HomeMy WebLinkAboutIR 7446 INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 7446
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March 20, 1990
to�'?.' To the Mayor and Members of the City Council
(Wrtx J Subject: CDBG YEAR XVI APPLICATION
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The Community Development Council had unanimously recommended
approval of the CDBG Year XVI Application on February 12, 1990 .
This item was presented to the City Council at the February 27 ,
1990 pre-council meeting. At that time Councilmember McCray
raised a question regarding the recommended deletion of $15,000
from the Polytechnic Heights Main Street project . The
recommendation to delete the CDBG position of the project funding
was based upon a stricter interpretation from HUD of eligible
economic development type activities which could be funded
through CDBG activities. (The Main Street project is privately
endowed from various foundations totalling $60 ,000 although
SEEDCO, the original funding source, is no longer involved in the
project . ) The staff has proposed that $15,000 be encumbered
pending a review by HUD as to the CDBG eligibility of the
Polytechnic Heights Main Street activities. Should HUD agree as
to the eligibility of the project, an agreement will be
negotiated for the main street project . If HUD disallows the
eligibility of the activities the funds will be programmed into
other eligible activities in the Poly area.
A secondary issue involving a request from the Diamond Hill
neighborhood for conversion of the Diamond Hill recreation center
to a multi-purpose center in order that services can be expanded
to include health clinic, day care and other social service
activities. Preliminary estimates indicate that $1 . 2 million
would be necessary to convert the center to a multi-purpose
facility. The CDBG allocation of $400 ,000 would be required to
be supplemental with local funding ($800 ,000) which is not
presently available nor will it be available until the next Bond
Election is approved and assuming that the project would be
included in the CIP .
The staff has preliminarily discussed with the United Community
Centers an option which might permit some improvements to their
existing facility and an expansion of these services into the
Diamond Hill community utilizing this facility. This option
might also offer the ability to staff these facilities and
expanded services from sources outside the general fund of the
City.
David Ivory
City Manager
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