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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 08281990 - 1.75 HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA 1-075 /' TO: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS DATE: August 28, 1990 FROM: Perfecto Villarreal , Executive Director cc: SUBJECT: AUTHORIZATION TO SUBMIT CDBG APPLICATION FOR FUNDING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A CHILD CARE CENTER IN OAKLEY 1. RECOMMENDED ACTION: AUTHORIZE the Executive Director of the Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa to submit a $200,000 funding application for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding for 1991-92 to construct a child care center in the Los Arboles public housing development in Oakley, as recommended by the Advisory Housing Commission. II. FINANCIAL IMPACT: The Housing Authority estimates that it will cost approximately $400,000 to construct a child care center at the Los Arboles public housing development in Oakley. Fifty percent (50%) of the necessary funds, or $200,000, is being sought from the Contra Costa County Community Development Block Grant program. The remaining $200,000 will be sought from other public and private funding sources, including the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Comprehensive Improvement Assistance Program, public housing program, and the Child Care Demonstration Program. III. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND: The Housing Authority currently owns and manages ten family public housing developments in eight different locations. Four of the public housing locations - Pittsburg, West Pittsburg, Rodeo and Brentwood - have various child care programs which serve the residents of public housing as well as the surrounding community. Two of the locations - Antioch and North Richmond - have been targeted by the Housing Authority for the development and establishment of child care centers. Some funding has already been obtained for these proposed child care centers, and the Housing Authority is working on obtaining the remaining funds. There are two additional family public housing developments which do not have any child care centers - Oakley and Martinez. For the 1991-92 fiscal year, the Housing Authority's Advisory Housing Commission has targeted Oakley as the next site to establish a child care- program. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: C�.�y� �. ..ti•.� RECOMMENDATION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RECOMMENDATI N OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S) ACTION OF BOARD ONAUG -990 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER VOTE OF COMMISSIONERS X _ UNANIMOUS (ABSENT �lLJ�jL ) I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS A TRUE AND AYES: NOES: CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AND ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ON THE DATE SHOWN. AUG 2 8 1990 CC: ATTESTED Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the Board of Commissioners M382/7-e3 BY . DEPUTY Board of Commissioners August 28, 1990 Page -2- There is a tremendous need for affordable child care services in Oakley to enable many low income, single parent head of households to receive training, complete their education, or be able to go to work. The lack of affordable child care services for these single parents presents a huge obstacle which must be overcome if they are to become self-sufficient. Therefore, it is vital for the enhancement of the Los Arboles community in Oakley that a child care facility be established which will offer affordable child care services, as well as parent support services. The Housing Authority has some land in the Los Arboles housing development which can be used for the construction of a child care center. In addition, Housing Authority staff has met with the Headstart Program staff of Contra Costa County to see if some additional Headstart funding slots could be made available to the Oakley community if a child care facility was constructed in Oakley. The Headstart Program staff agrees that there is a great need for a Headstart Program facility in Oakley and they would strongly support the allocation of Headstart funding slots to Oakley. The United Council of Spanish Speaking Organizations would serve as the non-profit agency operating the Headstart Program facility in Oakley. This agency is also very enthusiastic about the possibility of operating the facility and would cooperate with the Housing Authority i.n establishing this greatly needed community service. Housing Authority staff proposes that a funding request be submitted to CDBG to obtain $200,000 of the $400,000 needed to build a child care facility on Housing Authority owned property in Oakley. At its Regular Meeting on August 20, 1990 the Advisory Housing Commission moved to recommend approval of the submission of a $200,000 CDBG funding application for the construction of a child care center at the Los Arboles public housing development in Oakley. IV. CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE ACTION: Should the Board of Commissioners fail to respond positively to this request to submit an application for $200,000 in Community Development Block Grant program funds, the Housing Authority would not be able to proceed with plans to develop and establish a child care center at the Los Arboles public housing development in Oakley. Additionally, the Board of Commissioners would be impeding the low income residents of the Los Arboles public housing development, and the surrounding community from obtaining affordable child care services.