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INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No.
~Qf f0;?;, To the Mayor and Members of the City Council April 2, 1985
¢ x rsx Subject: RECONSTRUCTION OF OAK GROVE STREET
MAGNOLIA AVENUE TO DASHWOOD STREET
On March 26, 1985, at the benefit hearing on Oak Grove Street, members of the
City Council requested additional information as to how the project was
initiated. The benefit hearing was continued for one week in order for the staff
to provide requested data.
On March 3, 1981, (M&C G-4936), the staff furnished the City Council with a
status report on a gradual build up of unexpended Community Development Block
Grant (CDBG) funds which had been carried forward since 1975. The staff also
projected CDBG expenditures for a two year period and estimated that
approximately $3,000,000 could not be expended as allocated and were available
for reprogramming. As a result, the staff prepared a CDBG Three-Year Summary
Plan and the 1982 application thereof with special emphasis on revitalization
efforts of street improvements.
Street projects were selected by the Planning Department with input from Sector
Groups and CNR Citizen Committees (Now SEA) and concurrence from the Public
( Works Department. Proposed street projects were in the following areas:
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1. Mid-South: 3 streets
2. Riverside: 3 streets
3. Near Southeast: 3 streets
4. Northside: 7 streets
5. Medical District: 3 streets, i.e.
a. Oak Grove - from Terrell to Magnolia
b. Travis - from Rosedale to Pennsylvania
c. Rosedale - from 9th Avenue to I-35
All of those streets were designed with CDBG funds. Construction of the streets,
with the exception of the Medical District was accomplished with CDBG and EDA
funds since they are located within definite SEA areas. Travis Avenue 'and
Rosedale Street were constructed with bond funds as is the proposed construction
of Oak Grove Street. Because EDA funds were used, Travis Avenue and Rosedale
Street were constructed with bond funds designated for the Hospital District and
no assessments were levied in keeping with the intent of the use of the bonds in
that area.
Even though M&C G-4936 listed Oak Grove Street under the Medical District, it
was later determined that the street was not in the Hospital District when
applying for EDA construction funds. Since the street was listed for improvement
and had been designed, the staff proposed to construct the street with
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INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 7011 - p.2
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To the Mayor and Members of the City Council April 2, 1985
rexAy Subject:
RECONSTRUCTION OF OAK GROVE STREET
MAGNOLIA AVENUE TO DASHWOOD STREET
unspecified Inner City Streets bond funds as recommended and approved by the
Award of Contract M&C C-8862 on February 19, 1985. Assessments were also
proposed in keeping with the Inner City street program,
If additional information is required, it will be furnished upon request.
I las Harman
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City Manager
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