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NEW 5-2-2008
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REVISED
5-5-2008
City of Madison
Southwest Downpayment Program brochure (PDF format)
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UPDATED
4-30-2008
Funding Information for Health, Housing,
and Human Services for 2009-2010
Applications
available beginning Wednesday, April 30, 2008. Proposals
due to funders by Friday, June 6, 2008.
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NEW
4-25-2008
Agenda
for CDBG Commission Meeting - May 1, 2008
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NEW 4-23-2008
Request for Proposals:
Emerging
Neighborhoods Fund
Proposals
due to the Mayor's Office by Thursday,
May 15, 2008.
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REVISED 4-16-2008
Request for Proposals:
Study of
Fair Housing Practices Within the City of Madison
Proposals
due to the Community Development Office by Friday,
May 9, 2008.
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NEW
4-9-2008
2009-2010 Program Funding Framework for Community and Neighborhood
Development - FINAL Version
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NEW
4-9-2008
2007 Performance Synopsis and Maps
of 2007 Activities by Primary Goals and Funding Sources
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UPDATED
4-1-2008
RESULTS:
Progress Toward 2005-2009 Five-Year Targets
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UPDATED
3-3-2008
Information
on the City of Madison Inclusionary Zoning (IZ) Program
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UPDATED
2-26-2008
Information
on the City of Madison American Dream Downpayment Initiative (ADDI)
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UPDATED
2-25-2008
Current HUD Income Limit Guidelines
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REVISED
12-10-2007
CDBG
Commission Meeting Schedule for 2008
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NEW
7-27-2007
2006 Annual Report on the Homeless
Served in Dane County (PDF format)
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UPDATED
5-22-2007
2006 Performance Synopses and Maps
of 2006 Activities by Primary Goals and Funding Sources
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UPDATED
5-22-2007
Check
out the CDBG Office Document Library!
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UPDATED
5-11-2007
Check
out our Housing Developers' Toolbox!
Links to
information on Inclusionary Zoning, the Housing Trust Fund,
and CDBG/HOME Funds
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NEW
10-5-2006
en Español:
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Programa de Desarrollo para la Comunidad y Vecindades
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Viviendas Asequibles y Servicios Relacionados acerca de Viviendas para Residentes de Hogares
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Desarrollo de Negocio y Servicios Relacionados de Empleo
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Servicios para la
Comunidad: Centros, Jardines y otros servicios basados en la comunidad
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Revitalización estratégica del área: Programas de Desarrollo de Vecindarios de la Ciudad
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NEW 9-8-2006
Request for Proposals:
Study of Madison
Housing Needs and Homebuyer/Renter Perceptions of Inclusionary Zoning
[For
informational purposes only. Deadline for proposals was Friday, September
29, 2006.]
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NEW
8-31-2006
Final CDBG
Commission Recommendations for 2007-2008 Funding
(PDF format)
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NEW
7-25-2006
Madison's REVISED Inclusionary Zoning (IZ) Ordinance
(adopted by
Madison Common Council, July 21, 2006)
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NEW
7-17-2006
Preliminary CDBG
Commission Recommendations for 2007-2008 Funding
(PDF format)
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NEW
4-14-2006
2007-2008 Program Funding Framework for Community and Neighborhood
Development - FINAL Version (PDF format)
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UPDATED
4-13-2006
Community
Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness in Dane County - April 2006 final
version (PDF format)
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NEW
3-16-2006
Summary
of Madison's Homeownership Assistance Programs
Information on the
City's programs for home buyers, current homeowners, and developers
of housing
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UPDATED
2-6-2006
RESULTS:
Progress Toward 2000-2004 Five-Year Targets
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NEW
1-23-2006
ADDI en Español:
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La Iniciativa para el Pago Inicial del Sueño Americano de la Ciudad de Madison
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Preguntas
Frequentes
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Elegibilidad
de comprador de vivienda
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Elegibilidad
de Propiedad
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Information
on Tax Incremental Financing (TIF) 10% Set-Aside, including details
on Bassett TIF District
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View
examples of some of our efforts in the areas of Housing,
Neighborhood Services, Neighborhood
Revitalization, and Business
Development and Jobs ...
RECENT
COMMISSION ACTION
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Archived Commission Action: 2004
2005 2006
2007
At its May 1, 2008 meeting, the CDBG Commission ...
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recommended Council approval of $150,000 in HOME funds to help Porchlight
acquire four units to continue its "Housing First" program with
families. Porchlight is to seek these units in accordance with the Fair
Share Plan and to report back to the Commission with a written description
of its criteria for identification of families and relationship to the
designated schools.
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recommended a change in scope of the currently funded Movin' Out
rental housing contract to permit the organization to construct as well as
acquire property. Movin' Out owns a single-family home on a larger lot and
may seek to subdivide the parcel and build an adjacent duplex.
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... referred
an Interfaith Hospitality Network proposal for remodeling funds to
the June Commission meeting so that the City Attorney and the zoning
administrator could provide their determination of appropriate zoning and
related issues.
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... did not
formally reconsider the Vegan Alternative Meal proposal, leaving it
funded at $0.
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... approved a
proposal to implement a portion of the adopted Program Framework related to homebuyer
repayment terms to "net proceeds" in the case of foreclosures.
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... suggested
for future Commission review that the City Attorney draft an ordinance
change for Commission discussion that would permit the Commission to
designate its alternate members as representatives on other City committees.
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... commended
the retiring CD Grants Supervisor, Hickory Hurie, on his services to
the City.
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... reviewed
some background materials for the summer funding process, and
accepted the rating sheet for use in the summer process.
At its March 6, 2008 meeting, the CDBG Commission ...
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... conducted the
third of three public hearings on the performance of 2007
activities and suggestions for priorities and improvements for 2009-2010.
The Commission discussed the proposals and then voted to adopt the proposed
Program Funding Framework for 2009-2010.
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recommended Council approval of a Habitat for Humanity proposal for
$200,000 in Housing Trust Funds to help acquire property near Marquette and
Hauk Streets as part of a neighborhood revitalization effort to encourage
homeownership.
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recommended Council approval of a second Habitat for Humanity
proposal for $560,000 in HOME, match, and CDBG funds to help acquire the
undeveloped portions of Northport Commons and complete the plan to build or
facilitate the construction of homes for a variety of families on the site.
Approximately $400,000 of these monies will be repaid to the City and then
loaned again to Habitat upon its purchase of the property from C-CAP.
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... discussed reports
from various committees where CDBG Commissioners participate, including
the Gardens Committee, M. L. King Humanitarian Award Committee, and the CDA.
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... discussed
ways to keep the CDBG program focused on a set of objectives within a
more coordinated set of Department goals and agencies and funding processes.
At its February
7, 2008 meeting, the CDBG Commission ...
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... conducted the
second of three public hearings on the performance of 2007
activities and suggestions for priorities and improvements for 2009-2010.
Presentations included continued support for small business development, and
consideration of cultural differences in establishing standards for business
assistance and the application of overall program standards to newly
established organizations.
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recommended Council approval of a Housing Initiatives proposal for
$448,000 in HOME funds for a rental housing acquisition project.
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... approved a
requested change in a contract with Operation Fresh Start to permit
the organization to make changes in a renovated home to accommodate a larger
family, if the family meets other standards for home purchase.
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recommended City application for a State grant involving over 12 homeless
service agencies that would improve the homeless services system and
address goals outlined in the Community Plan to Reduce Homelessness.
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... approved
the issuance of a request for proposal of a study of housing
discrimination patterns and validation through testing.
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... reviewed a
preliminary report on 2007 performance, summarizing objectives met
and expenses made.
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... discussed
CDBG Commission membership on the Gardens Committee and decided that
its current representative was excellently qualified to ably represent the
Commission's perspectives.
At its January
3, 2008 meeting, the CDBG Commission ...
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... held the
first of three public hearings on the program's performance during
2007.
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recommended Council approval of up to $45,000 in CDBG funds to help the Boys
and Girls Club replace a roof at its Taft Street neighborhood center.
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... accepted
the withdrawal of the Sherman Associates' application for Housing
Trust Funds for a proposed Nob Hill redevelopment project, since they and
the seller had been unable to reach a satisfactory arrangement on the
project.
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... approved
the downsizing of a previously-approved Wisconsin Partnership for Housing
Development project to assist potential buyers of inclusionary zoning
units in the Hilldale Heights development, and permitted the organization to
help three similar buyers in other locations.
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... referred
to its February meeting some proposed revisions in the Affordable Housing
Trust Fund ordinance (Legister ID # 06811), pending Housing
Affordability Subcommittee acgtion on the proposal.
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... heard a
presentation from Mark Olinger, Executive Secretary of the Community
Development Authority, regarding the first draft plans for a 45-50 unit Low
Income Housing Tax Credit rental housing project in phase one of the CDA
Allied redevelopment project. The Commission reiterated its interest in
working with community-based organizations to develop a wide range of
housing ownership opportunities for Allied and other residents in the second
phase, and the importance of "connectivity" and linkages for the
neighborhood.
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... permitted
staff to seek a conflict of interest determination and exception from
the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development in a situation
involving Madison Development Corporation and a member of its loan
and investment committee. The committee member is an employee of a lender
that is also participating in the loan, but is not the loan officer handling
the application. The MDC committee has announced her potential conflict and
abstained from participation in the MDC discussions concerning the
applicant.
