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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06061986 - 1.105 -105 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Contra Costa FROM: Harvey E. Bragdon Director of Community Development C ^ DATE: May 16, 1989 SUBJECT: Approval of certain reallocations from the Community Development Block Grant(CDBG) Program Contingency Fund and approve the amend the Final Statement of Community Development Objectives and Projected Use of Funds. SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATIONS Authorize the Chair to approve the reallocation of CDBG Contingency funds in the amount of $119,923 . 00 to three projects mentioned below in the BACKGROUND section and the Amendment to the Final Statement of Community Development Objectives and Projected Use of Funds. FISCAL IMPACT None ( 100% HUD Funds) BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS The Housing and Community Development Advisory .Committee approved at their regular meeting held on .May 9, 1989 the reallocation of $119,923 . 00 to three projects itemized as follows and amend the County' s final statement to include these three projects: 1. Phoenix Programs, Inc. ; purchase of equipment $43 , 423 for training handicapped people in landscaping skills. ( 0% deferred loan) 2. Pre-School Coordinating Council_L purchase of bus $ 7 , 500 to transport children between school and and the Pre-School. 3 . County Redevelopment Agency; provide subsidies $69,000 for 7 housing units in the form of shared appre- ciation second mortgages to enable buyers at or below 80% median income to qualify. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNA _ RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDAT N OF ARD. COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S) : ACTION OF BOARD ON 111N 6 1989 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 ENTERS ON THE ABSENT: ABSTAIN: MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. cc: Community Development ATTESTED JUN 6 1999 PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND C LINTY ADMINISTRATOR BY 1, � DEPUTY SES:conting.bos 1-105 CONTRA COSTA COUNTY HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FINAL STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES AND PROJECTED USE OF FUNDS 1989-90 AMENDED JUNE 6, 1989 Major Objectives A. Provide programs and activities which benefit lower income persons. B. Prevent or reduce deterioration in designated neighborhoods. C. Preserve the existing housing stock and increase housing opportunities for lower income persons. D. Provide incentives for business expansion and stabilization in order to expand employment opportunities for lower income persons. E. Improve the public works infrastructure including storm drainage and street improvements in lower income areas. F. Develop neighborhood facilities to serve lower income areas. G. Provide housing counseling and information services and further fair housing. H. Remove architectural barriers to the handicapped and increase oppor- tunities for handicapped to participate in society. I . Provide appropriate public services to assist lower income persons and agencies to meet client needs. . In order to meet their objectives, Contra Costa County, by recommendation of the Housing and Community Development Advisory Committee, proposed to utilize its 1989-90 Community Development Block Grant Funds from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development for the following activities: Project Description Responsible Agency Allocation 1. Housing Rehabilitation County Building Inspection $450,000 Countywide homeowner rehabilitation program with advertising concentrated in lower income areas. Program should be near $850,000 for 1989-90 with program income generated. Program provideslow interest and zero interest deferred loans for low and moderate income persons and limited abatement activities. Project Description Responsible Agency Allocation 2. Residential Alcohol BiBett Corporation $ 100,000 Recovery Center 1 Acquisition, development and/or rehabilitation for 24 bed facility for teenage alcoholics or drug abusers. Site to be determined. 3. Rental Rehabilitation County Housing Authority $ 160,000 Program Provides leveraged low interest loans countywide to owners of rental properties to be brought up to adequate housing code quality and made available at affordable rents. Also includes Double Unit Opportunity Program to assist establishment second living units. 4. Housing Rehabilitation City of Pittsburg $ 250,000 Comprehensive housing rehabilitation program including homeowner and rental units. Additional funding sources include HUD rental rehabilitation funds and redevelopment agency funds. 5. Family Transitional Volunteers of America $ 20,000 Homeless Facility Rehabilitation of 10 unit apartment building for use as a transitional facility for homeless families in West County. Location 173 22nd Street, Richmond. 6. Housing Rehabilitation City of San Pablo $ 208,000 Citywide homeowner housing rehabilitation program offering low interest loans, neighborhood beautification and housing assistance plan implementation. 7. Residential Facility Tri County Women's Recovery $ 70,000 Alcohol - Women Services Acquisition of existing alcohol recovery. residential facility located at 1901 Church Lane, San Pablo. 8. Residential Facility Las Trampas, Inc. $ 60,000 Developmentally Disabled Funds will provide downpayment for acquisition of residential property to house six developmentally disabled persons. Site to be determined. 9. Housing Assistance Community Development $ 250,000 Development Funds This fund is set aside to provide funds for opportunities to assist low income housing developments as they evolve. A central county transitional homeless facility for families is the most likely recipient in mid 1989. Project Description Responsible Agency Allocation 10. Vocation Rehabilitation Phoenix Enterprises $ 44,000- Equipment 4,000Equipment Grant 2 A grant to purchase bindery equipment to expand business which uses proceeds to employ and train mentally disabled. 11. Business Management Private Industry Council $ 13;000 Assistance A lower income college graduate student will be hired to work out of the Business Resource Center to provide technical assistance to requesting businesses which benefit lower income areas. 12. Harvest Business Park Pittsburg Economic and $ 245,000 Housing Development Corp. Acquisition, financing and predevelopment cost for development of 9 light industrial units on a two acre parcel to be sold or leased to, small businesses. The funds will be provided as a 0% interest loan or grant depending on further analysis. 13. Revitalization Studies Redevelopment Agency $ 60,000 West Pittsburg & North Richmond Studies to determine needs for infrastructure improvements and to develop strategies and guidelines for economic and residential development. 14. Loan Packaging Los Medanos Fund $ 35,000 Assistance Program provides assistance to develop SBA small business loans, revolving loan funds, gap financing and commitment loans to create jobs in low income areas. 15. Community Safety Child Assault Prevention $ 35,000 Project Education, skills training, and intervention to promote childhood safety and prevent/reduce incidence of child abuse in lower income areas of East and Central County. 16. Homeless Shelter Shelter Inc. $ 97,000 Programs Staffing for office on homelessness to provide information, referral , housing loan fund, rental deposit guarantee, handsnet, and program development at two transitional shelters. 17. Housing Counseling Pacific Community Services $ 50,000 Housing counseling including landlord/tenant, fair housing and discrimination, mortgage default and delinquency, and information and referral in eastern Contra Costa County. 3 Project Description Responsible Agency Allocation 18. West County Adult Greater Richmond Interfaith $ 10,000 Day Care Program A program of activities and care for Alzheimer's victims and other frail , elderly adults in West County. 19. New American Support Center for New Americans $ 29,000 Services Funds partially support administrative costs of providing various services to assist social adjustment and mental health for refugees and immigrants. Funds for social worker/counselor, z time clerical , operational and indirect costs. 20. Teen Violence Prevention Battered Women' s Alternatives $ 20,000 A family and dating violence and substance abuse prevention program for adolescents in low income areas of Contra Costa County. 21. Senior Citizen Program Neighborhood House of $ 55,000 North Richmond Provides programs, supervision, and coordination of activities at Senior Center at Silver and Fifth Streets in North Richmond and increase in-home services. The Center was built with CDBG funds. 22. Unemployment Support CCC Crisis & Suicide $ 25,000 Services Prevention Provides information, referral and counseling at unemployment centers (EDD) to assist the unemployed to obtain services and deal with crisis. 23. Homeless Assistance Cambridge Center $ 4,400 Maintains clothing and food resources for homeless persons and assistance with applications for Shelter Inc's Housing Crisis Loan Fund from Center located at 1135 Lacey Lane, Concord. 24. Homeless Support Volunteers of America $ 15,000 Services Funds acquisition of van to provide myriad of services to homeless. Program operates from 173 22nd Street, Richmond. 25. Project Seed Project Seed $ 10,000 Continues advanced after-school mathematics program at Verde School and Neighborhood House of North Richmond. 4 Project Description Responsible Agency Allocation 26.. Reverse Annuity Mortgage Eden Council for Hope and $ 18,000 Program Opportunity (ECHO) This Countywide program provides counseling and consultation to lower income senior homeowners who wish to convert the equity in their homes into monthly income while remaining in their houses. 27. Housing Counseling Housing Alliance $ 75,000 Comprehensive counseling program serving supervisorial districts 1-4 in the areas of Iandlord.tenant, fair housing, default and delinquency and other housing issues. 28. Child-Parent Family Stress Center $ 35,000 Enrichment Program Provides in-home services to pregnant women and families with young children who are at high risk of child abuse and neglect. 29. Food Distribution Center Food Coalition $ 8,000 Purchase of equipment to assist in .more efficient operation of this important public service to lower income persons throughout the urban county. Location is 5121 Port Chicago Highway, Concord. 30. Housing Services Legal Services Foundation $ 25,000 Legal Services provides legal counseling and assistance in conjunction with other housing counseling agencies to assist with various housing issues including homelessness. 31. Boys and Girls Club Housing Authority $ 150,000 Expansion Remodel and expand the existing Field House facility in the Bayo Vista Public Housing Development in Rodeo to better serve the Rodeo/Crockett Boys & Girls Club. 32. Handicapped Barrier E1 Cerrito $ 11,000 Removal Provide handicap ramps at all existing pedestrian crosswalks along Moeser Lane from San Pablo Avenue to Cerrito Vista Park. 33. Castro Child Care Center E1 Cerrito $ 65,000 Rehabilitation of existing school age child care facility and expansion of facility to accommodate disabled children and adults at Castro School , 1420 Norvell Street, E1 Cerrito. 5 Project Description Responsible Agency Allocation 34. Site Clearance United Council of Spanish $ 20,000 Speaking Organizations Demolition .and clearance of two vacant homes at farm labor camp to prepare site for park. The two homes are not suitable for rehabilitation and have not been occupied for several years. 35. Recreation Center Boys & Girls Club $ 59,000 of Martinez Construct 6,000 sq. ft. mezzanine area above gymnasium for additional programming space. Location is 1301 Alhambra Avenue, Martinez. 36. Recreation Center Boys & Girls Club of $ 200,000 East County Completion of Phase III interior work to the partially constructed building including game room community room, kitchen and restrooms. Location: 1001 Stoneman Avenue, Pittsburg. 37. Handicapped Center Lions Blind Center $ 25,000 Renovation Renovate restrooms and kitchen area of existing facility at 175 Alvarado Avenue. Pittsburg. 38. Frontage Improvements CCC Redevelopment Agency $ 57,000 Construct sidewalk on the north side of Canal Road from Bailey Road to Madison Avenue in West Pittsburg, including Bel Air School , and widen driveway entrance to school . 39. Parker Avenue Frontage CCC Public Works $ 56,000 . Improvements Install curb and sidewalk along Parker Avenue in Rodeo between 4th and 6th streets to provide safe access between post office and shopping center. 40. Administration $ 340,000 41. Contingency $ 89,677 42. Child Care Services Pre-School $ 7,500 Coordinating Council Acquisition of Van/bus to transport children between childcare center, public schools. Childcare Center is located at 1760 Chester Drive, Pittsburg. 6 43. Economic Development Phoenix Program Loan $ 43,423 A 0% interest deferred loan to provide for purchase of equipment to assist Phoenix Programs start landscape maintenance business to train mentally disabled adults. Proposed contract with Concord Naval Weapons Station dependent on successful bidding. Total Allocation $3,600,000 Sources of Funds 1989-90 Estimated Grant $2,880,000 Carryover of 1988-89 Funds $ 720,000 $3,600,000 df/jb/cdobjpjt.smt 7 V Sources of Funds 1988-89 Estimated Grant $2,880,000 Carryover of 1988-89 Funds $ 520,000 Total Funds Available $3,400,000 *The Housing and Public Service Totals reflect a near equal allocation of the costs for the Housing Counseling programs. The following activities are recommended for funding or additional funding should the grant amount increase. The activities are listed in priority order. Project Increase Boys & Girls Club - East County $50,000 Tri-County Women' s Alcohol Recovery San Pablo Housing Rehabilitation Las Trampas APPLICATIONS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR FUNDING THIS YEAR Amount Program Agency Requested Women's Econ Dev. Plan YWCA $ 20,000 Loan Packaging Los Medanos Fund 35,000 Group Home Mentally Disabled Las Trampas 190,000 Fencing Security Housing Authority 172,000 Housing Study Pinole 26,250 Group Home Harmony Home 61,824 Residential Care Drugs Just 4 People 19,800 Child Care Study San Ramon 5,625 Child Care Center Roof Carquinez Coalition 45,760 Senior Center Pinole 150,000 Child Care Center El Cerrito 135,000 Community Center Crockett P-1 51,636 Handicapped School Drake House 200,000 Drainage Improvements San Pablo 130,530 Davis Park Improvements San Pablo 89,062 Noise Attenuation Wall Pleasant Hill 57 ,400 Homeless Services Phoenix Programs 40,000 Vocational Rehab Phoenix Programs 25,000 Job Training Rubicon Programs 38,853 Elder Support Services Elder Support 14,168 Youth Project Coordinator Private Industry 34,060 Right Direction Project Right Direction 25,000 Computer Basic Skills Neighborhood House 66,715 8 V Amount Program Agency Requested Human Services UCSSO 86,400 Senior Services Pleasant Hill 22,244 Court Appt. Special Rep CASR 20,020 Children's Services Concerted Services 87,844 Note To All Applicants The Committee's Preliminary Recommendations will be the subject of a Public Hearing January 4, 1989 at 7:30 p.m. at the George Miller Center East, 3020 Grant Street in Concord. The funds will not be available until after April 1, 1989. No costs may be incurred prior to the existence of a contract between the County and the responsible agencies without express written permission from the County. In addition to the special conditions contained within this recommendation, or the subcommittee recommendations, all projects must adhere to a myriad of Federal Regulations which will be described in future contract agreements. DF/jb ISE1/cdobjpjt.smt 9