Davie is an “entitlement recipient” of Federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The goals of this program are:
wto develop viable urban communities by providing decent housing and a suitable living environment;
wto expand economic opportunities for low and moderate income individuals and families; and
wto strengthen the partnerships between all levels of government and the private sector, including for-profit and not-for profit organizations, in the production of affordable housing sufficient to meet the needs of the community.
As a prerequisite for receiving these grant funds, the Town adopted a Consolidated Plan for Federal Funds which identifies the Town’s housing and community development needs, and outlines funding strategies to address such. This Plan shapes the various federally funded programs into a 5-year neigh- borhood and community development strategy which builds on a participatory process from the grass- roots level, serves as an application for the federal funds, and serves as a basis for assessing and monitoring program performance.
A synopsis of the long-range goals and objectives contained in the Towns Consolidated Plan follows:
wto rehabilitate, construct and/or expand public facilities and infrastructures e.g., the renovation of existing public (community) facilities and street improvements such as: improved lighting, land- scaping, drainage, sidewalks, streets, connections to sewer systems, etc.
wto upgrade the existing housing stock and provide loans and/or grants to income-eligible home- owners to make home repairs and replace existing substandard/leaking roofs.
wto expand affordable rental housing and homeownership opportunities for Davie residents.
wto increase/enhance park/recreation opportunities and expand programs that serve at-risk youth e.g. the renovation of existing parks (improved lighting, landscaping, equipment, etc.), construc- tion of new park and/or recreation facilities, the provision of services, or acquisition for new facilities.
wto provide swale area drainage (percolation), positive discharge drainage, and the connection of low/moderate income homes to the existing sewer system e.g. connections to the sewer laterals.
wto expand affordable child day care and after-school opportunities.
wto promote economic development initiatives and stimulate the local economy through neighbor- hood revitalization, commercial revitalization, or facade renovation programs.
wto minimize the displacement of Davie residents and mitigate adverse effects caused by federally assisted activities, and to provide fair and adequate relocation benefits when needed.
wto upgrade and/or supplement the existing transportation and mobility services in Davie, especially those needed by low and moderate income persons and individuals with special needs.
wto undertake a Fair Housing outreach and education campaign to ensure that Davie residents have the widest range of housing choices.
wto remove architectural barriers and impediments to the elderly and to the physically, mentally, or developmentally disabled.
wto promote the county-wide strategies and efforts aimed at addressing homelessness.
wto provide social services e.g. healthcare, housing, food, transportation, etc.
wto remove slums, blight & blighting conditions i.e., clearance, demolition, and code enforcement.
wto encourage the retention of significant historic structures and historic preservation efforts.
wto improve the Town's capacity to plan and administer its CDBG funds, undertake comprehensive planning activities, and apply for other HUD Community Planning and Development (CPD) programs or related grants.
Each year within the 5-year period covered by the Consolidated Plan (2002-2007), the Town must develop and submit to HUD on or before August 16th, an Annual Plan which contains the CDBG budget for that year.
Each Annual Plan is the result of an extensive citizen participation process, and represents collabo- ration between the Town, local social service providers, housing providers, the Community Redevelop- ment Agency (CRA), Memorial Healthcare Systems, and other residents in Davie. The Town strives to ensure citizen involvement, in an advisory role, in the planning, implementation, and assessment of the programs covered by the Consolidated Plan and each Annual Plan.
Prior to the adoption of each Annual Plan, Davie residents are provided with timely access to local meetings, public hearings, grant documents, and copies of the Plan, in accordance with the federal regulations at 24 CFR Part 570. The Town ensures that hearing, sight, and mobility impaired persons have full and timely access to meetings and grant related documents.
The Town’s Housing and Community Development Department, is responsible for the planning, preparation, implementation, and monitoring of the Consolidated Plan and all incremental One-Year Action Plan activities.
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