4. Community Development Block Grant Year XX AllocationsI MEMORANDUM
CITY OF �
CHANHASSEN
690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 0 CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317
(612) 937 -1900 • FAX (612) 937 -5739
TO: Don Ashworth, City Manager
FROM: Paul Krauss, AICP, Planning Director
' DATE: March 7, 1994
I SUBJ: Community Development Block Grant Year XX Allocations
BACKGROUND
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Thanks in large part to the efforts of the Mayor and City Manager, Chanhassen has a Year XX
' Block Grant allocation. Now we must face the annual task of allocating the funds. As always,
there are a large number of conditions on utilizing the money. In general, we can only spend
' it on projects that serve low /moderate income households, the elderly and the handicapped. As
before, there is a preference for spending money on projects that actually buy something rather
than pay for services. The overall program has a 15% cap on service type expenditures.
Chanhassen has typically exceeded this amount but the overall Hennepin County average has met
the goal and allowed us to do this. Their staff has informed us that this flexibility is unlikely
to continue. Thanks to increased federal funding for the CDBG program, Chanhassen's allocation
has increased to $48,544. The funds will be available for approved projects in July of this year.
' A formal public hearing must be held on the proposed allocations. This has been scheduled for
your March 14 meeting. Should you desire to discuss this further, you can continue the item to
' your March 21 meeting. However, you must act on the allocation prior to the end of March to
m -' she required schedule.
' PROPOSED ALLOCATIONS
C6aAassen Senior Center Operations
For he past year, CDBG funds have been used to support the staffing of the Chanhassen Senior
Center. Dawn Lemme has been assigned to the role which occupies 50% of her time. We are
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March 7, 1994
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' proposing to continue this funding at the Year XIX level since this appears to be adequate to
cover expenses. FUNDING: $17,000
South Shore Senior Center
' The city has used CDBG funds to support this center for many years based upon the premise that
many of our residents use it. When we opened the Chanhassen Center, the annual allocation was
halved. Yet it was continued since many residents continue to use their services at least part of
the time.
We have received a funding request for Year XX of $6,000, which represents a $2,000 increase
' over last year (refer to the attached letter). Staff took this request up with the Chanhassen Senior
Commission. In recent months, they have expressed reservations with the lack of
communications and support we have received from their parent organization, Senior Community
Services.
' Staff advocated continued funding, albeit at a level somewhat lower than is being requested.
Submitted information indicates that a number of our senior residents continue to use that center.
They are a very mobile group and may visit several centers regularly based upon program
offerings and friendships. We also pointed out that we would have lost our CDBG funding
entirely if it was not for the support of the city of Shorewood. Their support was predicated
upon the fact that Chanhassen has had a history of funding programs that served their community
' as well as ours. We believe we owe them a good faith effort to continue this support at whatever
level is deemed appropriate.
The Senior Commission agreed. They proposed a funding level of $5,000 but with several
conditions attached. They wanted South Shore and their parent organization to meet at least four
times a year to discuss coordination and program integration, and they also wanted to see
improved communications and transportation. Staff is recommending that this funding level be
approved with these conditions and that South Shore be so notified in writing. It was clear that
the Senior Commission expects progress on these conditions during the year. Failure to meet
these goals will jeopardize funding for the program in the future. FUNDING: $5,000
Sojourn Adult Day Care
In the past, Chn ; Sias funded a number of items for this vital service. However, they had
to relocate outs 6- , ,::,;.sae community and have not requested funding this year. Staff has held
preliminary discussions with them concerning their starting a new program in Chanhassen in the
future. The new senior housing project is one possible location. Thus, we hope to be able to
help support theiF , M the future.
Don Ashworth
March 7, 1994
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Chanhassen Accessibility Improvements
Chanhassen has recently completed an audit to review improvements to city facilities required
under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). We are proposing to use the balance of the
funding to undertake priority level one improvements mainly in park areas. These improvements
include such items as providing accessible trails, upgrading play areas and seating areas,
providing fully accessible parking, providing tactile identification where appropriate and the
upgrading of rest room facilities.
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution allocating Year XX CDBG funding
as follows:
Chanhassen Senior Center Operations $17,000
South Shore Senior Center $ 5,000
Accessibility Improvements $26,544
SENIOR
COMMUNITY SERVICES
10709 Wayzata Blvd., Suite 111, Minnetonka, MN 55305 Phone 541 -1019 Fax 541 -0841
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BOARD of DIRECTORS
Tom Ticen
President
RECEIV
February 15, 1994
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Carla Pavone
tst Vice President
F E ].61994
Bob Zagaros
Mayor on miel and Y CITY Ur l,t
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of Chanhassen
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Marty Guritz
Secretary
690 Coulter Drive
Chanhassen, MN. 55317
John Young
Treasurer
Dear Mayor Chmiel and Council Members:
Daralyn Pester
' Senior
Member-at-Large
Community Services is requesting that the City of
John Nelson
Member -at -Large
Chanhassen allocate $6,000 for the 199495 fiscal year from its
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Year XX funds
Robert DeGhetto
Member -at -Large
to support the Southshore Senior Center. We have recently
reviewed the senior (60 +) population census information for
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Lucille Crow
the Southshore area (the six cities along with Chanhassen
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includin g ee p . D haven, Excelsior, Greenwood, Shorewood &
Alison Fuhr
Tonka Bay) and the actual Center attendance figures. In both
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cases Chanhassen makes up a significant percent.
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Dwight Johnson
Tad Jude
Even since the City opened its own Senior Center, participation
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of Chanhassen residents at the Southshore Center has
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Ryan Schroeder
continued to ow. In 1989, our most current base year and
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p r o p e ning, there were 62
p rior to the C hanhassen Center pe nin g
as compared to 93 last year. The 93 participants
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from Chanhassen represent 21.8% of the Center's unduplicated
total number of participants for the year. Chanhassen residents
PROGRAMS
take a very active role at the Southshore Center as well. They
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make up fully one -third of the Center's fifteen member
• Community
advisory Committee, and significant numbers participate in
Senior Groups
regular Southshore activities such as congregate dining (11),
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- H.O.M.E.
weekly crafts (4), card playing (9), exercise sessions (6), trips (13),
health screenings & services (8), and weekly shopping trips (2)
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• Mutts - purpose
Senior Centers
provided by the r-71ter's van driven by our paid driver who is a
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• Senior Outreach
The Southshore exea has a total senior (60 +) population,
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according to the most recent census, of 2,620 of which 715, or
27.3 %, are from Chanhassen. The original agreement among
the six Southshov cities was to provide support for the
Southshore Senior Center based on this percentage. The City of
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Chanhassen, since opening a senior center in its facility, has continued to provide
some funding for the Southshore Center, but at a lesser level than full share. The
amount requested is not the full amount based on this proportion, but about half-
way between what the City's share should be and the City's level of support in
CDBG Year M.
For almost ten years now the Southshore Senior Center has served as the service
and information focal point for the area's seniors. Classes, trips, congregate dining,
transportation and information about a very broad range of topics are some of the
activities available through the Center. The partnership of support provided
by the cities has been the cornerstone that enables Senior Community Services to
leverage other funds from the United Way, Title IHB (to subsidize the cost of
transportation) and Title MC (to subsidize the cost of meals). This arrangement has
served the area well and, with the possibility of new Center construction, can
continue to provide a very cost effective way to provide these much needed
services in the future. If there is additional information desired please let me
know.
Sincerely,
jamin F. Withhart
Executive Director
cc. Paul Krause, City Planner
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