Fort Walton Beach Resolution — 95-22--CDBG Funding FY 95/96 — reading text

handicapped access to all park facilities. The reduced funding will pay for the tennis court overlay and the sidewalk. 11. City staff is also requesting $ 70, 050 to fund the following renovations to the Chester Pruitt Center: Gym floor removal and replacement - $ 60, 000; Front door replacement - 1, 400; Gym vent replacement/ security screens - $ 4, 000; Restroom renovations - $ 2, 200; Wall guards for stairway - $ 400; Plexiglas replacements for office window/ doors - $ 450; Main gym backboard replacements - $ 1, 600. 12. Habitat Humanity is requesting $ 40, 000 for the acquisition of for single family for the construction of four single family homes. lots Acquisition costs include the purchase of land, surveys, appraisals, title work and attorneys fees ( if needed). The reduction in funding will allow HH to obtain a minimum of 2 lots. 13. CDBG staff is recommending $ 48, 400 for administrative cost for the CDBG program. This funding amount is 20% of the total entitlement allocations and is a permitted cost by HUD. 14. CDBG staff is recommending $ 28, 000 for residential rehabilitation for single family homes. The City' s rehab. program allows to $ 20, 000 horne, with costs not to exceed 50% expenditures of up per c of the value of the home. 3  c q 15. CDBG staffrecommending $ 2, 000 for clearance activities. is This for the clearance of dilapidated structures from willprovide funding properties within the CDBG target area. c 4  o o CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA INTER- OFFICE MEMORANDUM c DATE: July 21, 1995 TO: Reid Silverboard, City Manager J2~ FROM: Susanne Sims, Planner b.~. THROUGH: Leonard B. Mitchell, Director, Planning and Zoning Department SUBJECT: Fort Walton Beach Consolidated Plan for 1995- 2000 BACKGROUND: The Consolidated Plan is a new process mandated by the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The purpose of the Plan is to consolidate the application, programming, implementation and reporting processes for the following BUD programs; Community Development Block Grant ( CDBG), HOME, Emergency Shelter Grants ( ESG) and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS ( HOPWA). Although the City is only i administering one federal program, CDBG, we must still comply with the provisions of the new process. The Consolidated Plan contains the following three basic elements; 1. The Housing and Homeless Needs Assessment, which describes the current conditions within the City regarding housing and the homeless. 2. The Five Year Strategic Plan, which provides a five year plan for addressing the needs identified within the Assessment section of the Plan. 3. The Action Plan, which provides the proposed funding program for the current year. This new process replaces the previous CDBG application process as well as the CHAS. The Consolidated Plan is a five year document, similar to the CHAS. Each year, the City must submit a proposed Action Plan which describes the proposed use of funds. An annual performance report must also be submitted which describes the progress the City has made in carrying out its strategic plan and action plan. The annual performance report will eventually replace the current annual Grantee Performance Report ( GPR) .  0 In preparing the Consolidated Plan, staff followed the r requirements contained in 24 CFR Part 91, which is the final rule for the Consolidated Plan submission requirements. It should be noted that the Consolidated Plan is intended to address a wide variety of initiatives funded by the HUD programs noted above. There are many elements within the Plan that are not applicable to the CDBG program. Further, there are several programs that may be undertaken with CDBG funds, such as Economic Development, but require a large entitlement and staff to administer. Therefore, BUD does not anticipate that an entitlement city of the size of Fort Walton Beach to undertake the intensive housing and homeless programs identified in the regulations. In the preparation of the Consolidated Plan and the current year funding recommendation, staff held three ( 3) advertised public meetings in order to obtain citizen input. A summary of the draft Consolidated Plan was also published in the Northwest Florida Daily News along with an invitation for citizen comment. The funding recommendations were made with the assistance of a Citizens Advisory Committee, who represent a cross section from the neighborhoods within the CDBG Neighborhood strategy Area. The entire Consolidated Plan is on file with the Planning and Zoning Department and the City Clerk' s office. DISCUSSION: The five- year strategy plan within the Consolidated Plan anticipates a continuance of the programs the City has funded in the past. With the exception of the Residential Rehabilitation program, funding has been targeted to the CDBG Neighborhood Strategy Areas which are identified within the 1990 Census as those areas with the greatest concentration of low/ moderate income families. There are two Strategy Areas. The largest is that area bordered by Eglin Parkway to the east, Beal Parkway to the west, Santa Rosa Sound to the South and Hughes Street to the north. The second area is located on the north side of Lovejoy Road, to include all the properties within the City limits. Public facility improvements ( roads, sidewalks, water & sanitary sewer improvements etc.) and Clearance activities are targeted in this area in order to facilitate neighborhood revitalization and to aid in the elimination of slum and blight. Residential Rehabilitation assistance is available to all low/ moderate income residents within the City. Funding assistance to Public Service ( non- profit) organizations is available city- wide provided that the program provides an eligible service to low/ moderate income families. 2  o Acquisition activities will be undertaken within the Target r- Area. Along with providing affordable housing, this program will aid in neighborhood revitalization and the elimination of slum and blight. The funding recommendation for Program Year 1995 ( Fiscal Year 1995/ 96) is attached. The deadline for the submission of the Plan to HUD is August 15, 1995. Prior to submission, the City Council must adopt or pass an official act authorizing the following action: 1. Authorize the submission of the attached Consolidated Plan. 2. Authorize the City Manager to execute the Grant Agreement following the approval of the City' s application. The attached resolution from the City will provide official authorization to submit the Plan. RECOMMENDATION: Adoptthe attached resolution authorizing the City to submit the Consolidated Plan along with the Program Year 1995 ( Fiscal Year 1995/ 96) funding program. t~'~ 3