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HomeMy WebLinkAboutdocument (22) CITY OF TWIN FAI.1{s Date: Monday,June 23, 2025 To: Honorable Mayor and City Council °4 oQ From: William Klaver, Senior Planner <�StRV,to,n ACTION ITEM Request: Request for a budget amendment to use $47,300.00 of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to pay for the 2026-2031 5-year Consolidated Plan. Time Estimate: Approximately five (5) minutes for presentation and questions. Background: In 2021, amended in 2022, the City of Twin Falls worked with Mosaic Community Planners on the creation of a 5-year Consolidated Plan. This plan is coming to a close and needs to be renewed in order to continue to receive grant funds from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program from the Department of Housing of Urban Development (HUD). These funds may be used for a wide range of projects, including housing rehabilitation, public facilities, infrastructure improvements, economic development, and public services. A key requirement is that activities must meet at least one of three national objectives: benefiting low- and moderate-income individuals, preventing or eliminating slums or blight, or addressing urgent community development needs. This area has been identified as primarily our Downtown area. City Staff are currently utilizing CDBG funds for demolishing and rebuilding the City Park restroom and facilities to connect the City Park with the Library. Staff anticipate utilizing future funds for administration, infrastructure, and working with community partners on providing services. Mosaic Community Planners have given a proposal to perform administrative functions of creating and recording the 5-year Consolidated Plan requirements and deadlines. The proposed cost is $47,300.00 as outlined in the attached proposal. As a part of the planning process to become a CDBG entitlement community, the City has been working with Mosaic Community Planners on the creation of a Consolidated Plan, Annual Action Plan and Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing. The 30-day public comment period closed on April 12, 2021. The Annual Action Plan (AAP) includes a list of the projects that will be carried out with the entitlement funds. Once the City Council approves the plans, they will be submitted to HUD for their approval. It will take up to 45 days to be accepted by HUD, at which time the City will be able to begin spending funds to support the projects in the AAP. The AAP will be revisited reach year and changes to projects can be made at this time. Approval Process: Majority vote of the City Council. Budget Impact: Utilization of$47,300 of CDBG funds to create a 5-year plan. These funds will be reimbursed by CDBG money. Regulatory Impact: Approval of this item will enable staff to contract with Mosaic Community Planners to complete the 5- year consolidated plan as required by the CDBG program of HUD. History: N/A Analysis: N/A Conclusion: Staff request a budget amendment to utilize $47,300.00 of CDBG funds to create a S-year consolidated plan. Attachments: 1. Mosaic_Proposal_TwinFalls-2025 AW a• ' SOLD FiRSt �oUSC L& _ i PROPOSAL TO PREPARE A S-YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND RELATED Mosaic Community Planning, LLC DOCUMENTS P.O. Box Atlanta, GAA 31117 31117 Phone: 470.435.6020 Fax: 404.698.1484 Submitted to the City of Twin Falls www.mosaiccommunitypianning.com June 13, 2025 MOSAIC COMMUNITY PLANNING I CONSOLIDATED PLAN PROPOSAL 2 June 13, 2025 Jonathan Spendlove Planning and Zoning Director MOSAIC City of Twin Falls COMMUNITY PLANNING 203 Main Avenue East Twin Falls, ID 83301 Dear Jonathan: On behalf of Mosaic Community Planning, LLC, I am pleased to offer this proposal to prepare the City of Twin Falls's Five-Year Consolidated Plan, 2026 Annual Action Plan, and an Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice. We have enjoyed our past work with the City's staff and community partners to develop the current Consolidated Plan and Analysis of Impediments and would be honored by the opportunity to continue working with the City on the upcoming Consolidated Plan and related documents. Mosaic's staff of full-time planners and analysts means the City's project will be handled by a team of dedicated professionals with over 70 years of combined experience assisting HUD grantees with their planning needs, specifically including planning and analysis related to community development, affordable housing, and innovative community engagement. We are proficient with HUD's Integrated Disbursement and Information System (IDIS) and have successfully submitted more than 80 Consolidated Plans, Annual Action Plans, and CAPERs for our clients via the eCon Planning Suite. In addition to our expertise in HUD planning requirements, a hallmark of our work is the meaningful and robust engagement we conduct with our client communities. We specialize in bringing to the table all the pieces needed for a detailed and complete plan, including stakeholders diverse in income, race, ethnicity, language, age, gender, ability, and perspective. The effort can be challenging, but is essential for successful and sustained improvement in the communities we serve. As a principal of the firm, I am authorized to offer this proposal on behalf of Mosaic and all future correspondence concerning this procurement may be directed to me by phone at 770-366-7893 or email to melissa@mosaiccommunityplanning.com. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Melissa M. Mailloux Principal and LLC Member/Manager • 1 / Z BACKGROUND & EXPERIENCE 4 O2 QUALIFICATIONS OF THE PROJECT TEAM 13 3 PROJECT APPROACH 21 LL 4 PROJECT TIMELINE 28 O 5 COST PROPOSAL 29 W � J m k ' P 1 1 S MOSAIC COMMUNITY PLANNING CONSOLIDATED PLAN PROPOSAL 4 7 ABOUT MOSAIC Mosaic CommunityLLC Mosaic Community Planning, LLC is owned and managed by its principals, Melissa Mailloux and Jeremy Gray. Together, our team has over 70 years of combined experience producing Consolidated Plans, Annual Action Plans, CONTACTAssessments of Fair Housing, Analyses of Impediments to Fair Housing INFORMATION Choice, housing action plans, market analyses, and similar housing and P.O. Box 170349 community development plans. In the last five years alone, Mosaic has Atlanta, GA 31117 completed more than 80 plans and analyses for over 50 client jurisdictions Phone: 47• •• • across the United States. Fax: 404-698-1484 At Mosaic, we bring to the table all the pieces needed for a complete POINT OF • picture, including stakeholders diverse in income, race, ethnicity, language, Melissa Mailloux, Principalage, gender, ability, and perspective. The effort can be challenging but is an essential cornerstone for successful and equitable community mosaiccommunityplanning.comimprovement. FIRM SIZE Mosaic was founded in 2015, but our experience doesn't begin there. 6 Full-time employees For 20 years, our principals have been helping communities across the U.S. become better, more equitable places to live. Our team members' FOUNDEDYEAR varied backgrounds in planning and community development give us a •15 comprehensive understanding of the places we work and allow our firm to take a multidimensional approach to planning. FEDERAL TAX ID NUMBER We love digging into a community, speaking with its residents, and hearing • • their stories. These individual stories come together to form a shared UNIQUE ENTITY ID narrative, a mosaic of which each resident holds a unique piece. Yet, in the course of our work, we have often seen important decisions made while some of the people whose input was most needed were not present. Their pieces were missing from the picture, often because the participation COMPANY process was not designed to actively seek out, invite, and engage the 929414 diversity of viewpoints within the community. MBE/WBE/DBE STATUS Mosaic is here to help communities plan differently. None claimed First and foremost, our plans are about people - the people who inform CORE SERVICES the planning process and those whose lives will be impacted by it. After all, Consolidated Plans it is the people in a community who hold the pieces of its story. Out of that HousingFair ysesstory, we design strategies and build plans to shape communities. Housing Action Plans When issues of equity are important, and where diverse perspectives Housing Needs Assessments- • �� ��• Revitalization are valued, communities across the United States have come to count on Mosaic to bring its unique approach to the intersections of their people Communitygag and places. MOSAIC COMMUNITY PLANNING I CONSOLIDATED PLAN PROPOSAL rJ NOTEWORTHY QUALIFICATIONS AND Familiarity with Online Platforms: Our staff COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES is highly proficient with HUD's Integrated Disbursement and Information System (IDIS) Mosaic Community Planning is uniquely qualified and have successfully submitted more than 80 to develop the City's Consolidated Plan and stands Consolidated Plans, Annual Action Plans, and distinct from its competitors in the following ways: CAPERS for our clients via the eCon Planning Suite. We are skilled in the use of HUD's CPD • HUD Grant Management Experience: Mosaic Maps, the HUD PIC database, and HUD's principal Jeremy Gray served as Deputy Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy Director of Community Development for a (CHAS) data, all of which can be used to provide large urban county in metro Atlanta for 5 years, important inputs for analysis in the Consolidated managing an annual budget exceeding $10 Plan. Additionally, we frequently work with a million in CDBG, HOME, ESG, NSP, CSBG, JAG, wide variety of other online data sources to and EFSP funds while training program staff in gather information on housing and related applicable federal regulations and guiding them subjects so that our analyses and reports are in the administration of these programs. He reflective of the best, most current data. understands the importance of developing plans that are both responsive to local input while Reader-Friendly Data Presentation: Mosaic's remaining realistic in the goals and strategies in-house graphic designer and associate planner they contain. uses data visualization tools such as Tableau and other methods to present data in approachable • Community Analysis& Mapping Skills: Mosaic formats. Our visually-engaging executive principal Melissa Mailloux and planners Jessica summaries contain concise and graphically- Fisch and Jessica Gay are skilled in GIS and use styled highlights from our research and findings mapping and other data visualization tools to to enhance communication of relevant issues present demographic data, housing trends, and within the community. other topics to broad audiences, including the public, government staff, and elected officials. Spanish Language Capability: Associate Planner Heaven Silva is a native Spanish-speaker • Certified Planners: Mosaic's principals and and can engage fluently with Spanish-speaking core planning staff are all AICP-certified residents. Using our own staff and the services planners, demonstrating a commitment to the of professional translators and interpreters, our professional practice of planning and also to team is able to provide high-quality translation a code of ethical conduct. The balance of our of surveys, advertisements, public notices, and planning staff are members of the American other materials as well as in-person and remote Planning Association and are AICP candidates. interpretation in meetings and focus groups. • Experience Working in Idaho: Mosaic's team Innovative Toolbox for Community Outreach: previously completed Twin Falls's current Mosaic's unique IMPACT Model for Stakeholder Consolidated Plan and Analysis of Impediments Engagement reflects our thoughtful, intentional to Fair Housing Choice in 2020, along with approach to public engagement and provides multiple subsequent Annual Action Plans. a framework supporting a variety of outreach We have worked with the City of Lewiston techniques, from focused on-site efforts to on their 2017 and 2022 Consolidated Plans, gather input from specific and often hard- along with multiple Analyses of Impediments to-reach groups to various remote outreach studies and Annual Action Plans. We're familiar techniques. Mosaic's expertise with a wide with the roles the Idaho Housing and Finance variety of engagement tactics will ensure Association, Intermountain Fair Housing Council, flexibility in designing an effective public and Idaho Legal Aid play in affordable and fair engagement strategy that brings to the table housing throughout the state, along with the residents diverse in income, race, ethnicity, state's fair housing law in the Idaho Human language, age, gender, ability, and perspective. Rights Act. MOSAIC COMMUNITY PLANNING I CONSOLIDATED PLAN PROPOSAL 6 PROJECT EXPERIENCE Mosaic's principals and planners have completed numerous Consolidated Plans, Annual Action Plans, fair housing analyses, and several other HUD-related planning documents, such as Community Participation Plans, CAPERs, Language Access Plans, and Environmental Reviews for client jurisdictions across the United States. Our staff's experience also includes housing action plans, housing and commercial market analyses, neighborhood plans, and disparate impact analyses related to the development of rental housing. Our clients have included single municipalities and counties, consolidated governments, and multi-jurisdictional bodies spanning multiple counties and states. We have developed plans for rural communities as small as 2,000 residents to more populous jurisdictions such as the City of Los Angeles, CA (3.8 million residents). A list of recent clients for whom Mosaic Community Planning staff have prepared Consolidated Plans and other work similar to that requested by the City is provided here. PROJECT TYPE CLIENT LIST • City of Woodland, CA (expected completion 2025) • City of Hampton, VA (expected completion 2025) • City of Huntsville, AL (expected completion 2025) • San Bernardino County, CA (2015, 2020, and 2025) (with Citizen Participation Plan and Language Access Plan) • City of Fresno, CA (2020 and 2025) • City of Chino Hills, CA (2020 and 2025) • City of Dothan, AL (2020 and 2025) • City of Gastonia, NC (2020 and 2025) • Mobile County, AL (2020 and 2025) • Waukesha County, WI (2015, 2020, and 2025) • City of Waco, TX (2024) Consolidated Plans . Cities of Waterloo and Cedar Falls, IA (2024) and Annual Action Plans • Cherokee County, GA (2024) • City of Gainesville, GA (2019 and 2024) • City of Lewiston, ID (2018 and 2023) • City of Greenville, INC (2023) • Orange County, FL (2022) • Wyandotte County and Kansas City, KS (2022) • Bexar County, TX (2021) • City of Columbus, GA (2021) • City of Twin Falls, ID (2021) • City of Commerce City, CO (2016 and 2021) (with Citizen Participation Plan) • City of Albany, GA (2016 and 2021) (with NRSA plans) • City of Atlanta, GA (2020) • Fulton County, GA (2020) • City of Los Angeles, CA (2024) • City of Greenville, INC (2023) Assessments of Fair • Jacksonville (FL) Housing Authority (2022) Housing • Cherokee County, GA (2018) • City of Rome, GA (2018) • City of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County, INC and the Housing Authority of Winston-Salem, NC (2017) MOSAIC COMMUNITY PLANNING I CONSOLIDATED PLAN PROPOSAL 7 PROJECT • Harris County, TX (2024) • City of El Centro, CA (2024) • Clayton County, GA (2023) • City of Lewiston, ID (2018 and 2023) • Orange County, FL (2023) • Wyandotte County and Kansas City, KS (2022) • Bexar County, TX (2021) Analyses of • City of Columbus, GA (2021) Impediments to Fair • City of Twin Falls, ID (2021) Housing Choice • Mobile County, AL (2020) • San Bernardino County, CA (2020) • City of Chino Hills, CA (2020) • City of Fresno, CA (2020) • DeKalb County, GA (2019) • City of La Crosse, WI with La Crosse County and Monroe County (2019) • City of Hoboken, NJ (2019) • City of Hot Springs, AR (2019) • City of Gastonia, NC (2019) • City of Columbus and Franklin County, OH (2019) • City and County of Spartanburg, SC (2019) • City of Edmond, OK(2016) • City of Dothan, AL (2016) • Hamilton County and the City of Cincinnati, OH (expected completion 2025) • Quad Cities Region: Davenport, IA; Moline and Rock Island, IL (2019 and 2024) Regional Als/Fair . Cities of Waterloo and Cedar Falls, IA (2024) Housing and Equity Assessments • St. Louis HOME Consortium: St. Louis, St. Charles, and Jefferson Counties (2021) • City of Atlanta, and Fulton and DeKalb counties (2020) • Twin Cities, MN Region (2017) • Carroll County, MD (2024) • City of East Point, GA (2024) Housing Action Plans, • City of Bainbridge, GA (2022) Market Analyses, or • City of Westerville, OH (2022) Needs Assessments • City of Camas, WA (2021) • City of Tigard, OR (2021) • Central Oregon Region (2019) • Prestwick Companies (2020, 2021, and 2025) • IDP Properties (2025) • Lowcountry Housing Communities (2024 and 2025) Community • OneStreet Residential (2020, 2021, and 2023) Planning for Low . Pennrose (2018 and 2022) Income Housing Tax • Walton Communities (2017 and 2022) Credit (LIHTC) Development • MVAH Partners (2017 and 2020) • The Woda Group, Inc. (2019) • Tapestry Development Group (2018) • DeKalb County, GA Housing Authority& Housing Development Corporation (2017) MOSAIC COMMUNITY PLANNING CONSOLIDATED PLAN PROPOSAL 8 PROJECT PROFILE Five-Year Consolidated Plan, Annual Action Plan, and Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice MOSAIC CLIENT: City of Lewiston, Idaho AID Mosaic partnered with the City of Lewiston, ID on its 2018-2022 Consolidated Plan and again on its 2023-2027 Consolidated Plan and Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice. COMMUNITY Population 34,800 For both planning efforts, our team designed in-depth community engagement processes, providing a foundation for development , • JECT TIMELINE of the Consolidated Plan's five-year goals and priorities, the Annual Action Plan's projects, and goals and strategies in the Analysis of August 2022 • 23 Impediments. Both community engagement processes included a series of community workshops to support interactive discussions PROJECT on housing, community development, fair housing, and access to Jeremy opportunity in Lewiston. Focus groups and in-depth individual Melissa Maill•ux interviews provided opportunities for engagement with a wide Jessica Fisch variety of stakeholders, representing a range of viewpoints. Mosaic's Kelley Gray team coordinated with local community partners to create these opportunities, which included a series of interviews with people PUBLIC experiencing homelessness at a day shelter, a focus group with people with disabilities and their caregivers at a workforce training facility, 4 focus • • • - and a focus group with participants in the local YWCA's programs participants for survivors of domestic violence. These interactions ensured the 55 survey responses participation of critical groups of residents in the plans' development. 19 stakeholder A project website provided an overview of the Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice and Consolidated Plan, as well as information REFERENCE about community workshops, a link to the housing and community needs survey, and related resources. Dawn Ortiz Community Development Supervisor Responding to results of these broad community engagement efforts, City of Lewiston the City has funded a range of CDBG projects, including a home • _ •. , repair program, home safety modifications, a tool lending library, dortiz@cityoflewiston.org homelessness services, and public facilities and infrastructure, among other projects. EXPLORE Current Race and Ethill - __ Dot=S People WE NEED YOUR HELP! / •White,Non-Hispanic The Cft fl.ewieeoni:cnrrentl d elo tsr Consolidate M.nco delnventmenta •American Indian and Alaska Nai mo y pint, ve-year gni 0 Hispanic or Latino in co muniry and economic development,affordable housing,and homelessness assistance progmmsacrossthe h' I - •Mon.Non-Hispanc The City salso workngonan Analys'sof lmpedlmenesto Fair Housng Cho— •Black or African American Non which will look at whether everyone h-s imlar chmces for housng re dl-s fthar race, �.,. Two or Ma re Races,Non-H ispai ethnicity,national origin,sex(including sexual orientation and geMer identity),religion, disability,or whether they have children. i •Some Other Race,Non-Hispaml •Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islam Rails — Take theS,i— - ' Water I-I y.kih,t yre.po�r:.wlnt _ P o ——mostmv illtneed. Parks 'gin tew stun and yr em ae Iham mrwnang [oil_ i� Roads 1[imlf Anenda Iii-ing share 1 ya 0 Lewiston II yommoegmeo . _F . to«ietmys most pressin ng needs and Nez Peres County pin ns aringoar m-person oevinnal Washington —� meeengs. N 0 t 2a A Mlles ContUz <oe woala liammareid.aaw f cowmalnm.:uww, MOSAIC COMMUNITY PLANNING I CONSOLIDATED PLAN PROPOSAL 9 PROJECT PROFILE 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan, 2020 Annual Action Plan, and Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice MOSAIC COMMUNITY PLANNING For the City of Chino Hills, California The city of Chino Hills, located in San Bernardino County, CA, is an urban area of nearly 80,000 residents. Mosaic worked with the City's Community Services Department to prepare its Consolidated Plan, Annual Action Plan, COMMUNITY and Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice. Population: To engage with residents and stakeholders, our team held a community- PROJECT wide needs assessment workshop, conducted 10 stakeholder interviews, present and developed a community-wide survey in which more than 418 residents and stakeholders participated. Stakeholders interviewed for the plans PROJECT MEMBERS included representatives from city departments, the Inland Fair Housing and Mediation Board, housing and homelessness organizations, and the Housing Jeremy Gray Authority of San Bernardino County, among others. To further engage Jessica Fisch with city residents, the Mosaic team handed out shorter versions of the full Melissa Mailloux community survey and talked with residents about the plans at a movie Heaven Silva night held at the City's community center. In total, more than 400 residents and stakeholders provided input for the Plans. PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT Based on public input, the housing need assessment, and the market 418 stakeholdersengaged analysis, Mosaic and City staff identified five priorities for the city over the Communityfocus groups, next five years: housing affordability; public facilities, facility improvements, needs assessment workshop, and public infrastructure; public services; fair housing; and program interviews, • _ nightoutreach administration. Mosaic worked with Chino Hills staff members to identify projects to address these priorities, including literacy services, domestic REFERENCE violence services, landlord-tenant mediation services, support for a local Sarah Snyder food bank, infrastructure projects, home improvement grants, and program Management administration. City Hills Based on community input and data analysis, the city's Analysis of 000 • Chino • r. Impediments to Fair Housing Choice identified multiple barriers to fair Chino Hills, CA 91709 housing and access to opportunity in the city, including affordable housing g 0 g -364-2717 needs, community policies and opposition to affordable housing, assnyder@chinohills.org continued need for neighborhood infrastructure and public improvements, and a continued need for fair housing education. The study provided several recommendations to address the specific barriers to housing choice facing Chino Hills. COMMUNITY WORKSHOP LINKS TO REPORTS: https://www.chinohills.org/ The City of Chino Hills Is working to Ida tify community prioritlat, DocumentCenter/View/22619/2020-2025-Consoli dated-PIan .."cable housing neseds, https://www.chinohills.org/DocumentCenter/View/22618/Analysis-of-Impediments i r.11 Housing Study. 5?is It afhordable? Help make Chino Hills even more INCREDIBLE! .- Return your surrey to our table for a free bag of yopror.! Come sharo your thoughts and make Chino Hills an ovQn better place for so Thursday.July]a and you,familyl o.a. o .� - }_ hints Hills Chino Hills,CA 1 91709 14250 Payton Dr. r I w L dl� .m1roeoNn ervnce m-name e neneab.re�...mu ve W-nm.wy +cmo�nm—nia.nonama�.o.'no.« i—wn CMo Hills MOSAIC COMMUNITY PLANNING CONSOLIDATED PLAN PROPOSAL 10 PROJECT PROFILE 2016-2020 and 2021-2025 Consolidated Plans; 2016 and 2021 Annual Action Plans MOSAIC COMMUNITY PLANNING For the City of Commerce City, Colorado Starting up a new CDBG program from scratch can be a challenge, but Mosaic's deep experience - both in community planning and grant COMMUNITY administration, made the process easy for Commerce City. As a new Population: 68,245 grantee in 2016, Commerce City needed a Consolidated Plan, Annual Action Plan, and Citizen Participation Plan in place before beginning to PROJECT receive grant funds. Mosaic guided the City through these processes, November 20209October leaving Commerce City with a scalable plan that called for steadily expanding goals and projects over a five-year period, and giving the PROJECT City time to acclimate to the program and hire staff. Jeremy Gray Our team interviewed representatives from 29 local and regional Melissa Mailloux organizations, including City and County housing authorities, the Jessica Fisch mayor and other elected officials, affordable housing providers, and PUBLIC several non-profit and community agencies. Given the city's significant 297 stakeholders _ engaged Latino population, we held one community meeting with Spanish ' interpretation at a local church with a large Latino congregation. In • .•- outreach total, nearly 300 residents provided input for the plans. Focus groups, community Mosaic partnered with Commerce City again in 2021 in developing its workshops,interactive ' b lic survey, second five-year Consolidated Plan and 2021 Annual Action Plan. To and project _b site inform the plans' goals and priorities and provide opportunities for POINT OF • virtual engagement during COVID-19, our team engaged residents and stakeholders through two virtual community input sessions; 25 focus Cheryl Steinberg, CDBG o ' ' ' groups and small group interviews with residents and stakeholders City of Commerce working in housing, community and economic development, and 7887 E. 60 th Avenue homelessness; and a project website that included tools through which Commerce City, CO 80022 residents and stakeholders could share stories, brainstorm ideas, • 34 show where opportunities exist on an interactive map of the city, andcsteinberg@c3gov.com respond to a community-wide survey. Responding to results of these broad community engagement efforts, • the City has funded a range of CDBG projects including sidewalk repair Commerce City expects to recei�, and ADA improvements, services for victims of domestic violence, $2 million in federal' homelessness services,job training, economic development throughfor projects ot will benefit the city, a revolving loan fund and business incubator, public service grants, a _ VIRTUAL - minor home repair program, demolition of blighted properties, and fair FOCUS�.._� s _�; . housing education. . Ctk to Join - i LINK TO PLAN: www.c3gov.com/home/showdocument?id=1822i: la ciudod de Commerce City Tome la encuesta ®tn tromlonno porn meM—rics pamdmer en linen ena desonono der io oorn.—d,for En espalloP Take the Survey e�dade,de ^ ol. ed.ro iz oroaosa bs sg��ente:mm�es hnps"s.su.y.nl,ey.coWr/ • • cwdod. c«nrmroe_cay�roond En ingles: •. Housing,community and economic development, el Plan Quinquenal Consopnatlo ny✓wwwsreymo key.00m n n/Cor^m«�e Gay el Plan Anu I de Acc'" homelessness-Share your thoughts on what the city r«a�«.con,podo suoporte.rc�iinro«ora ro onpode:ooCll 1 yaywaraa determine,I de -,. should prioritize over the next 5 years. enOo e�`G'ydu.,..^osven°— Como cludadano activo, isu aporte es necesario! to d�hxe d•seta yCITY MOSAIC COMMUNITY PLANNING I CONSOLIDATED PLAN PROPOSAL 11 PROJECT PROFILE 2021-2025 Consolidated Plan, Annual Action Plans for Program Years 2021 and 2022, CAPERS for Program Years 2019, 2020 and 2021, MOSAIC Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice COMMUNITY PLANNINC; CLIENT: Bexar County, Texas COMMUNITY Beginning in fall 2020, Mosaic assisted Bexar County to prepare Population: 0 its 2021-2025 Five-Year Consolidated Plan, 2021 Annual Action Plan, and an Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice. With PROJECT twelve participating jurisdictions, hearing from community members August 2020 present throughout the area was important to the County, and made particularly challenging by restrictions on in-person meetings due to TEAM MEMBERS the Coronavirus pandemic. Jeremy Gray To meet this challenge, Mosaic held virtual community forums in each Melissa Mailloux of the County's four precincts and invited County Commissioners to Jessica Fisch attend and encourage their constituents to join. Over 120 members of the public participated in one or more of the virtual meetings, PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT discussing housing and community development topics in small group breakout rooms. Each meeting had English and Spanish participants Stakeholder•m 50 organizations language channels with simultaneous interpretation between the two provided by County staff. We also held virtual focus groups touching Virtual public meetings • - on affordable housing, homelessness, public services needs, and fair than 120 participants housing and equity, with about 100 stakeholders joining one or more survey group. Bilingual participants Out of this engagement effort grew a set of plans that responded Spanish outreach language to diverse needs among the County's participating jurisdictions, including assistance for new and existing homeowners, rental housing POINT OF CONTACT rehabilitation, homelessness prevention, and targeted public facility Robert H. Reyna, MBA and infrastructure improvements. Community Development Director Mosaic has continued to assist Bexar County with plans for its HUD Bexar County • • grant programs, including preparation of its 2022 Annual Action Plan Community Development and 2019, 2020 and 2021 CAPERS, Each CAPER goes beyond HUD's • - 09 template to provide an engaging profile of the housing and community rhreyna@bexar.org development projects the County completed. LINK TO REPORTS: https://www.bexar.org/2746/Reports LET'S TALK J Yt JOIN A VIRTUAL C CONVERSATION ' i rwt JOINVA AL VIRTU ON IRSATION oil 0 i < 8 Il 16 NI M1kzw�SexarCountyHUD Plan corn Sourtc ii tt, Canty Surrey Lav/MOJerattlPerce nt Low- and 1 od OBanrCauMy Percent Low and Moderate-Income o C11yofs-A-ml. Bescdents by Block Group --_- 0.a-50,9 0 - - MOSAIC COMMUNITY PLANNING I CONSOLIDATED PLAN PROPOSAL 12 PROJECT PROFILE 2023-2027 Consolidated Plan, 2023 Annual Action Plan, Assessment of Fair Housing, and NRSA Update MOSAIC COMMUNITY PLANNING For the City of Greenville, NC The City of Greenville, INC, was interested in providing a wide range of COMMUNITY community engagement opportunities for residents in order to receive Population: meaningful community input on opportunities, goals, and strategies, as well as feedback on the City's existing strategies and programs. To achieve PROJECT these goals, Mosaic designed an in-depth community engagement process, 23 providing a foundation for development of the Consolidated Plan's five- • • year goals and priorities, the Annual Action Plan's projects, and goals and strategies in the Assessment of Fair Housing and NRSA. PROJECT Jeremy Gray Our team hosted a series of virtual and in-person community workshops to Jessica Fisch support interactive discussions on housing, community development, fair Jessica housing, and access to opportunity in Greenville. Focus groups and in-depth Madison Hughes individual interviews provided opportunities for engagement with a wide Heaven variety of stakeholders, representing a range of viewpoints. Focus groups were held with staff and clients of Citizens Advocating for Racial Equity PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT and Equality (CAREE), a Greenville non-profit that works with residents on health equity, economic development, and financial literacy, and with staff 33 participants and In- and clients of Bring America Home Now, a local and national grassroots person community • •• movement to end homelessness. A community-wide survey engaged Resident focusgroups with tw• residents and stakeholders in housing and community development issues. local nonprofits The project website provided an overview of the Assessment of Fair Housing 10 stakeholder interviews and Consolidated Plan, as well as information about community workshops, a link to the housing and community needs survey, and related resources. Project website - • community survey Greenville's Consolidated Plan and Annual Action plan detailed priorities, goals, and projects based on the community's input. The Assessment of Fair Housing included extensive mapping and data analysis regarding POINT OF • segregation and integration, concentration of poverty, access to opportunity, Lori and housing needs. Our team identified six impediments to fair housingGuttman,Housing Division choice in the city and developed detailed strategies to address them. City of Greenville, NC The West Greenville NRSA Update identified housing, infrastructure, and 200 West Fifth Street economic development goals specific to the West Greenville neighborhood. Greenville, INIC 27858 Prior to approval of the plans by the City Council and submission to HUD. Mosaic worked with the City to hold a 30-day comment period and facilitated a public hearing to receive input from residents and stakeholders d� q on the draft plans. a Ll Sa Greenville i 4% I' " CONSOLIDATED PLAN & -I;A : ASSESSMENT OF FAIR HOUSING M . O[RY of Greemnlle Race Ethnicity jYly Parks Y Dol 25 People GET INVOLVED] _RaiH Whit NNisp K GraemlllaNCrpnplpnhom & M AfrRenA rlcan.Nan-Hlspanlc 1 �, Plrcenf omPoW abort Who Are T p M kR—Non-H tI Low IncoeandL-M� an Th ,7 a iz / 1/2 Mlle From a food Store A W P fl lendw..Non-Hispanic 5 Othe Fit., on N 11hp R �°%-10% �a0%-50% •Natty Amer can Non-H spanc �10%IO% cW%-60% �]0%-30% 6196-�yk RaciallY/EtMirallY Concentratetl -y to 30%-40% C] Areas of PoeerN(R/ECAPs) MOSAIC COMMUNITY PLANNING I CONSOLIDATED PLAN PROPOSAL 13 2. QUALIFICATIONS OF PROJECT 1 Mosaic's approach to developing the City's Five-Year Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan emphasizes robust collaboration and communication among all project partners, both within our own team and between Mosaic and City staff. The chart below outlines communication and reporting relationships for the staff we will assign to this project. All six proposed team members are full-time employees of Mosaic and we do not anticipate the use of consultants or subcontractors to perform the requested services. Mosaic is committed to providing each of the below-named team members and will make no substitutions without the City's consent. Mosaic's team includes company principals Melissa Mailloux and Jeremy Gray; senior planner Jessica Fisch; and associate planners Heaven Silva, Jessica Gay, and Madison Hughes. Project manager Melissa Mailloux will provide oversight, administration, and day-to-day direction of the required work. Melissa has served as project manager on a variety of community development and housing studies, all successfully delivered on-time to meet client and HUD deadlines. Our team has successfully worked together to provide clients a variety of HUD-related services, including Consolidated Plans, Annual Action Plans, Citizen Participation Plans, CAPERS, HOME-ARP Allocation Plans, Environmental Review Records, and Language Access Plans, as well as providing technical assistance regarding program administration and IDIS use. Mosaic's staff has diverse, multidisciplinary backgrounds. With degrees in city planning, geography, history, journalism, environmental policy, and public administration, our team has over 70 years of combined experience in the fields of city planning and community development. In addition to experience with HUD formula grant programs, Mosaic's team has deep knowledge of community planning principles, including inclusive approaches to public engagement. Our core planning staff are all AICP-certified, and all of our planners and principals hold graduate degrees in planning and public administration fields. CITY OF TAVIN FiLLLS 4v �OA�F Q�0 SFRv�NG Melissa Mailloux, AICP Principal& Project Manager Jeremy Gray, Jessica Fisch, Jessica Gay, Madison Hughes, Heaven Silva AICP PhD,AICP AICP AICP Associate Planner Principal Senior Planner Associate Planner Associate Planner& Graphic Designer MOSAIC COMMUNITY PLANNING I CONSOLIDATED PLAN PROPOSAL 14 TEAM MEMBER ROLES AND EXPERIENCE The chart below lists all proposed project staff, along with expected roles, and a summary of relevant experience. Complete resumes for proposed team members, including qualifications, education, and training, are provided in the pages immediately following. TEAM MEMBER ROLE EXPERIENCE Melissa Mailloux Project management 18 years of community development and affordable Mosaic Principal and Quality control housing planning experience Project Manager Citizen Participation Plan Project manager or team member for 30+ HUD-re- Community meeting and focus lated studies and 25+ residential market analyses group facilitation Data and GIS analyst with experience with Census, Presentations to the public and CHAS, HMDA, and similar data sets elected officials Goals and priority needs Jeremy Gray Community meeting and focus 20 years of community development and afford- Mosaic Principal group facilitation able housing planning experience Influence of market conditions Project manager for 30+ successful HUD-related • Homeownership and lending studies • Strategic and action plan Former deputy director for a large urban county Program-specific requirements community development office Community leadership positions for affordable housing organizations Jessica Fisch, PhD Community meeting and focus Project manager or team member for 15 housing Senior Planner group facilitation and community development plans Broadband needs 10 years of community research and planning Hazard mitigation experience, encompassing innovative GIS mapping HOPWA needs and strategy and data presentation skills Non-housing needs and strategy Management background with Main Street and GIS mapping Habitat for Humanity organizations Jessica Gay Community survey CDBG program experience with Texas General Associate Planner Homeless needs and strategy Land Office's housing rehabilitation and home Anti-poverty strategy repair programs Institutional delivery structure Urban planning and research background with Uni- Monitoring versity of Texas at Austin GIS mapping 2 years of community development and affordable housing planning experience Madison Hughes Website/publicity material 2 years of urban planning and research background Associate Planner and Executive summary in housing and community development plans, cor- Graphic Designer Housing needs assessment ridor plans, and project stakeholder outreach PHA needs and strategy 8 years graphic design experience, including 5 Graphic design/report format years as lead graphic designer Heaven Silva Community meeting and focus Urban planning and research background with Associate Planner group assistance University of Illinois Chicago Voorhees Center for Summary of community Neighborhood and Community Improvement participation results Zoning and development liaison for a local elected • Housing market analysis official's constituent services office Affordable housing Fluent in Spanish Expected resources/leveraging Community engagement in racially and ethnically diverse communities MOSAIC COMMUNITY PLANNING I CONSOLIDATED PLAN PROPOSAL 15 MELISSA MAILLOUX, AICP Principal (770) 366-7893 melissa@mosaiccommunitypianning.com Melissa has extensive experience in housing and community development research and analysis. She has prepared community development plans, economic revitalization strategies, housing studies, and market analyses for over 50 neighborhoods, municipalities, counties, EDUCATIONand targeted sites for public and private sector clients throughout Master Regional the country. Specific assignments have included commercial and Planning residential market analyses, business development strategies, Analyses Georgia Institute of Technology,Georgia, 2006 of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice, Housing Needs Assessments, Consolidated Plans, and contributions to master plans, comprehensive Bachelor Science in tics development plans, and corridor studies. Her background also includes Berry College, .o _ _o g _ .00 stakeholder outreach, such as community workshops, focus groups and surveys. AFFILIATIONS Principal, Mosaic Community Planning, Atlanta, GA, 2015-Present American Planning Association Lead and serve on project teams for community development Georgia Planning Association consulting engagements, including fair housing studies, affordable housing need studies, comprehensive plans, and other community PRESENTATIONSdevelopment studies. Savannah's Assessment of Housing: A Case Study in New Senior Research Consultant, WFN Consulting, Marietta, GA, 2014-15 National Framework for Equity- Provided consultation services to assist public sector clients Planning, identify housing, community development, economic development, Urban Planning Conference and fair housing needs through comprehensive plans, analyses of impediments to fair housing, fair housing equity assessments, Speculation ,d _ Housingconsolidated plans, and market analyses. Oregon . Panelist, Analyzed demographic patterns to determine levels of segregation, Oregon/Washington areas of concentrated poverty, and access to opportunity factors Joint Planning by race/ethnicity. • Examined mortgage lending patterns to identify access to home SAMPLE PROJECT loans. EXPERIENCE • Assessed schools, transit, transportation, and other public facilities for any fair housing and community development implications. Bexar County, TX Consolidated Plan, • Mapped community assets, demographic and economic data, Annual Actionand Analysis of assisted/subsidized housing locations, and other data. Impediments to Fair Housing Choice • Facilitated community workshops, public meetings, focus groups, City f Los Angeles, Assessment interviews, and other public outreach efforts. of • Housing Senior Associate, Marketek, Inc.,Atlanta, Georgia, 2005-2014 City of Twin Falls, ID, Consolidated • Prepared market analyses, master plans, comprehensive plans, Plan, and corridor studies, and downtown revitalization strategies for over 35 Analysis of Impediments public and private sector clients throughout the U.S. • Assessed fair housing, housing needs, and disparate impacts Gastonia,City of NC, Consolidated through analyses of Census, American Community Survey, and Plan, AnnualImpedimentsAction d other data. Analysis p_d _ • Conducted community outreach via public workshops, project steering committee meetings, focus groups, interviews, and surveys. City of •, CA, Consolidated • Presented findings and recommendations to clients, policymakers, ActionPlan, Annual of and other community stakeholders in written, graphic and oral Impediments formats. MOSAIC COMMUNITY PLANNING I CONSOLIDATED PLAN PROPOSAL 16 JEREMY D. GRAY, AICP Principal (404) 831-1395 jeremy@mosaiccommunityplanning.com Jeremy's background includes leadership in urban neighborhood revitalization efforts, management of regional and multi-state issue- based planning documents, and development of comprehensive plans. EDUCATIONOther experience includes mayoral appointments to homelessness Master and housing policy-making bodies, a position as deputy director of • • Administration the community development grant programs for a large urban county, MilleGeorgia • and executive management of community research and planning •■ Georgia, •• engagements for a nationwide client base. Bachelor of Arts in EnvironmentalPrincipal, Mosaic Community Planning,Atlanta, GA, 2015-Present Policy Lead project teams for community development consulting Oglethorpe University engagements, including fair housing studies, affordable housing Atlanta, _. • " 2003 need studies, comprehensive plans, and other community CERTIFICATIONSdevelopment studies. American Institute of -• VP- Consulting & Research, WFN Consulting, Marietta, GA, 2013- Planners 2015 • Managed project teams for community development consulting Certification,Charrette System engagements, including community development and affordable Nati• - Charrette Institute housing plans, market studies, fair housing and equity analyses, PRESENTATIONS and program evaluations. ■ -list: Equity and Social Deputy Director, WFN Consulting, 2009-2013 Justice Roundtable, Savannah Assisted with development and implementation of strategic vision State University •.n Planning and work program for an office of 11 staff, managing an annual Conference budget exceeding $10 million in CDBG, HOME, ESG, NSP, CSBG, JAG, and EFSP funds. PROJECTSELECTED MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE Director of Community Development, Centenary Church, Macon, GA, 2005-2008 City of ••• - •, CA, Consolidated Planned and implemented a mixed-income neighborhood Plan, Annual ActionAnalysis of revitalization project using HOME, CDBG, and HOPE VI funds Impedimentsthrough regular collaboration with the City of Macon and other Orange County, FL, Consolidated public, private, and non-profit community partners. Plan, Annual ActionAnalysis of Community Organizer, Charis Community Housing, Atlanta, GA, Impediments 2002-2003 San Bernardino Organized dissemination of information on homestead exemptions County,Consolidated to senior citizens, protecting them from the negative effects of • gentrification. ■ • • Impediments Community Leadership Roles CommerceCO, Consolidate•Plan and Annual Action Plan . Chairman, Emergency Food and Shelter Program Local Board, Cobb County, GA, 2012-2013 City of - •, CA, Consolidated • Commissioner, College Hill Corridor Commission, Macon, GA, 2007- Plan, Annual Action Plan, Analysis of 2008 • • • Advisory Team, Mayor's Housing First Task Force, Macon, GA, 2006 MOSAIC COMMUNITY PLANNING I CONSOLIDATED PLAN PROPOSAL 17 JESSICA FISCH, PHD, AICP Senior Planner 470-435-6020 x108 jessica_f@mosaiccommunityplanning.com Jessica Fisch is an urban planner with a background in collaborative planning, land use and environmental planning, and community development. Her work has included community engagement processes, geospatial analysis and visualization, research design and EDUCATIONqualitative and quantitative analysis, and program/project management PhD in City & Regional Planning and development. Prior to her work with Mosaic, Jessica worked in Georgia _ of Technology, planning and neighborhood revitalization in New Orleans and Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, • . and conducted research at the intersection of green infrastructure and equitable development. Jessica holds a PhD in City and Regional Master of b Regional Planning Planning from Georgia Tech, a Master's in Urban and Regional Planning University of Orleans, from the University of New Orleans, and bachelor's degrees in Orleans, • geography and journalism from the University of Florida. Bachelor of -•• .• Senior Planner, Mosaic Community Planning, Atlanta, GA, Bachelor of - - in Journalism2019-Present University of • •. Gainesville, Serve on project teams for housing and community development ••: consulting engagements, including fair housing studies, housing action plans, housing need studies, and other housing and CERTIFICATIONS community development studies PlannersAmerican Institute of Certified Lab Instructor, Georgia Tech School of City and Regional Planning, Atlanta, Georgia, 2017-2019 AFFILIATIONSInstructed students in R software, SPSS, Excel, and Microsoft American Planning Association Access for use in quantitative and analytic methods, including descriptive statistics and plots, multivariate regression and American Association of diagnostics, and difference in means tests in weekly lab sessions Geographers Urban Planning Consultant, Reuter Strategy, 2018 PRESENTATIONS For the Ball Ground, GA, Livable Centers Initiative Study, used GIS Does - Promote and Adobe InDesign to develop maps to display zoning, community Equitable Development? The resources, historic district, proposed urban design transects, and Mediating Role of •cial Capital in recommended transportation improvements Impacts.Assessing • • of Collegiate •• of Urban Planning Consultant,Thadani Architects + Urbanists, 2016 • Planned and implemented community workshop events for the PROJECTSAMPLE development of Westside Atlanta neighborhoods' Land Use Action MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE Plan Kansas City and Wyandotte County, • Used ArcGIS to analyze neighborhood-level data for use in KS, Consolidated Plan, Annual Action community workshops Plan, Analysis of Impediments Research Intern, Research and Analytics Department, Atlanta Greenville, INC, Consolidated Plan, Regional Commission, 2015 AssessmentAnnual Action Plan, • Used Tableau program to visualize data about housing, Fair Housing employment, education, and health trends in the Atlanta Metro • Created presentations and infographics displaying economic, Chino Hills, CA, Consolidated Plan, health, and education data for web communication MOSAIC COMMUNITY PLANNING I CONSOLIDATED PLAN PROPOSAL 18 J ESS I CA GAY, AICP Associate Planner 470-435-6022 Jessica_g@mosaiccommunityplanning.com Associate Planner, Mosaic Community Planning, Atlanta, GA, June 2022-Present • Serve on project teams for community development consulting bw.; engagements, including fair housing studies, affordable housing need studies, comprehensive plans, and other community EDUCATIONdevelopment studies. Master in Community Regional State-Run Housing Team Intern, Texas General Land Office, Austin, Planning TX, 2021-2022 The University ofTexas at AustinReviewed and approved applications for the State of Texas' Austin, TX, •22 Homeowner Assistance (HAP) and Homeowner Reimbursement (HARP) Programs funded by federal Community Development Bachelor ofArts inBiology, Block Grants Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR). Identified overlap Bachelor ofArts in Environmentalbetween participants in the GLO's Direct Assistance for Limited Studies Home Repair (DALHR) program and HAP program. Wesleyan University Middletown, CT, • • Graduate Research Assistant,The University of Texas at Austin, Austin,TX, 2021 SAMPLE RESEARCH WORK Edited and designed a report analyzing Houston's Complete Communities Initiative using GIS flooding and street data from the Houston, • of • • City of Houston's Public Works department. Complete Communities Communications and External Relations Associate, UT Energy Austin, TX, • • Analysis Institute,Austin, TX, 2020-2021 TexasThe University Designed promotional materials for events and reports for research _ntifying• _ _s in Using publications. Drafted social media content and emails using ProvideCommunity Land Trusts to MailChimp and TweetDeck. Planned and managed the UT Energy Long-Term Housing Week 2021 event. Austin, Professional Lab Manager, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT, 2018-2020 Report Acted as a liaison between researchers, principal investigator, SAMPLE PROJECT university animal care, and environmental services to coordinate EXPERIENCE tasks and maintain proper laboratory conditions. Facilitated weekly lab meetings on research projects and supervised care of animal County,Marin • • •. -• Plan colony. • Annual Action Doris Duke Conservation Scholar, Northern Arizona University, Orange • • • •- -• Flagstaff,AZ,2018-2020 Plan, Analysis of •-•iments to Fair Part of a 21-person cohort that engaged with community members Housing • - - • HOME-ARP and professionals to imagine meaningful ways to combat climate Allocation Plchange in urban and tribal lands through research and immersive City of Los Angeles, CA, Assessment experiences across the Colorado Plateau. of Fair Housing Urban Conservation Intern, The Nature Conservancy, Bethesda, MD, City of • • •. -• 2019 Plan, Action _ • Researched and presented ways to integrate community designed Assessment of Fair Housing green spaces with stormwater management through interactive stormwater management projects. MOSAIC COMMUNITY PLANNING I CONSOLIDATED PLAN PROPOSAL 19 MADISON HUGHES, AiCP Associate Planner 470-435-6020 x113 madison@mosaiccommunityplanning.com f Associate Planner, Mosaic Community Planning,Atlanta, GA, June 2022-Present -- ` Serve on project teams for community development consulting engagements, including fair housing studies, affordable housing EDUCATIONneed studies, comprehensive plans, and other community Master of Regional and City Planning development studies. University of Oklahoma Research Assistant, University of Oklahoma,2019-2020 Norman, OK, 20211 year of research experience under Dr. Aujean Lee - Included coding, data collection, cleaning, and entry, article and citation Bachelorof _ Arts in Studio formatting, and proofreading. GraphicDesign Emphasis Oklahoma Christian UniversityPlanning Experience Edmond, • • Personal professional experience working with local governments on plan development and implementation through my year-long SKILLS & EXPERIENCE participation in a capstone team responsible for the creation of the Vision 23 plan, a corridor plan for a section of Oklahoma City's 23rd Advanced professional experience street. This project involved research, community outreach, data in Adobe Creative Cloud, including analysis, mapping, graphing, branding, and stakeholder interaction, InDesign, Illustrator, and o preparing me with an excellent foundation for further work bridging gaps between communities, local governments, and nonprofits. ArcGIS experience • g of spatial, geographic, _ _d Design Experience zoning, and roadway anaReceived a bachelor's degree in Fine Art with an emphasis in Graphic Design in 2017 and have worked as a full time in-house Digital photography : editing graphic designer from November 2018-May 2022, including during expertisemy graduate degree process. This not only taught me excellent time skills, but also maintained and sharpened my proficiencies in design Excellent written • verbal for print and web through the Adobe Creative Suite. Additionally, communication abilities due to this professional background and its overlap with my full Stroninterpretation, time graduate studies, I am adept at managing multiple projects and reporting ta under a tight deadline and have had 9+ years of experience working in a team feedback environment. PROJECTSAMPLE EXPERIENCE Personal Research Focus • During the course of my graduate studies I developed a passion Anaheim, CA, Consolidated Plan • for serving underprivileged communities through platforming Annual ActionPlan their insights and gifts over my own. My degree emphasis is in Community and Economic Development, and my body of work in Orange County my graduate program focused heavily on the 39th Street District of Annual ' of Oklahoma City, a historic LGBTQ+ district, and on food insecurity Impedimentsin the 73111 zipcode, an area in which I lived from 2018-2021 and Jacksonville Housing Authority (FL), which was identified as a critical food desert prior to the September Assessment of Fair Housing 2021 completion of the Homeland grocery store on 36th and Kelley. This personal experience with infrastructure insufficiency left me Lewiston,City of o o d _d determined to use my skillset to amplify the voices of residents of Plan, Annual Action Plan, Analysis of these historic communities. MOSAIC COMMUNITY PLANNING I CONSOLIDATED PLAN PROPOSAL 20 M HEAVEN LUCERO SILVA Associate Planner 470-435-6020 x115 heaven@mosaiccommunityplanning.com Associate Planner, Mosaic Community Planning, Atlanta, GA, EDUCATIONOctober 2022-Present Master of Science in Urban Planning • Serve on project teams for community development and consulting engagements, including fair housing studies, PolicyUniversity of Illinois at Chicago affordable housing need studies, comprehensive plans, and Chicago, IL 2021 other community development studies. Bachelor Research Specialist, Nathalie P.Voorhees Center for with a • Urbanf Arts in Neighborhood and Community Improvement at the University of Minor Public PolicyIllinois, Chicago, 2021 - 2022 University of Illinois Chicago • Project co-lead for research analyzing green infrastructure Chicago, • • workforce development in the Chicago region to fulfill Phase I LANGUAGE SKILLS of a renewed, 5-year UIC EDA Center grant. Spanish • Conducted stakeholder outreach with civic and social organizations, environmental/economic development AFFILIATIONS agencies, and workforce development firms in the Chicago American Planning Associationarea. ChapterIllinois _ American • Developed a final report as a dissemination product including Planning Association additional stakeholder outreach to share results. QUALIFICATIONS Research Assistant (Internship), Center for Neighborhood Technology(CNT), Chicago, Summer 2021 Emergingplanner with a historyProvided project consultation services for the Urban Resilience of • - • social team; onboarded to a multitude of projects involving green organizations ••• infrastructure research, community engagement and fieldwork communities -• - research services. • equitable Composed a literature review identifying measurable benefits Passionate bo - - • of green infrastructure co-located with urban agriculture. climateequitable planning that integrates d _ • Zoning and Development Intern, 33rd Chicago Aldermanic Ward, public • racial justice. Aid. Rossana Rodriguez, Spring-Summer 2021 • Assisted Zoning Manager with intake and review of zoning PROJECTSAMPLE applications, communicated with applicants, and prepared EXPERIENCE approval letters for the Chicago Zoning Board of Appeals. City of • Hills, CA Consolidated • Contributed to external outreach with ward residents, business Plan - • Analysis of • d - owners, community organizations, and developers. City of • • •- -• Sustainability Aide, Office of Sustainability, Planning, and Plan • Assessment of • • Project Management at UIC, Chicago, 2019-2020 • Assisted with completing documentation to meet City of Lewiston, ID Consolidated prerequisites for SITES certification of the Arthington Mall Plan and Analysis of ImpedimentsRenovation Project; completed documentation for 3 LEED City of Los Angeles, Assessment credits as part of the SITES v2 Rating System. MOSAIC COMMUNITY PLANNING CONSOLIDATED PLAN PROPOSAL 21 3. PROJECT APPROACH 7 � n -t y PROJECT UNDERSTANDING Mosaic's proposed approach to the City's Five- Our consulting team will approach this project Year Consolidated Plan, Annual Action Plan, and in four phases, beginning with collection of Analysis of Impediments is based on collection community input and other data to inform the of broad community input and thorough creation of the plans. Based on this data and synthesis of quantitative and qualitative data. public input, Mosaic will draft and assemble the Our comprehensive research will inform priority Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan. Once housing, community development, and homeless drafts of the documents are ready, Mosaic will needs and strategies to address them. Internal and coordinate public presentations of the draft Plans, public review periods will allow for refinement of receive comments, and facilitate the approval and the documents prior to approval by the City and submission to HUD. subsequent submission to HUD via IDIS. Specific tasks and services, as well as a timeline to The Five-Year Consolidated Plan will provide a accomplish the scope of work is included on the unified and comprehensive framework for the City's following pages. housing and community development programs over the next five years. The Annual Action Plan will outline the City's plans to spend HUD grant W funds over the first year of the five-year period, Data Collection and Review of in coordination with the overarching priorities QCommunity Input identified in the Consolidated Plan. _ a At the City's option, Mosaic will also develop an Analysis of Impediments along with the above- described plans. The Al will provide a detailed W fair housing analysis for the City, designed to (n Consolidated Plan and inform strategic, actionable fair housing goals and = Annual Action Plan Drafting priorities. As outlined by the Fair Housing Planning d 2 Guide, the Analysis will: • Serve as the substantive, logical basis for local W fair housing planning; Plan Presentationsand • Provide essential and detailed information to Q Approvals policy makers, administrative staff, housing = 3 providers, lenders, and fair housing advocates d about housing market conditions as well as fair housing efforts and opportunities; and W • Assist in building public support for fair housing N , Optional: principles both within the local entitlement Q Development of jurisdiction's boundaries and beyond. Analysis of Imped a MOSAIC COMMUNITY PLANNING I CONSOLIDATED PLAN PROPOSAL 22 SCOPE OF WORK PHASE 1: COMMUNITY INPUT AND DATA COLLECTION Task 1.1 - Initial Meeting The consulting team will hold an initial virtual meeting with City staff to review and finalize project expectations, scope of work, and data needs. We will ..� specifically discuss the City's goals for its Consolidated Plan, Annual Action Plan, and Analysis of Impediments, along with planning related to citizen participation for the project. aboutPLANS are PEOPLE Task 1.2 - Review of Previous Plans and Studies The team will review Twin Falls's current Consolidated Plan, recent Annual Action In our planning and Plans and CAPERs, Citizen Participation Plan, along with any other relevant work,analysis ' community plans or studies, such as the City's Strategic Plan, Comprehensive enormous ' of Plan, and zoning ordinance for insight into local planning and project priorities. data that informs • underlies our plans ' Task 1.3 - Community Engagement Strategy strategies. Based on the standards set by the City's current Citizen Participation Plan, the Community Engagement Strategy will outline the specific steps, strategies, But we know that plans and timelines to be employed by the City staff and consulting team in the - aboutpeople, n' engagement of the public. The strategy will include a meeting schedule; a list about data. When data is of stakeholders to be engaged and consulted; a bank of interview and public presented, meeting questions; and copy for public notices, flyers, press releases, and other to provide formatadvertisement for the project. that is accessible and relevant to the public. Task 1.4 - Data Gathering Mosaic staff will complete the necessary forms to request access to the City's IDIS. Upon approval, we will download the City's Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan templates from the eCon Planning Suite in IDIS. We will review all pre-populated data and check for accuracy. While most of the data required for a Consolidated Plan is pre-populated by eCon, Mosaic's team will supplement where needed with local or regional data. Task 1.5 - Gather Public Input While ultimately to be determined in consultation with City staff, Mosaic anticipates a community outreach process that includes: • Holding one (1) in-person Open House, which will be coordinated and facilitated by City staff, with Mosaic providing resources as needed, such as flyers or handouts, PowerPoint slides, and/or discussion questions; • Facilitating up to three(3)virtual meetings at varied times of day to provide opportunities for both members of the public and professional stakeholders to engage and provide input in the planning process; and • Needs assessment survey for residents and other stakeholders, including non-profit organizations and community advocates. The survey will be available online and can be publicized via email, social media, and local organizations. MOSAIC COMMUNITY PLANNING I CONSOLIDATED PLAN PROPOSAL 23 Mosaic will prepare presentation materials for all meetings, along with agendas, handouts, displays, questions/activities, meeting notes, and �' o E summaries of results. Public input will be used identify key themes and [] findings for inclusion in the Consolidated Plan and Analysis of Impediments �C and will inform priorities and goals. Accommodations for people with disabilities and those with limited English proficiency will be offered as ' needed. —46 . i 4000w,��11 PHASE 2: CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND ANNUAL ACTION PLAN DRAFTING Task 2.1 - Data Analysis to Develop Priorities • ur community To help City leaders set priorities, Mosaic will outline five-year priority engagement recommendations, based on the following: process will include, • Key themes identified by residents and stakeholders during community but will not be forums, focus groups, interviews, and the community survey; limited to: • Analysis of Census, American Community Survey, Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS), and public housing authority City staff and elected data, and other pre-populated data provided by HUD; officials • Analysis of point-in-time homeless counts and the existing supply of Local social emergency, transitional, and permanent supportive housing; organizations • Assessments of public infrastructure and public improvement needs; Housing providers • • Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice findings; and developers • Existing barriers to affordable housing. - Advocacy groups Task 2.2 - Preparation of the Consolidated Planhousing Based on public input, quantitative research, and other findings, Mosaic will organizations prepare a draft of the Consolidated Plan, including the elements outlined - • other below: financial institutions estate agents Executive Summary: A concise Executive Summary will serve as an .associations introduction to and summary of the Plan. It will highlight the Plan's priorities and describe how those priorities will be addressed. While included as Local school district a required component of the overall Consolidated Plan, the Executive - Continuum of Summary will be written such that it can stand alone as its own document - Organizations and be a simplified version of the plan more easily accessible to the general protected classesand public. low income The Process: This section of the Consolidated Plan will name the Lead Major • • yers Agency overseeing development of the Consolidated Plan and responsibility Broadband providers for administration of the City's CDBG and HOME funds. This section will - Neighborhood groups also outline the process by which the Plan was prepared and citizens . Seniors were engaged in their creation, including a description of the required consultations with other agencies and organizations. Residents of • • -• Needs Assessment: Mosaic will research and draft the Needs Assessment b housing of - general section of the City's Consolidated Plan. This section will provide an analysis public of the affordable housing, special needs housing, community development, and homelessness needs in the city. It will analyze data concerning housing conditions and housing problems and how those housing problems may disproportionately affect various population groups. A discussion of specific housing problems, including cost-burdened, severe cost-burdened, lacking facilities, and overcrowding will be included. MOSAIC COMMUNITY PLANNING I CONSOLIDATED PLAN PROPOSAL 24 . The section will assess the housing needs of special needs populations. The narrative will include characteristics and needs of low-income and extremely low- income individuals and children who are currently housed but at imminent risk of Ohomelessness. It will also discuss local policies and procedures for HMIS administration. MOSAIC Non-housing community development needs will also be analyzed, including the need for economic development, public facilities, public improvements, and public services. COMMUNITY PLANNING Mosaic will discuss broadband needs for low- and moderate-income households, as well as the availability of broadband service in Twin Falls, including consideration of the possible need for increased availability and/or competition among internet service providers. To address environmental resiliency, Mosaic will discuss possible risks faced by low- and moderate-income households and any policies or programs intended to minimize those risks. Market Analysis: Mosaic will research and draft the Market Analysis section of the City's Consolidated Plan. This section will lay out the context in which the City will administer its community development programs over the course of the Consolidated Plan period. This section of the Plan will analyze the local housing market, including present conditions for supply and demand by tenure, as well as an assessment of local housing prices, market activity, and areas of the city that have recently seen price increases. This section will also assess lead-based paint hazards, the supply and demand for public and assisted housing/Section 8 vouchers, facilities and services for the homeless, and housing and services for people with disabilities or other special needs. The Market Analysis will conclude with an assessment of barriers to affordable housing and a comparison of the needs assessed in the prior component to the market conditions present in the city. Strategic Plan: Mosaic will draft the Strategic Plan, which will provide a summary of the goals and objectives the City plans to address, including performance measurements for accomplishments and outcomes. This Plan component also offers the City an opportunity to set any geographic priorities and to prioritize needs in general. The strategy will also reflect strategic plans of other City departments, to the extent they overlap with community development priorities. Task 2.3- Preparation of the Annual Action Plan Mosaic will draft the First Year Action Plan, which will describe the specific actions, activities, and programs the City will implement during the first year of the Consolidated Plan period to address the priority needs and goals. The Action Plan will specify the City's goals for affordable housing, homelessness, and other special needs and indicate the resources anticipated to be available to address them. Grant-specific requirements, such as accounting for CDBG program income, are also contained in the Action Plan. Mosaic will incorporate project information as provided by City staff, linking each to appropriate goals and priorities in the Five-Year Plan to facilitate tracking in IDIS and in future CAPERS. Task 2.4 - Provide Consolidated Plan and Action Plan First Drafts to the City Mosaic will provide drafts of the complete Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan to City staff for internal review and comment. With input from staff, Mosaic will refine the drafts and prepare them for public comment. MOSAIC COMMUNITY PLANNING CONSOLIDATED PLAN PROPOSAL 25 PHASE 3: PLAN PRESENTATION AND APPROVAL Task 3.1 - Presentations and Public Comment Mosaic's team will make up to two (2) presentations of the draft Consolidated Plan, Needs Assessment, Annual Action Plan, and Analysis of Impediments to members of the public, elected officials, and/or other groups of stakeholders. Mosaic will work with City staff to identify and coordinate any desired presentation opportunities. Task 3.2- Plan Finalization and Approval At Mosaic, Mosaic will make any necessary revisions to the Plans based on comments We bring o the table received following the public presentations. Mosaic will then prepare final all the pieces needed Word and PDF versions of each document for delivery to the City for final for a complete picture, approval by the City Council. We will also prepare appendices including any including keholders relevant raw data, copies of flyers and other ads, survey results, graphics, diverse - and other relevant items. ethnicity, language, Task 3.3 - Certifications& SF-424s age, gender, ability, and HUD guidelines require the City to submit with the Consolidated Plan a full set of certifications and the SF-424 and SF-424D forms. Mosaic will fill the The effort can be required forms and ready them for signature by the City's certifying officer. challenging essential cornerstone for Task 3.4 - IDIS Upload and Submission to HUD successful and equitable Upon approval by the City Council, Mosaic will complete entry of the community improvement. Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan into IDIS via the eCon Planning Suite, upload all required attachments, and run a quality check, leaving the plans ready for one-click electronic submission to HUD by the City. Mosaic will be responsible for any revisions required by HUD after submission, and, if necessary, will troubleshoot with HUD relative to any IDIS/eCon Planning Suite issues. We will also be available to answer any questions HUD may have regarding the City's plan submissions until the time HUD has approved them. Task 3.5 - Submission of Final Plans to the City Mosaic will provide electronic copies of all final plans and documents in Word and PDF. These final deliverables will include appendices with supporting documents such as raw data tables, lists of interview and meeting participants, copies of flyers and other ads, summaries of stakeholder comments, survey results, and other relevant items. AboutA Note MOSAIC COMMUNITY PLANNING I CONSOLIDATED PLAN PROPOSAL 26 OPTIONAL PHASE 4: DEVELOPMENT OF ANALYSIS OF IMPEDIMENTS Task 4.1 - Introduction, Community Engagement, Past Fair Housing Goals and Demographic Profile In initiating work on the Al, Mosaic will generate the fair housing data tables and maps At for the City and region using both our own GIS capabilities and HUD's online AFFH Data MOSAIC and Mapping Tool. In addition to the HUD-provided data, Mosaic will gather relevant COMMUNITY PLANNING local data such as fair housing complaints, zoning and related ordinances, Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data, information on homelessness, transit system and public school data, and data from other state or local sources. Introduction • Provides contemporary context for fair housing, background on the Al requirements, and the methodology and data sources employed. Community Engagement • Summarizes the community engagement process, including a list of participating stakeholder organizations, public outreach and advertising methods, and the results of each type of engagement. Assessment of Past Fair Housing Goals • Reviews any plans or studies identifying potential fair housing needs or goals for the City and activities undertaken to address them. Demographic Summary • Analyzes residents and households by race/color, ethnicity, national origin, familial status, gender, and disability status, including changes since 1990, with comparisons to the region where appropriate. Maps showing residential patterns across the area. • Discussion of income levels, household income by race, and poverty rates in Twin Falls as compared to the region. Task 4.2 - RECAPS, Segregation, Opportunity and Fair Housing Activities This step includes drafting of the analytical components of the report: Racially and Ethnically Concentrated Areas of Poverty • Identifies and maps racially and ethnically concentrated areas of poverty (RECAPs). • Analyzes demographic and housing characteristics in RECAPS, including discussion of revitalization efforts, if any. Segregation and Integration • Maps population by race, ethnicity, national origin, LEP status, and familial status to show neighborhoods with highest levels of segregation and integration. • Assesses levels of racial and ethnic segregation in the city and region using dissimilarity indices. Discusses changes in segregation levels since 1990. Access to Opportunity • Analyzes access to opportunity by race and ethnicity using indices developed by HUD that score census block groups on education, employment, transportation, exposure to poverty, and exposure to environmental health hazards as well as other measures of opportunity based on stakeholder input. • Maps opportunity index scores by census block group to identify areas with the most and least access to these opportunity factors. Fair Housing Activities • Identifies public and private sector agencies offering fair housing services. • Presents information on recent fair housing lawsuits filed in the area and data on housing discrimination complaint filings. • Discusses state and local fair housing laws. MOSAIC COMMUNITY PLANNING I CONSOLIDATED PLAN PROPOSAL 27 Task 4.3- Housing Profile, Public and Accessible Housing,and Zoning and Land Use This step will include drafting of the following elements, representing a general analysis of housing needs and types and the policies affecting them: . . Housing Profile • Overview of existing housing supply in terms of vacancy, tenure, structure type, MOSAIC and age for the city, RECAPS, and the region. COMMUNITY PLANNING Analyzes housing needs and severe housing needs by race and ethnicity, with maps of disproportionate housing need data. • Analysis of renter affordability, including the locations of affordable housing with regard to measures of segregation. • Analysis of homeownership rates, mortgage lending policies, and Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data. Publicly Supported Housing • Analyzes the demographic composition of publicly supported housing in and out of RECAPs relative to that of the region. • Identifies locations of subsidized housing and housing choice vouchers, specifically relative to RECAPs and areas of opportunity. • Research and review PHA policies related to tenant selection, HCV programs, and site selection for fair housing impacts. Housing for People with Disabilities • Analyzes and maps the population of people with disabilities by disability type. • Discusses the general availability of housing for people with disabilities and the disabled population living in publicly supported housing. • Identifies fair housing issues related to disability, including disparities in access to opportunity, such as jobs, education, and transportation linkages. • Considers effects of local policies and ordinances (i.e. zoning codes and building codes) on housing availability for people with disabilities. Land Use and Zoning Code Review • Research local zoning ordinances and plans for analysis of potential barriers to fair housing and determination of the degree to which they may contribute to fair housing issues. Task 4.4- Impediments, Recommendations, Executive Summary Finally, Mosaic will identify impediments to fair housing choice, propose recommendations to overcome the impediments, and prepare an Executive Summary. Identification of Impediments • Each impediment identified in the report will be described in detail and be prioritized for action based on its potential to limit or deny fair housing choice or access to opportunity, or negatively impact fair housing or civil rights compliance. • A Recommendations Matrix will be provided that links the identified impediments with their associated recommendations, metrics, implementation timeframes, and responsible parties. The content of the Recommendations Matrix will be subject to refinement with input from City staff. Executive Summary • Summarizes key aspects of the report in a brief, engaging format, with particular focus on the resulting impediments and recommendations. Task 4.5 - Provide Analysis of Impediments Draft to the City After drafting the Analysis of Impediments, Mosaic will provide Word and PDF versions of the draft to City staff for internal review and comment. With input from staff, Mosaic will refine the draft and prepare a final version of the Al for the City. MOSAIC COMMUNITY PLANNING I CONSOLIDATED PLAN PROPOSAL 28 4mPROJECT&TIMELI NE ' M NEAW Milestones for completion of the project are shown below, assuming a mid-June 2025 contract start. They include delivery of a rough first draft Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan by July 11. During the 30- day public comment period, which will run from July 11 to August 11, Mosaic will continue to update, edit, and refine some parts of the draft documents, producing final versions by July 31. Following City Council approval at the August 11 meeting, Mosaic will enter the plan contents and upload all attachments in IDIS, readying the plan for electronic submission to HUD via IDIS by the City's August 16,2025 deadline. Work on the Analysis of Impediments will begin in mid-August after submission of the Consolidated Plan, with a final document completed in late November, 2025. PROPOSED TIMELINE FOR TWIN FALLS'S CONSOLIDATED PLAN,ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AND Al TASKS 2025 JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV PHASE 1:COMMUNITY INPUT AND DATA COLLECTION 1.1 Project Coordination Meeting 1.2 Review of Previous Plans and Studies 1.3 Community Engagement Strategy 1.4 Data Gathering 1.5 Gather Public Input PHASE 2:CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND ANNUAL ACTION PLAN DRAFTING 2.1 Data Analysis to Develop Priorities 2.2 Preparation of the Con Plan 2.3 Preparation of the Annual Action Plan 2.4 Provide Draft Con Plan&Annual Action Plan to City PHASE 3:PLAN PRESENTATION AND APPROVAL 3.1 Presentations and Public Comment 3.2 Plan Finalization and Approval 3.3 Certifications and SF-424s 3.4 IDIS Upload and Submission to HUD 3.5 Submission of Final Plans to City OPTIONAL PHASE 4:DEVELOPMENT OF ANALYSIS OF IMPEDIEMNTS 4.1 Intro, Engagement, Past Goals, Demographics 4.2 RECAPS,Segregation, Opportunity, FH Activities 4.3 Housing Profile, Public and Accessible Housing, Zoning 4.4 Impediments, Recommendations, Exec Summary 4.5 Provide Draft Al to the City 7 MOSAIC COMMUNITY PLANNING CONSOLIDATED PLAN PROPOSAL 29 r For the preparation of the Consolidated Plan and first-year Action Plan as described in this proposal, Mosaic proposes an all-inclusive fee of$47,300 as shown below. The optional Analysis of Impediments can be included at an additional cost of$17,230. COST BREAKDOWN PERSONNEL HOURS AND HOURLY RATES Project Senior Associate COST Manager Planner Planners $225/hr. $170/hr. $115/hr. 1.1 Initial Meeting 3 3 $1,020 1.2 Review Previous Plans and Studies 3 2 8 $1,595 1.3 Public Participation Strategy 4 4 $1,700 1.4 Data Gathering 20 $2,300 1.5 Gather Public Input 12 8 18 $6,130 ---------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ ------------- --------------- ------------- Phase 1 Subtotal 22 10 53 $12,745 2.1 Data Analysis to Develop Priorities 4 6 11 $3,185 2.2 Preparation of the Con Plan 12 19 38 $10,300 2.3 Preparation of the Annual Action Plan 10 10 23 $6,595 2.4 Provide Draft Con Plan and AA to City 8 6 $1,800 ---------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ ------------- --------------- ------------- Phase 2 Subtotal 34 35 78 $21,880 3.1 Hold 30-Day Public Comment Period 8 6 $2,490 3.2 Plan Finalization and Approval 9 4 14 $4,315 3.3 Certifications and SF-424s 2 3 $795 3.4 Electronic Plan Entry and Submission to HUD 2 7 18 $3,710 3.5 Submission of Final Reports to the City 3 6 $1,365 ------------------------------------------- Phas----Subt iaf ------------ ------------- --------------- -------,67 - Phase 3 Subtotal 24 11 47 $12,675 Total Cost: Phases 1-3 : • 56 178 $47,3001 COST BREAKDOWNOPTIONAL PERSONNEL HOURS AND COST HOURLY RATES 4.1 Intro, Engagement, Past Goals, Demographics 4 16 $2,520 4.2 RECAPS, Segregation, Opportunity, FH Activities 2 8 20 $4,110 4.3 Housing Profile, Public Housing, Zoning 2 12 26 $5,480 4.4 Impediments, Recommendations, Exec Summary 6 6 12 $3,750 4.5 Provide Draft Al to the City 2 8 $1,370 Total Cost: Optional Phase 4 12 30 82 $17,230