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In addition, HUD places several key restrictions on CDBG allocations including limiting program administration to twenty percent (20%) and limiting "public services" projects to a maximum of fifteen percent (15%) of the grant. These limits are reflected in Attachment 1, Table A. The remainder of the funding ($178,543) can be used for projects that meet the eligibility criteria noted above (generally capital improvements and rehabilitation projects). The table below details the total dollar amount of applications received (based on the aforementioned categories) compared to the amount of available CDBG funding. SUMMARY OF CDBG REQUESTS BY TYPE Project Areas Available Funding Funding Requests Public Services (15% max.) $41,202 $177,465 Capital /Rehab Projects $178,543 $451,974 Administration (20% max.) $54,936 $54,936 DISCUSSION To assure an adequate review and funding allocations, staff has worked closely with the Human Services Commission and the Housing Commission to develop asix-step review process as follows: 1. Establish the total grant amount ($274,681) 2. Determine the amounts available for the three main funding categories (capital/rehab ($178,543), public services ($41,202), administration ($54,936) 3. Allocate 20% of the grant for administration ($54,936) 4. Allocate capital/rehab funding (Housing Commission) 5. Allocate public services funding (Human Services Commission) 6. Recommend funding housing services through the City's Lower Income Housing Fund ($72,234) Consistent with this process, the new projects were discussed in detail at the two commission meetings. The draft minutes from these meetings are available as Attachment 3. A summary of Commission discussions are as follows: Human Services Commission (HSC) Action As noted above, the City's Human Services Commission reviewed the ten (10) non- housing applications at its recent meeting of March 5. After hearing presentations from the eight agencies that had submitted the applications, the Commission took action to approve the staff recommendation with the exception that it allocated less funding ($35,000) to Tri-Valley Haven's roof project. It was the HSC's feeling that this lesser amount would allow the agency to complete the portion of the project involving basic repairs to the roof of its domestic violence shelter. For the balance of the project, which Page 4 of 15