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HomeMy Public PortalAbout016-1994 - SPECIAL ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING A GRANT APPLICATION TOORDINANCENO. l G-] 994 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., l/ Proof of Publicaton Seconded Move to 2nd read ------------------ ------ ------ --- Seconded i 1 -1/1' Engross ant ........ ------ - ------ - - - - -- - - -- Seconded ................ 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