Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing Application

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The draft PRO Housing Application will be available for public review for a period of at least 15 days from October 14 to October 29, 2023. 

A public hearing by the Tacoma City Council is scheduled to occur at approximately 5:15 p.m., on Tuesday, October 24, 2023. The meeting will be conducted in a hybrid format that includes an in-person component and a remote option. To attend in person, the meetings will be held in the Council Chambers, on the first floor of the Tacoma Municipal Building, located at 747 Market Street. The meetings can also be attended remotely by dialing 253-215-8782 or through Zoom at https://zoom.us/j/84834233126, and entering the meeting ID 848 3423 3126, and passcode 349099 when prompted. The meetings will be broadcast on TV Tacoma and live streamed. To access the hearing in an alternative format or to request a reasonable accommodation, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at 253-591-5505, before 5:00 p.m., on the Monday preceding the City Council meeting. TTY or speech to speech users please dial 711 to connect to Washington Relay Services.  

Written comment on the draft application may be submitted until 5 p.m. on October 29, 2023 via email to tpjensen@cityoftacoma.org or by mail to: Taylor Palmer Jenson, Senior Housing Analyst, Community & Economic Development Department, 747 Market Street, Room 900, Tacoma, WA 98402.  

For more detailed information on the proposed application, contact Taylor Palmer Jenson at 253-591-5328 or tpjenson@cityoftacoma.org.  

Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice

The City of Tacoma, as an entitlement jurisdiction receiving Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds, is responsible for producing an Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice report every 5 years. The following report details the barriers that have been identified, contributing factors, and recommendations for future action. As part of this process, the department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) mandates the jurisdiction report on progress made towards closing out any identified barriers annually, as part of the Consolidated Plan, in the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER).

Consolidated Plan

Every five years the Housing Division provides services and technical assistance in the planning and development of the City's Consolidated Plan. The Consolidated Plan provides a five-year framework for addressing housing, human services, community, and economic development needs in Tacoma. 

2020-2024 Consolidated Plan

The 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan is required by HUD to apply for funds from the CDBG, HOME, and ESG programs. It includes the Annual Action Plan for program year 2020-2021. 

A public hearing on the plan was held by the Tacoma City Council on May 19, 2020 and the plan was adopted on May 26, 2020. 

The five-year Consolidated Plan is carried out through Annual Action Plans, which provide a summary of the activities that the City of Tacoma will implement each year to address priorities and needs for housing, human services, and community and economic development. Annual Action Plans also contain the spending plan for the City's annual allocation of CDBG, HOME, and ESG funds.

2023-2024 Annual Action Plan

The 2022-2023 Annual Action Plan (Plan) is the third year in the 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan for the Tacoma-Lakewood HOME Consortium.

On May 2, 2023, the 2023-2024 Annual Action Plan was approved by City Council under Resolution 41190. During a thirty-day period, beginning on March 31, 2023 and ending on May 1, 2023, the public was invited to review and submit written comment on the Plan. A public hearing was held during a regular City Council Meeting on April 25, 2023. 

2022-2023 Annual Action Plan
The 2022-2023 Annual Action Plan (Plan) is the third year in the 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan for the Tacoma-Lakewood HOME Consortium.

On May3, 2022, the 2022-2023 Annual Action Plan was approved by City Council under Resolution 40966. During a thirty-day period, beginning on April 1, 2022 and ending on April 30, 2022, the public was invited to review and submit written comment on the Plan. A public hearing was held during a regular City Council Meeting on April 26, 2022. 

2021-2022 Annual Action Plan - Second Amendment
The 2021-2022 Annual Action Plan (Plan) is the second year in the 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan for the Tacoma-Lakewood HOME Consortium.

On December 14, 2021 a substantial amendment to the 2021-2022 Annual Action Plan was approved by City Council under Resolution 40886. During a thirty-day period, beginning on November 5, 2021 and ending on December 7, 2021, the public was invited to review and submit written comment on the Plan. A public hearing was held during a regular City Council Meeting on November 30, 2021. 

Funding Opportunities

As part of this administrative responsibility, we annually solicit applications from service providers and affordable housing developers for use of CDBG and HOME funds. These application processes are a necessary step in the Housing Division's creation of an Annual Action Plan.  Current funding opportunities are posted on the Funding Opportunities and Requests for Proposals page.

Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report

In accordance with the Annual Action Plan, staff monitors and audits the programs and projects receiving funding from three federal Housing and Urban Development (HUD) programs: Community Development Block Grants (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), and Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG). The performance of these programs and projects is compiled annually into a document called the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER).  

The City of Tacoma’s CAPER, which describes the accomplishments of the City’s CDBG, HOME Tacoma-Lakewood Consortium, and ESG programs for the Program Year July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2021 towards goals outlined in the 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan, was submitted to HUD on Monday, September 27, 2021.  

In compliance with the City's Participation Plan, the draft CAPER was made available for examination and review for 15 days, beginning on September 1, 2021 and ending on September 16, 2021.

The City provided public notice on September 1, 2020 in the Legal section of The News Tribune for print and online viewing. A copy of the public notice was shared with partner agencies. Due to the pandemic, draft copies were not available for in-person viewing and instead were posted on the City’s website. No comments were received. 

2020-21 Tacoma-Lakewood HOME Consortium CAPER

City of Tacoma Participation Plan

The purpose of the City of Tacoma Participation Plan (CPP) is to provide widespread participation in the following US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)-funded: Community Development Block Grants, HOME Investment Partnerships Program, and Emergency Solutions Grants.

A Substantial Amendment to the CPP was recently made to address public safety concerns and new HUD-approved processes related to crisis relief.
 

The public comment period was May 8-12, 2020. Final action was held on May 12, 2020 at the City Council Meeting. Any questions or comments about the Substantial Amendment can be directed to Erika Bartlett at 253-591-5645 or ebartlett@cityoftacoma.org.

Other Relevant Documents

• 2015-2019 Consolidated Plan
  

  The 2015 - 2019 Consolidated Plan is still being implemented. The plan includes the following appendices:

  Appendix A - Tacoma and Lakewood Housing Need and Condition
  Appendix B - Tacoma Housing Need and Condition
  Appendix C - Lakewood Housing Need and Condition
  Appendix D - Low and Moderate Income and Minority Groups
• 2019-2020 Annual Action Plan - Fourth Amendment 
  Summarizes several prior amendments and spending plan for three rounds of CARES Act funds.
  
  
• 2019-2020 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report