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A SPECIAL ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE INDIANA
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
WHEREAS the Common Council of Richmond, Indiana promulgated a Neighborhood Policy
by adopting Ordinance No. 40-1993, and
WHEREAS Part II-F states "the neighborhood services clearinghouse is defined as the office
funded by the Common Council to assist citizens in forming neighborhood
associations and providing assistance to such associations", and
WHEREAS said ordinance states as a purpose in Part III-D "to define the role of the City
government in the creation and empowerment of neighborhood associations
throughout the City, wherever citizens wish to create them", and
WHEREAS Part V-A states "Common Council will fund the operation of a Neighborhood
Services Clearinghouse which will be run by a Board composed of representatives
from all neighborhood associations",
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Common Council of the City of Richmond, Indiana,
that the Department of Planning and Redevelopment is authorized to submit a grant application to
the Indiana Department of Commerce for financial assistance from the Community Development
Action Grant program to assist the Common Council in discharging its obligation to fund a
Neighborhood Services Clearinghouse and request a grant of $50,000.00 to be used from the date
of receipt through December 31, 1995, more particularly described in attached Exhibit A.
Passed. and adopted this 22nd day of February, 1994, by the moron uncil of the City of
Richmond, Indiana.
V'IN (Larry AParker)
Attest: , City Cleric
(Norma Carnes)
Presented to the Mayor of Richmond, Indiana, this 231 day of Febru 1994, at 9.00 a.m.
a, City Clerk
(Norma Carnes)
Approved by me, Roger Cornett, Mayor of the City of Ric Indiana, this 23rd day of
February, 1994, at 9:05 a.m.
Mayor
oger Cornett)
Attest: , City Clerk
(Norma Carnes)
Community Development Action Grant (CDAG)
Application
I. Applicant
Organization
Contact Person
Address
County Wayne
EXHIBIT A
City of Richmond
Robert Goodwin, Director Planning and'Redevelopment
50 North 5th Street
Richmond, Indiana 47374
Phone(317) 983-7342 Fax (317) 962-7024
Ind. Non -Profit # Fed. I.D. #
II. Program Name
I.R.S. Code
Neighborhood Associations and Clearing House, Richmond,Indiana
Abstract Guided by the City Master Plan, a grant from the Lilly Endowment to the
Urban Enterprise Zone is enabling the development, in the Zone, of five neighborhood
associations and a clearing house at our Design Center. We intend to extend this
development of neighborhood associations throughout the city in the coming year.
M. Brief Budget
a. Grant Requested
b. Match:
Local public $ 36, 000.00
Private $ 106, 662.00
In-kind/Other $
Total match
C. Total Budget (a+b)
d. Grant timeframe
$ 50,000.00
$ 142,662.00
192,662.00
From execution to Dec. 31, 1995
iv. Certification of Applicant's Chief Elected Official/Officer
I certify that submission of this application has been duly authorized by the governing body of
the applicant; that the applicant has the legal capacity to carry out the proposed program; and
that the proposed pro am is designed to meet the community -economic development goals of the
applicant's nvi ,A -understand the Indiana Department of Commerce retains the right to
award less th e r guested amount and to make conditional awards.
Signs
Printed name and title
Date � - 43
Neighborhood Services Clearinghouse CDAG application
V. Project Narrative
1. Organization Profile
In 1987 the Greater Richmond Progress Committee was incorporated as an
organization to advise the mayor and assist him in the work of city governance. Those on
the GRPC serve at the pleasure of the mayor. Citizens have undertaken responsibilities
related to various facets of city life: examples such as the Substance Abuse Task Force,
the Compass Program (social services surveys and analysis), Birth to Five and various
physical environment issues such as the Gorge Park development and new US 40 Bridge
Project are illustrative.
When Roger Cornett became mayor in 1992, the GRPC assumed an even more
significant role in affairs (as the accompanying GRPC materials will suggest) with more
citizens involved in a wider variety of roles and greater interaction with various city
agency employees.
Richmond's Urban Enterprise Zone was established in 1984, targeting for improvement
areas of neglect at our city's center. In 1991 the Enterprise Zone's citizens responded to
the Lilly Foundation's challenge with a proposal to establish five Neighborhood
Associations. This effort was generated by the Neighborhood Resource Generation
(NRG) which was funded by the Lilly money and included the position of a Neighborhood
Coordinator (see map at front of NRG Reference Manual and following pages for
description of grant nature). The Lilly project budget is outlined on page 136. The time
frame is October 1992 - December 31, 1994. Our CDAG application covers the last 8
months of the 27 month Lilly Grant and 12 months beyond the Lilly Grant span. 74% of
the original Lilly Grant, or $111,537.00 is available to match this request for CDAG
funds.
While the ambitious goals of the NRG program are described in detail in the NRG
Manual, the intentions of the project fit the CDAG Program/Activity examples:
" ... community organization for the purposes of community education and relationship
building leading to greater collective and personal power in the community" and " .. .
comprehensive downtown or neighborhood development programs."
See the NRG Newsletter at the NRG manual inside cover for an indication of how
these activities are developing now.
Please see attachments as directed for the following information:
Mission Statement:
City Comprehensive Plan, page 7
NRG manual, page 15
Workplan:
City Comprehensive Plan, pages 8-12
NRG manual, pages 91-95
NSC CRAG application, Project Narrative - page
Board Members/Staff:
GRPC - see GRPC documents
NRG - Enterprise Zone - see sheet inside front cover of NRG manual and page 10
NSC - see NSC Board Members List
Committees/Task Forces:
GRPC - see GRPC documents
NRG - see NRG manual, page 11
Current operational & project budgets:
City - Annual budget 1994 supplied
NRG - see NRG manual, pages 13 6-13 8
Audited financial statement for 1993:
City - Audit copy supplied
NRG/UEA - audit not available
2. Program/Project Design and Description
It is our intention to use the "jump start" the Enterprise.- Zone/Lilly Grant/NRG
program is providing to develop neighborhood associations in other parts of Richmond
and to provide continued support to those neighborhood associations now established in
the Zone. Our goal is to build upon the UEAts 5 neighborhood associations and 3
neighborhood centers within the Zone and establish 10 strong neighborhood associations
and 3 neighborhood centers beyond the urban center. A neighborhood association is
defined as any group of neighborhood residents which proclaims its commitment to
neighborhood improvement and a willingness to identify problems and seek solutions to
the problems faced by the neighborhood. Neighborhood associations meet regularly and
elect officers as needed. A neighborhood center is a physical facility located within a
neighborhood(s) at which services determined by the neighborhood association(s) will be
available. Neighborhood centers are located in schools, community centers, churches and
other pre-existing community buildings.
Toward this end, the GRPC Neighborhood Policy Task Force prepared Ordinance No.
40 -1993, promulgating a Neighborhood Policy for Richmond (see GRPC attachments)
and Drafted Bylaws for a Neighborhood Clearinghouse (see GRPC attachments).
The time frame proposed in this grant, April 1, 1994 - December 31, 1995 affords us a
significant opportunity. We can promote city wide neighborhood developments while
staff, volunteers and momentum of the NRG program are in full stride.
It is our intention that the Neighborhood Services Clearinghouse (NSC) will provide a
support structure and sustenance training to maintain and strengthen the neighborhood
associations and neighborhood centers and to direct the focus of structure services (city
and social services as well as those outside the city) to neighborhood associations'
individual efforts and needs.
NSC CDAQ applimm, Project Numtive -Page 3
The NSC, in accordance with ordinance No. 40-1993, will provide a number of services
which will include but will not be limited to:
*Maintaining a resource center which will actively gather information
relating to local neighborhoods, the experiences of other communities and
neighborhood issues in general and provide information to the public upon
request.
*Sponsoring conferences, public meetings or other events relating to
neighborhood issues or designed to assist neighborhoods in addressing
problems or taking advantage of opportunities.
*Act as an advocacy group on behalf of neighborhood associations
providing spokespersons to address public meetings, social and service
clubs, governmental, corporate or not -for -profit organizations on the
subject of neighborhoods and their concerns.
*Providing direct assistance to individual associations in start-up and
sustaining activities, identifying resources for problem -solving and
conflict resolution, working to establish or to improve. linkages with
service providers, and generally working to strengthen local associations.
*Providing regular training programs for new and continuing association
leaders to ensure the continued vitality of the associations.
Several training sessions will run concurrently with the execution of the previously
stated objectives. 6-8 members from each of the 15 neighborhood will participate in the
leadership training mentioned above. Other sessions include training in writing grant
applications, computer skills and conflict resolution.
It is our intention to establish a NSC office in a central location on the Richmond
Promenade to carry out the aforementioned services. A Director of NSC position will be
implemented to coordinate structural and support services with the efforts of
neighborhood associations, centers and participating organizations.
The precedent for such a center was set by the mutual housing of the NRG Project
Sustainable Urban/Rural Enterprise (S.U.R.E.), and the Main Street program at the
Design Center (814 Promenade). The Design Center was initiated in 1990 with private
contributions and a volunteer staff to promote the Gorge Park project. But the real story
is in its growth as a place where information is gathered and shared, while people meet
and the city's future is being shaped. It began by addressing the physical space problems
and possibilities and evolved through the NRG Project activities to focus attention on the
social fabric as well as the physical fabric of our community. The NSC will continue to
provide a common ground for meetings of citizens, providing a library of sources for
NSC CRAG appUcation. Project Nanafive - page 4
information on subjects from historic renovation to day-care practices, displays, and
venues to city services to encourage the continued efforts and successful planning of
projects such as the Gorge Park development.
The central location of the NSC will provide a forum for community planning
activities. The coordinating activities of a NSC Director and the mutual housing of
several organizations within the NSC, such as S.U.R.E., GRPC, the Gorge Park
Committee, the Downtown Promenade Committee and Richmond's Main Street Project,
will enhance the NSC functions in its intent to develop dynamic partnerships with city
and other service organizations. The collective goals of these organizations are the joint
mobilization of resources which will lead to the betterment of Richmond's communities
and environments.
Different neighborhoods have different problems, interests and expectations. Our
goal is to help them focus and articulate their individual and collective ideas, so that the
future of Richmond will be one truly shaped by those who live here, acting in their
collective self-interest, aware of as many alternatives and possibilities as our resources
and imaginations can allow.
Growing numbers of participants (S neighborhood associations outside the Zone have
begun) and the quality and quantity of public interaction suggest we're on to something
that will work for us. (see the Neighborhood Human Services Planning Committee
statement and the GRPC attachments).
Program/project evaluation will be quantified by numbers of neighborhood
organizations established, their membership numbers, by the listing of neighborhood
events generated and such. But we will also be very interested in the quality of less
quantifiable aspects such as community appearances, vitality and diversity among them.
We are proceeding with this project now. With your help we can move far more
effectively.
3. Impact on Identified Area Need
Richmond has a lot going for it -- proximity to Cincinnati, Indianapolis and Dayton,
the Whitewater Gorge, a rich history, strong post high school educational opportunities,
etc. But statistics related to school drop -out, teen pregnancy, unemployment, welfare,
etc. indicate we have deep problems. It is with a real awareness of these problems that
we focus on neighborhood developments to strengthen our sense of community.
Addressing these problems is the objective of many neighborhood associations. As they
develop and implement crime watch programs, beautification projects, neighborhood
human services delivery and conflict resolution strategies, the over-all effect will be the
stabilization of the physical and social infrastructure and the economic development of
urban and rural neighborhoods.
The largest single request this application budget contains is for the Director of NSC
and the acquisition and maintenance of a centrally located building to house the NSC.
NSC CDAG applicatica Project Navadvc - page 5
Our personal services allocations will enable us to bring in 6 outside speakers and
consultants to provide information on neighborhood revitalization programs and other
related topics. It will also allow us to do video work.
Equipment repair and purchase dollars will be directed toward equipping the
Clearinghouse with phone, fax and computer capabilities and establishing and
maintaining 6 neighborhood centers.
Printing/Materials/Supplies money will sustain NSC activities, but the major portion
of it will be available to the neighborhood associations for their outreach and program
needs.
The Site money ($16,000.00) is to be spent on NSC rental and utility costs.
"Other" is money set aside for neighborhood projects which will include the
leadership, conflict resolution, grant writing and computer skills trainingo
As stated earlier, the objectives of this project match the ideals of the example
programs listed in the CDAG application guidelines: "[c]ommunity organizing for the
purpose of community education and relationship -building leading to greater collective
and personal power in the communities." Richmond will be stronger when its citizens
are empowered to promote the health and well-being of its neighborhoods.
Neighborhoods are a significant part of the social fabric of our community. It is in the
neighborhoods that citizens confront challenges to the quality of their lives. If citizens
are empowered to overcome these challenges, neighborhoods will be healthier, safer, and
more comfortable places to live. The evidence of such empowerment will be reflected
by the self-determination of the 15 neighborhood associations and their effectiveness in
identifying, addressing and resolving their own problems.
4. Project Budget
In 1994 we have funding from the NRG ($111, 537.00 from the L& grant) to support
our improvement efforts. The City of Richmond has appropriated $18,000.00 for 1994.
The in -kind services of professional planners and attorneys as well as the numerous
citizens (over 100 individuals at several hours per week) who are actively developing the
neighborhood associations and centers are vast and their hours innumerable. Converting
in -kind efforts into dollars is quite speculative.
Please see attachments for:
budget sheet
job descriptions for new positions
CDAG App4cattan - Page 4
-%T.3. Socioeconomic Distress Tables
Table 1: Annual Unemployment Rate
1990 1922-
f ,3C or County Wayne 7.7 11.4 48.1
State Indiana 5.3 6.5 22.6
Indiana Employment and Trianing Services, Annual Summaries
Table 2: Population Growth or Decline
1980 1990 % Change
Project Area 41,349 38,705 -6.4
or citz Richmond
Wayne 76,058 71,951 -5.4
r Census of Population, 1980, 1990
Table 3: Net Assessed Value by Area
980 1290 % Change
Project Area Richmond 156,253,450 230,392,780 32
or City
Wayne 289,626,580 408,516,940 29
rounty
Wayne County Auditors
sourge
Table 4: Median Household income by Area
1980 1990 % ChanF-e__ _ _ -
wProject Areaor City Richmond 13,955 20,585 47.5
colmty Wayne 15,658 23,475 49.9
Census of Population, 1980, 1990
Table 5: Median Housing Value by Area
980 1990 % Ch r e
Project Area
Richmond 36,955 38,800 5.0
or City
Wavne 32,400 42,400 30.9
&O-tircc
Census of Population, 1980, 1990
CDAG Application - Page 5
1%4. Budget and Drawdown Proposal
April 1,1994 - June 30,1994
Kcal Public
Dtffia
CDAG
Total
Salaries & Benefits
-
5375
-
-
5375
Personal Service Contracts
-
4000
-
-
4000
Advertising/PrintnngAMm
3800
3000
-
--
6800
Equipment Rental/Repair
1500
2000
-
3500
Site/Office Rental
-
4300
-
-
4300
Training
4000
3000
-
2000
9000
Materials/Parts/Supplies
4000
4000
-
3000
11000
Equipment Purchase
-
17625
-
-
17625
Travel
1000
-
-
-
1000
Other
-
6000
-
-
6000
TOTAL:
14300
49300
-0-
5000
68600
July 1,1994 . June 1,1995
Local Public
Focal Private
Other
CDAG
Total
Salaries & Benefits
-
10750
-
8958
19708
Personal Service Contracts
-
8200
-
-
8200
Advertising/Printing/Film
2500
8000
-
-
10500
Equipment Rental/Repair
1500
2000
-
-
3500
Site/Office Rental
-
12000
--
6500
18500
Training
6800
6000
-
-
12800
Materials/Parts/Supplies
4000
3412
- :
6000
13412
Equipment Purchase
-
-
-
-
-
Travei
1000
-
-
--
1000
Other
-
7000
-
-
7000
TOTAL-
15800
57362
-0-
21458
94620
June 1,1995 - June 30,1996
Local Public
Local Private
Other
-CDAG
Total
Salaries & Benefits
-
-
-
42
12542
Personal Service Contracts
-
-
-
-
-
Advertisinp?rintingMIm
1000
-
-
-
1000
Equipment Rental/Repair
900
-
-
9500
10400
Site/Office Rental
-
-
-
-
-
T.aining
3000
-
-
-
3000
Materials/Parts/Supplies
-
-
-
1500
1500
Equipment Purchas:
-
-
-
-
-
Travel
1000
-
-
-
1000
Other
-
-
-
-
-
TOTAL:
5900
-0-
-0-
23542
29442
Quarterly CDAG Drawdown Schedule
Jan. 1995 $ 11771
Apr. 1994 $ 50 1 00 Apr.1995 $ 11771
July 1994 $ 10729
Oct. 1994 $ 10729
CITY OF RICHMOND
DEPARTMENT OF LAW
50 North 5th Street
Richmond, Indiana 47374
Phone (317) 983-7220
Fax (317)966-2255
February 18,1994
Common Council
Richmond, 1N 47374
RE: Ordinance No. 16-1994
Dear Council Member:
ROGER CORNETT
Mayor
THOMAS S. MILLIGAN
City Attorney
The above referenced ordinance is the implementation of the Neighborhood Policy promulgated by
Council August 2, 1993, by adopting Ordinance No. 40-1993.
City Planning and Redevelopment Department Director Bob Goodwin will be at Council Meeting to
explain the grant application he has prepared at the request of the Neighborhood Policy Task Force
Committee of the Greater Richmond Progress Committee. He will be assisted by persons active on the
Task Force.
The 1994 budget has a line item of $18,000 in the Department of Planning and Redevelopment for this
purpose. This is an effort to secure additional funding for these activities.
Mayor Cornett supports the formation of an Indiana not -for -profit corporation with its own Board of
Directors and Officers to employ staff, rent facilities, acquire equipment and generally perform all acts
necessary to operate a Neighborhood Services Clearinghouse and coordinate the activities of the
neighborhood associations envisioned by the policy.
This ordinance can be adopted with all three readings in a single rneeting by suspension of rules to move
it to second and third readings.
Sincerely yours,
7�
Thomas S. Milligan
City Attorney
Enclosure
TSM/ags
DISPOSITION OF ORDINANCE NO. IL - -199�
RESOLUTION NO. , —199—
by Common Council
Ordinance N04
Resolution No. _„-,j Elstro Lundy Blrookbank Do
nat McBride Parker Dickman Allen Hutton
Susp. rules Ist read
Title onlyl.,
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Proof of Publicaton
Seconded
Move to 2nd read
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