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FROM: Harvey E. Bragdon c
Director of Community Development
DATE: August 8, 1995
SUBJECT: CDBG Project Agreement and Loan Documents for the Battered Women' s
Transitional Housing Project
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS
AUTHORIZE the Deputy Director, Redevelopment or his designee to ( 1)
enter into Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Project Agreement
21-08 to provide $16,500 in FY 1995/96 CDBG funds to Battered Women' s
Alternatives for the rehabilitation of transitional housing for
battered women in Central County and (2) execute required loan
documents for this purpose.
FISCAL IMPACT
No General Funds are involved. CDBG funds are provided to the County
through the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
On February 14 , 1995, the Board of Supervisors approved an allocation
of $16 ,500 in FY 1995/96 CDBG funds to Battered Wome ' s Alterna ives
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: X YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMEND OF RD COMMIT E
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S) :
ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
/ I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A
-/UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN
AYES : NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Contact: Kathleen Hamm
646-4208 ATTESTED1 1995
cc: County Administrator PHIL BVrCHELOV, CLERK OF
County Counsel THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Auditor-Controller (N. Garnett) AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Community Development
BWA via Community Developmt. BY , DEPUTY
(BWA) for the rehabilitation of a 13-unit transitional housing
project for homeless battered women and their children located in
Central Contra Costa County. Eligible households may reside at the
facility for up to 24 months . Rents charged do not exceed 30
Percent of the household's gross monthly income. While in
residence at the facility, battered women are provided with
extensive services designed to enable them to achieve an
independent living status . These services include: case
management; childcare; job training and employment skills
development; individual and group counseling; and substance abuse
counseling. This project was originally acquired and rehabilitated
using County CDBG funds in 1989 ( $90,000) and 1992 ($12,500) .
The transitional housing project serves 25 to 30 battered women and
70 to 90 children each year. This project is successful in that 90
percent of the resident households are able to achieve and maintain
an independent living status in permanent housing.
BWA has requested $16,500 in CDBG funds for purposes of minor
rehabilitation of the transitional housing project. The CDBG funds
will be provided to BWA in the form of a deferred loan. Sources of
funding for this project include the following:
Contra Costa County CDBG $16,500
City of Concord CDBG $12, 800
BWA/donations $ 1,375
TOTAL COST $30,675
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