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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 02261991 - 1.106 1-10c; HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA TO: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS DATE: February 26, 1991 FROM: 'Perfecto Villarreal , Executive Director cc: SUBJECT: AUTHORIZATION TO SUBMIT TWO APPLICATIONS TO THE CITY OF ANTIOCH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM I. RECOMMENDED ACTION: APPROVE submission of two Community Development Block Grant Program' applications to the City of Antioch for: 1. Renovation expenses for the development of a Child Care Facility at the Bridgemont Public Housing Development, CA011003 - $50,000; and, 2. Pre-Development Expenses for development of Housing for Low-Income Home Ownership - $80,000, as recommended by the Advisory Housing Commission. II. FINANCIAL IMPACT: The funds requested from the Antioch Community Development Block Grant Program will enable the Housing Authority to leverage 50% matching funds for the renovation work on the child care center at the Bridgemont Public Housing Development, CA011003, and pay for the pre-development expenses incurred in determining if the available site is suitable for housing development for low-income home ownership, as well as fees incurred for project approval . III. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND: The cities of Richmond, Concord, Walnut Creek and Antioch, as well as the County of Contra Costa, are funded by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to operate Community Development Block Program Grant (CDBG) programs, and over the years, the Housing Authority has applied for CDBG funding through Contra Costa County for a variety of housing related projects. Staff has now recommended that the Housing Authority submit two applications for Community Development Block Grant Program funding to the City of Antioch by its February 28, 1991 deadline. These applications are: 1. Renovation Expenses for Development of a Child Care Facility at the Bridgemont Public Housing Development in Antioch CDBG Amount Requested: $50,000 A goal of the Housing Authority is to develop child care facilities at every family housing development under the Housing Authority's management. The availability CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENTS YES SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S) ACTION OF BOARD ON F F R Z 6 JqC�n 1 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED _ , OTHER VOTE OF COMMISSIONERS V X_ UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) I HEREBY CERTIFY THATTHISA 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. CC: County Administrator ATTESTED FEB 2 6 1991 County Counsel Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the Housing Authority Board of Commissioners M383/7-e8 BYy , DEPUTY i Board of Commissioners February 26, 1991 Page -2- of affordable child care enables low-income, single heads of households an opportunity to receive training and/or be able to go to work. The Housing Authority owns a currently vacant administration building at the Bridgemont housing development in Antioch that can be renovated for use as a child care center. Housing Authority staff has communicated with the Child Care Coordinator of the City of Antioch, Ms. JoAnne Aiello and discussed with her the Housing Authority's plans for this child development center. In addition, Housing Authority staff has met with the Headstart Program staff of Contra Costa County and the staff of United Council of Spanish-Speaking Organizations (the Headstart Program Provider for the City of Antioch area) to check if additional Headstart funding slots could be made available in Antioch. The Headstart Program staff agrees there is a need for an expanded Headstart Program facility in Antioch and they will support the allocation of Headstart funding slots to Antioch. The United Council of Spanish-Speaking Organizations also strongly supports the expansion of the Headstart Program in Antioch. This $50,000 will enable the Housing Authority to hire an architect to prepare the plans and specifications for renovation of the Housing Authority building which will be converted to a child care center and will provide 50% matching funds for the renovation work. 2. Pre-Development Expenses for Development of Housing for Low-Income Home Ownership, Adjacent to the Bridgemont Public Housing_Development in'Antioch. CDBG Amount Requested: $802000 Housing Authority staff has met with staff of the City of Antioch to explore the possibility of utilizing a vacant parcel of land adjacent to the Bridgemont public housing development, which is privately owned, for the construction of housing for home ownership by low and.:moderate income families. The staff of the City of Antioch has expressed interest in helping the Housing Authority develop housing for low and moderate income families, especially for home ownership, on this site. The Housing Authority is interested in developing home ownership opportunities for low and moderate income families in the City of Antioch. The vacant parcel adjacent to the Bridgemont public housing development in Antioch appears suitable for housing development, however, the site may have some soil and drainage problems that may render the development of housing prohibitively expensive. This $80,000 will enable the Housing Authority to pay pre-development expenses incurred in determining if the site is suitable for housing development, as well as fees incurred for project approval . These expenses will include the purchase of an option to buy the land from the current owner, a soils test and other engineering work as may be required by the City of Antioch, architectural fees for the design of a site plan that will be required in the process of project approval , as well as other fees for permits and land use approvals. At its Regular Meeting on Monday, February 25, 1991 the Advisory Housing Commission of the Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa voted to recommend submitting two applications to the City of Antioch for Community Development Block Grant funding for 1991-92. IV. CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE ACTION: ' i Should the Board of Commissioners elect to not authorize submission of two applications to the City of Antioch for Community Development Block Grant funding for 1991-92, the Housing Authority would be deprived of an opportunity to develop a child care facility at its family housing development in Antioch, and would also be unable to develop housing for low-income home ownership in Antioch.