Memorandum

City of Lawrence

Neighborhood Resources Department

TO:	Mike Wildgen, City Manager
THRU:	Victor Torres, Neighborhood Resources Director
FROM:	Margene K. Swarts, Community Development Manager
DATE:	April 19, 2005
RE:	Adoption of the 2005 Actionl Plan of the Consolidated Plan

The City Commission will consider adoption of the 2005 Action Plan of the Consolidated Plan at their regular meeting Tuesday, April 26, 2005.  The Consolidated Plan is required by the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act of 1990 and is the result of a collaborative process whereby a community establishes a unified vision for community development using federal, state, and local funds. 

The 2005 Action Plan includes the one year Investment Summary (attached and page 37 in the Action Plan) for the upcoming 2005 program year (August 1, 2005 through July 31, 2006).  The Action Plan is available on the department website at http://www.lawrenceneighres.org/ and has been available to the public since April 7, 2005.  Staff will be available to answer questions. 

The NRAC has also written a memorandum dated April 18, 2005 to the City Commission regarding the 2005 allocations and process.  The Chair of the Neighborhood Resources Advisory Committee, Greg Moore, will also be present at the meeting.   

Should you have further questions, please let me know.  The Investment Summary follows.

2005 Investment Summary

CDBG Public Services		CDBG Capital Improvements (continued)
Brook Creek Neighborhood Association		East Lawrence Neighborhood Association
Operating Expenses	2,370	Van Go Mobile Arts Building Acquisition	5,000
Coordinator	3,540	North Lawrence Improvement Association
Brook Creek Park/Neighborhood Cleanup	150	Sidewalk Installation- North 7th Street	750
East Lawrence Neighborhood Association		Subtotal Neigh. Improvements  5,750
Operating Expenses	3,152	Achievement Place for Boys
Coordinator	5,200	Bathroom Renovation (Upstairs)	5,050
ELNA Work Day	1,133	Ballard Community Center
North Lawrence Improvement Association		Furnace Replacement (2)	3,500
Operating Expenses	1,900	Health Care Access
Coordinator	1,800	Lobby Renovation	2,207
Neighborhood Cleanup	1,500	Independence, Inc.
Oread Neighborhood Association		Accessible Housing Program (AHP)	20,000
Operating Expenses	3,985	Subtotal Agency Improvements  10,757
Coordinator	7,800	Contingency Fund	791
Neighborhood Cleanup	75
Pinckney Neighborhood Association		Total Capital Improvements	717,298
Operating Expenses	3,684
Coordinator	4,200	NR CDD Administration of CDBG	182,245
Neighborhood Cleanup	830
Subtotal Target Neigh. Public Service  41,319		GRAND TOTAL CDBG	1,036,227
Emergency Services Council
Emergency Rent & Utility Assistance	18,000	HOME
Housing & Credit Counseling		Tenant Based Rental Assistance	180,000
Tenant/Landlord Counseling & Education	24,000	LDCHA TBRA Administration	20,000
Lawrence Community Shelter/		CHDO Set-Aside	182,201
Salvation Army		CHDO Operating Expenses	34,242
Operating Expenses	53,365	First-time Homebuyer Program	270,000
Subtotal Agency Public Service  95,365		Home of Your Own (HOYO)	30,000
Public Services Total	136,684	NR CDD Administration of HOME	48,484
		GRAND TOTAL HOME	764,927
CDBG Capital Improvements
Neigh. Res. Comm. Dev. Division (NR CDD)
Comprehensive Housing Rehabilitation	375,000	FUNDING SOURCES:
HOOT First Time Homebuyer Rehab	125,000	2005 CDBG Grant	911,227
Property Acquisition	100,000	Projected Program Income	125,000
Weatherization	35,000	Total CDBG Grant Allocation	1,036,227
Furnace Loans	20,000
Emergency Loans	25,000	2005 HOME Grant	684,842
		2005 ADDI HOME Grant	0
		Recaptured Income	80,085
Subtotal NR CDD  680,000		Total HOME Grant Allocation	764,927
		Total CDBG Grant Allocation	1,036,227
		Total HOME Grant Allocation	764,927
		GRAND TOTAL, CDBG & HOME	1,801,154