Economic Development Department

Phillip Dunlap, Director

FY 07 Goals

Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)

1. Administer nine Community Development Block Grant projects adopted in the FY06 Action Plan. Anticipate six projects will be complete by May 31, 2007.
2. Continue to address the needs for low-income elderly by providing Community Development Block Grant funds for operating expenses to a local non-profit agency to distribute food to the City's elderly citizens. Anticipate three hundred citizens to benefit from the funding by September 30, 2007.
3. Utilize Community Development Block Grant funds to assist low-to-moderate income citizens of Auburn with their monthly utility bills, rent, and mortgage. Anticipate one hundred citizens to benefit from the funding by May 31, 2007.
4. Provide financial assistance to various local non-profit agencies to address the needs of the youth, homeless, and victims of natural disaster. Anticipate forty citizens to benefit from the funding by September 30, 2007.
5. Continue the housing rehab program to assist homeowners with home repairs. Anticipate assisting five households by September 30, 2007.
6. Continue infrastructure improvement projects in low-to-moderate income residential areas funded by the Community Development Block Grant. Expect to improve three streets by December 31, 2006.
7. Collaborate with North Auburn Housing Development Corporation and local banks to develop the Northwest Village affordable housing subdivision by using CDBG funds for infrastructure improvement, housing construction, and homeownership assistance. Anticipate improving two streets, constructing three homes and assisting three families with homeownership assistance by September 30, 2007.
8. Utilize the Housing Assistance Network to refer a minimum of four spot rehabilitations for needy low-to-moderate households by September 30, 2007.
9. Participate with a "Continuum of Care" coalition by May 31, 2007 in the effort to address homelessness in Auburn and the surrounding areas.

FY 08 Goals

Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)

1. Administer at least nine Community Development Block Grant projects adopted in the FY07 Action Plan. Anticipate six projects will be completed by May 31, 2008. The FY07 Action Plan projects are contingent upon the approved allocation from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
2. Continue to address the needs for low-income elderly by providing Community Development Block Grant funds for operating expenses to a local non-profit agency to distribute food to the City's elderly citizens. Anticipate three hundred citizens to benefit from the funding during by September 30, 2008.
3. Utilize Community Development Block Grant funds to assist low-to-moderate income citizens of Auburn with their monthly utility bills, rent, and mortgage. Anticipate one hundred citizens to benefit from the funding by May 31, 2008.
4. Provide financial assistance to various local non-profit agencies to address the needs of the youth, homeless, and victims of natural disaster. Anticipate forty citizens to benefit from the funding by September 30, 2008.
5. Continue the housing rehab program to assist homeowners with home repairs. Anticipate assisting five households by September 30, 2008.
6. Continue infrastructure improvement projects in low-to-moderate income residential areas funded by the Community Development Block Grant. Expect to improve two streets by May 31, 2008.
7. Collaborate with North Auburn Housing Development Corporation and local banks to develop the Northwest Village affordable housing subdivision by using CDBG funds for infrastructure improvement, housing construction, and homeownership assistance. Anticipate improving two streets, constructing three homes and assisting three families with homeownership assistance by September 30, 2008.
8. Utilize the Housing Assistance Network to refer a minimum of four spot rehabilitations for needy low-to-moderate households by September 30, 2008.
9. Participate with a "Continuum of Care" coalition by May 1, 2008 in the effort to address homelessness in Auburn and the surrounding areas.