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July 1, 2009 thru September 30, 2009 Performance Report B-08-MN-06-0515 Grant: Palmdale, CA Grantee: ---PAGE BREAK--- Grant Number: B-08-MN-06-0515 Grantee Name: Palmdale, CA Grant Amount: $7,434,301.00 Grant Status: Active Obligation Date: Award Date: Contract End Date: Reviewed and Approved Review by HUD: Submitted By: No Submitter Found Disasters: Plan Description: The funds will be used in eligible block groups identified with a HUD risk factor of 7 to 9 and a high concentration of homes financed by subprime mortgage related loans, high percentage of home foreclosures, and areas likely to face a significant rise in the rate of home foreclosures. The funds will be used for acquisition and rehabilitation of foreclosed residences, both multi-family and single family residences, demolition of blighted structures, and a land bank. Census tracts/block groups: 910201-1,2; 910206-1; 910402-1,2; 910403-1; 910404-1,2; 910501-1,2,3; 910502-1,2; 910503-1,2,4; 910601-1,2,3; 910602-1; 910603-1,2,3,4; 910604-2,3,4;910703-1,2; 910705-1,2; 910706-1; 910707-1;; 910710-3,4. NSP Declaration Number The areas of greatest need are the urban neighborhoods and consist of 35 of the 70 block groups in the City of Palmdale. The eligible block groups have over 51% of the population has income of 120% or less of the area median income, and have a HUD assigned risk factor of 7 to 9. Block groups with a risk factor of 10 are rural areas and primarily vacant land. Recovery Needs: $0.00 N/A $13,793.00 $0.00 $15,379.20 $13,793.00 Obligated CDBG DR Funds $0.00 $0.00 Expended CDBG DR Funds Total Projected Budget from All Sources Program Income Drawdown This Report Period Total CDBG Program Funds Budgeted $7,434,301.00 $0.00 $0.00 Match Contributed Program Funds Drawdown To Date $38,068.07 $13,793.00 $7,434,301.00 Overall Program Income Received N/A $0.00 ---PAGE BREAK--- Staff is working with City Departments including Code Enforcement and Building and Safety to identify potential vacant, abandoned and foreclosed properties. Staff is conducting site visits and working with listing Agents, Title Companies, and Bank representatives/web sites to verify foreclosure and available status of identified properties. Overall Progress Narrative: Progress Toward Required Numeric Targets $99.99 $0.00 $0.00 To Date Limit on Public Services $0.00 $0.00 Minimum Overall Benefit Percentage $38,068.07 Requirement Limit on State Admin $0.00 $0.00 Limit on Admin/Planning $1,115,145.15 Required $743,430.10 Minimum Non-Federal Match Progress Toward Activity Type Targets Progress Toward National Objective Targets Project Summary Project Project Title This Report Period To Date Project Funds Budgeted Program Funds Drawdown Project Funds Budgeted Program Funds Drawdown 2008-0001, Rehabilitation $5,190,871.00 $0.00 $5,190,871.00 $0.00 2008-0003, Clearance and Demolition $500,000.00 $0.00 $500,000.00 $0.00 2008-0004, Land Banking - Acquisition $500,000.00 $0.00 $500,000.00 $0.00 2008-0005, Administration $743,430.00 $13,793.00 $743,430.00 $13,793.00 2008-006, Redevelop demolished or vacant properties $500,000.00 $0.00 $500,000.00 $0.00 9999, Restricted Balance $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Activities ---PAGE BREAK--- Grantee Activity Number: Projected Start Date: Overall $3,332,291.00 NSP Only - LMMI City of Palmdale 38300 Sierra Highway Palmdale, CA Total Projected Budget from All Sources Match Contributed $3,332,291.00 N/A $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Total CDBG Program Funds Budgeted National Objective: Program Income Drawdown Activity Status: Program Income Received Program Funds Drawdown Projected End Date: Obligated CDBG DR Funds 2008-001 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Jul 1 thru Sep 30, 2009 Activitiy Category: $0.00 $0.00 N/A 12/31/2014 $0.00 To Date 01/01/2009 $0.00 Expended CDBG DR Funds Responsible Organization: $0.00 Acquisition - general Planned Performance Measures This Report Period Cumulative Actual Total / Expected Low Mod Total Low Mod Total 0 0/0 0/0 0/18 # of Properties 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/18 # of Parcels acquired voluntarily 0 0 Activity Description: Acquisition, rehabilitation, and disposition of vacant units. Residential property will be acquired at a discount of 5 to 15%. The affordability period will be within the HOME Investment Partnership regulations of up to 20 years and will require covenants to be recorded on the properties. If other funding sources are utilized for rehabilitation or redevelopment covenants longer in duration may be recorded on the property. If multi-family residential units are acquired, they will remain rental units. If single- family residential units are acquired, they will remain owner occupied units. Beneficiaries of this activity will be households with 51 - 120% of area median income. The estimated time to acquire, rehabilitate, and dispose of an average property is two years. The City will monitor the properties for owner occupancy in a single family home or income qualification in a multi-family property and other requirements on an annual basis. Location Description: Eligible Census Tracts and Block Groups with Risk Factor of 7 to 9 as listed in "Recovery Need" section. Staff is currently in the process of locating properties for acquisition. Funds in the amount of $500,000 were reprogrammed to Project 2008-006 Redevelop Demolished or Vacant Properties. Activity Progress Narrative: No Activity Locations found. Activity Locations 2008-001 Activity Title: Project Number: 2008-0001 Project Title: Rehabilitation ---PAGE BREAK--- No Other Funding Sources Found Other Funding Sources Amount Total Other Funding Sources No Other Match Funding Sources Found Other Funding Sources Budgeted - Detail Grantee Activity Number: Projected Start Date: Overall $1,858,580.00 NSP Only - LH - 25% Set-Aside City of Palmdale 38300 Sierra Highway Palmdale, CA Total Projected Budget from All Sources Match Contributed $1,858,580.00 N/A $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Total CDBG Program Funds Budgeted National Objective: Program Income Drawdown Activity Status: Program Income Received Program Funds Drawdown Projected End Date: Obligated CDBG DR Funds 2008-002 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Jul 1 thru Sep 30, 2009 Activitiy Category: $0.00 $0.00 N/A 12/31/2014 $0.00 To Date 01/01/2009 $0.00 Expended CDBG DR Funds Responsible Organization: $0.00 Acquisition - general Planned Activity Description: Acquisition, rehabilitation and disposition of vacant units for housing for those below 50% of area median income. The property will be acquired at a discount of 5 to 15%. The land will be granted to a developer for multi family rental property. The affordability period will be within the HOME Investment Partnership Program regulations of up to 20 years and will require covenants to be recorded on the properties. If other funding sources are utilized for rehabilitation or redevelopment covenants longer in duration may be recorded on the property. The estimated time to acquire, rehabilitate, and dispose of an average property is two years. The City will monitor the properties for owner occupancy in a single family home or income qualification in a multi-family property and other requirements on an annual basis. Location Description: Eligible Census Tracts and Block Groups with HUD Risk Factor of 7 to 9 as listed in the "Recovery Need" section. The City is currently working with Code Enforcement, Building and Safety, and development partner contacts to identify vacant foreclosed properties for acquisition that can be granted to a non-profit affordable housing developer/operator who can rehabilitate and operate (lease affordably) these properties for the use of tenants with 50% area median income. The City anticipates submitting properties for Council consideration under this activity in the upcoming quarter. Activity Progress Narrative: 2008-002 Activity Title: Project Number: 2008-0001 Project Title: Rehabilitation ---PAGE BREAK--- Performance Measures This Report Period Cumulative Actual Total / Expected Low Mod Total Low Mod Total 0 0/0 0/0 0/1 # of Properties 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/12 # of housing units 0 0 No Activity Locations found. Activity Locations No Other Funding Sources Found Other Funding Sources Amount Total Other Funding Sources No Other Match Funding Sources Found Other Funding Sources Budgeted - Detail ---PAGE BREAK--- Grantee Activity Number: Projected Start Date: Overall $500,000.00 NSP Only - LMMI City of Palmdale 38300 Sierra Highway, Palmdale, CA Total Projected Budget from All Sources Match Contributed $500,000.00 N/A $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Total CDBG Program Funds Budgeted National Objective: Program Income Drawdown Activity Status: Program Income Received Program Funds Drawdown Projected End Date: Obligated CDBG DR Funds 2008-003 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Jul 1 thru Sep 30, 2009 Activitiy Category: $0.00 $0.00 N/A 12/31/2012 $0.00 To Date 01/01/2009 $0.00 Expended CDBG DR Funds Responsible Organization: $0.00 Clearance and Demolition Planned Performance Measures This Report Period Cumulative Actual Total / Expected Low Mod Total Low Mod Total 0 0/0 0/0 0/4 # of Properties 0 0 Activity Description: Identify substandard units that are a health and safety issue to surrounding residences and/or neighborhoods. The properties will be in eligible areas that do not exceed 120% of area median income. Properties acquired under NSP, demolished, and redeveloped will have affordability covenants recorded against the property. The affordability period will be within the HOME Investment Partnership regulations of up to 20 years and will require covenants to be recorded on the properties. If other funding sources are utilized for rehabilitation or redevelopment covenants longer in duration may be recorded on the property. It is estimated for a property determined to be eligible for this activity to require six months to complete the demolition process. Location Description: Eligible Census Tracts and Block Groups with a HUD risk factor of 7 to 9 as listed in the "Recovery Need" section. The City has not demolished any properties to date; however, funding under this activity will be used in conjunction with projects undertaken with funds from other activities to arrest the decline of NSP Target Area neighborhoods in the upcoming quarter. Activity Progress Narrative: No Activity Locations found. Activity Locations No Other Match Funding Sources Found Other Funding Sources Budgeted - Detail 2008-003 Activity Title: Project Number: 2008-0003 Project Title: Clearance and Demolition ---PAGE BREAK--- No Other Funding Sources Found Other Funding Sources Amount Total Other Funding Sources Grantee Activity Number: Projected Start Date: Overall $500,000.00 NSP Only - LMMI City of Palmdale 38300 Sierra Highway Palmdale, CA Total Projected Budget from All Sources Match Contributed $500,000.00 N/A $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Total CDBG Program Funds Budgeted National Objective: Program Income Drawdown Activity Status: Program Income Received Program Funds Drawdown Projected End Date: Obligated CDBG DR Funds 2008-004 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Jul 1 thru Sep 30, 2009 Activitiy Category: $0.00 $0.00 N/A 12/31/2014 $0.00 To Date 01/01/2009 $0.00 Expended CDBG DR Funds Responsible Organization: $0.00 Land Banking - Acquisition (NSP Only) Planned Performance Measures This Report Period Cumulative Actual Total / Expected Low Mod Total Low Mod Total 0 0/0 0/0 0/4 # of housing units 0 0 Activity Description: Land Banking. The property will be acquired at a discount of 5 to 15%. The land will be held for an estimated period of up to 5 years for disposition to a developer for multi-family rental property. The affordability period will be within the HOME Investment Partnership Program regulations of up to 20 years and will require covenants to be recorded on the properties. If other funding sources are utilized for rehabilitation or redevelopment covenants longer in duration may be recorded on the property. The City will monitor the properties for owner occupancy in a single family home or income qualification in a multi-family property and other requirements on an annual basis. Location Description: Eligible census tracts and block groups with a HUD risk factor of 7 to 9 as listed in the "Recovery need" section. Staff is currently reviewing property eligibility for acquisition based on a list developed by staff to target the City's acquisition efforts. Activity Progress Narrative: 2008-004 Activity Title: Project Number: 2008-0004 Project Title: Land Banking - Acquisition ---PAGE BREAK--- No Activity Locations found. Activity Locations No Other Funding Sources Found Other Funding Sources Amount Total Other Funding Sources No Other Match Funding Sources Found Other Funding Sources Budgeted - Detail ---PAGE BREAK--- Grantee Activity Number: Projected Start Date: Overall $743,430.00 N/A City of Palmdale 38300 Sierra Highway Palmdale, CA Total Projected Budget from All Sources Match Contributed $743,430.00 N/A $0.00 $0.00 $13,793.00 $38,068.07 Total CDBG Program Funds Budgeted National Objective: Program Income Drawdown Activity Status: Program Income Received Program Funds Drawdown Projected End Date: Obligated CDBG DR Funds 2008-005 $13,793.00 $0.00 $0.00 Jul 1 thru Sep 30, 2009 Activitiy Category: $0.00 $0.00 N/A 12/31/2014 $0.00 To Date 09/29/2008 $13,793.00 Expended CDBG DR Funds Responsible Organization: $15,379.20 Administration Under Way No Performance Measures found. Performance Measures Activity Description: Program Administration including but not limited to application preparation, NEPA Clearance, reporting, acquisition and disposition of units. Location Description: N/A Staff has attended HUD trainings for the Neighborhood Stabilization Program. Contracts are in place for Appraisal Services, Title and Escrow Services, and Environmental Services. Contract is in progress for Acquisition Negotiation Services. An amendment adding the Redevelopment Project and Activities was approved by Council and submitted to HUD. Staff has identified properties to target for acquisition under the NSP activities. Technical Assistance is being provided to Developer/organizations interested in developing affordable housing including if proposed properties and uses are eligible under the NSP grant regulations. Activity Progress Narrative: No Activity Locations found. Activity Locations No Other Match Funding Sources Found Other Funding Sources Budgeted - Detail 2008-005 Activity Title: Project Number: 2008-0005 Project Title: Administration ---PAGE BREAK--- No Other Funding Sources Found Other Funding Sources Amount Total Other Funding Sources Grantee Activity Number: Projected Start Date: Overall $500,000.00 NSP Only - LMMI City of Palmdale 38300 Sierra Highway Palmdale, CA Total Projected Budget from All Sources Match Contributed $500,000.00 N/A $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Total CDBG Program Funds Budgeted National Objective: Program Income Drawdown Activity Status: Program Income Received Program Funds Drawdown Projected End Date: Obligated CDBG DR Funds 2008-006 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Jul 1 thru Sep 30, 2009 Activitiy Category: $0.00 $0.00 N/A 12/31/2014 $0.00 To Date 09/03/2009 $0.00 Expended CDBG DR Funds Responsible Organization: $0.00 Acquisition - general Planned Performance Measures This Report Period Cumulative Actual Total / Expected Low Mod Total Low Mod Total 0 0/0 0/0 0/3 # of Properties 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/3 # of Parcels acquired voluntarily 0 0 Activity Description: Redevelop demolished or vacant properties includes acquisition, disposition, public facilities, and improvements, public services for counseling, relocation, and direct homeownership assistance. Location Description: Eligible Census Tracts and Block Groups with Risk Factor of 7 to 9 as listed in "Recovery Need" section. Council approved the addition and funding of the redevelopment activity in this quarter. This activity will acquire and redevelop demolished or vacant properties meeting the HUD definition of "vacant" (unoccupied for 90+ days). The City has identified substandard vacant properties for acquisition and redevelopment under this activity and will be making offers on these properties to acquire voluntarily. Activity Progress Narrative: 2008-006 Activity Title: Project Number: 2008-006 Project Title: Redevelop demolished or vacant properties ---PAGE BREAK--- No Activity Locations found. Activity Locations No Other Funding Sources Found Other Funding Sources Amount Total Other Funding Sources No Other Match Funding Sources Found Other Funding Sources Budgeted - Detail ---PAGE BREAK--- Grantee Activity Number: Projected Start Date: Overall $0.00 NSP Only - LMMI City of Palmdale 38300 Sierra Highway Palmdale, CA Total Projected Budget from All Sources Match Contributed $0.00 N/A $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Total CDBG Program Funds Budgeted National Objective: Program Income Drawdown Activity Status: Program Income Received Program Funds Drawdown Projected End Date: Obligated CDBG DR Funds 2008-007 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Jul 1 thru Sep 30, 2009 Activitiy Category: $0.00 $0.00 N/A 12/31/2014 $0.00 To Date 09/02/2009 $0.00 Expended CDBG DR Funds Responsible Organization: $0.00 Homeownership Assistance to low- and moderate-income Planned Performance Measures This Report Period Cumulative Actual Total / Expected Low Mod Total Low Mod Total 0 0/0 0/0 0/1 # of Households benefitting 0 0 Activity Description: Housing Counseling for home ownership through HUD approved providor. Location Description: Communitywide Staff will be working with HUD approved non-profit organizations to bring public services including Counseling, homebuyer education and other NSP eligible homeowner assistance. Activity Progress Narrative: No Activity Locations found. Activity Locations No Other Funding Sources Found Other Funding Sources Amount Total Other Funding Sources No Other Match Funding Sources Found Other Funding Sources Budgeted - Detail Direct homeownership Assist & Housing Counseli Activity Title: Project Number: 2008-006 Project Title: Redevelop demolished or vacant properties ---PAGE BREAK---