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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 18044-04-2008Ordinance No. 18044-04-2008 AN ORDINANCE INCREASING ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND APPROPRIATIONS IN THE GRANTS FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $12,208,988.00, SUBJECT TO RECEIPT OF THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN GRANT FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING THE CITY'S CONSOLIDATED ACTION PLAN; PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; MAKING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF PRIOR ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That in addition to those amounts allocated to the various City departments for Fiscal Year 2007-2008 and in the Budget of the City Manager, there shall also be increased estimated receipts and appropriations in the Grants Fund in the amount of $12,208,988.00, subject to receipt of the Consolidated Action Plan grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, for the purpose of funding the City's Consolidated Plan. SECTION 2. That should any portion, section or part of a section of this ordinance be declared invalid, inoperative or void for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision, opinion or judgment shall in no way impair the remaining portions, sections, or parts of sections of this ordinance, which said remaining provisions shall be and remain in full force and effect. SECTION 3. That this ordinance shall be cumulative of Ordinance No. 17749 and all other ordinances and appropriations amending the same except in those instances where the provisions of this ordinance are in direct conflict with such other ordinances and appropriations, in which instance said conflicting provisions of said prior ordinances and appropriations are hereby expressly repealed. SECTION 4 This ordinance shall take effect upon adoption. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: .~ Assistant City Attorney ADOPTED AND EFFECTIVE: April 8, 2008 -- o o - - - _ _ _-_ _ _ _ --- - __ _ _ -- j O ~ W ~ F- a 0 0 J ~ Z O O V O } F- ~ U m `° o ~. w 0 N c0 ~ ~`? Z .- W ~ _. O ~f' c'~ N e- h e- ~ ms h O W t D. i^ e - ~ O ~W ~ t[ AIM cND M lwi (~ c'~ ~ ¢ r F - CA CO O O O p," N t*: ~ _ W X ° ~ p rnrrno~ X X - c . ~ Q ~ ~ 1 ~ CO ~ f0 M ~ U [a z ~ ~ ~' ~ ~ ~' ~ N cC f^ M 0 ~- R d'~ J W ~ Q w H~ n ° ti r~ ~ r~-w =~~n° ° ? 0 o 0 o V1 w rn corn o ~n Ltl m ~ X C ~ uo> coo H ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ cNO M Ss.. 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Proposed CDBG Projects Total CDBG Allocation - $6,614,078 I. General Administration This year's Administrative Cap is $1,392,816 or (20%) of the total CDBG Allocation, which is based on the CDBG allocation of $6,614,078 and anticipated program income of $350,000. Funding in the amount of $1,389,654 or (19.9%) is recommended for administration of the grant. I1. Community Facilities Projects The Community Facility Projects total $300,000 and are provided for streets or other infrastructure improvements. III. Housing Projects The Housing Category programs total $3,493,432. Funding of $3,456,320 is proposed for the Housing Department. Funding of $21,500 is proposed for aNon-Profit agency to implement an architectural barrier removal program for housing and $15,000 to the Parks and Community Services Department for utility repairs assistance. A. Housing Program Functions 1. Emergency Repair Program - $275,000. Funds will be used to provide grants to very low- income homeowners to eliminate health hazards and unsafe conditions. (30% of median income or below). 2. Housing Services and Information Division - $821,950. Funds will be used for client intake, application processing, eligibility determination, executing rehabilitation contracts, loan servicing, and the marketing of Housing Department programs. A portion of these funds also include $211,182 in project delivery costs for the Model Blocks program. 3. Rehabilitation Division -$989,751. Funds will be used to provide cost estimates, specification write-ups, rehabilitation and construction management and inspections for single and multi- family rehabilitation and new construction activities performed by the City and nonprofits. These costs also include a portion of project delivery costs for Weatherization grants received from the State of Texas. 4. Special Projects - "Cowtown Brush-Up" - $45,231. Funds will be used for the Special Projects Office, but categorized as a Rehabilitation Activity, these funds provide staff support (one employee) for the Annual "Cowtown Brush-Up" Paint Project. 5. "Cowtown Brush-Up" Paint Project - $175,000. Funds will be used to prepare houses far the Annual Cowtown Brush-Up Project. B. Model Blocks 1. Model Blocks Project -City of Fort Worth -Housing Department - $600,000. This amount represents funding to provide neighborhood revitalization improvements in competitively selected areas. Partial funding for a new model block. C. Other 1. REACH - $21,500. Funds will provide for architectural barrier removal for low income residences. 2. PACS -Utility Repair Assistance Program $15,000 Funds will be used to repair utilities such as water leaks for low income residents. IV. Public Services Projects (15% Cap) This year's Public Services cap is $1,044,612 or (15%) of the total CDBG Allocation plus anticipated Program Income. Funding in the amount of $858,170 or (12.3%) is recommended for, Youth Services, Child Care Services, Services to Senior Citizens, housing counseling, Job Training/Employment, and Neighborhood Resource Development Program (NRDP). A. Youth Services 1. Southside Youth Association - U.N.I.T.Y. - $9,000 Funds will be used to provide tutorial services for a program for at-risk youth focusing on improving student grades, completing homework assignments, improving self-esteem, peer mediation, and adult supervision for children to help them understand the importance of the No Pass-No Play rule. 2. Boys and Girls Clubs - ESTRELLAS - $14,000. Funds will provide children ages 6 to 18 residing in and near the Northside areas of Fort Worth with educational, cultural and prevention programs and activities that will create an atmosphere conducive to positive development for disadvantaged youth. 3. All Church Home -Buffalo Soldiers - $14,580. Funds will be used to decrease delinquent behavior by focusing on strengths, asset development and exploration of each youth's future potential. In addition, funds will be used to provide minority males, who have been identified by the Juvenile Probation Department, law enforcement, or the schools to explore the tales of brave African-American cavalry troops, Buffalo Soldiers. The individuals will participate in historical reenactments, camping and academic tutoring. 4. CFW -PACSD- Woodhaven After School Enrichment - $16,200. Funds will provide for an after school program consisting of academic assistance, cultural enrichment, behavioral modification, and youth entrepreneurship to offer students alternative methods for deciding future endeavors. 5. CJ's Studio of Performing Arts -Performing Arts - $10,886. Funds will assist a performing arts academy in providing individuals of all ages tuition subsidy. Classes include dance, jazz, acting, and modeling. 6. CFW - PACSD -Como Kids - $25,000. Funds will provide an educational and recreational program for at risk youth including improving student grades, completing homework assignments, improving self-esteem, peer mediation, and adult supervision for latchkey children. 7. Cook Children's Hospital - Project Smile - $21,870. Funds will be used to provide a program that provides dental screening and kits to low-income children. C. Child Care Services 1. YWCA of Fort Worth -Child Development Program - $135,000. Funds will be used to provide program curricula, which assists pre-school infants and children in the development of social, emotional, intellectual and physical skills. Activities emphasize early expansion of independent living skills, socialization, improved speech and language and increased cognitive and physical development. This program's beneficiaries include disabled and homeless children. 2. Child Care Associates -Pre-School Child Care Program. - $117,000. Funds will be used to provide all-day care at two (2) locations: One in Southside, and one in Northside, for young children ages three (3) months to five (5) years. 3. Fort Worth Housing Authority - AMAKA - $27,000. Funds will be used to assist low-income parents with subsidized child care needs at the Butler Housing Complex. 4. Clanton Child Care -Greenbriar Preschool - $18,000. Funds will be used to provide all day care for children at the Greenbriar Preschool. 5. Clanton Child Care -School Aged Child Care - $54,000. Funds will be used to provide before and after-school child care services at two (2) elementary schools: Glen Park, located in southeast Fort Worth, and Hubbard Heights, located in south central Fort Worth. 6. JMAC Youth Center of Tarrant County -JMAC Youth Center & Safe Haven - $25,000. Funds will be used to continue a youth center and safe haven, and expand an early learning and tutoring program for low-income children, some with behavior problems. D. Services To Senior Citizens 1. Senior Citizens Services of Tarrant County.- Como - $17,597. Funds will be used to provide seniors with daily noon meals; outreach, informational services and socialization activities to senior citizens at Como Community Center. 2. Meals on Wheels -$33,696. Funds will be used to prepare and deliver hot noon meals 260 days of the year and provide case management and advocacy services to homebound, disabled and / or elderly persons. 3. Senior Citizens Services of Tarrant County -Riverside - $15,271. Funds will be used to provide seniors with daily noon meals, outreach, informational services and socialization activities to senior citizens at Riverside Community Center. to E. Other 1. CFW-PACSD-Community Action Partners (NRDP) - $25,724. Funds will be used to provide salaries and benefits for two (2) staff persons at the Northside NRDP office. NRDP provides intake and assessment, income tax preparation, emergency services, and an energy assistance program. 2. Mental Health Association -Mental Health Advocate - $22,275. Funds will provide for the expansion of advocacy to residents living in unlicensed personal care homes and assisted living facilities. 4. Northside Interchurch Agency -Good Works Program - $21,092. Funds will be used to provide a program, which integrates an early childhood education, parenting education, and adult education into a united family centered program for the purpose of increasing literacy. 5. Centro Cultural de las Americas - $18,070. Funds will be used to provide adult computer classes in both English and Spanish, Internet job training, and resource counseling for individuals in the Diamond Hill area. 6. Mental Health Association -Long Term Ombudsman - $15,750. Funds will be used to provide OMBUDSMAN services for residents of seven inner-city nursing facilities. 7. United Community Centers -Crisis Intervention Program - $16,200. Funds will be used to provide a free English as a Second Language classes for persons who do not speak or speak very little English. 9. CFW-PACSD -Supplemental Homeless Intervention/Prevention Program - $37,800. Funds will be used to provide direct assistance to persons and households experiencing financial difficulties that could result in homelessness. These funds represent partial funding for this program. 10. CFW-PACSD -Utility Assistance Program - $51,759. Funds will be used to assist persons and households that are in need of assistance with their water and/or garbage bills. 11. Tarrant Area Food Bank -Community Kitchen - $18,000. Funds will be used to provide a program which teaches culinary food service training, life skills, and case management. 12. MASS, Inc. -Serving Poor and Incarcerated - $27,000. Funds will be used to provide a program which offers services such as counseling, mentoring, and job placement/job development to persons who were previously incarcerated. 13. City of Fort Worth Housing Department -- Housing Counseling - $50,000. Funds will be used to provide direct one-on-one counseling services for foreclosure prevention, credit repair, and homebuyer education. V. Economic Development The Economic Development Category programs total $851,530. Programs recommended for funding include A-PREP of Tarrant County and Debt Reserve for Section 108 loan repayment. 11 A. Job Search/Job Placement 1. A-PREP Center of Tarrant County - CBDO - $60,477. Funds will be used to provide each client with the skills necessary to function within the work place and community through job development, search, and placement. Each client will be empowered to obtain productive employment to increase earnings and decrease dependency on public assistance. B. Other 1. Debt Reserve -Section 108 - $791,053. Funds will be to pay the debt on outstanding loans under the Section 108 loan guarantee program. D. Program Income Program Income - $350,000. Funds will be used in support of programs such as the Micro Loan Program, Home Improvement Program, Public Facilities, Economic Development and Housing Programs described above, as these funds are drawn from the Treasury prior to any entitlement funds. Up to 20% of the program income may be used for Administrative costs; up to 15% of the program income may be used far Public Services activities. SUMM~4RY OF HOME YE~4R 2008-2009 PROPOSED ACTI!/ITIES Proposed HOME Projects Total HOME Allocation - $2,894,893 American Dream Down Payment Initiative - $25,737 1. Administrative Support (10% Cap) The administrative cap is 10% or $289,489 of the total HOME allocation. ~ These funds will be used to cover the cost of planning, administering, operating and monitoring HOME funded programs to ensure compliance with HUD and City policies and regulations. II. CHDO Operating Funds Up to 5% of the total HOME allocation may be used for a CHDO Support (Operating) Fund. Funding in the amount of $100,000 (3%) will be used for operating expenses and technical assistance to help build the CHDOs' capacity to provide affordable housing for low-income families and/or transitional housing for individuals or families with special needs. III. Projects A total of $2,531,141 of the HOME allocation will be dedicated to housing projects for the City and non-profit agencies, including CHDO's, to implement various housing programs. This includes the $25,737 ADDI allocation which will be dedicated to homebuyer assistance. A. CHDO Program Fund - $434,234 The HOME program requires the City to set aside at least 15% of its total allocation for Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDOs) to fund the acquisition, rehabilitation or construction of affordable housing for low-income households or to provide transitional housing. The Housing Department will issue Requests for Proposals to 12 CHDO's certified by the City of Fort Worth for the use of both the CHDO Operating Support and Program funds. B. City of Fort Worth - 1. Model Blocks Program - $600,000. A Model Blocks area is allocated $1,200,000 for neighborhood improvement program. The activities that may be funded are recommended by the residents based on their assessment of the needs in their neighborhood. This may include housing programs, economic development activities, street and other infrastructure improvements, parks and community center improvements, or public services. The $600,000 in HOME funding will be used in conjunction with $600,000 in CDBG to fund a Model Block. 2. Homebuyer's Assistance Program - $800,000, including $25,737 in ADDI funds. Funds will be used to provide deferred payment second mortgages and/or closing cost assistance to first- time homebuyers city-wide whose incomes are at or below 80% of the area median family income, up to $14,999 for homes acquired in target areas, and up to $5,500 for homes purchased outside the target areas. 3. Housing Trust Fund - $696,907 Funds will used to provide financing for single-family or multi-family housing projects, rehabilitation of owner-occupied homes, and units for special needs populations. The developer of such projects may be afor-profit or non-profit organization. 4. Program Income - $1,061,306 It is recommended that 1,061,306 of these funds also be dedicated to the City's Housing Trust Fund to address priorities established by the Mayor's Task Force on Quality Affordable Housing, or other priorities identified by City Council. An estimated $106,717 in HOME program income will be allocated for the costs of administering the HOME program. Sl1MB~iARV OF ESC YEAR 2008-2009 PROPOSE® ACTIVITIES Proposed ESG Projects Total ESG Allocation - $293,257 I. Administrative Support (5% Cap) This year's Administrative Cap is $14,662 or (5%) of the total ESG Allocation, which is recommended for use by the Housing Department for administration of the grant. II. Projects Funding of $278,595 is approved for agencies to implement various emergency shelter programs on behalf of homeless persons: A. Projects 1. YWCA -Supportive Living - $13,039. Funding will be used to provide for utility payments and repairs in support of transitional housing services to single homeless women. 13 2. Cornerstone Assistance Network -Cornerstone New Life Center - $15,297. Funds will be used to provide for a case manager in support of Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation, and Single Room Occupancy (SRO) Programs for homeless men. Structured services will include academic and/or vocational skills training and substance abuse counseling. 3. Presbyterian Night Shelter -Presbyterian Night Shelter - $138,474. Funds will be used to provide utility payments for a free nightly shelter to homeless individuals and families. Services will include meals, case management, and basic medical care. Persons served: 565 4. Cenikor Foundation -Emergency Youth Shelter - $12,978. Funds will be used to provide utility payments in support of nightly shelter to homeless individuals who are addicted to alcohol and/or other drugs. Services will include meals, case management, basic medical care, self- help and peer-directed services. 5. SafeHaven of Tarrant County, Inc. -Safe Haven - $20,000. Funds will be used to provide for utility payments and basic needs (food, clothing, medical attention), in support of services to homeless victims of violence and help them access services to develop a plan of self- sufficiency. 6. YWCA - My Own Place - $17,628. Funds will be used to provide for a program designed to assist young women who are aging out of foster care reach self-sufficiency. 7. Presbyterian Night Shelter -Elderly & Infirmary Program - $14,161. Funds will be used to provide services for elderly, temporarily and permanently disabled homeless men and women who require care 24 hours a day. 8. City of Fort Worth Parks & Community Services - Supplemental Homeless Intervention/Prevention Program - $15,500. Funds will be used to provide direct assistance to persons and households experiencing financial difficulties that could result in homelessness. 10. SafeHaven of Tarrant County. Inc. -Shelter Childcare = $14,997. Funds will be used to provide childcare for children who are homeless as a result of domestic violence. 11. Parents and Children Together, Inc. -Transitions - $16,521. Funds will be used to assist with providing a program that provides women who are re-entering society who would otherwise be homeless. Funds will be used for a case manager and utility payments for this program. SUNII~IARY OF FIOPVVA YEAR 2008-2009 PROPOSED ACTIVITIES Proposed HOPWA Projects Total HOPWA Allocation - $863,000 I. Administrative Support (3% Cap) This year's Administrative Cap is $25,890 or (3%) of the total HOPWA Allocation. This full amount is recommended for the City Housing Department's administration of the grant. 14 II. Projects Funding of $837,110 is approved for agencies to implement various HOPWA programs. A. Projects 1. AIDS Outreach Center Inc.- $460,701. Funds will provide for tenant-based rental assistance, short-term rent, mortgage, and utility payments and support services to individuals with HIV/AIDS and their families in order to prevent homelessness. 2. Tarrant County Samaritan Housing Inc. -Samaritan House - $262,211. Funds will be used to provide for single room occupancy, utility payments, health care and supportive social services, to include case management for individuals with HIV/AIDS. 3. AIDS Resources of Rural Texas - A.R.R.T. - $114,198. Funds will be used to provide rental assistance, utility payments, and supportive services, to include case management to clients with HIV/AIDS in the rural counties. 15 City ®f 1=®~ IlV®e~h, T`exas Mayor and Council Communication COUNCIL ACTION: Approved on 4/8/2008 -Ord. No. # 18044-04-2008 CONTINUED FROM A PREVIOUS WEEK DATE: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 LOG NAME: 05ACTIONPLN0809 REFERENCE NO.: G-16095 SUBJECT: Approval of the 2008-2009 Action Plan for Use of Federal Grant Funds from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development under the Community Development Block Grant, HOME Investment Partnerships Grant, American Dream Down Payment Initiative, Emergency Shelter Grant, and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Programs and Adopt Appropriation Ordinance RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council: 1. Conduct a public hearing to allow citizen input and consideration of the 2008-2009 Action Plan for use of federal grant funds from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development under the Community Development Block Grant, HOME Investment Partnerships Grant, Emergency Shelter Grant, American Dream Down Payment Initiative, and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS programs; and 2. Approve the City's 2008-2009 Action Plan for submission to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, including allocations of above-listed grant funds to particular programs and activities in accardance with the attached listing; and 3. Authorize the use of $350,000 in estimated program income from Community Development Block Grant repayments, interest earned, and Revolving Loan Funds; and 4. Authorize the use of $1,168,023 in estimated program income from HOME repayments and interest earned; and 5. Adopt the attached appropriation ordinance increasing the estimated receipts and appropriations of the Grants Fund in the total amount of $12,208,988 ($6,614,078 in Community Development Block Grant funds; $350,000 in Community Development Block Grant program income; $2,894,893 in HOME Investment Partnerships Grant funds; $1,168,023 in HOME Investment Partnerships Grant program income; $25,737 in American Dream Down Payment Initiative funds; $293,257 in Emergency Shelter Grant funds, and $863,000 in Housing Opportunities of Persons With AIDS funds), all subject to receipt of these grants; and 6. Apply indirect cost rates as applicable, for the Grants Fund, in accordance with the City's Administrative Regulations. DISCUSSION: The City's Action Plan summarizes the major housing and community development activities and proposed expenditures from the above listed grant funding sources for the upcoming program year, which begins on Logname: OSACTIONPLN0809 Page 1 of 4 June 1, 2008, and ends on May 31, 2009. The purpose of these funds is to primarily benefit low and moderate-income households throughout the City, with Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) grant funds benefiting primarily homeless persons and persons with AIDS, respectively. The City's Action Plan must be submitted to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) by April 15, 2008. The public hearing before Council for this Plan will be the final hearing for an annual HUD-required citizen participation process, since the Community Development Council (CDC) held additional public hearings while developing their funding recommendations for the City Council. A summary analysis of staffs final funding recommendations is provided below, with a spreadsheet of all specific funding recommendations attached. In some cases, staff recommendations varied from CDC recommendations. Explanations for these differences were provided in the staff presentation made to City Council on Tuesday, April 1, 2008. Community Devel~ment Block Grant CDBG) For 2008-2009, the $6,964,078 in CDBG funds (including $350,000 in program income) is recommended to be allocated as follows: Public Services $858,170.00 12.3 Percent This item includes child care, youth and senior services and other social services to low income disabled and disadvantaged populations Housing Programs and Services This item includes Emergency Repair, Cowtown Brush-up, $500,000 for the Housing Trust Fund, and Project delivery costs for these activities as well as for the state-funded weatherization program and the HOME program Model Blocks Program This item includes a portion of the funds needed for a new Model Block as well as project delivery costs for Model Block programs currently in progress in Stop Six, South Hemphill Heights and Historic Carver Heights, completion and closeout of programs in North Greenbrier, Greenway and Worth Heights Infrastructure/Economic Development This item includes streets, Section 108 loan repayment and CBDO Job training services General Administration This item includes all Housing Department costs for administering the grant, as well as allocations for the Finance, Internal Audit, Planning and Development and Community Relations Departments $2,682,250.00 $811,182.00 $1,151,530.00 $1,389,654.00 37.8 Percent 11.6 Percent 16.5 Percent 20 Percent Staff Recommends that an estimated $71,292 be retained in the CDBG unprogrammed reserve. HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) For 2008-09, the $2,920,630 in HOME and ADDI entitlement funds is recommended to be allocated as follows: Homebuyer Assistance Program $800,000.00 27.4 Percent This item includes the $25,737 in American Dream Down Payment Initiative funds Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDO) $534,234.00 18.3 Percent This item includes the HUD-required 15 percent for non-profit affordable housing projects, as well as $100,000 for CHDO administrative operating costs Logname: OSACTIONPLN0809 Page 2 of 4 Model Blocks Program $600,000.00 20.5 Percent Housing Trust Fund $696,907.00 23.9 Percent This item includes funds for as-yet undetermined projects that meet the priorities recommended by the Mayor's Commission on Quality Affordable Housing: Homeowner rehabilitation, dispersion of affordable rental housing, single-family infill in targeted redevelopment areas, and homeless housing Grant Administration $289,489.00 10 Percent This item covers staff costs for operating the program. A portion of HOME program administrative costs are also included in the CDBG housing project delivery costs above It is projected that the HOME program will earn $1,168,023 in program income during the upcoming year, from the repayment of a previous $760,000 loan to the Fort Worth Housing Authority Candletree Multi- family Rehabilitation Project, and from sale of single-family homes. As these revenues are earned, staff recommends that these funds also be dedicated to the City's Housing Trust Fund to address the priorities established by the Mayor's Commission on Quality Affordable Housing. HUD regulations authorize a total of $106,717 of this HOME program income to be allocated to administrative costs. Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPVtIA~ For 2008-09, the $863,000 in HOPWA funds is recommended to be allocated as follows: Non-Profit Service Providers Administration $837,110.00 97 Percent $25,890.00 3 Percent Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG~ For 2008-09, the $293,257 in ESG funds is recommended to be allocated as follows: Homeless Service Providers $278,595.00 95 Percent Administration $14,662.00 5 Percent FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION: The Finance Director certifies that upon approval of the above recommendations, adoption of the attached appropriation ordinance and receipt of grant funds, funds will be available in the current operating budget, as appropriated, of the Grants Fund. TO Fund/Account/Centers FROM Fund/Account/Centers GR76 451727 005206270XXX $6,614.078.00 GR76 451727 005206271XXX $2.894,893.00 GR76 451727 005206272XXX $25.737.00 GR76 451727 005206273XXX $293,257.00 GR76 451727 005206274XXX $863,000.00 GR76 5XXXXX XXX206271XXX $2,894,893.00 GR76 5XXXXX XXX206274XXX $863,000.00 GR76 5XX)CXX XXX206273XXX $293.257.00 GR76 5XXXXX XXX206272XXX $25.737.00 GR76 5XXXXX XXX206270XXX $6,614,078.00 GR76 451685 005206270XXX $350,000.00 Logname: OSACTIONPLN0809 Page 3 of 4 GR76 451685 005206271XXX $1.168.023.00 GR76 5XXXXX XXX206270XXX $350.000.00 GR76 5XXXXX XXX206271XXX $1.168,023.00 Submitted for City Manager's Office bk Joe Paniagua (6140) Originating Department Head: Jerome Walker (7537) Additional Information Contact: Barbara Asbury (7331) Marilyn Jackson (7329) Logname: OSACTIONPLN0809 Page 4 of 4