RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING AMENDMENT TO THE 2019-2020 CONSOLIDATED ACTION PLAN

RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING
AMENDMENT TO THE 2019-2020 CONSOLIDATED ACTION PLAN

On Monday, April 27, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. in City Council Chambers, the Richmond City Council will hold a public hearing on an amendment to the 2019-2020 Consolidated Action Plan and FY 2019-2020 budget for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and carryover funds from FY 2018-2019 HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) program. The additional funds are reprogrammed federal entitlement dollars allocated to the City from the U. S. Department of Housing & Urban Development to implement the housing and community development priorities and activities identified in the 5-year Consolidated Plan. A link to the full text of the amended Consolidated Action Plan has been posted on the City’s main website at www.richmondgov.com.

The following project budget amendments have been recommended for CDBG and HOME allocations to undertake the following activities to preserve and revitalize the City’s neighborhoods:

CDBG






Project Name

Agency
2019-2020 Budget
Additional Funding
Proposed Amendment

PURPOSE
Citywide Owner Occupied Home Repair
PH

$80,000

$240,000

$320,000
Assist owner occupied homeowner with critical life safety repairs
Citywide Critical Home Repair
PH

$625,867

$10,555

$636,422
Meet percentage requirement for repairs for residents who live in and own a manufactured home
Matthews at Chestnut Hill
SCDHC
$328,000
$150,000
$478,000
Increase funds for Phase 3 development of low-mod income single family housing
Baker School Apartments
RRHA
$0
$75,000
$75,000
Redevelopment of former school for low/mod senior housing
Employee Housing Pilot Program
SCDHC
$0
$100,000
$100,000
Build or rehab housing for very low income City employees
Townhomes at Warwick Phase II
SCDHC
$0
$185,800
$185,800
Build 30 low/mod income rental units
The Hollands
SCDHC
$100,000
$200,000
$300,000
Increase funds for 22 units of single family housing for low/mod income households
Regional Analysis of Impediments for Fair Housing
PlanRVA
$0
$50,000
$50,000
Contract with PlanRVA for Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing in partnership with neighboring jurisdictions
Planning
RRHA
$0
$30,000
$30,000
Update Creighton Court Conservation and Redevelopment District
2211 Jefferson Davis Highway
NSCDC
$600,000
($600,000)
$0
Recapture these funds and reallocate to other eligible activities in this amendment
Total

$1,733,867
$441,355
$2,175,222







HOME





Matthews at Chestnut Hill
SCDHC
$260,0000
$150,000
$410,000
Increase funding for construction of low/mod single family units
Citywide Owner Occupied Home Repair
PH
$0
$100,000
$100,000
Assist two low/mod income homeowners with critical home repairs
Blackwell NIB
BHC
$250,000
($250,000)
$0
Recapture these funds and reallocate to other eligible activities in this amendment
Total

$510,000
$0
$510,000


In addition, this amendment includes the following changes to HUD Broad National Objectives, with no change in allocation:
1.     RRHA will cancel the public park activity located at 2618-2620 Nine Mile Road, the property will be sold to Bon Secours and the funds will be paid back. Bon Secours will maintain the property as a public park. Activities #4571, 4572, 4410 and 3734.
2.     Cancel disposition activity located at 211 West Home Street. The property was sold to the Maggie Walker Land Trust. The City will repay the funds to HUD.

The City of Richmond does not discriminate on the basis of disability status in the admission or access to or treatment in, its federally assisted programs or activities. Virginia Relay Center - TDD Users - 711.