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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/04/2003, PH2 - 2003 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM council D� a8 j acEn& nEpont CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO FROM: John Mandeville,Long-Range ing Manage ,'--t Prepared By: Jeff Hook, Associate PI i�T// SUBJECT: 2003 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM CAO RECOMMENDATION As recommended by the Human Relations Commission, adopt a resolution that: 1) approves the 2003 CDBG Program activities and funding in the amount of$1,054,072, 2) amends previous years' CDBG programs, 3) endorses the Urban County's Draft One-Year Action Plan, including HOME, Special Urban Projects and Emergency Shelter Grant funding, and 4) forwards the Council's actions and funding recommendations to the Board of Supervisors. REPORT-IN-BRIEF The City received 17 CDBG funding requests for the 2003 Program Year, totaling about $1.2 million. Estimated CDBG funding for 2003 is $875,239. The City can, however, fund more activities than otherwise possible by reallocating unspent CDBG funds from previous years for 2003 activities. The recommended program funds most of this year's requests, including: 1) transitional housing for low-income persons, 2) continuation of homeless services, 2) repayment of the City's Section 108 federal loan, 3) improved accessibility for disabled persons, and 4) program administration, including an expanded implementation program for affordable housing. Public Services requests exceeding HUD's 15 percent cap and a request for operating funds for a Small Business Development Center at Cuesta College are not recommended for funding. The County has issued a draft Summary One-Year Action Plan of the Consolidated Plan. That plan, Attachment 4, describes activities proposed for funding by the entire Urban County, which includes the cities of Arroyo Grande, Atascadero, Grover Beach, Paso Robles, and San Luis Obispo; and unincorporated San Luis Obispo County, including CDBG, Home Investment Partnership (HOME) and Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) funds, and program income. The required 30-day public review period has closed and Council may now take final action on the draft Action Plan and CDBG program. The Board of Supervisors is tentatively scheduled to act on the Plan on March 25, 2003. DISCUSSION Background San Luis Obispo is entering its tenth grant year as a participating city in the San Luis Obispo Urban County. The grant year runs from July 1, 2003 through June 2004. This year the Urban County is expected to receive about 13 percent less funding than last year. Countywide estimates are $2.6 million in CDBG funds, $1.26 million in Home Investment Partnership Program (HOME) funds, and $95,000 in Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) funds. r I Council Agenda Report - 2003 Community Development Block Grant Program Page 2 Consolidated Plan/HUD approval. Under the Urban County cooperation agreement, the Council considers the draft "One-Year Action Plan." This is the core of the Urban County's HUD-required Consolidated Plan (CP). Other sections of the CP are mostly background information on community needs and demographics and are not significantly changed from previous years. The City Council reviews the draft Action Plan but has approval authority only over those CDBG activities requesting City funding. Council may recommend projects to receive Special Urban Projects, HOME and ESG funds, although this step is not required. The final CP will include each jurisdiction's adopted CDBG program and the Board's approved Special Urban Projects, HOME and ESG projects before the CP is submitted to HUD in May. HUD then reviews the plan and notifies the Urban County in June once it is approved. Funding starts in July or early August once grant agreements and environmental reviews are completed. Community Needs Hearings and Workshops. The Urban County hosted "needs" hearings at several locations throughout the County to allow the public to identify community problems and needs. The City's Human Relations Commission (HRC) hosted one of the needs hearings at its December 4, 2002 meeting. About 20 people attended the late afternoon hearing and addressed a wide variety of community needs. These included affordable housing, recreation . programs for disabled youth, homeless services, literacy programs, health care for low-income women and other needs. Attachment 2 includes a summary of the hearing comments. Advisory Body Recommendation. At its December 18, 2002 meeting, the HRC held a public hearing to review the 2003 CDBG funding requests. The Commission recommended funding is shown in Table 1, and is further described in the HRC minutes, Attachment 3. This year's recommended program includes funding for repaying the City's Section 108 loan, repairing housing for low-income group housing, homeless services, handicapped access improvements for Hospice, public streets, fire station and playgrounds, program administration and affordable housing programs implementation. This year's funding recommendation reflects heightened community concern with the high cost and limited supply of housing — particularly housing affordable to low- and moderate income households. Funding for a new designated staff housing position has been included under Program Administration. Council Goals and Priorities. On recommendation by the HRC, the City Council set the City's 2003 CDBG funding priorities as follows: "Community Development Block Grant funds will support programs and services for the most vulnerable members of the City's populations, including, but not limited to: the elderly and disabled, non-English speaking persons, persons with life-threatening medical issues, mental health issues, ex-offenders and persons with substance use issues." a'd Council Agenda Report- 2003 Community Development Block Grant Program Page 3 1. Affordable housing. 2. Emergency shelter for homeless persons. 3. Removal of architectural barriers for the disabled and elderly. 4. Economic development (to enhance economic stability, provide jobs for low/moderate income persons, and remove spot blight conditions). 5. Childcare and youth recreation services. TABLE 1. Recommended 2003 CDBG Funding ($) No. Applicant Activity Requested" Amount-Recommended CDBGTotal Other 2003 Prior Yrs. Sources Housing ! I I City of SLO ISection 108 Loan Repayment 299,550 1 299,550 11 299,550 2 ITransitions-Mental Health IRehab. Youth Housing 29,800 _ 29,800 29,800 SUBTOTAL,Housing(38%of2003CDBGfunding)_ _ 329,350 329,350 0 0 329,350 Public Services 3 EOC j Operation -SIA Homeless Shelter' 138,000 131,000 7,000 138,000 4 EOC I Operation -Prado Day Center' 50,000 50,000 50,000 5 The Harvest Bag, Inc. Feeding the Hungry in SLO County 8,000 0 6 Sr.Assisted Living Trust Assist low-income seniors 100,000 0 7 UCP of SLO County Rec.program for disabled children 4,000 0 8 The Literacy Council The Literacy Program 3,000 0 9 Big Brothers Big Sisters I Mentoring at-risk children 19,000 0 SUBTOTAL,PublicServices(15%) _ 322,000 13(,000 0 57,000 188,000 Public Facilities j j i I j 10 Women's Shelter Program Women's Shelter Rehabilitation 62,500 62,500 62,500 11 Housing Authority of SLO Homeless Shelter Improvements' 70,000 70,000 70,000 12 Hospice of SLO County HC.access elevator for offices 35,000 35,000 35,000 13 City of SLO Fire Dept. HC access ramp for Fire Stn.2 30,000 30,000 30,000 14 City of SLO Parks and Rec. ADA/playground improvements' 134,000 82,389 51,611 134,000 15 City of SLO Public Works 1HC Street Improvements- 80,000 80,000 222 80;222 SUBTOTAL, Public Facilities(33%) 411,5001 289,889 121,833 0 411,722 Economic Development 16 1 Cuesta College Business Development Center 10,000 0 SUBTOTAL,-Economic Development 10000 0 0 0 0 17 JCity of SLO Program Administration (14%)° 125,000 125,000 125,000 TOTAL 1,197,85,0_ 875,239 1 121,833 1 57,000 1 1,054,072 i $57K to be provided from the Park Hotel Fund(about $26,000 available now) j I 1$70,000 in PY2000 funds(EOC Admin.Offices)reallocated for this activity I '1$30,000 in PY 2000 plus 21,611 in PY1998 funds reallocated for this activity j °I Program admin.=$40,000(administration)+85,000(housing programs implementation) i a- 3 Council Agenda Report - 2003 Community Development Block Grant Program Page 4 HUD Objectives and rules. The Urban County's CDBG activities must, by law, meet HUD objectives and rules. HUD has three broad national objectives: 1. To benefit persons and households with incomes below 80 percent of area median incomes ($40,250 for a four-person household); 2. To aid in the prevention or elimination of slums or blight; and 3. To meet urgent community development needs that pose a serious, immediate threat to public health or welfare, such as floods, earthquakes or other disasters. CDBG-eligible activities include: acquisition of real property, construction or rehabilitation of public facilities and improvements, site/building clearance and demolition, tenant relocation, provision of certain types of public services, removal of architectural barriers, housing rehabilitation, historic preservation, code enforcement, special economic development activities, planning studies and grant administration. Projects must also meet federal eligibility criteria and rules. For example, HUD requires that at least 70 percent of the Urban County's grants go to activities that benefit low- and moderate-income persons. At least 51 percent of individual project or program funds must benefit low- and moderate-income persons, and up to 20 percent of the City's total funding can be used for overall CDBG program administration and other indirect costs. Up to 15 percent of the Urban County's CDBG funds can go toward Public Services. CDBG Applications Recommended For Funding Application 1-03. Section 108 Loan Repayment. In 1998, the City began to draw down its approved Section 108 federally guaranteed loan of$1.65 million. The loan was used to fund the Housing Authority's purchase and development of affordable housing ($1 million) and to rehabilitate the historic Camegie Library building. Loan payments will be made over six years, with funding from the City's annual CDBG allocation.. $299,550 is needed to cover principal and estimated interest payments in 2003. The loan will be completely paid off in 2004. Aplication 2-03. Rehabilitation Of Youth Housing. Funds are requested to rehabilitate a historic, nine-bedroom house in San Luis Obispo that provides shelter and services for youths, ages 11-14, who suffer from mental and emotional disorders. The funds are needed to repair termite damage and dry rot in wood foundation, flooring, and siding. Application 3-03. Homeless Shelter Operation. Funding for the continued operation of the SLO Homeless Shelter. Funding amount is unchanged from last year. Application 4-03. Operating Expenses For Prado Day Center. Funding for the continuing of the PDC. The requested funding amount is unchanged from last year. Application 10-03. Women's Shelter Rehabilitation. Repair termite damage in a six-unit transitional housing facility in San Luis Obispo. a -� Council Agenda Report- 2003 Community Development Block Grant Program Page ,; Application 11-03. Homeless Shelter Improvements. Funding for exterior and interior repairs and upgrades at the Homeless Shelter, including new deck and shade, replace trash enclosure, added storage, patch and seal parking lot, restrooms upgrade, new insulation, new freezer and refrigerator. Application 12-03. Elevated Hope Hospice Project Funding to provide a passenger elevator to provide handicapped accessibility to a second floor office for HOSPICE. Application 13-03. Fire Station No. 2 ADA Ramp. Funding for a handicapped access ramp and related improvements to City Fire Station 2 located at 136 North Chorro Street. Application 14-03. ADA Improvements For City Parks And Playgrounds. Funding to provide ADA accessible equipment and ground surfaces at several city parks and playgrounds. Application 15-03. Street Improvements To Improve Accessibility For Disabled Or Elderly Persons. Funding for on-going construction of intersection improvements to meet ADA standards. $70,000 in approved, 2002 CDBG funds would be used along with$80,000 requested in 2003 for the Foothill Blvd. Area. Application 17-03. Program Administration. Funding for city costs to administer the Community Development Block Grant program and to develop and implement an expanded affordable housing program. CDBG Applications Not Recommended For Funding Applications 5-03 through 9-03 would fund "public services" as defined under HUD rules. Under those rules, there is a 15 percent cap on the amount of CDBG funds that can be used for public services. The City fully expends its public services capacity each year by funding homeless services. Consequently, while these additional public services are eligible and meet a community need, there is not sufficient public services capacity to fund them, given the City's priority commitment to funding Prado Day Center and the Homeless Shelter with CDBG funds. Application 5-03. Feeding The Hungry In SLO County. Funding is requested from several cities to help fund a food collection and distribution program throughout the County. In 2001 and 2002, the City allocated $83,000 in CDBG funds toward the purchase of a new warehouse for the San Luis Obispo County Food Bank, another countywide food distribution program based in North County. Application 6-03. Senior Assisted Living Trust Funding to assist low-income seniors with rental housing costs. Application 7-03. Recreation Program For Disabled Children. Funding to assist low-income, disabled children participate in special recreation programs. Application 8-03. The Literacy Program. Funding for operating costs to provide free instruction to adults in reading, writing and speaking English. Most of program's clients are very-low and-low income. Application 9-03. Mentoring Programs For At-Risk Children. Funding for operating costs of 4. ,S— Council Agenda Report - 2003 Community Development Block Grant Program Page 6 the Big Brothers Big Sisters Program in SLO County to provide positive role modeling and mentoring services. Application 16-03. Cuesta College Small Business Development Center. Cuesta College requests $10,000 to help fund operating costs for its Small Business Development Center. The Center provides training and technical services to those seeking to open or operate small businesses. By its nature, the Center frequently serves low- and moderate-income persons who would not be able to afford these services in the private sector. The HRC and staff viewed this activity as a public services request that would result in the City exceeding HUD's 15 percent cap. Given the City's priority funding for homeless services, the HRC did not recommend funding this activity. The activity may qualify under HUD's rules as a Special Economic Development activity. As such, it would not be subject to the 15 percent cap. The City already funds economic development, however, as part of the Economic Vitality Commission's Revolving Loan Fund. The RLF has a balance of City CDBG funds totaling about $111,000. Staff recommends that Council continue to fund economic development through the EVC and avoid new, piecemeal economic development grants that may reduce the effectiveness of CDBG funding and create an expectation of on-going CDBG funding for this new program. Program Amendments. HUD rules allow jurisdictions to amend previous CDBG program allocations. Staff recommends amending three program years, to be approved at the same time the Council acts on the 2003 CDBG Program. These amendments are shown in Table 2. The amendments apply to four types of activities: 1) completed activities with funds remaining, 2) incomplete activities that have more CDBG funds than needed given current activity levels (i.e.. Revolving Loan Fund), 3) discontinued projects (e.g. EOC office site acquisition), and 4) activities whose purpose or location are changed (e.g. ADA street improvements). The EOC acknowledges this and understands the need for the amendments. By amending previous year programs, the City can reallocate funds to more urgent community needs or to activities with a greater likelihood of being completed in a timely manner. This year, $192,500 is available for reallocation, as shown below. New activities are shaded. TABLE 2: 2003 CDBG Program Amendments $ Activity Grantee Existing Allocation Proposed Allocation 1998 PROGRAM YEAR Home Repair Program EOC 1,043 0 Housing Study Housing Consortium 790 0 Revolving Loan Administ. EVC 20,000 0 ADA park improvements City of SLO 0 21,611 ADA street improvements City of SLO 0 222 1 I i Council Agenda Report - 2003 Community Development Block Grant Program Page 7 2000 PROGRAM YEAR Office site acquisition EOC 100,000 0 Homeless Shelter imprvmnts. Housing Authority 0 70,000 ADA park improvements City of SLO 0 30,000 2002 PROGRAM YEAR ADA Street improvements City of SLO 70,667 70,667 (revise project description to locate ramps in Foothill area) TOTALS 192,500 192;500 Program Administration. HUD rules allow up to 20 percent of total CDBG funding to be used for general program administration. Council has allocated up to 10 percent of the total CDBG funding for program administration. In 2001 and 2002, no funds were budgeted for program administration to maximize funding available for other activities. Whether or not CDBG funds are allocated for this purpose, program implementation takes a significant portion of Community Development and Finance staff time. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2002 reported staff support was 557 hours, translating into a cost of $28,751. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2001 it was 506 hours at a cost of$26,964. These costs probably do not fully reflect actual costs, due to unreported staff time spent on CDBG activities. For 2002-03 and 2003-04 employee benefit rates have risen, so similar hours will have a somewhat higher cost. We will also more closely monitor staff time spent on CDBG. Consequently, actual staff costs for the 2003 Program Year are estimated at $40,000. HUD rules also allow CDBG funds to be used to implement certain housing programs, planning activities, and federal grant requests to support affordable housing, fair housing activities, and public information. In 2003, the need for more housing, especially housing for low and moderate-income households, has become a widely recognized community and statewide "crisis. " The City is updating its Housing Element and faces numerous challenges in meeting its housing needs. It is anticipated that staffing hours spent on housing issues will need to increase to meet those challenges. And while the causes for the current housing "crisis" are complex and in some cases, outside of City control, there is much the City can do to address the needs and concerns of its residents. By using and leveraging CDBG program administration funds, the City could broaden and intensify its housing efforts. This may involve negotiations with developers to increase the number of affordable dwellings beyond the minimum required, the creation of new incentives to encourage affordable housing, applications for housing grants (such as Proposition 46 funds), housing rehab programs, possible use of federal Section 108 Loan funds to assist development of a large, downtown mixed-use/housing project, and stepped up monitoring to ensure affordable dwellings remain affordable as required by City standards and to affirmatively further fair a�� Council Agenda Report - 2003 Community Development Block Grant Program Page 8 housing laws. As part of the 2003-2005 Budget, staff anticipates proposing a new position in Community Development to help lead and focus efforts on housing and grants. If this position is approved, program administration costs will increase to meet expanding CDBG duties related to housing. This new position would be funded with CDBG program administration funds. Including this additional cost, program administration funds would represent about 14 percent of the City's total allocation. Staff will follow up with more detailed information for Council consideration of the new position as a part of the 2003-2005 Financial Plan. This approach — using CDBG funds to help fund housing programs—is already used by the City of Paso Robles and the County of San Luis Obispo. The HRC felt that an aggressive, new approach to meeting housing needs was warranted and conditionally supported using CDBG funds for this purpose, provided that annual evaluations showed that this was an effective use of funds. Special Urban Projects Funding. Under the Cooperation Agreement, 15 percent of the net County funding is set-aside annually for a "Special Urban Projects Fund." Funds are available to all participating jurisdictions on a competitive basis and are awarded by the Board of Supervisors. As with HOME and ESG funds, the proposed activities are recommended by county staff. Special urban projects are those that are more regional in scope, meet an urgent community need, provide direct benefit to very needy groups (very-low income, disabled persons, at-risk youth), and would not be feasible without special funding assistance. $146,646 (includes 15% of unincorporated county program income) is available in the 2003 Program Year. Table 3 shows the proposed use of Special Urban Project Funds. These activities qualify as Special Urban Projects by serving critical needs of low-income residents from throughout San Luis Obispo County. TABLE 3: Recommended Special Urban Pro'ects For 2003 Program Year Project Name Applicant Recommended Fundin $ SLO Homeless Shelter Operation and No. County EOC 126,646 Case Management Prado Homeless Day Center EOC 20,000 TOTAL 146,646 HOME Funding. The Urban County expects to receive $1,263,000 in formula HOME funds in 2003. A HOME-funded activity that could directly benefit City residents is $250,000 recommended for tenant based rent assistance, San Luis Obispo Supportive Housing Consortium. The balance of the HOME funds are proposed to be used in other areas in the Urban County this year. The Urban County's Home funding recommendations are shown in Table 4. �rV I Council Agenda Report - 2003 Community Development Block Grant Program Page 9 TABLE 4: Recommended HOME Projects For The 2003 Proram Year Project Name Applicant Recommended Funding $ Creekside Gardens Senior Apartments, Paso Peoples' Self-Help Housing 525,000 Robles Site acquisition, rental housing,Atascadero SLO Non-Profit Hsg. Corp. 300,000 Tenant based rent assistance,Countywide SLO Housing Consortium 250,000 Home Purchase Financing in San Miguel Peoples' Self-Help Housing 52,991 Program Administration County of SLO 125,332 TOTAL 1,253,323 TABLE 5: Recommended ESG Projects For The 2003 Program Year Project Name Applicant Recommended Fundin $ SLO Homeless Shelter operating expenses Economic Opportunity 46,360 Commission of SLO County No.County Women's Shelter No. County Women's Shelter 20,162 Prado Day Center, operating expenses Economic Opp. Comm. 15,658 Domestic Violence Shelter in SLO SLO Women's Shelter 8,070 Atascadero Homeless Shelter, operating ex ens. ECHO 4,750 TOTAL 95,000 FISCAL IMPACT CDBG funding will have an overall beneficial fiscal effect. To the extent that qualified, on- going City programs are funded through the CDBG program, more General Fund monies are available for other important capital projects and programs. As with previous years, Park Hotel funds are proposed to "backfill" CDBG funds for homeless services costs that exceed HUD's 15% public services spending cap. Use of up to $57,000 is proposed, based on anticipated revenue (repaid principal plus interest),including the current fund balance of$26,000. This year the Park Hotel loan will be paid off and the funds used up, so this is the last year the fund will be available. General Fund monies or another source will need to be identified to help fund homeless services in the future. ALTERNATIVE 1. Revise candidate CDBG and HOME projects and funding levels. Council members may change the list of projects to receive City CDBG funding, and/or change the funding levels from those recommended. Attachments: 1. Draft Resolution a�� Council Agenda Report-2003 Community Development Block Grant Program Page 10 2. Human Relations Commission Minutes, December 4, 2002 3. Human Relations Commission Minutes, December 18, 2002 4. Draft San Luis Obispo Urban County One-Year Action Plan, 2003 Council Reading File: • 2003 CDBG Program Applications C Draft 2003 Urban County One-Year Action Plan Summary • Urban County Request For Proposals and Notice of Public Workshops • CDBG Program Summary, 1994-2002 Jh/CDBG/CDBG03.ccrpt cQr10 ANACHMENT 1 RESOLUTION NO. (2003 Series) A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO APPROVING THE 2003 CDBG PROGRAM,AMENDING SECTION 108 LOAN USES AND PREVIOUS CDBG PROGRAM YEARS,AND ENDORSING THE SAN LUIS OBISPO URBAN COUNTY'S DRAFT ONE-YEAR ACTION PLAN WHEREAS; the City of San Luis Obispo is a participating jurisdiction in the San Luis Obispo Urban County, along with the cities of Arroyo Grande, Atascadero, Grover Beach, and Paso Robles, and the County of San Luis Obispo; and WHEREAS, said cities and County cooperatively administer several federal grant programs under the provisions of the Cooperative Agreement approved by the San Luis Obispo City Council on July 13, 1999 and as amended on September 7, 1999, and under applicable U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Department (HUD) rules; and WHEREAS, pursuant to said agreement, the Urban County Public Participation Plan and HUD rules, the City Council held a public hearing on March 4, 2003 to consider funding recommendations by the Human Relations Commission (HRC), to review applications for federal grant funding, and to consider public comments on community needs and the use of such funds;and WHEREAS, the Council has held a public hearing to consider applications for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds, public testimony, the Urban County's proposed One-Year Action Plan, including proposed funding allocations for the CDBG program, Home Investment Partnership (HOME), Emergency Shelter Grants (ESG), and the Special Urban Projects Fund, HRC recommendations and staff report; and WHEREAS, the Council has also considered previous years' CDBG funding allocations and determined that amendments are necessary to re-allocate unused funds, or to re-allocate funds to activities with greater community need or urgency. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo as follows: SECTION 1. Environmental Determination. The Council hereby determines that the proposed funding actions are not "projects" as defined by Section 21065 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), since they will not cause a direct or indirect physical change in the environment and do not involve the issuance of a lease, permit, license, certificate or other entitlement. Consequently, no further environmental review is necessary. SECTION 2. 2003 Community Development Block Program. The City's 2003 Community Development Block Program, as shown in Exhibit A, is hereby approved. SECTION 3. CDBG Program Amendments. The 1998, 2000 and 2002 CDBG Programs are hereby amended, as shown in Exhibit B. ,7 Attachment 1 Resolution No. (2003 Series) Page 2 SECTION 4. One-Year Action Plan. The San Luis Obispo Urban County's Draft One- Year Action Plan is hereby endorsed, as shown in Exhibit C. SECTION 5. Board of Supervisors Consideration. The Council hereby directs staff to forward the above actions to the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors for consideration prior to the Board's final action on the Urban County's 2003 Consolidated Plan. SECTION 6. City Administrative Officer Authority. The City Administrative Officer is authorized to act on behalf of the City in executing grant agreements and other actions necessary to implement the approved Consolidated Plan and CDBG Program. Upon motion of , seconded by and on the following roll call vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: the foregoing resolution was adopted this day of , 2003. Mayor Dave Romero ATTEST: Lee Price, City Clerk APPR VED AS TO FO Gilbert A. Tru ' • cting Attomey Exhibits: A-Approved 2003 CDBG Program for the City of San Luis Obispo B-Approved 2003 CDBG Program Amendments C-Draft Urban County One-Year Action Plan jh1Ucdbg1counci1r o1ution3.4-03 1 .�a Jeff Hook- december 4, 2002 minutes.dor Page 3 ATTACHMENT 2 Human Relations Commission Minutes December 4, 2002 Page 3 sample resolution for audience members. The Human elations Commission reconvened at 6:16 p.m. Commissioner Wolff argued that by presentin he sample resolution to the Council, the HRC was simply voicing an opinion. He ged the HRC to forward a memo and the resolution to the City Council and let them ecide whether or not to take action. Commissioner Hutchings noted that hairperson Nichols' alternative resolution was a softened version of the original reso tion and urged the HRC to send the sample/original resolution to the uncil. ACTION: Moved by heeler/Hutchings to direct staff to: 1) Prepare a memorandum for C uncil indicating HRC support for the adoption of the sample/original res ution and urging Council to place this item on an upcoming Council agenda. ) Attach the sample resolution opposing unilateral preemptive military action ainst Iraq by the United States. 3) Attach the letter received from the SLO ounty Green Party; motion carried 5:0. Moved by Comm' sioner Hutchings to urge Council to immediately convey the resolution to th ederal Government as well as California State Government Officials fo/City it adoption of the resolution; motion failed due to the lack of a second. Moved by Forsberg/Wheeler to urge Council to immediately convey tion to the Federal Government following Council adoption of the ; motion carried 5:0. BRC directed staff to forward the memo, resolution, and letter of support tocil before the Council meeting of December 17, 2002. Item 2 was taken out of order and was considered first. Item 2. REVIEW OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT APPLICATIONS (CDBG). Jeff Hook, Associate Planner Associate Planner Hook presented the staff report and briefly summarized the City 2003 Community Development Block Grant Program. He asked the HRC to defer a decision regarding this item until after City staff meets on December 5, 2002 to determine if there will be support for city-sponsored projects. Brief discussion ensured. By consensus the HRC agreed to set a special meeting for Attachment 2 a� c3 k Jeff Hook-december 4, 2002 minutes doa _ Page 4 JAI Invi 11111.111 & Human Relations Commission Minutes December 4, 2002 Page 4 December 18, 2002 to review this item. Chairperson Nichols opened the public hearing. George Moylan, Housing Authority Executive Director, noted that the amount the Housing Authority requested for Homeless Shelter Improvements was incorrect in the staff report. He requested that this be corrected when staff brings this back to the HRC. Commissioner Nichols closed the public hearing. Brief HRC discussion ensued regarding the history of CDBG funding. Chairperson Nichols noted that on November 12, 2002, the HRC priorities were taken to the City Council. They endorsed priorities 1 —5, however, priority 6, dealing with health issues was dropped because Council felt it was a County government issue, not a City issue. Item 3. DISCUSSION OF THE 2003 GRANTS-IN-AID PROCESS AND TIMELINE. Human Resources Analyst Sylvain reported tha ff will run two advertisements regarding the Grants-In-Aid in The Tribune and dl send out packets including letters, contracts, timelines and details of the upco . g workshop to former Grants-In-Aid recipients. She also noted that packets ' be available to the public in the Human Resources Department on December 2002. Item 4. CONSIDERATION OF CANCELING-THE JANUARY 1 2003 MEETING. ACTION: ved by HutchingsMheeler to cancel the January 1, 2003 meeting the Human Relations Commission; motion carried 5:0. Item 5. C MISSIONER COMMENTS. Commissiocifir Hutchings reported that he and Commissioner Forsberg will be attending t annual CAHRO on December 13, 2002. Commi sioner Hutchings expressed dismay at City law enforcement's reluctance to return medical marijuana. Attachment 2 ARACHMENTV SPECIAL MEETING HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION DRAFT MINUTES December 18, 2002 5:00 P.M. City Hall Council Hearing Room 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo CALL TO ORDER: PRESENT: Janna Nichols, Chairperson; Stephan Lamb, Vice Chairperson, Maureen Forsberg; Bryan Gingg, Tom Hutchings; Elise Wheeler, and Paul Wolff STAFF PRESENT: Jill Sylvain, Human Resources Analyst; Jeff Hook, Associate Planner; Mary Kopecky, Human Resources Executive Assistant; Vivian Dilts, Fire Administrative Analyst; Tom Zeulner, Fire Battalion Chief; and Linda Fitzgerald, Recreation Manager PUBLIC COMMENT There were no Public Comments for items not on the agenda. ITEM 1. REVIEW OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT APPLICATIONS (CDBGI. (Continued from December 4, 2002) Associate Planner Hook presented an overview of the staff report and the reviewed CDBG grant process timeline. Chairperson Nichols opened the public hearing. Lillian Judd, representing EOC, the Homeless Shelter and Prado Day Center, reported that the future funding request would be increased, but noted that requests for increases are limited to once every decade because they are sensitive to the constraints on this resource. Fire Battalion Chief Zeulner gave an overview of Item 13, adding a handicapped access ramp to Fire Station No. 2. Attachment 3 CADocuments and Settings\jhook), ocal Settings\Temp\827-1.doc CQ ATTACHMENT 3 Human Relations Commission Minutes December 18, 2002 Page 2 Marrianne Kennedy, Women's Shelter representative, reported that past CDBG funds were used to provide transitional housing. Currently their biggest need is to make the housing safe, perform necessary termite work, and re-roof the units. Jill Bolster-White, Transitions Mental Health (TMH), reported that the CDBG funds will be used to replace windows. Recreation Manager Fitzgerald discussed the ADA access/playground improvements (Item 14) noting that, at this time, the City is only considering replacing equipment. Ingrid Pires, Hospice, urged HRC to approve CDBG funding to be used toward the installation of an elevator in their facility. Commissioner Nichols closed the public hearing. Vice Chairperson Lamb spoke in support of focusing on housing needs in the City and expressed concern regarding the lack of programs for disabled youth. Lengthy Commission discussion ensued. Commissioners expressed frustration on the limitations placed on the CDBG public services grant funds. By consensus the HRC directed staff to make it clear in future CDBG applications and notices that CDBG funds for public services are extremely limited because they are historically committed to homeless services, but funds for facilities are more readily available. Vice Chairperson Lamb voiced strong concern about the need for recreation programs for disabled children and urged the HRC to make that a priority. Chairperson Nichols noted, for the record, that it was not necessary for the HRC to take formal action on Section 108 Loan Repayment (Item 1) because repayment of the loan was required. ACTION: Moved by Lamb/Wheeler to approve the staff recommendation for Transitions— Mental Health (Item No. 2); motion carried 7:0. ACTION: Moved by Wheeler/Forsberg to approve the staff recommendation for EOC-Operation of the SLO Homeless Shelter (Item No. 3); motion carried 5:0. Attachment 3 a.-lco ARACHMENT3 Human Relations Commission Minutes December 18, 2002 Page 3 Commissioner Wolff and Vice Chairperson Lamb stepped down due to a possible conflict of interest; they serve on the board of directors. ACTION: Moved by Wolff/Hutchings to approve the staff recommendations for EOC Operation ofthe Prado Day Center (Item 4), The Harvest Bag, Inc. (Item 5), The Senior Assisted Living Trust (Item 6), UPC of SLO County (Item 7), The Literacy Council (Item 8), and Big Brothers Big Sisters (Item 9); motion carried 7:0. By consensus, staff was directed to prepare a letter to unsuccessful CDBG public services applicants explaining why they were denied funding and encouraging them to apply for funds through the Grants-In-Aid process. ACTION: Moved by Wolff/Hutchings to approve the staff recommendations for the Women's Shelter Program (Item 10), the Housing Authority of SLO (Item 11), the Hospice of SLO County (Item 12), City of San Luis Obispo Fire Department (Item 13), the City of SLO Parks and Recreation (Item 14), the City of SLO Public Works, City of San Luis Obispo SLO Public Works (Item No. 15) and Cuesta College (Item 16); with the caveat that if Item 11 does not receive the additional $70,000 funding from the County of San Luis Obispo, $10,000 will be deferred from Item 13 to Item 11; motion carried 5:1, Lamb. Commissioner Gingg stepped down to a possible conflict of interest. Commissioner Wolff, Commissioner Hutchings and Chairperson Nichols expressed serious concerns regarding the on-going funding required for Item No. 17 Program Administration, the hiring of a General City Housing Coordinator, but were generally supportive of the City's efforts to increase affordable housing. Commissioner Wheeler recommended that Item No. 17, hiring a General City Housing Coordinator, be done on a limited contract for one or two years to allow the HRC to reevaluate their recommendation. Commissioner Forsberg spoke in favor of funding the position because it made a statement to the citizens that the City is working toward solving housing issues. ACTION: Moved by Hutchings/Lamb to accept the staff recommendation for City of SLO Program Administration (Item 17) with the caveat that funding for Item 17 return for review next year, motion carried 7:0. Attachment 3 ATTACHMENT 3 Human Relations Commission Minutes December 18, 2002 Page 4 ACTION: Moved by Lamb/Wolff to approve the staff recommended Amendments to Previous CDBG Program Years allocation in its entirety; motion carried 7:0. Commissioners debated the merits of a one-year HRC progress review of the General City Housing Coordinator position. Commissioner Hutchings argued that he could not support such a proposal because he viewed it as micromanaging. He urged the HRC to pull back and let City staff do their jobs. Vice Chairperson Lamb noted that the City is anticipating cuts in City staff. He is not supportive of using this money to backfill a potential cut and then not have the position dedicated for its intended purpose. Commissioner Wolff disagreed, citing that the HRC is committing 10% of valuable CDBG funds to this position. He further argued that a review would allow the City to reevaluate this experimental position and determine if it is making progress toward its projected expectations prior to making it permanent. Commissioner Forsberg contended that the position revolves around the hot housing issue and therefore will receive close public scrutiny. ACTION: Moved by Wolff/Wheeler to conduct a one-year review of the progress made by the addition of the proposed General City Housing Coordinator recommended in Item 17; motion carried 5:2, Lamb, Hutchings. COMMISSIONERISTAFF COMMENTS Commissioner Hutchings summarized the CAHRO conference he attended with Commissioner Forsberg. He reported that the City Council formally placed the HRC resolution regarding military action on the January 7, 2003 Council agenda and encouraged HRC members to attend. Vice Chairperson Lamb urged HRC Commissioners to review the Collaboration Forum Conference which is available on line. Associate Planner Hook advised Commissioners to express to Council the HRC view regarding a proposed amendment to the Affordable Housing Strategy of the Urban County of San Luis Obispo 2000 Consolidated Plan as outlined in the memorandum from County Planner Tony Navarro dated November 21, 2002. Attachment 3 a� �g ATTACHMENT 3 Human Relations Commission Minutes December 18, 2002 Page 5 Brief Commission discussion ensued. ACTION: Moved by Hutchings/Lamb to support the County's proposed amendment provided that.Rental Housing Priority 1 also includes moderate income persons and households; motion carried 7:0. There being no further business to come before the HRC, Chairperson Nichols adjourned the HRC meeting at 7:30 p.m. to the next regular meeting of the HRC to be held on Wednesday, February 5, 2003 in the Council Hearing Room. Respectfully Submitted, Mary Kopecky Human Resources Executive Assistant Attachment 3 �� 19 14a d,r°�CHME 14 2003 CDBG DRAFT SUMMARY ONE YEAR ACTION PLAN Funding Funding Applicant Project Requested Recommended CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE HOUSING 1. Economic Opportunity Commission Home Repair Program $ 15,000 $ 10,000 PUBLIC SERVICES 1. Harvest Bag Purchase vehicle,equipment,rent $ 8,000 $ 6,500 2. SLO Co.YMCA Y Teen X-Treme Program $ 4,000 $ 2,000 3. Big Brothers/Big Sisters Mentor Program $ 5,000 $ 2,400 1. Economic Opportunity Commission Forty Wonderful Program Operating Expenses $ 2,000 $ 1,500 2. Economic Opportunity Commission Senior Health Screening Program $ 5,000 $ 3,500 3. Economic Opportunity Commission Teen Academic Parenting Program $ 3,600 $ 3,100 4. Literacy Council Literacy Program $ 3,000 $ 2,000 PUBLIC FACILITIES 1. City of Arroyo Grande Facade improvements in redevelopment area $ 50,000 $ 50,000 2. City of Arroyo Grande American Disabilities Act compliance at City Hall $. 46,000 $ 16,000 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 1. Cuesta College Small Business Development Center $ 3,000 $ 3,000 CODE ENFORCEMENT I. City of Arroyo Grande Code Enforcement $ 17,000 $ 12,900 PLANNING AND CAPACITY BUILDING I. City of Arroyo Grande Capacity Building Program $ 16,439 $ 16,439 ADMINISTRATION $ 10,960 10960 Total: $ 140,299 CITY OF ATASCADERO HOUSING I. People'Self-Help Housing Corporation Rehabilitate affordablehousing $ 86,059 $ 0 1. Economic Opportunity Commission Home Repair Program $ 20,000 $ 0 PUBLIC SERVICES 1. Harvest Bag Purchase vehicle,equipment,rent $ 8,000 $ 0 2 North County Women's Shelter Purchase two refrigerators $ 2,000 $ 0 3. Big Brothers/Big Sisters Mentor Program $ 7;500 $ 3,000 4. Economic Opportunity Commission Forty Wonderful Program Operating Expenses $ 2,000 $ 2,000 5. Economic Opportunity Commission Senior Health Screening Program $ 5,000 $ 4,000 6. Economic Opportunity Commission Teen Academic Parenting Program $ 3,600 $ 3,600 7. Literacy Council Literacy Program $ 3,000 $ 2,500 8. El Camino Housing Organization Program operation,vouchers,overhead,supplies $ 44,475 $ 11,500 9. Atascadero Christian Homes Purchase equipment $ 14,595 $ 0 10. Community Services Foundation Youth Scholarships $ 7,500 $ 7,500 11. Homeless Housing Project Motel Voucher Program $ 24,000 $ 0 PUBLIC FACILITIES 1. North County Women's Shelter Bathroom renovation $ 3,400 $ 3,000 2. North County Women's Shelter Paint shelter $ 7,000 $ 3,400 3. Economic Opportunity Commission Sewer connection to Head Start building $ 36,631 $ 0 4. City of Atascadero Elevator-Youth Center $ 65,000 $ 35,000 5. City of Atascadero Wheelchair ramps,lighted crosswalks $ 50,000 $ 22,000 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 1. Cuesta College Small Business Development Center $ 3,000 $ 3,000 CODE ENFORCEMENT 1. City of Atascadero Code Enforcement $ 110,000 $ 85,000 ADMINISTRATION $ 42,174 42174 Total: $ 227,674 CITY OF GROVER BEACH HOUSING 1. Economic Opportunity Commission Home Repair Program $ 25,000 $ 25,000 PUBLIC SERVICES 1. Harvest Bag Purchase vehicle,equipment,rent $ 8,000 $ 4,209 2. SLO Co.YMCA Y Teen X-Treme Program $ 4,000 $ 2,104 3. Big Brothers/Big Sisters Mentor Program $ 4,000 $ 2,104 4. Economic Opportunity Commission Forty Wonderful Program Operating Expenses $ 2,000 $ 1,054 5. Economic Opportunity Commission Senior Health Screening Program $ 5,000 $ 2,630 6. Economic Opportunity Commission Teen Academic Parenting Program $ 3,600 $ 1,894 7. literacy Council Literacy Program $ 3,000 $ 1,578 Attachment 4 �r `HMENT Al - T Funding Funding Applicant Proieet Requested Recommended 8. City of Grover Beach Youth Scholarships $ 7,000 $ 3,683 9. Exploration Station Scholarshipstnwslation/computers/admin $ 12,360 $ 6,502 PUBLIC FACILITIES I. CastaOeda Curb,Gutter,Sidewalk $ 8,000 $ 0 2. City of Grover Beach American Disabilities Act upgrades at City Hall $ 30,000 $ 60,000 3. City of Grover Beach Grover Elementary School sidewalks $ 25,000 $ 25,000 4. City of Grover Beach Install handicapped sidewalk ramps at intersections $ 31,618 $ 23,562 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 1. Cuesta College Small Business Development Center $ 3,000 $ 3,000 ADMINISTRATION $ 9,344 9400 Total: $ 171,720 CITY OF PASO ROBLES HOUSING I. Economic Opportunity Commission Home Repair Program $ 20,000 $ 0 PUBLIC SERVICES 1. Lifestyles Recovery Center Operating funds $ 6,000 $ 4,800 2. Big Brothers/Big Sisters Mentor Program $ 9,500 $ 6,000 3. Economic Opportunity Commission Forty Wonderful Program Operating Expenses $ 2,000 $ 2,000 4. Economic Opportunity Commission Senior Health Screening Program $ 5,000 $ 4,000 5. Literacy Council Literacy Program $ 3,000 $ 2500 6. Economic Opportunity Commission Teen Academic Parenting Program $ 3,600 $ 3,600 7. Boys/Girls Club of the North County Operation of thePaso Robles Club $ 10,000 $ 5,000 8. Homeless Housing Project Motel Voucher Program $ 24,000 $ 0 PUBLIC FACILITIES I. Mary Mastagm Elevator $ 160,000 $ 0 2. Tumno,Turano&Thompson Rehabilitation of the Fox Theater $ 98,000 $ 0 3. City of Paso Robles Downtown Alley Rehabilitation 11 $ 8,000 $ 8,000 4. City of Paso Robles Downtown Alley Rehabilitation III $ 45,000 $ 0 5. City of Paso Robles Carnegie Library American Disabilities Act Rehab. $ 90,096 $ 90.100 6. City of Paso Robles Replacement fence $ 10,000 $ 0 7. City of Paso Robles LED-Lighted Crosswalks $ 26,000 $ 26,000 8. City of Paso Robles Replace playground structure at city park $ 40,000 $ 0 9. City of Paso Robles 28"Street Improvements $ 102,390 $ 51,200 10. City of Paso Robles Rehabilitate Pool Changing Room $ 145,000 $ 51,200 11. City of Paso Robles Railroad Street Improvements $ 174,000 $ 0 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT I. Cuesta College Small Business Development Center $ 5,000 $ 0 PLANNING AND CAPACITY BUILDING 2. City of Paso Robles Capacity Building Program $ 31,800 $ 31,800 ADMINISTRATION $ 31,800 $ 31.800 Total: $ 318.000 CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO HOUSING 1. Transitions-Mental Health Rehabilitate housing $ 29,800 $29,800 PUBLIC SERVICES I. Economic Opportunity Commission Homeless Shelter Operating Expenses $ 138,000 $131,000 2. Economic Opportunity Commission Prado Day Center Operating Expenses $ 50,000 $0 3. Harvest Bag Purchase vehicle,equipment,rent $ 8,000 $0 4. Senior Living Consultants Senior Assisted Living Trust $ 100,000 $0 5. United Cerebral Palsy of S.L.O.County Recreation Program for disabled youth $ 4,000 $0 6. Literacy Council Literacy Program $ 3,000 $0 7. Big BrothersBig Sisters Mentor Program $ 19,000 $0 PUBLIC FACILITIES 1. Women's Shelter Program Rehabilitate shelter $ 62,500 $62,500 2. Housing Authority of.the City of S.L.O. Homeless Shelter Rehabilitation $ 70,000 $0 3. Hospice of San Luis Obispo County Elevated Hope Project $ 35,000 $35,000 4. City of San Luis Obispo Eire Station 02 handicap access ramp $ 30,000 $30,000 5. City of San Luis Obispo Emergency Ops.Center Improvements $ 135,000 $82,389 6. City of San Luis Obispo Street Improvements for handicap access $ 80,000 $80,000 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 1. Cuesta College Small Business Development Center $ 10,000 $0 SECTION 108 LOAN REPAYMENT 1. City of San Luis Obispo Loan payment $ 299,550 $299,550 ADMINISTRATION $ 125,000 $125.000 Total: $875,239 Attachment 4 Q rV i NANO 14 Funding Funding Applicant Project Requested Recommended COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO HOUSING 1. EOC Home Repair Program County $ 25,000 $0 PUBLIC SERVICES 1. Harvest Bag Purchase vehicle, County and cities S 8,000 $0 equipment,rent 2. Avila Beach Senior services Avila Beach $ 25,000 $0 Civic Assoc. program 3. SLO Co.Y Teen X-Treme County and cities $ 6,000 $0 YMCA Program 4. Boys/Girls Club Operation of the Shandon $ 10,000 $0 of No.County Shandon club 5. Big Brothers/ Mentor Program County and cities $ 20,000 $0 Sisters 6. EOC Homeless Shelter Op. County and cities $ 149500 $126,646 Expenses No.Co Case mgt. 7. EOC Prado Day Center County and cities $ 50,000 $20,000 Operating Expenses 8. ECHO Program Ops.,vouchers, Atascadero $ 2.160 $0 Overhead,supplies 9. Senior Living Sr.Assisted Living Trust San Luis Obispo $ 100,000 $0 Consultants 10. HHP Motel Voucher Program North County $ 24,000 $0 PUBLIC FACILITIES 1. HASLO Homeless Shelter County and cities $ 70,000 $70,000 Rehabilitation 2. OCCI Community Center Oceano $ 600,000 $309,525 3. San Miguel CSD Replacement wells San Miguel $ 242,500 $240,000 (includes S100,000 in EVC funds) 4. Turano,Turano Rehab.Fox Theater Paso Robles $ 77,000 $0 &Thompson 5. Avila Beach Renovate community Avila Beach $ 95,475 $65,940 Civic Assoc. bldg.+ADA 6. Co.General Rehab.Nipomo Nipomo $ 137.800 $0 Services Senior Center 7. EOC Prado Day Center San Luis Obispo $ 10,000 $10,000 Repairs 8. Templeton Fire Exhaust Clean Air Templeton $ 55,000 $0 Fire Dept. System 9. Nipomo Hills Child care center Nipomo Not Specified $0 Partnership 10. Women's Rehab of shelter San Luis Obispo $ 62.500 $0 Shelter Program ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT I. SCORE Small Business Dev. Countywide $ 20,000 $ 17,500 2. Cuesta Small Business Countywide S 25,000 $ 22,500 College Development Center PLANNING AND CAPACITY BUILDING I. SLO Nonprofit Shandon Farmworker Shandon $ 20,000 $ 20,000 Hsg.Cnsrnn Initiative 2. SLO County Housing Element Update Countywide $ 38,658 $ 38,658 ADMINISTRATION $136,870 $136,870 Total: $1,077,639 REALLOCATION OF CDBG FUNDS County of San Luis Obispo Activity/Yen Existing Allocation Pronosed Allocation Economic Vitality Corporation(1998) $ 100,000 $0 San Miguel CSD-replacement wells(new activity) $ 0 $100,000 City of San Luis Obispo Activity/Yea r Existing Allocation Proposed Allocation Economic Opportunity Commission Home Repair Program(1998) $ 1,043 $ 0 - Economic Vitality Corporation Revolving Loan Fund(1998) S 790 $ 0 Feasibility Study-Supportive Housing(1998) $ 20,000 $ 0 Attachment 4 ATACHIENT 11 American Disabilities Act-Park/Playground Improvements(new activity) $ 0 $ 21,611 Strut Improvements for accessibility(new activity) $ 0 $ 222 Economic Opportunity Commission office site acquisition(2002) $ 100,000 $ 0 Economic Opportunity Commission Homeless Shelter Improvements(new activity) $ 0 $ 70,000 American Disabilities Act Park/Playground Improvements(new activity) $ 0 $ 30,000 Handicapped Access Ramps Installation(2002) $ 70,667 $ 70,667 (Revise project description to locate ramps in Foothill Blvd.area) City of Atascadero Carlton Hotel(1994) $ 28,000 $ 0 Removal of architectural barriers(new activity) $ 0 $ 28,000 HOME PROGRAM I. SLO Non-Profit Site acq.-rental Atascadero $ 300,000 $ 300,000 Housing Corp. housing 2. SLO Supportive T.B.R.A. Countywide $ 250,000 $ 250,000 Hsg Consortium 3. PSHHC Creekside Gardens Paso Robles $ 525,000 $ 525,000 Senior apts. 4. PSHHC Home purchase San Miguel $ 113,300 $ 52,991 Financing 5. Nipomo Hills Child care center Nipomo Not Specified Ineligible 6. SLO County Administration $125,335 $ 125,332 Total: $1,253,323 EMERGENCY SHELTER GRANT PROGRAM(ESG) 1. SLO Women's Emergency Shelter San Luis Obispo $ 8,070 $8,070 Shelter Supportive Services 2. N.C.Women's Emergency Shelter North County $ 20,162 $20,162 Shelter Supportive Services 3. EOC Homeless Shelter Countywide $ 46,360 $46,360 Operating Expenses 4. EOC Pmdo Day Center Countywide $ 15,658 $15,658 Operating Expenses 5. ECHO Atascadero Shelter North County $ 4,750 $4,750 Operating Expenses Total: $95,000 Jh/Ucdbg/2003one-yeamctionplan Attachment 4 v� RECEIVED MAR ii '1)' 2003 City of San Luis Obispo SLO CITY CLERK Community Development Department FROM: John Mand i By: Jeff Hoo - DATE: March ,2003 SUBJECT: Council Red File: Park Hotel Fund amount for CDBG hearing on.March 4t' The March 0' Council Agenda Report includes an incorrect fund balance for the Park Hotel Fund under Note 1, Table 1. The balance of Park Hotel Funds actually available for the 2003 CDBG Program Year is $13,000. Once this is spent, the Park Hotel Fund will be no more. No additional principal or interest payments will be received. As noted in past years, the Park Hotel Fund was a useful but temporary method of funding our on- going costs for homeless services that exceeded HUD's 15% cap on CDBG public services spending. We've known for some time that we would eventually need to tum to the General Fund to cover the difference and unfortunately, that time has arrived. In 2003, CDBG funding requests for the Homeless Shelter and Prado Day Center total $188,000. The Human Relations Commission recommends Council approve the requests to continue our funding of these essential facilities at last year's level. The City's 15% CDBG funding for public services can cover $131,000, leaving a balance of$57,000 to be funded another way. By using$13,000 in Park Hotel funds, a balance of $44,000 in homeless services costs remains to be funded from the General Fund If this approach is acceptable, staff anticipates preparing a Significant Operating Program Change to shift funding for these services to the General Fund for the 2003-2005 Budget. This request would then return to the Council for consideration as part of its budget deliberations. 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