This meeting took place 3 days and lasted for well over an hour-and-a-half during a video teleconference with a presentation by the new Housing & Community Development Director Michelle Albanese who hardly appears qualified for the job she's been given.
If it tells you anything, Natalie Lewis is the staff liaison.
The Chairman of the committee is Frank Heredia, who was appointed and not elected to represent residents in District 3.
Downtown Mesa is home to 8 distressed census tracts
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THERE ARE NO PROVISIONS OR PLANS FOR ANY AFFORDABLE HOUSING
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Community and Cultural Development Committee - 3/19/2020
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PLEASE NOTE THIS FIRST:
Encouragement of Citizen Participation
and Information to Be Provided
In order to encourage citizen participation, the following efforts shall be undertaken by the City
of Mesa.
1) The city shall consult with its local housing authority to elicit participation of the residents
of assisted housing in plan development and review, which is anticipated to be derived
from PHA planning activities stipulated under 24CFR part 903.
The City shall make Consolidated Plan information available to its local housing authority if applicable on a continuing basis for *Revised 3/10/2020 Updated Point of Contact any public hearings to be held under the HUD Comprehensive Grant Program or Public Housing Agency Plan established pursuant to 24CFR Part 903.
2) The City of Mesa shall hold at least two public hearings concerning the Consolidated Plan.
- The first meeting shall be held during Consolidated Plan formulation and preparation, while the second shall be held once the draft Consolidated Plan has been completed.
One or both of the public meetings to be conducted by the city shall include
the following items.
> The amount of CDBG, ESG, HOME and HOPWA resources anticipated to be
made available within the City on a fiscal year basis, and the eligible range of
activities that may be undertaken concerning such federal programs.
> The amount of CDBG, ESG, HOME and HOPWA resources anticipated to benefit income qualified person residing within the City of Mesa on a fiscal year basis
> Plans by the City of Mesa to minimize the displacement of persons from the
intended uses of CDBG, ESG, HOME and HOPWA resources anticipated to be
invested during any given fiscal year.
> Perspectives on priorities and housing and community development needs in the
City of Mesa.
> Other aspects of the Consolidated Plans as applicable.
3) On or before April 10 of any given year, the City of Mesa will make available its draft
Consolidated Plan, Annual Plan and the previous year’s Comprehensive Annual
Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER) to its housing authority, selected libraries,
surrounding municipal governments (as applicable), and selected other locations for the
mandatory 30-day public comment period to end no later than the 1st of May of any given
year.
The public shall be notified of this opportunity for review and comment in
newspaper/s with general circulation in the City and shall identify the locations where the
citizens may review copies of draft Consolidated Plan and relevant Comprehensive
Annual Performance Evaluation Reports (CAPERs).4) In early September of each year, the City of Mesa shall make available its draft Comprehensive Annual Performance Evaluation Reports (CAPER) for the previous fiscal year to its housing authority, selected libraries, surrounding municipal governments (as applicable); and selected other locations for the mandatory 15-day public comment period to end no later than September 30.
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The City of Mesa Housing Authority FY2020-2025 5-Year Plan
A 45-day public comment period will begin on
Sunday, February 23, 2020 and conclude on Wednesday, April 8, 2020.
A public hearing will be held on Thursday, April 9, 2020 at 7:30 a.m.
at the Lower-Level Council Chambers (57 E First Street, Mesa, AZ 85201).
Public Notice [PDF]
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Community & Cultural Development
Staff Liaison: Liaison: Natalie Lewis
City Attorney: Alfred Smith
Councilmember District 3: Francisco Heredia, Chairperson
Councilmember District 5: David Luna
Councilmember District 4: Jen DuffStaff Liaison: Liaison: Natalie Lewis
City Attorney: Alfred Smith
Roll Call
1 Items from citizens present.
2 Presentations:
20-0301
Hear a presentation, discuss, and provide funding recommendations for the FY
2020/21 and prior years' available funding for Community Development Block
Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME), Emergency Solutions
Grant (ESG), and Human Services Programs.
Item 2-a 11 Power Point Slides
| File #: | 20-0301 |
| Type: | Presentation | Status: | Agenda Ready |
| In control: | Community and Cultural Development Committee |
| On agenda: | 3/19/2020 |
| Title: | Hear a presentation, discuss, and provide funding recommendations for the FY 2020/21 and prior years' available funding for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), and Human Services Programs. |
| Attachments: | 1. Presentation, |
20-0335
Hear a presentation, discuss, and provide a recommendation on the transfer of
two City-owned properties to A New Leaf, Inc. The properties are located near
Mesa Drive and Main Street and at 217 West University Drive, and were
acquired and/or improved with CDBG program funds.
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3-Page Committee Report
Community and Cultural Development
Committee Report
Date: March 19, 2020
To: Community and Cultural Development Committee
From: Michelle Albanese, Housing & Community Development Director
Subject: Transfer of CDBG Funded properties to A New Leaf, Inc.
Purpose and Recommendation
The purpose of this report is to discuss and seek the Community and Cultural
Development’s recommendation for the possible transfer of two City-owned properties
encumbered by federal funding to A New Leaf, Inc. Approved by resolution, the transfer
of the properties to non-profit agencies is permitted for those properties meeting the
Property Transfer Criteria policy.
Background
On January 27, 2020, Council approved, by Resolution #11450 (Exhibit A), the transfer
of the Hobson property and requested further discussion and analysis be done on the
other two properties, the Main property and the University property, in order to explore
other options for the properties and A New Leaf’s operations.
Specifically, the City
Council requested staff
1. identify the current value of each of the properties;
2. research other city-owned properties to serve New Leaf’s purposes of operation of
their programs;
3. identify available funding to acquire and rehabilitate property for New
Leaf to continue providing services and programs.
Historically, City Council has approved the transfer of ownership of many of the HUD
funded properties to the nonprofits who lease them when the nonprofits meet certain
criteria and agree to continue to provide services benefitting the community for a
specified length of time.
On August 28, 2017, City Council approved Resolution No.
11018 amending the City’s property transfer, sale and lease policy for HUD funded
properties:
“Criteria for the Disposition of City Property Encumbered by CDBG, HOME,
or NSP Funding to Nonprofit Agencies” (the “Policy”).
The Policy outlines procedures
and criteria for the City to utilize when a nonprofit agency, who is currently leasing HUD
funding encumbered property from the City, requests the property ownership be sold or
transferred to the nonprofit.
A copy of the Resolution and Policy (Resolution #11018) is
included with this Report as Exhibit B.
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Discussion
The two properties the City Council requested additional information and discussion on
regarding the potential transfer or disposition of the properties are:
A. Main Property. Closest major cross streets are Mesa Drive and Main Street.
1. The property is utilized by A New Leaf as transitional housing for single
women who are overcoming homelessness, domestic violence and/or
learning to live independently.
2. September 2017 appraisal valued the property at $166,000. The current
area comps provided from the City’s Real Estate division indicate an
estimated value of the property at $300,000 to $325,000. This is an
approximate increase in value of $134,000 - $159,000.
B. University Property (217 W. University). Closest major cross streets are E.
University Drive and Country Club.
1. The property is utilized by A New Leaf as an information technology center
for their agency’s programs.
2. September 2017 appraisal valued the property at $350,000. The current
area comps provided from the City’s Real Estate division indicate an
estimated value of the property at $500,000 to $560,000.
This is an
approximate increase in value of $150,000 - $210,000.
At the request of City Council, staff worked with the City’s Real Estate division and
determine there are no city-owned properties that are vacant and available for use by A
New Leaf.
A New Leaf could submit a funding proposal request for CDBG funds during the open
funding process for FY 2021/2022 for the purposes of acquisition and rehabilitation of
an alternate location.
Options for Consideration
Possible options for consideration for the Main Property & University Property are:
1. Sell the Main Property & University Property for current fair market value to
someone other than A New Leaf. The sale proceeds would go back to the CDBG
program and be reallocated to other eligible CDBG activities. No funds would be
credited back to the City’s General Fund as part of the sale. The sale would most
likely trigger relocation requirements, adding additional costs to the City and/or A
New Leaf.
2. Sell the Main Property & University Property to A New Leaf for the current fair
market value and reimburse the CDBG grant per HUD regulations.
3. Transfer the property to A New Leaf, providing additional consideration for the
transfer of the Main Property & University Property, such as increasing the
continued use period, beyond HUD’s required continued use period of ten years
for each property.
4. Continue to lease the Main Property & University Property to A New Leaf.
Fiscal Impact
The Main Property & University Property were purchased and improved with CDBG
funds, making the fiscal impact to the City minimal.
However, if the Main Property &
University Property are not used or disposed of in accordance with CDBG program use
requirements, this can result in a repayment by the City to the U.S. Treasury of the then
current fair market value of the property(-ies) from the City’s general funds, representing
the amount of the CDBG funds invested in the properties.
Item 2-b
| File #: | 20-0335 |
| Type: | Presentation | Status: | Agenda Ready |
| In control: | Community and Cultural Development Committee |
| On agenda: | 3/19/2020 |
| Title: | Hear a presentation, discuss, and provide a recommendation on the transfer of two City-owned properties to A New Leaf, Inc. The properties are located near Mesa Drive and Main Street and at 217 West University Drive, and were acquired and/or improved with CDBG program funds. |
| Attachments: | 1. Presentation, 2. Committee Report, 3. Exhibit A - Resolution January 2020, 4. Exhibit B - Resolution Regarding Criteria for Disposition of Properties |
3 Adjournment.
•Mar 19, 2020
HERE'S THE UPLOADED STREAMING VIDEO OF THE TELECONFERENCE
Take the time to carefully watch-and-listen please - and judge for yourself what is going on here.
Attention > Item 2-a:Michelle Albanese Reading from a script
