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Consolidated Plan ARVADA 1 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) CITY OF Consolidated Housing and Community Development Plan Consolidated Strategy and Plan Submission for Housing and Community Development Programs City of Arvada, Colorado 2020 - 2024 ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 2 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) Executive Summary ES-05 Executive Summary - 24 CFR 91.200(c), 91.220(b) 1. Introduction Consolidated Housing and Community Development Plan - 2. Summary of the objectives and outcomes identified in the Plan Needs Assessment Overview To Provide a Consolidated Strategy and Plan Submission for Housing and Community Development Programs for the City of Arvada. 3. Evaluation of past performance The July 2, 2019 HUD review letter of the City Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Reporting For Entitlement Grantee for 2018 Program Year stated “ . . . we have determined that the City has the continuing capacity to administer its CPD funded Programs. The activities undertaken are consistent with Arvada’s HUD-approved Consolidated Plan, and the City continues to make progress in meetings its housing and community development goals. 4. Summary of citizen participation process and consultation process The Arvada Citizen Participation Plan provides for and encourages citizen participation including involvement of low income residents where housing and community development funds may be spent as outlined in the Plan elements that follow. The City will take actions that are appropriate and reasonable for the participation of all its residents including minorities and non-English speaking persons as well as persons with mobility, visual, or hearing impairments to participate in the development process of the Consolidated Strategy and plan Submission for Housing and Community Development Programs. 5. Summary of public comments A nonprofit, Carin Clinic, presented comments at the first public hearing regarding their program and application submitted for human services funding support from the City. 6. Summary of comments or views not accepted and the reasons for not accepting them None ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 3 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) The Process PR-05 Lead & Responsible Agencies 24 CFR 91.200(b) 1. Describe agency/entity responsible for preparing the Consolidated Plan and those responsible for administration of each grant program and funding source The following are the agencies/entities responsible for preparing the Consolidated Plan and those responsible for administration of each grant program and funding source. Agency Role Name Department/Agency CDBG Administrator ARVADA Housing Preservation and Resources Table 1 – Responsible Agencies Consolidated Plan Public Contact Information City of Arvada Housing Preservation and Resources 8001 Ralston Road Arvada, Colorado 80002 ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 4 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) PR-10 Consultation - 91.100, 91.200(b), 91.215(l) 1. Introduction The Arvada Citizen Participation Plan provides for and encourages citizen participation including involvement of low income residents where housing and community development funds may be spent as outlined in the Plan elements that follow. The City will take actions that are appropriate and reasonable for the participation of all its residents including minorities and non-English speaking persons as well as persons with mobility, visual, or hearing impairments to participate in the development process of the Consolidated Strategy and plan Submission for Housing and Community Development Programs. 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(I)). Prior to the process of preparing its Consolidated Plan, the City will consult with appropriate public agencies including internal City Departments by mailing a letter to such agencies notifying them of the Consolidated Plan process for the City and requesting their input. Maintenance of a mailing list of persons, agencies, or groups that have requested they be notified of when proposals for funding or review of the Consolidated Plan including the Action Plan: One Year Use of Funds will occur. That list will be updated and utilized to mail notices prior to hearing dates as they occur. 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 Maintenance of a mailing list of persons, agencies, or groups that have requested they be notified of when proposals for funding or review of the Consolidated Plan including the Action Plan: One Year Use of Funds will occur. That list will be updated and utilized to mail notices prior to hearing dates as they occur. Prior to the process of preparing its Consolidated Plan, the City will consult with appropriate social service agencies the housing needs of children, minorities, the elderly, the disabled, the homeless, and other special populations within the community by mailing a letter to such agencies notifying them of the Consolidated Plan process for the City and requesting their participation. The City will also provide highlighted information on the appropriate City webpage. In addition a banner notice will be placed on the City webpage and social media will be utilized to provide a broader reach to the public. ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 5 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) Two public hearings will be scheduled before the City Council with appropriate notice published in the Arvada Press as set forth in the City Citizen Participation Plan. The following information and assistance was directly requested from 57 separate social service, housing and special needs agencies or non-profit groups or agencies serving the disadvantaged in the community and region: The City of Arvada would like to invite your participation in the preparation of the City Consolidated Plan. We would like to request written input on what your agency or group perceives to be specific housing and community development needs within the City of Arvada. We would like to especially request information on the needs of Children, Minority Groups, the Elderly, the Disabled (including persons with HIV/AIDS and their families), the Homeless, and other members of the community with special needs. We would also like to request any specific data you may have relative to the size, income, ethnicity and characteristics of these special needs populations along with the source of the data. In addition the City would like to request your input on strategies or approaches you would recommend to help address Arvada’s housing and community development needs. Describe consultation with the Continuum(s) of Care that serves the jurisdiction's area in determining how to allocate ESG funds, develop performance standards and evaluate outcomes, and develop funding, policies and procedures for the administration of HMIS The City receives requests from agencies such as MDHI regarding obtaining Certifications of Consistency for funding applications regarding ESG and similar funding opportunities and the City responds to those requests. 2. Describe Agencies, groups, organizations and others who participated in the process and describe the jurisdictions consultations with housing, social service agencies and other entities ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 6 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) Table 2 – Agencies, groups, organizations who participated Identify any Agency Types not consulted and provide rationale for not consulting The array of other agency types consulted also covered those not marked as consulted on the list. 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 MDHI Varied activities and funding applications by MDHI entities are reviewed for compliance with the City Consolidated Plan City of Arvada Comprehensive Plan City of Arvada The City Comprehensive Plan is closely coordinated with, and is consulted with, and overlaps a large portion of the Consolidated Plan Arvada City Council Strategic Plan City of Arvada Following the adoption of the City Council Strategic Plan, the City tasked Leadership Team members to help find ways to bridge the housing gap for households with low and moderate incomes. Table 3 – Other local / regional / federal planning efforts Describe cooperation and coordination with other public entities, including the State and any adjacent units of general local government, in the implementation of the Consolidated Plan (91.215(l)) Prior to the process of preparing its Consolidated Plan, the City will consult with appropriate public agencies including internal City Departments by mailing a letter to such agencies notifying them of the Consolidated Plan process for the City and requesting their input. In the process of preparing its Consolidated Plan, the City will obtain appropriate information provided by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development or other State and County agencies on existing data on hazards and poisonings from lead based paint and on the addresses of housing units in which children identified as lead poisoned reside if available. The Director of the Arvada Housing Authority will be included in the process of preparing notices for the Consolidated Plan. The normal process of environmental review for HUD funded projects proposed in the Consolidated Plan will provide an additional means by which other public entities serving the community will be informed about and provided with the opportunity to comment on projects or programs proposed for funding. ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 7 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) A variety of Arvada Departments and related agencies are utilized in the preparation and implementation of the Consolidated Plan including: US Department of Housing and Urban Development, City Council for the City of Arvada, Planning Commission for the City of Arvada, City of Arvada City Manager’s Office City of Arvada Community Development Department, Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization Division, Arvada Housing Authority, City of Arvada Finance Department, City of Arvada Public Works Department, The Metropolitan Denver Homeless Initiative & The Colorado Department of Human Services, Metropolitan Denver Homeless Initiative (MDHI), Jefferson County Housing Authority and Housing Colorado among others ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 8 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) PR-15 Citizen Participation 1. Summary of citizen participation process/Efforts made to broaden citizen participation Summarize citizen participation process and how it impacted goal-setting The City has an approved Citizen Participation Plan which the City follows regarding CDBG for the Five Year Consolidated Plan and Annual Action. Plans and CAPER Citizen Participation Outreach Sort Order Mode of Outreach Target of Outreach Summary of response/attendance Summary of comments received Summary of comments not accepted and reasons URL (If applicable) 1 Public Hearing Non- targeted/broad community Primary entities in attendance nonprofit social service and disadvantaged care providers Requests for funding assistance received from one nonprofit entity the Carin Clinic none 2 Newspaper Ad Non- targeted/broad community See Public Hearing See public Hearing none ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 9 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) Sort Order Mode of Outreach Target of Outreach Summary of response/attendance Summary of comments received Summary of comments not accepted and reasons URL (If applicable) 3 Internet Outreach Non-English Speaking - Specify other language: varied Non- targeted/broad community Applications for funding assistance from non-profit entities. Input from community advocacy group Varied None 4 Dedicated City webpage Minorities Persons with disabilities Non- targeted/broad community Residents of Public and Assisted Housing varied social service providers Several letters with information provided as requested in letter varied depending on groups responding none ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 10 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) Sort Order Mode of Outreach Target of Outreach Summary of response/attendance Summary of comments received Summary of comments not accepted and reasons URL (If applicable) 5 Dedicated City webpage Non-English Speaking - Specify other language: varied Non- targeted/broad community Entities seeking application hits on site. Funding applications submitted by non- profit entities funding applications none 6 Dedicated City webpage Persons with disabilities Non- targeted/broad community Community representatives from varied backgrounds Committee met to consider applications for public services funding through CDBG and City Human Services Fund funding to apply specific criteria to formulate recommendations to City Council for use of funds 21 applications received none ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 11 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) Sort Order Mode of Outreach Target of Outreach Summary of response/attendance Summary of comments received Summary of comments not accepted and reasons URL (If applicable) 7 Dedicated City webpage Minorities Non-English Speaking - Specify other language: Spanish Persons with disabilities Non- targeted/broad community NA NA none Table 4 – Citizen Participation Outreach ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 12 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) Needs Assessment NA-05 Overview Needs Assessment Overview This section of the Consolidated Plan examines housing, community, and economic development needs of residents. As required by HUD, the assessment is based on an analysis of “disproportionate needs” tables—discussed below—and informed by public consultation. The Needs Assessment section covers the following areas: Housing Needs. Increases in home values and rents have made housing affordability among the most pressing needs among low to moderate income residents, especially renters. Cost burden and severe cost burden are the most common housing problems in the city. Households with disproportionately greater needs. Low income households and residents belonging to a racial/ethnic minority are more affected by housing problems than higher income and non-Hispanic white households. Minority householders—particularly African American and Hispanic householders—also have lower rates of home ownership than non-Hispanic white householders. Public Housing / Housing Choice Vouchers. The City does not own or operate Public Housing units but does administer 490 vouchers. Funding levels for the Housing Choice Voucher Program have involved prorations of Federal funding for the Program that are inadequate to allow the program to meet the needs of the low income households it serves. People Experiencing Homelessness. Homelessness in Arvada is relatively modest. However, with increasing housing costs, a larger number of households are becoming cost burdened making them at a higher risk for becoming homeless. Non-Homeless Special Needs. Non-homeless special needs populations include households containing persons with a disability, elderly households, large families, female headed households with children, limited English proficient households, and those at risk of homelessness. The needs of each of these individual populations are discussed in section NA-45.Non-Housing Community Development Needs. Non-housing needs for public facilities/infrastructure as well as public services. ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 13 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) NA-10 Housing Needs Assessment - 24 CFR 91.205 (a,b,c) Summary of Housing Needs The City of Arvada lies to the northwest of Denver and is a part of the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its proximity to regional job centers including Denver and Boulder via major highways and a new commuter rail system has influenced the city's growth in more urban centers including historic Olde Town Arvada and Greenfield development in the western portion of the city. Arvada’s population grew 16 percent between 2000 and 2017 with the influx of 16,147 people. The total number of households grew more rapidly than population growth during the same period Median income rose by 48 percent between 2000 and 2017 (from $55,000 to $82,000).The cost of housing has increased substantially in the Denver Metro and Arvada is no exception. Between 2000 and 2017 median rent increased by 77 percent and median home value rose 119 percent. Cost burden and severe cost burden are by far the most common housing problem affecting low and moderate income renter and owner occupied households in Arvada. Fifty-eight percent of low to moderate income renter households (earning less than 100% AMI) and 37 percent of low to moderate income owner households experience cost burden. About 5 percent of low-to moderate income renters live in substandard or overcrowded housing. Among the low-to-moderate income households experiencing cost burden, just over half were renters One-third (33%) were small related households and another third (34%) were elderly households. Demographics Base Year: 2000 Most Recent Year: 2017 % Change Population 102,153 118,300 16% Households 39,019 47,083 21% Median Income $55,184.00 $81,787.00 48% Table 5 - Housing Needs Assessment Demographics Alternate Data Source Name: Consultant Data Source Comments: Number of Households Table 0-30% HAMFI >30-50% HAMFI >50-80% HAMFI >80-100% HAMFI >100% HAMFI Total Households 3,965 4,535 8,170 5,465 23,110 Small Family Households 1,080 1,195 2,695 2,025 12,825 Large Family Households 254 190 314 260 1,965 Household contains at least one person 62-74 years of age 810 1,108 1,634 1,230 4,415 Household contains at least one person age 75 or older 930 1,105 1,310 724 1,445 ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 14 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) 0-30% HAMFI >30-50% HAMFI >50-80% HAMFI >80-100% HAMFI >100% HAMFI Households with one or more children 6 years old or younger 669 565 1,034 665 1,845 Table 6 - Total Households Table Alternate Data Source Name: Consultant Data Source Comments: ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 15 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) Housing Needs Summary Tables 1. Housing Problems (Households with one of the listed needs) Renter Owner 0-30% AMI >30- 50% AMI >50- 80% AMI >80- 100% AMI Total 0-30% AMI >30- 50% AMI >50- 80% AMI >80- 100% AMI Total NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS Substandard Housing - Lacking complete plumbing or kitchen facilities 65 75 55 45 240 0 10 20 0 30 Severely Overcrowded - With >1.51 people per room (and complete kitchen and plumbing) 0 20 20 20 60 10 0 0 0 10 Overcrowded - With 1.01-1.5 people per room (and none of the above problems) 25 75 75 0 175 0 0 30 0 30 Housing cost burden greater than 50% of income (and none of the above problems) 1,779 609 105 45 2,538 964 680 740 60 2,444 Housing cost burden greater than 30% of income (and none of the above problems) 225 915 1,325 200 2,665 290 395 1,530 929 3,144 ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 16 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) Renter Owner 0-30% AMI >30- 50% AMI >50- 80% AMI >80- 100% AMI Total 0-30% AMI >30- 50% AMI >50- 80% AMI >80- 100% AMI Total Zero/negative Income (and none of the above problems) 175 0 0 0 175 160 0 0 0 160 Table 7 – Housing Problems Table Alternate Data Source Name: Consultant Data Source Comments: 2. Housing Problems 2 (Households with one or more Severe Housing Problems: Lacks kitchen or complete plumbing, severe overcrowding, severe cost burden) Renter Owner 0-30% AMI >30- 50% AMI >50- 80% AMI >80- 100% AMI Total 0- 30% AMI >30- 50% AMI >50- 80% AMI >80- 100% AMI Total NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS Having 1 or more of four housing problems 1,874 784 260 110 3,028 974 690 790 60 2,514 Having none of four housing problems 570 1,450 2,560 1,229 5,809 435 1,465 4,060 3,720 9,680 Household has negative income, but none of the other housing problems 175 0 0 0 175 160 0 0 0 160 Table 8 – Housing Problems 2 Data Source: 2011-2015 CHAS 3. Cost Burden > 30% Renter Owner 0-30% AMI >30-50% AMI >50-80% AMI Total 0-30% AMI >30-50% AMI >50-80% AMI Total NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS Small Related 615 465 585 1,665 270 314 945 1,529 Large Related 219 90 60 369 18 10 88 116 ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 17 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) Renter Owner 0-30% AMI >30-50% AMI >50-80% AMI Total 0-30% AMI >30-50% AMI >50-80% AMI Total Elderly 605 469 295 1,369 715 590 653 1,958 Other 649 605 535 1,789 255 160 610 1,025 Total need by income 2,088 1,629 1,475 5,192 1,258 1,074 2,296 4,628 Table 9 – Cost Burden > 30% Data Source: 2011-2015 CHAS 4. Cost Burden > 50% Renter Owner 0-30% AMI >30- 50% AMI >50- 80% AMI Total 0-30% AMI >30- 50% AMI >50- 80% AMI Total NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS Small Related 540 110 15 665 250 239 290 779 Large Related 215 60 0 275 18 10 4 32 Elderly 515 269 95 879 460 330 209 999 Other 594 215 40 849 240 100 230 570 Total need by income 1,864 654 150 2,668 968 679 733 2,380 Table 10 – Cost Burden > 50% Data Source: 2011-2015 CHAS 5. Crowding (More than one person per room) Renter Owner 0-30% AMI >30- 50% AMI >50- 80% AMI >80- 100% AMI Total 0-30% AMI >30- 50% AMI >50- 80% AMI >80- 100% AMI Total NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS Single family households 25 85 85 20 215 10 0 4 0 14 Multiple, unrelated family households 0 8 20 0 28 0 0 25 0 25 Other, non-family households 10 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 Total need by income 35 93 105 20 253 10 0 29 0 39 Table 11 – Crowding Information – 1/2 ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 18 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) Data Source: 2011-2015 CHAS Renter Owner 0-30% AMI >30- 50% AMI >50- 80% AMI Total 0-30% AMI >30- 50% AMI >50- 80% AMI Total Households with Children Present 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Table 12 – Crowding Information – 2/2 Data Source Comments: Describe the number and type of single person households in need of housing assistance. Arvada has just over 47,000 households according to the most recent American Community Survey (ACS) data. Twenty-five percent of Arvada households (12,006 households) are single person households. Of the total single person households, 37 percent are headed by an individual 65 years of age or older. Six percent of single person households (780 individuals) are living in poverty and experience housing needs. Estimate the number and type of families in need of housing assistance who are disabled or victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking. Disabilities Twenty one percent of the Arvada households (9,640 households) have a member with a disability. Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS) data indicate that about 35 percent of households with residents with a disability have one or more housing problems (e.g. cost burden, overcrowding, substandard housing). Persons with disabilities also typically face challenges finding housing that is affordable, accessible, and located near transit and supportive services. Victims of domestic violence National incidence rates indicate that 37 percent of women and 34 percent of men aged 18 or older have experienced contact sexual violence, physical violence, or stalking by an intimate partner in their lifetime. Applied to Arvada’s population, these rates suggest that nearly 8,800 residents would be affected. National statistics show that 3.6 percent of women and one percent of men experiencing intimate partner violence need housing services. These rates suggest that over 200 individuals in Arvada are likely to have housing needs resulting from domestic violence. Although the supportive and housing services needed by intimate partner violence (IPV) victims vary, generally, all need health care and counseling immediately following the event and continued mental health support to assist with the traumatic stress disorder related to the event. Victims may also require assistance with substance abuse ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 19 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) and mental health services, both of which are common among IPV victims. Affordable housing is also critical: The National Alliance to End Homelessness argues that a “strong investment in housing is crucial [to victims of domestic violence] …so that the family or woman is able to leave the shelter system as quickly as possible without returning to the abuse.” The Alliance also reports that studies on homelessness have shown a correlation between domestic violence and homelessness (http://www.endhomelessness.org/pages/domestic_violence). What are the most common housing problems? Cost burden and severe cost burden, for both renter and owner households, are the most common housing problems in Arvada. Table 7 shows that 2,538 renter households earning less than 100 percent of AMI experience cost burden and another 2,665 renter households renter households earning less than 100 percent of AMI experience severe cost burden. This compares to 240 renters below 100 percent of AMI living in substandard housing and 235 renters below 100 percent of AMI living in overcrowded or severely overcrowded homes. Similar trends are evident among owner households. Are any populations/household types more affected than others by these problems? Overall, renters are more likely than owners to experience housing problems. According to Table 7, 63 percent of renters earning less than 100 percent AMI have at least one housing problem compared to 46 percent of owners earning less than 100 percent of AMI. Renters are also more likely to experience severe housing problems (34%) compared to owners “Small related” and “elderly” households constitute the largest number of cost burdened households, each accounting for about one-third of all cost burdened households. are the most affected by cost burden. However, extremely low income large households have the highest rate of cost burden—93 percent of these households are cost burdened. Across all household types, those earning less than 30 percent of AMI are the most likely to experience cost burden and severe cost burden. Describe the characteristics and needs of Low-income individuals and families with children (especially extremely low-income) who are currently housed but are at imminent risk of either residing in shelters or becoming unsheltered 91.205(c)/91.305(c)). Also discuss the needs of formerly homeless families and individuals who are receiving rapid re-housing assistance and are nearing the termination of that assistance Households spending 50 percent or more of their income on housing are considered at risk of homelessness. These households have limited capacity to adjust to rising home prices and are vulnerable to even minor shifts in rents, property taxes, and/or incomes. CHAS data in Table 7 indicate that 4,982 low to moderate income households spend 50 percent or more of their income on housing and therefore are at risk of homelessness. ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 20 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) If a jurisdiction provides estimates of the at-risk population(s), it should also include a description of the operational definition of the at-risk group and the methodology used to generate the estimates: Households spending 50 percent or more of their income on housing are severely cost burdened. Specify particular housing characteristics that have been linked with instability and an increased risk of homelessness Housing costs rising more rapidly than wages, job loss or hours being cut back, and housing condition deterioration. Other characteristics commonly linked with housing instability and an increased risk of homelessness include prior history of eviction or foreclosure, being precariously housed, difficulty paying utilities or property taxes, bad credit history, criminal history, mental illness, prior episodes of homelessness, domestic assault, youth, and/or extremely low-income households. Discussion In addition to the topics discussed above, the City of Arvada evaluated broadband needs of low- and moderate- income households. Citywide, 87 percent of households have a desktop or laptop computer and 87 percent have a smartphone. Seventy eight percent of households have broadband access by cable, fiber, or DSL and 89 percent have some type of broadband access. However, ACS data indicate that access is much lower for low and moderate income households. In Arvada just 4 percent of households earning $75,000 or more per year are without an internet subscription compared to 37 percent of households earning less than $20,000 per year and 15 percent of households earning between $20,000 and $75,000 per year ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 21 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) NA-15 Disproportionately Greater Need: Housing Problems – 91.205 Assess the need of any racial or ethnic group that has disproportionately greater need in comparison to the needs of that category of need as a whole. Introduction This section provides data on households with disproportionate housing needs. Data are presented by race and ethnicity and income category. Racial categories and ethnicity (Hispanic) are consistent with the definitions used by the U.S. Census. Income ranges correspond to HUD income categories and are based on the area median income for a family of four, which can be found at http://www.huduser.org/portal/datasets/il.html. All data are pre-populated by HUD. According to HUD, disproportionate need occurs when a household category has a level of need that is at least 10 percentage points higher than the level of need of all households in a particular income category. For example, if 60 percent of households earning between 50 and 80 percent of the area median income (AMI) have housing problem, and 75 percent of Hispanics in the same income category have a housing problem, Hispanics would have a disproportionate need. Per the regulations at 91.205(b)(2), 91.305(b)(2), and 91.405, a grantee must provide an assessment for each disproportionately greater need identified. Although the purpose of these tables is to analyze the relative level of need for each race and ethnic category, the data also provide information for the jurisdiction as a whole that can be useful in describing overall need. Income classifications are as follows: 0%-30% AMI is considered extremely low-income, 31%-50% AMI is low-income, 51%-80% AMI is moderate-income, and 81%-100% is middle-income. 0%-30% of Area Median Income Housing Problems Has one or more of four housing problems Has none of the four housing problems Household has no/negative income, but none of the other housing problems Jurisdiction as a whole 3,363 490 335 White 2,599 435 215 Black / African American 45 0 4 Asian 44 0 10 American Indian, Alaska Native 44 35 4 Pacific Islander 0 0 0 Hispanic 620 14 100 Table 13 - Disproportionally Greater Need 0 - 30% AMI Data Source: 2011-2015 CHAS *The four housing problems are: 1. Lacks complete kitchen facilities, 2. Lacks complete plumbing facilities, 3. More than one person per room, 4.Cost Burden greater than 30% ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 22 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) 30%-50% of Area Median Income Housing Problems Has one or more of four housing problems Has none of the four housing problems Household has no/negative income, but none of the other housing problems Jurisdiction as a whole 2,779 1,595 0 White 2,219 1,340 0 Black / African American 40 60 0 Asian 24 0 0 American Indian, Alaska Native 10 4 0 Pacific Islander 0 0 0 Hispanic 485 195 0 Table 14 - Disproportionally Greater Need 30 - 50% AMI Data Source: 2011-2015 CHAS *The four housing problems are: 1. Lacks complete kitchen facilities, 2. Lacks complete plumbing facilities, 3. More than one person per room 4. Cost Burden greater than 30% 50%-80% of Area Median Income Housing Problems Has one or more of four housing problems Has none of the four housing problems Household has no/negative income, but none of the other housing problems Jurisdiction as a whole 3,905 3,760 0 White 3,135 3,260 0 Black / African American 55 65 0 Asian 74 110 0 American Indian, Alaska Native 15 0 0 Pacific Islander 0 0 0 Hispanic 610 305 0 Table 15 - Disproportionally Greater Need 50 - 80% AMI Data Source: 2011-2015 CHAS *The four housing problems are: 1. Lacks complete kitchen facilities, 2. Lacks complete plumbing facilities, 3. More than one person per room 4.Cost Burden greater than 30% ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 23 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) 80%-100% of Area Median Income Housing Problems Has one or more of four housing problems Has none of the four housing problems Household has no/negative income, but none of the other housing problems Jurisdiction as a whole 1,299 3,819 0 White 1,129 3,359 0 Black / African American 20 45 0 Asian 0 70 0 American Indian, Alaska Native 0 0 0 Pacific Islander 0 0 0 Hispanic 130 320 0 Table 16 - Disproportionally Greater Need 80 - 100% AMI Data Source: 2011-2015 CHAS *The four housing problems are: 1. Lacks complete kitchen facilities, 2. Lacks complete plumbing facilities, 3. More than one person per room 4.Cost Burden greater than 30% Discussion The disproportionate needs of racial and ethnic group in Arvada are summarized by income level below: 0-30% AMI: At this income level Black/African American, Asian, and Hispanic households experience disproportionate need relative to white households and the jurisdiction as a whole. Level of disproportionate need in both comparisons among these racial and ethnic populations were between 11 and 14 percentage points higher than need experienced by White residents and need experienced by the jurisdiction as a whole. 30-50% AMI: At this income level, Asian households experienced highly disproportionate need relative to both white households and the jurisdiction as a whole. Asian households experienced need at rates 38 percentage points higher than white households and rates 36 percentage points higher than households in the jurisdiction overall. 50-80% AMI: At this income level, Hispanic households experienced disproportionate need 18 percentage points higher than the rates of white households and 16 percentage points higher than households in the jurisdiction as a whole. 80-100% AMI: At this income level, there are no disproportionate need based on race and ethnicity. ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 24 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) NA-20 Disproportionately Greater Need: Severe Housing Problems – 91.205 Assess the need of any racial or ethnic group that has disproportionately greater need in comparison to the needs of that category of need as a whole. Introduction This section discusses severe housing needs as defined by HUD, using HUD-prepared housing needs data. The tables show the number of Arvada households that have severe housing needs by income, race, and ethnicity. As stated above, a disproportionately greater need exists when the members of a racial or ethnic group at a particular income level experience housing problems at a greater rate (10 percentage points or more) than the income level as a whole. For example, assume that 60 percent of all low-income households within a jurisdiction have a housing problem and 72 percent of low-income Hispanic households have a housing problem. In this case, low- income Hispanic households have a disproportionately greater need. Per the regulations at 91.205(b)(2), 91.305(b)(2), and 91.405, a grantee must provide an assessment for each disproportionately greater need identified. Although the purpose of these tables is to analyze the relative level of need for each race and ethnic category, the data also provide information for the jurisdiction as a whole that can be useful in describing overall need. Income classifications are as follows: 0%-30% AMI is considered extremely low-income, 31%-50% AMI is low- income, 51%-80% AMI is moderate-income, and 81%-100% is middle-income. 0%-30% of Area Median Income Severe Housing Problems* Has one or more of four housing problems Has none of the four housing problems Household has no/negative income, but none of the other housing problems Jurisdiction as a whole 2,848 1,005 335 White 2,189 855 215 Black / African American 45 0 4 Asian 24 20 10 American Indian, Alaska Native 44 35 4 Pacific Islander 0 0 0 Hispanic 535 95 100 Table 17 – Severe Housing Problems 0 - 30% AMI Data Source: 2011-2015 CHAS *The four severe housing problems are: 1. Lacks complete kitchen facilities, 2. Lacks complete plumbing facilities, 3. More than 1.5 persons per room, 4.Cost Burden over 50% ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 25 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) 30%-50% of Area Median Income Severe Housing Problems* Has one or more of four housing problems Has none of the four housing problems Household has no/negative income, but none of the other housing problems Jurisdiction as a whole 1,474 2,915 0 White 1,189 2,375 0 Black / African American 10 90 0 Asian 24 0 0 American Indian, Alaska Native 10 4 0 Pacific Islander 0 0 0 Hispanic 240 445 0 Table 18 – Severe Housing Problems 30 - 50% AMI Data Source: 2011-2015 CHAS *The four severe housing problems are: 1. Lacks complete kitchen facilities, 2. Lacks complete plumbing facilities, 3. More than 1.5 persons per room, 4.Cost Burden over 50% 50%-80% of Area Median Income Severe Housing Problems* Has one or more of four housing problems Has none of the four housing problems Household has no/negative income, but none of the other housing problems Jurisdiction as a whole 1,050 6,620 0 White 850 5,540 0 Black / African American 0 125 0 Asian 40 144 0 American Indian, Alaska Native 10 4 0 Pacific Islander 0 0 0 Hispanic 150 765 0 Table 19 – Severe Housing Problems 50 - 80% AMI Data Source: 2011-2015 CHAS *The four severe housing problems are: 1. Lacks complete kitchen facilities, 2. Lacks complete plumbing facilities, 3. More than 1.5 persons per room, 4.Cost Burden over 50% ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 26 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) 80%-100% of Area Median Income Severe Housing Problems* Has one or more of four housing problems Has none of the four housing problems Household has no/negative income, but none of the other housing problems Jurisdiction as a whole 170 4,949 0 White 170 4,324 0 Black / African American 0 65 0 Asian 0 70 0 American Indian, Alaska Native 0 0 0 Pacific Islander 0 0 0 Hispanic 0 445 0 Table 20 – Severe Housing Problems 80 - 100% AMI Data Source: 2011-2015 CHAS *The four severe housing problems are: 1. Lacks complete kitchen facilities, 2. Lacks complete plumbing facilities, 3. More than 1.5 persons per room, 4.Cost Burden over 50% Discussion The disproportionate needs of racial and ethnic group in Arvada are summarized by income level below: 0-30% AMI: At this income level, Black/African American and Hispanic households experience disproportionate needs pertaining to severe housing problems at rates 28 percentage points and 13 percentage points higher than White households at the same income level. 30-50% AMI: At this income level, Asian households experience disproportional needs pertaining to severe housing problems at rates 67 percentage points higher than White households at the same income level. 50-80% AMI: At this income level, American Indian/Alaskan Native households experience disproportionate needs pertain to severe housing problems at rates 58 percentage points higher than White households at the same income level. There were, however, only 10 total households with 4 reporting severe housing needs. ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 27 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) NA-25 Disproportionately Greater Need: Housing Cost Burdens – 91.205 Assess the need of any racial or ethnic group that has disproportionately greater need in comparison to the needs of that category of need as a whole. Introduction: This section provides data on households with disproportionate levels of housing cost burden. Housing cost burden occurs when households pay more than 30 percent of their gross household income toward housing costs, which includes utilities. Severe housing cost burden occurs when housing costs are 50 percent or more of gross household income. As described above, a disproportionately greater need exists when the members of a racial or ethnic group at a particular income level experience housing problems at a greater rate (10 percentage points or more) than the income level as a whole. For example, assume that 60 percent of all low-income households within a jurisdiction have a housing problem and 72 percent of low-income Hispanic households have a housing problem. In this case, low- income Hispanic households have a disproportionately greater need. Per the regulations at 91.205(b)(2), 91.305(b)(2), and 91.405, a grantee must provide an assessment for each disproportionately greater need identified. Although the purpose of these tables is to analyze the relative level of need for each race and ethnic category, the data also provide information for the jurisdiction as a whole that can be useful in describing overall need. Housing Cost Burden Housing Cost Burden <=30% 30-50% >50% No / negative income (not computed) Jurisdiction as a whole 31,850 7,234 5,205 335 White 28,010 5,950 4,210 215 Black / African American 195 110 55 4 Asian 570 65 93 10 American Indian, Alaska Native 129 4 65 4 Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 Hispanic 2,630 1,065 760 100 Table 21 – Greater Need: Housing Cost Burdens AMI Data Source: 2011-2015 CHAS Discussion: Black/African American households disproportionately experience cost burden at a rate 14 percentage points greater than White households. American Indian/Alaska Native households disproportionately experience severe cost burden at a rate 21 percent greater than White households. ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 28 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) NA-30 Disproportionately Greater Need: Discussion – 91.205(b)(2) Are there any Income categories in which a racial or ethnic group has disproportionately greater need than the needs of that income category as a whole? According to HUD, disproportionate need occurs when a household category has a level of need that is at least 10 percentage points higher than the level of need of all households in a particular income category. For example, if 60 percent of households earning between 50 and 80 percent of the area median income (AMI) have a housing problem, and 75 percent of Hispanic households in the same income category have a housing problem, Hispanic households would have a disproportionate need. The HUD data discussed above in Sections NA-15 and NA-20 indicate that disproportionately high needs exist for the following households: At the 0-30% AMI income level, Black/African American, Asian, and Hispanic households experience housing problems disproportionately relative to White households and the jurisdiction as a whole. Rate of need in both comparisons among these racial and ethnic populations was between 11 and 14 percentage points higher than their counterpart households at that same income level. Black/African American households at this income level have severe cost burden rates at 28 percentage points and 13 percentage points higher than White households. At the 30-50% AMI income level, Asian households experienced highly disproportionate need based on housing problems relative to both white households and the jurisdiction as a whole. Asian households experienced need at rates 38 percentage points higher than white households and 36 percent higher than households in the jurisdiction overall. A high proportion of the housing problems are associated with cost burden. Asian households experience disproportionate needs pertaining to severe housing problems at rates 67 percentage points higher than White households at this same income level. At the 80-100% AMI income level, non-white Hispanic households experienced disproportionate need 18 percentage points higher than the rates of white households and 16 percent higher than households in the jurisdiction as a whole. If they have needs not identified above, what are those needs? The needs identified above focus on the HUD-defined categories of housing problems: cost burden, overcrowding (more than 1 person per room), lacking complete kitchen facilities, and lacking complete plumbing facilities. Differences in housing needs by race and ethnicity can also be assessed by differences in homeownership and access to capital. Overall, racial/ethnic minorities in Arvada have lower rates of homeownership (60%) than non-Hispanic whites Ownership is particularly low for African American householders (39%) and Hispanic householders ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 29 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) Are any of those racial or ethnic groups located in specific areas or neighborhoods in your community? Maps made available via the HUD Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Data and Mapping Tool allow for further exploration of the geographic patterns of cost burden and poverty as well as the geographic location of populations based on race and ethnicity. Arvada does not contain any HUD designated racial/ethnic concentration and areas of poverty concentration (R/ECAPs), however there are several R/ECAP areas near the city’s eastern edge. Racially/ethnically-concentrated areas of poverty (R/ECAPs), per HUD’s definition, involve a racial/ethnic concentration threshold and a poverty test. The racial/ethnic concentration is defined by a non-White population of 50 percent or more while the poverty threshold is defined as 40 percent or more of individuals living at or below the poverty line or is three or more times the average tract poverty rate for the metropolitan/micropolitan area, whichever threshold is lower. The Housing Cost Burden and Race/Ethnicity Map below reveals that Hispanic populations are the most concentrated along the south and eastern edge of the city. These concentrated areas also correspond with areas of higher population density overall. Census tracts in the city’s southeast and northeast corned also have relatively high rates of cost burden. The housing cost burden by nation of origin map below reveals that there are also areas of nation of origin concentration that correspond areas of higher rates of cost burdened households. Specifically, individuals of Russian origin are concentrated in the city’s southeast and north east areas where there are higher rates of cost burden. ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 30 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) NA-35 Public Housing – 91.205(b) Introduction The Arvada Housing Authority operates a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program for very low income renter households and has done so since 1976. Through that Program, eligible very low-income households receive a subsidy to assist in paying a portion of the contract rent those households must pay for rental housing. Totals in Use Program Type Certificate Mod- Rehab Public Housing Vouchers Total Project - based Tenant - based Special Purpose Voucher Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Family Unification Program Disabled * # of units vouchers in use 0 0 0 490 0 490 0 0 0 Table 22 - Public Housing by Program Type *includes Non-Elderly Disabled, Mainstream One-Year, Mainstream Five-year, and Nursing Home Transition Data Source: PIC (PIH Information Center) Characteristics of Residents Program Type Certificate Mod- Rehab Public Housing Vouchers Total Project - based Tenant - based Special Purpose Voucher Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Family Unification Program Average Annual Income 0 0 0 13,625 0 13,625 0 0 ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 31 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) Program Type Certificate Mod- Rehab Public Housing Vouchers Total Project - based Tenant - based Special Purpose Voucher Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Family Unification Program Average length of stay 0 0 0 6 0 6 0 0 Average Household size 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 # Homeless at admission 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 # of Elderly Program Participants (>62) 0 0 0 174 0 174 0 0 # of Disabled Families 0 0 0 108 0 108 0 0 # of Families requesting accessibility features 0 0 0 490 0 490 0 0 # of HIV/AIDS program participants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 # of DV victims 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Table 23 – Characteristics of Public Housing Residents by Program Type Data Source: PIC (PIH Information Center) Race of Residents Program Type Race Certificate Mod- Rehab Public Housing Vouchers Total Project - based Tenant - based Special Purpose Voucher Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Family Unification Program Disabled * White 0 0 0 446 0 446 0 0 0 Black/African American 0 0 0 26 0 26 0 0 0 ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 32 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) Program Type Race Certificate Mod- Rehab Public Housing Vouchers Total Project - based Tenant - based Special Purpose Voucher Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Family Unification Program Disabled * Asian 0 0 0 14 0 14 0 0 0 American Indian/Alaska Native 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 *includes Non-Elderly Disabled, Mainstream One-Year, Mainstream Five-year, and Nursing Home Transition Table 24 – Race of Public Housing Residents by Program Type Data Source: PIC (PIH Information Center) Ethnicity of Residents Program Type Ethnicity Certificate Mod- Rehab Public Housing Vouchers Total Project - based Tenant - based Special Purpose Voucher Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Family Unification Program Disabled * Hispanic 0 0 0 130 0 130 0 0 0 Not Hispanic 0 0 0 360 0 360 0 0 0 *includes Non-Elderly Disabled, Mainstream One-Year, Mainstream Five-year, and Nursing Home Transition Table 25 – Ethnicity of Public Housing Residents by Program Type Data Source: PIC (PIH Information Center) ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 33 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) Section 504 Needs Assessment: Describe the needs of public housing tenants and applicants on the waiting list for accessible units: The City does not have or operate Public Housing units. There are 490 vouchers as revealed in Table 22. All of the vouchers are tenant-based. Most immediate needs of residents of Public Housing and Housing Choice voucher holders The Authority maintains a waiting list for individuals and families in need of a housing subsidy. There are currently 198 households on the waiting list. Over the past year, 69 new households were issued vouchers and of those households, 53 were housed through the program. The most immediate need regarding residents is for the Federal government to provide an adequate level of funding to properly operate the Program and fully utilize the 508 baseline count of units. The reduced funding provided by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the program in the last year has limited the Authority to assist an average of about 491 households a month over the last twelve months at any one time. How do these needs compare to the housing needs of the population at large This priority need is related to adequate Federal funding of the primary methods by which very low income renters in the community can secure assistance to make their living costs affordable. Discussion Funding levels for the Housing Choice Voucher Program have involved prorations of Federal funding for the Program that are inadequate to allow the program to meet its baseline count of housing assistance it can provide ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 34 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) NA-40 Homeless Needs Assessment – 91.205(c) Introduction: The Point-in-Time (PIT) survey conducted by the Metropolitan Denver Homeless Initiative (MDHI) generates a “snapshot” of the individuals and families who are experiencing homelessness in our metropolitan Denver communities. MDHI and stakeholders in the seven county metro Denver areas conducted a Point-In-Time (PIT) survey during the week of January 28, 2019. The full report is posted at http://mdhi.org/. This overview provides responses from interviewees and anyone in the household. The data below is for all of Jefferson County as a breakout for Arvada is not generated. It is important to note that research base homelessness surveys typically undercount homeless populations. People may enter and leave homelessness throughout the year – the Point-In-Time Survey is an approximate one day snap shot of homelessness in metro Denver. Homeless Needs Assessment Population Estimate the # of persons experiencing homelessness on a given night Estimate the # experiencing homelessness each year Estimate the # becoming homeless each year Estimate the # exiting homelessness each year Estimate the # of days persons experience homelessness Sheltered Unsheltered Persons in Households with Adult(s) and Child(ren) 65 546 611 144 611 30 Persons in Households with Only Children 212 0 212 0 212 30 Persons in Households with Only Adults 102 0 102 0 102 30 Chronically Homeless Individuals 102 0 102 0 102 30 Chronically Homeless Families 248 0 248 0 248 30 Veterans 10 0 10 0 10 30 Unaccompanied Child 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 35 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) Population Estimate the # of persons experiencing homelessness on a given night Estimate the # experiencing homelessness each year Estimate the # becoming homeless each year Estimate the # exiting homelessness each year Estimate the # of days persons experience homelessness Sheltered Unsheltered Persons with HIV 0 0 0 0 0 0 Table 26 - Homeless Needs Assessment Data Source Comments: Metro Denver Homeless Initiative - 2014 State of Homelessness - Annual Assessment of Homelessness - Jefferson County Indicate if the homeless population is: Has No Rural Homeless If data is not available for the categories "number of persons becoming and exiting homelessness each year," and "number of days that persons experience homelessness," describe these categories for each homeless population type (including chronically homeless individuals and families, families with children, veterans and their families, and unaccompanied youth): In Jefferson County, unaccompanied youth constituted 5 percent (21 individuals) of the total homeless population most of whom (17 individuals) were sheltered in an emergency shelter. Eight percent or 22 individuals experiencing homelessness were veterans. None of these veterans were accompanied by family members. Of the total 434 households experiencing homelessness, 236 households (54%) were households with a least one adult and at least one child. There 54 people experiencing chronic homelessness representing 12 percent of the homeless population. Nine percent of the homeless populations were newly homeless in 2019. ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 36 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) Nature and Extent of Homelessness: (Optional) Race: Sheltered: Unsheltered (optional) White 0 0 Black or African American 0 0 Asian 0 0 American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 Pacific Islander 0 0 Ethnicity: Sheltered: Unsheltered (optional) Hispanic 0 0 Not Hispanic 0 0 Data Source Comments: Estimate the number and type of families in need of housing assistance for families with children and the families of veterans. The Denver Metro Homeless Initiative 2019 Point in Time report for all of Jefferson County counted a total of 424 homeless people 124 unsheltered, 112 emergency sheltered, and 198 in transitional housing. In this population, there were 22 veteran, 63 families, 21 unaccompanied youth, and 33 fleeing domestic violence. Describe the Nature and Extent of Homelessness by Racial and Ethnic Group. In Jefferson County, the majority of the homeless population (61%) were White. Twelve percent of the homeless population were Black/African American. Twenty percent of the homeless population were Hispanic/Latino. Describe the Nature and Extent of Unsheltered and Sheltered Homelessness. The majority of the 124 unsheltered individuals (95%) were households without children. Of the 236 households with at least one adult and at least one child, the majority (82%) were in transitional housing Discussion: Homelessness in Arvada and Jefferson County, like homelessness across the Metro Denver region is an increasing issue as rising cost of living increasingly puts a greater number of households at risk of becoming homeless. ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 37 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) NA-45 Non-Homeless Special Needs Assessment - 91.205 (b,d) Introduction: This section provides data and information about special needs populations in Arvada, including households containing persons with a disability (hearing/vision limitation, ambulatory limitation, cognitive limitation or self-care/independent living limitation), elderly households, large families, female headed households with children, limited English proficient households, and those at risk of homelessness. The characteristics of these populations are described below. Describe the characteristics of special needs populations in your community: Housing and supportive service needs for Arvada’s non-homeless special needs populations are described below. Needs were determined either through occurrence of HUD-defined housing problems, income/employment status, and stakeholder engagement What are the housing and supportive service needs of these populations and how are these needs determined? Disability: In Arvada, about 10 percent of the population live with mental, physical, and/or developmental disabilities. Overall, 9,640 households in Arvada include at least one member with a hearing, vision, cognitive, ambulatory, self-care and independent living difficulty. Thirty-five percent of these households experience at least one of the HUD-defined housing problems. Additional housing- related challenges that are not captured in the HUD-defined problems include accessibility, access to transit, and problems related to requesting reasonable accommodations. Elderly Households: In Arvada, 14,711 households include at least one person over the ages of 62 years (representing 31% of the total households in Arvada). Twenty-three percent of those households are cost burdened. Senior households may be less able to cope with increasing housing costs (rents for renters and property taxes for owners) as they are more likely to be living on a fixed retirement income. National surveys indicate that most seniors desire to age in place but may need accessibility modifications as they age and may need additional support services in order to properly maintain their home and property. Many may also require transportation services and in-home health care at certain stages. Nationally, areas where older adults face the largest share of life’s challenges include caregiving, health and mental health, in-home support, nutrition and food security and transportation. Arvada already has one of the highest proportions of seniors in the metro and that age cohort is expected to continue to grow. DOLA forecasts indicate there will be modest growth in the zero to thirty-nine year old (young) category, minimal change in the forty to fifty-nine population (middle aged), and considerable growth in the sixty years and up population. This changing demographic will ultimately have effects on community design, architecture, accessibility, mobility, community amenities, and city ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 38 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) services. Arvada’s current housing stock may pose challenges for seniors wishing to age in place, downsize, and find accessible, walkable housing options. Large Families: In Arvada, 2,983 households are defined as large families. According to CHAS data provide by HUD, 485 of those households (16%) have some type of housing need. The most common housing need is related to cost burden but large households are also be more susceptible to overcrowding (CHAS data do not provide enough detail to quantify the number of large family households that are overcrowded).Female Headed Households with Children. There are 1,674 female headed households with children in Arvada. The poverty rate for these households is 24 percent—much higher than the citywide family poverty rate of 5 percent. The 400 female headed households with children living in poverty are the most likely to struggle with rising housing costs and may need unique supports given the challenges they face. Limited English Proficient Households: In Arvada, 415 households are defined as Limited English Proficient Households. These households may have trouble accessing resources and/or housing-related documents in their native language. At risk of homelessness: Households spending 50 percent or more of their income on housing are considered at risk of homelessness. These households have limited capacity to adjust to rising home prices and are vulnerable to even minor shifts in rents, property taxes, and/or incomes. There are 5,048 households with incomes between zero and 80 percent MFI that are at risk of homelessness. This represents 23 percent of households in this income range. Discuss the size and characteristics of the population with HIV/AIDS and their families within the Eligible Metropolitan Statistical Area: AIDS is an interactive online mapping tool that visualizes the impact of the HIV epidemic on communities across the United States. According to 2016 AIDS Prevalence data for Jefferson County, there are 806 cases of HIV/AIDS in Jefferson County. The vast majority (86%) of cases are male individuals and 39 percent of the cases are individuals over 55 years of age. The majority cases (67%) are cases where individuals identify as men who have sex with men (MSM). The number of persons living with HIV/AIDS in Arvada, bases on PLWHA estimates, is 313 total. Discussion: As described above, Arvada has a range of non-homeless special needs including households experiencing disability (hearing/vision limitation, ambulatory limitation, cognitive limitation or self- care/independent living limitation), elderly households, large families, female headed households with children, limited English proficient households, and those at risk of homelessness. ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 39 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) NA-50 Non-Housing Community Development Needs – 91.215 Describe the jurisdiction’s need for Public Facilities: The Arvada 2019-2020 capital Improvement plan, the city identifies transportation, parks and recreation, and utilities among its public facility needs. The City’s 2014-2019 Strategic Plan highlights the infrastructure needs related to sidewalk improvements, trails/open space, and energy efficiency improvements at public facilities. How were these needs determined? The Arvada comprehensive plan update adopted in 2014, Arvada 20114-2019 Strategic Plan, the Arvada 2019-2020 Capital Improvement Plan, and stakeholder input. Describe the jurisdiction’s need for Public Improvements: Arvada adopted a Performance-based Budgeting program, FOCUS, in 2013 and this program continues to act as the foundation of Arvada’s budget process. When its implementation was underway in 2013, City Council adopted a new Strategic Plan for the City. On June 3, 2019, City Council adopted the fifth revision to that plan, which included the following goals for public improvements: By 2019, the City will have 100% of the water needed for build-out of the City as defined by the Comprehensive Plan. By 2019, 20% of all sidewalk gaps selected from the Transportation Committee inventory and approved by City Council will be built according to the then current code requirements By 2019, 100% of all identified trail gaps and connection points recognized in the City’s Parks, Trails and Open Space Master Plan and Bicycle Master Plan as identified by the Arvada Park Advisory Committee and as approved by City Council are built/completed. By 2019, energy consumed at City facilities will be reduced or offset by 8% from 2013 usage, based on a combination of conservation and renewable energy sources (moved to work system performance measure)By 2019, the use of alternate travel modes for commuting to work by Arvada residents will increase from 12% to 15%By 2019, create a strategic partnership between the City of Arvada, State of Colorado, Jefferson County and City of Wheat Ridge to determine the potential of utilizing the Ridge Home site for community based attainable housing By 2019, facilitate the development of one attainable senior housing development containing at least 50 units. By 2019, 50% of identified neighborhoods, who in 2013 did not have organized groups, will have organized neighborhood associations, HOA's, Councils or other leadership/engagement groups with whom the City can liaison. How were these needs determined? The Arvada comprehensive plan update adopted in 2014, Arvada 20114-2019 Strategic Plan, the Arvada 2019-2020 Capital Improvement Plan, and stakeholder input. ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 40 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) Describe the jurisdiction’s need for Public Services: Transportation: “Many of the aspects of designing an age-friendly community walkable downtowns, cohesive transit networks, mixed-use urban villages are the same things smart growth advocates have been pushing for 20 years. By making the space accessible for seniors, you're making it more accessible for everyone else.” (Governing Magazine). In particular, wide sidewalks and trails, free of trip hazards, are essential to seniors, for whom a fall could mean a broken hip. Transit access, even door-to-door access may be necessary for seniors who have lost their ability to drive, or have limited mobility otherwise. Surveys show that the primary concern about getting older is transportation. Arvada and RTD will need to consider how to make transit service available to older populations, since many seniors will become increasingly dependent on buses and rail as they stop driving. Seniors don't want to lose their independence, so programs that teach seniors how to use the bus system and read schedules play an important role. Some bus routes may need to be altered to reach 1) origination points (residential neighborhoods) are reached as some seniors may not be able to walk the standard 1/2 mile distance to a bus stop, and 2) destinations that seniors are most interested in visiting, including pharmacies and medical facilities. Senior Services: Arvada may need to expand senior services and programs to encourage daily activity and socialization. Aging population will need appropriate services such as in-home health assistance, meals on wheels, social activities, housekeeping assistance, and finally, friends, family, and neighbors who watch out for the elderly. There will also be a greater demand for cultural activities; particularly those that help seniors remain engaged in the community. Police, Fire, and Code Enforcement will see more calls for service. Many of these calls will be due to the special needs of an aging population that spend most of their time at home rather than at work. The Fire Department, for example, may get more calls for routine help. Arvada may want to encourage older citizens to avail themselves of the wide range of services provided by the DRCOG Area Agency on Aging (AAA), churches, and other non-profit agencies. The services of the AAA can take some of the load of public safety agencies. Volunteerism: There will be more citizens needing volunteer service, but the able retired population may be eager to provide volunteer services. Volunteers may be used to keep track of seniors living alone, to provide social stimulus for seniors, or to provide door to door transportation to mobility impaired seniors. Public Involvement: Because Arvada has a stable population, public involvement will increase. Retired populations will have time to participate in public affairs. Long term residents, proud of their city, may have a difficult time adjusting to changing household compositions, economic development, and changes in the built environment. Older residents can be expected to speak out more forcefully and more frequently in city politics. ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 41 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) Healthy Places Arvada: Healthy Places is designed to inspire and support the development of healthy communities. Through a community-led process, Healthy Places aims to foster a built environment where it is easier, safer, and more appealing to walk, play and engage in daily activities that encourage movement, connection, and fun. The southeast portion of Arvada was selected to participate in the Healthy Places initiative and is working to become a model for active design and healthy living for suburban communities throughout Colorado. How were these needs determined? Research done as part of preparation of the City Comprehensive Plan 2014 and the 2014 City Healthy Places initiative. The Arvada comprehensive plan update adopted in 2014, Arvada 20114-2019 Strategic Plan, the Arvada 2019-2020 Capital Improvement Plan, and stakeholder input ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 42 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) Housing Market Analysis MA-05 Overview Housing Market Analysis Overview: Arvada’s housing prices—both rental and for-sale—have increased substantially since 2000, with particularly steep increases over the past five years. These trends have exacerbated affordability challenges for residents across the city. As discussed in NA-10, 58 percent of low to moderate income renter households (earning less than 100% AMI) and 37 percent of low to moderate income owner households experience cost burden. As discussed in NA-30, low income households and residents belonging to a racial/ethnic minority are more affected by housing problems than higher income and non-Hispanic white households. The City currently has a 2,275-unit shortage affordable to households earning $25,000 or less per year (see gaps analysis discussion below).The City has very limited options for moderate income households who want to purchase a home year (see gaps analysis discussion below). To examine how well Arvada’s current housing market meets the needs of its residents—and to inform potential future city housing policy—the study conducted a modeling effort called a “gaps analysis.” The analysis compares the supply of rental and for-sale housing at various price points affordable to Arvada households at various income levels. The analysis compares the number of renter households in Arvada in 2017, their income levels, the maximum rent they could afford without being cost-burdened (30% of income), and the number of units in the market that are affordable to them. The analysis has two components: mismatches in the rental market and ownership opportunities for renters wanting to buy. The gaps analysis revealed that the rental market in Arvada largely serves renter households earning between $25,000 and $75,000 per year—78 percent of rental units are priced within that group’s affordability range. There is not sufficient housing in Arvada for low income renters making less than $25,000 per year—the table below shows the rental gaps for the City of Arvada in 2017 and indicates a shortage of 2,275 units affordable to households earning less than $25,000 per year. ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 43 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) MA-10 Number of Housing Units – 91.210(a)&(b)(2) Introduction This section provides a broad overview of the types of residential units available in Arvada, including those that target low income residents. The original data in the tool have been updated with 2017 ACS data. Single unit detached structures are by far the most common residential property type contributing 73 percent of the total units. The City’s multifamily housing stock represents about 21 percent of all housing, with single unit attached structure filling the remainder of units. Of the multifamily property types, properties with 20 or more units represent the largest proportion of units and two to four unit properties the smallest proportion. Table 32, Unit Size by Tenure, conveys the bedroom composition of units in Arvada based on tenure. The vast majority (87 percent) of owner occupied units have three or more bedrooms, while the majority (72 percent) of renter occupied units are have two or fewer bedrooms. All residential properties by number of units Property Type Number % 1-unit detached structure 32,445 71% 1-unit, attached structure 3,400 7% 2-4 units 2,075 5% 5-19 units 4,480 10% 20 or more units 3,285 7% Mobile Home, boat, RV, van, etc 198 0% Total 45,883 100% Table 27 – Residential Properties by Unit Number Data Source: 2011-2015 ACS ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 44 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) Map of Assisted Housing ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 45 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) Location of Assisted Housing Unit Size by Tenure Owners Renters Number % Number % No bedroom 110 0% 530 4% 1 bedroom 930 2% 5,490 46% 2 bedrooms 9,840 30% 9,508 78% 3 or more bedrooms 54,260 166% 8,560 72% Total 65,140 198% 24,088 200% Table 28 – Unit Size by Tenure ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 46 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) Alternate Data Source Name: Consultant Data Source Comments: Update data through consultant Describe the number and targeting (income level/type of family served) of units assisted with federal, state, and local programs. The map and table show the location and number of assisted housing units in the community. Overall there are 1,506 publicly assisted units within the City of Arvada and another 170 adjacent to the City. About one-third of the assisted units are elderly restricted. Provide an assessment of units expected to be lost from the affordable housing inventory for any reason, such as expiration of Section 8 contracts. According to data maintained by the city, there are 166 unites with Section 8 contracts ending during the period of this consolidated plan (before 2026) ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 47 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) Does the availability of housing units meet the needs of the population? No. The problem is particularly acute for low income renters. For renter households making less than $25,000 per year, there is a shortage of approximately 2,175 units priced in their affordability range. As revealed in the “gaps analysis” (see MA-05) which identifies mismatches among affordable rents and various incomes and availability of units at those rents, the rental market in Arvada largely serves renter households earning between $25,000 and $75,000 per year—78 percent of rental units are priced within that group’s affordability range. Only 8 percent of rental units were affordable to renters earning less than $25,000 per year, while 27 percent of Arvada’s renters fall in this income range. This mismatch reflects a rental gap of 2,275 units priced below $625 per month. As in many housing markets, homeownership in Arvada is relatively unaffordable to renters in lower income brackets. Though not shown in the table, 37 percent of renters earn between $35,000 and $75,000 per year and could afford a home priced between $189,000 and $284,000 but only 11 percent of homes listed/sold in Arvada in 2018 fell into that price range. Describe the need for specific types of housing: See Above ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 48 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) MA-15 Housing Market Analysis: Cost of Housing - 91.210(a) Introduction This section contains updated cost of housing data from the 2000 Census, 2015 CHAS, and the 2017 ACS. Arvada has a higher percentage of owner-occupied housing (74%) than surrounding communities, including Thornton Westminster (66%) and Lakewood Homeownership rates are lowest in some of the most densely populated areas of the city, particularly near Olde Town. The Wadsworth Boulevard and Ralston Road corridors also have relatively low rates. Much of the rest of Arvada, including the entire western and north-central portions, have high homeownership rates—above 80 percent. Arvada has a higher proportion of single-family homes (70%) than Thornton Westminster (59%) and Lakewood Arvada’s median home value is about $380,000 as of 2017. This is an increase of around 119 percent from the 2000 median value of around $175,000. Cost of Housing Base Year: 2009 Most Recent Year: 2015 % Change Median Home Value 240,000 257,300 7% Median Contract Rent 779 931 20% Table 29 – Cost of Housing Alternate Data Source Name: Consultant Data Source Comments: Rent Paid Number % Less than $500 1,585 13.2% $500-999 5,515 45.8% $1,000-1,499 3,488 29.0% $1,500-1,999 995 8.3% $2,000 or more 459 3.8% Total 12,042 99.9% Table 30 - Rent Paid Alternate Data Source Name: Consultant Data Source Comments: Housing Affordability % Units affordable to Households earning Renter Owner 30% HAMFI 700 No Data 50% HAMFI 2,725 585 80% HAMFI 7,103 4,860 ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 49 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) % Units affordable to Households earning Renter Owner 100% HAMFI No Data 10,028 Total 10,528 15,473 Table 31 – Housing Affordability Alternate Data Source Name: Consultant Data Source Comments: Rent Rent Efficiency (no bedroom) 1 Bedroom 2 Bedroom 3 Bedroom 4 Bedroom Fair Market Rent 0 0 0 0 0 High HOME Rent 0 0 0 0 0 Low HOME Rent 0 0 0 0 0 Table 32 – Rent Data Source Comments: Is there sufficient housing for households at all income levels? No. As noted above, there is a rental gap of $1,275 units for rental households earning less than $25,000 per year. There is also a shortage of ownership options for households earning less than $75,000 per year. According to HUD tables in the Needs Assessment section, for households making between zero and 80 percent AMI 9,557 household suffer from cost burden (58% of the households in this income range) and 4,877 households suffer from severe cost burden (30% of the household in this income range). How is affordability of housing likely to change considering changes to home values and/or rents? Arvada’s housing stock has aged, but new development in the west and near Olde Town is infusing new product into the City. Older, lower-value homes fill the denser eastern reaches of the City, while newer, high-value homes are becoming increasingly abundant in the west. Recent trends reflect significant rises in both rents and home prices, particularly in the last five years. If those trends continue, affordability will continue to decline in future years. There is already a shortage of affordable units and that gap is likely to widen over time as home prices increase faster than incomes. The community’s aging population will likely require a more diverse housing stock than the city currently offers. Many residents over the age of 65 may desire smaller, denser housing units near shopping and community amenities. They will likely require more easily accessible housing as well due to higher incidence of physical disability and decreasing mobility. The ability of the City to create/support housing for extremely low income households may be hampered by limited local resources and declining federal resources to address affordability issues. ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 50 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) How do HOME rents / Fair Market Rent compare to Area Median Rent? How might this impact your strategy to produce or preserve affordable housing? For renter households making less than $25,000 per year, there is a shortage of approximately 2,175 units priced in their affordability range. As revealed in the “gaps analysis” (see MA-05) which identifies mismatches among affordable rents and various incomes and availability of units at those rents, the rental market in Arvada largely serves renter households earning between $25,000 and $75,000 per year—78 percent of rental units are priced within that group’s affordability range. Only 8 percent of rental units were affordable to renters earning less than $25,000 per year, while 27 percent of Arvada’s renters fall in this income range. This mismatch reflects a rental gap of 2,275 units priced below $625 per month. As in many housing markets, homeownership in Arvada is relatively unaffordable to renters in lower income brackets. Though not shown in the table, 37 percent of renters earn between $35,000 and $75,000 per year and could afford a home priced between $189,000 and $284,000 but only 11 percent of homes listed/sold in Arvada in 2018 fell into that price range. ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 51 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) MA-20 Housing Market Analysis: Condition of Housing – 91.210(a) Introduction This section provides an overview of the condition of Arvada’s housing stock. Much of these data are from HUD's 2011-2015 CHAS and the 2017 ACS, which are the most recent data available. Definitions Standard Condition: A dwelling unit which meets HUD Section 8 HQS with no major defects in the structure and only minor maintenance is required. Such a dwelling will have the following characteristics: reliable roofs, sounds foundations, adequate and stable floors, walls, and ceilings, surfaces and woodwork that are not seriously damaged nor have pain deterioration, sound windows and doors, adequate heating, plumbing and electrical systems, adequate insulation and adequate water and sewer systems and are not overcrowded as defined by local code. Substandard condition: A dwelling unit a unit that does not does not meet HUD section 8 HQS which includes lacking the following: complete plumbing, complete kitchen facilities, efficient and environmentally sound sewage removal and water supply, and heating source. Additionally, the dwelling may be overcrowded as defined by local code. Substandard but suitable for rehabilitation: A dwelling unit, at a minimum, does not meet HQS with some of the same features as a “substandard condition” dwelling unit. This unit is likely to have deferred maintenance and may have some structural damage such as a leaking roof, deteriorated interior surfaces, and inadequate insulation. A “substandard but suitable” dwelling unit, however, has basic infrastructure (including systems for clean water and adequate waste disposal) that allows for economically and physically feasible improvements and upon completion of rehabilitation meets the definition of a “standard” dwelling unit. Condition of Units Condition of Units Owner-Occupied Renter-Occupied Number % Number % With one selected Condition 6,765 21% 5,715 47% With two selected Conditions 55 0% 340 3% With three selected Conditions 10 0% 25 0% With four selected Conditions 0 0% 0 0% No selected Conditions 25,735 79% 5,970 50% Total 32,565 100% 12,050 100% Table 33 - Condition of Units Data Source: 2011-2015 ACS ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 52 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) Year Unit Built Year Unit Built Owner-Occupied Renter-Occupied Number % Number % 2000 or later 4,298 13% 1,493 12% 1980-1999 8,780 27% 3,040 25% 1950-1979 18,855 58% 7,045 58% Before 1950 634 2% 470 4% Total 32,567 100% 12,048 99% Table 34 – Year Unit Built Data Source: 2011-2015 CHAS Risk of Lead-Based Paint Hazard Risk of Lead-Based Paint Hazard Owner-Occupied Renter-Occupied Number % Number % Total Number of Units Built Before 1980 19,489 60% 7,515 62% Housing Units build before 1980 with children present 2,288 7% 1,658 14% Table 35 – Risk of Lead-Based Paint Data Source: 2011-2015 ACS (Total Units) 2011-2015 CHAS (Units with Children present) Vacant Units Suitable for Rehabilitation Not Suitable for Rehabilitation Total Vacant Units 0 0 0 Abandoned Vacant Units 0 0 0 REO Properties 0 0 0 Abandoned REO Properties 0 0 0 Table 36 - Vacant Units Data Source: 2005-2009 CHAS Need for Owner and Rental Rehabilitation Arvada’s housing stock is relatively old. Over 27,000 units or 58 percent of Arvada’s housing was built before 1980. This older building stock is relatively equally divided among renter and owner occupied; however, the selected conditions table indicates housing problems to be more common among the renter-occupied housing stock. Estimated Number of Housing Units Occupied by Low or Moderate Income Families with LBP Hazards ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 53 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) As shown in the table above, an estimated 2,288 owner occupied and 1,658 renter occupied housing units in Denver were constructed before 1980 and have children under the age of 18 living in them. If these units contain a proportionate share of persons in poverty as the city’s proportion overall of families with children live in poverty in Arvada), then 183 owner-occupied and 133 renter-occupied housing units could be occupied by low-income families with children that could contain lead based paint hazards. Discussion Arvada experienced a considerable housing boom between 1950 and 1980. Housing units built during this time period are at higher risk of lead based paint contamination and general are more likely to need repairs from deferred maintenance or failing systems. Renters are more likely to live in units in need of rehabilitation. In addition to the issues described above, the City of Arvada assessed natural hazards risks to low- and moderate-income residents, including risks expected to increase due to climate change. The most common natural disasters likely to cause housing damage in Colorado are tornadoes and hail storms. Extreme weather incidents combined with early snowmelt can create extreme flooding in the Denver metro region. Urban areas can be particularly vulnerable to flooding as water cannot be absorbed into the ground across impervious structures (such as paved streets, parking lots, and building footprints). There are not geographic areas of the city known to have a disproportionately high risk of natural disasters though some residents and businesses may experience disproportionate impacts. Residents most vulnerable are those that depend on hourly wage employment as they do not receive wages if they cannot make it to work or their work is closed during or in the wake of a disaster. Small service-oriented businesses are also vulnerable as they are most impacted by potential closures and are the less likely than larger corporations to be able to weather a stoppage or shortage in cash flow. Low- and moderate- income households may have more difficulty recovering from such housing damage and may require additional resources/support to do so—including home repair programs. ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 54 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) MA-25 Public and Assisted Housing – 91.210(b) Introduction The Arvada Housing Authority does not own or manage Public Housing units Totals Number of Units Program Type Certificate Mod-Rehab Public Housing Vouchers Total Project -based Tenant -based Special Purpose Voucher Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Family Unification Program Disabled * # of units vouchers available 0 0 508 55 453 0 0 0 # of accessible units *includes Non-Elderly Disabled, Mainstream One-Year, Mainstream Five-year, and Nursing Home Transition Table 37 – Total Number of Units by Program Type Data Source: PIC (PIH Information Center) Describe the supply of public housing developments: Describe the number and physical condition of public housing units in the jurisdiction, including those that are participating in an approved Public Housing Agency Plan: No Public Housing units in the City ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 55 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) Public Housing Condition Public Housing Development Average Inspection Score Table 38 - Public Housing Condition Describe the restoration and revitalization needs of public housing units in the jurisdiction: NA Describe the public housing agency's strategy for improving the living environment of low- and moderate-income families residing in public housing: NA ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 56 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) MA-30 Homeless Facilities and Services – 91.210(c) Introduction A variety of services are provided by the State of Colorado, Jefferson County and nonprofit private providers of services to disadvantaged households in the City. Facilities and Housing Targeted to Homeless Households Emergency Shelter Beds Transitional Housing Beds Permanent Supportive Housing Beds Year Round Beds (Current & New) Voucher / Seasonal / Overflow Beds Current & New Current & New Under Development Households with Adult(s) and Child(ren) 20 0 72 0 0 Households with Only Adults 0 0 0 0 0 Chronically Homeless Households 0 0 72 0 0 Veterans 0 0 0 0 0 Unaccompanied Youth 0 0 0 0 0 Table 39 - Facilities and Housing Targeted to Homeless Households Data Source Comments: Limited data available and estimates used. There are a number of group homes providing housing or beds for youth, etc. ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 57 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) Describe mainstream services, such as health, mental health, and employment services to the extent those services are used to complement services targeted to homeless persons A variety of services are provided by the State of Colorado, Jefferson County and nonprofit private providers of services to disadvantaged households in the City. Colorado Homeless Families (CHF) is a non-profit transitional housing program. CHF serves families with children who are classified as “New Poor” (families who are homeless for the first time) or “Working Poor” (families who earn low wages and cannot keep up with the rising cost of living, including housing). Family Tree provides Transitional housing; case management and other supportive services are provided to homeless youth 16+, individuals, couples, one and two parent families with children. CHF houses families for 18 months to 2 years, during which time the adults must be attending school and/or working in a position that will allow their families to become self-sufficient by the end of the program. A variety of programs have been established to aid families in reaching this goal. CHF serves approximately 47 – 72 families annually, with a daily residential population of approximately 240 – 360 individuals daily. Jefferson Center for Mental Health provides Mental Health Services, Mental Health Clinics & Information, Physicians & Surgeons, Physicians & Surgeons, Counseling Services, Suicide Prevention Service, Marriage, Family, List and describe services and facilities that meet the needs of homeless persons, particularly chronically homeless individuals and families, families with children, veterans and their families, and unaccompanied youth. If the services and facilities are listed on screen SP-40 Institutional Delivery Structure or screen MA-35 Special Needs Facilities and Services, describe how these facilities and services specifically address the needs of these populations. A variety of services are provided by the State of Colorado, Jefferson County and nonprofit private providers of services to disadvantaged households in the City. Facilities and services are tailored by these organizations to specific populations with special needs Colorado Homeless Families (CHF) is a non-profit transitional housing program. CHF serves families with children who are classified as “New Poor” (families who are homeless for the first time) or “Working Poor” (families who earn low wages and cannot keep up with the rising cost of living, including housing). ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 58 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) MA-35 Special Needs Facilities and Services – 91.210(d) Introduction The elderly, frail elderly, persons with disabilities (mental, physical, developmental), persons with alcohol or other drug addictions, persons with HIV/AIDS and their families, public housing residents and any other categories the jurisdiction regarding supportive housing needs Including the elderly, frail elderly, persons with disabilities (mental, physical, developmental), persons with alcohol or other drug addictions, persons with HIV/AIDS and their families, public housing residents and any other categories the jurisdiction may specify, and describe their supportive housing needs Elderly/Frail Elderly: Seniors and the elderly are much more likely to have a disability than non-seniors— 33 percent of residents 65 and older have a disability compared to 10 percent of residents under the age of 65. As such, the supportive needs and housing needs of the elderly are often aligned with those of the disability community (discussed above). In addition, seniors typically need supports related to health care including access to health services and home health care options, transportation, and supports related to aging in place such as home modification, home repair, and assistance with maintenance. Persons with Disabilities: Supportive services are a critical component of creating opportunity for people with disabilities to live in integrated settings in the community. These services are particularly important for residents transitioning out of institutional care. In typical housing markets, persons with disabilities have difficulty finding housing that accommodates their needs. Regulatory barriers on group living arrangements, transit access, housing accessibility and visitability, and proximity to health services, are just some of the opportunity related issues that people with disabilities face. Persons with HIV/AIDS: National estimates from the National Aids Housing Coalition report that approximately 13 percent of PLWHA are in need of housing assistance and 57% have an annual income below $10,000. Challenges to housing for those with HIV/AIDS include employment/income, rental history, criminal history, and co-occurring circumstances. It is difficult for people with HIV/AIDS to retain employment due to the effects on their health and the side effects of drug treatment therapies. Many have mental health issues/substance abuse issues as well. The two primary housing resources for PLWHA are Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) which provides long-term, permanent, stable housing and the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program which provides emergency housing assistance (hotel/motel vouchers). Public housing residents: Arvada does not maintain any public housing. There are 490 Arvada households with a Housing Choice Voucher and another 198 households on the waiting list. Over the past year, 69 new households were issued vouchers and of those households, 53 were housed through the program. ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 59 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) Describe programs for ensuring that persons returning from mental and physical health institutions receive appropriate supportive housing Jefferson County and the State of Colorado have a variety of programs intended to encourage or support the provision of appropriate supportive housing. Arvada is a supporter of the Metropolitan Denver Homeless Initiative (MDHI). The City has been supportive of the joint efforts through this valuable effort. In 2014, the City consistently found applicable notifications of funding applications by homeless service providers to be consistent with the City Consolidated Plan and the City issued Certifications of Consistency for the following funding requests and those findings were submitted when requested as documentation for funding applications made by MDHI.CCH Transitional Housing Voucher Program VOA Irving Street Women’s Residence Family Tree, the Brookview Project CCH Renaissance at Lowry Permanent Supportive Housing CCH – HMIS CoC Project Colorado Division of Housing Metro 1 Consolidated – Sub-grantees Housing for Families – Sub-grantees Third Way Center Lincoln Street Approved Apartments CCH Consolidated Permanent Supportive Housing A Place to Call Home (Family Tree) CCH West End Permanent Supportive Housing Metro Denver Permanent Supportive Voucher Project . Specify the activities that the jurisdiction plans to undertake during the next year to address the housing and supportive services needs identified in accordance with 91.215(e) with respect to persons who are not homeless but have other special needs. Link to one-year goals. 91.315(e) The city has adopted substantial planning goals to make affordable housing available throughout the city and encourage the development of special needs housing. The city also has an “inclusion team” with the purpose of “developing recommendations for the city’s executive management of actions, changes, additions and/or trainings that should be undertaken to move the city toward a more inclusive environment. “The city accommodates non-homeless special needs populations persons in many ways, including: Accessibility accommodations sign language interpretation, audio storytelling) at the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities. Having an accessible playground for children. Maintaining resource folders at city reception and housing authority areas that can assist residents who need translations or accommodations for a disability. Affirmative marketing efforts to inform all residents about city housing programs and services. Placement of TDD contact numbers on all city web pages, including those for the CDBG program, Essential Home Repairs Program, etc. Maintaining and continuing a substantial program to add new and replace older sidewalk ramps at city intersections in all areas of the city including any areas of higher ethnic, disabled, or elderly populations. The City of Arvada collects information related to special assistance requirements for Arvada citizens, and updates this information annually. Information is sent to dispatchers for EMERGENCY RESPONSE AGENCIES these three agencies [LMB1] and entered into the computer dispatch system; it is made available to response teams in case of an emergency. The City of Arvada is committed to supporting accessibility in the community and has a designated contact person in the City Manager’s Office to address concerns or requests for information ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 60 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) related to accessibility. Since 1975 the City of Arvada has contracted with the Jefferson County Seniors' Resource Center, Inc. (SRC) to provide transportation services for low income, frail elderly, and handicapped Arvada citizens. The program has two full-time buses providing services in the Arvada area. Return of funds from a loan repayment made to Developmental Disabilities Resource Center (DDRC) to allow funds to be made available for use by DDRC in 2013. For entitlement/consortia grantees: Specify the activities that the jurisdiction plans to undertake during the next year to address the housing and supportive services needs identified in accordance with 91.215(e) with respect to persons who are not homeless but have other special needs. Link to one-year goals. (91.220(2)) Please see section above ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 61 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) MA-40 Barriers to Affordable Housing – 91.210(e) Negative Effects of Public Policies on Affordable Housing and Residential Investment The City has an array of policy and regulatory policies that are positive relative to their effect on affordable housing and residential investment in the community ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 62 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) MA-45 Non-Housing Community Development Assets – 91.215 Introduction Arvada’s economy is largely defined in relation to the broader Denver metropolitan region that the city resides within. The city has strong commuter ties to job centers in Denver and in Boulder. Census data from the 2017 Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics indicate that 91 percent of Arvada residents commute to jobs outside the city. Around 44 percent of workers in Arvada have travel times that are longer than 30 minutes on average. Workers in the Education and Health Care Services sector in Arvada make up the highest share of workers, yet there are fewer jobs for these workers in the city. The inverse it true for the retail trade sector which represent the largest share of jobs in Arvada (18 percent). In the retail trade sector, there are more jobs (5,412 jobs) than workers (4,715 workers). The Arts, Entertainment, and Accommodation sector has a similar relationship, with the sector representing a high share of the total jobs (17 percent) and a smaller share of the works (11 percent). This relative concentration of retail jobs and service jobs, including food service, relative to higher concentrations of professional workers is common among many affluent suburban communities with high rates of commuters adjacent to strong, large regional economies like Denver’s. Economic Development Market Analysis Business Activity Business by Sector Number of Workers Number of Jobs Share of Workers % Share of Jobs % Jobs less workers % Agriculture, Mining, Oil & Gas Extraction 824 199 2 1 -1 Arts, Entertainment, Accommodations 6,298 4,274 14 17 3 Construction 3,713 2,547 8 10 2 Education and Health Care Services 7,295 3,134 16 13 -3 Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate 3,237 1,578 7 6 -1 Information 1,447 154 3 1 -2 Manufacturing 4,405 2,495 10 10 0 Other Services 1,734 1,120 4 5 1 Professional, Scientific, Management Services 6,463 2,608 14 11 -3 Public Administration 0 0 0 0 0 ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 63 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) Business by Sector Number of Workers Number of Jobs Share of Workers % Share of Jobs % Jobs less workers % Retail Trade 5,921 5,172 13 21 8 Transportation and Warehousing 1,697 352 4 1 -3 Wholesale Trade 3,091 1,071 7 4 -3 Total 46,125 24,704 Table 40 - Business Activity Data Source: 2011-2015 ACS (Workers), 2015 Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics (Jobs) ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 64 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) Labor Force Total Population in the Civilian Labor Force 63,431 Civilian Employed Population 16 years and over 59,665 Unemployment Rate 5.96 Unemployment Rate for Ages 16-24 17.52 Unemployment Rate for Ages 25-65 4.40 Table 41 - Labor Force Data Source: 2011-2015 ACS Occupations by Sector Number of People Management, business and financial 17,280 Farming, fisheries and forestry occupations 2,355 Service 5,770 Sales and office 15,080 Construction, extraction, maintenance and repair 5,013 Production, transportation and material moving 3,090 Table 42 – Occupations by Sector Data Source: 2011-2015 ACS Travel Time Travel Time Number Percentage < 30 Minutes 32,400 59% 30-59 Minutes 18,685 34% 60 or More Minutes 3,807 7% Total 54,892 100% Table 43 - Travel Time Data Source: 2011-2015 ACS Education: Educational Attainment by Employment Status (Population 16 and Older) Educational Attainment In Labor Force Civilian Employed Unemployed Not in Labor Force Less than high school graduate 1,818 160 915 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 10,670 605 2,470 Some college or Associate's degree 16,545 1,205 2,910 ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 65 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) Educational Attainment In Labor Force Civilian Employed Unemployed Not in Labor Force Bachelor's degree or higher 20,810 745 2,715 Table 44 - Educational Attainment by Employment Status Data Source: 2011-2015 ACS Educational Attainment by Age Age 18–24 yrs 25–34 yrs 35–44 yrs 45–65 yrs 65+ yrs Less than 9th grade 100 110 170 540 550 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,370 610 570 898 1,085 High school graduate, GED, or alternative 2,990 3,085 2,580 8,080 5,145 Some college, no degree 3,180 3,445 3,535 7,625 3,975 Associate's degree 335 1,190 1,390 3,505 970 Bachelor's degree 644 3,960 4,050 8,200 3,065 Graduate or professional degree 50 1,705 2,108 4,270 2,160 Table 45 - Educational Attainment by Age Data Source: 2011-2015 ACS Educational Attainment – Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months Educational Attainment Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months Less than high school graduate 57,789 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 123,569 Some college or Associate's degree 127,916 Bachelor's degree 198,536 Graduate or professional degree 255,233 Table 46 – Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months Data Source: 2011-2015 ACS Based on the Business Activity table above, what are the major employment sectors within your jurisdiction? Workers in the Education and Health Care Services sector in Arvada make up the highest share of workers, yet there are fewer jobs for these workers in the city. The inverse it true for the retail trade sector which represent the largest share of jobs in Arvada (18 percent). In the retail trade sector, there are more jobs (5,412 jobs) than workers (4,715 workers). The Arts, Entertainment, and Accommodation sector has a similar relationship, with the sector representing a high share of the total jobs (17 percent) and a smaller share of the works (11 percent). This relative concentration of retail jobs and service jobs, ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 66 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) including food service, relative to higher concentrations of professional workers is common among many affluent suburban communities with high rates of commuters adjacent to strong, large regional economies like Denver’s. Describe the workforce and infrastructure needs of the business community: One of the priorities in the City’s Strategic Plan (FOCUS Arvada) is “Growth and Economic Development.” The Plan acknowledges “The future of Arvada’s prosperity and quality of life will be influenced largely by the City’s ability to manage growth through intelligent economic development and strong fiscal policies. Good paying jobs, thoughtful transit-oriented development and new housing, together with long-term investments in the Wadsworth Corridor, will define managed growth in Arvada.” Many of the city’s economic development objectives have already been met including creating $350 million in private sector capital investments (buildings, furniture, fixtures and equipment) and adding 1,000 new jobs from businesses located in urban centers and corridors. However, the City is still working to create 800 new nonretail jobs from businesses, within the following targeted industries: medical, manufacturing, research and development, biomedical, energy, enabling technology, and professional services. The Arvada Economic Development Association’s 2018 Strategic Plan identifies a similar need to focus new business development on these targeted industries and in urban centers and corridors. Describe any major changes that may have an economic impact, such as planned local or regional public or private sector investments or initiatives that have affected or may affect job and business growth opportunities during the planning period. Describe any needs for workforce development, business support or infrastructure these changes may create. How do the skills and education of the current workforce correspond to employment opportunities in the jurisdiction? As revealed in Table 50, Arvada residents have a relatively high level of educational achievement. For residents between 18 and 65 years of ages, 37 percent or 34,793 workers have achieved at least an associate’s degree. Table 51 reveals that earnings are highest among residents with at least some level of college or more. The job opportunity for higher paid sectors that require higher education are not the most abundant in Arvada, for example the information sector only constitutes 0.38% of the total job share in the city. Likewise, the Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate sector only constitutes 6 percent of the job share. As noted earlier, Arvada has a relative concentration of retail jobs and service jobs coupled with higher concentrations of professional workers. This mismatch is common among many affluent suburban communities with high rates of commuters adjacent to strong, large regional economies like Denver’s. ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 67 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) Describe any current workforce training initiatives, including those supported by Workforce Investment Boards, community colleges and other organizations. Describe how these efforts will support the jurisdiction's Consolidated Plan. Unknown Does your jurisdiction participate in a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS)? No If so, what economic development initiatives are you undertaking that may be coordinated with the Consolidated Plan? If not, describe other local/regional plans or initiatives that impact economic growth. No. Discussion The City Comprehensive Plan 2014 and its components help to direct and control economic growth in the city. The Arvada Economic Development Association completed a Strategic Plan in 2018 that guides new business development, business growth and stability, marketing, and strategic partnerships. ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 68 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) MA-50 Needs and Market Analysis Discussion Are there areas where households with multiple housing problems are concentrated? (include a definition of "concentration") Yes. As discussed in the Needs Assessment section of this Consolidated Plan (specifically NA-40), low income households and residents belonging to a racial/ethnic minority are more affected by housing problems. Maps from HUD’s Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Tool (AFFH-T) reveal Census tracts in the city’s southeast and northeast corned have relatively high rates of cost burden and that Hispanic populations are the most concentrated along the south and eastern edge of the city. Individuals of Russian origin are concentrated in the city’s southeast and north east areas where there are higher rates of cost burden. Are there any areas in the jurisdiction where racial or ethnic minorities or low-income families are concentrated? (include a definition of "concentration") Hispanic populations are the most concentrated along the south and eastern edge of the city. These concentrated areas also correspond with areas of higher population density overall. Census tracts in the city’s southeast and northeast corned also have relatively high rates of cost burden. The housing cost burden by nation of origin map below reveals that there are also nation of origin concentration the correspond areas of higher rates of cost burdened households. Specifically, individuals of Russian origin are concentrated in the city’s southeast and north east areas where there are higher rates of cost burden. What are the characteristics of the market in these areas/neighborhoods? The areas of higher concentrations of racial and ethnic minorities, especially Hispanic residents, coincide with areas of higher housing needs, as revealed in the cost burden maps. There areas also overlap with areas of more limited access to opportunity. Generally, the southeast and eastern portions of the city have lower school performance, higher rates of poverty, and poorer environmental health as conveyed by the HUD AFFH mapping tool. Are there any community assets in these areas/neighborhoods? These areas do have closer proximity to employment and job centers as well as higher rates of affordable rental units. Are there other strategic opportunities in any of these areas? ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 69 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 70 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) Strategic Plan SP-05 Overview Strategic Plan Overview The City is addressing these concerns in many ways. The City Council Strategic Plan includes the following strategic results related to housing: Beginning in 2019, 25% of new housing is located in urbancenters and corridors. By 2019, 25% of new housing will be located in neighborhoods or developments that incorporate a mix of lot sizes, development densities and housing types and styles. By 2019, facilitate the development of one attainable senior housing development containing at least 50 units. By December 2017, develop a map of potential sites appropriate/suitable for attainable housing developments to be used for City Council discussion and neighborhood outreach in association with the Hometown Colorado Initiative. Following the adoption of the City Council Strategic Plan, the City tasked Leadership Team members to help find ways to bridge the housing gap for households with low and moderate incomes. ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 71 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) SP-10 Geographic Priorities – 91.215 Geographic Area Table 47 - Geographic Priority Areas General Allocation Priorities Describe the basis for allocating investments geographically within the jurisdiction (or within the EMSA for HOPWA) A City focus is on the G Line corridor and areas of opportunity for housing development or redevelopment. The forthcoming City Housing Strategy will help identify any general allocation priorities. ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 72 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) SP-25 Priority Needs - 91.215(a)(2) Priority Needs Table 48 – Priority Needs Summary 1 Priority Need Name accommodate diverse incomes and all ages & ability Priority Level High Population Extremely Low Low Moderate Middle Large Families Families with Children Elderly Families with Children Elderly Geographic Areas Affected Associated Goals neighborhood and accessible housing Description Plan for a range of neighborhoods and accessible housing of different tenure types to accommodate diverse incomes and all ages and abilities. Basis for Relative Priority City Comprehensive Plan and City Housing Strategy 2 Priority Need Name need for workforce or assisted housing Priority Level High Population Extremely Low Low Moderate Middle Large Families Families with Children Elderly Elderly Frail Elderly ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 73 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) Geographic Areas Affected Associated Goals neighborhood and accessible housing special needs and senior housing workforce and assisted housing Description Encourage development of workforce or assisted housing throughout Arvada Basis for Relative Priority City Comprehensive Plan and City Housing Strategy 3 Priority Need Name Maintain and improve housing stock Priority Level High Population Low Moderate Middle Large Families Families with Children Elderly Public Housing Residents Non-housing Community Development Geographic Areas Affected Associated Goals maintain and improve housing and neighborhoods Description Maintain and improve the quality of the existing housing stock in Arvada and revitalize the physical and social fabric of neighborhoods that are in decline. Basis for Relative Priority City Comprehensive Plan and City Housing Strategy 4 Priority Need Name opportunities for special needs & senior housing Priority Level High ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 74 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) Population Elderly Families with Children Mentally Ill Chronic Substance Abuse veterans Persons with HIV/AIDS Victims of Domestic Violence Unaccompanied Youth Elderly Frail Elderly Persons with Mental Disabilities Persons with Physical Disabilities Persons with Developmental Disabilities Persons with Alcohol or Other Addictions Persons with HIV/AIDS and their Families Victims of Domestic Violence Non-housing Community Development Geographic Areas Affected Associated Goals neighborhood and accessible housing special needs and senior housing Description Provide opportunities for special needs and senior housing in Arvada. Basis for Relative Priority City Comprehensive Plan and City Housing Strategy 5 Priority Need Name development of human resources Priority Level Low ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 75 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) Population Extremely Low Low Moderate Middle Large Families Families with Children Elderly Chronic Homelessness Families with Children Mentally Ill veterans Persons with HIV/AIDS Victims of Domestic Violence Unaccompanied Youth Elderly Frail Elderly Persons with Mental Disabilities Persons with Physical Disabilities Persons with Developmental Disabilities Persons with Alcohol or Other Addictions Persons with HIV/AIDS and their Families Victims of Domestic Violence Non-housing Community Development Geographic Areas Affected Associated Goals Facilitate development of human resources Description Facilitate development of human resources. Basis for Relative Priority City Comprehensive Plan and City Housing Strategy Narrative (Optional) The City Comprehensive Plan identifies Goals related to housing and community development priority goals that reflect priority needs. The forthcoming City Housing Strategy will lay out a housing strategy for the City to pursue. ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 76 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) SP-30 Influence of Market Conditions – 91.215 Influence of Market Conditions Affordable Housing Type Market Characteristics that will influence the use of funds available for housing type Tenant Based Rental Assistance (TBRA) Apartment vacancies have gradually fallen in Arvada, Jefferson County and the Denver Metropolitan Area over the past decade. The City’s multifamily housing stock represents about 29 percent of all housing, and very few units are currently vacant, though rents remain lower than in surrounding communities. TBRA for Non- Homeless Special Needs Apartment vacancies have gradually fallen in Arvada, Jefferson County and the Denver Metropolitan Area over the past decade. The City’s multifamily housing stock represents about 29 percent of all housing, and very few units are currently vacant, though rents remain lower than in surrounding communities. New Unit Production The cost of land suitable for new unit production is expected to increase markedly as demand increases and the need for expanded amounts of both Federal and State housing assistance available to local communities to assist in the production of affordable housing will increase as well. Rehabilitation As the metro area economy improves, it is expected that the availability of qualified contractors to perform rehabilitation construction will become tighter and that costs for such work will increase as well. Acquisition, including preservation The cost of existing affordable housing developments available for purchase is expected to increase markedly as demand increases. The need for expanded amounts of both Federal and State housing assistance available to local communities to assist in the production of affordable housing will increase as well. Table 49 – Influence of Market Conditions ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 77 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) SP-35 Anticipated Resources - 91.215(a)(4), 91.220(c)(1,2) Introduction Anticipated Resources Program Source of Funds Uses of Funds Expected Amount Available Year 1 Expected Amount Available Remainder 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 450,000 75,000 0 525,000 2,000,000 General Fund public - local Public Services 185,000 0 0 185,000 740,000 Section 8 public - federal Housing 4,000,000 0 0 4,000,000 16,000,000 Other public - local Acquisition Admin and Planning Housing Public Improvements Public Services 1,000,000 0 0 1,000,000 1,000,000 Reuse of repaid funds Table 50 - Anticipated Resources ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 78 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) 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 will be critical to allow for and encourage leveraging of other private and city funds for housing and community development activities If appropriate, describe publically owned land or property located within the jurisdiction that may be used to address the needs identified in the plan Unknown. The forthcoming City Housing Strategy may identify potential uses for available public land ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 79 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) SP-40 Institutional Delivery Structure – 91.215(k) Explain the institutional structure through which the jurisdiction will carry out its consolidated plan including private industry, non-profit organizations, and public institutions. Responsible Entity Responsible Entity Type Role Geographic Area Served ARVADA Government Non-homeless special needs Ownership Planning Rental neighborhood improvements public facilities public services Jurisdiction Table 51 - Institutional Delivery Structure Assess of and Gaps in the Institutional Delivery System The City created the Human Services Advisory Committee and funded it again with funding in 2020 set at $185000 in City funds for the Human Services. The fund will be used to provide assistance to non- profit public service groups to provide assistance to an array of special needs clients in the City. The citizen membership on the Human Services Advisory Committee will also be utilized to advise the City on funding allocations using CDBG funds for public services to insure a broader level of citizen participation in the funding process. The City of Arvada has participated in the CDBG Program since 1976. It is expertly situated to use and effectively apply CDBG funding to community needs and goals Availability of services targeted to homeless persons and persons with HIV and mainstream services Homelessness Prevention Services Available in the Community Targeted to Homeless Targeted to People with HIV Homelessness Prevention Services Counseling/Advocacy X X Legal Assistance X X Mortgage Assistance X Rental Assistance X X Utilities Assistance X Street Outreach Services Law Enforcement X X Mobile Clinics X X ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 80 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) Street Outreach Services Other Street Outreach Services X X Supportive Services Alcohol & Drug Abuse Child Care X Education X Employment and Employment Training X Healthcare X HIV/AIDS Life Skills X Mental Health Counseling X Transportation X Other Table 52 - Homeless Prevention Services Summary Describe how the service delivery system including, but not limited to, the services listed above meet the needs of homeless persons (particularly chronically homeless individuals and families, families with children, veterans and their families, and unaccompanied youth) The City collaborates with a variety of nonprofit and other governmental entities to fund services for these special needs populations. The City is a supporter of the Metropolitan Denver Homeless Initiative (MDHI). The City has been supportive of the joint efforts through this valuable effort. In 2019, the City consistently found applicable notifications of funding applications by homeless service providers to be consistent with the City Consolidated Plan and the City issued Certifications of Consistency for the following funding requests and those findings were submitted when requested as documentation for funding applications made by MDHI. Describe the and gaps of the service delivery system for special needs population and persons experiencing homelessness, including, but not limited to, the services listed above the Metropolitan Denver Homeless Initiative (MDHI). The City has been supportive of the joint efforts through this valuable effort. In 2019, the City consistently found applicable notifications of funding applications by homeless service providers to be consistent with the City Consolidated Plan and the City issued Certifications of Consistency for the following funding requests and those findings were submitted when requested as documentation for funding applications made by MDHI. ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 81 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) Provide a summary of the strategy for overcoming gaps in the institutional structure and service delivery system for carrying out a strategy to address priority needs Regional Partnerships The most significant special housing need identified in Arvada for special needs populations involves supportive housing and Section 8 rental assistance for female headed households; shelter and transitional housing for victims of domestic abuse, additional affordable rental housing and housing rehabilitation programs for the elderly such as congregate and independent living facilities; additional housing with selective supportive services for the frail elderly; and rental assistance and supportive services for female headed households with children. All these special needs populations will require additional federal and state resources to provide the financing and subsidies necessary to those various groups and governmental agencies who work with these populations. Specialized new housing for special needs populations may be best accomplished by qualified nonprofit and specialized profit motivated corporations that the City can assist. The current and continuing failure of the Federal government to substantially and permanently reduce an array of burdensome HUD program regulations will exacerbate the continuing decline in Federal financial assistance resulting in a reduction of services provided through that funding. The City will continue to provide support and representation through professional groups and others like the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials to inform the public and decision makers of the problems caused by the decline in Federal support for housing and community development and the need for additional funding and program deregulation. ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 82 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) SP-45 Goals Summary – 91.215(a)(4) Goals Summary Information Sort Order Goal Name Start Year End Year Category Geographic Area Needs Addressed Funding Goal Outcome Indicator 1 neighborhood and accessible housing 2020 2024 Affordable Housing Non-Homeless Special Needs Non-Housing Community Development accommodate diverse incomes and all ages & ability need for workforce or assisted housing opportunities for special needs & senior housing reuse of repaid other funds: $500,000 Homeowner Housing Added: 20 Household Housing Unit 2 workforce and assisted housing 2020 2024 Affordable Housing need for workforce or assisted housing Section 8: $20,000,000 reuse of repaid other funds: $110,000 Tenant-based rental assistance / Rapid Rehousing: 508 Households Assisted 3 maintain and improve housing and neighborhoods 2020 2024 Affordable Housing Non-Housing Community Development Maintain and improve housing stock CDBG: $1,250,000 reuse of repaid other funds: $375,000 Homeowner Housing Rehabilitated: 100 Household Housing Unit ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 83 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) Sort Order Goal Name Start Year End Year Category Geographic Area Needs Addressed Funding Goal Outcome Indicator 4 special needs and senior housing 2020 2024 Affordable Housing Homeless Non-Homeless Special Needs Non-Housing Community Development need for workforce or assisted housing opportunities for special needs & senior housing reuse of repaid other funds: $665,000 Rental units constructed: 122 Household Housing Unit 5 Facilitate development of human resources 2020 2024 development of human resources CDBG: $375,000 General Fund: $925,000 Public service activities other than Low/Moderate Income Housing Benefit: 11000 Persons Assisted Table 53 – Goals Summary Goal Descriptions 1 Goal Name neighborhood and accessible housing Goal Description GOAL N-1: Plan for a range of neighborhoods and accessible housing of different tenure types to accommodate diverse incomes and all ages and abilities. The City and Habitat for Humanity are partnering on the development of affordable homeowner housing to be completed during the term of the plan. ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 84 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) 2 Goal Name workforce and assisted housing Goal Description GOAL N-2: Encourage development of workforce or assisted housing throughout Arvada. The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program has the Goal for providing 508 tenant based vouchers during the term of the plan. The Housing Strategy Incentive Fund is anticipated to assist affordable housing development during the term of the plan. 3 Goal Name maintain and improve housing and neighborhoods Goal Description GOAL N-3: Maintain and improve the quality of the existing housing stock in Arvada and revitalize the physical and social fabric of neighborhoods that are in decline. The City will operate the Essential Home Repairs Program with an estimated 20 units completed each year during the term of the plan. 4 Goal Name special needs and senior housing Goal Description GOAL N-4: Provide opportunities for special needs and senior housing in Arvada. The City is supporting and providing assistance for the development of two new affordable senior housing developments of 72 and 50 units by private sector partners during the term of the plan. 5 Goal Name Facilitate development of human resources Goal Description GOAL E-2: Facilitate development of human resources. The City is providing CDBG and City funds for supporting non-profit partners for the provision of crucial human services for low and moderate income households during the term of the plan. 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 91.315(b)(2) Goals will be better established upon completion of the City Housing Strategy especially the Housing Strategy Incentive Fund. The current estimate for the number of households to be assisted as encompassed by the Consolidated Plan is 750. ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 85 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) SP-50 Public Housing Accessibility and Involvement – 91.215(c) Need to Increase the Number of Accessible Units (if Required by a Section 504 Voluntary Compliance Agreement) No Public Housing within the community Activities to Increase Resident Involvements No Public Housing within the community Is the public housing agency designated as troubled under 24 CFR part 902? N/A Plan to remove the ‘troubled’ designation No Public Housing within the community ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 86 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) SP-55 Barriers to affordable housing – 91.215(h) Barriers to Affordable Housing The City has an array of policy and regulatory policies that are positive relative to their effect on affordable housing and residential investment in the community Strategy to Remove or Ameliorate the Barriers to Affordable Housing The City updated an Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice—City of Arvada, Colorado in 2012 and is currently conducting a new study in 2019 in concert with Jefferson County and the City of Lakewood. The Colorado Housing Assistance Corporation (CHAC) and the City of Arvada offer a program to assist eligible first-time homeowners in Arvada. The program provides low-interest, flexible loans to low- and moderate-income first-time home buyers for down payment and closing cost assistance. ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 87 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) SP-60 Homelessness Strategy – 91.215(d) Reaching out to homeless persons (especially unsheltered persons) and assessing their individual needs The City participates as part of the MDHI and stakeholders in the seven county metro Denver area conducted a Point-In-Time (PIT) survey. This overview provides responses from interviewees and anyone in the household. The City helped spearhead a new Jefferson County Homeless count in 2019 and anticipates this count to be annual or once every two years; and participates in the Denver Metro PIT homeless count as well. Addressing the emergency and transitional housing needs of homeless persons The City provides direct support to Colorado Homeless Families based in Arvada and the Arvada Housing Authority has the Bridges to Opportunity Program which is a self-sufficiency program for at risk or homeless households with the Arvada Community Table. Helping homeless persons (especially chronically homeless individuals and families, families with children, veterans and their families, and unaccompanied youth) make the transition to permanent housing and independent living, including shortening the period of time that individuals and families experience homelessness, facilitating access for homeless individuals and families to affordable housing units, and preventing individuals and families who were recently homeless from becoming homeless again. Homelessness is on the rise in Arvada and throughout Colorado. Recent data shows that families experiencing homelessness are increasing in number faster than any other group. In our community, homelessness is increasingly affecting families with children, the under-employed, veterans and individuals with mental health or substance-abuse issues. The City of Arvada is collaborating with various organizations and agencies in a variety of ways to help address this growing concern. Service Navigators The City is participating in a regional program in partnership with Heading Home Jeffco, social and mental health workers, and Jefferson County, Lakewood, Wheat Ridge and Golden. This program will utilize a team of Service Navigators who will connect individuals experiencing homelessness with services ranging from the Community Table to County Social, Mental Health and Employment Services. This initiative will begin Jan. 1, 2020.Other Regional Partnerships A regional approach through partnerships with elected officials and other agencies and organizations have resulted in: Severe Weather Shelters have been established in Jefferson County through partnerships between local churches, non-profits, and community volunteers. Housing programs are being explored at a ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 88 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) regional and local level. The partnership between the Arvada Housing Authority and the Community Table's Bridges to Opportunity program provides housing assistance to 25 homeless or at-risk of homelessness individuals and families in addition to case management services. The partnership between the Arvada Housing Authority and Colorado Homeless Families provides housing assistance to homeless or at-risk of homelessness individuals and families in addition to case management services. Arvada Police Elder Abuse Detective The City of Arvada's Police Department has a dedicated full-time police officer to assist with the needs of Arvada's senior population. Help low-income individuals and families avoid becoming homeless, especially extremely low-income individuals and families who are likely to become homeless after being discharged from a publicly funded institution or system of care, or who are receiving assistance from public and private agencies that address housing, health, social services, employment, education or youth needs Homelessness is on the rise in Arvada and throughout Colorado. Recent data shows that families experiencing homelessness are increasing in number faster than any other group. In our community, homelessness is increasingly affecting families with children, the under-employed, veterans and individuals with mental health or substance-abuse issues. The City of Arvada is collaborating with various organizations and agencies in a variety of ways to help address this growing concern. Arvada Police Proactive Measures Over the past several years, the Arvada Police Department has applied significant additional resources to address homelessness. Most recently, the Police Department has developed a new response team: the Community, Outreach, Resource and Enforcement (CORE) team. This new team is dedicated to ensuring public safety and a high quality of life throughout the entire city. The CORE team will begin by focusing its efforts in the area south of W. 58th Avenue and east of Allison Street. They will be working closely with all members of the community to develop an appropriate response to any issues that may arise. Officers will open lines of communication with residents, visitors, business owners and the homeless population with the goal to find resource-based solutions. It is important to note that this team will also deploy strategic enforcement efforts when providing resources becomes ineffective. If individuals experiencing homelessness are breaking the law, our officers will take appropriate action just as they would with any other individual. Updated Ordinances Service Navigators The City is participating in a regional program in partnership with Heading Home Jeffco, social and mental health workers, and Jefferson County, Lakewood, Wheat Ridge and Golden. This program will utilize a team of Service Navigators who will connect individuals experiencing homelessness with services ranging from the Community Table to County Social, Mental Health and Employment Services. This initiative will begin Jan. 1, 2020.Other Regional Partnerships A regional approach through partnerships with elected officials and other agencies and organizations have resulted in: Severe Weather Shelters have been established in Jefferson County through partnerships between local churches, non-profits, and community volunteers. Housing programs are being explored at a regional and local level. The partnership between the Arvada Housing Authority and the Community Table's Bridges to Opportunity program provides housing assistance to 25 homeless or at-risk of homelessness individuals and families in addition to case management services. The partnership ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 89 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) between the Arvada Housing Authority and Colorado Homeless Families provides housing assistance to homeless or at-risk of homelessness individuals and families in addition to case management services. Arvada Police Elder Abuse Detective The City of Arvada's Police Department has a dedicated full-time police officer to assist with the needs of Arvada's senior population ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 90 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) SP-65 Lead based paint Hazards – 91.215(i) Actions to address LBP hazards and increase access to housing without LBP hazards The City Essential Home Repairs housing rehabilitation program includes a section designed to address the issue of lead based paint as stated below regarding its compliance with applicable law and regulations. Lead Hazard and Lead Based Paint Regulations: The Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992, or Title X Sections 1012 and 1013 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992, related regulations of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Occupational Health and Safety Administration, and Regulation No. 19 of the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission How are the actions listed above related to the extent of lead poisoning and hazards? The actions above are intended to insure the Essential Home Repairs Program addresses issues regarding testing for and addressing lead based paint during housing rehabilitation How are the actions listed above integrated into housing policies and procedures? The Essential Home Repairs Program provides for Notice of Lead-Based Paint Inspection and Risk Assessment as part of its process. In addition the costs of lead based paint mitigation are included as eligible costs for the program as stated below. 4.1 Eligible Costs Eligible costs include expenses to meet the following items. All determinations of eligible costs by the City are final. Essential Home Repairs Minimum Design and Property Rehabilitation Standards (PRS) (Part II), lead hazard and abatement measures, related air quality and energy conservation measures, and measures to establish a readily maintainable condition. ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 91 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) SP-70 Anti-Poverty Strategy – 91.215(j) Jurisdiction Goals, Programs and Policies for reducing the number of Poverty-Level Families The City Comprehensive Plan includes a Goal for a range of housing related policies that serve to reduce the number of poverty level families or households by providing for more affordable housing options dispersed at appropriate locations in the City. That Goal and Polices are listed below; GOAL N-1: Plan for a range of neighborhoods and accessible housing of different tenure types to accommodate diverse incomes and all ages and abilities. POLICY N-1.1: Range of Residential Categories The Land Use Plan will include a mix of residential land use categories and minimum densities ranging from low density single-family homes to multi-family housing of different tenure types in mixed-use activity centers, in order to encourage varied housing needs. POLICY N-1.2: Site Planning to Promote Variety The City will encourage new neighborhoods that incorporate a mix of lot sizes, development densities, and housing types and styles. POLICY N-1.3: Live-Work Units The City will encourage live and work quarters to be combined in the same building in appropriate areas, as long as it does not adversely affect the neighborhood. Live-work units could potentially be located in redevelopment areas or retrofitted in existing neighborhoods. GOAL N-2: Encourage development of workforce or assisted housing throughout Arvada. POLICY N-2.1: Dispersed Workforce or Assisted Housing The City will require a range of new workforce or assisted housing to appropriate dispersed locations throughout the City, integrated with new, existing, and redeveloping neighborhoods. POLICY N-2.2: Disperse Low-Income Assisted Housing and Improve Southeast Arvada Housing The City will discourage development of additional low income assisted housing in Southeast Arvada. Instead, the City will use incentives and other programs to improve the condition of existing housing stock in the area, as well as encouraging the development of assisted housing throughout the City. POLICY N-2.3: Continue Support of Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 92 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) The City will support the efforts of the Arvada Housing Authority to retain adequate funding for the Section 8 housing program by working to get federal funds and by providing needed local in-kind support and financial support. POLICY N-2.4: Exploring Creation of Additional Financial Assistance for Affordable Housing The City will explore the creation of additional financial assistance for affordable housing by exploring such tools as a local housing trust fund, inclusionary zoning, local fee and tax incentives, tax increment financing and the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program. POLICY N-2.5: Homeownership The City will promote the development of affordable owner occupied housing for moderate income and first time homebuyers, and offer a range of housing types. POLICY N-2.6: Mixed Income Projects The City will promote the development of mixed-income projects that combine market rate housing with affordable housing. POLICY N-2.7:Transit Stations The City will encourage workforce housing near transit stations where appropriate In addition, the city comprehensive Plan includes a Goal and related policy to address human service needs that directly assist in providing relevant services that can reduce poverty for families: GOAL E-2: Facilitate development of human resources. POLICY E-2.1: Human Services Arvada will work with partners to facilitate necessary human services, including but not limited to: homeless shelters, transitional housing, at-risk youth services, teen and youth activities, satellite police stations, senior housing, neighborhood community centers, medical facilities, as well as hospice and day-care facilities. How are the Jurisdiction poverty reducing goals, programs, and policies coordinated with this affordable housing plan These poverty reducing goals, programs and policies are included as part of the primary City planning and policy document that is adopted by the City that guides City operations and activities with the Comprehensive Plan. ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 93 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) SP-80 Monitoring – 91.230 Describe the standards and procedures that the jurisdiction will use to monitor activities carried out in furtherance of the plan and will use to ensure long-term compliance with requirements of the programs involved, including minority business outreach and the comprehensive planning requirements Monitoring Plans a. The City of Arvada will use a variety of monitoring tools to measure and evaluate the progress it has made on the Consolidated Plan. Specific reports or monitoring mechanisms that will be utilized include: Arvada Housing Authority Annual Report - The City will obtain a copy of and review the progress made by the Arvada Housing Authority in its annual report due normally in July/August of each year. Essential Home Repairs Program Report - The Essential Home Repairs Program will produce quarterly reports to allow tracking of individual client cases. That report will be placed in a computerized data base and will allow for reporting to measure productivity for the program. The Essential Home Repairs Program will also produce a year-end report that will detail the number of units produced essential characteristics of program beneficiaries, and the amount of funding utilized. A separate annual report will also be prepared regarding client surveys of the program. CAPER Report - The City will prepare and submit to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development its annual CAPER Report which provides information on the accomplishments and use of CDBG funding utilized by the City. IDIS reports - The City will update on a quarterly basis the characteristics and numbers of clients or households assisted with CDBG funding through the IDIS system maintained and operated by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development. Quarterly Subrecipient reports – The City will require and monitor quarterly reports submitted by subrecipients of CDBG funding. Arvada is embarking on a new way of doing business - FOCUS. This integrated performance management system is a change for how our staff looks at what we do each day. It provides data for decision making and helps drive funding for the many programs Arvada citizens want and need. It is an ongoing process. The City utilizes its FOCUS reporting and monitoring system to provide information to City decision makers and citizens on the progress of the City toward specific goals and objectives set by the City Council. ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 94 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) Expected Resources AP-15 Expected Resources – 91.220(c)(1,2) Introduction Anticipated Resources Program Source of Funds Uses of Funds Expected Amount Available Year 1 Expected Amount Available Remainder 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 450,000 75,000 0 525,000 2,000,000 General Fund public - local Public Services 185,000 0 0 185,000 740,000 Section 8 public - federal Housing 4,000,000 0 0 4,000,000 16,000,000 Other public - local Acquisition Admin and Planning Housing Public Improvements Public Services 1,000,000 0 0 1,000,000 1,000,000 Reuse of repaid funds Table 54 - Expected Resources – Priority Table ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 95 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) 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 will be critical to allow for and encourage leveraging of other private and city funds for housing and community development activities ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 96 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) If appropriate, describe publically owned land or property located within the jurisdiction that may be used to address the needs identified in the plan Unknown. The forthcoming City Housing Strategy may identify potential uses for available public land ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 97 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) Annual Goals and Objectives AP-20 Annual Goals and Objectives Goals Summary Information Sort Order Goal Name Start Year End Year Category Geographic Area Needs Addressed Funding Goal Outcome Indicator 3 maintain and improve housing and neighborhoods 2015 2019 Affordable Housing Non-Housing Community Development Maintain and improve housing stock need for workforce or assisted housing opportunities for special needs & senior housing CDBG: $175,000 reuse of repaid other funds: $75,000 Homeowner Housing Rehabilitated: 20 Household Housing Unit 4 special needs and senior housing 2014 2019 Affordable Housing Homeless Non-Homeless Special Needs Non-Housing Community Development accommodate diverse incomes and all ages & ability development of human resources opportunities for special needs & senior housing General Fund: $665,000 Section 8: $4,000,000 Public Facility or Infrastructure Activities for Low/Moderate Income Housing Benefit: 72 Households Assisted Tenant-based rental assistance / Rapid Rehousing: 508 Households Assisted ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 98 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) Sort Order Goal Name Start Year End Year Category Geographic Area Needs Addressed Funding Goal Outcome Indicator 5 Facilitate development of human resources 2014 2019 accommodate diverse incomes and all ages & ability development of human resources CDBG: $75,000 General Fund: $185,000 Public service activities other than Low/Moderate Income Housing Benefit: 2200 Persons Assisted 6 workforce and assisted housing 2015 2019 Affordable Housing need for workforce or assisted housing CDBG: $110,000 General Fund: $500,000 Rental units constructed: 50 Household Housing Unit Homeowner Housing Added: 20 Household Housing Unit Table 55 – Goals Summary Goal Descriptions 3 Goal Name maintain and improve housing and neighborhoods Goal Description The Essential Home Repairs Program 4 Goal Name special needs and senior housing Goal Description City is providing support and assistance for the development of a LIHTC project for affordable housing for senior citizens. $165,000 in fee reductions are being provided by the City as well as consideration of a maximum $500,000 loan with flexible repayment terms to be determined in examining the financial gap for the project, The budget for 2020 for the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program estimated at $4,000,000. 5 Goal Name Facilitate development of human resources Goal Description Public service activities through qualified non-profit entities as recommended by the City Human Services Advisory Committee ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 99 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) 6 Goal Name workforce and assisted housing Goal Description City is providing through the Housing Authority vacant land to Habitat for Humanity for homeownership for low/moderate income households. Land valued at $500,000 estimate. Also includes intention to fund a Housing Strategy Incentive Fund for unspecified affordable housing development support. ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 100 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) Projects AP-35 Projects – 91.220(d) Introduction City of Arvada intends to use an estimated $450,000 in 2020 CDBG for the Essential Home Repairs Program, public services, and a housing development incentive fund, and program administration Projects # Project Name 1 Essential Home Repairs Program 2 Human Services Funding Pool 3 CDBG Program Administration 4 Housing Strategy Incentive Fund Table 56 – Project Information Describe the reasons for allocation priorities and any obstacles to addressing underserved needs Forthcoming City Housing Strategy will help to better define these needs and obstacles ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 101 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) AP-38 Project Summary Project Summary Information ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 102 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) 1 Project Name Essential Home Repairs Program Target Area Goals Supported maintain and improve housing and neighborhoods Needs Addressed Maintain and improve housing stock Funding CDBG: $285,000 reuse of repaid other funds: $75,000 Description Essential Home Repairs Program - Housing Rehabilitation Assistance and program delivery costs Target Date 12/31/2020 Estimate the number and type of families that will benefit from the proposed activities 20 low moderate income homeowners Location Description City of Arvada Planned Activities Essential Home Repairs Program. Also the Help for Homes Program and the Safe and Accessible Arvada Program 2 Project Name Human Services Funding Pool Target Area Goals Supported Facilitate development of human resources Needs Addressed accommodate diverse incomes and all ages & ability development of human resources Funding CDBG: $75,000 General Fund: $185,000 Description CDBG Funding pool for human services needs as identified by the City Human Services Advisory Committee. The Human Services Advisory Committee advises the City Council on the allocation of funding from the Human Services funding pool, as well as the funding for public services from the Community Development Block Grant. They meet generally two times per year in the evening. This is a volunteer appointment. Terms are for three years. You must be a resident of the City of Arvada to apply. Vacancies NOTE: There are currently no vacancies on this committee. Contact For more information, please contact Ed Talbot. Target Date 12/31/2020 ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 103 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) Estimate the number and type of families that will benefit from the proposed activities 2200 households Location Description City of Arvada Planned Activities 3 Project Name CDBG Program Administration Target Area Goals Supported Needs Addressed Funding CDBG: $90,000 Description Provision of funding for CDBG Program administration Target Date 12/31/2020 Estimate the number and type of families that will benefit from the proposed activities NA Location Description City of Arvada Planned Activities CDBG Program Administration 4 Project Name Housing Strategy Incentive Fund Target Area Goals Supported workforce and assisted housing maintain and improve housing and neighborhoods special needs and senior housing Needs Addressed need for workforce or assisted housing Maintain and improve housing stock opportunities for special needs & senior housing Funding CDBG: $110,000 Description Housing Strategy Incentive Fund Target Date 12/31/2024 Estimate the number and type of families that will benefit from the proposed activities Unknown depending on specific projects and level of City assistance ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 104 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) Location Description City of Arvada Planned Activities Funding assistance to assist development of new affordable housing or preservation of existing affordable housing ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 105 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) 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 City of Arvada Geographic Distribution Target Area Percentage of Funds Table 57 - Geographic Distribution Rationale for the priorities for allocating investments geographically NA ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 106 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) Affordable Housing AP-55 Affordable Housing – 91.220(g) Introduction The City intends to provide TBRA through the Housing Choice Voucher Program, the Essential Home Repairs Program, homeowner purchase assistance, gap financing and other support for affordable housing development and preservation, assistance to disabled households for accessibility, and help for home. Assistance will also be leveraged through the use of CDBG for collaboration with nonprofit and other service providers to assist special needs and low/moderate income households with public services as appropriate. One Year Goals for the Number of Households to be Supported Homeless 0 Non-Homeless 548 Special-Needs 122 Total 670 Table 58 - One Year Goals for Affordable Housing by Support Requirement One Year Goals for the Number of Households Supported Through Rental Assistance 508 The Production of New Units 142 Rehab of Existing Units 20 Acquisition of Existing Units 0 Total 670 Table 59 - One Year Goals for Affordable Housing by Support Type Discussion Projects anticipated include one assisted senior project new construction of 72 units, one assisted senior project new construction of 50 units, and 508 Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program households, and 20 homeowner rehab units, and 20 homebuyer units. ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 107 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) AP-60 Public Housing – 91.220(h) Introduction No Public Housing within the community Actions planned during the next year to address the needs to public housing No Public Housing within the community Actions to encourage public housing residents to become more involved in management and participate in homeownership No Public Housing within the community If the PHA is designated as troubled, describe the manner in which financial assistance will be provided or other assistance No Public Housing within the community Discussion No Public Housing within the community ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 108 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) AP-65 Homeless and Other Special Needs Activities – 91.220(i) Introduction Describe the jurisdictions one-year goals and actions for reducing and ending homelessness including Reaching out to homeless persons (especially unsheltered persons) and assessing their individual needs The City participates as part of the MDHI and stakeholders in the seven county metro Denver area conducted a Point-In-Time (PIT) survey. This overview provides responses from interviewees and anyone in the household. In addition, the City supports: CCH Combined Services Only Project - This is a Colorado Coalition for the Homeless Project ‘Services Only’ grant seeking renewal funding. Project services are provided to homeless single adults and homeless families with children. All counties of Metropolitan Denver benefit from this project. Sub- recipient agencies are STRIDE, ACCESS Housing Empowerment, St Francis Center, Mental Health Center of Boulder & Broomfield; Gateway Battered Women’s Services; Jeffco Action Center. This project provides coordinated intake and assessment and access to critical supportive services and case management. Serves all homeless in 7 county area. CCH – HMIS CoC Project – This renewal project benefits all cities & counties in CoC jurisdiction. It provides funding to support the Lead Agency in the provision of HUD mandated reporting and tracking of homeless service provision and housing placement. This grant allows for maintaining our current capacity providing user training, system administration activities, reporting and software upgrades for entire 7 county CoC geographic area. Addressing the emergency shelter and transitional housing needs of homeless persons The City provides direct support to Colorado Homeless Families based in Arvada and the Arvada Housing Authority and the Bridges to Opportunity self-sufficiency program for at risk or homeless households with the Arvada Community Table. In addition, the City supports: Colorado Division of Housing Metro 1 Consolidated – Sub-grantees: Jefferson Center for Mental Health, Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, Mental Health Center of Denver, Mental Health Center Serving Boulder and Broomfield Counties, Aurora Mental Health Center, Community Reach Center, and Arapahoe/Douglas Mental Health Network City(ies) and County(ies) served: Arvada, Aurora, Boulder, ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 109 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) Brighton, Broomfield, Cherry Hills Village, Commerce City, Denver, Edgewater, Englewood, Evergreen, Federal Heights, Glendale, Golden, Greenwood Village, Highlands Ranch, Lafayette, Lakewood, Littleton, Louisville, Lowry, Montbello, Sheridan, Superior, Thornton, Westminster and Wheat Ridge. Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and Jefferson. The purpose of this grant application is to renew a tenant based Permanent Supportive Housing Rental Assistance Program that provides on-going rental assistance matched with case management, treatment and other supportive services to homeless and formerly homeless persons with disabilities in the seven-county Metro Denver area. This program is administered through a partnership between seven non-profit human service agencies and the Colorado Division of Housing. The local human service agencies provide the outreach, case management, treatment and other supportive services and DOH administers the rental subsidy. A Place to Call Home (Family Tree) – Provides 30 tenant based vouchers along with supportive services and case management for chronically homeless families and individuals in scattered sites across the metro area. CCH Rapid Re-Housing Demo Project – Serves families in scattered sites throughout the CoC geographic area. Project is implemented cooperatively by four organizations. It is designed to meet the needs of homeless families with dependent children by assessing their needs and targeting housing and service interventions based on the project assessments. Moves eligible families from the streets or shelters into appropriate housing as quickly as possible. Project designed to reduce average shelter stays for families thereby creating shelter space for newly homeless. Helping homeless persons (especially chronically homeless individuals and families, families with children, veterans and their families, and unaccompanied youth) make the transition to permanent housing and independent living, including shortening the period of time that individuals and families experience homelessness, facilitating access for homeless individuals and families to affordable housing units, and preventing individuals and families who were recently homeless from becoming homeless again The City supports: ACCESS Housing, Arapahoe House, Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, Inter-Faith Community Services and STRIDE. This is a tenant based Transitional Housing Rental Assistance Program that provides on- going rental assistance matched with case management, treatment and other supportive services to homeless families in the seven-county Metro Denver area. Referrals are accepted from the entire MDHI area for this project. In the past the project has had referrals from all counties included in MDHI that were eventually served by an agency. Participants are provided with rental assistance to secure safe and affordable housing and have required case management services to assist the families in accessing needed community services such as: parenting classes to improve family dynamics, nutritional classes, relapse prevention skills to ensure long term recovery of previous substance abuse issues, direct case manager assistance applying for needed community services such as TANF, Food stamps, Child Care assistance, State Health insurance discount programs, and monitoring of children’s immunizations. ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 110 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) CCH Homeless No More – Sub-grantees: Interfaith Community Services, ACCESS Housing, Family Tree, City(ies) and County(ies) served: Arapahoe County, Adams County, City of Westminster, City of Arvada, City of Aurora, Jefferson County, City of Lakewood. The Homeless No More Project is seeking renewal funding for its 19th year of providing supportive services to 70 homeless families (at capacity) from throughout the 7 county metro area, who are transitioning to permanent housing. Homeless No More is a supportive services only project. There are four non-profit agencies in the Metropolitan Denver area which deliver the project services. These agencies include Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, Family Tree, ACCESS Housing, and Interfaith Community Services. This project minimizes the risk of re- occurrence of homelessness and also minimizes the risk of re-entry into the emergency shelter system. Participant families receive financial assistance for move-in costs along with supportive services in locating suitable permanent housing, leasing up, and maintaining housing stability. CCH Consolidated Permanent Supportive Housing - Project is a consolidation of four previously funded permanent supportive housing projects. The overarching purpose of this project is to provide permanent supportive housing to homeless individuals with disabilities both physical and mental along with the chronically homeless. The consolidate project provides 83 housing units that are locate in five different housing facilities. Outreach done and applications for assistance from entire CoC jurisdiction. CCH Transitional Housing Voucher Program - Project serves households with children and has placed participants in every county and municipality in the MDHI CoC area. .Project services are delivered by ACCESS Housing, and CCH. This project in its 18th year now uses a model of scattered site housing empowering families to participate in transitional housing while living in homes and neighborhoods they choose themselves. Private rental units and leasing assistance utilized allowing families exiting the program to lease on their own the home they were receiving assistance with enhancing potential for long term housing stability. Helping low-income individuals and families avoid becoming homeless, especially extremely low-income individuals and families and those who are: being discharged from publicly funded institutions and systems of care (such as health care facilities, mental health facilities, foster care and other youth facilities, and corrections programs and institutions); or, receiving assistance from public or private agencies that address housing, health, social services, employment, education, or youth needs The City supports: VOA Housing for Young Mothers - Volunteers of America project that provides transitional housing (maximum 24 months) for twelve families (28 people) at a point in time and the target population is young mothers between 16 and 24 years old and their dependent children. The project is a renewal and has been in operation since 1995. The entire CoC geographic area benefits from this program as young homeless mothers from all counties are served. Once they are admitted, they can locate housing anywhere in the metropolitan area. ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 111 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 112 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) AP-75 Barriers to affordable housing – 91.220(j) Introduction: Actions it planned to remove or ameliorate the negative effects of public policies that serve as barriers to affordable housing such as land use controls, tax policies affecting land, zoning ordinances, building codes, fees and charges, growth limitations, and policies affecting the return on residential investment The City is updating an Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice—City of Arvada, Colorado in 2019 which contains action plan items to be carried out over the term of the Analysis of Impediments is. The City is preparing a comprehensive Housing Strategy expected to be complete early in 2020. The City is in the process of updating its Land Development Code The City has a structure to reduce park development and land dedication fees for eligible new affordable housing projects The new City Council Strategic Plan includes strategic results related to housing Discussion: The City is addressing these concerns in many ways. The City Council Strategic Plan includes the following strategic results related to housing: Beginning in 2019, 25% of new housing is located in urban centers and corridors. By 2019, 25% of new housing will be located in neighborhoods or developments that incorporate a mix of lot sizes, development densities and housing types and styles. By 2019, facilitate the development of one attainable senior housing development containing at least 50 units. By December 2017, develop a map of potential sites appropriate/suitable for attainable housing developments to be used for City Council discussion and neighborhood outreach in association with the Hometown Colorado Initiative. Following the adoption of the City Council Strategic Plan, the City tasked Leadership Team members to help find ways to bridge the housing gap for households with low and moderate incomes. ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 113 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) AP-85 Other Actions – 91.220(k) Introduction: Actions planned to address obstacles to meeting underserved needs Erosion in Federal funding for the CDBG, Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program, and HOME Programs - This decline has constituted a major barrier to the City to preserving and developing affordable housing. Declining appropriation levels combined with inflation have led to a substantial decrease in the financial capability of these vital programs to allow for the preservation and development of affordable housing in the City. Federal Regulatory Requirements - Federal regulatory requirements relative to the Community Development Block Grant, HOME, and the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program have constituted a significant and growing barrier to the use of these funding resources for needed activities and programs for the stabilization of housing in older neighborhoods in the City or the provision of housing assistance to low income households. As stated, portability and budgeting requirements applied to the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program severely restrict the administrative capability of the City to utilize this program on an expanded basis. For all the barriers at the Federal level above, the City will pursue action through professional associations such as the National Association of Housing Redevelopment Officials and other associations as appropriate to secure additional higher funding appropriations and amend or change Federal law or regulations to make these Federal housing resources more flexible and usable toward aiding low and moderate income households relative to housing. Actions planned to foster and maintain affordable housing The Arvada City Council recently voted to participate in a metro-wide cooperative program, called metroDPA, to assist Arvada residents pursuing homeownership. MetroDPA provides special down payment assistance for low- and moderate-income individuals and families seeking to purchase a home. The program provides down payment and closing cost assistance (up to 5 percent of your loan) as a zero-interest, forgivable second mortgage. The metroDPA program is a partnership of the Metro Mayors Caucus and is being coordinated by the City and County of Denver. Erosion in Federal funding for the CDBG, Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program, and HOME Programs - This decline has constituted a major barrier to the City to preserving and developing affordable housing. Declining appropriation levels combined with inflation have led to a substantial decrease in the financial capability of these vital programs to allow for the preservation and development of affordable housing in the City. Federal Regulatory Requirements - Federal regulatory requirements relative to the Community ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 114 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) Development Block Grant, HOME, and the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program have constituted a significant and growing barrier to the use of these funding resources for needed activities and programs for the stabilization of housing in older neighborhoods in the City or the provision of housing assistance to low income households. As stated, portability and budgeting requirements applied to the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program severely restrict the administrative capability of the City to utilize this program on an expanded basis. For all the barriers at the Federal level above, the City will pursue action through professional associations such as the National Association of Housing Redevelopment Officials and other associations as appropriate to secure additional higher funding appropriations and amend or change Federal law or regulations to make these Federal housing resources more flexible and usable toward aiding low and moderate income households relative to housing. Actions planned to reduce lead-based paint hazards The City Essential Home Repairs housing rehabilitation program includes a section designed to address the issue of lead based paint as stated below regarding its compliance with applicable law and regulations: Lead Hazard and Lead Based Paint Regulations: The Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992, or Title X Sections 1012 and 1013 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992, related regulations of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Occupational Health and Safety Administration, and Regulation No. 19 of the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission The actions above are intended to insure the Essential Home Repairs Program addresses issues regarding testing for and addressing lead based paint during housing rehabilitation The Essential Home Repairs Program provides for Notice of Lead-Based Paint Inspection and Risk Assessment as part of its process. In addition the costs of lead based paint mitigation are included as eligible costs for the program as stated below. 4.1 Eligible Costs Eligible costs include expenses to meet the following items. All determinations of eligible costs by the City are final. Essential Home Repairs Minimum Design and Property Rehabilitation Standards (PRS) (Part II), lead hazard and abatement measures, related air quality and energy conservation measures, and measures to establish a readily maintainable condition. ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 115 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) Actions planned to reduce the number of poverty-level families Homelessness is on the rise in Arvada and throughout Colorado. Recent data shows that families experiencing homelessness are increasing in number faster than any other group. In our community, homelessness is increasingly affecting families with children, the under-employed, veterans and individuals with mental health or substance-abuse issues. The City of Arvada is collaborating with various organizations and agencies in a variety of ways to help address this growing concern. The City of Arvada strives to be a community where residents, regardless of age, mobility or income are comfortable and safe in their homes. With that goal in mind, the City, in partnership with Brothers Redevelopment, Inc., is offering two programs for home repair services for low and moderate income, elderly, and disabled households: Safe and Accessible Arvada and Arvada Help for Homes. Economic Growth - Over the next 5 years it is anticipated the local economy will continue to improve. As rents increase and vacancies remain low, the rental housing market will be tight and less accessible to low and moderate households looking to achieve affordable housing. In the same a manner, prices may increase for single-family owner occupied housing opportunities making it more difficult for low and moderate income households to achieve homeownership. The dynamic of this barrier to affordable housing cannot be altered by the City but the City will need more extensive funding from the Federal and State levels to structure opportunities to provide additional housing affordable to low and moderate income households. Actions planned to develop institutional structure Comprehensive Plan – Future revisions of the City Land Development Code will provide an opportunity to incorporate changes as well as alterations in the Land Use Plan and in policy statements incorporated into the Plan that address City housing and community development and redevelopment needs. The City is preparing a comprehensive Housing Strategy that should be complete early in 2020. Actions planned to enhance coordination between public and private housing and social service agencies The City would work with private non-profit groups relative to supportive housing to educate such non- profits on the role and policy of the City relative to the use of funds for low and moderate income housing. It is anticipated the Arvada Housing Authority will continue to provide partial funding to Colorado Homeless Families if Federal financial assistance is made available to aid their operations which would also encourage the acquisition of other resources. The City will continue to work with the for profit and non-profit private entities such as Habitat for Humanity, Family Tree, Inc., Colorado Homeless Families, and others to cooperate on their private proposals to provide supportive or affordable housing as applicable through transitional housing, LIHTC, ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 116 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) or other sources. Any targeted Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program rental assistance coordinated with such proposals will use applicable local preferences. The responsible agencies would be non-profit private entities working in concert with local lenders, City of Arvada, and other applicable state jurisdictions or entities. The time required to produce housing will be reliant upon proposals made by for profit and non-profit private sector groups. The City will try to remove barriers to quality affordable housing by emphasizing that such housing under this goal should be dispersed and not concentrated. The City will continue to utilize a cooperative approach and requirements of the CRA to encourage private lenders to work with the City relative to its single family rehabilitation programs. As in the past, it is the intent of the City to utilize private lenders through the Essential Home Repairs Program to provide direct financing for rehabilitation and utilize CDBG funds to subsidize interest rates on that financing to eligible low and moderate income homeowners. The City will also continue to work with other jurisdictions and private entities to provide the most favorable terms possible for any forthcoming mortgage revenue bond issue with a special emphasis on securing resources for extensive advertising, targeting of funds, preference for low income purchasers, etc. The City will try to work with private lenders to undertake appropriate initiatives to further CRA compliance by stabilizing and improving neighborhood business centers serving low/moderate income residential areas and for low and moderate income housing or other special needs housing. The forthcoming City Housing Strategy will identify other areas for enhanced coordination as well. Discussion: ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 117 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) Program Specific Requirements AP-90 Program Specific Requirements – 91.220(l)(1,2,4) Introduction: Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) Reference 24 CFR 91.220(l)(1) Projects planned with all CDBG funds expected to be available during the year are identified in the Projects Table. The following identifies program income that is available for use that is included in projects to be carried out. 1. The total amount of program income that will have been received before the start of the next program year and that has not yet been reprogrammed 0 2. The amount of proceeds from section 108 loan guarantees that will be used during the year to address the priority needs and specific objectives identified in the grantee's strategic plan. 0 3. The amount of surplus funds from urban renewal settlements 0 4. The amount of any grant funds returned to the line of credit for which the planned use has not been included in a prior statement or plan 0 5. The amount of income from float-funded activities 0 Total Program Income: 0 Other CDBG Requirements 1. The amount of urgent need activities 0 2. The estimated percentage of CDBG funds that will be used for activities that benefit persons of low and moderate income. Overall Benefit - A consecutive period of one, two or three years may be used to determine that a minimum overall benefit of 70% of CDBG funds is used to benefit persons of low and moderate income. Specify the years covered that include this Annual Action Plan. 100.00% ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 118 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 119 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) Attachments ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 120 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) Grantee Unique Appendices ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 121 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) Grantee SF-424's and Certification(s) ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 122 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 123 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 124 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 125 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 126 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 127 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 128 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) ---PAGE BREAK--- Consolidated Plan ARVADA 129 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) Appendix - Alternate/Local Data Sources 1 Data Source Name Consultant List the name of the organization or individual who originated the data set. Root Policy Research Provide a brief summary of the data set. Utilization of updated CHAS data and other data resources available to the consultant What was the purpose for developing this data set? To update data made available my default by HUD for plan How comprehensive is the coverage of this administrative data? Is data collection concentrated in one geographic area or among a certain population? Covers the City, County, or region depending on source data What time period (provide the year, and optionally month, or month and day) is covered by this data set? Most recent available What is the status of the data set (complete, in progress, or planned)? Complete