Introduction
Funding Sources
Application for Federal Assistance (Form 424)
Listing of Proposed Projects
The planning activities embodied in the Consolidated Plan are those of the CHAS requirements, enacted by the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (NAHA, at 42 U.S.C. 12701), and the Community Development Plan requirements, added to the CDBG program by NAHA (42 U.S.C. 5304).
This consolidated submission replaces the following: the CHAS, the HOME Program Description, the Community Development Plan, the CDBG Final Statement, the ESG Application and the HOPWA Application. The reporting requirements for these programs have also been consolidated, replacing five general performance reports with one performance report.
The City of St. Louis published its first Consolidated Plan in October, 1994. This Consolidated Plan, which was submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in December, 1994, includes a Five Year Strategy (1995-1999) and a One Year Action Plan (1995).
The 1996 Annual Plan represents the Second Year Action Plan under the City's Consolidated Plan. It has been developed through the following citizen participation process:
Hundreds of flyers were mailed to community organizations encouraging them to participate in three neighborhood meetings to discuss the 1996 Annual Plan. Flyers were also delivered to churches, merchants and numerous social service agencies. The Neighborhood Stabilization Office was provided with two hundred flyers for distribution through their various community contacts. Neighborhood Stabilization Officers dispersed these flyers through their regular neighborhood meetings held throughout the City.
Public Notices were run in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the St. Louis American newspapers beginning three weeks before the public meetings were held on the following dates and at the following locations:
Tuesday, July 18 , 1995 at 7:00 p.m. Wohl Community Center
1515 N. Kingshighway
Tuesday, July 25, 1995 at 7:00 p.m. Sigel Community Education Center
2039 Russell
Thursday, July 27, 1995 at 7:00 p.m. Kappa Community Center
500 N. Vandeventer
These locations were strategically planned to allow the greatest number of citizens easy access to participate. The meetings provided an opportunity for citizens to voice their concerns and recommendations for dealing with the City's housing, neighborhood stabilization, community and economic development challenges. The context of these discussions was somewhat colored by Congressional proposals at the time that called for Community Development Block Grant and HOME Investment Partnership funding reductions running from 20% to 50% from 1995 levels.
There were five maps distributed at each neighborhood meeting, used as tools during a presentation of the City's CDBG program's past accomplishments to show where, what type, and how many CDBG-funded programs were operated in the City of St. Louis in 1995.
A survey was designed to gauge the community's priorities for the allocation of Federal funds programmed through this Annual Plan. The surveys were administered during the neighborhood meetings. The most highly ranked priorities for funding were Community Education Centers, Housing Development (Rehab), Business Development, Home Repair Loan and Grant Programs, Senior Citizen Services and Recreational Programs. These priorities were presented to the Citizens Advisory Committee and they were taken into consideration in the development of the 1996 Annual Plan.
The Citizens Advisory Committee was convened at the Community Development Agency on Thursday, August 17, 1995 to review the prior year accomplishments of the CDBG program, the 1996 planning process, and priorities for funding under the 1996 Annual Plan.
The 1996 Annual Plan has been proposed using funding levels estimated at $26 million in CDBG funds, $4 million in HOME funds, $650,000 in ESG funds and $550,000 in HOPWA funds, for a total of $31,200,000. These estimates are 18% below the total 1995 Consolidated Plan budget of $38,115,314. The 1995 Annual Plan was also amended to include a $1 million Section 108 Loan Guarantee.
Should the City of St. Louis receive formula allocations in greater amounts than what is reflected in this Annual Plan, the Plan will be amended to include the additional funds. The Plan will be amended to reduce funding should actual formula allocations be less than estimated. We would expect this amendment process to occur in late Spring or early Summer, 1996.
The Proposed 1996 Annual Plan was presented to the Community Development Commission for approval on Tuesday, October 10, 1995. A Public Notice summarizing the contents of this 1996 Annual Plan was published in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Friday, October 13, 1995 and in the St. Louis American on Thursday, October 19, 1995. These public notices also notified the public that complete copies of the 1996 Annual Plan were available for review at the Community Development Agency or at any Public Library in the City of St. Louis.
Legislation authorizing the mayor of the City of St. Louis to submit the 1996 Annual Plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will be heard by public hearing in the Housing, Urban Development and Zoning Committee of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen in the month of October, 1995. This 1996 Annual Plan must be submitted to HUD by November 15, 1995 to allow a January 1, 1996 start for programs funded under the Plan.
Any interested citizen may comment or ask questions about the 1996 Annual Plan by contacting Mr. Charles Kindleberger or Mr. Stephen Acree at the City of St. Louis Community Development Agency, 330 North 15th Street, St. Louis, MO 63103, telephone 622-3400, fax 622-3413 or TTY 259-3435.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT CPD CONSOLIDATED PLAN FUNDING SOURCES Entitlement Grant (includes reallocated funds): 29,155,200 Unprogrammed Prior Year's Income not previously reported: 0 Surplus Funds: 0 Return of Grant Funds: 0 Total Estimated Program Income: 2,044,800 _______________________________________________________________ Total Funding Sources: $31,200,000 ESTIMATED PROGRAM INCOME Description Grantee Subrecipient 1. fees 2,500 200,000 2. loan repayments 0 1,500,000 3. rent/property disposition 0 342,300 4. 0 0 5. 0 0 6. 0 0 7. 0 0 8. 0 0 9. 0 0 10. 0 0 ___________________________________________________________________ Total Program Income $2,500 $2,042,300
Citizen Participation Plan -- It is following a detailed citizen participation plan which:
1. Provides for and encourages citizen participation, with particular emphasis on participation by persons of low and moderate income who are residents of slum and blighted areas and of areas in which funds are proposed to be used, and provides for participation of residents in low and moderate income neighborhoods as defined by the local jurisdiction;
2. Provides citizens with reasonable and timely access to local meetings, information, and records relating to the grantee's proposed use of funds, as required by the regulations of the Secretary, and relating to the actual use of funds under the Act;
3. Provides for technical assistance to groups representative of persons of low and moderate income that request such assistance in developing proposals with the level and type of assistance to be determined by the grantee;
4. Provides for public hearings to obtain citizen views and to respond to proposals and questions at all stages of the community development program, including at least the development of needs, the review of proposed activities, and review of program performance, which hearings shall be held after adequate notice, at times and locations convenient to potential or actual beneficiaries, and with accommodation for the handicapped;
5. Provides for a timely written answer to written complaints and grievances, within 15 working days where practicable; and
6. Identifies how the needs of non-English speaking residents will be met in the case of public hearings where a significant number of non-English speaking residents can be reasonably expected to participate;
Citizen Participation -- Prior to submission of its housing and community development plan to HUD, the jurisdiction has:
1. Met the citizen participation requirements of [[section]]91.xxx
2. Prepared its housing and community development plan and annual use of funds in accordance with [[section]]91.xxx and made its housing and community development plan submission available to the public.
Affirmatively Further Fair Housing -- The jurisdiction will affirmatively further fair housing, prepare an analysis of impediments and maintain records pertaining to carrying out this certification.
Anti-Discrimination -- The grants will be conducted and administered in compliance with title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d), the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601- 3620), the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Executive Orders 11063, 11625, 12138, 12432 and 12892, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), the Americans with Disabilities Act (title II) and implementing regulations.
Anti-displacement and Relocation Plan -- It will comply with the acquisition and relocation requirements of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, as amended, as required under [[section]]91.xxx and Federal implementing regulations; and that it has in effect and is following a residential antidisplacement and relocation assistance plan required under section 104(d) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, and the relocation requirements of [[section]]91.xxx governing optional relocation assistance under section 105(a)(11) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended;
Drug Free Workplace -- It will or will continue to provide a drug-free workplace by:
1. Publishing a statement notifying employees that the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession, or use of a controlled substance is prohibited in the grantee's workplace and specifying the actions that will be taken against employees for violation of such prohibition;
2. Establishing an ongoing drug-free awareness program to inform employees about -
(a) The dangers of drug abuse in the workplace;
(b) The grantee's policy of maintaining a drug-free workplace;
(c) Any available drug counseling, rehabilitation, and employee assistance programs; and
(d) The penalties that may be imposed upon employees for drug abuse violations occurring in the workplace;
3. Making it a requirement that each employee to be engaged in the performance of the grant be given a copy of the statement required by paragraph 1;
4. Notifying the employee in the statement required by paragraph 1 that, as a condition of employment under the grant, the employee will -
(a) Abide by the terms of the statement; and
(b) Notify the employer in writing of his or her conviction for a violation of a criminal drug statute occurring in the workplace no later than five calendar days after such conviction;
5. Notifying the agency in writing, within ten calendar days after receiving notice under subparagraph 4(b) from an employee or otherwise receiving actual notice of such conviction. Employers of convicted employees must provide notice, including position title, to every grant officer or other designee on whose grant activity the convicted employee was working, unless the Federal agency has designated a central point for the receipt of such notices. Notice shall include the identification number(s) of each affected grant;
6. Taking one of the following actions, within 30 calendar days of receiving notice under subparagraph 4(b), with respect to any employee who is so convicted -
(a) Taking appropriate personnel action against such an employee, up to and including termination, consistent with the requirements of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; or
(b) Requiring such employee to participate satisfactorily in a drug abuse assistance or rehabilitation program approved for such purposes by a Federal, State, or local health, law enforcement, or other appropriate agency;
7. Making a good faith effort to continue to maintain a drug-free workplace through implementation of paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.
8. The grantee may insert in the space provided below the site(s) for the performance of work done in connection with the specific grant:
Place of Performance (Street address, city, county, state, zip code)
City of St. Louis Community Development Agency
330 North 15th Street
St. Louis, MO 63103
Check X if there are workplaces on file that are not identified here; The certification with regard to the drug- free workplace required by 24 CFR part 24, subpart F.
Anti-Lobbying -- To the best of the jurisdiction's knowledge and belief:
1. No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of it, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with the awarding of any Federal contract, the making of any Federal grant, the making of any Federal loan, the entering into of any cooperative agreement, and the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of any Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement;
2. If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement, it will complete and submit Standard Form-LLL, "Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying," in accordance with its instructions; and
3. It will require that the language of paragraph (n) of this certification be included in the award documents for all subawards at all tiers (including subcontracts, subgrants, and contracts under grants, loans, and cooperative agreements) and that all subrecipients shall certify and disclose accordingly; The jurisdiction is in compliance with restrictions on lobbying required by 24 CFR part 87, together with disclosure forms, if required by that part.
Legal Authority -- It possesses legal authority under State and local law to make grant submissions and to execute a community development and housing programs and the jurisdiction's governing body has duly adopted or passed as an official act a resolution, motion or similar action authorizing the person identified as the official representative of the grantee to submit the housing and community development plan and amendments thereto and all understandings and assurances contained therein, and directing and authorizing the person identified as the official representative of the grantee to act in connection with the submission of the housing and community development plan and to provide such additional information as may be required;
Applicable Laws -- The jurisdiction will comply with the other provisions of the Acts covering programs covered by the HCD plan and with other applicable laws.
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Specific CDBG Certifications
The Entitlement Community certifies that:
Use of Funds -- It has developed its HCD plan one-year projected use of funds so as to give maximum feasible priority to activities which benefit low and moderate income families or aid in the prevention or elimination of slums or blight; (the projected use of funds may also include activities which the grantee certifies are designed to meet other community development needs having a particular urgency because existing conditions pose a serious and immediate threat to the health or welfare of the community, and other financial resources are not available); except that the aggregate use of CDBG funds received under section 106 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, and if applicable, under section 108 of the same Act, during program year(s) 1996, 1997 and 1998 a period specified by the grantee consisting of one, two, or three specific consecutive program years), shall principally benefit persons of low and moderate income in a manner that ensures that not less than 70 percent of such funds are used for activities that benefit such persons during such period;
Community Development Plan -- It has developed a community development plan, for the period specified in the paragraph above, that identifies community development and housing needs and specifies both short and long-term community development objectives that have been developed in accordance with the primary objective and requirements of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended;
Special Assessments -- It will not attempt to recover any capital costs of public improvements assisted in whole or in part with funds provided under section 106 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, or with amounts resulting from a guarantee under section 108 of the same Act by assessing any amount against properties owned and occupied by persons of low and moderate income, including any fee charged or assessment made as a condition of obtaining access to such public improvements, unless:
1. Funds received under section 106 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, are used to pay the proportion of such fee or assessment that relates to the capital costs of such public improvements that are financed from revenue sources other than under Title I of that Act; or
2. For purposes of assessing any amount against properties owned and occupied by persons of moderate income, the grantee certifies to the Secretary that it lacks sufficient funds received under section 106 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, to comply with the requirements of subparagraph (1) above;
Lead-Based Paint -- Its notification, inspection, testing and abatement procedures concerning lead-based paint will comply with [[section]]570.608;
Excessive Force -- It has adopted and is enforcing:
1. A policy prohibiting the use of excessive force by law enforcement agencies within its jurisdiction against any individuals engaged in non-violent civil rights demonstrations; and
2. A policy of enforcing applicable State and local laws against physically barring entrance to or exit from a facility or location which is the subject of such non-violent civil rights demonstrations within its jurisdiction;
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OPTIONAL CERTIFICATION
CDBG
Submit the following certification only when one or more of the activities in the final statement are designed to meet other community development needs having a particular urgency as specified in 24 CFR 570.208(c):
The grantee hereby certifies that the projected use of funds includes one or more specifically identified activities which are designed to meet other community development needs having a particular urgency because existing conditions pose a serious and immediate threat to the health and welfare of the community and other financial resources are not available to meet such needs.
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Specific HOME Certifications
The HOME participating jurisdiction certifies that:
Appropriate Financial Assistance -- before committing any funds to a project, it will evaluate the project in accordance with the guidelines that it adopts for this purpose and will not invest any more HOME funds in combination with other Federal assistance than is necessary to provide affordable housing;
Tenant Based Rental Assistance -- If the participating jurisdiction intends to provide tenant-based rental assistance:
The use of HOME funds for tenant-based rental assistance is an essential element of the participating jurisdiction's annual approved housing strategy for expanding the supply, affordability, and availability of decent, safe, sanitary, and affordable housing.
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ESG Certifications
The Emergency Shelter Grantee certifies that:
Match -- It will provide the matching supplemental funds required by [[section]]575.51. Describe the sources and amounts of the supplemental funds.
Terms of Assistance -- It will comply with:
(1) The requirements of [[section]]575.53 concerning the continued use of buildings, for which emergency shelter grant amounts are used, as emergency shelters for the homeless;
(2) The building standards requirements of [[section]]575.55; and
(3) The requirements of [[section]]575.57 concerning assistance to the homeless.
Non-profit Subrecipients -- It will conduct its emergency shelter grant activities and the unit of general local government will ensure that nonprofit recipients conduct their activities in conformity with the nondiscrimination and equal opportunity requirements contained in [[section]]575.59(a) and the other requirements of this part and of other applicable Federal law.
Use of Commercial Buildings -- If grant amounts are proposed to be used to provide emergency shelter for the homeless in hotels or motels, or other commercial facilities providing transient housing:
(1) The grantee or nonprofit recipient has executed (or will execute) an agreement with the provider of such housing that comparable living space, in terms of quality, available amenities, and square footage, will be available in the facility for use as emergency
shelter for at least the applicable period specified in [[section]]575.53;
(2) Leases negotiated between the grantee or nonprofit recipient with the provider of such housing will make available such living space at substantially less than the daily room rate otherwise charged by the facility; and
(3) The grantee or nonprofit recipient has considered using other facilities as emergency shelters, and has determined that the use of such living space in the facilities provides the most cost- effective means of providing emergency shelter for the homeless in its jurisdiction.
Environmental -- It assures that no renovation, major rehabilitation, or conversion activity funded through the Emergency Shelter Grant Program will:
(1) Involve alterations to a property that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is located in a historic district or is immediately adjacent to a property that is listed on the Register, or is deemed by the State Historic Preservation Officer to be eligible for listing on the Register;
(2) Take place in any 100- year floodplain designated by map by the Federal Emergency Management Agency; or
(3) Be inconsistent with HUD environmental standards in 24 CFR part 51 or with the State's Coastal Zone Management plan.
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HOPWA Certifications
Terms of Assistance -- It will maintain any building or structure assisted with under the HOPWA program as a facility to provide assistance for eligible persons:
(1) For a period of not less than 10 years in the case of assistance involving new construction, substantial rehabilitation or acquisition of a facility; and
(2) For a period of not less than 3 years in cases involving non- substantial rehabilitation or repair of a building or structure;
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