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Comprehensive Housing Needs Analysis
The City is in the process of updating its five-year Consolidated Plan. The first phase in the development of the 2020-2025 Consolidated Plan is the update of the Comprehensive Housing Needs Analysis. The 2019 Final Report is available:
Comprehensive Housing Needs Analysis – Final
The second phase is underway focusing on stakeholder engagement to establish goals and priorities for addressing affordable housing and community development needs over the next five-years with CDBG dollars. There will be community stakeholder meetings, a community needs survey and a fair housing forum. If you are interested in receiving notification of these meetings, or inviting City Staff to discuss the planning process with your group, contact Carla Berry.
- Annual Action Plans
- Consolidated Plan
- CAPERS
- Citizen Participation Plan
- Community Housing Study
- FAIR HOUSING
Annual Action Plans
The City of St. Cloud is required to prepare an annual action plan to notify citizens and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) of the city's intended actions to occur during that specific program year. The action plan identified the objectives the city hopes to achieve and outlines the activities the city will undertake to achieve those objectives.
PY2018 Annual Action Plan
PY2017 Annual Action Plan
PY2016 Annual Action Plan
PY2015 Annual Action Plan
PY2014 Annual Action Plan
PY2013 Annual Action Plan (Revised 10/7/14)
PY2012 Annual Action Plan (Revised 10/7/14)
PY2011 Annual Action Plan
Consolidated Plan
The City of St. Cloud is required to prepare a five-year Consolidated Plan for long-term planning purposes. It describes community development priorities and the multi-year goals based on an assessment of housing and community development needs, an analysis of housing and economic market conditions, and available resources.
The 2015-2019 Consolidated Plan identifies the following housing and community development priorities for utilizing HUD funding:
- Expand and maintain affordable housing
- Invest in core neighborhoods through affordable housing, sustainable economic development, and other supportive activities
- Assist homeless and those at-risk of homelessness
- Assist special needs clientele to provide affordable and accessible housing
- Provide fair housing education and outreach to households and property owners
- Partner to address the needs of public infrastructure, facilities, and parks
Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Reports
The City of St. Cloud is required to prepare an assessment of its accomplishments toward meeting the priority goals outlined in the 2010-2014 Consolidated Plan to citizens and HUD. This annual assessment is known as the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER). The CAPER provides a review and evaluation of the City of St. Cloud’s progress toward meeting the annual goals and outcomes as outlined in the PY2010 Annual Action Plan and larger five year goals identified in the Consolidated Plan.
PY2017 CAPER
PY2016 CAPER
PY2015 CAPER
PY2014 CAPER and PY2014 HUD Consolidated Plan End-of-Year Review
PY2013 CAPER and PY2013 HUD Consolidated Plan End-of-Year Review
PY2012 CAPER and PY2012 HUD Consolidated Plan End-of-Year Review
PY2011 CAPER and PY2011 HUD Consolidated Plan End-of-Year Review
PY2010 CAPER and PY2010 HUD Consolidated Plan End-of-Year Review
Citizen Participation Plan
The City of St. Cloud encourages citizen participation in all aspects of government and particularly through its CDBG program.
Community Housing Study
In January 2013, the City of St. Cloud, in partnership with several community stakeholders, commissioned a housing assessment to enhance the understanding of housing and homeless issues throughout the community. The goals of the Housing Study are to enhance the understanding of housing and homeless issues throughout the community of St. Cloud, including needs, gaps and prospective priorities.
St. Cloud Community Housing Study (2013)
The City of St. Cloud is in the early stages of preparing an update to the Community Housing Study for 2019. The assessment is intended to quanify the supply and demand for the full range of the housing spectrum in St. Cloud.