For CDBG Ad-Hoc Committee Meeting [November 8, 2021]
TO: Honorable City Council
APPROVAL: Marcus Fuller, City Manager
FROM: Stephen Erlandson, Finance Director
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Request the CDBG Ad-Hoc Committee Receive and File the Updated Mobile Home Rehabilitation Program Application and Policy and Participation Guidelines.
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BACKGROUND
Based on evaluation of 2011-2015 ACS and CHAS data, there is a high need for housing units affordable for households earning less than 80 percent of AMI. Of the 11,715 households earning 0-80 percent of AMI in the City, 8,464 or 72 percent are cost burdened households-meaning households paying more than 30 percent of their income for housing. Additionally, 4,674 of the cost burdened households are considered severely cost burdened households-meaning that they pay more than 50 percent of their income for housing. Of the 4,674 severely cost burdened households, 2,679 are renters. Of those severely cost burdened renter households, 2,509 or 94 percent households earn less than 50 percent of AMI and are considered the most at risk of becoming homeless. Consistent with available data, responses to the 2020- 2024 Consolidated Plan Needs Assessment Survey indicate a high need for additional affordable housing in Rialto.
The City will use CDBG funds toward programs such as the City's Mobile Home Repair Program. This program provides grants to low-income residents to conduct necessary rehabilitations to their homes. Due to the limited funding within these households, assistance through this program and the other provided (non-CDBG funded) through the City's Housing Division, assist in keeping homes up to code, and affordable to its residents by assisting in completing these costly repairs
On July 1, 2021, City Council approved an allocation for a total amount of $121,435 for the Mobile Home Repair grant program. This program will serve 12 households, with a maximum rehabilitation of $10,000.00 for eligible repairs.
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