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SR-300-002-01 (25) h,,-II m 11 1986 3 OO~(//OZ-o/ C/ED:CD:BJS:sh Council Meeting 2/11/86 Santa Monica, California TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: city staff SUBJECT: Recommendation to Approve Activities in Support of Continued Federal Funding of the General Revenue sharing and Community Development Block Grant Programs INTRODUCTION This report transmits information on the status of Federal General Revenue Sharing (GRS) and Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding, outlines proposed activities to be undertaken to educate congressional representatives regarding the use of these funds in Santa Monica and recommends the approval of the attached resolutions in support of continued funding for both programs. BACKGROUND (1) General Revenue sharing The General Revenue sharing Program was instituted in 1972 by the Federal government to provide financial support for the nation's local governments to help meet the costs of implementing national pOlicies and to return a portion of the revenues derived from municipalities to allocate according to each city's own needs and priorities. This program has been extended three times since its inception and has received wide bipartisan support in the past. ~-H fH 11 ,. - 1 - However, in addition to the jeopardy in which GRS funding is placed as a result of the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings deficit reduction legislation, the program's authorizing legislation will expire on September 30, 1986, and must be reauthorized in order for this program to continue. Further, the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings deficit reduction legislation has sped up the timetable for congressional action to extend the program. Authorizing committees of the House and Senate must send their funding requests to their respective budget committees by February 25, 1986, in order to have them included in the FY 1987 budget resolution which must be passed by April 15th. If the GRS program is not included in the budget resolution, the passage of a reauthorization bill is extremely unlikely. Previous staff reports have outlined the impact of GRS cuts on the City of Santa Monica. Each year, the City receives approximately $850,000 in GRS funds--all of which supports community and social services through grants to local non-prOfit agencies. These funds constitute 40% of the total funding base for these grants with the remainder corning from the city's General Fund, Proposition A funds and the Community Development Block Grant Program. The National League of cities, recognizing the success of the GRS program in addressing local priorities such as support to social services, has made reauthorization its top priority for the coming year. A Resolution, approved by the membership of the National League of cities (NLC) at its national conference in December of 1985, urges this reauthorization. In addition, the - 2 - NLC Board of Directors has called for a major grassroots effort by city officials initiating public support in each city. (2) community Development Block Grant Program The community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program provides an annual entitlement of approximately $1.2 million to the city for community development, housing and public service projects that benefit lower income residents and neighborhoods. While legislation for the program also expires on September 30, 1986, and there appears to be adequate support for its reauthorization, the level of funding is being seriously jeopardized. In addition to a 10% decrease approved in the Fall of 1985 as a part of the HUD-Independent Agencies Appropriation Bill and a 5.5% decrease in March of 1986 as a result of "round oneil of Gramm-Rudman cuts, the Office of Management and Budget (OHB) and Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has taken action to defer $500 million in appropriations in the current year. Congress has the single responsibility to overturn this action in order to avoid an additional decrease of approximately 15% in the current FY 1986. While these decreases, totalling approximately 30%, would not affect the city's 1986-87 program beginning July 1, 1986, approximately 90 cities whose program year begins in January of each year have already been effected. In addition, the National Community Development Association, an affiliate of the U.S. Conference of Mayors which represents city community development officials, reports that the CDBG deferral is lIstep one in an announced plan to cut $1 billion in FY 87 and to eliminate over one third of eligible communi ties in that - 3 - year. " Clearly, these actions would severely impact the City I s affordable housing program which relies heavily on CDBG for its ongoing support. In addition, the decrease would affect the amount of CDBG funds which can be used for social services, all of which are targeted to the lowest income residents of Santa Monica. DISCUSSION In response to current and proposed decreases in support to the GRS and CDBG programs, staff proposes the following activities: 1) Council approval of the attached resolutions (Attachments A and B) in support of continued GRS and CDBG funding and transmittal of the resolutions to appropriate members of Congress including members of House and Senate Authorizing and Appropriation Committees (Attachment C). 2) Transmittal of "information packets" to Senator Alan Cranston, Senator Pete Wilson and Representative Mel Levine outlining what has been done with GRS and CDBG locally. Staff proposes that the Council make personal contact with these representatives who, at present, are on . record as "undecided" about reauthorizing the GRS program. staff will prepare these packets in conjunction with local providers. Meetings would be scheduled during the Congressional recess scheduled for February 7 - 17. 3) Development of a "fact sheet" to be distributed to the public media and City commissions and to the City Council - 4 - for use in discussions with community residents and organizations. 4) Staff presentations to City commissions (Social services commission, Housing commission, commission on Older Americans and the Commission on the status of Women) to discuss the impacts of GRS and CDBG cuts and to outline possible activities that Commissions could undertake on the program's behalf, including passage of resolutions and communications to the above Congressional representatives, as approved by the Council. 5) Encouraging local service providers to communicate directly with Congressional representatives regarding the benefits of the GRS and CDBG programs locally. These activities would be initiated impact the February 25th and April previously. immediately in order to 15th deadlines discussed BUDGET/FINANCIAL IMPACT The proposed activities will have no budget or financial impact. RECOMMENDATIONS Staff recommends that the City Council (1) approve the attached resolutions supporting the continued funding of the General Revenue-Sharing and Community Development Block Grant Programs, and (2) authorize City staff and City Commissions to undertake the proposed activities, including Commission communications to legislators, if so desired by the Commissions. - 5 - Attachments Prepared by: Barbara Stinchfield, Community Development Manager Department of Community and Economic Development - 6 - I\.r~ '~~C'Hl"lEKrr .... , 1....-1- Three commlftees hm-e prrmary Jun~dlctlOn over the renewal of general revenue shanng In both the ~enate and the House of RepresematH'es The auchorlZlng committee actua/(r designs the program The appropriating committee sets the fundlllg lelel (rVllhm those committees parllcular subcommittees will hare first crack at decISIOns about rel'enue sharmg ) And the budget committee tnes to ensure thac lndn'ldual fundmg measures conform to overall budget tar6ets appro!'ed bJ' the Jiill Congress During the nea su; months. the members of the follOWing committees and subcommmees will deCide the future of general revenue sharmg AIembers' cunent poslllons on the renev.'al are lISted to the nght of their names fP=pro, C=con, U=uncommltced. "=supports a modl/ied program) Senate COMMITTEE O~ Flr\A:\CPIAuthorizing Committee) l\"lajority: Malcolm Wallop (WY) C L1o)'d Bentsen (TX) .. Dave Durenberger 1~1~) .. Spark Matsunaga mIl u Bob Packwood IR-OR} C \~hlham .\rmstrong fCO) C Damel Moymhan {i\Y} P Chairman Steven Sjmms (ID) U Max Baucus (.;...1T) U Robert Dole (KS) C Charles Grassley rIA) U DaVId Boren (OK) U Wilham Roth. Jr (DE) C BIll Bradley {NJ} . John Danforth tMO) C 'linorit)": George Mitchell (~IE) C John Chafee rRI) U Russell Long rLA) p DaVId Pryor (AR) P John HeIIlZ (PA) P CO'1\UTTEE ON .\PPROPRIATlONS l\Iajoril)" : Subcommittee on Mark HatiLeld lOR) C l\linorit:y: HVD-Independent Agencies Chairman John Stenms IMS) U \l:J!OrH~ : Ted SleyenS (AKI U Robert Byrd (WV) P Jake Garn (UT) P Lowell WelCker (CT) U WIlham Proxmm~ (WI) C Chwrman James McClure rID! C Damel Inouye mil P Lo\\ell Welcker (CT) U Paul Laxalt fNV) U Ernest Hollmgs (SO U Paul Laxalt (NY) U Jake Garn (UTI P Lawton Chiles (FU U Alfonse D'Amato (NY) P Thad Cochran l~IS) U Bennen Johnston (LA) P James Abdnor (SO) U Mark Andrews ,;-..rD) U Quentm BurdIck fI'D} U Pete Domemcl (N;...1) C James Abdnor I SD) U Palnck Leahy (VT) U :'tlinonl;\': Bob Kdsten f\\ It P 11m Sasser (TN) P Patnck Leahy IVT\ U Alfonse D'Amaro i~Y) P Denms DeCOnClnl (AZ) U John Stenms (;..,1S) U tvfack MdUlngl~ tGA) C Dale Bumpers (AR) p Wtlllam Proxffilre (WI) C Warren Rudman (NH) C Frank Lautenberg iNn P Bennett Johnston {L~) P Arlen Specter ,PAl p Tom Harkm IIAl U FrJ.nk Lautenberg (KJI P Pete Domenlcl : ~\-n C COi\ll\IITTE!:: O~ BUDG[T 'l:Jjon t)': Charles GrassIey (IA) U Bennett Johnston (LA) P Pete DOffienlCl t Ntvl) C Bob Kasten l WII P Jim Sasser lTN\ p Chairman Dan Quajle O:S-) C Gary Hart {CO) U \"J\ham Armstrong (cm C Slade Gonon (WAl C Howard Metzenbaum (Om p \"ancy KassebJ.um I KS"I U John Dallforrh 1:\101 C Dondld ReIgle (~m p Omn Hatch (UT) U Damel i\"loymhdn I~YI P \lark .\ndrews 1 ND\ U \lmont~ : Jdmes Exon (:"IE) U Rudv Boschwltz IMN\ U Lawton Chiles rFL) U Frdnk Lautenberg (NJI P Ste\-en Symms (lDI U Ernest Hollmgs rsO U A TTACrr:'lE':T c_ 2 I;ouse of Representatives COMMITTEE 0"1 GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS (Authorizing Committee) :\lajorily: Joseph P Kolter (PA) P Richard K. Armey (TX) C Jack Brooks ID-TX) C Ben Erdrelch (AU C Jim Lightfoot (IA) P Chwrman Gerald D Kleczka (WI) N John R Miller (WA) U Don Fuqua rFL) C Albert G Bustamante (TX) P Subcommittee on John Conyers. Jr (MI) P Matthew G Martmez (CA) P Intergovernmental Relations CardlSS Colhns (ILl P Glenn Enghsh (OK) C Minorll)' Majority: Henry A Waxman (CA) U Frank Horton (NY) P Ted Weiss (NY) P - Ted Weiss (NY) P Thomas N KmdJJess (OH) U ChaIrman Mike Synar (OK) U Robert S Walker (FA) P Sander M Levm 1r-,.1I) . Stephen L Neal {NO U Wilham F Clmger (PA) P Ben Erdrelch (ALl C Doug Barnard. Jr. (GAl U Alfred A. McCandless (CA) C John Conyers. Jr (MI) P Tom Lantos (CA) U Larry E Craig (ID) C Henry A Waxman ICA) U Barney Frank IMA) P Howard C Nielson (UT) P Barbara Boxer (CA) P Robert E. Wise IWV) P JJm Saxton (N]) P Barbara Boxer (CA) P Patnck L Swmdall (GA) C l\linorit},: Sander M. Levin IMIl P Tom DeLay (TX) C Robert S Walker (PA) p Major R Owens (NY) U DaVId S Monson (UT) P John G Ro\....land (CT) C Edolphus Towns (NY) P Joseph J DIOGuardi (I\Y) U DaVid S Monson ruT) p John M Spran. Jr ISO U John G Rowland ICT) C Richard K Armey ITX) C CO:W\IITTEE ON APPROPRIATlO:\S i\lajorit~.: Les AuCom (OR) U Bob LlVlngston (LA) U jamie L Whmen (r.-IS) U Damel K Akaka /HII U Bill Green (NY) U Chairman Wes Watkms (OK) U Tom Lueffler (TX) U Edward P Boland (MAl U Wilham H Gray III (PA) C Jerry LeWIS (CA) U Wilham H Natcher (XY) P Bernard J Dwyer (J\J) P John Edward Porter (lL) C Neal Smith HA) C Bill Boner (TN) P Harold Rogers (KY) U Joseph P Addabbo (NY) P Steny H Hoyer IMD) U Joe Skeen (I\M) U Sidney R Yates rILl U Bob Carr (MIl U Frank R Wolf (VA) U Da\"Id R Obey (WI) C - Robert J \'lrazek INY} U Bill Lowery (CA) C Ed\....ard R Roybal (eAl U Richard J. Durbm (Ill C LoUIS Stokes IOH) P Ronald D Coleman (TX) U Subcommittee on ~Tom BeVIll (AL) U HUD-Independent Agencies Bill Chappell, Jr (FL) U :\linoril~': 'l.Jjorit)': Bill Alexander (<\R) U SilvIO 0 Conte (ylA) U John P Murtha (PAl P Joseph M \1cDade (PA) U Edward P Boland IMA) U Bob Traxler IvlI) p John T :....tyers rI",\ C Chmrman Joseph DEarly IMAI U Clarence E Iv1Lller lOW P Bob Traxler (Mil P Charles Wilson ITX) U Lawrence CoughlIn fPAI U LoUIS Stoles (OH) P Lmdy Boggs ILA) U C W BIll Young iH..) U Lmdy Boggs ILA} U Norman D Dicks I\VA) U Jack F Kemp I:-.lY} U Martin Olav S.Jbo (MN) U M.Jtthew F ~IcHugh (NY) U Ralph Regula iOHl U Bdl Boner (Ti\) P Wdllam Lehm:lll (Fl) C George M O.Bnen (Ill C M.Jflm ala.... \dbo (MN) U Vlrglllta SmIth I :\E) P ',lmonlv: Jultdn C Dixon reA} lJ Eldon Rudd (AZ) U Bill Green j[....Y) U VIe F..IZIO teAl U C.Jr! D Pursell t \Ill U Ldwrence Coughlin (PA) U W G I BllIl Hefner (~C) .. ~llCkey Elh~ard<; tOK) C Jerry LeWIS ICAl U ATTACP1<lE;\"T c- j HOUSE: COMl\UTTEE: Oi'< THE nVDGET 'lajorit)."; VIe FazlO IC~) U Jack. F Kemp I )iYl U Wilham H Gray III (PA) C Marty Russo (Ill U Lynn ~lartln (Ill C Chall man Ed Jenkms (GAl U Bllbbl F:edler rCA) l.J Jll:n Wnght ITXI U t>.11chael D Barnes It-,lDl P \\Ilhs D Gradlson (OH) U WG rBIlIl Hefner (NO * !\hn1l1 Leath (TXI C Tom Loeffler ITX) U Thomas J DO\\ney (NY) P Charles E Schumer r;-.lY) U Con me \lack I FU C ~11he Lowry (Wb,.l U Barbara Boxer (CA I P Wilham F Goodling iPAI C Butler Danek iSCI U Buddv \lacKay lR..l C W Henson Moore ILAI C Geurge :-"hller iC.\1 U Jim ShInery iKSI C Denny Smith j OR i C Pd[ \\Ilh.lms (l\lTl * Chester G .\th.ll1~ I 1\:1~) C VIn Weber (;-..r',) C Howard \Volpe i\'1I1 P 'linoru,"0 HJ.nk Brn....n ICOl P \.1<lrtll1 Frost rTXi U Delbert L L.i!td 10Hi U Bedu Boulter ITX) U VOTE: Affirmative: ~ Negative: ~ Abstain: u ~ Absent: ~ ~ PROOF V0TE~ \HTH ANOTHER PERSO]\T BEFORE A]\.,1VTHING ~ uISIRInvliuN: ORiGiNAL ~o oe signeci, seaieci ana I- o '1 Xl -.. ~ ...- '-J -.. ::n dl > ~ <D U G> 1-0 +-> o c: >.. 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TOTAL COPIES 3 VOTE: Affirmative: Negative: Abstain: Absent: ~ PROOF' vOtE~ WITH ANOTHER PERSON BEFORE AI\TYTHING DI5TRumTIui-i; UK.i G ifiAL ~o De s igneci, seaJ.eu and filed in Vaul t. -r, 1O ...... ~ '..l ...... )') IJ) (J u t:: ro ::: I""i '0 ~ o 0) > I""i ll) U ll) ~ ~ o ::: >- ll) ::: 10-< o ...., ...., c:e: ...., ro ..c: ~ "0 ~ ...., V1 0) ~ 0" ~ l-o 0) U .... ...... 4-< o 1I1 >.. ll) c: 10-< o ...., ...., ex: >.. ...., I""i U 4-1 o ('j .o.J l-o ~ ..D o 0:: BEFORE DISTRIBUTION CHECK CONTENT OF ALL DISTRIBUTION OF RESOLUTION H 7/? 1-/' I d-/rlli( (;-If- /,/0 7-0 CouncIl Meeting Date Agenda Item It Was it amended? FOR CITY C~ERK'S ACTION ORDINANCE # Introduced: Adopted: AIl'llAYS PUBLISH AOOP1Eu ORDINANCES* *Cross out Attorney I 5 approval NEWSPAPER PUBLICATION (Date: ) ) Department originating staff report ( Management Serv.!~e? Lynne Barr~tte .0rdinances only Agency mentioned ln document or staff report 1:--- . (certified?) Subject fIle (agenda packet) 1 Others: Counter flle 1 Alrport Parking Auth. Audltorum Personnel BuildIng Dept. Planning Police (en- forcement?) camu.nity arrl Econanic Dev. Finance Purchasing Flre Recr/Parks General Servo Transportation Library Treasurer Manager SEND FOU~ COPIES OF ALL ORDINANCES' TO: CODFD SYSTEMS, Attn pe'ier- Macfearie 12.9 "'fain J:"tr~et AV~~1 ~~w Jersey.01717. SEND FOUR COPIES OF ATJL ORnTNANrps to: ~Kffft ~&~fEf MUNICIPAL COURT "725 MAIN STREEt Room 118 SANTA MONICA, CA 90401 . *Check code Sections before sencb.ng. TOTAL COPIES 7 ~ ~ - ,... ATTACW1ENT A CjED:BJS:wp City Council Meeting 2-11-86 Santa Monica, California RESOLUTION NUMBER 7163 (CCS) (city council Series) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA SUPPORTING THE REAUTHORIZATION OF FEDERAL GENERAL REVENUE SHARING LEGISLATION WHEREAS, the General Revenue Sharing Program has provided the City of Santa Monica with a stable source of funding to be used for the provision of important community services; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Monica has allocated each year's entitlement solely for the purpose of support to local non-profit social service agencies; and WHEREAS, these agencies provide essential social services to those residents most in need, including disabled individuals, senior citizens, youth and families, and the homeless; and WHEREAS, services funded by local General Revenue Sharing funds assist low-income and minority residents in obtaining needed social services; and WHEREAS, these agencies have already experienced decreases in Federal funding over the past several years from non-City sources; and WHEREAS, the elimination of local General Revenue Sharing funds would severely impact these agencies' ability to provide needed services; i - 1 - -' . <-- NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The city of Santa Monica opposes any further reductions in General Revenue Sharing for FFY 1986. SECTION 2. The City of santa Monica, on behalf of the community's social service agencies and residents, urges the Administration and Congress to support the extension of a revenue sharing program after 1986. SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect. APPROVED AS TO FORM: 11,,(~ "'-.. ~-~ ~ ROBERT M. MYERS U City Attorney i - 2 - Adopted and approved this 11th day of February, 1986. r.LLk.~ I Mayor I hereby certlfy that the foregolng ResolutIon No. 7163(CCS} was duly adopted by the CIty Councll of the Clty of Santa Monica at a meetIng thereof held on February 11, 1986 by the folloWing CounCIl vote: Ayes: Councllmembers: Conn, Epsteln, JennIngs, A. Katz, H. Katz, Zane and Mayor Reed Noes: Councllmembers: None Abstaln: Councllmembers: None Absent: Councllmembers: None ATTEST: {l1-7t 777d1'lfi>t-f. CIty Clerk 1 ~ , ATTl4CEEENT B C/ED: BJS : vlp City council Meeting 2-11-86 Santa Monica, California RESOLUTION NUMBER 7164 (CCS) (City Council Series) RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA SUPPORTING CONTINUED FUNDING FOR THE COl1MUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM WHEREAS, the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program has provided the city of Santa Monica with a stable source of funding to be used exclusively for community development and affordable housing projects benefiting Santa Monica's lower income residents; and )~EREAS, the city of Santa Monica allocates one hundred percent of its funds to projects primarily benefiting lower income residents and neighborhoods, exceeding Federal targeting requirements; and WHEREAS, the primary recipients of these funds reside in the City's lower income and minority neighborhoods; and WHEREAS, the majority of CDBG funds support the City's affordable housing program and represents its only stahle source of funding: and ~iHEREAS, CDBG funds effectively leverage private funds to expand affordable housing opportunities; and WHEREAS, CDBG funds are also used for essential social services to those residents most in need, including the very low income and the homeless; and i - 1 - -r -' WHEREAS, decreases in other Federal housing and social service programs have greatly increased the demand on the city to fund these programs, exceeding the City's ability to do so; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS; SECTION 1. -The city of Santa Monica opposes any further reductions in the Community Development Block Grant Program in FY 1986 including the recent action by the Office of Management and Budget and the Department of Housing and Urban Development to defer $500 million in FY 1986 funds. SECTION 2. The City of santa Monica opposes any additional decreases in funding for FY 1987. SECTION 3. The city Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect. APPROVED AS TO FORM: ,.., ..., ~ ..L - . ~ I "V ~ ~ a..-... - ROBERT M. MYER~ City Attorney "- k.:' '" I - 2 - ... ..- . Adopted and approved this 11th day of February, 1986. _f/~L/~.~ r Mayor ----- I hereby certIfy that the foregolng ResolutIon No. 7164(CCS) was duly adopted by the Clty Councll of the CIty of Santa Monlca at a meetlng thereof held on February 11, 1986 by the followIng CouncIl vote: Ayes: Councllmembers: Conn, EpsteIn, JennIngs, A. Xatz, H. Katz, Zane and Mayor Reed Noes: Councllmembers: None AbstaIn: Councllmembers: None Absent: Counc~lmembers: None ATTEST: t2-L ~0Ut-L CIty Clerk i