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2024 HUD Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing (PRO Housing) Grant
Department of Housing and Community Development
Director Rosalyn Clemens (x3647)
Revised
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Authorizing the Mayor to accept, deposit, appropriate and expend the 2025 HUD Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing (PRO Housing) grant in the amount of $4,000,000 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to address significant barriers to affordable housing production and preservation; authorizing the Mayor to accept bids and award contracts; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
The City of Toledo Department of Housing and Community Development has applied for and been awarded a $4,000,000 2025 HUD Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing (PRO Housing) Grant to address two significant barriers to affordable housing production and preservation in the City of Toledo: an outdated zoning code; and a weak market for new or preserved housing.
The PRO Housing Grant will support a comprehensive update of the Toledo Planning and Zoning Code and development standards; reduction of costs for new affordable housing production by developing and approving housing design templates to be made available to housing developers; appraisal gap financing to incentivize housing production in targeted weak market neighborhoods; and associated staffing and administration costs.
The PRO Housing Grant activities will implement key affordable housing policy recommendations and comprehensive land use planning goals of the following major stakeholder driven initiatives already completed:
1. Toledo Together, a Guiding Vision & 10 Year Action Plan for Housing (2021), Toledo’s first comprehensive housing strategy.
2. Forward Toledo (2024), a comprehensive land use plan guiding Toledo’s development and planning for the next decade and beyond.
3. 2020-2025 City of Toledo Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AI),developed by The Fair Housing Center (TFHC).
The PRO Housing grant Management Team will include the Toledo Department of Housing and Community Development, Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions and the Lucas County Land Bank. The Management Team will work in partnership with the Toledo PRO Housing Advisory Group, a diverse group of stakeholder organizations, subject-matter experts, and Toledo residents working to foster development, preservation and accessibility of affordable housing in Toledo, Ohio.
The financial impact of this Ordinance is the receipt of $4,000,000 from HUD for PRO Housing activities.
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NOW THEREFORE Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:
SECTION 1. That the Mayor is authorized to enter into a grant agreement and accept the $4,000,000 PRO Housing grant from HUD and deposit the funds received from HUD into Account Code 2016-16200-5G10327PROHSE.
SECTION 2. That the appropriation of $4,000,000 is authorized from the unappropriated grant proceeds in the Operation Grants Fund to Account Code 2016-16200-5G10327PROHSE and the expenditure of same is authorized for PRO Housing funding activities pursuant to attached Schedule A.
SECTION 3. That the Mayor is authorized to accept bids and enter into the necessary contracts or agreements to implement the PRO Housing grant activities, upon terms and conditions acceptable to the Director of Law and the Director of the Department of Housing and Community Development.
SECTION 4. That the Finance Director is authorized to issue warrant(s) against the above Account Code in an amount not to exceed $4,000,000 in payment of all obligations authorized above upon presentation of the proper voucher or vouchers.
SECTION 5. That this Ordinance is declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. The reason for the emergency is the fact that this Ordinance is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety and property, and for the further reason that this Ordinance must be immediately effective in order to allow the City of Toledo to implement PRO Housing activities.
Vote on emergency clause: yeas 10, nays 0.
Passed: February 25, 2025, as an emergency measure: yeas 10, nays 0.
Attest:
Paula R. Howell Carrie Hartman
Deputy Clerk of Council President of Council
Approved: February 25, 2025
Wade Kapszukiewicz
Mayor