1. City of Seattle CDBG Program Presented to the National Community Development Association June 24, 2010

2. Distribution of CDBG Funds (millions of $)

3. Presenters Judy Summerfield – Manager, Survival Services, Human Services Department Debbie Thiele – Multi-Family Lending Manager, Office of Housing Stephen H. Johnson – Interim Director, Office of Economic Development

4. Seattle Department of Human Services & Seattle Office of Housing Ending & Preventing Homelessness 2009 Housing Development & Supportive Services Investments PreventionIntervention Permanent HousingTotal Local Funding $1,932,545$14,217,397$12,358,815$28,508,757 Other Federal $1,868,947$7,411,956$8,917,938$18,198,841 CDBG $791,218$3,705,025$1,423,778$5,920,021 Total$4,592,710$25,334,378$22,700,531$52,627,619

5. Funding Sources Local funding: 2009 sources include City of Seattle General Fund, the Seattle Housing Levy, and a development bonus program. Federal funding: Federal sources include Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG), HOME, Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA), McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Funding.

6. CDBG Homelessness Prevention Key funding for Seattle Prevention Strategy Housing Stability Case Management Connections to benefits and services (PeoplePoint) Rental Assistance Legal Action Center Using HMIS

7. CDBG Homelessness Intervention CDBG meeting immediate needs and moving people to housing – Shelter and transitional housing outcomes – day centers - connections to services – early venture in rapid re-housing for families

8. System Change in Prevention Historically two programs – emergency rent assistance – eviction prevention System Needed – duplication between programs – program consistency not easily evaluated – not coordinated

9. Homelessness Prevention cont. RFP defined one program Combined HPRP, CDBG and local GF Consistent program descriptions and rules across city contractors Well attended meetings/trainings with contractor case managers HMIS to evaluate homelessness prevention

10. Homelessness Prevention cont. Targeting people more likely to become homeless Improved Access – Expanded reach to young adults and immigrant and refugee communities – 2-1-1 coordinated referrals

11. Housing Development: $ Seattle Housing Levy: Voter approved 5 times! $ Commercial and Residential Bonus Programs $ HOME $ Low Income Housing Tax Credits $ State Housing Trust Fund, King County $ Average: 24% of Total Development Cost

12. Housing: Choosing Borrowers Policy Documents NOFA 2x per year Timeframes aligned with other capital funders Combined Homeless Housing NOFA Service & Operating RFP King County Combined Funders Notice of Funding Availability for Homeless Housing King CountyCity of Seattle

13. Housing: The Rubik’s Cube McKinney, Document Recording Fees, Mental Health Tax, United Way, Seattle O&M, HSD, Section 8, Vets and Human Services Levy, State O&M, Trust Fund, Bonus, Housing Levy, General Fund, Tax Credits, HOPWA, HOME, CDBG! Sources and UsesSources and Uses Sources and UsesSources and Uses

14. Housing: Capital Coordination Reserve Levels Acquisition and per-unit Costs Developer Fee Bidding and Contracting Section 3, Relocation, Wages Construction Oversight Draw Reviews Retainage

15. Neighborhood Business District Program Neighborhood marketing and promotion o Buy Local campaign, events, social media, farmers markets Business attraction and retention o Business mix to serve residential needs Clean and safe initiatives o Graffiti removal, dumpster free alleys, lighting, off-duty cops Physical improvements o Streetscape, façade improvements, art Building a strong business focused organizational capacity to sustain the effort o Business Improvement Area (BIA) formation

16. Higher risk Smaller projects Less sophisticated borrowers Lower risk Larger projects More sophisticated borrowers Micro enterprises Home-based businesses Micro businesses Small businesses Neighborhood-based businesses Small businesses Medium-sized businesses Energy efficiency projects Medium-sized businesses Large capital projects RVCDFCCD OED Programs and Partners ShoreBank Enterprise Cascadia GSF / NDC NMTCRecovery Zone Bonds OED deploys a complex array of financing products that serve a broad range of businesses, from micro-enterprises to large capital products Business Services: Financing

17. Less than High school High school graduate Some college, no degree Associate’s degree Bachelor’s degree Master’s degree Professional degree Unemployment Rate in 2008Median Weekly Earnings in 2008 Workforce: Post-Secondary Attainment

18. Source: Graduation data from OSPI or Class of 2008; college data from Fouts & Associates for Class of 2004 Tale of Two Pipelines

19. Compressing the classroom time Reducing the complexity of registration, course selection, and class scheduling Building support services into the program Improve PSE performance: What are the elements of success that support persistence and completion of students who have seldom found success in traditional postsecondary programs? We are focusing on stimulating new completion programs for working adults that can be taken to scale Including soft skills instruction, labor market information, and job placement support 4 Building Blocks of a Successful Adult Education