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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS• .
FROM: Harvey E. Bragdon crcn11a
Director of Community Development Cpstaa
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DATE: June 27 , 1989 ""u' "l
SUBJECT: Approval of Certain Allocations of Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG) Funds and the Amendment of the Final Statement of Community
Development Objectives and Projected Use of Funds.
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS
Approve the allocation of CDBG Contingency funds in the amount of
$445,000 to four projects mentioned below in the BACKGROUND section
and amend the Final Statement of Community Development Objectives
and Projected Use of Funds for program year 1989-90 .
FISCAL IMPACT
None ( 100% HUD 'Funds)
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BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
The Housing and Community Development Advisory Committee
recommended at their regular meeting held on June 7, 1989 the
allocation of $445,000 to four projects itemized as follows and to
amend the County' s Final Statement to include these projects:
1 . Battered Women' s Alternatives: $10,000
Acquisition of 16 unit transitional facility in Concord for
battered women and their children.
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JUL 11 1989
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2. Shelter Inc. : $43 ,000
Augment previously funded project to cover shortfall to pay
for increased security and construction costs for Pittsburg
shelter.
3 . Shelter, Inc. • $62,000
New project to receive funding from multiple sources for
acquisition and rehabilitation of transitional homeless
shelter in Concord for the central county.
4 . Ecumenical Association for Housing: $330,000*
Construction of 55 units of senior housing in San Pablo, 14 of
which will be available to very low income seniors and 40 for
low income seniors.
*funds to come from the Housing Development Assistance Fund.
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
FINAL STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
OBJECTIVES AND PROJECTED USE OF FUNDS
1989-90
APPROVED BY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FEBRUARY 14, 1989
AMENDED JUNE 6, 1989
AMENDED. JULY 11, 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 provides low 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
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.
2.
Pr•oiect Description, Responsible Agency Allocation
10.; Vocat•iom: Rehab'i_litation Phoenix •Enterprises $44,000•
Equipment Grant-
Agrant oto purchase bindery-.,equipment to expand business. which uses proceeds to:
emp.loy,land tr.ain_mental:ly -disabl-ed._.,
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:ir: . ., : 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 :wilT.,be'pro.v.ided as -a--O% interestloan- or •.grant depending on further
analysis:-
13. Revitalizatidn Studies Redevelopment Agency . $50,000
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!s.;:=:a. . ;.. . .,
Program provides assistance to develop SBA small business loans, revolving loan
funds;:-.gap,;.financingland commitment .loans;.to ,create jobs, in .low income areas.
15. Community Safety Child Assault Prevention $35,000
a.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.
3.
Project Description Responsible Agency Allocation
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.
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, ? 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 andcounseling 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 ,ad.vaneed ,: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
areasof landlord 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 'counseli.ng ; .agenci-es 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 El 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, El Cerrito.
5.
Project Description Responsible Aqency 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
f for park. The two homes are not suitable for rehabilitation and have not been
1, 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.
44. .Transitional -Housing• Shelter Battered Women's Alternatives $10,000
A ` 0% interest deferred .loan to provide assistance in acquiring and
rehabilitating school/apartment complex for use as transitional housing to allow
women the time necessary to move into independent living situations. Located at
intersection of Olivera and Grant Street in Concord.
45. Transitional Housing Shelter Shelter Inc. $62,000
A 0% interest deferred shared appreciation loan to acquire and renovate a 16
unit apartment building to provide a mix of low income units and transitional
housing units for. homel.ess families with children. Located at 1515 West Street
in Concord.
46. Senior Housing San Pablo Economical Association $330,000
for Housing
Low interest deferred loan to assist land acquisition, and eligible on or
off-site improvements for 55 units, 14 available to seniors with income under
45% of the median and 40. units to those under 60% of the median. Located at
1924-1928 Church Lane in San Pablo across from the City Hall complex and senior
center. _ . .
Total Allocation $3,912;323
Sources of Funds
1989-90 Estimated Grant:,.,. $2,880,000
Carryover of unobligated
Funds $1,032,323
Total $3,912,323
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