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HomeMy Public PortalAboutA 2005-03-02 CDBG AGENDA �' ��� a���� t � COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT CITY �E 1_YhVd00D ADVISORY BOARD COMMISSION r„(T;'r�, �,�-!s?;t .^s.�;rF WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2005 FEB 2� 2005 _; 6:00 P.M. AM PI� LYNWOOD CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS 7181�i'�1 1 ;� 12 i 1 e'� 3 �4i5i6 11330 BULLIS ROAD, LYNWOOD, CA 90262 /��/ �� C, ;.. MARGARET ARAUJO, CHAIRPERSON ;� �� �`; c: �'�'�' s JOANETTE GUTIERREZ, VICE CHAIRPERSON AIDE CASTRO, COMMISSIONER PATRICIA CARR, COMMISSIONER MARTHA SALDANA, COMMISSIONER SYLVIA ORTIZ, COMMISSIONER JOE BATTLE, COMMISSIONER OPENING CEREMONIES: A. CALL TO ORDER B. FLAG SALUTE C. ROLL CALL D. CERTIFICATION OF AGENDA POSTING E. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES ❑ Minutes of Feb. 2, 2005 ❑ Minutes of Feb. 23, 2005 F. PUBLIC ORALS: (ITEMS ON AGENDA ONLY) G. NEW BUSINESS: ' a Consolidated Annual Action Plan H. STAFF ORALS I. BOARD ORALS J. ADJOURNMENT f MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ADVISORY BOARD COMMISSION WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2005 CALL TO ORDER: Chairperson Araujo called the meeting to order on the above captioned date. FLAG SALUTE: � All those present participated. ROLL CALL: Present: Chairperson Araujo Vice Chair Gutierrez Commissioner Battle Commissioner Carr Commissioner Castro Commissioner Ortiz Commissioner Saldana CERTIFICATION OF AGENDA POSTING: Staff stated that the agenda was posted per the Brown Act. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Motion to approve the Minutes of January 5, 2005 was made by Commissioner Ortiz, seconded by Commissioner Battle. PUBLIC ORALS: (ITEMS ON THE AGENDA ONLY) None NEW BUSINESS: 1. 2005-06 funding for Consolidated Annual Action Plan Presentation by Grant Taylor, Director of Development Services Mr. Taylor provided an overview of the Code Enforcement Program. Code Enforcement is requesting CDBG funding in the amount of $452,800 for fiscal year2005-06. Mr. Taylor stated that Council is currently considering an additional officer for the upcoming fiscal year. The additional officer will assist Code Enforcement in providing 7 day coverage 7a.m. — 6p.m. and assisting officers with coverage on ' 1 i I Sundays and for special projects. Currently officers work Monday — Saturday. The standard property maintenance violations doesn't require more than one officer, however special projects such as vendor sweeps, requires more than one officer. The City is divided into 5 sections with 5 officers. Each officer has a specific section in which the officer assigned to that area addresses all inspections and follow-ups. The City prosecutor is contacted in the case of non-compliance, those services are provided by the Law Offices of Dapeer Rosenblit and Litvak. Mr. Taylor stated that the Code Enforcement Division is largely reactive, which means that officers respond to complaints and request for services. The Division receives 10-15 complaints per day, which totals over 300 complaints per month. Currently there are 500 open cases and 45 of those cases are currently assigned to the City Prosecutors office for legal action. Mr. Taylor also stated that the • Division is looking forward to implementing new programs next fiscal year. � One top priority will be a garage conversion sweep. Council implemented a garage conversion amnesty program where citizens were given the opportunity to de-convert their illegal conversions and all fees would be waived. As a result, the City has on file 170 de-conversions. However, it is estimated that there are more to be addressed. Therefore the next step would be to follow-up. The plan is to divide the City into sections and go block-by-block identifying the conversions. However, there are various types of conversions. One conversion would be the conversion by which the homeowner rents to tenants, and there are health and safety issues involved. Another type would be a soft conversion, which includes homeowners using the garage for storage or recreation rooms with pool tables or game areas. Another focus of the Code Enforcement Division is the vendor problem. Code • Enforcement has implemented sweeps on the weekend. Two weekends a month CE officers are teamed with Sheriffs, for the safety of the officers, to confiscate 'vendor carts. St. Francis has reported a number of food poising cases as result of residents purchasing food from street vendors. : Industrial sweeps are also being performed. Most of the buildings on Santa Fe, and Martin Luther King have fallen into disrepair. As a result, owners have complied by instaliing fencing, removing inoperable vehicles and installing ' storage areas. Also CE is pursing enforcement of temporary signs and outside displays in an effort to clean up the sidewalks. CE has also initiated the RPR pYogram (Real Property Reports), whenever a residential property sells, an inspection is required in order to protect the buyer from acquiring an illegal structure which will result in the new owner being responsible for the cost to , correct all violations. � ti 2 I I Mr. Taylor also stated that an aggressive training program would be implemented to keep the Code Enforcement officers up to date on the laws, technology, and provide an opportunity to network with other cities. Mr. Taylor stated that last year CDBG provided funding in the arnount of $369,000. This year $452,800 is being requested due to a substantial i�crease in the City prosecutor services. In addition, CDBG funds will assist in the proposed aggressive action to pursue garage conversions and vendor sweeps, as well as nuisance corrections and assist in funding an addition officer. However the overall priority of the Code Enforcement Division is the health, safety and welfare of the general public and to enforce the Codes fairly. Commissioner Araujo asked for a map indicating what officers are responsible for what areas in tfie City. In addition, are the residents of each area aware of who their officer is? The Community may appreciate knowing who their specific officer is. Ms. Araujo also stated that there is a website that shows blighted areas in our community. Code Enforcement should also work aggressively on the blighted areas. Mr. Taylor stated that he would submit that information for the next meeting. In addition Ms. Araujo stated that in regards to the vendors, she knows of one vendor who was cited selling chicken. As a result, he had been fined and given probation. After he completed probation, he continues to sell chicken because he makes good money. She stated that the City of Paramount has an aggressive program, which gives a$500.00 ticket. Does the City of Lynwood give tickets? Mr. Taylor replied, "Usually not, because most of the vendors do not carry identification". Although state !aw mandates that you must carry identification or you are subject to arrest. However, most of the vendors do not carry id. Ms. Araujo stated that she saw a CE officer at a home that is currently doing an addition. She stated that she was surprised that the City allowed the homeowner to do an addition when the lot space was so small. In addition, that particular resident also operates a taxi service. She thinks that an extra officer would be ' beneficial to the City. However, if the City is paying for an extra officer to work on Sunday, that officer should be visible. Once before there was supposed to be an officer on the weekend and no one ever saw the officer. Ms. Araujo also asked if Code Enforcement used all the CDBG funds that were allocated last fiscal year. Mr. Taylor replied no. Commissioner Castro stated that in her opinion, time management is a key factor to doing more. She suggested that it might be beneficial if the new officer ' worked in the evening when residents are home and citations can be served. In ' addition, if the shifts were split, there would not be a need for an additional car. � 3 J I I � Also, it doesn't make sense that the City would incur charges for having the vendors arrested, when the City is already paying for Sheriff services. Excuses are not acceptable anymore. If we don't move on these things, we will never better our City. Commissioner Ortiz asked when was Code Enforcement going to start the sweeps? Mr. Taylor replied that the item would be submitted to City Council February 15, 2005. The reason that staff will take the item to Council is because the sweeps will generate complaints from the residents and staff wants Council to be aware of the process and what the priorities are. Staff should be ready to proceed by March 15, 2005. Mr. Taylor stated that notices are prepared which will be mailed in the water bills, advertised in the Lynwood in Perspective " newsletter, and the local newspapers. One of the key issues of gaining compliance is notifying and educating the public. Usually the sweeps will concentrate on a specific violation. For example, garage conversions, vendors, signs display etc. Commissioner Ortiz asked how many successful prosecutions have we had, because she heard that in some cases the ball is dropped or there is more money spent in fees. Who represents the City? Mr. Taylor replied that the Law firm of Dapeer, Rosenblit and Litvak represents the City. In addition staff is in the process of preparing a request for proposals (RFP) for City prosecutor services. Commissioner Ortiz asked, what are the repercussions for the vendors who violate the code. Mr. Taylor stated that there is generally no jail time, but the vendors may receive probation or fines, that includes administrative cost for the City. However, the penalties are not that strict. In the eyes of the court, property maintenance violations are not that important. The courts are concentrating more on the felonies than misdemeanors. Commissioner Ortiz asked if the fines could be paid with community service as tickets are? Mr. Taylor stated that the Court does agree to community service. Commissioner Ortiz asked who is enforcing the real property reports? Mr. Taylor replied that staff has notified the State board of realtors in order to explain the procedures, in addition to mailing notices to all the realtors in the area. Commissioner Ortiz stated that she asked this question because a resident complained to Council that they did not know at the time of purchase that the front porch was not legal and they were required to tear it down. Mr. Taylor stated that the program was implemented in an effort to stop new homeowners from inheriting illegal property enhancements. Commissioner Saldana asked how many vehides does CE currently have. Mr. Taylor replied that Code Enforcement currently has 4 specifically for CE and one shared vehicle. 4 Commissfoner Carr stated that fhere were funds set aside for the implementation of the Amnesty Program last year. Why is the City revisiting the Amnesty program again? Mr. Taylor stated that the Amnesty program was not an enforcement program. The intent of the program was to provide citizens the opportunity to remedy garage conversions without paying fees. It was a 60-day period and there was only 170 permits pulled, which is only a drop in the bucket. The second phase is the follow up phase of the program. The sweep is the proactive approach, which will give the City the opportunity to go out and look for the violations. The Commission thanked Mr. Taylor for his presentation on the Code Enforcement Program. Mark Fullerton was in attendance to give a brief presentation on the HOME program. Mr. Fullerton stated that the City has an on going Housing program that receives funds from HUD each year. Since 1992 the City has received funds from HUD for the HOME program. In order to receive these funds, the City must establish goals and allocate funds accordingly. The City follows a basic strategy to increase and rehabilitate housing units as well as expand affordable housing opportunities. The Housing program consists of 4 basic programs; (1) Housing Rehabilitation Program — Provides loans and grants to owner occupied • homeowners. (2) Rental Rehab Program — Rehabilitate rental units. (3) First Time Homebuyer Program — Assist with the purchase of a home (4) Acquisition and Rehabilitation program — Acquire and rehab property in order to sell to low/moderate income citizens. All funds must benefit low/moderate income persons as per federal regulations. The total allocation for this year is $668,000. The anticipated number of projects and household to be funded during the program year are as follows: 15 grants @ 10,000 each; 2 Deferred Loans @ 30,000 each and 1 Rental Rehab project @ 45,000. Funds wilf also be used to provide mortgage and down payment assistance to qualified low/moderate income citizens. The amount allocated toward First Time homebuyers program is approx. $122,000 for 3 households. Acquisition & Rehabilitation funds will be allocated approximately $124,000 for 1 project. There are prospective sites along Long Beach Blvd. In addition the City is required to reserve 15 % of the funds for a qualified Community Development Housing Organization (CHODO) to develop affordable housing. In addition 10% of the funds will be allocated for program administration. Commissioner Araujo, stated that the new homes being built are not affordable for low-income residents. On average the home selis for 300,000 and above. A _ low income resident cannot afford a$2,000 or $3,000 a month mortgage without 5_ help and as a result they rent rooms etc. Tliat brings in the conversions and additional cars etc. How can the program benefit low-income residents? Mr. Fullerton stated that the City could provide housing to low-income residents by matching funding in order to bring the cost down. Commissioner Castro stated that the City could also buy properties in distress, and sell them to low-income residents. Mr. Fullerton stated that the City had the opportunity to purchase 3 defaulted properties last year. � Commissioner Battle stated that an organization that'he retired from was asked to consider participating in a program called community busters. The developers would come into a city, build low-income homes. If the homeowners default on the loans, within two years the homes would go back to community busters. As a result, Community Busters would sell those houses. Commissioner Ortiz stated that she is questioned about senior housing regularly. Are there any.senior housing facilities in the City of Lynwood. Mr. Fullerton stated that none of the current programs are geared specifically toward seniors; however, the City completed a senior assisted living project on MLK the Healthview facility. The facility consisted of 88 units and 30 were rehabilitated. Commissioner Battle stated that most moderate-income residents would not qualify for any of the programs that are currently being offered. Will there be any adjustments so that those families will be qualified to participate in the programs? A family that consist of two adults and 4 children, both parents are working and bring in a combined income of 80,000 will not qualify for the current programs because they are considered to be over the income limit. Although the family is barely making ends meet. Mr. Fullerton stated that the income limits are set by HUD and are adjusted by HUD. The City has no control of the income limits. There being no further questions, the Commission thanked Mr. Fullerton for his presentation. Josef Kekula of the Public Works Department was in attendance to provide the Commission with information on the Crossing Guards and Street Improvement . Mr. Kekula stated that the Public Works Department is requesting $210,000 from CDBG funds for Crossing Guard services. The program will provide safe crossing at designated intersections. . Commissioner Araujo stated that due to the fact that the School District is currently building new schools, new guards would be needed. Has the City approached the District to share the cost? Mr. Kekula stated that in some areas where guards are no longer needed, they will be reassigned to other areas. 6 However, the City is considering asking the District to take responsibility for the cost of any new guards that will be needed. Mr. Kekula provided information on the Street Improvement program. He stated , that the projects are listed in priority according to need. Lindbergh Ave., Wright Road, Cedar Ave., and Oakwood are top priority. Those streets sustained the most damage from the last rainstorm and if it continues to rain, they will get worse. Commissioner Battle asked if the City receives a guarantee for street improvements. Mr. Kekula replied that the streets usually have a one-year warranty. Commissioner Battle stated that he lives on Carlin and there is an area that has recently been repaired, however that section is sinking. Mr. Kekula stated that the sinking in that area was due to a water leak which is the responsibility of Park Water. There is nothing to support the street therefore the cavity developed. F Commissioner Castro asked if street improvements also include drainage systems. Mr. Kekula replied yes. Ms. Castro replied that on Eve Ave., her parents street, there is flooding when it rains due to no drainage. Mr. Kekula stated that the problem is due to the design of the street. Ms. Castro stated that ' for a long time there were complaints submitted and the City has ignored those complaints. The drainage problem is causing damage to the foundation of her father's house. Mr. Kekula replied that the storm drains are outdated and rusted. The City has flushed out the drains, however the problem is due to a design issue. Commissioner Carr asked if the City has other funding for those streets #hat are not CDBG eligible? Mr. Kekula replied yes. Mr. Kekula stated that Public works is also requesting funds to place the Veterans Memorial next to the Natatorium. The estimated cost of the project is $980,000. However only $700,000 is being requested from CDBG funds. After brief discussion, the Commission thanked Mr. Kekula for his presentation. Rosie Carillo of the Natatorium gave a brief presentation while distributing handouts. Ms. Carillo thanked the Commission for prior years funding and stated that the General fund only provides funding for the Natatorium to operate during summer months. CDBG provides funding for the pool to operate in off-season. In addition, the Natatorium is available for other programs that the City offers. Commissioner Araujo stated that the Natatorium is doing an excellent job in implementing new programs for the residents. However the school sites are not getting information on whaYs available. 7 Ms. Carillo stated that she doesn't have the staff to do major mailers and to pass out information in the community. However information is given to Afterschool program, as well as Lynwood n Perspective. Commissioner Araujo stated that flyers should be given at Back to School night and open house. Commissioner Ortiz agreed and stated that the PTA is also a good forum to distribute information to the community. Commissioner Carr stated that the water bills and block watch meetings are also good for distributing information to the community. Commissioner Castro asked if the pool is open to the public for rental. Ms. Carillo replied yes. There have been weddings, birthday parties, graduation parties etc. There being no further questions, the Commission thanked Ms. Carillo for her presentation on the Natatorium program. Phyllis Lyons of the Seniors Program gave a brief presentation. She gave an overview of the various programs that are available to the Seniors. She stated that Seniors currently have Spanish to English classes twice a week, Lunch program daily, weight training and exercise, swimming, water aerobics and computer classes. In addition to the classes, dial a taxi is available /or transportation. Commissioner Castro suggested that the Seniors be involved in a mentoring program for Lynwood youth. She stated that the Seniors have so much life experience that sharing with the youth could be beneficial. Ms. Lyons replied that she would be happy to work with the Commission on implementing such a program. Commissioner Gutierrez asked, what is the age that a person would be considered a senior citizen. Ms. Lyons replied that AARP considers a person to be a senior at 50 and up, but Lynwood considers a person to be a senior citizen at 55 and up. Commissioner Ortiz noted that the budget consist of $5,000 for transportation. She asked is that money allocated for fiesfa taxi. Perry Brents, Deputy Director of Recreation & Community Services stated that those funds would be allocated towards transportation for the senior trips not the taxi service. In addition, Mr. Brents thanked the Commission for their continued support over the years. There being no further questions, the commission thanked the Senior Citizen program staff for their presentation. STAFF ORALS: Ms. Potts requested suggestions on the order of proposal review for the next meeting. In addition, Ms. Potts stated that a special meeting is required and staff 8 would be contacting the Commission to determine a date. Proposed dates are February 16, or February 23, 2005. BOARD ORALS: Commissioner Ortiz stated that she would like to have a presentation on Peace and Joy. In addition she also invited the commission to visit the facility. Commissioner Castro suggested that staff only invite the programs that have not applied for funds in the past and have not come before this commission. Commissioner Araujo agreed and stated that some of the programs that are requesting funding have received funding for a number of years. _ She would like to see new projects. Commissioner Battle agreed and stated that there is an organization currently requesting funding that received funding in 1982 from the School District. After depleting those funds they came to the City. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned @ 8:02 p.m. CHAIRPERSON ANNETTE POTTS 9 MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETiNG OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ADVISORY BOARD COMMISSION WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 23, 2005 - CALL TO ORDER: Chairperson Margaret Araujo called the meeting to order @ 6:10 p.m. on the - above captioned date. FLAG SALUTE: Commissioner Martha Saldana led the flag salute. All those present participated. ROLL CALL: Present: Absent: ` ' Chairperson Araujo Commissioner Castro Vice Chair Gutierrez � Commissioner Ortiz Gommissioner Saldana Commissioner Carr Commissioner Battle CERTIFICATION OF AGENDA POSTING: Staff stated that the agenda was posted per Brown Act. , APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES Minutes of February 2, 2005 meeting will be submitted at the next meeting. PUBLIC ORALS: NONE NEW BUSINESS: 1. Fiscal Year 2005 Funding Proposal Review ' The first public service presentation was given by YWCA (Young Women of Christ Association) the spoke person was Elaine Moore, Director of Program Services. Elaine explained that the YWCA of Greater Los Angeles started in 1985, the program has given the community the tools it needs to reduce and prevent sexual assault or if they have already been victimized, the tools to move towards recovery from the trauma, they do this by offering 24 hour information and referral centers for battered and abused women. l Commissioner Ortiz asked was there anything being done about starting the ' SART program with St. Francis. Ms. Moore replied that the SART program is currently operating in Gardena. However, she has spoken with St. francis staff abouY SART, but is not sure of the conclusions of the conversations. Ms. Shelton, the project Director could answer that question better. Commissioner Ortiz asked that Ms. Moore define SART to the Commission. Ms Moore stated The Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) is a community- based coordinated response to child and adult victims of sexual assault. The team is comprised of hospital directors and administrators, sexual assault victim advocates, law enforcement, prosecutors, judicial members, and any other professionals with a vested interest in assisting victims of sexual assault Commissioner Battle asked how victims are notified about the program. Ms. Moore replied, the hospital, local sheriff, other referral centers and sometimes the sexual assault victim themselves contact the program. Commissioner Carr asked was this the first time the YWCA asked the City of Lynwood for funds. Ms. Moore replied, yes. The Commission thanked YWCA of Greater Los Angeles for their presentation " Commissioner Araujo introduced Belinda Espy from Light House Education Center (Resurrection of Life). Ms. Espy explained the objective of the Center is to offer computer training to those who desire to leam computer skills. She explained that it is essential for individuals to have the necessary skills in order to compete in today's job market. � , Ms. Espy is the Instructor(frainer. Commis,sioner Battle asked was there a breakdown on the people they serve from Lynwood. Ms. Espy replied, she didn't have a breakdown, however, she did have a class rooster she could provide. Commissioner Ortiz asked would the program be hiring any new instructors. Ms. " Espy replied, if the funding allows the program too they will, at this time Ms. Espy is the only instructoc Commission Ortiz asked how much did the program cost to trainees. Ms. Espy replied at this time the program is free of charge, however donations a�e give twice a month. Commissioner Carr asked how long was the course. Ms. Espy replied the course is approximately 10 weeks. With the funding she wants a more structured schedule allowing students to go through the stages of the program in 8 weeks, to give student a chance to have the lectures along with hands on time. 2 Commissioner Carr asked how long has the program been active. Ms. Espy replied since 2004. Commissioner Carr asked out of that year how many people has she trained. Ms. Espy replied roughly 60 people. The Commission thanked Ms. Espy for the presentation. Commissioner Araujo introduced Wanda Smith from Peace and Joy Care Center. Ms. Smith gave a brief description on the Peace and Joy Care Center stating that they are a Domestic Violence Shelter Program who provides supportive services and emergency shelters to victims of domestic violence and their children. Three year ago they operied a facility in Lynwood and now they are serving over 30% of Lynwood residents. She also stated that the Peace and Joy Care Center has been open since 1994 and to this date they have assisted over 15,000 women and children. Commissioner Saldana asked how many Lynwood residents have Peace and Joy service. Ms. Smith replied, Peace and Joy is available 24 hours. Commissioner Saldana asked for an estimated figure for Lynwood beneficiaries. Ms. Smith replied, around forty. Commissioner Battle asked how victims are notified about your program. Ms. Smith replied, victims are notified of the hotline, referral agency, the Sheriff Department and word of mouth. Commissioner Ortiz asked Ms Smith to tell the Commission about her success stories and about the women who come to Peace and Joy's door. Ms. Smith replied; we do have a lot of success stories. We provide services for a 30 to 90 day period; we also have transitional shelter for up to 2 years. ' Commissioner Araujo asked if Peace and Joy was interfacing with the school or community aide. Ms. Smith replied, yes. Commissioner Carr asked how long the program has been active. Ms. Smith replied, since 1994. The Commission thanked Peace and Joy Care Center for their presentation. Commissioner Araujo introduced Yolanda Lopez from Sunshine Day Care Center. ; Ms. Lopez explained that funding was requested for computers at her childcare facility located in Lynwood since 1991. Ms. Lopez stated that with the funding Sunshine Daycare would hire a qualified computer instructor to teach six one- hour classes a week for 51 weeks. Sunshine baycare will also have Saturday classes for parents to get involved with the children. Commissioner Ortiz asked how many kids were enrolled in the after school program. Ms. Lopez replied, around 15. 3 Ms. Lopez stated that Sunshine Day Care gets volunteer students and ROP workers to help the kids with computers. The Commission thanked Sunshine Day Care for their presentation. Commissioner Araujo introduced Tim Whittier from Southern California Rehab. Mr. Whittier stated that he was the Executive Director for Southern California Rehabilitation Services, a program that was founded in 1979 by a small group of persons with disabilities to attempt to fill the gap of services for people living with disabilities. Out of 25 years of operation, SCRS is pleased to say that they have provided services to over 10,0000 individuals and placed nearly 8,000 people in permanent employment. SCRS goals are to promote independence to person with disabilities of all ages. Commissioner Saldana asked how many Lynwood residents received services from SCRS. Mr. Whittier replied, for fiscal year 03-04 there were 30 Lynwood residents. The Commission thanked Southern California Rehabilitation Services for their presentation. Commissioner Araujo introduced Kevin MacDonald from Arc of Southeast Los Angeles Mr. MacDonald gave a brief presentation on Arc, stating that Arc was formerly called the Association for Retarded Children, founded in Lynwood in 1956 by four families who got together with one question "What can we do for our sons and daughters of inental retardation?" As a result, they opened up the first special education trailer in Lynwood. Arc moved from that and now there's about one thousand Ares' throughout the country. Are serves people with mental retardation, autism, and cerebral palsy and now today we are serving over 400 people with disabilities. SCRS is the answer to people after the school system. Everything SCRS is free. Commissioner Ortiz asked how sever is mental retardation of the people served. Mr. MacDonald replied, mental retardation has different levels, there's no one level. ARC served all levels. Commissioner Saldana asked how many Lynwood residents received services from ARC. Mr. MacDonald replied, 21 people. Commissioner Ortiz asked how long a person could participate in the program. Mr. Mac Donald replied, explained that there is no maximum time period. Commissioner Battle stated that he knows their independent living program is a success, because he knows a recipient. The Commission thanked Southern California Rehabilitation Services for their presentation 4 Commissioner Araujo introduced Matthew Harris of Project Impact Mr. Harris explained the objective of Project Impact is to provide Juvenile Diversion Counseling, School Drop-out Prevision, Job Training and Placement, Parent Education and the mentoring program. Commissioner Carr stated that the Commission heard Project Impact had moved, she asked Mr. Matthew to clear that up for her. Mr. Matthew stated that the program is located in Lynwood and has been here since 1986. Commissioner Ortiz asked that Mr. Harris elaborate on the Job training and Placement. Mr. Harris replied that he was elected as the president of the Chamber of Commerce and as the president he has a chance to network with other business and employee the youth. Commissioner Araujo asked if the Spa6 program was still around. Mr. Matthew replied, yes. The Commission thanked Project Impact for their presentation STAFF ORALS: Ms. Potts asked the Commission would they like to start recommendations tonight or at next weeks meeting. The Commission decided on next week Ms. Potts informed the Commission of President Bush's attempt to the cut the CDBG fund and that she was drafting an item to take to council asking them to appeal President Bush's decision. She said that a copy of the Council item would be forwarded to the Commission. BOARD ORALS: NONE ADJOURNMENT: Motion to adjourn was made by Commissioner Carr, seconded by Commissioner Ortiz. Motion carried unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 8:10p.m. CHAIRPERSON ANNETTE POTTS � 5 MEMORANDUM CDBG DIVISION � DATE: March 2, 2005 TO: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) ADVISORY BO� OMMISSION FROM` Annette Pott ;. eputy Director of Administrative Services SUBJECT: RECOMMENDATiONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005-2006 CDBG AND HOME ACTIVITIES The City of tynwood expects to receive the following CDBG and HOME funding for fiscal year 2005-2006: 2005-2006 CDBG Allocation: $1,819,754" 2004-2005 CDBG Carryover: 80,000 2004-2005 CDBG Program Income: 150,000* TOTAL CDBG AVAILABLE: $2,049,754 2005-2006 HOME Allocation: $ 668,108 � In accordance with HUD guidelines, CDBG funds may be used for Community Conservation; Housing; Economic Development; Public Improvements and Public Services. HOME Program funds are restricted to housing activities. As per our discussion on February 23, 2005, enclosed we are providing copies of the cover page for each category of the CDBG and HOME proposal booklet. Note that the top of each page provides the maximum amount of funds available in each category. Please review your proposal books and complete these pages based on your recommendations for fiscal year 2005-06 funding. Your recommendations will be discussed at our March 2, 2005 meeting, at which time the Commission will make their recommendations to staff, for Council review. If you should have any questions regarding any of the proposals, please call me at (3Y0) 603-0220, extension 269, or you may bring your questions to the CDBG meeting for discussion. Thank you for your cooperation. � HUD ADMINISTRATION � ��� 4 � � � — �� �� .—` ` � %�—. — � `� `� � � Q �.� � � 00 f ° ����-- .rt� , o• o� ....4 FISCAL YEAR 2005-2006 FUNDS AVAILABLE $393,950 HUD allows the City to use 20% of its current CDBG allocation and CDBG ' program income, for administration costs that include: • General management, oversight and coordination of the CDBG; • Public Information; • Fair Housing activities; • Preparation of Plans; . Preparation of Environmental Reviews; . Preparation and submission of federal grants; • Capacitybuilding activities retated to policy, p�anning and management. Below we have listed' and provided copies of applications requesting CDBG funds as follows: � Amount CDBG Commission Requested Recommendation 1. HUD Administration $350,000 $ 2. Fair Housing Foundation $17,990 $ TOTAL REQUESTS: $367,990 $ HOMEPROGRAM <_.-- ---�._� _ - , i t 1 �� �� � i ��(`'-,�� FISCAL YEAR 2005-2006 FUNDS AVAILABLE: $668,108 The HOME Investment partnership Act (HOME) was established to: . Expand the supply of decent, affordable housing for low and very low- income families; • Build state and local capacity to carry out affordable housing programs; . Provide for coordinated assistance to participants in the development of affordable low-income housing; Eligible activities under HOME include: • Land Acquisition • New Construction • Site Improvements • Neighborhood Revitalization • Rehabilitation • Tenant Based Rental Assistance HOME program staff has prepared the attached application and information for your review. Requested Amount CDBG Commission Recommendation: $ 66,810 Administration $ $255,000 Rehabilitation $ $122,000 First-time Homebuyers $ $124,082 Acquisition/Rehabilitation $ 100 216 CHODO Housing Project $ $668,108 COMMUNITY CONSERVATION FISCAL YEAR 2005-2006 FUNDS AVAILABLE: $1,386,301 Community Conservation includes activities such as public improvements, public facilities, housing rehabilitation, code enforcement, and economic development. AMOUNT COMMISSION REQUESTED RECOMMENDATION 1. Code Enforcement $ 452,800 $ 2. Street Improvement and Design $4,125,000 $ 3. Veterans Memorial Area $ 700,000 $ I I � I PUBLIC SERVICE FISCAL YEAR 2005-2006 FUNDS AVAILABLE: $295,463 CDBG Regulations allow for a wide range of public service activities, including but not limited to: job training and development; crime prevention; childcare; health and safety services; substances abuse services (counseling and treatment); and recreational services. Amount Cammission Proiect Name Requested Recommendation 1. Lynwood Senior Citizen Program $105,155 $ 2. Lynwood Crossing Guards $210,000 $ 3. Lynwood Natatorium Extended Hrs. $ 80,000 $ THE ABO VE ACTIVITIES ARE OPERATED BY CITY OF LYNWOOD STAFF 4. Southern California Rehabilitation $ 5,000 $ 5. The Lighthouse Education Center $ 30,000 $ 6. Dominoes Learning Learning $ 47,000 $ 7. Project IMPACT $ 60,000 $ 8. Healthy Initiative (St. Francis) $ 50,000 $ 9. YWCA of Greater of Los Angeles $ 20,000 $ 10. Truevine Homeless Men Program $ 45,000 $ 11. Rape Safe $ 18,000 $ 12. Positive Imaje $ 18,500 $ 13. Sunshine Daycare $ 18,910 $ 14. Peace & Joy Center $ 25,000 $ 15. ARC of Los Angeles- Workforce Development $ 20,000 $ 16. Lynwood Athletics Community Services $ 45,000 $ I � �