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HomeMy WebLinkAbout3073 RESOLUTION NO. 31973 A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, adopting the 2009 CDBG/HOME Funding Recommendations. WHEREAS, the City of Bremerton is an entitlement community which receives a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) each year from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and also receives funding from HUD's Home Investment Partnerships (HOME) fund via an interlocal agreement with Kitsap County; and WHEREAS, the City of Bremerton conducts a competitive annual process to determine allocation of CDBG and HOME entitlement; and WHEREAS, the City of Bremerton is required by HUD to establish a Consolidated Plan setting out the community's needs and funding priorities; and a Policy Plan to direct the City's management of its HUD entitlement, including eligibility requirements, application and review processes, and a citizen participation plan; and WHEREAS, the City of Bremerton's 2009 Policy Plan's Citizen Participation Plan establishes a review Citizen Advisory Committee to assist the Department of Community Development by formulating the funding recommendations for City Council consideration; and WHEREAS, all applications undergo a rigorous technical review process consisting of an initial eligibility and application review performed by Block Grant staff, followed by financial review performed by the City Auditor, at which point applications may be disqualified on technical grounds; and WHEREAS, the Citizen Advisory Committee makes a final assessment of all eligible applications through application review, applicant interviews and Committee deliberation and develops funding recommendations based on Consolidated Plan goals, project readiness, and project and agency need; and WHEREAS, the City of Bremerton received thirty-one (31) CDBG grant applications and two HOME applications by the application deadline of July 18, 2008, and the CDBG / HOME Citizen Advisory Committee has reviewed, interviewed and discussed each of the twenty-eight (28) eligible funding requests received and developed a set of funding recommendations; and 1 2009 CDBG/HOME Funding Recommendation WHEREAS, the Citizen Advisory Committee's funding recommendations were posted to the City's website and announced via a legal notice in the Kitsap Sun on September 25, 2008, commencing a 30-day public comment period and inviting the public to participate at the City Council Public hearing on November 5, 2008; and WHEREAS, the Department of Community Development CDBG/HOME staff presents the Citizen Advisory Committee's recommendations to the City Council for adoption, and, if approved will be forwarded to the Department of Housing and Urban Development in the City's 2009 Action Plan; and WHEREAS, on November 5, 2008 the City Council conducted a public hearing and considered all testimony prior to their decision; NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BREMERTON, WASHINGTON, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The recitals and findings of fact set forth in this resolution are hereby incorporated as if fully set forth herein. SECTION 2. The 2009 CDBG/HOME Funding Recommendation attached in Exhibits A and B is hereby adopted, and will be incorporated into the 2009 Action Plan to be submitted to the Department of Housing and Urban Development for approval. SECTION 3. Severability. If anyone or more sections, subsections, or sentences of this Resolution are held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this Resolution and the same shall remain in full force and effect. SECTION 4. Effective Date. This Resolution shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its passage. ~ ASSED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington this ~ day of V\'1iW ,2008. .~ . .. 2- 'l' WILL ~Cil oofsident ATTEST: 2 2009 CDBG/HOME Funding Recommendation 2009 Block Grant Funding Requests and Citizen Advisory Committee Funding Recommendations COSG Capital Agency ProjectTitle Funding ActivityType City of Bremerton Oept of Comm Oev Administration COBG Admin City of Bremerton Oept of Comm Oev Administration (50% to Kitsap County for Admin services) HOME Admin COSG Capital Agency ProjectTitle Funding ActivityType Archdiocesan Housing Authority - Max Hale New Carpeting for low income residents COBG Capital City of Bremerton PW&U Eng AOA Sidewalk Access Program COBG Capital City of Bremerton PW&U Eng New Sidewalk Construction COBG Capital Kitsap Community Resources Weatherization and Related Minor Home Repair COBG Capital United Way of Kitsap County UWKC Non-Profit Community Center COBG Capital KCCHA New Markets Tax Credits Marketing COBG Econ Oev City of Bremerton Parks & Rec Blueberry Park Community Garden P-Patch Improvements COBG Capital Communitas Garland Lane Kitchen Renovation COBG Capital Kitsap County Community Oev Corp Small Business Loan Program COBG Econ Oev City of Bremerton Parks & Rec Kiwanis Park Improvements COBG Capital Kitsap Mental Health Services Residential and Stabilization Facility COBG Capital Bremerton Boys and Girls Club Bremerton Teen Center COBG Capital St Vincent de Paul Emergency Shelter for Homeless Women COBG Capital KCCHA Nollwood Public Housing Health and Safety Improvements COBG Capital Kitsap Community Resources Naval Ave Early Learning and Neighborhood Center COBG Capital COSG Public Services Agency ProjectTitle Funding ActivityType Bremerton Boys and Girls Club Program Expenses for After School and Summer Programs COBG Public Service City of Bremerton Parks & Rec Summer Playground Program COBG Public Service Kitsap Family YMCA Childcare Scholarships COBG Public Service RMH Services Untreated Mentally III COBG Public Service United Way of Kitsap County EI Centro de la Familia CDBG Public Service WSU Extension Blueberry Park Community Garden P-Patch Coordination CDBG Public Service Kitsap Sexual Assault Center Child Abuse Intervention CDBG Public Service Holly Ridge Center Autism and Mental Health Behavioral Services Project CDBG Public Service Literacy Council of Kitsap Literacy for Hispanic Families CDBG Public Service YWCA of Kitsap County ALIVE Legal Advocacy CDBG Public Service Washington CASH City of Bremerton Microcredit Initiative CDBG Public Service Bremerton Foodline Agency Salaries 2008 CDBG Public Service Catholic Community Services Benedict House Operations CDBG Public Service Bremerton Services Chuckwagon Meals on Wheels CDBG Public Service Kitsap Community Resources Emergency and Transitional Housing Services CDBG Public Service HOME Agency ProjectTitle Funding ActivityType Kitsap Community Resources Hewitt Transitional Housing Acquisition and Rehab HOME HOME KCCHA The Poplars Apartments Loan Paydown HOME HOME EXHIBIT A AmtRequested Recommended $113,077.00 $113,077.00 $40,000.00 $40,000.00 $153,077.00 $153,077.00 AmtRequested Recommended $42,931.00 $0.00 $60,000.00 $0.00 $75,000.00 $0.00 $100,000.00 $0.00 $78,610.00 $0.00 $50,000.00 $0.00 $35,000.00 $18,000.00 $27,000.00 $24,500.00 $70,000.00 $25,000.00 $80,000.00 $40,000.00 $100,000.00 $60,000.00 $250,000.00 $100,000.00 $200,000.00 $100,000.00 $100,000.00 Disqualified $100,000.00 Retracted $1,368,541.00 $367,500.00 AmtRequested Recommended $20,000.00 $0.00 $12,000.00 $0.00 $12,000.00 $0.00 $18,000.00 $0.00 $15,000.00 $0.00 $10,100.00 Disqualified $15,732.00 $5,000.00 $10,000.00 $5,500.00 $10,000.00 $5,500.00 $12,000.00 $7,308.00 $7,500.00 $7,500.00 $18,000.00 $11,000.00 $20,000.00 $13,000.00 $22,500.00 $14,000.00 $25,000.00 $16,000.00 $227,832.00 $84,808.00 AmtRequested Recommended $790,518.00 $790,518.00 $200,000.00 Disqualified $990,518.00 $790,518.00 Requested Recommended $1,368,541.00 $367,500.00 $227,832.00 $84,808.00 $990,518.00 $790,518.00 $2,586,891.00 $875,326.00 Capital Public Service HOME EXHIBIT B 2009 CDBG PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS Administration: Total Requested: $148,800; APPROVED Funding: $148,800 City of Bremerton Department of Community Development - CDBG Program Administration Requested: $113,077 CDBG funds will provide operating costs for overall program administration, including salaries for the Block Grant Program Administrator and the Block Grant Program Coordinator and reimbursement to the City for other costs such as information technology, public information, telecommunications, and any required training and travel. Recommended: $108,800 APPROVED via adoption of 2009 Policy Plan (5/7/2008) City of Bremerton Department of Community Development - HOME Program Administration Requested: $40,000 HOME funds will provide operating costs for overall program administration, including salaries for the Block Grant Program Administrator and the Block Grant Program Coordinator and reimbursement to the City for other costs such as information technology, public information, telecommunications, and any required training and travel. Half of this amount is paid to Kitsap County Block Grant for administrative services provided if! relation to its role as HOME Consortium Lead Agency. Recommended: $40,000 APPROVED via adoption of 2009 Policy Plan (5/7/2008) Public Services Proiects: Total Requested: $227,832; Projected Funding: $84,807 Bremerton Foodline - Agency Salaries 2008 Requested: $18,000 CDBG funds will be used to support the funding of 2009 Bremerton Foodline agency salaries necessary to operate the Agency providing an estimated 16,495 food boxes to Bremerton are households in 2009. Recommended: $11,000 Bremerton Services Association - Chuckwagon Meals on Wheels Requested: $22,500 CDBG funds will be used toward the cost of 15,000 nutritious meals which volunteers will deliver to 140 homebound, low-income elderly persons residing in Bremerton. CDBG funds will be used only toward the meal cost. Recommended: $14,000 Catholic Community Services - Benedict House Homeless Men's Shelter Operations Requested: $20,000 CDBG funds will be applied to daily operating costs (salaries, benefits, facility upkeep, and other allowable costs) to provide housing and support services for homeless men, including men with children. Recommended: $13,000 Holly Ridge Center - Autism and Mental Health Behavioral Services Project Requested: $10,000 . CDBG funds will be used to support 16% of our Community Early Childhood Mental Health Specialist Position and community travel expenses.. Recommended: $5,500 2009 CDBG HOME PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS Page 1 of 5 EXHIBIT B Kitsap Community Resources - Emergency and Transitional Housing Services Requested: $25,000 COBG funds will be used to provide staff support to Housing Services Programs that serve over 200 Bremerton residents who are homeless, formerly homeless, or at risk of homelessness. Recommended: $16,000 Kitsap Sexual Assault Center - Child Abuse Intervention Requested: $15,732 COBG funds will be used to fund a portion of Child and Family Advocate's salary to provide advocacy and crisis intervention services for 31 children who have been sexually abused and their non-offending family members. Recommended: $5,000 Literacy Council of Kitsap - Literacy for Hispanic Families Requested: $10,000 COBG funds will be used to support our literacy programs for 150 Hispanic students, which include family literacy, English as a Second Language, civics education, and computer literacy. Recommended: $5,500 Washington CASH - Bremerton Microcredit Initiative Requested: $7,500 COBG funds will be used to provide up to 60 low-income individuals with comprehensive micro- business development activities designed to establish, expand or stabilize a micro or small business. Recommended: $7,500 YWCA of Kitsap County - YWCA ALIVE Legal Advocacy Requested: $12,000 COBG funds will be used to partially support the cost of a full-time legal advocate to provide no- cost legal advocacy for up to 250 victims of domestic violence and their children. Recommended: $7,308 Bremerton Boys & Girls Club - After School and Summer Programs Requested: $20,000 COBG funds will be used to support the salaries and program expenses of the Bremerton Boys & Girls Club to provide 300 youth with quality after school and summer programs. Recommended: $0.00 City of Bremerton Parks Department - Family Playgrounds at Evergreen Park Requested: $12,000 COBG funds will be used to provide a free summer playground program for children ages 6-12 and free lunch service for children ages 0-18 at Evergreen and Matan Park neighborhoods. Recommended: $0.00 Kitsap Family YMCA - Childcare Scholarships Requested: $12,000 COBG funds will be used to enable 41 new low-income and very low-income children to participate in Latchkey childcare and summer camp. Recommended: $0.00 RMH Services - Untreated Mentally III Requested: $18,000 COBG funds will be used to cover operating and personnel costs for a volunteer case manager / psychiatric nurse and a part-time janitor, for agency that treats severely mentally ill clients. Recommended: $0.00 2009 CDBG HOME PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS Page 2 of 5 EXHIBIT B United Way of Kitsap County - EI Centro de la Familia Requested: $15,000 COBG funds will be used to pay compensation and benefits for a bilingual public health nurse, two bilingual family health workers, and modest operating expenses for this de-funded public service as it enacts its plan to transition its activities to other agencies. Recommended: 0.00 WSU Extension - Blueberry Park P.Patch Program Coordination Requested: $10,100 COBG funds will be used to employ a half-time community garden coordinator for Blueberry Park P-Patch. Position would manage subscription garden use, and coordinate education programs for youth and families. Recommended: N/A-Disqualified (application incomplete) Capital Proiects: Total Requested: $1,368,541; Projected Funding: $367,500 Bremerton Boys & Girls Club - New Teen Center Requested: $250,000 COBG funds will be used to support the construction of a 7,000 square foot teen center on Mountain View Middle School property to provide youth with a safe and positive place to go during non-school hours. Recommended: $100,000 City of Bremerton Parks & Rec - Blueberry Community Garden P-Patch Improvements Requested: $35,000 COBG funds will be used to enhance the community gardens at Blueberry Park by installing a community notice board, a demonstration garden and p-patch entry arbor, a lending tool shed, raised beds for accessible gardening, perimeter wood fencing, picnic tables, compost bins, mulch paths, soil amendments and signage. Recommended: $18,000 City of Bremerton Parks & Rec - Kiwanis Park Improvements Requested: $80,000 COBG funds will be used to improve the Kiwanis neighborhood park facility by removing and replacing fencing, installing irrigation and plantings to enhance park and streetscapes, and replacing soccer field turf Recommended: $40,000 Communitas - Garland Lane Kitchen Renovation Requested: $27,000 COBG funds will be used to remodel and modernize the kitchen at Garland Land-a group home for developmentally disabled adults. Recommended: $24,500 Kitsap County Community Development Corporation - Small Business Program Requested: $70,000 COBG funds will be used to fund personnel expenses and administrative costs and a revolving loan fund to help establish small business in Bremerton. Recommended: $25,000 2009 CDBG HOME PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS Page 3 of 5 EXHIBIT B Kitsap Mental Health Services - Residential and Stabilization Facility Requested: $100,000 CDBG funds will be used to construct a 16-bed facility with office and program space on the KMHS campus to provide residential and short-term (14 day) stabilization services for acutely mentally ill adults. Recommended: $60,000 St Vincent de Paul - Emergency Shelter for Homeless Women Requested: $200,000 CDBG funds will be used toward construction of a new emergency shelter for homeless women, replacing the current, inadequate shelter built in the 1930's Recommended: $100,000 Archdiocesan Housing Authority - New Carpet for Max Hale Center Requested: $42,931 CDBG funds will be used to purchase and install new carpeting for the stairways and common areas at Max Hale Center. Max Hale provides very affordable housing for the formerly homeless as well as low income residents. Recommended: $0.00 City of Bremerton PW&E - ADA Sidewalk Access Program Requested: $60,000 CDBG funds will be used to construct the 24 highest priority sidewalk (wheelchair) ramps as ranked in the City's "ADA Sidewalk Access Prioritization" developed by they City's Disability Action Committee. Recommended: $0.00 City of Bremerton PW&E - New Sidewalk Construction Requested: $75,000 CDBG funds will be used to respond to community needs for safe pedestrian access by constructing high-priority sidewalks in low-income areas. Approximately 500 feet of sidewalk (depending on site) will be built. The project will emphasize improving safely on a school walking route and will be selected in consultation with Bremerton School District. Recommended: $0.00 Kitsap Community Resources - Weatherization and Minor Home Repair Requested: $100,000 CDBG funds will be used for 10 low-income Bremerton households which will receive weatherization, minor home repair, and accessibility services to save energy and improve the health and safety of their homes. Recommended: $0.00 KCCHA I Kitsap County NMTC Facilitators I LLC - New Markets Tax Credits Marketing Requested: $50,000 CDBG funds will be used to attract new and existing businesses to downtown Bremerton, including Anderson Cove. The project will meet strategy need E-4.1 of the Consolidated Plan. Recommended: $0.00 United Way of Kitsap County - New Non-Profit Center Requested: $78,610 CDBG funds will be used for renovations to both the inside and outside of the United Way Non- Profit Community Center. Recommended: $0.00 2009 CDBG HOME PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS Page 4 of 5 EXHIBIT B Kitsap Community Resources - Naval Avenue Early Learning Center Requested: $100,000 CDBG funds will be used for the architectural design and engineering on KCR's Naval Avenue Early Learning and Community Center, to be built on Naval Elementary School property. Recommended: N/A-Agency pulled application prior to interviews KCCHA - Nollwood Public Housing Health and Safety Repairs Requested: $100,000 CDBG funds will be used to make health and safety repairs at the Nollwood Apartments, a 48-unit public housing development. Recommended: N/A - Disqualified (incomplete application) HOME Proiects: Total Requested: $990,518; Projected Funding: $790,518 Kitsap Community Resources - Hewitt Transitional Housing Acquisition and Rehab Requested: $790,518 HOME funds will be used to acquire a six unit apartment complex at J'h and Hewitt. Funds will also pay related relocation costs under the Uniform Relocation Act. Any remaining award funds will be used for property rehabilitation. Recommended: $790,518 KCCHA - The Poplars Apartments Loan Pay-Down Requested: $200,000 HOME funds will be used to pay down the principal balance of the existing short term tax exempt bridge loan (residential loan) so that long-term, permanent financing can be obtained. Recommended: N/A - Disqualified (out of area: Silverdale) 2009 CDBG HOME PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS Page 5 of 5