COBI 2015 - Community Development

Overview
Issues
Background
Financials

Sources Uses

FY 2016 Appropriation

The Community Development program administers the federal Community Development Block Grant and the Neighborhood Stabilization Program. It also provides staff leadership for and financial management of the Permanent Community Impact Fund and the Uintah Basin Revitalization Fund.

Funding History

Appropriation Overview

During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $7,034,400 from all sources for Community Development. This is a 4.4 percent reduction from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources. The total includes $375,000 from the General/Education Funds, an increase of 1.2 percent from revised Fiscal Year 2015 estimates.

Staff Analysis

For the most recent completed fiscal year, the following information represents the purposes for which the money was used:

HCD Community Development Detailed Purposes

The Community Development Block Grant

The Community Development Block Grant program provides funds to cities or counties with populations of less than 50,000 or 200,000 people respectively. Funds are used for public facilities, infrastructure housing and economic development opportunities. Larger communities get Community Development Block Grant funds directly from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The Community Development Block Grant Policy Committee is made up of elected officials from each of the seven Association of Government offices and provides oversight of the program.

The Community Development Block Grant program and Neighborhood Stabilization Programs are funded through the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The programs are primarily tools for community development to create and maintain a suitable living environment. The programs also have significant economic development components.

Community Development Block Grant has capitalized six regional revolving loan funds in the state and also offers interim loans to eligible businesses. Local and regional priorities are the projects funded. Federal rules mandate that seventy percent of funds go to projects that benefit low/moderate income people.

Neighborhood Stabilization Program

Neighborhood Stabilization Program is a federal program designed for emergency assistance to purchase and/or redevelop abandoned, foreclosed, or residential properties. The goal is to stabilize communities that have had a lot of foreclosures. State grantees act directly to implement this program.

The Permanent Community Impact Fund

The Permanent Community Impact Fund is defined in the Community Development Capital Program. The program includes administrative funding and costs for staff support and board expenses as well as staff time spent on Federal Mineral Lease and Exchanged Land Mineral Lease receipt analysis.

Intent Language

HB0003: Item 87

Under Section 63J-1-603 of the Utah Code, the Legislature intends that General Fund appropriations provided by Item 33 Chapter 13 Laws of Utah 2014 for the Department of Workforce Services' Housing and Community Development line item not lapse at the close of Fiscal Year 2015. The amount of any nonlapsing funds shall not exceed $1,000,000. The use of any nonlapsing authority is limited to general funds appropriated by the Legislature for building projects.

SB0002: Item 79

The Legislature intends that the Department of Workforce Services report on the following performance measures for the Housing and Community Development line item: (1) Ending Chronic Homelessness - offer housing to all chronically homeless individuals who want to be housed (Target = 9% reduction per year), (2) Utilities Assistance for Low-income Households - Number of eligible households assisted with home energy costs (Target = 35,000 households), and (3) Weatherization Assistance - Number of low income households assisted by installing permanent energy conservation measures in their homes (Target = 800 homes) by January 1, 2016 to the Social Services Appropriations Subcommittee.

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Sources of Finance	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
General Fund	2,060,900	316,800	366,800	369,400	370,400	0	370,400	3,500	373,900
General Fund, One-time	1,055,000	85,000	0	100	200	0	200	900	1,100
Federal Funds	0	6,651,000	7,390,900	4,673,600	5,354,000	(15,100)	5,338,900	(342,900)	4,996,000
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act	9,362,700	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dedicated Credits Revenue	299,100	82,100	0	134,100	1,000,000	0	1,000,000	0	1,000,000
Federal Mineral Lease	0	0	0	0	200	0	200	0	200
Permanent Community Impact	631,600	604,900	532,100	644,900	646,700	0	646,700	16,500	663,200
Total	$13,409,300	$7,739,800	$8,289,800	$5,822,100	$7,371,500	($15,100)	$7,356,400	($322,000)	$7,034,400

Categories of Expenditure	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
Personnel Services	979,600	706,200	691,400	847,200	1,779,900	(526,300)	1,253,600	82,600	1,336,200
In-state Travel	34,300	44,500	44,700	40,900	47,300	120,200	167,500	0	167,500
Out-of-state Travel	11,100	4,400	8,600	9,500	9,000	14,900	23,900	0	23,900
Current Expense	360,200	243,900	79,300	87,800	206,800	325,700	532,500	(38,900)	493,600
DP Current Expense	1,700	500	11,900	21,500	14,400	2,013,600	2,028,000	(1,999,100)	28,900
Other Charges/Pass Thru	12,022,400	6,740,300	7,453,900	4,815,200	5,314,100	(1,963,200)	3,350,900	1,633,400	4,984,300
Total	$13,409,300	$7,739,800	$8,289,800	$5,822,100	$7,371,500	($15,100)	$7,356,400	($322,000)	$7,034,400

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Other Indicators	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
Budgeted FTE	8.10	9	9	13.30	11.80	(1.40)	10.40	0	10.40
Actual FTE	8.10	9.20	8.30	8.10	0	0	0	0	0

COBI contains unaudited data as presented to the Legislature by state agencies at the time of publication. For audited financial data see the State of Utah's Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports.