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MOORPARK CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA REPORT
To: Honorable City Council
From: Julie C.T. Hernandez, Senior Management Analyst
Date: February 23, 2004 (CC Meeting of March 3, 2004 )
Subject: ALLOCATION OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG)
FUNDS OF APPROXIMATELY $196,980 FOR FY 2004/2005
BACKGROUND
At its meeting of February 4, 2004, the City Council received
public testimony, closed the public hearing and directed the
Budget and Finance Committee to consider CDBG funding
allocations for FY 2004/2005, and to return to City Council with
recommendations at the March 3, 2004, City Council meeting.
At it February 18, 2004, meeting, the Budget and Finance
Committee (Mayor Hunter and Councilmember Harper) considered the
proposals submitted for FY 2004/2005 CDBG funding.
Moorpark is expected to receive an estimated amount of $196,980
in CDBG funds for FY 2004/2005. This amount is down from the FY
2003/2004 allocation of $200,678. The final amount for FY
2004/2005 has not been announced yet; however, the County of
Ventura has estimated each City's funding amount based on
preliminary numbers provided by HUD on their website.
Given a FY 2004/2005 allocation estimated at $196,980, staff
calculates maximum funding levels in each funding category as
shown below:
FY 2004 /2005 FUNDING BY CATEGORY
FUNDING CATEGORY
HUD LIMIT
STAFF REQUEST
Administration
(including Fair
Housing Counseling)
$24,500
$24,500
Public Service
$29,547
$29,547
Affordable Housing,
Public Improvements
$142,933
$142,933
Approx. Total Funding
$196,980
$196,980
Honorable City Council
Date 2/23/04
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DISCUSSION
Nine (9) proposals were received by the City and considered by
the Budget and Finance Committee in response to a Request for
Project Proposals for CDBG funds for FY 2004/2005. The agenda
report from the February 4, 2004, City Council meeting that
introduced the nine CDBG proposals for FY 2003/2004 is attached.
This year's applications are summarized as Attachment "A" of
that report. Attachment "B" of that report provides an overview
of past CDBG Public Services funding. Excerpts taken directly
from each of this year's Public Service proposals are attached
to that report as Attachment C.
Seven (7) proposals for Public Service projects were received,
totaling $61,715. A maximum of fifteen percent (150) of the
City's annual share may be allocated for Public Service
projects, per HUD guidelines. The estimated maximum Public
Service funding available for FY 2004/2005 is $29,547. Two (2)
proposals for Public Improvement projects were received,
totaling $98,254. All requests received for 2004/2005 CDBG
funding total $159,969.
The Budget and Finance Committee recommends the following
allocations for FY 2004/05 CDBG funding:
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Request
B &F
Recommendation
Administration:
City Staff
$ 22,300
$ 22,300
Fair Housing
$ 2,200
$ 2,200
Subtotal
$ 24,500
$ 24,500
Public Service
Catholic Charities
$ 14,400
$ 9,047
Senior Nutrition
$ 15,000
$ 10,000
Long Term Care Ombudsman
$ 2,000
$ 2,000
Coalition to End Family Violence
$ 15,000
$ 3,000
Active Adult Center Staff
$ 10,500
$ 5,500
Subtotal
$ 56,900
$ 29,547
Public Improvements
Human Services Complex
$ 93,254
$137,933
Food Share Expansion
$ 5,000
$ 5,000
Subtotal
$ 98,254
$142,933
TOTAL FY 04/05
$179,654
$196,980
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Honorable City Council
Date 2/23/04
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The Committee also recommended that the balance of the funds
requested from the Active Adult Center Staff be funded from the
General Fund and considered as part of the City's F.Y. 2004/2005
budget deliberations.
With the exact City allocation of FY 2004/2005 CDBG funds still
uncertain, it was further recommended by the Budget and Finance
Committee that: any additional Public Service funds received are
to be allocated to Catholic Charities; any additional Public
Improvement funds are to be allocated to the Human Services
Complex; and any additional Administration funds are to be
allocated to Administration -City staff.
STAFF RECOIMNDATION (Roll Call Vote Required)
Authorize the allocations recommended by the Budget and Finance
Committee and staff from FY 2004/2005 CDBG funds as described in
the staff report, including allocation of any additional CDBG
funds that may be identified once the city's allocation amount
for FY 2004/2005 is finalized, as described in the staff report.
Attachment: February 4, 2004, City Council CDBG Agenda Report
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BACKGROUND
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MOORPARK CITY COUNCIL �-
AGENDA REPORT
Honorable City Council
Julie C.T. Hernandez, Senior Management Analyst
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January 28, 2004 (CC Meeting of February 4, 004)
CONSIDER PROPOSALS FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK
GRANT (CDBG) FUNDS ($196,980) FOR FY 2004/2005
This report will introduce nine (9) proposals the City received
in response to a Request for Project Proposals for CDBG funds
for FY 2004/2005. This year's applications have been summarized
as Attachment "A ". Attachment "B" provides an overview of past
CDBG Public Services funding. Complete proposals, the
Consolidated Plan and the FY 2002 -2003 Annual Action Plan are
available in the City Hall Large Conference Room for City
Council review and are available for public review upon request.
CDBG projects are expected to address the unmet needs of low
income persons as identified in the Consolidated Plan. Eligible
recipients are those whose income does not exceed 80% of area
median income. Area median income currently is $73,600 for a
family of four.
DISCUSSION
Moorpark is expected to receive an estimated amount of $196,980
in CDBG funds for FY 2004/2005. This amount is down from the FY
2003/2004 allocation of $200,678. The final amount for FY
2004/2005 has not been announced yet; however, the County of
Ventura has estimated each City's funding amount based on
preliminary numbers provided by HUD on their website.
Public Service programs may be considered for funding based on
anticipation of increased levels of service, or to assist in
establishing a new service. A maximum of fifteen percent (150)
of the City's annual share may be allocated for Public Service
projects, per HUD guidelines. The estimated maximum Public
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Honorable City Council
Date 01/28/04
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Service funding available for FY 2004/2005 is $29,547. Seven (7)
proposals for Public Service projects were received, totaling
$61,715. Excerpts taken directly from each of this year's Public
Service proposals follow this report (Attachment C).
Two (2) proposals for Public Improvement projects were received,
totaling $98,254. Of this amount, $5,000 has been requested by
FOOD Share for Phase II of their capital expansion project. An
excerpt taken directly from this proposal follows this report
(Attachment C) . The additional $93,254 is being requested to
fund the FY 2004/2005 payment to the Moorpark Redevelopment
Agency for the purchase of property for use for the Human
Services Complex, as outlined in the Purchase and Loan Agreement
approved by City Council on June 18, 2003.
All requests received for CDBG funding total $159,969.
Given an allocation estimated at $196,980, staff estimates
funding levels in each funding category as shown below:
FUNDING BY CATEGORY
FUNDING CATEGORY
HUD LIMIT
STAFF REQUEST
Administration
(including Fair
Housing Counseling)
$24,500
$24,500
Public Service
$29,547
$29,547
Affordable Housing,
Public Improvements
$142,933
$142,933
Approximate Total
Funding
$196,980
$196,980
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Open public hearing and receive public testimony for
consideration in the appropriation of FY 2004/2005 CDBG funds
estimated to total approximately $196,980; and close public
hearing;
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Honorable City Council
Date 01/28/04
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2. Refer this matter to the Budget and Finance Committee for
review prior to the next regularly scheduled City Council
meeting, directing the Committee to prepare a recommendation for
final appropriations for City Council consideration at the
regular meeting scheduled for March 3, 2004;
3. Continue this item to the meeting of March 3, 2004.
Attachments:
A Summary of Proposals for FY 2002/2003
B Overview of Past CDBG Funding: Public Service Projects
C Excerpts from Proposals Submitted for FY 2002/2003
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Attachment A
CDBG Proposals Received for FY 2004/2005
Number of
Organization Name of Project Anticipated
Moorpark
Beneficiaries
PUBLIC SERVICES
Catholic Charities
Community Services Program
County of Ventura - RAIN Project
Meals and Employment Training
County of Ventura
Request
Human Services Agency
Senior Nutrition
Independent Living Resource Center
Unmet Needs Assessment for
$15,000
Disability Access
Long Term Care Services
Long Term Care Ombudsman
Coalition to End Family Violence
Family Violence Therapy/ Parenting
$15,000
Classes
City of Moorpark
Senior Center Staff
Subtotal (Public Services)
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
FOOD Share, Inc.
City of Moorpark
Subtotal (Capital Improvements)
GRAND TOTAL (ALL PROPOSALS)
Proposals Recd Attachment A2004- 2005.xis
Expansion Project, Phase II
Human Services Complex
2,850
6
260
30
155
150
1,300
3,282
Unspecified
Amount
Category
Requested
Total
Request
$14,400
$2,500
$15,000
$2,315
$2,000
$15,000
$10,500
$61,795
$5,000
$93,254
$98,254
$159,969
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1/27/2004
Attachment 6
CDBG OVERVIEW OF PAST FUNDING: PUBLIC SERVICES
Program 1989/90
1990191
1991192
1992193
1993/94 1994/95
1995/96
1996197
1997/98
1998199 1999100 2000101 2001102 2002103 2003104
TOTAL
PUBLIC SERVICES
Adult Literacy
$8,000
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
$3,600
$1,000 $1,000
$38,600
Catholic Charities
$7,500
$7,500
$8,000
$8,000
$8,000
$6,000
$6,200
$9,097 $5,366 $7,293 $7,330 $7,643 $7,643
$95,572
Child Health Care
$4,591
$2,000
$6,591
Homeless Ombudsman
$500
$500
$500
$2,000
$2,000
$5,500
Legal Services $563
$7,000
$1,200
$3,650
$4,506
$4,506
$1,884
$2,000
$2,000
$27,309
Long -term Care Ombudsman
$2,500
$1,000
$2,000
$2,790
$3,300
$3,000
$1,964
$459
$16,554. -
PDAP/Teen Counseling
$1,500
$1,500
Senior Center Part-time Staff
$9,200
$10,100 $13,000 $12,000 $12,000 $12,000 $12,000
$80,300
Senior Equipment
$1,987
$1,987
Senior Survivalmobile
$1,000
$1,000
Senior Lifeline $5,480
$5,480
Senior Nutrition $10,000
$10,000
$10,500
$10,000
$10,000
$12,000
$12,000
$9,000
$9,000
$9,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000
$151,500
Vocational Training $5,437
$5,437
TOTAL (All Public Service projects)
NOTE: Program year 1989 was the first year Public Service projects were funded in Moorpark.
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$437,330
GO Overview of Past Funding: Public Services 1/27/2004
Attachment C
CDBG Proposals
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MEMORANDUM
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT
TO: Julie Hernadez, Senior Management Analyst
FROM: Peggy Rothschild, Senior Center Coordinator {`
DATE: January 9, 2004
SUBJECT: FY 2004/05 CDBG Request
I am requesting City Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds in the amount
of $10,500 for fiscal year 2004/05 to fund a part-time Recreation Coordinator II position
at the Active Adult Center. The requested CDBG funds would provide approximately
980 part-time hours, which averages 18 hours per week.
The Recreation Coordinator II position is responsible for coordinating classes, special
events, and information and referral activities. Additionally, the position assists with the
production and distribution of the monthly Active Adult Center newsletter, coordinating
volunteer assignments and tracking hours, performing various fundraising activities,
room set -up, general correspondence, answering phones, tracking program participation
numbers, staffing the Center in my absence, and other general program activities.
The CDBG contract requires the Active Adult Center to serve seniors who meet HUD
income requirements. In order to demonstrate that Active Adult Center programming is
consistent with the objectives identified in the CDBG contract, the Active Adult Center
completes intake forms to determine eligibility for those seniors over and under age 62.
The Active Adult Center is well on its way of meeting its objective of serving 1300
beneficiaries in FY 2003/04, having served and registered 754 eligible seniors in the first
and second quarters. Our goal for serving eligible seniors in FY 2004/05 is 1325,
projecting 500 qualifying participants in the first quarter, and an average of 270 for each
of the remaining quarters.
cc: Mary Lindley
John Hartnett
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County of Ventura — RAIN Project - Operations
County of Ventura — RAIN Project
CDBG FY 2004/2005
PART 111 -- Description of Community Needs and Proposed Project
Section A -- Community Needs to be Addressed by Project
Please describe the unmet community needs that this project proposes to meet? Describe your project in the next
box.
It is estimated that there are between 3,000 and 4,000 homeless individuals in Ventura County.
There are a limited number of beds available for the homeless. The few existing programs serve
target populations and do not provide the case management, job development, training and
search, tutoring, child care, money management, transportation, counseling, access to health
care, 12 -step programs, parenting skill training, and structured after care that the RAIN Project
provides in a sober living environment.
In order for individuals & families to become self - sufficient, they must attain sobriety, be mentally
and physically stable, have assistance in locating and qualifying for regular employment, and be
afforded an opportunity to save the money necessary for deposits and move -in expenses to
unsupported housing. Germane to the long -term success of our clients is the continuum of care
afforded by comprehensive case management from intake and assessment through regularly
scheduled after care.
Section B — Agency's Plan to Meet Community Needs
How will your agency use these grant monies to address these unmet community needs?
Clients are provided housing, meals, medical care, child care, counseling services, drug & alcohol
education, tutoring, life skills training, money management classes, and parenting skill training
classes.
In order to provide meals and food services employment training in our commercial style kitchen,
food and supplies must be obtained from a variety of sources including Food Share, donations
and retail /wholesale outlets.
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Long Term Care Services
Long Term Care Services of Ventura County, Inc.
CDBG FY 2004/2005
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PART III -- Description of Community Needs and Proposed Project
Section A -- Community Needs to be Addressed by Project
Please describe the unmet community needs that this project proposes to meet? Describe your project in the next
box.
Long Term Care Services Ombudsmen are federally mandated to monitor all long term care facilities and
advocate for the frail elderly residents who live within them to ensure that the residents are not being
neglected, mistreated or abused.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the elderly population in California (age 65 and over) is 3.3 million.
The U.S. Census Bureau also projects that the elderly population in California will increase by 1001/6 over the
next 15 to 20 years. In May 2000 the California Attorney General released a statistic that stated 40% of
Californians who live past 65 will spend some time in long term care. If this statistic holds true, as many as
2,640,000 Californians may require long term care at any given time over the next 15 to 20 years.
In Ventura County, elderly persons over 65 comprise 13.6% of the total population of 753,162 persons
(Census 2,000). Over the next 15 to 20 years, according to the Attorney General, 97,890 Ventura County
elderly could require long term care at any given time. And if the current statistic holds true, 60% of these
individuals will have outlived their spouses and friends or will have no family or friends who visit or help
them. In Moorpark there are 1,550 persons over the age of 65.
In Moorpark there are two long term care facilities, one is a hospice and the other is a board and care home.
Ombudsman volunteers made 27 monitoring visits (each visit can be upward of two hours in length) to these
facilities in 02/03 to ensure quality care and treatment of the frail elderly residents. The Ombudsman also
investigated 22 serious complaints (double the number of the previous vear) arising on behalf of these
residents. In addition, the agency provided 22 pre - placement counseling sessions for families in Moorpark
seeking long term care placement for a loved one.
Long Term Care Services through the Ombudsman program is the sole agency providing advocacy and
support services to this elderly population who require long term care. No other agency or program,
organization or group provides these much needed services.
For example, the federal mandate under which the ombudsman operates only requires one visit to a long term
care facility each year. In Ventura County it is different. Long Term Care Services through the Ombudsman
program monitors all long term care facilities throughout the county unscheduled and unannounced weekly
and monthly. This is unique to Ventura County and not generally practiced by other Ombudsmen programs
state and nationwide, but it is the only way — through frequent, consistent, unscheduled visitations and
monitoring -- that we are able to help ensure a quality of life for our county's frail senior population who
require extended and long term care.
In 2003, there are 151 residential care facilities for the elderly, 24 skilled nursing facilities, and five adult day
health centers in Ventura County with almost 7,800 residents including annual turnover who need advocacy
and support. The newest facility is 302 beds opening January 2004 in Simi Valley.
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Long Term Care Services
Long Term Care Services of Ventura County, Inc.
CDBG FY 2004/2005
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Year
Facilities
Residents*
1981
30
1875
1991
69
2500
2003
175 Long Term Care Facilities
7800
5 Adult Day Health Care
595
30 ICF's for the Develovmentally Disabled
198
*Includes annual turnover
Long Term Care Ombudsmen are not friendly visitors, rather they are trained and certified mandated
advocates and reporters of complaints of neglect and abuse and other issues that arise on behalf of elderly
persons living in long term care settings.
Without the constant, consistent expansion of the Ombudsman program in Moorpark and throughout
Ventura County, our frail elderly will not have access to an advocate who will support, represent and work
on their behalf. Without regular and frequent monitoring of long term care facilities by trained certified
ombudsmen it is feared that most elder abuses and complaints in skilled nursing facilities and residential care
facilities for the elderly would go unnoticed and unremedied while levels of care and the quality of life for the
frail elderly residents in long term care would most certainly deteriorate. Long Term Care Services is a not
for profit charitable agency. All services are free and confidential.
In addition to the above, the Ventura County Ombudsman program is the receiver and processor of
complaints that arise on behalf of the developmentally disabled. There are 30 such facilities. This has
increased greatly the workload of the agency with no increase in funding.
The agency is also providing pre - placement counseling for the families and loved ones of the developmentally
disabled.
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Long Term Care Services
Long Term Care Services of Ventura County, Inc.
CDBG FY 2004/2005
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section tt — Agency's Plan to Meet uommunity Needs
How will your agency use these grant monies to address these unmet community needs?
Expansion of recruitment and training efforts of new volunteer Ombudsmen to serve the elderly in long-
term care facilities.
2. Training and certifying bi- lingual Ombudsmen to serve the increasing Latino population in Ventura
County. Staff bi- lingual Ombudsman translates, counsels and advocates for the frail Latino elderly and
their families and loved ones.
3. Providing 12 hours of mandated in- service to our volunteer Ombudsmen on subjects relating to the care
and well -being of the frail elderly living in long -term care situations including elder abuse and current
legislation that affects seniors living in long -term care such as MediCal, HMO's, social security, nursing
home regulations, etc. Training program expanded to include session on building cultural competency.
4. Providing specialized training of staff and direct caregivers in long -term care facilities in conjunction with
Department of Health Services and Department of Social Services Community Care Licensing.
5. Providing support groups for the family members dealing with long term care issues/providing pre -
placement counseling to such persons.
6. Receiving and processing the complaints that arise in 30 intermediate Care Facilities for the
Developmentally Disabled.
7. Providing pre - placement counseling to the family members of the developmentally disabled individual.
8. Provide bi- lingual training and education to limited or non - English speaking direct caregivers in facilities
9. Creation of a 12 tape video series for the in -home unpaid caregiver in collaboration with Ventura College
School of Nursing. Tapes distributed free of charge to libraries, churches and unpaid caregivers.
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Moorpark Community Service Center
Catholic Charities of Los Angeles, Inc.
CDBG FY 2004/2005
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PART III -- Description of Community Needs and Proposed Project
Section A -- Community Needs to be Addressed by Project
Please describe the unmet community needs that this project proposes to meet? Describe your project in the next
box.
Moorpark is home to several thousand low- income households who are struggling to meet their
daily living needs. These families comprise the working poor, the service industry workers and
farm laborers who work hard and are family oriented, who cannot keep pace with the high cost of
housing and daily living expenses.
The staff and volunteers at the Catholic Charities Moorpark Community Service Center provide
supplemental food, eviction prevention assistance, utility assistance, clothing, household goods,
holiday food and gifts, a dental outreach program for Moorpark first graders and an outreach
program to frail home bound seniors. Ruben Castro and Patricia Calderon are the Center's
bilingual Client Resource Coordinators who not only provide direct assistance but also provide
invaluable information about services in the community, such as income tax assistance, senior
assistance, substance abuse treatment programs, youth services, legal assistance, insurance
application assistance. The goal of their interventions is to assist people with maintaining stability
and self - reliance.
Sr. Gloria Valdovinos teams up with Leticia McClure, LVN to visit, interview and assist frail home
bound seniors who need resources to stay in their homes and bilingual health education to
manacle health issues.
As the only non - profit social service agency in Moorpark, the Moorpark Community Service Center
staff assisted 2,838 (unduplicated) low- income Moorpark and local area residents, totaling 19,810
client visits during the 2002 -2003 fiscal year. We distributed $31,000 of financial assistance to
help clients with eviction prevention, first months rent and utility payments. These numbers were
down from previous years and our projections due to our services being interrupted by the
transitions that took several months as we moved from the bus barn to the Holy Cross Chapel to
the Center on 609 Fitch Avenue.
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Moorpark Community Service Center
Catholic Charities of Los Angeles, Inc.
CDBG FY 2004/2005
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Section B — Agency's Plan to Meet Community Needs
How will your agency use these grant monies to address these unmet community needs?
The funds that are being requested will be used to cover the salary of Patricia Calderon, our
bilingual Client Resource Coordinator I who works 22 hours a week and a portion of Ruben
Castro's salary, our bilingual Client Resource Coordinator 11. These staff members do the initial
intake interview with clients, assess the problems that need to be addressed and work with them
to solve their problems through the direct safety net services we provide. These staff also make
appropriate referrals to services we do not provide. Clients are served based on their needs,
regardless of their religion, race, nationality, color or creed.
The total projected salary costs, not counting benefits, for these two staff members is $25,542.
The total annual budgeted payroll costs for the Moorpark Community Service Center is projected
to be $41,814.00. This total includes a portion of the salary for Patrice Esseff, Community
Services Regional Coordinator and payroll taxes and benefits for all three. Our grant request of
$14,400 totals 34% of our payroll costs and approximately 16% of our overall annual costs.
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Senior Nutrition Program
County of Ventura — Human Services Agency
CDBG FY 2004/2005
PART III -- Description of Community Needs and Proposed Project
Section A -- Community Needs to be Addressed by Project
Please describe the unmet community needs that this project proposes to meet? Describe your project in the next
box.
Many older adults do not get adequate nutrition. Loneliness and depression cause lack of appetite, or an apathy that
can make preparing a meal seem like too great a task. Some people do not want to cook just for themselves, or do
not like to eat alone. People on a fixed income often choose to pay the rent and utilities first, and spend only what is
left for food. Some people simply do not know how to prepare nutritious meals for themselves. Among the elder
population of the nation, inadequate nutrition has been associated with over -and underweight, nutrition - related chronic
health conditions, and premature institutionalization.
In 1999, forty-one percent of Title III service providers nationwide had waiting lists for home - delivered meals,
suggesting a significant unmet need for these meals that has carried into the present. Today, some jurisdictions are
reporting waiting lists for both home - delivered and congregate meals. The absence of waiting lists in the City of
Moorpark and other cities in Ventura County is solely due to the additional funds the Senior Nutrition program receives.
Private donations and the generosity of the cities in allocating CDBG funds to their respective dining centers and
home - delivered meal routes supplement the basic funding provided by the Area Agency on Aging.
Many of our participants are surviving solely on social security benefits. Most of this is used for rent and medication
and very little is left for food. Some people simply do not know how to prepare nutritious meals for themselves. Among
the elder population of the nation, inadequate nutrition has been associated with over- and underweight, nutrition -
related chronic health conditions, and premature institutionalization.
Section B — Agency's Plan to Meet Community Needs
How will your agency use these grant monies to address these unmet community needs?
The mission of the Senior Nutrition program is to improve the nutritional status of elderly people in our communities,
and decrease their social isolation. We target services to seniors with the greatest economic or social need. We are
requesting this money to allow us to continue providing this service at the current level for the citizens of Moorpark.
We propose to continue to employ one Nutrition Program Worker III in Moorpark with the help of CDBG funding. This
staff person assists with final food preparation, serving, and clean up. The NPW It plans special events, celebrations,_
and educational programs for the participants, in addition to his /her kitchen duties.
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Unmet Needs Assessment for Disability Access
Independent Living Resource Center, Inc.
CDBG FY 2004/2005
PART III -- Description of Community Needs and Proposed Project
Section A -- Community Needs to be Addressed by Project
Please describe the unmet community needs that this project proposes to meet? Describe your project in the
next box.
An accessible living environment is crucial to survival for people with disabilities. With the
support of our services, including an assessment of needs, individuals with disabling
conditions can develop ways to navigate the built environment. Without barrier removal and
systems change advocacy, consumers served would not be self- sufficient. The State
Independent Living Council, State Department of Rehabilitation Independent Living Section and
the California Foundation of Independent Living Centers have ascertained that there are unmet
physical and program access needs in the areas we serve relative to issues of housing,
transportation, employment and health /in -home care for persons with disabilities. Our goal is to
identify this community s specific needs and address them through a dual approach. We focus
on educating persons with disabilities about their benefits, their rights to existing services, while
eliminating barriers in the community, which prevent full access and participation of people with
disabilities.
Section B -- Agency s Plan to Meet Community Needs
How will your agency use these grant monies to address these unmet community needs?
The uniquely important element of our program design is that services are provided to
consumers with disabilities by specially trained staff with disabilities. The nature of the
assistance received by consumers is such that it supports their continued independence.
Consumers who cope with a disability receive individualized training from staff in order to learn
to cope and learn and practice the life essential activities of daily living and thus become
effective and participating members of their communities.
The Outreach /Independent Living Skills specialist will conduct outreach in the Moorpark
community in public venues and human service agencies to inform those interested in issues
related to disability of Community Needs Assessment meetings. These meetings will be held
to gain information on what the disability community s service needs are in Moorpark as well as
to inform them of ILRC «s services and role in the community.
The Outreach /Independent Living Skills specialist will also provide services to Moorpark
residents with these funds, in order to assist them in the skills necessary to begin or maintain
their highest level of self- sufficiency.
Systems change efforts within the community to reduce physical and program access will occur
as needs indicate and full collaboration with community services will be undertaken to enhance
opportunities for consumers with disabilities in the areas of housing, transportation,
employment and health care.
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Family Support Center
Coalition to End Family Violence
CDBG FY 2004/2005
PART 111 -- Description of Community Needs and Proposed Project
Section A -- Community Needs to be Addressed by Project
Please describe the unmet community needs that this project proposes to meet? Describe your project in the next
box.
The Coalition to End Family Violence and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Ventura has identified that at
least 50% of the youth that utilize the clubs each month have cognitive, behavioral, social and
emotional issues that are not being addressed. To address this the Family Support Center
Program was developed to work with disadvantaged and at -risk youth and their families, who are
at risk due to behavioral and environmental factors. These include being a victim of /or witnessing
domestic violence and /or sexual assault, child abuse and /or neglect, poverty, disabilities, parents
who are substance dependent and being a victim of crimes, racial, ethnic and /or sexual
preference prejudice. They are also at risk if they themselves are using drugs, have low academic
achievement, antisocial behaviors, running away, teen pregnancy, suicide attempts and mental
health issues. Youth who don't receive treatment, will have a significantly higher chance to
become juvenile delinquents and become tomorrow's adult criminal. Early intervention and
treatment helps the at risk youth to become responsible, caring adults, whose lives can be lived
violence free. The Family Support Center is located at the Moorpark Boys & Girls Club, this
allows families access to services in their own community and due to the fact that at least 75% of
the families are very low to low income, services that they might not be able to afford. Currently
the Moorpark Boys & Girls Clubs has XX youth that utilize the club each month.
Section B — Agency's Plan to Most Community Needs
How will your agency use these grant monies to address these unmet community needs?
To address the needs of at risk youth and their families the Family Support Center will provide
immediate crisis intervention, a 24 hour, 7 day a week crisis hotline, counseling for the youth and
their families to integrate the whole family in the process and restore the family hierarchy, teen
anger management to provide the teens with non- violent alternatives to problem solving,
children's Expression through Art classes, teen empowerment group, and for the parents,
parenting classes.
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PART III -- Description of Community Needs and Proposed Project
Section A -- Community Needs to be Addressed by Project
Please describe the unmet community needs that this project proposes to meet? Describe your project in the next
box.
The serious escalation in the need for direct hunger services projected for residents of Moorpark and
countywide over the coming years continues to be a very real and long -term community concern. Funds
for our capital expansion will ensure that the food bank facilities and emergency food production are
upgraded and expanded to be able to handle the almost ten million pounds of food that is coordinated for
distribution through FOOD Share each year.
The plans for FOOD Share's capital expansion are on -track and progressing exceptionally well. It will
include a 13,000 square -foot new warehouse facility located directly across the street from our current 21,
000 square foot location where we have operated since 1985 at 4156 N. Southbank Road in Oxnard, mid -
county. It will be upgraded and remodeled into our second food bank warehouse. These exciting capital
improvements will expand FOOD Share's food production capacity by 40 %, providing thousands more
meals to people in need in Moorpark and countywide.
FOOD Share's presence remains strong in Moorpark through three partner agencies: Moorpark Catholic
Charities, Moorpark Active Seniors and Villa del Arroyo. The number of individuals receiving food
assistance in fiscal year 2002 -03 remained at over 3,000, continuing to demonstrate the need for FOOD
Share's hunger services in your city.
FOOD Share had a major presence in Moorpark and other areas of the East County so seriously hurt by
the tragic September /2003 wildfires, providing major emergency food and water distributions to Moorpark
residents, particularly at the Villa del Arroyo mobile home park. We also provided food and water supplies
to firefighters, rescue workers and police. These efforts are a vital part of our major Community Disaster
Response Program at FOOD Share, where we supply emergency food and water supplies when disasters
hit anywhere in Ventura County... fires, earthquakes, floodings, for example. We pre -plan disaster relief
quarterly with VOAD, Ventura County's Volunteers Assisting in Disasters, including the local Red Cross, to
be ready to assist at any time.
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Section B -- Agency's Plan to Meet Community Needs
How will your agency use these grant monies to address these unmet community needs?
FOOD Share requests a grant in the amount of $5,000 to provide additional funds for the capital
facilities expansion that is just starting. This expansion will enable our food bank to increase food
collection and distribution by up to 25 %, feeding an additional 17,000 Ventura County residents
by 2006.
By 2006 specifically in Moorpark, 800 to 1,000 additional Moorpark residents are projected to need
access to our hunger services.
The specific activities to be funded by this proposed $10,000 grant are a portion of:
1) Additional architectural and planning costs for the food bank facilities upgrade and
expansion.
2) Additional handicapped access capital fixtures for BOTH food bank buildings.
3) Additional costs for the new roof.
The cost of all three capital construction components over the past two years have continued to
increase due to several required modifications, prevailing wage requirements and spiraling
workman's compensation costs. The County of Ventura and all of the cities countywide are
being asked to fund a portion of this total $110.000 cost. Your grant would be a vital
contribution to our capacity building and the continuous strengthening of our direct hunger and
disaster food relief services to Moorpark.
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