ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager and the Community Development Director with a Request to APPROVE Grants to COMMON PLACE and TRI-COUNTY URBAN LEAGUE, in the Total Amount of $33,963.00, from the HUD CDBG Funds. (Council District 1)
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BACKGROUND: As approved in the 2018 HUD Annual Action Plan, the City released a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) in late 2018 for nonprofit facilities located in census tract 50 for replacement of mechanical systems with $20,000.00 available. Eligible applicants must meet the requirements of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, including serving low income residents of Peoria from the location, providing programming addressing a social determinant of health, and owning the building where the mechanical replacement is requested.
The NOFA received two quality responses from Common Place and the Tri-County Urban League. Common Place requested funds to replace its two furnaces, which were each estimated to be twenty-three years old or older. In addition, Common Place requested funds to replace two of each of its aged air conditioners, cooling coils, condensate pumps, and thermostats. These repairs totaled to an estimated $14,131.00.
The City also received an application from the Tri-County Urban League. Tri-County Urban League requested funds to replace six heating/cooling units, as well as to install LED lighting. Because the installation of LED lighting is not an eligible expense under CDBG public facilities this part of the Tri-County Urban League proposal cannot be considered for funding. With this change, TCUL’s request totals to $15,832.
Due to the quality of the applications, City staff identified additional CDBG funds to be reallocated in order to recommend funding both applications for the lowest bid price. An additional $2,000 contingency per project would also be allocated, but only spent if change orders or other issues arise during installation. The total amount requested is $33,963.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: $20,000 in CDBG funds was previously allocated by City Council. The additional funds would be moved from remaining balances of previous projects as outlined below:
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Project Number |
Project Name |
Funding Amount |
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18P00 |
Remaining funds from 2018 Public Service programs. |
$8,518.84 |
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17CDAD |
2017 CDBG Administration Funds |
$5,444.16 |
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Total Reallocated |
$13,963 |
NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS: Public hearing and public comment periods are held per HUD grant requirements each year. In addition, the HRC meetings are open to the public. The public service programs help address other neighborhood concerns by providing needed services for Peoria low income residents.
IMPACT IF APPROVED: CDBG funds will be awarded to Tri-County Urban League and Common Place. With the funds, these organizations will be able to implement renovations to their facilities to ensure long-term, safe operations.
IMPACT IF DENIED: Tri-County Urban League and Common Place Family Learning Center will be unable to implement improvements to their facilities
ALTERNATIVES: None identified at this time
EEO CERTIFICATION NUMBER: Tri-County Urban League: 00785-19123; Common Place: 00777-190331
WHICH OF THE GOALS IDENTIFIED IN THE COUNCIL’S 2017 - 2032 STRATEGIC PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION ADVANCE?
1. Safe Peoria
2. Financially Sound City
3. Choose an item.
WHICH CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR(S) FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION IMPLEMENT?
1. Reinvest in neighborhoods.
2. Have an efficient government.
3. Choose an item.
DEPARTMENT: Community Development