Title
2023-24 Neighborhood Services Department Housing Rehabilitation Programs
Description
This report requests the Community and Cultural Investment Subcommittee recommend City Council approval to apply for, accept, and if awarded, enter into any necessary agreements to implement the Neighborhood Services Department's (NSD) grant-funded Housing Rehabilitation Programs. There is no impact to the General Fund.
THIS ITEM IS FOR CONSENT ACTION.
Report
Summary
NSD manages housing rehabilitation projects that enhance the quality of life for low- and moderate-income property owners and tenants by rehabilitating single- and multi-family owner- and tenant-occupied properties to address health and safety hazards, as well as promote conservation, sustainability and energy efficiency to support and revitalize communities. Housing rehabilitation projects are funded through a variety of federal, state and local grant funds outlined below.
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) funds are used to fund housing rehabilitation contracts between low- and moderate-income property owners and contractors on the Approved Contractor List (ACL). These contracts may also be supplemented with funding from the U.S. Department of Energy, utility providers, and other state and local agencies.
- HUD Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Home (OLHCHH) funding supports NSD's Lead Safe Phoenix program and its ongoing efforts to provide lead testing and lead hazard remediation services in single- and multi-family housing units built before 1978 and occupied by low-income families with pregnant women and/or children under six years of age. The OLHCHH competitive grant applications fund the Lead Safe Phoenix program, in partnership with the Maricopa County Department of Public Health, and funds direct contracts with environmental consulting firms.
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Department of Energy Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) funds provided through the Arizona Department of Housing, Arizona Public Service, Salt River Project, Southwest Gas, the Utility Repair, Replacement and Deposit program, the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program and Wildfire support NSD's continuous commitment of providing weatherization assistance services. These services include installation of attic insulation, sunscreens, duct sealing, room pressure relief/air balancing, and the repair or replacement of heating and cooling systems in owner-occupied and rental households that meet federal poverty guidelines.
NSD will maintain an ACL to enhance the number of eligible small businesses. To be added to the ACL and be eligible to participate as a housing rehabilitation contractor, receive bid opportunities and perform construction services on housing rehabilitation projects, contractors must be screened and qualified on an individual basis and must meet and maintain all eligibility requirements set forth within the NSD Housing Rehab Contractor Application Packet found on the NSD website. The ACL will be continuously open to local contractors that meet the applicable criteria in the Contractor Application Packet to promote small business participation. Contractors on the ACL will be selected to submit bids on a rotating basis.
NSD seeks authorization to proceed with all actions necessary or appropriate to implement and administer its grant-funded Housing Rehabilitation Programs, including applying for and accepting up to $13,745,000 in funding. NSD expects to be awarded approximately:
- $1.7 million in CDBG funds;
- $6 million in WAP funds;
- $970,000 in OLHCHH funds;
- $575,000 in HOME funds; and
- Up to $4.5 million in the City's second tranche of American Rescue Plan Act funds.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Gina Montes and the Neighborhood Services Department.