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Resolution No. 4834 Exhibit
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5/11/2005
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Obstacles to Meeting Under-Served Needs <br /> <br />Limited Resources/Growing Need <br />The needs in the community continue to grow. The primary obstacle to meeting under- <br />served needs is the availability of sufficient resources to fully provide family wage jobs, <br />housing, and other basic needs. <br /> <br />Federal grant funding for the CDBG program has remained stable in recent years, but <br />the amount of funding needed to address local priorities far exceeds the amount <br />available. <br /> <br />Eugene's CDBG program income will decline over the next several years, reducing the <br />ability to fund public services under the 15.0% limitation. In addition, the need for <br />integrating life skills training with housing programs has been identified as a way to <br />ensure long-term success for participating Iow-income tenants. These service funds are <br />very difficult to obtain. <br /> <br />Competing Program Needs <br />The funding needs in existing program areas continue which makes it difficult to engage <br />in new activities. A shift from the current program efforts will require strategic planning <br />efforts and a clear directive to redefine priorities. <br /> <br />In addition to Federal grant funds, the local jurisdictions provide General Fund support <br />for some community and neighborhood activities. These funds all compete with a broad <br />range of other needs through the local budget process. <br /> <br />Federal, State, and Local Government <br />The nature of Community Development projects, especially when they are targeted at <br />lower income persons, makes securing multiple funding sources necessary to the <br />successful implementation of the project. Each funding source has its own set of <br />requirements and regulations, and they add to the cost burden of development, <br />implementation and monitoring. State and Federal requirements for labor and <br />environmental standards may not be consistent with each other. In cases where there is <br />an overlap of regulatory authority, the more restrictive authority applies. As the layers of <br />regulations become more complex, higher design and development costs, and longer <br />development timelines are often the result. <br /> <br />Local jurisdictions are often faced with interpreting, applying and enforcing new laws and <br />regulations developed at the state or federal levels. Although these regulations add to <br />the complexity and costs of development, no additional state or federal funds are <br />provided to help mitigate the cost of implementing the regulations. An example is <br />housing rehabilitation projects, which have been severely impacted by the cost of <br />enforcing the Federal Lead-Based Paint regulations. The costs for inspection, testing, <br />abatement and clearing are passed on to the homeowner or developer. Other <br />environmental and land-use regulations have had similar impacts on development. An <br />impact cost that is yet unknown at this time, is the projected costs associated with the <br />passage of Ballot Measure 37. The costs to local municipalities of complying with the <br />requirements of BM 37 could be substantial. Many of these costs may be passed along <br />to project developers as higher fees and development charges. <br /> <br />2O <br /> <br /> <br />
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