Agenda - Council - 02/08/1994 - Laserfiche WebLink

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CASE 1994 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) FUNDS By: Zoning Administrator Sylvia Frolik Background: Basically, CDBO funds are limited to being used for projects that benefit the handicapped, senior citizens and lov¢ income persons, and planning projects. The City of Ramsey's estimated allocation for ~994 CDBG is in the amount of $34,859.00 less $1,000.00 fc~r County administrative fe~s if we do a project in 1994. The public hearing to hear requests and suggestions for uses of the 19~4 allocation was conducted on January 25. The following is a list of potential or requested CDBG projects for 1994: a) CompleteiCentral Park Paths - Option A (Ail work bid out) $20,000.00 b) Complete[Central Park Paths - Option B (Some work m-house) 10,000.00 c) Topograp~c Mapping _3_~0.00 d) Storm W ~a~er Management Plan Update 20,000.0t~ e) Community Emergency Action Program 2,000.00 f) ARC of A~ ~ka County 1,000.00 ~)~ h) Rise, mc. ,~' , / -'-,uuu.uu 1/ i) Meals on Wheels 'd , ~ 2,000.00 / j) ACCAP Sjenior Oukeach V/ [ 3,000.00,~ ^ o>ono o o Observations:: i "~"/, " CDBG funds arc. processed in 3 year cycles; 1994 is the 2nd year of a 3 year cycle and we therefore may ro.l~ the funds over into 1995 if we have a larger project in mind for that year. Each year we do a project, $1,000.00 is deducted from our allocation for County administrative costs. In 1993, the City ~2ouncil allocated $9,000+ of unspent previous CDBG funds for the purpose of paving paths at {Central Park to make the various activity areas more readily accessible to handicapped and ~enior citizens. Approximately $20,000 is needed to complete the hardsurfacing of the path systeJIn at Central Park. If part of the work was done in-house (subcutting & restoration), approximately $10,000 would complete the paving job. If subcutting and restoration is done in-house, It is likely that some other tasks scheduled for the 1994 season will have to be sacrificed. Some additional p~anning needs in addition to ~e updates of the land use and transportation plans and shoreland regn~l~ ations are updates of the City s Storm Water Management Plan and topographic mapping. The City Engineer estimates that the costs for these two tasks would be $20,000 and $30,000 respecfiv{ly. The update of the storm water management plan is a requirement of Metro Council. The toppgraphic mapping will provide a tool to do the storm water management plan update and generatinformation that developers will fred useful in developing raw land. In 1993, the City Council again allocated CDBG dollars for capital improvements and planning projects, therein c{bnfirming the City's position that it does not want to provide operating funds for public service pro .~tns that will begin to depend on these allocations in their budget planning.