FY2024 Proposed Budget

Neighborhood Services The Neighborhood Services Division is responsible for the administration of various housing services, housing programs and revitalization efforts that focus on sustaining healthy neighborhoods. The Division provides housing inspection services, housing rehabilitation programs, and administers various federal and state programs that primarily serve households with low to moderate incomes. The City's federal Community Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME programs are administered through the Neighborhood Services Division. General Fund Activities:  Community Development provides Iowa City residents with access to safe and affordable housing, jobs and services. This is accomplished by coordinating efforts with local organizations, businesses and other community partners, and by administering and coordinating activities relating to city, state, and federal housing and community and economic development programs. Community Development staff coordinate with the United Way of Johnson County and the Housing and Community Development Commission to provide funds for human service agencies. The City Council makes annual allocations to the area’s human service agencies as part of the Aid to Agencies budget process.  Housing Inspection complete the systematic inspection of all rental properties located in the City, including the inspection of high occupancy units, rooming houses, and multi family buildings older than 1996, public housing units, fraternities/sororities, and family care units on a one-year cycle, the inspection of all housing related to the Housing Authority’s Housing Choice Voucher Program, and investigating and resolving housing and nuisance complaints for all properties. Iowa City Property Management Fund Activities:  The Iowa City Property Management activity accounts for the operations of the City owned rental units at the Peninsula Apartments (ten units), Augusta Place (six units), South District Townhomes (sixteen units) and Railroad Rental units (three homes). Each development pays 9% of its gross rents towards administration which is accounted for in the Iowa City Property Management activity. Housing Authority Fund Activities:  Housing Authority Voucher Programs works with over 400+ owners/ landlords and administers 1,155 Housing Choice Voucher Program (HCVP) vouchers, 95 Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) vouchers, 78 Mainstream Vouchers for Permanent Supportive Housing, 69 Emergency Housing Vouchers, and 60 Project Based vouchers for Permanent Supportive Housing.

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