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Home My WebLink About4/7/2004 - STAFF REPORTS (20) DATE: APRIL 7, 2004 TO: CITY COUNCIL FROM: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATOR VIA DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY& ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 2004 — 2005 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) PUBLIC HEARING, CDBG BUDGET ADOPTION, ACCEPTANCE AND APPROVAL OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD) — GRANT #: B-03-MC-06-0561, IN THE AMOUNT OF $606,000, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2004—2005 CDBG PROGRAM, 301H PROGRAM YEAR. RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council hold a public hearing to review and approve the proposed 2004 - 2005 CDBG budget as recommended, authorize the submittal of the Consolidated Plan Annual Plan Update to the Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD), authorize the City Manager to execute Subrecipient Agreements for 2004 - 2005 CDBG program and approve the Funding Approval/Agreement with the HUD — Grant #: B-04-MC-06-0561, in the amount of $606,000, for the Fiscal Year 2004 — 2005 CDBG Program, 30�h Program Year. BACKGROUND: The CDBG Program was adopted by Congress thirty (30) years ago to provide a flexible funding source for local governments to meet the community development needs of their low and moderate-income community and was the first federal block grant. This entitlement program allows grantees to fund three National Objectives sets forth as: benefiting low and moderate (L/M) income persons; preventing or eliminating slums or blight; and meeting urgent need. The federal statute also states that at least 70% of CDBG expenditures benefit L/M income persons. In 2000, a five-year Consolidated Plan (ConPlan) and one-year Annual Plan were prepared and approved by City Council. Implementation of the Plan was approved by HUD. Next year, when a new ConPlan must be developed, 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. Council action, with approval of the CDBG budget, will concurrently authorize submittal of the 2004 - 2005 Plan Update to HUD. Following Council approval of the CDBG activities and budget, the Plan will be available for a thirty (30) day comment period prior to submission to HUD by May 15`h. The following goals were incorporated into the Strategic Plan that is a key component of our 2000—2004 Five-Year Consolidated Plan: Housing Strategy Goal #1. Preserve the City's existing single family and multi-family housing stock Goal #2. Retain the stock of affordable housing Goal #3. Increase opportunities for low income homeownership /39 Goal #4. Increase the supply of affordable housing through new construction Homeless Strategv Goal #1. Increase the supply of supportive housing Goal #2. Improve public services for the homeless Special Populations Strategy (frail elderly, battered women, drug & alcohol dependent, HIV/AIDS) Goal 91. Increase the supply of special needs housing Goal #2. Improve public services for the special needs population Public Housing Strategv Goal #1. Continue to support the on-going efforts of the Riverside County Housing Authority Public Service Strategy(youth seniors) Goal #1. Expand and improve the quality and quantity of public service programs Lead Removal Strategv Goal #1. Reduce the number of housing units with lead paint hazards through education, inspection and rehabilitation Goal #2. Adhere to the new HUD regulations concerning lead paint abatement Fair Housing Strategy Goal #1. Continue to implement the Fair Housing laws by providing funding to further fair housing goals Community Development Strategv Goal #1. Provide public infrastructure improvements that will enhance community stability and attractiveness Goal #2. Expand the City's economic base and promote greater employment opportunities Goal#3. Provide public services that are concerned with job training and employment Goal #4. Provide for the repair of existing public and non-profit facilities Goal#5. Eliminate physical barriers to allow access by handicapped persons 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 five 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. Next year, a new Five-Year Consolidated Plan will be prepared, including an Annual Action Plan, and for the next following four years, the Action Plan will be updated annually. Each subsequent Action Plan must contain projects and programs that will enable the City to meet the five-year accomplishments that are set within the adopted Consolidated Plan. 2 Bfi� 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 get community feedback, the following actions were performed: • CDBG Request For Proposals (RFPs)were made available, either by hardcopy or electronic format by disk or email on February 2, 2004. Postcard and e-mail announcements were sent to approximately one hundred and twenty-five (125) organizations, including previous CDBG Subrecipients, last year's applicants and those organizations forwarding letters this past year requesting to be placed on our mailing list which increased by thirty(30) over last year. • The RFP Legal Notice was published twice, February 3`" and 101h, in The Desert Sun, and a press release was faxed to our media list which provided information to the community about the availability of CDBG funds. It also appeared on the City website and Palm Springs Community Television - Channel 17, governmental cable access station. • Staff also conducted a formal RFP Workshop on February 111h that provided technical assistance and responded to applicants' questions. There were fifteen (15) organizations represented, five of which were new applicants. The RFP submittal deadline was March 1s`. Thirty-two (32) RFPs were distributed, compared to thirty (30) last year. The City received fifteen (15) funding requests totaling $1.2 million. This compares to fourteen (14) proposals last year at the same $1.2 million funding request level of this year. • The Citizens Advisory Council (CAC) held two meetings. The first meeting was the noticed public hearing, on March 18'h, to receive testimony from organizations submitting RFPs and to receive public comments from community members. Other than fourteen (14) RFP respondent testimonies, there were no community comments. Prior to the Hearing, Staff conducted a CDBG orientation for the CAC members, including three new members. One was formally appointed by the Planning Commission and the other two represented the targeted populations of low-income areas and those living with HIV/AIDS. Staff also further briefed the entire six(6) member CAC on this past year's updates, specifically project status, CAPER (Consolidated Annual Performance & Evaluation Report), Entitlement Annual Allocation decreases, timeliness expenditure rate scrutiny, HUD's Performance Management System and HUD's Civil Rights Monitoring. Staff also sought guidance from the CAC regarding how to proceed with five RFPs received late. The five CAC members present unanimously decided not to review any proposal received after the submission deadline. • The agenda item before Council this evening represents the second of the two required public hearings. 3 13113 • After Council approves the activities and funding for the One Year Action Plan, the Plan will be available for a thirty (30) public comment period prior to its submittal to HUD. The City has been advised that we can expect a CDBG entitlement in the amount $606,000 for the 2004 - 2005 fiscal year. This represents a decrease of $12,000 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 2004 — 2005 Entitlement, by authorized category of basic eligibility, are: Public Facilities& Improvements/Others,,,......................................$393,900. Public Services............................................................................... $90,900. TOTAL PROGRAMMATIC FUNDS................................................$484,800. ADMIN (includes Citizen Participation & Fair Housing) ............$121,200. TOTAL CDBG 2004-2005 ENTITLEMENT,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Q00 Below is a matrix of the RFP respondents and their respective funding requests: FUNDING CHART— L Public Facilities &Improvements; 04-OS APPLICANT $ 03-04 02.03 01-02 00.01 2004-05 REQUEST $ $ $ $ RECOMMENDATION 1. Desert AIDS Project 200,000 -0 - 206,595 40,225 9,000 -0- 2. Family YMCA of the Desert 99,800 110,225 *31,750 '51,000 '16,000 -0- 3. Operation SafeHouse 50,000 -0- -0- -0- -0- 32,000 4. PS Child Care & 200,000 -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- Development Center 5. PS Parks & Recreation- 208,800 65,000 -0- -0- -0- 149,742 James O Jesse Unity Center 6. PS Public Works, 172,158 202,900 -0 - 171,980 309,000 172,158 Engineering & Facility- Camino Primrose & Amapola Streets TOTAL PUBLIC $930,758 $353,900 IMPROVEMENT REQUESTS * PS Youth Center Improvements 4 13A Il. Public Services; 04-05 APPLICANT $ 03-04 02-03 01.02 00-01 2004-05 REQUEST $ $ $ $ RECOMMENDATION 7. AIDS Assistance Program 25,000 22,500 22,500 24,750 24,705 19,900 8. Arthritis Foundation 25,000 -0- -0- -0- -0- 13,000 9. Court Appointed Special 41,736 -0- -0- -0- -0 - 14,000 Advocates 10. Fair Housing Council of 33,000 10,000 - - - 22,000 Riverside County PS American League, Inc 2,000 0- -0- -0- -0- 2,000 12. Precision Ultrasound 50,000 -0 - -0- -0- -0- -0- 13. Shelter From The Storm 29,670 10,000 16,250 20,000 17,000 20,000 14. Stroke Recovery Center 25,000 -0- -0- -0- -0- -0 - . TOTAL PUBLIC SERVICE $231,406 $90,900 REQUESTS Ill. Rehabilitation 04-05 APPLICANT $ 03.04 02-03 01.02 00-01 2004-05 REQUEST $ $ $ $ RECOMMENDATION PS Comm & Econ Dev Dept Home Repair Program -0- 67,355 [$50,OOOFO 40,000 . TOTAL REHABILITATION $40,000 REQUESTS IV. Program Requirements 04-05 APPLICANT $ 03-04 02-03 01.02 00-01 2004-05 REQUEST $ $ $ $ RECOMMENDATION ❑ Fair Housing- Rvrsde Fair Housing Council 33,000 21,600 29,000 28,000 28,000 11,000 Program Administration- PS Econ & Comm Dept - 87,000 96,000 96,000 96,600 90,200 5 Yr ConPlan Document* 20,000 . TOTAL PROGRAM $121,200 REQUIREMENTS * HUD Mandated 5 Year Consolidated Plan Programmatic Funding Summary 0—110 04.05 APPLICANT $ 03.04 02-03 01-02 00.01 2004-05 REQUEST $ $ $ $ RECOMMENDATION �I TOTAL PUBLIC $930,758 $353,900 IMPROVEMENT REQUESTS II TOTAL PUBLIC SERVICE $231,, $9 '1900 REQUESTS III TOTAL REHABILITATION $40,000 REQUESTS ❑ TOTAL PROGRAMMATIC $1.2M $484,800 FUNDING 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 the goals and objectives 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 objectives, 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, program too removed from community, or insufficient information.. 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 2004 - 2005 CDBG funding. PROJECTS RECOMMENDED FOR FUNDING — Public Facilities & Improvements: 3. Operation Safe House. Inc. — SafeHouse of the Desert: The SafeHouse will be the only youth (ages 12 - 18) emergency shelter and crisis counseling services to all Coachella Valley in meeting the needs for young adult runaways or homeless, or at high-risk of homeless. The emergency shelter will consist of a total of 20 beds and will be located a residential neighborhood setting in Thousand Palms. $1.5 million has been secured in donations and matching grant, and another $1.2 million is pending through other funding sources which totals nearly$2.8 million towards the $3.3 million Development Campaign for building the facility and two years operating capital. Construction is planned to begin September 2004 with completion in October 2005. The CAC recognized this special younger population's needs 6 /344 and recommends funding for the on-site improvement of the block wall securing the site. 650 Valley-Wide 150 PS Residents 31 Eval Score $32,000 4. PS Parks & Recreation Dept — James O. Jessie Desert-Highland Unity Center Addition: The Center is requesting funds to continue the improvements to construct an addition between the gymnasium and the recreation building which will add needed space to increase services to the elderly population within the neighborhood. In following last year's grant, the CAC desires to provide assistance within this low-mod income area and fund this new expansion which will add two new community multi-purpose rooms for the Center's activities. Neighborhood-Wide 360 PS Households 29 Eval Score $149,742 6. PS Public Works. Engineering & Facilities Dept — Camino Primrose & Camino Amapola Streets Improvements: The City Engineer is requesting funds for the partial street repaving, street widening in accordance with City's General Plan, new curb and gutter and driveway approaches construction on the adjacent side streets of last year's CDBG-funded Calle Amigos Street Improvement Project in proximity to the Ramon Mobile Home Park. These street improvements will complete the existing uniform improvements from Calle Amigos to Thornhill Road. The replacement of damaged pavement and the corrected street cross section standards will provide adequate stormwater surface drainage eliminating standing stagnant water on both sides of each of the streets. The CAC remains very sensitive to the health and safety and neighborhood quality-of-life improvements will eliminate stagnant water and provide improved direct pedestrian access routes for the immediate residents of the mobile home park and the numerous multi-family residences, which together have high percentage of very low/moderate income senior residents. If it were not for the CDBG funds, no other resources are available to address these local street improvements. Therefore, the CAC is recommending full funding of the project, especially because of its readiness to bid. Neighborhood-Wide 298 PS Households 34 Eval Score $172,158 Public Services: 7. AIDS Assistance Program — Benefits Counseling & Back-To-Work Training Incentive Program: The AIDS Assistance Program (AAP) is requesting funds to expand and further develop their `Benefits Training & Back-To-Work Programs'for their clients living with HIV/AIDS which began four years ago from a private foundation grant. Prior series of these benefits seminars have proven successful in educating and empowering AAP's client base to returned to work or school without any detrimental changes in medical or financial benefits afforded them during their transitions nor a loss their eligibility if needing to resume those benefits in the future. The major rewards of the Benefits Program are the support system to those clients transitioning back into the community as productive and contributing 7 13 if members either in a work or continuing education capacity, many even work as valued volunteers at various agencies throughout the Valley. An important benefit to AAP is that many clients voluntarily leave AAP's Food Voucher Program as a result of improved health and increased income above AAP's income caps. This natural attrition allows new enrollments into the Food Voucher Program. The CAC recommends funding of this worthy endeavor for this special population in our community. 125 Valley-Wide 65 PS Residents 27 Eval Score $19,900 8. Arthritis Foundation — Educational Programs & Community Lecture Series: The Foundation is seeking funds for their Scholarship Program which would allow low to moderate income residents to participate in programs and services at no change. Opportunities include PACE (People with Arthritis Can Exercise) land-based and warm water exercise programs. Other educational programs will offer information on diet, medications, joint-safe exercise, non-traditional forms of treatment, doctor-patient relationships, communication skills, fatigue and pain/stress management. The CAC recommends funding of this community health issue facing a population segment in our community, both young and old. 70K Valley-Wide 3,750 PS Residents 22 Eval Score $13,300 9. Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) — Support Program: CASA's request is to recruit, train and supervise an additional twenty (20) community volunteers to work with up to twenty (20) to thirty (30) 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. These well-trained community volunteers will become Sworn Officers of the Juvenile Courts and the `child's voice in court'. One major benefit of this mentoring approach, unlike other court principals who often rotate cases, the CASA volunteer is a consistent figure in the proceedings, and provides continuity for a child. The CAC recommends funding of this preventative measure to stabilize and improve the quality-of-life for our youngest residents. 4.5K County-Wide 30 PS Residents 26 Eval Score $14,000 11 Palm Springs American League (PSYL) - Scholarship Program: PSYL provides the opportunity for both boys and girls ages 5 to 14 to play in an organized baseball league, under the auspices of Pony Baseball, Inc. A softball program for the same ages for girls only is also offered. The League requested funds to acquire portable pitching mounds. Because of CDBG programming requirements, the CAC recommends income-qualified scholarships targeted for low and moderate-income youth participants. 400 CathCity&PS 20 PS Residents 27 Eval Score $2,000 13 Shelter from the Storm — PS Center Operations: 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 the Domestic Violence Outreach and Advocacy Center; and staff it full-time. 8 / 3/7up The Outreach Center provides a full range of crisis counseling and support services for battered women and their children. The CAC concurs that domestic violence is a serious community health issue, but recognizes that the Shelter has a much greater fundraising capacity. Valley-Wide 275 PS Residents 36 Eval Score $20,000 Rehabilitation: PS Community & Economic Development Dept — Home Repair Program: For the past 19 years, the City has operated a Home Repair Program. This program assists very low-income homeowners with minor routine maintenance, emergency home repairs and accessibility modifications. 33 City-Wide 33 PS Residents $40,000 Program Mandates: 10 Fair Housing Council of Riverside County: Under CDBG guidelines, the City is required 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 ($22K) and Administration ($11K) which the CAC is recommending. 1,552 City-Wide 1,552 PS Residents 28 Eval Score $33,000 The following list is a brief description of the other applications received and reviewed by the CAC. As stated earlier, these programs are not recommended for funding because they did not meet the Consolidated Plan goals, because of other administrative concerns and/or because of limited funding. PROJECTS NOT RECOMMENDED— Public Facilities & Improvements: 1. Desert AIDS Proiect Health Center Improvements: DAP's request is a continuation of the renovation of their facility which includes renovations to the existing HIV Health Center. These modifications achieve compliance with the recent changes to meet the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA) Title II requirements. The CAC highly recognizes the long-standing relationship of the City and its CDBG partnership with DAP, particularly with the current $401,820 CDBG funded Exterior Safety Improvements. In light of limited CDBG funds and the current safety project just getting underway, the CAC recommends foregoing assistance for this year and would entertain future funding requests. 1,080 Valley-Wide 648 PS Residents 32 Eval Score $200,000 2. Family YMCA of the Desert— Kitchen Improvements: The YMCA's request is to continue to renovate the former PS Youth Center facility, including kitchen upgrades. The CAC highly recognizes the long-standing relationship of the 9 1344 F City and its CDBG partnership with the 'Y' and the former Youth Center, particularly with the current $110,225 CDBG funded ADA Improvements. In light of limited CDBG funds and current ADA project just getting underway, the CAC recommends foregoing assistance for this year and would entertain future funding requests. 354 Valley-Wide 160 PS Residents 27 Eval Score $99,800 4. Palm Springs Child Care & Development Center — Building Improvements: The Center sought assistance for various building items to bring the structure into code compliance and meet State licensing requirements which would enable it to resume operations after a three year lapse. The CAC is respectful of the Center's ambitious new Board's plan to restore operations; however, the proposal lacked a well-structured plan of action to secure a revenue stream and ensure program longevity. In light of limited CDBG funds, the CAC recommends foregoing assistance for this year and would entertain future funding requests when a stable long-term financial and personnel strategy has been established. 100 Valley-Wide 50PS Residents 11 Eval Score $200,000 Public Service: 11. Precision Ultrasound — Prevention & Screening Services: Precision Ultrasound's request was funding to provide low-income medically underserved individuals with no charge or low-cost, state-of-the-art, preventative healthcare screenings. The CAC commends this early detection initiative; however, in light of limited CDBG funds, especially for Public Service activities, it is recommend to forego assistance for their first year's effort and would entertain future funding requests which can specify funding availability for active treatments after the initial screening phrase of the program. 125 County-Wide 20 PS L/M Residents 24 Eval Score 14. Stroke Recovery Center: The Stroke Recovery Center, formerly Palm Springs Stroke Activity Center, requested funds for their Adopt-A-Client program to address the financial burdens associated with providing daily rehabilitative therapy. The CAC emphasized that it was a worthy project; however, other community needs were higher which served a greater number of low/mod PS residents. 155 Valley-Wide 8 PS Residents 24 Eval Score Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute the mandated subrecipient agreements between the City and the 2004 - 2005 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 10 /34*110 agreements and quicker start of the CDBG funded projects. It also eases the load on customarily full Council agendas. �� Jir S. RA t 1OND DALE E. CO K, JR. or of Community Development unity& Economic Development Administrator APPROVE L City Manager ATTACHMENT: 1. Resolution 1� 13 �// NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF PALM SPRINGS PROPOSED ACTIVITIES UNDER THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FY 2004—2005 ANNUAL PLAN A public hearing will be conducted on Wed, April 7, 2004 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 7p.m., in City Hall's Council Chambers. The proposed CDBG projects & budget will be submitted to the Dept of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) in the mandated One Year Annual Plan. HUD has advised the City that its FY 04 - 05 entitlement will be$606,000. During the past year, CDBG funds have been used in such projects which are completed or nearing completion: • Public Facilities & Improvements — Family YMCA, Calle Amigos Street & ADA Park Improvements - Demuth & R.G. Frey-Jaycee Bldg; • Public Services - AIDS Assistance Program, Catholic Charities, Fair Housing Council, Police Athletic League and Shelter From the Storm and • Rehabilitation - Home Repair& Roofing Programs. For further information regarding the hearing or CDBG needs, please contact Dale Cook, Community Development Administrator, City of Palm Springs Community & Economic Development Dept, 3200 E Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, CA 92262, 323-8197. It is the intention of the City to comply with the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) in all respects. If, as an attendee or a participant at this hearing, special assistance is needed beyond what is normally provided, the City will attempt to accommodate in every reasonable manner. Please contact Phil Kaplan, ADA Coordinator, 323-8219 or TDD 864-9527, and provide at least 3 days prior informing us of the particular need(s)and to determine if accommodation is feasible. Patricia A. Sanders City Clerk Pub: March 25, 2004 APRIL 7, 2004 TO: MR. DALE COOK, ADMINISTRATOR, CDBG MR. MAYOR PALM SPRINGS CITY COUNCIL FROM: PALM SPRINGS CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER MR. CLIFFORD REED, COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS HAS FOR YEARS USED THE DESERT HIGHLAND AND GATEWAY COMMUNITY TO QUALIFY FOR HUD FUNDS. HOWEVER, THE CDBG GRANTS HAVE CONSISTENTLY BEEN GRANTED ONLY IN OTHER AREAS OF THE CITY, OR PARK AREAS OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY THE CITY. EVERY EXCUSE AND CITY SERVING RULE HAS BEEN UTILIZED BY THE CITY TO DENY HELPING PEOPLE HELP THEMSELVES IN THIS COMMUNITY. CONSEQUENTLY, THE CITY'S NEGLECT HAS EXACERBATED THE LACK OF HOPE FOR A BETTER ECONOMIC, HEALTH AND WELFARE, AND EDUCATIONAL GROWTH OF YOUTH. AN ANALOGY. A PERSON OWNS A BOAT AND HAS FISHED AND CONTRIBUTED TO THE CITY'S EDUCATION, HEALTH, AND WELFARE. AFTER 30 PLUS YEARS THE BOAT SPRINGS A LEAK. THE MAN NEEDS THE LEAK FIXED AND QUALIFIES FOR FEDERAL FUNDS. THE CITY LEADERS WANT HIM TO PREDICT HOW MANY FISH HE'S GOING TO CATCH, HOW MANY FISHERMAN HE'LL HIRE, AND HOW MANY CUSTOMERS HE'LL HAVE, WHILE HIS BOAT IS STILL LEAKING. ALL HE CAN TELL THEM IS IF HIS BOAT'S LEAK IS REPAIRED HE'LL BE FISHING AGAIN, THEN HE CAN MAKE CONCRETE PLANS THAT ARE CONSISTENT WITH BUSINESS PLANNING. BUT BEFORE HE BEGINS FISHING, HE'S DENIED A PLAUSIBLE WAY TO SUPPLY PALM SPRINGS LEADERSHIP WITH ALL THE APPROPRIATE LICENSING AND QUALIFIED PERSONAL. NOTWITHSTANDING THAT HE BELIEVES HIS OLD SUPPORTERS HE'S HAD PREVIOUSLY WILL STAND AGAIN WITH HIM. HE'S IN A CATCH-22. THE ROOF LEAKS AT THE 27,000 SQ. FT. BUILDING AT 588 LAS VEGAS ROAD. IS THE CITY GOING TO HELP FIX THE LEAKY ROOF SO WELL MEANING PARENTS AND PROFESSIONALS CAN MEET SOME OF THE COMMUNITY NEEDS? AS TAX PAYERS, THE COMMUNITY QUALIFIES FOR HUD FUNDS. IT IS APPARENT BY DOCUMENTATION WE'VE RECEIVED FROM CDBG THAT AGAIN YOU HAVE ALREADY MADE DECISIONS WHAT AGENCIES WILL PROFIT BY RECEIVING CDBG FUNDS. AND YOU ARE STILL ASKING US JUMP ROPE, AND BEG FOR OUR BONE, KNOWING THAT YOU APPARENTLY HAVE NO PLAN TO HELP US EFFECT FUTURE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES FOR THIS BLIGHTED AREA OF PALM SPRINGS THAT IS BECOMING SURROUNDED BY EXPENSIVE NEW HOMES. IF THE RESIDENTS OF THIS AREA ARE NOT HELPED, SOON THE CITY WILL USE ITS POWERS OF EMINENT DOMAIN TO TAKE THE PROPERTY FROM THE PEOPLE. DOES PALM SPRINGS WANT ANOTHER "SECTION 14" OCCURRENCE? J� Y1t 3♦� a, — �� IE v y 1 r, Fu+l . "S. ' A � l � +! !�fi l•z• i 1. 1 �I •_ { (1" l 77 f 1 " i ♦ 4 1 ! vx 31 1 5C1 1 r >+y 1 ___ Stroke Recovery Center (formerly Palm Springs Stroke Activity Center) 2800 ]East A9ego Read -Palm Springs, CA 92262-6253 760-323-7676^Fax 760-325-8026 �1� email:psstrlccntr@aol.com We Geghl"Alele O11lels leave of A non-profit 501(c)(3)organization.Tax ID 95-3402464 Wednesday, April 7, 2004 Address to the Palm Springs City Council Agenda Item #13 RE: Community Development Block Grant Dear Members of the City Council: I am Eileen Packer, Executive Director of the Stroke Recovery Center in Palm Springs. Regrettably our recent application for the Community Development Block Grant was denied. The notes I have received (attached hereto and contained herein as Exhibit "A") is from the approved Staff Report to City Council, concerning CDBG Grant, #B B-03-MC-06-0561. I call your attention to page 10. Comments contained on item #14, demonstrates funding was denied to us because only 8 of our clients live in Palm Springs. This is a gross error. Please let me call your attention to our application, specifically, Exhibit F-2, (contained herein as Exhibit "B") wherein we clearly demonstrate that 110 of our 156 clients are from Palm Springs, as noted by zip code. Additionally, the percentage of low, poverty and moderately low-income clients is 62.05% of our client base. We strongly feel this error may have caused us to lose much needed funding. The purpose of my addressing you this evening is to ask that a determination be made to ascertain whether or not the reason for denial of funding was directly tied to this error. Under this harsh financial climate we have no alternative but to respectfully request a review and re-consideration of our request for funding. Thank you, -� Eileen Packer, R.D., CAE Executive Director s7 EP/ps Encl/ Palm Springs City Council Meeting - April 7, 2004 Exhibit "A" City and its CDBG partnership with the 'Y' and the former Youth Center, particularly with the current$110,225 CDBG funded ADA Improvements. In light of limited CDBG funds and current ADA project just getting underway, the CAC recommends foregoing assistance for this year and would entertain future funding requests. 354 Valley-Wide 160 PS Residents 27 Eval Score $99,800 4. Palm Sprinas Child Care & Development Center — Building Improvements: The Center sought assistance for various building items to bring the structure into code compliance and meet State licensing requirements which would enable it to resume operations after a three year lapse. The CAC is respectful of the Center's ambitious new Board's plan to restore operations; however, the proposal lacked a well-structured plan of action to secure a revenue stream and ensure program longevity. In light of limited CDBG funds, the CAC recommends foregoing assistance for this year and would entertain future funding requests when a stable long-term financial and personnel strategy has been established. 100 Valley-Wide 50PS Residents 11 Eval Score $200,000 Public Service: 11.Precision Ultrasound — Prevention & Screening Services: Precision Ultrasound's request was funding to provide low-income medically underserved individuals with no charge or low-cost, state-of-the-art, preventative healthcare screenings. The CAC commends this early detection initiative; however, in light of limited CDBG funds, especially for Public Service activities, it is recommend to forego assistance for their first years effort and would entertain future funding requests which can specify funding availability for active treatments after the initial screening phrase of the program. 125 County-Wide 20 PS UM Residents 24 Eval Score . troke Recovery Center. The Stroke Recovery Center, formerly Palm 1 /Springs Stroke Activity Center, requested funds for their Adopt-A-Client program to address the financial burdens associated with providing daily rehabilitative therapy. The CAC emphasized that it was a worthy project; however, other community needs were higher which served a greater number of low/mod PS residents. 155 Valley-Wide 8 PS Residents 24 Eval Score Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute the mandated subrecipient agreements between the City and the 2004 - 2005 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 10 1 .. 10 Palm Springs City Council Meeting - April 7. 2004 Exhibit "B" EXHIBIT F-2 Narrative (Limit to 1 page) Who are the primary beneficiaries (target population) of this proposal? Provide past statistical information, (i.e. total number of beneficiaries and total number that were considered low to moderate, low and very low income based on HUD income guidelines, as well as breakout categories of female head of household, handicap, racial composition). If the primary beneficiaries of this proposal are from a specific geographic area, provide a list of specific boundaries and attach a City map highlighting the specific area. From September 2003 to February, 2004 the following population received services from the Stroke Recovery Center. The population pool consists of 156 clients. The income levels were: Extra Low Income: 36 23% Low Income: 37 24% Moderate Income: 23 15.05% High Income: 24 15% Extra High Income: 28 18% Refused to State or unknown; a 100% Percentage of Low, Poverty and Moderate Income Clients Extra Low Income: 23% Low Income: 24% Moderate Income; 15.05% 62.05% V Better than half of our clients are within the low, very low, and moderate-income range. Of the 156 clients within the last two quarters females accounted for 33%. The remainder, 68%, is mate. Of the 156 clients. all are disabled to some extent. The age of the clients ranges from: 25/3$Years of Age: 2% 36/56 Years of Age: 15% 56176 Years of Age: 78% 76 +: 5% 1000/0 Geographic Area of Clients: Mountain Center: —(no clients)/San Gorgonio.,(no clients)/Thousand Palms:(8 clients) Cathedral City:(48 Clients / 7ns�i) ' 30 clie s)/Desert Hot Springs: (29 Clients) Palm Desert:(53 clients Palm Springs:-(110 client). I/ Approximately 56% of our clients are Caucasian. 30% are African American, 30%are Hispanic, and 15% are a combination of Asian, Native American, and Samoan. Palm Springs City Council Meeting April 7, 2004 Exhibit "C" members either in a work or continuing education capacity, many even work as valued volunteers at various agencies throughout the Valley. An important benefit to AAP is that many clients voluntarily leave AAP's Food Voucher Program as a result of improved health and increased income above AAP's income caps. This natural attrition allows new enrollments into the Food Voucher Program. The CAC recommends funding of this worthy endeavor for this special population in our community. 125 Valley-Wide 65 PS Residents 27 Eval Score $19,900 8. Arthritis Foundation — Educational Programs & Community Lecture Series: The Foundation is seeking funds for their Scholarship Program which would allow low to moderate income residents to participate in programs and services at no change. Opportunities include PACE (People with Arthritis Can Exercise) land-based and warm water exercise programs. Other educational programs will offer information on diet, medications, joint-safe exercise, non-traditional forms of treatment, doctor-patient relationships, communication skills, fatigue and pain/stress management. The CAC recommends funding of this community health issue facing a population segment in our community, both young and old. OK V8'Iey-Wide 3,750 PS Residents 22 Eval Score $13,300 9. C urt A ointed S eciai dvocates CA5A — Su ort Pro ram: CASA's r quest is to recruit, train and supervise an additional twenty(20) community olunteers to work with up to twenty (20) to thirty (30} 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. These well-trained community volunteers will become Sworn Officers of the Juvenile Courts and the 'child's voice in court'. One major benefit of this mentoring approach, unlike other court principals who often rotate cases, the CASA volunteer is a consistent figure in the proceedings, and provides continuity for a child. The CAC recommends funding of this preventative measure to stabilize ::, ve he quality-of-life for Our youngest residents. 4.5K County-Wid 30 Pts 26 Eval Score $14,000 11 Palm Sorinas Ame ' ue (PSYL) - Sch'olarshio Program: PSYL provides the opportunity for both boys and girls ages 5 to 14 to play in an organized baseball league, under the auspices of Pony Baseball, Inc. A softball program for the same ages for girls only is also offered. The League requested funds to acquire portable pitching mounds. Because of COBG programming requirements, the CAC recommends income-qualified scholarships targeted for low and moderate-income youth participants. 400 CathCity&PS 20 PS Residents 27 Eval Score $2,000 13 Shelter from the Storm—PS Center Operations: 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 the domestic Violence Outreach and Advocacy Center; and staff, it full-time. 8 f ./" RESOLUTION NO. OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE RECOMMENDED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDING BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004 - 2005; AUTHORIZE THE SUBMITTAL OF THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN ANNUAL PLAN UPDATE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT; AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE SUBRECIPIENT AGREEMENTS ACCEPTING AND APPROVING THE FUNDING APPROVAL /AGREEMENT WITH THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD) — GRANT #: B-04-MC-06-0561, IN THE AMOUNT OF $606,000, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2004 — 2005 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) PROGRAM, 30TH PROGRAM YEAR. WHEREAS, the City is eligible to receive an entitlement of $606,000 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 staff and the Citizen's Advisory Committee (CAC) 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 7, 2004 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 allocations of Community Development Block Grant funding for 2004 - 2005: Entitlement Allocation Operation Safe House, Inc. — $32,000, SafeHouse of the Desert PS Parks & Recreation Dept— James O. Jessie Desert Highland Unity Center Addition 149,742. / 3Qmoo PS Public Works & Engineering Dept— Camino Primrose & Camino Amapola Streets Improvements172,158. AIDS Assistance Program— Benefits Counseling &Back-To-Work Training Program 19,900. Arthritis Foundation— Educational Programs&Community Lecture Series 13,000. Court Appointed Special Advocates(CASA)—Support Program 14,000, Palm Springs American League(PSYL)-Scholarship Program 2,000. Shelter from the Storm—PS Center Operations 20,000. PS Comm & Econ Development Dept— Home Repair Program 40,000. Five Year Consolidated Plan Document 20,000. General Program Administration & Indirect Costs 90,200. Riverside Fair Housing Council 33,000. TOTAL SECTION 2. Staff is authorized to submit the 2004 - 2005 Consolidated Plan Annual Plan Update to the Department of Housing & Urban Development which accurately reflects the CDBG projects and budget approved by the City Council. SECTION 3. The City Manager is authorized to execute Subrecipient Agreements, in a form approved by the City Attorney, for the 2004 - 2005 Community Development Block Grant funds as allocated by this resolution, as well as execute the Funding Approval/Agreement with HUD— Grant#: B-04- MC-06-0561, in the amount of $606,000, for the Fiscal Year 2004 — 2005 CDBG Program, 30`h Program Year. ADOPTED this day of April 2004. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: By: City Clerk City Manager REVIEWED AND APPROVED: 13coaas CDBG04-05/CCReprt.MarO4