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<br />Eugene-Springfield One Year Action Plan – City Fiscal Year 2020 <br />Rehabilitate existing housing stock affordable to low-income persons - In addition to adding <br />units, Eugene will continue efforts to preserve existing rental and ownership housing for low-income <br />persons using CDBG funds. This program offers funds to nonprofits and private owners of rental units <br />to finance a variety of improvements with loans at below-market interest rates and flexible terms. In <br />addition, renters with disability needing accommodation can apply for grants or loans for accessibility <br />improvements. The demand for housing rehabilitation and preservation remains strong in Eugene <br />and the need for rental rehabilitation and home repairs is increasing as our existing housing stock <br />ages. Eugene will use $541,534 in CDBG funds to support rehabilitation of affordable rental units, <br />emergency home repairs, and accessibility improvements for low-income homeowners, and project <br />delivery costs. <br />Remove barriers to affordable and supportive housing – Eugene seeks opportunities to <br />affirmatively further fair housing and raise awareness of the housing needs of low- and moderate- <br />income persons so these needs may be considered in the development of related policies and <br />regulations. <br />• Fair Housing Activities – Eugene will continue to support fair housing activities to their residents <br />in FY 2020. Services that will be provided will include operating a 24-hour Fair Housing Hotline, <br />outreach and education, and enforcement of fair housing laws. <br />• Intergovernmental Housing Policy Board - Eugene will continue to staff and hold monthly <br />meetings of the Intergovernmental Housing Policy Board. This body creates an important forum <br />for identifying and discussing policies and programs impacting the availability and affordability <br />of housing for low-income persons. Eugene and members of the Housing Policy Board will <br />continue to utilize this forum to consider the needs of low-income persons and advise on the <br />impacts of policy decisions on the availability and affordability of housing. <br />• Affirmative Marketing - Eugene staff will continue to work with area agencies to implement <br />affirmatively marketing plans with a particular emphasis on reaching Latino households. Eugene <br />will expand outreach efforts to the Latino community for direct service programs including the <br />Emergency Home Repair Program. <br />Community Development <br />Community development goals are intended to satisfy HUD program objectives by providing human <br />services; creating jobs; improving access to public facilities; and furthering neighborhood <br />revitalization, planning, and community-building activities. A total of three community development <br />goals were included in the adopted Eugene-Springfield 2015 Consolidated Plan. These goals and the <br />strategies are implemented with CDBG funds only. In FY 2020, Eugene CDBG funds are proposed to <br />be allocated to two community development goals. These goals and the strategies as well as the <br />proposed funding for FY 2020 are described below. <br />Support a human services delivery system to address the needs of homeless persons and <br />special needs populations - The City of Eugene collaborates with Lane County to fund human <br />service providers. This collaborative funding model uses available federal, state, and local funds to <br />May 28, 2019, Meeting - Item 3C