Appropriating $24,570.00 Community Development Block Grant

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CITY of SOUTH BEND PETER J. NEMETH, Mayor COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM Carl Ellison Director Jon R. Hunt Deputy Director V. LaMar Wilson Assistant Director M E M O R A N D U M TO: Members of the Common Council FROM: Carl Ellison 4a De wbboo -6a 1440 County -City Building South Bend, Indiana 46601 219/284 -9335 SUBJECT: Supplemental Community Development Administration Appropriation DATE: November 1, 1978 From time to time it becomes apparent that Community Development Program needs outstrip the capacity of available staff. We have attempted to deal with this phenomenon by promoting the development of general staff expertise which has allowed us to shift staff to assignments in program areas having the greatest need. Although this effort has resulted in both the expansion of staff capabilities and productivity, we now find that there still exists urgent program needs which warrant an increase in staff size. Specifically, we now anticipate that the work load of our "Labor Standards" personnel will triple with the implementation of the UDAG project and Century Mall. At the same time, we know that HUD is now requiring a variety of equal opportunity actions to be undertaken not only with respect to CDBG funded activities but direct HUD assisted activities as well. (For example, the 312 Loan Program fits into the latter category.). Since we anticipate a 312 Loan allocation of $350,000 - $500,000, substantial staff time will have to be set aside for implementing "Section 3" in connection with the program. Aside from the above, there also exists a need to strengthen other per- formance aspects of our CD program. These aspects include: 1) monitoring; 2) the collection, storage, and retrieval of performance data; 3) the detection of non - compliance; and, 4) the more systematic investigation and disposition of program complaints. II 3: 2 y SUBJECT: Supplemental Community Development Administration Appropriation DATE: November 1, 1978 From time to time it becomes apparent that Community Development Program needs outstrip the capacity of available staff. We have attempted to deal with this phenomenon by promoting the development of general staff expertise which has allowed us to shift staff to assignments in program areas having the greatest need. Although this effort has resulted in both the expansion of staff capabilities and productivity, we now find that there still exists urgent program needs which warrant an increase in staff size. Specifically, we now anticipate that the work load of our "Labor Standards" personnel will triple with the implementation of the UDAG project and Century Mall. At the same time, we know that HUD is now requiring a variety of equal opportunity actions to be undertaken not only with respect to CDBG funded activities but direct HUD assisted activities as well. (For example, the 312 Loan Program fits into the latter category.). Since we anticipate a 312 Loan allocation of $350,000 - $500,000, substantial staff time will have to be set aside for implementing "Section 3" in connection with the program. Aside from the above, there also exists a need to strengthen other per- formance aspects of our CD program. These aspects include: 1) monitoring; 2) the collection, storage, and retrieval of performance data; 3) the detection of non - compliance; and, 4) the more systematic investigation and disposition of program complaints.