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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA REPORT 1998 0318 CC REG ITEM 09BI 'F q, 1 ITEM A •i�• CITY OF MOORPARK CITY OF MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT City Council Meeting of h'1 a rc h 18 199 -L ACTION: Shtf-f r-'-c'c mn- fn�lation TO: Honorable City Council rvlvda' oca�;on5<s4e m nuf�'S FROM: Nancy Burns, Senior Management Analyst DATE: March 9, 1998, (CC Meeting of March 18, 19 8) SUBJECT: Consider Proposals for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funds ($194,648) for FY 1998/99 Background The primary purpose of the CDBG Program is the development of viable urban communities through the provision of the following, principally for low and moderate income persons: 1. Decent housing; 2. A suitable living environment; and 3. Economic opportunity. In order to achieve these goals, each eligible activity must meet one of the following national objectives: 1) Benefit low and moderate income persons; 2 Eliminate slum and blight; and /or 3) Meet a particularly urgent health and safety need in the community. Eligible recipients under the persons" criteria are persons area median income. Recently County show median annual inc, $63,100. "benefit whose in released Dme for a to low /moderate income some does not exceed 80% of income limits for Ventura family of four (4) to be On February 18, 1998, Council received a summary report on the proposals received for FY 1998/99 funding, estimated to be approximately $194,648. Fifteen proposals totaling $88,924 were received for Public Service projects. A maximum of $29,197 is available for Public Service projects, per HUD guidelines. One application for Economic Development was received for $10,000. Council directed the Budget and Finance Committee to consider the proposals at its March 4, 1998, meeting and to consider other projects, as well, that could be initiated in the category of Public Improvements, Economic Development /Affordable Housing. C:`,M \NLB,AGNLiAPP1',CD2G FIJNDIN6- FY98 -99 -3/ 9/92 -March 11, 1998 1 0001054. Discussion At its March 4, 1998, meeting, the Budget and Finance Committee considered the proposals that were received for FY 1998/99 funds and found that three Public Service projects could provide basic services to the largest number of residents with the most immediate primary needs. The three organizations and their programs are Catholic Charities with its Community Services Program, the County of Ventura Public Social Services Agency's Senior Nutrition Program and the City's Senior Center Part -time Staff. The Committee also found that funds for Public Improvements/ Economic Development /Affordable Housing should be allocated for the identification and acquisition of property or properties to be developed for Affordable Housing for Low and Very Low Income persons and associated costs for development of the property for either purchase or rental opportunities. A separate report presented to Council on this date recommends that at least $122,522 of the $154,917 available from FY 1995/96 and FY 1996/97 be reallocated to Affordable Housing. This amount, combined with $141,241 for FY 1998/99 recommended in this report to be allocated for Affordable Housing would provide $263,763 for this purpose. Funding available for administrative purposes, per HUD guidelines, is $24,210. Recommendation 1. Authorize Public Service funding for FY 1998/99 as follows: Catholic Charities $ 9,597 Senior Nutrition 9,000 Senior Center Part -time Staff 10,600 2. Authorize $141,241 for the identification, acquisition and development of property or properties for Affordable Housing for Low and Very Low Income persons, such authorization to include other costs associated with the acquisition of the property and facilitation of its development and use for the purpose stated, either for rental or purchase; and 3. Authorize $24,210 for administrative costs. C: \M \NI,P \AGNDAAFT \CD3G FUNDING FY98- 99- 3/9/98 -March 11, 1998 2 I t d I lRl L -