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Attachment B Pilot Replacement Housing Project — Mounds View $75,000 Mounds View, working in conjunction with Habitat for Humanity, will, through voluntary acquisition, purchase and demolish blighted and/or substandard houses to be replaced with affordable homes though Habitat for Humanity. The City will provide an anticipated $60,000 in Tax Increment revenues and is seeking funding from the Mimlesota Housing Finance Agency to expand the program. Emdovment Ouaortunities/�ob Traintne Services Ramsey County Business Loan Program 5434,591 Progrumincome $190,000 The Ramsey County Housing and Redevelopmen� Authority provides gap financing for new or expanding businesses for real estate and/or purchase of capital equipm..nt. CDBG funds will be used to facilitate the creation/retention of jobs in Ramsey County. At least five full-time jobs must be created or retained for each loan and at least 5 1% of those jobs must be available to low or moderate income workers. Loans are repaid a� below -market interest rates and terms consistent with private financing. Fifteen loans ha�e been made resulting in over 150 new/retained jobs. Reinvestment of an additional $190,000 in program income will bring the estimated funds a�ailable for new loans in 1999-00 to $624.59 1. With this level of funding, the Ramsey County HRA expects to be able make 3-5 new loans. FY98 - $350,000 Job Training - Women Achieving New Directions $24, 000 The Employment Action Center will provide comprehensive employment training to 12-15 working women in suburban Ramsey County who are eligible for welfare benefits (MFIP) and are the sole support of their children. The project, in partnership with the Ramsey County Welfare-to-Work projects at the Roseville Workforce Center and the North St. Paul Workforce Center, is designed to enable at least 60 percent of the participants to increase their earned income by 25 percent through career advancement. Participants attend a series of warkshops, receive one-on-one career assessments, and benefit from mentoring relationships with other women in similar fields. With Ramsey County CDBG, WAND has helped 46 women who have increasing their earnings by an average of 30 percent. FY98-$20,000 Miscellaneous Residential Family Service Center Transportation for Children (New) $40, 000 Ramsey County will provide resources to help acquire a van far the transportation of children living in the family service center to school in either the Maplewood/N. St. Paul School District, or the previous home district. Developmental Resources (New) $65, 000 Ramsey County will provide age-appropriate play and learning equipment for a range of ages. This will include some outdoor play equipment and equipment for an after-school tutoring resource center for children living in the Family Service Center. Planning, Administration, and Monitoring $286,200 Entitlement communities are required to have to set aside an amount equal to 20% of their CDBG allocation for administrative costs. Ramsey County uses CDBG funds to meet this requirement. Many communities use local resources. Administrative costs include legal, financial management, planning, monitoring, technical assistance and program administration. Ramsey County will man..i,e the implementation of the program and coordinate the use of CDBG funding in compliance with federal laws and regulations. Specific line items related to the administrative budget have been prepared and submitted for internal review by the Board of Commissioners, the County Manager, and Budget and Accounting. FY98 -$284,000 �l �L�