Agenda Item 8CAGENDA ITEM # 8C
CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH APRIL 11, 2011
CITY COMMISSION MEETING
STAFF REPORT
AGENDA ITEM: Request to approve proposed projects for fiscal year 2011/2012 Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds.
SUBMITTED BY: Sonya Doerr, AICP
Community Development Director
DATE: March 31, 2011
BACKGROUND: In accordance with the Interlocal Agreement with the City of Jacksonville (COJ)
the City of Atlantic Beach (COAB) receives a yearly allocation of CDBG funds. These funds may be
used for several categories of activities including certain public infrastructure improvements. Any
activity undertaken must serve low and moderate - income residents within the City's designated CDBG
neighborhoods.
The COAB has not yet been notified as to the funding amount for the 2011/2012 fiscal year, but we
anticipate receiving between $110,0004120,000 although given the Federal budget crisis, it could be
considerably less. Applications are now due to be submitted to the COJ. Staff meets yearly to identify
and discuss potential projects with priority given to projects needed to serve community needs for
which other sources of funding are not available with an emphasis on Strategic Plan objectives. Staff
proposes the following projects for the upcoming 2011/2012 fiscal year.
1) Use all allocated funds for conversion from septic tanks to central sewer services. Funds
will be used to assist low- income and otherwise eligible residents with the costs of septic
tank abandonment or removal, hook -up to central sewer and payment of permit and impact
fees in compliance with the City's mandatory conversion policy. We have used CDBG
funds for this purpose in previous years. At that time, the conversion cost per residence
was about $8,000 but we expect the cost is now closer to $10,000 per residence. There are
59 properties remaining on the City's mandatory connection list with some connection
deadlines approaching later this year and the remaining in 2012. CDBG funds can be used
for this purpose for owner- occupied single - family properties only in accordance with
Federal HUD low- moderate income limits. In reviewing this list, there are a number of
such homes located within the CDBG designated target area.
2) In the case that the full allocation cannot be used for septic to sewer conversions, Staff
proposes that any residual funds be used to complete additional field grading and
improvements at the Donner Park baseball field. A portion of this project will be
completed with current year CDBG funds, but current year funds may not be adequate to
redo the entire field to the desired condition.
Each activity meets Federal HUD eligibility requirements as well as objectives used by the City in
allocating these funds over past years.
BUDGET: $120,000 (or amount allocated) to General Government Fund 110 - 5506 - 535.83 -00
for fiscal year 2011/2012.
RECOMMENDATION: Approve both projects as described herein authorizing the City Manager to
submit the request to the City of Jacksonville and sign documents as necessary to execute the contract.
ATTACHMENTS: None.
REVIEWED BY CITY +
April 11, 2011 regular meeting