HomeMy WebLinkAbout18935 ORD - 07/23/1985TEXAS:
AN ORDINANCE
ACCEPTING THE 11TH YEAR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT
PROGRAM AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE TO
EXECUTE ALL RELATED DOCUMENTS APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR
ELIGIBLE 11TH YEAR PROJECTS AS DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A"; AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
SECTION 1. That the Department of Housing and Urban Development llth
Year Community Development Block Grant Program be accepted and that the City
Manager is hereby authorized to execute all related documents.
SECTION 2. That there is hereby appropriated $5,190,000 in llth Year
Community Development Block Grant funds as described in Exhibit "A" attached
hereto and made a part hereof, of which $4,262,000 is the llth Year entitlement,
$600,000 from reprogramming into the llth Year from previous years and an
estimat%d $328,000 from program income from loan repayments.
SECTION 3. That upon written request of the Mayor or five Council
members, copy attached, to find and declare an emergency due to the necessity to
submit the aforementioned grant application at the earliest practicable date,
such finding of an emergency is made and declared requiring suspension of the
Charter rule as to consideration and voting upon ordinances or resolutions at
three regular meetings so that this ordinance is passed and shall take effect
upon first reading as an emergency measure this the 23rd day of July, 1985.
ATTEST:
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MAYOR
APPROVED: 23..4 DAY OF JULY, 1985
Assistant ttorney
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THE CIT OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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MICROFILMED
FINAL
11TH YEAR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM
Eleventh Year Entitlement 4,262,000
F,mde Available from Reprogramming 600,000
Program Income from Rehabilitation Loan Repayments 328,000
TOTAL FONDS AVAILABLE FOR 11TH YEAR PROGRAM 5,190,000
Parks, Playgrounds & Other
Recreational Facilities •
South Bluff Park -Land Acquisition 35,000
Greenwood Park 70,000
San Carlos Park 40,000
Spohn Area Park 60,000
McNorton Neighborhood Park -Land Acquisition 30,000
Ban Garza -Gym Improvements 95,000
T.C. Ayers Pool & Center Improvements 10,000
Flour Bluff Fishing Pier 200,000
Handicapped Access 50,000
Wilmot Park 35,000
La Rerama-Vest Pocket Park 75,000
Temple Park 32,000
TOTAL: 732,000
Street Improvements
Furman School Area Phase III* 760,000
Engineering 6 Design -Furman IV 25,000
Pedestrian Bridge -village on the Green 30.000
Signalization Improvements -Central Bus, Diet. 100,000
Mary Street (Crosstown to 19th) 125,000
TOTAL; 1,040,000
Utility & Drainage Improvements
Sewer System Improvements:
Up River Road Lift Station and Force Main 250,000
Gas System Improvements:
Furman III 69,000
McNorton 83,500
Howard Street. -Bond Program Project 23,500
16th & 17th Streets (Bond Program Project) 94,000
Water System Improvements-McNorton 140,000
Agnes Street Drainage I 275,000
TOTAL: 935.000
Elimination of Blight and Slums
Code Enforcement
Demolition/Relocation
40.000
80,000
TOTAL: 120,000
Neighborhood Facilities
Meadow Park Bealth Clinic Expansion 80,000
Senior Canter-Impravemanta 80,000
Boy's Clap- Baseball Fields 20,000
Tract 16 -Rehabilitation 10,000
Los Eocinos-Lsnd Acquisition/Community Buildings 68,000
TOTAL: 258,000
Rehabilitation -Loan and Grant Program 1,720,000
Single Family/Commercial Loan Program
Emergency Repair/Assessment Grant Program
Local Option and Contingencies 105,000
General Administration 190,000
P1aonin 90,000
TOTAL COST - 11TH YEAR PROGRAM: 5,190,000
*Cost of project estimated to be 31,000,000. (8760,000-CDBG - 9240,000 -Bond Funds.)
SUMMARIES OF APPROVED PROJECTS
South Bluff Park -Land Acquisition
1. Proposed Funding: $35,000
2. Project Description: Land acquisition, park restroom renovation, land-
scaping, irrigation and lighting.
Greenwood Park
1. Proposed Funding: $70,000
2. Project Description: Park lighting, grading play area, landscaping,
irrigation, parking lot renovation.
San Carlos Park
1. Proposed Funding: $40,000
2. Project Description: site improvements, picnic area, tree planting,
irrigation, play equipment, lighting, play slab.
- Spohn Area Park
1. Proposed Funding: $60,000
2. Project Description: Site work, play slab, play equipment, lighting,
irrigation system and land acquisition.
McNorton Park
1. Proposed Funding: $30,000
2. Project Description: Acquisition of land to create a neighborhood park.
Ben Garza - Gym Improvements
1. Proposed Funding: $95,000
2. Project Description: Renovation of roof, air conditioning and heating
systems and security lighting.
T.C. Ayers Pool & Center Improvements
1. Proposed Funding: $10,000
2. Project Description: Renovation of roof at T.C. Ayers Center and T.C.
Ayers pool.
Flour Bluff Fishing Pier
1. Proposed Funding: $200,000
2. Project Description: 300 foot fishing pier and related improvements to be
constructed off of land already owned by the City.
•llth-Year Program - Project Summaries
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Handicapped Access
1. Proposed Funding: $50,000
2. Project Description: Improvements to recreation facilities for
accessibility to the handicapped. Includes restroom stalls, wheelchair
ramps and complete restroom -renovation in Lindale, West Guth and Garden
Center and other public facilities as needed.
Wilmot Park
1. Proposed Funding: $35,000
2. Project Description: Additional landscaping, walkways and development of
picnic areas.
La Retama-Vest Pocket Park
1. Proposed Funding: $75,000
2. Project Description: Initial phase of development of a vest-pocket park
at the La Retama Library site which may include demolition costs.
Temple Park
1. Proposed Funding: $32,000
2. Project Description: Completion of previously approved improvements in
the plaza area and the construction of a tennis court or basketball court.
Furman School Area Phase III
1. Proposed Funding: $760,000
2. Project Description: Complete reconstruction of streets to include curbs,
gutters, sidewalks, storm sewers and utility system upgrading.
Engineering and Design - Furman IV
1. Proposed Funding: $25,000
2. Project Description: Engineering and design for future improvements which
would include the complete reconstruction of streets, upgrading of
utilities and installation of curbs, gutters, and sidewalks.
Pedestrian Bridge -Village on the Green
1. Proposed Funding: $30,000
2. Project Description: Pedestrian bridge to provide access across the
drainage easement behind Village on the Greento West Oso High School.
Signalization Improvements
1. Proposed Funding: $100,000
2. Project Description: Signalization and street lighting improvements for.
CDBG area (primarily in Central Business District).
111/1 1lth Year Program - Project Summaries
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Mary Street (Crosstown to 19th)*
1. Proposed Funding: $125,000
2. Project Description: The complete reconstruction of streets to include
installation of storm sewers and upgrading utility systems.
Sewer System Improvements-UpRiver Rd/Sharpsburg Rd. Lift Station & Force Main
1. Proposed Funding: $250,000
2. Project Description: The construction of a lift station and force main
improvements on Up River Road and Sharpsburg.
Gas System Improvements -Furman III
1. Proposed Funding: $69,000
2. Project Description: The upgrading of gas lines to be installed in
conjunction with Furman School Area Phase III Street Improvement project.
Gas System Improvements-McNorton
1. Proposed Funding: $83,500
2. Project Description: The upgrading of gas lines to be installed in
conjunction with the McNorton Street improvement project.
Gas System Improvements -Howard Street
1. Proposed Funding: $23,500
2. Project Description: The upgrading of gas lines to be installed in
conjunction with the Howard Street improvements.
Gas System Improvements -16th and 17th Streets
1. Proposed Funding: $94,000
2. Project Description: The upgrading of gas lines to be installed in
conjunction with the street bond reconstruction project.
Water System Improvements
1. Proposed Funding: $140,000
2. Project Description: To be constructed in conjunction with street
construction projects funded, in part, with CDBG funds.
Agnes Street Drainage -I
1. Proposed Funding: $275,000
2. Project Description: Drainage improvements - Agnes to Old Robstown Road.
Phase I of a multi-year project.
* Improvements will be constructed in conjunction with Furman III
•llth Year Program - Project Summaries
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Code Enforcement
1. Proposed Funding: $40,000
2. Project Description: Funding to supplement the City's Code Enforcement
activity in an effort to eliminate blight and slums.
Demolition/Relocation
1. Proposed Funding: $80,000
2. Project Description: The primary intent is to remove substandard
buildings. This program would provide for work in conjunction with the
current general fund efforts in the removal of blight and substandard
buildings which would be primarily directed at rental properties in Census
Tract 4. When CDBG funds are used, the affected families would be
provided assistance in accordance with the Uniform Relocation Act.
Meadow Park Health Clinic Expansion
1. Proposed Funding: $80,000
2. Project Description: Expansion of the existing health clinic by about
1,000 square feet to meet current and future needs.
Senior Center -Improvements
1. Proposed Funding: $80,000
2. Project Description: Rehabilitation of the Greenwood, Zavala and
Lindale Centers to include items such as automatic door openers in the
restrooms, smoke alarm systems, painting, foundation work and paving of
the parking lot at the Zavala Center and construction of an additional
parking lot at.the Lindale Senior Citizen Center. ($30,000 for
Zavala/$25,000 for Greenwood/$25,000 for Lindale.)
Boy's Club -Baseball Fields
1. Proposed Funding: $20,000
2. Project Description: The leveling and building of backstops to create
baseball fields on -the vacant land behind the Boy's Club.
Tract 16 - Rehabilitation
1. Proposed Funding: $10,000
2. Project Description: Rehabilitation of the Tract 16 Center.
Los Encinoa Land Acquisition/Community Buildings
1. Proposed Funding: $68,000
2. Project Description: Land acquisition cost associated with the relocation
of buildings into the Los Encinos neighborhood for use as a neighborhood
center.
111/1 llth Year Program - Project Summaries
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Rehabilitation Loan Program
1. Proposed Funding: $1,720,000
2. Project Description: This proposed funding includes both the cost of
administering the program and funding which would be incorporated in the
Corpus Christi Housing Improvement Corporation Rehabilitation Loan Fund.
The Loan Fund presently provides for funding for the Single Family,
Emergency Repair, Commercial, and Assessment Grant programs. (75 Rehab.
projects and 100 Emergency Repair projects are planned.)
Local Option and Contingencies
1. Proposed Funding: $105,000
2. Project Description: Monies available for additional eligible projects
not presently being considered, or cost overruns for previously approved
projects.
Administration
1. Proposed Funding: $190,000
2. Project Description: Costs associated with the direct administration of
the Community Development Block Grant Program.
Planning
1. Proposed Funding: $90,000
2. Project Description: The Planning Department has the lead responsibility
for preparing neighborhood plans. Studies are conducted to identify
neighborhood problems and needed improvements.
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Corpus Christi, Texas
.23yd day of
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Corpus Christi, Texas
For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing ordinance
or resolution, an emergency exists requiring suspension of the Charter rule
as to consideration and voting upon ordinances or resolutions at three
regular meetings; I/we, therefore, request that you suspend said Charter rule
and pass this ordinance or resolution finally on the date it is introduced,
or at the present meeting of the City Council.
Respectfully, Respectfully,
Council Members
MAYOR
THE CI OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
The above ordinance was passed by the following vote:
Luther Jones Qj
Dr. Jack Best
David Berlanga, Sr.
Leo Guerrero
Joe McComb
Frank Mendez
Bill Pruet
Mary Pat Slavik
Linda Strong
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