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MEMORANDUM DATE : March 19 , 1982 TO: Mayor and Councilmen FROM: Ron Berg , Administrative Assistant SUBJECT: Allocation of Year VIII CDBG Funds --------------------------------------------------------------------- As you know, the Planning Commission has served as the City 's citizen advisory group for holding required public hearings and recommending to the City Council allocation of Community Development Block Grant (.CDBG) monies . This year the City 's allocation is $54 , 630 , a decrease of about 150 from last year. Cause : federal program cutback . The general key for the projects is that they must benefit low to moderate income persons . This year the Planning Commission , as a result of its recent public hearing , has recommended the following activities and allocations : • Housing: rehabilitation $32 , 630 Housing : new construction 15 ,000 Public service 5 , 460 Program administration 1 , 540 The need for housing rehabilitation (single family) - is still strong . with the gener_�'_ aging of the City ' s populace and houses , this is an ideal way to address and maintain our housing stock. Housing new construction - the northeast senior group is back . They will be applying again to HUD in April for 202 funding . As you may know, last year they finished .fifth with four being funded. It is recommended that- some funds be earmarked here as indication of City support for the projects and which may help during HUD' s review process . Public service - this is a "new" fundable activity . The maximum which can be allocated by HUD guidelines, is 100 . The school has shown some interest in these funds , specifically addressing aiding in the pay- ments for day care for low to moderate income families . Administration - we are again limited to loo here , but with a sub- stantial portion of the available funds being allocated to single family re-hab (.Hennepin County does 950 of this work) , it is felt the full 10-% is not justified. ROB/cjk