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Staff Report to the Mayor and City Council Community Development Block Grant Funds September 7, 2010 Page 2 use CDBG funds for the proposed improvement. Currently, the staffing levels within the Street Division of the Public Works and Utilities Department does not allow us to regularly address requests for concrete improvements. The majority of the locations identified for the proposed CDBG Concrete Infrastructure Removal and Reconstruction Project (Project) will provide for the removal and replacement of existing infrastructure and stem from a Service Request by members of the community; the proposed improvements address requests received during the past three years for replacement of existing infrastructure. Additional areas included are locations within a CDBG census tract, which staff has identified is in need of improvement to ensure pedestrian accessibility; these areas are a combination of new infrastructure and replacement of existing and the focus was along arterial streets. If authorized to proceed with this Project staff plans to be in construction by December 2010. The proposed project is estimated to provide for $300,000 of improvements. This estimate includes a 10% contingency. Staff is recommending the $225,000 previously allocated to the Impound Yard Substation Project be redirected to the proposed Project and $75,000 be allocated from Colton's available unprogrammed CDBG funds. Currently, Colton has approximately $127,000 of unprogrammed funds. If the Project is authorized and funding is approved as described above, Colton's unprogrammed balance will be approximately $52,000. Unprogrammed CDBG funds result when an authorized CDBG project is unprogrammed or a project is completed under budget; record of Colton's unprogrammed fund balance is maintained by the County of San Bernardino's Community Development and Housing Department (CDH). Many jurisdictions for which CDH provides CDBG project oversight maintain an unprogrammed fund balance to utilitze as contingency for projects which experience additional costs. Staff has submitted the proposed Project to County staff and has been advised that the Project is an eligible project. The County has advised staff that this project can be incorporated into the CDBG Plan Modification scheduled to go before the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors for approval. The Project would be considered for approval as part of the CDBG Plan Modification on October 19, 2010. FISCAL IMPACTS The proposed action will increase the Fiscal Year 2010/2011 Capital Improvement Program and amend the 2010-2011 budget by $300,000 to include the CDBG Concrete Infrastructure Removal and Reconstruction Project. These funds are 100% reimbursable. Staff will process the needed reimbursement requests through the County once the project is in construction. ALTERNATIVES 1. Provide alternative direction to staff.