HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Committees - Planning and Economic Development Committee - 09/05/1989 KENT CITY COUNCIL
PLANNING COMMITTEE
September 5, 1989 4 :00 PM
Committee Members Present Planning Staff Present
Jon Johnson Charlene Anderson
Paul Mann (for Chairwoman Woods) Lin Ball
Jim Harris
Others Present
Marvin Eckfeldt
Dee Moschel
KENT'S 1990 PROPOSED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM
Senior Planner Ball reported that the latest estimate of Kent's share of 1990
Block Grant funds is over $200,000. An additional $7,048 in program income
has been received. The base level estimate is $234, 112 ; higher level funding
is $236,937. The higher level funding recommendations include an additional
$807 to Program Planning & Administration and an additional $2, 018 to human
services funding.
Ms. Ball added that almost half of the Block Grant Program is allocated to
the housing repair services program. In 1989 a summer exterior painting
project was added to this program. The City hired parttime painters who are
completing their eighth house (as compared to the 5-7 houses estimated to be
completed) . In addition the painting crew has done some repairs and
cleaning. The project has been very successful and is anticipated to
continue in the 1990 program. Ms. Ball displayed the painting project
progress map. She also displayed a map outlining the Neighborhood Strategy
Area, including dots indicating major and minor repair, painting and rental
rehab sites as well as housing conditions.
Staff proposes allocating the additional $7, 048 in available funds to the
Kiwanis Tot Lot project in the South of Willis area. In consideration of
this projected funding, the Parks Department staff has scaled down the
project from the original application to include refurbishing, repairing, and
replacing equipment and adding a soft ground cover under the equipment to
help prevent injury from falls.
The Human Services Commission has recommended approval of the human services
projects funding.
Councilman Johnson MOVED and Councilman Mann SECONDED the motion to recommend
adoption of the Block Grant Program as presented and amended.
The meeting adjourned at approximately 4 :30 PM.