Title
PUBLIC HEARING TO COLLECT COMMENTS AND ALLOCATE 2015 HOME FUNDING AND DOCUMENT RECORDING FEE FUNDS
COUNCIL STRATEGIC INITIATIVE ADDRESSED:
Council Initiative: Preserve and enhance neighborhoods
CITY ATTORNEY REVIEW: N/A
SUMMARY STATEMENT
This public hearing is to allocate 2015 HOME Investment Partnership Program funding, and Document Recording Fee project funding. The Public Hearing will be held to review and consider affordable housing projects submitted for funding and receive public comment for allocations.
Three (3) HOME projects and two (2) Document Recording Fee projects have been received. All project designs have been made available for Council review. Public Review has been made available at the Community Development Office and on the City's HOME Website.
Funding for 2015 HOME's Longview-Kelso Consortium is at $223,093 of which Longview's portion is $117,123.83.
2015 Document Recording Fee funding from Cowlitz County totaling $24,447.49 and will be available for low-moderate housing, below 50% income, and shelters.
The HOME projects are:
2015 Longview HOME Project Summaries
Amount Available: $117,123.83 Amount Requested: $204,000
Affordable Rental - Reconstruct a substandard building into a triplex rental located at 205 Carolina Street.
Lower Columbia Action Council $120,000
Foundation for the Challenged Longview - Develop one group home for 4 developmentally disabled residents.
Life Works sponsored through Foundation for the Challenged $45,000
Homeless Recovery Rental Assistance - Provide tenant based rental assistance for up to 6 households for one year.
Community House on Broadway $39,000
The Document Recording Projects are:
2015 Document Recording Fee Projects Summaries
Amount Available: $24,447.49 Amount Requested: $32,500
Community House on Broadway - Pay for 2015-2016 operating costs of the homeless recovery program. Community House on Broadway $23,500
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