FY2023 Adopted Budget

• Collected $1.8M in TIF affordable housing fee-in-lieu funds for the Tailwinds project. $1.5M of these funds were used to purchase 16 duplexes that will be part of the South District Homeownership Program. • Purchased six units at Augusta Place which serve as affordable rentals operated by the Iowa City Housing Authority. • Provided ongoing monitoring for 93 units with affordable housing requirements in the Riverfront Crossings District. • Utilized new Energov land use management software for housing inspections and shifted from sending notices of inspection and inspection reports by mail to email. • Resumed systematic rental inspections in-person with additional COVID protocols in place, balancing concerns of tenants and property managers while continuing to perform necessary health and life-safety inspections. • PIN grants funded 11 projects including tree plantings in Benton Hill Park, Eulenspiegel Puppet drive-in performances, Iowa City Community Band performances, neighborhood newsletters, and South District Neighborhood events, bike repair stations, and meeting daycare services. • Committed $33,800 in public art funds for the Oracles of Iowa City mural at the Capital Street Parking Ramp to provide paid opportunities for BIPOC artists and to foster public conversation and action towards racial justice. • Provided over $37,000 in public art funds for artist matching grants, the Iowa City Sculptor’s Showcase, and Kiwanis Park Community Garden art. • Developed an online Artist Registry for visual, literary, performing and multi-disciplinary artists to provide an opportunity to feature local artists and connect with them about available arts funds. • The partnership with Shelter House and the receipt of 69 Emergency Housing Vouchers to assist persons who are chronically homeless. • Since July 1, 2021, 63 of the 69 EHV vouchers have been issued. Effective October 1, 2021, 28 qualifying families and individuals are under lease. It is noteworthy to add a Nationwide survey of Housing Authorities in mid-August revealed that the Iowa City Housing Authority, working in collaboration with Shelter House, was one of only 7% (44 of 626) of Housing Authorities that have progressed far enough with project execution to have issued EHV vouchers and actually housed qualifying families and individuals. • Using CARES Act funds to assist Shelter House with the hiring of case management staff dedicated to the Mainstream Program ($139,088). • The partnership with Shelter House has resulted in increased resources for Shelter House from the Balance of State Continuum of Care. • Since 1998, 195 families have moved to homeownership with assistance from the Housing Authority (TOP/ADHOP, HCVP Homeownership, FSS Program, Down Payment Assistance, and UniverCity). • The Housing Choice Voucher Program is projected to pay approximately $8.1+ million in Housing Assistance Payments to landlords/owners of rental properties in Johnson County in calendar year 2021.

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