City of
Common
Council Report
Meeting
Date:
June 17, 2008
Item
No.:
Recommendation: No action is required at this time. Action on this item will be held until the
July 1, 2008
Background: The Council has to review proposed projects
that would utilize the City’s 2009 funds, which have yet to be allocated by
Milwaukee County. Although approximately
$700,000 will be available for County-wide projects, the County has not given
us any indication as to our local funding level will be for next year. Past years funding has averaged approximately
$67,000.
Prior
to tonight’s meeting and utilizing a uniform application format, the following
projects have been proposed:
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Proposed 2008 Projects |
Requested Funding |
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Public Service |
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The
Salvation Army |
$7,000 |
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Senior
Citizen Services |
$1,350 |
|
Interfaith
Older Adult Programs |
$8850 |
|
Subtotal |
$17,200 |
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Non Public Service |
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Salvation
Army Gym Floor Reconstruction |
$36,700 |
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Total |
$53,900 |
The
Salvation Army –
The Salvation Army is requesting funds for their food pantry.
They
are also requesting project funds to replace the flooring in the gymnasium.
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Subsidize
a hot meal program
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Transportation
for “field trips”
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Entertainment
/social events
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Supplies
and printing
Interfaith – This money would
be used to serve
Based
on our historical allocation of about $67,000, and the requirement that no more
than 15% of the funds be allocated to public service uses (on a Countywide
basis), there would be a little more than $10,000 to distribute among those
requesting public service funds.
Accordingly, it is preferable to allocate the City’s funding to specific
projects. If the County’s percentage of
public service projects exceeds the 15% threshold, it may be necessary to
reallocate money among the groups receiving public service funds through the
City
These
proposals are due to Milwaukee County on or before July 18, 2008. In past year’s the Council held the public
hearing, and then allowed additional time for public input prior to voting on
the proposed projects. It would be
appropriate to hold the public hearing this evening, and then to withhold
action on the allocation until the next Council meeting (July 1st) in order to
give staff and the Council time to consider projects that might be proposed at
the hearing.
Fiscal Impact: The use of CDBG
funds reduces the amount of funding the City has to provide through the annual
budget to provide these same levels of service.
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Prepared by: Director of Community Development |
Respectfully submitted, Patrick DeGrave City Administrator |
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