1974-1218_ORANGE, COUNTY OF_Staff Report• STAFF REPORT
TO: City Manager
FROM: Director of Planning
DATE: December 18, 1974
ITEM: Housing and Community Development Act
SITUATION
A meeting was held with representatives of the County Housing Department on
December 10, 1974. At that meeting he agreement to be approved by the City
Council was presented to the City. Also during that meeting the scope of work
to be undertaken by the City and by the County in the preparation of the
applications was discussed. The preparation of the application should not prove
to be any hardship on the Planning D partment. County assistance will be utilized.
In order to process the app lication,'the Planning Commission shall hold a public
hearing on January 7, 1975. The Pur ose of the hearing will be to describe the
Housing and Community Development Act to the citizens of San Juan Capistrano.
A subsequent hearing will be held by the City Council on February 5, 1975. This
hearing shall focus upon the application, and it is after this hearing that the
application would be approved by the'iCity.
The first year's allocation of HCDA funds should approximate $12,000. It has
not yet been determined the manner in which those funds shall be expended. It
is anticipated that after the publichearing to be held by the Planning Commission
that requests from the community will be received. At present the Staff has
discussed three general ways in which the money could be used.
(1) To undertake a study for items such as a precise plan for the Los
Rios -Little Hollywood area, Or for the ,preservation of agricultural
resources in the community.
(2) Investment of the money in al"bank" to be combined with additional funds
from next year and applied t�ward a single project, and
(3) To be applied toward a Capital Improvements project not budgeted for
this fiscal year.
It appears that the concept of parleyfng the $12,000 into a discretionary fund
application is marginal because of time constraints.
STAFF RECODLMENDATION
This report is submitted for information only.
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Respectfully submitted, /t I
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David J. Smith
Director of Planning io I
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