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Home My WebLink About4/2/2008 - STAFF REPORTS - 1.A. pALM$, V k, [ rto,.,'P. City Council Staff Report q /pa RH DATE. APRIL 2, 2008 PUBLIC HEARING SUBJECT: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT 2008-2009 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AND CDBG BUDGET APPROVAL; AUTHORIZATION FOR SUBMISSION TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT — GRANT #: B-08-MC-06-0561, IN THE AMOUNT OF $500,027, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2008 — 2009, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK PROGRAM, 34" PROGRAM YEAR; AND, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL SUBRECIPIENT AGREEMENTS. FROM: David H. Ready, City Manager BY: Department of Community & Economic Development SUMMARY This action approves the 2008-2009 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Budget and the 2008-2009 Annual Action Plan. The resolution also authorizes the City Manager to execute all agreements with U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) as well as the CDBG program's subrecipients, including City Departments. The 2008-2009 Annual Action Plan is prepared by the City in response to requirements set forth by the HUD which mandates that local governments receiving federal housing and community development assistance must prepare a coordinated strategy each year that links its annual plan to its 2005-2010 Consolidated Plan, which is the blueprint for community development activity in the City. 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 2008-2009 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ANNUAL ACTION PLAN; APPROVING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008 - 2009; AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL OF THE PLAN AND BUDGET TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT; AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE APPROVAL/AGREEMENT WITH UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT; and Item No. • • City Council Staff Report April 2, 2008—Page 2 of 14 CDBG 2008—2009 Program Year City of Palm Springs Fire Department— CERT Supplies Container $93,000 Family YMCA of the Desert— Public Facility Improvements $15,000 DesertArc- Safety, Security & ADA Improvements $15,000 Mizell Senior Center- Restroom Conservation Efficiencies $15,000 Stroke Recovery Center- Energy Conservation Improvements $44,018 City of Palm Springs Department of Parks & Recreation - James O. Jessie Desert Highland Unity Center Fencing $17,000 Desert AIDS Project-- Energy-Efficiency Retrofitting $75,000 Shelter from the Storm - Domestic Violence outreach &Advocacy $15,000 Palm Springs Police Athletic League, Inc. - Partial Summer Scholarship Program $15,035 Jewish Family Services of San Diego -- Desert Horizon-Services & Overnight Shelter $28,969 Court Appointed Special Advocates for Riverside County, Inc. - Support Program $16,000 City of Palm Springs Department of Community & Economic Development- Home Repair Program $51,000 Fair Housing Council of Riverside - Fair Housing Program $15,000 STAFF ANALYSIS: The City of Palm Springs was officially advised by HUD on January 22"d that its CDBG entitlement for the 2008-2009 fiscal year will be $500,027. This coming year's entitlement represents a 3% cut in funding from the current year and is $144,973 less than the entitlement seven years ago. 2 DDDDa� City Council Staff Report April 2, 2008— Page 3 of 14 CL)BG 2008--2009 Program Year Palm Springs is an "entitlement city," meaning that it is a direct recipient of CDBG funds. The CDBG Program was adopted by Congress thirty-four years ago to provide a flexible funding source for local governments to meet the community development needs of their low and moderate-income persons. CDBG enables local governments to fund three National Objectives: benefiting low and moderate income persons; preventing or eliminating slums or blight; and meeting urgent need. The federal statute requires that at least 70% of CDBG expenditures must benefit low and moderate income persons. There are also statutory limitations on the percentage of CDBG funds that may be utilized for administrative purposes, at no more than 20% of the entitlement, and Public Services, no more than 15% of the entitlement. The remaining funds are to be utilized for other categories, including Public Facilities and Capital Improvements. The total funds available for 2008-2009, by eligibility category, are. Public Facilities & Improvements......................................................$325,018.* Public Services................................... ......... ......... 75 004.** TOTAL PROGRAMMATIC FUNDS................................. ..............$400,022. ADMIN (includes Citizen Participation & Fair Housing) ........... 10$ 0.005.*** TOTAL CDBG 2008 —2009 ENTITLEMENT. 500 027. * Public Facilities & Improvements could be supplemented with program income, if any, and any reprogrammed funds from unexpended activities from prior years. ** Public Service is calculated at 15% of new entitlement funding. **" Administration is calculated at 20% of new entitlement funding. Consolidated Plan Compliance In 2005 the City adopted its required 2005-2010 Consolidated Plan, which was approved by HUD. The Consolidated Plan is the required blueprint for meeting the housing and community development needs of the city and 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 for preparing an Annual Action Plan update, which reiterates the City's CDBG goals and objectives contained in the Consolidated Plan, and incorporates the proposed projects and funding for the new fiscal year. A key component of the 2005-2010 Five-Year Consolidated Plan is a Strategic Plan, which includes the goals and objectives included in Attachment "A". The 2008-2009 Annual Action Plan contains programs that make progress toward the stated goals and the proposed accomplishments. New Annual Action Plans are prepared and 3 000062 City Council Staff Report April 2, 2008-Page 4 of 14 CDBG 2008-2009 Program Year updated annually. Each Annual Action Plan must contain projects and programs that will enable the City to meet its five-year goals that are in the adopted Consolidated Plan. As a part of the Consolidated Plan/Annual Plan process, and a requirement of the CDBG program in general, HUD requires local governments to include citizen participation in the process. The following community participation activities were undertaken: • CDBG Request for Proposals (RFPs) were made available in early January through the City's website registration, and in turn, a fill-in Request For Proposal was e-mailed to those on-line registrants. The fill-in Microsoft Word format helped make the application process easier for all potential respondents. In all, postcards and e-mail announcements were sent to nearly 100 organizations, including previous CDBG Subrecipients, last year's applicants, City Departments, and those organizations requesting to be placed on the mailing list. • The Legal Notice was published on January 25th and February 10`h 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 Channel 17. • Staff conducted a formal RFP Workshop on February 1st that provided technical assistance and an overview of ADA and Section 504 accessibility guidelines to the applicants. Twenty-three agencies attended the workshop. Fifty-eight RFPs were distributed, which included twenty-two new organizations. The submittal deadline was February 20t". The City received 25 funding requests totaling $1,128,737, compared to 19 proposals received last year, totaling $1,215,727 in requests. • The Citizens Advisory Committee held its public hearing on February 22"d. Staff briefed the Committee on the past year's CDBG activities, including the status of projects, the Consolidated Annual Performance & Evaluation Report, entitlement funding decreases, timely expenditure scrutiny by HUD, and the Administration's 2008 proposed budget impacts. The public hearing was held to receive testimony from organizations submitting proposals, allow Committee members to question the respondents, and receive public comments from community members. Other than.16 respondents who spoke, there were no public comments. The Committee re- convened on February 25th to rank the proposals and recommend dollar awards. • 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, the Plan will be available for a 30 day public comment period prior to its submittal to HUD by May 15th 4 000OG City Council Staff Report April 2, 2008- Page 5 of 14 CDBG 2008-2009 Program Year The following matrices are of the respondents and their respective funding requests: I. Public Facilities & Improvements. 08-09 2008-09 APPLICANT $ 07-08 06-07 05-06 RECOMMENDED REQUEST $ $ $ $ 1 Desert Hot Springs Community Task Force 35,000 _0_ Saber Ape Center for Youth Treatment 2 Fire Department 93,000 93,000 CERT Supplies Container 3 Family YMCA of the Desert 128TI60 29,744 47,600 21,317 15,000 Public Facility Improvements 4 Olive Crest Treatment Centers, Inc. 50,000 _ _ _ _0_ Coachella Valley Children's Center 5 DesertArc 48,216 _ - 15,000 Safety, Security&ADA Improvements 6 Mizell Senior Center 15,000 27,200 75,000 17,000 15,000 Restroom Conservation Efficiencies 7 Desert Pride Community Center 15,000 - - -0 - ccessibilit( Improvements 8 Stroke Recovery Center 45,000 -0- 50,000 33,589 44,018 Energy Conservation Improvements g Department of Public Works & Engineering 107,000 96,879 -0- -0- -0- _Civic Drive Landscaping improvements 10 Department of Parks & Recreation 86,000 95,000 - 167,000 17,000 OJDHUC Fencing & Playground 11 Department of Parks & Recreation 62,670 95,000 - 167,000 -0- Co ote Run park Im rovements 12 Desert AIDS Project- 93.750 115,000 28,640 75,000 75,000 Energ -Efti Jenc Retrafittin . TOTAL PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT 57781 $274,018 REQUESTS sm 5 00OO65 City Council Staff Report April 2, 2008-Page 6 of 14 CDBG 2008-2009 Program Year ll. Public Services: 08-09 2008-09 APPLICANT $ 07-08 06-07 05-06 RECOMMENDED REQUEST $ $ $ $ 13 Palm Springs Sunup Rotary Foundation 30,000 16,482 15,000 - -0- Shoes That Fit 14 Roman Catholic Bishop of San Bernardino 10,000 - - - -0 St. Elizabeth Food Pantry 15 Cathedral City Senior Center 15,000 - -0- - -0- Outreach Case Management Program 16 Shelter From The Storm 48,000 -0- 15,000 35,200 15,000 Domestic Violence Outreach &Advocacy 18 Palm Springs Police Athletic League 24,250 - - - 15,035 Partial Summer Scholarship Program 19 Operation Safe House, Inc. 25,000 -0- 18,000 32,000 -0- Child Care Worker Operational Cost 20 Jewish Family Services of San Diego 67,408 - - - 28,969 Desert Horizon-SOS Transitional Housing 21 Department of Building &Safety 50,000 - - - -0- Code Enforcement Property Maintenance 22 Coachella Valley Housing Coalition 30,000 -0- 15,000 - -0- Co ote Run After-School Program 23 Family Services of the Desert, Inc. 15,183 - -0- - -0- Mental Health /CounselingProgram 24 CASA for Riverside County, Inc. 20,000 15,000 -0- 18,000 16,000 Su ort Pro ram 25 Department of Parks & Recreation 15,100 95,000 - 167,000 -0- OJDH Unity Center GED Program ■ PUBLIC SERVICES REQUESTS $349,941 $75,004 lll. Rehabilitation 08-09 2008-09 APPLICANT $ 07-08 06-07 05-06 RECOMMENDED REQUEST $ $ $ $ apartment of Community& Economic 51,000 0- 110,00 -0- $51,000 evelopment Home Repair Program _ TOTAL REHABILITATION REQUESTS 51,000 $51,000 6 h QO6O�� City Council Staff Report April 2, 2008—Page 7 of 14 CDBG 2008—2009 Program Year IV. Program Requirements 08-09 2008-09 APPLICANT $ 07-08 06-07 05-06 RECOMMENDED REQUEST $ $ $ $ 17 air Housing Council of Riverside County 50,646 15,000 25,000 40,853 air HousingProgram 15,000 epartment of Community& Economic 93,720 111,696 110,200 85,054 evelo ment Administration OTAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS $100,054 Total Programmatic Funding Summary (I— Ill) 07-08 2007-08 REQUESTS & RECOMMENDATION $ 06-07 05-06 04-05 RECOMMENDED REQUEST $ $ $ $ �I PUBLIC FACILITIES& IMPROVEMENTS $778,796 $274,018 II PUBLIC SERVICES $326,995 $75,004 III REHABILITATION $51,000 $51,000 PROGRAMMATIC FUNDING $1,156,791 E $400,022 E] All proposals were reviewed by the Citizens Advisory Committee. In some instances, even though a project met the Consolidated Plan goals, the Committee may not have recommended the program for funding due to other concerns. Below is a description of all of the proposals reviewed, including area/clientele to be served, average Evaluation Criteria Score and recommended allocations for 2008-2009 CDBG funding. PROJECTS RECOMMENDED FOR FUNDING Public Facilities_& Improvements: 2. City of Palm Springs Fire Department — CERT Supplies Container: The proposal calls for the acquisition and installation of a disaster supply container to assist three income eligible Census Tract Block Groups which receive service from Fire Station #4, which is also within walking distance of three mobile home parks. The Committee recognized the vulnerability of this targeted population segment during a natural disaster when public safety and emergency services would be operating at extremely heightened levels. 4,444 City (South PS); 2,693 LIM; 4,444 PS Residents; 31 Eva] Score; Requested $93,000 Recommended $93,000 3. Family YMCA of the Desert -- Public Facility Improvements: The request by the Y was to resurface the parking lot, install a wooden gym floor, replace the facility doors with 7 000007 City Council Staff Report April 2, 2008-- Page 8 of 14 CDBG 2008—2009 Program Year new metal gym doors and install ADA compliant power-assisted door closures for the existing main front entrance doors. Since the parking lot resurfacing is maintenance- of-effort, a prohibited CDBG activity, and limited funds are available, only the facility doors are being recommended for funding. 2,600 Valley-Wide; 1,337 LIM; 1,141 PS Residents; 29 Eval Score; Requested $128,160 Recommended $15,000 5. DesertArc — Safety. Security & ADA Improvements: The DesertArc (formerly the Foundation for the Retarded of the Desert) proposed capital improvements to address walkway safety, security fences and ADA sliding doors on their campus. The Committee recommended funds for the ADA and safety items, such as eliminating walkway trip hazards, and installing detectable raised truncated warning domes. 604 Valley-Wide; 601 LIM; 81 PS Residents; 20 Eval Score; Requested $48,216 Recommended $15,000 6. Mizell Senior Center — Restroom Conservation Efficiencies: Mizell's proposal was for resource conservation improvements. These improvements would replace restroom fixtures with more efficient low-flush toilets, waterless urinals, and motion sensing faucets as well as incorporate motion sensing and controlled delivery paper towel dispensers. 5,200 PS & CC; 5,200 LIM; 4,940 PS Residents; 35 Eval Score; Requested $15,000 Recommended $15,000 8. Stroke Recovery Center — Energy Conservation Improvements: The Stroke Recovery Center's proposal was for energy conservation improvements. These improvements would replace the current high energy interior lighting fixtures with more energy-saving T-8 style fluorescent lamps and LED lamps. 115 Valley-Wide; 104 LIM; 41 PS Residents; 26 Eval Score; Requested $45,000 Recommended $44,018 10.City of Palm Springs of Parks & Recreation — James O. Jessie Desert Highland Unity Center Fencing & Playground: Parks & Recreation's proposal is to install new fencing and a new play structure at the JOJDHUC. The Committee felt that due to limited . funds for the coming year, the project would need to be phased and the new secured fenced area was identified as the highest priority. 5,000 City (North PS); 5,000 UM; 5,000 PS Residents; 26 Eval Score; Requested $86,000 Recommended $17,000 12.Desert AIDS Project — Energy-Efficiency Retrofitting: DAP's proposal is additional energy-efficiency upgrades. These upgrades will replace outdated inefficient small rooftop air conditioning units with more economic air handlers, which will result in energy cost savings. 2,253 Eastern County;2,253 UM; 1,212 PS Residents; 37 Eval Score; Requested $93,750 Recommended $75,000 8 006068 City Council Staff Report April 2, 2008— Page 9 of 14 CDBG 2008—2009 Program Year Public Services: 16.Shelter from the Storm — Domestic Violence Outreach & Advocacy! The Shelter requested funds to continue the operation of its bilingual Domestic Violence Outreach and Advocacy Center and presence in Palm Springs. The Outreach Center provides a full range of crisis counseling and support services for battered women and their children. 400 County-Wide; 400 L/M; 45 PS Residents; 24 Eval Score; Requested $48,000 Recommended $16,000 18.Palm Springs Police Athletic League, Inc. — Partial Summer Scholarship Program: PSPAL, now affiliated with the Western Coachella Valley Police Activity League (PAL), seeks funds to scholarship their children into the summer programming which targets income eligible at-risk youth. 50 City-Wide; 50 L/M; 50 PS Residents; 23 Eval Score; Requested $24,250 Recommended $15,035 20.Jewish Family Services of San Diego — Desert Horizon-Services & Overnight Shelter: JFS requested local matching funds to supplement their recently awarded County grant to provide permanent housing and supportive services for homeless persons. 64 Western Valley; 64 L/M; 51 PS Residents; 27 Eval Score; Requested $67,408 Recommended $28,969 24.Court Appointed Special Advocates for Riverside County Inc. — Support Program: Court Appointed Special Advocates' proposal is to recruit, train and supervise an additional 20 new community volunteers to increase the total number of volunteers. These volunteers work with abused, neglected or abandoned children (birth to eighteen years old) who reside in foster or group homes and are dependents of the County's Juvenile Court System. 20 City-Wide; 20 L/M; 20 PS Residents; 26 Eval Score; Requested $20,000 Recommended $16,000 Fair Housing Services, 17.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 requested 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 under General Administration. In the past several years, the unfunded portion of Fair Housing's request was filled through the Agency's Low and Moderate Income Housing Program under a separate agreement. Staff will recommend the same this year. 1,500 City-Wide; 1,500 L/M; 1,500 PS Residents; 19 Eval Score; Requested $50,646 Recommended $15,000 9 City Council Staff Report April 2, 2008— Page 10 of 14 CDBG 2008—2009 Program Year The following list is a brief description of the proposals reviewed by the Committee but not recommended for funding for one of several reasons, including not meeting the CDBG eligible activities guidelines or Consolidated Plan goals, proposal incompleteness, duplication with existing services, other administrative concerns, or because of limited funding. PROJECTS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR FUNDING Public Facilities & Im rovements 1. Desert Hot Springs Community Task Force — Sober Age Center for Youth Treatment: This residential treatment center, serving youth, requested funds for capital improvements to address items hampering the issuance of Desert Hot Springs permits. 200 Valley-Wide; 150 LIM; 25 PS Residents; 7 Eval Score; $35,000 4. Olive Crest Treatment Centers. Inc. — Coachella Valley Children's Center: This request was to fund related hard costs of the four residential homes now under construction. 80 Valley-Wide; 80 LIM; 5 PS Residents; 14 Eval Score; $50,000 7. Desert Pride Community Center— Accessibility Improvements: The Center's proposal is to make tenant improvements for ADA accessibility throughout their facility. The Committee noted that the lack of membership income data made it impossible to determine if the low-moderate eligible income populations were the beneficiary. Additionally, during the Committee's Public Hearing, the Center reported that their membership growth and expanded programming has required an active and immediate search for new space. 560 Valley-Wide, ? LIM; ? PS Residents; 9 Eval Score; $15,000 9. City of Palm Springs Department of Public Works & Engineering — Civic Drive Landscaping Improvements: This proposal was to construct infrastructure within the public right-of-way on Civic Drive, which would be undertaken through two phases, with the first being landscaping improvements. 115 Households; 115 LIM; 115 PS Households; 14 Eval Score; $107,000 11.City of Palm Springs Department of Parks & Recreation — Coyote Run Park Improvements: This proposal was to construct park improvements on a vacant site adjacent to Coyote Run Apartments on Sunrise Way. 10,000 City (North PS); 10,000 LIM; 10,000 PS Residents; 17 Eval Score; $62,670 Public Services 13.Palm Springs Sunup Rotary Foundation — Shoes That Fit Program: Rotary's requested continued funding of their community service program, which provides shoes to elementary and middle schools in the Palm Springs Unified School District, which in turn distributes them to needy students participating in the Free and Reduced Federal Lunch Program. 10 000010 City Council Staff Report April 2, 2008 — Page 11 of 14 CDBG 2008—2009 Program Year 8,000 District-Wide; 8,000 LIM; 2,500 PS Residents; 16 Eval Score; $30,000 14.Roman Catholic Bishop of San Bernardino -- St. Elizabeth Food Pantry: The Pantry's request was for funds to purchase food items for operating their one day a week meal program in Desert Hot Springs. 6,223 DHS & North 1-10; 6,263 LIM; 0 PS Residents; 6 Eval Score; $10,000 15.Cathedral City Senior Center — Outreach Case Management Program: The Center at Tierra del Sol requested funds for their Outreach Program of bilingual health and social service referrals to seniors. 2,500 Valley-Wide; 2,500 LIM; 250 PS Residents; 8 Eval Score; $15,000 19.0 eration SafeHouse Inc. -- Child Care Worker Operational Cost: Operation SafeHouse's request was funding for operational costs in support of a Child Care Worker to work directly with runaway and homeless youth in residence at their new 20- bed emergency shelter complex. 650 Valley-Wide; 650 LIM; ? PS Residents; 13 Eval Score; $25,000 21.City of Palm Springs Department of Building & Safety — Code Enforcement Property Maintenance: This proposal sought funds to financially assist property owners within the Highland-Gateway Redevelopment Project Area to abate property maintenance violations. The Committee acknowledged the merit and saw the need for a more formalized process, and recommended it be incorporated into the CDBG income eligible Home Repair Program and offered City-Wide. 10 Highland-Gateway; 10 LIM; 10 PS Residents; 16 Eval Score; $50,000 22.Coachella Valley Housing Coalition — Coyote Run After-School Program: CVHC's request is to cover operational expenses and supplement an existing after-school tutoring program and computer class. 45 Coyote Run; 45 LIM; 45 PS Residents; 17 Eval Score; $30,000 23.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. 36 City-Wide; 36 LIM; 36 PS Residents; 10 Eval Score; $15,183 25.City of Palm Springs Department of Parks & Recreation — James O. Jessie Desert Highland Unity Center GED Program: This proposal requested operational funds to bring two GED (General Education Development) classes to the Center. 40 Desert-Highland Gateway; 40 LIM; 40 PS Residents; 11 Eval Score; $50,000 11 . OOOl7?' i• City Council Staff Report April 2, 2008— Page 12 of 14 CDBG 2008—2009 Program Year City Council action will approve the Annual Action Plan and CDBG Budget, as well as authorize the City Manager to execute the agreements between the City and the 2008- 2009 CDBG Subrecipients and the Funding Approval/Agreement with HUD, which allows the acceptance of the City's annual CDBG entitlement allocation. FISCAL IMPACT: 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. ,'"'�`r"" g 7/' a. YMOND DALE E. COOK, JR. of munity & Economic Development Community Development Administrator THOMAS J. V"SON DAVID H. READY Assistant City Manager— Development Services City Manager ATTACHMENT: 1. Attachment A — Strategic Plan Goals 2. Resolution 12 000012 City Council Staff Report April 2, 2008—Page 13 of 14 CDBG 2008—2009 Program Year Attachment A City of Palm Springs 2005-2010 Consolidated Plan Strategic Plan Goals 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 13 000018 City Council Staff Report April 2, 2008—Page 14 of 14 CDSG 2008—2009 Program Year 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 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 DaleC/CI76G08-09/CC BCaffReport2.Mar08 14 000014 RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE 2008-2009 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ANNUAL ACTION PLAN; APPROVING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008 - 2009; AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL OF THE PLAN AND BUDGET TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT; AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE APPROVAL/AGREEMENT WITH UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND THE SUBRECIPIENT AGREEMENTS WHEREAS, as a Community Development Block Grant entitlement community, the City of Palm Springs is required to prepare and submit a Five Year Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan for the use of the federal funds received; and WHEREAS, the City of Palm Springs is eligible to receive an entitlement of $600,027 of Community Development Block Grant funds 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 persons; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the requirements of including citizen involvement in the allocation process, a Citizens Advisory Committee was established and a public hearing was held to receive citizen input on the allocation of these funds; and WHEREAS, the proposals have been reviewed by the CDBG Citizens Advisory Committee based on the needs of low and moderate income persons and the other National Objectives to benefit the maximum number of people; and WHEREAS, the City Council held a public hearing on April 2, 2008 to receive public input on the allocation of these funds; and THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: 000015 Resolution No, Page 2 of 4 SECTION 1. The 2008 - 2009 Annual Action Plan is hereby approved. The City Manager or his designee is authorized to submit the 2008-2009 Annual Action Plan to the United States Department of Housing & Urban Development, which accurately reflects the 2008 - 2009 CDBG budget and projects approved by the City Council. SECTION 2. The total Community Development Block Grants funds available for 2008 - 2009, including Entitlement and projected Program Income, by authorized category of basic eligibility, are approved as follows: Public Facilities & Improvements $325 018. Public Services........................................................................ 75 004." TOTAL PROGRAMMATIC FUNDS....................................$400,022. ADMIN (includes Citizen Participation & Fair Housing)..$100.005.n"* TOTAL CDBG 2007 — 2008 ENTITLEMENT.................... 50$ Public Facilities & Improvements could be supplemented with program income, if any, and any reprogrammed funds from unexpended activities from prior years. Public Service is calculated at 15% of new entitlement funding. Administration is calculated at 20% of new entitlement funding. SECTION 3. The City Manager is hereby authorized to accept and execute the Funding Approval/Agreement with HUD - Grant #: B-08-MC-06- 0561, in the amount of $500,027, for the Fiscal Year 2008 - 2009 CDBG Program, 34th Program Year. SECTION 4. The City Manager is hereby authorized to execute the following Subrecipient Agreements, City Departments' Memoranda of Understanding and all necessary documents, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney: City of Palm Springs Fire Department— CERT Supplies Container $93,000 Family YMCA of the Desert-- Public Facility Improvements $15,000 DesertArc— Safety, Security &ADA Improvements $15,000 Mizell Senior Center— Restroom Conservation Efficiencies $15,000 Resolution No. Page 3 of 4 Stroke Recovery Center— Energy Conservation Improvements $44,018 City of Palm Springs of Parks & Recreation — James O. Jessie Desert Highland Unity Center Fencing $17,000 Desert AIDS Project— Energy-Efficiency Retrofitting $75,000 Shelter from the Storm — Domestic Violence Outreach & Advocacy $15,000 Palm Springs Police Athletic League, Inc. — Partial Summer Scholarship Program $15 035 Jewish Family Services of San Diego — Desert Horizon-Services & Overnight Shelter $28,969 Court Appointed Special Advocates for Riverside County, Inc. — Support Program $16,000 City of Palm Springs Department of Community & Economic Development— Home Repair Program $51,000 Fair Housing Council of Riverside County, Inc. — Fair Housing Program $15,000 ADOPTED this _ day of April, 2008. David H. Ready, City Manager ATTEST: James Thompson, City Clerk 000017 Resolution No. Page 4 of 4 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 _, 2008, by the following vote: AYES: NOES,- ABSENT: ABSTAIN: James Thompson, City Clerk City of Palm Springs, California Da1eC1CDBG08-09/CC Resolution MaM 000019 PROOF OF PCIBLICATION This is space for County Clerk's Filing Stamp (20I5.5.C.C.P) STATE OF CALIFORNIA County of Riverside -Na.-0842 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY COUNCIL CITY OF PALM SPRINGS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT((CDBG) FISCAL YEAR 200e-OB I am a citizen of the United States and a resident of ANNUAL ACTION PLAN NOTICE IS NENEBY GIVEN that the Clly council the County aforesaid;1 am over the age of eighteen of the Clryry of Palm Springs California,will hold a public years,and not a patty to Or interested in rile Heating at its meeting of April 2,2008 The Clry Court• cal meeting begIns at 6:00p m.in the Council Chamber above�ntitled matter.I am the principal clerk of a at Clry Hall, 3200 East Tahqukz Canyon way, Palm printer of the,DESERT SUN PUBLISHING Springa The purpose of the hearing Is to provide citizens with COMPANY a newspaper of general circulation, on op ortuni to offercommont on the pmposed actwo printed and published in the city of Palm Springs, ties olthe Corync funds for this coming'Iscal year. County of Riverside,and which newspaper has been The Carys Five-Year Consohdalcd Plan lConPlanl Into. rates the appIlcation, plennan and cli zon padmipa- adjudged a newspaper of general circulation by the lion for the CDBG pmgram. '�le ConPlan was com- Su erior Court of the Conn Of Riversid• State of pletcd in May 2005 Ind will be u dared every we P IY c+ years A One-year Annual Action PPan Is required ev- California under the date of March 24,1988.Case ery year to describe the housing end community devel- opmonl policies,programs,and budget to be undertak- Number 191236;that the notice,of which the on by the City uaing federal state,local,and private funds for the next year. The pproposed CDBG projects annexed is a printed copy(set in type not smaller 'rod budgget will be sWmillod IC the De�t.of Houslnp& Urban❑evnIQ Front(HUD May 15,..008 HUD has than non pari¢I,has been published in each regular advised the chtty that Its May Year 2008-09 endue- and entire issue of said newspaper and not in any mint will be 1500,027, supplement thereof on the following dates,to wit: such pro]ec4 Which amcompleted have een ang comple ilon. March 22ad1 2008 • Public Facllilico and Imppmvemenls-Cwic Drive Im- ----`�- ---��---_ ---- govonfonls,Desert AIDS Proloct,Familyy YMCA of the esen,and the James O Jessie DesewHlghland Uni• ry Center, • Public Services-COlul Aopoanted Special Ativo• ----..--.�-.�__.----��---.�----,.,_� Cates,Fair Housing Council MMizell Senlor Cantor,PS Sunup Renarryy Foundation and Smile factory;and All in the year 2008 • ROhabilitation-Home Repair Programs. Responso to this notice may be made verbally at the 1 certifyor declare under penalty of erg u that the ppu�blic hearing and/or m wriling before ins nearingg ( ) P tY P I ry Wrlden comments mayy be made to Mo City Council by foregoing is true and correct. IPllor(mail or hand delivery)to: James Thompson,City Clark Dated at Palm Springs,California this----24It,--• 320 ngst9z Way day Pd1m SpriCA � 02 Any challenge of the proposed In court they be hmitod of----- March — — -•-------- 2008 to raising only Ihoso issues raised at me public hearing , II described in this notice,or In written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk at or prior to Ile public hearing.(GOvemment Code Section 65009[b][2]). !� An opportunity will be 9ivun at said hearings for all in- 'Est. red persons to be heard. Questlons regarding this N.•••�__,.....mot ------ ��--��-•_ may be directed to Dale Cook, Community Davelop- ,. '�j' �— mont Administrator 9t(760)323-8198 or OSIaCOdk4-0 _ Sig r/llR� pefmaorinas-r.Agov 9,7 The City does not discriminate on the basis OF an ma- son The IF,not misted to a bona floc qualification in ad- I�N "� mission or access to or treatment or employment in,aie Tar �C �--LU foderally assisted programs and activllles. It is also the Q J intention of tee City to comply with tpC Amorican with Disabl6lios ACT(ADA)In all respects Persons with ills• aBddias who regulre auxiliary aids or special assistance C, CV } Posted heyon what is normally provided in utilizing W1 •n City facilities,programs services,aciivltios require rhls Ci-DSty seohtha , information on thoCirycmpinco accessible ADA .� poleeae contact the City's ADA Coordinator at y Co .y PIliI Kapplan®ppalms ro Inas_cq gpov,or 323 a2191'rDD =o 664-952TA tRYOe0•r d notice inlorming us of the panic- ` C] ~ = ular needts)and to determine If accommodation is tea• C 7 dable arequested.reestThe City will anampt to accommo- date each request in d reasonable manner S necesita ayude con esta Carta podevor Kama a1a Flega��e Palm S 6n gs y puede nabiar con Nadine James Thompson,Cary Clerk Publf•hod:3122199 CITY OF PALM SPRINGS PUBLIC HEARING NOTIFICATION 4) CITY CLERK'S DEPARTMENT James Thompson, City Clerk City Council Meeting Date: April 2, 2008 Subject: CDBG — Fiscal Year 2008-09 Annual Action Plan AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION I, Kathie Hart, CMC, Chief Deputy City Clerk, of the City of Palm Springs, California, do hereby certify that a copy of the attached Notice of Public Hearing was published in the Desert Sun on March 22, 2008. 1 declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. �4�m& Kathie Hart, CMC Chief Deputy City Clerk AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING I, Dolores Strickstein, Secretary, of the City of Palm Springs, California, do hereby certify that a copy of the attached Notice of Public Hearing was posted at City Hall, 3200 E- Tahquitz Canyon Drive, on the exterior legal notice posting board and in the Office of the City Clerk on or before March 21, 2008. 1 declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Dolores Strickstein, Secretary ddOb�9 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY COUNCIL CITY OF PALM SPRINGS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) FISCAL YEAR 2008-09 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Palm Springs, California, will hold a public hearing at its meeting of April 2, 2008. The City Council meeting begins at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber at City Hall, 3200 East Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs. The purpose of the hearing is to provide citizens with an opportunity to offer comment on the proposed activities of the CDBG funds for this coming fiscal year. 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 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, stale, 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, 2008. HUD has advised the City that its Fiscal Year 2008-09 entitlement will be $500,027. During the past year, CDBG funds have been used in such projects which are completed or nearing completion: • Public Facilities and Improvements — Civic Drive Improvements, Desert AIDS Project, Family YMCA of the Desert, and the James O. Jessie Desert-Highland Unity Center; • Public Services — Court Appointed Special Advocates, Fair Housing Council, Mizell Senior Center, PS Sunup Rotary Foundation, and Smile Factory; and • Rehabilitation — Home Repair Programs. 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 (mail or hand delivery) to: James Thompson, City Clerk 3200 East Tahquitz Canyon Way Palm Springs, CA 92262 Any challenge of the proposed in court may be limited to raising only those issues raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk at, or prior to, the public hearing. (Government Code Section 65009[b][2]). An opportunity will be given at said hearings for all interested persons to be heard. Questions regarding this may be directed to Dale Cook, Community Development Administrator at (760) 323-8198, or Dale.Cook<a palmsprinos-ca.gov. 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 needed beyond what is normally provided in utilizing City facilities, programs, services, activities, require this document be provided in other accessible formats, or information on the City's compliance with the ADA, please contact the City's ADA Coordinator at Phil.KaplanOpalmsprings-ca.gov, or 323-8219/TDD 864-9527. A three-day notice informing us of the particular need(s) and to determine if accommodation is feasible is requested. The City. will-attempt to accommodate each request in a reasonable manner. Si necesita ayuda con esta Carta, porfavor Ilame a la Ciudad de Palm Springs y puede hablar con Nad-tne Fieger (760) 323-8364, ames Thompson, City Clerk [{00OZO �ppLM gA �0 - -� City of Palm Springs " Community and. Economic Develupmenr DeparimenE r L(7 P 'fihquiti Cd 1 A (76 Palm Springs,C'A(I(760) 6'1-95 � Hco •3° +R TGI:(�(()) i�1-525y • FAX (7(I17 i22-8;35 I'Dll(76U)HC+'I')517 nunna' C �P Cnm 4( nnimq ItidwJqm� , cur nw_ y nnm• C� unv w y DLlupnnnr lilal Gun r.11700A D IIIWHn Uiul'I"nuu - Cuim I III t Ih al III minr • I Iou,i - Puhln:Arr C7 N INTRA - CITY �_ rn MEMORANDUM nx r^ TO: David Ready, City Manager v' - FROM: John Raymond, Director of Community & Economic DevFeopment. cwn W SUBJ: 2008 — 2009 CDBG Funding Recommendation DATE: March 14, 2008 As a follow-up to our discussions, please review the CDBG Citizens Advisory Committee recommendations for this coming year 2008— 2009 funding awards. All proposals were reviewed by the Citizens Advisory Committee. In some instances, even though a project met the Consolidated Plan goals, the Committee may not have recommended the program for funding due to other concerns. Below is a description of all of the proposals reviewed, including area/clientele to be served, average Evaluation Criteria Score and recommended allocations for 2008-2009 CDBG funding. PROJECTS RECOMMENDED FOR FUNDING Public Facilities & Improvements: 2. City of Palm Springs Department of Fire — CERT Supplies Container: The proposal calls for the acquisition and installation of a disaster supply container to assist three income eligible Census Tract Block Groups which receive service from Fire Station #4, which is also within walking distance of three mobile home parks. The Committee recognized the vulnerability of this targeted population segment during a natural disaster when public safety and emergency services would be operating at extremely heightened levels. 4,444 City (South PS); 2,693 L/M; 4,444 PS Residents; 31 Eval Score; Requested $93,000 Recommended $93,000 3. Family YMCA of the Desert — Public FacilitV Improvements: The request by the Y was to resurface the parking lot, install wooden gym floor, replace the facility doors with new metal gym doors and install ADA compliant power-assisted door closures for the existing main front entrance doors. Since the parking lot resurfacing is maintenance-of effort, a prohibited CDBG activity and limited funds are available, only the facility doors are being recommended for funding. 2,600 Valley-Wide; 1,337 L/M; 1,141 PS Residents; 29 Eval Score; Requested $128,160 Recommended $15,000 Posr Office Tux 2743 0Palm Sprin s, Cafifnmia 9226 2743 000021, 5. DesertArc — Safety. Security & ADA Improvements: The DesertArc (formerly the Foundation for the Retarded of the Desert) proposed capital improvements to address walkway safety, security fences and ADA sliding doors on their campus. The Committee recommends funds for the ADA and safety items, such as eliminating walkway trip hazards, and installing detectable raised truncated warning domes. 604 Valley-Wide; 601 LIM; 81 PS Residents; 20 Eval Score; Requested $48,216 Recommended $15,000 6. Mizell Senior Center — Restroom Conservation Efficiencies: Mizell's proposal was for resource conservation improvements. These improvements would replace restroom fixtures with more efficient low-flush toilets, waterless urinals, and motion sensing faucets as well as incorporate motion sensing and controlled delivery paper towel dispensers. 5,200 PS & CC; 5,200 LIM; 4,940 PS Residents; 35 Eval Score; Requested $15,000 Recommended $15,000 8. Stroke Recovery Center -- Energy Conservation Improvements: The Stroke Recovery Center's proposal was for energy conservation improvements. These improvements would replace the current high energy interior lighting fixtures with more energy-saving T-8 style fluorescent lamps and LED lamps. 115 Valley-Wide, 104 LIM; 41 PS Residents; 26 Eval Score; Requested $45,000 Recommended $44,018 10.City of Palm Springs of Parks & Recreation -- James O. Jessie Desert Highland Unity Center Fencing& Playground: Parks & Recreation's proposal is to install new fencing and a new play structure at the JOJDHUC. The Committee felt that due to limited funds for the coming year, the project would need to be phased and the new secured fenced area was identified as the highest priority. 5,000 City (North PS); 5,000 LIM; 5,000 PS Residents; 26 Eval Score; Requested $86,000 Recommended $17,000 12.Desert AIDS Protect -- Energy-Efficiency Retrofitting: DAP's proposal is additional energy-efficiency upgrades. These upgrades will replace outdated inefficient small rooftop air conditioning units with more economic air handlers, which will result in energy cost savings. 2,253 Eastern County;2,253 LIM; 1,212 PS Residents; 37 Eval Score; Requested $93,750 Recommended $75,000 Public Services. 16.Shelter from the Storm — Domestic Violence Outreach & Advocacy: The Shelter requested funds to continue the operation of its bilingual Domestic Violence Outreach and Advocacy Center and presence in Palm Springs. The Outreach Center provides a full range of crisis counseling and support services for battered women and their children. 400 County-Wide; 400 LIM; 45 PS Residents; 24 Eval Score; Requested $48,000 Recommended $15,000 2 000022 18.Palm Springs Police Athletic League, Inc. — Partial Summer Scholarship Program: PSPAL, renamed Western Coachella Valley Police Activity League (PAL), seeks funds to scholarship their children into the summer programming which targets income eligible at-risk youth. 50 City-Wide; 50 LIM; 50 PS Residents; 23 Eval Score; Requested $24,250 Recommended $15,035 20.Jewish Family Services of San Diego — Desert Horizon-Services & Overnight Shelter: JFS requested local matching funds to supplement their recently awarded County grant to provide permanent housing and supportive services for homeless persons. 64 Western Valley; 64 LIM; 51 PS Residents; 27 Eval Score; Requested $67,408 Recommended $28,969 15.Court Appointed Special Advocates for Riverside County Inc. — Support Program: Court Appointed Special Advocates' proposal is to recruit, train and supervise an additional 20 new community volunteers to bring the total number of volunteers. These volunteers work with abused, neglected or abandoned children (birth to eighteen years old), who reside in foster or group homes and are dependents of the County's Juvenile Court System. 20 City-Wide; 20 LIM; 20 PS Residents; 26 Eval Score; Requested $20,000 Recommended $16,000 Fair Housing Services, 19.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 requested 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 under General Administration. In the past several years, the unfunded portion of Fair Housing's request will be filled through the Agency's Low and Moderate Income Housing Program under a separate agreement. 1,500 City-Wide; 1,500 LIM; 1,500 PS Residents; 19 Eval Score; Requested $50,646 Recommended $15,000 The following list is a brief description of the other proposals reviewed by the Committee, but not recommended for funding for one of several reasons, including not meeting the CDBG eligible activities guidelines, Consolidated Plan goals, proposal incompleteness, duplication with existing services, other administrative concerns, or because of limited funding. PROJECTS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR FUNDING Public Facilities & Improvements 1. Desert Hot Springs Community Task Force -- Sober Age Center for Youth Treatment: This residential treatment center, serving youth, proposed funds for capital improvements to address items hampering the issuance of Desert Hot Springs permits. 200 Valley-Wide; 150 LIM; 25 PS Residents; 7 Eval Score; $35,000 4. Olive Crest Treatment Centers, Inc. — Coachella Valley Children's Center: This request was to fund related hard costs of the four residential homes now under construction. 80 Valley-Wide; 80 LIM; 5 PS Residents; 14 Eval Score; $50,000 3 ry o00028 7. Desert Pride Community Center — AccessibilitV Improvements: The Center's proposal is to make tenant improvements for ADA accessibility throughout their facility. The Committee noted that the lack of membership income data made it impossible to determine if the low-moderate eligible income populations were the beneficiary. Additionally, during the Committee's Public Hearing, the Center reported that their membership growth and expanded programming has required an active and immediate search for new space. 560 Valley-Wide; ? L/M; ? PS Residents; 9 Eval Score; $15,000 9. City of Palm Springs Department of Public Works & Engineering _— Civic Drive Landscaping Improvements: This proposal was to construct infrastructure within the public right-of-way on Civic Drive, which would be undertaken through two phases, with first being landscaping improvements. 115 Households; 115 L/M; 115 PS Households; 14 Eval Score; $107,000 11.City of Palm Springs Department of Parks & Recreation — Coyote Run Park Improvements: This proposal was to construct first phase of park improvements on a vacant site adjacent to Coyote Run Apartments. 10,000 City (North PS); 10,000 L/M; 10,000 PS Residents; 17 Eval Score; $62,670 Public Services 13.Palm Springs Sunup RotarV Foundation — Shoes That Fit Program: Rotary's request proposed continuation of their community service program, which provides shoes to elementary and middle schools in the Palm Springs Unified School District, which in turn distributes them to needy students participating in the Free and Reduced Federal Lunch Program. 8,000 District-Wide; 8,000 L/M; 2,500 PS Residents, 16 Eval Score; $30,000 14.Raman Catholic Bishop of San Bernardino -- St. Elizabeth Food_ Pantry: The Pantry's request was for funds to purchase food items in operating their one day a week meal program in Desert Hot Springs. 6,223 DHS & N 1-10; 6,263 L/M; 0 PS Residents; 6 Eva] Scare; $10,000 15.Cathedral City Senior Center — Outreach Case Management Program: The Center at Tierra del Sol requested funds for their Outreach Program of bilingual health and social service referrals to seniors. 2,500 Valley-Wide; 2,500 L/M; 250 PS Residents; 8 Eval Score; $15,000 19.Operation SafeHouse, Inc. — Child Care Worker Operational Cost: Operation SafeHouse's request was funding for operational costs in support of a Child Care Worker to work directly with runaway and homeless youth in residence at their new 20- bed emergency shelter complex. 650 Valley-Wide; 650 L/M; ? PS Residents; 13 Eval Score; $25,000 21.City of Palm Springs Department of Building & Safety — Code Enforcement Property Maintenance: This proposal sought funds to financially assist property owners within the Highland-Gateway Redevelopment Project Area to abate property maintenance violations. The Committee acknowledged the merit and saw the need for a more formalized process, and recommended it be incorporated into the CDBG income eligible Home Repair Program and offered City-Wide. 10 Highland-Gateway; 10 L/M; 10 PS Residents; 16 Eval Score; $50,000 4 000024 22.Coachella Valley Housing Coalition — Coyote Run After-School Program: CVHC's request is to cover operational expenses and supplement existing after-school tutoring and computer class program. 45 Coyote Run; 45 L/M; 45 PS Residents; 17 Eval Score; $30,000 23.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. 36 City-Wide; 36 L/M; 36 PS Residents; 10 Eval Score; $16,183 25.City of Palm Springs Department of Parks & Recreation — James 0. Jessie Desert Highland Unity Center GED Program: This proposal requested operational funds to bring two GED (General Education Development) classes to the Center. 40 Desert-Highland Gateway; 40 UM; 40 PS Residents, 11 Eval Score; $50,000 The CDBG Public Hearing is scheduled for April 2. Cc: Dale Cook, Community Development Administrator DaleC/CDBGOS-09/CM_FundingReoMemo MarOS 5 000023