Title
2025-2029 Consolidated Plan and 2025-2026 Annual Action Plan - Submission to HUD (Ordinance S-52051) - Citywide
Description
Request City Council approval of the draft 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan and the 2025-2026 Annual Action Plan; and the submission of these items to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The responsible departments also seek authorization to proceed with all actions necessary or appropriate to implement and administer these plans, including payment authority to reimburse funds to HUD and programming any current or prior year Program Income. Activities to administer the Consolidated Plan include issuing solicitations (Request for Proposals, Notice of Funding Opportunities, etc.), entering into and/or amending any necessary contracts and agreements, and programming any current or prior year program income. Further request authorization for the City Treasurer to accept, and the City Controller to disburse, all funds related to these items.
Report
Summary
The 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan (Attachment A) examines housing and community development needs in the City of Phoenix and defines strategies for addressing those needs over the next five years. The plan contains the application requirements for four HUD programs administered by the City, which include: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), and Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA).
The 2025-2026 Annual Action Plan describes how funds will be used to address the priorities and achieve the goals outlined in the first year of the Consolidated Plan. The 2025-2026 grant allocations are as follows:
CDBG: $14,389,727
HOME: $5,123,745.14
ESG: $1,271,028
HOPWA: $5,586,702
Total Funding: $26,371,202.14
CDBG
Critical Core Programs: $9,353,422.55
Public Services: $2,158,459.05
Program Management, Coordination, and Support: $2,877,845.40
Total CDBG Funding: $14,389,727
HOME
Multi-Family New Construction/Rehabilitation Projects, Reconstruction/Rehabilitation of Owner-Occupied Homes, and Homeownership Assistance: $4,611,370.63
Program Management, Coordination, and Support: $512,374.51
Total HOME Funding: $5,123,745.14
HOPWA
Client Housing and Related Services: $5,419,101
Program Management, Coordination, and Support: $167,601
Total HOPWA Funding: $5,586,702
ESG
Emergency Shelter: $700,000
Rapid Re-Housing: $560,765
Street Outreach: $5,263
Eviction Prevention: $250,000 (from 2024-25 unspent funds)
Homeless Management Information Systems: $5,000
Program Management, Coordination, and Support: $0
Total ESG Funding: $1,271,028
Public Outreach
A multifaceted and multilingual approach to engage the community was launched to promote the involvement of low- and moderate-income populations including:
Six in-person community engagement sessions were conducted in English and Spanish to introduce residents to the City's Five-Year Consolidated Plan.
A survey, in English and Spanish, was distributed by multiple City departments, through City social media outlets, and posted on City webpages.
Published community engagement sessions and public hearing notices in the Arizona Republic, Arizona Informant, Record Reporter, Prensa Hispana, and La Voz newspapers.
Email broadcasts sent to 10,748 City residents, public housing residents, housing developers, Section 8 participants, Section 8 landlords, and neighborhood groups.
Facebook, X (Twitter), and Instagram social media postings promoting the community meetings and survey links.
Flyers posted at ARIZONA@WORK at the 51st Avenue location, Burton Barr Central Library, Adam Diaz Senior Center, South Mountain Community Center, Senior Opportunities West Senior Center, and Marcos de Niza Senior Center.
In-person outreach at: Lindo Park G.A.I.N. event on February 22, 2025; Maryvale Mercado event on February 22, 2025; and Kuban Neighborhood Celebrates Literacy in the Community event on March 1, 2025.
Efforts were also made to ensure community engagement sessions were held in locations and facilities that were accessible to non-English speaking persons, individuals with disabilities, and low- and moderate-income individuals throughout the City. A total of 112 residents attended six engagement sessions and provided feedback on their housing, economic, and community development needs and priorities for the City.
To supplement the community engagement sessions an online survey was offered in both English and Spanish. A total of 309 survey responses (292 in English and 17 in Spanish) were received. The survey was available online on the City's website and hard copies were made available at senior centers. Additionally, the survey was emailed to City departments, community agencies and stakeholders who then advertised the survey link in their newsletters, social media, and conducted outreach through their email networks.
Based on the public outreach and community engagement process, the following goals have been developed for the 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan:
Develop and preserve affordable housing - Promote and fund new affordable development including homeownership opportunities for low- and moderate-income households; development of new rental housing inventory; and homeowner housing rehabilitation activities.
Public services for low- and moderate-income and special need populations - Provide supportive services to low- to moderate-income and special need populations.
Public facilities and infrastructure development - Provide funds to improve and expand public facilities and infrastructure such as parks, community centers, sidewalks, and streets.
Economic development - Provide support for activities, such as technical assistance, and promote job retention or creation for low- and moderate-income residents.
Removal of slum and blight - Provide support for the removal of slum and blight in low- to moderate-income areas in the City of Phoenix. Demolition activities of aging and dilapidated structures.
Housing and services for the homeless - Provide support for overnight shelter services for individuals and families experiencing homelessness. Emergency shelter includes wraparound services that help individuals and families gain self-sufficiency. Provide homeless prevention services for those at-risk of homelessness, and rapid re-housing assistance.
Housing and services for persons with HIV/AIDS - Provide funding support for housing activities and related services for persons living with HIV/AIDS, including permanent housing placement and supportive services.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Managers Alan Stephenson and Gina Montes, the Neighborhood Services, Human Services and Housing departments and the Office of Homeless Solutions.