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Home My WebLink About2006-04-12 STAFF REPORTS 1A A�VPAM$p IZ O,Q</Fp0.N`Pi City Council Staff Report DATE: APRIL 12, 2006 PUBLIC HEARING SUBJECT: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) 2006 — 2007 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AND CDBG BUDGET ADOPTION, ACCEPTANCE AND APPROVAL OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD) — GRANT #: B-06-MC-06-0561, IN THE AMOUNT OF $518,598, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2006 — 2007 CDBG PROGRAM, 32"d PROGRAM YEAR. FROM: David H. Ready, City Manager BY: Department of Community & Economic Development SUMMARY The One-Year Annual Action Plan is prepared by the City in response to requirements set forth by the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) which mandates that units of government receiving federal housing and community development assistance must prepare a coordinated strategy. RECOMMENDATION: 1) Open the Public Hearing for public testimony; 2) Approve Resolution No. "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE 2006 — 2007 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) ANNUAL ACTION PLAN; APPROVING THE CDBG FUNDING BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006 - 2007; AUTHORIZE THE SUBMITTAL OF THE PLAN AND BUDGET TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD);" and 3) Approve the following Subrecipient Agreements subject to approval of the City Attorney and authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary documents: Deserts AIDS Project— Entrance ADA Upgrade Renovation $ 22,088 Santiago Sunrise Village Mobilehome Park Corporation — Parking Lot & Playground Improvements $ 80,000 Stroke Recovery Center— Energy Conservation Improvements $ 50,000 M'zell Senior Center— HVAC Energy-Efficient Improvements $ 75,000 Item No. I.A. Palm Springs Sunup Rotary Foundation — Shoes That Fit $ 15,000 Shelter From the Storm — Domestic Violence Outreach &Advocacy $ 15,000 Coachella Valley Housing Coalition — Coyote Run After-School Program $ 15,000 Palm Springs Unified School District— Cafe Ramon Culinary Arts Program $ 17,790 Fair Housing Council of Riverside — Fair Housing Program $ 15,000 Fair Housing Council of Riverside — Land lordfTenant Resolution Program $ 10,000 Palm Springs Community & Economic Development Department— Home Repair Program $110,000 STAFF ANALYSIS: The City is a direct recipient of Community Development Block Grant funds from the federal government. The CDBG Program was adopted by Congress thirty-two (32) years ago to provide a flexible funding source for local governments to meet the community development needs of their low and moderate-income (Low/Mod) residents and was the first federal block grant. This direct grant from HUD enables units of governments to fund three National Objectives set forth as: benefiting Low/Mod persons; preventing or eliminating slums or blight; and meeting urgent need. The federal statute also states that at least 70% of CDBG expenditures must benefit Low/Mod persons. As an entitlement grantee, the City has and will continue to utilize these funds for neighborhood revitalization, preserving decent housing, expanding economic opportunities, and/or improving community facilities and servuces, principally to benefit low and moderate-income persons. The 2005 — 2010 Consolidated Plan (ConPlan) submitted to and approved by HUD last year is the City's community blueprint for meeting the housing and community development needs of Palm Springs residents. The ConPlan provides a description of existing housing and community development needs, a long-term strategy to address those needs and an action plan for coming years. The City is responsible to prepare an Annual Plan Update which reiterates the City's CDBG goals and objectives for the coming year, and incorporates the proposed projects and funding for the new fiscal year. The following goals were incorporated into the Strategic Plan which is a key component of our 22005 —2010 Five-Year Consolidated Plan: 2 HOUSING GOALS GOAL 1: PRESERVE DECENT SAFE SINGLE-FAMILY AND MOBILE HOME RESIDENTIAL UNITS THROUGH HOUSING REHABILITATION PROGRAMS GOAL 2: RETAIN AND INCREASE THE STOCK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING THROUGH REHABILITATION AND NEW CONSTRUCTION GOAL 3: ENHANCE CRIME AWARENESS OF VERY LOW, LOW INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGH COMMUNITY PRESERVATION AND COMMUNITY POLICING SERVICES GOAL 4: PROVIDE FAIR HOUSING SERVICES TO AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHER FAIR HOUSING WITHIN THE CITY GOAL 5: SUPPORT PUBLIC HOUSING SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS SEEKING RENTAL ASSISTANCE GOAL 6: INCREASE HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR ELIGIBLE FIRST- TIME OR MINORITY HOMEBUYERS GOAL 7: REDUCE LEAD PAINT HAZARDS THROUGH EDUCATION, INSPECTION, REHABILITATION AND ABATEMENT HOMELESS GOALS GOAL 1: SUPPORT OR PROVIDE FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS THAT OFFER SERVICES AND/OR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING TO ASSIST HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND/OR FAMILIES GOAL 2: SUPPORT RIVERSIDE COUNTY DISTRICT 4's CONTINUUM OF CARE STRATEGY THAT STRIVES TO END CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS BY AIDING HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THOUGH SERVICES AND HOUSING NON-HOUSING GOALS GOAL 1: ESTABLISH NEW AND/OR EXPANDED SERVICES FOR SENIORS, AT-RISK YOUTH, SEVERELY DISABLED ADULTS, AND SPECIAL NEEDS POPULATIONS GOAL 2: SUPPORT NATURAL DISASTER PREPAREDNESS SERVICES AND RESPONSE IN THE AFTERMATH OF NATURAL DISASTER NON-HOUSING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GOALS GOAL 1: PROVIDE PUBLIC FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS THROUGH DESIGN, REHABILITATION AND NEW CONSTRUCTION GOAL 2: IMPROVE INFRASTRUCTURE TO ELIMINATE HEALTH AND SAFETY OBSTRUCTION THAT WILL ENHANCE COMMUNITY STABILITY AND ATTRACTIVENESS GOAL 3: ELIMINATE ARCHITECTURAL BARRIERS THROUGH DESIGN, REHABILITATION, AND NEW CONSTRUCTION TO IMPROVE ACCESSIBILITY FOR THE PHYSICALLY IMPAIRED AND DISABLED PERSONS IN MEETING ADA COMPLIANCE 3 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GOAL 1: PROMOTE, MAINTAIN AND/OR EXPAND THE CITY'S ECONOMIC BASE THROUGH ECONOMIC AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO EXISTING LOCAL BUSINESSES AND PROSPECTIVE BUSINESSES The Housing and Community Development Strategy section of the Consolidated Plan describes the goals, accomplishments, implementing programs, and the resources the City will utilize to address the housing, community development and economic development needs of the City over the next four years. The above referenced goals relate directly to this Section. The One-Year Action Plan that has been prepared and requires approval, contains programs that will count towards the stated goals and the proposed accomplishments. After this year, and for the next three years, a new Action Plan will need to be prepared and updated annually. Each subsequent Annual Action Plan must contain projects and programs that will enable the City to meet its five-year accomplishments that are set within the adopted Consolidated Plan. As a part of the Consolidated/Annual Plan planning process, and requirement of the CDBG program in general, HUD requires local governments to have citizen participation. In order to be in compliance with this requirement, as well as take advantage of the opportunity to receive community feedback, the following actions were performed: • CDBG Request For Proposals (RFPs) were made available the first week in March when an on-line registration via the City's website and the fill-in RFP word-processor format was emailed to the registrants. This fill-in Word version format allowed a streamlined process to ensure quality enhancement for all users from beginning to end. Postcard and a-mail announcements were sent to approximately one hundred and five (105) organizations, including previous CDBG Subrecipients, last year's applicants, City Departments and those organizations forwarding letters this past year requesting to be placed on our mailing list. • The RFP Legal Notice was published twice, on March 2°d and March 9t" in The Desert Sun, and a press release was faxed to all Coachella Valley electronic and print media which provided information to the community about the availability of CDBG funds. It also appeared on the City's website and the Palm Springs Community Television - Channel 17, governmental cable access station. • Staff also conducted a formal RFP Workshop on March 9tn that provided technical assistance and responded to applicants' questions. Eighteen (18) individuals attended the workshop and staff continued to provide technical assistance on an as-needed basis. Thirteen new organizations secured RFPs. The RFP submittal deadline was March 16tn Twenty-seven (27) RFPs were distributed. The City received fifteen (15) funding requests totaling $795,023. This compares to nineteen (19) proposals last year totaling $1.2 million in funding requests. 4 • The Citizens Advisory Council (CAC) held its public hearing on March 24tn. CAC had two new members, one representing Desert AIDS Project for the targeted population of individuals living with HIV/AIDS, and the other representing the Desert Highland-Gateway Community Action Association for the targeted low and moderate income areas. Staff briefed the CAC on this past year's updates, specifically project status, CAPER (Consolidated Annual Performance & Evaluation Report), entitlement annual funding allocation decreases, timeliness expenditure rate scrutiny, and the Administration's federal 2007 Budget impacts of CDBG funding decreases and proposed allocation formula revisions. The public hearing was to receive testimony from organizations submitting RFPs, to allow CAC to ask questions of the respondents and to receive public comments from community members. Other than ten (10) RFP respondent testimonies, there were no community comments. The RFPs were ranked and the CAC then recommended dollar awards. Staff also sought concurrence from the CAC to direct the surplus programmatic funds to the Home Repair Program - Housing Rehabilitation. 'The six CAC members present unanimously decided to include the surplus programmatic funds with their funding award recommendation to the City Council and emphasized an increased marketing and outreach for the program, especially to very- low income homeowners throughout the City. • 'The City Council Public Hearing represents the second of the two required public hearings. • After Council approves the activities and funding of the Annual Action Plan, these Plans will be available for a thirty (30) public comment period prior to their submittal to HUD by May 15tn The City has been advised that it can expect a CDBG entitlement in the amount $518,598 for the 2006 - 2007 fiscal year. This year's entitlement represents a decrease of $56,120 (1096) from last year. Statutory and regulatory limitation or caps exist on the percentage of CDBG funds that may be utilized for administrative purposes (no more than 20% of the City's current entitlement) and Public Services programs (no more than 15% of the City's current entitlement). The remaining funds are to be utilized for other categories. The total funds available for 2006 — 2007, including Entitlement and projected Program Income, by authorized category of basic eligibility, are: Public Facilities & Improvements/Housing Rehabilitation............$337,088.* Public Services..................................................................................... 77 790.** TOTAL PROGRAMMATIC FUNDS,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,$414,878. ADMIN (includes Citizen Participation & Fair Housing) ............. 103 720.*** TOTAL CDBG 2006 —2007 ENTITLEMENT.................................. 518 598. 5 Public Facilities & Improvements will also be partially funded with program income and the reprogramming of unexpended activity funds, both from prior years and current. Public Service is calculated at 15% of new entitlement funding. **' Administration is calculated at 20% of new entitlement funding. The following matrix is of the RFP respondents and their respective funding requests: FUNDING CHART— L Public Facilities & Improvements: os-o7 APPLICANT $ 05-06 04-05 03-04 02-03 2006-07 REQUEST $ $ $ $ RECOMMENDATION 1 Desert AIDS Project— Entrance ADA Upgrade $19,422 75,000 401,820 -0- 206,595 $22,088 Renovation 2 Santiago Sunrise Village MH Park Corp— 300,000 80,000 Clubhouse/Parking Lot & Playground 3 Stroke Recovery Ctr— Energy Conservation 50,000 30,898 - - 50,000 Improvements 4 Mizell Senior Center— HVAC Energy-Efficient 75,000 17,000. 13,000 27,000 35,000 75,000 Improvements TOATL PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT $444,422 $227,088 REQUESTS IL Public Services: os-o7 APPLICANT $ 05-06 04.06 03-04 02.03 2006-07 REQUEST $ $ $ $ RECOMMENDATION 5 PS Sunup Rotary Foundation — 30.000 - 15,000 Shoes That Fit 6 PS Air Museum — 33,300 -0- - -0- Aeros ace Science Expo 7 CASA for Riverside County, Inc. — 18,000 18,000 14,000 -0- Volunteer Support Program 6 8 Weil Institute of Critical Car Medicine — 15,000 -0- Comrnunity CPP Program 9 Shelter from the Storm— Domestic Violence 30,000 35,200 20,000 10,000 16,250 15,000 Outreach &Advocacy 10 Foundation for the Retarded of the Desert- 15,000 - - - - -0- Nursing Assistant Cathedral City Senior Center— 11 Senior Center 75,000 0- Furnishings 12 Family Services of the Desert— 15,576 - -0- Mental Health Counseling Program 13 Coachella Valley Housing Coalition — 30,845 - 15,000 Coyote Run After-School Program 14 PS Unified School District — 57,000 - 17,790 Cafe Ramon Culinary Arts Pro ram 15 Fair Housing Council of Riverside — 27,880 27,780 22,000 10,000 29,000 15,000 Fair Housing Program ■ PUBLIC SERVICES $350,601 $77,790 REQUESTS Ill. Rehabilitation 06-07 ur APPLICANT $ 05-06 04-05 03-04 02-03 2006-07 REQUEST $ $ $ $ RECOMMENDATION PS Comm & Econ Dev Dept— 30,000 110,000 Home Repair Program FTOTAL $110,000 REHABILITATION REQUESTS 7 IV. Program Requirements 06-07 APPLICANT $ 05-06 F04$05 03-04 02-03 2006-07 REQUEST $ $ $ RECOMMENDATION 17 Fair Housing Council of Riverside— 13,120 13,073 11,000 21,600 29,000 10,000 LandlordlTenant Resolution Program �PS Dept of Comm & Econ 93,720 111,696 110,200 102,000 96,000 93,720 Dev ❑ TOTAL PROGRAM $103,720 $103,720 REQUIREMENTS Total Programmatic Funding Summary(I— Ill) os-o7 APPLICANT $ 05-06 OA-OS 03-04 02.03 2006.07 REQUEST $ $ $ $ RECOMMENDATION ❑I PUBLIC FACILITIES & $444,422 $227,088 IMPROVEMENTS II PUBLIC SERVICES $350,601 $77,790 III HOUSING REHAB $25,000 $110,000 ❑ PROGRAMMATIC $795,023 $414,878 FUNDING Not All RFPs were reviewed, evaluated and discussed by the CAC. It was acknowledged that each organization that submitted a request provided beneficial services to the community. Determining those organizations that met HUD regulations and the goals of the Consolidated Plan was relatively easy; selecting the organizations which would receive funding was the difficult part. In some instances, even though a project seemed to meet the ConPlan goals, the CAC may not have recommended the program for funding due to other areas of concerns, i.e., direct services to Palm Springs residents, too few low-to-moderate income persons impacted, organizational/administrative capacity, financial concerns, the program too removed from the community, insufficient information or no-show at CAC Public Hearing. In most cases, though, limited funding would cause numerous organizations to be eliminated from the funding cycle. Below is a description of all of the applications reviewed, including area/clientele to be served, average CAC's Evaluation Criteria Score and respective allocations that the CAC is recommending to Council for the 2006 - 2007 CDBG funding. PROJECTS RECOMMENDED FOR FUNDING — s Public Facilities & Improvements: 1. Desert AIDS Project — Entrance ADA Upgrade Renovation: DAP's request is a continuation of ADA renovation to their facility by upgrade four main entrances by installing barrier-free automatic sliding doors. These upgrades would increase ADA accessibility and overall improved ingress/egress convenience disabled user base of clients, visitors and volunteers. The CAC highly recognizes the long-standing elationship of the City and its CDBG partnership with DAP, particularly with this past year's restroom ADA modernization to be completed by June. 2,400 Valley-Wide; 2,400 L/M; 1,337 PS Residents; 25 Eval Score; $19,422 2. Santiago Sunrise Village Mobilehome Park Corporation: This Mobilehome Non-profit had requested funds for the construction of a clubhouse, parking lot expansion and playground equipment. The CAC recognized that these improvements would meet the priority needs of the very-low and low income mobilehome owners and the park.; however, other community-wide needs were higher which served a greater number of low/mod PS residents and recommends the parking lot expansion and playground equipment. '163 Park Residents; 163 L/M; 163 PS Residents; 10 Eval Score; $19,422 3. Stroke Recovery Center — Energy Conservation Improvements: The Stroke Recovery Center, formerly Palm Springs Stroke Activity Center, request is a continuation of renovating their facility, but more specifically with energy conservation improvements. These improvements would replace aged and non-efficient cooling equipment with more energy-saving equipment which will reduce operational costs. Those operational savings can in turn be redirected allowing for increase programming and services. The CAC emphasized the benefits gained and recommends funding for this worthy project. 1193 Valley-Wide; 127 L/M; 57 PS Residents; 23 Eval Score; $50,000 4. Mizell Senior Center— HVAC Energy-Efficient Lighting Improvements: Mizell's request is a continuation of renovating their facility, but more specifically with energy conservation improvements. These improvements would replace aged and non- efficient HVAC equipment with more energy-saving equipment which will reduce operational costs. Those operational savings can in turn be redirected allowing for increase programming and services. Mizell has served as a County Cool Center for the past few years and intends to participate again this summer. The CAC highly recognizes the long-standing relationship of the City and its CDBG partnership with the Senior Center, particularly with this past year's Exterior Energy-Efficient Lighting Improvements to be completed by May. 5,200 West Valley; 5,200 L/M; 4,940 PS Residents; 22 Eval Score; $75,000 Public Services: 5. Palm Springs Sunup Rotary Foundation — Shoes That Fit: The Rotary's request expands their community service project of providing shoes to elementary and middle 9 schools in the Palm Springs Unified School District which in turns distributes to needy students in the Free And Reduce Federal Lunch Program. The CAC emphasized the existing success of the program and recommends the funding for this worthy program. 7,000 District-Wide; 7,000 L/M; 2,100 PS Residents; 18 Eval Score; $15,000 9. Shelter from the Storm — Domestic Violence Outreach & Advocacy: The Shelter from the Storm is a 60-bed emergency shelter for women and their children who are victims of domestic violence. The Shelter requests funds to continue its operation of its bilingual Domestic Violence Outreach and Advocacy Center; and staff it full-time. The Outreach Center provides a full range of crisis counseling and support services for battered women and their children. The CAC recommends the funding for this worthy program. 200 City-Wide; 200 L/M; 200 PS Residents; 16 Eval Score; $15,000 13.Coachella Valley Housing Coalition — Coyote Run After-School Program: CVHC request is to expand and improve their existing after-school tutoring and computer class program for their development and the adjacent Santiago Sunrise Village Mobilehome Park. The CAC highly recognizes CVHC's long-standing relationship and partnership with the City and recommends the funding for this worthy program. 45 Coyote Run; 45 L/M; 45 PS Residents; 31 Eval Score; $15,000 14.Palm Springs Unified School District — Cafe Ramon Culinary Arts Program:am: The District's Alternative Center is requesting funds for a new specialty high school program. It is an innovated program to prepare students for entry into culinary careers to ensure a relevant curriculum to meet the educational needs of the students for successful graduation. The CAC highly recognizes the District's long-standing relationship and partnership with the City and recommends the funding for this worthy program. ,20 District-Wide; 30 L/M; 10 PS Residents; 19 Eval Score; $17,790 15.Fair Housing Council of Riverside County — Fair Housing Program: Under CDBG guidelines, the City is mandated to provide its residents a fair housing program. The Fair Housing Council requests these funds to provide comprehensive services which affirmatively address and promote fair housing (anti-discrimination) rights and landlord/tenant services to the City of Palm Springs. This CDBG activity is eligible to be funded as a Public Service ($15K) and Administration ($10K) which the CAC is recommending. 1,500 City-Wide; 1,500 L/M; 1,500 PS Residents; 15 Eval Score; $25,000 The following list is a brief description of the other RFPs received and reviewed by the CAC. As stated earlier, these programs are not recommended for funding because they did not meet the CDBG eligible activities, Consolidated Plan goals, other administrative concerns and/or because of limited funding. PROJECTS NOT RECOMMENDED — 10 Pubfic Services 6. Palm Springs Air Museum — Aerospace Science Expo: The Air Museum requested funds for their Elementary School Science Expo program. The CAC recognized the programs importance; however, other community needs elevated higher which more directly met CDBG goals and served a greater number of low/mod PS residents. 1,200 District-Wide; 600 L/M; 300 PS Residents; 15 Eval Score; $33,300 13.C:ASA for Riverside County Inc. — Support Program: CASA's (Court Appointed Special Advocates) request is to recruit, train and supervise an additional ten (10) new community volunteers which would bring the total number of volunteer to twenty-four (24). These volunteers work abused, neglected or abandoned children (birth to eighteen years old), who reside in foster or group homes and are dependents of the Juvenile Court System within the City. The CAC recognized the programs importance; however, other community needs elevated higher which more directly met CDBG goals and served a greater number of low/mod PS residents, especially that CASA had been funded the two year. 20 City-Wide; 20 L/M; 20 PS Residents; 27 Eval Score; $18,000 8. Weil Institute of Critical Care Medicine — Community CPR Program: Critical Care Medicine proposed to offer a unique cardiopulmonary resuscitation training program. The CAC recognized the programs importance; however, other community needs elevated higher which more directly met CDBG goals for PS residents. 3,553 City-Wide; 3,553 L/M; 3,553 PS Residents; 26 Eval Score; $15,000 10.Foundation for the Retarded of the Desert — Nursing Assistant: The Foundation requested funds for personnel services to hire a part-time Nursing Assistant for their Adult Day Care Program. The CAC recognized the programs importance; however, other community needs elevated higher which more directly met CDBG goals and served a greater number of low/mod PS residents. 100 Valley-Wide; 100 L/M; 20 PS Residents; 9 Eval Score; $15,000 11.Cathedral City Senior Center — Center Furnishings: The Center requested funds for the acquisition of facility furnishing and furniture in their new Center. The CAC recognized the Center's importance; however, other community needs elevated higher which more directly met CDBG goals and served a quantitative number of low/mod PS seniors and frail elderly residents. 18,000 West Valley; 18,000 L/M; 3,600 PS Residents; 13 Eval Score; $75,000 12.Family Services of the Desert — Mental Health Counseling Program: Family Services requested funds to provide children and families access to mental health and counseling services. The CAC recognized the importance of such services; however, other community needs elevated higher which more directly met CDBG goals. 205 City-Wide; 205 L/M; 205 PS Residents; 15 Eval Score; $18,576 11 City Council action will authorize the City Manager to execute the mandated subrecipient agreements between the City and the 2006 - 2007 CDBG Subrecipients, as well as to execute the Funding Approval/Agreement which allows the acceptance of the City's annual CDBG entitlement allocation. These agreements are standard documents required by HUD and are routine in nature. By giving this authorization, it allows a streamlined implementation of the agreements and quicker start of the CDBG funded projects. FISCAL IMPACT: Finance Director Approval There is no direct fiscal impact to the General Fund. These dollars are the City's allocated federal annual entitlement funds from the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development Community Development Block Grant program. JOH S. RAY OND DALE E. COOK, JR. Dire: for of (_, ) Community Development mmunity & Economic Development Administrator HOMAS J. WSON DAVID H. REAC�Y Assistant City tanager— Development Services City Manager ATTACHMENT: 1. Resolution DaleC/CDBG06-07/CC StaffReport.Mar06 12 RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE 2006 — 2007 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) ANNUAL ACTION PLAN; APPROVING THE CDBG FUNDING BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006-07; AUTHORIZE THE SUBMITTAL OF THE PLAN AND BUDGET TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD). WHEREAS, as an entitlement community, the City is required to prepare and submit a five-year strategy and annual action plan for the use of the federal funds received, commonly referred to as the Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan; and WHEREAS, the City is eligible to receive an entitlement of $518,598 of Community Development Block Grant funds as entitlement city under the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development regulations; and WHEREAS, the funds must be used for eligible activities which principally benefit low and moderate income people; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the requirements of citizen involvement, a public hearing was held to receive citizen input on the allocation of these funds; and WHEREAS, the projects have been assessed by the CDBG Citizens' Advisory Committee (CAC) and Staff based on the needs of low and moderate income neighborhoods to benefit the maximum number of people; and WHEREAS, the City Council held a public hearing on April 12, 2006 to receive public input on the allocation of these funds; and NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved that the City Council of the City of Palm Springs, California, does hereby approve the following: SECTION 1. The 2006 — 2007 Annual Action Plan are approved. Staff is authorized to submit the Consolidated Plan and Action Plan to the United States Department of Housing & Urban Development which accurately reflects the CDBG budget and projects approved by the City Council. RESOLUTION NO. Page 2 SECTION 2. The total Community Development Block Grants funds available for 2006 — 2007, including Entitlement and projected Program Income, by authorized category of basic eligibility, are approved as follows: Public Facilities & Improvements/Housing Rehabilitation....$337,088.* Public Services......................................................................... 77 790.** TOTAL PROGRAMMATIC FUNDS................................... ...$414,878. ADMIN (includes Citizen Participation & Fair Housing)....,., 103 720.*** TOTAL CDBG 2005—2006 ENTITLEMENT $518. 998. * Public Facilities & Improvements will also be partially funded with program income and the reprogramming of unexpended activity funds, both from prior years and current. ** Public Service is calculated at 15% of entitlement funding. *** Administration is calculated at 20% of entitlement funding. SECTION 3. The City Manager is authorized to accept and execute the Funding Approval/Agreement with HUD — Grant #: B-06-MC-06-0561, in the amount of $518,598, for the Fiscal Year 2006 — 2007 CDBG Program, 32Id Program Year. ADOPTED this day of 2006. David H. Ready, City Manager ATTEST: James Thompson, City Clerk RESOLUTION NO. Page 3 CERTIFICATION STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss. CITY OF PALM SPRINGS ) I, JAMES THOMPSON, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, hereby certify that Resolution No. is a full, true and correct copy, and was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm Springs on April 12, 2006, by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: James Thompson, City Clerk City of Palm Springs, California NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF PALM SPRINGS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) 2006-07 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN A public hearing will be conducted on Wed., April 12, 2006, before the City Council to provide citizens with an opportunity to offer comment on the proposed activities of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds for this coming fiscal year. This hearing will be held at 6:00 pm, in Council Chamber, 3200 E. Tahquitz Way. The City's Five-Year Consolidated Plan (ConPlan) integrates the application, planning and citizen participation for the CDBG program. The ConPlan was completed in May 2005 and will be updated every five years. A One Year Action Annual Action Plan is required every year to describe the housing and community development policies, programs and budget to be undertaken by the City using federal, state, local and private funds for the next year. The proposed CDBG projects and budget will be submitted to the Dept of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) May 15, 2006. HUD has advised the City that its FY 2006-07 entitlement will be $518,598. During the past year, CDBG funds have been used in such projects which are completed or nearing completion: • Public Facilities & Improvements — Desert AIDS Project, Family YMCA of the Desert, James O. Jessie Desert-Highland (JOJDH) Unity Center, Mizell Senior Center and PS Boys & Girls Club; • Public Services — Arthritis Foundation, Court Appointed Special Advocates, Fair Housing Council, PS Public Library, PS Police Athletic League and Shelter From the Storm; • Rehabilitation — Home Repair Programs; and • Planning —JOJDH Unity Center Operations Audit. Response to this notice may be made verbally at the Public Hearing and/or in writing before the hearing. Written comments may be made to the City Council by letter delivered to: James Thompson, City Clerk 3200 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way Palm Springs, CA 92262 For further information regarding the hearing or CDBG needs, please contact Dale Cook, Community Development Administrator, City of Palm Springs, Community & Economic Development Department, P. O. Box 2743, Palm Springs, CA 92263-2743, DaleC aPci.palm-springs.ca.us, or 323.8198/TDD 864.9527. The City does not discriminate on the basis of any reason that is not related to a bona fide qualification in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its federally assisted programs and activities. It is also the intention of the City to comply with the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) in all respects. Persons with disabilities who require auxiliary aids or special assistance is needed beyond what is normally provided in utilizing City facilities, programs, services or activities who require this document be provided in other accessible formats or who would like information on the City's compliance with the ADA, the City will attempt to accommodate in every reasonable manner. Please contact the City's ADA Coordinator, 323-8219/TDD 864-9527, and provide a three-day notice informing us of the particular need(s) and to determine if accommodation is feasible. // Xdames Thompson, City Clerk