City of Coeur d'Alene: CDBG Annual Action Plan Survey for 2020

PY 2020 Annual Action Plan

In preparation for the City's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Annual Action Plan for Program Year (PY) 2020, the City is collecting input from community members to identify priority CDBG spending needs for PY 2020. The official program timeline for PY 2020 is April 1, 2020-March 31, 2021. Local input is very valuable and affects funding decisions for the 2020 Plan Year. Please take a few minutes and share your feedback with the City.

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* 1. Below are the 6 identified goals established for the City of Coeur d'Alene's CDBG 5-Year Consolidated Plan. Please rank these goals (from highest to lowest) in terms of urgency.

Increase For Sale Affordable housing

Increase Affordable Rental Housing

ADA Sidewalk Accessibility

Neighborhood Revitalization

Economic Development activities supporting low-to-moderate income (LMI) Coeur d'Alene residents with microenterprises and job availability

Public Service Funding

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* 2. The City's CDBG funded Emergency Minor Home Improvement and Accessibility Program (EMRAP) has been approved for funding in the past at $50,000 per year. The great majority of beneficiaries of this program are disable seniors living on fixed incomes. This program assists an average of 15-20 individually qualifying homeowners each year addressing housing deteriorations which threaten the livability of the home. You can find more information at www.cdaid.org/emrap. Do you support this program's maintained funding of $50,000 for PY 2020?

Yes, keep funding at $50,000 per year for this program leaving an average of $180,000 for the Community Opportunity Grant

Increase funding

Decrease funding

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* 3. The City's CDBG Grant supports an annual Community Opportunity Grant which allows for private and non-profit entities to submit an application soliciting funding to target community needs. All projects are considered on a competitive basis, must be eligible under HUD activities, and must benefit low-to-moderate income CDA residents. Community Grant funding varies based on the CDBG Grant's annual funding but generally the grant is funded at 50%-60% of the City's CDBG Annual Allocation, roughly $180,000 per year. More information can be found at www.cdaid.org/communitygrant. Do you support funding the Community Opportunity Grant in its current fashion?

Yes

No (please specify)

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* 4. The City supports Lake City Center's Meals on Wheels program with $5,000 in annual CDBG Funding. This support covers roughly 1-month worth of program food costs for homebound seniors. Do you support the non-competitive funding of $5,000 for Meals on Wheels?

Yes

Increase funding

Decrease funding

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* 5. ADA Accessible Sidewalks have been established as an important CDBG funding goal in Coeur d'Alene. These funds work in partnership with City efforts to meet its accessible infrastructure goals. This project is historically funded at $14,600 annually with CDBG funding. In the past, this funding has resulted in two small scale projects with a third underway in Spring of 2020. Do you support maintaining this funding amount?

Yes

Increase Funding

Decrease Funding

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* 6. In addition to its guiding 6 goals, the City's CDBG Grant identified the following community needs in PY 2019 that would benefit low-to-moderate income families if funded. Please check the needs below that you consider to still be urgent and relevant for Coeur d'Alene in PY 2020.

suicide prevention health access

opioid crisis health access

affordable rental housing and increased focus on lack of housing stock for very low-income populations

detox centers

medication disposal sites

increased affordable childcare options

increased early childhood education options

coordination between local churches offering social services

substance abuse prevention

increased public transportation routes for non-linear workforce hours

job training

emergency shelters for families

emergency shelter for women and children fleeing domestic violence

business incubator support

support for shut-in seniors

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* 7. If not listed above, please identify any high-level community needs you consider urgent in our community that would like to see addressed in the PY 2020 CDBG Annual Action Plan.

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* 8. Are you interested in being added to the CDBG stakeholder email list? If so, please list your name, email, organization, and phone number. CDBG Stakeholders receive updates throughout the year regarding the City of Coeur d'Alene's CDBG Grant.