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December 3, 2007
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Agenda Item No. 23B Roll Call No. 07- Communication No. 07-723 Submitted by: Larry
Hulse, Community Development Director |
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AGENDA HEADING:
Authorizing a $175,000 grant request to the Polk
County Housing Trust Fund for the City of
SYNOPSIS:
Recommend to authorize staff to submit a $175,000 grant request to the Polk County Housing Trust Fund for a program jointly administered by the City and the Polk County Health Department that will target owner-occupied houses in Des Moines for Lead-Based Paint Interim Control measures. These homes are identified as the primary residence of a child under the age of six with elevated blood lead (EBL). If the grant is received, the City Manager or his designee is authorized to execute the terms of the agreement through the City’s Owner-Occupied Housing Rehabilitation Loan Program.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Amount:
$302,500 matching funds for $175,000
grant request to the Polk County Housing Trust Fund.
Funding
Source: This grant
application will be matched by $302,500 of 2008 Community Development Block
Grant (CDBG) funds (approved by Council on November 19, 2007, by Roll Call No.
07-2231). These grant funds will enable the City’s Owner-Occupied Housing
Rehabilitation Loan Program to proceed with lead-based paint control measures for
eligible low-income homeowners that are targeted for assistance.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
In 2004 Polk County Health Department approached the Community Development
Department to explore how the City and County could work together to help
families with children who have identified elevated blood levels due to lead
paint. It was mutually agreed that a pilot project would be developed. Polk
County Health Department would provide eligible referrals. The City would
accept the lead inspection report provided by the County.
The City has a component within the current
Owner-Occupied Housing Rehabilitation Loan Program for undertaking major
rehabilitation projects (greater than $25,000). The Lead-Based Paint Control
program is intended to complete the necessary rehabilitation work for eligible
low-income homeowners who have homes identified as the primary residence of a
child under the age of six with elevated blood lead (EBL) at a cost of
approximately $41,000 per unit.
Federal regulations enacted in 2000 require Housing and
Urban Development (HUD) funded programs to treat and/or abate lead hazards.
About 27% of the homes in
The Polk County Health Department is required to test and maintain a list of children with elevated blood lead (EBL) by address. The City had partnered with the County to target addresses with children at the highest risk for the Program for Lead-Based Paint Controls.
This year, the Polk County Housing Trust Fund (PCHTF) reduced the maximum funding available for program applications from $250,000 to $175,000. They have asked applicants to include an additional statement with their applications that indicates if additional funding, up to $250,000 per program, were available, for how much additional funding would they apply and the number of additional housing units that would be added. The NCS Owner-Occupied Housing Rehabilitation Loan Program – Lead-Based Paint Control has the capacity to request an additional $75,000 of PCHTF funding to meet the full grant amount of $250,000, and this would increase the number of housing units repaired from 9 to 13.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION(S):
Date: November 6, 2006
Roll Call Number: 06-2184
Action: Grant
Application to the Polk County Housing Trust Fund for City of
BOARD/COMMISSION ACTION(S): NONE
ANTICIPATED ACTIONS AND FUTURE COMMITMENTS: NONE