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Home My WebLink AboutCOW 2006-04-24 Item 4A - Grant Application - CDBG Block Grant for 2007 Minor Home Repair for $57,000 COUNCIL AGENDA SYNOPSIS 1 0 4 It, rZ .ITEM NO. X 1%6 i ivIeett, Date Prepared by Mayor's review Council review id/ us‘ a. 1 04/24/06 1 EB _-ITEM INFORMATION CAS NUMBER: 06-045 I ORIGINAL AGENDA DA 1'E. 4/24/06 AGENDA ITEM TITLE Council authorization for Mayor's signature on application for Community Development Block Grant funded minor home repair program for 2007 CATEGORY Discussion Motion Resolution Ordinance BZdAward Public Heanng Other 4/24/06 Mtg Date Mtg Date Mtg Date Mtg Date Mtg Date Mtg Date kits Date SPONSOR Council Mayor Adm Svcs DCD Finance Fire Legal P&R Police PW/' SPONSOR'S Human Services seeks to apply for $57,000 ($20,000 for Tukwila, $22,000 for SeaTac and SUMMARY $15,000 for Des Moines to cover minor home repair needs for the cities of Tukwila, SeaTac, and Des Moines. Tukwila would serve as the fiscal sponsor for the three cities. REVIEWED BY COW Mtg T CA &P Cmte F &S Cmte Transportation Cmte Utilities Cmte Arts Comm. 0 Parks Comm. Planning Comm. DALE. 4/11/06 RECOMMENDATIONS: SPONSOR /ADMIN Authorize city to apply for funds COMMI 1'I'EE COST IMPACT -FUND SOURCE EXPENDITURE REQUIRED AMOUNT BUDGETED APPROPRIATION REQUIRED $0 Fund Source: CDBG Comments MTG. DATE RECORD OF COUNCIL ACTION 1 MTG. DATE ATTACHMENTS 4/11/06 Memo to Mayor's office and Council 2007 CDBG Application Community Affairs and Parks Cmte meeting minutes (4/11/06) I 1 M E M O R A N D U M DATE: 4/5/06 TO: MAYOR'S OFFICE, CITY COUNCIL CC: FROM: EVIE BOYKAN, HUMAN SERVICES RE: CORMMUNITY DENIM .OPMENT BLOCK GRANT FOR 2007 The application to King County for Community Development Block Grants is due to King County by May 31. The submission of the application must be accompanied by Council authorization and Mayor approval. The Office of Human Services proposes to continue the Minor Home Repair program, which targets minor home repairs to low and moderate income homeowners in Tukwila. In 2005 this program served 22 households with 44 repairs. Most households were at 30% of median income ($16,350 annually for one person). In SeaTac, 27 households were served with 54 repairs. The program successfully assisted homeowners who were having a difficult time maintaining their house. The program is a tool that the cities can use to both serve a human service need of maintaiung a safe house, as well as a tool to address some code enforcement issues. The service also contributes to a more positive image of Tukwila single family neighborhoods. We submitted last year's application jointly with the City of SeaTac as they were interested m continuing the program, however neither of us had an application that could compete on its own with the new County system for distribution of the Community Development Block Grant funds. We successfully submitted an application and were awarded $40,000 ($18,000 for Tukwila and $22,000 for SeaTac.). In order to submit a more competitive application, which is also subregional in nature, we are proposing to administer the 2007 program on behalf of three cities, Tukwila, SeaTac, and Des Moines. SeaTac has one staff person addressing human service issues, and m Des Moines, the staff person to implement the project will be their code enforcement officer. Our sponsorship implies that we will serve as the fiscal agent for the three cities, as well as handle the admiustration with King County. Each city will need to hire their own contractors, screen their chents and make referrals. Our job will be to gather their paperwork to receive reimbursement from King County We propose to submit an application for $57,000 $22,000 for SeaTac, $20,000 for Tukwila and $15,000 for Des Moines. We recognize the CDBG funds are tenuous in this climate of federal cost cutting However, should there be adequate funds for King County, we feel that this program meets a tangible need in serving lower income populations with their housing needs. The program's consistency with the County's Consohdated Plan supports continuation as a method of supporting affordable housing Homeowners express gratitude and appreciation for a service that they otherwise would not be able to afford. Please let me know if you have any questions. PART 1 GENERAL INFORMATION Title Page 2007 CDBG Application 1 Applicant Agency Name City of Tukwila 2. Title of Proposed Project Tukwila, SeaTac, Des Moines Minor Home Repair Program 3 Project Site Street Address Project will take place at the natural city boundaries of Tukwila, SeaTac and Des Moines 6200 Southcenter Blvd Tukwila, WA 98188Zip Code (Required) Provide boundaries of service delivery area. (Natural boundaries, or site streets, roads, etc) Insert text here List Census Tract(s) and Block Group(s)and number of residents in Service Delivery Area Block Total Low /Mod Census Tract(s) Group(s) Population Population Low Mod 262,263,271- 273,281,282 all 17,181 9859 57% 284,288,289,281,273 1 all 1 25,496 1 13,353 1 52% Des M 287 -290, 300- 301 all 29,258 12,503 43% *If you serve the entire Consortium, indicate "Consortium- wide" in Census Tract box. 5. Proposed Use of CDBG Funds (Summarize in one or two sentences how CDBG funds will be used Funds will provide minor home repairs to eligible Sea Tac, Des Moines and Tukwila homeowners. 6 CDBG Funds Requested 57,000 In -Kind Match. Other Fund Sources Total Project Cost: 57,000 7. Can your project be funded at a reduced level if necessary? _x yes no If yes, what amount of CDBG funding will be needed at the reduced level? $50,000 Describe how the project will be implemented at this reduced funding level. On a first come, first serve basis, residents will receive repairs until funds are depleted If participating cities are unable to implement the program, the program will be reduced by the amount of funds that they agreed to manage. TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEF, THE INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS APPLICATION HAS BEEN CAREFULLY EXAMINED. APPLICANT UNDERSTANDS AND AGREES TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICIES, RULES AND REGULATIONS REFERENCED IN THE APPLICATION IF FUNDING IS AWARDED. IT IS FURTHER UNDERSTOOD THAT INFORMATION PRESENTED IN THIS APPLICATION WILL BECOME A PART OF ANY SUBSEQUENT FUNDING CONTRACT. Applicant Contact Information X Evie Boykan, Human Services Manager Authorized Signature of Applicant Print or Type Contact Name and Title Mayor Steve Mullet Print or type Name and Title E -mail Address Phone and Fax Standard Application and Guidelines 2007 Page 1 of 6 MAR 2006 Distribution: K. Fuhrer J. Duffle V. Jessop J. Hernandez S. Kerslake Community Affairs and Parks Committee P. Linder S. Lancaster April 11, 2006 D. Robertson M. Miotke Mayor Mullet C. O'Flaherty R. Berry J. Pace E. Boykan D. Speck 3. Cantu R. Still B. Fletcher CC File (cover) Present: Joan Hernandez, Chair; Joe Duffle, Pamela Linder Evelyn Boykan, Human Services Coordinator Community Development Block Grant for 2007 Evie explained that the 2007 CDBG Block Grant Applications are due to be submitted to King County by May 31, 2006. Due to the number of low and moderate income Tukwila households who used the Minor Home Repair program last year, she is recommending that we continue to apply for CDBG funds for this program. She distributed a list of the 44 different types of minor home repairs that were most frequently requested by the 22 Tukwila households who used this program and said that the homeowners express gratitude and appreciation for this program. In 2005, we submitted our CDBG application jointly with the City of SeaTac and we were awarded $40,000 ($18,000 for Tukwila and $22,000 for SeaTac. In order to increase our competitive edge, Evie contacted other South King County cities to inquire whether there was interest in another city who would like to be part of our application, and she received a positive response from Des Moines. Therefore, she is proposing to administer the 2007 Minor Home Repair Program with the cities of Tukwila, SeaTac, and Des Moines and is recommending that we submit an application for $57,000 ($22,000 for SeaTac, $20,000 for Tukwila, and $15,000 for Des Moines). When the application is submitted to King County, it must be accompanied by Council authorization and Mayor approval. The committee recommended forwarding to April 24` COW for authorization and approval. JH Committee Chair Approval Minutes by: Joan Hernandez