SW0501-CS050628June 28, 2005
TO:
THROUGH:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
Commissioners Court
Rick Loessberg, Director of Planning & Development
KLm D. Nobles, Community Development Administrator
Proposed FY2005 CDBG & HOME Project Funding,
Public Hearing Notification and Annual Action Plan/Five-Year Plan
BACKGROUND
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will make available to the County,
beginning October 1,2005, $2,359,986 in CDBG funds and $732,840 in HOME funds. In addition,
seven cities have a total of $116,798 remaining from previous CDBG projects that they wish to
reprogram. In accordance with the County's CDBG policies, staff and the program's thirteen
consortium cities have developed projects and activities that utilize these funds.
DESCRIVFION OF PROPOSED PROJECTS
The cities submitted niaeteen proposed CDBG projects in accordance with the standards in the
FY2005 notification letters. In addition, staffhas proposed allocating the unincorporated area's
$114,765 funding award for the Wagon Wheel street reconstruction project in the County's
northeastern unincorporated are~ A listing of the projects is contained In Attachment I.
In addition to the proposed projects, $999,126 will be allocated for the following support services
and activities that were preliminarily approved by the Court on February 8, 2005:
CDBG Administration
Housing Rehab Administration
CDBG Engineer
Construction Inspector
Comm~llity Homing Development
Organization (CHDO)
Home Loan Counseling Center
Indirect Cost
Total
$172,000
$140,000
$115,000
$ 40,000
$105,775'
$353,900
$ 72,451
$999,126
*This allocation is required under federal law and is equivalent to 15% of
the County's total HOME award; this $105,775 must be provided to
special housing non-profits (CHDO-community housing development
organizations) for use in acquiring, rehabilitating, or producing affordable
housing.
IMPACT ON FINANCE/OPERATIONS
Detailed line-item budgets for CDBG Administration, HousIng Rehabilitation Administration, the
Home Loan Counseling Center ami the CDBG Program Engineer are presented in Attachment II.
No new staffing is being requested for any of these activities.
All HOME funds, other than the $105,7750 earmarked for CHI)Os as is required by Federal law, are
being allocated to the Housing Replacement program. No funds have been allocated to the Up-Front
Cost program since this program still has $404,874 remaining fxom prior years. Also, the Home
Loan Counseling Center (HI,CC) will utilize $27,675 fi'om the American Dream Down payment
In/fiafive (ADDI) funds for the UPCAP program.
A comparison of the proposed allocations by project type to the current year's allocations is as
follows:
Proposed Current
Funding as Funding as
Proposed Percentage Percentage
Project Type Funding of Total Of Total
General Administration
Housing Replacement Administration
CDBG Project Engineer
Construction Inspector (Public Works)
Indirect Costs
$ 172,000 5% 6%
$ 140,000 4% 4%
$ 115,000 4% 3%
$ 40,000 2% 2%
$ 72,451 2% 2%
2
Project Type
Proposed Current
Funding as Funding as
Proposed Pementage Percentage
Funding of Total Of Total
Capital Improvements
Code Enforcement/Demolition
Parks
Civil Defense/ADA
Homing Replacement
Home Loan Counseling Center
Up-Front Cost Program (ADDI)
Unincorporated Area
CHDO
Total
$ 857,581 27% 35%
$ 331,416 10% 3%
$ 132,291 4% 3%
$ 147,379 4% 5%
$ 599,390 19% 19%
$ 353,900 11% 11%
$ 27,675 1%
$ 114,765 4% 4%
$ 105,775 3% 3%
$3,209,624 100% 100%
PROJECT SCHEDULE
CDBG staff must publish a notice listing the proposed projects and the Annual Action Plan/Five-
Year Plan, provide for a 30-day comment period, and hold a public hearing. It is proposed that the
notice be published June 30, the 30-day comment period begin July 1,2005 and end August 1, 2005,
and that the proposed public hearing be held July 12. Final decisions pertaining to funding and the
Anmlal Plan/Five-Year Plan must be completed and forwarded to HUD by August 15, 2005.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that a pubic hearing be held during the regular session of the Commissioners
Court on July 12, 2005. It is also recommended that if the County does not receive any negative
comments during the comment period that the County's CDBG and HOME funds be allocated in the
manner proposed for FY05/06 and that the County Judge sign all related documents.
Recommended by:
J. Allen Clemson, Administrator
CC:
CDBG Consortium Cities
Zachary Thompson, Director of Health & Human Servic~
Ryan Brown, Director of Budget
Virginia Potter, County Auditor
Don Holzwart~ Director of Public Works
Rick Loessberg, Director of Planning & Development
CDBG staff
ATTACHMENT I
LIST OF PROPOSED PROJECT ALLOCATIONS
CDBG & HOME FY 2005
Entity
IProposed Activity [ Number % Low/Mod
Beneficiaries Income
Proposed
Funding
Balch Springs
Guy Berry Park
Demolition/Blight Removal
Code Enforcement
21,145
21,145
21,145
60.4%
60.4%
60.4%
$ 70,897
$ I0,000
$ 50,000
Total $13~897
Hill 70 62.9% $156,614
Cedar ~ Water Main Replacemem
Robinson Rd. & Short St.
Total
$156,614
Cockrell Hill
Water Main Replacement
Code Enforcement
4,445
4,445
70.5%
70.5%
$115297
$ 20,000
Total $135,297
Coppeli Samuel Boulevard ADA Ramps N/A I N/A $ 72,379
Reconstruction
Total $ 72,3?9
Duncanville
Calder Ave Waterline
Improvements
Code Enforcement
15
8,704
54.4%
61%
$ 62,398
$ 56,120
Total
$118,518
Farmers Bee Street Sidewalk Installation 3,403 57.9% $130,273
Branch
Total $130,273
Entity Proposed Activity
Glenn Heights Willow Run Sanitary Sewer 70 85% $ 83,231
Improvements
Total $ 83,231
Number % Low/Mod Proposed
Beneficiaries Income Funding
Hutchins
ICampbell Park Improvements
Code Enforcement
Total
2900
2900
63.6%
63.6%
$ 61,394
$ 57,155
$118,549
Lancaster Code Enforcement TBD TBD $138,141
Total $138,141
Rowlett 21
Total $59,541
Seagoville Briar Creek Street Improvement 300 100% $107,064
Phase Ill
Total $107,064
Wilmer Civil Defense Sirens 3182 61.4% $ 75,000
Streets Improvements TBD TBD $ 44,164
Total $119,164
Unincorporated
Wagon Wheel
Total
122
80.3%
$114,765
$114,765
TBD=to be determined
Entity
Proposed Activity
Number
Beneficiaries
%
Low/Mod
Income
Proposed
Funding
Housing
Housing Replacement
Total
8
Homes
100%
$599,390
$599,39O
Housing
Home Loan
Counseling
Center
First-Time Homebuyer
Assistance
To~l
3
Households
10O%
$ 27,675
$ 27,675
Dallas County
CDBG Administmtion
Housing Replacement Administration
Home Loan Counseling Center Administration
Project Engineer
Construction Inspector
Indirect Cost
CHDO
Total
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
172,000
140,000
353,900
115,000
40,000
72,451
105,775
999,126
Total CDBG & HOME/ADDI & Carryover $3,209,624
ATTACHMENT II
CARRYOVER FUNDS FOR FY05 PROJECTS
Entity Oracle No. Completed Project Grant Canyover Carryover
CDBG Grant Year Year Amount Amount to
I Auditor FY05 Project
Cedar Hill 9324 Hendricks St Water-01 B-02 $ 53,583.09 Robinson/Short
Street Water-
Line
Total $ 53,583.09
Coppell 9079 Coppell Restroom-96 B-04 $ 3,447.68 ADA Ramp
Reconstruction
Total i$ 3,447.68
Duncanville 9397 Code Enforeeraent-03 B-03 ! $ 6,687.45 Calder St.
Waterline
Total $ 6,687.45
Farmers 9399 Jaycee Park Footbridge- B-04 $27,242.26 Bee Street
Branch 03 Sidewalk
Total $27,242.26
Hutchins 9075 Water Main-97 B-04 $ 1,321.00 Code
9402 Code-03 B-03 $ 630.53 Code
Total $ 1,951.53
Lancaster 9022 Gant-Mcl<inney Sewer B-04 $10,417.40 Demolition
9403 Streets Improvement - B-04 $ 8,192.87 Demolition
96
Total $18,610.27
Sachse 9377 Sewer Reconstruction- B-03 $ 5,276.35 Sewer-Phase I
03
Total $ 5,276.35
Total
Carryover $116,798.63
Attachment III
FY05 Community Development Block Grant
Administrative Budgets
Cat Description CDBG Engineer Inspector
Housing
Replacement
Home Loan
Counseling
No. of Employees 2.5 1 I 2 6
30,000.00
2,500.00
2,100.00
2,400.00
1,600.00
200.00
600.00
600.00
40,000.00
80,000.00
1020 Salary $120,000.00
1140 Hospital $ 13,500.00
1110 FICA $ 12,000.00
1150 Retirement $ 13,000.00
1180 Workers Comp/Medicare $ 2,700.00
2170 Postage $ 200.00
2160 Office Supply $ 1,000.00
2180 Publications $ 100.00
2950 Books $
2930 Photo $ 100.00
2180 Printing $ 250.00
2640 Maint Office Eqpt. $ 200.00
2011 Classified Ads $ 5,000.00
5590 Professional Services $ 2,000.00
2980 Mileage $ 1,000.00
2080 Dues/Regisb'ation $ 250.00
7211 Telephone $ 400.00
7213 Cellular Phone $
7212 LD Phone $ 200.00
2460 Conference $ 100.00
8610 Special Eqpt. $
8410 Office Furniture $
8640 Computar Eqpt. Pfinter
7010 Bldg. Usage Fees $
Total FY05 $172,000.O0
Total FY04 $187,000.00
$ 96,000.00
$ 11,000.00
$ 5,900.00
$ 8,64O.00
$ 1,824.00
$ 200.00
$ 1,550.O0
$
$ 400.00
$ 100.00
$ 1,500.00
$ 200.00
$
$ 6,O00.00
$ 3,500.00
$ 900.00
$ 300.00
$ 600.00
$ lo0.O0
$ 1,000. O0
$ 336.00
$
$ -
$
$14O,000.00
$140,000.00
$ 85,800.00
$ 5,500.00
$ 6,332.00
$ 5,4O5.00
$ 2,274.00
$ 500.00
$ 5O0.00
$ 1,000.00
$ 500.00
$ 100.00
$ 1,O00.O0
$ 200.00
$
$
$ -
$ 1,0O0.00
$ 100.00
$ 600.00
$ 150.00
$ 1,000.00
$ 2,039.00
$ 1,000.00
$
$115,000.00
$115,000.00
$264,000.00
$ 28,000.00
$ 18,000.00
$ 23,760.00
$ 5,224.00
$ 3,000.00
$ 4,000.00
$
$
$ 200.00
$ 1,500.00
$ 900.00
$ 616.00
$
$ 1,O00.00
$ 2,500.00
$
$
$ 200.00
$
$ 1,000.00
$ 500.00
$
$
$353,900.00
$345,042.00