Three-Year Housing and Community Development Consolidated Plan & 2010 Action Plan

1. Three-Year Housing and Community Development Consolidated Plan & 2010 Action Plan City of Wenatchee City council public meeting October 22, 2009 Community development department

2. Purpose of Presentation • Discuss proposed Plans and inform the City Council on the: • Plan development process • Amount of HUD funds available • Purposes for which funds can be used • Updated community needs • Updated Objectives & Strategies • Proposed 2010 activities

3. Plan Development Public Process May – August: Research updated community data May/June: Focus Group meetings – housing, economic development, education/job training, homeless, social services, city departments, mayor & city council, and public forum July 16: City Council & Planning Commission Work Session – draft city profile & needs assessment, draft goals, objectives & strategies, and proposed budget strategy July/Aug: Solicited 2010 Applications for Housing and Economic Development projects

4. Plan Development Public Process August 25: Planning Commission Public Hearing - 2010 Applications September 9: Planning Commission Public Hearing – proposed Draft 2010-2013 Consolidated Plan and 2010 Annual Action Plan Sept 14 – Oct 14 – 30Day Public Comment Period Oct 16 – Submission of proposed Plans to City Council Oct 22 – City Council Public Meeting

5. Estimated Funds Available 2010 Action Plan: $336,594 Estimate based on 2009 actual amount 20% Planning/Admin Cap = $67,318 15% Public Services Cap = $50,489 2010-2013 Consolidated Plan: $1,000,000

6. 3 National Goals of CDBG Program Ensuring that the community’s low and moderate-income residents have access to decent and affordable housing. Ensuring that the community offers suitable living environments. Expanding economic opportunities for the community’s low and moderate-income residents.

7. Information on Eligible Purposes • All CDBG projects must meet 1 of the following national objectives: • Assist Households at 80% of median income and below • Remove Slums and Blight • Address Imminent Threats to Health and Safety

8. Examples of Eligible Activities Housing: rehabilitation, acquisition, homebuyer assistance, development Community Development: public facilities, public infrastructure, neighborhood revitalization Economic Development: business development, job training, technical assistance, business support Public Services: employment, crime prevention, education, child care, recreation, food programs Planning: pre-development, community, action, & neighborhood planning efforts

9. Summary of Needs • Population – • Rapid population growth in 1990’s, slowed to 1.5% annually over past 5 years • By 2030, elderly expected to double the 2000 county population (8,328 new elderly) • Jobs – • Unemployment rates 1990-2004 above State average, but since then trending toward State rate • March 2009 – 10.1% (comparable to State average)

10. Needs (2) • Education Levels of Workforce • 22% of persons >25 years old had no diplomas, above the State average of only 13% • Income • Countywide median income has increased to over $50,000, about 20% below the Statewide level • Hispanic household income lags the Countywide income by about 25%

11. Needs (3) • Housing • Over 40% of Wenatchee’s renter population is paying > 30% of income for housing • Limited new renter housing has been developed at affordable rents in recent years • Homelessness • 475 persons were found homeless in Chelan/Douglas on a single day in January 2009 • Many more are at risk of becoming homeless

12. Needs (4) • Economic Development • Retention and expansion of businesses is needed to spur employment • Need retail services serving low and moderate income neighborhoods • Neighborhood Revitalization • Infrastructure improvements are needed in several neighborhoods, including South Wenatchee • Certain residential areas characterized by deterioration, (33-51% of properties deteriorated – mainly deteriorated paint & garbage/debris)

13. Three-Year Strategies Goal 1: Provide decent, affordable housing • Increase affordable housing supply available to community’s lowest-income households • Improve quality of rental housing available • Improve single-family housing and expand homeownership opportunities • Reduce barriers to accessing and maintaining rental housing

14. Three-Year Strategies Goal 2: Improve the Quality of Life Throughout the Community • Revitalize neighborhoods by upgrading community infrastructure and enforcing codes • Provide support for integrated high priority public services and community facilities

15. Three-Year Strategies Goal 3: Increase Individual & Community Self-Sufficiency • Increase living wage jobs by partnering with existing business development programs • Provide assistance to prepare lower-income persons to compete for living wage jobs • Expand business opportunities utilizing coordinated approaches

16. 2010 Proposed Activities City Sidewalks $23,344 City Housing Rehabilitation $80,000 Columbia Valley Housing Assoc. Land Trust $90,000 City Code Enforcement $41,250 Hispanic Chamber Entrepreneurial Program $47,000 CDBG Program Administration $55,000 TOTAL $336,594

17. Proposed Action Motion to adopt the City of Wenatchee 2010-2013 Housing and Community Development Consolidated Plan and 2010 Action Plan and to authorize the Mayor to sign the application for CDBG assistance, certifications and assurances, and to enter into agreements with subrecipients. Plans due to HUD: November 16th