HomeMy WebLinkAboutCDBG FY 2004/2005 ReprogrammingNo. 4
INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM
City of Palm Desert
REQUEST: Approve Reprogramming of Community Development Block Grants
from Food In Need of Distribution.
SUBMITTED BY: Frankie Riddle, Senior Management Analyst
DATE: April 14, 2005
CONTENTS: 1. Staff Report
I. RECOMMENDATION:
By Minute Motion, approve reprogramming of Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG) funds in the amount of $188,435.00 which were previously awarded to Food In
Need of Distribution (FIND) to the following organizations:
Organization:
No. 1 Joslyn Cove Senior
Center
No. 2 Catalina Garden Senior
Community Room (RDA)
No. 3 Episcopal Community
Services (ECS)
(Navajo Trails Project —
Emergency Shelter)
ABC Center
TOTAL:
1I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Reprogram Dollars:
$80,000.00
$8,435.00
$75,000.00
$25,000.00
$188,435.00
Reprogramming of CDBG funds to the identified organizations will allow the expenditure
of those funds originally designated to FIND during the FY 2004/05 Cycle. The above
organizations were selected for various reasons:
(1) Each project is currently underway or ready to commence work;
(2) CDBG funds need to be expended as soon as possible; as a result the
City does not have the time required for other organizations to move
forward to this stage. Therefore, other organizations were not
recommended; and
City Council Staff Report
April 14, 2005
(3)
Due to extremely high construction costs, some organizations such as
Episcopal Community Services (ECS) do not have the funds to cover
their projects when bids received are more than the funds set -aside. In
circumstances such as this, if additional funds are not provided, the
organizations will not be able to proceed with the projects.
The $80,000 designated to the Senior Center Project will replace the $70,000 of RDA
funds that were approved to offset the demolition of the old storage shed and
replacement of a storage area as part of the renovation project currently underway (this
action was approved by Council at its meeting of January 13, 2005) and $10,000 to
complete project overage. This action is being recommended due to the time constraint
the City is currently under to expend the funds originally set aside for the FIND project.
III. BACKGROUND:
The Outside Agency Funding Committee, at its meeting of March 17, 2005,
recommended approval to reprogram FIND funds in the amount of $188,435 to the
above identified organizations in the given amounts.
Since the original intent of the project was to fund the design and construction of a food
distribution facility and the project is still in the very conceptual stages, the City needs to
reprogram the aforementioned funds in order to stay in compliance with HUD guidelines
related to the CDBG Program. However, the City and RAP are still working to bring this
project forward. In order to bring a comprehensive plan before Council, there are
specific issues and concerns that need to be addressed related to operating a food
distribution facility.
The City notified FIND that the CDBG funds for FY 2004/05 would be reprogrammed.
As information, FIND has submitted an application for FY 2005/06 CDBG funding which
will be considered as a new application. The Citizen's Participation process has
commenced. Public Notice advertising the 30-day public comment period and the
Public Hearing scheduled for April 14, 2005, was published on Thursday, February 17,
2005.
Submitted By:
Frankie Riddle
Senior Management Analyst
Depa ment Hexil.
d:
Robert P. Kohn
Director of Special Programs
Sheila R. Gilliga
Assistant City Manager of
Community Services
Approv
Carlos L. Orte
Cityage
Paul S. Gibson
Director of Finance