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CIty CouncIl MeetIng 5/28/85
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Santa MonIca, CalIfornIa
TO: Mayor and CIty Council
FROM: CIty Staff
SUBJECT: Request to Hold a PublIC HearIng and to Hear PublIC
Comment on the Proposed 1985-86 Community Development
Plan and to Approve a Resolution ApprovIng the 1985-86
Communlty Development Plan and AuthorizIng SubmIssion
of the "Proposed Statement of CommunIty Development
ObJectIves and ProJected Use of Funds" to the U.S. De-
partment of HousIng and Urban Development
IntroductIon
ThIS report requests that the CIty CouncIl hold a publIC hearIng
and adopt the attached ResolutIon (1) approvIng the Proposed
1985-86 CommunIty Development Plan, (2) authorIzing the CIty Man-
ager to negotiate contracts wIth all grantees specIfIed In the
Plan and (3) authorIzIng the submIttal of all documents requIred
for the ImplementatIon of the 1985-86 Community Development Block
Grant (CDBG) to the U.s. Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment (HUD). One of these documents, the "Proposed Statement of
CommunIty Development ObJectIves and ProJected Use DE Funds," IS
also attached to thIS report for CounCIl reVIew.
Background
On AprIl 22, 1985, the CIty Council receIved the InitIal draft of
the Proposed 1985-86 ConmlUnlty Development Plan, contaInIng ten-
tatIve staff recommendatIons for all projects to be funded under
7"e,
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the Community Development Program In 1985-86. This plan conforms
to reqUIred formats of the local CDBG OrdInance and of federal
HUD regulatIons. On May 6th, the CIty Manager held a public
hearIng for the purpose of accepting corrments on the draft Plan.
WhIle a range of helpful conmlents was receIved, staff dId not
change Its InItial fundIng reconmlendatlons in lIght of the con-
straInt that fundIng deCISIons were to be made WIthIn the current
year's level of fundIng. Therefore, the fInal Proposed Plan at-
tached to thIS report does not contaIn substantIal changes from
the draft transmItted earlIer.
On May 13th, CouncIl also receIved a workIng document on the pro-
posed Conmmnl ty Development Program WhICh further explaIned the
1985-86 fundIng strategy and fundIng reconm~ndatlons. ThIS docu-
ment Was prepared tor use by the CouncIl In preparIng tor the
Con~unlty Development Program PublIC HearIng scheduled for the
May 28th CouncIl meetIng (WIth a carryover meeting scheduled for
May 29th to contInue consIderatIon of thIS Issue). After hearing
publIC comments, CouncIl IS schedUled to adopt, through the ap-
proval of the attached resolutIon, the final 1985-86 Community
Development Plan and to authorIze the CIty Manager to begIn con-
tract negotiations WIth approved grantees. All contracts, In-
cludIng workplans and lIne Item budgets, WIll he transmItted to
CouncIl for reVIew and approval prIor to executIon.
In addItIon to approvIng the Plan, the attached resolutIon also
requests approval of the "Proposed Statement of Corr~unity
Development Objectives and ProJected Use of Funds." This docu-
ment IS reqUIred by HUD and represents the Clty'S applIcatIon for
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receIpt of Its 1985-86 CDBG entItlement, along WIth a number of
standard certIfIcatIons to be sIgned by the CIty Manager. ThIS
document, as requIred by Federal regulatIons, has been publIshed
In the Evenln9 Outlook and has been made avaIlable to the publIC
for reVIew and conn~nt.
FInanCIal/Budgetary In~act
All necessary approprIatIons for recommended CommunIty Develop-
ment ProJects have been Included In the CIty Manager's Proposed
CIty Budget for 1985-86. Any changes to the proposed fundIng
levels Included In the proposed CommunIty Development Plan WIll
neceSSItate correspondIng changes In the City's budget prIor to
Its adoptIon In June of 1985.
RecommendatIons
CIty staff recommends that the CounCIl close the public hearIng
at the conclusion of the meetIng on May 28th and adopt the at-
tached resolutIon regardIng the approval and submIttal of the
1985-86 COmnlUnl.ty Development Plan durIng the contInuatIon meet-
Ing on May 29th.
Prepared by:
Barbara StInchfIeld, ComnlUnlty Development Manager
Department of Con~unlty and EconomIC Development
Attachments
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CIty of Santa Moruca '\VCommunity
Developm.ent Program.
PROPOSED
1985-86 co~mUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN
Prepared by
c~ty of Santa Mon~ca
Department of Commun~ty and EconOffilC Development
May 14, 1985
I. The CommunIty Develo~n~nt Program
The CI ty of Santa MonIca' S 1985-86 CommunI ty Development
Program wIll utIlIze $4.1 mIllIon In Federal and local funds to
support a varIety of communIty development proJects benefIting
low and moderate Income resIdents and other sIgnIfIcant segments
of the communI ty In need of communI ty serVIces. These proJects
are dIVIded Into two maJor components:
CommunIty and NeIghborhood Improvement ProJects -
Capl tal proJects benefI tIng low and nloderate Income
reSIdents and neIghborhoods.
Con~unlty SerVIce ProJects - OperatIng grants to local,
non profIt conmillnIty serVIce agenCIes for the prOVIsion
of a range of SOCIal and communIty serVIces.
The program outlIned In thIS document IS the result of over
SIX months of plannIng and reVIew by the CIty CounCIl, CIty
staff, CIty adVIsory commISSIons, and IntE::tested reSIdents.
CItIzen Input was receIved through a COnlITlUnlty Needs WorkshOp
held In the Fall of 1984 by the SOCIal SerVIces ComnllsSlon,
through varIOUS needs reports by CommISSIons and Task Forces ap-
pOInted by the CI ty CounCIl to advI se the CI ty on related com-
munIty development Issues, and through the scheduled budget hear-
Ings In the sprIng of 1985. The result IS a 1985-86 ComITlunity
Development Program WhICh IS deSIgned to address the most crItI-
cal communIty development needs IdentIfIed by thIS process.
II. Fund AvaIlabIlity
Con~unlty development funds avaIlable to support the 1985-
86 CommunIty Development Program include:
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It IS Important to note that these proJects are based on
the assumptIon that General Revenue Sharlng funds WIll be avaIl-
able at 1984-85 levels. Depend Ing upon the fInal ou tcorne of
Federa 1 budget dell berat Ions, th IS TIlay be reduced In 1985-86 by
25% to 75%. In that event, the CIty'S General Fund would be used
to nlltIgate these cuts to the 1985-86 program, contIngent upon
avaIlabIlIty of funds. However, because future years' programs
may face total elImInatIon of General Revenue Sharing Funds and a
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23% reductIon In CDBG funds, the 1985-86 program has been devel-
oped wIth these proJected revenue decreases clearly In mInd.
Consequently, 1985-86 proJects have been selected based on theIr
cost effectIveness and abIlIty to leverage funds from other
sources.
In addItIon, all 1985-86 CommunIty and NeIghborhood Im-
provement ProJects are eI ther one-tIme proJ ec ts that WIll not
rely on contInuIng fundIng In future years or are programs funded
In the preVIOUS year and are beIng sustaIned at the same levels
of serVI ce. ComITlun 1 ty ServI ce Pro ]ects are be 1 ng susta 1 oed at
the 1984-85 levels wIth a 4% cost-of-llvIng Increase for contInu-
Ing programs meetIng specIfIed fundralslng obJectIves. Any In-
creases 1 n communI ty serVI ce progranls have resul ted 1 n a cor-
respondIng decrease In eXIstIng programs that dId not successful-
ly compete for these funds.
Because thIS CommunIty Development Plan not only serves as
a plannIng document for the entI re ConmlunI ty Development Program
but also as the document detaIlIng speCIfIC uses of CDBG funds
reqUIred by the U.S. Departn~nt of HOUSIng and Urban Development,
addItIonal detaIl on the avaIlabIlIty of CDBG funds for 1985-86
IS Included In thIS Plan as Attachment A.
I II.
CommunIty Development Program Goals
RepresentIng a substantIal annual Investment of finanCIal
resources, the CIty'S CommunIty Development Program prOVIdes the
opportunIty for CIty government and community agenCIes to act In
concert to achIeve the follOWIng broad goals:
o to maIntaIn and Improve affordable hOUSIng
opportunItIes for low and moderate Income persons
o to stabIlIze and enhance low and moderate Income
neIghborhoods through neIghborhood reVItalIzatIon
and other comnlunI ty development efforts
o to prOVIde essentIal con~unIty serVIces to reSIdents
most In need of these serVIces
IV. CommunI ty Developnlent Program Areas
In furtherance of the above program goals, the 1985-86 Com-
munity Development Program focuses on the follOWIng program
areas: Houslng, NeIghborhood ReVItalIzatIon, and CommunIty Ser-
VI ces. Thi s sectIon summar I zes community needs I n each program
area, ou tllnes the strategy be Ing employed to meet these needs,
and presents those speCIfIC proJects to be Implemented In 1985-
86.
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HOUSING
HOUSln9 Needs
o There IS a need for rehabIlItatIon of eXIstIng
rental unIts and sIngle famIly homes occupIed
by low and moderate Income resIdents.
o There IS a need to alleVIate overcrowdIng In eXIstIng
unIts In order to prevent the dIsplacement of
Santa MonIca's low Income famIlies from the communIty.
o There 15 a need to prOVIde new affordable hOUSIng
opportunItIes for Santa Monica's low income famIlIes
and senIor CItIzens.
o There IS a need to assist low Income reSIdents paYIng
more than 25% of theIr Income on hOUSIng.
o There 15 a need for accessIble, affordable hOUSIng
opportunitIes for dIsabled reSIdents.
o There is a need to maIntaIn and expand hOUSIng
opportunItIes In the PICO neIghborhood due to
the deterIoratIon of the hOUSIng stock avaIlable to
low and moderate Income neIghborhood reSIdents.
o There IS a need to ensure faIr housing opportunItIes
for all programs.
HOUSIng Strategy
ConSIstent WIth the CIty'S HOUSIng Element adopted In 1983,
a maJor thrust of the Community Development Program IS to ensure
and Increase long-term access to affordable hOUSIng opportunItIes
for low and moderate Income residents. In coordInation WI th
other CI ty housing proJects funded pr Htlar Ily WI th Redevelopment
Agency funds, prIorIty IS gIven to proJects that can effectIvely
leverage prIvate capItal and funds from other governmental hous-
Ing sources.
The 1985-86 CommunI ty Development Program hOUSIng strategy
targets the greatest portIon of avaIlable funds to support ongo-
ing hOUSIng acquiSItIon and r:ehabl11atlon efforts In the PICO
NeIghborhood. In addI tIon to continuIng the PICO NeIghborhood
HOUSIng Trust Fund, the 1985-86 Program Introduces a restructured
PICa NeIghborhood ReSIdentIal RehabIlItation Program, WhICh com-
bIoes ConmLunity Development Block Grant and Rental Rehabllltatlon
funds to prOVIde grants and loans for repaIrs to rental unIts and
SIngle-famIly homes. The Program also contInues to prOVIde
operatIng support to non-profIt organIzations responSIble for
lItlplementlng these programs.
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SpecIal attentIon IS also gIven to the housing needs of
senIor cItizens through shared housIng opportunitIes, and of dIS-
abled residents through accessIbIII ty Improvements to prIvate
resIdences and publIcly-assIsted housIng.
1985-86 HousIn9 Programs
CD Funds
AcceSSIbility Improvements to
Assisted Housing
35,104
CIty ResIdentIal SecurIty Program
28,759
Con@unIty CorporatIon of Santa MonIca
202,500
PICO NeIghborhood HousIng Trust Fund
583,00'0'
PICO NeIghborhood RehabIlitatIon
Grant Program
378,961
PICa NeIghborhood RehabIlItatIon
Loan Program
SenIor Shared HousIng (WISE)
15,627
NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION
NeIghborhood RevItalIzatIon Needs
o There IS a need for safe and secure parks, recrea-
tIonal faCIlItIes and conll11Unity centers In low and
moderate Income neIghborhoods
o There 15 a need to Improve the delIvery of socIal and
COnaTlUnI ty serVIces to residents of low Income neIghbor-
hoods
o There IS a need to provIde adequate faCIlIties for
neIghborhood-based and neIghborhood-servIng con~unIty
organIzatIons
o There IS a need to support publIC works Improvements
benefItIng low and moderate Income persons
NeI9hborhood RevItalIzatIon Strate9Y
The CommunIty Development Program IS desIgned to contrIbute
to the Improvement of low and moderate Income neIghborhoods
prImarIly through the InItIatIon of one-tIme capItal Improvement
proJects In areas IdentifIed by communIty groups and neIghborhood
associatIons. CommunIty Development funds are used for proJects
that WIll have a sustaIned impact on the neIghborhood and ~mprove
the quality of the physlcal enVlronment for the largest number of
area resIdents.
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ASIde from contInuance of an ongoIng publIC works assess-
ment program and securIty lIghtIng for VIrgInIa Avenue Park, the
strategy for use of 1985-86 CommunI ty Development funds for
neIghborhood reVI talIza tIon focuses on the PICO NeIghborhood's
need for communIty serVIce faCIlitIes In that neIghborhood. A
substantial amount of funds has been earmarked for a NeIghborhood
ServIces Center to house non-profit organIzatIons prImarIly serv-
Ing that ne ighborhood. ThI s proJect, WI th the ass i stance from
other CI ty or spec Ial grant funds I f necessary, 1 s Intended to
provIde a focal pOInt for human serVIce delIvery In the neIghbor-
hood. It IS hoped that the facilIty can be located near recre-
atIonal and neIghborhood retaIl serVIces Into order to create a
"mlxed-use't proJect that provIdes for the range of corrmlUnlty
needs IdentIfIed by PICO neIghborhood resIdents.
1985-86 NeI9hborhood RevitalIzatIon ProJects
CD Funds
PI co NeIghborhood ServIces Center
650,000
PublIC Works Assessment AssIstance
4,fHJ0
VIrgInIa Avenue Park SecurIty LIghtIng
6,000
COMMUNITY SERVICES
CommunIty SerVIce Needs
o There IS a need to support a comprehensIve community
serVIce delIvery system avaIlable to all reSIdents In
need of these serVIces
o There IS a need to increase access to communIty serVIces
for those residents who have traditIonally been under-
served because of language and cultural barrIers
o There IS a need to prOVIde emergency serVIces to those
IndIvIduals In the conmunity affected by econOmIC
receSSIons or decreases In governmental support for
essentIal SOCIal serVIces
o There IS a need to Improve and enhance communIty
serVIces for youth and familIes
o There is a need to decrease the IsolatIon of the
communIty's fraIl, elderly reSIdents and to better
coordInate eXIstIng services to thls populatIon
o There IS a need to encourage citIzen partIcIpatIon
In the communIty and to foster neIghborhood Involvement
by Its residents
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CommunIty SerVIce Strate9~
It IS the long-term goal of the CommunIty Development Pro-
gram to sustain Important communIty serVIces through partIal sup-
port of a broad-based, multI-funded communIty serVIce system that
affords access for all Santa MonIca reSIdents In need of these
serv ices. It 1 s the Intent of the program to prov Ide fi nanc 1 a1
resources and technIcal support to agenCIes serving a range of
target groups IncludIng lOW/Income and mInorIty residents, youth
and famIlIes, senIor CItIzens, dIsabled Individuals, and the
homeless. Through its substantIal annual Investment of operatIng
grants to these agenCIes, the Program has the opportunity to Im-
prove the overall quality of human serVIces prOVided In the com-
muni ty. The Program promotes serv Ices that bUild upon ex I sting
governmental funding and prIvate fundIng sources as well as en-
courages I nnova tl ve prog rams created In response to Iden tl fled
community needs.
The 1985-86 strategy 1 s to continue thl s suppor t to the
network of effective and InnovatIve communIty agencies. However,
given the pOSSIbilities of decreased Federal fundIng and the In-
creased demands on the CI ty to fund local conUlLun I ty serv Ices,
particular attention IS gIven to those programs that are cost
effective, leverage other funds, share resources WIth other agen-
cies, and whose CIty contributIon is proportionate to the benefIt
derived by the Santa Monica community.
The 1985-86 Program makes an "Incremental" move toward the
reductIon of duplication of services and toward decreaSIng sup-
port to agencies who have adequate fundIng from other sources.
AS well as maIntaInIng current serVIces to those target groups
mentIoned above, the 1985-86 Program Includes service enhance-
ments In the follOWIng targeted areas:
(1) Youth and FamIlIes - Add I tlon of soc lal work sta ff to work
WI th bilIngual, b lcul tural chIldren and familIes; add I tlon of a
new youth employment program and an Increase in day care scholar-
ships for low income famIlIes.
(2) Frail Elderly - Addltlon of a case management and resplte
care proJect; Increase In paratranslt serVIces WIth a youth es-
cort component prOVIded by youth employment programs funded by
the City; addItIon of a senIor CItIzen proJect In the PICO
Neighborhood.
(3) Homeless - Add I tlon 0 f a new day center for the homeless;
addition of new health care proJect; expansion of eX1stlng food
serVIces; one-time grant for homeless proJect of an eXIstIng cen-
ter to mItigate the effects of a fire at that faCility.
(4) Latino ReSidents - ExpanSion of
work capacI ty for Latino youth and
on Improved outreach by all funded
pIlne" to assist LatIno reSidents 1n
bIlIngual, bIcultural SOCial
famIl ies; continued emphaSIS
agenCIes; addItion of "hel-
USIng services.
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1985-86 Community SerVIce ProJects
CD Funds
CounselIng/Mental Health:
FamIly ServIces of Santa Monica
HHJ,454
LIEU-CAP
59,494
New Start (Youth)
85,247
New Start (Adult)
32,477
OPeC - Camplon CounselIng
15,536
ProJect Heavy West - Truancy
ReductIon Program
24,191
Senior Health & Peer CounselIng Center
13,371
Independent Llvlng SerVlces:
LIEU-CAP - Senlor Program 22,882
WEC - Meals on Wheels 20,560
WCIL - Houslng Assistance for
the Dlsabled 26,537
WISE - Case Management/Respite Care 45,583
WISE - General Support/Olive Stone Center 131,371
WISE - Paratranslt 184,747
Legal SerVIces:
CIty Landlord Legal AssIstance
Voucher Program
4,000
LAFLA Tenant/Landlord Legal ASsIstance
Program
59,509
Neighborhood JustIce Center
43,00'4
WestsIde Legal SerVIces
10'9,659
Employment/Chlldcare:
ADEPT
33,746
CYO - Youth Employment
55,0'00'
Connectlons for Chlldren
117,014
PNA - Youth Employment/Advocacy
44,829
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Health SerVIces:
SenIor Health & Peer CounselIng Center
53,485
VenIce FamIly ClInic - Primary Health
Care
22,280
VenIce FamIly ClInIC - Homeless Health
Care
15,000
Emergency SerVIces:
CLARE - Sober Inn
63,802
LIED-CAP - Emergency Food and Shelter
6,000
OPCC - SOJ ourn
33,1341
OPCC - SteppIng Stone
64,511
opec - TurnIng POInt Enlergency SerVIces
111,279
OPCC - Turning POInt Shelter
64,896
St. Joseph's Center
50,000
SalvatIon Army
7,914
West SIde Food Bank
60,815
CItIzen PartICIpatIon/CommunIty OrganIzatIon:
LatIno Resource OrganIzatIon
98,123
RadIO KCRW
48,369
Ocean Park CommunIty OrganIzatIon
98,641
PICO NeIghborhood ASSOCIatIon
101,851
Santa Monica MId-CIty NeIghbors
90,032
AddItIonal fundIng Informatlon on all 1985-86 CommunIty Develop-
ment ProJects 15 included In Attachment B of this Plan. ThIS
attachment detaIls, by proJect, the 1984-85 level of fundIng,
requested fundIng for 1985-86, recommended 1985-86 level, and
identIfIcatIon of the partIcular revenue source for the proJect.
In add 1 tlon, Attachment B lIsts those proposalS submI tted for
1985-86 fundIng which have not been Included In the Communi ty
Development Program. Those proJects to be funded from other CIty
sources are also IdentIfIed.
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Attachment A
1985-86 CommunIty Development Program
AvaIlabIlIty of CDBG Funds
Sources
PrIor Year Funds AvaIlable for
ReprogrammIng to New 1985-86 proJects*
80'7,472
1985-86 EntItlement
1,190',599
ProJected Program Income
10,000
$2,008,0'71
Uses
CommunIty and NeIghborhood Impr. 1,575,952
ProJects
CommunIty Service ProJects
187,000
1,762,952
Project ContIngencIes
5,130'0
Program AdmInIstratIon and FaIr
HOUSIng Program
240,119
$2,0'08,0'71
*Inc1udes $505,7131 In MultiserVIce Center Funds; $251,500 In
Rental RehabIlltatlon Loan Program Funds to be reprogrammed to
restructured programs; and $50,271 In 84-85 ContIngency Funds and
balances from completed proJects.