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PINELLAS COUNTY CONSORTIUM AND URBAN COUNTY
2006-2010 CONSOLIDATED PLAN
AND ACTION PLAN
Community Development Block Grant,
Emergency Shelter Grant, HOME,
and American Dream Downpayment Initiative Programs
The Pinellas County Consortium has prepared a Five-Year
(FY2006-FY2010) Consolidated Plan that identifies housing
and community development needs, priorities, objectives,
and strategies. In addition, a one-year Action
Plan has been prepared to address needs identified in
the Five-Year Strategy. This notice provides a
summary of annual projects and funding, and gives locations
for reviewing the 2006-2010 Consolidated Plan, including
the Action Plan.
The Pinellas County Consortium consists
of the Urban County and the City of Largo,
with Pinellas County serving as administrator
of the HOME program. Currently the
Urban County includes all of the unincorporated
areas and twenty cities cooperating in Pinellas
County's CDBG program. Funding sources
of proposed projects are the Pinellas County
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
and Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) programs,
and the Consortium's HOME Investment Partnership,
including American Dream Down-payment Initiative
(ADDI) Programs.
Funds expected to be available are as follows
(the City of Largo is advertising their CDBG
funding and proposed projects separately):
| $3,493,162 CDBG Entitlement |
| $1,814,411 HOME Entitlement |
| $ 425,000
CDBG Program Income |
| $ 950,000
HOME Program & Recapture |
| $ 135,371
ESG Entitlement |
| $ 73,945
ADDI Entitlement |
| $ 6,891,889 Total |
Another major funding source is the State
Housing Initiative Partnership Program. The
$5,465,000 in State funds is included below
to indicate how housing goals will be met.
2005-06 Funds are proposed to be allocated
as follows:
Dansville Neighborhood Revitalization
Area
Wall/Right-of-Way Landscaping. $100,000 CDBG
Greater Ridgecrest Area (GRA) Neighborhood
Strategy Area
(CDBG Funds)
119th Street and Gooden Crossing
Sidewalks. $138,000;
GRA Clean-up. $25,000;
GRA Paint Program. $15,000;
and YMCA of the Suncoast, Greater Ridgecrest
Branch Operations and Services. $318,512
Central Lealman Target Area (CDBG
Funds)
Joe's Creek Greenway Park. $585,245
Reprogrammed CDBG;
Neighborhood Clean-up. $25,000;
Family Center Newsletter. $10,000;
andPark Improvements. $85,000
High Point Neighborhood Strategy Area
(CDBG Funds)
Community Pride Fence. $20,000;
and YMCA of the Suncoast High Point Branch
Rehabilitation. $99,250
Cooperating Cities: Public
Facilities and Improvements (CDBG Funds)
City of Dunedin Streetscape. $100,000;
City of Gulfport Streetscape. $300,000;
City of Oldsmar Streetscape. $200,000;
City of Pinellas Park Streetscape. $152,000;
City of Safety Harbor Streetscape. $75,000;
and City of Tarpon Springs Lemon Street Improvements. $100,000
Other Public Facilities and Improvements
Personal Enrichment through Mental Health
Services (PEHMS) Rehabilitation. $17,135
CDBG;
Homeless Emergency Project Rehabilitation. $75,000
ESG; and
Pinellas County Housing Authority Generator. $50,000
CDBG
Demolition
Demolition and Clearance of deteriorated structures and vacant developable land. $50,000
CDBGPublic Services
Pinellas Opportunity Council Chore Services. $30,000 CDBG;
Homeless Emergency Project Operating Funds. $28,602 ESG;
and Clearwater Homeless Intervention Project Operations. $25,000 ESG
Housing Preservation
Rental Property Improvement. $192,000 CDBG;
Largo Single Family Rehabilitation. $175,008 HOME;
Rental Housing Development. $1,531,480 including CHDO set aside HOME $1,359,800
SHIP;
Owner Housing Rehabilitation or Purchase/Rehabilitation. $200,000 HOME
$1,000,000 SHIP;
and Tarpon Springs Housing Authority Rehabilitation. $1,005,372 CDBG
Housing Production
Owner Housing Development. $612,265 SHIP;
Model Homes/Remodeler Programs. $813,000 SHIP;
Homeless Emergency Project, Supportive Housing Construction. $100,000 HOME;
and Upper Pinellas Association for Retarded Citizens Acquisition. $316,583
HOME
Housing Opportunities
Direct Assistance Loans for
Housing.
$173,160
HOME
$62,262
ADDI
$507,235
SHIP
Largo Down Payment Assistance.
$40,000
HOME
$11,683
ADDI
Pinellas County Housing Finance Authority First Time Homebuyers Program. $350,000
SHIP
Housing Services
Housing Counseling Services. $286,200 SHIP;
and Family Self-Sufficiency Program. $75,000 SHIP
Contingency
Reserved for Davis Bacon monitoring.
$33,333 CDBG, HOME
Administration
$1,045,842 Federal Grants;
$461,500 State Grants
Alternates: If additional funding becomes available, the following
projects are proposed:
Historic Preservation.;
Haines Road Parking in Lealman; Tenant-Based Rental Assistance; and Habitat
for Humanity with the City of Tarpon Springs, Housing Development Support.
Approximately 78.4% of Pinellas County CDBG funds are allocated to activities
which principally benefit low and moderate income households; the remainder
will fund activities eliminating slum and blight.
No displacement is anticipated. However, the Residential Anti-displacement
and Relocation Assistance Plan required under the CDBG program is available
for viewing at the Pinellas County Community Development Department at the
address listed below.
Availability for Viewing
A draft of the Pinellas County Consortium 2006-2010 Consolidated Plan and
2005-2006 Action Plan is available for viewing at the following locations May
26 to June 25, 2005. Public comments on the Plans are invited during
this period and should be sent to the Pinellas County Community Development
Department at the address below.
- Pinellas County Community Development Department, 600 Cleveland Street,
Suite 800, Clearwater, FL 33755
- City of Largo Community Development Department, 201 Highland Avenue, Largo,
FL 33779
- North County Connection Center at the Pinellas County Utilities Department,
2431 Tampa Road, Palm Harbor, FL 34684
- Southeast County Connection Center at the EpiCenter, 13805 58th Street
North Suite #1-200, Clearwater, FL 33760
- Southwest County Connection Center at the Pinellas County Utilities Service
Center, 8202 113th Street Seminole, FL 33772
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