HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESO7664RESOLUTION NO. 7664
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
APPROVING THE USE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK
GRANT FUNDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1997-1998
WHEREAS, on May 1, 1995, the Palo Alto City Council
approved and adopted a document entitled "Consolidated Plan", which
identified and established the Palo Alto housing and non -housing
community development needs, objectives, and priorities for the
period of July 1, 1995 to June 30, 2000; and
WHEREAS, the 1997-98 Action Plan, the annual update to the
Consolidated Plan, was subjected to public review and commentary
during the period of April 1, 1997 through April 30, 1997; and
WHEREAS, the potential uses of Community Development Block
("C
DBG") CDBG") funds were evaluated in light of the needs and
objectives identified in the Consolidated Plan and reflected in the
recommendations and comments of the Citizens Advisory Committee and
other interested citizens; and
WHEREAS, under the CDBG program, the highest priority is
given to activities which will benefit persons with low and
moderate incomes; and
WHEREAS, the City Council and the Finance Committee of the
City Council have held publicly noticed public hearings on the
proposed uses of the CDBG funds for fiscal year 1997-98; and
WHEREAS, the fiscal year 1997-98 CDBG funds allocated to
the City are proposed to implement the following programs;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto does
RESOLVE as follows:
SECTION 1. The uses of CDBG funds for fiscal year 1997-98
are hereby approved and authorized for the following programs:
1. Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County.
Long Term Care Ombudsman Program.
Complaint investigation and advocacy
services to Palo Alto's elderly residents
living in nursing and residential care
facilities. City-wide.
2. Emergency Housing Consortium. EHC
provides temporary shelter and supportive
services for homeless individuals and
families. County -wide.
$ 13,400
11,000
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3. Palo Alto Housing Corporation. Project
is to provide information and referral
services for affordable housing options,
a supportive counseling proc-ram for the
Barker Hotel, and an update of the
affordable housing directory. City-wide.
4. Urban Ministry of Palo Alto. Provision
of basic support services to homeless
individuals including the provision of
emergency food and a rotating church
shelter program. City-wide.
5. Outreach and Escort, Inc. Transportation
subsidies for eligible low income disabled
Palo Alto residents registered through the
County of Santa Clara's Special Needs
Transportation program. City-wide.
6. Mid -Peninsula Citizens for Fair Housing.
MCFH provides services to promote fair
housing, including complaint investigation,
counseling, advocacy and education.
City-wide.
7. City of Palo Alto. Department of Planning
and Community Environment. Overall CDBG
grant administration and capital improve-
ment project delivery costs associated
with federal funding. City-wide.
8. Senior Coordinating Council. SCC operates
the Home Repair Program. This project
provides subsidies for minor home repairs
for lower income elderly homeowners.
City-wide.
9. Palo Alto Senior Housing Project, Inc.
(Adlai E. Stevenson House). Project is
to re -roof Building B of the 120 -unit
residential facility which provides
affordable housing to senior adults.
455 E. Charleston Road, Palo Alto.
35,000
66,900
6,000
17,500
180,000
11,000
48,000
10. Veterans Worksop, Inc./Next Step Center.
Project is to provide funding for Veterans
Workshop to acquire a 100% interest in the
single family home which is in use as a shared
home for seven low income, disabled veterans.
Funds will be used to buy-out the interest of
Veterans Task Force, Inc. in order to retain
the house as shared affordable housing.
442 Margarita Avenue, Palo Alto. 51,000
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11. Alliance for Community Care (formerly
Miramonte Mental Health). Project is
to provide funding to conduct a feasi-
bility study to ascertain the future
use of a large single family residence
in downtown Palo Alto. The study would
assess existing conditions and estimate
the funding necessary for rehabilitation
and adoption to a multi -family or single
room occupancy type of shared housing use.
650 Waverley, Palo Alto.
12. City of Palo Alto. New Housing Develop-
ment Account. Funding for projects
which would preserve or increase the
number of housing units in the City
affordable to very low and low income
persons. City-wide.
TOTAL:
17, 600
582,600
$1,040,000
SECTION 2. The total amount set forth under Section 1 of
this resolution hereby represents the proposed allocation of
$782,000 in CDBG funds, from the United States Department of
Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") for fiscal year 1997-98,
$70,000 in anticipated program income for fiscal year 1997-98,
$152,500 in unallocated program income from prior program years,
and $35,500 in reallocated funds.
SECTION 3. The City Manager is hereby authorized to expend
the money in the $10,000 CDBG emergency contingency account.,
created under Resolution No. 6897, on an emergency basis in her
discretion for existing or additional CDBG-eligible programs or
projects. The City Manager is further directed to report to the
City Council following the occurrence of any such expenditures.
SECTION 4. The City staff is hereby authorized to submit
the 1997/98 annual action plan update and appropriate application
forms to HUD for the fiscal year 1997-98 CDBG funds, and such money
shall be spent as set forth in this resolution. The Mayor, City
Manager and any other designated City staff or officials are
hereby authorized to execute such application forms and any other
necessary documents to secure these funds.
SECTION 5. The City Counci] hereby finds that the fiscal
-year 1997-98 CDBG program authorized under Section 1 of this
resolution is not a project under the California Environmental
Quality Act ("CEQA"). However, the Council further authorizes and
directs City staff to conduct any further environmental review, and
prepare any additional environmental assessments and certificates
that may be required, under CEQA and the National Environmental
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Policy Act (NEPA) for each project under the fiscal year 1997-98
CDBG program prior to the release of funds for any such project.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED: May 12 , 1997
AYES: ANDERSEN, EAKINS, FAZZINO, HUBER, KNISS, MCCOWN, ROSENBAUM, SCHNEIDER,
WHEELER
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ABSTENTIONS:
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City lerk
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Senio Asst. City Attorney
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
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