,
myself,
I!
Thank
you,
Rachel
all
right.
That
concludes
item
number
one
on
the
agenda
for
those
of
you
listening
in
we're
going
to
move
on
to
item
number
two,
which
is
a
Housing
Trust
Fund
application
overview.
If
you're
looking
for
documents
related
to
this
meeting,
you
go
to
the
city's
website
and
look
for
hcd
committee
and
you'll
see
today's
documents
and
I'm
going
to
pass
it
to
Sasha
Brzezinski.
F
F
Next
so
I'm
just
going
to
go
over
a
little
bit
about
the
Housing
Trust
Fund
I
know
you
all
have
been
you're
in
home
world
right
now,
but
so
housing
trust
funds
coming
up.
So
just
a
few
key
takeaways
here,
as
you
remember,
city
council,
approved
revisions
to
the
policy
in
December
and
we
have
aligned
our
process
our
application
process
with
Buncombe
County
to
assist
in
decision
making
and
provide
some
predictability.
F
Six
applications
were
received
for
this
round
and
we'll
be
bringing
five
of
them
forward.
One
application
was
deemed
ineligible
because
of
I
can
go
into
that
if
you
want,
but
just
some
conflicts
with
fair
housing
law
around
Target
population.
F
So
the
total
funding
request
for
the
five
eligible
applications
is
5.2
million
and
funding
recommendations
will
be
made
in
April
and
then
city
council
will
have
final
consideration
on
April
25th.
Next.
F
This
is
just
some
quick
background.
You
know.
For
the
past
five,
five
or
more
years,
the
city
has
been
allocating
approximately
half
a
million
dollars
every
year
through
the
budget
process,
two
thousand
trust
fund.
Five
million
dollars
of
the
bond
funds
in
2017
were
allocated
to
the
Housing
Trust
Fund
and
last
fall.
F
You
all
allocated
the
remaining
six
million
dollars
to
the
Housing
Trust
Fund,
so
the
current
balance
available
is
approximately
7.65
million
and
just
some
history
over
the
you
know,
last
18
years
up
to
2019
the
Housing
Trust
Fund
loaned
approximately
15
million
and
produced
1300,
affordable
units.
F
Next,
so
here
is
just
a
summary
table
of
the
five
applications
we'll
be
bringing
forward
to
you
all.
The
first
three
Redwood
Commons,
Fairhaven,
Summit
and
reimagining
d
review
are
all
low
income,
housing,
tax
credit
projects,
they're
all
nine
percent
tax
credit
projects
and
so
they're
all
100,
affordable
projects
as
well.
F
All
three
of
these
were
conditional
zoning
projects
that
can
city
council
approved
in
2022,
either
May
or
June
for
these
projects,
and
these
are
their
asks
and
then
the
second
two
projects
are
Cottage
projects.
Stewart
Street
Cottages
is
10
units
of
home
ownership,
so
that's
100,
affordable
for
all
the
units
that
are
being
built
and
then
Oak
Hill
Cottages
are
being
have
been
proposed.
It's
a
mix
of
rental
and
homeownership
and
it
says
20,
affordable
units
and
that's
affordable
as
defined
as
80
and
Below.
F
There
is
an
additional
eight
units
for
home
ownership
that
are
up
to
100
Ami,
which
are
Housing
Trust
Fund
policy
allows
but
I
guess
technically
we
usually
use
80
as
the
affordable
definition.
F
Next,
so
here's
our
schedule
and
here's
what
we
the
schedule
we've
been
following
so
next
week,
we'll
review
applications
in
here
from
applicant
presentations
here
from
applicants.
Staff
will
do
a
very
brief
kind
of
introduction
of
each
project
and
then
let
the
applicant
speak-
and
you
know,
we've
discussed.
You
know
possible
Council
having
a
time
to
ask
questions
either
in
the
meeting
or
after
at
the
next
meeting.
F
Just
for
your
information,
this
is
the
schedule
that
Buncombe
County
is
following.
Their
meetings
are
on
the
very
similar
track
as
yours,
so
they're
kind
of
by
April
25th.
They
will
be
wrapped
up
and
how
theirs
works.
Just
as
a
yeah.
F
Kind
of
already
covered
that
on
April
18th
you'll
have
a
little
bit
more
information
and
Analysis,
and
yes
next-
and
these
are
just
our
key
takeaways
once
again,
are
there
any
questions
about
that
process?.
E
I
appreciate
the
summary:
this
is
our
first
attempt
of
trying
to
align
with
Buncombe
County's
schedule.
How
do
you
think
it's
going
on
the
staff
end
and
meetings
and
such.
F
I
think
it's
gone
well.
We
met
pretty
frequently
in
January
February.
We
haven't
met
with
them
recently,
but
their
their
committee
is
meeting
I
thought
they
were
meeting
April
4th,
they're,
actually
meeting,
sometimes
the
exact
same
time
you
all
are
making.
So
it's
April,
4th
and
I
believe
in
the
25th
I.
Don't
know
if
there
may
be
another
meeting
in
there
as
well,
but.
E
F
E
Helpful
to
the
projects,
but
as
far
as
you
know,
on
our
end
it
was
okay.
It
wasn't
too
much
of
a
workload
to
change
the
whole
schedule
and
we
were
able
to
move
through
it.
Okay,
that's.
F
F
E
I
guess
I
I
guess
this
becomes
a
calendar
item
like
over
in
Homeworld
what
we
do
and
what
we
did
this
morning
was
allocate
towards
projects
and
then
the
ones
that
are
not
awarded.
We
we
do
the
allocation
to
help
their
application
and
then
the
ones
that
are
actually
awarded
the
tax
credits.
We
all
come
back
together,
peel
back
the
money
and
reallocate,
but
in
this
case,
as
a
Housing
Trust
Fund
loan,
and
we
can't
do
that.
So
what
happens?
F
Oh,
that's
a
good
question,
I'm,
not
sure.
Honestly,
we
might
need
to
look
like
that.
Right
I
mean
they
all
have
gotten
their
tax
credits,
so
they're
not
on
the
last
year,
when
folks
were
asking
for,
like
deep
review,
came
to
City
Council
in
May.
If
you'll
remember,
rewarded
funding,
they
were
on
track
to
apply.
The
tax
credit
deadline
is
usually
like
the
second
week
of
May,
so
some
of
the
projects,
the
county
has
those
folks
are
trying
to
get
those
funding
commitments
before
they
apply
right.
E
I
wonder
as
we
look
at
this
policy,
if
that's
something
we
should
layer
in
or
look
at,
you
know
if
you're
I
mean
it's
one
thing
to
say:
you
know
we
want
all
the
projects,
some
of
them
just
take
several
years
to
get
awarded.
So
the
do
we
want
to
tie
the
money
up
in
that
hope
or
I.
Guess
it
just
it
has
to
be
tied
to
their
application
over
and
over.
So
there.
E
Okay,
I
appreciate
that
very
informative
and
good
reminder
with
all
these
housing
meetings
what's
happening
and
how
much
all
right.
That
is
good
for
item
number.
Two
on
our
agenda.
We're
going
to
move
on
to
item
number
three,
which
is,
which
is
the
cdbg
funding
recommendations
and
we're
gonna,
have
an
application
review
presentations.
We
get
all
that,
so
we
have
some
staff
funding
and
I
think
Nikki
you're
going
to
talk
about
funding
recommendations,
correct
I
will
walk
us
through
this
slides,
that's
the
wrong
presentation.
Maybe
that's
the.
G
Next
one
yeah
Katie's,
bringing
up
the
right
one
now
and
and
for
for
the
committee
I,
do
want
to
recognize.
We
are
joined
today
by
our
staff,
who
form
the
Community,
Development
Division
and
so
I'll
recognize
Dana
Ali
Lara
dear
Christina,
Harris,
Miranda,
Masters
and
Megan
Gaskell.
They
make
up
our
Community
Development
Division,
I'm,
so
thrilled
to
have
the
opportunity
to
work
closely
with
them
through
this
process
and
present
really
the
culmination
of
a
lot
of
several
weeks
worth
of
work,
starting
with
the
application
process
back
in
December.
G
I
also
want
to
acknowledge
that
Nicole
George
has
joined
us
as
well.
Nicole
George
is
a
project
manager
in
our
building
construction,
division
of
our
capital
projects,
Department
she's,
currently
managing
the
Stevens,
Lee,
Project
and
so
she's
here
also
to
talk
about
some
funding
potential
for
community
centers
or
at
least
to
be
on
hand
to
answer
some
questions.
Nicole
we'll
try
not
to
put
you
on
the
spot,
but
just
want
to
welcome
everyone
to
the
to
the
the
meeting
yeah
right.
G
Let's
get
started
Katie
if
you'll
Advance
the
slide.
So
we
are
here
to
talk
about
our
funding
recommendations
for
Community
Development
block
grant.
So
really
this
program
is
designed
to
help
develop
viable
communities
by
providing
housing,
suitable
living
environments
and
opportunities
for
economic
growth,
for
people
of
low
and
moderate
income.
So
you'll
see
that
comes
directly
from
HUD,
the
Department
of
Housing
and
Urban
Development,
through
which
this
program
Cycles
through
so
this
year
we
had
14
applications
for
our
cdbg
funding.
That
total
amount
of
funding
availability
is
a
little
over
1.1.
G
Eight
of
those
were
for
the
public
service
categories
and
our
funding
availability.
There
is
166
000
and
some
change.
Six
total
were
for
the
non-public
service
component
of
the
cdbg
funds
and
that
availability
is
a
little
over
seven
hundred
thousand
and
then
20
of
those
Community
Development
funds
are
used
for
administration,
so
for
staff
and
for
the
administration
of
the
programs.
Once
we
go
to
contract,
and
so
this
staff
team
evaluated
those
applications
to
determine
eligibility
with
cdbg,
three
of
those
applications
were
deemed
ineligible.
G
When
that
happens,
we
really
want
to
support
these
agencies
by
referring
them
to
other
available
funding
sources
that
we
have
or
offer
technical
assistance.
We
also
Talk
Amongst
ourselves
in
terms
of
how
we
can
improve
our
process
for
the
next
funding
cycle
and
really
improve
technical
assistance
in
advance
of
of
the
applications
as
well.
G
Next,
so
why
don't
we
go
to
the
next
slide
Katie?
So,
as
you
can
see
here,
this
really
just
walks
us
through
where
we
have
been
in
December.
We
opened
up
the
application
for
both
the
cdbg
and
home
programs.
The
applications
were
due
early
February.
Then
staff
performs
that
review
February
March,
you
all
heard
the
applications
from
the
applicants
and
earlier
I
think
last
week
it
was
and
then
here
we
are
today
to
look
at
funding
recommendations
at
the
conclusion
of
our
meeting.
G
Then
staff
will
take
the
funding
recommendations
and
it
will
go
through
a
public
comment
period.
That
public
comment
period
will
last
through
May
and
then
ultimately,
Council
will
hold
a
public
hearing
and
have
these
recommendations
be
heard
at
full
Council
on
that
may
time
frame
to
complete
our
process
here
next
slide.
G
Okay,
so
I
wanted
to
walk
everyone
through
our
funding
amounts
so
that
we're
clear
on
what
we
have
to
allocate
so
that
I'm
sorry
I
see
a
typo
right
there
that
should
be
FY
2324
allocation,
it's
just
over
a
million
dollars.
We
also
look
at
our
program
income
every
year
and
estimate
that
at
72
000,
which
brings
us
to
our
total
and
so
then,
when
we
take
take
the
appropriate
amounts
given
for
the
Public
Services
component
of
the
program.
G
G
Okay,
so
just
walking
us
through
our
eligible
applications.
As
you
can
see,
you
heard
from
these
groups
at
our
last
meeting,
the
spark
Foundation
helpmate
Haywood
Street
congregation,
Pisco
Legal
Services
on
track,
Financial
Homeward
Bound,
so
these
groups
all
had
applicant
applications
that
were
for
the
purposes
of
our
Public
Service
category.
As
you
can
see,
it's
quite
competitive
fund
here
with
a
total
request
of
243
900
really
for
that
limited
balance.
G
So
let's
do
the
next
slide
and
we'll
look
at
the
overview
of
the
eligible
applications
for
non-public
services.
So
again,
last
week
we
heard
from
Mountain
Biz
helpmate
a
Carolina
Small
Business
Development
Fund
Homeward
Bound
actual
area
habitat
they
all
submitted
eligible
applications
for
the
non-public
Services.
You
can
see
here
that
the
total
amount
submitted
for
that
category
was
was
underneath
what
we
actually
have
available
on
our
balance.
So
the
total
there
was
565,
150
and
you'll
see
the
balance
there
of
719.
G
all
right
next
slide.
Okay,
so
always
wanted
to
ensure
that
we
we
look
back
at
our
Consolidated
plans.
Our
Consolidated
plan
is
is
a
plan
that
we
pursue
on
a
periodic
basis
to
really
develop
priorities
for
the
federal
funds
that
we
receive,
and
so
this
table
comes
directly
from
that
Consolidated
plan
heads
up
that
plan
is
went
from
2020
to
2024,
so
in
the
next
little
bit
we
will
be
embarking
upon
the
public
engagement
process
to
really
develop
the
new
plan
for
the
next
block
of
time.
G
G
Okay,
so,
as
we
look
at
funding,
you
know
something
that
we
always
consider
is
really
being
in
compliance
with
HUD
regs.
Of
course,
we
want
to
be
good
stewards
of
these
funds
and
ensure
the
proper
expenditure
in
our
community
to
really
support
those
that
we
intend
to
serve
and
so
really
being
timely
with
our
funds
is,
is
a
huge
priority
for
us
to
ensure
that
we
can
meet
that
timeliness
test
or
ensure
Fidelity
with
our
our
HUD
Partners.
G
When
we
look
at
these
recommendations,
we
really
look
for
applicants
to
demonstrate
that
cdbg
eligibility
demonstrate
that
organizational
capacity
federal
funds
are
not
for
the
faint
of
heart
so
really
ensuring
that
there
is
adequate
capacity
to
see
those
those
funds
ultimately
cycle
through
and
then
looking
at
the
use
of
funds
in
the
historical
performance
of
the
applicants.
We
also,
of
course,
need
to
maintain
our
ability
to
administer
These
funds,
so
managing
the
projects
and
managing
and
being
having
good
customer
service
on
irn
means
being
staffed
up
and
so
ensuring
that
we
have
that
planning.
G
Administration
funds
is
necessary
and
then,
as
you
can
see,
you
know
we
want
to
look
at
how
to
really
ensure
that
we're
fully
spending
the
allocation
right,
and
so
when
we
looked
at
that
amount
of
eligible
applications
that
we
received
for
the
non-par
public
service
dollars.
In
a
previous
year,
we
looked
at
funding
the
Stevens,
League,
Community,
Center
and
Community
Center
improvements
are
a
listed
use
of
priority
need
in
our
Consolidated
plan.
G
So
we're
wanting
to
really
continue
the
conversation
here
today
about
allocating
those
remaining
non-public
service
dollars
after
the
competitive
process,
concludes
to
our
community
centers.
So
we'll
talk
more
next
slide.
Okay.
So,
let's
start
looking
at
these
funding
tables
and
really
talking
through
exactly
what
we're
hoping
to
accomplish
here
so
of
the
eligible
applications.
We
are
now
proposing
the
recommended
awards
that
you
see
here
on
the
screen.
G
One
thing
that
made
sense
as
we
were
looking
to
how
to
balance
the
level
of
requests
with
the
availability
of
funding
is
to
really
look
at
what
happened
last
year
and
try
to
understand
how
that
would
be
carried
forward
into
this
year's
funding
request.
As
you
can
see,
we
wanted
to
populate
that
third
or
the
the
last
column
there
with
their
prior
Year
award
I'm,
really
using
that
as
a
starting
point,
point
I
think,
as
we
know,
with
nonprofit
management.
G
So,
as
you
can
see,
our
awards
are
based
on
a
carry
forward
plus,
you
know
really
looking
at
how
we
can
provide
additional
funding
to
those
agencies
that
we've
funded
and
so
we're
not
able
to
really
meet
the
full
funding
for
the
spark
Foundation
or
for
helpmate,
but
we're
seeing
how
we're
carrying
forward
what
they've
been
allocated
from
last
year
and
really
hoping
to
bump
that
up
a
little
bit
as
you
can
see.
Haywood
Street
congregation
so
really
one
of
the
only
non-uh
Public
Service
applicants
that
do
the
type
of
work
that
they
do.
G
They
did
not
ask
for
funding
last
year,
but
this
year
we're
hoping
to
offer
them
full
funding.
Given
that
there's
a
limited
availability
of
service
in
in
that
respite
program.
For
people
experiencing
homelessness,
piscal
legal-
you
can
see
there
that
we're
carrying
forward
what
they
were
funded
last
year,
plus
a
little
bit
more
on
track,
Financial
looking
to
fully
fund
their
requests,
because
it
was
very
close
to
what
they
had
last
year
and
then
Homeward
bounds,
coordinated
entry
program
again
looking
at
what
they
had
last
year
and
carrying
them
forward.
G
So
that
gets
us
to
our
full
expenditure
of
public
services
and
Katie
I'll
Advance
the
slide
and
we'll
look
at
the
next
okay.
So
a
little
bit
about
our
non-public
service
recommendations.
Again
when
we
have
the
ability
to
fund
these
programs
in
our
existing
allocation
that
works
well
right.
That
seems
to
make
a
lot
of
sense
with
how
we
can
allocate
These
funds.
We
also
wanted
to
ensure
to
populate
what
these
agencies
were
funded
last
year
and
feel
confident
that
that
is
helpful
in
our
consideration
here
today.
G
So
again,
we're
offering
the
fully
fully
funding
the
applicant
recommendation.
Excuse
me
the
applicant
request
for
Mountain
Biz
helpmate
Carolina,
Small,
Business,
Development,
Fund,
Homeward,
Bound
and
actual
habitat,
and
then
here's
where
we
want
to
acknowledge
the
community
center
contingency.
So
we've
had
conversations
with
capital
projects
and
with
our
Parks
and
Recreation
team
and,
as
you
all
know,
you've
seen
some
traffic
actually
at
city
council
around
the
Stevens
Lee
improvements.
I
think
there
were
some
items
on
on
on
last
night's
agenda
actually
about
caring
forward
with
the
work
there.
G
I
know
that,
according
to
Nicole,
the
bids
that
they've
received
for
the
initial
construction
are
much
higher
than
what
we
allocated
last
year
and
I
did
note
that
I
apologize.
It's
not
included
on
this
table,
but
last
year
we
allocated
about
784
000
to
Stevens
Lee,
but
the
bids
I
know
were
well
above
that
and
so
whether
we're
able
to
use
these
funds
for
Stevens
leave
or
if
we
are
able
to
program
the
community
center
funding
to
other
eligible
community
centers.
G
It
seems
that
we're
kind
of
centering
around
a
best
practice
at
least
really
allow
this
competitive
process
to
proceed.
And
then,
once
we
determine
our
recommended
award
out
of
that
pot
to
really
look
at
how
we
can
cycle
These
funds
to
best
use
for
our
community
centers,
it
meets
an
area
need
and
it
does
serve
people
of
low
mod
income.
We're
only
really
able
to
spend
these
monies
on
community
centers
that
are
located
in
the
appropriate
census,
tracts
that
fit
that
HUD
definition.
G
But
with
that,
we
are
proposing
that
we
earmark
154
281
two
community
centers
and
we
are
currently
working
with
capital
projects
on
and
parks
on,
whether
that
actually
can
be
allocated
to
Stevens
Lee,
given
where
they
are
with
their
current
process.
To
really
see
that
you
know
when
we're
working
with
that
facility
making
the
improvements
that
we
really
do
our
best
to
do
as
much
as
we
can.
While
we
have
focus
on
that
property,
so
that
really
rounds
out
our
recommendations
for
the
non-public,
Services
and
Katie.
G
If
you'll
Advance
the
slide,
we're
back
to
our
key
takeaway
slide.
So
I'm
happy
to
answer
questions.
We
can
walk
back
through
any
of
the
other
tables,
but
otherwise
we
are
seeking
hcd's
action
today,
which
will
help
set
us
up
for
our
public
comment
period
for
the
action
plan.
Thank.
E
You
Nikki
I
have
a
technical
question
a
little
in
the
weed,
so
the
process
for
this
I
mean
it's
always
reviewed.
It's
HUD
money
can.
If
we
have
the
Surplus
in
non-public
services,
are
we
able
to
allocate
some
of
it
to
applicants
for
more
than
they
applied
I'm?
Looking
specifically
at
Homeward
Bound,
and
when
we
look
at
the
Public
Services,
we
are
we're
not
able
to
fund
everybody
fully.
E
There's
twelve
thousand
one
hundred
dollars
left
that
they've
requested
and
we're
looking
at
this
organization
for
so
much
right
now
in
our
community
I'm
trying
to
find
a
way
to
fully
fund
them.
But
can
we
use
some
of
that
Surplus
from
non-public
services
and
give
them
more
than
their
ask
in
that
case,
and
would
they
be
allowed
to
use
it
for
to
help
complete
their
other
ask
or,
or
does
that
really
not
allow,
because
it's
so
Technical
and
reviewed
in
HUD
and
so
on?.
G
E
On
the
company
and
do
different
things,
but
it
has
to
be
just
for
that
that
was
applied
and
held
to
okay,
okay,
I
love,
this,
it's
great
I,
always
love.
When
we
have
extra
money.
The
idea
of
committing
more
to
Stevens
leave
when
they're
facing
some
increased
cost
sounds
good.
My
concern
is
not
being
able
to
fully
fund
Homeward
Bound
at
a
time
we're
really
needing
their
services.
Any
others
have
some
comments
or
questions
want
to
talk
about
any
of
the
fundings.
A
I,
don't
I'm
quite
happy
with
the
suggested
funding
amounts.
Frankly,
okay,.
E
E
I'm
satisfied:
okay,
that's
kind
of
crazy,
isn't
it
yeah
my
only
concerns
at
Homeward
Bound,
just
because
they're
doing
so
much
but
I
don't
have
a
suggestion
of
where
to
pull
it
from
so
I
really
can't
I
can't
satiate
my
own
concern,
but
I'll
at
least
voice
that,
because
I
know
we
are
in
such
any
of
their
services
but
Gosh
guys.
It
sounds
like
this
is
a
really
simple
one:
staffy
did
a
great
job,
I
mean
Kudos.
E
A
Go
for
it
I'd
like
to
recommend
the
FY
23
2024
cdbg
funding
allocations
to
city
council
for
submission
of
the
fiscal
year,
2324
annual
action
plan
for
HUD
approval
authorizing
the
city
manager
to
sign
on
necessary
documents
to
this
effect.
E
Do
we
have
a
second
right?
How
about
a
roll
call
that
councilwoman
Mosley
hi?
That's
woman,
Smith
aye,
myself,
I
great?
Well,
that's
just
wonderful!
So
those
funding
recommendations
will
move
forward
to
council
and
we
have
completed
item
number
three
on
our
agenda.
Those
of
you
listening
in
we're
moving
on
to
item
number
four,
so
we
have
Laura
who's
going
to
be
walking
us
through
this
today
welcome
Laura.
H
Hey
everybody,
okay,
so
this
is
going
to
be
for
the
cdbg
CBE
reallocation
towards
piscal
legal
services
and
help
me
key
takeaways
in
March
of
2020
Congress
approved
a
special
allocation
of
the
Community
Development
block
grant
to
directly
prevent,
prepare
for
and
respond
to
covid-19.
The
city
was
awarded
roughly
1
million
five
hundred
and
five
thousand
through
the
cdbg
CD
program,
and
it
funded
multiple
activities
intended
to
reduce
the
impact
of
the
pandemic
on
the
unhoused
individuals
as
part
of
the
fiscal
year
1920
annual
action
plan.
H
There
is
currently
just
under
one
hundred
thousand
dollars
of
City
cdbg
CD
funding
that
has
not
yet
been
obligated.
Hud
recars,
80
of
cdbg
CV
funds
to
be
spent
down
by
September
of
2023..
Two
eligible
projects
have
been
identified
that
can
utilize
the
remaining
cdbg
CV
funding
to
serve
the
target
populations.
These
two
were
helpmate
and
fiscal
Legal.
Services
staff
is
seeking
action
from
hcd
to
Advocate
Advance
these
projects
as
amendments
the
fiscal
year,
1920
annual
action
plan.
H
So
we're
going
to
start
with
piscollegal,
so
fiscal
Legal
Services,
beginning
in
August
of
2020.
They
started
administering
their
eviction
prevention
project,
which
provided
financial
support
for
rent
rental,
rares
security
deposits,
utility
arrays
and
Utility
payments.
Fiscal
Legal
Services
was
awarded
roughly
199
thousand
dollars
from
the
round
one
allocation
and
about
955
thousand
dollars
from
the
round
three
allocation
of
the
cdbg
CV
program,
and
this
went
towards
the
eviction
prevention
project.
Today,
all
of
the
Round
One
funds
have
been
spent
and
83
percent
of
the
round.
H
Three
funds
have
been
spent
fiscal
legal
expects
to
spend
the
remaining
balance
of
the
cdbg
CD
funding
by
the
end
of
April
2023.
fiscal
Legal
Services
has
been
identified
as
eligible
for
additional
cdbg
CB
funds
in
the
amount
of
twenty
thousand
dollars
from
the
city
to
continue
funding
the
eviction
prevention
program.
H
Now
we
can
start
with
helpmate
there's
cdbg
CB
reimbursement
during
the
covid-19
pandemic
rates
of
domestic
violence
increased
substantially
across
the
United
States
after
jurisdictions
imposed
pandemic
related
lockdown
orders,
domestic
violence
rates
in
Asheville,
followed
National
Trends
help
me
reported
that
in
fiscal
year
2021
there
was
a
52
percent
increase
in
the
number
of
services
rendered
to
survivors
compared
to
the
previous
year
and
in
fiscal
year,
2122
helped
me
reported
a
21
increase
in
the
number
of
services
rendered
to
survivors
than
in
fiscal
year,
2021
as
a
result
of
national
Trends.
H
New
eligibility
guidance
was
released
by
Hud
in
2022,
allowing
cdbg
CB
funds
to
be
used
to
address
the
increased
Community
violence
resulting
from
the
pandemic,
and
this
includes
domestic
violence.
Interventions
in
February
2023
helmet
was
awarded
102
000
in
cdbg
CV
funding.
That
is
a
proven
track
record
of
effectively
spending
down
funds
once
awarded
hallmate
has
also
been
identified
as
eligible
for
receiving
an
additional
seventy
thousand
dollars
in
cdbg
CD
funds
to
reimburse
them
for
expenses
incurred
as
a
result
of
the
heightened
rates
of
domestic
violence
in
the
community
during
the
pandemic
next
slide.
H
So
this
is
just
like
a
general
breakdown
of
the
funding,
and
this
is
the
round
one
funding.
So
if
you
look
at
the
bottom,
that's
where
the
helpmate
emergency,
coveted
shelter
that
previously
went
to
hcd
I
think
last
month
it's
just
waiting
for
Council
approval,
but
that
also
came
from
different
past
funding
sources
that
were
fully
expended,
and
then
you
can
also
see
here
that
piscal
legal
has
a
proven
track
record
of
spending
down
the
cdbgcb
funds
next
slide.
H
This
is
the
round
three
funding,
and
this
is
where
the
reallocation
for
today
is
coming
from.
So
the
cdbg
CV
City
Administration
costs
there
we
set
aside
about
174
000,
for
that
today,
we've
only
spent
thirty
thousand
of
that.
So
that's
about
17
of
those
funds
that
have
been
spent
down
we're
gonna.
The
plan
was
to
keep
about
forty
four
thousand
dollars
of
that
as
just
an
emergency
Safety
Net
in
case
we
need
it
for
ongoing
cdbg
CV
Administration
costs
that
leaves
about
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
left
over
that
need
to
be
reallocated.
H
So
that's
where
that
comes
into
play
with
fiscal
eagle
and
help
me
we're
suggesting
about
20.
000
of
that
goes
towards
fiscal,
legal
and
seventy
thousand.
If
that
goes
towards
help
me
next
slide
staff
recommendations,
the
city
has
previously
funded
fiscal
legal
services
for
the
same
project
using
cdbg
CV
funds
to
address
the
needs
of
individuals
struggling
to
maintain
housing
as
a
result
of
covet
19.
help
made
seventy
thousand
dollars
six
hundred
dollar.
H
Seventy
thousand
six
hundred
dollar
reimbursement
request
is
aligned
with
Huds
cdbg
CV
Community
violence,
eligibility
Guidance
the
funds
available
for
reallocation
to
piscal
legal
and
help
me
come
from
the
remaining
and
completed
round
three
cdbg
CV
City
Administration
costs.
This
proposal
would
mean
an
unanticipated
need
help.
The
city
spend
cdbg
CB
funds
on
eligible
activities
and
help
us
stay
in
compliance
with
Hud's
timeliness
requirements.
If
both
projects
are
approved,
the
reimbursement
would
bring
the
total
cdbg
CV
funds
spent
to
approximately
911
thousand
dollars
representing
62
percent
of
both
round
one
and
round
three
allocations.
H
Next
slide:
key
takeaways
in
March
2020
Congress
approved
a
special
allocation
of
the
Community
Development
block
grant
to
directly
prevent,
prepare
for
and
respond
to
the
covid-19
pandemic.
The
city
was
awarded
roughly
1
million
five
hundred
five
thousand
dollars
through
the
cdbg
CB
program
and
funded
multiple
activities
intended
to
reduce
the
impact
of
the
pandemic
on
unhoused
individuals
as
part
of
the
fiscal
year
1920
annual
action
plan.
There
is
currently
just
under
one
hundred
thousand
dollars
of
City
cdbg
CB
funding
that
has
not
yet
been
obligated.
H
The
the
U.S
Department
of
Housing
and
Urgent
involvement
requires
80
percent
of
the
cdbgcb
funds
be
spent
by
September
2023,
two
eligible
projects
have
been
identified
and
those
were
helpmate
and
fiscal.
Legal
staff
is
seeking
action
from
hcd
to
advance
these
projects
as
amendments
to
the
fiscal
year.
A
F
A
E
Cdbg
CBC,
you
did
a
great
job
Laura
they
had
fox
has
passed.
It
was
great
I.
I
think
this
is
the
first
time
you've
joined
us
on
hcd
and
you
did
a
wonderful
job.
Thank
you.
E
That
was
a
lot
of
CD
BGC
me,
but
great
okay,
so-
and
this
looks
great
I
didn't
realize
that
it
was
coming
from
the
admins.
That
was
a
helpful
explanation
and
I'm
glad
you
guys
still
have
a
little
bit
of
a
nest
egg
there
should
it
be
needed
any
thoughts
on
why
we
only
spent
the
30
is
it
started
late
or
delays,
and
why
didn't
we
end
up
using
so
much
admin
cost
I.
H
Think
it
was
a
not
a
delay,
but
my
previous
position
was
cdbg
CV
admin
and
that
kind
of
ended
early
and
it
kind
of
started
late
as
well.
E
G
E
Congrats
on
that
Laura,
thank
you.
Okay,
well
looks
like
you're
gonna,
be
successful
in
your
first
presentation
to
us,
because
it
seems
like
we're
ready
for
a
motion.
It
looks
like
we
need
two.
E
A
E
E
Looking
back
at
our
agenda,
I
believe
that
is
the
last
item
on
our
agenda,
except
for
number
five,
which
is
public
comment.
Did
we
have
any
public
comments
or
callers.