Agenda

Meeting Of The Board Of The

Redevelopment Authority Of The County Of Lancaster

Tuesday, June 7, 2004

Immediately Following The 5:00 P.M. Board Meeting Of The

Lancaster County Housing Authority

At The Offices Of The

Lancaster County Housing And Redevelopment Authorities

150 North Queen Street, 1st Floor, Suite 120

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I.                     Call To Order

II.                   Public Comments

III.                  Minutes Of the May 5, 2004 And May 12, 2004 Meeting

IV.               Treasurer’s Report For the Month Of April 2004

V.                 Report Of the Executive Director

VI.               Correspondence/Communications

VII.              Committee Reports

VIII.            Old Business.

IX.               New Business:

1.                  Resolution

 

The Board will consider the award of a contract for construction of deep foundations at Clipper Magazine Stadium.

 

2.                  Resolution Approving A Contract With The Community Action Program of Lancaster, Inc. For the Operation of The Housing Development Program

 

The Board is asked to approve the execution of a contract with the Community Action Program of Lancaster, Inc. for the Housing Development Program for the period beginning July 1, 2004 and terminating June 30, 2005 in an amount not to exceed $30,000.00 of HOME PROGRAM funds.

 

3.                  Resolution Approving A Contract With The Borough Of Marietta, A Project Entitled North And South Bank Street Reconstruction

 

The Board is asked to approve the execution of a contract with the Borough of Marietta for the reconstruction of approximately 1,500 feet of North and South Bank Street in an amount not to exceed $200,000.00 of Fiscal Year 2004 Community Development Block Grant funds.

 

4.                  Resolution Approving An Amendment To A Contract With The Council On Drug And Alcohol Abuse For The Operation Of The Alternative Community Intervention Program

 

The Board is asked to approve the amendment for the aforementioned project to decrease the grant amount to $15,389.03.

 

5.                  Resolution Approving A Contract With Clare House, Inc. For The Use Of Emergency Shelter Grant Fund

 

The Board is asked to approve the execution of a Contract with Clare House, Inc. to provide for operational support ($5,500) and case management services ($4,000) to approximately 60 residents of Clare House, Inc. for a period beginning July 1, 2004 and terminating June 30, 2005 in an amount not to exceed $9,500.00 of Fiscal Year 2004 Emergency Shelter Grant Funds. 

 

6.                  Approving A Contract With Tabor Community Services, Inc. For The Use Of Emergency Shelter Grant Funds

 

The board is asked to approve the execution of a contract with Tabor Community Services, Inc. to provide for specific costs related to the operation of the Shelter to Independent Living Program for a period beginning July 1, 2004 and terminating June 30, 2005 in an amount not to exceed $28,109.00 of Fiscal Year 2004 Emergency Shelter Grant Funds. 

 

7.                  Resolution Approving A Contract With Community Action Program Of Lancaster County, Inc. On Behalf Of The Domestic Violence Services For The Use Of Emergency Shelter Grant Funds

 

The Board is asked to approve the execution of a contract with the Community Action Program of Lancaster County, Inc. to provide for specific costs related to the operation of the Lancaster Domestic Violence Services for a period beginning July 1, 2004 and terminating June 30, 2005 in an amount not to exceed $45,000.00 of Fiscal Year 2004 Emergency Shelter Grant Funds. 

 

8.                  Resolution Of The Board Of The Redevelopment Authority Of The County Of Lancaster Approving A Contract With United Veterans Beacon House For The Use Of Emergency Shelter Grant Funds

 

The Board is asked to approve the execution of a contract with the United Veteran’s Beacon House to provide for specific costs related to the operation of the facility for approximately 8 veterans for the period beginning July 1, 2004 and terminating June 30, 2005 in an amount not to exceed $3,900 of Fiscal Year 2004 Emergency Shelter Grant funds. 


 

9.                  Resolution Approving A Contract With Tabor Community Services For The Use Of Emergency Shelter Grant Funds

 

The Board is asked to approve the execution of a Contract with Tabor Community Services, Inc. to provide for specific costs related to the operation of the Transitional Living Center for a period beginning July 1, 2004 and terminating June 30, 2005 in an amount not to exceed $32,000.00 of Fiscal Year 2004 Emergency Shelter Grant Funds.

 

10.             Resolution Approving A Contract With Crispus Attucks Community Center For The Use Of Emergency Shelter Grant Funds

 

The Board is asked to approve the execution of a contract with the Crispus Attucks Community Center to provide for specific costs related to the operation of the Crispus Attucks Emergency Shelter and the provision of essential services for the period beginning July 1, 2004 and terminating June 30, 2005 in an amount not to exceed $33,004.00 of Fiscal Year 2004 Emergency Shelter Grant funds. 

 

11.             Resolution Approving A Contract With The Community Action Program Of Lancaster County, Inc. For The Operation Of The Domestic Violence Services Program

 

The Board is asked to approve, contingent upon approval by the Lancaster County Commissioners, the execution of a contract with the Community Action Program of Lancaster, Inc. to provide comprehensive services to approximately 2,200 victims of domestic violence and their dependents through the provision of protective shelter, individual and group counseling, legal advocacy and paralegal assistance, food, children’s programming, and informational and referral for a period beginning July 1, 2004 and terminating June 30, 2005 in an amount not to exceed $90,000.00 of Fiscal Year 2004 Community Development Block Grant Funds. 

 

12.             Resolution Approving A Contract With The Tabor Community Services, Inc. For The Operation Of The Shelter To Independent Living Program

 

The Board is asked to approve, contingent upon approval by the Lancaster County Commissioners, the execution of a contract with Tabor Community Services, Inc. to assist approximately 180 families to move directly into permanent housing and provides follow-up counseling and intensive case management to teach the skills and disciplines necessary to become self-sufficient for a period beginning July 1, 2004 and terminating June 30, 2005 in an amount not to exceed $41,500.00 of Fiscal Year 2004 Community Development Block Grant Funds.


 

13.             Resolution Approving A Contract With The Lancaster Ywca For The Operation Of The Sexual Assault Prevention And Counseling Program

 

The Board is asked to approve, contingent upon approval by the Lancaster County Commissioners, the execution of a contract with the Lancaster YWCA. to provide basic services to approximately 250 sexual assault victims under the age of 18 and their families free of charge for a period beginning July 1, 2004 and terminating June 30, 2005 in an amount not to exceed $39,106.00 of Fiscal Year 2004 Community Development Block Grant

 

14.             Resolution Approving A Contract With Welsh Mountain Medical & Dental Center, Inc. For The Operation Of The Welsh Mountain Medical & Dental Center

 

The Board is asked to approve, contingent upon approval by the Lancaster County Commissioners, the execution of a contract the Welsh Mountain Medical & Dental Center, Inc. to provide quality primary health care and/or dental care services to assist approximately 1,348 patients in achieving their ultimate health status for a period beginning July 1, 2004 and terminating June 30, 2005 in an amount not to exceed $70,875.00 of Fiscal Year 2004 Community Development Block Grant Funds. 

 

15.             Resolution Approving A Contract With Family Service, Inc. For The Operation Of The Pregnancy And Parenting Center

 

The Board is asked to approve, contingent upon approval by the Lancaster County Commissioners, the execution of a contract with the Family Service, Inc. to provide group education around pre-natal and parenting issues, support groups for teens post-partum, case management, referrals, counseling, transportation, pregnancy testing, child abuse and developmental screenings, and information and referral for approximately 390 individuals (teens and infants) for a period beginning July 1, 2004 and terminating June 30, 2005 in an amount not to exceed $39,600.00 of Fiscal Year 2004 Community Development Block Grant Funds. 

 

16.             Resolution Approving A Contract With Tabor Community Services, Inc. For The Operation Of The Family Self-Sufficiency Program

 

The Board is asked to approve, contingent upon approval by the Lancaster County Commissioners, the execution of a contract with Tabor Community Services, Inc. to provide approximately 106 families in the program with the skills and resources they need to become self-sufficient within five years of entering the program for a period beginning July 1, 2004 and terminating June 30, 2005 in an amount not to exceed $31,261.00 of Fiscal Year 2004 Community Development Block Grant Funds. 


 

17.             Resolution Approving A Contract With Tabor Community Services, Inc. For The Operation Of The Jubilee House Program

 

The Board is asked to approve, contingent upon approval by the Lancaster County Commissioners, the execution of a contract with Tabor Community Services, Inc. to provide transitional housing and supportive services for approximately 17 homeless women who have completed a residential treatment program for substance abuse, and their children for a period beginning July 1, 2004 and terminating June 30, 2005 in an amount not to exceed $13,500.00 of Fiscal Year 2004 Community Development Block Grant Funds. 

 

18.             Resolution Approving A Contract With Clare House, Inc. For The Operation Of The Clare House Case Management Program

 

The Board is asked to approve, contingent upon approval by the Lancaster County Commissioners, the execution of a contract with Clare House, Inc. to provide case-management services to the single women and women with children who reside in the transitional shelter facilities Clare House and Harmony House for a period beginning July 1, 2004 and terminating June 30, 2005 in an amount not to exceed$9,000.00 of Fiscal Year 2004 Community Development Block Grant Funds.

 

19.             Resolution Approving A Contract With The Boys & Girls Club Of Lancaster For The Operation Of The Columbia Clubhouse

 

The Board is asked to approve, contingent upon approval by the Lancaster County Commissioners, the execution of a contract with the Boys & Girls Club of Lancaster to provide social, recreational, physical, educational, and other related developmental activities for approximately 1,350 Columbia Area youth between the ages of 6 and 18 for a period beginning July 1, 2004 and terminating June 30, 2005 in an amount not to exceed $51,583.00 of Fiscal Year 2004 Community Development Block Grant Funds. 

 

20.             Resolution Approving A Contract With Tabor Community Services, Inc. For The Operation Of The Transitional Living Center Program

 

The Board is asked to approve, contingent upon approval by the Lancaster County Commissioners, the execution of a contract with Tabor Community Services, Inc. to provide individual rooms for homeless men, women, couples and families, as well as, individual guidance and support to empower them with the skills and disciplines necessary to gain long-term self- sufficiency and permanent housing for a period beginning July 1, 2004 and terminating June 30, 2005 in an amount not to exceed $19,950.00 of Fiscal Year 2004 Community Development Block Grant Funds. 


 

21.             Resolution Approving A Contract With Southeast Lancaster Health Services, Inc. For The Operation Of The Comprehensive Primary Medical And Dental Services

 

The Board is asked to approve, contingent upon approval by the Lancaster County Commissioners, the execution of a contract with the SouthEast Lancaster Health Services, Inc. to provide basic and comprehensive quality health (medical and dental) care to approximately 675 residents of Lancaster County, with emphasis on those families and individuals who are typically medically or dentally underserved because of  financial limitations, inadequate health care insurance or geographic isolation for a period beginning July 1, 2004 and terminating June 30, 2005 in an amount not to exceed $81,000.00 of Fiscal Year 2004 Community Development Block Grant Funds. 

 

22.             Resolution Approving A Contract With Midpenn Legal Services, Inc. For The Operation Of The Low Income Civil Legal Services Program

 

The Board is asked to approve contingent upon approval by the Lancaster County Commissioners, the execution of a contract with the MidPenn Legal Services, Inc. to provide free legal services in civil matters to low-income individuals/ families living in Lancaster County for a period beginning July 1, 2004 and terminating June 30, 2005 in an amount not to $77,625.00 of Fiscal Year 2004 Community Development Block Grant Funds. 

 

23.             Resolution Approving A Contract With Neighborhood Services For The Operation Of The Representative Payee Program

 

The Board is asked to approve contingent upon approval by the Lancaster County Commissioners, the execution of a contract with Neighborhood Services to serve as fiduciary Representative Payee for approximately 110 individuals who have been medically determined to be incapable of managing their own financial affairs for a period beginning July 1, 2004 and terminating June 30, 2005 in an amount not to exceed $24,750.00 of Fiscal Year 2004 Community Development Block Grant Funds.

 

24.             Resolution Approving A Contract With Catholic Charities Of The Diocese Of Harrisburg, Pa. For The Operation Of The Hope House Program

 

The Board is asked to approve contingent upon approval by the Lancaster County Commissioners, the execution of a contract with Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Harrisburg, PA. to provide a safe, supportive and structured environment for adults living with AIDS whose disease process is such that they are unable to live independently without a caregiver for a period beginning July 1, 2004 and terminating June 30, 2005 in an amount not to exceed $8,000.00 of Fiscal Year 2004 Community Development Block Grant Funds. 


 

25.             Resolution Approving A Contract With Deaf & Hard-Of-Hearing Services Of Lancaster County For The Operation Of The Case Management Services For The Deaf And Hard-Of-Hearing

 

The Board is asked to approve contingent upon approval by the Lancaster County Commissioners, the execution of a contract with Deaf & Hard-of-Hearing Services of Lancaster County to provide case management services and client referral services to members of the deaf and hard-of-hearing community in Lancaster County for a period beginning July 1, 2004 and terminating June 30, 2005 in an amount not to exceed $10,000.00 of Fiscal Year 2004 Community Development Block Grant Funds.

 

26.             Resolution Approving A Contract With Tabor Community Services, Inc. For The Operation Of The Family Savings Account Program

 

The Board is asked to approve contingent upon approval by the Lancaster County Commissioners, the execution of a contract with Tabor Community Services, Inc. to  promote economic self-sufficiency through building assets, such as home ownership and business start-up for a period beginning July 1, 2004 and terminating June 30, 2005 in an amount not to exceed $28,700.00 of Fiscal Year 2004 Community Development Block Grant Funds. 

 

27.             Resolution Approving A Contract With The Community Action Program Of Lancaster County, Inc. For The Operation Of The Adult Socialization And Recreation Program

 

The Board is asked to approve contingent upon approval by the Lancaster County Commissioners, the execution of a contract with the Community Action Program of Lancaster, Inc. to provide low-income individuals who are either senior citizens and/or physically- and/or mentally-challenged and who are isolated from community activities with a regular opportunity to socialize with their peers and to ensure that these persons have access to other human services for a period beginning July 1, 2004 and terminating June 30, 2005 in an amount not to exceed $24,000.00 of Fiscal Year 2004 Community Development Block Grant Funds. 

 

28.             Resolution Approving A Contract With The Community Action Program Of Lancaster County, Inc. For The Operation Of The Domestic Violence Services Bridge Housing Program

 

The Board is asked to approve contingent upon approval by the Lancaster County Commissioners, the execution of a contract with the Community Action Program of Lancaster, Inc. to provide 10 self-contained transitional housing apartment units for victims of domestic violence and their dependent children for a period beginning July 1, 2004 and terminating June 30, 2005 in an amount not to exceed $33,750.00 of Fiscal Year 2004 Community Development Block Grant Funds. 


 

29.             Resolution Approving A Contract With Tabor Community Services, Inc. For The Operation Of The Rental Counseling To Prevent Homelessness Program

 

The Board is asked to approve contingent upon approval by the Lancaster County Commissioners, the execution of a contract with Tabor Community Services, Inc. to prevent homelessness through the provision of comprehensive rental housing and budget counseling, intensive case management, advocacy and landlord mediation for a period beginning July 1, 2004 and terminating June 30, 2005 in an amount not to exceed $42,000.00 of Fiscal Year 2004 Community Development Block Grant Funds.

 

30.             Resolution Approving A Contract With The Community First Fund  For The Operation Of The Comprehensive Technical Assistance

 

The Board is asked to approve a contract with the Community First Fund to operate a program providing affordable loan capital and comprehensive technical assistance to viable community projects which actively foster community and worker ownership, and job creation, for approximately thirty (30) income eligible clients and providing twenty (20) loans creating or retaining twenty-five (25) jobs for a period beginning July 1, 2004 and terminating June 30, 2005  in an amount not to exceed $50,000.00 of Fiscal Year 2004 Community Development Block Grant Funds. 

 

31.             Resolution Approving A Contract With The Base, Inc. For The Operation Of The Minority Entrepreneurial Development Program

 

The Board is asked to approve a contract with BASE, Inc. to operate the Minority Entrepreneurial Development Program to assist approximately seventy-five (75) minority and women-owned micro enterprises and create at least five (5) full time equivalent jobs or retain seven (7) full time equivalent jobs through technical assistance, necessary counseling and education required to attain business skills for a period beginning July 1, 2004 and terminating June 30, 2005 in an amount not to exceed $20,000.00 of Fiscal Year 2004 Community Development Block Grant funds. 

 

32.             Resolution Approving A Contract A Contract With Assets For The Operation Of A Service For Self-Employment Training & Support Program

 

The Board is asked to approve a contract with ASSETS to operate a micro-enterprise business training program at 313 West Liberty Street, Lancaster, for approximately 75 Lancaster City and County residents (16 will be assisted with County CDBG funds) who wish to start or expand their business for a period beginning July 1, 2004 and terminating June 30, 2005 in an amount not to exceed $40,000.00 of Fiscal Year 2004 Community Development Block Grant funds. 

 

X.        Other Business

 

The next meeting of the Board of the Redevelopment Authority of the County of Lancaster is expected to be held on Thursday, July 15, 2004, immediately following the 5:00 p.m. meeting of the Lancaster County Housing Authority in the offices of the Lancaster County Housing and Redevelopment Authority, 150 North Queen Street, 1st floor, Suite 120, Lancaster, PA. 

 

 

 

XI.        Adjournment.

 

 

 

For additional information or questions regarding this Agenda, please contact Randy S. Patterson, Executive Director at 717-394-0793 or by e-mail at rpatterson@lchra.com.  

 

If you are a person with a disability who wishes to attend this meeting and requires any auxiliary aid, service, or other accommodation to enable you to participate in the meeting, please contact the Redevelopment Authority at (717) 394-0793 to discuss how we may best accommodate your needs.