TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, Acting City Manager
FROM:
Stephanie Katsouleas, Public Works Director
Prem Kumar, City Engineer
SUBJECT:Title
Resolution Authorizing the Allocation of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funds for Fiscal Year 2018/2019 (Public Works Director Katsouleas).
CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 18-0012
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that City Council conduct a Public Hearing and adopt Resolution No.18-0012 authorizing the use of Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds, estimated at $99,323, for the construction of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)-compliant curb ramps throughout the City. This proposed project is consistent with the City's 2018-2022 Capital Improvement Plan.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
In Fiscal Year (FY) 2018-2019 the City of Manhattan Beach will receive an estimated $99,323 from the Community Development Block Grant program. This estimate is based on current CDBG funding levels and is consistent with the amount of CDBG funding the City typically receives annually; the actual appropriation amount to be received by the City will be provided by Los Angeles County in spring 2018.
BACKGROUND:
The mission of the CDBG Program is to improve the quality of life for low and moderate income persons, aid in the prevention of neighborhood deterioration and meet other urgent community development needs. One eligible use is the construction and/or reconstruction of curb ramp projects to ensure compliance with current Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards. The City of Manhattan Beach has participated in the federal Housing and Urban Development (HUD) CDBG program, administered by the Los Angeles County Community Development Commission (LACDC) for the past twenty (20) years, to successfully install or upgrade its ramps to be ADA compliant; and the c...
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