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Item #2 CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT FOR COUNCIL MEETING OF MARCH 1, 2005 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FROM: David R. Zamora, Community Development Director SUBJECT: Prioritization and Funding of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Projects for Fiscal Year 2005-2006 DATE: February 24, 2005 BACKGROUND: On December 7, 2004, the City Council approved the submittal of 10 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Project Applications to the San Bernardino County Economic and Community Development (ECD) Department for eligibility and qualification review for the fiscal year 2005-2006. 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 28 eligible proposal applications requesting CDBG funds. Seven applications are for Construction and Other Community Improvement Projects and 21 applications are for Public Service Program projects. Attachment "A" is a list of the 28 proposals. 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 Colton, and ECD comments. The County has asked the City to base funding priorities for the 2005-2006 CDBG Program Year on an entitlement allocation in the amount of $518,000. Also, that the 15% funding limit for public service projects continues to apply, which means that the maximum amount of CDBG funds we are allowed to allocate for public service projects is $77,700. DISC USSION/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 2005-2006. The Committee consisted of Mayor Pro Tem Helen Ramos and Council Members John Mitchell and Richard De La Rosa; Planning Commissioners Susan Oliva and Joe Perez III; and Community Development Director David R. Zamora, who served as Chair of the Committee. The Committee met on February 17 and February 23, 2005. Staff provided all Committee Members with the following information: (1) a list of all CDBG Eligible Proposals for fiscal year 2005-2006 provided by the ECD 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 fiscal year 2005-2006 will be $518,000, 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