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HomeMy Public PortalAboutA 2008-08-06 - CDBG ADVISORY BOARDAGENDA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT / «~ ADVISORY BOARD COMMISSION MEETING °~ V L ~ V ~ e---' I CCVt D REGULAR MEETING WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 2008 JUL 3 1 2008 6:00 P.M. CITY OF LyN~~r~,>C LYNWOOD CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS CITY CLERKS OF'-ii~~ . 11330 BULLIS ROAD, LYNWOOD, CA 90262./~~~`°",~~~~-~-`-"~~ IRIS PYGATT, CHAIRPERSON ~-' ~~: SYLVIA ORTIZ, COMMISSIONER PATRICIA CARR, COMMISSIONER IRENE GARCIA, COMMISSIONER JOE BATTLE, VICE CHAIRPERSON OPENING CEREMONIES: A. CALL TO ORDER B. FLAG SALUTE C. ROLL CALL D. CERTIFICATION OF AGENDA POSTING E. APPROVAL OFMINUTES -July 2, 2008 F. PUBLIC ORALS: (ITEMS ON AGENDA ONLY) G. NEW BUSINESS: 1. Presentation by Perry Brents -Senior Citizen Program 2. HOME Status Report -receive and file H. STAFF ORALS I. BOARD ORALS J. ADJOURNMENT MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ADVISORY BOARD COMMISSION WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 2008 CALL TO ORDER: Chairperson Pygatt called the meeting to order on the above captioned date at 6:10 p.m. FLAG SALUTE: All those present participated ROLL CALL: Present Chairperson Pygatt Commissioner Carr Commissioner Garcia Commissioner Ortiz Absent Commissioner Battle CERTIFICATION OF AGENDA POSTING: Staff stated that the agenda was posted per the Brown Act. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES: Motion to approve the minutes of May 7, 2008 was made by Commissioner Ortiz, seconded by Commissioner Garcia. Motion carried unanimously. PUBLIC ORALS: None NEW BUSINESS: 1. Presentation by Laura Alderete, Marketing and Grants Manager-UUT Staff explained that this matter has been postponed. 2. Review of FY 2008-09 CDBG/HOME Resolution Commissioner Garcia stated that she would like to see more information go out to the community regarding the availability of HOME funds. She stated that there are members of the community that could take advantage of the Rehab loans and grants but are not aware that they exist. Commissioner Carr requested that staff submit a year to date report on the status of the HOME program. She stated that the Commission should be updated on the status on a regular basis. She would like the report to include fund balances and how many residents have been served over the last year. Staff replied that a yearend report would be submitted at the next meeting. STAFF ORALS: None BOARD ORALS: None ADJOURNMENT: Motion to adjourn was made by Commissioner Carr, seconded by Commissioner Ortiz. Motion carried unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 6:32. Chairperson Staff Date Date * "J' RECREATION & COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT CDBG 2008/09 PRESENTATION OVERVIEW In June of 2008 the Lynwood City Council awarded $80,000.00 to the Lynwood Senior Services Division for personnel salary expenditures. These funds will be applied to the $220,957 general fund balance in the Senior Division for the FY 2008/09. CDBG funding will be used to provide the necessary funding of full-time employees who deliver day-to-day services at the Senior Center. These funds include any staff salaries necessary for the implementation of special events that benefit our Senior citizen population. II. GOALS & OBJECTIVES Our projected goals and objectives over the next fiscal year are: • Dial-a-Taxi -Provide over 10,000 rides to Lynwood Seniors. Rides provided to grocery stores, medical centers and public facilities. This is a 10% increase over last year's transportation goal. We will be discussing customer service improvements, increased ridesharing, and adjusting the age of eligibility of the senior patron. Meals -Provide over 11,000 meals to Lynwood Seniors. Continue to work with new meal service contractor for improvement in customer service, satisfaction and meal service delivery. Excursions -Offer approximately 35 citywide excursions in the year. Excursions will be designed and planned to appeal to a wide variety of community interests. Workshops -host over 20 special interest workshops. The workshop topics will include segments on Health, Education, Safety, Finances, and Senior Housing. These topics are typically presented by profession in the particular topic of interest. • Health Fairs - Work collaboratively with healthcare and medical professional to conduct four (4) health festival on site at the Lynwood Senior Center. ~ ,~ . ~~`#~, a DATE: TO: PREPARED BY: SUBJECT: Recommendation: ME~~~N®uM July 1, 2008 CDBG Commission Ernie Nishii, Housing Manager Leaonna DeWitt, Sr. Rehabilitation Specialist STATUS OF THE HOME PROGRAM The purpose if this item is to provide CDBG Commission with information about the status of the HOME program. Background: For your review is a status report for the HOME Program for the period from July 1, 2007 to June 30 2008. This report summarizes the overall productivity of the program. This report includes the following information: Housing Rehabilitation The number of housing rehabilitation projects, The current status for all projects, and The total expenditures for all projects. A. HOUSING REHAB PROGRAM This fiscal year, the Housing Division completed 13 projects and expended a total of $633,524. The City received a total of 85 interested applicants for the housing rehabilitation program. Seventy-two of those applicants did not meet the requirements for the program based on property and program ineligibility. Page 1 of 2 B. CHDO In February 2007, the City Council selected Habitat for Humanity (HFH) as the City's Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO). Since that time HFH has joined with the City to provide affordable housing to low income households. The City and HFH has expended $837,590 on affordable housing consisting of for new construction, rental acquisition and rehabilitation. HFH has several projects located throughout the City. The project locations are as followed: Properties # of Units Each Unit Status # of Bdrms # of Baths 3927 Louise 1 3 1 Completed 4267 Fernwood 3 2-4, 1-3 21/2, 2 Under Construction ~ 3076 Redwood 1 3 1 Acquired ~ 5525 Clark 1 3 2 Ac wired The City and HFH are currently in escrow to acquire an additional property located at 4237 Imperial. The City will utilize .program income to acquire this property at the negotiated price of $1,045,268. The project site will provide affordable housing for purchase to low income families. Page 2 of 2