04/27/20 City Council Agenda Packet - Work Session

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TheEugene-Springfield 2020 Consolidated Plan presents a strategic vision for housing and community development fortheperiodbeginninginJuly2020andendinginJune2025.The goals and activities outlined in the Consolidated Plan are based on priorities identifiedthrough ananalysis of community needs as well asanextensivecommunity outreach process.Thisanalysis and subsequent refinements through further public input took place primarily from October 2019 through April 2020. The strategy laid out in this document relied on a snapshot of economic, housing and social conditions using data available at that time. While data is limited, efforts have been made to reflect the emerging impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. What is clear is that the pandemic will have severe impact on the local economy, housing market, and welfare of the residents of Eugene and Springfield. These changes will have the greatest impact on the low-and moderate- income and other vulnerable residents that programs identified in the plan seek to assist. Conditions faced by these residents and priority needs identified in this plan will remain critical. Some concerns, such as housing and food instability, domestic violence, and the viability of small businesses may be exacerbated. The strategies identified in this plan will continue to alleviate some hardships faced by our lower income residents in the wake of the pandemic. The cities of Eugene and Springfield will continue to analyze local conditions and strategically deploy the resources identified in this plan, as well as new federal resources from the CARES Act that will be made available in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Cities of Eugene and Springfield must complete and adopt a Consolidated Plan every five years in order to receive Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME) and other grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The purpose of CDBG and HOME is to advance the followingstatutory objectives principally for extremely low-income, low-income and moderate-income residents: Provide decent, safe, and affordable housing Create suitable living environments(CDBG) Expand economic opportunities (CDBG) Expand the supply of decent, safe, sanitary and affordable housing (HOME) In addition, the Cities of Eugene and Springfield must complete a One Year Action Plan (Action Plan) for each fiscal year within the five-year period. The Action Plan describes the Cities’ annual allocation process for specific uses of HOME and CDBG funds during a specific fiscal year. The first Action Plan, for HUD programyear 2020 will be completed and submitted to HUD along with the 2020 Consolidated Plan. The following summary of the Eugene-Springfield Consolidated Plan provides an overview of the Consultation and Citizen Participation process, Community Profile and Needs, Priority Needs, and a Strategic Plan. This document is a summary of materials submitted through HUD’s electronic plan submission template.