HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Packet 052609 - Special MeetingSPECIAL MEETING
ATASCADERO CITY COUNCIL
Tuesday, May 26, 2009, 1:00 p.m.
City Hall – Council Chambers
6907 El Camino Real, Atascadero
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Council Study Session
AGENDA
ROLL CALL:
COUNCIL STUDY SESSION:
The City Council will discuss:
1. Consideration of Memorial Tree for Marjorie Mackey
2. Impact of May 19th Election
3. Draft Budget Review
4. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - Community Development
Block Grant Funds
PUBLIC COMMENT:
ADJOURNMENT: The Council will adjourn to its Closed Session on May 26, 2009, at
5:00 p.m.
CITY OF ATASCADERO
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
TO: City Council
FROM: Wade McKinney, City Manager
SUBJECT: Community Development Block Grant Funds Under the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
DATE: May 20, 2009
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced additional CDBG
funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. These funds are allocated using
the same formula as our annual CDBG program, total $49,955 and are referred to as CDBG-R.
This CDBG-R funding presents a unique set of challenges because of the narrow range of activities
allowable as compared to the wide range of activities allowable under the typical CDBG program.
HUD is committed to focusing these funds on the Recovery Act goal of investing in infrastructure that
will stimulate job creation and provide long-term economic benefit.
While the CDBG-R regulations do allow allocation to the traditional categories of Administration
(10%), Public Service (15%), and Public Facilities, in reality HUD is strongly discouraging allocations
to Public Service activities as these programs generally do not qualify as job-creating.
HUD is requiring submittal of an Amendment to the 2008 Action Plan by June 5th, which requires
Board of Supervisor action on June 2nd. Because the tight time frames there will be no opportunity for
City Council action prior to submittal of the recommendation, additionally, the only opportunity for
public comment will be at the Board of Supervisors meeting.
A request for funding has been received from the Leadership Council for the 10 Year Plan to End
Homelessness (see attached) asking each agency to contribute their Administrative allocation to help
fund an Executive Director for the proposed Homeless Services Oversight Council. The Leadership
Council estimates the cost of this position, including overhead, at $150,000 for the proposed two year
contract period.
Each participating agency is required to submit their funding recommendations by Wednesday, May
20th to meet the agenda deadline. The following funding recommendations have been made:
FUNDING CATEGORY AMOUNT
ADMINISTRATION $4,995
PUBLIC FACILITIES – BARRIER REMOVAL $44,960
TOTAL $49,955
From: Dana Lilley/Planning/COSLO
To: "Ellen Beraud" <eberaud@atascadero.org>, "Wade McKinney"
<wmckinney@atascadero.org>
Date: 05/08/2009 09:22 AM
Subject: Leadership Council is asking for contributions
Mayor Beraud:
The Leadership Council asked that I send this request to you, each of the other
cities, and the County for a small financial contribution from your jurisdiction
to help pay for a staff person (called "Executive Director") who would support
and guide the proposed Homeless Services Oversight Council (HSOC). We are sending
a similar request to several nonprofit organizations and medical providers.
You may recall that I and the other members of the Transition Team indicated
during our presentation to you on February 10 that we were not asking for a
financial contribution from your city. Since then,however, we received direction
from the Board of Supervisors that we should ask the cities and nonprofit
organizations for at least some contribution. The Leadership Council recently
approved the attached draft two-year work program for the proposed HSOC Executive
Director. This work program shows the specific tasks to be accomplished as a
result of our collective contributions, as well as some performance measures.
We estimate that it may cost approximately $150,000 to pay for a contract with
the proposed Executive Director over two years, including the fee for services
and all other costs including office supplies, utilities, travel, copying,
insurance, etc. The Leadership Council and the Transition Team believe this would
be a good investment because of the progress that would result in terms improved
coordination, efficiency, and securing of grants and private donations.
We are planning for another meeting of the Leadership Council on May 21, 2009,
and any feedback you can provide by then would be helpful. We are also
tentatively planning on asking the Board of Supervisors to adopt a resolution
creating the HSOC on June 2, 2009. If the HSOC is in fact established, it will be
more effective if it has support of the Executive Director.
The following table shows potential contributions from all entities based
partially on relative population levels. The County's contribution includes a
population-based amount plus an additional $50,000 in special funds (non-general
fund) through the Department of Social Services (DSS). These contributions would
cover two years, but the commitment should occur in the first year to facilitate
a two-year contract with the Executive Director.
One possible source which the City of Atascadero might consider using for this
purpose is its share of the CDBG stimulus grant. We just received guidance from
HUD regarding this grant that up to 10 percent can be used for "administrative"
purposes. We will need to confirm it with HUD, but we think that Atascadero could
use 10 percent (or $4,995) of its total CDBG stimulus grant of $49,955 for this
purpose.
Please feel free to call or email me if you want to discuss this matter or have
questions. Thanks.
|------------------------------------+------------------------|
| ENTITY | AMOUNT |
|------------------------------------+------------------------|
|SLO County | |
|------------------------------------+------------------------|
| DSS| $50,000|
|------------------------------------+------------------------|
| Additional| $28,301|
|------------------------------------+------------------------|
| Subtotal SLO County| $78,301|
|------------------------------------+------------------------|
| | |
|------------------------------------+------------------------|
|Cities | |
|------------------------------------+------------------------|
| San Luis Obispo| $10,756|
|------------------------------------+------------------------|
| Paso Robles| $7,199|
|------------------------------------+------------------------|
| Atascadero| $6,835|
|------------------------------------+------------------------|
| Arroyo Grande| $4,105|
|------------------------------------+------------------------|
| Grover Beach| $3,186|
|------------------------------------+------------------------|
| Morro Bay| $2,537|
|------------------------------------+------------------------|
| Pismo Beach| $2,081|
|------------------------------------+------------------------|
| Subtotal cities| $36,699|
|------------------------------------+------------------------|
| | |
|------------------------------------+------------------------|
|Nonprofit Organizations | |
|------------------------------------+------------------------|
| Economic Opportunity Corporation| $2,500|
| (SLOCAP)| |
|------------------------------------+------------------------|
| El Camino Housing Organization| $2,500|
|------------------------------------+------------------------|
|Housing Authority of the City of SLO| $2,500|
|------------------------------------+------------------------|
| Paso Robles Housing Authority| $2,500|
|------------------------------------+------------------------|
| People's Self-Help Housing| $2,500|
| Corporation| |
|------------------------------------+------------------------|
| Transitions Mental Health| $2,500|
| Association| |
|------------------------------------+------------------------|
| SLO Community Foundation| $2,500|
|------------------------------------+------------------------|
| United Way of SLO County| $2,500|
|------------------------------------+------------------------|
| Subtotal Nonprofit Organizations| $20,000|
|------------------------------------+------------------------|
| | |
|------------------------------------+------------------------|
|Medical Providers | |
|------------------------------------+------------------------|
| Community Health Centers of the| $3,000|
| Central Coast| |
|------------------------------------+------------------------|
| Sierra Vista Hospital| $3,000|
|------------------------------------+------------------------|
| French Hospital| $3,000|
|------------------------------------+------------------------|
| Arroyo Grande Community Hospital| $3,000|
|------------------------------------+------------------------|
| Twin Cities Hospital| $3,000|
|------------------------------------+------------------------|
| Subtotal Medical Providers| $15,000|
|------------------------------------+------------------------|
| | |
|------------------------------------+------------------------|
| TOTAL | $150,000 |
|------------------------------------+------------------------|
Dana Lilley, Supervising Planner
Housing & Economic Development
Planning & Building Department
San Luis Obispo County
(805) 781-5715