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2014 Annual Action Plan for Housing and Community De

The City of Orlando Housing and Community Development Department (HCD) submitted the program year 2014 Annual Action Plan for the following U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grants. The anticipated funding amount is

• Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)

• Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG)

• Home Investment Partnerships Program (HOME)

• Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Grant (HOPWA)

The total amount of funds anticipated to be available for activities identified in the 2014 Annual Action Plan is $5,902,647, which includes $6,692 in re

begins October 1, 2014 and ends September 30, 2015.

The 2014 Annual Action Plan describes specific activities that are planned to be carried out under these four HUD grant programs. These activities will meet the overall 2011

strategies to develop viable urban communities by providing decent housing, a suitable living environment, and expanding economic opportunities principally for extremely low

income (LMI) persons/families. LMI is

income for the Orlando Metropolitan Statistical Area. A summary of the 2014 activities is provided below. Activities to be Undertaken

1. Summary of Program Year 2014

The following is a description of the activities the HCD recommends the city undertake during program year 2014-2015 to address priority needs and objectives. In addition to the 2014 HUD allocation of CDBG and ESG funds, past years’ ESG funds retu

funding to this year’s ESG projects. The target date for completion of the proposed projects is September 30, 2015.

Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) 2014 funds:

City of Orlando Housing and Community Development Dept. The Center for Drug Free Living BETA Center

Ministry on South Street Mentoring for Academic Consumer Credit Counseling Pre

Primrose Center

HANDS of Central Florida Pre GLBT Community Center of CF

City of Orlando FP&R

Coalition for the Homeless of CF

2014 Annual Action Plan for Housing and Community Development Programs The City of Orlando Housing and Community Development Department (HCD) submitted the program year 2014 Annual Action Plan for the following U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grants. The anticipated funding amount is listed below with each grant.

Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) - $1,806,256 Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) - $156,866

Home Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) - $924,767

Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Grant (HOPWA) - $3,008,066

The total amount of funds anticipated to be available for activities identified in the 2014 Annual Action , which includes $6,692 in re-allocated past years’ grant funds. Program year 2014 begins October 1, 2014 and ends September 30, 2015.

The 2014 Annual Action Plan describes specific activities that are planned to be carried out under these four HUD grant programs. These activities will meet the overall 2011-2016 Consolidated Plan goals and strategies to develop viable urban communities by providing decent housing, a suitable living environment, and expanding economic opportunities principally for extremely low-, low

income (LMI) persons/families. LMI is defined by HUD as not exceeding 80% of the median family income for the Orlando Metropolitan Statistical Area.

A summary of the 2014 activities is provided below.

1. Summary of Program Year 2014-2015 Annual Action Plan Activities

The following is a description of the activities the HCD recommends the city undertake during program 2015 to address priority needs and objectives. In addition to the 2014 HUD allocation of CDBG and ESG funds, past years’ ESG funds returned from projects have been applied to supplement funding to this year’s ESG projects. The target date for completion of the proposed projects is September

Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) 2014 funds: $1,806,256

CDBG Program Administration Residential Treatment Program Case Management/support services Mentoring for Academic Progress (MAP) program

Pre-purchase and Mortgage Default Counseling Employment services

Pre-purchase and Mortgage Default Counseling Facility Improvements

Hankins Park Facility Expansion HVAC Replacement

velopment Programs The City of Orlando Housing and Community Development Department (HCD) submitted the program year 2014 Annual Action Plan for the following U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

The total amount of funds anticipated to be available for activities identified in the 2014 Annual Action Program year 2014

The 2014 Annual Action Plan describes specific activities that are planned to be carried out under these solidated Plan goals and strategies to develop viable urban communities by providing decent housing, a suitable living , low- and moderate-defined by HUD as not exceeding 80% of the median family

The following is a description of the activities the HCD recommends the city undertake during program 2015 to address priority needs and objectives. In addition to the 2014 HUD allocation of rned from projects have been applied to supplement funding to this year’s ESG projects. The target date for completion of the proposed projects is September

$1,806,256 $361,251 $ 62,500 $ 40,242 $ 48,800 $ 12,142 $ 47,750 $ 50,025 $147,563 $ 75,000 $ 90,000

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City of Orlando FP&R Englewood Center Playground Renovation $110,983

Frontline Outreach Roof Improvements $160,000

City of Orlando Housing and Community Development

Project Implementation $450,000 Senior’s First, Inc. Minor Home repair/weatherization for seniors $150,000

Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) 2014 funds: $156,866 and reallocated 2013 funds of $6,692=$163,558

City of Orlando, Housing and

Community Development Dept.

ESG Program Administration $ 11,764 Coalition for the Homeless of CF Emergency Shelter Operations $ 55,000 Harbor House of CF Emergency Shelter Operations $ 39,119 Harbor House of CF Rapid Re-housing and Homelessness Prevention $ 57,675

HOME Investment Partnership Program 2014 funds: $924,767

City of Orlando, Housing and Community Development Dept.

HOME Program Administration $ 92,476 Rental Housing Rehabilitation CHDO/Multi-family Rehabilitation $ 462,291 City of Orlando, Housing and

Owner Occupied Rehabilitation $ 25,000 City of Orlando, Housing and

Homeownership Assistance - Down Payment and Closing Cost

$25,000 City of Orlando, Housing and

New Housing Development – Single/Multi Family $ 100,000 City of Orlando, Housing and

Community Development Dept

Tenant Based Rental Assistance $ 220,000

Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) 2014 funds: $3,008,066

City of Orlando, Housing and Community Development Dept

HOPWA Program Administration $ 90,242 Miracle of Love Housing Assistance and Supportive Services $ 425,227 Center for Multicultural Wellness

and Prevention, Inc.

Housing Assistance and Supportive Services $ 1,063,067 The Center for Drug Free

Living, Inc.

Housing Assistance and Supportive Services $ 1,039,194 Catholic Charities Pathways

to Care

Facility-Based Housing Operations $ 133,536 X-Tending Hands, Inc. Facility-Based Housing Operations $ 128,400 St. Francis House of Hospitality,

Inc.

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City of Orlando Program Year

2014 Annual Action Plan

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Process

Executive Summary

Grant Awards……….………. 7

Objectives & Outcomes……….……….. 8

Evaluation of Past Performance………. 8

Summary of Citizen Participation and Consultation Process……….. 10

Summary of Public Comments………..……….. 10

Summary of Comments Received and Those Not Accepted………..………... 10

Lead & Responsible Agencies ………. 12

Consultation………. 14

Participation………. 25

Annual Action Plan

Expected Resources………..………. 30

Annual Goals and Objectives………..………. 34

Projects………... 39

Low and Moderate Income Areas Map………..………... 46

CDBG &ESG Projects Map………..………..…...………. 47

HOPWA Projects Map……….………..….……… 48

Geographic Distribution………..……….. 49

Affordable Housing………. 51

Actions to Foster & Maintain Decent Affordable Housing……… 51

Goals for Affordable Housing Priority and Related Activities……… 51

Rehabilitation of Affordable Housing……….. 51

Sustainable Neighborhoods………. 51

Public Housing………... 53

Actions to Address Public Housing Needs………... 54

Resident Participation in Homeownership………. 55

“Troubled” Designation………. 56

Homeless and Other Special Needs Activities………... 56

One-Year Goals and Actions for Reducing Homelessness……….. 56

HOPWA goals………. 60

Barriers to affordable housing……….. 61

Actions to Eliminate Barriers to Affordable Housing……….. 61

Other Actions………. 63

Actions to Address Obstacles to Meet Underserved Needs……….………. 63

Foster & Maintain Affordable Housing……….……… 64

Reduce Lead-Based Hazards………. 64

Reduce the Number of Persons below the Poverty Line………..……..………. 65

Develop Institutional Structure………..………. 66

Enhance Coordination between Housing & Services Agencies……….. 66

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CDBG Program Requirements……….………. 68 HOME Program Requirements………..……….. 69 ESG Program Requirements………..………... 70

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Executive Summary

AP-05 Executive Summary - 24 CFR 91.200(c), 91.220(b)

1. Introduction

The mission of the City of Orlando Housing and Community Development Department is to maintain a sustainable, livable, safe community for very low, low and moderate income persons. The 2014 Annual Action Plan provides a description of the activities the City of Orlando Housing and Community

Development Department (HCD) will undertake for program year 2014 to address priority needs and objectives identified in the Five Year Strategic Plan, a key planning component of the 2011-2016 Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development Programs. Program year 2014 begins October 1, 2014 and ends September 30, 2015.

The Consolidated Plan addresses the following four (4) formula grant programs administered by the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD):

Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG)

Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Grant Awards

The HCD anticipates receiving a total of $5,895,955 from HUD for program year 2014. The individual anticipated grant award amounts are:

Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) - $ 1,806,256 HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) - $ 924,767 Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) - $ 156,866

Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA)- $3,008,066

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2. Summarize the objectives and outcomes identified in the Plan

This could be a restatement of items or a table listed elsewhere in the plan or a reference to another location. It may also contain any essential items from the housing and homeless needs assessment, the housing market analysis or the strategic plan.

During the 2014 Action Plan year, the City will focus on the following objectives and outcomes identified in the 2011-2016 Consolidated Plan, working to address the community priority needs and the

outcomes of affordable decent housing, and accessibility and availability of a suitable living environment.

For the 2014 program year, the HCD anticipates meeting the following HUD objectives and outcomes: • 13 projects utilize the objective of Suitable Living and the outcome of Availability/Accessibility • 1 project utilizes the objective of Decent Affordable Housing and the outcome of

Availability/Accessibility

• 13 projects utilize the objective of Decent Affordable Housing and the outcome of Affordability • 1 project utilizes the objective of Economic Opportunity and the outcome of

Availability/Accessibility

CDBG activities identified for program year 2014 include: • Construction and rehabilitation technical support

• Minor rehabilitation for low- and moderate-income senior housing

• Substance abuse treatment services for pregnant or post-partum indigent women • Case management to support homelessness prevention

• Academic mentoring program for low income youth • Pre-purchase and mortgage default counseling

• Job training for persons with developmental disabilities

• HVAC improvements to a residential shelter for pregnant women and women with children • Roof improvement of a youth center facility

• Restructuring of a facility used for health and well-being services for the GLBT community • Rehabilitation of a playground and installation of a neighborhood center pavilion

3. Evaluation of past performance

This is an evaluation of past performance that helped lead the grantee to choose its goals or projects.

The City of Orlando’s past performance in the administration and implementation of the US HUD Programs has fulfilled the spirit and intent of the federal legislation creating these programs. The City

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has provided affordability for decent housing, availability and accessibility to a suitable living

environment, sustainability of a suitable living environment, and accessibility to economic opportunities. The following is a summary of the City’s past performance as reported to HUD in the FY 2012

Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER), the most recent report filed: CDBG- During 2012, the City assisted in the rehabilitation 36 senior single-family housing units, completed five (5) public facilities improvement activities which served 8,658 people, and supported 7 public services organizations which benefitted 197 low & moderate income residents.

ESG - In 2012, funding benefitted 225 individuals and families in emergency shelters and in preventing homelessness.

HOME - HOME funds supported three households through rental rehabilitation, three first-time homebuyer program and 41 single-family housing improvements.

HOPWA - The funding provided by the HOPWA program enabled 247 people to benefit from HOPWA facility-based housing, 1873 in housing subsidies, and 3,339 people received supportive services. Most 2014 CDBG, ESG and HOPWA awarded projects are expected to be completed before September 30, 2015, the end of the 2014 program year. The 2014 projects are expected to meet or exceed proposed outcomes.

The City’s housing programs have had mixed success during the past year. The demand for

rehabilitation of owner occupied units continues and the City has a waiting list for assistance. At the same time new regulations governing the HOME program that were effective in August 2013, have slowed production as the new requirements are taking time to redesign policies and to implement different procedures. Outside consultants were hired to assist the HCD in the transition, and additional guidance, training and clarification is being provided by HUD as it comes available. Funding from the State of Florida’s Housing Trust Fund has been sporadic due to the Legislature using these dedicated housing funds to resolve other budgetary issues. The serious reduction of housing funding from the State has also slowed housing rehabilitation. The HCD continues to experience turnover in staff creating a loss of institutional knowledge, and further slowing housing production.

Orlando continues to be a destination for all types of individuals and families. Some do not have adequate employment, or suffer from addiction and mental illness. Homelessness for both individuals and families is continuing to be a severe problem due to a shortage of affordable housing for low, very low and extremely low-income households. The City, along with our partner Orange County, is in the process of completing a new Mens' Services Center. This facility will greatly improve our emergency shelter resources, but recent studies have shown we must proceed rapidly to find all of the approaches and resources necessary to address chronic homelessness through permanent supportive housing, and affordable housing for families.

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4. Summary of Citizen Participation Process and consultation process

Summary from citizen participation section of plan.

The HCD incorporates citizen participation on a variety of levels to establish solutions to address the needs of the metropolitan area. The HCD Citizen Participation Plan for Housing and Community

Development Program guides the administration of these programs and is available for review online at www.cityoforlando.net/housing.

To ensure public awareness and participation, Public Notice of funding opportunities for annual

Requests For Applications (RFAs) are submitted to the area newspapers, including the Orlando Sentinel, which has a regional readership; the Orlando Advocate, which has a predominantly African-American readership; and the El Sentinel which has a predominantly Hispanic readership. The Public Notice and the RFAs are published electronically on the HCD website. Additionally, HCD staff attends area meetings to publicly announce funding opportunities. A Public Hearing is held at City Hall where citizens are invited to attend and comment on the proposed 2014 activities. No comments were offered by the public at this meeting.

The HCD makes annual funding recommendations and sets program goals in consultation with various partnerships and committees including the CDBG Review Committee (made up of appointees from each commissioner district and a representative from the Orlando Housing Authority), the Housing Review Committee, the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee, the HOPWA Community Advisory Board, the Homeless Services Network of Central Florida, Inc., and the ESG Review Committee. Additionally, the HCD and Orange County Housing and Community Development Division share information during the planning process to prevent duplication of services.

Projects reviewed by the HCD and various committees that are recommended for funding are incorporated into the 2014 Annual Action Plan. A draft of the Plan was available for Public Comment from June 23, 2014 through July 22, 2014. Public Notice of the draft 2014 Annual Action Plan, including a request for citizen comments, is published in the Orlando Sentinel versions for Lake, Orange, Osceola and Seminole Counties, the El Sentinel and the Orlando Advocate. The draft 2014 Annual Action Plan was also available to the public on the City’s website. The Annual Action Plan is also available in hard copy format at the four counties central libraries and at City Hall.

A public hearing was held on Tuesday, July 8th, 2014 at 5:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers on the second floor of City Hall, 400 South Orange Avenue, Orlando, Florida, to receive citizen comment on the proposed action plan. The hearing was advertised in the public notice for the draft 2014 Annual Action Plan. The public was invited to review the Plan and attend the Public Hearing to ask questions and/or provide comments.

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This could be a brief narrative summary or reference an attached document from the Citizen Participation section of the Con Plan.

The City received comments from several members of the public during the public meeting involving the 2014 HOPWA applicant oral presentation of May 20, 2014. The comments did not address the Action Plan or its funding recommendations. The comments provided information on the clients’ experiences with local housing for persons with AIDS and suggestions for improving housing access for persons with HIV/AIDS that do not require substance abuse treatment.

The organization The Center for Drug-Free Living (CFDFL) provided a letter of protest on the funding recommendations of the 2014 HOPWA grant award. The purpose of the letter was to encourage

reconsideration of the preliminary funding awards and increase the amount awarded to CFDFL. The City followed the grievance process presented in our Citizen Participation Plan, and after consideration did not change the award amounts.

HCD received a comment from the Chief Financial Officer of the City of Orlando urging the utilization of HOME funding for tenant based rental assistance with the emphasis on providing the rental assistance to the chronically homeless population due to the shortage of affordable housing for extremely low income persons and the long lists of people requesting assistance to the housing authority. This activity is recommended in this Action Plan.

A citizen provided a comment on the need for neighborhood improvements in an area identified as Ivy Lane.

6. Summary of comments or views not accepted and the reasons for not accepting them

No comments were not accepted.

7. Summary

The 2014 Annual Action Plan provides a description of the activities the City of Orlando Housing and Community Development Department (HCD) will undertake for program year 2014 to address priority needs and objectives identified in the Five Year Strategic Plan, a key planning component of the 2011-2016 Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development Programs. The reductions in CDBG funding the past several years has caused projects that would have been funded in the past to no longer be funded, particularly public service activities that are limited by the 15% cap. During this consolidated plan five year period we have identified an increasing need for permanent supportive housing for the chronically homeless and are increasing our efforts in providing that housing. The foreclosure of 680 affordable appartments by Fannie Mae has exasperated the situation in finding housing for the chronically homeless.

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PR-05 Lead & Responsible Agencies – 91.200(b)

1. Agency/entity responsible for preparing/administering the Consolidated Plan

Describe the agency/entity responsible for preparing the Consolidated Plan and those responsible for administration of each grant program and funding source.

Agency Role Name Department/Agency

Lead Agency ORLANDO

CDBG Administrator ORLANDO Housing and Community Development

HOPWA Administrator ORLANDO Housing and Community Development

HOME Administrator ORLANDO Housing and Community Development

ESG Administrator ORLANDO Housing and Community Development

HOPWA-C Administrator

Table 1 – Responsible Agencies

Narrative (optional)

The lead agency for the development of the Consolidated Plan is the City of Orlando's Housing and Community Development Department, a general-purpose unit of municipal government. The Department initiated the preparation, organization and implementation of the Consolidated Plan, and will coordinate the public, private and nonprofit entities through which it will carry out the plan. An additional public agency, the Orlando Housing Authority, is responsible for administering elderly public housing and administering the Section 8 housing Choice Voucher program.

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Ms. Janis Akerstrom

Housing and Community Development Manager (407) 246 3326

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AP-10 Consultation – 91.100, 91.200(b), 91.215(l)

1. Introduction

City of Orlando Consolidated Plan was developed in consultation with a wide range of public and private entities, including governmental and non-profit organizations knowledgeable about the needs of the low- and moderate-income residents of City of Orlando, and private citizens interested in, or affected by, the housing and community development activities discussed in the Plan. Approximately 79 organizations, groups, and agencies were consulted on multiple occasions for several areas of discussion.

Efforts were made to address needs and gather information from a variety of housing and community development organizations and social service agencies that provide housing supportive services, emergency and transitional housing, economic development, health, and benefit provider groups. In addition to consulting with the service provider agencies and related government entities in focus groups, many other organizations participated in the development of the Consolidated Plan through consultation and/or the gathering of statistical information.

Provide a concise summary of the jurisdiction’s activities to enhance coordination between public and assisted housing providers and private and governmental health, mental health and service agencies (91.215(l))

To enhance coordination between public and private housing providers and private and governmental health, mental health, and social services agencies, the HCD will coordinate with the following groups, committees and participate in the following activities during program year 2014:

• Affordable Housing Advisory Committee -An advisory committee of HCD organized to study regulatory issues that impede the development of affordable housing and make

recommendations for their elimination or reduction.

• The HOPWA Advisory Committee-The HOPWA Advisory Committee consists of representatives of Persons Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH), HIV/AIDS service providers, and representatives of the Ryan White Plan A Office of Orange County.-

• Attend meetings and coordinate with HCD housing counseling partners who provide grant funded homebuyer-counseling programs, to work towards refining effective counseling processes for the current housing market and client needs throughout the community.

• Refer applicants for down payment assistance to nonprofit organizations in the community for required pre-purchase counseling.-

• Attend meetings and coordinate with the Orange County Housing Finance Agency, a nonprofit organization, which provides funding and support for affordable housing development in the tri-county area.-

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• Attend district meetings with Neighborhood Associations.

• Coordinate activities with residential real estate professionals, mortgage lenders, mortgage brokers, and title companies to assist first-time homebuyers acquire their homes.

• Encourage nonprofit organizations to apply for certification as Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDO) under the HOME Program.

• Attend district meetings with Neighborhood Associations.

Describe coordination with the Continuum of Care and efforts to address the needs of homeless persons (particularly chronically homeless individuals and families, families with children, veterans, and unaccompanied youth) and persons at risk of homelessness.

The Housing and Community Development Department is a member of The City of Orlando’s Impact Homelessness committee. Working as part of the initiative of the Central Florida Commission on Homelessness, the committee is focused on alleviating the problem of chronic homelessness in Orlando through the development of up to 300 units of supportive housing for the homeless in 2014-2015. Coordination and collaboration between various non-profit providers and other agencies working with the homeless will be a part of the approach for this endeavor and into the future.

The Homeless Services Network of Central Florida, Inc. (HSN) —HCD will participate in the evaluation of the funding of local homelessness service providers through the NOFA process coordinated by HSN. HSN brings together homeless service providers and other organizations to address the issues of homelessness in the community and acts as the community’s lead agency in what is considered the area’s Continuum of Care.

For FY 2014, funding recommendations continued to support the highest priority homeless needs, with local Continuum of Care providers participating in the evaluation of the proposed actions and activities.

Describe consultation with the Continuum(s) of Care that serves the jurisdiction's area in determining how to allocate ESG funds, develop performance standards for and evaluate outcomes of projects and activities assisted by ESG funds, and develop funding, policies and procedures for the operation and administration of HMIS

Orlando and Orange County staff held consultations with our local Continuum of Care partners and lead agency Homeless Services Network (HSN) and surrounding jurisdictions in 2012. The policies,

performance standards were created, and HMIS administration were outlined in the 2012 Action Plan Substantial Amendment for the Emergency Solutions Grant program. The discussions identified the highest priority needs for funding, the establishment of policies and procedures and HMIS policies and program standards were established. HMIS policies which were adopted by organizations utilizing the HMIS system.

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2. Describe Agencies, groups, organizations and others who participated in the process and describe the jurisdiction’s consultations with housing, social service agencies and other entities

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Table 2 – Agencies, groups, organizations who participated

1 Agency/Group/Organization BETA Center, Inc.

Agency/Group/Organization Type Services-Children Services-homeless Services-Health Services-Education Regional organization

What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation?

Homeless Needs - Chronically homeless Homeless Needs - Families with children Homelessness Needs - Unaccompanied youth Homelessness Strategy

Non-Homeless Special Needs

Briefly describe how the

Agency/Group/Organization was consulted. What are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination?

On March 24, 2011 the City of Orlando and Orange County Housing & Community Development brought together participants from an invited list of 32 stakeholders, providers and community leaders in the field of homelessness to participate in a focus group which produced a list of needs prioritized by urgency.

2 Agency/Group/Organization CENTER FOR DRUG FREE LIVING, INC.

Agency/Group/Organization Type Services-Persons with Disabilities Services-Health

Services-Education Service-Fair Housing Regional organization

Homeless Needs - Chronically homeless Homeless Needs - Families with children Homelessness Needs - Veterans

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To garner valuable input from the community regarding Fair Housing issues, the City of Orlando and Orange County collaborated with the Orlando Housing Authority to provide an open forum where discussion and insight could be shared on current issues, trends and anticipated needs. 79 stakeholder agencies, organizations and groups were invited. The group was asked to discuss barriers, policies, current and projected research and strategies agencies had planned regarding implementation of the fair housing act. The group identified 22 impediments to fair housing and the outcome of the consultation was the identification of 20 actions to be taken to address these impediments. Examples of these actions are: - In order to address the issue of application fees, management companies must tell the

applicant what would prevent them from being accepted before the application and application fee is paid. Applicants must be informed of the criminal and credit background limits and levels (how long, what types of crimes) the management company will accept before the application. Households who lost their homes to foreclosure should not have that credit issue held against them in trying to rent new housing. - Workforce bonds companies that hire ex-offenders, initiate a regulation on affordable housing where the City or the County provides bonds to apartment property managers that provide affordable housing to those with

minimum credit risk. - Address the issue of a new State regulation which requires all those receiving public assistance be drug tested. The applicant must pay for the drug test and are to be reimbursed if the results are negative. Concern was raised regarding seniors and the disabled on certain medications that could be registered as opiates, etc. Prescribed medication must be taken into consideration to ensure fair housing options are available. - Educate consumers and enforce

regulations against predatory lending through neighborhood outreach and public media campaigns.

3 Agency/Group/Organization ORANGE COUNTY

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HOPWA Strategy

HOPWA focus group meetings in the past had garnered little community

participation. To address this issue, the City coordinated with the County Health Departments within the Orlando Eligible Metropolitan Statistical Area (EMSA) to attend and solicit comments via a survey to each of the HIV/AIDS departments Community Advisory Boards. Each group was presented with a short, one page survey. Comments were requested. Overwhelmingly the results assert that more affordable permanent housing in both metropolitan and rural areas, specifically housing which is affordable to persons receiving Social Supplemental Income (SSI) or Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), is needed. The rural areas were most affected by the lack of facility based and emergency housing options available. Respondents on fixed or limited income state they are in a constant state of housing instability.The participants provided the following needs Housing affordable to those living on Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Emergency Shelters Facility Based Housing The need for permanent affordable housing could be addressed by establishing fast track program for low income persons with disabilities, such as HIV/AIDS, to Section 8 vouchers through the Orlando Housing Authority.The one participant at the Seminole County Public Hearing did not have any comments.In addition to the outreach efforts for community input through the above measures, separate Public Hearings were held in the City of Orlando Council Chambers, the Lake, Osceola and Seminole County Commissioners Chambers. Public Hearings were advertised in local newspapers, specially the Orlando Sentinel county versions, in Spanish in the El Sentinel, the area largest Spanish language newspaper and in the Advocate, a newspaper with the areas largest African- American readership.

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4 Agency/Group/Organization JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF GREATER ORLANDO, INC.

Agency/Group/Organization Type Services-Children Services-Health Services-Education Services-Employment

Economic Development Anti-poverty Strategy

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The City of Orlando collaborated with the Orange County Housing and Community Development Divisions for a consultation with agencies that provide public services. A focus group was held for service providers on February 2, 2011 at the Orange County Administration Building at 201 S. Rosalind Avenue. An overview of the Consolidated Plan and information regarding the anticipated funding resources was provided. Participants were asked to describe their public service needs and the current and projected conditions that impact the low income families they serve. Discussion centered on the need for collaborative efforts to deal with identified issues.Special Needs and Public Services Focus Group Priorities were:- Basic needs across all populations were food, shelter, medical assistance and employment at a living wage- After school programs for youth- Disabled support services such as case management- Youth Services such as tutoring, mentoring and other support services- Senior services - home delivered meals and home energy/weatherization assistance- Healthcare for low income families and individualsAnti-Poverty Focus Group Priorities were: Job training & advanced skills Transportation and childcare Resume training/transitioning skills Job Search/placement Small business creation- grassroots business development

Credit/budget counseling Emergency financial assistance Public Facilities and Capital Improvement Focus GroupThis group was comprised of

community groups, participating municipalities, county planning/ development staff and capital improvement program (CIP) county representatives. Priorities were:

Acquisition of Foreclosed Properties Disposition of Properties owned by local governments (In house activity) Continuation of multi-year Capital Projects

Street Paving and Drainage Acquisition of Real Property (for job training for LI & limited clientele Improvements to Public Facilities (serving LI & limited clientele) Building Sidewalks where none currently exist

5 Agency/Group/Organization ORLANDO

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Lead-based Paint Strategy

The City Housing Rehabilitation Section has established relationships with professional service providers for supplementary inspections and, if necessary, remediation. All homes and facilities where federal funds will be utilized are assessed and if relevant, inspected for lead based paint hazards. Projects must be cleared by the inspectors before any additional work is completed. The City has two Lead Based Paint inspectors who are certified Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Inspectors. The EPA certifications are in effect for five years. In addition to staff also being Certified Renovators - Initial by American Management Resources Corporation, all contractor s utilized for home rehabilitation are required to be certified renovators also.The goal of these efforts is to minimize risk of lead-based paint hazards in the federal entitlement grant housing programs such as CDBG, HOME, and HOPWA, offered by the City of Orlando. This includes rental rehabilitation and owner-occupied rehabilitation. There is no widespread lead-based paint abatement program currently in place for privately owned housing units in Orlando nor does the City know if lead-based paint constitutes a hazard within the City. Testing results will be utilized to determine the extent and type of follow-up education, mitigation, or other services, which might be necessary within the coming five-year planning period. Should lead-based hazard reduction activities be determined to be necessary, the City will undertake such activities to meet all Federal, state, and local regulations.

6 Agency/Group/Organization ORLANDO HOUSING AUTHORITY

Agency/Group/Organization Type PHA

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Established in 1938, the Orlando Housing Authority (OHA) is responsible for the successful operation and maintenance of approximately 1,475 public housing units and 483 units of affordable (non-public) housing throughout the City of Orlando and Orange County, Florida. The mission of the Orlando Housing Authority is to offer a choice of safe and affordable housing options and opportunities for economic independence for residents of Orlando and Orange County. OHA is recognized as a leader in the affordable housing industry in Central Florida. From management of public housing, administration of the Housing Choice Voucher program, and development of market-rate and senior housing, OHA continues to demonstrate its capacity as a force in supplying and improving housing and housing options for residents of the City of Orlando and Orange County. OHA has an unblemished record for successful planning, implementation, and management of capital budgets on its numerous Capital Fund grants. OHA is a consistent recipient of Capital Fund Bonus funds. The Orlando Housing Authority has 1,479 public housing units with an average occupancy rate of ninety-six percent (96%) per site. Currently, there are eighty- nine (89) handicap accessible units agency-wide. The Orlando Housing Authority has a total of 2,344 vouchers intended for to the Housing Choice Voucher

program. Moving To Work (MTW) Designation HUD awarded the Orlando

Housing Authority (OHA) the prestigious Moving to Work (MTW) designation. OHA is one of only 33 housing authorities nationwide with the designation and is the only MTW agency in the Florida. Moving to Work (MTW) is a ten year initiative through HUD that allows housing authorities nationwide the flexibility to address needs of the community through means that may otherwise be prohibited. As an MTW agency, the Orlando Housing Authority now has the flexibility to design and test new ways to provide and administer public housing and Section 8, is able to modify some of its policies and use housing as an incentive to encourage residents to make economic progress, and is exempt from many existing public housing and voucher rules and more flexibility with how Federal funds are used. OHA's Strategic Goals to increase cost effectiveness, self sufficiency and housing choices for low-income families.

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Identify any Agency Types not consulted and provide rationale for not consulting

N/A

Other local/regional/state/federal planning efforts considered when preparing the Plan

Name of Plan Lead Organization How do the goals of your Strategic Plan overlap with the goals of each plan?

Continuum of Care

Homeless Services Network

Shared homeless prevention goals; Continuum leads in homelessness priority setting for the City of Orlando and service providers. We have expressed concern about the rising number of chronic homeless and the need to develop additional permanent supportive housing.

Moving to Work Orlando Housing

Authority

Shared affordable housing focus; contributes to Plan by addressing regional support to low income households through housing subsidies, public housing. We have expressed concern about the rising number of chronic homeless and the need to develop additional permanent supportive housing. 2014 Action Plan Orange County,

Florida Government

Shared regional affordable housing and community development goals, shared activities. We have expressed concern about the rising number of chronic homeless and the need to develop additional permanent supportive housing.

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AP-12 Participation – 91.105, 91.200(c)

1. Summary of citizen participation process/Efforts made to broaden citizen participation

Summarize citizen participation process and how it impacted goal-setting

CDBG agencies to be funded are primarily selected through a process which combines staff recommendation and a competitive review

process. The HCD provides information concerning the amount of funding, application time period and other pertinent details in a public notice that is placed in the area newspaper and on the City's website at www.cityoforlando.net/housing.

CDBG, ESG and HOPWA Proposals are reviewed by HCD staff before forwarding to the CDBG, HOPWA and ESG Review Committees which are comprised of citizen and community organization volunteer representatives.

The CDBG Review Committee is comprised of one local citizen appointed by each of the six City of Orlando District Commissioners and one representative from the Orlando Housing Authority (OHA).

HOPWA Proposals are reviewed by HCD staff before forwarding to the HOPWA Review Committee that may include representatives from the Ryan White Part A grantee office, the Ryan White Part B grantee office, and at least one peer representative from the local HIV/AIDS

community.

ESG proposals are reviewed by staff and eligible activities are forwarded to the ESG Review Committee, consisting of community representatives from homelessness organizations and those dealing with housing, such as a representative from OHA.

HOPWA agencies may be issued agreements for one year with the option to renew annually for up to two years. The renewal will be limited to two years to keep in concert with the expiration of the current 2011 - 2015 Consolidated Plan. A new 5-year Consolidated Planning process will be undertaken in 2015.

The HCD HOME Program provides notice of CHDO funding availability, housing rehabilitation and development funding availability for access throughout the year. Applications for construction, acquisition and/or rental rehabilitation subsidies are reviewed throughout the year on a first-come, first-qualify basis. Completed proposals are then reviewed by the Housing Review Committee (HRC).

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The citizen participation process has provided the local community with multiple opportunities to inform and partner with the City in identifying and strategizing to meet the priority needs of the City, through an effective distribution of federal funds. When residents do become involved, it does directly impact established goals and approaches as new information is provided and discussion follows. Orlando citizens participating in the Review Committees provide the views of the citizens as well as technical expertise to determine the best uses of the funds available, and what goals have priority over others for best results for the community.

Citizen Participation Outreach

Sort Ord er Mode of Outre ach Target of Outre ach Summary of response/attenda nce Summary of comments recei ved Summary of comm ents not accepted

and reasons

URL (If applicable)

1 Newspaper Ad Minorities Non-English Speaking - Specify other language: Spanish No responses have been received.

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and reasons

URL (If applicable)

2 Public Meeting Minorities Non-English Speaking - Specify other language: Spanish Non-targeted/broad community Residents of Public and Assisted Housing

Public hearing for HPWA - project sponsor presentations; audience

comments. Public hearing for Action Plan- write in comments. Audience comments on HOPWA client experiences, protest regarding partial funding of 2014 activity; support for TBRA for chronic homeless; request for neighborhood renewal of Ivy Lane.

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and reasons

URL (If applicable)

3 Internet Outreach Minorities Persons with disabilities Non-targeted/broad community Residents of Public and Assisted Housing No responses received. http://www.cityoforlando.net/h ousing

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and reasons

URL (If applicable)

4 Public Library Document Distribution Minorities Persons with disabilities Non-targeted/broad community Residents of Public and Assisted Housing General Public No responses received.

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Expected Resources

AP-15 Expected Resources – 91.220(c) (1, 2)

Introduction

The City of Orlando anticipates receiving a total of $5,895,955 from HUD. The total amount expected is comprised of the following grant allocations: 1.) CDBG—$1,806,256; 2.) HOME—$924,767; 3.) ESG—$ 156,866; and 4.) HOPWA—$3,008,066. No program income is expected to be received for program year 2014.

Priority Table

Program Source of Funds

Uses of Funds Expected Amount Available Year 1 Expected Amount Available Reminder of ConPlan $ Narrative Description Annual Allocation: $ Program Income: $ Prior Year Resources: $ Total: $ CDBG public - federal Acquisition

Admin and Planning Economic Development Housing Public Improvements Public Services 1,806,256 0 0 1,806,256 1,806,256 CDBG Planning and Administration: $361,251

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Uses of Funds Expected Amount Available Year 1 Expected Amount Available Reminder of ConPlan $ Narrative Description Annual Allocation: $ Program Income: $ Prior Year Resources: $ Total: $ HOME public - federal Acquisition Homebuyer assistance Homeowner rehab Multifamily rental new construction

Multifamily rental rehab New construction for ownership

TBRA 924,767 0 0 924,767 924,767

HOME Planning and Administration: $92,476 HOPWA public - federal Permanent housing in facilities Permanent housing placement

Short term or transitional housing facilities

STRMU

Supportive services

TBRA 3,008,066 0 0 3,008,066 3,008,066

HOPWA Planning and Administration: $90,242

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Uses of Funds Expected Amount Available Year 1 Expected Amount Available Reminder of ConPlan $ Narrative Description Annual Allocation: $ Program Income: $ Prior Year Resources: $ Total: $ ESG public - federal

Conversion and rehab for transitional housing Financial Assistance Overnight shelter Rapid re-housing (rental assistance)

Rental Assistance Services

Transitional housing 156,866 0 6,692 163,558 156,866

ESG Planning and Administration: $11,764

Table 5 - Expected Resources – Priority Table

Explain how federal funds will leverage those additional resources (private, state and local funds), including a description of how matching requirements will be satisfied

CDBG does not have a federal mandate regarding matching funds; however, the City requests that applications demonstrate that other

resources will leverage at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the total project cost. ESG requires a one-hundred percent (100%) match from the awarded agencies and HOME requires a twenty-five percent match (25%). For 2014 HUD has reduced the HOME match to 12.5%. No match is required for HOPWA,

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If appropriate, describe publically owned land or property located within the jurisdiction that may be used to address the needs identified in the plan

None.

Discussion

Clearly the amount of funding available does not provide adequate resources to fully address the community development problems facing the City. Providing permanent supportive housing for the chronically homeless alone is estimated to cost approximately $10,000 per individual per year. With an estimate of 700 to 900 chronically homeless individuals demonstrates the need for ongoing assistance and additional resources at the federal, state and local level to address community problems.

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Annual Goals and Objectives

AP-20 Annual Goals and Objectives - 91.420, 91.220(c)(3)&(e)

Goals Summary Information

Sort Order

Goal Name Start Year

End Year

Category Geographic Area

Needs Addressed Funding Goal Outcome Indicator

1 Affordable

Housing

2011 2016 Affordable Housing

Citywide Affordable Housing Homeless

CDBG: $662,167 HOME: $924,767

Public service activities for Low/Moderate Income Housing Benefit: 270 Households Assisted Rental units rehabilitated: 20 Household Housing Unit

Homeowner Housing Added: 20 Household Housing Unit

Homeowner Housing Rehabilitated: 17 Household Housing Unit

Direct Financial Assistance to

Homebuyers: 20 Households Assisted

2 Public Services

non-housing

2011 2016 Non-Housing Community Development

Citywide Public Facilities, Infrastructure, and Services

CDBG: $253,479

Public service activities other than Low/Moderate Income Housing Benefit: 70 Persons Assisted

3 Public

Facilities

2011 2016 Non-Housing Community Development

Citywide Public Facilities, Infrastructure, and Services

CDBG: $800,610

Public Facility or Infrastructure Activities other than Low/Moderate Income Housing Benefit: 100 Persons Assisted

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Sort Order

Goal Name Start Year

End Year

Category Geographic Area

Needs Addressed Funding Goal Outcome Indicator

4 Homeless

Programs

2011 2016 Homeless Citywide Homeless

Public Facilities, Infrastructure, and Services CDBG: $90,000 ESG: $163,558

Public Facility or Infrastructure Activities for Low/Moderate Income Housing Benefit: 300 Households Assisted

Homeless Person Overnight Shelter: 130 Persons Assisted

Overnight/Emergency

Shelter/Transitional Housing Beds added: 30 Beds 5 HIV / AIDS Housing and Services 2011 2016 Affordable Housing Homeless Non-Homeless Special Needs

Citywide Affordable Housing HIV AIDS Needs Homeless

HOPWA: $3,008,066

Public service activities other than Low/Moderate Income Housing Benefit: 817 Persons Assisted Public service activities for Low/Moderate Income Housing Benefit: 92 Households Assisted Tenant-based rental assistance / Rapid Rehousing: 114 Households Assisted HIV/AIDS Housing Operations: 222 Household Housing Unit

Table 6 – Goals Summary

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Goal Description

Goal: Increase the availability of existing affordable housing options within the City of Orlando for extremely low-, low-, and moderate-income residents.

Strategy:

1. Rehabilitate existing rental units Citywide.

2. Rehabilitate existing owner-occupied units Citywide.

3. Use a portion of funds generated from code enforcement actions for housing rehabilitation programs. 4. Support nonprofits in obtaining other available funds.

5. Leverage funds to assist for profits and nonprofits, including CHDO's.

6. Acquire existing housing units to rehabilitate and sell to very low-, low-, and moderate-income residents. 7. Pursue new funding sources that would support rehabilitation of existing affordable housing.

8. Improve leverage opportunities for the redevelopment and preservation of affordable housing.

9. Support a housing first model by utilizing HOME funds to provide subsidy for tenant based rental assistance targeted to chronic homeless.

10. Require multi-family projects receiving HUD assistance to accept chronic homeless tenants through agreements.

Goal: Increase the production of new affordable housing options available to extremely low-, low-, and moderate-income residents.

Strategy:

1. Support nonprofits in obtaining other available funds.

2. Review Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) applications for multifamily developments for consistency. 3. Increase the capacity and number of CHDOs partnering with the City of Orlando.

4. Provide subsidies to developers to encourage new construction of affordable housing.

5. Provide sewer and transportation impact fee grants to developers to encourage development of new affordable housing.

6. Utilize the Affordable Housing Impact Fee Grant fund, including sewer, transportation, and school impact fees, to encourage development of new affordable housing.

7. Acquire vacant land or existing housing units to be demolished for production of new affordable housing. 8. Partner with developers and organizations in order to provide affordable housing opportunities.

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2 Goal Name Public Services non-housing

Goal Description

Non-housing Public Services

3 Goal Name Public Facilities

Goal Description

Public Facilities.

4 Goal Name Homeless Programs

Goal Description

Homelessness prevention, homeless shelters.

5 Goal Name HIV / AIDS Housing and Services

Goal Description

Programs provding housing assistance and services for persons infected with HIV/AIDS.

Table 7 – Goal Descriptions

Estimate the number of extremely low-income, low-income, and moderate-income families to whom the jurisdiction will provide affordable housing as defined by HOME 91.215(b):

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AP-35 Projects – 91.220(d)

Introduction

The following are the proposed activities and accomplishments for 2014 listed by the 2011-2016 Consolidated Plan priority that they address, and include the location, the number of households and type of beneficiary. The target date for completion of all projects is September 30, 2015.

# Project Name

1 Affordable Housing

2 Public Services non-housing 3 Public Facilities

4 Homeless Prevention and Shelters 5 HIV/AIDS Housing and Services Table 8 – Project Information

Describe the reasons for allocation priorities and any obstacles to addressing underserved needs

The priorities are based on needs identified through the Consolidated Planning process, public consultation, data and studies, requests for assistance, neighborhood inspection, and other means. Obstacles include lack of adequate resources, high demand for affordable housing units, ongoing need for public facilities, and increasing population of chronically homeless persons residing in the City.

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Projects

AP-38 Projects Summary

Project Summary Information

Table 9 – Project Summary

1 _{Project Name} _{Affordable Housing} Target Area Citywide

Goals Supported Affordable Housing

Needs Addressed Affordable Housing

Funding CDBG: $662,167 HOME: $924,767

Description Various housing projects to increase the availability of existing affordable housing options within the City of Orlando for extremely low-, low-, and moderate - income residents.

Target Date

Estimate the number and type of families that will benefit from the proposed activities

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Planned Activities Rental Housing Rehabilitation - Rehab approximately 100 multi-family rental units.

Owner Occupied Rehabilitation - Rehab approximately 5 single-family owner-occupied units.

Home Ownership Assistance - Down payment and closing cost assistance for approximately 10 buyers. Seniors First - minor rehab activities for approximately 30 eligible senior owner occupied homes. New Housing Development - Development of 10 units of new affordable housing.

Housing Counseling - Pre-purchase and Mortgage Default Counseling. 85 Households

Tenant Base Rental Assistance – Provide rental assistance to approximately 32 chronically homeless Housing Project Implementation

2 _{Project Name} _{Public Services non-housing} Target Area Citywide

Goals Supported Public Services non-housing

Needs Addressed Public Facilities, Infrastructure, and Services

Funding CDBG: $253,479

Description Non-housing Public Services - $199,292 in project funds and 15% of CDBG program administration ($ 54,187) is identified here.

Target Date

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Planned Activities Center for Drug Free Living – Substance abuse treatment program. Ministry on South Street- youth academic mentoring program Primrose Center- Employment services for persons with disabilities

BETA Center - Case management, counseling, parenting education and other supportive services.

3 _{Project Name} _{Public Facilities} Target Area Citywide

Goals Supported Public Facilities

Needs Addressed Public Facilities, Infrastructure, and Services

Funding CDBG: $800,610

Description Public facilties - $ 493,546 in project funds and remaining $307,064 in CDBG program administrative costs are identified here.(15% in Public Services)

Target Date

Location Description

Planned Activities GLBT Community Center- Facility restructuring and modifications. City of Orlando FP&R- Hankins Park Facility Pavilion Installation City of Orlando FP&R – Englewood Center Playground Renovations Frontline Outreach- Roof Improvements

4 _{Project Name} _{Homeless Prevention and Shelters} Target Area Citywide

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Needs Addressed Homeless

Funding CDBG: $90,000 ESG: $163,558

Description Homeless prevention, homeless shelters (includes $11,764 in ESG Program Administration funds).

Target Date

Location Description

Planned Activities Harbor House of Central Florida, Inc. - Funds to support Emergency Shelter operations, to benefit victims of domestic violence. HESG

Harbor House of Central Florida, Inc. - Funds to support Rapid Re-housing and Homelessness Prevention, to benefit victims of domestic violence. HESG

Coalition for the Homeless - Funds for replacement of HVAC system for Women & Children residential shelter. CDBG

Coalition for the Homeless – Funds to support Emergency Shelter operations. HESG

5 _{Project Name} _{HIV/AIDS Housing and Services} Target Area Citywide

Goals Supported HIV / AIDS Housing and Services

Needs Addressed HIV AIDS Needs

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Description Programs providing HIV/AIDS infected individuals and their families in Orange, Osceola, Lake and Seminole Counties with: Short Term Rent, Mortgage,and Utility Assistance, Tenant-based Rental assistance, Facility-Based Operating costs, Permanent Housing Placement, Supportive Services/Case Management, Supportive Services/Mental Health & Substance Abuse. Includes $90,242 in HOPWA program administration funds.

Target Date

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Planned Activities Catholic Charities, Inc. - Housing Center for Drug Free Living, Inc. -

• Short Term Rent, Mortgage, and Utility assistance

Tenant Based Rental assistance Facility Based Operating costs Permanent Housing Placement

Supportive Services/Case Management Supportive Services/Mental Health & Substance Abuse Center for Multicultural Wellness & Prevention –

Tenant Based Rental assistance Facility Based Operating costs Permanent Housing Placement Supportive Services

Miracle of Love, Inc. –

Tenant Based Rental assistance Permanent Housing Placement Supportive Services

The St. Francis House of Hospitality, Inc. - Facility operating costs for housing. X-Tending Hands, Inc. - Facility operating costs for housing.

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AP-50 Geographic Distribution – 91.220(f)

Description of the geographic areas of the entitlement (including areas of low-income and minority concentration) where assistance will be directed

Identified activities will be located throughout the eligible geographic area and not to one specific area. Excluding program administration, 100% of CDBG, ESG and HOME funding will be allocated citywide and 100% of HOPWA will be allocated to provide services within the four county area of the Orlando Eligible Metropolitan Statistical Area (EMSA), including Lake, Orange, Osceola, and Seminole counties.

The HCD will ensure that CDBG, HOME, ESG, and HOPWA funding will be directed to address the needs of the City’s very-low, low-, and moderate-income residents. CDBG, HOME and ESG funds have been made available to all City of Orlando neighborhoods and agencies whose residents or clientele meet the requirements stipulated by the Code of Federal Regulations. HOPWA funds have been allocated to agencies throughout the EMSA to benefit low-income households who are risk of homelessness due to HIV/AIDS.

Due to the broad geographic distribution of funding, CDBG, HOME, ESG and HOPWA programs serve clients who represent a broad range of races and ethnic groups throughout the jurisdiction with no specific geographic target area at this time. Activities undertaken in all of the programs shall include, but are not limited to, improvements to public facilities, public services, affordable housing activities such as homebuyer assistance, housing counseling, rental and owner-occupied housing rehabilitation, assistance to homeless facilities, homeless prevention activities, tenant-based rental assistance, facility-based housing and housing-related supportive services.

Geographic Distribution

Target Area Percentage of Funds

Citywide 100

Table 10 - Geographic Distribution

Rationale for the priorities for allocating investments geographically

The City of Orlando Housing Department used the following sources to assign the priority to each category of priority needs. The City of Orlando’s Consolidated Planning period for the 2011-2016 Plan began in March of 2010 with the initiation of the Housing Conditions Study. A follow up study titled the “Housing Conditions Windshield Study” was initiated in October of 2010 and both studies were

completed in March 2011. Between January 2011 and June of 2011, focus groups and public hearings were held to consult with interested parties and offer the public the opportunity to comment and provide input on the objectives and goals of the proposed plan. In addition to studies and public consultation, staff researched various resources including current trends in the housing and real estate market, demographic data from the 2010 U.S. Census, epidemiological data from the State of Florida

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Department of Health and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and the Florida Department of Elder Affairs.

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Affordable Housing

AP-55 Affordable Housing – 91.220(g)

Introduction

1. Actions to Foster and Maintain Decent, Affordable Housing

In the City of Orlando 2011-2016 Consolidated Plan, affordable housing is identified as a planning priority. The Affordable Housing Priority has a series of goals ranging from increasing affordable housing options to promoting the sustainability of neighborhoods through increased homeownership. “Goals” are essentially statements by the HCD as to what they would like to accomplish over the period covered in the Consolidated Plan. For each goal, there are activities to address these priority areas.

2. Goals for Affordable Housing Priority and Related Activities

The HCD activities planned for program year 2014 will continue to promote the preservation and creation of safe, sanitary housing that is affordable and support facilities that offer services that are accessible to low- and moderate-income households.

a. Rehabilitation of Affordable Housing

Goal: Increase the availability of the existing affordable housing options within the City of Orlando for extremely low-, low-, and moderate-income residents.

• Rehabilitate existing rental units Citywide.

• Leverage funds to assist for profits and nonprofits, including CHDOs.

• Work with landlords to accept the chronically homeless into affordable units. Summary of Activities:

• Approximately $632,291 of HOME funds will be used for the rehabilitation of low-income rental units.

• A total of $25,000 of 2014 HOME funds will be used for the rehabilitation or reconstruction of approximately owner occupied single-family homes. As part of this effort, homes will, whenever possible, include environmentally friendly or “green building” standards. In addition, the City collects fines for code enforcement violations and uses approximately $50,000 annually to support its single family, owner-occupied housing rehabilitation program. The rehabilitation activities will focus on improvements that will meet applicable property standards and decrease the energy consumption of the homeowner.

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b. Sustainable Neighborhoods

Goal: Promote sustainability of neighborhoods through increased homeownership opportunities. Summary of Activities:

• Homebuyer assistance to eligible households and are first time homebuyers. A total of $25,000 of HOME funds will be used to provide homebuyer assistance.

• Homeowner Pre and Post Purchase Counseling Class. A total of $62,167 of CDBG funds will supplement this program.

Goal: Develop new or modify existing affordable housing programs offered to the citizens of the City of Orlando.

Summary of Activities:

• Develop new affordable housing. A total of $100,000 of 2014 HOME funds will be used to support this activity.

• Work with the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC) to review the existing HCD affordable housing programs and policies.

• Develop activities and policies combating predatory lending.

The HCD works with a variety of housing counseling organizations and lending institutions in developing educational programs to help combat predatory lending and mitigate foreclosures.

One Year Goals for the Number of Households to be Supported

Homeless 582

Non-Homeless 85

Special-Needs 114

Total 781

Table 11 - One Year Goals for Affordable Housing by Support Requirement

One Year Goals for the Number of Households Supported Through

Rental A