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Obstacles to Meeting Under-Served Needs Limited Resources/Growing Need The needs in the community continue to grow. The primary obstacle to meeting under- served needs is the availability of sufficient resources to fully provide family wage jobs, housing, and other basic needs. Federal grant funding for the CDBG program has remained stable in recent years, but the amount of funding needed to address local priorities far exceeds the amount available. Eugene's CDBG program income will decline over the next several years, reducing the ability to fund public services under the 15.0% limitation. In addition, the need for integrating life skills training with housing programs has been identified as a way to ensure long-term success for participating Iow-income tenants. These service funds are very difficult to obtain. Competing Program Needs The funding needs in existing program areas continue which makes it difficult to engage in new activities. A shift from the current program efforts will require strategic planning efforts and a clear directive to redefine priorities. In addition to Federal grant funds, the local jurisdictions provide General Fund support for some community and neighborhood activities. These funds all compete with a broad range of other needs through the local budget process. Federal, State, and Local Government The nature of Community Development projects, especially when they are targeted at lower income persons, makes securing multiple funding sources necessary to the successful implementation of the project. Each funding source has its own set of requirements and regulations, and they add to the cost burden of development, implementation and monitoring. State and Federal requirements for labor and environmental standards may not be consistent with each other. In cases where there is an overlap of regulatory authority, the more restrictive authority applies. As the layers of regulations become more complex, higher design and development costs, and longer development timelines are often the result. Local jurisdictions are often faced with interpreting, applying and enforcing new laws and regulations developed at the state or federal levels. Although these regulations add to the complexity and costs of development, no additional state or federal funds are provided to help mitigate the cost of implementing the regulations. An example is housing rehabilitation projects, which have been severely impacted by the cost of enforcing the Federal Lead-Based Paint regulations. The costs for inspection, testing, abatement and clearing are passed on to the homeowner or developer. Other environmental and land-use regulations have had similar impacts on development. An impact cost that is yet unknown at this time, is the projected costs associated with the passage of Ballot Measure 37. The costs to local municipalities of complying with the requirements of BM 37 could be substantial. Many of these costs may be passed along to project developers as higher fees and development charges. 2O