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HomeMy WebLinkAboutS15-Community Development -.-.' ' - - - c C I T Y .JFOAN BERN~ INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM 8707-1103 D ~ N 0 ~'\ .J TO: Honorable Mayor wilcox and Members of the Common Council FROM: Kenneth J. Henderson, Director Development and Manuel Moreno, Jr., Public Services of Community Director of SUBJECT: DEBRIS REMOVAL, DUMPING AND ROUGH GRADING FOR PROPERTY OWNED BY LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND DATE: July 6, 1987 (7127) COPIES: City Administrator, Coordinator - -Mayors Specialist, File City Attorney, Project Office, Community Development The Mayor and Common Council on Monday, July 6, 19a7, directed the Directors of Public Services and Community Development to investigate the cost of debris re~oval, dumping and rough grading resulting from demolition activities on eight (8) parcels bounded by West Seventh Street, Vine Street, Sierra Way and Mountain View Avenue and owned by Lighthouse for the Blind. Our review of the project assumes the work would be done by city forces with appro- priate equipment rentals, that dumping fees will D2t be waived by the County of San Bernardino and that said project is eligible for CDBG assistance. The Director of Public Services estimates the cost of this project to b~ $10,000. During the discussion noted above a question arose as to whether City forces could be paid with CDBG monies for time worked on the subject project. A review of the governing regulations and policy memoranda indicate the payment of wages to City employees who would work on this project is an eligible CDBG expense. The Director of Community Development spoke with Greg Garcia of the Mayor'S office regarding the possibility of the County of San Bernardino waiving applicable dumping fees (estimated at $2,500,00), Based upon discussion with County staff, Mr. Garcia indicates it would take a specific action by the Board of Supervisors to waive the dumping fees. Such an action would be in response to a waiver application submitted by the Lighthouse for the Blind and supported by a City resolution section 570.201 (24CFR) of the Federal Regulations entitled Basic Eligible Activities -- Clearance Activities, states in part "Grant assistance may be used for the following <::;-1.5' .....' c INTEROFFICE MEMORA UM:~707-1103 DEBRIS REMOVAL, DUMPING-lND ROUGH BY LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND July 6, 1987 Page 2 GRADI~ FOR PROPERTY OWNED /..... ....) activities: Cd) Clearance, demolition and removal of buildings and improvements, including movement of structures to other sites," In view of the above, we recommend the Mayor and Common Council approve and authorize the use of City forces to implement said project as described above and approve funding in the amount necessary to defray all costs including dumping fees. City assistance can be reduced accordingly if the County actually waives the dumping fees. We further recom- mend use of CDBG funds to finance this project, at a level not to exceed $10,000 and contingent upon review by the Community Development citizen Advisory Committee at its meeting scheduled for 3:00 p.m, July 9, 1987. Respectfully Submitted, enneth J. Henders n Director of Communit Development ,/!JILl- t kJ~ f /f1'l C CL, ~ ~ Manuel Moreno, Jr. Director of Public Services KJH/lab