The City desires to work and coordinate with the Long Range Planning Committee of Salt Lake County to reduce the use of shelters, and provide permanent housing with supportive services for the chronically homeless.
The following goal and actions have been proposed and have been implemented that are stated in the “Ten Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness” that was created by the Salt Lake County Council of Governments in 2006.
“Goal: Provide suitable housing surrounded by appropriate supportive services that will help meet the basic human need of shelter.”
In order to obtain this goal the following should be accomplished:
“1) Increase the number of housing units for the chronically homeless.
2) Continually review and encourage the updating of all local housing plans within Salt Lake County to meet the needs of the chronically homeless.
Other goals that are continually being achieved by the Salt Lake County Council of Governments to end chronic homelessness include the following. These goals have been coordinated with the Salt Lake County Continuum of Care.
Build system infrastructure
Increase permanent supportive housing Increase entry into mainstream resources Improve results of discharge planning Increase outreach efforts
Build infrastructure Address gaps in shelter beds.”
HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION
1. Homelessness Prevention-The jurisdiction must describe its planned action steps over the next year to address the individual and families with children at imminent risk of becoming homeless.
To prevent homelessness the City desires that people who may be in poverty be educated about what resources are available to assist them. Many citizens are not aware of the resources or funding available to them. Most of the people in poverty are eligible for publicly funded services such as Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), Medicaid, Medicare, Food Stamps, General Assistance (GA), Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and other federal housing programs. There are also other programs that assist with tenant evictions, utility shut offs and foreclosures.
The City will expand their reach to those people who have under served needs or special populations within the City. All comments from these special population groups will be accounted for and be examined to determine what priorities the City will take to increase their health, safety and welfare. Funding allocations, social agency referrals or education may be solutions to their problems or issues.
The newly constructed senior citizens center and its related programs have been assisting the low- moderate senior citizens within the City. The City should be aware of the senior citizens that are disabled. According to the U.S. 2010 Census 37.7% of the senior population 65 + in Taylorsville are disabled in some way.
There are low-moderate income persons living in Taylorsville that are not directly benefited with CDBG funding. The main City objective that does not directly assist low-moderate families or individuals living outside these low-moderate census tracts and blocks is “Community Infrastructure”, such as installing storm drainage infrastructure, replacing or installing new sidewalks, installing lighting structures, repairing or replacing other infrastructure lines, etc. The City would be greatly benefited by CDBG funding if community infrastructure improvements could be installed in several areas of the City that are not located in low-moderate census tracts or blocks.
The City desires to work with nonprofit or profit housing industries to provide low or very low income housing for the elderly or the disabled. The City has been approached by housing agencies in the past and has worked with different agencies.
The following are agencies that families or individuals in Taylorsville can be referred to in order to prevent homelessness in Taylorsville (these agencies are direct or indirect programs).
Job Training/Employment Centers
Salt Lake Community College Skills Center – 4600 South Redwood Road Workforce Services – 3888 West 5400 South and 5735 South Redwood Road
Mental Health Facility
IHC Behavioral Health Network - 5770 South 1500 West
Primary Medical and Dental Care
Oquirrh View Community Health Center – 4745 South 3200 West
Residential Abuse Treatment
Family Support Center – 1760 West 4805 South
Affordable Housing (tax credits)
Mullberry Park Apartments – 5287 South 3675 West Bridgeside Apartments – 623 West 4800 South
Legacy West Village Apartments (seniors) – 6218 South Gold Medal Drive
Project Based Apartments (Includes HUD Section 202)
Taylorsville Senior Housing Apartments – 4764 South Plymouth View Drive
Affordable Mobile Home Parks
Monte Vista – 4595 South Monte Vista Drive Majestic Meadows – 1055 West Atherton Drive
Housing Rehabilitation/Repairs
ASSIST, Weatherization, HEAT program, HOME owner rehabilitation assistance, Green and Healthy Homes Initiative, Salt Lake Valley Habitat for Humanity and other housing rehabilitation programs
Special Needs Housing
Several sites serving special needs groups throughout Taylorsville such as a residential facility for elderly persons
Subsidized Senior Complex (tax credits involved)
Legacy Village – 6218 South Gold Medal Drive (listed above)
Senior Center
Taylorsville Senior Citizen Center - 4743 South Plymouth View Drive
Food Pantrie and Drop Off
Majestic Meadows – 1055 West Atherton Drive
Taylorsville Senior Citizen Center (Tri-Park Inc.) – 4743 South Plymouth View Drive
Youth Guidance
Taylorsville High School – Odyssey House Parent/Teen Skill Building – 5220 South 1420 West
Public Housing Units
44 units – 1145 West 4835 South and 10 scattered units throughout the community
Any Taylorsville residents that request the City about being in jeopardy of homelessness will be referred to the above resources or other resources throughout Salt Lake County that help prevent homelessness. There are a number of homeless resources throughout the Salt Lake County area that collaborate effort to end homelessness or chronic homelessness. These organizations, agencies include the following:
Catholic Community Services Fourth Street Clinic
Salt Lake County Housing Authority Salt Lake City Housing Authority LDS Humanitarian Services Olene Walker Housing Loan Fund Rescue Mission
Salt Lake City Police Department State of Utah Community Services Office The Road Home
Valley Mental Health
Volunteers of America, Utah
Utah Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Utah Housing Coalition
West Valley Housing Authority
1. Discharge Coordination Policy-Explain planned activities to implement a cohesive, community-wide Discharge Coordination Policy, and how, in the coming year, the community will move toward such a policy.
The City does not have a discharge coordination policy. The City does not have any plans to implement such a policy.
COMMUNITY OR ECONOMIC DEVELOMENT (91.215 (e))
1. Identify the jurisdiction's priority non-housing community development needs eligible for assistance by CDBG eligibility category specified in the Community Development Needs Table (formerly Table 2B), i.e., public facilities, public improvements, public services and economic development.