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Home My WebLink AboutCommunity Development Block Grant CDBG 21st Year Recommedations CONTRACT NO. C09480 INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM CITY OF PALM DESERT DATE: JANUARY 12 , 1995 TO: CITY MANGER, HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL FROM: DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES SUBJECT: 21ST YEAR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) Recommendation: That City Council approve the staff recommendation for use of the 21st Year Community Development Block Grant funds and authorize staff to file applications for use of such funds . Background: As a result of the public hearing on December 8, 1994, to consider requests for CDBG funds, staff is prepared to make recommendations for use of such funds and submit applications to the Riverside County Economic Development Agency. Although the County has not determined the City' s allocation for the 21st Year, staff anticipates it will be approximately $180,000 . Staff has considered six proposals for use of the funds . All serve low and moderate income individuals and are subsequently eligible for funding. However, because the total of $233,544 exceeds the anticipated allocation of $180, 000, the City will not be able to grant all of the requests in full . After consideration, staff recommends funding all of the applicants in full except for Foundation for the Retarded, for which the City would then be able to provide partial funding. With Council ' s approval, the City' s allocation would be distributed as follows : Project Requested Recommended ,p1 Family Service of Coachella Valley: 10,345 10,345 Youth Violence Intervention/Counseling 4vti7 FIND: Install Cold Storage Unit for Food 25, 000 25,000 FISH: Food Distribution & Transportation 12, 000 12,000 lb 740 Foundation for the Retarded: Expansion 152, 600 99 , 056± 01%(c of Facility 4 /41 Joslyn Senior Center: Phone System 4 ,575 4 ,575 L Shelter from the Storm: Install Cabinets 29 , 024 29,024 e)/„V and Ceiling Fans TOTALS $233,544 $180,000 As shown above, the Foundation for the Retarded has requested $152,600 to expand their facility to meet increased demands for enrollment in their program. Based on the anticipated allocation of $180,000 and full funding of the remaining five projects which add up to $80, 944 , the Foundation would receive $99, 056 . Should our allocation be more or less than expected, the Foundation' s grant will increase or decrease accordingly. Staff has discussed this with the Foundation for the Retarded, and they are attempting to secure the balance needed by applying for CDBG from the Riverside County Board of Supervisors and the cities of Indio, Desert Hot Springs, and Cathedral City. Staff has been in contact with these cities to convey to them our support of the project. As the application deadlines at these cities are later than ours, we will not know until as late as mid-February whether they are willing to fund the project. If they choose not to support the project, Foundation for the Retarded is prepared to raise the needed funds in private donations . Should these cities agree to support the project along with Palm Desert, administration will fall to the Riverside County Economic Development Agency as the coordinator of multi-agency CDBG projects . If the City Council concurs with this recommendation, the distribution of the City' s CDBG allocation for the last six years will be as appears on attached Table A. At the December 8th meeting, Council asked staff to determine whether our applicants had requested assistance from neighboring cities and, if so, at what level . Attached Table B illustrates the findings . It cannot be determined at this point whether the other cities will grant the requests becuase their application deadlines vary from late January to mid-February. There was one duplicate request made by Shelter from the Storm to Palm Springs in the amount of $10, 724 for ceiling fans . Shelter from the Storm' s intention is to secure funding from another source if Palm Desert does not grant their request; Shelter will withdraw their application from Palm Springs if Palm Desert approves funding. This is a common strategy among grant applicants . Duplication of CDBG funding is prevented by review of all grant applications at county level . As an informational note, staff intends to improve upon the grant process next year by participation on an ad hoc committee consisting of area CDBG administrators and, if possible, local councilmembers, to be coordinated by Riverside County CDBG staff. The purpose of the committee would be to determine community needs and ensure that the grant is distributed so that those needs are met as effectively as possible, perhaps by obtaining consensus on a particular public service or by pooling our allocations to accomplish a large project to serve all cities involved. Such a committee has not been formed in the past, and after discussion of it, County and City staff are in agreement that it would improve upon the current process . City of Palm Desert council and staff members are also encouraged to keep next year' s grant in mind for public improvements within the city that will serve the low and moderate income population. An example of such an improvement is the Barrier-Free Project to install sidewalks and wheelchair-accessible ramps in the neighborhood surrounding the the senior center. REVIEW AND CONCUR: -7 Dave Millheim Bruce Altman Human Resources Director City Manager DFM:SS Attachments CITY COUNCIL ACTION: APPROVED ✓ DENIED RECEIVED OTHER MEETING DATE \]1\"lS AYES: NOES: � ABSENT: ABSTAIN:, VERIFIED BY:Nc,N4.__ Original on File by Clerk's Office I Table A CDBG Projects 1990-96 16th Year 17th Year 18th Year 19th Year 20th Year 21st Year Foundation for the 15 , 000 112 , 065 99 , 056± Retarded Expansion Expansion & Remodel &Addition Family Service of 13 , 800 10, 000 10, 345 Coachella Valley FISH Food Distribution & 12 , 000 6 , 800 12 , 000 Transportation City' s Barrier-Free 195 , 333 Program Senior Center 10, 000 14 , 000 4 , 575 Meals on Electric Phone Wheels Doors System Desert Community Outreach 6 , 000 10 , 000 AIDS Food Pantry Child Care Training & 25, 000 5, 700 Guide Senior Home Repair 7 , 919 Alt . to Domestic Violence 5 , 046 El Progreso del Desierto 68 , 726 Shelter from the Storm 30 , 000 35 , 000 29 , 024 Cold Emergency Cabinets Storage Generator & Fans P .D. Library 19 , 275 Restroom Retrofit COD Regional Business 194 , 796 Assistance Center FIND Food Distribution 25 , 000 Cold Storage TOTALS 16 , 000 116 , 691 224 , 796 255 , 408 183, 565 180 , 000 r Table B I ' CDBG Family FIND FISH Foundation Joslyn Senior Shelter from ' , Requests Service for the Center the Storm 1 to CV food & Retarded cabinets & Cities counseling food dist . transport . expansion phone system ceiling fans Palm 10345 25000 cold 12000 99056± 4500 18300 Desert cabinets storage 10724 unit fans Indio 10345 0 12000 20000± 0 3300 matresses - Cathedral 7021 25000 0 20000± 0 0 City food Desert Hot 4680 25000 0 20000± 0 0 Springs food Coachella 8622 25000 0 0 0 0 food La Quinta 2957 0 0 0 0 0 Palm 11701 0 0 0 0 10724 Springs fans County of 0 0 50000± 0 0 Riverside Indian 2957 0 0 0 0 0 Wells (not CDBG) Rancho 2957 0 0 0 0 0 Mirage (not CDBG)