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CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION REPORT
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
SEPTEMBER 1, 2008 – AUGUST 31, 2009
The purpose of the current Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) is to inform the Town government, the East Hartford community, and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development of the accomplishments funded by the Town’s Community Development Block Grant for the 34th Program Year that ended August 31, 2009. Highlights of the 34th Program Year are as follows:
- commercial facade projects were completed at: 107 Burnside Avenue (Allstate Insurance); 98-100 Burnside Avenue (Connecticut Cleaners); 498-500 Burnside Avenue (a vacant restaurant). Design and specifications for an additional project at 1084 – 1102 Main Street were completed; approvals obtained from various Town departments; the project was bid; and a contract awarded. This project will be underway in the fall of 2009.
- housing rehabilitation aimed at replacing deteriorated roofs and /or furnaces was carried out in 25 units of low- to moderate-income housing throughout town.
- public service agencies in the community and human service departments within Town government provided a range of social services to 2,034 town residents, the majority of them from low income households;
- administration of improvements to Martin Park continued; electrical improvements at its storage facility are underway.
- a new entrance sign into Center Cemetery on Main Street was installed along with a visitor information sign depicting the cemetery’s history; the replication/carving of a granite eagle is underway as the final stage of restoring the cemetery’s Civil War monument.
In total, $ 816,586 in Block Grant funds was spent on all activities during the 34th Program Year. One hundred percent (100%) was spent on activities that benefited low to moderate income town residents (a percentage that exceeds HUD’s requirement that 70% of funds be spent on behalf of low to moderate income residents). Expenditures for public services totaled $ 86,034, and were within the 15% cap permitted by the program. Administrative expenses totaled
$ 127,137, and were below the 20% allowed by the program. The Town spent its CDBG dollars in a timely fashion. On 7/3/09, its “Timeliness Test Date”, the Town’s draw ratio was 0.67%. This was below HUD’s ceiling of 1.5%.
The full CAPER will be on public display at the Raymond Library, the Town Clerk’s Office, and the Grants Office for the period of 10/19/09 – 11/03/09. The public is invited to submit questions or comments to the Grants Office (contact Clare Fravel, Assistant Grants Administrator, at 291-7210). In addition, two public hearings are being held in the Town Hall Second Floor Conference Room (handicapped accessible) at 11:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. on 11/4/09 at which time the public is invited to comment on the CAPER and the future housing and community development needs of East Hartford as well as offer input for the Town of East Hartford Consolidated Plan 2010-2015.
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