5:00 P.M. CDBG & NAPER SETTLEMENT VISION

CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP
AGENDA
MUNICIPAL CENTER - COUNCIL CHAMBERS
11/24/2014
5:00 P.M.
CDBG & NAPER SETTLEMENT VISION
A.
CALL TO ORDER:
B.
INTRODUCTION:
C.
PRESENTATION:
D.
1.
NAPER SETTLEMENT VISION
2.
CDBG/SOCIAL SERVICE GRANT
ADJOURNMENT:
Any individual with a disability requesting a reasonable accommodation in order to
participate in a public meeting should contact the Communications Department at
least 48 hours in advance of the scheduled meeting. The Communications
Department can be reached in person at 400 S. Eagle Street, Naperville, IL., via
telephone at 630-420-6707 or 630-305-5205 (TDD) or via e-mail at
[email protected]. Every effort will be made to allow for meeting participation.
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CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP AGENDA ITEM
DATE:
November 12, 2014
SUBJECT:
Capital Funding Request in Support of Scott’s Block at
Naper Settlement
ACTION REQUESTED:
Grant City of Naperville Support and Partial Funding to
Construct Scott’s Block for Exhibition and Programmatic Space
at Naper Settlement
COUNCIL ACTION
PREVIOUSLY TAKEN:
Unanimous approval of Naper Settlement’s P.U.D. Update
by Naperville City Council granted December 2, 2008
SUBMITTED BY:
Macarena Tamayo-Calabrese, President & CEO,
Naperville Heritage Society/Naper Settlement
BACKGROUND:
Charged with preserving and sharing the City’s rich heritage with visitors from across
Illinois and the nation, as well as international guests, Naper Settlement is in critical
need of museum-quality, indoor areas to “edutain” a growing and diverse population
interested in the local stories that exemplify the trials and triumphs of an American
community coming of age.
Since Caroline Martin Mitchell’s bequest in 1936 of her home and surrounding land to
the City be used as the community’s museum and serve the public good, the City, in
collaboration with the Naperville Heritage Society (NHS), has served as excellent
stewards of the community’s heritage. Together, the history of the town’s 19th century
is well exhibited through the preservation of its architecture and material culture. Now
it is time to unlock the stories of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Serving as the front door to the City’s heritage and culture, we lack the critically
needed exhibition and programmatic space to reveal the full story. This rich history,
particularly that which documents Naperville’s expansive 20th century growth, quality
of life, technology and industry, and highly-prized school systems, serves as a link to
key moments in time on a national level. Naperville’s story is directly tied to and
emblematic of the greater American experience.
Through the years the City of Naperville has been the benefactor of over $9 million in
capital dollars raised by NHS to restore and improve the facilities at Naper Settlement.
The improved assets belong to and are held by the City of Naperville for the benefit of
and in public trust for its residents. This request is no different. The funds granted
through a lead gift will serve as the anchor from which other funding support will be
leveraged.
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DISCUSSION:
We have a responsibility to Naperville’s future generations and descendants to capture the
City’s 20th and 21st century legacies and share these powerful stories to inspire tomorrow’s
citizens. It isn’t enough to feed the body; we also need to inspire the spirit in our community’s
children. In order to continue to serve our residents and schools, as well as grow as a regional
tourism destination, we as a community need expanded exhibition facilities and programming
space. NHS is committed to hands-on learning provided through engaging experiences.
However, to remain relevant and compliment changing school curriculums calls for modern,
technology-driven exhibitions.
Larger exhibition galleries are needed to meet growing expectations, accommodate future uses
germane to the museum’s education mission as well as incorporate iconic artifacts, traveling
shows, and rotating exhibits. In order to serve millions over time, incorporation of technology,
STEAM topics, and self-guided exploration is required to remain relevant with changes in
education reform as well as the diverse population base that calls Naperville home.
To that end, Scott’s Block has the architectural and historical features that best serve as the
physical improvement to be added to Naper Settlement’s campus. As the former historic
community gathering place for commerce and social pursuits, it can be rebuilt and brought to
life to provide the needed space in its interior while adding to Naper Settlement’s charm on the
exterior. To be built in tandem with a reconstruction of the City’s first masonry fire station, the
new 35,000 sq ft structure will make it possible to share 200 years of Naperville’s heritage,
telling the stories of our local families and the impact their lives made in building a strong
community – in sharing their stories, we are sharing America’s stories.
Now it is our time to make a lasting impact on how the community’s history museum moves
forward in presenting the heritage of our past for an impact on our citizens of tomorrow. We
hope to share this vision through a visual presentation on November 24.
RECOMMENDATION:
It is, therefore, our recommendation that the City of Naperville grant a lead gift toward
construction of a new cornerstone building adding critical exhibition and programmatic space at
Naper Settlement through a $10 million capital investment in the physical embodiment of
Naperville’s Settlement to City story.
We respectfully request that you:
1. Direct Naper Settlement staff over the next 12-24 months to work with the City of
Naperville to update the museum’s PUD; and,
2. Approve a $10 million capital investment in Scott’s Block, and direct staff to develop a
MOU.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Approved PUD for Naper Settlement filed with City Clerk and DuPage County
2. Memo to Doug Krieger from Rena Tamayo-Calabrese, dated September 25, 2014
3. Rendering of Scott’s Block and Firehouse
4. Prezi presentation will be shared at November 24 Workshop
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MEMORANDUM
DATE:
September 25, 2014
TO:
Doug Krieger, City Manager
FROM:
Macarena Tamayo-Calabrese, President & CEO,
Naper Settlement/Naperville Heritage Society
SUBJECT:
Capital Funding Request in Support of Scott’s Block at
Naper Settlement
On behalf of the Naperville Heritage Society’s Board of Directors, I respectfully write to
request the City of Naperville’s support in the form of a lead gift and commitment
towards construction of a new cornerstone building to add critical exhibition and
programmatic space at Naper Settlement. To that end, we are seeking a $10 million
capital investment in the physical embodiment of Naperville’s Settlement to City
story.
Charged with preserving and sharing the City’s rich heritage with visitors from across
Illinois and the nation, as well as international guests, Naper Settlement is in
desperate need of museum-quality, indoor areas to “edutain” a growing and diverse
population interested in the local stories that exemplify the trials and triumphs of an
American community coming of age.
With a growing collection of artifacts that chronicle the daily lives of Naperville citizens
from its 19th century settlement through 21st century city, as the City’s history museum
we struggle more and more with how to share this fabulous material culture, stories
and legacies they represent with the community’s residents, out of town visitors and
the 32,000+ school children who visit annually from 400+ schools representing over 85
school districts.
Naperville is consistently recognized for its livability, businesses, healthcare facilities,
education system and cultural assets. Naper Settlement has the “stuff” – really cool,
tangible, compelling “stuff” – that has the ability to convey how people have come
together time after time to build our community, not just into the 5th largest city in
Illinois, but into a dynamic place with big city infrastructure and amenities and small
town charm.
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What is it we have? A dynamic, diverse collection including pieces such as:
• The manuscript documenting Naperville’s Lyceum, an early debate and philosophical
society, formed in 1836, a mere five years after settlement, where Joseph Naper and his
contemporaries debated questions ranging from the right to own slaves to the best
form of government, and whether music should be taught in schools to women’s place
in society
• The camera used by Charles Koretke to capture the 1,000’s of photos he took of former
townsfolk and scenes capturing many a “frozen-moment” in time
• The wooden airplane propeller manufactured by Kroehler to support our troops battling
overseas in World War II, and the shoulder straps sewn by their upholstery department
used by soldiers to manage the substantial weight of their rucksacks
• The friendship quilt containing the stitches and signatures of a distinct group of
Naperville friends commemorating a special occasion
• The letter jacket worn by a co-ed in the first graduating class from Naperville North HS
Be it eternal questions we continue to ask ourselves as a society, efforts we contribute to in
order to change the world, pieces symbolizing relationships we hold most dear, or memorabilia
of times past we continue to treasure…each helps identify what it is that makes Naperville,
Naperville. Not just a place, but a collection of hopes and dreams, successes and failures that
reflect the real people and events that exemplify the American experience. The stories told
through both the typical and atypical collection pieces reflect the national issues, trends and
topics of that particular time with a scalability that allows for the dissection of cause and effect,
analysis of choices and innovation, and reflection on outcomes and meaning for the future.
It is the intent of the Naperville Heritage Society to construct an important structure since lost,
Scott’s Block conjoined with the City’s first masonry firehouse, to serve as home for the needed
exhibition galleries and learning laboratories (see attached renderings).
Why Scott’s Block? The original Scott’s Block, built in 1859 on
Washington Street at Jefferson Avenue, was the geographic
center of Naperville for the duration of its 121 years and served
as a community gathering place, where residents could meet for
socializing, political conversations, business and celebrations.
From school graduations and Firemen’s Balls, to theater recitals
and lectures it was a hub for the emergent farm community, a
physical space that represented the civic pride its residents had
in their shared efforts to build a thriving town.
Scott's Block, circa 1900
Both in architecture and spirit of intent, this iconic building captures what is
needed for Naper Settlement to continue to grow in its educational purpose and as well as
tourist destination. Scott’s Block will be a 31,000-square-foot replica of the original, celebrating
and safeguarding Naperville’s history. Covering topics representing both the good and the bad,
interactive exhibitions utilizing state-of-the-art design will “wow” visitors and create the
backdrop required for programmatic services that offer STEM-based educational initiatives and
support state learning standards adopted by area school districts.
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School teachers, academia and community stakeholders will serve on panels to assist in the
development of the exhibitions. Carefully scaled, its architecture will complement the
investment made over time in the surrounding buildings and landscape at Naper Settlement,
while providing essential interior spaces designed for the functionality required to be a vibrant
destination prepared to address the needs of tomorrow’s audiences.
The City of Naperville has been an excellent steward of the museum since 1939 when it
accepted Caroline Martin Mitchell’s gift of her mansion as the city museum and surrounding
estate of 212 acres for public good. Time and again it has shown a deep fiduciary commitment
to the ongoing care required to preserve the community’s history, particularly over the last 45
years in partnership with the Naperville Heritage Society in the development of Naper
Settlement.
In the Heritage Health Index Report, a project of Heritage Preservation and the Institute of
Museum & Library Services completed in 2005, it revealed “that our collections of objects,
documents and digital material are not only essential to America’s cultural health, but are
imperiled and in need of swift protective action.” The City of Naperville responded loud and
clear, providing definitive action related to local preservation needs, and supported construction
of the Fort Hill Collections Care and Storage Facility in conjunction with the Department of
Public Works facility in 2008.
The 23,000 square feet of museum-quality, purpose-built space built brought together
collections previously stored in 13 inadequate spaces throughout Naper Settlement and in
offsite rentals, providing the proper environment to facilitate the required care needed to
preserve Naperville’s material culture, and allow for ongoing acquisition of artifacts that reflect
Naperville’s recent past.
However, museums have a responsibility to not only preserve
but to also exhibit and interpret the collections their
community’s go to such great lengths to save. Scott’s Block will
offer us the desperately needed space do just that with these
extraordinary artifacts, so that people may experience them in
the context of regional and national events in history.
As a nationally-accredited museum, it is an area of needed
improvement as the Pre-Emption House galleries have been
maxed out. In addition, many of the historic buildings on the site
are period-furnished to share the 19th century history with
visitors. Yet, without larger, environmentally-controlled spaces
to ensure proper security, light, temperature and humidity to
preserve artifacts, we cannot display most of the frequently
fragile treasures donated to our collections, nor invite travelling
exhibits, which demand museum-quality space to protect them.
The museum desperately needs this space to bring the stories of
the recent past to life.
Camp Naper participants at Fort Hill
Collections Facility, June 2014
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While exhibition is an integral role for Naper Settlement, and displaying and interpreting is a
value unto itself, exciting and compelling exhibits attract people. Naper Settlement is ranked by
Crain’s Chicago Business as one of the top 25 largest tourist attractions in the Chicagoland area.
Visitors come for our popular events, such as Naper Nights and Oktoberfest, and programs, like
History Speaks. The Scott’s Block’s exhibition areas and indoor program space will allow us the
opportunity for additional year round events and programs to attract more visitors to Naper
Settlement as well as to patronize the restaurants and retailers in nearby downtown Naperville.
The exhibition and indoor program space in Scott’s Block also will allow us to accommodate
more educational programming for the pre-K – high school students who visit Naper Settlement
every year. Education is vital to Naper Settlement, but in order to provide services to students
we need the crucial indoor space Scott’s Block will provide. To meet the growing and changing
ways in which children learn, we need to create spaces conducive to interactive programs and
exhibits that improve the means by which we provide engagement in history and STEM (science,
technology, engineering and math) areas. As an outdoor museum, we have been limited in
what we can do during what can be brutal winters. Scott’s Block will afford us greatly expanded
space for student programs during the school day and beyond.
The Naperville Heritage Society has partnered with the City of Naperville for the past 45 years in
the administration of Naper Settlement, proving as an organization we have the capacity to
raise money and complete projects on time and within budget. In our history, numerous grants
have been obtained and invested into this asset of the City’s, including the $2.8 million
restoration of the Martin Mitchell Mansion, the $2.3 million implementation of stormwater
improvements, and the $1 million Teaching American History grant, to name but a few. Of the
$8 million in capital improvements identified for the first phase of site improvements in our
capital campaign, $4 million has been raised.
There is so much that makes Naperville an extraordinary community: our schools, our parks, our
retail and restaurants, the path and gardens along the Riverwalk, the stately homes in the
Historic District, the bustle of the 5th Avenue Farmer’s Market on Saturday morning, the
gardeners in their plots on West Avenue, the Little League baseball players at Knoch Park on
summer evenings. Everything about what makes this community outstanding is imbued with our
history, and Naper Settlement celebrates that every single day.
These past several weeks, since we opened the Rita (Fredenhagen) and John Harvard Early
Learning Playscape, we’ve had the delight of watching toddlers and their parents walk through
Pre-Emption House, stop into the Blacksmith, Print and Stonecarver’s shops, take a picture on
the porch of the Paw Paw Post Office and explore the Log House, augmenting the fun they will
have at the splash pad, and we see the future walking where the past has tread. Scott’s Block
will allow us to celebrate that history in ways that the future can touch to see what the past can
teach them.
The development of Scott’s Block serves not only the exhibition needs of Naper Settlement
and the Naperville Heritage Society, it also ensures that Naper Settlement becomes, like the
original Scott’s Block was for Naperville’s earliest citizens, the quintessential gathering place
to celebrate the City of Naperville’s Bicentennial Celebration in 2031 and continue the
storytelling of Naperville’s heritage for the next century. We invite you to join us in creating a
beautiful and meaningful legacy to present to our city in perpetuity.
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A legacy grant of $10,000,000 from the City of Naperville will serve as the cornerstone gift. It
will be leveraged in order to raise the additional $20 million required to bring Scott’s Block
and the immersive, learning laboratories envisioned to life. With this size of investment
required to bring the project to fruition and improve this important City’s asset, the City’s
support is needed to attract other funders and provide assurance that the City of Naperville as
property owner not only supports the project but sees it as a lasting legacy that will serve
people not just upon its opening but in perpetuity.
To that end, I respectfully request the following:
• Share our request included herein with the honorable Mayor Pradel and Naperville City
Council and ask for approval of the $10 million for the intent outlined above
• Request they direct City staff to negotiate a memorandum of understanding with the
Naperville Heritage Society as to funding allocation, means of financing, and
disbursement and reporting mechanisms
The Naperville Heritage Society has successfully worked in partnership with the City of
Naperville since 1969 to provide this exceptional resource, Naper Settlement, to our community
and we look forward to continuing that partnership to grow and expand our outstanding service
to the present and future residents of Naperville.
CITY OF NAPERVILLE
MEMORANDUM
DATE:
November 14, 2014
TO:
Douglas A. Krieger, City Manager
FROM:
Ruth Broder, Community Planner/CDBG Coordinator
Allison Laff, Operations Manager
SUBJECT:
November 24, 2014 CDBG and Social Services Funding Allocations Workshop
PURPOSE:
To provide the City Council with the recommended funding allocations for the Program Year
2015 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Fiscal Year 2016 Social Service Grant
programs.
DISCUSSION:
Community Development Block Grant
The Community Development Block Grant entitlement program allocates annual grants to
develop viable communities by providing decent housing, a suitable living environment, and
expanded economic opportunities, principally for low- and moderate-income persons. To achieve
these goals, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has established three
National Objectives for the CDBG program. At least one of the following National Objectives
must be met in order for a project to qualify for funding:
• Benefit very low and low income persons,
• Address slums or blight, or
• Meet a particularly urgent community development need.
The second criterion that must be met in order for a project to receive funding is to qualify as a
CDBG eligible activity. Examples of eligible activities that can be funded through the CDBG
program include:
• Acquisition, construction, and rehabilitation of public facilities and improvements
including shelters for the homeless, halfway houses, domestic violence shelters, and
housing for seniors and persons with disabilities.
• Rehabilitation of single-family or multi-family housing. Single-family homes must be
occupied by a low or moderate income household and at least 51% of units in multifamily buildings must be occupied by low or moderate income households.
• Removal of architectural barriers for people with disabilities.
• Public facility improvements including the construction and reconstruction of streets and
sidewalks.
• Provision of public services including child care, health, education, fair housing,
counseling and drug abuse prevention. Only 15% of the total CDBG allocation can be
used to fund public service projects.
• Program Administration. Up to 20% of the total CDBG allocation can be used to cover
the costs associated with managing the CDBG program.
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In addition to the National Objectives and Eligible Activity requirements set forth by HUD, the
City also adopted DuPage County’s Consolidated Plan which outlines the funding priorities. The
Consolidated Plan establishes the following priorities for funding allocation:
1. Bridge the gap between the homeless and self-sufficiency for the homeless and those at
risk for becoming homeless.
2. Expand the availability of permanent housing for the developmentally, mental health or
physically impaired.
3. Expand the availability of housing for low-income elderly persons.
4. Expand the availability of affordable housing for low to moderate income individuals and
families.
5. Assist in the provision of transportation options for low to moderate income individuals
and families.
6. Remove architectural barriers to enhance the access of persons with disabilities to
facilities and services.
7. Provide for needed improvements in supportive housing and public facilities.
The total funding available to be awarded for Program Year 2015 (April 1, 2015 – March 31,
2016) is estimated at approximately $616,000. The City of Naperville has not received Program
Year 2015 allocations from HUD. However, based on the allocations in previous years, staff
assumed an estimated grant allocation of $400,000. Additional funding available in PY15
includes approximately $88,000 of rollover funds from previous grant cycles, which is made up
of leftover funds from projects coming in under budget, and $128,065 of reprogrammed funds
resulting from the 2010 audit findings. The amount of rollover funds available may also change
depending on the outcome of some current projects.
A total of 14 CDBG capital applications were received with funding requests totaling
$1,090,629.00. In reviewing the applications, City staff first verified that the proposed project
met one of the CDBG program National Objectives and also met the criteria as an eligible
activity. Projects that did not meet these two criteria were immediately eliminated from further
consideration.
Each CDBG project was then evaluated based on the following 8 criteria:
1. Benefits to low to moderate income persons.
2. Addresses a documented community need.
3. Addresses the priorities and objectives of the Consolidated Plan.
4. Cost reasonableness.
5. Demonstrated capacity to complete the project/project readiness.
6. Extent to which CDBG Funds are leveraged against other funds.
7. Experience and past performance.
8. Application completeness.
CDBG Recommendations
As we are continuing to maintain our CDBG program in good standing, it is critical that all
projects funded in PY 2015 are completed on time and in full compliance with all HUD
regulations. As a result, the project selection committee took project readiness, capacity to
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complete the project, and previous CDBG grant experience into serious consideration when
selecting projects to fund.
Providing CDBG funding to cover administration of the CDBG program is an allowable cost and
up to 20% of the total grant allocation can be spent towards managing the grant program. In PY
2015, $40,000 has been allocated to the City to pay for our efforts in managing the CDBG
program.
In addition, the CDBG program allows up to 15%, or $60,000, of the PY 2014 grant allocation to
fund public service costs. However, this year’s applications for capital improvement projects
were of exceptional quality and benefit to the community. Therefore, staff did not recommend
any public service projects for funding with CDBG. All public service projects were considered
for funding through the Social Services Grant. In addition, staff recommended that one project be
funded through the Social Service Grant Single-Family Home Repair Program special funding.
The following projects are in full compliance with CDBG requirements, demonstrated an ability
to meet all program requirements and deadlines, and are recommended to be funded at the levels
shown in the table below and on Attachment 1.
Proposed PY15 CDBG Allocations
Applicant
1
Bridge Communities
2
City of Naperville
Community Housing
Advocacy and
Development (CHAD)
3
4
DuPage PADS
5
Family Shelter Service
6
7
8
Illinois Independent Living
Center
Naperville Elderly Homes
Naperville Heritage
Society
9
Naperville Park District
10
Ray Graham Association
11
Senior Home Sharing
12
Turning Pointe Autism
Foundation
Project
Building Acquisition and
Roof Rehabilitation
Grant Administration
Wakefield Home Renovation
Project
Olympus Place Bathroom
Rehabilitation
Intermediate Housing
Rehabilitation
Upgrading and Updating of
Equipment and Windows
Elevator Repair and Upgrades
Naper-Haight House ADA
Ramp
Alfred Rubin Riverwalk
Community Center
Improvements
Home Renovations:
Swift CILA
Home Protection and
Accessibility
Turning Pointe Residential
Housing for Individuals with
Autism
TOTAL
Requested Amount
$40,000
Proposed Award
$150,000
(roof rehabilitation)
$40,000
$43,900
$43,900
$49,050
$49,050
$27,225
$27,225
$350,000
$27,000
$75,000
(windows)
$27,000
$57,000
$57,000
$45,000
$45,000
$59,750
$59,750
$20,000
$20,000
$122,800
$130,500
$22,075
(pre-development
planning)
$616,000
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CDBG Next Steps
Based on the funding allocations determined at the workshop, the PY 2015 Annual Action Plan
will be developed and presented to the City Council and a Public Hearing will be held in early
2015. The Annual Action Plan describes the anticipated CDBG activities and expenditures for
the program year, and how these activities relate to meeting the objectives of the CDBG program
and Consolidated Plan. A 30-day public comment period will be provided to allow the public to
weigh in on the proposed Plan.
Social Services Grant
In 2005, the City Council established a Social Service Grant in the amount of $250,000, funded
through the General Fund with the objective of enhancing social service activities for community
benefit by providing necessary financial assistance to municipal, not-for-profit social service
agencies. In 2012, the City Council increased the amount of funding by $50,000 to fund projects
that target current community needs, specifically Drug Abuse Prevention and Suicide
Prevention, beginning for the FY 2014 program. In 2013, City Council increased the SSG
allocation to $500,000, beginning in FY 2015, using food and beverage tax funds, and continued
to allocate a specific portion of that funding for identified community needs.
Each year, funding goes to agencies which provide services that meet one of the program’s five
funding priorities. This year, $340,000 of the $500,000 was allocated to programs addressing
these priorities. These priorities are:
• Emergency Services (emergency shelter, food and personal care items, emergency
assistance)
• Seniors (respite care, meal delivery, home sharing, mental health counseling)
• Self Sufficiency (medical care for the uninsured, financial counseling, childcare,
employment services, substance abuse services)
• Special Populations (physically, developmentally or mental health impaired)
• Youth (mentoring, counseling, pregnancy prevention/education)
Providing transportation services is also considered a priority in each of these categories.
On September 2, 2014, City Council approved following additional funding goals for FY2016:
• Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention ($50,000)
• Mental Health Community Awareness ($25,000)
• Sidewalk Assistance Program ($10,000)
• Single-Family Home Repair Program ($50,000)
• Fair Housing Advisory Commission Special Study (required by HUD) ($25,000)
In addition to the funding priorities, the Program also establishes eligibility criteria that require
the organization to be a not-for-profit, provide a benefit to the City of Naperville community,
and they must demonstrate a need for City funding. Organizations applying for social services
funding must also demonstrate on-going fundraising efforts in order to ensure that the City
funding is being appropriately leveraged. All projects were evaluated based on the following
criteria:
1. Objectives of the service or benefit provided are clearly articulated and reflect the
objectives of the Social Service program.
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Projected benefit to the community.
Majority of the targeted population is Low/Mod Income
Demonstrates on-going funding efforts.
Extent to which City funds are leveraged with other funding sources.
Demonstrated capacity to complete the project/project readiness.
Experience and past performance.
Application Completeness
A total of 30 applications were submitted for the Social Service Grant program, including 26 for
general Social Services, two for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and two for Mental Health
Community Awareness. In addition, staff transferred one capital improvement grant application
to the Single-Family Home Repair special funding category. Staff reviewed and scored the
applications based on the eight criteria described above. Based on this evaluation, staff
recommended funding for one project in the Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention category in the
amount of $21,000 and two projects in the Mental Health Community Awareness category in the
amount of $50,000. Staff recommends that $25,000 of the original $50,000 allocation for
Prescription Drug Awareness go to fund the second Mental Health Awareness Project and that
the remaining $4,000 go to fund additional projects in the general priorities category of Social
Service funds.
Staff also recommends that one Capital Improvement application in the amount of $25,000 be
funded through the Social Service Grant Single-Family Home Repair Program special fund. Staff
recommends that the remaining $25,000 allocated to Single-Family Home Repairs also be used
to fund additional projects in the general priorities Social Service projects. City staff is also
recommending that funding for the Sidewalk Assistance Program be reduced from $10,000 to
$5,000 to reflect actual demand for the funds, with the remaining $5,000 also going to general
priorities Social Service projects.
Staff’s recommendations increased the funding available for the general priorities category of
Social Service projects from $340,000 to $374,000. Staff made funding recommendations for
$344,000 of this amount. Twenty-seven (27) projects with both mean and median scores of at
least 80 and with at least 320 total points based on scoring criteria were recommended for full or
partial funding. General Social Service applications that scored below an average of 80 or a total
of 320 points were not proposed for funding. A total of $30,000 was set aside for the City
Council to allocate. Staff’s funding recommendations were then forwarded to the City Council
for their review and input. Including the funding allocations received from the City Council,
staff has finalized the funding recommendations which will be further discussed at the November
24, 2014 City Council Workshop.
The $30,000 City Council funding was allocated as follows:
• The mean increase in funding was calculated for each project that more than one
councilman recommended for an increase. If only one councilman recommended an
increase that figure was used.
• The resulting increase was multiplied by a factor based on the number of councilmen
who recommended increased funding for a project. The factor was determined by
dividing the number of councilmen recommending the funding increase by nine (total
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•
number of councilmen, including the mayor). For example if seven councilmen
recommended the project, the multiplier was seven divided by nine or .78. The resulting
number was rounded to the nearest five-hundred dollars. If this number still resulted in a
project being allocated less than $5,000, the project was eliminated.
This funding approach left $5,000 of the $30,000 to be allocated. This number was again
multiplied by the weighting factor for the top three recommended projects. The final
amounts for City Council recommended projects were then added to the staff
recommended allocation.
Social Services Recommendations
The Social Service Grant is recommended to be allocated as follows:
• General Social Service Projects ($374,000)
• Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention ($21,000)
• Mental Health Community Awareness ($50,000)
• Single-Family Home Repair Program ($25,000)
• Sidewalk Assistance Program ($5,000)
• Fair Housing Advisory Commission Special Studies ($25,000)
A table of the Social Service applications received, total funding requested and total funding
recommended is included as Attachment 2.
CONCLUSION:
The CDBG and Social Service programs have a major impact upon our community by providing
funding for critical projects and services that might otherwise not take place. City staff looks
forward to the workshop discussion on Monday, November 24, 2014.
Attachment 1.
PY2015 Community Development Block Grant - Proposed Funding Allocations
Organization
1
Bridge Communities, Inc.
2
City of Naperville
Community Housing
3 Advocacy and Development
(CHAD)
4 DuPage Habitat for Humanity
5
DuPage PADS
6
Family Shelter Service
7
8
9
Illinois Independent Living
Center/Katherine Manor
Apartments
Illinois Independent Living
Center/Katherine Manor
Apartments
Naperville Elderly Homes
10 Naperville Heritage Society
11
Naperville Park District
12
Naperville Women's Club
13
Ray Graham Association
14
Senior Home Sharing, Inc.
15
Turning Pointe Autism
Foundation
$40,000.00
Staff Recommended
Funding
$150,000.00
(Roof Rehabilitation)
$40,000.00
Wakefield Home Renovation
Project
$43,900.00
$43,900.00
Critical Home Repairs
$25,000.00
Move to Social Service
Grant
$49,050.00
$49,050.00
$27,225.00
$27,225.00
Apartment Acquisition
$85,000.00
Not Funded
Upgrading and Updating of
Equipment and Windows
$122,800.00
$75,000.00
(Window Replacement)
$27,000.00
$27,000.00
$57,000.00
$57,000.00
$45,000.00
$45,000.00
$48,404.00
Not Funded
$59,750.00
$59,750.00
Project
Building Acquisition and Roof
Rehabilitation
Grant Administration
Olympus Place Bathroom
Rehabilitation
Intermediate Housing
Rehabilitation
Elevator Repair and Upgrades
Naperville-Haight House ADA
Ramp
Alfred Rubin Riverwalk
Community Center ADA
Improvements
Landmark Remodeling Project
to Remove Architectural
Barriers
Home Renovations:
Swift CILA
Home Protection and
Accessibility
FY16
Requested Amt
$350,000.00
$20,000.00
Residential Housing for
Individuals with Autism
$130,500.00
Total Requested
Total Available for CDBG
$1,130,629.00
Approx. $616,000.00
$20,000.00
$22,075.00
(Pre-Development
Planning)
$616,000.00
Attachment 2.
FY2016 Social Service Grant - Proposed Funding Allocations
Organization
1
360 Youth Services
2
Community Career Center
3
DuPage PADS
4
DuPage PADS
5
DuPage Senior Citizens
Council
7
Ecumenical Adult Care of
Naperville
Family Shelter Service
8
KidsMatter
6
FY16
Requested Amt
Staff Recommended
Funding
City Council
Recommended
Funding
TOTAL Funding
$50,000.00
$25,000.00
$5,075.00
$30,075.00
$29,000.00
$10,000.00
$10,000.00
$40,500.00
$20,000.00
$20,000.00
$25,000.00
$10,000.00
$500.00
$10,500.00
$50,000.00
$25,000.00
$500.00
$25,500.00
Staff Salary Support
$10,000.00
$5,000.00
$1,000.00
$6,000.00
Intermediate Housing
The Healthy Proactive
Development Of Naperville
Youth who say NO to
Destructive Choices and YES to
Endless Possibilities
$10,000.00
$10,000.00
$66,700.00
$25,000.00
Focus on Naperville II
$10,000.00
$10,000.00
Client Engagement Model
REST for Naperville Family
Caregivers
Recovery Connections
Safe Alternatives After School
(SAAS) Programs
Emergency Financial Assistance
Program
Parent Mentor Program and
Parent Education Workshops
Starling & Swift CILA Direct
Support Professional Salary
Support
$75,000.00
$30,000.00
$7,377.00
$5,000.00
$40,000.00
$20,000.00
$1,000.00
$21,000.00
$20,000.00
-
$5,075.00
#VALUE!
$60,000.00
$40,000.00
$2,000.00
$42,000.00
$18,000.00
$9,000.00
$9,000.00
$50,000.00
$25,000.00
$25,000.00
Mental Health Access Program
$50,000.00
$25,000.00
$25,000.00
$16,000.00
$10,000.00
$10,000.00
Project
Increasing Protective Assets for
Youth/Families and Reducing
Risk Factors
Empower the Jobseeker
Interim (Overnight) Housing
Program
Olympus Place Housing
Program
Senior Nutrition ("Meals on
Wheels" and Community
Dining), Well-Being Check, and
Home Maintenance Programs
$10,000.00
$11,850.00
$36,850.00
Literacy Volunteers of
9 America-DuPage, Inc. (d/b/a
10
Literacy DuPage)
Loaves and Fishes
11 Metropolitan Family Services
12
NAMI DuPage
13
NaperBridge
14
Naperville CARES
15
Project HELP
16
Ray Graham Association
17
Samaritan Interfaith
Counseling Center
18
Senior Home Sharing, Inc.
20
Serenity House Counseling
Services, Inc.
Teen Parent Connection
21
WDSRA
22
WDSRA
19
YMCA of Metropolitan
Chicago
Boy Scouts of America 24 Three Fires Council - Indian
23
Staff Salaries for Service
Personnel
Naperville Women's Recovery
Home
Pathways to Prevention
26
$2,000.00
$32,000.00
$5,000.00
$10,000.00
$10,000.00
$15,000.00
$10,000.00
Transportation Services for
Naperville Residents to attend
WDSRA Programs
$10,700.00
$5,000.00
$5,000.00
Scholarships for Naperville
Residents with Disabilities to
attend WDSRA Programs
$10,000.00
$5,000.00
$5,000.00
Y Safe 'n Sound Family
Resource Center
$50,000.00
$10,000.00
Leave No Cub Behind
$8,266.00
-
$20,000.00
-
$44,000.00
-
$723,277.00
$374,000.00
$30,000.00
$344,000.00
12-Passenger Van for
25 Community Access Naperville Community Access Naperville
Illinois Independent Living
Center/Katherine Manor
Apartments
$10,000.00
Development of Homemaker
Agency Administrative
Procedures and Training
Total Requested
Total Available for Gen'l SS
City Council Discretionary
Mental Health Care Projects - Community Awareness
$10,000.00
$500.00
$500.00
$30,000.00
$10,500.00
$10,500.00
$374,000.00
1
2
Organization
Edward Foundation
NAMI DuPage
Project
Mental Health First Aid
School Connections
Total Requested
Available for MH
FY16
Requested Amt
$25,000.00
$25,000.00
$50,000.00
$25,000.00
FY16 Recommended
Funding
$25,000.00
$25,000.00
$50,000.00
Total
Mean
338
348
84.5
87
Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention
1
2
Project
Prevention
"Mind Your Meds"
Total Requested
Available for PD
FY16
Requested Amt
$50,000.00
$21,000.00
$71,000.00
$50,000.00
Organization
Project
FY16
Requested Amt
DuPage Habitat for Humanity
Critical Home Repairs
Total Requested
Available for PD
$25,000.00
$25,000.00
$50,000.00
Organization
Edward Foundation
KidsMatter
FY16
Recommended
Funding
$21,000.00
$21,000.00
Total
Mean
318
353
79.5
88.25
Single-Family Home Repair
1
FY16
Recommended
Funding
$25,000.00
$25,000.00
Total
Mean
332
83