HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 11042014 - C.74RECOMMENDATION(S):
1. APPROVE a Substantial Amendment to the County's FY 2014/15 Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG) Action Plan by allocating an additional $35,000 in CDBG funds to the Ambrose Recreation and Park
District as recommended by the Finance Committee.
2. APPROVE an additional allocation of up to $15,000 of CDBG funds to Community Housing Development
Corporation of North Richmond to assist in the improvements of the Neighborhood House Multi-cultural/Senior
Center in North Richmond as recommended by the Finance Committee.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No General Fund impact. CDBG funds are provided to the County on a formula allocation basis through the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). CFDA# 14.218
BACKGROUND:
On May 6, 2014, the Board of Supervisors approved the Contra Costa County Action Plan for FY2014/15 CDBG
funds. Originally, Ambrose Recreation and Park District (Ambrose) requested and was awarded $19,000 in CDBG
funds, under the Infrastructure and Public Facility (IPF) category, to remove and install new flooring in its auditorium
that is used for a wide variety of recreational, cultural, and social activities benefiting families living in Bay Point.
The award of funds was based on a cost estimate provided by Ambrose that turned out to be based on incorrect
information - the actual square footage of the area needing new flooring is more than two times the area quoted in the
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 11/04/2014 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Gabriel Lemus,
674-7882
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board
of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: November 4, 2014
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc: County Finance Director
C. 74
To:Board of Supervisors
From:John Kopchik, Interim Director, Conservation & Development Department
Date:November 4, 2014
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Substantial Amendment to the County FY 2014/15 CDBG Action Plan - Allocation of additional CDBG funds to
Ambrose Recreation and Park District
original estimate. Ambrose has received another cost estimate based on the correct square footage. Consequently,
Ambrose is requesting an additional $35,000 in CDBG funds for a total allocation of $54,000 – the total project cost
is estimated at $60,000.
In addition, Community Housing Development Corporation of North Richmond (CHDC) was awarded $46,782 in
FY 2013/14 CDBG funds, under the IPF category, to improve the Neighborhood House Multi-cultural/Senior Center
(Center) in North Richmond which includes roof repair, bathroom(s) repairs/improvements, interior painting, façade
repairs, interior and exterior wall repairs, interior/exterior lighting improvements, and landscaping/tree removal. The
original estimate provided in CHDC’s application did not include all of the desired components of the proposed
project. Therefore; the original award amount is not sufficient to complete the project. CHDC is requesting up to
$15,000 in additional CDBG funds to complete the full scope of the intended improvements to the Center.
The additional $50,000 in total CDBG funds that is recommended to be allocated to Ambrose ($35,000) and to CHDC
(up to $15,000) was recaptured from a FY 2013/14 CDBG award to Urban Tilth to assist in the construction of their
“Roots and Restoration Farm”, a future urban agricultural education center in North Richmond (13-46-IPF). On
September 16, 2014, Urban Tilth informed CDBG staff that they have decided to forfeit the FY 2013/14 CDBG funds
that were awarded to help construct their “Roots and Restoration” farm in order to proceed with the project without
the federal restrictions that the CDBG funds come with. Therefore, the $50,000 in CDBG funds was recaptured and
made available to be used on other eligible CDBG activities/projects.
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
Finance Committee Meeting: The Finance Committee met on October 27, 2014 and recommended to allocate an
additional $35,000 in CDBG funds to Ambrose and up to $15,000 in CDBG funds to CHDC in order to complete the
improvements for their respective projects.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Not awarding the additional funds to Ambrose and to CHDC will result in delays in starting and completing the two
projects for these agencies, which would potentially effect the level of services provided at the two locations of these
two projects.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Both the Ambrose and CHDC projects further the Children's Report Card outcome of creating "communities that are
safe and provide a high quality of life for children and families".