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REGULAR MEETING
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 2008 JUL 3 1 2008
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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
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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.
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Recommendation:
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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.
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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
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3076 Redwood 1 3 1 Acquired
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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.
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