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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - November 19, 2008 E-17AGENDA ITEM E- 4' &2� CITY OF LODI COUNCIL COMMUNICATION TM AGENDA TITLE: Adopt Resolution Approving Reallocation of Community Development Block Grant Funds to Graffiti Abatement Program MEETING DATE: November 19,2008 PREPARED BY: Community Development Department RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution approving reallocation of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to the Graffiti Abatement Program. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The City receives about $750,000 annually for the CDBG program, which funds several housing and community development activities. In 2008-09, the City designated $79,725 to the graffiti abatement program. Subsequent review of the program by staff indicates a need to allocate approximately $2,500 in additional funds to cover the costs of implementing the activity, including staff time to log requests for graffiti removal, training opportunities, and program oversight. Staff proposes reallocating the $2,500 from the Lodi Library accessible entry project (LOD 08-02), which recently received bids for significantly less than the project's estimated cost. The funds cannot be allocated without Council approval, as they are being moved between different uses, from Public Improvementsto Public Services. FISCAL IMPACT: N/A FUNDING AVAILABLE: 2008/09 Community Development Block Grant Fund Fa- Kjonradf Bartlam I term Communityevelopment Director APPROVED: Blair King, City Manages RESOLUTION NO. 2008-223 A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL APPROVING THE REALLOCATION OF AVAILABLE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS TO THE GRAFFITI ABATEMENT PROGRAM WHEREAS, a total of $79,725 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds was allocated toward graffiti abatement activities as part of the 2008-09 annual allocation of CDBG/HOME Programfunding; and WHEREAS, staff has indicated a need to allocate approximately $2,500 in additional funds to cover the costs of implementing the activity, including staff time to log requests for graffiti removal, training opportunities, and program oversight: and WHEREAS, staff has identified available CDBG funding from the Lodi Library accessible entry project, which recently received bids for significantly less than the project's estimated cost; and WHEREAS, the funds cannot be reallocated without Council approval, as they are being moved between different uses, from Public Improvementsto Public Services. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council does hereby authorize the reallocation of $2,500 from the Lodi Library accessible entry project (LOD 08-02) to the Graffiti Abatement Program for Private Property (LOD 08-13), Dated: November 19,2008 hereby certify that Resolution 2008-223 was passed and adopted by the Lodi City Council in a regular meeting held on November 19, 2008, by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN COUNCIL MEMBERS— Hansen, Hitchcock, Johnson, Katzakian, and Mayor Mounce COUNCIL MEMBERS— None COUNCIL MEMBERS — None COUNCIL MEMBERS — None 2008-223