Title
2020-24 Consolidated Plan and 2020-21 and 2021-22 Annual Action Plans Lead Safe Phoenix Program Amendment (Ordinance S-47589)
Description
Request City Council approval of an Amendment to the 2020-24 Consolidated Plan and 2020-21 and 2021-22 Annual Action Plans to expand the boundaries of the Lead Safe Phoenix program to include a broader range of targeted geographic areas.
Report
Summary
The 2020-24 Consolidated Plan defines how the City's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Home Investment Partnership (HOME), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) funds will be used to address housing and community development priorities and needs over a five-year period. The Annual Action Plan further explains the specific goals and objectives the City will achieve in the that year of the Consolidated Plan. In both plans, the Lead Safe Phoenix program is identified as a tool to continue to advance the City's housing rehabilitation strategy, particularly the reduction of lead-based paint hazards in targeted high-risk areas of the city.
The Lead Safe Phoenix program, which is funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and administered by the Neighborhood Services Department (NSD), provides grants to homeowners and tenants to protect children and their families from the dangers of lead-based paint. The Lead Safe Phoenix program is available to low- and moderate-income residents who live in homes built prior to 1978, with a pregnant woman or child under the age of six.
The current Lead Safe Phoenix grant is limited to specific Phoenix zip codes, and expires January 2022. Staff anticipates the next HUD lead and health homes grant application to become available in the summer of 2021. The requested plan amendments would allow the application for the next grant to include expanded accessibility of the Lead Safe Phoenix program, better positioning the City to submit a more competitive grant application and serve more Phoenix residents.
Financial Impact
These activities are funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; there is no impact to the General Fund.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
The 2020-24 Consolidated Plan and 2020-21 Annual Action Plan was approved by City Council on June 3, 2020. The 2021-22 Annual Action Plan was approved by City Council on May 5, 2021.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Inger Erickson and the Neighborhood Services Department.