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�f CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT FOR COUNCIL MEETING OF FEBRUARY 18, 1997 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council APPROVAL: Malik Freeman, City Manager er .� FROM: � vid R. Zamora Community Development Director SUBJECT: Prioritization and Funding of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Projects for Fiscal Year 1997-98 DATE: February 10, 1997 BACKGROUND: On December 3, 1996, the City Council approved the submittal of 21 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Pro1ect Applications to the San Bernardino County Economic and Community Development (ECD) Department for eligibility and qualification review for the Fiscal Year 1997-98. Subsequently, additional CDBG applications were submitted directly to the County ECD Department from various agencies, requesting funds from the City of Colton CDBG Entitlement Allocation. 20 of the applications submitted by the City were found to be eligible for CDBG funding. An additional 23 applications that qualified were submitted from the various other agencies, for a total of 43 eligible applications. Attachment "A" contains a "Listing of the 43 CDBG projects eligible for funding consideration, as determined by the ECD Department. The List contains the name of the proponent (project sponsor), project description, total CDBG allocation requested, and the amount of Colton CDBG funds being requested. Also included are brief comments from ECD staff. The County has informed the City that the 1997-98 CDBG allocation for Colton is $368,000. Existing CDBG restrictions will continue to apply for the new fiscal year, which includes the funding for Public Service Projects to 15% of the total allocation. The City of Colton's Public Service limit is $55,200. DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS: 27 of the projects submitted for CDBG funding consideration are Public Service Programs. Some of the project proposals appear to duplicate services already being provided by existing public and private agencies, or in some cases by an existing City program. Staff is very supportive of the various Capital Improvement Projects submitted for consideration. At prior community meetings held in the City, "brick and mortar" improvements, which include street, sidewalks, curbs, and gutter projects, were strongly supported and recommended for funding by residents of Colton. Item No. 21