Anthony Birnesser

The 2023-2024 Annual Action Plan for the City of Lima's Department of Housing and Neighborhoods serves as the fourth-year update to the 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan, outlining activities to address community development needs. It focuses on three overarching objectives: providing decent affordable housing, creating suitable living environments, and fostering economic opportunities. These efforts aim to improve availability, accessibility, affordability, and sustainability, with specific goals including increased homeownership and ending chronic homelessness. The plan further details actions to mitigate barriers to affordable housing, reduce lead-based paint hazards and poverty, and enhance coordination among agencies to maximize community benefits.

The strategic plan for the City of Lima focuses on providing decent housing, improving living conditions, and generating economic opportunities for low- and moderate-income persons. Key priorities include maintaining and expanding affordable housing, revitalizing neighborhoods, providing needed public services, and supporting economic development. The plan also addresses the need for facilities and services to support pandemic response and ensures effective program administration.

The Annual Action Plan for the City of Lima focuses on leveraging federal funds to address priority needs in housing and community development. Key areas include improving and expanding affordable housing through various programs like down payment assistance and home repairs, revitalizing neighborhoods by demolishing blighted structures and improving infrastructure, providing public services such as police support and recreational programs, and increasing economic opportunities through workforce skills development. The plan also addresses homelessness, lead-based paint hazards, and barriers to affordable housing while fostering coordination between public and private agencies.

The public hearing discussed the 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan and the 2020 Annual Action Plan. The plan is required for all HUD funding and identifies priority needs such as affordable housing, neighborhood revitalization, public services, economic opportunities, pandemic response facilities/services, and planning and administration. Anticipated resources for 2020 include funds from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Partnerships Investment. Proposed activities for 2020 involve housing rehabilitation, neighborhood development, property maintenance and code enforcement, demolition, street reconstruction, park improvements, career pathways in advanced manufacturing, support for entrepreneurs, fair housing services, housing counseling, health programs, emergency repair programs, youth programs, property maintenance training for homeowners, and operational support for housing programs.

The 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan and 2020 Annual Action Plan for the City of Lima outlines the strategic priorities and activities for community development and affordable housing. It addresses housing and homeless needs, assesses the housing market, and proposes activities for Program Year 2020, including housing rehabilitation, homeownership assistance, public facilities improvements, blight removal, and public services. The plan aims to benefit low- and moderate-income persons, prevent or eliminate blight, and meet urgent needs, with funding from CDBG and HOME grants.