FY2023 Adopted Budget

• Housing Authority Public Housing owns and manages 86 public housing units. The Housing Authority serves as the landlord and rents these units to eligible tenants. They are low-density units scattered throughout Iowa City and were constructed to conform and blend into the existing neighborhood architecture. Boards and Commissions: • The Public Art Advisory Committee administers the Public Art Program by determining the placement of public art, the type of art to be used in a specific project, and the artist to be engaged; overseeing the acceptance of gifts of art; overseeing the maintenance and disposition of public art; and overseeing expenditures of the Public Art Program budget. • Housing and Community Development Commission assesses and reviews policies and planning documents related to the provision of housing, jobs, and services for low and moderate income residents, reviews policies and programs of the Neighborhood Services division and makes recommendations regarding the use of public funds to meet the needs of low and moderate income residents. The Commission also seeks public participation in assessing needs and identifying strategies to meet these needs. Recent Accomplishments: • Assisted 47 affordable housing units through CDBG and HOME funds, including rental acquisition, rental rehab, and owner-occupied rehab. • Provided technical assistance funds to support in-home childcare providers through 4Cs. • Completed and sold the 3 rd home through the South District Homeownership Program to a buyer under 50% AMI. Estimated monthly housing costs are under $550/month. • Assisted six households with home repair to mitigate environmental triggers for asthma or other lung disorders through the Healthy Homes program. • Awarded $689,250 to 18 legacy agencies and $30,000 to three emerging agencies through the Aid to Agency funding allocation. • Provided $725,000 in fiscal year 2020 and fiscal year 2021 Affordable Housing Funds to the Housing Trust Fund who allocated to Shelter House’s 501 Project which will provide 36 units of permanent supportive housing for homeless individuals. • Allocated $37,500 to Center for Worker Justice and $125,000 to Shelter House in Opportunity Funds to provide COVID-relief and eviction prevention services to residents. • Served 84 households through the Security Deposit Assistance program administered by CommUnity Crisis Services and Food Bank. • Allocated $616,000 in CDBG-CV funds to CommUnity Crisis Services and Shelter House for emergency housing assistance in response to COVID. 273 households were served in fiscal year 2021, 80% of which were under 30% of the Area Median Income. • Awarded $532,323 in CDBG-CV funds to nonprofits for 17 public service projects to prevent, prepare for and respond to COVID-19. • Partnered with ECICOG to provide $424,000 in CDBG-CV funds to assist 27 Iowa City small businesses impacted by the pandemic. Twenty-two of the 27 businesses are owned by women or persons of color. 198