2003/04/30 Council Agenda Packet

6 Staff Report for Community Development Block Grant 2003 April 30, 2003 2003 Annual Allocation Process The Citizen's Committee for Housing and Community Development called for and received proposals for the expenditure of the City of Everett's Community Development Block Grant program. The deadline was January 24, 2003. From February 19th through March 19th the Committee studied each proposal and then interviewed each proponent. Five meetings and approximately ten hours of interviews took place. The Committee as a whole spent approximately 15 hours in meetings and additional hours individually at home reviewing proposals. Copies of proposals including requested funding amount are available in the City Council office for your review. The City's 2003 Community Development Block Grant will be $1,130,000.00, plus reallocation of $26,472.57. This is an increase from the 2002 allocation of $930,000.00. The increase is due to the use of the 2000 Census numbers in the allocation formula. The Committee recommends funding public services at the maximum allowed by HUD, 15 percent of the grant. 15% of the $1,130,000.00 the City will receive this year is $169,500.00. The Committee also recommends $11,472.57 be reallocated from prior years for a total of $180,972.57 for public services, which is about 56% of the funds requested for public services. The Committee recommends the remaining 85% of the 2003 CDBG, $960,500.00, plus $15,000.00 in funds reallocated from prior years for non-public services. The total for non- public services is $975,500.00, which is about 75.5% of the funds requested for non-public services. There are HOME funds available to fund the non-public service projects. The Committee recommends using $336,030.00 of HOME funds to supplement 2003 CDBG funds to fully fund all applications for non-public Service funding. In the Neighborhood Improvement area, three neighborhoods are proposed for funding. They include Riverside, Port Gardner, and Delta Neighborhoods. These neighborhoods are proposed to receive a total of $60,000.00 split equally between them. Each one of the members of the Committee provided a valuable contribution to this recommendation. This group was very dedicated while performing this difficult task. Staff congratulates the Committee for a job well done and thanks them for their time and effort. Committee Chair Bridget Larsen will represent the Committee at the City Council's public hearing. Staff will also be available to answer questions by the Council. Other Committee members include Gregg Elder, Jeff Huber, Bud Alkire, Leann Torgerson, Walter Hall, Marie Savoie, Rock Dorsey, Connie McNall and Patty Church. 9