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Home My WebLink About2022-2026 Temecula Consolidated Plan FINAL 09.26.22 Consolidated Plan FY 2022–2026 Annual Action Plan FY 2022–2023 CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 This page is intentionally left blank. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA CITY COUNCIL Matt Rahn Mayor Zak Schwank Mayor Pro Tem Maryann Edwards Councilmember James “Stew” Stewart Councilmember Jessica Alexander Councilmember CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 This page is intentionally left blank. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................................. 1 ES-05 Executive Summary ........................................................................................................................... 1 The Process ....................................................................................................................................................................6 PR-05 lead & responsible agencies – 91.200(B) ..............................................................................6 PR-10 Consultation - 91.100, 91.110, 91.200(b), 91.300(b), 91.215(l) and 91.315(l) ................ 7 PR-15 Citizen Participation - 91.105, 91.115, 91.200(c) and 91.300(c) ....................................49 Needs Assessment ................................................................................................................................................. 54 NA-05 Overview .............................................................................................................................................. 54 NA-10 Housing Needs Assessment ..................................................................................................... 56 NA-15 Disproportionately Greater Need: Housing Problems ............................................. 74 NA-20 Disproportionately Greater Need: Severe Housing Problems ........................... 85 NA-25 Disproportionately Greater Need: Housing Cost Burdens ................................... 92 NA-30 Disproportionately Greater Need: Discussion ..............................................................94 NA-35 Public Housing ................................................................................................................................. 97 NA-40 Homeless Needs Assessment .............................................................................................. 102 NA-45 Non-Homeless Special Needs Assessment ................................................................. 108 NA-50 Non-Housing Community Development Needs ...................................................... 114 Housing Market Analysis .................................................................................................................................. 120 MA-05 Overview ............................................................................................................................................ 120 MA-10 Number of Housing Units ....................................................................................................... 122 MA-15 Housing Market Analysis: Cost of Housing ................................................................... 127 MA-20 Housing Market Analysis: Condition of Housing – 91.210(a) .............................. 132 MA-25 Public and Assisted Housing ................................................................................................ 139 MA-30 Homeless Facilities and Services ........................................................................................ 141 MA-35 Special Needs Facilities and Services .............................................................................. 145 MA-40 Barriers to Affordable Housing ........................................................................................... 149 MA-45 Non-Housing Community Development Assets ..................................................... 150 MA-50 Needs and Market Analysis Discussion ......................................................................... 158 CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN iii MA-60 Broadband Needs of Housing occupied by Low- and Moderate-Income Households ...................................................................................................................................................... 163 MA-65 Hazard Mitigation ........................................................................................................................ 166 Strategic Plan .......................................................................................................................................................... 168 SP-05 Overview ............................................................................................................................................. 168 SP-10 Geographic Priorities .................................................................................................................... 171 SP-25 Priority Needs ................................................................................................................................... 172 SP-30 Influence of Market Conditions ............................................................................................ 177 SP-35 Anticipated Resources ............................................................................................................... 178 SP-40 Institutional Delivery Structure ............................................................................................. 181 SP-45 Goals Summary .............................................................................................................................. 185 SP-50 Public Housing Accessibility and Involvement .......................................................... 188 SP-55 Barriers to Affordable Housing ............................................................................................. 189 SP-60 Homelessness Strategy .............................................................................................................. 191 SP-65 Lead based paint Hazards ....................................................................................................... 194 SP-70 Anti-Poverty Strategy ................................................................................................................. 196 SP-80 Monitoring ......................................................................................................................................... 198 2022-2023 Action Plan ...................................................................................................................................... 200 AP-15 Expected Resources .................................................................................................................... 200 AP-20 Annual Goals and Objectives ............................................................................................... 202 AP-35 Projects ............................................................................................................................................... 205 AP-38 Project Summary ......................................................................................................................... 206 AP-50 Geographic Distribution ............................................................................................................ 211 AP-55 Affordable Housing ...................................................................................................................... 212 AP-60 Public Housing ............................................................................................................................... 214 AP-65 Homeless and Other Special Needs Activities............................................................ 215 AP-75 Barriers to Affordable Housing ............................................................................................. 218 AP-85 Other Actions.................................................................................................................................. 220 AP-90 Program Specific Requirements ........................................................................................223 CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 1 Executive Summary ES-05 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Introduction Since its incorporation in 1989, the City of Temecula has grown from a small community of about 27,000 people to a City of over 110,000 residents in 2020. Temecula identifies as the “heart of southern California wine country.” Residents and visitors appreciate Temecula’s open and agricultural spaces and arts, dining, and entertainment. For most of the City’s history, Temecula has served as an affordable enclave for residents of Los Angeles, Orange, and San Diego Counties. Unfortunately, decades of housing underproduction on a state and regional level have resulted in statewide, regional, and local housing market pressure. Housing costs have increased at a faster pace than median income for the last 10 years. It is challenging to find affordable housing in Temecula. The City of Temecula has prepared the 2022-2026 Consolidated Plan (Consolidated Plan) as required to receive federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), funds. The Consolidated Plan provides the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) with a comprehensive assessment of the City’s housing and community development needs and outlines the City’s priorities, objectives, and strategies for the investment of CDBG funds to address these needs over the next five years, beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2026. The City receives CDBG funds from HUD on a formula basis each year, and in turn, awards grants, and loans to nonprofit, for-profit or public organizations for programs and projects in furtherance of this Plan. These programs provide for a wide range of eligible activities to address the needs of Temecula residents. Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) The Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 created the CDBG Program with three primary objectives against which HUD evaluates the Consolidated Plan and the City’s performance. Those primary objectives are decent housing, suitable living environments, and expanded economic opportunities for low- and moderate- income persons. The CDBG regulations require that each activity meet one of the following national objectives: • Benefit low- and moderate-income persons; or • Aid in the prevention or elimination of slums and blight; or • Meet other community development needs having a particular urgency (usually the result of a natural disaster). CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 2 2022-2023 CDBG Public Service Activities Assistance League of Temecula Valley, Operation School Bell $7,226 Boys & Girls Club of Southwest County, Before & After School Care $7,226 Community Mission of Hope, Housing Resource Case Mgmt $7,226 Fair Housing Council of Riverside County, Fair Housing Services $19,875 Hospice of the Valleys, Senior Assistance Program $7,226 Riverside Area Rape Crisis Center Crisis Intervention & Supportive Services for Trauma Survivors $7,226 SAFE Family Justice Center, Temecula SAFE & Healthy Families $7,226 Voices for Children, CASA Program $7,226 City of Temecula - Homeless Prevention & Diversion Program. $12,419 2022-2023 CDBG Capital Activities Critical Home Repair & Maintenance Program $49,724 ADA Transition Plan Implementation $331,014 2022-2023 Program Administration Activities CDBG Program Administration $110,502 Summary of the objectives and outcomes identified in the Plan needs assessment Overview The priority needs and goals identified in the Plan needs assessment are based on analysis of information including the results of the City’s surveys of residents and stakeholders and the housing and community development data elements required by HUD in the online Consolidated Plan system (the eCon Planning Suite). Data supplied by HUD includes the 2013-2017 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates and the Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS) covering the same time. Other sources of information used to identify needs and establish priorities were obtained through consultation with local nonprofit agencies involved in the development of affordable housing and the delivery of public services to children, families, elderly persons, and persons with special needs throughout the community. In consideration of community input and available data, the five priority needs listed below are established as part of this Plan: • Improve neighborhoods, public facilities, and infrastructure • Preserve the existing housing stock • Provide public services for low- and moderate-income, special needs, seniors, and veteran residents. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 3 • Provide public services for the homeless and those at risk of homelessness • Promote development of affordable housing Consistent with HUD’s national goals for the CDBG program to provide decent housing opportunities, maintain a suitable living environment and expand economic opportunities for low- and moderate-income residents, the priority needs listed above will be addressed over the next five years through the implementation of CDBG, funded activities aligned with the following measurable goals included in the Strategic Plan section of this Plan Goal Name Category Need(s) Addressed Goal Outcome Indicator 1 Public facilities and infrastructure improvements Non-Housing Community Development Improve neighborhoods, public facilities, and infrastructure Public facility or infrastructure activities other than low-/moderate- income housing benefit: 20,000 people assisted 2. Affordable Housing Development Affordable Housing Promote development of affordable housing Rental units constructed 80 housing units 3. Housing Preservation Affordable Housing Preserve the existing housing stock Homeowner housing rehabbed 30 households 4. Services for low- and moderate- income residents Public Services Provide public services for low- and moderate-income, special needs, seniors, and veteran residents Public service activities other than low-/moderate- income housing benefit 2,000 people assisted 5. Services for residents with special needs, including seniors and veterans Public Services Provide public services for low- and moderate-income, special needs, seniors, and veteran residents Public service activities other than low-/moderate- income housing benefit: 375 people assisted 6. Services for the homeless and those at risk of homelessness Homeless Provide public services for the homeless and those at risk of homelessness Public service activities other than low-/moderate- income housing benefit: 325 people assisted Table 1 - Strategic Plan Summary CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 4 Evaluation of past performance The investment of HUD resources during the 2017-2021 Program Years resulted in measurable accomplishments that contributed to positive outcomes for Temecula residents. Together with other federal, state and local investments, HUD resources allowed the City of Temecula and its partners to: • Promote the development of affordable housing • Preserve the existing housing stock • Ensure equal access to housing opportunities • Provide public services for low- and moderate-income residents • Provide public services for residents with special needs • Provide public services for the homeless and those at risk of homelessness • Provide public services for seniors and veterans • Improve neighborhoods, public facilities, and infrastructure • Promote economic opportunity Summary of citizen participation process and consultation process The Consolidated Plan regulations at 24 CFR Part 91 provide the citizen participation and consultation requirements for the development of the Consolidated Plan. Chief among those requirements is the need to consult with the Continuum of Care (CoC) to address homelessness, Public Housing Authorities (PHA), business leaders, civic leaders and public or private agencies that address housing, health, social service, victim services, employment, or education needs of low-income individuals and families, homeless individuals and families, youth and/or other persons with special needs. Information supplied by these community stakeholders, together with the data supplied by HUD resulted in a well-informed planning document that reflects the housing, community and economic development needs and priorities for the City of Temecula over the next five years. In accordance with the City’s Citizen Participation Plan, residents and stakeholders were able to participate in the development of the Consolidated Plan through surveys, community meetings and public hearings. Efforts were made to encourage participation by low- and moderate-income persons, particularly those living in areas where HUD funds are proposed to be used, and by residents of predominantly low- and moderate-income neighborhoods. Efforts were made to encourage the participation of minorities and non-English speaking persons, as well as persons with disabilities. The consultation process included representatives of the CoC, PHA, and other specified groups who completed surveys, provided local data, and assisted the City to ensure practical coordination of strategies to maximize impact and to avoid duplication of effort. Summary of public comments CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 5 A total of four Community meetings to discuss the housing and community development needs in Temecula. The first series of meetings were held in person on October 27, 2021, at 8 am and 6 pm at the Temecula Community Center. This location was selected to facilitate access to the entire community. The resident survey was released at this time and closed on January 14, 2022. The second series of meetings were held virtually via Zoom on December 17, 2021, at 9 am and 5 pm. The City of Temecula has not received any written comments at this point in the Consolidated Planning process. Summary of comments or views not accepted and the reasons for not accepting them The City of Temecula did not received any written comments throughout the Consolidated Planning process. Summary The City of Temecula’s 2022-2026 Consolidated Plan is based on examination of a wide range of reliable sources, including 2013-2017 American Community Survey (ACS) 5- Year Estimates and the 2013-2017 Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS) data provided by HUD’s HUD’s eConPlanning Suite, independently sourced 2013-2017 CHAS data, more recent ACS data, data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis, the Centers of Disease Control and other federal sources, as well as publicly available data from privately held sources such as Zumper, a rent aggregator, Zillow, a real estate platform, and local data. Quantitative data analysis together with consultation with citizens and stakeholders revealed four high priority needs to be addressed through the investment of an anticipated $2,8 million of CDBG funds over the five-year period of the Consolidated Plan. The investment of CDBG funds in eligible activities shall be guided principally by five goals of the Strategic Plan. Activities submitted for consideration in response to any solicitation or Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) process must conform with one of the nine Strategic Plan strategies and the associated action-oriented, measurable goals to receive consideration for CDBG funding. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 6 The Process PR-05 LEAD & RESPONSIBLE AGENCIES – 91.200(B) 1. Describe agency/entity responsible for preparing the Consolidated Plan and those responsible for administration of each grant program and funding source The following are the agencies/entities responsible for preparing the Consolidated Plan and those responsible for administration of each grant program and funding source. Agency Role Name Department/Agency CDBG Administrator TEMECULA Community Development Department Table 2– Responsible Agencies Narrative The Community Development Department is the lead department responsible for the administration of the CDBG program. The City contracted with MDG Associates, Inc. to prepare the 2022-2026 Consolidated Plan. In the development of this Consolidated Plan, the City implemented a comprehensive citizen participation and consultation process and conducted a needs assessment and market analysis to identify levels of relative need regarding affordable housing, homelessness, special needs, and community development. This information was gathered through consultation with public officials and local agencies, public outreach and community meetings, review of demographic and economic data, and housing market analysis. In the implementation of the 2022-2026 Consolidated Plan and each of the five Annual Action Plans, the Community Development Department shall be responsible for all grant planning, management, and monitoring duties necessary to comply with HUD regulations and City policy. Consolidated Plan Public Contact Information Brandon Rabidou Senior Management Analyst City of Temecula (951) 506-5142 41000 Main Street Temecula, CA 92590 CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 7 PR-10 CONSULTATION - 91.100, 91.110, 91.200(B), 91.300(B), 91.215(L) AND 91.315(L) 1. Introduction In preparing the Consolidated Plan, the City of Temecula consulted with representatives from multiple agencies, groups, and organizations involved in the development of affordable housing, creation of job opportunities for low- and moderate-income residents, and the provision of services to children, seniors, persons with special needs, persons with HIV/AIDS and their families, and homeless persons. To facilitate this consultation, the City solicited feedback through the following methods: • Stakeholder surveys (web-based and paper-surveys) • Individual stakeholder consultations • Community meetings • Public hearings • Receipt of written comments To gather the greatest depth of information, the City consulted with a wide variety of agencies, groups and organizations concerning the housing, community, and economic development needs of the community. The primary agencies, groups or organizations consulted can be found on the following pages. The input received from these consultation partners helped establish the objectives and goals described in the Strategic Plan. Provide a concise summary of the jurisdiction’s activities to enhance coordination between public and assisted housing providers and private and governmental health, mental health, and service agencies (91.215(I)). The City recognizes the importance of coordination and alignment among various service providers to maximize the effectiveness of the CDBG program. As a result, during the development of this Consolidated Plan, the City consulted closely with organizations that provide assisted housing, health services and other community- focused programs. Outreach efforts included surveys and invitations to community meetings and follow-up in-person interviews where appropriate. The City further recognizes the importance of continued coordination and alignment during the upcoming five-year planning period with these organizations and agencies. The City will strengthen relationships and alignment among these organizations in the implementation of the NOFA process for CDBG funds and through technical assistance. The City monitors its affordable housing units every year to ensure compliance with State and Federal requirements, supports the County’s CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 8 Section 8 program and participates in the County’s Mortgage Credit Certificate (MCC) program. Describe coordination with the Continuum of Care and efforts to address the needs of homeless persons (particularly chronically homeless individuals and families, families with children, veterans, and unaccompanied youth) and persons at risk of homelessness The Continuum of Care of Riverside County (CoC) guides the development of homeless strategies and the implementation of programs to end homelessness throughout the region. The CoC is comprised of a network of public, private, faith- based, for-profit, and nonprofit service providers who utilize several federal, state and local resources in providing services for homeless persons. The County and its cities, including the City of Temecula, also provide resources for services that assist the homeless and those at risk of becoming homeless. The nonprofit and faith-based community plays a key role in the current CoC system. Hundreds of agencies throughout the County provide programs ranging from feeding the homeless on the street to creating permanent supportive housing opportunities. These services are available to homeless families with children as well as single men and women. The nonprofit and faith-based community also serves special needs populations, such as victims of domestic violence, veterans, persons with disabilities and unaccompanied youth. Describe consultation with the Continuum(s) of Care that serves the jurisdiction's area in determining how to allocate ESG funds, develop performance standards and evaluate outcomes, and develop funding, policies and procedures for the administration of HMIS The City is not a direct recipient of ESG funding. However, it is a participating jurisdiction in the COC and works closely with the homeless system to create funding policies and procedures for ESG. 2. Describe Agencies, groups, organizations, and others who participated in the process and describe the jurisdictions consultations with housing, social service agencies and other entities 1 Agency/Group/Organization Fund Development Agency/Group/Organization Type Business and Civic Leaders What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Economic Development Market Analysis Anti-poverty Strategy CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 9 How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 2 Agency/Group/Organization Amcal Housing Agency/Group/Organization Type Housing What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Housing Need Assessment Public Housing Needs Homelessness Strategy Homeless Needs - Chronically homeless Homeless Needs - Families with children Homelessness Needs - Veterans Homelessness Needs - Unaccompanied youth How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 3 Agency/Group/Organization Assistance League of Temecula Valley Agency/Group/Organization Type Services-Children What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Homelessness Needs - Unaccompanied youth Non-Homeless Special Needs CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 10 How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 4 Agency/Group/Organization Atria Senior Living Agency/Group/Organization Type Services-Elderly What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Non-Homeless Special Needs How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 5 Agency/Group/Organization Autism Society Inland Empire Agency/Group/Organization Type Services-Health What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Non-Homeless Special Needs How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 6 Agency/Group/Organization Boys and Girls Club of Southwest County Agency/Group/Organization Type Services-Children CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 11 What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Homelessness Needs - Unaccompanied youth Non-Homeless Special Needs How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 7 Agency/Group/Organization Bridge Housing Agency/Group/Organization Type Housing, Services-Homeless What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Housing Need Assessment Public Housing Needs Homelessness Strategy Homeless Needs - Chronically homeless Homeless Needs - Families with children Homelessness Needs - Veterans Homelessness Needs - Unaccompanied youth How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 8 Agency/Group/Organization Building Industry Association Agency/Group/Organization Type Housing CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 12 What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Housing Need Assessment Public Housing Needs Homelessness Strategy Homeless Needs - Chronically homeless Homeless Needs - Families with children Homelessness Needs - Veterans Homelessness Needs - Unaccompanied youth How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 9 Agency/Group/Organization California Apartment Association Inland Empire Agency/Group/Organization Type Services-Housing What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Housing Need Assessment Public Housing Needs Homelessness Strategy Homeless Needs - Chronically homeless Homeless Needs - Families with children Homelessness Needs - Veterans Homelessness Needs - Unaccompanied youth How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 13 10 Agency/Group/Organization California State University San Marcos, Temecula Agency/Group/Organization Type Services-Education What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Non-Homeless Special Needs Economic Development How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 11 Agency/Group/Organization Canine Support Teams Agency/Group/Organization Type Services-Persons with Disabilities What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Non-Homeless Special Needs How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 12 Agency/Group/Organization Catholic Charities Agency/Group/Organization Type Services-homeless What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Homelessness Strategy Homeless Needs - Chronically homeless Homeless Needs - Families with children Homelessness Needs - Veterans Homelessness Needs - Unaccompanied youth CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 14 How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 13 Agency/Group/Organization Chemo Buddies 4 Life Agency/Group/Organization Type Services - Health What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Non-Homeless Special Needs How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 14 Agency/Group/Organization Circle of Care Ministries Agency/Group/Organization Type Services-Homeless What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Housing Need Assessment Public Housing Needs Homelessness Strategy Homeless Needs - Chronically homeless Homeless Needs - Families with children Homelessness Needs - Veterans Homelessness Needs - Unaccompanied youth CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 15 How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 15 Agency/Group/Organization City of Murrieta Agency/Group/Organization Type Agency – Managing Flood Prone Areas Agency – Management of Public Lands or Water Resources Other government - Local What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Housing Need Assessment Lead-based Paint Strategy Public Housing Needs Homelessness Strategy Homeless Needs - Chronically homeless Homeless Needs - Families with children Homelessness Needs - Veterans Homelessness Needs - Unaccompanied youth Non-Homeless Special Needs Economic Development Market Analysis Anti-poverty Strategy How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 16 16 Agency/Group/Organization CityNet Agency/Group/Organization Type Homeless provider What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Housing Need Assessment Public Housing Needs Homelessness Strategy Homeless Needs - Chronically homeless Homeless Needs - Families with children Homelessness Needs - Veterans Homelessness Needs - Unaccompanied youth How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 17 Agency/Group/Organization City of Temecula Agency/Group/Organization Type Services – Broadband Internet Service Providers; Agency – Managing Flood Prone Areas; Agency – Management of Public Lands or Water Resources; Agency – Emergency Management- Other government - Local CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 17 What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Housing Need Assessment Lead-based Paint Strategy Public Housing Needs Homelessness Strategy Homeless Needs - Chronically homeless Homeless Needs - Families with children Homelessness Needs - Veterans Homelessness Needs - Unaccompanied youth Non-Homeless Special Needs Economic Development Market Analysis Anti-poverty Strategy How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 18 Agency/Group/Organization Coachella Valley Housing Coalition Agency/Group/Organization Type Services Housing What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Housing Need Assessment Public Housing Needs Homelessness Strategy Homeless Needs - Chronically homeless Homeless Needs - Families with children Homelessness Needs - Veterans Homelessness Needs - Unaccompanied youth CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 18 How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 19 Agency/Group/Organization Community Access Center Agency/Group/Organization Type Services- Disabilities What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Non-Homeless Special Needs How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 20 Agency/Group/Organization Community Mission of Hope Agency/Group/Organization Type Homeless provider What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Housing Need Assessment Public Housing Needs Homelessness Strategy Homeless Needs - Chronically homeless Homeless Needs - Families with children Homelessness Needs - Veterans Homelessness Needs - Unaccompanied youth CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 19 How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 21 Agency/Group/Organization Comprehensive Autism Center Agency/Group/Organization Type Services- Disabilities What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Non-Homeless Special Needs How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 22 Agency/Group/Organization County of Riverside Behavioral Health Department Agency/Group/Organization Type Health Agency/Facility What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Non-Homeless Special Needs How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 20 23 Agency/Group/Organization County of Riverside Economic Development Agency Agency/Group/Organization Type Other Government – County, Regional organization What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Economic Development Market Analysis How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 24 Agency/Group/Organization County of Riverside Health Department Agency/Group/Organization Type Health Agency Other government – County What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Lead-based Paint Strategy Non-Homeless Special Needs How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 25 Agency/Group/Organization Court Appointed Special Advocate of Riverside County Agency/Group/Organization Type Services-Children Child Welfare Agency What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Homelessness Needs - Unaccompanied youth Non-Homeless Special Needs CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 21 How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 26 Agency/Group/Organization Desert AIDS Agency/Group/Organization Type Services-HIV/AIDS What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Non-Homeless Special Needs How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 27 Agency/Group/Organization Economic Development of Southwest California Agency/Group/Organization Type Services-Employment; Planning organization What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Economic Development Market Analysis Anti-poverty Strategy How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 22 28 Agency/Group/Organization Fair Housing Counsel of Riverside County, Inc. Agency/Group/Organization Type Services-Fair Housing What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Housing Need Assessment Public Housing Needs How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 29 Agency/Group/Organization Foothill AIDS Agency/Group/Organization Type Services – Persons with HIV/AIDS What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Non-Homeless Special Needs How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 30 Agency/Group/Organization Go Bananas Agency/Group/Organization Type Services – Persons with disabilities What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Non-Homeless Special Needs CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 23 How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 31 Agency/Group/Organization GRID Alternatives Agency/Group/Organization Type Housing What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Housing Need Assessment Public Housing Needs Economic Development Market Analysis How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 32 Agency/Group/Organization Habitat for Humanity Inland Valley Agency/Group/Organization Type Housing What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Housing Need Assessment Public Housing Needs Economic Development Market Analysis Anti-poverty Strategy How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 24 33 Agency/Group/Organization Hitzke Consulting Agency/Group/Organization Type Housing What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Housing Need Assessment Public Housing Needs Economic Development Market Analysis Anti-poverty Strategy How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 34 Agency/Group/Organization Hospice of the Valleys Agency/Group/Organization Type Healthcare What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Non-Homeless Special Needs How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 35 Agency/Group/Organization Housing Authority of the County of Riverside Agency/Group/Organization Type PHA What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Housing Need Assessment Public Housing Needs Economic Development Market Analysis Anti-poverty Strategy CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 25 How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 36 Agency/Group/Organization Iglesia Bautista del Valle de Temecula Agency/Group/Organization Type Services-Homeless What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Public Housing Needs Homelessness Strategy Homeless Needs - Chronically homeless Homeless Needs - Families with children Homelessness Needs - Veterans Homelessness Needs - Unaccompanied youth How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 37 Agency/Group/Organization Inland Regional Center Agency/Group/Organization Type Services-Disabilities What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Non-Homeless Special Needs CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 26 How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 38 Agency/Group/Organization John Stewart Company Agency/Group/Organization Type Housing What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Housing Need Assessment Public Housing Needs Economic Development Market Analysis How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 39 Agency/Group/Organization Ken Follis Agency/Group/Organization Type Business Leader What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Economic Development Market Analysis How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 40 Agency/Group/Organization League of Women Voters Agency/Group/Organization Type Civic Leaders CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 27 What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Non-Homeless Special Needs How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 41 Agency/Group/Organization Love of Christ Fellowship Church Agency/Group/Organization Type Services – Persons with Disabilities What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Non-Homeless Special Needs How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 42 Agency/Group/Organization Michelle's Place Agency/Group/Organization Type Services - Health What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Non-Homeless Special Needs How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 43 Agency/Group/Organization Mission Village Apartments Agency/Group/Organization Type Housing CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 28 What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Housing Need Assessment Public Housing Needs Economic Development Market Analysis How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 44 Agency/Group/Organization Mt San Jacinto College Agency/Group/Organization Type Services-Education Services – Narrowing the Digital Divide What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Non-Homeless Special Needs How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 45 Agency/Group/Organization Nu-Way International Christian Ministries Agency/Group/Organization Type Other-Faith Based What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Non-Homeless Special Needs CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 29 How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 46 Agency/Group/Organization Our Nicholas Foundation Agency/Group/Organization Type Other-Persons with Special Needs What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Non-Homeless Special Needs How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 47 Agency/Group/Organization Path of Life Ministries Agency/Group/Organization Type Services-Homeless What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Housing Need Assessment Public Housing Needs Homelessness Strategy Homeless Needs - Chronically homeless Homeless Needs - Families with children Homelessness Needs - Veterans Homelessness Needs - Unaccompanied youth CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 30 How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 48 Agency/Group/Organization Pechanga Casino Agency/Group/Organization Type Employer What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Economic Development Market Analysis How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 49 Agency/Group/Organization Project Touch Agency/Group/Organization Type Homeless provider What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Public Housing Needs Homelessness Strategy Homeless Needs - Chronically homeless Homeless Needs - Families with children Homelessness Needs - Veterans Homelessness Needs - Unaccompanied youth CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 31 How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 50 Agency/Group/Organization Rancho Community Church Agency/Group/Organization Type Other-Faith Based What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Non-Homeless Special Needs How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 51 Agency/Group/Organization Rancho Damacitas Agency/Group/Organization Type Services - Children What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Homelessness Needs - Unaccompanied youth Non-Homeless Special Needs How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 52 Agency/Group/Organization Rancho en Espanol Agency/Group/Organization Type Other-Faith Based CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 32 What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Non-Homeless Special Needs How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 53 Agency/Group/Organization Riverbank Village Apartments Agency/Group/Organization Type Housing Business Leaders What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Economic Development Market Analysis How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 54 Agency/Group/Organization Riverside Area Rape Crisis Center Agency/Group/Organization Type Services-Victims of Domestic Violence What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Non-Homeless Special Needs How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 33 55 Agency/Group/Organization Riverside City and County CoC Agency/Group/Organization Type Services – Homeless Publicly Funded Institution/System of Care What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Homelessness Strategy How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 56 Agency/Group/Organization Riverside County Office on Aging Agency/Group/Organization Type Other-Senior services What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Non-Homeless Special Needs How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 57 Agency/Group/Organization Riverside County Sheriff Agency/Group/Organization Type Publicly Funded Institution/System of Care Agency – Emergency Management What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Non-Homeless Special Needs CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 34 How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 58 Agency/Group/Organization Riverside Transit Agency Agency/Group/Organization Type Regional Planning Planning Organization What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Non-Homeless Special Needs Economic Development Market Analysis How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 59 Agency/Group/Organization Riverside County Veterans Services Agency/Group/Organization Type Services - Homeless Veterans What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Public Housing Needs Homelessness Strategy Homeless Needs - Chronically homeless Homeless Needs - Families with children Homelessness Needs - Veterans CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 35 How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 60 Agency/Group/Organization Rose Again Foundation Agency/Group/Organization Type Child Welfare Agency What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Homelessness Needs - Unaccompanied youth Non-Homeless Special Needs How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 61 Agency/Group/Organization SAFE Alternatives for Everyone Agency/Group/Organization Type Services-Victims of Domestic Violence What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Non-Homeless Special Needs How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 36 62 Agency/Group/Organization Safety Research Associates, Inc Agency/Group/Organization Type Special needs senior housing What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Non-Homeless Special Needs How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 63 Agency/Group/Organization Senior Care Referral Specialists Agency/Group/Organization Type Other-Seniors What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Non-Homeless Special Needs How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 64 Agency/Group/Organization Solari Enterprises Agency/Group/Organization Type Housing What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Housing Need Assessment Non-Homeless Special Needs Economic Development Market Analysis CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 37 How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 65 Agency/Group/Organization Southern California Council of Governments Agency/Group/Organization Type State Government Agency – Managing Flood Prone Areas Agency – Management of Public Land or Water Resources Regional organization Planning organization What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Housing Need Assessment Lead-based Paint Strategy Public Housing Needs Homelessness Strategy Homeless Needs - Chronically homeless Homeless Needs - Families with children Homelessness Needs - Veterans Homelessness Needs - Unaccompanied youth Non-Homeless Special Needs Economic Development Market Analysis Anti-poverty Strategy CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 38 How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 66 Agency/Group/Organization Southwest Riverside County Association of Realtors Agency/Group/Organization Type Housing; Business leaders What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Housing Need Assessment Economic Development Market Analysis How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 67 Agency/Group/Organization Southwest Workforce Development Center Agency/Group/Organization Type Services-Employment What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Non-Homeless Special Needs Economic Development Market Analysis How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 39 68 Agency/Group/Organization St. Catherine's Catholic Church Agency/Group/Organization Type Other-Faith Based What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Non-Homeless Special Needs How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 69 Agency/Group/Organization State Council on Developmental Disabilities Agency/Group/Organization Type Other government – State; Planning organization What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Non-Homeless Special Needs How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 70 Agency/Group/Organization State of California Department of Housing and Community Development Agency/Group/Organization Type State Government; Housing CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 40 What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Housing Need Assessment Lead-based Paint Strategy Public Housing Needs Homelessness Strategy Homeless Needs - Chronically homeless Homeless Needs - Families with children Homelessness Needs - Veterans Homelessness Needs - Unaccompanied youth Non-Homeless Special Needs Economic Development Market Analysis Anti-poverty Strategy How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 71 Agency/Group/Organization Temecula Murrieta Rescue Mission Agency/Group/Organization Type Homeless provider What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Public Housing Needs Homelessness Strategy Homeless Needs - Chronically homeless Homeless Needs - Families with children Homelessness Needs - Veterans Homelessness Needs - Unaccompanied youth CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 41 How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 72 Agency/Group/Organization Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce Agency/Group/Organization Type Business Community What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Economic Development Market Analysis How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 73 Agency/Group/Organization Temecula Valley Historical Society Agency/Group/Organization Type Planning Organization What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Non-Homeless Special Needs How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 42 74 Agency/Group/Organization Temecula Valley Unified School District Agency/Group/Organization Type Services-Education, Narrowing the digital divide What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Non-Homeless Special Needs How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 75 Agency/Group/Organization Temecula Valley Unified School District Adult Transition Program Agency/Group/Organization Type Services Education What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Non-Homeless Special Needs, Narrowing the digital divide How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 76 Agency/Group/Organization Temecula Valley Winegrowers Association Agency/Group/Organization Type Business Leader What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Economic Development Market Analysis CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 43 How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 77 Agency/Group/Organization The Center for Life Change Agency/Group/Organization Type Services - Health What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Non-Homeless Special Needs How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 78 Agency/Group/Organization U.S. Vets Initiative Agency/Group/Organization Type Homeless Veterans Services; Education; Employment What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Homelessness Needs - Veterans Non-Homeless Special Needs How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 79 Agency/Group/Organization VA Loma Linda Healthcare Agency/Group/Organization Type Health Agency; Other government - Federal CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 44 What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Homelessness Needs - Veterans Non-Homeless Special Needs How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 80 Agency/Group/Organization Smart Moms Agency/Group/Organization Type Civil leaders What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Non-Homeless Special Needs How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 81 Agency/Group/Organization Voice of Children Agency/Group/Organization Type Youth Services What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Homelessness Needs - Unaccompanied youth Non-Homeless Special Needs How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 45 82 Agency/Group/Organization Wells Fargo Agency/Group/Organization Type Business Community What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Economic Development Market Analysis How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 83 Agency/Group/Organization Western Riverside Council of Governments Agency/Group/Organization Type Other Government – County & Local; Regional and Planning Organization; Agency Managing Flood Prone Areas, Management of Public Land or Water Resources, and Emergency Management What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Housing Need Assessment Lead-based Paint Strategy Public Housing Needs Homelessness Strategy Homeless Needs - Chronically homeless Homeless Needs - Families with children Homelessness Needs - Veterans Homelessness Needs - Unaccompanied youth Non-Homeless Special Needs Economic Development Market Analysis Anti-poverty Strategy CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 46 How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 84 Agency/Group/Organization Birth Choice Agency/Group/Organization Type Services – Health What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Non-Homeless Special Needs How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. 85 Agency/Group/Organization CA Emerging Technology Fund (CETF) Agency/Group/Organization Type Organizations engaged in narrowing the digital divide What section of the Plan was addressed by Consultation? Economic Development Market Analysis How was the Agency/Group/Organization consulted and what are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation or areas for improved coordination? To obtain a comprehensive assessment of the needs and priorities within the community, the Consolidated Plan process included consultation with residents, service providers and selected departments. Engagement was conducted through surveys, community meetings and interviews. Table 3– Agencies, groups, organizations who participated CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 47 Identify any Agency Types not consulted and provide rationale for not consulting The City maintains a list of agencies, organizations and other stakeholders that have expressed an interest in City’s CDBG program and invited representatives from each entity to participate at multiple points in the planning process. All agencies were strongly encouraged to attend meetings and participate in surveys. Other local/regional/state/federal planning efforts considered when preparing the Plan Name of Plan Lead Organization How do the goals of your Strategic Plan overlap with the goals of each plan? Continuum of Care Continuum of Care of Riverside County Strategic Plan goals are consistent with Ten Year Strategy to End Homelessness Housing Elements City of Temecula Strategic Plan goals are consistent with Housing Element policies and goals Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice City of Temecula Strategic Plan goals are consistent with Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice 2005 General Plan Update City of Temecula Strategic Plan goals are consistent with the General Plan policies and goals 2030 Quality of Life Management Plan (QLMP) P) City of Temecula Strategic Plan goals are consistent with the QLMP policies and goals Table 4– Other local / regional / federal planning efforts Describe cooperation and coordination with other public entities, including the State and any adjacent units of general local government, in the implementation of the Consolidated Plan (91.215(l)) In the development of the 2022-2026 Consolidated Plan, the City afforded the following public entities with the opportunity to provide input on the Consolidated Plan concerning the future implementation of project to address the Strategic Plan goals identified in section SP-45 of the Consolidated Plan: • Housing Authority of the County of Riverside • Regional Homeless Alliance • Riverside County Continuum of Care • Riverside County Department of Social Services CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 48 • Riverside County Office on Aging • Riverside County Economic Development Agency • Riverside County Health Department • Riverside County Veterans Services • Riverside County Behavioral Health Department • Riverside County Sheriff’s Department • Riverside Transit Agency • Western Riverside Council of Governments (WRCOG) • Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) • State of California Department of Housing and Community Development • State of California Department of Employment Development Department • State of California Council on Developmental Disabilities • Southwest Workforce Development Center • Inland Regional Center • U.S. Veterans Administration • Temecula Valley Unified School District • Mt. St. Jacinto College • City of Murrieta CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 49 PR-15 CITIZEN PARTICIPATION - 91.105, 91.115, 91.200(C) AND 91.300(C) 1. Summary of citizen participation process/Efforts made to broaden citizen participation Summarize citizen participation process and how it impacted goal setting In preparation for the Consolidated Plan the City followed the established processes of the Citizen Participation Plan to ensure broad community engagement. At each step the City worked to ensure low- and moderate-income residents, members of minority groups, agencies involved in the provision of services to these populations, and others who are directly impacted by the programs and activities supported by the Consolidated Plan programs had the opportunity to be actively involved. The Citizen Participation Plan, Consolidated Plan, Action Plan, Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) and the Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice are posted on the City website at: https://temeculaca.gov/430/Citizen- Participation and a hard copy will be available for review in the City Community Development Department for 30 days from March 28 to April 26, 2022. To assist in identification of priority needs citizens were engaged through community meetings, surveys, public hearings, and individual meetings. Participants received extensive information about the Consolidated Plan, citizen participation process, HUD requirements for an entitlement City, the amount of funding the City anticipates receiving and how those funds can be used by the City. Residents were given the opportunity to provide City staff with their input on the prioritization of community needs. Each of these efforts, including review of HUD Data and relevant policy documents, assisted the City in its goal setting efforts. Publicly noticed meetings were held at different stages in the development of the Consolidated Plan. Early in the planning process two community meetings were held on October 27, 2021, at 8 am and 6 pm in person at the Temecula Community Center located at 28816 Pujol Street. Later in the planning process two additional meeting were held virtually via Zoom at 9 am and 5 pm. No written comments were received. On October 27, 2021, the City opened it resident survey to afford citizens the greatest opportunity to provide input on housing and community development needs of the City. The questionnaire polled respondents about the level of need in their neighborhoods for various types of improvements which could potentially be addressed using CDBG funds. The electronic survey link was published in a newspaper of general circulation, on the City’s website and across its social media platforms. Hard copies of the survey were available at the Community Development Department. The resident survey received 126 responses and the stakeholder survey received eight responses. A stakeholder survey of organizations serving Temecula CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 50 residents as well as those addressing regional needs was open from January 24 to 28, 2022. This survey received eight responses. On February 22, 2022, the City of Temecula Finance Subcommittee conducted a public meeting to consider the 2022-2026 Consolidated Plan strategies and goals and the CDBG funding recommendations for Fiscal Year 2022-2023. The Finance Subcommittee performs in an advisory capacity to City staff and to the City Council concerning planning, implementing, and assessing CDBG programs and activities. On March 27, 2022, the City published a notice in The Press-Enterprise newspaper providing the public a 30-day notice to review and comment on the draft 2022-2026 Consolidated Plan and draft 2022-2023 Action Plan. Citizen Participation Outreach Mode of Outreach Target of Outreach Summary of response/ attendance Summary of Comments received Summary of comments not accepted and reasons URL 1 Newspaper Ad Non- targeted/ broad community English Speaking Non-English Speaking - Specify other language: Spanish and Tagalog Published November 15, 2021, The Press- Enterprise announcing two Community Meetings to receive input on the preparation of the City's 2022- 2026 Consolidated Plan and the 2022- 2023 Action Plan. No comments were received. No comments were received. N/A 2 Public Meeting Non- targeted/ broad community Publicly noticed Community Meeting on October 27, 2021, at 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. at the Temecula Community Center, 28816 Pujol Street, Temecula, CA. Residents in attendance received a presentation on the Consolidated Plan and discussed housing and community development needs with City Staff. No comments were received. N/A CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 51 Mode of Outreach Target of Outreach Summary of response/ attendance Summary of Comments received Summary of comments not accepted and reasons URL 3 Internet Outreach Non- targeted/br oad community The Resident Survey was available online and in paper format at the Community Development Department from November 15 to February 3, 2022. The City advised residents and stakeholders of the availability of the survey via newspaper of general circulation, email, posting on the City website, Facebook, Twitter, announcements at City Council meetings, and during the Community Meetings. The purpose of the survey was to allow all residents the opportunity to provide their assessment of the level of need in Temecula for a variety of housing, community, and economic development activities. In total, 126 residents completed the survey. A summary of all survey responses is provided in Appendix B. All survey responses were accepted. http s://fo rms. offic e.co m/r/ 8DE MNr H5h L 4 Newspaper Ad Non- targeted/ broad community English Speaking Non-English Speaking - Specify other language: Spanish and Tagalog Published December 8, 2021, in The Press- Enterprise announcing Community Meeting to receive input on the preparation of the City's 2022-2026 Consolidated Plan and the 2022-2023 Action Plan. No public comments were received. No public comments were received. N/A CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 52 Mode of Outreach Target of Outreach Summary of response/ attendance Summary of Comments received Summary of comments not accepted and reasons URL 5 Public Meeting Non- targeted/br oad community Publicly noticed virtual Community Meetings were held on December 17, 2021, at 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. via Zoom No public comments were received. No public comments were received. N/A 6 Newspaper Ad Non- targeted/ broad community English Speaking Non-English Speaking - Specify other language: Spanish and Tagalog Newspaper ad published on March 28, 2022, in The Press- Enterprise announcing the availability of the draft 2022-2026 Consolidated Plan, draft 2022-2023 Annual Action Plan, draft Temecula Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice, and Citizen Participation Plan for a 30-day public review and comment period to include a public hearing before the Temecula City Council on April 26, 2022. No public comments were received. No public comments were received. N/A CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 53 Mode of Outreach Target of Outreach Summary of response/ attendance Summary of Comments received Summary of comments not accepted and reasons URL 7 Public Hearing Non- targeted/br oad community Public hearing before the Temecula City Council on April 26, 2022, to receive comments on the draft 2022-2026 Consolidated Plan, draft 2022-2023 Annual Action Plan, draft Temecula Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice, and draft Citizen Participation Plan prior to adoption and submission to HUD. No public comments were received. No public comments were received. N/A Table 5– Citizen Participation Outreach CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 54 Needs Assessment NA-05 OVERVIEW Needs Assessment Overview The Consolidated Plan Needs Assessment examines housing, homelessness, non-homeless special needs, and non-housing community development needs. The housing needs assessment section evaluates household income, tenure (renter or owner), housing cost as a function of household income, disproportionate need amongst racial and ethnic groups and public housing needs. The homeless needs assessment examines the sheltered and unsheltered homeless population in Riverside County to inform the City’s strategy to address homelessness during the next five years. The non- homeless special needs assessment section evaluates the needs of people who are not homeless, but due to various reasons need services. This population includes elderly, frail elderly, severe mentally ill, developmentally disabled, and physically disabled persons, persons with alcohol or other drug addictions, persons with HIV/AIDS, victims of human trafficking, persons with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and victims of domestic violence. The non-housing community development needs assessment section discusses the need for public facilities, public infrastructure improvements and public services to benefit low- and moderate-income residents. Methodology To assess community needs, the City examined data, held community meetings, conducted a survey of residents and stakeholders, and consulted with experts and local stakeholders. The Needs Assessment primarily relies on the following sources of data: • American Community Survey (ACS), (2013-2017, 5-year estimates) • Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS) (2013-2017, 5-year estimates) • 2020 Point-In-Time Homeless Count The 2013-2017 ACS 5-year estimates and the 2013-2017, 5-year estimates were the most recent available complete datasets supplied through the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Con Planning Suite planning framework. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 55 Consolidated Plan Survey for Residents and Stakeholders Temecula residents and stakeholders had the opportunity to respond to the 2022-2026 Consolidated Plan survey to rate the need and/or to identify highest priority need for public facilities, infrastructure, and services, housing facilities and services, business services. The survey also provided insight into internet access, cost, type, and speed as well as disaster preparedness and experiences of discrimination in housing. The tabulation of survey results from the 126 Temecula residents and seven community stakeholders who responded to the survey are integrated throughout the Needs Assessment (NA) and Market Assessment (MA) of Consolidated Plan and can be found in the following sections: • Housing facility and service results – NA-10 Housing Needs Assessment, • Public facility, infrastructure, and service results – NA-50 Non-Housing and Community Development Needs, • Discrimination in housing results – MA-40 Barriers to Affordable Housing, • Business service results – MA-45, • Internet access, cost, type, and speed – MA-60 Broadband Needs of Housing Occupied by Low- and Moderate-Income Households, and • Disaster preparedness results – MA-65 Hazard Mitigation. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 56 NA-10 HOUSING NEEDS ASSESSMENT Summary of Housing Needs According to ACS data in Table 6, the City’s population grew by 18 percent during the period between 2009 and 2017, increasing in number from 93,474 to 110,720 people. During this time, the number of households increased by 16 percent from 29,081 to 33,645 and the median household income increased from $79,640 to $87,115. According to the 2017 data, approximately 31 percent of all households in Temecula earn less than 100 percent of Area Median Income (AMI) and 23 percent of all households earn less than 80 percent of AMI. Table 7 presents the number of different household types in the City for different levels of income. Small family households consist of two-to-four family members, while large family households have five or more persons. The income levels are divided by different AMI levels corresponding with HUD income definitions as follows: • 0-30 percent AMI: extremely low-income – six percent of all households; • 30-50 percent AMI: low-income – seven percent of all households; • 50-80 percent AMI: moderate-income – 10 percent of all households; • 80-100 percent AMI: medium-income – eight percent of all households; and • Greater than 100 percent AMI: upper-income – 69 percent of all households. Figure 1 Data Source: 2013-2017 CHAS CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 57 The most common household type in Temecula is small family, representing about 54 percent of all households in the City. From 16 to 29 percent of specific household types earn less than 80 percent AMI, with the highest rates of occurrence among households with one or more children 6 years of age or younger or 62 years of age or older. Figure 2 Data Source: 2013-2017 CHAS Tables 8 and 9 delve into the tenure type and income range of households earning less than 100 percent of AMI and experiencing housing problems. These tables demonstrate that housing cost burden is the greatest housing problem across renter and owner households. Renter households are most impacted by severe housing problems. Over 56 percent of the 7,600 households earning 0-80 percent AMI experience a housing cost burden over 50 percent of income (Table 8). The majority, 66 percent, of the 4,950 households earning 0-80% AMI with one or more severe housing problem are renters (Table 9). HUD defines four different housing problems as: 1. Lacks complete kitchen facilities: Household lacks a sink with piped water, a range or stove, or a refrigerator. 2. Lacks complete plumbing facilities: Household lacks hot and cold piped water, a flush toilet and a bathtub or shower. 3. Overcrowding / severe overcrowding: A household is overcrowded if there are more than 1.01 people per room, excluding bathrooms, porches, CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 58 foyers, halls, or half-rooms. A household is considered severely overcrowded if there are more than 1.5 people per room. 4. Cost burden / severe cost burden: A household is considered cost burdened if the household pays more than 30 percent of its total gross income for housing costs. A household is considered severely cost burdened if the household pays more than 50 percent of its total income for housing costs. For renters, housing costs include rent paid by the tenant plus utilities. For owners, housing costs include mortgage, taxes, insurance, and utilities. Table 12 shows that a relatively low percentage (less than three percent) of Temecula’s households earning less than 100 percent of AMI are overcrowded. Demographics Base Year: 2009 Most Recent Year: 2017 % Change Population 93,474 110,720 18% Households 29,081 33,645 16% Median Income $79,640.00 $87,115.00 9% Table 6 - Housing Needs Assessment Demographics Data Source: 2005-2009 ACS (Base Year), 2013-2017 ACS (Most Recent Year) Number of Households Table 0-30% AMI >30-50% AMI >50-80% AMI >80-100% AMI >100% AMI Total Households 1,880 2,210 3,510 2,765 23,280 Small Family Households (2 – 4 people) 860 1,135 1,415 1,430 13,470 Large Family Households (5 or more people) 115 150 525 385 3,645 Household contains at least one person 62-74 years of age 370 335 710 470 4,560 Household contains at least one-person age 75 or older 224 320 665 200 1,245 Households with one or more children 6 years old or younger 299 455 595 480 4,400 Table 7 - Total Households Table Data Source: 2013-2017 CHAS CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 59 Housing Needs Summary Tables 1. Housing Problems (Households with one of the listed needs) Renter Owner 0- 30% AMI >30- 50% AMI >50- 80% AMI >80- 100% AMI Total 0- 30% AMI >30- 50% AMI >50- 80% AMI >80- 100% AMI Total NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS Substandard Housing - Lacking complete plumbing or kitchen facilities 25 55 70 0 150 0 0 0 0 0 Severely Overcrowded - With >1.51 people per room (and complete kitchen and plumbing) 0 15 50 35 100 0 4 0 0 4 Overcrowded - With 1.01-1.5 people per room (and none of the above problems) 50 115 175 20 360 50 0 15 65 130 Housing cost burden greater than 50% of income (and none of the above problems) 975 1,000 730 150 2,855 395 455 770 215 1,835 Housing cost burden greater than 30% of income (and none of the above problems) 65 175 375 750 1,365 65 95 430 760 1,350 Zero/negative Income (and none of the above problems) 130 0 0 0 130 50 0 0 0 50 Table 8 – Housing Problems Table Data Source: 2013-2017 CHAS CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 60 2. Housing Problems 2 (Households with one or more Severe Housing Problems: Lacks kitchen or complete plumbing, severe overcrowding, severe cost burden) Renter Owner 0- 30% AMI >30- 50% AMI >50- 80% AMI >80- 100% AMI Total 0- 30% AMI >30- 50% AMI >50- 80% AMI >80- 100% AMI Total NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS Having 1 or more of four housing problems 1,050 1,190 1,020 210 3,470 440 465 785 280 1,970 Having none of four housing problems 135 315 585 1,110 2,145 70 240 1,120 1,165 2,595 Household has negative income, but none of the other housing problems 130 0 0 0 130 50 0 0 0 50 Table 9 – Housing Problems 2 Data Source: 2013-2017 CHAS 3. Cost Burden > 30% Renter Owner 0-30% AMI >30- 50% AMI >50- 80% AMI Total 0-30% AMI >30- 50% AMI >50- 80% AMI Total NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS Small Related 665 875 540 2,070 145 195 515 855 Large Related 100 90 330 520 15 60 150 225 Elderly 295 150 185 630 200 275 465 940 Other 60 185 330 575 145 30 80 255 Total need by income 1,110 1,300 1,385 3,795 505 560 1,210 2,275 Table 10 – Cost Burden > 30% Data Source: 2013-2015 CHAS CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 61 4. Cost Burden > 50% Renter Owner 0-30% AMI >30- 50% AMI >50- 80% AMI Total 0-30% AMI >30- 50% AMI >50- 80% AMI Total NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS Small Related (2 to 4 people) 605 745 360 1,710 110 185 380 675 Large Related (5 or more people) 100 70 110 280 15 60 110 185 Elderly 285 140 155 580 170 190 205 565 Other 60 145 190 395 145 30 80 255 Total need by income 1,050 1,100 815 2,965 440 465 775 1,680 Table 11 – Cost Burden > 50% Data Source: 2013-2017 CHAS 5. Crowding (More than one person per room) Renter Owner 0- 30% AMI >30- 50% AMI >50- 80% AMI >80- 100% AMI Total 0- 30% AMI >30- 50% AMI >50- 80% AMI >80- 100% AMI Total NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS Single family households 50 85 175 55 365 50 4 15 35 104 Multiple, unrelated family households 0 0 55 0 55 0 0 0 30 30 Other, non- family households 0 45 0 0 45 0 0 0 0 0 Total need by income 50 130 230 55 465 50 4 15 65 134 Table 12 – Crowding Information – 1/2 Data Source: 2013-2017 CHAS CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 62 Renter Owner 0- 30% AMI >30- 50% AMI >50- 80% AMI >80- 100% AMI Total 0- 30% AMI >30- 50% AMI >50- 80% AMI >80- 100% AMI Total Households with children 6 years of age or younger present 229 360 365 225 1,179 70 95 230 255 650 Table 13 – Households with children Data Source: 2013-2017 CHAS CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 63 Figure 3: Extremely Low-Income Households with Severe Cost Burden CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 64 Figure 4: Low-Income Households with Severe Cost Burden CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 65 Figure 5: Moderate-Income Households with Severe Cost Burden CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 66 Figure 6: Resident Survey, Level of need for Housing Facilities The largest number respondents believe there is a high and moderate need for affordable rental housing, senior housing, and housing for persons with disabilities. Stakeholders agree the greatest need for housing is for the disables and veterans. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 67 Figure 7: Resident Survey, Highest Priority Housing Facility When asked to select one type of housing facility as the highest priority for the community the top three were affordable rental housing, single family housing, and senior housing. Describe the number and type of single person households in need of housing assistance. According to ACS 2017, five-year estimates (table B25009), there are 5,029 single person households in the City, accounting for about 15 percent of the City’s households. Approximately five percent of single householders are over 65 years of age, according to the ACS 2017, five-year estimates (table S1101), indicating approximately 95 percent of single person households are ages 18-64. Of the single person households, nearly 55 percent are homeowners and 45 percent are renters. Taken together single person and small family households account for nearly 70 percent of the City’s households. According to Tables 10 and 11, 830 and 650 “other” households, respectively earn less than 80 percent of AMI are housing cost burdened at a rate of 30% and 50% of income. The “other” category includes single person households. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 68 Estimate the number and type of families in need of housing assistance who are disabled or victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Nationwide, domestic violence, assault, and stalking are underreported according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Criminal Victimization, 2019, reports only 58 percent of all domestic violence events were reported to the police. The State of California Department of Justice maintains statistics on domestic violence calls to local law enforcement statewide by jurisdiction (openjustice.doj.ca.gov). In 2020, the Temecula Police Department responded to a total of 213 calls related to domestic violence. Of these calls for assistance: • 193 of these domestic incidents did not involve a weapon • 20 calls involved a weapon o 0 domestic incidents involved a firearm o 0 domestic incidents involved a knife or cutting instruments o 3 domestic incidents involved other dangerous weapons o 17 domestic incidents involved personal weapons (i.e., feet or hands) o 0 cases involved strangulation o 0 cases involved suffocation It is difficult to estimate the number and type of families in need of housing assistance based on the data provided by state’s Open Justice program. In households were physical violence occurred, it is possible that at least one member, possibly more include children, will need to relocate within the next five years to escape recurring violence. Furthermore, according to the Riverside County Continuum of Care’s 2020 Point in Time Count, 212 people experiencing homelessness reported being victims of domestic violence, and most those people (177) were unsheltered. Victims of domestic violence suffer in many ways including economically which impacts access to safe and affordable permanent housing. Nationally, statewide, and in Temecula there is need for emergency shelter and affordable permanent housing. What are the most common housing problems? The most common housing problem in the City is cost burden, which affects 73 percent of households earning less than 80 percent of AMI, including 615 renter households and 590 owner households who pay more than 30 percent of their monthly gross income for housing costs. Within the group of cost burdened households, 4,325 are severely cost burdened households paying more than 50 percent of their monthly gross income for housing costs, including 2,705 renter households and 1,620 owner households. While severe housing cost burden is CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 69 experienced with similar frequency across renter and owner households, renter households bear the brunt of severe housing cost burden as well as the other housing problems. Figure 8 Data Source: 2013-2017 CHAS The second most common housing problem in the City is housing overcrowding, which affects 474 low- and moderate-income Temecula households. Renter households make up 85 percent of the low- and moderate-income households who have more than 1.01 people per room, excluding bathrooms, porches, foyers, halls, or half-rooms. Are any populations/household types more affected than others by these problems? Renters earning less than 80 percent of AMI are most impacted by all housing problems. Only renter households live with substandard housing and severe overcrowding (Table 8), and more than two times as many renter households as owner households have less than or equal to zero income (Table 9). On an absolute basis, small related, elderly, and other households earning 80 percent of AMI are most impacted by 30 percent and 50 percent housing cost burdens as summarized below: • 30 percent cost burdened households o Small related 2,925 o Elderly 1,570 o Other 830 • 50 percent cost burdened households o Small related 2,385 o Elderly 1,145 o Other 650 CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 70 Small and large related renter households earning 80 percent of AMI and experiencing housing cost burdens of 30 percent and 50 percent of AMI, relative to their groups, are impacted at concerning rates. According to Table 10, over 60 percent of low- and moderate-income small and large renter households experience a housing cost burden greater than 30 percent of AMI. According to Table 11, 50 percent of low- and moderate-income small renter households are housing cost burdened greater than 50 percent of AMI. Low- and moderate-income, single family renter households are most impacted by overcrowded housing conditions comprising 310 or 52 percent of the 410 total households affected by this housing problem in the same income category (Table 12). Describe the characteristics and needs of Low-income individuals and families with children (especially extremely low-income) who are currently housed but are at imminent risk of either residing in shelters or becoming unsheltered 91.205(c)/91.305(c)). Also discuss the needs of formerly homeless families and individuals who are receiving rapid re-housing assistance and are nearing the termination of that assistance According to 2014-2018 CHAS data, there are 1,395 households earning 0-80 percent of AMI, in Temecula with children six years of age or younger. Of those households, 970 are renters and 425 are homeowners. Approximately 23 percent of the households with children six years of age or younger earn less than or equal to 80 percent of AMI. Of particular concern are the 750 extremely low-income households with children six years of age or younger, of which 590 are renters at risk of becoming homeless. According to kidsdata.org, from 2014-2018, 8.4 percent of Temecula children, ages 0- 17, lived in crowded households. However, for the purposes of this analysis, the City considers overcrowding to be a secondary statistic to severe housing cost burden within the 0-30 percent of AMI extremely low-income bracket. Across cost burdened households earning 0-80 percent of AMI, renter households are more impacted than owner households, and small related and elderly households are more impacted than large related or other household types. Within these groups, the risk of experiencing homelessness increases as AMI decreases. Among households earning 0-50 percent of AMI small, related renter household are more than four times as likely as small, related owner households to be 30 or 50 percent cost burdened (Tables 10 & 11). The number of elderly households earning less than or equal to 50 percent of AMI who are cost burdened varies little based on housing tenure (Tables 10 & 11). Across households earning 0-50 percent AMI, 64 to 77 percent of small and large, renter households, are cost burdened (Tables 10 and 11). According to Table seven, 754 (18 percent) of the 4,090 households earning less than 50 percent of AMI have one or more children six years old or younger. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 71 Figure 9 Data Source: 2013-2017 CHAS Figure 10 Data Source: 2013-2017 CHAS As described in the Market Analysis, rental housing costs have risen steadily over the past five years – creating more pressure on extremely low-income households. According to Zumper, a rental listing aggregator, the median rent for a one-bedroom CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 72 apartment rose from $1,476 in October 2017 to $2,109 in October 2021, an increase of 43 percent. This data is supported by research conducted for the City’s 2021-2029 Housing Element, which based on analysis of Zillow.com and Apartments.com found rents for 1-bedroom units ranged from $1,345 to $2,850 in May 2021. Large increases, but not as great as for one-bedroom apartments, have occurred for two- and three- bedroom units. As rental prices continue to rise in Temecula, the pressure on extremely low-income households will continue to increase. Rapid rehousing programs may help these homeless individuals or families but, near the termination of assistance, finding replacement housing is difficult for the same reasons it was difficult before becoming homeless: cost and an eviction record. Unless a housing unit is within a subsidized development, formerly homeless families and individuals receiving rapid re-housing assistance nearing termination face considerable uncertainty with respect to their monthly housing costs and ability to remain housed at the end of the assistance contract. If a jurisdiction provides estimates of the at-risk population(s), it should also include a description of the operational definition of the at-risk group and the methodology used to generate the estimates: The assessment of at-risk populations described in the foregoing paragraphs is based on ACS and CHAS data in the Consolidated Plan using HUD definitions for household types and housing problems, supplemented by available local data for certain groups specified by HUD, such as households with children and victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Specify particular housing characteristics that have been linked with instability and an increased risk of homelessness According to Table 11, there are 2,150 renter households who earn less than 50 percent of AMI that are severely cost burdened paying more than 50 percent of their income for housing costs. Of these households: • 1,350 are small, related households with four or fewer members • 170 are large, related households with five or more members • 425 are elderly households with one or more members over the age of 62 • 205 are other households These extremely low- and low-income households are considered the most at risk of becoming homeless. Discussion Evaluation of ACS and CHAS data in Table 6 - Housing Needs Assessment Demographics through Table 13 – Households with children above, the highest priority housing need exists for the development of additional rental housing units affordable to low- and moderate-income households. This is supported by residents’ sentiment as seen in figures 6 and 7, indicating the need for affordable rental housing CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 73 is the greatest and highest priority in the City. According to Table 10 – Cost Burden > 30% 6,070 of households earning 0-80 percent of AMI are cost burdened— meaning those households pay more than 30 percent of income for housing costs. According to Table 11 – Cost Burden > 50%, 4,645 of cost burdened households are severely cost burdened— meaning they pay more than 50 percent of income for housing costs. Of the 4,645 severely cost burdened households, 2,965 are renters. Of those severely cost burdened renter households, 2,150 households earn less than 50 percent of AMI and are considered the most at risk of becoming homeless. The Strategic Plan addresses this priority need through the implementation of an affordable housing development goal. To the greatest extent feasible, assistance should be directed toward the development of units affordable to severely cost burdened renter households who earn less than 50 percent of AMI, and the subset of 1,050 extremely low-income renter households. Of these extremely low-income renter households, 605 are small, related households and 100 are elderly households the most at risk of homelessness. The development of additional affordable rental housing will also address overcrowding — the second most prevalent housing problem — by increasing the supply of housing units that are appropriately sized to accommodate small families and single person households. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 74 NA-15 DISPROPORTIONATELY GREATER NEED: HOUSING PROBLEMS Introduction Sections NA-15, NA-20, and NA-25 of the Needs Assessment examine housing problems experienced by racial or ethnic groups and identifies when a need is experienced at a disproportionately greater frequency. A disproportionately greater need exists when members of a racial or ethnic group in a certain income range experience housing problems at a greater rate (10 percentage points or more) than the rate of housing problems experienced by all households within that income level. For example, when evaluating 0-30 percent of AMI households, if 50 percent of the households experience a housing problem, but 60 percent or more of households which identify as a particular racial or ethnic group of experience housing problems, that racial or ethnic group has a disproportionately greater need. The housing problems identified in Tables 14-17 below are defined as: • Lacks complete kitchen facilities: Household lacks a sink with piped water, a range or stove, or a refrigerator. • Lacks complete plumbing facilities: Household lacks hot and cold piped water, a flush toilet and a bathtub or shower. • Overcrowding: A household is considered overcrowded if there are more than 1.01 people per room. • Cost burden: A household is considered cost burdened if the household pays more than 30 percent of its total gross income for housing costs. For renters, housing costs include rent paid by the tenant plus utilities. For owners, housing costs include mortgage payment, taxes, insurance, and utilities. According to the 2013-2017 ACS (Table DP05), most Temecula residents identify and non-Hispanic and White, followed by Asian, Black or African American, Two or more races, American Indian and Alaska, Native and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and Some other race, and 72 percent of Temecula residents do not identify as Hispanic or Latino. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 75 Figure 11 Data Source: 2013-2017 ACS Figure 12 Data Source: 2013-2017 ACS CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 76 0%-30% of Area Median Income Housing Problems Has one or more of four housing problems Has none of the four housing problems Household has no/negative income, but none of the other housing problems Jurisdiction as a whole 1,620 74 180 White 860 64 70 Black / African American 170 0 0 Asian 110 10 0 American Indian, Alaska Native 0 0 0 Pacific Islander 0 0 0 Hispanic 430 0 0 Table 14 - Disproportionally Greater Need 0 - 30% AMI Data Source: 2013-2017 CHAS 30%-50% of Area Median Income Housing Problems Has one or more of four housing problems Has none of the four housing problems Household has no/negative income, but none of the other housing problems Jurisdiction as a whole 1,920 285 0 White 110 175 0 Black / African American 105 0 0 Asian 100 70 0 American Indian, Alaska Native 55 0 0 Pacific Islander 0 0 0 Hispanic 510 35 0 Table 15 - Disproportionally Greater Need 30 - 50% AMI Data Source: 2013-2017 CHAS CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 77 50%-80% of Area Median Income Housing Problems Has one or more of four housing problems Has none of the four housing problems Household has no/negative income, but none of the other housing problems Jurisdiction as a whole 2,610 900 0 White 1,410 605 0 Black / African American 70 0 0 Asian 260 90 0 American Indian, Alaska Native 20 10 0 Pacific Islander 0 0 0 Hispanic 790 185 0 Table 16 - Disproportionally Greater Need 50 - 80% AMI Data Source: 2013-2017 CHAS 80%-100% of Area Median Income Housing Problems Has one or more of four housing problems Has none of the four housing problems Household has no/negative income, but none of the other housing problems Jurisdiction as a whole 2,000 765 0 White 1,400 410 0 Black / African American 100 35 0 Asian 105 95 0 American Indian, Alaska Native 10 0 0 Pacific Islander 0 0 0 Hispanic 375 195 0 Table 17 - Disproportionally Greater Need 80 - 100% AMI Data Source: 2013-2017 CHAS The maps in Figure 13 to Figure 16 shown below illustrate the racial or ethnic composition of the City by Census Tract as reported in the 2013-2017 American Community Survey Estimates for those race and ethnicities that represent greater than one percent of the City’s population. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 78 Figure 13: White alone (not Hispanic) CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 79 Figure 14: Black / African American CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 80 Figure 15: Asian CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 81 Figure 16: Hispanic CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 82 Discussion The method of calculating disproportionate need, sets different groups of different sizes on equal footing, making it possible for any outsized impact on groups to be identified. The analysis shows one or more racial and ethnic group is disproportionately impacted by one or more of four housing problems in all income levels. Furthermore, it shows 100 percent of Black/ African American’s earning 0-80 percent of AMI; 100% of Hispanic households earning 0-30 percent of AMI, 100% of American Indian, Alaska Natives earning 30-50 and 80- 100 percent of AMI have one or more of four housing problems. Based on this analysis, the following racial or ethnic groups were found to have a disproportionately greater level of one or more housing problem relative to the percentage of all households in the given income category: Figure 17 Data Source: 2013-2017 CHAS 0-30 percent of AMI: • Black/ African American, and • Hispanic households. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 83 Figure 18 Data Source: 2013-2017 CHAS 30-50 percent of AMI: • Black/ African American, and • American Indian, Alaska Native households. Figure 19 Data Source: 2013-2017 CHAS 50-80 percent of AMI: Black/ African American households. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 84 Figure 20 Data Source: 2013-2017 CHAS 80-100 percent AMI: • American Indian, and • Alaska Native households. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 85 NA-20 DISPROPORTIONATELY GREATER NEED: SEVERE HOUSING PROBLEMS Introduction Similar to the previous section, Table 18 – Severe Housing Problems 0 - 30% AMI Table 21 – Severe Housing Problems 80 - 100% AMI provide data to determine if disproportionate housing needs exist for any racial or ethnic group that experiences severe housing problems, which are defined as: 1. Lacks complete kitchen facilities: Household does not have a stove/oven and refrigerator. 2. Lacks complete plumbing facilities: Household does not have running water or modern toilets. 3. Severe overcrowding: A household is considered severely overcrowded if there are more than 1.5 people per room. 4. Severe cost burden: A household is considered severely cost burdened if the household pays more than 50 percent of its total income for housing costs. For renters, housing costs include rent paid by the tenant plus utilities. For owners, housing costs include mortgage payment, taxes, insurance, and utilities. 0%-30% of Area Median Income Severe Housing Problems* Has one or more of four housing problems Has none of the four housing problems Household has no/negative income, but none of the other housing problems Jurisdiction as a whole 1490 205 180 White 835 90 70 Black / African American 150 25 0 Asian 100 20 85 American Indian, Alaska Native 0 0 0 Pacific Islander 0 0 0 Hispanic 365 65 0 Table 18 – Severe Housing Problems 0 - 30% AMI Data Source: 2013-2017 CHAS CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 86 30%-50% of Area Median Income Severe Housing Problems* Has one or more of four housing problems Has none of the four housing problems Household has no/negative income, but none of the other housing problems Jurisdiction as a whole 1,655 555 0 White 960 325 0 Black / African American 105 0 0 Asian 95 80 0 American Indian, Alaska Native 55 0 0 Pacific Islander 0 0 0 Hispanic 405 140 0 Table 19 – Severe Housing Problems 30 - 50% AMI Data Source: 2013-2017 CHAS 50%-80% of Area Median Income Severe Housing Problems* Has one or more of four housing problems Has none of the four housing problems Household has no/negative income, but none of the other housing problems Jurisdiction as a whole 1,805 1,705 0 White 885 1,135 0 Black / African American 70 0 0 Asian 155 185 0 American Indian, Alaska Native 20 10 0 Pacific Islander 0 0 0 Hispanic 610 365 0 Table 20 – Severe Housing Problems 50 - 80% AMI Data Source: 2013-2017 CHAS CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 87 80%-100% of Area Median Income Severe Housing Problems* Has one or more of four housing problems Has none of the four housing problems Household has no/negative income, but none of the other housing problems Jurisdiction as a whole 490 2,275 0 White 275 1,540 0 Black / African American 25 110 0 Asian 30 170 0 American Indian, Alaska Native 0 10 0 Pacific Islander 0 0 0 Hispanic 160 415 0 Table 21 – Severe Housing Problems 80 - 100% AMI Data Source: 2013-2017 CHAS Discussion The method of calculating disproportionate need, sets different groups of different sizes on equal footing, making it possible for any outsized impact on groups to be identified. The analysis shows Pacific Islanders are not impacted by severe housing problems and one or more racial or ethnic group is disproportionately impacted by one of four severe housing problems in all income levels except for extremely low-income households. Furthermore, it shows 100 percent of Black/ African American’s earning 30-80 percent AMI; 100% of American Indian, Alaska Natives earning 30-50 have one or more of four severe housing problems. Based on this analysis, the following racial or ethnic groups were found to have a disproportionately greater level of housing problems relative to the percentage of all households in the given income category experiencing one or more severe housing problems: CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 88 Figure 21 Data Source: 2013-2017 CHAS Within extremely low-income (0-30 percent of AMI) households the high frequency of need is experienced similarly across White, Black/ African American, and Hispanic households. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 89 Figure 22 Data Source: 2013-2017 CHAS 30-50 of percent AMI: • Black/ African American, and • American Indian/ Alaska Native households. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 90 Figure 23 Data Source: 2013-2017 CHAS 50-80 of percent AMI: • Black/ African American, • American Indian, Alaska Native, and • Hispanic households. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 91 Figure 24 Data Source: 2013-2017 CHAS Within in high-income (80-100 percent of AMI) households those which identify as Hispanic are disproportionately impacted. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 92 NA-25 DISPROPORTIONATELY GREATER NEED: HOUSING COST BURDENS Introduction HUD defines cost burden as the extent to which gross housing costs, including utility costs, exceeds 30 percent of a given household’s gross income. A household is considered severely cost burdened if gross housing costs, including utility costs, exceeds 50 percent of a household’s gross income. Housing Cost Burden <=30% 30-50% >50% No / negative income (not computed) Jurisdiction as a whole 21,025 7,065 5,380 175 White 13,480 4,235 3,080 70 Black / African American 990 415 320 0 Asian 1,960 370 390 85 American Indian, Alaska Native 115 30 75 0 Pacific Islander 25 0 0 0 Hispanic 3,990 1,870 1,360 0 Table 22 – Greater Need: Housing Cost Burdens AMI Data Source: 2013-2017 CHAS Discussion Based on this analysis, 21 percent of Temecula households experience a cost burden greater than 30-50 percent of income and 16 percent of households experience a cost burden greater than 50 percent of income. The following racial or ethnic group was found to have a disproportionately greater cost burden relative to the percentage of all households experiencing a cost burden or severe cost burden: CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 93 Figure 25 Data Source: 2013-2017 CHAS No group is disproportionately impacted by a housing cost burden of 30 to 50 percent of income. Figure 26 Data Source: 2013-2017 CHAS Approximately 34 percent of American Indian, Alaska Native households are severely cost burdened at a rate of greater than 50 percent of income. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 94 NA-30 DISPROPORTIONATELY GREATER NEED: DISCUSSION Are there any income categories in which a racial or ethnic group has disproportionately greater need than the needs of that income category as a whole? The following racial or ethnic groups were found to have a disproportionately greater level of housing problems relative to the percentage of all households in the given income category experiencing housing problems: 0-30 percent of AMI: • Black/ African American, and • Hispanic households. 30-50 percent of AMI: • Black/ African American, and • American Indian, Alaska Native households. 50-80 percent of AMI: Black/ African American households. 80-100 percent of AMI: American Indian, Alaska Native households. 0-100 percent of AMI: • Black/ African American, and • American Indian, Alaska Native households. The following racial or ethnic groups were found to have a disproportionately greater level of severe housing problems relative to the percentage of all households in the given income category experiencing severe housing problems: 30-50 percent of AMI: • Black/ African American, and • American Indian/ Alaska Native households. 50-80 of percent AMI • American Indian, Alaska Native, • Black/ African American, and • Hispanic households. 80-100 percent of AMI: Hispanic households. 0-100 percent AMI CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 95 • Black/ African American, and • American Indian, Alaska Native households. The following racial or ethnic groups had a disproportionately greater level of housing cost burden: 37 percent of Temecula households experience a cost burden greater than 30 percent of income, with 21 percent of households experiencing a cost burden between 30 and 50 percent of income, and 16 percent of households experiencing severe cost burden greater than 50 percent of income. American Indian, Alaska Native households are disproportionately impacted by housing cost burdens greater than 30 percent and greater than 50 percent of income. If they have needs not identified above, what are those needs? No other housing needs for these specific racial or ethnic groups were identified through consultation with stakeholders or through citizen participation. Are any of those racial or ethnic groups located in specific areas or neighborhoods in your community? Mapping of the distribution of various racial/ethnic groups and calculation of the Dissimilarity Index show various racial/ethnic groups are not located in specific areas or neighborhoods in Temecula. Maps of racial/ethnic distribution from 1990, 2000 and 2010, created by HUD’s Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Data Mapping tool, show the City has experienced high levels of residential integration for the past few decades. The Dissimilarity Index supports what is represented in the maps with values below 20.0 through 2010. Temecula has low levels of segregation between White and Black, White, and Hispanic, and White and Asian/Pacific Islander residents. While segregation in Temecula has increased over time as the population has become less White and more Hispanic, Temecula is still a well-integrated community compared to the state and metropolitan area. In 1990 the Hispanic population represented 14.5 percent of the population, by 2017 it had increased to 27.6 percent, according to 2013-2017 ACS data. The Hispanic/White Dissimilarity Index increased from 0.6 in 1990 to 19.2 in 2017. For comparison, the Hispanic/White dissimilarity index in the Riverside metropolitan area was just below 40. The Dissimilarity Index measures the degree to which two groups are evenly distributed across a geographic area and is commonly used for assessing residential segregation between two groups. Dissimilarity index values between 0 and 39 generally indicate high integration (low segregation), values CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 96 between 40 and 54 generally indicate moderate segregation, and values between 55 and 100 generally indicate a high level of segregation. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 97 NA-35 PUBLIC HOUSING Introduction Public housing and other assisted housing programs are part of the efforts by Riverside County to address the affordable housing needs of extremely low- and very low-income families in Temecula. The Housing Authority of the County of Riverside (HACR) oversees HUD public housing programs for participating jurisdictions, including Temecula. HACR administers the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8), which provides rental assistance in all incorporated and unincorporated cities and areas of Riverside County. HACR provides affordable housing for low- income families, seniors, and disabled persons. The mission of HACR is “to transform and promote healthy, thriving communities, re-ignite hope and restore human dignity through the creation and preservation of high quality and innovative housing and community development programs which enhance the quality of life and revitalize neighborhoods to foster self-sufficiency.” There are 184 units of assisted housing in Temecula, 129 of which are Housing Choice Vouchers and 55 of which are Project Based Section 8. As of September 2021, 126 families including 83 of whom have disabilities and 55 of whom are elderly resided in Temecula and received public housing assistance. Residents may identify as both disabled and elderly. These families occupied one through four-bedroom units. Program Type Public Housing by Program Type Mod- Rehab Certificate Vouchers Total Project -based Tenant -based Special Purpose Voucher Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Family Unification Program Disabled* # of units vouchers in use 79 456 8,748 36 8,364 135 178 19 Table 23 - Public Housing by Program Type *includes Non-Elderly Disabled, Mainstream One-Year, Mainstream Five-year, and Nursing Home Transition Data Source: PIC (PIH Information Center) CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 98 Program Type Characteristics of Public Housing Residents Mod- Rehab Certificate Vouchers Total Project -based Tenant -based Special Purpose Voucher Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Family Unification Program Average Annual Income 12,664 13,261 13,870 10,805 10,850 13,465 14,983 Average length of stay 6 4 6 2 6 0 5 Average Household size 1 3 2 1 2 1 3 # Homeless at admission 2 331 205 1 197 2 5 # of Elderly Program Participants (>62) 67 38 3,249 9 3,211 15 10 # of Disabled Families 12 70 2,587 26 2,422 82 33 # of Families requesting accessibility features 79 456 NA NA NA NA NA # of HIV/AIDS program participants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 # of DV victims 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Table 24 – Characteristics of Public Housing Residents by Program Type Data Source: PIC (PIH Information Center) CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 99 Program Type Race Mod- Rehab Certificate Vouchers Total Project -based Tenant -based Special Purpose Voucher Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Family Unification Program Disabled* White 66 318 5,469 26 5,195 79 144 15 Black/African American 10 126 2,967 8 2,867 55 29 3 Asian 1 9 209 2 203 0 2 1 American Indian/Alaska Native 0 2 80 0 76 1 3 0 Pacific Islander 2 1 23 0 23 0 0 0 Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 *includes Non-Elderly Disabled, Mainstream One-Year, Mainstream Five-year, and Nursing Home Transition Table 25 – Race of Public Housing Residents by Program Type Data Source: PIC (PIH Information Center) Program Type Ethnicity Mod- Rehab Certificate Vouchers Total Project -based Tenant -based Special Purpose Voucher Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Family Unification Program Disabled* Hispanic 29 250 2,318 7 2,220 13 74 1 Not Hispanic 50 206 6,430 29 6,144 122 104 19 *includes Non-Elderly Disabled, Mainstream One-Year, Mainstream Five-year, and Nursing Home Transition Table 26 – Ethnicity of Public Housing Residents by Program Type Data Source: PIC (PIH Information Center) CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 100 Section 504 Needs Assessment: Describe the needs of public housing tenants and applicants on the waiting list for accessible units. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in any program or activity that is conducted by federal agencies or that receives financial assistance from a federal agency. A housing provider may not deny or refuse to sell or rent to a person with a disability and may not impose application or qualification criteria, rental fees, or sales prices and rental or sales terms or conditions that are different than those required of or provided to persons who are not disabled. Further, housing providers may not require persons with disabilities to live only on certain floors, or to all live in one section of the housing. Housing providers may not refuse to make repairs and may not limit or deny someone with a disability access to recreational and other public and common use facilities, parking privileges, cleaning or janitorial services or any services that are made available to other residents. When possible, HACR fulfills reasonable accommodation requests. These include disabled access, desire to live near family and senior appropriate housing. In the past five years, HACR has awarded 2,587 vouchers, 70 certificates, and 12 mod-rehabs to disabled families to better serve disabled residents. As of September 2021, HACR’s waitlist consisted of 117,718 families, roughly six times as many small households are there were in Temecula in 2017. Of those families waiting for housing assistance from HACR 74 percent were extremely low-income, just over half (56 percent) of families on the waitlist have children, about 12 percent are elderly, and 23 percent have disabilities. In Temecula there were 1,521 families on the waitlist, of which 272 have disabilities and 339 are elderly. The waitlist has been open since July 2015. HACR takes the following steps proactively to serve the needs of disabled residents: • Marketing HACR programs to all eligible persons, including persons with disabilities and persons with limited English proficiency. • Utilizing buildings and communications that facilitate service delivery to persons with disabilities. Application intake, office appointments, voucher/contract issuance, and informal hearings are all conducted in accessible office spaces. The Agency also provides home visits for appointments upon request as a reasonable accommodation. Sign language and Braille services are also available if necessary to service hearing and visually impaired persons. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 101 Most immediate needs of residents of Public Housing and Housing Choice voucher holders The most pressing need is the high demand for affordable housing throughout Riverside County. This is documented by the long waitlist, which consists of 117,718 families, 74 percent of whom are extremely low-income, 66,337 of whom have children, 13,860 of whom are elderly, and 27,572 of whole have disabilities. How do these needs compare to the housing needs of the population at large? The needs experienced by HARC residents are like the needs of very low- income and low-income households throughout the City of Temecula. Discussion In the upcoming five years, HACR’s goals and objectives are as follows: • Goal: Expand the supply of assisted housing; Objective Increase housing choices for families and individuals • Goal: Improve the quality of assisted housing; Objective: Maintain safe, decent, sanitary units and improve quality of life for residents living in assisted housing. • Goal: Increase assisted housing choices; Objective: Encourage resident choice in rental selection • Goal: Promote self-sufficiency within assisted housing programs; Objective: Promote economic independence for families and individuals • Goal: Ensure equal opportunity and affirmatively further fair housing; Objective: Promote equal housing opportunities CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 102 NA-40 HOMELESS NEEDS ASSESSMENT Introduction There are four federally defined categories under which individuals and families are considered homeless: 1) Literally Homeless – An individual or family: a. Living unsheltered on the streets; b. Living in a vehicle or other place not meant for habitation ; c. Living in an emergency shelter or transitional housing program, including a motel/hotel paid by a charitable organization or government program; or d. Exiting an institution (resided 90 days or less and previously resided in one of the two items listed above). 2) Imminent Risk of Homelessness – An individual or family imminently losing their housing: a. Housing will be lost within 14 days; and b. Has no subsequent residence; and c. Lacks the resources and support network. 3) Homeless Under other Federal Statutes – An unaccompanied youth under the age of 25 or families with children and youth, who do not otherwise qualify as homeless under this definition, but who do meet all of the following: a. Are defined as homeless under Section 387 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5732a), Section 637 of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9832), Section 41403 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14043e- 2), Section 330(h) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b(h)), Section 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012), Section 17(b) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(b)), or Section 725 of the McKinney- Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a); b. Have not had a lease, ownership interest, or occupancy agreement in permanent housing at any time during the 60 days immediately preceding the date of application for homeless assistance; c. Have experienced persistent instability as measured by two or more moves during the 60-day period immediately preceding the date of applying for homeless assistance; and d. Can be expected to continue in such status for an extended period of time because of chronic disabilities, chronic physical health or mental health conditions, substance addiction, histories of domestic violence or childhood abuse (including neglect), the presence of a child or youth with a disability, or two or more barriers to employment, which include the lack of a high school degree or General Education Development (GED), illiteracy, low English proficiency, a history of incarceration or detention for criminal activity, and a history of unstable employment. 4) Fleeing or Attempting to flee Domestic Violence – An individual or family: CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 103 a. Fleeing or attempting to flee domestic violence situation, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or other dangerous or life-threatening conditions that relate to violence against the individual or a family member; and b. Has no subsequent residence; and c. Lacks the resources and support network. According to the 2020 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) to Congress, during the January Point-in Time Count, California had the highest rate of homelessness and unsheltered homelessness as well as the greatest increase in homelessness year over year in the county. Over one quarter of the nation’s homeless population was in California, and more than half of all the nation’s homeless individuals are concentrated in four states: California (28 percent), New York (16 percent), Texas (five percent), and Florida (five percent). The number of people experiencing homeless on a given night in California increased from 38 per 10,000 in 2019, to 41 per 10,000 in 2020. The Riverside County Continuum of Care (CoC) is administered as a division of the County’s Homelessness Prevention and Workforce Solutions (HHPWS) Department. The CoC is a network of public and private sector homeless services providers which collaborates on regional approaches to strategy development and service delivery. HHPWS is the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) lead for the Riverside County CoC. Every year, the Riverside County CoC conducts a Point-in Time (PIT) Count, to create a census of unsheltered and sheltered individuals experiencing homelessness. Figure 27 Data Source: 2013-2020 Riverside County COC Dat CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 104 From 2014 to 2017 there was a brief reduction in the number of people experiencing homelessness in Riverside County, and by 2020 nearly all progress since 2013 had been lost. Since 2013, the rate of homelessness experienced by children under the age of 18 has dropped by 56 percent from 384 children to 170 children, while the rate of homelessness experience by transitionally aged children, those 18 to 25, has increase by 74 percent from 201 people to 349 people. Most of the Point in Time data is collected at the County level and is presented as such in the tables below. Homeless Needs Assessment Riverside County CoC Data (2020 Point in Time Count) Population Estimate the # of persons experiencing homelessness on a given night Estimate the # experiencing homelessnes s each year Estimate the # becoming homeless each year Estimate the # exiting homeless each year Estimate the # of days persons experience homelessness Sheltered Unsheltere d Persons in households with adult(s) and child(ren) 218 23 N/A N/A N/A N/A Persons in households with only children 11 13 Persons in households with only adults 500 2,119 Chronically homeless individuals 129 878 Chronically homeless families 3 1 Veterans 50 183 Unaccompanied Child 11 13 Persons with HIV/AIDS 8 46 Table 27 - Homeless Needs Assessment Alternate Data Source Name: Riverside County Homeless Count & Survey Report Data Source: 2020 PIT Count Indicate if the homeless population type: Has No Rural Homeless CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 105 If data is not available for the categories "number of persons becoming and exiting homelessness each year," and "number of days that persons experience homelessness," describe these categories for each homeless population type (including chronically homeless individuals and families, families with children, veterans and their families, and unaccompanied youth). Data for the “number of persons becoming and exiting homelessness each year” and the “number of days that people experience homelessness” is not readily available. A description of chronically homeless individuals and families, families with children, veterans and their families and unaccompanied youth is below. A Chronically Homeless Individual or Family is living in an emergency shelter or in an unsheltered location with a disabling condition and has been continuously homeless for a year or more or has had at least four episodes of homelessness in the past three years. Of those homeless people in Riverside County reported as chronically homeless, 129 were sheltered and 878 were unsheltered, included here were four families, three of which were sheltered and one which was not. Families with children include at least one household member aged 18 or over and at least one household member under the age of 18. According to the PIT Count in Riverside County, there were 241 people in households with at least one adult and one child. Of these people 218 were living in emergency or transitional shelters and 23 were unsheltered and in urgent need of housing assistance. Veterans are persons who have served on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States. This does not include inactive military reserves or the National Guard unless the person was called to active duty. The PIT count revealed 50 veterans who were sheltered and homeless and 183 veterans who were unsheltered and homeless. Unaccompanied youth, individuals under the age of 18 years old, are presumed to be emancipated if they are unsheltered without an adult. According to the PIT count, there were 24 unaccompanied youth who were homeless, consisting of 11 sheltered and 13 unsheltered people. Among unaccompanied transitionally aged youth, ages 18 to 24, who were homeless, 52 were sheltered and 277 unsheltered. Further, the PIT count showed 54 homeless people with HIV/AIDS, including eight individuals who were sheltered and 46 who were unsheltered. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 106 Nature and Extent of Homelessness: (Optional) Race Sheltered Unsheltered (optional) White 493 1,538 Black or African American 193 431 Asian 7 31 American Indian or Alaska Native 12 79 Pacific Islander 1 27 Ethnicity Sheltered Unsheltered (optional) Hispanic 287 750 Not Hispanic 442 1,405 Table 28 – Nature and Extent of Homelessness Alternate Data Source Name: Riverside County Homeless Count Report, 2020 Estimate the number and type of families in need of housing assistance for families with children and the families of veterans. According to the PIT Count in Riverside County, there were 72 households with at least one adult and one child, comprised of 64 households living in emergency or transitional shelters and eight households unsheltered and in urgent need of housing assistance. There was a total of five parenting youth, aged 18 to 24, and five children of parenting youth, under the age of 18, and all were sheltered. The PIT count revealed 50 sheltered veterans and 183 unsheltered veterans. It is unclear how many unique families are represented in this number. In the universe of homeless families, it is not clear how many are families of deceased or estranged veterans. Describe the Nature and Extent of Homelessness by Racial and Ethnic Group. According to the PIT Count, an estimated 70 percent of homeless individuals were identified as White in terms of race and 64 percent of homeless individuals were identified as non-Hispanic in terms of ethnicity. The next largest unsheltered racial groups experiencing homelessness were Black/African American (22 percent) and American Indian/ Alaska Native (3 percent). According to the PIT Count 2,031 individuals were identified as White in terms of race, 24 percent of whom were sheltered; 1,847 homeless individuals were identified as non-Hispanic in terms of ethnicity, 24 percent of whom were sheltered. The next largest homeless racial groups include 624 people identified as Black/African American (31 percent sheltered) and 91 people identified as American Indian or Alaska Native (13 percent sheltered). CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 107 Describe the Nature and Extent of Unsheltered and Sheltered Homelessness. Of the 2,155 people who are homeless and unsheltered, approximately 41 percent meet the definition of chronic homelessness, which is a person with a disabling condition who has been living in a place not meant for human habitation continuously for one year or on at least four occasions (totaling at least 12 months) over the past three years. Additionally, an estimated 35 percent of those unsheltered people face substance use issues, and nearly 29 percent have mental health issues. Over eight percent have experienced domestic violence. Of the 729 people who are sheltered, about 18 percent meet the definition of chronic homelessness, approximately 11 percent face substance use issues, about 25 percent have mental health issues, and an estimated five percent have experienced domestic violence. Discussion In consideration of the PIT Count results from January 2020 indicating on any given night in Riverside County, approximately 2,884 people are homeless, including 2,155 people who were homeless and unsheltered. The City considers homelessness prevention and rapid re-housing as high priority needs for the 2022-2026 Consolidated Plan strategy. From the Point in Time count conducted by the CoC and HWS organizations, Temecula unsheltered homeless decreased from 2020 by 53% and just a slight increase on the sheltered with a 2% increase as compared to 2020. This can be contributed to is the City's continued focus on those in need the services needed to get out and stay out of homelessness. With such drastic decrease from the unsheltered, a correlation to getting those unsheltered to sheltered or into bridge housing is a true solution. With the data provided by the 2022 PIT counts, the city acknowledges a large segment of its homeless population ranges from ages 25-59 and for various reasons ranging from substance abuse, income, family disruption. With such an almost even spread the city will look to local service providers and its Temecula Help Center Homeless Prevention and Diversion program to provide full wrap around services to the city's homeless population. Although there are great strides being made and such decreases in the unsheltered sector, the City will strive to get to zero in both categories. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 108 NA-45 NON-HOMELESS SPECIAL NEEDS ASSESSMENT Introduction Special needs populations consist of persons who are not homeless, but due to various reasons need services and supportive housing. Persons with special needs include the elderly, frail elderly, severe mentally ill, developmentally disabled, physically disabled, persons with alcohol or other drug addictions, persons with HIV/AIDS and victims of domestic violence. The City of Temecula will consider allocating CDBG public services funding to programs that provide services to special needs populations; including but not limited to those serving the elderly, frail elderly, developmentally disabled, physically disabled, mentally disabled, persons with alcohol or other drug addictions, persons with HIV/AIDS (475 persons within the south west region of Riverside County which includes Temecula), victims of domestic violence, victims of human trafficking and veterans with PTSD or other needs. Describe the characteristics of special needs populations in your community. Elderly and Frail Elderly The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) defines elderly as a person who is 62 years of age or older. A frail elderly person is an elderly person who is unable to perform at least three “activities of daily living” including eating, bathing, grooming or home management activities. Generally, elderly people have lower incomes than the population at large. Based on 2013-2017 CHAS data of the 9,099 households containing at least one elderly person in Temecula, nearly 29 percent (2,624 households) earn less than 80 percent of the AMI for Riverside County and may require public services to continue to live independently. Persons with Disabilities HUD defines a disabled person as having a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities. The obstacle to independent living for these adults is not only their disability, but also the lack of financial resources, often related to limited employment. Additionally, persons with disabilities have high health care costs, are dependent on supportive services, and may require accessibility modifications to accommodate their disability. Based on the 2017, 1-year ACS estimate, of the total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population age 18 and to 64 (67,915) in Temecula, an estimated 5,940 persons have a disability. Of these persons, over 55 percent are employed, and 42 percent are not in the labor force. Alcohol and Other Drug Addictions The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) conducts the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) which measures use of illegal and prescription drugs, alcohol and tobacco and misuse of prescription drugs; substance use disorder and substance CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 109 use treatment major depressive episodes and depression care; and, serious psychological distress, mental illness, and mental health care among those aged 12 and above in the civilian noninstitutionalized population. In the NSDUH substate analysis, Riverside County is evaluated together with Imperial County in what is identified as Regions 13 and 19R. The percentages are based on annual averages from 2016, 2017 and 2018. The data shows an unmet need for treatment at a specialty facility in the last year for illicit drug use of almost three percent, alcohol use of almost six percent, and for substance use of nearly eight percent of the population. The survey also shows while nearly 18 percent of the population reported any mental illness in the past year only about 12 percent received mental health services during the same period. There is an indicated need for improved access to mental health services and specialty treatment facilities. HIV/AIDS Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a virus that weakens one’s immune system by destroying important cells that fight diseases and infection. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is the final stage of HIV. The Center for Disease Control’s (CDC) Atlas Plus program reported an estimated 10,400 persons living with HIV disease at the end of 2019 (https://www.cdc.gov/nchhstp/atlas/index.htm, accessed October 2021). Of those people, 9,414 were HIV diagnosed, which includes 268 new diagnoses during that year. New HIV diagnoses (35 percent) were most concentrated among those 25 to 34 years of age. For persons living with HIV/AIDS, access to affordable housing, supportive services and quality health care is important to maintaining their health and well-being. The City of Temecula will monitor the rates of infection within its county, currently affect 475 residents according to the Epidemiology of HIV in Riverside County, 2020 report. The City will continue to encourage services that assist this special needs group. Victims of Domestic Violence Domestic Violence includes, but is not limited to, felony or misdemeanor crimes of violence committed by a current or former spouse of the victim or by a person who is cohabitating with or has cohabited with the victim. In 2020, residents of Temecula made a total of 213 calls to law enforcement related to domestic violence(openjustice.doj.ca.gov, accessed September 2021). Of these calls: 193 did not involve a weapon, three involved other dangerous weapons, and 17 involved personal weapons (i.e., feet or hands). What are the housing and supportive service needs of these populations and how are these needs determined? To determine the level of need and types of services needed by special needs populations, the City conducted surveys, consulted with local service providers and reviewed ACS data. Supportive services required for special needs populations include case management, medical or psychological counseling and supervision, childcare, CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 110 transportation, and job training provided for the purpose of facilitating a person’s stability and independence. In housing, accessibility modifications to accommodate persons with mobility disabilities may include, but are not limited to, wider doorways, no-step thresholds, installation of ramps, grab bars, lowered countertops, and accessible hardware. The needs of residents with sensory disabilities are different from those with mobility disabilities. Individuals with hearing disabilities may require visual adaptations for telephone ringers, doorbells, and smoke alarms. Residents who are blind may require tactile marking of changes in floor level and stair edges and braille markings on appliances and controls. People with low vision may require large print markings and displays, contrasting colors to distinguish changes in level or transition from one area to another, proper lighting, and reduced glare from lighting and windows. For persons with special needs, the high cost of living in Riverside County makes it difficult to maintain a stable residence. Often these segments of the population rely on support services from various Riverside County nonprofit organizations to avoid becoming homeless or institutionalized. Discuss the size and characteristics of the population with HIV/AIDS and their families within the Eligible Metropolitan Statistical Area. According to the CDC, at the end of 2019, an 1,059,784 people in the United States had HIV and 36,740 were newly diagnosed the same year (cdc.gov, accessed October 2021). In Riverside County 9,414 people had been diagnosed with HIV as of the end of 2019. CDC data show, the number of persons living with HIV in Riverside County has increased from 3,693 in 2009 to the 2019 figure of 9,446, marked by a steep increase of over 100 percent beginning in 2016, and continuing through the last data point. Of those with knowledge of their status 85 percent were in receipt of medical care and 78 percent had reached viral suppression. Viral load is an indicator of health and adherence to medication. A high viral load is indicative of illness. Viral load suppression (less than 200 copies/ml) is suggestive of improved health. Figure 28 CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 111 Data Source: 2008-2019, Centers for Disease Control, Atlas Plus Data In 2019, there were a reported 268 new HIV diagnoses in Riverside County. People aged 25 to 34 accounted for just over 35 percent, the greatest concentration, of new cases. Of the newly diagnosed 88 percent were male, 12 percent were female; 51 percent were Hispanic, 28 percent were White, 14 percent were African American, and three percent were Asian. The data was suppressed for those identifying as American Indian/ Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian/ Other Pacific Islander, and Multiple Races because the number were deemed low enough to threaten individual anonymity. Furthermore, 80 percent of new diagnoses had been linked to care. Discussion In addition to the elderly, frail elderly, severe mentally ill, developmentally disabled, physically disabled, persons with alcohol and other drug addictions, persons with HIV/AIDS and victims of domestic violence described above, two other subpopulations with special needs in Riverside County include victims of human trafficking and individuals with PTSD. Victims of Human Trafficking Human trafficking is a crime that involves the forceful, fraudulent, or coercive methods of entrapping a person, real or perceived, to exploit them for financial gain. The exploitative nature can come in the form of labor services, involuntary servitude, enslavement, debt bondage or commercial sex acts. Human trafficking is extremely difficult to track; there is no recent or reliable prevalence rate to report. Between 2015 and 2019, the National Human Trafficking Hotline received the most calls from California, of all 50 states (https://humantraffickinghotline.org/ accessed October 2021). Of national cases reported to the hotline the majority were sex trafficking, adult, and women. The United States, Department of State’s 2021 Trafficking in Persons Report published in June 2021, reports victims of human trafficking found in every state in the country and victims trafficked from every country in the world. Victims of human trafficking in the United States are most frequently trafficked from within the United States, Mexico, and Honduras. Trafficking in Persons reports individuals most vulnerable to human trafficking “include: children in the child welfare and juvenile justice systems, including foster care; runaway and homeless youth; unaccompanied children; individuals seeking asylum; American Indians and Alaska Natives, particularly women and girls; individuals with substance use issues; migrant laborers, including undocumented workers and participants in visa programs for temporary workers; foreign national domestic workers in diplomatic households; persons with limited English proficiency; persons with disabilities; LGBTQI+ persons; and victims of intimate partner violence or domestic violence.” Posttraumatic Stress Disorder CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 112 The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) explains Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can “develop after exposure to a potentially traumatic event that is beyond a typical stressor” and potential inducing events may include, but are not limited to, “violent personal assaults, natural or human-caused disasters, accidents, combat, and other forms of violence.” Symptoms of PTSD can be debilitating. The U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs National Center for PTSD recognizes the disorder impacts populations inside and outside of the military including families, children, and non-combatants. The National Center reports an estimated six percent of the population – eight percent of women and four percent of men – will have PTSD at some point in their lives. Applying those rates to the 110,720 residents of the City of Temecula, approximately 6,643 suffer from PTSD. The 2020 Homeless PIT count reported 184 sheltered and 627 unsheltered individuals, representing nearly 34 percent of all homeless people in Riverside County, were living with severe mental illness. Within this group are some individuals who suffer from PTSD. Applying the definition of PTSD from above to the 35 sheltered and 177 unsheltered homeless people in Riverside County who have experienced the trauma of domestic violence it is reasonable to assume some also experience PTSD. Similarly, of the 50 sheltered and 183 unsheltered veterans in the County it is reasonable to assume some experienced trauma during military service and may suffer from PTSD. Challenges these special needs populations and subpopulations face include low- income and high housing cost. This segment of the population also struggles for a decent quality of life that includes access to necessities, adequate food, clothing, and medical care. Novel coronavirus COVID-19 COVID-19 caused a global pandemic. It’s widespread impact on the United States began in March 2020. In the ensuing years ways of life changed dramatically from the impact of measures to prevent spread of disease and deaths cause by the disease. Vaccines are proven to reduce hospitalization and death from COVID-19. In November 2022 vaccines became available to people ages five and over. The number of people who are sick with or have died from COVID-19 increases daily. According to the most relevant data source per geography COVID-19 cases and deaths and vaccination rates as of January 27, 2022, are as follows: Unites States California Riverside County Temecula Cases 72,8744,041 7,629,666 445,110 12,483 Deaths 873,957 86,021 5,812 111 Percentage of population age 5 and over with at least one vaccine for 79.8% 81.7% 67.0% 70.4% CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 113 Table 29 Data Source: California Department of Health, Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Branch, United States data is sourced from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), California State data is sources from California Public Health Department, Riverside County and Temecula data are sourced from Riverside University Public Health System, Temecula vaccination data is as of January 24, 2022. COVID-19 has had a disproportionate impact on Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), including people who identify as Latinx/Hispanic regardless of racial identity. This is true nationwide including in Riverside County. The Riverside University Public Health reports case rates by race/ethnicity as of January 27, 2022, as follows: • American Indian or Alaska Native – 15% • Asian – 9% • Black or African American – 13% • Hispanic/ Latinx – 15% • Multiple Races – 6% • Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander – 31% • White – 10% In the last five years, the City of Temecula provided CDBG public service funds for activities including those providing supportive services for people with HIV/AIDS, victims of domestic violence, seniors, and disabled adults. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 114 NA-50 NON-HOUSING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT NEEDS Describe the jurisdiction’s need for Public Facilities. Temecula’s 2030 Quality of Life Master Plan describes the City as built upon a strong base of civic participation. In 1989, when the City was incorporated, it was a small bedroom community. It has evolved and experienced significant growth in population and economic activity since then. As the City continues to grow, new areas, facilities and open spaces are incorporated into the City’s General Plan. While new facilities and amenities continue to be added, older facilities require rehabilitation to address the changing needs of the community. The City of Temecula Community Services Master Plan, completed in early 2020, identified the city’s significant public spaces and needs, and provides a vision for future investment. The City of Temecula has 41 parks covering over 320 acres, over 6,000 acres of preserved open space, 22 miles of trails, 97 miles of bike paths, and 14 community facilities including a library, senior center, four recreation centers, two museums, and the Old Town Temecula Community theater. The City also has three public pools, a universally accessible playground, a skate park, and a pump track. Maintaining and expanding these amenities requires significant financial investment. Responses to the Resident and Community Stakeholder Surveys give insight into the needs and priorities of those who live and work in Temecula. Residents responded there is the highest level of need for health care facilities and that health care facilities are second in priority to homeless facilities. Stakeholders responded the highest level of need is for senior and youth centers. The largest number of residents responded there is a high or moderate level of need for youth centers. CDBG public facility projects that meet CDBG eligibility requirements, align with a Strategic Plan goal and address a CDBG National Objective will be considered for funding in the five Annual Action Plans. The Strategic Plan includes a goal to improve public facilities and infrastructure to benefit low- and moderate-income people or those presumed under HUD regulations to be low- and moderate-income, such as elderly people and adults with disabilities. Some of the types of facilities and infrastructure that may require rehabilitation during the next five years include, but are not limited to community centers, senior centers, parks, and recreational facilities. How were these needs determined? The needs identified for public facilities were determined through Community Meetings, responses from the Consolidated Plan Survey and consultation with City officials. Over the next five years, the Strategic Plan continues to prioritize additional or improved public facilities to enhance or maintain the high level of services and amenities available to Temecula residents. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 115 Figure 29: Resident Survey, Need for Public Facilities Figure 30: Resident Survey, Highest Priority Public Facility CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 116 Describe the jurisdiction’s need for Public Improvements. Infrastructure such as streets, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, storm drains, sewers, driveway approaches, pedestrian crossing, and streetlights in CDBD target areas or to support a project that benefits an identifiable segment of the population comprised of low- and moderate-income residents or residents presumed under HUD regulations to be low- and moderate-income must be developed and maintained. Infrastructure improvements are included as part of the Strategic Plan goal concerning City of Temecula Public Facilities Improvements should the need arise to modify existing infrastructure or install new infrastructure. Responses to the Resident Survey show public infrastructure for high-speed internet is and street/ alley improvements are of greatest need and highest priority. How were these needs determined? The needs identified for public infrastructure improvements were determined in consultation with the City residents, City of Temecula’s Public Works Department, Community Services Department, and affordable housing developers. Figure 31: Resident Survey, Need for Public Infrastructure Improvements CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 117 Figure 32: Resident Survey, Highest Priority Public Infrastructure Improvement Describe the jurisdiction’s need for Public Services. Those in need of public services are diverse and numerous. The homeless and non- homeless special needs populations are described in the Consolidated Plan Needs Assessment sections 40 and 45. Results from resident and community stakeholder surveys show the largest number respondents see a high and moderate need for mental health services followed by youth services and childcare services. Residents responding to the survey believe anti-crime programs, mental health services, and homeless services to be highest priority for the City. Stakeholder surveys were solicited from employees of agencies and organizations providing services to low- and moderate-income residents of Temecula. These surveys show four types of services where 100 percent of the need was high or moderate. In order from most highly needed to least those services are as follows: services for disabled persons, supportive services for seniors, mental health services, and domestic violence services. Additionally, stakeholders identified substance abuse services and center/ services for disabled persons as of the greatest high and moderate need. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 118 How were these needs determined? Public service needs are based on the City’s desire to ensure that high quality services are provided to maintain residents’ quality of life and to promote the well-being of all Temecula residents — particularly low- and moderate-income residents including youth, seniors, and people with special needs. Responses to the Resident Survey are presented figures 33 and 34. Responses to the Stakeholder Survey are not presented graphically, as it had a total of eight responses. As a result of the citizen participation and consultation process and in consideration of the local nonprofits and City departments offering services, the City considers public services benefitting low- and moderate-income residents a high priority in the Strategic Plan. Figure 33: Resident Survey, Level of need for Public Services CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 119 Figure 34: Resident Survey, Highest Priority Public Service CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 120 Housing Market Analysis MA-05 OVERVIEW Housing Market Analysis Overview This section of the Consolidated Plan evaluates housing market conditions in Temecula including housing supply, demand, condition, and cost. Temecula’s housing stock primarily consists of single-family detached residential dwellings (78 percent), with 21,165 or 93 percent of the owner-occupied housing stock consisting of units with three or more bedrooms and most of the rental housing stock consisting of units that have two bedrooms (6,250 units or 52 percent) or one bedroom (4,095 units or 34 percent). From September 2017 to September 2021, median home value in Temecula increased 49 percent from $454,000 to $676,000, according to Zillow Home Value Index. Median monthly rent for a one-bedroom unit increased by 43 percent from $1,833 to $2,185, as reported by Zumper, a rental listing aggregator. As a result, Temecula households have become increasingly cost-burdened. Data from 2013-2017 shows that there is an insufficient number of housing units affordable to people with incomes less than 80 percent of AMI. In the Needs Assessment section of this document, tables 10 and 11 show, of the households earning 0-80 percent of AMI, 6,070 are cost burdened households — meaning households paying more than 30 percent of their income for housing. Additionally, most cost burdened households, 4,645 households, are considered severely cost burdened households — meaning they pay more than 50 percent of their income for housing. Of the 4,645 severely cost burdened households earning 0- 80 percent of AMI, 2,965 are renters. Of those severely cost burdened renter households, 1,100 households earn less than 50 percent of AMI and are considered the most at risk of becoming homeless. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 121 Figure 35 Data Source: 2013-2017 ACS According to Table 36 – Housing Affordability in Section MA-15, there are 2,150 rental and 389 owner housing units in the City of Temecula affordable to households earning less than 80 percent of AMI. According to Table 7 - Total Households Table in Section NA-10, there are 7,600 households in Temecula earning less than 80 percent of AMI, resulting in an estimated need for 5,061 additional housing units that are affordable to households earning less than 80 percent of AMI. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 122 MA-10 NUMBER OF HOUSING UNITS Introduction According to 2013-2017 ACS data, 84 percent of the City’s housing stock is comprised of single- family housing (one-four units). Multifamily housing (five or more units) accounts for only 16 percent of total housing units in the City. Mobile homes comprise the smallest portion of the housing stock in the City (one percent). Most ownership housing units in the City of Temecula is comprised of larger units containing three or more bedrooms (52 percent). In comparison, only 14 percent of the City’s rental housing is comprised of one- or no bedroom units. The tables below indicate the number of residential properties in the City by property type, unit size and tenure. Property Type Number % 1-unit detached structure 27,965 78% 1-unit, attached structure 925 3% 2-4 units 960 3% 5-19 units 3,440 10% 20 or more units 2,145 6% Mobile Home, boat, RV, van, etc. 338 1% Total 35,773 100% Table 30 – Residential Properties by Unit Number Data Source: 2013-2017 ACS Owners Renters Number % Number % No bedroom 25 0% 200 2% 1 bedroom 55 0% 1,500 12% 2 bedrooms 1,350 6% 4,095 34% 3 or more bedrooms 20,165 93% 6,250 52% Total 21,595 99% 12,045 100% Table 31 – Unit Size by Tenure Data Source: 2013-2017 ACS CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 123 Describe the number and targeting (income level/type of family served) of units assisted with federal, state, and local programs. As of fall 2021, the City monitors a total of 17 affordable housing projects in Temecula, which were constructed or rehabilitated with federal subsidy contracts, received tax credits or mortgage revenue bonds, and /or were financed by Redevelopment Agency (RDA) funds or nonprofit developers. The 17 projects consist of a total of 764 units in which 759 units are restricted to extremely/very low, low- and moderate-income households (under State HCD guidelines). Over the last five years, three entitled affordable housing projects have broken ground and will add a total of 191 new affordable units to Temecula’s housing stock. Those projects are as follows: (1) Vice Creek with a total of 60 units of which 18 are targeted for households earning 30 percent of AMI, 12 for households with incomes at 50 percent AMI, 29 for households at 60 percent AMI, with a subset of 15 units targeted for people with special needs; (2) Las Hacienda with a total of 77 units of which 24 are targeted to households at 30 percent of AMI, eight for households earning 50 percent of AMI, 44 for households earning 80 percent of AMI and one market rate unit; (3) Rancho-Highlands with a total of 270 units, 55 of which are targeted to households earning 80 percent of AMI and the remainder of which are market rate. Like all cities in the State of California, Temecula is challenged by a lack of resources to address its affordable housing needs due to the dissolution of all the State’s redevelopment agencies. This had been the source of many affordable housing units constructed in the City. Provide an assessment of units expected to be lost from the affordable housing inventory for any reason, such as expiration of Section 8 contracts. HUD requires the City to analyze federal, state and locally assisted housing units that may be lost from the City’s affordable housing stock. The expiration of affordability restrictions on government assisted rental units is the typical reason that affordable units convert to market rate and are “lost.” Much of the housing at-risk of conversion from affordable housing to market rate housing is predominantly reserved for lower income households. Use restrictions, as defined by state law, means any federal, state, or local statute, regulation, ordinance, or contract which as a condition of receipt of any housing assistance, including a rental subsidy, mortgage subsidy, or mortgage insurance, to an assisted housing development, establishes maximum limitations on tenant income as a condition of eligibility for occupancy. Conversion Risk CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 124 Table 32 provides an inventory of affordable housing developments, including funding sources, number of units, target populations, and earliest date of conversion to market-rate housing. Analysis shows, for the period ending May 2021, 754 affordable housing units 256 are at high risk of converting to market rate housing. The units at high risk of conversion are part of two projects, both of which were funded with Redevelopment Agency loans. The restrictions on those properties are set to expire in 2026. Project/Address Type Total Units Type of Subsidy Date of Conversion Risk Cameron Historical Building Family 24 RDA Loan 2062 Low Cottages of Old Town 17 RDA Loan 2047 Low Creekside Apts. 48 LIHTC, Sections 515,538,521 2040 Low Front Street Plaza Family & Senior 23 RDA Loan 2069 Low FT-02-029 1 LIHTC 2027 High Habitat I & II 9 Land/Cash Contribution 2047 Low Madera Vista Apts. Family & Senior 110 LIHTC 2068 Low Mission Village Apts. Family 75 LIHTC 2029 High Oaktree Apts. Family 39 LIHTC, Sections 515,538,521 2040 Low Palomar Building Family 22 RDA Loan 2062 Low Portola Terrace Apts. Family & Senior 44 LIHTC 2067 Low Rancho California Apts. Family 54 LIHTC 2067 Low Rancho West Apts. Family 150 RDA Loan 2026 High Rancho Creek Apts. Family 30 RDA Loan 2026 High Riverbank Apts./Pujol Street Senior Apts. Family 65 LIHTC 2058 Low Temecula Reflections (Temecula Lane) Family 11 Builder Financed/ Development Rights 2065 Low Warehouse at Creekside Apts. Family 32 RDA Loan 2065 Low Table 32 CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 125 Preservation and Replacement Options To maintain the existing affordable housing stock, the City may either attempt to preserve the existing assisted units or facilitate the development of new units. Each negotiation to preserve affordable units is unique in the sense that each project’s ownership interests, and economic needs will vary, and City resources may be insufficient to preserve all 256 high risk units. Depending on the circumstances of each project that includes at-risk units, different options may be used to preserve or replace the units. The City is currently exploring formation of a potential Housing Trust in cooperation with Western Riverside Council of Governments. Does the availability of housing units meet the needs of the population? The current availability of housing units in Temecula do not meet the needs of the population. There is a significant need for additional rental housing units — particularly zero, one, and two-bedroom units affordable to households earning less than 80 percent of AMI. According to the data discussed in the Needs Assessment, the most common housing problems in the City are cost burden and overcrowding. There are 2,150 renter households who earn less than 50 percent of AMI that are severely cost burdened paying more than 50 percent of their income for housing costs (Table 11). Overcrowding, having more than 1.01 people per room, excluding bathrooms, porches, foyers, halls, or half-rooms, affects over 479 low- and moderate- income Temecula households, almost 86 percent of whom are renters (Table 12). Describe the need for specific types of housing. Of the 2,150 renter households who earn less than 50 percent of AMI and are severely cost burdened paying more than 50 percent of their income for housing costs: • 1,350 are small, related households with four or fewer members • 170 are large, related households with five or more members • 425 are elderly households with one or more members over age 62 • 205 are other/single person households This breakdown by tenure, income, cost burden and household type indicate a need for additional affordable zero-, one- and two-bedroom rental units in Temecula. Discussion For decades, California’s housing market has been among the most expensive in the country, and those conditions persist in 2021. Renting can take up a considerable amount of income, while purchasing a home may be out of reach for individuals. To afford median rent for a two-bedroom unit in 2021, a household needs to earn $49 per hour or work 140 hours per week at minimum wage of $14 per hour, which equates to over three full time jobs. These calculations were made using the same method as the National Low Income Housing Coalition in the Out if Reach series and using median rents from Zumper a rental listing aggregator. Median rents are far greater than fair CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 126 market rents and more accurately reflect the experience low- and moderate-income households are facing. Figure 36 Data Source: Zumper Research (accessed 10/22/2021), California Employment Data As noted in the 2021-2029 Housing Element, it is the City’s goal to encourage the development of an adequate and diverse supply of housing that accommodates the changing housing needs of all Temecula residents. Over the next eight years the City will strive to meet the following housing goals and priorities: • Provide a diversity of housing opportunities that satisfy the physical, social, and economic needs of existing and future residents of Temecula. • Provide housing for people of different economic segments with special needs. • Reduce and/ or remove governmental and non-governmental constraints in the maintenance, improvement, and development of housing, where appropriate and legally possible. • Conserve and improve existing housing stock with an emphasis on affordable housing. • Affirmatively further fair housing, providing equal housing opportunity for all residents in Temecula. • Encourage collaboration between housing developers and neighborhood organizations on affordable housing projects and addressing neighborhood concerns. Through these efforts, the City will strive to maintain a healthy community that encourages family stability and economic growth. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 127 MA-15 HOUSING MARKET ANALYSIS: COST OF HOUSING Introduction One of the most important factors in evaluating a community’s housing market is the cost of housing and whether the housing is affordable to households who live there or would like to live there. If housing costs are relatively high in comparison to household income, a correspondingly high prevalence of housing cost burden and overcrowding will typically occur. Table 34 – Cost of Housing indicates the median home value and contract rent (not including utility or other associated costs). These values are self-reported by residents through the U.S. Census American Community Survey. However, in looking at more current housing sales and rental market data – the cost of housing has risen tremendously over the past five years. According to Zumper, a rental listing aggregator, median rents for one-bedroom, two- bedroom, and three-bedroom units have increased steadily (43, 45 and 39 percent, respectively) from October 2017 to 2021. There was a short-lived decline in rents for one-bedroom units in 2019. The 2017 median rents reported by Zumper significantly exceeded the median contract rent as reported by the ACS 2013-2017 estimates. documented in the Cost of Housing table below. Figure 37 Data Source: Zumper Research (accessed 10/22/2021) Median home values have increased significantly since the last Consolidated Planning process. In 2017, according to ACS data, median home values in Temecula were still eight percent below what they had been in 2009, prior to the mortgage-backed securities housing foreclosure crisis. By 2018, according to the same source, housing prices rebounded to 2009 levels. From September 2017 to 2021 housing values for Temecula increased 49 percent, from $483,000 to $676,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 128 Figure 38 Data Source: 2017-2021 Zillow Home Value Data (accessed 12/22/21) Based on the reported housing costs, Table 36 – Housing Affordability indicates the number of units that are currently affordable to households at different levels of the HUD AMI. It is important to note, simply because a unit is affordable to residents at an income level, it does not necessarily mean a household at that income level is occupying the unit. Rental Housing Cost by Bedroom Oct. 2017 Oct. 2021 Percent Change 1-bedroom $1,476 $2,109 43% 2-bedroom $1,680 $2,430 45% 3-bedroom $1,979 $2,748 39% Table 33 – Rental Housing Cost Estimates Data Source: Zumper Research (accessed 10/22/2021) Cost of Housing Base Year: 2009 Most Recent Year: 2017 % Change Median Home Value 427,900 394,600 -8% Median Contract Rent 1,302 1,569 21% Table 34 – Cost of Housing Data Source: 2005-2009 ACS (Base Year), 2013-2017 ACS (Most Recent Year) CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 129 Rent Paid Number % Less than $500 610 5.0% $500-999 1,148 10.0% $1,000-1,499 3,930 33.0% $1,500-1,999 3,880 32.0% $2,000 or more 2,490 21.0% Total 12,058 100.0% Table 35 - Rent Paid Data Source: 2013-2017 ACS Units affordable to Households at: Renter Owner 30% HAMFI 130 No Data 50% HAMFI 460 105 80% HAMFI 1,560 284 100% HAMFI No Data 687 Total 2,150 1,076 Table 36 – Housing Affordability Data Source: 2013-2017 CHAS Monthly Rent ($) Efficiency (no bedroom) 1 Bedroom 2 Bedroom 3 Bedroom 4 Bedroom Fair Market Rent 955 1,106 1,390 1,917 2,369 High HOME Rent 879 943 1,134 1,302 1,433 Low HOME Rent 691 740 888 1,027 1,146 Table 37 – Monthly Rent Data Source: 2021 HUD FMR and HOME Rents Is there sufficient housing for households at all income levels? Housing cost burden and severe housing cost burden data from section NA-10 indicates there is an insufficient supply of affordable housing units in the City. Insufficient supply of affordable housing is reality throughout the country, exemplified by the need in Temecula, Riverside County, and California Quantifying the number of additional affordable housing units needed to eliminate or significantly reduce cost burden and severe cost burden is complicated because there is no guarantee a CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 130 household of a particular income level will occupy a unit affordable at their income level – even if the unit is available in the open marketplace. Table 36 – Housing Affordability provides 2013-2017 CHAS data concerning the supply of housing units in the City that are affordable to households earning at or below 30, 50, 80 and 100 percent of AMI. According to 2013-2017 ACS data in Table 7, there are 1,880 households in Temecula earning 0-30 percent of AMI. Table 36 indicates there are a total of 130 rental units affordable to households at this income level. Based on this data, there is an apparent need for 1,750 additional housing units affordable to households earning 0-30 percent of AMI. At the 0-50 percent of AMI level, there are 695 affordable units and 4,090 households in this income category – a shortfall of 3,395 units. At the 0-80 percent of AMI level, there are 2,539 affordable units and 7,600 households in this income category – a shortfall of 5,061 units. How is affordability of housing likely to change considering changes to home values and/or rents? Rental housing costs have increased steadily over the past five years – creating more pressure on extremely low-income households. According to data from Zumper, a rental listing aggregator, average rents for one-bedroom apartments rose from $1,476 per month in 2017 to $2,109 per month in 2021, a 43 percent increase. Two-bedroom apartment rents increased from $1,680 to $2,430 on average, an increase of 45 percent. Three-bedroom rents increased from $1,979 to $2,748 an increase of 39 percent over the last five years, as shown in Figure 37. These rents for the City of Temecula are substantially higher than the Fair Market Rents for Riverside County and represent a significant burden for low- and moderate-income households struggling to remain housed. Similarly, median home sales prices increased from $454,000 to $676,000 from September 2017 to 2021 according to sales data supplied by Zillow as show in Figure 38. Based on this information and barring significant regional and national changes in economic conditions, the price of housing in Temecula is forecast to continue increasing during the period of the 2022-2026 Consolidated Plan. How do HOME rents / Fair Market Rent compare to Area Median Rent? How might this impact your strategy to produce or preserve affordable housing? The median contract rent according to 2013-2017 ACS data was $1,569, which is slightly more than the Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit, $1,390 and even closer to market rent for a one-bedroom as reported by Zumper. To produce or preserve affordable rental housing units that carry a minimum HOME affordability period of 20 years, significant levels of subsidy are required. Taking only 2017 rents into consideration, an owner of a four-bedroom unit would forego $720 of operating income over 20 years, in 2021 dollars, when renting the unit at Low HOME rent levels as opposed to median contract rent. In 2017 an owner of a one-bedroom unit would forego $203,520 of operating income over 20 years, in 2021 dollars, when renting the unit at Low HOME rent levels instead of market rates. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 131 Figure 39 Data Source: 2017 HUD FMR and HOME Rents, 2013-2017 ACS Data, Zumper Research (accessed 10/22/21) Discussion Economic expansion over the last decade and a lag in production of new housing units in Southern California have created a housing economy that is over-burdened. For the City of Temecula that means early master planning efforts and visions of a community with diverse housing stock and household incomes are being pushed to the brink. This is a microcosm of national and especially regional increases in housing prices and insufficient supply of affordable housing. Temecula is easily accessible to San Diego, Riverside, San Bernardino, Orange, and Los Angeles counties. Due to its proximity to a variety of jobs centers, Temecula is a desirable and relatively affordable place to reside. As a result, Temecula households have become increasingly cost-burdened. Data from 2013-2017 shows an insufficient number of housing units affordable to people with incomes less than 30, 50, and 80 percent of AMI. Considering the scarcity of land and monetary resources available to create new affordable housing units, housing affordability is expected to remain a significant challenge in the next five years. The City actively monitors this steadily increasing pressure and the already limited supply of affordable housing. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 132 MA-20 HOUSING MARKET ANALYSIS: CONDITION OF HOUSING – 91.210(A) Introduction Assessing the age and physical condition of housing in Temecula forms the basis of strategies to maintain and improve housing quality for low- and moderate-income residents. For this assessment, the ACS defines a “selected condition” as owner- or renter-occupied housing units with at least one of the following conditions: 1) lacking complete plumbing facilities; 2) lacking complete kitchen facilities; 3) more than one occupant per room; and 4) selected monthly housing costs greater than 30 percent of household income. Although most housing units in Temecula have none of the defined conditions, Table 37 shows 52 percent of renter-occupied units in Temecula have one or two selected conditions. Definitions Substandard housing is housing that does not meet the minimum standards contained in the State Housing Code (i.e., does not provide shelter, endangers health, safety, or well-being of occupants). A substandard condition is one that adversely affects habitability of the housing unit. As defined by California Health and Safety Code, a substandard condition exists to the extent that it endangers the health and safety of its occupants or the public. Such conditions include: • Inadequate sanitation • Structural hazards • Any nuisance that endangers the health and safety of the occupants or the public • All substandard plumbing, wiring, and/or mechanical equipment, unless it conformed to all applicable laws in effect at the time of installation and has been maintained in a good and safe condition • Faulty weather protection • The use of construction materials not allowed or approved by the health and safety code • Fire, health and safety hazards (as determined by the appropriate fire or health official) • Lack of, or inadequate fire-resistive construction or fire-extinguishing systems as required by the health and safety code, unless the construction and/or systems conformed to all applicable laws in effect at the time of construction and/or installation and adequately maintained • Inadequate structural resistance to horizontal forces • Buildings or portions thereof occupied for living, sleeping, cooking, or dining purposes that were not designed or intended to be used for such occupancies • Inadequate maintenance that causes a building or any portion thereof to be declared unsafe CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 133 Standard housing condition in the City of Temecula is defined as housing that meets the minimum standards of the State Housing Code. For the purposes of the CDBG program, a unit in substandard condition is considered suitable for rehabilitation provided the unit is structurally sound, and the cost of rehabilitation is considered economically warranted. Condition of Units Owner-Occupied Renter-Occupied Number % Number % With one selected Condition 6,620 31% 5,785 48% With two selected Conditions 155 1% 505 4% With three selected Conditions 0 0% 0 0% With four selected Conditions 0 0% 0 0% No selected Conditions 14,825 69% 5,750 48% Total 21,600 101% 12,040 100% Table 38 - Condition of Units Data Source: 2013-2017 ACS Year Unit Built Owner-Occupied Renter-Occupied Number % Number % 2000 or later 8,290 38% 4,900 41% 1980-1999 11,920 55% 6,050 50% 1950-1979 1,285 6% 990 8% Before 1950 105 0% 105 1% Total 21,600 99% 12,045 100% Table 39 – Year Unit Built Data Source: 2013-2017 CHAS Risk of Lead-Based Paint Hazard Owner-Occupied Renter-Occupied Number % Number % Total Number of Units Built Before 1980 1,415 7% 1,035 5% Housing Units built before 1980 with children present 95 0% 155 1% Table 40 – Risk of Lead-Based Paint Data Source: 2013-2017 ACS (Total Units) 2013-2017 CHAS (Units with Children present) CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 134 2018 2019 Level Riverside County California Riverside County California 4.5-9.4 154 5,850 147 4,575 9.5+ 26 1,291 38 1,128 Total Tested 34,046 480,954 34,873 473,396 Estimate of the number of children under the age of 6 181,235 2,922,681 183,582 2,871,558 Table 41 - Number of State of California and Riverside County Children with Elevated Blood Lead Levels (EBLLs) 2018-2019, Source: California Department of Public Health Childhood Lead poisoning Prevention Branch, California Blood Lead Data 2019 and 2018 Notes for 2018-2019 BLL Data Data are from the RASSCLE surveillance database archive of 3/2/2021. Each individual is counted only once, using their highest blood lead level (BLL) during 2019. Measures are in micrograms per deciliter (mcg/dL) of whole blood and include arterial, cord, venous, capillary, and unknown samples. Not all elevated capillary samples are confirmed by a follow-up venous sample. Results later determined to be false positive and errors have been excluded. All results of blood lead analyses are reportable under California law, and the State works to ensure complete reporting. Results that are not submitted to the State, however, would not be included here. Those BLLs reported from the analyzing laboratory as “< 5 mcg/dL” are included in the category “BLL < 4.5 mcg/dL.” Patient jurisdiction is determined by geocoding the address associated with the child’s highest BLL using Esri’s StreetMap Premium North America locator. Data are suppressed for local health jurisdictions that did not have enough blood lead tests in 2019 to meet the California Health and Human Services Agency’s Data De- Identification Guidelines for public release. The estimate of the number of children under 6 was based on the California Department of Finance County Population Projections by Age. Vacant Units Suitable for Rehabilitation Not Suitable for Rehabilitation Total Vacant Units 0 0 0 Abandoned Vacant Units 0 0 0 REO Properties 0 0 0 Abandoned REO Properties 0 0 0 Table 42 - Vacant Units Data Source: No data available. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 135 Vacant Units June 2021 June 2020 June 2019 Residential Vacant Addresses 0.3% 0.62% 0.53% Business Vacant Addresses 15.7% 15% 13.7 All Addresses No Stat 1.18% 0.84% 0.91 Table 43 Data Source: Policy Map with Valassis Lists (accessed 12/7/21) Need for Owner and Rental Rehabilitation The age and condition of Temecula’s housing stock is an important indicator of potential rehabilitation needs. Housing over 30 years of age can be presumed to need some form of major rehabilitation, such as roof replacement, foundation work and plumbing systems. Housing over 20 years of age will generally exhibit deficiencies in terms of paint, weatherization, heating / air-conditioning systems, hot water heaters and finish plumbing fixtures. Housing values in Temecula have increased significantly over a relatively short period of time. Longtime homeowners, especially the elderly and disabled, are more likely to have fixed and limited incomes and may have difficulty maintaining their homes. According to 2013-2017 HUD CHAS data, over 90 percent of owner- and renter- occupied housing in Temecula was built after 1979, making those properties 42 years old at most, as of 2022. Nearly eight percent or 2,585 of 33,745 owner- and renter- occupied units were built between before1979, and a little over one percent, totaling 445 units, were built before 1959. There are 9,099 households with at least one member over the age of 62 and 2,624, or 29 percent, of those households earn at or below 80 percent of AMI, according to 2013-2017 CHAS data. There are approximately 5,940 people ages 18 to 64 with disabilities, according to 2017, ACS one-year estimates. There are many households which could benefit from rental and housing rehab assistance in Temecula. Estimated Number of Housing Units Occupied by Low- or Moderate- Income Families with LBP Hazards Any housing built before 1978 may contain lead-based paint. If ingested, lead may cause severe damage to young children including decreased growth, learning disabilities, impaired hearing, hyperactivity, nerve, and brain damage. Lead attacks the central nervous system, the neurological system, and can cause brain damage, IQ reduction, learning disabilities, decreased attention span, hyperactivity, growth inhibition, comas, seizures, and in some cases, death. Fetuses may also experience significant adverse effects through prenatal exposure. Children are more susceptible to the effects of lead because their growing bodies absorb more lead, and young children often put their hands and other objects in their mouths. Most children do not have any symptoms, even if a blood test shows that they have an elevated blood lead CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 136 level. If a child does have symptoms, the symptoms may be mistaken for the flu or other illnesses. Children under the age of five are considered most susceptible to lead poisoning. Most of the housing stock in Temecula was built after 1979 and is presumed to not contain lead paint. Based on 2013-2017 CHAS data there were 75 renter-occupied units built at for before 1979, with households earning less than or equal to 80 percent of AMI and children six years of age. There were no owner-occupied units meeting the same criteria. Number of Children with Elevated Blood Levels of Lead The State of California mandates lead screening for all children who participate in publicly funded health programs. In California, screening typically occurs at ages one and two years. A blood level of 10 µg/dL or higher was previously referred to as an “elevated blood level (EBL).” However, as it is now recognized that there is no safe level of lead, and adverse effects occur at levels below 10 µg/dL. Of Riverside County children under the age of six who’s blood lead level has been tested about 2.5 percent have level of 4.5 mcg/dL and less than one percent have blood lead levels greater than 9.5 mcg/dL. Blood lead level testing rates are low in Riverside County and through California. Data Source: Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Branch, CA Department of Health Estimated Number of Housing Units Occupied by Low- or Moderate- Income Families that Contain Lead-Based Paint Hazards Older housing is more likely to have lead-based paint and the amount of lead pigment in the paint tends to increase with the age of the housing. Most of Temecula’s housing stock (72 percent) was built after 1979, when the use of lead-based paint was outlawed, eliminating the residents of these homes from risk of lead-based paint hazards. It is difficult to estimate with much accuracy the number of housing units occupied by low- or moderate-income families that contain lead paint due the changing nature of children and the transiency of renter households. The 2013-2017 CAHS data shows 75 low- and moderate income (0-80 percent of AMI) renter households with children CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 137 under the age of six lived in housing built after 1980. Given the age of this housing stock there is a greater chance it contains lead paint. Discussion Preservation of the physical and functional integrity of existing housing units occupied by low- and moderate-income households is a cost-effective way to invest limited resources to retain existing housing units already affordable to low- and moderate-income households in the community. As shown in figure 40 most residents who participated in the city’s survey believe assistance to purchase a home is the highest priority in their community, followed by energy efficient improvements, and fair housing discrimination services. Alternatively, respondents to the stakeholder survey all believe supportive services for the disables are the most highly needed in Temecula. Figure 40: Level of Need Housing Service CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 138 Figure 41: Highest priority Housing Service CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 139 MA-25 PUBLIC AND ASSISTED HOUSING Introduction As indicated in section NA-35, Temecula is within the service area of the Housing Authority of the County of Riverside (HACR) for the purposes of Section 8 and Public Housing. The data presented in the tables below is countywide and the narrative responses address the needs for the entire County, with specific references to the City of Temecula. Program Type Public Housing by Program Type Mod- Rehab Certificate Vouchers Total Project -based Tenant -based Special Purpose Voucher Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Family Unification Program Disabled* # of units vouchers available 77 469 8681 48 8633 819 1759 342 # of accessible units NA 2 NA NA NA NA NA NA *Includes Non-Elderly Disables, Mainstream One-Year, Mainstream five-Year, and Nursing Home Transition Table 44 – Total Number of Units by Program Type Data Source: PIC (PIH Information Center) *Note – Data was not available on vouchers by project-based and tenant-based designation Describe the supply of public housing developments. HUD data provided by the Picture of Subsidized Households initiative shows at the end of 2020, there were 184 units of assisted housing in Temecula, 129 of which are Housing Choice Vouchers and 55 of which are Project Based Section 8. HACR monitors all units to ensure they are in adequate condition. Describe the number and physical condition of public housing units in the jurisdiction, including those that are participating in an approved Public Housing Agency Plan HACR’s Streamlined Annual PHA Plan reports the Housing Authority has received high performer status for 17 consecutive years. This designation reflects the Housing Authority’s most recent Public Housing Assessment System and Section Eight CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 140 Management Assessment Program results, and the number of type of units under its management. HUD required physical inspection scores show Rancho Family Housing, a 55-unit development with project-based vouchers received an overall inspection score of 94c in October 2018. The score is based on 100 points. The letters reflect health and safety deficiencies: a, for no deficiencies, b, yes there is one or more deficiency, but none are life-threatening, and c, for one or more life-threatening deficiency. HACR monitors all units to ensure they are in adequate condition. Public Housing Condition Public Housing Development Average Inspection Score Not Applicable Not Applicable Table 45 - Public Housing Condition Describe the restoration and revitalization needs of public housing units in the jurisdiction. There are no public housing units in Temecula. HACR uses Housing Quality Standards for the inspection of all voucher units. Describe the public housing agency's strategy for improving the living environment of low- and moderate-income families residing in public housing. HACR works to increase assisted housing choices by expanding the supply and improving the quality of assisted housing. The Housing Authority promotes self- sufficiency within assisted housing programs by connecting households with various workforce programs. HACR strives to ensure equal opportunity and affirmatively further fair housing. Discussion As of September 2021, HACR assisted 126 Temecula residents living in both project- based and Housing Choice Voucher assisted units. In about 66 percent of assisted households in Temecula the head of household identified as elderly and 44 percent as disabled. Households may identify as both elderly and disabled. HACR monitors al units to ensure they are in adequate condition and meet the Section 8 Housing Quality Standards. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 141 MA-30 HOMELESS FACILITIES AND SERVICES Introduction Regionally, there are numerous facilities and services targeted to residents at-risk of becoming homeless and experiencing homelessness, including a range of emergency shelters, transitional shelters, and permanent supportive housing options. HUD uses the following definitions for these three facility types: • Emergency Shelter: Any facility, the primary purpose of which is to provide a temporary shelter for the homeless in general or for specific populations of the homeless and which does not require occupants to sign leases or occupancy agreements. • Transitional Housing: Transitional housing (TH) is designed to provide homeless individuals and families with the interim stability and support to successfully move to and maintain permanent housing. Transitional housing may be used to cover the costs of up to 24 months of housing with accompanying supportive services. Program participants must have a lease (or sublease) or occupancy agreement in place when residing in transitional housing. • Permanent Supportive Housing: Permanent supportive housing (PSH) is defined as community-based housing paired with supportive services to serve households in which at least one member has a disability. Housing does not have a designated length of stay in which formerly homeless individuals and families live as independently as possible. Under PH, a program participant must be the tenant on a lease (or sublease) for an initial term of at least one year that is renewable and is terminable only for cause. Facilities and Housing Targeted to Homeless Households Emergency Shelter Beds Transitional Housing Beds Permanent Supportive Housing Beds Year- Round Beds (Current & New) Voucher / Seasonal / Overflow Beds Current & New Current & New Under Development Households with Adult(s) and Child(ren) 310 55 42 414 - Households with Only Adults 505 50 1,330 Chronically Homeless Households N/A (data not available) N/A (data not available) 860 CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 142 Facilities and Housing Targeted to Homeless Households Emergency Shelter Beds Transitional Housing Beds Permanent Supportive Housing Beds Year- Round Beds (Current & New) Voucher / Seasonal / Overflow Beds Current & New Current & New Under Development Veterans 0 25 975 Unaccompanied Youth 29 27 17 Table 46 - Facilities and Housing Targeted to Homeless Households Data Source: 2020 Housing Inventory Chart Describe mainstream services, such as health, mental health, and employment services to the extent those services are used to complement services targeted to homeless persons In California, the primary programs for assisting families in poverty are CalWORKS, CalFresh, and Medi-Cal. These programs provide clients with employment assistance, discounted food, medical care, childcare, and cash payments to meet basic needs such as housing and transportation. The California Work Opportunities for Kids (CalWORKs) program provides financial assistance and Welfare-to-Work services to California families with little to no cash. Through this program these families may be eligible to receive immediate short-term help with housing, food, utilities, clothing, or medical care. Childcare is also available through this program. CalFresh, formerly the Food Stamp Program, is a nutritional assistance program that provides Electronic Benefit Transfer Cards to people receiving public assistance to purchase food and other essential items. The Medi-Cal program provides health coverage for people with low-income and limited ability to pay for health coverage, including seniors, disabled, young adults and children, pregnant women, persons in a skilled nursing or intermediate care home, and persons in the Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Program (BCCTP). People receiving federally funded cash assistance programs, such as CalWORKs (a state implementation of the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program), the State Supplementation Program (SSP) (a state supplement to the federal Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program), foster care, adoption assistance, certain refugee assistance programs, or In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) are also eligible. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 143 CDBG, HOME and ESG-Funded Activities Congress designed the CDBG program to serve low-income people, some of which may meet the federal poverty definition. The City of Temecula receives funding to run CDBG programs. At least 70 percent of all CDBG funds must be used for activities that are considered under program rules to benefit low- and moderate-income persons. Additionally, every CDBG activity must meet one of three national objectives: benefit low- and moderate-income persons (at least 51 percent of the beneficiaries must be low- and moderate-income); address slums or blight; or meet a particularly urgent community development need. CDBG programs assist the homeless and those at- risk-of homelessness directly and indirectly. List and describe services and facilities that meet the needs of homeless persons, particularly chronically homeless individuals and families, families with children, veterans and their families, and unaccompanied youth. If the services and facilities are listed on screen SP-40 Institutional Delivery Structure or screen MA-35 Special Needs Facilities and Services, describe how these facilities and services specifically address the needs of these populations. Organization Name City Description Alternative to Domestic Violence County ADV Residential Shelter, Emergency Shelter, 60 beds; Residential Transitional Housing, 40 beds Coachella Valley Rescue Mission County County Overnight and Gateway Shelter, Emergency Shelters, 345 beds Riverside University Health System, Department of Behavioral Health County Hotel/Motel Voucher Program, Emergency Shelter, 46; Coachella Valley PH "The Path"(25 beds), HHOPE Permanent Housing (103 beds), Men's Permanent Housing (22 beds), Riverside PH "The Place" (25 beds) Department of Public Social Services County State HDAP Emergency Team, Emergency Shelter, 30 beds; State HDAP Rapid rehousing, 3 beds Martha’s Village and Kitchen, Inc. Indio Renewing Hope, Emergency Shelter, 120 beds Operation Safe House County, Riverside & Thousand Palms Safe House – Desert, Riverside and Main STAY Emergency Shelters, 28 beds, Main Street Transitional Living Program and OSH Harrison House Transitional Living Program, 27 beds CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 144 Organization Name City Description Path of Life Ministries Inc Riverside & County City of Riverside Year-Round Shelter & CVAG W. Valley Navigation, Family and Cold Weather, Emergency Shelters, 210 beds; Path of Life Rapid Rehousing & East County (14 beds) Shelter from the Storm Palm Desert Mary Stuart Rogers Center, Emergency Shelter, 20 beds Valley Restart Shelter Inc. Hemet Restart Center, Emergency Shelter, 35 beds Help for Future Leaders Palm Desert Transitional Housing for Veterans, 13 beds Lighthouse Social Service Centers Moreno Valley, Riverside & County Transitional Living Services for Veterans, 12 beds; Lighthouse SSC Permanent Housing for Disabled Women with Children (36 beds) & Lighthouse Riverside PSH (29 beds); SSC Rapid Rehousing & LSSC Renewal SSVF Program (66 beds) City of Riverside Riverside Riverside PSH - Chronically Homeless & Disabled (25 beds); Rapid Re-Housing (17 beds) County Housing Authority County Enhanced Housing, Shelter plus care (13 beds), Housing Authority (161 beds), and VASH - Vet Assisted Supportive Housing project (96 beds)- and tenant-based (161); Rapid re-housing CalWORKS Housing Support (151 beds) Jewish Family Services County PSH Consolidation 107 beds Stepping Up on Second Street, Inc. County Stepping Up in Riverside 92 beds US Vets County US Vets SSVF Rapid Re-Housing 33 beds Project T.O.U.C.H Temecula Homeless prevention and shared housing Table 47: Homeless Service Providers for the City of Temecula CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 145 MA-35 SPECIAL NEEDS FACILITIES AND SERVICES Introduction Special needs populations include persons who are not homeless, but due to various reasons need services and supportive housing. The City of Temecula will consider allocating CDBG public service funding to programs that provide services to special needs populations, including but not limited to those serving the elderly, frail elderly, developmentally disabled, physically disabled, mentally disabled, alcohol or substance abusers, persons with HIV/AIDS, victims of domestic violence, victims of human trafficking and veterans with PTSD or other needs. Elderly is defined under the CDBG program as a person who is 62 years of age or older. A frail elderly person is an elderly person who is unable to independently perform at least three “activities of daily living” including eating, bathing, grooming or home management activities. Based on 2013-2017 CHAS data of the 9,099 households containing at least one elderly person in Temecula, nearly 29 percent (2,624 households) earn less than 80 percent of the AMI for Riverside County. According to ACS data in 2017 there were approximately 4,665 people over the age of 65 living in Temecula. Within this age category nearly 60 percent of people had ambulatory and independent living difficulty and 25 percent had difficulty with self-care. People with disabilities which include a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities generally rely on supportive services to perform activities of daily living. The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population age 18 and to 64 in Temecula includes 67,915 individuals, an estimated 5,940 of whom have a disability (ACS, 2017 1-year estimates). Of those who have a disability 38 percent have cognitive difficulty, 35 percent have ambulatory difficulty, 30 percent have a hearing difficulty, 27 percent have an independent living difficulty, 17 percent have a vision difficulty and nine percent have a self-care difficulty. Over 55 percent of disabled people in Temecula are employed, and 42 percent are not in the labor force. Drug abuse or substance abuse is defined as the use of chemical substances that lead to an increased risk of problems and an inability to control the use of the substance. Substance abuse can be indicative addiction disorder and may stem from physical and mental health issues. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) conducts the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). Based on the survey SAMHSA found, for the region including Riverside and Imperial counties: • three percent of people needed but did not receive treatment at a specialty facility for illicit drug use • six percent of people needed but did not receive treatment at a specialty facility for alcohol use in the last year, and • 7.5 percent needed but did not receive treatment at a specialty facility for substance use in the past year. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 146 Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a virus that weakens one’s immune system by destroying important cells that fight diseases and infection. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is the final stage of HIV. The Center for Disease Control’s (CDC) Atlas Plus program reported an estimated 9,414 persons living with HIV disease at the end of 2019 in Riverside County, 268 of those people had been newly diagnosed during that year (https://www.cdc.gov/nchhstp/atlas/index.htm, accessed October 2021). New HIV diagnoses were most concentrated among those 25 to 34 years of age. Domestic Violence includes, but is not limited to, felony or misdemeanor crimes of violence committed by a current or former spouse of the victim or by a person who is cohabitating with or has cohabited with the victim. In 2020, the Temecula Police Department responded to a total of 213 calls related to domestic violence (openjustice.doj.ca.gov, accessed September 2021). Of these domestic incidents, 20 involved a weapon and 193 did not. Human trafficking is a crime that involves the forceful, fraudulent or coercive methods of entrapping a person, real or perceived, to exploit them for financial gain. The exploitative nature can come in the form of labor services, involuntary servitude, enslavement, debt bondage or commercial sex acts. Human trafficking is extremely difficult to track; there is no recent or reliable prevalence rate to report. Between 2015 and 2019, the National Human Trafficking Hotline received the most calls from California, of all 50 states (https://humantraffickinghotline.org/ accessed October 2021). Of national cases reported to the hotline the majority were sex trafficking. The United States’ Department of State Trafficking in Persons Report published in June 2021, reports victims of human trafficking found in every state in the country and victims trafficked from every country in the world. Victims of human trafficking in the United States are most frequently trafficked from within the United States, Mexico, and Honduras. The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) explains Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can “develop after exposure to a potentially traumatic event that is beyond a typical stressor” and potential inducing events may include, but are not limited to, “violent personal assaults, natural or human-caused disasters, accidents, combat, and other forms of violence.” Symptoms of PTSD can be debilitating. The U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs National Center for PTSD reports an estimated six percent of the population – eight percent of women and four percent of men – will have PTSD at some point in their lives. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 147 Including the elderly, frail elderly, persons with disabilities (mental, physical, developmental), persons with alcohol or other drug addictions, persons with HIV/AIDS and their families, public housing residents and any other categories the jurisdiction may specify and describe their supportive housing needs. To determine the level of need and types of services needed by special needs populations, the City conducted surveys, consulted with local service providers and reviewed ACS and CHAS data. Supportive services required for special needs populations include case management, medical or psychological counseling and supervision, childcare, transportation, and job training provided for the purpose of facilitating a person’s stability and independence. In housing, accessibility modifications to accommodate persons with mobility disabilities may include, but are not limited to, wider doorways, no step thresholds, installation of ramps, grab bars, lowered countertops, and accessible hardware. The needs of residents with sensory disabilities are different from those with mobility disabilities. Individuals with hearing disabilities require visual adaptations for such items as the telephone ringer, the doorbell and smoke alarms. Residents who are blind may require tactile marking of changes in floor level and stair edges and braille markings on appliances and controls. People with low vision may require large print markings and displays, contrasting colors to distinguish changes in level or transition from one area to another, proper lighting, and reduced glare from lighting and windows. Describe programs for ensuring that persons returning from mental and physical health institutions receive appropriate supportive housing Inadequate discharge planning and coordination contributes to homelessness in situations where people are released from public institutions or public systems of care without having an appropriate mainstream or supportive housing option in place. A key step to preventing homelessness identified in the Riverside County Executive Oversight Committee on Homelessness’ report Ending Homeless in Riverside County (2018) is to develop a coordinated discharge planning system for persons transitioning from care or case management of one department to another. The goal calls for the CoC to explore methods to increase communication and coordination among institutions. In some cases, licensed community care facilities provide a supportive housing environment to persons with special needs in a group setting. According to the California Department of Social Services Community Care Licensing Division, there 19 licenses assisted living facilities in Temecula providing a total 513 beds, as of October 2021. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 148 For entitlement/consortia grantees: Specify the activities that the jurisdiction plans to undertake during the next year to address the housing and supportive services needs identified in accordance with 91.215(e) with respect to persons who are not homeless but have other special needs. Link to one-year goals. During the 2022-2026 Consolidated Plan period, the Strategic Plan calls for the City to use CDBG funds to support public services for people with special needs services including, but not limited to those serving the elderly, children, veterans, and victims of violence. In the 2022-2023 Action Plan, the City will provide CDBG funds to the following activities addressing special needs populations: Elderly and Disabled • Hospice of the Valleys, Senior Assistance Program (41 people assisted) – public services funds Domestic Violence • Riverside Area Rape Crisis Center, Crisis intervention and supportive services for trauma survivors (13 people assisted) – public service funds • SAFE Family Justice Centers, Temecula SAFE & Healthy Families (73 people assisted) CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 149 MA-40 BARRIERS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING Negative Effects of Public Policies on Affordable Housing and Residential Investment A barrier to affordable housing is a public policy or nongovernmental condition that constrains the development or rehabilitation of affordable housing. Barriers can include land use controls, property taxes, state prevailing wage requirements, environmental protection, cost of land and monetary resources. Barriers to affordable housing are distinguished from impediments to fair housing choice in the sense that barriers are lawful and impediments to fair housing choice are usually unlawful. Based on information gathered during community meetings, the 2022 Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice, Consolidated Plan Resident Survey, the 2021- 2029 Housing Element and market analysis, the primary barriers to affordable housing in Temecula are • housing affordability, • the lack of monetary resources necessary to develop and sustain affordable housing, • concentrations of racial and ethnic minorities, • access to opportunities and exposure to adverse community factors, and • housing issues. These barriers are interconnected. Demand for affordable housing exceeds the supply, insufficient resources are available to increase the supply of affordable housing resulting in renter households – and to a disproportionate extent Black, Native American, and Hispanic renter households - living in suboptimal housing conditions. Those conditions are housing cost burden, incomplete kitchens and plumbing, overcrowding, cost burden, inordinately great distances from employment centers, low access to public and affordable transportation, low homeownership rates and high exposure to poverty. As Temecula’s population continues to change it should anticipate meeting the needs of a small and increasing proportion of the population in Temecula has limited English proficiency, an aging population and those posed by increasingly diverse population and degree of segregation trends. In the last five years, the elimination of local Redevelopment Agencies by the State of California resulted in the loss of a crucial resource for the development and preservation of affordable housing. This was the most significant public policy change impacting affordable housing and residential investment. While there are mechanisms whereby certain affordable housing assets tied to the former Redevelopment Agencies may be utilized today, these resources are finite and scarce. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 150 MA-45 NON-HOUSING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASSETS Introduction Non-housing community development needs include economic development and improvements to public facilities. Special economic development activities must meet a National Object by addressing low- or moderate-income residents, slum/ blight, or urgent need and be an eligible activity per 24 CFR 570.203. Public facilities assisted with CDBG must serve low- and moderate-income residents or those residents presumed by HUD to be low- and moderate-income. Such facilities include senior centers, community centers, facilities for victims of domestic violence, facilities for treatment of persons with HIV/AIDS, and ADA improvements to public facilities throughout the City. During the implementation of the 2022-2026 Strategic Plan, the City will use CDBG funds to develop the local economy and address these needs and provide a suitable living environment for low- and moderate-income people. To expand economic opportunities for low- and moderate-income people and provide a pathway out of poverty, the Strategic Plan and the 2022-2023 Annual Action Plan includes public services programs. These programs include youth support by the Assistance League of Temecula Valley providing clothing and supplies to low-income students in TVUSD, the Boys and Girls Club of Southwest County providing before and after school care to students, and Voice providing case management and advocacy for foster children in Temecula. Further projects include housing counseling, case management and subsistence payments for the homeless and those at risk of homelessness, and services for the elderly and victims of violence. There are several organizations that promote economic development in the Temecula Valley. The City participates with four other cities in the region in the Economic Development Coalition of Southwest California. The Corporation was founded in 1991 as a public-private partnership to promote a regional approach to economic development through job retention and development by increasing job opportunities for residents. Its mission is to expand the competitive position of the regional businesses in a global economy. The Temecula Valley Entrepreneurs Exchange (TVE2) is a business incubator and regional center that works with new businesses starting up. The Chamber of Commerce, the Old Town Temecula Business Association and the Temecula Valley Winegrowers Association represent the various segments of the business community. The Uptown Temecula Specific Plan was designed to spur development and business opportunities in the Jefferson Corridor area. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 151 Economic Development Market Analysis Business Activity by Sector Number of Workers Number of Jobs Share of Workers Share of Jobs Jobs less Workers Agriculture, Mining, Oil & Gas 821 374 3% 1% -2% Arts, Entertainment, Accommodations 4,550 6,842 14% 17% 3% Construction 3,096 3,249 10% 8% -2% Education and Health Care Services 5,670 5,681 18% 14% -4% Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate 1,788 1,879 6% 5% -1% Information 716 945 2% 2% 0% Manufacturing 3,448 4,858 11% 12% 1% Other Services 1,210 1,469 4% 4% 0% Professional, Scientific, Management 2,947 3,041 9% 8% -1% Public Administration 0 0 0% 0% 0% Retail Trade 4,055 8,001 13% 20% 7% Transportation and Warehousing 1,271 540 4% 1% -3% Wholesale Trade 1,892 2,838 6% 7% 1% Total 31,464 39,735 -- -- -- Table 48 - Business Activity Data Source: 2013-2017 ACS (Workers), 2017 Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics (Jobs) Labor Force Statistics Number of People Total Population in the Civilian Labor Force 54,340 Civilian Employed Population 16 years and over 50,245 Unemployment Rate 7.55 Unemployment Rate for Ages 16-24 19.01 Unemployment Rate for Ages 25-65 4.51 Table 49 - Labor Force Data Source: 2013-2017 ACS Occupations by Sector Number of People Management, business and financial 13,820 Farming, fisheries and forestry occupations 1,735 Service 5,735 Sales and office 12,075 Construction, extraction, maintenance and repair 3,445 Production, transportation and material moving 2,255 Table 50 – Occupations by Sector Data Source: 2013-2017 ACS CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 152 Travel Time to Work People Percent < 30 Minutes 24,190 53% 30-59 Minutes 10,675 23% 60 or More Minutes 11,140 24% Total 46,005 100% Table 51 - Travel Time Data Source: 2013-2017 ACS Educational Attainment In Labor Force Not in Labor Force Civilian Employed Unemployed Less than high school graduate 2,270 205 1,375 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 7,685 525 3,060 Some college or Associate's degree 16,630 1,195 5,175 Bachelor's degree or higher 15,400 670 2,725 Table 52 - Educational Attainment by Employment Status (Population 16 and Older) Data Source: 2013-2017 ACS Educational Attainment by Age Age 18–24 yrs 25–34 yrs 35–44 yrs 45–65 yrs 65+ yrs Less than 9th grade 85 180 440 955 620 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,000 500 785 990 715 High school graduate, GED, or alternative 3,960 3,195 2,905 5,390 2,745 Some college, no degree 3,950 4,370 4,385 8,530 3,165 Associate's degree 550 1,505 1,360 3,215 990 Bachelor's degree 785 3,200 3,680 5,480 1,815 Graduate or professional degree 100 1,080 1,605 3,980 1,375 Table 53 - Educational Attainment by Age Data Source: 2013-2017 ACS Educational Attainment Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months Less than high school graduate $39,663 High school graduate (includes equivalency) $152,742 Some college or Associate's degree $181,620 Bachelor's degree $249,279 Graduate or professional degree $377,121 Table 54 – Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months by Educational Attainment Data Source: 2013-2017 ACS CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 153 Based on the Business Activity table above, what are the major employment sectors within your jurisdiction? According to 2017 Longitudinal Employer Household Dynamics (LEHD) data, the top five major private employment sectors in the City of Temecula include retail trade (8,001 jobs), arts, entertainment, and accommodations (6,842 jobs), education and health care services (5,681 jobs), manufacturing (4,858 jobs), and construction (3,249 jobs). Describe the workforce and infrastructure needs of the business community The business community in Temecula relies largely on a skilled workforce. Residents of Temecula identified employment training as the greatest need and highest priority in the city. Employers across all sectors, and especially those for which Temecula is a destination location or part of a larger logistics chain such as arts, entertainment and accommodations and manufacturing, require a well-functioning transportation system. At most, almost 29 percent of stakeholder believe small business loans/ grants and assistance of highly needed in Temecula. Figure 42: Resident Survey, Level of need for Business Services CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 154 Figure 43: Resident Survey, Highest Priority Business Services Describe any major changes that may have an economic impact, such as planned local or regional public or private sector investments or initiatives that have affected or may affect job and business growth opportunities during the planning period. Describe any needs for workforce development, business support or infrastructure these changes may create. The coronavirus pandemic has had a major and sustained impact on all sectors of the economy. It has both highlighted and increased the need for fast, reliable, and secure internet has increased across all sectors of the economy. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The Act authorized $.2.2 trillion to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The City of Temecula received a total of $1,193,916 in CARES Act funds. The City of Temecula was able to help over 30 small businesses with these funds through the Temecula Assist Program. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 155 How do the skills and education of the current workforce correspond to employment opportunities in the jurisdiction? Most employees in Temecula’s civilian labor force have some post-secondary education, approximately 40 percent have some college or Associate’s degree. Generally. The skills and education of the current workforce correspond to the employment opportunities in the City. Of the sectors in the Business Activity table, just over half had more jobs than workers. The greatest demand for workers in the retail sector. More than half the working population in Temecula travel less than half an hour to work while nearly a quarter travel an hour or more to work. Describe any current workforce training initiatives, including those supported by Workforce Investment Boards, community colleges and other organizations. Describe how these efforts will support the jurisdiction's Consolidated Plan. Riverside County Workforce Development Centers (WDC) are the primary source of workforce training available to residents of Temecula. The WDC is operated by America’s Job Centers of California. The Riverside County Workforce Development Board provides strategic direction and relationships for the WDC. The City of Temecula works with the Riverside County WCD and employers to secure on-the-job training when appropriate. To foster growth of the high value tech sector the City together with the Economic Development Coalition of Southwest California, Inland Empire Small Business Development Center, Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce, Mt. San Jacinto College (MSJC), and Cal State San Marcos at Temecula (CSSMU) came together in 2013, to launch and operate the Temecula Valley Entrepreneur Exchange (TVE2). MSJC opened a new state of the art campus in Temecula in the fall of 2021. This is a milestone for the region, as it is the first permanent campus of higher education in southwest Riverside County. This will improve access to skilled training and higher education for students and employers in the area. Does your jurisdiction participate in a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS)? The City of Temecula was included as part of the CEDS prepared by the Riverside County Workforce Development Board (WDB) for 2019-2024. Every five years, the Riverside County WDB develops the CEDS for the region to present the current condition of the Riverside County economy and its impact on residents and businesses. The analysis identifies strength, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats to the regional economy by considering indicators such as unemployment, income, and education as well as infrastructure, business activity and economic competitiveness relative to other markets. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 156 If so, what economic development initiatives are you undertaking that may be coordinated with the Consolidated Plan? If not, describe other local/regional plans or initiatives that impact economic growth. The City of Temecula’s CDBG program will support local economic growth by meeting extremely low-, low- and moderate-income and homeless residents where they are to improve quality of life and better position for access and engagement in economic opportunities. This will be achieved by supporting local nonprofit service providers, including housing services, and support of the development and preservation of affordable housing. Discussion The highly contagious nature of COVID-19 and the scale of illness and death has had significant ripple effects on the economy. In the spring of 2020, unemployment rates in the United States reached the highest levels since the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) began recording this data. According to the BLS, unemployment rates peaked at 16 percent in Riverside County and at 17 percent in Temecula in April 2020. While those rates have fallen to 7.6 percent and 5.8 percent, respectively, as of August 2021, unemployment is still above pre-pandemic levels. Health and safety guidelines and requirements continue to change as the coronavirus evolves and the scientific community learns more about the virus. Employers and workers are required to constantly learn and reevaluate changing situations. Another indication of the negative economic impact of the pandemic is the year over year decrease in California of personal consumption expenditures of over four percent from 2019 to 2020, as calculated by the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). The BEA calculated pre-pandemic growth in Riverside County’s gross domestic product, as $85 million in 2017 to $96 million in 2019. However, State level calculations, which are more current, show the negative economic impact cause by the pandemic. According to the BEA, in 2020, California GPD fell for the first time in ten years. Sectors of the economy such as arts and entertainment, tourism, and retail have been severely impacted by the pandemic. Prior to COVID-19 Temecula was experiencing a relatively fast rate of growth in accommodation and food service as well as arts, entertainment, and recreation. While employment in the retail sector had plateaued, it accounted for a large percentage of jobs prior to the pandemic and a significant number of jobs losses since the pandemic. Generally, jobs in these sectors have relatively low barriers to entry and pay lower wages. Extremely low- and low-income individuals and households in Temecula are facing even more tenuous situations than they before the pandemic. The City of Temecula is working closely with partners to release COVID relief funds as quickly as possible to assist eligible residents. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 157 Figure 44 Data Source: California Employment Development Department, Industry Employment in California Counties Data -50% -25% 0% 25% 50% 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 CHANGE IN INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT IN RIVERSIDE COUNTY, FOR TOP JOB SECTORS IN TEMECULA ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD SERVICE ARTS , ENTERTAINMENT, AND RECREATION MANUFACTURING RETAIL TRADE CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 158 MA-50 NEEDS AND MARKET ANALYSIS DISCUSSION Are there areas where households with multiple housing problems are concentrated? (include a definition of “concentration”) Concentrations of individual housing problems are defined as ten percent over the rate at which one or more housing problems occurs throughout the City as a whole, based on CHAS 2013-2017 data. The threshold rate is 28.3 percent. There are four contiguous census tracts in the northwestern quadrant of the City where there is a concentration of housing problems these can be seen in Figure. Are there any areas in the jurisdiction where racial or ethnic minorities or low-income families are concentrated? (include a definition of “concentration”) Concentration of racial and ethnicity minorities and low-income are defined as ten percent over the rate at which those variables occur throughout the City as a whole. The threshold rates for each are as follows: • Racial and ethnic minorities: 57.6 percent, and • Low-income 31.3 percent. There are two complete census tracts and a third census tract, most of which falls outside of Temecula where there is a concentration of racial and ethnic minorities. These census tracts are not adjacent. One of the census tracts, near the center of the City, is also identified as having a concentration of multiple housing problems and low-income. There are a total of four census tracts where a concentration of households have low-income. Those census tracts are contiguous and households in three of those census tracts also have concentrations of multiple housing problems. These concentrations are illustrated in Figure 46 and Figure 47. What are the characteristics of the market in these areas/neighborhoods? Generally, Temecula is comprised of predominantly White and upper-income neighborhoods. In 51 percent of the census tracts over half the population is white and in no census tracts are below 30 percent of the population white. There are no census tracts where fewer than 60 percent of households earn greater than 80 percent of AMI. The housing and economic indicators are generally consistent throughout the city. Are there any community assets in these areas/neighborhoods? No communities were identified as having concentrations of housing problems, racial or ethnic minorities or majorities, or low-income. Each neighborhood throughout the City contains its own unique community assets including open space, trails, recreational areas, schools, job centers, retail, and restaurants. Are there other strategic opportunities in any of these areas? CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 159 No communities were identified as having concentrations of housing problems, racial or ethnic minorities or majorities, or low-income. There are no readily apparent strategic opportunities to be addressed with CDBG, funds specific to any of these neighborhoods. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 160 Figure 45: Concentration of households with multiple housing problems CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 161 Figure 46: Concentration of racial and ethnic minorities CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 162 Figure 47: Concentration of households with low-income CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 163 MA-60 BROADBAND NEEDS OF HOUSING OCCUPIED BY LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS Describe the need for broadband wiring and connections for households, including low- and moderate-income households and neighborhoods. Broadbandnow.com is a widely used source of information about internet availability throughout the county and reports Temecula residents have several options for broadband internet service. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) mapping service, Fixed Broadband Deployment, shows at least two providers offer ADSL, Cable or Fiber connections to over 98 percent of residential households with downstream/upstream speeds of 100/10 megabits per second (mbps). According to broadbandnow.com, the average download speed in Temecula is 166.0 mbps, based on speed tests conducted over the last 12 months. The City of Temecula currently offers free WiFi in almost all City buildings. To stem learning loss caused by the need for remote learning due to COVID-19 and compounded by the digital divide, the City of Temecula and Temecula Valley Unified School Department (TVUSD) partnered to develop WiFi gardens. These are places where students can access high speed WiFi at no cost. Additionally, TVUSD provided MiFi wireless hotspots to students upon request by a parent or guardian. The City of Temecula’s Resident Survey included four questions to provide deeper insight into broadband internet access in the community. Of the 126 respondents, 113 had broadband internet access, most of those people have cable or phone/ fiber optic, don’t know the speed of their service, and pay between $76 to $100 per month for the service. Figure 48 Resident Survey, Broadband Internet Access CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 164 Figure 49: Resident Survey, Type of Broadband Internet Access Figure 50: Resident Survey, Speed of Broadband Internet Access CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 165 Figure 51: Resident Survey, Cost of Broadband Internet Access Describe the need for increased competition by having more than one broadband Internet service provider serve the jurisdiction. According to the FCC, 99.65 percent of Temecula households have access to at least two wired internet providers at their address. Throughout the City, residents are serviced by multiple internet service providers who offer high speed internet. Providers include, Earthlink, Spectrum, Viasat Internet, HughesNet, Frontier Communications and Southern California Telephone Company. Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T have indicated plans to offer highspeed (5G) wireless internet access soon. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 166 MA-65 HAZARD MITIGATION Describe the jurisdiction’s increased natural hazard risks associated with climate change. Climate change has increased the prevalence and severity of natural hazard risks including drought, flash floods/storms, and extreme heat events in Temecula. Intense dry seasons and wind conditions during the fall months have contributed to wildfires in the hills in and around Temecula in recent years, which threaten lives and property, damage local ecosystems, and negatively impact air quality. Temecula has a history of environmental stewardship, placing sustainability, energy and water conservation, and green building techniques among the City’s highest priorities. In recent decades, City Council Resolutions demonstrate Temecula’s commitment to open space, clean air, and modern building standards with the annexation of the Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve, green building, and clean air. The City has adopted the latest California Green Codes and added new solar facilities. Temecula is in the process of updating its General Plan, which will include an updated Climate Action Plan. The City purchases clean, renewable, local energy produced at the Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve Research 1 Solar project. This defrays costs to the city and residents and displaces over 4.5 metric tons of cardon dioxide annually. Since 2008, the City Council has had a standing committee on sustainability and the City’s Green Building resolution requires all new construction of City facilities to be designed and built to achieve U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) LEES Certified Standard. Describe the vulnerability of housing occupied by low- and moderate- income households to these risks. Most of the respondents to the Resident Survey feel somewhat prepared for a disaster (Figure 52). Low- and moderate-income residents and special needs populations are especially vulnerable to the risks of climate-related hazards. The residences of low- and moderate-income households are more often in worse condition and thus are more susceptible to external weather conditions such as extreme heat. Likewise, elderly residents are at a greater risk during extreme weather events such as extreme heat events. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 167 Figure 52: Resident Survey, Disaster Preparedness CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 168 Strategic Plan SP-05 OVERVIEW Temecula was built upon a strong base of civic participation. In 1989, when the City was incorporated, it was a small bedroom community. It has evolved and experienced significant growth in population and economic activity since then. The Strategic Plan is a guide for the City of Temecula to establish its housing, community and economic development priorities, strategies, and goals for the investment of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from HUD over the next five years, beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2026. The priority needs and goals established in this Strategic Plan are based on analysis of information including the results of the City’s 2022 Consolidated Plan Needs Assessment Resident Survey and housing and community development data elements required by HUD in the online Consolidated Plan system (the eCon Planning Suite) from the 2013-2017 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates and the Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS) covering the same period. Additional sources of information used to identify needs and establish priorities were obtained through consultation with local nonprofit agencies involved in the development of affordable housing and the delivery of public services to low- and moderate-income people, persons with special needs and those at risk of homelessness. In consideration of community input and available data, the five priority needs listed below are established as part of this Strategic Plan. • Improve neighborhoods, public facilities, and infrastructure. • Promote the development of affordable housing • Preserve the existing housing stock • Provide public services for low and moderate income, special needs, seniors, and veteran residents. • Provide public services for the homeless and those at risk of homelessness. Consistent with HUD’s national goals for the CDBG program to provide decent housing opportunities, maintain a suitable living environment and expand economic opportunities for low- and moderate-income residents, the priority needs listed above will be addressed over the next five years through the implementation of CDBG- funded activities aligned with the following nine measurable Strategic Plan goals as elaborated in Section SP-45: CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 169 Goal Name Category Need(s) Addressed Goal Outcome Indicator 1 Public facilities and infrastructure improvements Non-Housing Community Development Improve neighborhoods, public facilities, and infrastructure Public facility or infrastructure activities other than low-/moderate- income housing benefit: 20,000 people assisted 2. Affordable Housing Development Affordable Housing Promote development of affordable housing Rental units constructed 80 housing units 3. Housing Preservation Affordable Housing Preserve the existing housing stock Homeowner housing rehabbed 30 households 4. Services for low- and moderate- income residents Public Services Provide public services for low- and moderate-income, special needs, seniors, and veteran residents Public service activities other than low-/moderate- income housing benefit 2,000 people assisted 5. Services for residents with special needs, including seniors and veterans Public Services Provide public services for low- and moderate-income, special needs, seniors, and veteran residents Public service activities other than low-/moderate- income housing benefit: 375 people assisted 6. Services for the homeless and those at risk of homelessness Homeless Provide public services for the homeless and those at risk of homelessness Public service activities other than low-/moderate- income housing benefit: 325 people assisted Table 55 - Strategic Plan Summary Historically, the City of Temecula has used CDBG funding to support activities that meet one of the aforementioned goals or similar goals established in the prior Consolidated Plan. Over the next five years, the City will continue to support public services through CDBG public service grants and other local funds that meet the goals of this Strategic Plan. The City has established the following priority ranking system for housing and community development activities to be funded over the next five years: • High Priority: Activities meeting a high priority Strategic Plan Goal are expected to be funded during the 2022-2026 period. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 170 • Low Priority: Activities meeting a low priority Strategic Plan Goal may be considered for funding if sufficient funds are available after high priority activities are funded, up to but not exceeding the five-year goal outcome indicator set forth in this Strategic Plan. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 171 SP-10 GEOGRAPHIC PRIORITIES Describe the basis for allocating investments geographically within the jurisdiction (or within the EMSA for HOPWA) According to data from the 2013-2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates in HUD’s eCon Planning Suite for the Consolidated Plan, the City's household median income is $87,115. Evaluation of maps generated through HUD's Community Planning and Development mapping system (CPD Maps) reveals that each of the Census Tracts in the City of Temecula has a median household income of at least $42,880, about 50 percent of AMI. HUD allows CDBG grantees to implement certain activities such as initial construction or expansion of community facilities and infrastructure that benefit certain neighborhoods or villages (but not the entire City) provided that the entire service area for the facility or infrastructure is primarily residential and where at least 51 percent of residents are low- and moderate-income. As a more recently incorporated City, Temecula neighborhoods do not face the same problems as older cities. There are, however, infrastructure and public facilities within older subdivisions of Temecula and areas with high concentrations of multi-family housing which would benefit from upgrades or expansion, especially in complying with federal changes to accessibility requirements. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 172 SP-25 PRIORITY NEEDS Priority Need Promote the development of affordable housing Priority Level Low Population Extremely Low-; Low-; Moderate Geographic Areas Citywide Associated Goals Affordable housing development Description Create new housing affordable to extremely low-, low- and moderate-income households. through development of subsidized rental housing. Basis for Relative Priority According to ACS and CHAS data, 6,070 households earning 0- 80 percent of AMI are cost burdened— meaning those households pay more than 30 percent of income for housing costs and 4,645 households are severely cost burdened— meaning they pay more than 50 percent of income for housing costs. Of the severely cost burdened households, 2,965 are renters and most (2,150 households) earn less than 50 percent of AMI and are considered the most at risk of becoming homeless. The development of rental housing units affordable for low- and moderate-income households is rated as the highest priority need because over 53 percent of the City's households that earn less than 50 percent of AMI are renters who experience a severe cost burden, making these households the most at risk of homelessness. Additionally, responses to the 2022 Consolidated Plan Survey indicate the significant need for additional affordable housing units in Temecula. Priority Need Preserve the existing housing stock Priority Level High Population Extremely Low; Low; Moderate Geographic Areas Citywide Associated Goals Housing preservation Description As the City's housing stock ages, a growing percentage of housing units may need rehabilitation to allow them to remain safe and habitable. Low- and moderate-income homeowners, as well as owners of multi-family properties, may not be financially positioned to properly maintain their investments. Homeowners and renters who have fixed incomes may struggle to keep up their homes and be unable afford an increase to their rent. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 173 Basis for Relative Priority The age and condition of Temecula’s housing stock is an important indicator of potential rehabilitation needs. Over 90 percent of housing in Temecula has been constructed since 1980. Commonly, housing over 30 years of age needs some form of major rehabilitation, such as roof replacement, foundation work and plumbing systems. Housing over 20 years of age will generally exhibit deficiencies in terms of paint, weatherization, heating / air-conditioning systems, hot water heaters and finish plumbing fixtures. According to CHAS data showing the year housing units were built categorized by owner and renter tenure: Built 2000 or later 8,290 or 38 percent of the 21,600 owner- occupied housing units Built 1980-1999 11,920 or 55 percent of the 21,600-owner occupied housing unit Built 2000 or later 4,900 or 41 percent of the 12,045 renter- occupied housing units Built 1980-1999 6,050 or 50 percent of the 12,045 renter occupied housing units Preservation of the physical and functional integrity of existing housing units occupied by low- and moderate-income households is a cost-effective way to invest limited resources to retain existing housing units that are already affordable to low- and moderate-income households in the community. Housing rehabilitation and energy efficiency improvements together were high priority housing service reported by the Consolidated Plan Resident Survey. Priority Need Provide public services for low- and moderate-income, special needs, and veteran residents. Priority Level High Population Extremely Low; Low; Moderate; Elderly; Veteran; Persons with Mental Disabilities; Persons with Physical Disabilities; Persons with Developmental Disabilities; Persons with Alcohol or Other Addictions; Persons with HIV/AIDS and their Families; Victims of Domestic Violence Geographic Areas Citywide Associated Goals Services for low- and moderate-income residents Services for residents with special needs, including seniors and veterans Description The City of Temecula holds this as a high priority and will support CDBG public service activities which help support CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 174 residents with low- and moderate-income and special needs, including seniors and veterans, as individuals and families, with individual and group development. This priority will be addressed with CDBG and other public funds along with contributions from the private sector. Basis for Relative Priority The City of Temecula Strategic Plan for calls for a range of services for residents with low- and moderate-income and special needs, including seniors and veterans, as a high priority of the City. Analysis of available data and the Consolidated Plan Resident Survey revealed a high need for a range of additional services including, but not limited to, mental health services, services for abused and neglected children, healthcare services, services for survivors of domestic violence, services for persons with disabilities, substance abuse services, services for survivors of sexual assault, persons with HIV/AIDS, and other conditions. The top five high priority public services, according to the 2022 Consolidated Plan Resident Survey, are as follows: anti-crime program, mental health, homeless, transportation, and childcare services. Consultation with organizations providing services to seniors and veterans revealed a high need for a range of additional services. These needs will be addressed with CDBG and other public fund along with contributions from the private sector. There were 7,600 low- and moderate-income residents of Temecula, including an estimated 4,185 residents with incomes at 50 percent of the federal poverty level (ACS 2017, 5-year estimates). Approximately 18 percent of Riverside and Imperial County residents had mental illness and only about 12 percent of residents received mental health services, and over seven percent of residents needed but did not receive treatment at a specialty facility for substance abuse, in 2017 (SAMHSA). In 2020, 213 calls reporting domestic violence were made by residents of Temecula to law enforcement (State of California Department of Justice, OpenJustice). According to the 2013-2017 ACS data, 11,519 residents of Temecula over the age of 18 have one or more disability. As of 2019, 9,414 know they carry HIV and of those 268 were newly diagnosed the same year (U.S. Centers for Disease Control, Atlas Plus). Priority Need Provide public services to the homeless and those at risk of homelessness Priority Level High Population Extremely Low; Low; Moderate CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 175 Chronic Homelessness; Individuals; Families with Children; Mentally Ill; Veterans; Persons with HIV/AIDS Geographic Areas Citywide Associated Goals Services for the homeless and those at risk of homelessness Description The City of Temecula holds this a high priority and will support CDBG public service activities which help prevent homelessness and that support efforts for a structured path to stable housing for individuals and families who become homeless. Basis for Relative Priority According to the results of the most recent data available from the 2020 Point-In-Time Homeless Count (PIT Count), on any given night in Riverside County, approximately 2,884 people are homeless. To address incidences of homelessness in Temecula and to prevent extremely low-income families from becoming homeless, the City places a high priority on programs that provide homelessness prevention, street outreach, and rapid re- housing services. Homeless services were identified by residents in the 2022 Consolidated Plan survey and in consultation with community stakeholders as both in high need and a high priority. This priority will be addressed with CDBG and other public funds along with contributions from the private sector. Priority Need Improve neighborhood public facilities and infrastructure Priority Level High Population Extremely low, low, moderate Geographic Areas Local target area Citywide Associated Goals Public facilities and infrastructure improvements Description Public facility and infrastructure improvements, including removal of architectural barriers for public right of ways in roadways, public facilities. Basis for Relative Priority In consultation with the City of Temecula Public Works Department and the Community Services Department, a high level of need exists for activities such as public facilities improvements (including ADA improvements throughout the City) and infrastructure improvements. Based on need and available resources and results of the 2022 Consolidated Plan Needs Resident Survey and input from community workshops and consultations, the improvement of CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 176 neighborhood infrastructure and public facilities is rated as a high priority need for CDBG funds. Table 56 – Priority Needs Summary Narrative (Optional) The City will incorporate the above goals along with specific needs identified from the 2022 Consolidated Plan Resident Survey, community workshops and consultations in considering funding applications for each of its five Action Plans covered by the 2022- 2026 Consolidated Plan. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 177 SP-30 INFLUENCE OF MARKET CONDITIONS Affordable Housing Type Market Characteristics that will influence the use of funds available for housing type Tenant Based Rental Assistance (TBRA) The City of Temecula does not receive HOME funds. Any TBRA funds will be provided through the Housing Authority of the County of Riverside (HACR). TBRA for Non- Homeless Special Needs The City of Temecula does not receive HOME funds. Any TBRA funds will be provided through the Housing Authority of the County of Riverside (HACR). New Unit Production Based on land and development costs, it is more cost effective to subsidize the development of affordable multifamily rental units than to subsidize home purchase loans or the construction of single-family residences. In consideration of the lack of funding to completely address the need for affordable housing, the creation of new affordable housing during the Consolidated Plan will focus on rental housing units where other sources of funds may be leveraged to bring the per-unit development cost to the CDBG program well below $100,000 per unit. The cost of land, labor and materials affects the total development costs and the number of units that the City can support in any given year. Rehabilitation The City will be working with Habitat for Humanity in assisting low- and moderate-income homeowners with the minor rehabilitation of their housing units and with owners of multi-family properties seeking assistance for the rehabilitation of affordable housing units. Acquisition, including preservation The City will be working with developers that may propose the acquisition and preservation of existing housing units with sources other than CDBG. Table 57– Influence of Market Conditions CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 178 SP-35 ANTICIPATED RESOURCES Introduction During the five-year period of the Consolidated Plan from July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2026, the City of Temecula anticipates investing an estimated $2,762,560 of CDBG funds to support the goals of this Strategic Plan. The annual allocation of CDBG is subject to federal appropriations and changes in demographic data used in HUD’s formulas for each respective program. If Congress does not complete the appropriations process for HUD’s FY2022 appropriation prior to the thirty-day public review process for the Draft Action Plan and final public hearing in April and City funding is either increased or decreased from what is presented in the Draft Action Plan, no additional public review will be required. Instead, City staff will inquire of each agency with City Council-approved public services activities and determine if the agency will be able to implement their program with the budget change. Once the City has determined the number of agencies willing to proceed with their program, City staff will proportionately increase or decrease all agencies’ grant awards. Program Uses of Funds Expected Amount Available Year 1 Expected Amount Available Remainder of Con Plan $ Narrative Description Annual Allocation: $ Program Income: $ Prior Year Resources: $ Total: $ CDBG Acquisition Admin and Planning Economic Development Housing Public Improvements Public Services 552,512 21,604 574,116.09 $2,210,048 Based on 2022 FY allocation from HUD. Table 58- Anticipated Resources Explain how federal funds will leverage those additional resources (private, state and local funds), including a description of how matching requirements will be satisfied. Depending on the financing structure of a given activity, it may be advantageous for the City to use CDBG funds to leverage appropriate state, local and private resources, including but not limited to those listed below. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 179 Federal Resources • Continuum of Care (CoC) Program • HUD Veterans Affairs supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) • Supportive Housing for the Elderly (Section 202) • Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities (Section 811) • Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) • Youthbuild • Federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program State Resources • State Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program • Building Equity and Growth in Neighborhoods Program (BEGIN) • CalHome Program • State Housing and Community Development Permanent Local Housing Allocation • Multifamily Housing Program (MHP) • Housing Related Parks Grant • CalHFA Single and Multi-Family Program • Mental Health Service Act (MHSA) Funding Local Resources • Riverside County CoC • Housing Authority of Riverside County (HARCO) • Southern California Home Financing Authority (SCHFA) • City of Temecula General Fund • City of Temecula Capital Improvement Program Private Resources • Federal Home Loan Bank, Affordable Housing Program • Community Reinvestment Act Programs • United Way Funding • Private Contributions If appropriate, describe publicly owned land or property located within the jurisdiction that may be used to address the needs identified in the plan. Land or property necessary to address the needs identified in the Consolidated Plan would need to be acquired using HUD grant funds or other resources. No publicly owned land or property is available for this use. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 180 Discussion The City plans to spend $574,166 of CDBG funds on housing, community development, public facilities, infrastructure, and neighborhood services activities that promote a suitable living environment between July 2022 and June 2023. It is anticipated approximately $380,737 of this will be spent on public facilities, infrastructure, and housing rehab projects and that $82,877 will be spent on neighborhood services. Projects include: • Before and after school programming, • Homeless services, • Housing rehab, and • ADA modifications. Assuming the continued funding level of the CDBG program, the City may allocate CDBG funds for economic opportunity activities to support the development and expansion of local small businesses during this next Consolidated Planning cycle through its Office of Economic Development with its microenterprise assistance program. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 181 SP-40 INSTITUTIONAL DELIVERY STRUCTURE Table 59 provides an overview of the institutional structure through which the City will carry out its Consolidated Plan including the private, nonprofit, and public sectors. Responsible Entity Responsible Entity Type Role Geographic Area Served City of Temecula Community Development Department Government Economic Development Homelessness Non-homeless special needs Ownership Planning Rental neighborhood improvements public facilities public services Jurisdiction City of Temecula Public Works Department Government neighborhood improvements public facilities Jurisdiction City of Temecula Community Services Department Government Non-homeless special needs neighborhood improvements Jurisdiction City of Temecula Office of Economic Development Government Economic Development Jurisdiction Riverside County Continuum of Care Continuum of care Homelessness Region Fair Housing Council of Riverside County, Inc., Non-profit organizations Ownership Public Housing Rental Region Habitat for Humanity Inland Valley Non-profit organizations Ownership/ Rehab Region Table 59- Institutional Delivery Structure CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 182 Assess of Strengths and Gaps in the Institutional Delivery System The institutional delivery system in Temecula is high-functioning and collaborative— particularly the relationship between local government and the nonprofit sector comprised of a network of capable non-profit organizations that are delivering a full range of services to residents. Strong City departments anchor the administration of HUD grant programs and the housing, community and economic development activities that are implemented by the City. No institutional gaps were identified during the consolidated planning process. The gaps continue to be more in the lack of financial resources available to the City and its partners to meet identified needs. Availability of services targeted to homeless persons and persons with HIV and mainstream services Homelessness Prevention Services Available in the Community Targeted to Homeless Targeted to People with HIV Homelessness Prevention Services Counseling/Advocacy X Legal Assistance X Mortgage Assistance X Rental Assistance X Utilities Assistance X Street Outreach Services Law Enforcement X X Mobile Clinics X X Other Street Outreach Services X X Supportive Services Alcohol & Drug Abuse X X Child Care X Education X Employment and Employment Training X Healthcare X X HIV/AIDS X Life Skills X X Mental Health Counseling X Transportation X X Table 60- Homeless Prevention Services Summary CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 183 Describe how the service delivery system including, but not limited to, the services listed above meet the needs of homeless persons (particularly chronically homeless individuals and families, families with children, veterans and their families, and unaccompanied youth) The City of Temecula’s public service programs will focus on the provision of services to address the needs of homeless persons, particularly chronically homeless individuals, families with children, veterans and their families and unaccompanied youth through the CDBG public service grants awarded to local nonprofit service providers. Street outreach, homelessness prevention, and supportive services for special needs populations are high priority needs within this Strategic Plan and will be funded as part of the Annual Action Plan each year. An obstacle to delivering services to homeless populations can be the homeless individual’s willingness to seek assistance and housing. To address this barrier through direct outreach and engagement with linkages to available resources in the City and the region, the City has contracted with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. It will provide two deputies specially trained to address the needs of the homeless. The Homeless Outreach Team officers work to develop trust between the Sheriff’s Department and the homeless individuals and provide referrals to the Riverside County Department of Social Services and local nonprofit service providers. Describe the strengths and gaps of the service delivery system for special needs population and persons experiencing homelessness, including, but not limited to, the services listed above. Temecula has a long track record of successful partnerships among public and private sector entities. The delivery system for the HUD grant program is no exception. Communication and cooperation is strong between the City of Temecula Community Development Department and the Southwest Riverside County Homeless Alliance and the partner agencies and organizations that administer activities. City staff continues to work closely with the other organizations to improve regulatory compliance, monitoring, cooperation and partnerships among agencies and technical capacity of organizations involved in project delivery. The single most significant gap in the service delivery system remains the lack of available funding to support local programs in Temecula for special needs populations and persons experiencing homelessness. In Temecula, this funding is limited to 15 percent of the annual allocation of CDBG funds. The City is not a direct recipient of Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funds; therefore, most of the HUD funding to address homelessness is available through the Riverside County Department of Social Services and the Continuum of Care. State funding has been reduced with several years of fiscal challenges for the State of California and City funds for this purpose are CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 184 limited. Prior to the coronavirus pandemic HUD grants had declined over the last twelve years. CARES Act funding has been enabled the City to respond where needs were most acute. However, it has been difficult to accommodate increasing levels of need in the community and increases in the cost of providing services to homeless and special needs populations. Provide a summary of the strategy for overcoming gaps in the institutional structure and service delivery system for carrying out a strategy to address priority needs. To address the lack of resources necessary to support local programs in Temecula for special needs populations and persons experiencing homelessness, the City continues to work with its nonprofit service providers to explore alternate funding sources and encourages the identification of alternate revenue streams. One source is the HUD funding through the Continuum of Care. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 185 SP-45 GOALS SUMMARY Goal Name Time Period Category Geographic Area Needs Addressed Funding Goal Outcome Indicator 1. Affordable Housing Development 2022- 2026 Affordable Housing Citywide Promote the development of affordable housing CDBG: $0 Rental units constructed 80 housing units Description: Support development of affordable housing by leveraging CDBG to optimize other public and private sources of financing. 2. Housing Preservation 2022- 2026 Affordable Housing Citywide Preserve exiting housing stock CDBG: $241,018 Homeowner housing rehabbed 30 households Description: Preservation of the quality of existing affordable housing stock occupied by low- and moderate-income households, renters, and owners. 3. Services for low- and moderate- income residents 2022- 2026 Public Services Citywide Provide public services for low- and moderate- income, special needs, seniors, and veteran residents CDBG: $166,505 Public service activities other than low- /moderate- income housing benefit 2,000 people assisted Description: Provide lower-income persons with appropriate health, fitness, recreational, educational, and other services, including, but not limited to, childcare, before and after school care and healthcare services to support the well-being of low- and moderate-income families. 4. Services for residents with special needs 2022- 2026 Public Services Citywide Provide public services for low- and moderate- income, special needs, seniors, and veteran residents CDBG: $140,195 Public service activities other than low- /moderate- income housing benefit: 375 people assisted Provide supportive services for residents with special needs, including, but not limited, to those services addressing the needs of residents with disabilities, domestic violence, substance abuse; HIV/AIDS; seniors, and veterans with appropriate supportive services, including, but not limited to, those related to health, fitness, recreational and educational services. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 186 Goal Name Time Period Category Geographic Area Needs Addressed Funding Goal Outcome Indicator 5. Services for the homeless and at risk of homelessness 2022- 2026 Homeless Citywide Provide public services for the homeless and those at risk of homelessness CDBG: $95,303 Public service activities other than low- /moderate- income housing benefit: 325 people assisted Support a continuum of services in Riverside County to prevent and eliminate homelessness including, but not limited to, supportive services for the homeless and those at-risk of homelessness, including homelessness prevention programs, emergency shelter programs and transitional housing. 6. Public facilities an infrastructure improvement 2022- 2026 Non-Housing Community Development Citywide Improve neighborhood s, public facilities, and infrastructure CDBG: $1,605,139 Public facility or infrastructur e activities other than low- /moderate- income housing benefit: 20,000 people assisted Improve City of Temecula public facilities and infrastructure to benefit low- and moderate-income residents or those presumed under HUD regulations to be low- and moderate-income such as the elderly and disabled adults. The City anticipated averaging approximately one accessibility activity a year. 7. Administration 2022- 2026 N/A Citywide N/A CDBG: $536,004 N/A Description: Provide for the timely and compliant administration of the CDBG programs in accordance with HUD policy and federal regulations. HUD requires the City to represent Administration funds as a “goal” within the Strategic Plan so that the sources of funds (refer to Section SP-35) are fully allocated to goals CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 187 Table 61 – Goals Summary Estimate the number of extremely low-income, low-income, and moderate-income families to whom the jurisdiction will provide affordable housing as defined by HOME 91.315(b)(2) The City does not receive an allocation of HOME funds. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 188 SP-50 PUBLIC HOUSING ACCESSIBILITY AND INVOLVEMENT Need to Increase the Number of Accessible Units (if Required by a Section 504 Voluntary Compliance Agreement) Not applicable. The Housing Authority of Riverside County (HACR) not have a Section 504 Voluntary Compliance Agreement. Activities to Increase Resident Involvement The Housing Authority maintains active resident councils at all public housing developments and includes resident members on its Board of Directors. The Housing Authority constantly seeks feedback from residents on improvements and planning documents to ensure activities are meeting the needs of residents. The Housing Authority maintains a home ownership program for current public housing tenants. The program with its Family Self-Sufficiency Program to help households save money for a down payment through an escrow account. Is the public housing agency designated as troubled under 24 CFR part 902? No. Plan to remove the ‘troubled’ designation Not applicable. HARC is designated as a high performing PHA. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 189 SP-55 BARRIERS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING Barriers to Affordable Housing A barrier to affordable housing is a public policy or nongovernmental condition that constrains the development or rehabilitation of affordable housing. Barriers can include land use controls, property taxes, state prevailing wage requirements, environmental protection, cost of land and monetary resources. Barriers to affordable housing are distinguished from impediments to fair housing choice in the sense that barriers are lawful and impediments to fair housing choice are usually unlawful. Based on information gathered during community meetings, the 2022 Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice, Consolidated Plan Resident Survey, the 2021- 2029 Housing Element and market analysis, the primary barriers to affordable housing in Temecula are • housing affordability, • the lack of monetary resources necessary to develop and sustain affordable housing, • concentrations of racial and ethnic minorities, • access to opportunities and exposure to adverse community factors, and • housing issues. These barriers are interconnected. Demand for affordable housing exceeds the supply, insufficient resources are available to increase the supply of affordable housing resulting in renter households – and to a disproportionate extent Black, Native American, and Hispanic renter households - living in suboptimal housing conditions. Those conditions are housing cost burden, incomplete kitchens and plumbing, overcrowding, cost burden, inordinately great distances from employment centers, low access to public and affordable transportation, low homeownership rates and high exposure to poverty. As Temecula’s population continues to change it should anticipate meeting the needs of a small and increasing proportion of the population in Temecula has limited English proficiency, an aging population and those posed by increasingly diverse population and degree of segregation trends. In the last five years, the elimination of local Redevelopment Agencies by the State of California resulted in the loss of a crucial resource for the development and preservation of affordable housing. This was the most significant public policy change impacting affordable housing and residential investment. While there are mechanisms whereby certain affordable housing assets tied to the former Redevelopment Agencies may be utilized today, these resources are finite and scarce. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 190 Strategy to Remove or Ameliorate the Barriers to Affordable Housing To address these barriers the City will work to take the following steps. • Investing CDBG into preservation of affordable housing and continuing to leverage CDBG funds to attract private and other available public resources, • Marketing CDBG-funded programs in high poverty areas in a way that is accessible to low-income residents, • Promoting or targeting CDBG funded non-housing activities to high poverty areas, • Promoting fair housing education for tenants and homebuyers, and landlord and realtors, • Maintaining fair housing resource on the City website and maintaining housing and a community development resources list Additionally, in 2018, the City adopted an Affordable Housing Overlay (AHO) ordinance, which addresses the need for affordable housing in three ways. First it created the conditions for the development of new affordable housing units in a range of sizes including micro units and efficiencies that may be beneficial to developmentally disabled adults. The AHO also removed barriers to affordable housing development by allowing multi-family uses at higher densities by right without a conditional use permit. The AHO established this zone on at least 100 acres throughout the City to promote inclusive living patterns with respect to the location of affordable housing outside of areas with relatively higher exposure to poverty. The City will continue to work with developers in accessing other funds to address the affordable housing needs. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 191 SP-60 HOMELESSNESS STRATEGY Introduction Preventing and ending homelessness is a HUD priority addressed regionally through coordination of strategies carried out locally by government agencies, community- based organizations, and faith-based groups. Consistent with this approach, the City of Temecula supports the efforts of Riverside County Continuum of Care (CoC) and its member organizations. The City participates in the Southwest Riverside County Homeless Alliance which it helped to create. Through its HOT program, the County Sheriff’s Department works with homeless individuals and refers them to the appropriate service providers. Reaching out to homeless persons (especially unsheltered persons) and assessing their individual needs The City supports local nonprofit agencies that provide outreach, and housing counseling to low- and moderate-income residents to prevent homelessness. The City is optimistic that this investment in outreach, assessment and connection to appropriate resources will significantly reduce the number of homeless. Through its HOT program, the County Sheriff’s Department works with homeless individuals and refers them to the appropriate service providers. Street outreach activities implemented by local service providers are a means to identify and bring forward individuals that are generally the least likely to seek out services. Street outreach plays a critical role throughout the County by homeless residents and connecting those residents with housing and support services. The CoC adopted the national best-practice coordinated intake and assessment model to connect individuals and families experiencing homelessness more effectively or at- risk of homelessness to appropriate services and housing interventions. Through dynamic prioritization, collaborative coordination, intentional resource utilization, equitable resource distribution, and regional service planning area prioritization, the Coordinated Entry System (CES) includes multiple service providers, a virtual “front door” and a “no wrong door” approach. Dialing 2-1-1 is a good first step for any individual or family that is at-risk of homelessness or that has become homeless. 2-1-1 representatives are skilled at connecting residents to the nearest service provider that serves as an “access point” for the CES. Addressing the emergency and transitional housing needs of homeless persons To end homelessness on a local level, the City through its involvement in Temecula Homeless Coalition and its partnerships with local nonprofit and religious partners is addressing the needs of the homeless. The City is participating with the CoC in seeking additional permanent housing that is closely aligned with supportive services CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 192 that ensure that newly created housing stability can be maintained. However, because the demand for affordable housing far outpaces the region’s supply, the CoC continues to rely on its existing emergency and transitional housing system to address the immediate needs of Riverside County’s homeless population. The City continues to allow emergency shelters and transitional housing in areas that the Zoning Code allows by right. Helping homeless persons (especially chronically homeless individuals and families, families with children, veterans and their families, and unaccompanied youth) make the transition to permanent housing and independent living, including shortening the period of time that individuals and families experience homelessness, facilitating access for homeless individuals and families to affordable housing units, and preventing individuals and families who were recently homeless from becoming homeless again. This Strategic Plan provides for the use of CDBG funds to support activities implemented by local nonprofit organizations that provide services to help prevent and eliminate homelessness, including but not limited to, families at risk of homelessness, victims of domestic violence, special needs populations and emancipated foster youth. Help low-income individuals and families avoid becoming homeless, especially extremely low-income individuals and families who are likely to become homeless after being discharged from a publicly funded institution or system of care, or who are receiving assistance from public and private agencies that address housing, health, social services, employment, education or youth needs. An individual or family is considered at-risk of becoming homeless if it experiences extreme difficulty maintaining housing and has no reasonable alternatives for obtaining subsequent housing. Homelessness often results from a complex set of circumstances that require people to choose between food, shelter, and other basic needs. Examples of common circumstances that can cause homelessness include eviction, loss of income, insufficient income, disability, increase in the cost of housing, discharge from an institution, irreparable damage, or deterioration to housing, and fleeing from family violence. The most effective and cost-efficient means to address homelessness is to prevent episodes of homelessness from occurring in the first place. This Strategic Plan provides for the use of CDBG funds to support activities implemented by local nonprofit organizations that provide services to help prevent homelessness. In Program Year 2022-2023 the City of Temecula’s Homeless Prevention and Diversion Program as well as Community Mission of Hope will connect CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 193 homeless individuals and households with housing and other services and financial and food assistance to address and prevent homelessness. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 194 SP-65 LEAD BASED PAINT HAZARDS Actions to address LBP hazards and increase access to housing without LBP hazards. The Residential Lead Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (Title X) emphasizes prevention of childhood lead poisoning through housing-based approaches. This strategy requires the City to implement programs that protect children living in older housing from lead hazards. Overall, the City has a relatively new housing stock. Therefore, lead-based paint hazards are not an extensive issue in Temecula. According to ACS data, Temecula’s housing stock (about 93 percent) was built after 1979, when the use of lead-based paint was outlawed, meaning that the residents of these homes should not be at risk of lead-based paint hazards. Only those units constructed prior to January 1, 1978, are presumed to have the potential to contain lead-based paint. In these units, the best way to have reasonable assurance that lead-based paint hazards are not present is to have the painted surfaces tested. To reduce lead-based paint hazards, the City takes the following actions: • Include lead testing and abatement procedures, as required, in all residential rehabilitation activities falling under Strategic Plan Goal No. 2 for units built prior to January 1, 1978. • Educate residents on the health hazards of lead-based paint through brochures and encourage screening children for elevated blood-lead levels. • Disseminate brochures about lead hazards through organizations such as the Fair Housing Council of Riverside County and the City’s residential rehabilitation activities. How are the actions listed above related to the extent of lead poisoning and hazards? Over time through testing and abatement, monitoring of public health data, and through public education, the public will have greater awareness of the hazards of lead-based paint to children. This will prompt homeowners, landlords, and parents of young children to proactively address unsafe housing conditions in pre-1978 units where children may potentially be exposed to lead-based paint hazards. How are the actions listed above integrated into housing policies and procedures? The City of Temecula require the dissemination of brochures provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to all applicants as part of the transmittal of the program application. Any unit receiving assistance through the program that was built prior to January 1, 1978, is tested for lead-based paint. If lead-based paint is CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 195 present, appropriate abatement procedures are implemented as part of the rehabilitation contract consistent with the requirements of 24 CFR Part 35. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 196 SP-70 ANTI-POVERTY STRATEGY Jurisdiction Goals, Programs and Policies for reducing the number of Poverty-Level Families. Poverty continues to be a significant challenge in Temecula and throughout Riverside County. According to the 2013-2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, there are 8,697 Temecula residents living below the poverty level. Of these residents, 37 percent identify as Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 33 percent identify as American Indian and Alaska Native, 15 percent identify as some other race, 12 percent identify as Black or African American, seven percent identify as Asian, seven percent identify as White, seven percent identify as two or more races, and 11 percent identify as Hispanic or Latino (of any race). To meaningfully address this challenge, each of the goals included in the 2022-2026 Strategic Plan is aligned to support activities promoting the availability of affordable housing and provide essential services that directly benefit low- and moderate- income residents. In the implementation of the Strategic Plan, the City will prioritize funding for activities that most effectively address these goals over the next five years. This strategy will emphasize using CDBG funds to help individuals and families rise out of poverty to long-term self-sufficiency. The implementation of CDBG activities meeting the goals established in this Strategic Plan will help to reduce the number of poverty-level families by supporting • expansion of housing affordable to low- and moderate-income households; • preservation of decent housing affordable to low- and moderate-income households; • a continuum of housing and public service programs to prevent and eliminate homelessness; • public services for low- and moderate-income residents including the elderly, veterans, those with special needs and those at risk of homelessness offered by nonprofit organizations receiving CDBG funds; • improved accessibility of public infrastructure and facilities, and • economic opportunity for low- and moderate-income residents who own microenterprise businesses (five or fewer employees) or are starting a new microenterprise business. In addition to these local efforts, mainstream state and federal resources also contribute to reducing the number of individuals and families in poverty. Federal programs such as the Earned Income Tax Credit and Head Start provide a pathway out of poverty for families who are ready to pursue employment and educational opportunities. In California, the primary programs that assist families in poverty are CalWORKS, CalFresh (formerly food stamps) and Medi-Cal. Together, these programs CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 197 provide individuals and families with employment assistance, subsidy for food, medical care, childcare, and cash payments to meet basic needs such as housing, nutrition and transportation. Other services are available to assist persons suffering from substance abuse, domestic violence, and mental illness. How are the Jurisdiction poverty reducing goals, programs, and policies coordinated with this affordable housing plan? Temecula’s desirable location in southwestern Riverside County makes it a high-cost housing area. Housing costs declined and became more affordable following the mortgage-backed securities housing foreclosure crisis. Home values have returned to pre-recession levels and are currently out of reach for some. National funding limitations on Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers and long application wait lists for both conventional public housing and publicly assisted affordable housing limit the number of families in poverty that can benefit from these housing opportunities or programs. The goals of this Strategic Plan are aligned to benefit low- and moderate-income residents to reduce the number of poverty-level families. For example, the goal to develop new affordable rental housing opportunities available to families earning less than 30, 50 and 80 percent of AMI will provide additional affordable housing options for families transitioning from activities funded under the Homelessness Prevention Services goal. The Affordable Housing Preservation goal will include activities targeted to families who own their residence but lack the resources to address emergency repairs or maintain the property in compliance with City codes and standards. Addressing substandard or emergency housing conditions allows low- and moderate- income families to maintain housing stability, while also guaranteeing that all economic segments of the community live in decent housing. The low- and moderate-income residents, seniors and veterans and special needs services goals will fund activities targeted to families in poverty and other low- and moderate-income households with specific service needs. The small business creation and expansion goal will provide technical assistance to low- and moderate-income owners of microenterprise businesses (five or fewer employees) or those low- and moderate- income people seeking to start their own local microenterprise. Providing this range of targeted services allows low- and moderate-income residents in Temecula with opportunities to rise from poverty and become more self-sufficient. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 198 SP-80 MONITORING Describe the standards and procedures that the jurisdiction will use to monitor activities carried out in furtherance of the plan and will use to ensure long-term compliance with requirements of the programs involved, including minority business outreach and the comprehensive planning requirements To ensure CDBG funds are used efficiently and in compliance with applicable regulations, the City provides technical assistance to all subrecipients at the beginning of each program year and monitors subrecipients throughout the program year. Technical Assistance To enhance compliance with federal program regulations, the City provides an annual Notice of Funding Availability workshop to review the Strategic Plan goals, program requirements and available resources with potential applicants. After the Action Plan is approved, a mandatory subrecipient workshop is held to review program regulations in detail, to provide useful forms and resources for documenting compliance and to review the City’s compliance procedures and requirements. Additionally, individualized technical assistance is provided on an as-needed basis throughout a program year. Activity Monitoring All activities are monitored, beginning with a detailed review upon receipt of an application to determine eligibility, conformance with a National Objective and conformance with a Plan goal. This review also examines the proposed use of funds, eligibility of the service area, eligibility of the intended beneficiaries and likelihood of compliance with other federal requirements such as the National Environmental Policy Act, the System for Award Management (SAM) debarment list, prevailing wage, Minority and Women Business Enterprise, Section 3 and federal acquisition and relocation regulations, as applicable. Subrecipients are required to submit an audit and other documentation to establish their capacity, and any findings noted in the audit are reviewed with the applicant. Eligible applications are then considered for funding. Once funded, desk monitoring includes ongoing review of required quarterly performance reports. For CDBG public service activities, an on-site monitoring is conducted once every two years, or more frequently as needed to ensure compliance. These reviews include both a fiscal and programmatic review of the subrecipient’s activities. The reviews determine if the subrecipient is complying with the program regulations and City contract. Areas routinely reviewed include overall administration, financial systems, appropriateness CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2026 CONSOLIDATED PLAN 199 of program expenditures, program delivery, client eligibility determination and documentation, reporting systems, and achievement toward achieving contractual goals. Following the monitoring visit, a written report is provided delineating the results of the review and any findings of non-compliance and the required corrective action. Subrecipients normally have 30 days to provide the City with corrective actions taken to address any noted findings. Individualized technical assistance is provided, as noted above as soon as compliance concerns are identified. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2023 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN 200 2022-2023 Action Plan AP-15 EXPECTED RESOURCES During the five-year period of the Consolidated Plan from July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2026, the City of Temecula anticipates investing an estimated $2.8 million of CDBG funds to support the goals of this Strategic Plan. The annual allocation of CDBG is subject to federal appropriations and changes in demographic data used in HUD’s formulas for each respective program. If Congress does not complete the appropriations process for HUD’s FY2022 appropriation prior to the thirty-day public review process for the Draft Action Plan and final public hearing in April and City funding is either increased or decreased from what is presented in the Draft Action Plan, no additional public review will be required. Instead, City staff will inquire of each agency with City Council-approved public services activities and determine if the agency will be able to implement their program with the budget change. Once the City has determined the number of agencies willing to proceed with their program, City staff will proportionately increase or decrease all agencies’ grant awards. Should additional CDBG funding become available during the program year through cost savings, increase in allocation, or dropped activities, the City will use CDBG funds to expand the scope of its multi-phased Old Town Sidewalk Improvement program or fund a priority need identified in its ADA Transition Plan. If additional funding becomes available for public services for the same reasons during the program year, the funds will be distributed proportionately among the approved CDBG-funded public services agencies. No additional public review will be required to take this action, because this would be considered a minor amendment to the Annual Action Plan. For the 2022-2023 Program Year, the City will receive an estimated $552,512 of CDBG funds. When combined with available prior year resources the 2022-2023 Action Plan allocates $574,116 of CDBG funds to program activities that will be implemented from July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2023 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN 201 Program Uses of Funds Expected Amount Available Year 1 Expected Amount Available Remainder of Con Plan Narrative Description Annual Allocation: Program Income: Prior Year Resources: Total: CDBG Acquisition Admin and Planning Economic Development Housing Public Improvements Public Services $552,512 $0 $21,604 $574,116 $2,210,048 Based on 2022 FY allocation from HUD. Table 62 -Anticipated Resources Explain how federal funds will leverage those additional resources (private, state and local funds), including a description of how matching requirements will be satisfied. Available public resources to serve low- and moderate-income households will need to be distributed across the spectrum of needs and heavily leveraged when possible. This means providing funds for housing rehabilitation, and the creation or development of new housing serving the target groups. The City will actively pursue additional State and federal funding sources to leverage CDBG Funds. If appropriate, describe publicly owned land or property located within the jurisdiction that may be used to address the needs identified in the plan. Land or property necessary to address the needs identified in the Consolidated Plan would need to be acquired using HUD grant funds or other resources. No publicly owned land or property is available for this use. Discussion The City of Temecula shares overall responsibility for meeting the priority needs identified in the Strategic Plan with many agencies and organizations. The City is responsible for using CDBG entitlement funds to address the needs of low- and moderate-income residents. Other City departments and organizations provide services to low- and moderate-income residents by utilizing funding from federal, state, local and private resources. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2023 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN 202 AP-20 ANNUAL GOALS AND OBJECTIVES Goals Summary Information Goal Name Time Period Category Geographic Area Needs Addressed Funding Goal Outcome Indicator 1. Affordable Housing Development 2022- 2023 Affordable Housing Citywide Promote the development of affordable housing CDBG: $0 Rental units constructed 16 housing units Description: Support development of affordable housing by leveraging CDBG to optimize other public and private sources of financing. 2. Housing Preservation 2022- 2023 Affordable Housing Citywide Preserve exiting housing stock CDBG: $49,724 Homeowner housing rehabbed 5 households Description: Preservation of the quality of existing affordable housing stock occupied by low- and moderate-income households, renters, and owners. 3. Services for low- and moderate- income residents 2022- 2023 Public Services Citywide Provide public services for low- and moderate- income, special needs, seniors, and veteran residents CDBG: $41,553 Public service activities other than low- /moderate- income housing benefit 403 people assisted Description: Provide lower-income persons with appropriate health, fitness, recreational, educational and other services, including, but not limited to, childcare, before and after school care and healthcare services to support the well-being of low- and moderate-income families. 4. Services for residents with special needs, including seniors and veterans. 2022- 2023 Public Services Citywide Provide public services for low- and moderate- income, special needs, seniors, and veteran residents CDBG: $21,677 Public service activities other than low- /moderate- income housing benefit: 127 CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2023 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN 203 Goal Name Time Period Category Geographic Area Needs Addressed Funding Goal Outcome Indicator Provide supportive services for residents with special needs, including, but not limited, to those services addressing the needs of residents with disabilities, domestic violence, substance abuse; HIV/AIDS; seniors, and veterans with appropriate supportive services, including, but not limited to, those related to health, fitness, recreational and educational services. people assisted 5. Services for the homeless and those at risk of homelessness 2022- 2023 Homeless Citywide Provide public services for the homeless and those at risk of homelessness CDBG: $19,645 Public service activities other than low- /moderate- income housing benefit: 180 people assisted Support a continuum of services in Riverside County to prevent and eliminate homelessness including, but not limited to, supportive services for the homeless and those at-risk of homelessness, including homelessness prevention programs, emergency shelter programs and transitional housing. 6. Public facilities an infrastructure improvement 2022- 2023 Non-Housing Community Development Citywide Improve neighborhood s, public facilities, and infrastructure CDBG: $331,014 Public facility or infrastructur e activities other than low- /moderate- income housing benefit: 7,287 people assisted Improve City of Temecula public facilities and infrastructure to benefit low- and moderate-income residents or those presumed under HUD regulations to be low- and moderate-income such as the elderly and disabled adults. The City anticipated averaging approximately one accessibility activity a year. 7. Administration 2022- 2023 N/A Citywide N/A CDBG: $110,502 N/A CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2023 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN 204 Goal Name Time Period Category Geographic Area Needs Addressed Funding Goal Outcome Indicator Description: Provide for the timely and compliant administration of the CDBG programs in accordance with HUD policy and federal regulations. HUD requires the City to represent Administration funds as a “goal” within the Strategic Plan so that the sources of funds (refer to Section SP-35) are fully allocated to goals Table 63 – Goals Summary CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2023 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN 205 AP-35 PROJECTS Introduction To address the high priority needs identified in the Strategic Plan, the City of Temecula will invest CDBG in projects that preserve affordable housing; provide fair housing services; provide services to low- and moderate-income residents; provide services to seniors, veterans and residents with special needs; prevent homelessness; improve public facilities and infrastructure; and facilitate the creation or expansion of small businesses. Together, these projects will address the housing, community and economic development needs of low- and moderate-income residents. 2022-2023 Projects 1. Operation School Bell 2. Before & After School Program 3. Housing Resource - Case Management Program 4. Comprehensive Fair Housing Program 5. Senior Assistance Program 6 Crisis Intervention & Supportive Services for Trauma Survivors 7 Temecula SAFE & Healthy Families Program 8 CASA Program 9 Homeless Prevention & Diversion Program 10 Critical Home Repair & Maintenance Program 11 ADA Transition Plan Implementation 12 CDBG Administration Table 64 – Project Information Describe the reasons for allocation priorities and any obstacles to addressing underserved needs Based on the Strategic Plan, the City is allocating 100 percent of its non-administrative CDBG allocation for program year 2022-2023 to projects and activities that benefit low- and moderate-income people. The primary obstacles to meeting the underserved needs of low- and moderate-income people include lack of funding from federal, state and other local sources. The City does not expect any projects directly furthering the goals for affordable housing development, and small business expansion and creation during program year 2022-2023. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2023 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN 206 AP-38 PROJECT SUMMARY 1 Project Name Operation School Bell Target Area Citywide Goals Supported Service for low- and moderate-income residents Needs Addressed Provide public services for low and moderate income, special needs, seniors, and veteran residents. Funding $7,226 Description Clothing & supplies for low-income students in TVUSD Target Date 6/30/2023 Estimate the number and type of families that will benefit 70 people assisted Planned Activities Gift cards to purchase shoes and clothes 2 Project Name Before & After School Program Target Area Citywide Goals Supported Service for low- and moderate-income residents Needs Addressed Provide public services for low and moderate income, special needs, seniors, and veteran residents. Funding $7,226 Description Round trip school transportation; activities before and after school Target Date 6/30/2023 Estimate the number and type of families that will benefit 8 people assisted Planned Activities Scholarships 3 Project Name Housing Resource - Case Management Program Target Area Citywide Goals Supported Services for the homeless and those at risk of homelessness Needs Addressed Provide public services for the homeless and those at risk of homelessness CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2023 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN 207 Funding $7,226 Description Provide case management for homeless to find housing; food pantry for those in need Target Date 6/30/2023 Estimate the number and type of families that will benefit 150 people assisted Planned Activities Personnel 4 Project Name Comprehensive Fair Housing Program Target Area Citywide Goals Supported Services for low- and moderate-income residents Needs Addressed Provide public services for low- and moderate-income, special needs, seniors, and veterans Funding $19,875 Description Fair housing education, training, technical assistance; landlord/ tenant mediation Target Date 6/30/2023 Estimate the number and type of families that will benefit 320 people assisted Planned Activities Personnel, rent, equipment, supplies 5 Project Name Senior Assistance Program Target Area Citywide Goals Supported Services for low- and moderate-income residents Needs Addressed Provide public services for low- and moderate-income, special needs, seniors, and veterans Funding $7,226 Description Provide direct costs of hospice care for senior citizens and severely disabled Target Date 6/30/2023 Estimate the number and type of families that will benefit 41 people assisted CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2023 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN 208 Planned Activities Personnel, rent, equipment, supplies 6 Project Name Crisis Intervention & Supportive Services for Trauma Survivors Target Area Citywide Goals Supported Services for residents with special needs, including seniors and veterans Needs Addressed Provide public services for low and moderate income, special needs, seniors, and veteran residents Funding $7,226 Description Provide support and services to survivors of sexual assault and their families Target Date 6/30/2023 Estimate the number and type of families that will benefit 13 people assisted Planned Activities Salaries and supplies 7 Project Name Temecula SAFE & Healthy Families Program Target Area Citywide Goals Supported Services for residents with special needs, including seniors and veterans Needs Addressed Provide public services for low and moderate income, special needs, seniors, and veteran residents Funding $7,226 Description Victim awareness; case management; support for victims Target Date 6/30/2023 Estimate the number and type of families that will benefit 73 people assisted Planned Activities Personnel 8 Project Name CASA Program Target Area Citywide Goals Supported Services for low- and moderate-income residents Needs Addressed Provide public services for low and moderate income, special needs, seniors, and veteran residents CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2023 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN 209 Funding $7,226 Description Case management and advocacy for foster children in Temecula Target Date 6/30/2023 Estimate the number and type of families that will benefit 5 people assisted Planned Activities Personnel and supplies 9 Project Name Homeless Prevention & Diversion Program Target Area Citywide Goals Supported Services for the homeless and those at risk of homelessness Needs Addressed Provide public services for the homeless and those at risk of homelessness Funding $12,419 Description Connecting homeless individuals with services and financial assistance Target Date 6/30/2023 Estimated number and type of families that will benefit 30 people assisted Planned Activities Short term subsistence payments 10 Project Name Critical Home Repair & Maintenance Program Target Area Citywide Goals Supported Housing Preservation Needs Addressed Preserve the existing housing stock Funding $49,724 Description Provide Temecula residents with critical repairs to low and moderate single owner-occupied homes Target Date 6/30/2023 Estimate the number and type of families that will benefit 5 households assisted Planned Activities Personnel time, construction rehabilitation costs CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2023 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN 210 11 Project Name ADA Transition Plan Implementation Target Area Citywide Goals Supported Public facilities and infrastructure improvements Needs Addressed Improve neighborhoods, public facilities, and infrastructure Funding $331,014 Description Remove architectural barriers for public right of ways in roadways, public facilities. Target Date 6/30/2023 Estimate the number and type of families that will benefit 7,287 people assisted Planned Activities Personnel and construction costs 12 Project Name CDBG Program Administration Target Area Citywide Goals Supported Needs Addressed Funding $110,502 Description Target Date 6/30/2032 Estimate the number and type of families that will benefit N/A Planned Activities Personnel Table 65 – Project Summary Information CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2023 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN 211 AP-50 GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION Description of the geographic areas of the entitlement (including areas of low-income and minority concentration) where assistance will be directed The 2022-2026 Consolidated Plan does not identify specific targeted geographic areas. All CDBG funds will be directed toward activities benefitting low- and moderate-income City residents. Target Area Percentage of Funds Citywide 100% Table 66 - Geographic Distribution Rationale for the priorities for allocating investments geographically Not applicable. Discussion Based on the Strategic Plan, the City of Temecula is allocating 100 percent of its non- administrative CDBG allocation for program year 2022-2023 to projects and activities that benefit low- and moderate-income people. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2023 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN 212 AP-55 AFFORDABLE HOUSING Introduction The 2022-2026 Strategic Plan provides the framework for investing CDBG funds in the City. Promote the development of affordable housing and preserve the existing housing stocks have been identified as high priority needs. No new affordable housing will be created in program year 2022-2023. Approximately 5 units of low- and moderate-income owner-occupied housing will be preserved by Habitat for Humanity with CDBG funds. Based on evaluation of ACS and CHAS data, there is a high need for additional rental housing units affordable for households earning less than 80 percent of AMI. Of the households earning 0-80 percent of AMI, 10,715 are cost burdened households — meaning households paying more than 30 percent of their income for housing. Furthermore, 4,645 of those households are considered severely cost burdened— meaning they pay more than 50 percent of their income for housing. Within the severely cost burdened households, 2,965 are renters and most of those households (2,150) earn less than 50 percent of AMI and are considered the most at risk of becoming homeless. The age and condition of Temecula’s housing stock is an important indicator of potential rehabilitation needs. Over 90 percent of housing in Temecula has been constructed since 1980. Commonly, housing over 30 years of age needs some form of major rehabilitation, such as roof replacement, foundation work and plumbing systems. Housing over 20 years of age will generally exhibit deficiencies in terms of paint, weatherization, heating / air-conditioning systems, hot water heaters and finish plumbing fixtures. According to CHAS data showing the year housing units were built categorized by owner and renter tenure: • Built 2000 or later 8,290 or 38 percent of the 21,600 owner-occupied housing units • Built 1980-1999 11,920 or 55 percent of the 21,600-owner occupied housing unit • Built 2000 or later 4,900 or 41 percent of the 12,045 renter-occupied housing units • Built 1980-1999 6,050 or 50 percent of the 12,045 renter occupied housing units • Preservation of the physical and functional integrity of existing housing units occupied by low- and moderate-income households is a cost-effective way to invest limited resources to retain existing housing units that are already affordable to low- and moderate-income households in the community. One Year Goals for the Number of Households to be Supported Homeless 0 CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2023 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN 213 One Year Goals for the Number of Households to be Supported Non-Homeless 5 Special-Needs 0 Total 0 Table 67 - One Year Goals for Affordable Housing by Support Requirement One Year Goals for the Number of Households Supported Through Rental Assistance The Production of New Units Rehabilitation of Existing Units 5 Acquisition of Existing Units Total 5 Table 68 - One Year Goals for Affordable Housing by Support Type Discussion The City funds residential rehabilitation with CDBG. This program does not provide adequate to address the need in Temecula. State, other federal, and private resources are necessary to have a greater impact. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2023 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN 214 AP-60 PUBLIC HOUSING Introduction There are 184 units of assisted housing in Temecula, 129 of which are Housing Choice Vouchers and 55 of which are Project Based Section 8. As of September 2021, 126 families including 83 of whom have disabilities and some of whom are elderly. There are no public housing developments in Temecula. All public housing programs consist of housing choice and project-based vouchers administered by the Housing Authority of the County of Riverside (HACR). All public housing programs consist of housing choice and project-based vouchers administered by the Housing Authority of the County of Riverside (HACR). HACR monitors all units to ensure they are in adequate condition, meeting the Section 8 Housing Quality Standards (HQS). Actions planned during the next year to address the needs to public housing There are no public housing developments or units planned for the City of Temecula in the next year. HACR will continue to actively support and assist Temecula residents with Housing Choice Vouchers. Actions to encourage public housing residents to become more involved in management and participate in homeownership. HACR maintains active resident councils at all public housing developments and includes resident members on its Board of Directors. HACR constantly seeks feedback from residents on improvements and planning documents to ensure activities are meeting the needs of residents. HACR maintains a home ownership program for current public housing tenants through its Homeownership Program. HACR also links its Homeownership Program with its Family Self-Sufficiency Program to help households save money for a down payment through an escrow account. If the PHA is designated as troubled, describe the manner in which financial assistance will be provided or other assistance. Not applicable. HACR is designated as a High Performing PHA. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2023 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN 215 AP-65 HOMELESS AND OTHER SPECIAL NEEDS ACTIVITIES Introduction The City will invest CDBG funds during the 2022-2023 Program Year to address high priority needs identified in the Consolidated Plan including provision of supportive services for the homeless and those at risk of homelessness, low- and moderate income, special needs, seniors residents, victims of violence, and persons with disabilities. Homelessness Services The January 2020 Point-In-Time Homeless Count revealed on any given night in Riverside County, approximately 2,884 people are homeless, up from 2,811 counted in a prior effort undertaken in January 2019. On January 28, 2020, 729 people in shelters and 2,155 people without shelter. To address incidences of homelessness in the City and to prevent extremely low- income Temecula families from becoming homeless, the City will place a high priority on programs that work to prevent homelessness or rapidly connect homeless individuals with housing and supportive services. To address this need, in Program Year 2022-2023 the City will support a continuum of services utilizing leveraged funds through the Riverside County CoC to prevent and eliminate homelessness including, but not limited to homelessness prevention and housing counseling programs, outreach, food and subsistence payment programs. These programs will be run by the City of Temecula and Community Mission of Hope. Services for Residents with Special Needs Analysis of available data and consultation with organizations providing services for special needs populations revealed a high need for a range of additional services including, but not limited to those concerned with developmentally disabled adults and victims of violence. To address these needs, the City will allocate CDBG funds for public service activities that will provide services for low-income seniors, victims of violence and children. These projects will be carried out by the Assistance League of Temecula Valley, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southwest County, the Hospice of the Valley, Riverside Area Rape Crisis Center, SAFE Family Justice Centers, and Voices for Children. Describe the jurisdictions one-year goals and actions for reducing and ending homelessness including reaching out to homeless persons (especially unsheltered persons) and assessing their individual needs. The City’s one year goal to provide services to the homeless and those at risk of homelessness is one step in ending homelessness. Activities under this goal include outreach and assessment and will be provided through the City of Temecula’s Homeless Prevention and Diversion program’s short term subsistence payments and the Community Mission of Hope’s Housing Resource – Case management Program’s housing counseling and food pantry. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2023 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN 216 Addressing the emergency shelter and transitional housing needs of homeless persons The City of Temecula supports the efforts of the Riverside County Continuum of Care (CoC) and its member organizations that address homelessness. As described earlier, the City supports local nonprofit agencies who provide emergency rental assistance and housing counseling to low- and moderate-income residents to prevent homelessness. The City at this point in time is not funding any of these activities with CDBG funds, however, it should be noted that the City of Temecula's CDBG-CV funds (in the amount of $55,000) are awarded to a Homeless Bridge housing activity for those whom have been negatively impacted by COVID-19. it will ensure that transitional housing is provided to this vulnerable population. Helping homeless persons (especially chronically homeless individuals and families, families with children, veterans and their families, and unaccompanied youth) make the transition to permanent housing and independent living, including shortening the period of time that individuals and families experience homelessness, facilitating access for homeless individuals and families to affordable housing units, and preventing individuals and families who were recently homeless from becoming homeless again. To keep families who are at risk of homelessness due to domestic violence housed, the City will provide CDBG funds to the SAFE Alternatives for Everyone Program to provide victim awareness, case management, and support for victims. In situations where the services for this clientele group comes to receive services, most if not all are also addressing a change to transition to other permanent housing. Whether that is coordination to some type of temporary shelter, other family homes, friends, it ensures that the resident is removed from the situation and housed for their own safety. The types of services and case management have been far more effective when being able to get the victim and their children if they have any out of the situation for which they called in for. Helping low-income individuals and families avoid becoming homeless, especially extremely low-income individuals and families and those who are: being discharged from publicly funded institutions and systems of care (such as health care facilities, mental health facilities, foster care and other youth facilities, and corrections programs and institutions); or, receiving assistance from public or private agencies that address housing, health, social services, employment, education, or youth needs The City participates in the Riverside County CoC. The Riverside County CoC Ten-Year Plan to End Homelessness included a goal to establish County wide protocols and CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2023 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN 217 procedures to prevent people from being discharged from public and private institutions of care into homelessness. The CoC is seeking to improve coordination among publicly and privately funded institutions of care and local service agencies to achieve this goal. Discussion With limited CDBG resources available, the City is investing in public service grants. City of Temecula considers working to end and prevent homelessness a high priority and will support CDBG funded activities that help prevent homelessness and that provide a structured path to stable housing for individuals and families who become homeless. The City is investing general funds through the Police Department budget to provide HOT Program officers that will connect unsheltered homeless individuals and families with emergency shelter, transitional housing, and permanent housing opportunities, as well as other services to address special needs such as drug and alcohol rehabilitation and mental health services. The City will continue to take a leadership role in the Southwest Riverside County Homeless Alliance team meetings, where homeless providers will collaborate in addressing the homeless needs. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2023 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN 218 AP-75 BARRIERS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING Introduction A barrier to affordable housing is a public policy or nongovernmental condition that constrains the development or rehabilitation of affordable housing. Barriers can include land use controls, property taxes, state prevailing wage requirements, environmental protection, cost of land and monetary resources. Barriers to affordable housing are distinguished from impediments to fair housing choice in the sense that barriers are lawful and impediments to fair housing choice are usually unlawful. Based on information gathered during community meetings, the 2022 Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice, Consolidated Plan Resident Survey, the 2021- 2029 Housing Element and market analysis, the primary barriers to affordable housing in Temecula are • housing affordability, • the lack of monetary resources necessary to develop and sustain affordable housing, • concentrations of racial and ethnic minorities, • access to opportunities and exposure to adverse community factors, and • housing issues. These barriers are interconnected. Demand for affordable housing exceeds the supply, insufficient resources are available to increase the supply of affordable housing resulting in renter households – and to a disproportionate extent Black, Native American, and Hispanic renter households - living in suboptimal housing conditions. Those conditions are housing cost burden, incomplete kitchens and plumbing, overcrowding, cost burden, inordinately great distances from employment centers, low access to public and affordable transportation, low homeownership rates and high exposure to poverty. As Temecula’s population continues to change it should anticipate meeting the needs of a small and increasing proportion of the population in Temecula has limited English proficiency, an aging population and those posed by increasingly diverse population and degree of segregation trends. In the last five years, the elimination of local Redevelopment Agencies by the State of California resulted in the loss of a crucial resource for the development and preservation of affordable housing. This was the most significant public policy change impacting affordable housing and residential investment. While there are mechanisms whereby certain affordable housing assets tied to the former Redevelopment Agencies may be utilized today, these resources are finite and scarce. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2023 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN 219 Actions it planned to remove or ameliorate the negative effects of public policies that serve as barriers to affordable housing such as land use controls, tax policies affecting land, zoning ordinances, building codes, fees and charges, growth limitations, and policies affecting the return on residential investment. To address these barriers the City will work to take the following steps. • Investing CDBG into preservation of affordable housing and continuing to leverage CDBG funds to attract private and other available public resources, • Marketing CDBG-funded programs in high poverty areas in a way that is accessible to low-income residents, • Promoting or targeting CDBG funded non-housing activities to high poverty areas, • Promoting fair housing education for tenants and homebuyers, and landlord and realtors, • Maintaining fair housing resource on the City website and maintaining housing and a community development resources list Additionally, in 2018, the City adopted an Affordable Housing Overlay (AHO) ordinance, which addresses the need for affordable housing in three ways. First it created the conditions for the development of new affordable housing units in a range of sizes including micro units and efficiencies that may be beneficial to developmentally disabled adults. The AHO also removed barriers to affordable housing development by allowing multi-family uses at higher densities by right without a conditional use permit. The AHO established this zone on at least 100 acres throughout the City to promote inclusive living patterns with respect to the location of affordable housing outside of areas with relatively higher exposure to poverty. The City will continue to work with developers in accessing other funds to address the affordable housing needs. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2023 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN 220 AP-85 OTHER ACTIONS Introduction The City’s planned investment of CDBG funds through the 2022-2023 Action Plan will address obstacles to fostering development of and maintaining existing affordable housing; evaluating and reducing lead-based paint hazards; reducing the number of families living in at or below the poverty line; developing institutional structure; and enhanced coordination among collaborative agencies and organizations. Additionally, this section will identify obstacles to meeting underserved populations needs and propose action to overcome those obstacles. Actions planned to address obstacles to meeting underserved needs The primary obstacles to meeting the underserved needs of low- and moderate- income people include lack of funding from federal, state, and other local sources, and the high cost of housing. To address this obstacle, at least in part, the City is investing CDBG funds in local nonprofit organizations to address the public service needs of those who are homeless, at risk of homelessness, seniors, and victims of violence. To address underserved needs, the City is allocating 100 percent of its non- administrative CDBG funds in Program Year 2022-2023 to projects and activities that benefit low- and moderate-income people or people presumed under HUD regulations to be low- and moderate-income. Actions planned to foster and maintain affordable housing In the implementation of the 2022-2023 Annual Action Plan, the City will invest CDBG funds to preserve and maintain affordable housing through the Habitat for Humanity Critical Home Maintenance and Repair Program, which will provide minor exterior home repairs for approximately five owner-occupied single-family or manufactured housing units. Actions planned to reduce lead-based paint hazards The Residential Lead Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (Title X) emphasizes prevention of childhood lead poisoning through housing-based approaches. Because nearly all of the City’s housing stock was built after 1978, it is rare for the City to encounter lead-based paint hazards as part of its housing rehabilitation program. Should a hazard exist, the City will require lead-based paint testing and risk assessments for each property assisted that was built prior to January 1, 1978, and safe work practices or abatement into the scope of work as required to reduce lead-based paint hazards in accordance with 24 CFR Part 35. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2023 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN 221 Actions planned to reduce the number of poverty-level families The implementation of CDBG meeting the goals established in the 2012-2026 Consolidated Plan - Strategic Plan and this Annual Action Plan will help to reduce the number of poverty-level families by: • Supporting activities that preserve the supply of decent housing that is affordable to low- and moderate-income households; • Supporting a continuum of housing and public service programs to prevent and eliminate homelessness; • Supporting housing preservation programs that assure low income households have a safe, decent and appropriate place to live; and • Supporting public services for low- and moderate-income residents including seniors, victims of violence and those with special needs and those at-risk of homelessness offered by nonprofit organizations receiving CDBG public services grants. In addition to these local efforts, mainstream state and federal resources also contribute to reducing the number of individuals and families in poverty. Federal programs such as the Earned Income Tax Credit and Head Start provide pathways out of poverty for families who are ready to pursue employment and educational opportunities. Additionally in California, the primary programs that assist families in poverty are CalWORKS, CalFresh (formerly food stamps) and Medi-Cal. Together, these programs provide individuals and families with employment assistance, subsidy for food, medical care, childcare and cash payments to meet basic needs such as housing, nutrition and transportation. Other services are available to assist persons suffering from substance abuse, domestic violence and mental illness. Actions planned to develop institutional structure The institutional delivery system in Temecula is high-functioning and collaborative— particularly the relationship between local government and the nonprofit sector comprised of a network of capable non-profit organizations that are delivering a full range of services to residents. Strong City departments anchor the administration of HUD grant programs and the housing, community and economic development activities that are implemented by the City support and enhance this existing institutional structure. Actions planned to enhance coordination between public and private housing and social service agencies Actions planned to enhance coordination between public and private housing and social service agencies To enhance coordination between public and private housing and social service agencies, the City will continue consulting with and inviting the participation of a wide CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2023 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN 222 variety of agencies and organizations involved in the delivery of housing and supportive services to low- and moderate-income residents in Temecula—particularly in the CDBG Target Areas. Discussion In the implementation of the 2022-2023 Action Plan, the City will invest CDBG resources to address obstacles to meeting underserved needs, foster and maintain affordable housing, reduce lead-based paint hazards, reduce the number of poverty- level families, develop institutional structure and enhance coordination between public and private housing and social service agencies. CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022 TEMECULA 2022-2023 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN 223 AP-90 PROGRAM SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS Introduction In the implementation of programs and activities under the 2022-2023 Action Plan, the City of Temecula will follow all HUD regulations concerning the use of program income, forms of investment, overall low- and moderate-income benefit for the CDBG program Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) Reference 24 CFR 91.220(l)(1) Projects planned with all CDBG funds expected to be available during the year are identified in the Projects Table. The following identifies program income that is available for use that is included in projects to be carried out. 1. The total amount of program income that will have been received before the start of the next program year and that has not yet been reprogrammed 0 2. The amount of proceeds from section 108 loan guarantees that will be used during the year to address the priority needs and specific objectives identified in the grantee's strategic plan. 0 3. The amount of surplus funds from urban renewal settlements 0 4. The amount of any grant funds returned to the line of credit for which the planned use has not been included in a prior statement or plan 0 5. The amount of income from float-funded activities 0 Total Program Income: 0 Other CDBG Requirements 1. The amount of urgent need activities 0 2. The estimated percentage of CDBG funds that will be used for activities that benefit persons of low- and moderate-income. Overall Benefit - A consecutive period of one, two or three years may be used to determine that a minimum overall benefit of 70% of CDBG funds is used to benefit persons of low- and moderate-income. Specify the years covered that include this Annual Action Plan. 100.00% CITY OF TEMECULA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FINAL APPROVAL 09/27/2022