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Session 1579, Minutes october 19, 1992 Page 4 $ 53,000 15,000 13,000 3,000 55,000 22,000 2,700 6,000 2,368 20.000 Total $316,568 Mr. Ollerrlorff said the list includes projects that Council has initiated in past years, reasonable acconnnodations for Americans with disabilities, and money for the homeless. If the latter project is deemed ineligible, those furrls will be reallocated. IDeal share of Pennsylvania Bridge Northeast Area DenDlition Roam am Board for Haneless Food for Haneless: CC:amnunity in Partnership Olive-Ven1On, Ferguson to :K:irqslam Alley Pavin:;J sutter Avenue, Corbitt to Julian street Pavin:;J Julian Bridge Beams am Deck Drain Install Police Department Ramp am A1.Itanated Ibors Restripe Disabled Parking Spaces on City lots Sidewalk curb Ramps Mr. Alex Feldman, 1233 Backer, said money for no:rmal street repair should not come fram Block Grant furrls, but fram the City's budget. He made four pro- POsals-$3,000 for dead tree renoval and garage deroc>lition for the poor, with no requirement for repayment; $15,000 toward a structured area for activities for teenagers; $90,000 for the Home Rehab Program; am $3,000 for a feasibil- ity study on rehabbin:;J the street north of the lDop. Ms. Joan Botwinick, 511 westview Drive, thanked the City for including in the budget some of the human needs items that were proposed at the October 8 pub- lic hearing. She said strict code enforcement sometimes causes people to leave their homes if they cannot afford to repair them, and a<:1din;J $50,000 to the Home Improvement Program would help that situation. Federal legislation that would allow more cornrmmity development money to be used for emergency repairs would also help. Ms. Janet Beck.er, 8655 West Kingsbury, said the University City govel:T1IrlEmt's responsiveness to the needs expressed at the public hearing was appreciated, am showed that human, as well as property, needs were considered. She noted that the number of homeless is increasin:;J in all areas. She said if room am board support is ineligible for use, Block Grants provide for a 15% allowance that can be channeled exclusively into services, and the need is great. Mrs. SChuman expressed concern that because sane furrls are available for room and board, homeless people may be attracted to University City. Ms. Beck.er said it doesn't work that way; the shelter firrls out where the people are coming fram, and the furrls will be used only for those fram University City. Mrs. 'lhampson said the County has no place vmere homeless people can go. Ms. Beck.er said churches and other institutions have been approached to see if they can provide envargency shelter. Mr. Ollerrlorff said University City may be the only city to have allocated COOO furrls for the Salvation Anny shelter. Ms. Shirley Richman, 840 Oakbrook, thanked the City for its past support of the Comrmmity in Partnership center and its $3000 allocation this year. She