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MOORPARK CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA REPORT
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To: Honorable City Council
__6From: Nancy Burns, Senior Management Analyst
Date: March 3, 2000 (CC Meeting of March 15, 2000)
Subject: CONSIDER PROPOSALS FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK
GRANT(CDBG) FUNDS ($195,292) FOR FY 2000 /2001 AND
FUTURE RE- ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FROM PRIOR YEARS
BACKGROUND
At its regularly scheduled meeting 16 February 2000, Council
received a staff report summarizing seventeen (17) proposals for
the use of CDBG funds for FY 2000/2001. After hearing public
testimony, Council directed the Budget and Finance Committee to
prepare a recommendation for final appropriations for Council's
consideration at its regular meeting scheduled for March 15,
2000.
DISCUSSION
Twelve (12) Public Service proposals totaling $69,489 were
received. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
regulations limit funds for Public Service projects to fifteen
percent (15%) of the City' s total allocation, or $29,293. One
proposal for Affordable Housing was received for $70,000, three
were received for Capital Improvement projects, totaling
$21,500, and one was received for Economic Development for
$1,000.
At its March 1, 2000 meeting, the Budget and Finance Committee
(Mayor Hunter and Councilmember Wozniak) considered the
proposals submitted and found that three (3) Public Service
projects could provide a variety of basic services to a large
number of residents with immediate needs. These programs are
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the Catholic Charities Community Services Program, the Ventura
County Human Services Agency's Senior Nutrition Program, and the
City's Senior Center Operations (Part -time Staff Assistance).
The Committee also found that funds for Affordable Housing, the
removal of architectural barriers and provision of wheelchair
accessible work areas in City Hall, Code Enforcement in the
downtown area (linked to the Redevelopment Agency's Housing
Rehabilitation Loan Program), Economic Development, and
Administration costs should be allocated for these purposes.
The recommended Economic Development project is the RAIN
project, which prepares formerly homeless individuals for
employment, and can be administered through a Joint Powers
Agreement (JPA) with the County.
The Committee also considered possible uses for unspent funds
that were previously allocated to Economic Development ($10,000)
and to the Senior Center Expansion Project ($30,000). Five
thousand dollars ($51000) could be re- allocated to Code
Enforcement to support increased efforts in the downtown area
before the FY 2000/2001 funds are available and $35,000 could be
re- allocated to Affordable Housing. The reallocation of these
funds will require public notice of Council's intention.
RECOMMENDATIONS (ROLL CALL VOTE)
1. Authorize the following allocations from FY 2000/2001 CDBG
funds:
A.$24,794 for the removal of architectural barriers and
installation of wheelchair accessible work areas in City
Hall;
B. $104,000 for Affordable Housing;
C.$20,000 for Code Enforcement in the downtown area;
D.$1,000 for Economic Development for the RAIN Project;
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E.$29,293 for Public Service projects as follows:
i. Catholic Charities $ 7,293
ii. Senior Nutrition $10,000
iii. Senior Center Operations $12,000
F.$16,205 for Administration.
2. Direct staff to report on possible re- allocations of
unspent CDBG funds for Council's consideration at its April
19, 2000 regular meeting.
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