Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 11-23-2010 Regular — reading text

expected to replace roofs and /or paint approximately 20 homes in the City of Fort Walton Beach from June 21 - 25, 2010. The City' s Community Redevelopment Agency ( CRA) Capital Improvement Program CIP) budget includes funds for payment of building permit fees and water and sewer connection fees for affordable housing construction projects, for the purchase of lots for Habitat forHumanity, and for other capital improvements in the Beal Parkway Neighborhood. The funding for these programs in FY 2006 -07 was $ 217, 726. 00; in FY 2007 -08 was $ 251, 035. 00; in FY 2008 - 09 was $ 235, 000; and FY 2009 -10 is $ 475, 000. In FY 2008 -09, the CRA funded a project to construct a Gateway Park for the Beal Parkway Neighborhood and assisted Habitat for Humanity with the purchase of a residential lot on Methodist Avenue SE for the construction of multi -family units. In FY 2009 -10, funding is allocated to begin the design for streetscape projects along Third Street SE and Carson Drive SE. See the attached maps for the CRA boundaries, CDBG target areas, and the neighborhoods within the City. c Activities to be undertaken 91. 220c ADMINISTRATION / PLANNING: Administration / Plannin Bud et Amount: $ 28, 444 City of Fort Walton Beach Target Area: Not Applicable Engineering Services Department Units of Service: Expenditure of grant 105 Miracle Strip Parkway SW funds to meet timelines Fort Walton Beach, Florida 32548 Beneficiaries: Low /moderate income 850- 833 -9599 Matrix Code: 2 1 A Pro ram Description: Funds for administration and planning established for the CDBG program. This program helps to assess community needs, plan the use of resources, provide for citizens input and public information on programs, monitor and report on the use of funds and performance of programs, and assure compliance with grant requirements. This project is eligible under 24 CFR 570.205 and 570.206. HOUSING REHABILITATION: World Chan ers Bud et Amount: $ 35, 000 City of Fort Walton Beach Target Area: Citywide Engineering Services Department Units of Service: 20 Households 105 Miracle Strip Parkway SW Beneficiaries: Low /moderate income Fort Walton Beach, Florida 32548 Matrix Code: 14A 850- 833 -9599 Pro ram Description: The World Changers program helps low- and moderate -income homeowners by replacing roofs and painting the exterior of the home. This program is eligible under 24 CFR 570. 202.  YOUTH SERVICES: Chester Pruitt Youth Enrichment Bud et Amount: $20, 000 City of Fort Walton Beach Target Area: Target Area 1 Engineering Services Department Units of Service: 40 -60 Low /Moderate 105 Miracle Strip Parkway SW Income Youths Ages 6 -12 Fort Walton Beach, Florida 32548 Beneficiaries: Low /moderate income 850- 833 -9599 Matrix Code: 05D Pro ram Description: This program provides after school and summer programs that engage, enrich, and instruct youth in low- and moderate -income neighborhoods. This program is eligible under 24 CFR 570. 201( e). Gren Chapel A.M.E. Church Daycare Bud et Amount: $ 15, 000 Gregg Chapel A.M.E. Church Target Area: Target Area 1 P. O. Box 1779 Units of Service: 24 Low -Income Youth 34 Carson Drive SE Beneficiaries: Low /moderate income Fort Walton Beach, Florida 32548 Matrix Code: 03M 850- 243 -5925 Pro ram Description: This program provides perimeter fencing for a non -profit daycare center which serves low- and moderate -income families. This program is eligible under PUBLIC FACILITIES: S4P Synenry Disaster Distribution Budget Amount: $ 6, 000 W Synergy, Inc. Target Area: Citywide 24 Bass Avenue SW Units of Service: 2, 000 Residents Fort Walton Beach, Florida 32548 Beneficiaries: Low /moderate income 850- 833 -9599 Matrix Code: 03E Pro ram Description: This program provides funds to purchase an emergency natural gas generator for a disaster distribution center to run an emergency soup kitchen and food pantry during times of disaster in the greater Fort Walton Beach area. This program is eligible under Infrastructure Improvements BudBud etet Amount:Amount: $ $ 37,37, 768768 City of Fort Walton Beach Target Area: Target Area 1 & 2 Engineering Services Department Units of Service: Low /moderate income 105 Miracle Strip.Parkway SW neighborhoods Fort Walton Beach, Florida 32548 Beneficiaries: Low /moderate income 850- 833 -9599 Matrix Code: 03L Pro ram Description: ThisThis programprogram providesprovides fundsfunds toto installinstall newnew sidewalkssidewalks and/and/ oror multimulti - - useuse pathspaths andand toto improve improve thethe potable potable water,water, sanitarysanitary sewer,sewer, and/and/ oror stormwater stormwater infrastructureinfrastructure inin low-low- toto moderatemoderate - - incomeincome neighborhoods.neighborhoods. ThisThis programprogram isis eligibleeligible underunder  Table 4. FY 2009 -10 CDBG Pro¢ram Summary Program Number Priority Outcome of Grant Funding % Administration / Planning: Administration / Planning 6 Provide administration 285444 20.0% and planning of the City' s CDBG program Homeowner Rehabilitation: World Changers DH1 1 Providing decent housing — 35, 000 24. 6% Assist approximately 20 single family residences of low /moderate income via re- roofing and exterior painting Youth Services: Chester Pruitt Youth SL1 1 Providing a suitable living 20, 000 14. 1% Enrichment environment —Assist 40 -60 low /moderate income youths ( ages 6 -12) by conducting summer programs and over 400 low /moderate income youths through tutoring programs that provide over 135 hours of tutoring Gregg Chapel A.M.E. Church SL1 2 Providing a suitable living 15, 000 10. 5% environment —Assist 24 Daycare Fencing low /moderate income youths by constructing a new brick and aluminum perimeter fence around the daycare center playground Public Facilities: S4P Synergy, Inc. Emergency S11 3 Providing a suitable living 6, 000 4. 2% Generator environment —Assist over 2, 000 residents in the Greater Fort Walton Beach area by purchasing a natural gas emergency generator to operate a disaster distribution center Infrastructure Improvements DH 2 Providing a suitable living 37, 768 26. 6% environment —Assist various neighborhoods with the installation of sidewalks, multi -use paths, and the improvement of potable water, sanitary sewer, and/ or stormwater systems TOTAL FUNDING: 142, 212 100% VI. CDBG Program Year 2009 -2010 ( Section 91. 220) d) Geographic Targeting. The City has established a CDBG Target Area within the City which represents the Block Group with the greatest concentration of low- to moderate -income households. All of the proposed Youth Services and Public Facilities activities are located within the Target Area. The World Changers program may be located anywhere within the City limits provided the households meet the income qualification of extremely low, low and moderate income. At the onset: of the CDBG program in the mid- 1970' s, federal regulations required that certain activities be geographically targeted. Although this requirement has since been removed, the City has continued its targeting strategy. The primary consideration for target area selection is neighborhood economic need ( low and moderate income levels) followed by the degree of housing deterioration. The geographic boundary of the two target areas are Hughes Street ( north), Eglin Parkway ( east), Robinwood Drive (