Agenda - Council - 02/12/1991 - Laserfiche WebLink

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County-Wide Residential Housing Rehabilitation Program: CDBG funds can be allocated into the County-wide housing rehabilitation program. Just as with locally administered projects, the County is obligated to spend or contractually encumber these funds within 18 months. If Ramsey selects this program as a CDBG project, it can stipulate that the funds allocated by Ramsey be reserved for a certain period of time for Ramsey residents only, say 9 months for example. If there are Ramsey allocations remaining after that reserved time period, the funds would be awarded to any qualifying applicant within the County or if we prefer, an applicant from a community adjacent to Ramsey. Applications for rehabilitation funds are limited to a maximum of $9,000 each. There is a great deal of paperwork involved with CDBG projects and the beauty of the County rehab program is that it is administered by County Staff with monthly reports required to be submitted to the communities in the program. Another advantage to the county-wide rehab program is the good will and favorable public relations it will foster in addition to the aesthetic benefit to the immediate property, surrounding neighborhood and community as a whole. The only drawback to the program might be if no Ramsey residents apply for the funds, however, CDBG Director JoAnn Wright has indicated that Ramsey can almost be sure there will be applications from our community. If all of Ramsey's allocation into the rehab program are not utilized within the 18 month time frame, then any remaining funds would be subsidized by County rehab funds to meet the request be awarded to next qualifying Ramsey resident on the rehab waiting list. Public Service Agencies: To date the City has received two requests for donations from the Ramsey's CDBG allocation. The Anoka County Community Action Program has requested $2682 for the Senior Outreach Program. Family Life Mental Health Center has also submitted a request with no specified dollar amount They did indicate that their facility receives annual donations from Anoka ($2,500), Blaine ($5,000) and Fridley ($3,000) In the fiscal year 6/30/89 to 6/30/90, the Family Life Mental Health Center serviced 32 Ramsey residents, 25 of which are considered low income persons. If a City chooses, it may make a CDBG allocation for public service agencies, generally, with specific details to be provided at at later date after reviewing all applications. The purpose for knowing at least the dollar amount to be allocated for public service agencies at this time is that the County is limited to allocating a maximum of 15% of the County total CDBG funds to public services agencies. If the cumulative total from all communites for public agencies exceeds 15% of the total dollars available, then reductions will have to be made. Recarpet Ramsey Senior Center: If you have been in the Ramsey Senior Center meeting room in the lower level of City Hall, you may have noticed that the carpet is worn and in need of replacement. The estimated cost to recarpet that area including labor and material is $4500. Pre,sCrvi~fion 9f Historic Site (Ramsey Town Hall): In reviewing CDBG documentation, I did discover that renovation of historical sites is a permitted use of CDBG funds. However, in the limited time frame available, I am not sure we can obtain a cost estimate for any identified renovation needs at the Ramsey Town Hall by the end of February. But if Council chooses to pursue this project, I believe we can work with the County to get this project approved for 1991.