1. Housing and Community Development
Planning and Urban Development Department
City of Portland Maine
Jeff Levine, Director Planning and Urban Development
Mary Davis, Director Housing & Community Development
Kristin Styles, HCD Program Manager

2. Overview of projects funded Your thoughts, ideas, feedback Questions?
COMMUNITY MEETING 6:00pm Tuesday October 18, 2016 Merrill Rehearsal Hall
Introductions
Focus for this evening
Slide show describing our Needs, Goals and Priorities for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, HOME program, and ESG program
Overview of projects funded
Your thoughts, ideas, feedback
Questions?

3. City of Portland Housing and Community Development
CDBG – HOME – ESG

4. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
CDBG
Community Development Block Grant
HOME
Investment Partnership Program
ESG
Emergency Solutions Grant
$832,642
Administered by the Housing and Community Development Division
$161,232
Administered by the Social Services Division
$1,791,448
Administered by the Housing and Community Development Division
The City of Portland receives funding for The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)- for three programs. CDBG, HOME and ESG.
CDBG receives the most funding, and has a fairly involved allocation process associated with the funding.

5. City of Portland Housing and Community Development
Needs – Goals – Priorities

6. Housing and Community Development Needs – Goals - Priorities
NEED: Neighborhood Investment and Infrastructure
GOAL: Create strong, safe, accessible and vibrant neighborhoods
NEED: Housing Availability
GOAL: Increase housing availability & affordability
NEED: Economic Opportunity
GOAL: Create economic opportunities to transition people out of poverty
NEED: Address the Needs for Growing Homeless Population
GOAL: Prevent and reduce homelessness.

7. Neighborhood Investment and Infrastructure

8. Housing Availability

9. Economic Opportunity

10. Address the Needs of the Growing Homeless Population

11. Community Development Block Grant

12. CDBG: PURPOSE
The CDBG program works to ensure decent affordable housing, to provide services to the most vulnerable in our communities, and to create jobs through the expansion and retention of businesses. CDBG is an important tool for helping local governments tackle serious challenges facing their communities. The CDBG program has made a difference in the lives of millions of people and their communities across the Nation.

13. Community Development Block Grant
HUD provides grants on a formula basis to over cities and counties throughout the country.
Grantees carry out a wide range of community development activities directed toward revitalizing neighborhoods, economic development, creating suitable living environments, providing decent housing, and improving community facilities and services.

14. Community Development Block Grant
Project or program’s must meet one of three broad goals:
Benefit low and moderate income persons
Prevent or eliminate slum or blighted areas
Address an urgent or emergency community need

15. Eligible CDBG Activities Include:
Public improvements
Streets, Sidewalks, Parks, Sewers, etc
Public facilities
Neighborhood centers, non-profit centers, and school building conversions for eligible purposes
Rehabilitation of residential and non-residential buildings
Housing Rehabilitation or Non-profit Rehabilitation
Energy conservation and renewable energy resources
Economic development and job-creation/ retention activities
Acquisition of land or real property to be used for eligible purposes
Housing/ Community Land Trust to provide affordable housing
Public Services
Planning and Administration

16. CDBG Funding Categories
Development
47%
Planning/Admin.
20% cap
Social Services
33% cap

17. $ 405,190 Planning & Administration $ 639,277 Social Services
For
$ 405, Planning & Administration
$ 639, Social Services
$ 875, Development Activities including:
$ 30, PHA 58 Boyd Street Apartments
$ 15, East Bayside Surveillance System $135, Portland Jobs Alliance (CEI)
$ 15, Portland Microenterprises (Living with Peace)
$ 42, Portland Microenterprise Assistance Program (CEI)
$115, ADA Curb Ramps and Pedestrian Safety $408,861 Marginal Way/Bayside Roadways Streetscape
$ 13,500 Libbytown Community Garden
$1,905, Total CDBG Funding for

18. Community Development Block Grant Social Services for 2016 - 2017
Community Policing
Preble Street, Emergency Food, Women’s Shelter, Resource Center, Teen Center
Catherine Morrill/Youth & Family Outreach Child Care Voucher program
Amistad
Wayside
City of Portland After Hours Program for the Family Shelter
City of Portland Housing Assistance of Long Term Shelter Stayers
LearningWorks English Language Program

19. Community Development Block Grant Funded Infrastructure Projects
ADA Curb Ramps $ 56,197
Marginal Way/Bayside Streets $408,861
Bike Parking $ 17,500
Greenleaf Street Redesign $218,000
Big Belly Solar Compactors $ 56,197
North Boyd Multi Use Trail $110,000
Elm Street Sidewalk P2 $248,375
St John Valley Streetscape P3 $210,504
Big Belly Solar Compactors $ 48,828
Trees $ 15,000
Handicap Access Ramps $ 51,100
Anderson Street Byway $245,608
Cumberland Avenue $233,170
Trees $ 15,000
Handicap Access Ramps $ 50,625
Fort Allen Park Overlook $ 77,350
Portland Observatory $ 96,000
Libbytown Trail Crossing $117,300
Trees $ 16,113
Handicap Access Ramps $ 49,375
Elm Street Connections $ 70,775
Fox Anderson Streetscape $199,375
St John Valley Streetscape $249,375
Handicap Access Ramps $ 53,000
East Bayside BB Courts $ 60,480
North Boyd Street Trail Conn $ 89,363
Cumberland Ave (Wash-Fran) $260,000
Dougherty Field Ph. 2 & $119,006

20. Community Development Block Grant Housing Program: Housing and Neighborhood Services
Housing Rehabilitation
Energy Audits

21. Investment Partnership Program
HOME
Investment Partnership Program

22. HOME Purpose
The HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) is the largest Federal block grant to state and local governments exclusively to create affordable housing for low-income households.
HOME can fund a wide range of activities:
Construction, purchase or rehabilitating of affordable rental or homeownership housing.
Tenant-based rental assistance.

23. Cumberland County HOME Consortium
A partnership between the City of Portland and the Cumberland County to administer the HOME Program County-wide. Portland is the lead entity and administers the program in Portland and throughout Cumberland County.

24. HOME Funding by Year HOME Programs 2012-2013~ 2013-2014~ 2014-2015~~ ~
$ Amount
# Units
Administration & Planning
$102,320.00
N/A
$106,627.20
$111,317.80
$102,083.00
$103,264.00
Housing Rehabilitation
$447,442.00 26
$352,447.00 23
$333,000.00 32
$385,000.00
$375,000.00
Homeownership Assistance
$220,000.00 8
$90,000.00 3
$0.00
Tenant-Based Rental Assistance
$135,622.00 39
$135,314.00
110
$130,000.00
Affordable Housing Development
$1,096,489.00 92
$1,022,448.00 50
$406,569.00 15
$290,625.00
$304,482.00
CHDO
$134,781.27 **
$71,451.00
$136,976.84 5
$123,125.17
$124,896.00
Totals***
$2,001,032.27
126
$1,778,595.20
115
$1,123,177.64
162
$1,030,833.17
$1,037,642.00

25. Projects in Portland: Unity Village Pearl Place
Bayside East Senior Housing
Logan Place
CHOM Elm Terrace
Bayside Anchor
409 Cumberland Ave.
Florence House
Fore River
134 Washington Ave
Valley Street Apartments
Walker Terrace
St. Doms Family Housing

27. Housing Rehabilitation and Tenant Based Rental Assistance (TBRA)
TBRA: Administered by the Social Service Division; assisted approximately 433 households with security deposits and short term rental assistance since 2014.
Housing Rehab: Single Family and Multi-Family properties; up to $15,000 per unit in a forgivable or low interest loan for low income homeowners or tenants.

28. Roof Repair
Siding and Weatherization
Heating Systems
Handicap Accessibility

29. Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG)
The ESG program provides funding to:
Engage homeless individuals and families living on the streets;
Improve the number of quality and emergency shelters for homeless individuals and families;
Shelter operations;
Provide essential services to shelter residents,
Rapidly re-house homeless individuals and families;
Prevent families/individuals from becoming homeless

30. ESG funding for 2016 - 2017 Essential Services Family Shelter: $28,237
Homeless Prevention Family Shelter: $52,369
Homeless Prevention Oxford Street Shelter: $13,244
Rapid Rehousing Oxford Street Shelter: $55,200
Administration and HMIS: $12,092
Total: $161,232

31. Questions? Feedback