City Council consideration

1. City Council consideration of the SAGINAW, MICHIGAN 2016-2020 Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan March 14, 2016

2. Planning Team • Engaged Stakeholders • Human Planning Commission • City of Saginaw – Department of Community and Economic Development Assisted by • McKenna Associates

3. What is a Consolidated Plan? • Required by HUD “Entitlement Communities” • Coordinates local use of HUD programs and funding • Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) • HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) • Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) • Identifies community development and housing needs • Fosters strategic planning • Prioritizes use of resources • Stakeholder engagement

4. Objectives of CDBG “National Objectives”: • Benefit Low-Moderate Income Households • Prevention or Elimination of Slums or Blight • Urgent Community Development Needs

5. CDBG Eligible Activities CDBG funding can be used to: • Revitalize neighborhoods • Conduct and promote economic development • Provide improved community facilities and services

6. Objectives of HOME and ESG HOME: • Create affordable housing for low-income Americans • Requires LMI household benefit • New build or rehabilitation • “Other reasonable and necessary expenses” related to development • Tenant-based rental assistance

7. Objectives / Activities of ESG ESG: • Rehabilitate and operate emergency shelters and transitional shelters (increase # and quality) • Provide essential social services • Help prevent homelessness • Transition to permanent housing

8. Funding Trends Consolidated Plan 2016 - 2020 • Five-year allocation of funds • Plan presents strategies for the use of the funds • Not an allocation of funds • Decreasing funding; comparison to 10 years ago

9. Consolidated Planning Process • Public engagement • December 16, 2015 (goals and priorities session) • February 18, 2016 (roundtable discussions + evening presentation) • March 14, 2016 City Council meeting • Public comment period March 15 – April 15, 2016

10. Consolidated Planning Process • Data analysis • Population – 2014 est. 49,844 (-19% since 2000) • Demo - down approx. 1,200 housing units between 2010 and 2014 • Housing - 39.1% renter-occupied housing units (+7% since 2000) • Low/Mod income – approx. 70% of households below 80% AMI ($43,520)

11. Consolidated Planning Process (con’d.) • Strategic planning, informed by public engagement results From Dec. 16 public forum: • Top priority needs vote getters: • Improve City facilities (City Hall, Public Works, etc.) • Provide youth recreation activities • Reduce rental housing • Potential 2016 plan goals evenly valued… • Increase quality and affordability of owner-occupied homes • Improve public facilities and infrastructure • Provide and expand public services • Address the needs of the homeless and t-risk families • Enhance economic development activities • …EXCEPT for • Increase quality and affordability of rental housing (lowest value)

12. Consolidated Planning Process (con’d.) From Feb. 18 Roundtable Discussions • Community Development and Public Services Group • Provide after-school and recreation programming for Saginaw youth • Demolition a double-edged sword, so to speak – must provide and publicize incentives for reuse of vacant structures / lots • Additional coordination / responsiveness between neighborhood groups and City • Infrastructure and Economic Development Group • Prioritizing shrinking funding a difficult task • Need to advocate more, better, vocally for Saginaw at State and Federal levels • Discussion whether neighborhood groups / residents comfortable with idea of phased improvement programs • Idea to emphasize proximity to Delta and SVSU, and affordability of living in the City (even compared to on-campus housing)

13. Consolidated Planning Process (con’d.) • Housing and Homelessness Group • Overarching theme – not enough funding for education and provision of supportive services for low-income clients • Challenges of helping clients with life skills to make successful tenants / owners • Lack of effective public transportation a huge barrier to success • Lack of awareness of struggling residents, and service organizations

14. Consolidated Planning Process (con’d.) Strategic Planning – geographic focus options: • Prior focus on Cathedral District • Potential options for next five years A. Neighborhood approach: • Outline priority neighborhood(s) (Covenant or Houghton Jones, for example) • Decision to focus on areas with current private investment to get “more bang for your buck”? Or focus on neighborhoods without much private investment? Value in both approaches.

15. Consolidated Planning Process (con’d.) • Potential options for next five years, con’d. B. Corridors approach: • Outline priority corridor(s) (M-46, for example) • Beautify important corridors, gateways • Streetscape, roads, sidewalks, non-motorized improvements Regardless of decision, be clear, consistent and communicative regarding future priority areas

16. Consolidated Planning Process • Approval • March 14th - City Council meeting to recommend 2016 budget, approve Plans for public comment (30 days) and authorize to submit final Plans • March 15th - post draft Plans on City website, available at CDBG office for review, email link to engaged stakeholders • 2nd ½ of April - revisions based on public comment, if any • Input into online entry system • Submit by May 10th, 2016

17. Potential Action Plan Budget

18. One-Year Action Plan 2016 - 2017 CDBG (est.): • $1,987,374 allocation + • $375,000 program income + • $34,188 reprogrammable funds = $2,396,562 CDBG budget 2016 - 2017 HOME (est.): • $320,079 allocation ESG (est.): • $183,511 allocation

19. Housing/Rehabilitation

20. Public Facilities

21. New Public Facilities

22. Economic Development

23. Public Services

24. Public Services - Continued

25. New Public Services

26. Administration

27. Emergency Shelter Grant

28. HOME Investment Partnerships Program

29. Questions/ comments?Sarah Traxler248-596-0920straxler@mcka.comThank you!! Wrap-Up