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Mr. Erickson advised that a total of sixteen (16) applications for CDBG funds were received by the February 4, 2008 deadline. He advised that Commissioners were provided with a composite table summarizing all sixteen applications and a table listing funding applications received by the City of Livermore. It was noted that ten (10) applications were to be reviewed by this Commission and the remaining six (6) will be reviewed by the Housing Commission at their March 20 meeting. The Commissioner was further advised that HUD had notified the City that its funding allocation for FY 2008 (2008-09) was to be $274,681, a 3.9% decrease over the previous year. As specified by HUD, all projects or activities receiving CDBG funding must primarily benefit low-income households, and meet several criteria requirements, i.e. Public Improvements/Economic Development, Housing Rehabilitation, New Construction, and Fair Housing. Mr. Erickson further discussed funding amounts for the three main categories based on HUD regulations would be $178,543 for Capital/Rehab, $41,202 for Public Services, and $54,936 for Administration. Mr. Erickson provided details of staff s recommendation to allocate $21,474 for mandatory debt service for the Section 108 loan that was issued in 2002 for the acquisition and rehabilitation of the Family Crisis Center (now known as Sojourner House) in Livermore, making this the sixth of eleven annual loan payments. He also commented on the request by Open Heart Kitchen for $2,500 (below the City's $5,000 minimum allocation policy) to repair four pieces of equipment in the commercial kitchen at Ridge View Commons senior housing complex and the complex management agreeing to work with OHK staff to implement these repairs through other funding options. Chairperson Lambert opening the Public Hearing at 7:20 p.m. Axis Community Health -Women's Health Center, Sue Compton -advised that Axis provides health services to the low income and is seeing $100,000 to support construction of a Women's Health Clinic at the Railroad Avenue site by converting a 1,400 square foot office space into athree-examination room obstetrical suite. The total estimated budget for this project is $511,076 with a total of $211,121 currently allocated in CDBG funds. Ms. Compton advised that Axis is currently enrolling between 200-250 new patients each month and are in desperate need of more space. Prenatal is a large part of their program and approximately 25% of all deliveries at Valley Care Hospital are patients from Axis. She advised that Axis was hoping to start this project around November 2008 and have everything finished by spring 2009. Commissioner Nagler discussed with Ms. Compton the possibility of increased operating costs once the project was complete. She advised that she did not believe this would be a problem because of governmental/MediCal funds received. Axis Community Health -Access to Health Care for Uninsured Pleasanton Families, Carol Beddome - advised that funding was being requested to help coordinate a program that would offer access to health care for uninsured Pleasanton families. The funds would allow the agency to hire an Eligibility Support Specialist to assist uninsured patients in the program. Ms. Beddome advised that the number of Axis patients could increase dramatically because of the amount of reviews being required by the government. Human Services Commission Minutes March 5, 2008 Page 2