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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda 02-01-22; 12-4 - Information Item - Memorandum - Fourth Quarterly Report (2021 Q4) and 2021 Annual Report for Orange County’s CDBG-CV Grant 1 s ORANGE COUNTY n4wCHCD NORTH CAROLINA ORANGE COUNTY HOUSING&COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MEMORANDUM TO: Board of County Commissioners FROM: Erika Brandt, Housing and Community Development Manager CC: Corey Root, Orange County Housing and Community Development Director Hunter Fillers, Emergency Housing Assistance Coordinator DATE: February 1, 2022 SUBJECT: Fourth Quarterly Report (2021 Q4) and 2021 Annual Report for Orange County's CDBG-CV Grant ATTACHMENTS: Attachment 1: Quarterly Report on Orange County's CDBG-CV Grant for Emergency Housing Assistance Attachment 2: 2021 Annual Performance Report on Orange County's CDBG-CV Grant for Emergency Housing Assistance This memo is to inform the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) about the fourth quarterly update for calendar year 2021, and an annual report for calendar year 2021, on Orange County's Community Development Block Grant— Coronavirus (CDBG-CV) grant from the NC Department of Commerce. BACKGROUND: On August 25, 2020, Governor Roy Cooper announced the availability of $28 million from federal Community Development Block Grant — Coronavirus (CDBG- CV) funding to be disbursed to support rental and utility payments and prevent evictions for those with a demonstrated need. The funding will be distributed to eligible community agencies around the state that will work directly with North Carolinians on an application and disbursement process. Orange County applied for and was awarded CDBG-CV funds to be used with the County's existing Emergency Housing Assistance (EHA) program, which prevents eviction and homelessness by providing financial assistance to help Orange County residents with low incomes secure and maintain stable housing. EHA assistance is available to households in Orange County that earn no more than 30% of the area median income, have an urgent need for housing assistance, and lack resources to cover the cost of their housing need. The County received approval to begin expending CDBG-CV funds on March 17, 2021 . As part of the CDBG-CV grant compliance requirements, Orange County staff must provide quarterly written status reports to the Board of Commissioners on the use of CDBG-CV funds. Each quarterly report must be signed by the Chair and submitted to the NC Department of Commerce. The fourth quarterly report for the grant, covering the fourth quarter of calendar year 2021, covers funds disbursed from October 1 through December 31, 2021 (Attachment 1). Orange County must also submit an Annual Mailing Address Main Office Satellite Office P.O.Box 8181 300 W.Tryon Street 2501 Homestead Road s Hillsborough,NC 27278 Hillsborough,NC 27278 Chapel Hill,NC 27515 Telephone(919)245-2490• Fax(919)644-3456 -TDD(919)644-3045 2 Performance Report that covers CDBG-CV activities for the whole calendar year 2021 (Attachment 2). It is important to note that this Report has been updated since the January 18, 2022 BOCC meeting to include activities funded not only by the CDBG-CV grant funds, but also other funds leveraged through the EHA program in 2021 (CARES Act, ABPA, and local funds). The BOCC removed the Report from the Business meeting agenda on January 18, 2022 for discussion at a future meeting. In conversation with NC Department of Commerce, staff confirmed January 31, 2022 as the priority deadline for submission and the need for only the Board Chair's signature. Chair Price signed the required documents (Attached) and staff submitted the Report to Commerce. Questions remained from the January 18, 2022 BOCC meeting that staff wanted to clarify for the Board. Clarification of those questions and issues follow. In the Annual Performance Report (Attachment 2), the total number of households assisted in 2021 can be found at the bottom of the "Activity Indicators" section, in the "Actual (2021)" column under the "Public Service Program Indicators" block. The total number of households assisted was 707. On the following page, under the "Other Indicators: Accomplishments and Beneficiaries" section, there are two subsections that break down the total number of households assisted, by income level and race, respectively. In the "Income Levels" subsection, the numbers in each income category sum to equal the total number of households assisted (i.e., 573 extremely low-income households + 105 low-income + 29 moderate-income = 707 total households). Similarly, in the "Race" subsection, the numbers in the "Total" column sum to equal the total number of households assisted. This subsection is further broken out to show renters versus homeowners; the numbers in both the "Owner" and "Renter" sections must be summed to reach the total households assisted (i.e., 16 White homeowners + 31 Black homeowners + 2 Asian homeowners + 9 multi-racial homeowners + 179 White renters + 331 Black renters + 3 Asian renters + 3 American Indian/Alaskan Native renters + 133 multi-racial renters = 707 total households). Also of note, there is a column for Ethnicity, which is a subset of the "Total" column; so, for example, the 27 White and Hispanic renters shown in that table are a subset of the 179 total White renters. Additionally, any discrepancy between the year 2021 and 2020 was caused by an error with the Report template provided by Commerce. The Report information only pertains to 2021 grant funds and the date has been corrected. 3 Attachment 1 ORANGE COUNTY .I&� CHCD NORTH CAROLINA ORANGE(OUNTY HOUSING&COMMUNITY DEVELOP ME NT Quarteriy Report on Orange County's CDBG-CV Grant for Emergency Housing Assistance Quarter: 2021 nA Amount of Funds Disbursed: $136,829.62 Number of Households Assisted:38 DEMOGRAPHICS Applicant Race Court %of Total Applicant Ethnicity Count %of Total White/Caucasian 13 34.2% Hispanic and/or Latinx 7 18.4% Black/African American 18 47.4% Not Hispanic and/or Latinx 31 81.6% Multiracial 7 18.4% Household income Count %of Total 30%AMI 32 84.2% 50%RMI 4 10.5% 60%AMI 2 5.3% ASSISTANCE PROVIDED Expense Type Amount %of Total Funds Disbursed Rent Payments(current and/or future) $37,247.07 27.2% Rent Arrears $33,477.72 24.5% Utility Payments $16,078.89 11.8% Mortgage Payments $26,352.93 19.3% Mortgage Arrears $18,598.01 13.6% Security Deposit $4,820.00 3.5% Application Fees+Other Lease Fees $255.00 0.2% This quarterly report was received and reviewed by the Orange County Board of Commissioners on the day of 12022. 41L,L-'o-A-C Z--.d Renee Price,Chair Orange County Board of Commissioners 4 NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE STATE ADNTINISTERED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM 2021 ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT COVER PAGE Grantee Name: Orange County, NC Grant Number: 20-V-3505 Grants Management Representative: Maria Dewees Grantee Address: Office:300 W.Tryon Street,Hillsborough,NC 27278 1 Mailing:PO Box 8181,Hillsborough,NC 2� Preparer Information Name: Maria Dewees Address: PO Box 8181,Hillsborough,NC 27278 Telephone Number: 919-245-2490 Email Address: nsdcuec:sCaorangecountytre. ov Local Government Primary Contact: Maria Dewees Phone Number: 919-245-2490 Email: mdewees@orangecounlync.eov The Annual Performance Report(APR)is required by 4 NCAC 19L.I 101. One original signed hardcopy of this report must be submitted to NC Commerce by January 31,2022.The grant recipient's Board Designated Representative certifies on this signatory Cover Page that all the Data in the APR Report are true and correct to the best of her/his knowledge and belief. Renee Price Chair,Orange County Board of Commissioners 'I yped Name of Authonzed Zrc.ejntauve SIFnamre and Dau o Au M47 d Representative NC COMMERCE-RURAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICE USE ONLY Documents Included: Covcrsheet Contractor Info ;Hain Summary Fair Housing Report Activity Indicators LAP Report Other Indicators Section 3 Form Section 504 Report Main Summary Grantee Orange County,NC Grant Number 20-V-3505 Note: Reconstruction activities,Clearance activities related to Rehabflitalion and Temporary Relocation related to Rehabilitation should all be classified under Rehablldation Contents Check Acquisition Architectural Barriers An Activity Indicator Form or Other Indicators Form are not required for Administration or Planning. Clearance Activities Please provided the requested information below, Code Enforcement Disposition Fire Protection Flood&Drainage Administration Historic Preservation State Office Use Onl Machinery&Equipment Neighborhood Facilities Budgeted $ 90,000,00 Other Activities Requisitions Paid between Other Public Facilities 01/01/2021 and 12,13112021: $ 64,537.43 Parkmg Facilities Parks&Playgrounds Pedestrian Improvements Public Services X —Planning Public Utilities State Office Use Only Rehabilitation,Commercial Rehabilitation,Private Budgeted Rehabilitation.Public Requisitions Paid between Relocation Assistance 01101/2021 and 12/3112021: Senior Handicapped Centers Sewer Im rovements Solid Waste Facilities Street Improvements Water and Sewer Water Improvements Workin2 Capital Contractor Information 6 2021 Annual Perf(Prntance keport Acliv)ly Indicators Grantee:Orange Count),NC Check(X)C-1: Project Name:Lmergency Hausinig Assistance Check(X)F-1: Grant Number:2(4-x'-3505 Check IX)L-I: Activit%Name,Number and(bde:sree rpem urvran.Arm hale.. Amount of money Ieteraged for the acti%ily,if applicable rtiands nrher than CIIRG find as a.r to❑s 1 f 617,133 (Propmed it nr rnr,.- --a..�+ 1 Meteor 2021.) Proposed ACIR Housing Program Indicators fl-'tor Ciuire Gunn) (2021. ) Housing Activities Single Units-Rental Tow?number of rental units acquire! Total number of rental units cleared Tour number of rental umu disposed Total number of rental household,relocated Total number of rental units rehabilitated Number of units brought from substandard to standard condition(NC Rchati Standard, Number of umu brought into compliance with the lead safe homing rule 124 CFR n 351 Number of umu occupied by elderly(62 years of age or ahnve) Single Units-Owner Total number of nwner units acquired Total number of owner unin cleared Total number of owner unit,drsposcd Tout number of owner households relocated _ Total number of owner occupied units rehabilitated Number of units brought:from substandard to standard condamn!NC Rehab Standard.) Number or units brought into coni ]ranee wish the lead safe housing rule(24 CF:R pan 35) Number of units occupied by elderly(62 yeirs of age or abovel Multi-Units Rental I uul number of rental ututs acquired Total numtxf of rental umu cleared [nal number of rental units di,po rd p� Tota)number of rental households retocated _ `r I azul number of rental units rehabihuted IiI Number of units brought from substandard to standard condstinn(NC Rehab Standards) b Number of unitsbrou m i into cuRance wuh the lead cafe housin rule(24 CFR 35) Nutnher of on n, occupied by elderly f62 years of age or above) Development of Sinle-Familvllousin Taal number of owner unit,created Number of affordahle unas created Development!of Multi-Unit Rental Housin Total number of rental uniu created Total number of rental umu rehabilitated Number of affordable units created 7 21121 Annual i erfor nancr Report Activity Indicators Number of unit.%Section 5(9 accn%[isle onclades adaptable tinrt,l Number of unrn brought into compliance with the lead cafe housm+rule(24('I ii PAII IS) Number of units cental throe h conversian of nunremtdential budding ra readennAl *lumber of units meeting IBC(International Building Code) Of IBC,number of units meeting Lnergy Star _ Number of units nests red b clderl 162 •ean of a e or above} Number 01 amts wh%i li,eal with ro cc._hascd rental m%sisiArwe(fed„state,or local) Number of yean affordability guaranteed Number of units deal nated for pcmnni with I IMAIDS of these number of unns desi nated for the chrantcall homeles% of diene.number of units 504 cess_+,isle Number of units of=aeni housing for homeless ruins of the,r,number of units demi naled for the chronwally honvelem of these.nnrnher of units 504 acceuihtc Proposed Hown",nership Indicators l'Forl>'ntireGra +rr) Nuretxr at u1ir.,tktuliu-rl by loitronrehomebuser. 'I utal number of unit,asarsted through home buyer financial a,,K(ance Number of lrst-tame home bu rs aeesued financfall, Number of first-time home hu-rs recemag banking coun'ettn Number of mmortt first-time hune bit t%receiving houOig counselor Number carved receiving down-payment aw%tance andlor asstsrance with closing cots Kumher of.ubsidrred morl_acr,JITM 3deJ Proposed Actual Econonuc Development Program Indicators (Far Entire Granr) (2021) \umber of facarlevbu,nre„building rehab Number of obs to be created art-time _ Number of obs to he created full-time Number of jobs to be retained. an-time Number of jobs to be retained full-time Number of ob,crexed with employcr sponsored health care Number of obi rownrd with employer sponcired health care Prior employment status before taking fob created(full-rime emphiyed,para-irmir employed nrunempinyed) Statu4: Pull or hart-little: Proposed ,jobs(By EDA Job Category Definitions) fFor Entire Grant) t u coal and\ra naccr, Technicians Sale, Officc and Clerical Craft Workers(skrlledl Operauvcs(semt-skilled) I..hrrrem(unskilled) - Proposed Actual (Far EntireGraru) (202111 Number of unr^T�L.�ynl la•nrn+a.m*'r b` i�l•l t',i I, Number of new husme%%es assisted ,,umber of calming busrrre-c%a„iaa'. Number of bu,urc,s eapaniom _ \umber of huirne%,relocations ffinore than 2 DUNS Nimiliers,add ill Ikismess UtINS'k 1 w i I)igii N AICS('las,ificatinn Nunihcr p�np«�.,,rrn.r•r�.rr,,;.+•r.r,.J,r,.tn h�m'o Propnsed Actual .Nott-Economic Development Pdhlie raeflity Program Indicators fFbr linlire Grand 124121 k 8 2021 %nnual Performance Report Acti%iti Indicators Number of persons assisted _ Number of persons assisted with nein access to a public facility Numher of persons as,med with Improved access to a public facility NurrNr of per—n,anted where pu�fic fenhry quAi(s sod,impiovvd _ Proposed clual Ision•Economit Development Public Infrasfructurc Program Indicators (pier Fniiie Grout) (20111 Water Number of persons assisted Number of persons assisted with new access to puhlic water Number of persons assisted widi improved.recess tri public water Number of rsom assisted where ublic water ya.r qty osis inir--,I Sewer • Number of pensions assisted Number of persons assisted wadi new acce.,+to public sewer Number of persons assisted with improved access to public ower Number of persons a,wed where pubk sewer quality was un roved Streets Number of ions assisted Number of persons assisted with new acres to public streets Nuinher of persons as,isied with improved access to publw ureets Number of rsons assisted where pudic sweet ualn was improved Drainage Number of per%on,a"n:ea Number of persons—mrd wnh new access to public drainage Number of persons a„i,ied with improved access to public drainage _ Numhei of persons as%med where tiublic drainage a uaha was improved Sidewalks Numlvr it prions asustcd Number of persons assisted with new access to public sidewalks Number of person,assisted with improved access to public sidewalk, Number of per,ons assisted where public sidewalk quality wa,improved Other Public Infrastructure List- Number of jwrsonNa%sNed Number of persons assisted with now Akers to public sidewalks Number of persons assisted with improved access to public sidewalks _ Nutnher of perso-assisted where public side.wafk ujit)was unproved Public Service Program Indicators Nmtvhcr At persans a,vsted 371 I N 1 Number of persons with new ac,ess to senice 198 90 • Numher of persons wnh improved access to service 373 _ 181 N iiiitker of rsons where service valn was im roved 373 181 ` Brownfield"ects Numl'r of [care acre,of hrownfields remekated Comment The numbers above reflect die amount of CDBG-CV funds requested that would he put to direct assistance($810.000)plus the amount of leveraged funds put to direct assistance($1,617,133). For CDBG-CV funds alone,the number of persons assisted is 181;number of persons with new access to service is 40;numlrerof persons With improved access to service is 181;and number of persons where service quality was improved is 181. 9 2021 Annual Performance Report Other indicators:Accomplishments and Beneficiaries Grantee: Orange County, NC Check(X)C-1: Project Name: Emergency Housing Assistance Check(X)E-I: Grant Number: I 20-V-3505 Check(X)L-1- Activity Name,Number and Code;Public Services, 1036, 7 Check Box Units Budgeted$ 5 2,427,133.00 Households X Actual $ 2,494,292.00 Persons General Inrormation Proposed Actual OlaO S (For Entire Grant) (2021) Linear Feet Square Feet Properties Ilouseholds Benefiting 373 707 Rental Units One to One Re laeement Displacements 594 accessible units Elderly Female-Head of Household Census Data(hop:/A,,wh,.census.gor/)or Proposed Actual (hop.•//facrfouler2,eenneagov/facts/nav/jsf1puges/index.xhnrW) (For Entire Gram) (2021) County Code 37135 37135 Census Tracts NC135010701 NC 135010701 NC135010704 NC135010704 NC135010705 NC 135010705 NC 135010706 NC135010706 NC135010801 NC135010801 N('135010802 NC135010802 N('135010901 NC 135010901 NC 135010902 Wt 35010902 NC135011101 NCI 35011101 NC135011102 NC135011102 NC135011202 NC135011202 NC135011203 NC13501120.ti NC135011204 NC 13501120,1 Block Groups Income Levels Proposed Actual Please select One: X Households 11crsons For F_nlire Grant i Lxticinely Low 173 5 7.; Low 100 111 ti Moderate ,r) Nnn-fAM/Moderate Total 371 707 10 2021 Annual Performance Report Other Indicators:Accomplishments and Beneficiaries Proposed Actual Race Code (2021) (For Entire Grant) Plcusc Selcet One: X Households _Persons aw Total Hispanic 1"olal hispanic 11 White 4 1 1 16 12 Black/African Amctican 3 13 Asian I 14 American Indian/Alaskan Native 15 Native Ilawaii/Other Pacific Islander 16 American Indian/Alaskan Native&White 17 Asian &White 19 BlacklAfrican American &White 19 Amer.Indian/Alaskan Native &Black/African Amer. 20 Other nut tt-racia Race Code Proposed Actual Please Select One: X Households _Persons For Entire Grant Total Hispanic Total Hispanic 11 White 226 173 179 27 12 Black/African American 113 331 i 13 Asian 19 3 14 American Indian/Alaskan Native 3 3 15 Native Ilawaii/Other Pacific Islander 16 American Indian/Alaskan Native&White 17 Asian &White 18 Black/African American&White I 19 Arner.Indian/Alaskan Native& Black/African Amer. 20 Other imilu racial 3 133A 82* Survey Data Percent of love and moderate income in service area 'fatal number of low and moderate income in service area ata num ger a ow an ma crate income universe Comments: if you are designating the number of households,how many households are m each unit and how many persons per household The numbets above reflect the amount of CI BG-CV funds put to direct assistance($691.369 of the$810,000 budgeted) plus the amount of leveraged funds put to direct assistance($1,792,923-more than the$1,617,133 originally budgeted). Fnntnntev: *Of the 9 Owner households in the"Other multi-racial"category,8 households provided race data that fell within this category and I household provided no race data and so was classified as"Other".Of the 133 Renter households in the"Other multi-racial category", 114 households provided race data that fell within this category{including 91 hispanic households)and 19 provided no race data (including I household that provided no race data but did designate ll rpanic ethnicity)and so were classified as"Other". L