File #: 18-194    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Action Item Status: Consent Agenda
File created: 5/31/2018 In control: City Council
On agenda: 6/26/2018 Final action: 6/26/2018
Title: Communication from the City Manager and Community Development Department Director with a Request from the Advisory Commission on Human Resources to APPROVE Updated Funding Recommendations for the 2018 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) Public Service Funding, in the Total Amount of $256,000.00.
Indexes: Goal 1 - Financially Sound City , Goal 3 - Beautiful Peoria, Have an efficient government., Reinvest in neighborhoods
Attachments: 1. AGMT NO 18-194 Boys and Girls Club - Youth Services, 2. AGMT NO 18-194 Center for Prevention of Abuse - Seniors Safe at Home, 3. AGMT NO 18-194 Center for Prevention of Abuse - Teen Violence, 4. AGMT NO 18-194 Children's Home - Leaders of Tomorrow, 5. AGMT NO 18-194 Common Place - Focus on the Future, 6. AGMT NO 18-194 Community Workshop and Training Ctr - Employment Skills Dev., 7. AGMT NO 18-194 Community Workshop and Training Ctr - Special Ed Transition, 8. AGMT NO 18-194 Crittenton Centers - Crisis Nursery, 9. AGMT NO 18-194 Crittenton Centers - Invest in Kids, 10. AGMT NO 18-194 Family Core - After School and Summer Programs, 11. AGMT NO 18-194 Friendship House - STEAMS Friendship House Academy, 12. AGMT NO 18-194 GITM Foundation - Apprenticeship and Internship Programs, 13. AGMT NO 18-194 Neighborhood House - Child Care, 14. AGMT NO 18-194 Prairie State Legal Services, 15. AGMT NO 18-194 U of I - Specialized Medical Eval for Abused Children, 16. Draft HRC Minutes May 2018, 17. Recomended Increased Grant Awards
Related files: 17-369

ACTION REQUESTED: 

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Communication from the City Manager and Community Development Department Director with a Request from the Advisory Commission on Human Resources to APPROVE Updated Funding Recommendations for the 2018 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) Public Service Funding, in the Total Amount of $256,000.00.

 

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BACKGROUND: On December 12, 2017, the City Council approved funding recommendations from the Advisory Commission on Human Resources with an anticipated total budget of $227,400. The budget amount was estimated by staff prior to the announcement of the 2018 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) amount by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

 

In May, HUD announced the City’s 2018 CDBG allocation was higher than budgeted. On May 18th, the Advisory Commission on Human Resources met to discuss how the additional funding should be allocated. Although many points were discussed, the Commission is recommending that all the approved 2018 subrecipients receive an equal percentage increase in grant funds. Attached is a list of all recipients and the updated recommended grant awards.

 

FINANCIAL IMPACT:  The CDBG budget for Public Service activities will be increased to $256,000. Public Service obligations are capped at 15% of the total CDBG allocation.

 

NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS:  Public hearings and public comments periods are held per HUD grant requirements each year. In addition, the meetings of the Advisory Commission on Human Resources 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 the programs per the updated recommended grant amounts.

 

IMPACT IF DENIED:  The original funding amounts would be awarded and an eligible alternative will need to be identified.

 

ALTERNATIVES: None at this time.

 

EEO CERTIFICATION NUMBER: All recipients will have an active EEO number prior to receiving funds.

 

WHICH OF THE GOALS IDENTIFIED IN THE COUNCIL’S 2017 - 2032 STRATEGIC PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION ADVANCE?

 

1. Financially Sound City                     

2. Choose an item.

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