Title
2019 Community Development Block Grant Reprogramming Request (Ordinance S-46138)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to reprogram $250,000 of available Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program income to continue to fund additional targeted code enforcement. Further request to authorize the City Controller to disburse the funds for the purpose of this ordinance.
Report
Summary
Each fiscal year, the Neighborhood Services Department (NSD) requests that program income from projects funded by the CDBG allocation are reprogrammed into critical, core department services that have previously been approved by City Council. This year, NSD requests that $250,000 of CDBG program income be reallocated to fund the following service:
Targeted Code Enforcement ($250,000)
This provides an additional year of continued funding for two Neighborhood Preservation Inspector I positions originally eliminated as part of the Feb. 3, 2009 General Fund budget reduction. Staff will continue to provide enforcement of the Neighborhood Preservation Ordinance in targeted eligible low- and moderate-income census tracts, specifically in the City's targeted Neighborhood Initiative and Redevelopment areas, including the West Phoenix Revitalization Area through June 30, 2020.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
This item was recommended for approval at the Land Use and Livability Subcommittee meeting on Oct. 16, 2019, by a vote of 4-0.
Location
Targeted Neighborhood Initiative and Redevelopment areas citywide, including the West Phoenix Revitalization Area.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Mario Paniagua and the Neighborhood Services Department.