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Home My Public Portal AboutA 2008-01-09 - CDBG ADVISORY BOARDa _ ,~ '~` r~rj,p, v,!_ ~,~~ ~~ f-nr~n Z~;B J!:~! -3 P4 3~ 52 AGENDA G1TY C'LLr"„ 0~~~ ~'= - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT `~'~~~~-~~~ ADVISORY BOARD COMMISSION C!c~~ C'1~'~~~ PUBLIC HEARING WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2008 6:00 P.M. LYNWOOD CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS 11330 BULLIS ROAD, LYNWOOD, CA 90262 SYLVIA ORTIZ, CHAIRPERSON PATRICIA CARR, COMMISSIONER JOE BATTLE, COMMISSIONER OPENING CEREMONIES: A. CALL TO ORDER B. FLAG SALUTE C. ROLL CALL D. CERTIFICATION OF AGENDA POSTING E. PUBLIC ORALS: (ITEMS ON AGENDA ONLY) F. NEW BUSINESS: PUBLIC HEARING- HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT NEEDS G. STAFF ORALS ~ H. BOARD ORALS I. ADJOURNMENT DATE: TO: FROM: SUBJECT: January 9, 2008 Honorable CDBGAB Chairperson and Members Annette Potts, Deputy Director of Administrative Services PUBLIC HEARING-HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT NEEDS FY2008-09 The purpose of this Hearing is to obtain citizen input and comments on the City of Lynwood's community development and housing needs and how best to address those needs with the use of CDBG and HOME program funds for fiscal year 2008- 09. The City of Lynwood expects to receive approximately $1,600,000 in CDBG funds and $600,000 in HOME funds from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, for use during fiscal year 2008-09. These funds may be utilized by the City of Lynwood to carry out a wide range of activities to benefit low and moderate-income families. Activities directed towards neighborhood revitalization, economic development, the improvement of public facilities, streets, sidewalks and alleys, as well as home improvement and public services. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires that at least 70% of the funds allocated to the City benefit low and moderate income residents; 15% may be used for public services; and 20% can be used for program administration. Activities funded with CDBG funds must meet one of the following objectives: • Elimination of slums and blight and prevention of blighting influences; • Elimination of conditions detrimental to health, safety, and public welfare; • Stimulation of economic growth, development, and employment opportunities • that will benefit persons of low and moderate income; • Conservation and expansion of housing stock for low and moderate income households; • Restoration and preservation of properties of special value; • Development and improvement of public facilities which will contribute to the • Livability of residential areas; • Concentrate on programs that provide assistance in housing opportunities, code enforcement; aril/or selected community development target areas, to maximum the impact. Priority funding of CDBG and HOME activities should be given to activities that: have a high benefit to low and moderate income persons; have a detailed plan for permanent funding; require cone-time only infusion of funds; are likely to achieve their objectives and be successful; use other public and private sources to the greatest extent possible; support or coordinate with other community development efforts; • present a reasonable, sound budget; and are implemented by organization with a solid track record. APPLICATION REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATIONS: The City advertised the availability of CDBG and HOME funds during December 2007 and January 2008. Enclosed is a copy of the application for your information. Persons interested in applying for funding from the City's HOME and CDBG grants must do so before January 10, 2008. The applications will be submitted to the CDBGAB Commission for review during their February 2008 meeting. Activities and/or projects funded with CDBG or HOME funds must benefit low and moderate income persons. In order to meet this requirement the activity must; a) Have income eligibility requirements that limit the benefit of that project to low and moderate income persons; or b) The project must be located in an area where the majority of residents are of low and moderate income. Other activities should be geared towards the prevention and elimination of slums and blighted conditions. For an activity to meet this requirement, it must be designed to address the conditions causing the slums and blight. Generally, areas of slums and blight are determined by the County, though activities designed to remove a specific blighting condition can be considered. Activities that do not meet one of these two broad national objectives as noted above cannot be funded. HOME PROGRAM: The HOME Program enables the City of Lynwood to provide more affordable housing to low-income persons. In the pass, the City of Lynwood has been allocated approximately $600,000 annually in HOME funds, and currently has more than $1,000,000 in HOME funds available for the activities listed below: a. Property Acquisition b. Rehabilitation c. Construction of New Housing The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Commission will review and recommend CDBG and HOME activities to the City Council for funding based upon community needs. Lynwood City Council will make final selections.