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City Council consideration

• of the
• SAGINAW, MICHIGAN
• 2016-2020 Consolidated Plan
• and Annual Action Plan
• March 14, 2016

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Planning Team

• Engaged Stakeholders
• Human Planning Commission
• City of Saginaw Department of Community and
  Economic Development
• Assisted by
• McKenna Associates

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What is a Consolidated Plan?

• Required by HUD Entitlement Communities
• Coordinates local use of HUD programs and funding
• Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
• HOME Investment Partnership (HOME)
• Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG)
• Identifies community development and housing
  needs
• Fosters strategic planning
• Prioritizes use of resources
• Stakeholder engagement

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Objectives of CDBG

• National Objectives
• Benefit Low-Moderate Income Households
• Prevention or Elimination of Slums or Blight
• Urgent Community Development Needs

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CDBG Eligible Activities

• CDBG funding can be used to
• Revitalize neighborhoods
• Conduct and promote economic development
• Provide improved community facilities and
  services

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Objectives of HOME and ESG

• HOME
• Create affordable housing for low-income
  Americans
• Requires LMI household benefit
• New build or rehabilitation
• Other reasonable and necessary expenses related
  to development
• Tenant-based rental assistance

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Objectives / Activities of ESG

• ESG
• Rehabilitate and operate emergency shelters and
  transitional shelters (increase and quality)
• Provide essential social services
• Help prevent homelessness
• Transition to permanent housing

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Funding Trends

• Consolidated Plan 2016 - 2020
• Five-year allocation of funds
• Plan presents strategies for the use of the funds
• Not an allocation of funds
• Decreasing funding comparison to 10 years ago

Program 2016 Estimate 2006 Figure Change
CDBG (five years of ) 9,936,870 14,277,060 -33
HOME (one year of ) 320,079 706,061 -55
ESG (one year of ) 183,511 111,640 64
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Consolidated Planning Process

• Public engagement
• December 16, 2015 (goals and priorities session)
• February 18, 2016 (roundtable discussions
  evening presentation)
• March 14, 2016 City Council meeting
• Public comment period March 15 April 15, 2016

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Consolidated Planning Process

• Data analysis
• Population 2014 est. 49,844 (-19 since 2000)
• Demo - down approx. 1,200 housing units between
  2010 and 2014
• Housing - 39.1 renter-occupied housing units
  (7 since 2000)
• Low/Mod income approx. 70 of households below
  80 AMI (43,520)

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Consolidated Planning Process (cond.)

• Strategic planning, informed by public engagement
  results
• From Dec. 16 public forum
• Top priority needs vote getters
• Improve City facilities (City Hall, Public Works,
  etc.)
• Provide youth recreation activities
• Reduce rental housing
• Potential 2016 plan goals evenly valued
• Increase quality and affordability of
  owner-occupied homes
• Improve public facilities and infrastructure
• Provide and expand public services
• Address the needs of the homeless and t-risk
  families
• Enhance economic development activities
• EXCEPT for
• Increase quality and affordability of rental
  housing (lowest value)

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Consolidated Planning Process (cond.)

• From Feb. 18 Roundtable Discussions
• Community Development and Public Services Group
• Provide after-school and recreation programming
  for Saginaw youth
• Demolition a double-edged sword, so to speak
  must provide and publicize incentives for reuse
  of vacant structures / lots
• Additional coordination / responsiveness between
  neighborhood groups and City
• Infrastructure and Economic Development Group
• Prioritizing shrinking funding a difficult task
• Need to advocate more, better, vocally for
  Saginaw at State and Federal levels
• Discussion whether neighborhood groups /
  residents comfortable with idea of phased
  improvement programs
• Idea to emphasize proximity to Delta and SVSU,
  and affordability of living in the City (even
  compared to on-campus housing)

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Consolidated Planning Process (cond.)

• Housing and Homelessness Group
• Overarching theme not enough funding for
  education and provision of supportive services
  for low-income clients
• Challenges of helping clients with life skills to
  make successful tenants / owners
• Lack of effective public transportation a huge
  barrier to success
• Lack of awareness of struggling residents, and
  service organizations

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Consolidated Planning Process (cond.)

• Strategic Planning geographic focus options
• Prior focus on Cathedral District
• Potential options for next five years
• A. Neighborhood approach
• Outline priority neighborhood(s) (Covenant or
  Houghton Jones, for example)
• Decision to focus on areas with current private
  investment to get more bang for your buck? Or
  focus on neighborhoods without much private
  investment? Value in both approaches.

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Consolidated Planning Process (cond.)

• Potential options for next five years, cond.
• B. Corridors approach
• Outline priority corridor(s) (M-46, for example)
• Beautify important corridors, gateways
• Streetscape, roads, sidewalks, non-motorized
  improvements
• Regardless of decision, be clear, consistent and
  communicative regarding future priority areas

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Consolidated Planning Process

• Approval
• March 14th - City Council meeting to recommend
  2016 budget, approve Plans for public comment (30
  days) and authorize to submit final Plans
• March 15th - post draft Plans on City website,
  available at CDBG office for review, email link
  to engaged stakeholders
• 2nd ½ of April - revisions based on public
  comment, if any
• Input into online entry system
• Submit by May 10th, 2016

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Potential Action Plan Budget
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One-Year Action Plan 2016 - 2017

• CDBG (est.)
• 1,987,374 allocation
• 375,000 program income
• 34,188 reprogrammable funds
• 2,396,562 CDBG budget 2016 - 2017
• HOME (est.)
• 320,079 allocation
• ESG (est.)
• 183,511 allocation

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Housing/Rehabilitation
Agency Project Description Total
City of Saginaw Spec Writing Construction Monitoring 122,245
City of Saginaw Residential Loans Grants 366,571
Housing/Rehabilitation Total 488,816
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Public Facilities
Agency Project Description Budget
City of Saginaw Streets Resurfacing/ Reconstruction 196,337
Hearts for the Community Park Improvements 15,000
Project Unify Park Improvements 7,000
Public Facilities Total 218,337
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New Public Facilities
Agency Project Description Budget
Mission In the City Park Beautification 10,000
Youth Protection Council Innerlink Security Modifications 10,000
Saginaw Art Museum Building Modification 25,000
West Lions Club Bliss Park 25,000
New Public Facilities Total 70,000
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Economic Development
Agency Project Description Budget
City of Saginaw Demolition of Dangerous Buildings 236,414
City of Saginaw Saginaw Economic Development Corporation Business Loans
Entitlement 118,002
Loan Repayments 375,000
Saginaw Downtown Development Authority Saginaw DDA 65,000
Economic Development Total 794,416
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Public Services
Agency Project Description Budget
City of Saginaw Community Policing Prevention 181,276
First Ward LACER Literacy Arts Cultural Enrichment Recreation Program (LACER) 24,190
First Ward Community Center H.I.R.E Helping Individuals Retain Employment 18,000
Habitat for Humanity Housing Counseling 9,000
Habitat for Humanity Home Maintenance Self-Help 9,000
Houghton Jones Neighborhood Task Force Operations 27,059
Major Chords for Minors After School Youth Program 11,345
Parishioners on Patrol Computer Learning Center 9,000
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Public Services - Continued
Agency Project Description Budget
Women of Colors G.E.M.S. Youth Mentoring 8,613
Saginaw County YPC Youth Protective Services 16,441
Saginaw County YPC Teen Parent Support 16,441
Public Services Total 330,365
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New Public Services
Agency Project Description Budget
First Ward Community Center Senior Center 5,000
Friends of Theodore Roethke Literacy Camp 2,250
Hearts for the Community Summer Youth Camp 5,000
Hearts for the Community After School Youth Program 5,000
Mission in the City Summer Youth Camp 1,740
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Boxing Club 5,000
New Public Services Total 23,990
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Administration
Agency Project Description Budget
City of Saginaw Community Development 470,638
Administration Total 470,638
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Emergency Shelter Grant
Agency Project Description Budget
Restoration Community Outreach Emergency Shelter 46,860
Underground Railroad, Incorporated Domestic Violence Emergency Shelter 42,540
United Way of Saginaw County H.M.I.S. Homeless Management Information System 17,963
United Way of Saginaw County Homeless Prevention and Rapid Rehousing 37,496
Saginaw County Youth Protection Council Innerlink Shelter/Prescott House 31,112
Mustard Seed Shelter Services 7,085
ESG Total 183,056
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HOME Investment Partnerships Program
Agency Project Description Budget
Saginaw Habitat for Humanity CHDO Operating Expenses 15,000
Saginaw Habitat for Humanity Saginaw Rehabilitation 65,079
City of Saginaw Residential Grants 240,000
HOME Total 320,079
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