Lead Based Paint Hazard R GrantH&CD
Housing and Community Development Department
1805 Central Avenue
Dubuque, Iowa 52001-3656
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Honorable Mayor and City Council
City of Dubuque
50 West 13th Street
Dubuque IA 52001
May 10, 2002
RE: Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Grant
Honorable Mayor and City Council
This letter reports the comments of the Community Development Advisory Commission
on the allocation of Comnunity Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds as a match for
a Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Grant. The Commission met on Thursday May
10, 2002 to discuss this matter
Kathy Lamb, Senior Housing Inspector, reviewed for the Commission the proposed
application for a three-year program totaling approximately $2.4 million for continuation
of the primary lead-based paint poisoning prevention program that is being offered in
Census Tracts 1,2,5,6,7.01 and 7.02. The grant requires a 10% matching contribution.
As part of the match, $60,000 of CDBG funds per year is being requested for Fiscal
Years 2003,2004 and 2005.
The Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development approved in May
2000 continues to identity the need for lead paint hazard abatement as an appropriate
use of CDBG funds. $60,000 had been allocated in Fiscal Years 1998,1999 and 2000
as a match for the $3.6 million HUD Lead Based Paint Hazard Control Grant awarded in
1997.
The Community Development Advisory Commission has voted to endorse the Lead-
Based Paint Hazard Reduction Grant and recommend support for the allocation of
$60,000 of CDBG funds for FY 2003,2004 and 2005 for this project.
Respectfully submitted,
Walt Pregler
Community Development Advisory Commission
Cc: Michael Van Milligan, City Manager
David Harris, Housing and Community Development Dept
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