Let's look at a typical City of Cleveland Community Development Budget proposed for last year - and note that Neighborhood Development Allocations are the funds that council members spend at their discretion. It has also been typical of council members to move these monies around to other wards.
SUMMARY OF PROPOSED USE OF FUNDS
CDBG Program
AMOUNT
Homeowners Rehabilitation Assistance (includes an estimated $500,000 in program income)
$ 1,726,566
Housing Trust Fund (includes an estimated $800,000 in program income)
$ 800,000
Code Enforcement
$ 419,000
Anti Predatory Lending
$ 97,416
Demolition/Board Up (includes an estimated $500,000 in program income)
$ 1,500,000
Public Services: AIDS Prevention
$ 309,393
Public Services: Third Party Not for Profit Organizations
$ 1,260,128
Public Services: Homeless Assistance
$ 623,454
Land Reutilization Activities
$ 1,536,908
Community Gardening
$ 126,057
Commercial Development: Storefront Renovation
$ 452,241
CDC Operating Support Grants (administrative support)
$ 1,135,739
Citywide Development Assistance Grants (administrative support)
$ 246,221
Neighborhood Development Activities
$ 7,600,000
Fair Housing
$ 85,950
Administration (Direct and Indirect)
$ 3,445,764
TOTAL CDBG (Includes $1,800,000 estimated program income)
$ 21,364,837
HOME Program (Housing Programs)
Homeowners Rehabilitation Assistance (includes an estimated $400,000 in program income)
$ 700,900
Housing Trust Fund
$ 2,165,852
CHDO Affordable Housing
$ 612,000
HOME Program Administration
$ 343,427
TOTAL HOME (includes an estimated $400,000 in program income)
$ 3,822,179
ESG Program Emergency Solutions Grant--rental assistance and shelters.
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Rokakis-Frangos latched on to CDBG funds for demos in 90s
Tremont was their test ground for the use of HUD city demolition funds. Both Cleveland Council men knew the Tremont area from growing up there. Now, the dots all seem to fall together. How much money have these two political crooks amassed? Will they be taking it to their graves like their close council friend Ray Pianka??
Let's look at a typical City of Cleveland Community Development Budget proposed for last year - and note that Neighborhood Development Allocations are the funds that council members spend at their discretion. It has also been typical of council members to move these monies around to other wards.
SUMMARY OF PROPOSED USE OF FUNDS
CDBG Program
AMOUNT
Homeowners Rehabilitation Assistance (includes an estimated $500,000 in program income)
$ 1,726,566
Housing Trust Fund (includes an estimated $800,000 in program income)
$ 800,000
Code Enforcement
$ 419,000
Anti Predatory Lending
$ 97,416
Demolition/Board Up (includes an estimated $500,000 in program income)
$ 1,500,000
Public Services: AIDS Prevention
$ 309,393
Public Services: Third Party Not for Profit Organizations
$ 1,260,128
Public Services: Homeless Assistance
$ 623,454
Land Reutilization Activities
$ 1,536,908
Community Gardening
$ 126,057
Commercial Development: Storefront Renovation
$ 452,241
CDC Operating Support Grants (administrative support)
$ 1,135,739
Citywide Development Assistance Grants (administrative support)
$ 246,221
Neighborhood Development Activities
$ 7,600,000
Fair Housing
$ 85,950
Administration (Direct and Indirect)
$ 3,445,764
TOTAL CDBG (Includes $1,800,000 estimated program income)
$ 21,364,837
HOME Program (Housing Programs)
Homeowners Rehabilitation Assistance (includes an estimated $400,000 in program income)
$ 700,900
Housing Trust Fund
$ 2,165,852
CHDO Affordable Housing
$ 612,000
HOME Program Administration
$ 343,427
TOTAL HOME (includes an estimated $400,000 in program income)
$ 3,822,179
ESG Program Emergency Solutions Grant--rental assistance and shelters.
TOTAL ESG
$ 1,808,259
HOPWA Program Programs for people with AIDS
TOTAL HOPWA
$ 952,331
TOTAL, Estimated HUD FUNDING (2016-2017)
$ 27,947,606
(From Brian Davis - http://www.neoch.org/cleveland-homeless…/…/city-of-cleveland)