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Staff Report for a City of San Leandro City Council Resolution to Approve Two Loans totaling $600,000 ($300,000 in federal Community Development Block Grant Program Funds and $300,000 in City General Funds) to assist the San Leandro Boys and Girls Club with the Rehabilitation of Buildings and Improvements on Property Owned by the City at 401 Marina Boulevard
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
The San Leandro Boys and Girls Club (B & G Club) is undergoing a major capital improvement project at its facility located at 401 Marina Boulevard. The building was constructed in 1966 on land that is owned by the City. The building is in need of renovations and modernization, especially since it is a highly utilized community facility for San Leandro families and children. The B & G Club formally submitted a capital improvement funding application for $600,000 to the City in Spring 2019. At a public hearing on May 6, 2019, the FY 2019-2020 Annual Action Plan (AAP) for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) was adopted by the City Council. In this plan, City Council approved the allocation of $300,000 in available CDBG funds for the rehabilitation of the B & G Club building. In addition to the $300,000 in CDBG funds, staff also recommends that the City Council approve $300,000 of General Funds for a total of $600,000.
BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
Since the 1970s, the B & G Club has been an important community service provider and facility for San Leandro children. B & G Club has also in that time partnered with the City of San Leandro to operate and maintain the pool facility at the B & G Club's building at 401 Marina Boulevard. The B & G Club provides an aquatics program at the site that is available to City residents. The B & G Club serves approximately 900 low-income youth ages 6-14 years of age each year.
City funding will be used to renovate and modernize the building's locker rooms and showers, meeting spaces, and infrastructure upgr...
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