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CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT FOR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF FEBRUARY 7, 2006 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FROM: JOSEFINA MENDEZ KENLINE, PRINCIPAL MANAGEMENT ANALYST CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE SUBJECT: Prioritization and Funding of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Projects for Fiscal Year 2006-2007 DATE: February 1, 2006 BACKGROUND On December 6, 2005, the City Council approved the submittal of five (5) CDBG Project Applications to the County of San Bernardino County Department of Community Development and Housing (CHD) to evaluate eligibility and project review for fiscal year 2006-2007. Subsequently, additional CDBG applications were submitted directly to the County ECD Department from various public and private agencies requesting funds from the City CDBG Entitlement Allocation. The City of Colton has received a total of 31 eligible applications requesting CDBG funds. Seven (7) applications are for Construction and Other Community Improvement Projects and 24 are for Public Service Program projects. Attachment "A" is a list containing the 30 eligible proposals and one ineligible application. The County has also approved a proposal for a CDBG Administrative oversight position, which is not listed in Attachment "A". The list contains the project log number, primary service area of the proposed project, name of the applicant, a brief project description, total CDBG request including the amount of CDBG funds being requested from the Colton, and ECD comments. The County has asked the City of Colton to base funding priorities for the 2006-2007 CDBG Program Year on an entitlement allocation in the amount of $471,481. The reduction from last year's allocation is due to a 10% nationwide CDBG reduction. There is a 15% funding limit for public service projects, which means that the maximum amount of CDBG funds we are allowed to allocate for public service projects is $70,772. DISCUSSION/ ANALYSIS Similar to last year's review process, a CDBG ad hoc committee was formed to review, select, and recommend projects for funding to the City Council for fiscal year 2006-2007. The committee consisted of Council Members Richard De La Rosa and Helen Ramos; Planning Commissioners Tony Vilches, Susan Oliva, and Cynthia Ramirez; and Josefina Mendez Kenline and Erik Sydow as City Manager's staff. The committee met on February 13 2006, and all committee members were provided with the following information: (1) a list of all CDBG Eligible Proposals for the fiscal year 2006-2007 as provided by the CHD Department (Attachment "A" listed above); and (2) a copy of CDBG Projects and Applications. The committee was informed that the City of Colton's CDBG Allocation for the fiscal year 2006-2007 will be $471,481, and that only 15% of the allocation can be used to fund Public Service Program Proposals. The committee reviewed the seven Construction and Other Community Improvement Proposals that requested a combined total of $1,442,500 in CDBG funds; and the 24 Public Service Program Proposals that requested a combined total of $822,684.10 in CDBG funds. The committee acknowledged that all of