The Consolidated Plan:
Preparing, Performing, Succeeding
Boston, MA: November 3-4, 2009

Day One

8:30 a.m. Registration

9:00 a.m. Welcome

§  Introductions

§  Workshop Overview and Goals

§  Handouts

9:15 a.m. Consolidated Plan 101

§  Purpose and Function

§  Relationship to Action Plan and CAPER

§  Components

§  Timing

10:00 a.m. Improving Citizen Participation and Consultation

§  Citizen Participation Plan

§  Public Hearings

§  Substantial Amendments

§  What Works? – Open Discussion

§  Consultation

§  Exercise

11:00 a.m. Data, Needs, & Priorities: The Foundation for Long-term Strategies

§  Housing Market Analysis and Housing Needs

§  Requirements and Data Sources

§  Table 2A

§  Race and Ethnicity Data

§  Housing Data Table Samples and Resources

12:00 p.m. Lunch

1:00 p.m. Data, Needs, & Priorities: The Foundation for Long-term Strategies Continued

§  Homeless & Special Needs Populations

§  Requirements and Data Sources

§  Tables 1A and 1B

§  Non-housing Community Development Needs

§  Requirements and Data Sources

§  Tables 2B and 4

§  Public Housing

§  Lead-Based Paint Needs

§  Barriers to Affordable Housing

§  Fair Housing

2:00 p.m. Break

2:15 p.m. The Strategic Plan: The Link to Projects and Activities

§  Strategic Plan Requirements

§  Housing, Homelessness, & Special Needs Population

§  Non-housing Community Development

§  Institutional Structure & Coordination

§  Public Housing, Lead-based Paint, Barriers to Affordable Housing, & Fair Housing

§  Anti-Poverty Strategy

§  Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Areas

§  Resources

§  Monitoring

§  Developing Measurable Objectives in your Strategic Plan

3:30 p.m. Break

3:45 p.m. Measuring the Outcomes of Your Strategies: Communicating Success

§  Performance Measurement System: “Notice CPD 03-09”

§  Expectations

§  Developing outcome measures

§  Samples and Best Practices

§  Exercise on Performance Measures

4:30 p.m. Wrap-up of Day One

§  Bin Issues

§  Day Two

Day Two

9:00 a.m. The Action Plan: The Link to Performance

§  Action Plan 101

§  Performance Goals and Objectives

§  Project Tables

§  Project Setup Options and IDIS

§  Linkage to the CAPER

10:00 a.m. Resources and Upcoming Issues Affecting the Consolidated Plan

U.S. Dept. of HUD Boston Regional Office Dennison Associates, Inc.

The Consolidated Plan:
Preparing, Performing, Succeeding
Boston, MA: November 3-4, 2009

§  What’s Good and What’s Not So Good

§  Hints and Tips

§  Updated Guidance w/ new revised tables & new attachments

§  Updated Review Guidelines

§  Updated Q&A

§  “Lessons Learned”

§  Consolidated Plan Improvement Initiative

§  Submission Options

§  Online Mapping Options and Resources

§  NSP

§  HPRP

§  HEARTH Act

U.S. Dept. of HUD Boston Regional Office Dennison Associates, Inc.

The Consolidated Plan:
Preparing, Performing, Succeeding
Boston, MA: November 3-4, 2009

10:30 a.m. Break

10:45 a.m. CAPER

§  Reporting on Action Plan Objectives (outcomes)

§  Making the connection

§  Key IDIS reports

11:30 a.m. Test Your Knowledge

12:00 p.m. Wrap–Up

§  Remaining Bin Issues

§  Evaluations

§  CD-ROMs

U.S. Dept. of HUD Boston Regional Office Dennison Associates, Inc.