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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03.12.2015 SP Minutes @11:00Meeting will be held at: ECD CONFERENCE ROOM 400 GRAND AVENUE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2015 11:00 A.M. 1. Call to Order. 11:05 A.M. 2. Roll Call. PRESENT: Mayor Garbarino, Councilwoman Matsumoto. ABSENT: None. 3. Public Comments. None. 4. Approval of Minutes of the February 5, 2015 Meeting. Approved. 5. Presentation of 2015-2016 Community Development Block Grant applications and formulation of funding recommendations (Alin Lancaster, Community Development Coordinator). Community Development Coordinator Alin Lancaster provided staff with a handout of the Fiscal Year 2015-2016 Applications Fund Request Summary which detailed the various organizations, programs, and amount of funding each received last Fiscal Year, the amount requested for this Fiscal Year, and the Subcommittee recommendations for review. Subcommittee members provided direction regarding the following funding allocations: (1) the provision of additional funding to Samaritan House for Safe Harbor; (2) rounding up the funding for El Concilio and the Center for Independence Housing Programs so they receive an amount closer to what was initially allocated; and (3) a request that Project Sentinel Fair Housing Program accomplish two (2) outreach programs a year instead of one (1) in return for increased funding. Committee members requested to see CDBG funding allocation information for other cities and towns in the County once available for MINUTES SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO P.O. Box 711 (City Hall, 400 Grand Avenue) South San Francisco, California 94083 Meeting will be held at: ECD CONFERENCE ROOM 400 GRAND AVENUE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2015 11:00 A.M. 1. Call to Order. 11:05 A.M. 2. Roll Call. PRESENT: Mayor Garbarino, Councilwoman Matsumoto. ABSENT: None. 3. Public Comments. None. 4. Approval of Minutes of the February 5, 2015 Meeting. Approved. 5. Presentation of 2015-2016 Community Development Block Grant applications and formulation of funding recommendations (Alin Lancaster, Community Development Coordinator). Community Development Coordinator Alin Lancaster provided staff with a handout of the Fiscal Year 2015-2016 Applications Fund Request Summary which detailed the various organizations, programs, and amount of funding each received last Fiscal Year, the amount requested for this Fiscal Year, and the Subcommittee recommendations for review. Subcommittee members provided direction regarding the following funding allocations: (1) the provision of additional funding to Samaritan House for Safe Harbor; (2) rounding up the funding for El Concilio and the Center for Independence Housing Programs so they receive an amount closer to what was initially allocated; and (3) a request that Project Sentinel Fair Housing Program accomplish two (2) outreach programs a year instead of one (1) in return for increased funding. Committee members requested to see CDBG funding allocation information for other cities and towns in the County once available for viewing. Presentation of the updated design concept for the Grand Avenue Pedestrian Improvement Project (Alin Lancaster, Community Development Coordinator). Committee members discussed funding allocations and expressed that they would like to cancel a Right of Way Improvement Contract due to budget cuts, subsequent funding restrictions, and high costs, but wanted to keep the design plans for a future opportunity. The Subcommittee decided to recommend reallocation of funding toward Downtown Fagade and Tenant Improvement Programs as well as Right of Way Improvements, emphasizing opportunities to expand the Downtown dynamic to include businesses on peripheral streets. The remaining funds were also distributed to housing rehabilitation programs. Committee members presented recommendations for additional projects such as decorative pieces and NO treatment landscaping. 7. Adjournment. Being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 11:55 A.M. Submitted by: A xandra Tup er OmIT I - rrancisco Deputy CDBG u ommittee Clerk City of South San CDBG SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING MARCH 12, 2015 MINUTES PAGE 2