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CDBG FY 13 -14 Annual Action Plan Substantial Amendments November 4, 2013 Page 2 The City Council considered funding an additional project that was not on the proposed action plan, but did not want to delay the submittal of the action plan. Therefore, the City Council gave authority to the Finance, Economic Development and Technology Council Committee to research the matter further. In June, the Committee requested that staff review the amount of unencumbered prior year CDBG funds available. City staff reconciled the fund, reserved an amount for future contingencies, and determined that $750,000 could be used to fund additional CDBG - eligible programs /projects. Due to the funding caps placed on the Administration /Planning and Public Services categories, these funds must be used in other CDBG eligible categories. The Committee requested staff return to them with a list of City projects in need of funding. Based on the Committee direction, staff requested project proposals from City departments where a list of capital projects was compiled and prioritized for the most in need of funding. During this process, staff also communicated with the two non - profit organizations and requested a list of projects for consideration. The Delhi Center submitted five projects and also indicated that they were not currently collaborating with The Grain Project. After an eligibility and feasibility review, one project from the five submitted from Delhi Center was determined to meet CDBG requirements and have sufficient information to proceed. In August 2013, staff presented the one non -city and the three City projects to the Committee. Representatives from the Delhi Center were present and requested that they be considered for funding. Additionally, a representative from The Grain Project indicated that she had been in communication with the Delhi Center regarding project collaboration. The Committee directed staff to work with the two organizations to identify any potential projects they were planning. The three City projects and one non -city project are further described in the proposed Annual Action Plan Substantial Amendment (Exhibit 1) and are listed in the table below for your review. Project Estimated Cost El Salvador Park Improvement $457,500 Public Facilit Center tJ rades $60,000 Neighborhood Street Improvements $242,000 Delhi Center ADA Improvements $200,000 Total $959,500 Available $750,000 _Funding Surplus / (Deficit) _ _ j$209,500�__ The Committee was informed that funding all of the suggested projects resulted in a deficit of $209,500. Notwithstanding that fact, the Committee recommended that all four projects move forward for consideration by the full City Council, where it will decide to either reduce funding for 29A -2