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PY/FY 2009-2010
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM
FIFTH PROGRAM YEAR
ANNUAL ACTION PLAN
CITY OF LEE’S SUMMIT
MISSOURI
MAY 7, 2009
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Fifth Program Year (2009-10) Action Plan
The CPMP Fifth Annual Action Plan includes the SF 424 and Narrative Responses to Action
Plan questions that CDBG, HOME, HOPWA, and ESG grantees must respond to each year in
order to be compliant with the Consolidated Planning Regulations. The Executive Summary
narratives are optional.
Narrative Responses
GENERAL
Executive Summary
The Executive Summary is required. Include the objectives and outcomes identified in the
plan and an evaluation of past performance.
Program Year 5 Action Plan Executive Summary:
There are three broad spectrum objectives at the national level (benefit low-to-moderate
income persons, address slums or blight, and address a particularly urgent community
need), but at the local level the Amended 2005-2010 Consolidated Plan for the City of Lee’s
Summit identifies fourteen (14) objectives to address two key community needs. The
fourteen objectives identified are as listed below:
(1) Eliminate Homelessness,
(2) Prevent Homelessness,
(3) Preserve Affordable Housing,
(4) Develop Quality Housing,
(5) Provide an appropriate level of Public Housing,
(6) Increase Accessibility,
(7) Economic Development,
(8) Historic Preservation,
(9) Pursue the preservation of existing neighborhoods through code enforcement
activities,
(10) Planning,
(11) Public Facilities,
(12) Address the City’s Public Infrastructure Needs,
(13) Support basic and essential Pubic Services, and
(14) Reduce the number of poverty level families through affordable housing and
economic development.
The City of Lee’s Summit has developed action steps through funding considerations to
meet the objectives and the action plan adopted as part of the Consolidated Plan. Although
particular areas are of greater concern to the City at this time, all of the need categories
relate to one another and are important to the future development of the City. Through the
use of CDBG funds, the City will be able to continue addressing these needs.
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The overall goal of the CDBG Entitlement program is to provide decent housing, suitable
living environments, and expand economic opportunities for the moderate, low, and
extremely low income persons within a community. In order to be eligible for funding,
Annual Action Plan activities must first meet one of the three national objectives, and then
address one or more of the priority needs identified in the City’s five year Consolidated Plan.
HUD’s performance measurement system combines three statutory objectives:
to provide decent housing,
to provide a suitable living environment, and
to expand economic opportunities
With three target outcome categories:
Availability/Accessibility: This category applies to activities that make services,
infrastructure, public services, public facilities, housing, or shelter available or
accessible to low- and moderate-income people, including persons with disabilities.
In this category, accessibility does not solely refer to physical barriers, but also to
making the affordable basics of daily living available and accessible to low and
moderate income people where they live.
Affordability: This category applies to activities that provide affordability in a variety
of ways in the lives of low- and moderate-income people. It can include the creation
or maintenance of affordable housing, basic infrastructure hook-ups, or services such
as transportation or day care.
Sustainability: This category applies to projects where the activity or activities are
aimed at improving communities or neighborhoods, helping to make them livable or
viable by providing benefit to persons of low- and moderate-income or by removing
or eliminating slums or blighted areas, through multiple activities or services that
sustain communities or neighborhoods.
The table on the following page shows how local program activities to be funded in Program
Year 2009 are incorporated into the new performance measurement system. Sometimes,
more than one outcome may be appropriate for an activity; for purposes of this table, we
have chosen the outcome that seems most appropriate overall for the activity. The table
below provides clarification of the specific objective numbers shown in the first column of
the table on the following page. For example, none of the specific objective numbers in the
table on the following page contain the letters “DH” or “EO” so there is no proposed
activities which meet the statutory objectives “to provide decent housing” or “to expand
economic opportunities”. There is only one SL 2, which means that only one activity meets
the statutory objective “to provide a suitable living environment” and has the outcome of
affordability.
Objective/Outcome Matrix Codes
Objective/Outcome Availability/Accessibility Affordability Sustainability
Decent Housing DH-1 DH-2 DH-3
Suitable Living Environment
SL-1 SL-2 SL-3
Economic
Opportunity EO-1 EO-2 EO-3
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List of 2009-2010 Consolidated Plan Specific Objectives and Activities Planned Specific Obj. #
Planned Activity Priority Need Category
Con Plan
Ranking
Amount Performance Indicators
Proposed Accomplishments
2009-2010
Objective: Suitable Living Environment Outcome: Availability/Accessibility (SL-1)
SL-1 (1) Hope House--Early Childhood Program
Public Service High $15,955.00 Number of clients served 147
SL-1 (2) ReDiscover--Case Manager for At-Risk Children
Public Service High $7,113.50 Number of clients served 15
SL-1 (3) Codes Administration--Minor Home Repair Program
NeighborhoodPreservation
High $120,000.00 Number of homeowners receiving home repairs
12
SL-1 (4) Hillcrest Transitional Housing--Renovation of 4 fourplexes & parking lot
Eliminate/ Prevent Homelessness
Medium $25,000.00 Number of clients transitioned to permanent housing
20
SL-1 (5) John Calvin Manor--Installation of 4 ADA automatic door openers
Increase Accessibility
Medium $13,336.00 Number of clients served 100
SL-1 (6) John Calvin Manor--Parking Lot Expansion
Public Facilities
Low $16,000.00 Number of clients served 100
Objective: Suitable Living Environment Outcome: Affordability (SL-2)
SL-2 (1) Lee’s Summit Social Services—Operating Expenses
Public Service High $24,000.00 Number of clients served 3,550
Objective: Suitable Living Environment Outcome: Sustainability (SL-3)
SL-3 (1) Hope House--Parking Lot Replacement
Public Facilities
Low $15,000.00 Number of clients served 400
SL-3 (2) Lee’s Summit Housing Authority--Storm Door
Replacement
Public Housing Medium $4,273.50 Number of units affected 50
SL-3 (3) Lee’s Summit Housing Authority--Water Heater
Replacement
Public Housing Medium $14,000.00 Number of units affected 40
SL-3 (4) Lee’s Summit Human Relations--First Time Home Buyer Program
Preservation of Affordable Housing
Medium $59,112.00 Number of First Time Home Buyers purchasing homes
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General Questions
1. Describe the geographic areas of the jurisdiction (including areas of low income families
and/or racial/minority concentration) in which assistance will be directed during the next
year. Where appropriate, the jurisdiction should estimate the percentage of funds the
jurisdiction plans to dedicate to target areas.
2. Describe the basis for allocating investments geographically within the jurisdiction (or
within the EMSA for HOPWA) (91.215(a)(1)) during the next year and the rationale for
assigning the priorities.
3. Describe actions that will take place during the next year to address obstacles to
meeting underserved needs.
4. Identify the federal, state, and local resources expected to be made available to address
the needs identified in the plan. Federal resources should include Section 8 funds made
available to the jurisdiction, Low-Income Housing Tax Credits, and competitive
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act funds expected to be available to address
priority needs and specific objectives identified in the strategic plan.
Program Year 5 Action Plan General Questions response:
Lee’s Summit, Missouri is located in the southeastern part of the Kansas City metropolitan
area, in eastern Jackson County and extending into Cass County. The City of Independence
is located immediately to the north, the City of Blue Springs is located immediately to the
east, and the City of Kansas City is located immediately to the west of Lee’s Summit.
Source: Mid-America Regional Council 2007
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Based on the 2000 Census, over 20% of households in Lee's Summit have a household
income of $100,000 or more. However, the largest concentration of Lee’s Summit
households has median incomes of $50,000 to $99,999 (42%). The Lee’s Summit median
household income in 2000 was $60,905. The relative prosperity of the Lee's Summit
market is demonstrated by the fact that only 3.8% of individuals and 2.8% of families are
below the poverty level. Of individuals 65 years of age and over, 4.7% are below the
poverty level. Additionally, of families with a single female head of household 13.6% are
living below the poverty level. Of those with children, 16.6% are below the poverty level
and of those with small children (under 5 years old) 22.8% are below the poverty level.
Geographically, funds will be focused in the upper quartile areas of low-to-moderate income
and areas determined by the City to be blighted. Based on the 2000 Census information,
Census Tract 137.03 has the “upper quartile” designation of low-income for the City of Lee’s
Summit. This census tract is primarily residential in nature. The graphic below depicts the
location of this census tract in relation to the rest of the downtown (Old Lee’s Summit) area,
which is comprised of both tract 137.02 and 137.03.
Public service projects selected for funding will provide a direct benefit to low- and
moderate-income persons citywide. The public service providers that have been approved
for funding are predominately located in and around the Old Lee’s Summit area which is
where most of Lee’s Summit’s low-to-moderate income persons reside. Generally, low-to-
moderate income households are defined as 80% of the median income (moderate income)
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and 50% of the median income (low income) for an area. According to the HUD guidelines,
low-to-moderate income households for the Jackson County area are defined as follows:
Persons in household
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Maximum Income
$39,400 $45,050 $50,650 $56,300 $60,800 $65,300 $69,800 $74,300
(Effective March 19, 2009)
The priority need categories were ranked in the Consolidated Plan in an effort to assist the
greater number through the limited dollars available and provide direct assistance to the
low- and moderate-income households. As an example, the category of Public Services was
ranked as a high priority need in the Consolidated Plan because there is a demand for public
services for more than 5,000 households (based on statistics from Lee’s Summit Social
Services). There appears to be a growing need in the community for transitional housing
for domestic violence victims and those who are temporarily homeless; so to meet that
need, the City has focused a portion of CDBG funding towards a renovation activity for
additional housing units to be used as transitional housing. There is an obstacle to meeting
all the needs, particularly those to be met by public services, due to limited funds and the
15% cap placed on this category. The City has made every effort possible to provide as
much as possible for public service activities.
The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) entitlement funds are anticipated to be
available to address the priority needs and specific objectives of the City’s Consolidated
Plan. No program income is anticipated and the City does not plan to leverage any private
funds with the CDBG funds for the upcoming year. However, most agencies that will be
receiving CDBG funds will use resources such as public/private donations, other local or
regional grants, and other resources available to them. John Calvin Manor, a senior housing
complex, utilizes Section 8 funds for approximately 80 of their units. The Lee’s Summit
Housing Authority receives Section 8 funds for tenant-based rental assistance and is
authorized to serve up to 570 families with these funds. A map identifying the locations of
the proposed activities for this program year is shown on the following page.
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Managing the Process
1. Identify the lead agency, entity, and agencies responsible for administering programs
covered by the consolidated plan.
2. Identify the significant aspects of the process by which the plan was developed, and the
agencies, groups, organizations, and others who participated in the process.
3. Describe actions that will take place during the next year to enhance coordination
between public and private housing, health, and social service agencies.
Program Year 5 Action Plan Managing the Process response:
The administration and general management of the CDBG program is the responsibility of
the “core staff team” of the Planning & Development Department. Jennifer Thompson
and Christina Alexander, Planners, are the key officers involved in the day-to-day financial
management and project administration in the CDBG program. Heping Zhan, the Manager
of Long Range Planning, oversees the overall administration and management of the CDBG
Program. Teresa Williams, City Attorney, with the City’s Law Department will provide legal
assistance, as needed, regarding CDBG. The review, evaluation, and implementation of the
program is handled by the “expanded staff team” comprised of the “core team
members”, the City Manager, Planning & Development Directors, Public Works Engineers,
and Purchasing staff. The “oversight committee” for the CDBG Entitlement Program
consists of Jennifer Thompson, Christina Alexander, Heping Zhan, Teresa Williams, and the
CDBG Committee (comprised of three City Council members).
Pre-application Orientation was held in January in an effort to educate prospective
applicants and interested agencies regarding CDBG regulations, the review and evaluation
process, the roles of the Consolidated Plan and Action Plan, and subrecipient administrative
responsibilities. Application forms were made available around the time of the initial Pre-
application Orientation and were accepted during the month of February. City staff reviewed
the applications for eligibility and to ensure the activities meet the objectives prioritized in
the Consolidated Plan. Applications were evaluated and prioritized based on an established
set of criteria, which included, but was not limited to, eligibility, urgency, availability of
funds and so forth. To ensure accuracy of the evaluation results, staff conducted site
inspections, visual surveys, and requested additional information from the applicants and
local HUD office. Staff then drafted a recommendation for funding of activities, which was
reviewed and refined by the CDBG Committee of three (3) liaison City Council members
during the public hearings held in March and the first of April. The public hearings were
advertized in the local newspaper of the greatest circulation and the public was invited to
provide comments during the hearings prior to the Committee approving its final
recommendation. Following the public hearing, the CDBG Committee’s recommendation is
made available for public review and comment during the month of April and first of May.
After the 30-day public review and comment period, the final recommendation is presented
to the entire City Council which adopts the action plan by ordinance.
During this next year, staff will work closely with local agencies through varying means of
communication and provision of technical assistance. Monitoring will be used as a tool to
improve communication and agency understanding of regulations. The City will also
encourage local agencies and services to communicate among themselves regarding service
availability and needs unmet and work collectively to meet those needs. The City will start
the Consolidated Plan 2010-2014 process very soon with a broad community participation to
assess the success of the current programs, identify future needs and funding priorities.
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Citizen Participation
1. Provide a summary of the citizen participation process.
2. Provide a summary of citizen comments or views on the plan.
3. Provide a summary of efforts made to broaden public participation in the development of
the consolidated plan, including outreach to minorities and non-English speaking
persons, as well as persons with disabilities.
4. Provide a written explanation of comments not accepted and the reasons why these
comments were not accepted.
*Please note that Citizen Comments and Responses may be included as additional files within the CPMP Tool.
Program Year 5 Action Plan Citizen Participation response:
Project proposals for the 2009 CDBG Entitlement Program were accepted during the month
of February. Information and applications were distributed to approximately eighty (80)
not-for-profit agencies, faith-based organizations, social service organizations and public
and government agencies regarding the program. Information and application forms were
also placed on the City website for prospective applicants to access and download. In
addition, an advertisement was placed in the newspaper of the largest circulation in the
area regarding the program and the public hearing (See Exhibit F).
In January and February, the City conducted a series of pre-application orientation meetings
for prospective applicants, where Staff presented information regarding the CDBG program,
federal regulations pertaining to CDBG, the application, the review and selection process,
grantee and subrecipient responsibilities and the timeline for this year. The City made
attendance to this orientation mandatory to avoid lack of understanding of the program and
confusion on the part of the applicants. Make-up pre-application orientations were offered
upon request for agencies that were unable to attend the initial pre-application orientation
in January. Technical assistance was also made available to anyone upon request.
Following City staff’s evaluation and prioritization, a funding recommendation was
developed and presented to the 3-member CDBG Committee at the public hearings held on
March 25, 2009 and April 2, 2009. The public was also invited to this public hearing to
provide input. On March 25, 2009, a public hearing was held to provide applicants the
opportunity to present their project proposals and to provide the public an opportunity to
provide input regarding these proposals in accordance with Lee’s Summit’s Citizen
Participation Plan (See Exhibit G). The public hearing was continued to April 2, 2009 to
allow staff some time to research questions that the CDBG Committee brought up for
discussion. The CDBG Committee refined staff’s initial recommendation and voted to
approve a final recommendation to the full City Council during the April 2, 2009 continued
public hearing. The minutes of the public hearings are included as Exhibit E to this report.
In addition, the public input either in written or oral forms was accepted for a period of
thirty (30) days.
This year, twenty-three (23) applications were received by the City from thirteen (13)
applicants totaling $816,153. The 2009-10 funding recommendation was presented to the
City Council and approved by ordinance (Exhibit B) on May 7, 2009.
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No public comments have been received. The program year begins on July 1, and the
funded projects will be scheduled for implementation throughout the program year.
Institutional Structure
1. Describe actions that will take place during the next year to develop institutional
structure.
Program Year 5 Action Plan Institutional Structure response:
The City, in recent years, has diligently strived for improvement by reviewing the existing
institutional structure and practices and making adjustments where needed. The City
communicates with HUD and participates in quarterly conference calls and HUD training in
order to improve the expertise and general understanding of City staff. In addition, staff
maintains highly organized files and information to ensure that all HUD standards are met
or exceeded.
During the coming year, the City will officially start developing its next five-year
consolidated plan and will take this opportunity to revisit its current institutional structure,
policies and procedures, as well as its program management strategies. Staff will enter into
numerous detail discussions with local housing, public service and other non-profit agencies
to identify priority needs for the new Consolidated Plan. As part of this process, staff will
also conduct the required housing market analysis, public housing needs assessment and
analysis of barriers to fair housing.
Monitoring
1. Describe actions that will take place during the next year to monitor its housing and
community development projects and ensure long-term compliance with program
requirements and comprehensive planning requirements.
Program Year 5 Action Plan Monitoring response:
As required by HUD, the City will be implementing a CDBG Monitoring Program during the
2009-10 Program Year. The primary goal of this program is to ensure subrecipient
compliance with all the relevant regulations and requirements as a condition to receive
CDBG assistance.
It is the City’s position to implement a comprehensive monitoring program, which should
include subrecipient education on the relevant regulations and policies, frequent
communication between the City and the subrecipients on compliance measures and issues,
quarterly subrecipient accomplishment reports, subrecipient site visits and examination of
subrecipient records.
In addition to staff visits to subrecipient sites and examination of subrecipient records on an
as-needed basis throughout the program year, the City is proposing a tentative schedule of
the planned monitoring visits to subrecipient sites.
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The following is the tentative schedule:
Subrecipient Planned Monitoring Date Comment
Hillcrest Transitional Housing March 8, 2010
ReDiscover April 9, 2010
John Calvin Manor May 7, 2010
Lee’s Summit Housing
Authority
June 4, 2010
Lead-based Paint
1. Describe the actions that will take place during the next year to evaluate and reduce the
number of housing units containing lead-based paint hazards in order to increase the
inventory of lead-safe housing available to extremely low-income, low-income, and
moderate-income families, and how the plan for the reduction of lead-based hazards is
related to the extent of lead poisoning and hazards.
Program Year 5 Action Plan Lead-based Paint response:
Funds are being allocated during the 2009-10 program year to fund repairs through the
Minor Home Repair program. In coordination with this program the City has distributed
information regarding the hazards of lead-based paint. The City also conducts paint
inspections for those homes built before 1978 that have been selected for repairs through
the Minor Home Repair Program and those selected for purchase through the First Time
Homebuyer Program. Additionally, the City will continue to disseminate information about
the hazards of lead-based paint through the public information clerk, City Hall, Municipal
Court, and libraries as possible, and the City will continue to conduct paint inspections as
required. Staff is currently exploring a more comprehensive approach to this issue.
HOUSING
Specific Housing Objectives
1. Describe the priorities and specific objectives the jurisdiction hopes to achieve during the
next year.
2. Describe how Federal, State, and local public and private sector resources that are
reasonably expected to be available will be used to address identified needs for the
period covered by this Action Plan.
Program Year 5 Action Plan Specific Objectives response:
The City of Lee’s Summit’s Consolidated Plan lists two objectives pertaining to housing.
Objective #4: Develop Quality Housing and Objective #5: Public Housing. Objective #4
contains the following policies:
Policy 1.1: Develop and utilize code enforcement, rehabilitation, renewal, and
redevelopment programs to prevent older areas from becoming blighted.
Policy 1.2: Establish buffering between residential and non-residential uses.
Policy 1.4: Enforce the maintenance of common grounds in all subdivisions.
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Policy 1.6: Develop a comprehensive sidewalk system throughout residential areas
to promote safe pedestrian travel.
Policy 1.8: Develop a capital improvement program to upgrade older residential
areas of Lee’s Summit.
Objective 4 also discusses addressing lead based paint hazards by continuing educational
efforts through the Minor Home Repair Program and public information campaigns.
Objective 5 contains action steps to provide an appropriate level of public housing to meet
the needs of the community.
The policies identified in Objective 4 are addressed on a day-to-day basis through the Codes
Administration, Planning & Development, and Public Works Departments. The Minor Home
Repair Program also addresses Policy 1.1 listed above. The Public Works Department hired
a consultant to evaluate the community needs for sidewalk repair and construction and draft
a sidewalk improvement plan. The City is starting to implement this comprehensive
sidewalk program.
In program year 2009-10, the City will provide CDBG funds to Hillcrest Transitional Housing,
a faith-based agency that is just recently expanding its services to Lee’s Summit, to allow
for renovation of recently acquired residential units for the purpose of providing transitional
housing to people or families that are homeless or becoming homeless.
Needs of Public Housing
1. Describe the manner in which the plan of the jurisdiction will help address the needs of
public housing and activities it will undertake during the next year to encourage public
housing residents to become more involved in management and participate in
homeownership.
2. If the public housing agency is designated as "troubled" by HUD or otherwise is
performing poorly, the jurisdiction shall describe the manner in which it will provide
financial or other assistance in improving its operations to remove such designation
during the next year.
Program Year 5 Action Plan Public Housing Strategy response:
Lee’s Summit Housing Authority, which provides affordable housing for LMI individuals and
families (a significant number of which are elderly), has been receiving CDBG funds over the
years to carry out upkeep and repairs of their facilities. Lee’s Summit Housing Authority
has two projects included in this Action Plan. The grant funding will be utilized to replace 40
water heaters with more energy efficient units and aid in the replacement of 50 storm
doors.
John Calvin Manor, an assisted living facility, requested funding for six facility improvements
this year. Funding has been recommended for two of these requests, to expand one of their
parking lots and make four (4) common doors of the facility handicap accessible.
In addition, the First-Time Homebuyer Program offers opportunities for those individuals or
families that have gained financial capability to become homeowners. However, due to the
fact almost all the residents of the local public housing facilities are seniors with very limited
fixed income, it is extremely difficult for them to become a homeowner with such a small
financial assistance from the First-Time Homebuyer Program.
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Barriers to Affordable Housing
1. Describe the actions that will take place during the next year to remove barriers to
affordable housing.
Program Year 5 Action Plan Barriers to Affordable Housing response:
Some programs that may be considered to remove barriers to affordable housing include
the First-Time Homebuyer Program and the Minor Home Repair Program. The First-Time
Homebuyer Program assists persons of low- to moderate-income levels in purchasing their
first home by providing funds up to $3,000 that can be used for the required mortgage
down payment, the closing cost or a combination of the two. The Minor Home Repair
Program assists low- to moderate-income persons to provide the necessary residential
exterior repairs (i.e., window, door, roof, paint, etc.) for their single-family homes to
prevent them from further deterioration. All these efforts help in maintaining a level of
supply of affordable housing.
The City of Lee’s Summit implements the Comprehensive Plan and the Unified Development
Ordinance (UDO) on a continual basis. The City has also taken big steps in updating its
Comprehensive Plan and Unified Development Ordinance to address the balance of housing
types in the community and to diversify housing in density, style, size, and price range to
meet a spectrum of housing needs. The City has been promoting creative planning and
design of neighborhoods through the implementation of the Planned-Mixed Use concept to
allow a well balanced housing mix in new large-scale developments. The City will continue
its efforts in striking a balance in housing provisions for its residents.
Action items planned for the next year include evaluating options in the Comprehensive Plan
and the UDO to encourage affordable housing, and enhanced training for the Human
Relations Commission regarding housing discrimination.
HOMELESS
Specific Homeless Prevention Elements
1. Sources of Funds—Identify the private and public resources that the jurisdiction expects
to receive during the next year to address homeless needs and to prevent
homelessness. These include the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act programs,
other special federal, state and local and private funds targeted to homeless individuals
and families with children, especially the chronically homeless, the HUD formula
programs, and any publicly-owned land or property. Please describe, briefly, the
jurisdiction’s plan for the investment and use of funds directed toward homelessness.
2. Homelessness—In a narrative, describe how the action plan will address the specific
objectives of the Strategic Plan and, ultimately, the priority needs identified. Please also
identify potential obstacles to completing these action steps.
3. Chronic homelessness—The jurisdiction must describe the specific planned action steps
it will take over the next year aimed at eliminating chronic homelessness by 2012.
Again, please identify barriers to achieving this.
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4. Homelessness Prevention—The jurisdiction must describe its planned action steps over
the next year to address the individual and families with children at imminent risk of
becoming homeless.
5. Discharge Coordination Policy—Explain planned activities to implement a cohesive,
community-wide Discharge Coordination Policy, and how, in the coming year, the
community will move toward such a policy.
Program Year 5 Action Plan Special Needs response:
There are numerous activities underway which encourage public and private coordination of
activities to meet the community’s needs, but the City of Lee’s Summit is not expecting any
additional resources to be received for the 2009-2010 program year. Of the eleven (11)
projects to be funded this next program year, six (6) involve partnerships (non-city
departments).
There are numerous efforts underway to assist the homeless population and to prevent
homelessness in Lee’s Summit:
Lee’s Summit Social Services (LSSS) is a social service agency providing
emergency assistance, food, and other immediate needs to homeless or to
prevent homelessness in Lee’s Summit. The City has approved funding over the
past fifteen (15) years to assist in providing operating expenses to meet the
increasing demand for services.
Hope House is a domestic violence shelter providing outreach counseling for
victims of domestic violence. The City has approved funding the past twelve (12)
years to assist in various programs and projects essential for the operation of the
agency. Hope House has two projects included in this Action Plan. The grant
funding will assist the administration of the Early Childhood Center and be
utilized for reconstruction work of their deteriorating parking lot located at their
Lee’s Summit shelter site.
The First-Time Homebuyer Program is being funded for the ninth year. Low
income households can apply for grants of up to $3,000 to pay for up to half of
their required down payment and also for closing costs associated with the
purchase of their first home in Lee’s Summit.
Hillcrest Transitional Housing is a faith-based non-profit agency designed to move
families from homelessness to self-sufficiency by providing 90 days of rent and
utility free housing in a fully furnished apartment, access to on site food and
basic pantry needs, on-site counseling and educational classes, and childcare
services to homeless families. The grant funding will assist the organization with
needed renovation work for four (4) fourplex buildings.
The City of Lee’s Summit’s Consolidated Plan has the following action step for eliminating
homelessness: Support organizations that offer emergency assistance to residents of Lee’s
Summit on a continual basis. Two obstacles identified within the Consolidated Plan are: (1)
The availability of funding to meet these needs as many of the goals contained within the
Consolidated Plan likely involve extensive resources, which the City does not have
earmarked for those purposes, and resources provided by the CDBG program are limited.
(2) The CDBG program’s 15% cap on public services, the greatest need identified for the
community.
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Community Development
1. Identify the jurisdiction's priority non-housing community development needs eligible for
assistance by CDBG eligibility category specified in the Community Development Needs
Table (formerly Table 2B), public facilities, public improvements, public services and
economic development.
2. Identify specific long-term and short-term community development objectives (including
economic development activities that create jobs), developed in accordance with the
statutory goals described in section 24 CFR 91.1 and the primary objective of the CDBG
program to provide decent housing and a suitable living environment and expand
economic opportunities, principally for low- and moderate-income persons.
*Note: Each specific objective developed to address a priority need, must be identified by number and contain proposed accomplishments, the time period (i.e., one, two, three, or more years), and annual program year numeric goals the jurisdiction hopes to achieve in quantitative terms, or in other measurable terms as identified and defined by the jurisdiction.
Program Year 5 Action Plan Community Development response:
The non-housing activities funded this year are primarily public service activities and facility
maintenance. The CDBG funds available to the City are limited and must be focused on
addressing the pressing needs of preventing homelessness, maintaining decent housing and
addressing urgent facility repairs. No activities are included to specifically promote economic
development and job creation.
For a list of all activities planned for this program year and their priority ranking and
category see the table on Page 3 of this report. This table also indicates the proposed
accomplishment (number of beneficiaries) for the program year per each program.
Antipoverty Strategy
1. Describe the actions that will take place during the next year to reduce the number of
poverty level families.
Program Year 5 Action Plan Antipoverty Strategy response:
The City makes every effort to coordinate the implementation of its existing affordable
housing programs—the First-Time Homebuyer Program, Minor Home Repair Program, and
Lee’s Summit Social Services—with social service agencies involved in providing housing
services to populations that are of low- and very low-income. In addition, the City will be
funding a new program this year, Hillcrest Transitional Housing, which has proposed a
renovation project that will convert four (4) fourplexes to transitional housing units.
Hillcrest’s program provides a rent-free and utility-free transitional housing for the
homeless. Other services provided include: on-site counseling, tutoring, food pantry,
clothes and other basic needs.
Lee’s Summit Social Services is an emergency assistance agency, which provides assistance
to low-income individuals and families, senior citizens, and disabled persons with basic
needs such as food, utilities, rent, budget counseling, clothing, medical supplies,
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prescriptions, school supplies, and household and personal supplies. Lee’s Summit Social
Services also provides small home repairs for low-income seniors. Currently none of our
projects specifically target “reducing the number of poverty level families”; however, several
projects are funded to specifically assist those of low- and very low-income. The City is also
responsive if there is a need and will further review this issue in the next year as we
prepare our Consolidated Plan.
NON-HOMELESS SPECIAL NEEDS HOUSING
Non-homeless Special Needs (91.220 (c) and (e))
1. Describe the priorities and specific objectives the jurisdiction hopes to achieve for the
period covered by the Action Plan.
2. Describe how Federal, State, and local public and private sector resources that are
reasonably expected to be available will be used to address identified needs for the
period covered by this Action Plan.
Program Year 5 Action Plan Specific Objectives response:
During the 2009-2010 Program Year, the City of Lee’s Summit will utilize CDBG funds as
detailed in the table on Page 3 of this report. Non-homeless special needs housing is
addressed under the following topics in the Consolidated Plan: elderly housing needs,
housing affordability for elderly, disabled and frail elderly persons’ housing needs, housing
for the disabled or frail elderly, and supportive elderly housing needs. There are several
elderly housing complexes within the City that specifically meet the disability needs of the
elderly population residing in developments such as John Knox Village, John Calvin Manor,
Lee Haven, Duncan Estates, and several other private housing complexes restricted to
elderly or disabled. Several other social service agencies provide supportive services to
those with special housing needs.
The City began operation in 2008 of a new activity and service center, the Gamber Center,
in place of the old senior center. The Gamber Center offers an expanded service to not only
seniors but people of all ages to help in meeting the needs of the underserved population as
identified in the 1996 study referenced in the Consolidated Plan. A significant number of the
clients being served by Lee’s Summit Social Services are reported as being elderly.
Hope House and ReDiscover are also funded to continue their programs addressing the
needs of at-risk children as well as adults troubled by drug abuse, domestic violence and
mental illnesses.
The Whole Person, Inc. was funded in 2004 and 2006 for an accessibility program to assist
disabled adults through modifications to their homes. This program is continuing this year
to benefit disabled persons in the community using the funds already provided in previous
years and no additional funds were requested this year.
The City of Lee’s Summit will continue to provide monetary assistance (as available) and
technical assistance to social service agencies in the development of transitional housing in
Lee’s Summit and for supportive services to those at risk of becoming homeless. Monetary
assistance will be provided through CDBG funds. Social service and other non-profit
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agencies providing housing services within the City will continue to provide assistance in an
effort to address unmet housing needs.
Other Narrative
Include any Action Plan information that was not covered by a narrative in any other
section.
Program Year 5 Action Plan Other Narrative:
As part of the Consolidated Planning effort, the City will carefully assess the level of success
of its CDBG program and build a better program for the next five years and many more
years to come.
List of Exhibits Attached:
Exhibit A SF424 & Certifications
Exhibit B Ordinance Approving 2009-2010 Projects
Exhibit C Listing of Proposed Projects and Recommended Funding
Exhibit D Funding Sources Table
Exhibit E Minutes from the Public Hearings Exhibit F Public Hearing Affidavit of Publication
Exhibit G Lee’s Summit Citizen Participation Plan
Exhibit A: SF424 & Certifications
Exhibit b: ordinance approving 2009-10 projects
Exhibit c: Listing of proposed projects and recommended funding
CDBG Applications And Funding Recommendations Exhibit CCDBG Program Year 2009-10
$313,790.00
Type/Dept Applicant Project Description Request
Cap/Approved
Budget Status
City
Priority
$62,758.00 $62,758.00
Subtotal $0.00 $0.00
$47,068.50 $47,068.50
PS2 Hope House, Inc Support to the Early Childhood Program $36,598.82 $15,955.00 Continuing High
PS3 Lee's Summit Social Services LSSS Operating Expenses--including utilities, vehicle expenses, etc. $26,000.00 $24,000.00 Continuing High
PS4 ReDiscover
Case Manager for At-risk Children--Providing a school-based case manager
targeting at-risk elementary school children at Lee's Summit Elementary
School. This includes support, outreach, observation, group sessions and
other non-treatment. $10,000.00 $7,113.50 Continuing High
Subtotal $72,598.82 $47,068.50
OTH1 Codes Administration
Minor Home Repair Program--to provide necessary residential exterior repairs
and beautification for income-qualified, owner occupied, single family homes
within the City of Lee's Summit. $150,000.00 $120,000.00 Continuing High
OTH2 Hillcrest Transitional Housing of EJC Renovating 4 fourplexes and parking lot for transitional housing $50,000.00 $25,000.00 New Medium
OTH4 Hope House, IncReplacing asphalt parking pavement with concrete pavement for the front
parking lot $60,155.55 $15,000.00 New Medium
OTH8 John Calvin Manor Expansion of parking lot to add 6 parking spaces $11,500.00 $16,000.00 New Low
OTH10 John Calvin Manor Installing 4 ADA automatic door openers $13,336.00 $13,336.00 New High
OTH11 Lee's Summit Housing AuthorityEnergy conservation/unit rehab project "Storm Door Replacement" for 50
housing units $9,150.00 $4,273.50 New Medium
OTH12 Lee's Summit Housing AuthorityEnergy conservation/unit rehab project "Water Heater Replacement" for 40
housing units $14,000.00 $14,000.00 New High
OTH13 Lee's Summit Human Relations Commission
First Time Home Buyer Program--assist first time home buyers in purchasing a
home. Funds in an amount not to exceed $3000 per LMI household can be
used for down payment and closing cost assistance. $90,000.00 $59,112.00 Continuing High
Subtotal $398,141.55 $266,721.50
Grand Totals $470,740.37 $313,790.00
Difference between grant amount and request/recommended funding ($156,950.37) $0.00
Public Services (15% Cap)
Planning & Administration (20% Cap)
Other (No Cap)
CDBG Grant ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Exhibit d: Funding sources table
Funding Sources Entitlement Grant CDBG $313,790.00 ESG $0 HOME $0 HOPWA $0 TOTAL $313,790.00 Prior Years’ Program Income NOT previously programmed or reported CDBG $0 ESG $0 HOME $0 HOPWA $0 TOTAL $0 Reprogrammed Prior Years’ Funds CDBG $0 ESG $0 HOME $0 HOPWA $0 TOTAL $0 Total Estimated Program Income $0 Section 108 Loan Guarantee $0 Total Funding Sources $313,790 Other Funds $0 Submitted Projects Total $313,790 Un-Submitted Projects Total $0
Exhibit e: Minutes from the public hearings March 25, 2009 April 2, 2009
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) 2009-2010 Program
City Council CDBG Committee Public Hearing
City Hall Council Chambers
220 SE Green Street Wednesday, March 25, 2009
3:30 P.M.
Agenda
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Approval of Agenda
4. Applicant Presentations (in alphabetical order by agency name)
5. Staff Evaluation and Recommendation
6. Public Comments
7. Committee Discussion
8. Committee Recommendation
9. Adjournment
CDBG Public Hearing
March 25, 2009
3:30 P. M.
City Hall Council Chambers
220 SE Green Street
Lee’s Summit, Missouri 64063
Name Organization Bob Johnson City Council Member
Nick Swearngin City Council Member
Ed Cockrell City Council Member
Jennifer Thompson City of Lee’s Summit/Planning
Christina Alexander City of Lee’s Summit/Planning
Heping Zhan City of Lee’s Summit/Planning
Linda Tyrrel City of Lee’s Summit/Planning
Steve Arbo Lee’s Summit City Manager
Mark Dunning City of Lee’s Summit/Codes
Becky Poitras Hillcrest Transitional Housing
Mary Anne Metheny Hope House
Kevin Holman John Calvin Manor
Delbert Marshall Lee’s Summit Housing Authority
Foster Paulette Lee’s Summit Parks & Recreation
Vince Schmoeger Lee’s Summit Public Works
Geneva High Lee’s Summit Social Services
Alan Flory ReDiscover
Jim Wining Show Time Llamas & Alpacas
Philip Hedrick Summit Grove Senior Housing Corp.
The public hearing was called to order at 3:30 p.m.
The roll was called and the agenda approved.
Heping Zhan gave a brief presentation on CDBG, the three national objectives, major
categories (i.e., Planning and Administration, Public Service, and Other), and the role of
the Consolidated Plan.
The Committee requested the applicants to present their project proposal in alphabetical
order by agency name. Testimony was received regarding the following:
Mark Dunning, Codes Administration
Minor Home Repair program requested $150,000. The Minor Home Repair program
serves low/moderate income individuals that are home owners. This program is for
exterior repairs and includes an application process. This activity is capped at $10,000
per home and would assist fifteen applicants.
Becky Poitras, Hillcrest Transitional Housing
(1) Hillcrest Transitional Housing requested $20,000 towards the salary of their
program’s Director; this was determined to be an ineligible activity.
(2) Hillcrest also requested $50,000 to reimburse a portion of the acquisition cost
($537,500) of four (4) fourplexes for transitional housing; this was an unapproved cost
which cannot be funded retroactively.
(3) In addition, Hillcrest requested another $50,000 for the renovation of four (4)
fourplexes and their parking lot.
Mary Anne Metheny, Hope House
(1) Hope House requested $36,598.82 for the Early Childhood Program to help pay for
the advocate’s salaries and benefits.
(2) Hope House also requested $60,155.55 for the replacement of their western (front)
asphalt parking lot with concrete pavement.
Kevin Holman, John Calvin Manor
(1) John Calvin Manor requested $3,500 for a consultant to provide an evaluation and
recommendation of the condition of and repairs needed for the east and west brick
stairwell enclosure.
(2) John Calvin Manor requested $9,800 for the removal and replacement of cracked,
broken, and uneven sidewalks.
(3) John Calvin Manor also requested $3,400 for tuck pointing of brickwork on one of
their residential buildings.
(4) John Calvin Manor also requested $2,300 for the replacement of the top portion of the
chimney on their Community Room.
(5) John Calvin Manor requested $11,500 for the expansion (adding 6 parking spaces) of
their parking lot located off Murray Road.
(6) John Calvin Manor requested $8,000 for the installation of four new concrete steps
from residential patios to sidewalk for more direct access to their courtyard.
(7) John Calvin Manor also requested $13,336 to install four ADA automatic door
openers for 3 different buildings.
Delbert Marshall, Lee’s Summit Housing Authority
(1) The Lee’s Summit Housing Authority requested $9,150 for the replacement of 50
energy efficient storm doors for their housing units.
(2) The Lee’s Summit Housing Authority also requested $14,000 for the replacement of
40 energy efficient water heaters for their housing units.
Lee’s Summit Human Relations Commission
Jennifer Thompson spoke on behalf of the City of Lee’s Summit/Human Relations
Commission regarding the First Time Home Buyer Program. The City of Lee’s Summit
requested $90,000. The FTHB program is designed for persons of low/mod income and
that are first time homebuyers. The grant is a maximum of $3,000 and can be applied to
either closing costs, 50% of the down payment, and/or a combination of both.
Foster Paulette, Lee’s Summit Parks & Recreation
The Parks Department requested $77,280 for Phase I of a 3 phase downtown
improvement project at the Howard Station Park on SW Main St. and 3rd
street. Phase I
renovation would include new retaining walls, street lighting, landscape bed replacement,
and new walkway pavers.
Vince Schmoeger, Lee’s Summit Public Works
The Public Works Department requested $96,095 to complete four sections of sidewalk
with ADA ramp in the area of Independence Avenue and 2nd
Street.
Lee’s Summit Social Services
Lee’s Summit Social Services requested $26,000 for the operation of the Lee’s Summit
Social Service program (this will cover vehicle expenses such as insurance, repairs and
gas expenses and other general utilities for their building).
Alan Flory, ReDiscover
ReDiscover requested $10,000 for the continuation of the case manager at the LS
Elementary. The case manager serves at-risk children with group and individual
counseling. They are requesting funds to help pay for the salary of the on-site case
manager.
Jim Wining, Show Time Llamas & Alpacas
Show Time Llamas & Alpacas requested $33,950 for the operational costs of their animal
science project for low self-esteem and learning disabled children (including, but not
limited to: ADHD, autism, bi-polar, suppressed IQ, manic depressive, and asperser
syndrome).
Philip Hedrick, Summit Grove Senior Housing Corp.
Summit Grove requested $38,087.81 for the construction of a turn lane on Tudor Road to
meet City requirements related to traffic flow and for safe ingress to the Summit Grove
Senior Housing project site.
Discussion
The CDBG Committee Members discussed the merits of each application and provided
an opportunity for public comment after the presentation of each application. The CDBG
Committee raised a number of research questions or points of concern and requested staff
to perform further research on these matters. The meeting was continued to 5:00 P.M.
on April 2, 2009.
The meeting adjourned at 5:25 p.m.
CITY OF LEE’S SUMMIT Planning & Development Department
Memorandum
TO: Council CDBG Committee
FROM: Heping Zhan, AICP
DATE: March 31, 2009
RE: Information Requested by the Committee
The following information gathered by staff is intended to provide some clarification on or to answer the questions or concerns the Committee members raised during the March 25 CDBG public hearing.
Project of Concern
Committee Question or Concern
Information
First Time Home Buyer
Tabulate 3 years worth of
data on applicants’ original
residency and age
breakdown.
CDBG Program Year
LS Residents KC Metro Residents
Outside Metro
08-09 65% 29% 6%
07-08 56% 44% 0%
06-07 66% 34% 0%
Tabulate 3 years worth of
data on applicants’ age
breakdown.
Program Year Age Group
Below 30 30-50 50+
08-09 71% 19% 10%
07-08 58% 33% 8%
06-07 62% 35% 3%
Can the City legally require
residency for FTHB
applicants as part of the
eligibility requirements?
According to the Senior CPD Housing and Urban Development
Representative, the City can set additional requirements, such as
residency requirement for the homebuyer program. Other grantees
have set such requirements for their programs. The City of
Independence has chosen not to have a residency requirement for
their First Time Home Buyer Program.
Can qualified applicants be
assisted through other
subsidies such as income
tax credits?
The $7,500 tax credit (eligible if home purchased on or after April
9, 2008 and before January 1, 2009). The $7,500 tax credit is
calculated on 10% of the purchase price up to a max of $7,500.
Income limit is $75,000 for single and $150,000 for joint/married.
The tax credit is refundable – i.e. if someone owes $1,000 in taxes,
they can subtract the $7,500 credit and the government will send
them a check for $6,500. The credit must be paid back, without
interest, over 15 years or when the house is sold. Repayment
begins 2 years after the credit is claimed at $500 per year (or 1/15
of the total credit.) If the house is sold before the end of 15 years,
the remainder is due from the profit on the sale. If no profit, the
remainder is forgiven. It operates like a zero interest loan rather
than a traditional tax credit.
The $8,000 tax credit (eligible if home purchased on or after
January 1, 2009 and before December 1, 2009). The $8,000 tax
credit is calculated on 10% of the purchase price up to a max of
$8,000. Income limit is $75,000 for single and $150,000 for
joint/married. The tax credit is refundable as explained above.
The credit does not have to be re-paid. This is a true tax credit.
However, under the new credit provisions, home buyers must still
use the residence as a principal residence for at least three years or
face recapture of the tax credit amount. Partial tax credit may also
be calculated (for those who make over the income limits.)
Project of Concern
Committee Question or Concern
Information
Hope House Parking Lot
Replacement
Can the parking lot be
overlaid with 2 or 4 inches
of asphalt as a temporary
solution and how much that
will cost?
Public Works staff estimate: Based on the City’s overlay projects
with prevailing wage, the cost was estimated to fall in a range
between $6,750 and $8,750. This could give Hope House 5 to 10
years for the bulk of the parking lot, but the parking spaces where
the front tires of the cars rut the asphalt will begin to rut again in a
few years like they are now. If those spots were to be removed and
replaced with concrete, with some sub-grade preparation, the
parking lot could be serviceable for a longer period of time.
Estimate from one contractor: approximately $15,000 for a 2”
overlay, while another contractor estimated at $22,500.
John Calvin Manor Parking
Expansion
Can the proposed parking
lot meet UDO
requirements? Is the cost
estimate of $11,500
adequate? (added by staff)
There appears to be room for the proposed expansion. The estimate
came from a paving contractor for the actual construction cost, but
did not include prevailing wages, and did not include the cost of
engineering plans or filing fees. Filing fees can be waived. The
new cost estimate is $21,000.
Lee’s Summit Housing
Authority Water Heaters
Do KCP&L and other
public utilities provide any
programs to offset the cost
of replacing existing non-
energy efficient water
heaters with energy
efficient units?
Missouri Gas Energy, in partnership with a list of “preferred
contractors”, offers up to $200 instant rebate on a qualified energy
efficient water heater system in combination with another $200
rebate for installation from the contractor. This rebate program
only applies to a tank system above the threshold of energy
efficiency of .80 and a tankless system. These new systems run in
the range of $2,500 - $3,500 per unit (system plus installation)
before the rebate.
Lee’s Summit Housing
Authority Storm Doors
Are there similar programs
to offset the cost of making
the storm doors more
energy efficient? This
project may be eligible for
the Weatherization Program
Funds from the Stimulus
Package.
KCP&L’s Home Performance with Energy Star Rebate Program:
Offers up to $600 rebate for customers who implement at least one
energy efficiency improvement that is recommended by a Home
Performance with Energy Star certified contractor or consultant.
The Home Weatherization Program offered through Neighborhood
& Community Services Department of the City of Kansas City,
Missouri assists income qualified (at or below 200% Federal
Poverty Level) homeowners and renters by providing energy
conservation services. The City of Kansas City employee performs
a two- to four-hour energy audit to determine where energy
escapes and the most cost-effective way to correct the problems.
This program covers Jackson, Clay and Platte counties. The 2009
program still has funds available. For renters, the landlords have to
contribute to the repairs. In LS Housing Authority situation, the
program will require the agency to contribute at least 50% of the
cost.
Lee’s Summit Housing Authority
Are there other funds that
Lee’s Summit Housing
Authority can use for the
two projects?
Lee’s Summit Housing Authority receives other federal grants and
stimulus funds. The agency indicated that they were implementing
a 5-year CIP program which identified a large number of needed
repairs, replacement and maintenance needs. They indicated these
funds would still leave the agency with a backlog of needed repairs
and replacements that they hoped the City’s CDBG program could
help with.
Lee’s Summit Social Services
Operating Expenses
Does LSSS have any capital
expenses that the CDBG
program can fund that
would require funds for
public service activities?
Lee’s Summit Social Services indicated that there was no capital
cost in the budget for this year so nothing was on the agenda to be
replaced.
ReDiscover Case Manager for At-Risk Children
Is R-VII School District
willing to participate in this
program and help pay for
the cost?
R-7 School District has indicated that it does not want to fund the
balance of this program due to pending budget shortfall.
Staff Evaluation and
Recommendation
Distribute staff evaluation
and recommendation to the
public.
The information was emailed to all the applicants and posted on
the City’s CDBG website on March 26.
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) 2009-2010 Program
Continued City Council CDBG Committee Public Hearing
City Hall Council Chambers
220 SE Green Street Thursday, April 2, 2009
5:00 P.M.
Agenda
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Approval of Agenda
4. Committee Discussion – Funding Recommendations
5. Public Comments
6. Approval of Committee Recommendation
7. Adjournment
CDBG Public Hearing
April 2, 2009
5:00 P. M.
City Hall Council Chambers
220 SE Green Street
Lee’s Summit, Missouri 64063
Name Organization Bob Johnson City Council Member
Nick Swearngin City Council Member
Ed Cockrell City Council Member
Jennifer Thompson City of Lee’s Summit/Planning
Christina Alexander City of Lee’s Summit/Planning
Heping Zhan City of Lee’s Summit/Planning
Linda Tyrrel City of Lee’s Summit/Planning
Steve Arbo Lee’s Summit City Manager
Representatives from participating agencies were also present.
The meeting was called to order at 5:05 p.m.
The roll was called and the agenda approved.
Discussion:
Council Member Cockrell asked about the $84,000 he had been hearing rumors over. He wanted
to know whether that was part of the $484,000 that Senator McCaskell’s office was promising.
Mr. Arbo answered that we still do not know at this time.
Both Council Members Johnson and Swearngin asked if it were possible to place a residency
requirement on applicants of the First-Time Homebuyer Program. Discussion over the
appropriate length of time one needed to reside in Lee’s Summit before being able to apply for
this program followed with suggestions of 90 days (3 months) or 1 year. Cockrell stated that he
felt 90 days was too short of a time period for a residency requirement, and suggested 1 year.
Both Johnson and Swearngin were supportive of the 1 year timeframe for residency.
Cockrell asked staff to remove 1/3 of the monies recommended for the First-Time Homebuyer
Program since that was approximately how many applicants were not from Lee’s Summit in the
past several years. Then, he suggested removing the $10,000 that was recommended for the
Lee’s Summit Public Works sidewalk project. It was later determined that the sidewalk project
will be carried out with other funds. Cockrell also recommended that the Hope House project for
parking lot renovation be given $15,000 for asphalt repair work as opposed to completely
replacing the existing asphalt parking with concrete.
For full and final recommendation from the CDBG Committee please see the attached.
The meeting adjourned at 5:40 p.m.
Exhibit f: Public hearing Affidavit of publication
Exhibit g: Lee’s summit citizen participation plan
Recommended