R2005-33 REGARDING SUPPORT TO CONTINUE FUNDING

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� � Economic&Urban Develo ment De artment Memorandum P P #OS-53 ' March 16, 2005 TO: Honorable Mayor Osborne and City Council FROM: Steve City Manager Dane C. Br g , Assistant City Manager of Economic and Urban Developme �,� .- Vickie Buckingham, Assistant Director of Economic and Urban Developme \`�-^'" SUBJECT: Proposed Federal Program Cuts for FY06-Community Development Block Grant RECONIlVIENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the attached resolution in support of continued federal funding of the Community Development Block Grant(CDBG) program under the Department of Housing and Urban Development(HUD). The federal budget for Fiscal Year 2006 proposes to end funding of the Community Development Block Grant program. BACKGROIJND: In 1974, the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 created Community Development Block Grants for state and local governme�ts "to promote the development of viable urban communities". HUD's mission is to increase homeownership, support community development and increase access to affordable housing free from discrimination. Through the years, CDBG dollars have been used in this community to provide direct assistance to residents for housing programs, social service programs, public facilities, public improvements, and community development. Currently, the CDBG and HOME funds provide approximately 2 million dollars annually for this community. The programs proposed in the five year Consolidated Plan 2005-2009 will address quality of life through demolition of vacant and abandoned buildings, funding building-code enforcement, stabilizing neighborhoods, preservation of historic buildings, improving neighborhoods through streetscape projects, and development of education/job training partnerships and programs. Loss of funding will strongly affect our preservation of housing stock, quality of life, community development, and economic development. Communities have been encouraged to contact their Congressional delegation and support of continued funding to communities. If approved, city staff will forward the Council's resolution to our federal representatives for consideration in the 2006 budget. POTENTIAL OBJECTIONS: N/A INPUT FROM OTHER SOURCES: Federal guidelines for the use of entitlement funds.