HomeMy WebLinkAboutCommunity Development Block Grant (CDBG) FY 15/16 Recommendations and One Year Action PlanCITY OF PALM DESERT
SPECIAL PROGRAMS DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
REQUEST: APPROVE OUTSIDE AGENCY FUNDING
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FY 2015/2016
DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) FUNDING
ACTION PLAN
SUBMITTED BY: Frankie Riddle, Director of Special Programs
DATE: May 14, 2015
CONTENTS: None
Recommendation
By Minute Motion:
COMMITTEE
COMMUNITY
AND ONE-YEAR
1. Approve Outside Agency Funding Committee recommendations for FY
2015/2016 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding as proposed;
2. Approve FY 2015/2016 CDBG One -Year Action Plan;
3. Authorize the City Manager to sign FY 2015/2016 CDBG One -Year Action Plan
Certifications; and
4. Authorize staff to submit the FY 2015/2016 CDBG One -Year Action Plan to the
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Executive Summary
The City's Outside Agency Funding Committee met on March 11, 2015, to review and make
recommendations on Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) applications for FY
2015/2016. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced Palm
Desert's FY 2015/2016 allocation of $269,514, which is a reduction of $10,712 from FY
2014/2015. In addition to the City's coming year's allocation, the City had $6,379 in un-
programmed CDBG funds bringing the total funding available to $275,893.
As part of the annual CDBG process, a Notice of Public Hearing and 30-day public input period
was published in the Desert Sun relative to the CDBG Action Plan. In addition, City Council
was provided a copy of the Action Plan for review prior to the May 14, 2015, meeting. No
comments have been received.
Background
The City conducted its first public hearing to open the 30-day comment period and receive
public input regarding the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FY 2015/2016 funding
cycle at the December 11, 2014, City Council meeting.
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FY 2015/2016 COMMUNITY DEVLEOPMENT BLOCK GRANT AWARDS AND
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MAY 14, 2015
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On March 11, 2015, the Outside Agency Funding Committee reviewed all FY 2015/2016
CDBG applications received and made recommendations for funding as outlined in the
tables below. These tables outline all organizations that submitted CDBG applications,
funding recommendation, proposed award amount, and the original amount requested.
Those applicants listed in the recommended for funding column have been identified as
potential funding recipients.
The award distribution formula as stipulated by HUD is provided below and reflected in the
awards as shown in the aforementioned tables:
• 15% (maximum) for public service;
• 20% (maximum) for administration; and
• 65% to 85% (if all 20% administration funds are not utilized) for capital improvement
projects.
The specific funding recommendations for each category is Capital Improvement at 65% =
$181,564 (including un-programmed funds); Pubic Service at 15% = $40,427, and
Administration at 20% = $53,902. (The only category that may exceed the maximum cap is
Capital Improvement.)
In addition, it should be noted that qualifying programs/projects recommended for award of
CDBG funding must meet one of the three National Objectives as identified by HUD, which
are: 1) to benefit low and moderate income persons (51 % or more must be low income); 2)
to aid in the prevention of or elimination of slum or blight; and 3) to meet an urgent need
such as a natural disaster.
The Outside Agency Funding Committee is recommending City Council approval of the
identified applicants and dollar award amounts as noted in the "Recommended for
Approval" column as proposed:
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT TYPE PROJECTS
TOTAL AVAILABLE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUNDS AT APPROXIMATELY 65%= $175,185.00
(ABOVE AMOUNT DOES NOT INCLUDE ADDITIONAL UNPROGRAMMED FUNDS = $6,379.00)
TOTAL FUNDS AVAILABLE = $181,564.00
No.
Organization Name:
Recommended
For Approval
Recommended
For Denial
Original Request
Amount
1.
Desert Arc
$40,000.00
$45,000.00
2.
Josl n Center
$87,564.00
$97,000.00
3.
1 Martha's Village & Kitchen
$54,000.00
$70,000.00
4.
Desert Aids Project
$20,000.00
$20,000.00
5.
Grid Alternatives
$24,000.00
$24,000.00
6.
Ranch Recovery Center
$89,200.00
$89,200.00
7.
Stroke Recovery Center
$30,000.00
$30,000.00
Totals:
181,564.00
$163,200.00
$375,200.00
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PUBLIC SERVICE PROGRAMS
TOTAL PUBLIC SERVICE FUNDS AT 15% = $40 427.00
No.
Organization Name:
Recommended
For Approval
Recommended
For Denial
Original Request
Amount
1.
Angel View
$5,000.00
$5,000.00
2.
Coachella Valley Rescue Mission
$8,857.00
$25,000.00
3.
Olive Crest
$8,857.00
$10,000.00
4.
Operation SafeHouse
$8,857.00
$10,000.00
5.
Riverside County Foundation on
A in
$8,856.00
$10,000.00
6.
Borrego Health Dental
Program/Smile Factory
$15,000.00
$15,000.00
7.
Food In Need of Distribution FIND
$13,277.00
$13,277.00
8.
Inland Fair Housing & Mediation
Board
$30,000.00
$30,000.00
9.
Martha's Village & Kitchen
$50,000.00
$50,000.00
Totals:
$40,427.00
$108,277.00
$168,277.00
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
TOTAL ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS AT APPROXIMATELY 20% = $53,902.00
No.
Organization Name:
Costs:
1.
Fair Housing Council
$31,036.00
2.
City Administrative Costs
(Davis Bacon, NEPA, Analysis to Impediments (AI) issues,
and staff costs
$22,866.00
Totals:
$53,902.00
The Committee based its funding recommendation on organizations with programs that
provide the most benefit to the Palm Desert community, identified needs within the
community (e.g. homelessness, food, etc.), previous funding history, type of program and
target recipients, new programs, benefit to Palm Desert residents, and if the programs
qualified for CDBG funding. See notes in the attached table for specific reasoning of
funding recommendations made pertaining to each applicant.
Per CDBG regulations, staff will monitor funded organizations through various means such
as on -site visits; monthly, quarterly, and annual reports; and phone calls and emails until
programs/projects have been completed. For capital improvement type projects, staff will
be on -site throughout the project to monitor progress of work, as well as to conduct random
employee interviews of contractors and subcontractors, which is required per Davis -Bacon
Prevailing Wage regulations.
City Council's approval of CDBG applicants and awards will be included within the One -Year
Action Plan and submitted to HUD upon approval.
Staff recommends approval of the Outside Agency Funding Committee's FY 2015/2016
CDBG funding recommendations and the One -Year Action Plan as submitted so that staff
may remit items to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
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FY 2015/2016 COMMUNITY DEVLEOPMENT BLOCK GRANT AWARDS AND
ONE-YEAR ACTION PLAN
MAY 14, 2015
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Submitted By:
Frankie Riddle
Director of Special Programs
Approval:
Rudy P. Acosta
Assistant City Manager
Paul S. Gibson
Director of Finance
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND
30-DAY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
CITY OF PALM DESERT
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM (CDBG)
FY 2015/2016 ONE-YEAR ACTION PLAN
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT a public hearing will be held by the City of Palm Desert to
receive public input and recommendations pursuant to the Housing and Community Development
Act of 1974 as amended as well as the Community Development Block Grant Program regarding the
proposed Final One -Year Action Plan for FY 2015/2016
The City will hold its final public hearing on May 14, 2015, at 4:00 p.m. or thereabouts to accept
public comments related to the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program and related
items stipulated herein. Anyone interested in providing input for inclusion into the proposed Final
Plans is encouraged to attend the meeting or contact the City staff person designated below. The
hearing will be held in the Palm Desert Civic Center, Council Chambers located at 73-510 Fred
Waring Drive, Palm Desert.
The City, as part of the existing Consolidated Plan process completed a Needs Assessment of which
is also available to assist in providing public comment. If desired, a copy may be obtained from the
City's website at www.cityofpalmdesert.org or by request to the City of Palm Desert's Special
Programs Department.
The City as part of the Citizen's Participation Plan will also accept public input during the 30-day
public comment period that will commence Friday, April 10, 2015, and end on Wednesday, May 13,
2015.
The City will make available the One-year Action Plan at the following location: Palm Desert Civic
Center at 73-510 Fred Waring Dr., Palm Desert, CA 92260. The general public may request a copy
of the document by contacting City Hall at (760) 346-0611, ext. 331 or by picking up a copy at the
above location from 8:00 to 5:00 p.m., regular business hours.
IN ADDITION, THE CITY COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER PUBLIC COMMENTS RELATIVE TO THE
CDBG ACTION PLAN AND FUNDING AWARD RECOMMENDATIONS AT ITS MEETING OF
THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2015, AT 4:00 P.M. OR SOON THEREAFTER.
All interested agencies, groups, and persons wishing to comment are invited to attend the public
hearing. Interested parties should appear at the above set public hearing to provide oral comments
on the specified date and location. Written comments should be addressed as follows:
FRANKIE RIDDLE
DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL PROGRAMS
CITY OF PALM DESERT
73-510 FRED WARING DRIVE
PALM DESERT, CA 92260
R helle . Klassen, City Otift
City of Palm Desert
April 6, 2015
City of Palm Desert
Community Development Block Grant
Annual Action Plan FY 2015/2016
Prepared By: Frankie Riddle
Director of Special Programs
City of Palm Desert
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Executive Summary
AP-05 Executive Summary - 24 CFR 91.2OO(c), 91.22O(b)
1. Introduction
The City of Palm Desert is entering the third year (FY 2015/2016 cycle) of its Five -Year Consolidated
Plan. For fiscal year 2015/16, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) allocated
$269,514 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding to the City to carryout programs and
projects that assist those that are primarily low income and/or homeless. In addition to this allocation,
the City has $6,379 in un-programmed funds bringing the total available to carryout proposed programs
and projects for FY 2015/16 to $275,893. (Since dollar amounts must be rounded to the nearest dollar,
the amount awarded and entered into the IDIS system is $275,893.)
At its meeting of May 14, 2015, the Palm Desert City Council approved the Outside Agency/Charitable
Contributions Funding Committee's CDBG funding recommendations for FY 2015/16
programs/projects. The City approved a total of eight projects (three capital improvement type projects
and five public service programs), all of which will benefit very low to low income persons, as well as
seniors, handicapped, homeless, and youth. See attached Final Action Plan FY 15-16 under AD26 -
Administration, Grantee Unique Appendices for full list of organizations, award amount, and type of
program/project.
Attached under the unique appendixes is the Final Action Plan version that does have additional
information contained within under section AP-20 Goal Description, all other information is the same
within IDIS and the Final version of the Action Plan. This version has also been formatted for ease of
reading and reviewing.
2. Summarize the objectives and outcomes identified in the Plan
This could be a restatement of items or a table listed elsewhere in the plan or a reference to another
location. It may also contain any essential items from the housing and homeless needs assessment, the
housing market analysis or the strategic plan.
The Action Plan is the annual tool utilized by the City to bring it closer each year to accomplishing the
goals and objectives as outlined within the Consolidated Plan. The City's goals and objectives for the
next five years are outlined below and as indicated address such issues related to seniors and youth,
homeless, handicapped, and those in general that fall within the very low to low, and moderate -income
levels. The goals and objectives create the vision of needs within the community and what areas to
focus on in order to address those needs. As reflected above and herein, as well as in the attached Final
Action Plan, the FY 2014/15 and FY 2015/16 goals, objectives, projects, and programs are similar in that
the focus continues to address the needs of many of the most vulnerable within our communities.
IDENTIFIED PRIORITY NEEDS AND GOALS:
• Priority Need 1: Affordable Housing - Goal: Housing Assistance
• Priority Need 2: Homeless - Goal: Homeless Assistance
• Priority Need 3: Continuum of Care (CoC) - Goal: Homeless Assistance through CoC
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• Priority Need 4: Non -homeless (housing) Special Needs (youth, frail and elderly, HIV/AIDS,
persons with disabilities, etc.) - Goal: Special Needs Assistance
• Priority Need 5: Public Facilities Improvements - Goal: Public Facilities Improvement Assistance
3. Evaluation of past performance
This is an evaluation of past performance that helped lead the grantee to choose its goals or projects.
The City of Palm Desert continues to work with many organizations, groups, individuals, agencies, etc.
that express interest in providing input and working with the City to identify and address gaps in services
and needs of the community; especially those that experience financial instability, which manifest into
many other areas of need. Palm Desert has managed to continue with its affordable housing programs,
CDBG, and where and when possible, designating General Fund dollars to also assist with various needs
of the community. These funding sources are instrumental in carrying out programs and projects that
meet the goals and objectives identified by the City as being essential to provide needed services and fill
gaps in services.
The City of Palm Desert was able to undertake some designated programs and projects in FY 2014/2015
designed to meet the goals and objectives outlined within the new Five -Year Consolidated Plan for FY
2013/2014 through FY 2017/2018. Of the projects and programs that have been completed or are
underway, a majority are on track or are exceeding estimated numbers for persons served (i.e., Desert
Aids Project served 1,904, DesertArc served 57, Ranch Recovery Center served 171, Coachella Valley
Rescue Mission served 1,641 of which 90% plus are very low to low income persons/families). These
numbers do not reflect those organizations that are continuing to serve and may meet or exceed
anticipated numbers by the end of the project. These organizations and persons served also reflect the
continued need and gaps in services within the community.
While the economy continues to have a slow rebound in job creation, many people remain without jobs
or have jobs that do not provide sufficient funds to covering housing and other costs associated with
supporting a family/household (i.e., food, utilities, rent, etc.). As a result, assistance for programs and
facilities that provide direct services to low-income and homeless persons continues to be a priority for
the City of Palm Desert.
With continued focus on improving conditions and implementing programs and projects designed to
meet needs and address gaps in service, improvements will continue to be made as the years
progress. The City has been able to achieve some measure of progress through funding of organizations
that are specifically established to provide direct services to persons at risk of becoming homeless and
those considered very low to low-income persons and to some extent even those considered median
income. The City has also been able to maintain its existing affordable housing stock. Unfortunately,
many people are unable to move, thus, there is very little movement that results in vacancies that would
allow new residents to move into affordable housing.
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4. Summary of Citizen Participation Process and consultation process
Summary from citizen participation section of plan.
Palm Desert continues to follow its Citizen Participation Plan, and as such, the following public hearings
and community meetings were held to obtain input from various agencies, non -profits, and individuals
within the community:
Information provided on the City's website, CDBG Program webpage at www.cityofpalmdesert.org
(Attachment No. 1).
• Mailed letter to 97 agencies and non -profits. (Attachment No. 6)
• Mailed Needs Assessment Outline. (Attachment No. 7)
• Published Notice of Public Hearing and Acceptance of Public Input on November 7 and 21, 2014,
in the Desert Sun newspaper. (Attachment No. 2)
• First Public Hearing held at Palm Desert Civic Center located at 73-510 Fred Waring Dr., Palm
Desert, CA 92260 on December 11, 2014.
• Published Notice of Community Meeting and Acceptance of Public Input on December 26, 2014,
and January 9, 2015, in the Desert Sun newspaper. (Attachment No. 3)
• Conducted Community Meeting at Palm Desert Civic Center located at 73-510 Fred Waring Dr.,
Palm Desert, CA 92260 on January 15, 2015.
• Conducted Outside Agency/Charitable Contributions Funding Committee meeting on March 11,
2015.
• Published Notice of Final Public Hearing on April 10 and 24, and May 8, 2015, in the Desert Sun
newspaper. (Attachment No. 4)
• Public Hearing held at Palm Desert Civic Center located at 73-510 Fred Waring Dr., Palm Desert,
CA 92260 on May 14, 2015.
S. Summary of public comments
This could be a brief narrative summary or reference an attached document from the Citizen
Participation section of the Con Plan.
The citizens participation consisted primarily of representatives from various non-profit organizations
discussing their organization and needs as reflected in the attached minutes of each public hearing and
the community meeting. (All minutes of the public hearings and meetings are attached and numbered
as follows: December 11, 2014, Public Hearing Attachment No. 2-A; January 15, 2015, Community
Meeting Attachment No. 3-A; May 14, 2015, Final Public Hearing Attachment No. 4-A; and March 11,
2015, Outside Agency/Charitable Contribution Funding Committee Attachment No. 5). In addition, the
City posted notices and information on its website at www.cityofpalmdesert.org, through which no
comments were received. No comments were received through the Needs Assessment Survey either.
6. Summary of comments or views not accepted and the reasons for not accepting them
None.
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7. Summary
Through the Citizens Participation Plan process, public hearings, meetings, and applications, the City was
able to approve programs and projects that that will meet our designated goals and objectives as
outlined in the Consolidated Plan. The goals and objectives will assist the City in determining what
programs and activities to fund in order to continue meeting the needs as identified within the
community.
PR-05 Lead & Responsible Agencies — 91.200(b)
1. Agency/entity responsible for preparing/administering the Consolidated Plan
Describe the agency/entity responsible for preparing the Consolidated Plan and those
responsible for administration of each grant program and funding source.
Agency Role
Name
Department/Agency
Lead Agency
PALM DESERT
CDBG Administrator
Special Programs Department/City of
Palm Desert
HOPWA Administrator
HOME Administrator
HOPWA-C Administrator
Table 1— Responsible Agencies
Narrative (optional)
The City of Palm Desert is a local government jurisdiction with a population of 50,417 (according to the
Department of Finance, as of January 1, 2014). The City has been an Entitlement Community for the
Community Development Block Grant Program since FY 2003/2004 and currently has 118
employees. The City is the lead agency and entity responsible for all aspects related to the CDBG
Program and the City's Special Programs Department and its designated staff are responsible for
undertaking all activities associated with the Program to include day-to-day administration and details
associated with all laws and regulations. Ms. Frankie Riddle, Director of Special Programs, is the staff
person responsible for overall administration of the CDBG Program, creation of all Plans and the CAPER,
as well as overseeing that all goals and objectives, programs, and projects are carried out according to
HUD regulations and guidelines. Other involved agencies are those non-profit organizations and public
entities that provide direct services to target groups as well as the Continuum of Care (CoQ that assists
in carrying out goals and objectives outlined for homeless activities. In addition, the City's Housing
Department is responsible for carrying out activities associated with affordable housing.
Consolidated Plan Public Contact Information
Contact person for all questions/concerns pertaining to the CDBG Program: Frankie Riddle, Director of
Special Programs —Address: Palm Desert City Hall 73-510 Fred Waring Dr., Palm Desert, CA
92260. Phone: (760) 346-0611, ext. 331. Email: friddle@cityofpalmdesert.org.
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AP-10 Consultation — 91.100, 91.200(b), 91.215(I)
I. Introduction
The City continues to follow its Public Participation Plan to notify and encourage the pubic, other local
government agencies, private businesses, non-profit organizations, the Riverside County Continuum of
Care (CoC), etc. to participate in the development of the Action Plan, to assist in identifying needs and
gaps in services to the community, and how to address those needs and gaps.
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))
The City's annual process commenced with publishing the Notice of Public Hearing announcing the
opening of the CDBG Program grant process and development of the Annual Action Plan. As part of this
process, the City mailed a copy of the Notice of Public Hearing, Notice of Community Meeting, and
Needs Assessment Survey to 97 agencies and organizations on the City's CDBG mailing list including a
letter advising of the City's intent. The Needs Assessment Survey was provided to offer an alternative
means of providing information for those agencies/organizations that could not attend the meetings.
In addition, the City conducted its annual Community Meeting which was held on January 15, 2015, to
specifically hear from and work with any agencies/organizations interested in assisting the City in its
effort to address identified needs within the community and how best to utilize CDBG funds to carry out
activities to meet those needs.
The City's Housing Department continues to work with the Palm Desert Housing Commission as well as
developers and housing providers to address affordable housing issues and potential projects within the
city throughout the year. The Housing Commission meets monthly and is open to the public.
Another opportunity that was offered to anyone interested in providing input on which organizations
and programs/projects that should be approved for the year was to attend the City's Outside
Agency/Charitable Contributions Funding Committee meeting, which met on March 11, 2015. This
Committee is formed to review all applications and recommend award of CDBG grants funds each year.
The City also publishes each public hearing and meeting in the Desert Sun newspaper to inform the
community and its residents of what is taking place and provides them with an opportunity to attend
and voice their concerns, opinions, ideas, etc. to the Palm Desert City Council and staff at various stages
of the process.
Also, utilized as a means of informing the public of the City's CDBG activities, meetings, and funding is
the City's website: www.citvofgalmdesert.org
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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.
The City's Special Programs Director is still a member of the Riverside County Continuum of Care (CoC);
however, effective with the new CoC Charter, the Board of Governance (BOG) will, as of July 1, 2015, be
reorganized to recruit Board members that are influential within the government and business sections
of industry so that it functions more as a potential fund raising Board as well as to provide
oversight. The former All County Committee now was renamed as the CoC Board and has a new
organizational structure. The Special Programs Direstor stays involved with what is occurring at the CoC
level and participates in meetings, etc. The CoC's collaborative applicant is the County of Riverside,
Adult Services Department, Homeless Unit staff which are directly responsible to assist the CoC in
carrying out activities and identifying gaps, needs, etc. in services to the homeless. The CoC consists of
many different types of service providers to the homeless or those at -risk of becoming homeless (e.g.,
homeless shelters, drug and alcohol recovery facilities, ministries, abused and battered women and
children shelter/services, food pantries, veterans, supportive services organizations and agencies,
etc). Through the CoC, there are several subcommittees established to address various issues such as
employment and self-sufficiency, housing, Homeless Management Information System (HMIS), planning,
and the All County Committee (all subcommittees consist of CoC members within Riverside County). As
a result of the many and varied organizations that are members of the CoC, the City is able to coordinate
and address efforts to assist all homeless types (e.g., individuals, families, veterans, etc.) at all levels of
need (e.g., shelter, food, income, employment, housing, medical, etc.).
Describe consultation with the Continuum(s) of Care that serves the jurisdiction's area in
determining how to allocate ESG funds, develop performance standards for and evaluate
outcomes of projects and activities assisted by ESG funds, and develop funding, policies and
procedures for the operation and administration of HMIS
The City of Palm Desert does not receive ESG funds directly; however, through the County of Riverside,
the CoC is responsible for allocating ESG funds for the County of Riverside. The City's Special Programs
Director is a member of the Riverside County Continuum of Care (CoC) Board of Governance; however,
as noted above there have been changes to the structure of the organization. As such, the Director of
Special Programs will be a general member of the CoC and continue to participate as necessary. In
addition, participation on the Review Panel that annually reviews applications is another avenue in
which the City participates and communicates with other public entities, non-profit organizations, and
others that are interested and involved with homeless and other activities associated with the CoC. The
CoC and Review Panel determine who and how to allocate ESG funds, as well as other sources of
funding resources brought through the CoC for review and allocation. Other responsibilities include
establishing performance and evaluation standards to determine the performance of organizations and
their activities, as well as policies and procedures that are needed for the CoC to carry out its mission
and responsibilities in an efficient and successful manner. Since the County of Riverside is the CoC's
Collaborative Applicant, other County departments that have sources of funding which are utilized to
also assist homeless or those at -risk of becoming homeless are working with the CoC to review and
suggest funding allocations. Through this process the City is also able to consult and collaborate with
other public agencies, non-profit organizations, and others to address the various issues and services
needed. Through the CoC, the HMIS Advisory Council has also been able to improve the HMIS system
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and provide services and education to organizations and service providers on the HMIS. The Advisory
Council continues to have success in bringing more organizations on -board with HMIS and educating
staff on data input.
2. Describe Agencies, groups, organizations and others who participated in the process
and describe the jurisdiction's consultations with housing, social service agencies and other
entities
Table 2 —Agencies, groups, organizations who participated
1
Agency/Group/Organization
CSA DIVISION- COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE EDA
Agency/Group/Organization Type
Housing
Services -Elderly Persons
Services -Persons with Disabilities
Services -Victims of Domestic Violence
Services -Homeless
Other Government - County
Other Government - Local
Regional Organization
Civic Leaders
Food Bank
What section of the Plan was addressed
Housing Need Assessment
by Consultation?
Homeless Needs - Chronically homeless
Homeless Needs - Families with children
Homelessness Needs - Veterans
Homelessness Needs - Unaccompanied youth
Homelessness Strategy
Non -Homeless Special Needs
Transportation
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Briefly describe how the
The City followed its Citizen's Participation Plan
Agency/Group/Organization was
process to consult with other agencies and
organizations such as the County of Riverside
consulted. What are the anticipated
Department of Public Social Services/Homeless Unit as
outcomes of the consultation or areas for
the County CoC Collaborative Agent to discuss issues
improved coordination?
relative to homelessness and those at -risk of
becoming homeless. In addition, the City consulted
with the City's Housing Department, the City's Housing
Authority, and Riverside County's CoC/County
Homeless Unit/Adult Services Department to discuss
the respective areas concerning housing and services.
When entering information for the City of Palm
Desert, its DUNS No. and Tax ID No. read that they are
incorrect; however, information has been verified and
is correct. Also, there is no listing for County of
Riverside Adult Services or DPSS. The anticipated
outcomes of the consulation is for improved
collaboration and insight into goals of each agency as
it pertains to their respective areas. Improved
coordination, communication, and implementation is
anticipated from the collabortive efforts. With
improved collaboration and communication, gaps in
social services can be better identified and ideas on
how best to provide for those needs and identify
potential funding sources can be made. The City is a
member of the CoC and collaborates on all aspects
relative to homelessness and those at -risk of
becoming homeless, as well as other related issues.
Anticipated outcomes are improved processes and
programs, improved local and regional integration and
planning, coordination among entities and service
providers, etc. It is anticipated that the consultation
will continue and result in further improved processes
and programs for the identified target groups.
Identify any Agency Types not consulted and provide rationale for not consulting
Entities not consulted with did not participate as part of the Citizens Participation Plan process.
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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?
With regard to homeless or those at -risk of becoming
homeless, the City provides its portion of the Pro-rata Need
County of Riverside
to the CoC to develop and create a unified, regional
Continuum of
Adult
approach to address issues related to this population. In
Care
Services/Homeless
addition, the City adopted Coachella Valley Association of
Government's (CVAG) 10-Year Strategic Plan to Eliminate
Unit
Homelessness, which was in conjunction with the CoC's Plan.
Therefore, the City's Strategic Plan with regard to
homelessness is the same as the CoC's.
Table 3 — Other local / regional / federal planning efforts
Narrative (optional)
Through the City's Citizens Participation Plan process, information and collaboration is encouraged
within the community to identify current needs, gaps in service, and development of the City's Action
Plan. In addition, Palm Desert continues to be a member of the Coachella Valley Association of
Governments (CVAG) Homelessness Committee that consists of Mayors and/or Councilmembe►'s of
each of the nine (9) Coachella Valley communities, as well as the County of Riverside, a representative
from Supervisor Benoit's office, and Ex -officials whom are representatives from organizations that serve
homeless and a similar client base. As part of this Committee, there are three Ex -official members that
are part of the CoC's Eastern Region Committee that reports to the CoC. Through this committee and
the CoC, the City is able to work with other local government agencies and service providers to address
issues on a local and regional (Coachella Valley) basis and obtain input and insight into community needs
that are included within the Consolidated Plan.
Through the City's participation and membership with CVAG's Homelessness Committee, CoC
membership and related subcommittees, and the City's Citizen Participation Plan, the City has increased
coordination and consultation with regard to issues pertaining to homelessness, those at -risk of
becoming homeless, and in general, various issues that impact very low to low income persons and
families. Through this process, goals and objectives have been identified and strategies have been put
into place to meet those goals and objectives on an annual basis.
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AP-12 Participation — 91.105, 91.200(c)
1. Summary of citizen participation process/Efforts made to broaden citizen participation
Summarize citizen participation process and how it impacted goal -setting
Palm Desert followed the Citizens Participation Plan, and as such, several activities were undertaken to
gather input from various agencies, non -profits, and individuals within the community to assist the City
in targeting specific organizations and their proposed programs and projects that would meet identified
goals and objectives. Because comments received were not relative to the development of the Action
Plan, but rather on the needs of the specific organization, staff was only partially able to utilize
information received. However, through the various processes that were undertaken (i.e. public
hearings, community meeting, notices, participation and membership in CVAG and CoC, etc.) and
comments received relative to general needs and gaps in services by the organizations that attended
meetings, the City was able to target programs and projects that will assist the City in meeting its goals
and objectives as outlined within the Consolidated Plan.
Outlined above within the Executive Summary (Item No. 4 — Summary of Citizens Participation and
Consultation Process) are the steps taken to notice and encourage participation and consultation with
other parties.
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)
There were two
See
(2) people in
Attachment
attendance at
2A. General
the public
comments
Non-
hearing that
received from
1
Public Hearing
targeted/broa
addressed the
potential
None
d community
Palm Desert City
CDBG grant
Council. All
applicants
were heard and
regarding their
comments
respective
received.
organization.
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Sort
Mode of
Target of
Summary of
Summary of
Summary of
URL (If
Order
Outreach
Outreach
response/
comments
comments not
applicable)
attendance
received
accepted
and reasons
There were
three (3) people
See
in attendance at
Attachment
the meeting that
2A. General
discussed their
comments
respective
received from
Non-
organizations
potential
2
Public Meeting
targeted/broa
and what their
CDBG grant
None
d community
needs were.
applicants
Also, asked
regarding their
general
respective
questions about
organization
CDBG. All were
and needs of
heard and
their
comments
organization.
received.
Non-
a
Newspaper Ad
targeted/broa
N/A
N/A
N/A
d community
Internet
Non-
4
Outreach
targeted/broa
None
None
None
d community
Table 4 — Citizen Participation Outreach
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Expected Resources
AP-15 Expected Resources — 91.22O(c) (1, 2)
Introduction
The City does not receive HOME, ESG, HOPWA, Section 8, Competitive McKinney-Vento Homeless
Assistance Act Funds, HOME Match, or ESG Match. Therefore, there will be no leveraging for these
funds. However, the City will leverage CDBG funds with City General Funds and Housing Funds to
maximize dollars available to provide needed services. In addition, the City continues to set aside
approximately $200,000 annually from General Fund monies to assist various non-profit
organizations, schools, etc., which has no matching requirement associated with the funds that the City
awards. In addition, the City provides its Pro-Rata Share to the Riverside County Continuum of Care
(CoC) to address homeless issues and housing.
The City had $6,379 in unprogrammed funds available to reallocate to FY 2015/2016 subrecipients for a
total FY 2015/2016 allocation of $275,893. However, the actual current allocation is $269,514 which is a
decrease of $10,712 from FY 2014/2015. Dwindling resources continue to make it difficult to provide
needed funding for organizations to provide needed services to their clients. However, subrecipients
are very appreciative for what funding is awarded as it does make a difference in the services provided
to their clients.
Priority Table
Program
Source
of Funds
Uses of Funds
Expected
Amount
Available Year
1
Expected
Amount
Narrative Description
Annual
Program
Prior Year
Total:
Allocation:
Income:
Resources:
$
Available
$
$
$
Reminder
of
ConPlan
CDBG
public -
Acquisition
CDBG FY 2015/16
federal
Admin and
allocation is
Planning
$269,514 plus FY
Economic
2015/16 estimated
Development
Program Income of
Housing
$0 and un-
Public
programmed funds
Improvements
of $6,379 for a total
Public Services
269,514
0
6,379
275,893
542,525
of $275,893.
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Program
Source
of Funds
Uses of Funds
Expected
Amount
Available Year
i
Expected
Amount
Narrative Description
Annual
Program
Prior Year
Total:
Allocation:
Income:
Resources:
$
Available
$
$
$
Reminder
of
ConPlan
Continuum
public -
Other
Since the City
of Care
federal
provides its portion
of Pro -Rats Share
funding to the
County of Riverside
to carry out CoC
homeless and
supportive services
and housing
program/projects
and they are not
CDBG funds, funding
is not accounted for
in AP35. Since the
Pro -Rats Share is
inclusive of funding
from various
sources, the County
is unable to
determine specific
0
0
0
0
0
jurisdiction share.
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Program
Source
of Funds
Uses of Funds
Expected
Amount
Available Year
i
Expected
Amount
Narrative Description
Annual
Program
Prior Year
Total:
Allocation:
Income:
Resources:
$
Available
$
$
$
Reminder
of
ConPlan
General
public -
Other
The City contributes
Fund
local
annually $103,000
out of the General
Fund to Roy's
Resource Center,
which provides
shelter and services
to the homeless.
Since the funds are
not CDBG and
program/projects
are not carried out
by the City, funding
is not accounted for
in AP35. In addition,
the City also sets
aside approximately
$200,000 to award
to non-profit
organizations,
schools, etc. to fund
various activities of
which a majority are
to assist low income
0
0
0
0
0
youth/families
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Program
source
of Funds
Uses of Funds
Expected
Amount
Available Year
1
Expected
Amount
Narrative Description
Annual
Program
Prior Year
Total:
Allocation:
Income:
Resources:
$
Available
$
$
$
Reminder
of
ConPlan
Other
public -
Housing
With the elimination
local
of the
Redevelopment
Agency and 20% Set -
Aside Funding, the
City relies on rents,
revenue from sales,
and loan repayment
to maintain
affordable housing
units. However,
since these revenues
vary and are
unknown, it is
unknown what
revenues will be
generated to
maintain housing
0
1 0
1 0
1 0
0
stock.
Table 5 - Expected Resources — Priority Table
Explain how federal funds will leverage those additional resources (private, state and local
funds), including a description of how matching requirements will be satisfied
The above sources of funding have been identified as available funds to be leveraged with, where and
when possible, non-profit organizations and other entities awarded CDBG funds to provide assistance to
meet the goals and objectives as outlined within the City's Five -Year Consolidated Plan and One -Year
Action Plan. Funded organizations will also utilize awarded funds to leverage, where and when possible,
dollars available through the organization as well as other grant awards and/or donations to undertake
programs/projects that may not otherwise be possible. Organizations have more flexibility to utilize
funding more efficiently and effectively to provide needed support services to clients.
In addition, the County of Riverside Adult Services/Homeless Unit and CoC Collaborative Agent has
funding allocated for (1) Emergency Shelter, (2) Prevention, (3) Rapid Re -Housing, (4) Outreach, (5)
HMIS/data collection, and (6) ESG Administration. The City continues to provide its allocation of Pro-
Rata Share funding to the County for distribution through the CoC; however, the County recently
indicated that it is unable to provide the City with the dollar amount of its share, but does recognize that
the City is participating.
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2015
Palm Desert Housing Authority Revenue (Program) Income: (Formerly referred to as Redevelopment
Housing Set -Aside Funds): Formerly, Set -Aside Funds were used for housing activities such as
acquisition, rehabilitation, new construction, rental assistance, and the Homebuyers Down Payment
Assistance Program. As a result of the elimination of redevelopment agencies in California, affordable
housing funds through tax increments was also eliminated (i.e. set -aside funds). While the City
designated the Palm Desert Housing Authority as the successor housing entity to primarily preserve
affordability of its current portfolio, funding is limited to revenues derived from the properties and
programs (rents, sales, payoffs, etc.).
If appropriate, describe publically owned land or property located within the jurisdiction that
may be used to address the needs identified in the plan
N/A
Discussion
The City will continue to allocate CDBG funding and other sources of funding when and where available
to meet the needs of qualifying individuals as designated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD). Programs and projects will be targeted that address goals and objectives identified
within the Action Plan and Consolidated Plan.
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Annual Goals and Objectives
AP-20 Annual Goals and Objectives - 91.420, 91.220(c)(3)&(e)
Goals Summary Information
Sort
Order
Goal Name
Start
Year
End
Year
Category
Geographic
Area
Needs
Addressed
Funding
Goal Outcome
Indicator
1
Public
2013
2017
Non -Housing
Non-
CDBG:
Public Facility
Facilities
Community
Homeless
$127,564
or
Improvements
Development
(housing)
Infrastructure
Public Facility
Special Needs
Activities
Improvement
Public
other than
Facilities
Low/Moderate
Improvements
Income
Housing
Benefit: 700
Persons
Assisted
2
Homeless
2013
2017
Homeless
Homelessness
CDBG:
Public Facility
Needs
Continuum of
$80,571
or
Care (CoC)
Infrastructure
Public
Activities
Facilities
other than
Improvements
Low/Moderate
Income
Housing
Benefit: 380
Persons
Assisted
Public service
activities other
than
Low/Moderate
Income
Housing
Benefit: 120
Persons
Assisted
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Sort
Order
Goal Name
Start
Year
End
Year
Category
Geographic
Area
Needs
Addressed
Funding
Goal Outcome
Indicator
3
Non-
2013
2017
Non-
Non-
CDBG:
Public service
Homeless
Homeless
Homeless
$13,856
activities other
(Housing)
Special
(housing)
than
Special Needs
Needs
Special Needs
Low/Moderate
Income
Housing
Benefit: 235
Persons
Assisted
Homeowner
Housing
Rehabilitated
Benefit: 5
Household
Housing Units
Table 6 — Goals Summary
Goal Descriptions
1
Goal Name
Public Facilities Improvements
Goal
Public Facilities Improvement Projects to address persons with disabilities and
Description
seniors:
1. Desert Arc - persons with disabilities — 450 unduplicated persons
2. Joslyn Center —seniors - 250 unduplicated persons
2
Goal Name
Homeless Needs
Goal
Programs funded are both public facilities improvement project and public service
Description
programs that address homeless needs and services:
1. Martha's Village and Kitchen - public facilities improvement — 380 unduplicated
persons
2. Coachella Valley Rescue Mission - public service program - Emergency Services
Program - Food Program — 75 unduplicated persons
3. Olive Crest and Operation SafeHouse - (Olive Crest serves homeless youth ages 18
- 21 [25 unduplicated young adults] and Operation SafeHouse serves homeless youth
ages 18-24 [20 unduplicated young adults]) - public service program - Food and/or
Transportation Program
3
Goal Name
Non -Homeless (Housing) Special Needs
Goal
Public Service Programs for persons with disabilities and seniors:
Description
1. Angel View - persons with disabilities —175 unduplicated persons
2. Riverside County Foundation on Aging — seniors — 60 unduplicated persons
3. Home Improvement Program (HIP) — low income persons/families — five owner
occupied residences
Table 7 — Goal Descriptions
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2015
Goal Descriptions
The goal outcome indicator numbers are estimates based on information provided in applicants
grant application and/or numbers reported in previous years that was determined to be more
accurate. Additional information provided below are proposed programs/projects to be
undertaken in FY 2015/2016, including Housing Revenue funded projects, which are not listed
above - CDBG and Housing programs/projects:
A. Project Type: Public Facility Improvement Amount: $40,000.00
Matrix Code: 03B/Facility/11/LMC Reg. Code: 570.201(c)
Organization: Desert Arc
Location/Geographic Distribution: 73-255 Country Club Dr., Palm Desert, CA 92260
(Community -wide)
Annual Objective and Outcome: Construction and installation of automatic doors for
Buildings 1 and 3.
Goal: Estimated goal is 450 unduplicated persons and one (1) facility improvement.
Performance Measurement: Create suitable living environment to provide
availability/accessibility for severely handicapped/persons with disabilities (SL-2).
Funding Source: CDBG
B. Project Type: Public Facility Improvement Amount: $87,564.00
Matrix Code: 03A/Facility/11/LMC Reg. Code: 570.201(c)
Organization: Joslyn Center
Location/Geographic Distribution: 73-750 Catalina Way, Palm Desert, CA 92260
(Community -wide)
Annual Objective and Outcome: Replacement of flooring throughout facility.
Goal: Estimated goal is 250 unduplicated persons and one (1) facility.
Performance Measurement: Create suitable living environment to provide
availability/accessibility for senior related activities (SL-1).
Funding Source: CDBG
C. Project Type: Public Facility Improvement Amount: $54,000.00
Matrix Code: 03C/Facility/11/LMC Reg. Code: 570.201(c)
Organization: Martha's Village and Kitchen
Location/Geographic Distribution: 83-791 Date Ave., Indio, CA 92201 (Community -
wide)
Annual Objective and Outcome: Replace windows with energy efficient dual pane
windows.
Goal: Estimated goal is 380 unduplicated persons and one (1) facility.
Performance Measurement: Create suitable living environment to provide
availability/accessibility for homeless related activities (SL-1).
Funding Source: CDBG
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D. Project Type: Public Service Program
Matrix Code: 05B/People/01/LMC
Organization: Angel View
Location/Geographic Distribution: 12-379 Miracle Hill
92240 (Community -wide)
Annual Objective and Outcome: Client food program.
Goal: Estimated goal is 175 people.
Performance Measurement: Create suitable living
availability/accessibility for those with disabilities (SL-1).
Funding Source: CDBG
E. Project Type: Public Service Program
Matrix Code: 05/People/01/LMC
Organization: Coachella Valley Rescue Mission
Location/Geographic Distribution: 47-470 Van
(Community -wide)
Amount: $5,000.00
Reg. Code: 570.201(e)
Rd., Desert Hot Springs, CA
environment to improve
Amount: $8,857.00
Reg. Code: 570.201(e)
Buren, Indio, CA 92201
Annual Objective and Outcome: Emergency Services Program - food program for
homeless.
Goal: Estimated goal is 75 people.
Performance Measurement: Create suitable living environment to improve
availability/accessibility for homeless (SL-1).
Funding Source: CDBG
F. Project Type: Public Service Program Amount: $8,857.00
Matrix Code: 05/People/01/LMC Reg. Code: 570.201(e)
Organization: Olive Crest
Location/Geographic Distribution: 73-700 Dinah Shore Dr., Palm Desert, CA 92211
(Community -wide)
Annual Objective and Outcome: Client food/transportation program.
Goal: Estimated goal is 25 youth/young adults.
Performance Measurement: Create suitable living environment to improve
availability/accessibility for homeless youth/young adult's related activities (SL-1).
Funding Source: CDBG
G. Project Type: Public Service Program Amount: $8,857.00
Matrix Code: 05/People/01/LMC Reg. Code: 570.201(e)
Organization: Operation SafeHouse
Location/Geographic Distribution: 72-695 La Canada Way, Thousand Palms, CA 92276
(Community -wide)
Annual Objective and Outcome: Client food/transportation program.
Goal: Estimated goal is 20 youth/young adults.
Performance Measurement: Create suitable living environment to improve
availability/accessibility for homeless youth/young adult's related activities (SL-1).
Funding Source: CDBG
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H. Project Type: Public Service Program Amount: $8,856.00
Matrix Code: 05A/People/Ol/LMC Reg. Code: 570.201(e)
Organization: Riverside County Foundation on Aging
Location/Geographic Distribution: 78-900 Avenue 47, #200, La Quinta, CA 92253
(Community -wide)
Annual Objective and Outcome: Client health awareness programs and health/physical
fitness programs.
Goal: Estimated goal is 60 seniors/people.
Performance Measurement: Create suitable living environment to improve
availability/accessibility for senior related activities (SL-1).
Funding Source: CDBG
Project Type: Administration Amount: $31,036.00
Matrix Code: 21D/people/01/LMC Reg. Code: 570.206
Organization: Fair Housing Council of Riverside County
Location/Geographic Distribution: 655 N. Palm Canyon, #201, Palm Springs, CA 92262
(Community -wide)
Annual Objective and Outcome: Fair housing services including tenant/landlord
complaint resolution, education outreach, auditing and surveys, etc. to further fair
housing.
Performance Measurement: Create availability/accessibility to decent housing (DH-1).
Funding Source: CDBG
J. Project Type: Program Administration Amount: $22,866.00
Matrix Code: 21A Reg. Code: 570.206
Organization: City of Palm Desert
Location/Geographic Distribution: 73-510 Fred Waring Dr., Palm Desert, CA 92260
Annual Objective and Outcome: CDBG Program Administration.
Performance Measurement: N/A
Funding Source: CDBG
K. Project Type: Home Improvement Program Amount: $62,500.00+/-
(Actual remaining balance from FY 2014/2015 carry over — awarded in FY 2012/13 in the
amount of $75,000)
Matrix Code: 14A Reg. Code: 570.202(a)(1)
Organization: City of Palm Desert Housing Department
Location/Geographic Distribution: 73-510 Fred Waring Dr., Palm Desert, CA
92260. (Palm Desert Community)
Annual Objective and Outcome: Home Improvement Program (HIP). Funds will be
provided on an emergency basis to lower income households who are owner occupied.
Goal: Estimated goal is 10 residential units
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L. Project Type: Public Housing Stock/Annual Maint. Amount: Unknown
(Actual amount dependent on availability of funding under A626)
Matrix Code: N/A Reg. Code: N/A
Organization: Palm Desert Housing Authority
Location/Geographic Distribution: 73-510 Fred Waring Dr., Palm Desert, CA 92260.
(Palm Desert Community)
Annual Objective and Outcome: Public housing stock includes continued maintenance
and operation of existing Palm Desert (former Redevelopment Agency) affordable
housing stock (see Consolidated Plan for listing of public housing stock complexes and
housing data.). Since these programs will not be funded through CDBG, the matrix and
regulation codes do not apply and will not be entered into the IDIS System.
Goal: Maintain existing 1,021 affordable rental housing units
M. Project Type: Public Housing Stock/ Amount: Unknown
Acquisition & New Construction
(Amount dependent on availability of funding under A626)
Matrix Code: N/A Reg. Code: N/A
Organization: Palm Desert Housing Authority
Location/Geographic Distribution: 73-510 Fred Waring Dr., Palm Desert, CA 92260.
(Palm Desert Community)
Annual Objective and Outcome: Public housing stock includes the acquisition of land or
existing units and new construction or rehabilitation of new housing units. Since these
programs will not be funded through CDBG, the matrix and regulation codes do not
apply and will not be entered into the IDIS System.
Goal: Estimated goal is 0
N. Project Type: Housing Assistance Programs Amount: Unknown
(Amount dependent on availability of funding under AB26)
Matrix Code: N/A Reg. Code: N/A
Organization: Palm Desert Housing Authority
Location/Geographic Distribution: 73-510 Fred Waring Dr., Palm Desert, CA 92260.
(Palm Desert Community)
Annual Objective and Outcome: The Housing Assistance Program was designed to
provide financial assistance to lower -income households. The program consists of
subsidized rental assistance, mortgage assistance, and homebuyer's assistance. Since
these programs will not be funded through CDBG, the matrix and regulation codes do
not apply and will not be entered into the IDIS System.
Goal: Estimated goal is to maintain approximately 1,021 subsidies on existing
affordable rental housing units
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 91.215(b):
The City will provide rental housing to approximately 1,021 very low, to low and moderate -income
households through the City's Affordable Rental Housing Program. The City does not receive HOME
funds and therefore the programs may differ slightly. The Palm Desert Housing Authority (Authority)
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owns and operates approximately 1,021 multi -family housing units, and an additional approximately 564
units that are owned and operated by third parties. There are an additional 303 ownership units for very
low, low and moderate income households under the Authority's affordable housing portfolio. There are
approximately 30 additional housing units that receive housing assistance through the Housing
Authority of the County of Riverside that administers federally funded programs (i.e., Section 8, Public
Housing, etc.) within the City of Palm Desert. The units under the Authority's portfolio are operated
pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 50053 and the requirements of Title 25 California Code of
Regulations, 6900 et seq., and may vary to what HOME 91.215(b) defines funds but instead are
extremely low-income, low-income, and moderate -income families.
AP-35 Projects — 91.220(d)
Introduction
The City of Palm Desert has reviewed all CDBG grant applications for FY 2015/2016 and based on the
proposed programs and projects, the City has identified and awarded funding to the following
organizations to carryout activities to achieve identified goals and objectives as outlined in the
Consolidated Plan:
The Ranch Recovery Center Project Expected Resources field would not accept the $0.73, therefore, this
amount was not included in this field. However, the amount was included in the above Estimated
Amount field. This difference is causing the AP 15 Funding Source to not equal projects. The $0.73
awarded to Ranch Recovery Center was deleted from system and will not be awarded. This amount will
remain in City account until such time as amount equals a $1.00.
#
Project Name
1
Desert Arc
2
Joslyn Center
3
Martha's Village and Kitchen
4
Angel View
5
Coachella Valley Rescue Mission
6
Olive Crest
7
Operation SafeHouse
8
Riverside County Foundation on Aging
9
Fair Housing of Riverside County
10
City of Palm Desert Administration
11
Home Improvement Program (HIP)
Table 8 — Project Information
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Describe the reasons for allocation priorities and any obstacles to addressing underserved
needs
The above projects were funded based on the organization's focus and type of program/project being
proposed. After review of all grant applications it was determined that the mix of proposed activities
targeted specific groups (e.g. homeless, those with disabilities including HIV/AIDS, seniors, very low to
low-income individuals/families, youth, etc.) that have been identified as meeting community needs and
met the City's identified goals and objectives as outlined within the Consolidated Plan. Funding was
provided based on several factors such as:
• Percentage of funding available
• Project/Program cost
• Citizens participation
• Knowledge of organization and services provided
• Experience and impact of organization on its target population
• Benefit to the community
• Community need vs. gap
• Funding history
• Eligibility
The obstacles to address underserved needs center on insufficient funds available to address completely
the needs within the community of the various target groups. Limited funds have created a strain on
available resources and require the City to strategically review its available funds and award grants to
organizations that provide services to those with the greatest need within the community.
Projects
AP-38 Projects Summary
Project Summary Information
Table 9 — Proiect Summary
1
Project Name
Desert Arc
Target Area
Goals Supported
Non -Homeless (Housing) Special Needs - Public Facilities Improvements
Needs Addressed
Non -Homeless (housing) Special Needs - Public Facilities Improvements
Funding
CDBG: $40,000
Description
Organization serves persons with severe physical and mental disabilities
with job training activities, etc. - Public Facilities Improvement Project to
construct and install automatic doors in Building 1 and 3.
Target Date
6/30/2016
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Estimate the number
The estimated number of unduplicated persons to be served that are
and type of families
severely physically and mentally handicapped is 450 and two buildings at
that will benefit from
one facility.
the proposed
activities
Location Description
Location of facility and services is 73-255 Country Club Drive, Palm
Desert, CA 92260.
Planned Activities
Construction and installation of energy efficient automatic dooes for
Buildings 1 and 3.
2
Project Name
Joslyn Center
Target Area
Goals Supported
Non -Homeless (Housing) Special Needs - Public Facilities Improvements
Needs Addressed
Non -Homeless (housing) Special Needs - Public Facilities Improvements
Funding
CDBG: $87,564
Description
Organization provides quality of life and other needed programs (i.e.
Meals on Wheels Program) to seniors - Public Facility Improvement
Project to replace flooring in Presidents Room 1, 2, and 3, kitchen, Clark
Auditorium, and storage closet, multipurpose rooms 1 and 2, Art Center,
and kitchen.
Target Date
6/30/2016
Estimate the number
Facility is estimating that it will serve approximately 250 unduplicated,
and type of families
seniors and others visiting, utilizing the center, and/or attending events
that will benefit from
as well as one public facility.
the proposed
activities
Location Description
Facility and service location is 73-750 Catalina Way, Palm Desert, CA
92260.
Planned Activities
Public Facility Improvement Project that involves the
replacement/renovation of flooring at facility in various rooms as noted
above.
3
Project Name
Martha's Village and Kitchen
Target Area
Goals Supported
Homeless Needs - Public Facilities Improvements
Needs Addressed
Homelessness - Continuum of Care (CoC) - Public Facilities Improvements
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Funding
CDBG: $54,000
Description
Organization services homeless persons and families with various services
including housing, counseling, support services and food for both clients
and non clients - Public Facilities Improvement Project to install newer
energy efficient dual pane windows. The organization will also be funding
the energy efficiency project to include a new HVAC system.
Target Date
6/30/2016
Estimate the number
The estimated, unduplicated number of homeless persons to be served
and type of families
including adults and families with children is 380.
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
Location Description
Facility and services will be provided at 83-791 Date Ave., Indio, CA
92201.
Planned Activities
The replacement of old windows with new energy efficient dual pane
windows.
4
Project Name
Angel View
Target Area
Goals Supported
Non -Homeless (Housing) Special Needs
Needs Addressed
Non -Homeless (housing) Special Needs
Funding
CDBG: $5,000
Description
Organization serves persons (youth and adults) with severe physical and
mental disabilities with housing and various support services - Public
Service Program will provide food to disabled residents living within the
organization's group homes and attend their Therapeutic Day Program.
Target Date
6/30/2016
Estimate the number
The estimated number of unduplicated severely physically and mentally
and type of families
handicapped residents both youth and adults to be served is
that will benefit from
approximately 175 youth and adult.
the proposed
activities
Location Description
Facility is located at 12-379 Miracle Hill Road, Desert Hot Springs, CA
92240; however, the group homes are located throughout the Coachella
Valley.
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Planned Activities
Provide food to residents of organizations various group homes within
the Coachella Valley.
5
Project Name
Coachella Valley Rescue Mission
Target Area
Goals Supported
Homeless Needs
Needs Addressed
Homelessness - Continuum of Care (CoC)
Funding
CDBG: $8,857
Description
Organization provides housing and support services to homeless including
the Emergency Services Program - Public Service Program to provide food
to clients within the Emergency Services Program.
Target Date
6/30/2016
Estimate the number
The estimated number of unduplicated clients both adult individuals and
and type of families
families to be served is 75.
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
Location Description
Services are to be provided at the facility located at 47-470 Van Buren St.,
Indio, CA 92201.
Planned Activities
Public Service Program is to provide food to clients residing within the
Emergency Services Program.
6
Project Name
Olive Crest
Target Area
Goals Supported
Homeless Needs
Needs Addressed
Homelessness - Continuum of Care (CoC)
Funding
CDBG: $8,857
Description
Organization provides transitional housing and supportive services to
homeless youth (age 18 - 21) that have aged out of the Foster Care
Program - Public Service Program to provide food and/or transportation
to clients.
Target Date
6/30/2016
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Estimate the number
The estimated number of unduplicated clients that are homeless youth
and type of families
ages 18 - 21 to be served is 25.
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
Location Description
The main facility is located at 73-700 Dinah Shore Dr., Palm Desert, CA
92211. However, clients and services will be provided at various sites
throughout the Coachella Valley.
Planned Activities
The program will provided food and/or transportation services to clients.
7
Project Name
Operation SafeHouse
Target Area
Goals Supported
Homeless Needs
Needs Addressed
Homelessness - Continuum of Care (CoC)
Funding
CDBG: $8,857
Description
Organization provides transitional housing and supportive services to
homeless youth (age 18 - 24) that have aged out of the Foster Care
Program - Public Service Program to provide food and/or transportation
to clients.
Target Date
6/30/2016
Estimate the number
The estimated number of unduplicated clients that are homeless youth
and type of families
ages 18 - 24 to be served is 20.
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
Location Description
Facility is located at 72-695 La Canada Way, Thousand Palms, CA 92276.
Planned Activities
The Public Service Program is to provide food and/or transportation
services to clients.
8
Project Name
Riverside County Foundation on Aging
Target Area
Goals Supported
Non -Homeless (Housing) Special Needs
Needs Addressed
Non -Homeless (housing) Special Needs
Funding
CDBG: $8,856
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Description
The organization provides quality of life services to seniors - Public
Service Program will provide health awareness programs and
health/physical fitness programs to seniors.
Target Date
6/30/2016
Estimate the number
The estimated number of unduplicated seniors to be served is 60.
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
Location Description
The facility location is 78-900 Avenue 47, #200, La Quinta, CA 92253. The
programs will be offered at six low income senior apartment complexes in
Palm Desert.
Planned Activities
Public Service Program is to provide health awareness fairs and physical
fitness and health related programs and to seniors.
9
Project Name
Fair Housing of Riverside County
Target Area
Goals Supported
Non -Homeless (Housing) Special Needs
Needs Addressed
Non -Homeless (housing) Special Needs
Funding
CDBG: $31,036
Description
Fair housing services including tenant/landlord complaint resolution,
education outreach, auditing and surveys, etc. to further fair housing.
Target Date
6/30/2016
Estimate the number
The estimated number of unduplicated seniors to be served is 400.
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
Location Description
655 N. Palm Canyon, #201, Palm Springs, CA 92262 (Community -wide)
Planned Activities
Fair housing services including tenant/landlord complaint resolution,
education outreach, auditing and surveys, etc. to further fair housing.
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project Name
City of Palm Desert Administration
Target Area
Goals Supported
Needs Addressed
Funding
CDBG: $22,866
Description
Administration of CDBG Program
Target Date
6/30/2016
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
N/A
Location Description
73-510 Fred Waring Dr., Palm Desert, CA 92260
Planned Activities
CDBG Program Administration
11
project Name
Home Improvement Program (HIP)
Target Area
Goals Supported
Non -Homeless (Housing) Special Needs
Needs Addressed
Non -Homeless (housing) Special Needs
Funding
Description
Home Improvement Program (HIP). Funds will be provided on an
emergency basis to lower income households with owner occupied
residences.
Target Date
6/30/2016
Estimate the number
and type of families
that will benefit from
the proposed
activities
The estimated number of unduplicated seniors to be served is 5.
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Location Description
73-510 Fred Waring Dr., Palm Desert, CA 92260 (Community -wide)
Planned Activities
Home Improvement Program (HIP). Funds will be provided on an
emergency basis to lower income households with owner occupied
residences.
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
N/A -The City did not allocate funding geographically.
Geographic Distribution
Target Area Percentage of Funds
Table 10 - Geographic Distribution
Rationale for the priorities for allocating investments geographically
N/A -The City did not allocate funding geographically.
Discussion
N/A
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Affordable Housing
AP-55 Affordable Housing — 91.220(g)
Introduction
Between the City and the CoC/Collaborative Applicant, the various housing needs both for affordable
housing to very low, to low and moderate -income families and seniors, as well as homeless housing
needs are addressed. Through the efforts of these entities and the CoC, the housing needs of various
groups are monitored and to the extent possible are addressed.
One Year Goals for the Number of Households to be Supported
Homeless 275
Non -Homeless 5,018
Special -Needs 1,682
Total 6,975
Table 11- One Year Goals for Affordable Housing by Support Requirement
One Year Goals for the Number of Households Supported Through
Rental Assistance 1,021
The Production of New Units 72
Rehab of Existing Units 1
Acquisition of Existing Units 0
Total 1,094
Table 12 - One Year Goals for Affordable Housing by Support Type
Discussion
The Palm Desert Housing Authority (Authority) owns and operates approximately 1,021 multi -family
housing units, and an additional approximately 564 units that are owned and operated by third parties.
There are an additional 303 ownership units for very low, low and moderate income households under
the Authority's affordable housing portfolio. However, the only numbers accounted for within Table 11
above are those projects/programs funded through CDBG and existing affordable housing units (1,021)
owned by the Palm Desert Housing Authority.
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AP-60 Public Housing — 91.220(h)
Introduction
The City is not designated as public housing; however, the City established a housing authority to
operate the former Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency's affordable rental housing
portfolio. Subsequently from the elimination of redevelopment agencies, the City designated the Palm
Desert Housing Authority as the successor of all housing activities including transferring ownership of all
affordable rental properties. As a result, all questions pertaining to public housing are related to the
affordable housing activities and programss of the former Redevelopment Agency and, where
appropriate, will reference County of Riverside Public Housing Programs, if available within Palm Desert.
Actions planned during the next year to address the needs to public housing
The Palm Desert Housing Authority (Authority) will maintain the following as long as funding is
available:
• Continue Homebuyer's Down -Payment Assistance Program to assist those that are experiencing
financial barriers
• Continue rental assistance program to assist households in obtaining affordable rental housing
within Palm Desert
Actions to encourage public housing residents to become more involved in management and
participate in homeownership
The City will continue to follow its Citizens Participation Plan to inform and encourage resident
participation and work with Fair Housing of Riverside County to educate residents on various topics
relative to their rights as residents and homeownership. The City will continue to promote the purchase
of affordable housing units for sale throughout the City and educate anyone interested in purchasing or
who desires information on how to purchase a home.
If the PHA is designated as troubled, describe the manner in which financial assistance will be
provided or other assistance
N/A
Discussion
The City will continue its efforts to promote affordable housing within the community and maintain
existing affordable housing stock. It will work with Fair Housing of Riverside County to continue to
educate both residents within community, as well as residents of affordable housing, of the
resident/tenant/landlord laws, discrimination, homeownership, predatory lending practices, and other
areas of need that may arise.
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AP-65 Homeless and Other Special Needs Activities — 91.220(i)
Introduction
The information provided within this section includes the City's efforts to address
homelessness. Information also includes the County of Riverside/Continuum of Care (CoC)
activities. The County is the Collaborative Applicant for the CoC, and as such, the information provided
are the goals, objectives, and activities identified by the CoC to address homelessness within Riverside
County.
Homeless and homeless prevention services are identified as a high priority need in the Consolidated
Plan. The Urban County anticipates expending approximately 25 - 50 percent of its public service cap
(up to 15 percent of the CDBG annual allocation) to provide homeless and homeless prevention
services. Additional CDBG funds may be used to provide housing opportunities for those at -risk of
becoming homeless.
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 County of Riverside CoC has established chronically homeless persons as the highest need
priority. The CoC implements a targeted street -to -home outreach program/campaign that covers 100%
of its area and takes a housing first approach for chronically homeless households and others with a
disabling condition. Non -disabled persons are referred to Emergency Services (ES) or Transitional
Housing (TH) to be housed as quickly as possible. The CoC will soon implement a coordinated
assessment system to ensure the right intervention through program admissions that will be marketed
to community groups and outreach providers who coordinate outreach efforts with staff trained to
guide households through the process regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, etc. The CoC has
two outreach teams that cover most of county areas. The City of Riverside Street Outreach Program
conducts daily mobile outreach and provides client services focused on the chronically homeless
populations living on streets to connect them with supportive services and achieve housing
stability. The Department of Mental Health has outreach peer specialists in the Desert -Mid county
region. The Outreach Specialists presents each person with an initial field assessment and an in depth
assessment as well as referrals to all contacts, linkage to various community organizations, assistance
with entitlement questions and problems, linkage to mental health providers for assessment and
services, if appropriate, and ES and TH by partnering with community agencies. In addition, they
facilitate referrals and other linkages to services. The establishment of the Housing First model, an
approach that drives homeless individuals and families into permanent housing as soon as possible,
coupled with efforts to reduce the Length of Time Homeless (LOTH) will meet several of the County's
and CoC's goals of reducing the number of homeless and those entering homelessness. [1)
The County's 2015/16 Consolidated Plan goals for reducing and ending homelessness include the
following:
• Outreach to homeless persons with a priority on the chronically homeless individuals and
families
• Assessment of homeless persons and families in an effective coordinated system
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Prevention of at -risk of becoming homeless or previously homeless persons returning to homelessness;
plus the prevention of extremely vulnerable individuals and families on entering homelessness through
a more effective coordination of services.
Addressing the emergency shelter and transitional housing needs of homeless persons
To date, there are 646 emergency shelter beds and 540 transitional housing beds in the County of
Riverside CoC. Transitional Housing (TH) is used to cover the cost of housing while providing case
management and support services providing a period of stability to enable homeless people to
transition successfully and maintain permanent housing within 24 months of program entry. To achieve
its goal of ending homelessness, the CoC encourages communities to transform transitional housing
programs to permanent supportive housing or rapid re -housing. The CoC is working with the County's
Economic Development Agency (EDA), which administers ESG funding, to integrate CoC and ESG funding
to increase the number of families with children who are assisted through rapid re -housing. In addition,
non-McKinney-Vento funding sources, such as Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP), funded
under FEMA will be matched as a source for rental/mortgage assistance for families that are homeless
or at -risk of homelessness in the County's strategy to meet this goal.
Currently, in Riverside County there are 777 emergency beds and 720 transitional housing beds [1]. The
Housing First approach adopted by the County and CoC requires that homeless are helped into
permanent housing or rapid re -housing as soon as possible. Transitional housing beds have begun to
decrease in the County and permanent housing is increasing because of reallocations made in the HUD
COC Program Consolidated Application. This change has CoC providers in transition to reallocate other
funding and reprogram the transitional housing program into the more desirable permanent housing or
rapid re -housing beds units. This program requires for providers to help clients transition into
permanency, more quickly and to maintain their self-sufficiency and not return to homelessness. This
process shortens the time a homeless individual or family spends in transition from instability to stability
and self-sufficiency.
Emergency shelters are motivated to lessen the time that a homeless person or families length of time
homeless (LOTH) in the shelter by effective and quick assessment of homeless clients and getting them
stabilized into permanent housing with intensive case management initially and support in the initial
phase of residency in permanent housing. This period will serve as a time to address the other needs to
maintain self-sufficiency either by accessing mainstream benefits, employment, or medical or mental
health support.
The CoC works with the County's Economic Development Agency and other public funding agencies to
integrate the CoC Programs and the Emergency Solutions Grant, Social Services to Veteran Families
(SSVF) and CDBG funding to increase the number of families with children who are assisted through
rapid re -housing. In addition, other non-McKinney-Vento funding sources, such as Emergency Food and
Shelter Program (EFSP), funded under FEMA will be matched as a source for rental/mortgage assistance
for families that are homeless or at -risk of homelessness in the county's strategy to meet this goal.
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
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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 CoC has taken the following steps to reduce length of time homeless (LOTH): 1) adopted and
implemented a CoC wide Housing First approach; 2) adopted and implemented a CoC wide Rapid Re-
housing approach (the CoC recently increased the number of public/private partners to help implement
these approaches); 3) the CoC has begun revising intake processes to ensure homeless households are
given the appropriate intervention at time admitted to program to help reduce their stay; 4) adjusted
case management procedures in order to train CoC and ESG case managers to move away from a
housing -ready approach to an evidence -based, home -based case management approach; 5) improved
data collection through HMIS by training participants to enter related data correctly and timely; and 6)
generating monthly reports for outcome measurement. The CoC is in the process of adopting the
HEARTH goal of no more than 30-days homeless and the high -performing communities goal of reducing
LOTH at least 10% from preceding years. In 2012, ES LOTH was 30-days and 21-days in 2013. The CoC
will target non -HUD funded projects to reduce their LOTH such as those who receive EFSP, CDBG, and
HOME funding.
Operation SafeHouse, a CoC youth provider has implemented outreach and service based events in the
communities to draw homeless youth, unaccompanied and transitional age into contact with services
available to them. Operation SafeHouse is currently the only CoC youth provider and has opened a
permanent supportive housing program called Harrison House for transitional age youth located in the
eastern desert region of Riverside County. [1]
Through the CoC providers to homeless veterans and their families, the County Housing Authority, DPSS
and Federal agencies for veterans, preventative and emergency services for homeless veterans and their
families has increased with the awarding and introduction of the SSVF grant program in 2013 to
Riverside County. CoC providers who have received SSVF funding have been able to assist homeless
veterans and their families or have been able to prevent them from becoming homeless. SSVF provides
for outreach, case management and assistance with obtaining VA and other mainstream benefits. Client
based needs for health care, transportation, legal services, housing, counseling, and rapid re -housing are
some of the preventative and stabilizing aspects of the program. Social Services to Veteran Families
grantees must be actively involved with the CoC and reside in Riverside County. Through these
providers, community events like the "Veterans Stand Down" for homeless veterans have provided
VASH vouchers to chronically homeless and much needed services to those who could not get to the VA
or were non -eligible for services. Mainstream and public benefit services became accessible to our
homeless veterans through the community providers present at these events. [2)
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.
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The County of Riverside CoC Discharge Policy is mandated by the State of California and followed by the
CoC. The CoC established a Discharge Planning Committee, implements policies, protocols, and
coordinates with organizations to ensure persons discharged from a publicly -funded institution or
system of care are not discharged immediately into homelessness. The goals are to identify discharge
housing needs and supportive services and to link the individual with community resources that will
include mental health services, substance abuse support, and housing.
Health Care — The Hospital Association of Southern California Inland Area serves as the lead agency on
the Discharge Planning Committee to facilitate communication relative to discharge planning needs of
homeless persons from acute care hospitals including Riverside County Regional Medical Center. They
identify individuals with severe mental health or substance abuse disorders and veterans; and
coordinate their discharge plan to the fullest extent possible with follow-up to mental health and/or
physical service providers.
Mental Health - The County of Riverside Department of Mental Health (DMH) collaborates with DPSS
and the CoC in the coordination and implementation of discharge planning for homeless individuals
disabled by a serious mental health and/or substance abuse disorder(s). Activities within a mandated
policy such as 1) nature of illness and follow-up required; 2) medications and dosage schedules; 3)
referrals to mental health providers; 4) financial needs; 5) educational/vocational needs; 6) social needs;
and 7) housing needs are prioritized. DMH provides placement assistance to homeless clients leaving
public and private facilities including collaboration with courts and interested parties to determine how
best to meet client needs in a community setting. Based on assessment, homeless individuals are
provided with housing placement in board and care, skilled nursing, and privately funded structured
residential settings.
Foster Care - Riverside County's Children's Services Division Independent Living.
Extended Foster Care programs help transition dependent youth who are emancipating from foster care
to independent living. Services available for homeless young adults who left foster care include re-
entering extended foster care, housing referrals, SSI screening, application assistance with medical and
food benefits, transportation vouchers, clothing services, and replacement of lost or stolen vital
documents (i.e. Social Security card, birth certificate, state ID or driver's license, etc.).
Corrections — The DPSS and Riverside County Sheriff's and Probation Departments support the CoC's
mission to work toward reintegrating persons leaving correctional facilities to community based living
and self -sufficiency through effective use of community services. They identify individuals leaving
County correctional facilities and work with stakeholders to link these individuals to housing, mental
health, substance abuse services, and community supports. Another resource is Probation Day
Reporting Centers established for the Early Release (AB109) offenders and offer assistance for job
placement, food, clothing, and counseling services upon release from County and State correctional
institutions. Based on the 2013 Point -in -Time Survey, there were 295 previously incarcerated
individuals released early from local correctional facilities to the streets. The DPSS,
Probation Department, law enforcement, CoC, and County agencies created a process that included
emergency services and housing opportunities for "Early Release" persons, who qualified for emergency
housing, as well as other benefits and services.
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Discussion
Through the CoC and Collaborative Applicant, the City of Palm Desert will continue to address homeless
needs within the community. As such, the City will continue to allocate its Pro-Rata Share of funding to
the County for distribution through the CoC. In 2013, the City's allocation was $66,375. In addition, the
City will continue to fund Roy's Resource Center (homeless shelter) in the amount of $103,000 and the
Alan Seaman Bus Pass Program in the amount of $3,000. The City will also continue to work with the
Coachella Valley Association of Governments (CVAG) to address the Coachella Valley's homelessness
issue. With these partnerships, the City and the community have been able to determine the needs
required to address homelessness and direct available resources such as providing shelter, supportive
services, etc. to assist homeless persons to become self-sufficient.
The County of Riverside's Collaborative Applicant and the CoC maintain and create the commitment and
resources needed to leverage community stakeholders, agencies, and business and non-profit partners
through the annual HUD CoC Homeless Assistance Consolidated Application and the CoC programs.
Using the County's 2015/16 Consolidated Plan goals for reducing and ending homelessness, the CoC and
the Collaborative Applicant continue to maintain the work and commitment to end homelessness.
One year goals for the number of households to be provided housing through the use of HOPWA for:
Short-term rent, mortgage, and utility assistance to prevent homelessness of the
individual or family
Tenant -based rental assistance
Units provided in housing facilities (transitional or permanent) that are being
developed, leased, or operated
Units provided in transitional short-term housing facilities developed, leased, or
operated with HOPWA funds
Total
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AP-75 Barriers to affordable housing — 91.2200)
Introduction
No governmental constraints have been identified that have a significant adverse impact on housing and
affordable housing development in Palm Desert.
The City's permitting process and infrastructure requirements are comparable to those of surrounding
Coachella Valley cities. Although some application fees may have increased, they remain among the
lowest in the region. General Plan and zoning land use designations allow for all types of development
and a broad range of densities. The City's housing policies and programs have been established and
implemented, as necessary, to assure that governmental constraints are minimized. The City's
processes are not a constraint to the provision of affordable housing.
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's Housing Element analyzes the governmental, environmental, physical, and economic
constraints associated with the development of housing. The Housing Element does not reflect
conditions within Palm Desert's control that would negatively impact affordable housing opportunities
or create barriers.
The City will continue to utilize available resources to assist in increasing the availability of affordable
housing through such services as fast tracking applications and permits for shorter processing time,
where possible, and maximizing limited resources to increase affordable housing units to lower -income
households in its efforts to remove barriers to affordable housing.
The City's Consolidated Plan outlines specific goals and activities that will assist in minimizing or
eliminating barriers to affordable and fair housing, if any, which the City will continue to address on an
annual basis.
Discussion
Funding the Fair Housing Council of Riverside County in FY 2015/2016 will assist the City in educating
and addressing issues that may arise that create barriers to affordable housing and fair housing
throughout the year, as well as educating groups/individuals of these barriers. In addition, the City
updated its Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice and Fair Housing Action Plan in 2013 that
also assists the City in addressing these types of issues.
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AP-85 Other Actions — 91.220(k)
Introduction
The City will continue to address obstacles that impact its ability to provide services to those in
need. This will be accomplished through the identified resources and funded organizations.
Actions planned to address obstacles to meeting underserved needs
The City will continue to work toward the reduction/elimination of obstacles to meet underserved needs
through the funding of various organizations that are designed to provide services to those in need. The
City is not equipped to provide direct services required; therefore, funding organizations that do is
essential. The City will partner with these organizations to address obstacles and address barriers that
exist.
In addition, the City works with the County of Riverside, the CoC, local agencies, non -profits, etc. to
address various aspects related to CoC programs and activities, as well as obstacles that face the
underserved in general. However, the CoC addresses issues relative to homelessness, mental and
physical illnesses, domestic violence, etc. and has a wide range of members where collaboration in other
areas is an option. Through these working relationships, obstacles such as lack of communication
between agencies, improved services, limited resources, tracking and monitoring, and other needed
resources are addressed, gaps in services are better identified, and there is a more cohesive approach to
identifying and resolving issues.
Actions planned to foster and maintain affordable housing
The City and the Palm Desert Housing Authority will continue to maintain the existing affordable housing
stock through the funding sources identified previously; however, as noted with the elimination of
redevelopment agencies, there is no longer what is considered "20% Set Aside Funds". Therefore,
maintaining existing properties and programs will be the primary focus, provided funding is available, for
some time to come. However, new projects and programs will be planned and implemented where and
when possible. Note: On June 29, 2011, the Governor signed several budget related bills pertaining to
redevelopment agencies. ABX126 effectively eliminated redevelopment agencies and immediately
prohibited agencies from entering into any new agreements, contracts, debts, loans, etc. Subsequent to
redevelopment agencies challenging the constitutionality of the budget bills, California's Supreme Court
agreed to hear the case and rendered a decision upholding ABX126 to be valid. The court's decision
dissolved California redevelopment agencies ability to carry out planned redevelopment projects and
established Housing programs. Although the Palm Desert Housing Authority planned the objectives as
described in the following paragraph, the achievements may vary and depend on the availability of
funds.
Actions planned to reduce lead -based paint hazards
The City's Building & Safety and Housing departments distribute informational pamphlets on Lead -Based
Paint Hazards and refer all calls to the County of Riverside Environmental Health Department. The City
addresses this issue on a case -by -case basis through the following steps:
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• Step 1: As newer homes are built, stricter environmental guidelines and the sale and rental of
older homes are regulated to protect potential buyers and renters. While lead -based paint
hazards are still a potential problem, this has allowed for better protection to children and
adults by minimizing lead based paint hazards in new homes.
• Step 2: The City will work with the County, residents, and/or others to address the issue of lead -
based paint hazards through testing and abatement efforts on a case -by -case basis. State law,
as amended under Section 302, requires housing agencies to conduct random samples of
dwelling units, common areas, and exteriors to determine the presence of lead -based paint in
pre-1979 family developments where children live or are expected to visit.
• Step 3: The City will conduct outreach and education through the City's Housing and Building
and Safety departments. These departments will ensure that regulations related to enforcement
of lead -based paint are carried out on both City and private projects, when possible, through
remodels and rehabilitation of older units that require permits or if brought to the City's
attention.
• Step 4: The City will also refer calls to Citadel or another qualifying firm that assists residents
and businesses with lead -based paint, mold, and other hazards.
• Step 5: The City contracts with Fair Housing Council of Riverside County who is also responsible
for distribution of informational brochures and attending events to educate and increase
awareness of lead -based paint hazards.
Actions planned to reduce the number of poverty -level families
Providing assistance through service providers established to address specific areas of need to those
facing poverty is essential in the City's ability to focus on reducing this issue. Through the partnerships
and working relationships with providers and other agencies implementing such programs that provide
education, job training, supportive services, etc., the City will achieve some success in assisting those
facing poverty to improve their situations. Some of the focus areas would be:
• Employment and Education: lobs, job training, technical assistance, adult literacy, and life skills.
• Housing: Affordable rental housing, home repair and rehabilitation, emergency shelters,
transitional and permanent housing.
• Safety Net Services: Food pantries, emergency homeless shelter services, basic nutrition,
counseling, and other forms of assistance, when identified.
• Youth: Programs and services for youth and at -risk youth.
Actions planned to develop institutional structure
The City will continue with the same process as in the past to undertake actions to develop and maintain
institutional structure as follows:
1. Work with County of Riverside, Department of Health, as well as other County departments and
public agencies to address homeless, food, housing, and other issues throughout the County;
2. Work with non-profit organizations to improve services or address other needs that are focused
on addressing underserved needs within the community;
3. Work with private businesses and other residents, where and when possible; and
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4. Continue to participate with the County Continuum of Care (CoC), and CVAG Homelessness
Committee to address homeless issues and continue to build a strong collaboration to assist
homeless efforts.
Improving relations with these groups should improve and establish new institutional structures to
gather participation, input, information, or any other form of communication or assistance that will
improve the process and address unmet needs.
Actions planned to enhance coordination between public and private housing and social
service agencies
The City works with various County departments, agencies, and non-profit organizations to identify and
carry out goals and objectives of the CDBG Program, as well as to create more cooperative working
relationships. The City invites these groups to attend public hearings, community meetings, and special
meetings that address specific programs and projects. The City has an approved Citizen's Participation
Plan that it follows in this regard. In addition, City staff regularly attends CoC meetings that involve
multiple organizations and various County Departments as well as other local jurisdictions wherein
discussion is held on homelessness as well as supportive services to other at risk groups of individuals
and families.
Discussion
The City will continue to work toward building new partnerships and maintain existing relationships in
an effort to address and further needs of the homeless, those at -risk of becoming homeless, and very
low to low-income individuals and families. Through such efforts as implementing new support
programs that address needs and gaps in existing service, providing and/or maintaining housing/shelter
opportunities, rapid re -housing assistance for homeless and those facing homelessness, assistance with
social services available to individuals and families, and tracking activities associated with these
programs, involved agencies and organizations are better able to identify and address needs of the
respective groups of individuals and families.
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Program Specific Requirements
AP-90 Program Specific Requirements — 91.220(1)(1,2,4)
Introduction
The City of Palm Desert does not have any of the identified programs that generate program income.
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
t•
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%
Discussion
The only program that generates program income is the Home Improvement Program (HIP); however,
funds are revolving loan funds. As such, funds generated are utilized to fund future HIP activities
only. In addition, at this time, there are no outstanding loans. As a result, there will be no program
income generated, unless a new loan is approved.
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Attachments
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CITIZENS PARTICIPATION PLAN
Public Comments:
The citizen's participation consisted primarily of representatives from various non-profit
organizations discussing their organization and needs as reflected in the attached minutes of
each public hearing and the community meeting. (All minutes of the public hearings and
meetings are attached and numbered as follows: December 11, 2014, Public Hearing
Attachment No. 2-A; January 15, 2015, Community Meeting Attachment No. 3-A; May 14, 2015,
Final Public Hearing Attachment No. 4-A; and March 11, 2015, Outside Agency Funding
Committee Attachment No. 5). In addition, the City posted notices and information on its
website at www.cityofpalmdesert.org through which no comments were received. No
comments were received through the Needs Assessment Survey either.
No comments were rejected.
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