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APRIL 5, 1990
NEIGHBORHOOD SPIRIT PROGRAM (NSP)
Synopsis of Previous Commission/Council/Committee Action:
NONE
Recommended Motion:
(C<>MMUNITY DEVELOPMENT C<>MMISSION)
That the Commission approve the Neighborhood Spirit Program (NSP) in
concept and direct staff to develop a budget for the NSP to Include
staffing, overhead, marketing, printing and legal costs.
Respectfully Submitted,
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Rober J. T mple, Act ng Executive
Director
Supporting data attached: YES
FUNDING REQUIREMENTS: N/A
Hard: ALL
PrOject: ALL
Commission Notes:
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Agenda of: April 9. 1990
Item No_ 5
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM
9004-1303
TO: Redevelopment Committee
FROM: Kenneth J. Henderson
Director of Community Development
SUBJECT: NEIGHBORHOOD SPIRIT PROGRAM (NSP)
DATE: April 4, 1990
COPIES: Executive Assistant to Mayor; Community Development
Specialist
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Several months ago, the Neighborhood Spirit Program (NSP) was
proposed to assist in the beautification and rehabilitation
of certain, focused neighborhoods within the City. The
program had five (5) major components consisting of the
following:
Paint Program
Exterior Improvement Program
Neighborhood Rehabilitation Program
Code Enforcement Program
Public Improvement Program
Because of new legislation affecting the use of twenty per-
cent (20) set-aside funds, in particular A.B. 2080 and A.B.
1735, the original goals and objectives of the NSP had to be
restructured in order to eliminate some of the more burden-
some and onerous provisions of the proposed program. As
such, the Mayor's Executive Assistant, the RDA Executive
Director and the Director of Community Development met to
structure a more streamlined program which comforms with the
intent of the law and removes the program components that are
duplicated by programs administered by other City depart-
ments,
In order to stay within the confines of law and develop a
program that meets our local needs, staff is recommending
that pilot projects be initiated in two focus areas as
follows:
1. Kendall between Little Mountain Drive and Lakewood
2. 2000 block of Herrington North to Highland Avenue
The revised NSP will consist of a paint program, installation
of street trees, sidewalk fill-in, installation of patterned
INTEROFFICE MEMOknRDUM: 9004-1303
NEIGHBORHOOD SPIRIT PROGRAM (NSP)
April 4, 1990
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concrete, where appropriate, driveways and driveway ap-
proaches and mending fences. As is evident, the program
emphasis has shifted somewhat from substantial rehabilitation
to beautification, inasmuch as the CDBG-Financed Neighborhood
Rehabilitation Program finances substantial rehabilitation
throughout the city for low and moderate income households,
It is anticipated that the paint program will be a grant
program up to a maximum of $6,500, with the property owner to
finance costs above this amount. Driveways will be installed
on a 50 - 50 basis, with the possibility that senior citizens
on fixed income will be granted the cost of this component.
The NSP will bear the cost of the sidewalk fill-in, street
trees, driveway approaches and patterned concrete. The
property owner will be asked to finance the cost of new
fencing through low-interest loans provided by the program.
At the time the Agency issued new tax allocation bonds, it
was anticipated that approximately $600,000 could be alloca-
ted to this program. If the Committee and Commission approve
funding for this program from the bond proceeds, all of the
above activities must be financed from grants rather than
loans. Conversely, the tax increment portion of the
low/moderate housing fund may be loaned to eligible house-
holds.
I recommend the Committee approve the Neighborhood Spirit
Program in concept and direct staff to develop a budget for
the NSP to include staffing, overhead, marketing, printing
and legal costs.
I will be available to answer any questions the Committee may
have.
KENNETH J. HENDERSON
Director of Community Development
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