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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCommunity Development Block Grant Commission - Minutes - 04/05/2007APRIL 2007 FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT Meeting held Thursday, April 5, 2007 6:00 p.m. -- 8:10 p.m. 218 North College Avenue Fort Collins, Colorado Commission members present: Staff: Bob Browning, President Eric Berglund, Vice President Michael Kulischeck Jeff Taylor Kay Rios Cynthia Torp Dennis Vanderheiden Jennifer Wagner Ken Waido Heidi Phelps Maurice Head Julie Smith Sharon Thomas MEETING HIGHLIGHTS Mr. Browning called the meeting to order at 6:05 p.m. Staff suggested that the Commission decide how much money it wants to recommend for each project, but that the Commission should allow Staff to determine which of several available funding sources would be used. The Commission expressed comfort with this proposal. No City Council Study Session will be held. The Council meeting to consider the Commission's recommendations will be held Tuesday, May 15, 2007. Mr. Browning will represent the Commission. Mr. Browning has also asked Commission members to attend the meeting to provide additional clarifying comments to Council if needed. Following discussion of Housing, Public Facilities, and CDBG Administration items, moved by Mr. Berglund, seconded by Ms Rios: To accept the recommendations in their current status. Motion carried unanimously. Following discussion of Public Service items, moved by Ms. Wagner, seconded by Mr. Berglund: to accept the recommendations in their current status. Discussion centered on concerns of under funding of specific programs. It was agreed that not enough funding existed for the level of need of good programs. Motion approved unanimously. Applicants will receive notification of the Commission's recommendations and may wish to provide the Council with further input on their proposals. The meeting adjourned at 8:10 p.m. Note: All applications and all motions appropriate to each application are listed below. It should be noted that this listing represents a summary of discussions and motions rather than a chronological record of such proceedings. HOUSING HO-01 City of Fort Collins - Homebuyer Assistance. Request: $200,000 Moved by Mr. Berglund, seconded by Ms. Rios: To recommend full funding. The program has a great proven track record. The mortgage industry, particularly in recent years, has tightened underwriting and requirements in general. Resurgence can be expected in people needing to use this program. The program has an admirable retention history for the affected homeowner, with minimal losses. It has served the public well in enabling home ownership. Motion approved unanimously. Funding recommendation: $200,000 HO-02 Fort Collins Housing Corporation — 366 E. Mountain Avenue Rehab. Request: $81,923 Moved by Mr. Browning, seconded by Mr. Vanderheiden: To recommend full funding. This is a project that the community cannot afford to lose. The project preserves critical affordable one -bedroom units in the downtown core area. The applicant has good reasons for not being able to address issues on that sized lot using current resources. The current project is the highest and best use for the site. The applicant needs to be cognizant of surrounding potential environmental issues. Motion carried 6-1, with one abstention. Funding recommendation: $81,923 HO-03 CARE Housing — Provincetown, Phase I Development. Request: $200,000 (Application withdrawn.) HO-04 Habitat for Humanity — Land Acquisition — Lots at Sidehill. Request: $50,000 Moved by Mr. Vanderheiden, seconded by Ms. Rios: To recommend full funding. Good track record that encourages continued support. There is a continuing community need for building affordable single-family homes and allows the community to directly participate in, and take ownership of, the affordable housing program. The two subject lots offer that ability. This program serves the housing needs of low-income residents of the City. Motion carried unanimously. Funding recommendation: $50,000 HO-05 Neighbor to Neighbor — Energy Conservation Rehab: Ponderosa, Clearview, Crabtree. Request: $35,700 Moved by Ms. Rios, seconded by Ms. Wagner: To recommend full funding. This project serves to put existing units into a more livable category and offers long-term savings in utilities and energy efficiency. This helps to meet the goal of preserving existing housing. Concerns were expressed over the accuracy of the numbers and realistic expectations of the payback period. It may not be advisable to start a precedent to use funding for utility improvements as a cost -saving measure. The choice is difficult: Either provide for lowered costs or increase rent to the tenants. Motion failed, 3-5. Moved by Ms. Rios, seconded by Mr. Taylor: To recommend funding of $30,000. In further discussion, Ms. Wagner offered a friendly amendment for funding of $35,700, to include updates on progress of this program for use in future evaluations of this type of funding. Friendly amendment accepted by mover and second. Ms. Rios noted that this project met a further City goal of encouraging environmentally friendly and sustainable construction. Further discussion was held on the Commission's responsibility to vote on the value of the projects as postured in this funding cycle. Mr. Kulischeck requested that, if funded, this applicant present updates on the efficacy of the program. Motion approved, 7-1. Funding recommendation: $35,700 ADMINISTRATION CDBG Program Administration. Request: $210,697 Moved by Mr. Berglund, seconded by Ms. Wagner: To recommend full funding. Mr. Berglund noted that this program was highly effective and operates much more efficiently with paid staff than it would with volunteer staff. The program has a proven track record. Need levels are lower, and staff has adjusted to that. Motion carried unanimously. Funding recommendation: $210,697 PUBLIC FACILITIES PF-01 906 East Stuart Energy Efficiency Upgrades. Request: $22,164 Moved by Mr. Berglund, seconded by Mr. Taylor: To recommend no funding. Sufficient City money has been applied to this project. It is encouraging that the City will maintain the use for a needed purpose, but there is not sufficient concern present to provide another level of assistance to the new tenant who signed the lease with open eyes. With the reduced lease amount they get, and the assumption of responsibilities for maintenance items, the applicant can find a means to address this issue if it is vitally important to the project. Discussion was held whether some of the items at issue were known at the time of inspection. If a code violation is at issue, then it may well become the City's responsibility to remedy that violation that occurred during City stewardship. The practical ramifications of not funding basic issues and children's issues were discussed. Other projects have received more funding than the buildings are worth; this project presents no special example in that regard. Motion failed unanimously. Moved by Ms. Rios, seconded by Mr. Taylor: To recommend full funding. It was noted that despite having limited funding and sparse funding sources, the tenant has already undertaken maintenance and improvement items. The City does not always make improvements of its property by a tenant easy to accomplish. The applicant gave a minimum need of $10,000; perhaps a lower amount would be advisable. The Commission invited staff to pursue means for the City to remedy its own code violations/hazards, with a view toward reserving CDBG funds. Motion carried, 6-2. Funding recommendation: $22,164 PF-02 City of Fort Collins/Foothills Gateway. Request: $20,000 Moved by Ms. Rios, seconded by Ms. Wagner: To recommend funding of $16,000. In further discussion, Mr. Taylor offered a friendly amendment for full funding. Friendly amendment accepted by mover and second. Concern was expressed about assuming City responsibility for care of City property, even while the function occupying the property provides a valued service. The reduced amount contained within the motion is in response to a comment by the City that some of the items needing work could be taken on within the City's resources. Other opinions were expressed that with ample funds in this particular cycle, CDBG funding is an appropriate method of funding this worthy project. The knowledge and talents of Foothills Gateway are better directed to their clients rather than construction. A level of partial funding presents a complication that may be difficult for the organization to deal with. Further concern was expressed that the estimated numbers are under what will be the eventual cost. The Commission discussed the possibility of the equipment being donated to another non-profit entity. Staff and the tenant have already solicited offers, with no current response. Motion carried, 5-2, with one abstention. Funding recommendation: $20,000 PUBLIC SERVICE PS-01 Education & Life Training Center - Employment Skills Training. Request: $20,000 Moved by Ms. Wagner, seconded by Mr. Berglund: To recommend funding of $8,500. This is a good program for teaching skills and self-sufficiency, but in a tight funding year, it suffers in comparison to programs that meet basic needs of health, safety, and housing. This proposed level is similar to the 2005 levels, also awarded in a tough economic environment. The program has done well in leveraging resources. The program is looking at expanding its ability to serve the targeted population and find the synergies to achieve this. To that extent, this program may be better postured to find outside funding than some of the other applicants. The agency is appropriately addressing the vocational fields involved in this training. Motion carried, 4-3, with one abstention. Moved by Mr. Kulischeck, seconded by Mr. Taylor: To reduce the recommended funding of PS-07 by $11,500, for a funding level of $4,500; and to increase the recommended funding level of PS-01 by $11,500, for a level of full funding. ELTC has a long and successful track record of serving the need of the community. There is more confidence in their ability to efficiently use this funding than the Hope Child Care Center. ELTC has a very high level of successful completion, far higher than the national average. This enhances the efficiencies of the allocated dollars. Motion approved, 6-2. Funding recommendation: $20,000 PS-02 Women's Resource Center - Dental Care Assistance Program. Request: $24,511 Moved by Mr. Vanderheiden, seconded by Ms. Torp: To recommend full funding. The program provides unique service and serves a large proportion of people with very low income. Good leverage is shown with in -kind donations from dentists throughout the community. It addresses health and safety issues and serves a special population that can be hesitant to utilize these services. The applicant showed care in providing detail of volunteer work. The clients served are often one-time visitors who receive treatment and do not return for continued use of the system. The program is working to become self-sufficient. Motion carried unanimously. Funding recommendation: $24,511 PS-03 SCELC — Sliding Scale Fee Tuition Assistance. Request: $20,000 Moved by Mr. Kulischeck, seconded by Ms. Rios: To recommend full funding. This program provides for an important community need of keeping parents working, or in school. It has a proven successful track record. The expenditure per child compares very favorably to United Day Care. The Commission noted the disparity of economic efficiency among child care providers. Motion approved 6-2. Funding recommendation: $20,000 PS-04 PSD/CSU/PVHS — CORE Center.. Request: $14,400 Moved by Ms. Rios, seconded by Ms. Wagener: To recommend no funding. This is a duplication of service with BASE Camp, with a low number served. The plans offered were vague. The enthusiasm is commendable, but the program needs more definition. Opposing views were advanced that the program did not provide duplication in that it serves kids of middle school age. Leverage is provided through collaboration with PSD and CSU. It provides a holistic approach of dealing with children in difficult situations and providing skills to overcome those situations. The school's partnership with the Poudre School District and Colorado State University means that those institutions would continue the program through their funding. The program does a creditable job in teaching the children life skills rather than solely providing basic services. Motion approved 5-3. Funding recommendation: $0 PS-05 Elderhaus - Therapy Center Activity Program. Request: $20,400 Moved by Ms. Rios, seconded by Mr. Kulischeck: To recommend full funding. This agency has a long and successful track record of providing for an underserved population and enabling caregiving families to maintain more normal working and private lives. The value of respite for the caregiver is very high. Motion approved, 5-3. Funding recommendation: $20,400 PS-06 Respite Care - Sliding Scale Fee Tuition Assistance. Request: $20,000 Moved by Ms. Rios, seconded by Mr. Berglund: To recommend full funding. Respite care is critical for caregivers and the enormous physical and emotional stresses that they undergo in caring for other people. This service does an excellent job of leveraging for and spending the funds received. No great amount of duplication exists for this service. The program has long been a good steward of the public interest. The program encourages people to keep working and offers relief for the caregivers in society. Motion carried unanimously. Funding recommendation: $20,000 PS-07 Hope - Sliding Scale Fee Tuition Assistance. Request: $16,000 Moved by Mr. Kulischeck, seconded by Ms. Wagner: To recommend no funding. The applicant's methodology in forming scholarships raises concerns. They do not seem to be conceptualizing a true sliding scale program. The agency is to be praised for its passion and energy in addressing this community need. The program constitutes a less efficient delivery of service than other agencies. The limited funds available need to be directed toward the applicants providing the most effective programs. The agency's move did not change the mission, but it changed the market, and the agency does not seem to have a good grasp on developing and implementing the programs they wish to have. The program does have an impressive level of low AM[ that it serves. Their lower teacher -to -student ratio and programs for treating special -needs children will raise its costs. The size of their waiting list would indicate a market demand for their services. Motion failed, 3-5. Moved by Mr. Vanderheiden, seconded by Ms. Rios: To recommend full funding. Motion carried, 4-3, with one abstention. Moved by Mr. Kulischeck, seconded by Mr. Taylor: To reduce the recommended funding of PS-07 by $11,500, for a funding level of $4,500; and to increase the recommended funding level of PS-01 by $11,500, for a level of full funding. There is more confidence in ELTC's ability to efficiently use this funding than the Hope Child Care Center. More confidence may well be seen with Hope as they refine their approach and their methodologies. Hope has expanded its services to create a semblance of a sliding scale program to meet a need that had previously been met by private donors. The level requested, compared to the dollars that have been contributed privately, is minuscule. The new approach by Hope is dramatically changing the market profile, and it does not appear to have ready answers for the issues that are being raised. Motion approved, 6-2. Moved by Ms. Wagner, seconded by Mr. Kulischeck: To reduce the recommended funding of PS-07 by $4,500, for a funding level of zero; and to increase the recommended funding of PS-22 by $4,500, for a funding level of $59,500. Concerns were expressed over the intangibles of the Hope application and the high cost per child of the United Day Care application. Motion failed, 4-4. Final Motion: Moved by Mr. Kulischeck, seconded by Ms. Wagner: To reduce the recommended funding to zero. In subsequent discussion, questions were raised as to the geographical areas generally served, specifically with regard to United Day Care. Staff informed the Commission that the greater proportion of children served did not come from the north end of Fort Collins. It was noted that Hope received a high rating for its services. They do not have an established track record for the subject program, but this also serves as a reason to 10 provide some funding to make a good program viable. Their approach to countering violence and aggression is worthy within their targeted population. Further concerns were expressed with the implementation of this program and the flat - rate approach that it takes. It was questioned whether $4,500 would be an effective grant level, with the view of some Commission members that a partial level of funding would send a message of encouragement to the applicant to solidify their approach and presentation. Motion approved, 5-3. Moved by Ms. Torp, seconded by Mr. Vanderheiden: To recommend funding of $2,000. Motion failed, 3-5. Funding recommendation: $0 PS-08 BASE Camp - Sliding Scale Fee Tuition Assistance. Request: $35,506 Moved by Ms. Wagner, seconded by Ms. Rios: To recommend full funding. This program meets the basic needs of children and keeps them out of harm's way during the hours that they need it. The program has a successful history of leveraging and success. This is another program which allows parents to maintain their jobs without having to worry about the well-being of their children. Motion carried unanimously. Funding recommendation: $35,506 PS-09 RVNA — Home Health Care Scholarships. Request: $35,000 Moved by Ms. Rios, seconded by Mr. Berglund: To recommend full funding. The problems facing the elderly in the face of dwindling resources are real, and this program works to address those problems. The applicant helps to keep elderly people in their homes with a good quality of life rather than in higher cost assisted care facilities. The agency's demonstrated reserves could quickly evaporate with ever - changing regulations. The program has demonstrated success in its endeavors. 11 Concern was expressed that the organization does not use full effort to develop a range of funding sources, particularly in comparison to other agencies. Motion failed, 4-4. Moved by Mr. Taylor, seconded by Ms. Torp: To recommend funding of $25,000. Motion carried, 6-2. Moved by Ms. Rios: To increased recommended funding level by $4,500. Motion failed for lack of a second. Funding recommendation: $25,000 PS-10 Volunteers of America - Home Delivered Meal Program. Request: $19,622 Moved by Ms. Torp, seconded by Mr. Berglund: To recommend full funding. This program provides a great service, with an admirable track record, at astounding prices. The agency is very innovative in its approach and ability to provide meals at the price that it does. The program encourages self-sufficiency for the targeted clients. The program also serves to check the welfare of the senior population. This program also serves to enhance the goal of having seniors age in place rather than having to move to a dedicated facility. Motion carried unanimously. Funding recommendation: $19,622 PS-11 Homeless Prevention Initiative - Emergency Rent Assistance. Request: $35,000 Moved by Ms. Rios, seconded by Mr. Berglund: To recommend no funding. Although HPI is working towards becoming a stand-alone agency it currently operates under United Way's programming umbrella. United Way, in the past, has not been a programming agency. That emphasis is changing, and this change has had a dramatic effect on the budgets of individual agencies. In looking at all the competing agencies for CDBG dollars, the funding can be better allocated than supplementing the choices of United Way. 12 A prime goal of the CDBG program has been to keep people in homes, and this program has a successful record of working to serve that goal. The criteria items of this program vary from that used by Neighbor to Neighbor and arguably address the problem sooner. The program is well leveraged through various funding sources and volunteer work. A monitoring system of clients is in place. The clientele served are the very poorest of society. Motion failed, 2-6. Funding Motion: Moved by Ms. Wagner, seconded by Mr. Taylor: To recommend full funding. Motion approved, 6-2. Moved by Ms. Rios, seconded by Ms. Torp: To recommend funding of $15,000. Motion failed, 2-6. Funding recommendation: $35,000 PS-12 Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) - Harmony House Visitation Center Program Support. Request: $8,902 Moved by Mr. Berglund, seconded by Ms. Rios: To recommend no funding. This is an excellent program which requests very little funding from CDBG. Unfortunately, to fund this program, funds would have to be diverted from other programs. To do so effectively subsidizes the perpetrators of child, substance, and domestic abuse. These perpetrators are the people who should be funding the program through higher visitation fees as part of their rehabilitation. Motion carried, 5-3. Moved by Mr. Vanderheiden: To recommend funding of $4,500. Motion failed for lack of a second. Funding recommendation - $0 13 PS-13 Food Bank for Larimer County - Kids Cafe. Request: $14,719 Moved by Mr. Kulischeck, seconded by Ms. Rios: To recommend full funding. This program provides nourishment for hungry children, which qualifies as a high priority. The program is very successful in achieving its goals and serves a need in the community that may not be filled otherwise. Motion carried unanimously. Funding recommendation: $14,719 PS-14 Project Self -Sufficiency — Preparing Single Parents for Living -Wage Jobs. Request: $22,000 Moved by Ms. Rios, seconded by Mr. Vanderheiden: To recommend full funding. The "helping hand" approach of this program is commendable. Some noteworthy successes have come from the applicant. The agency manages resources very well and sees very good outcomes. It teaches skills to empower clients to be valuable members of the community and to wean themselves from public assistance. Leverage is impressive, with energetic and creative methods of fundraising. It serves a population that is a low AMI percentage. The waiting list is a year and is getting longer. Motion carried unanimously. Funding recommendation: $22,000 PS-15 Neighbor to Neighbor - Comprehensive Housing Counseling. Request: $55,290 Moved by Mr. Taylor, seconded by Ms. Rios: To recommend full funding. Foreclosure prevention is critical. Foreclosure numbers are up, with a prospect of getting worse before it gets better. This program works to prevent this type of displacement by working with first-time home buyers to impart a good primary understanding of home ownership. The losses in the City program are much lower than that of the population in general. This is also a fine service for providing mortgage counseling for seniors to be able to stay in their homes. 14 Motion carried, 6-2. Funding recommendation: $55,290 PS-16 Neighbor to Neighbor — Emergency Rent Assistance. Request: $15,000 Moved by Ms. Wagner, seconded by Mr. Taylor: To recommend full funding. This program helps to prevent homelessness and enjoys a good track record in meeting its goals. The administrative effectiveness has been impressive. Some case management is done through the interview process, and this also serves to prevent future problems with the program's clients. Clients are generally below 30% AMI. Motion carried unanimously. Funding recommendation: $15,000 PS-17 Larimer Center for Mental Health Services for Jail Diversion. Request: $20,000 Moved by Mr. Berglund, seconded by Mr. Kulischeck: To recommend no funding. While the problems of funding of the judicial system are very real, the needs expressed here in regard to repeat offenders on probation do not rank highly on the needs that the Commission addresses. The program is looking at innovative methods of funding, but the CDBG funding is too sparse to give this item priority, particularly in light of critical needs related to housing and self-sufficiency and basic needs. The clients are long- term, and the money used to support a limited number of people over a long time is not the highest and best use of funding. Opposing opinions were expressed. The applicant's presentation was impressive. The client check -in and follow-up processes are done very well. The program serves a genuine community need and addresses some mental health issues in the affected population and its success to date is extremely impressive. Motion carried, 6-2. Funding recommendation: $0 15 PS-18 Disabled Resource Services - Access to Independence (ATI) Program. Request: $20,718 Moved by Mr. Berglund, seconded by Ms. Rio: To recommend full funding. This agency has historically been a good steward of public funds. The number served fall below 30% AMI. Case management is impressive, and a strong element of community assistance resides with this program. They leverage funds well, drawing on substantial amounts of public funds. The results gain from public investment is high. There is no apparent duplication of any other existing services for the subject population. Motion approved unanimously. Funding recommendation: $20,718 PS-19 Crossroads Safehouse, Inc. - Advocacy Program. Request: $46,800 Moved by Ms. Torp: To recommend full funding. Motion died for lack of a second Moved by Mr. Browning, seconded by Mr. Vanderheiden: To recommend funding of $36,600. This is a good program with a proven track record deserving of support. The response concerning the arhount requested was suspect. It serves a critical mission and has seen a steady increase in clientele over the life of the program. They serve a low AMI percentage. Health and safety issues are addressed. It provides a service that is unique to the community. Motion carried unanimously. Moved by Mr. Kulischeck, seconded by Ms. Torp: To increase the recommended funding level by $4,500. Motion carried, 6-2. Funding recommendation: $40,900 PS-20 Catholic Charities Northern - Shelter and Supportive Services. Request: $45,000 16 Moved by Mr. Vanderheiden, seconded by Mr. Berglund: To recommend no funding. Friendly amendment proposed by Ms. Wagner: To recommend funding of $31,357. Amendment accepted by mover and second. This agency provides for a critical need. It is troublesome that as some of the programming services of the northern region have been cut, the Archdiocese of Denver has not seen fit to move to fill those gaps when it clearly has the financial reserves to do so. The applicant is to be commended for the services that it provides, and the expanded services that it plans to provide. Some concern was expressed that the scope of future services may be more burdensome than the agency is anticipating. The applicant did note a 40% decreased in the numbers served from prior years. It was expressed that the Commission cannot disallow funding when money is available for sheltering the homeless. The population served included 14% disabled, with high needs. The amount requested, when factored in with the numbers served, provides a good return. The AMI level of the clients ranges from zero to 30%, which is an economic level that has a high profile for the Commission's goals. Ms. Rios noted that she had served on the Board of Catholic Charities in the past. Although she has no conflict of interest, due to the perception that her past involvement may bring, she would abstain from discussion and voting. Motion approved 7-0, with Ms. Rios abstaining. Moved by Mr. Browning: To reduce recommended funding of PS-20 to $20,000, and to increase recommended funding of PS-21 to $11,357. Motion died for lack of a second. Funding recommendation: $31,357 PS-21 Catholic Charities Northern - Senior Services. Request: $15,000 Moved by Mr. Berglund, seconded by Mr. Taylor: To recommend no funding. This is similar to a different request by this applicant. The applicant is supported by a Archdiocese of Denver that has significant reserves, and funding is available without CDBG dollars. When the applicant was asked about the priority that this program had with the Archdiocese, the reply was essentially that this program was not a top priority. Funding can also requested from other sources, particularly in a year when CDBG funding is inadequate to meet the public service requests that it sees. No waiting list has been developed and no numbers available on how many had been served. There may be an overlap in service with existing agencies. 17 Ms. Rios noted that she had served on the Board of Catholic Charities in the past. Although she has no conflict of interest, due to the perception that her past involvement may bring, she would abstain from discussion and voting. Motion carried, 6-1, with Ms. Rios abstaining. Moved by Mr. Browning: To reduce recommended funding of PS-20 to $20,000, and to increase recommended funding of PS-21 to $11,357. Motion died for lack of a second. Funding recommendation: $0 PS-22 United Day Care Center - Sliding Scale Fee Tuition Assistance. Request: $60,500 Moved by Mr. Kulischeck, seconded by Ms. Rios: To recommend full funding. This program provides a highly important service in the community for child care needs to allow parents to keep working or to continue going to school so that they can obtain decent employment. It promotes self-sufficiency. Concern was expressed for a level of full funding. The per -child expense is high at $1,141, without addressing a special needs population. The project needs to be held accountable for this level of spending, particularly when grant dollars are stretched thinly across a number of worthy applicants. The project is not achieving a good value for the funding, and reduced funding is appropriate. Motion failed, 4-4. Moved by Mr. Vanderheiden, seconded by Mr. Kulischeck: To recommend funding of $54,000. Mr. Vanderheiden noted that the impetus of his amount was a 10 percent reduction. Motion carried 7-1. Moved by Ms. Wagner, seconded by Mr. Kulischeck: To reduce the recommended funding of PS-07 by $4,500, for a funding level of zero; and to increase the recommended funding of PS-22 by $4,500, for a funding level of $59,500. Concerns were expressed over the intangibles of the Hope application and the high cost per child of the United Day Care application. Motion failed, 4-4. 18 Funding recommendation: $54,000 PS-23 Northern Colorado AIDS Project — Client Services and Homeless Prevention Program. Request: $19,000 Moved by Mr. Browning, seconded by Mr. Berglund: To recommend full funding. This program serves a population that is seen as somewhat disposable by society. The effectiveness of the program in relationship to the funding provided is quite high. The case management aspect of the program provides an extremely valuable service for the program's clients. This program is not a duplication of others due to the privacy factor involved. Motion carried unanimously. Funding recommendation: $19,000 HOME HOME Program. Request: $640,931 Funding Motion: Moved by Mr. Taylor, seconded by Ms. Rios: To recommend HOME funding levels as presented by staff which indicates the HOME Administration request of $64,000 and CHDO Set -Aside of $96,139. Staff apprised the Commission of the HUD -related procedures and protocol related to this item, including its primary allocation in the fall competitive process cycle. Motion approved unanimously. Funding recommendation: $640,931 19