Title
Community Development Block Grant, Neighborhood Enhancement Program, Coffelt Park Improvements (Ordinance S-45473)
Description
This report requests the City Council approval to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) to award up to $205,000 to the Housing Authority of Maricopa County for improvements to the Coffelt-Lamoreaux housing development community park. This project is funded through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Neighborhood Enhancement program.
Report
Summary
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funds the Neighborhood Enhancement Program to address community infrastructure needs and improvements including parks, playgrounds, landscaping, and other critical projects. The Neighborhood Enhancement program targets neighborhoods with active community-based organizations and areas that have developed basic neighborhood improvement goals and strategies.
Coffelt-Lamoreaux Homes (Coffelt) is the oldest and largest public housing development in the Housing Authority of Maricopa County’s portfolio. Coffelt was the County’s first manifestation of its commitment to providing affordable housing to low- and moderate-income populations. Within the Coffelt housing development is Coffelt Park, which is operated and maintained by the City of Phoenix through an IGA between the City and the County. While Coffelt Park had deteriorated over several decades, it is now experiencing a revitalization in conjunction with $28 million worth of physical improvements to the housing units, including a gut rehabilitation and reconstruction of the streets and site infrastructure; residents were engaged in a design charrette for the redesign of the Park.
The Housing Authority of Maricopa County applied for funds to make the final improvements to the Park through the Neighborhood Enhancement program. The project will provide shade canopies and trees to make high-use areas of the park more enjoyable year-round, a mural on a sport court wall, outdoor musical instruments to engage youth, and fencing and curb improvements for the community garden.
Financial Impact
This project is funded through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Neighborhood Enhancement program. Funding is available in the Neighborhood Services Capital Improvement Program budget.
Location
1510 S. 19th Drive
Council District: 7
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Mario Paniagua and the Neighborhood Services Department.