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City staff outlines $46,000 CDBG administration services; council receives Destination Lock Haven "campus check-in"
Summary
Staff described the scope of services for administering the city's 2025 CDBG grant (total $46,000 proposed in the application) and the council received a Destination Lock Haven three-year campus check-in report that sets five goals for town-gown relations.
City staff on Sept. 22 reviewed the proposed scope of services and fee built into the city's 2025 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application and summarized Destination Lock Haven's three-year campus check-in.
Staff said the CDBG application budgets $46,000 for administration and explained how that amount is allocated: $13,750 for application preparation and project selection; $10,250 for grant administration (contract review, reports and IDIS financial management); $11,250 for activity development (subrecipient agreements, environmental review, procurement support); and $10,750 for deputy management (procurement and construction-phase support). Staff emphasized costs for payroll reviews and prevailing-wage compliance will be charged to the activity (the subgrant) when required, not double-billed as administration.
Council members asked clarifying questions about wording in the draft (one instance where an inserted paragraph used "county" instead of "city") and how additional compliance tasks would be billed; staff said they would update language and show where charges would be applied in activity budgets. No formal action was required on the administrative scope at this meeting.
Separately, staff presented Destination Lock Haven's campus check-in. The report, informed by a student survey and town-gown outreach, recommends five goals: strengthen campus-community relationships physically and socially; enhance the North Fairview Street gateway through housing and sidewalks; increase town-gown presence; explore upgraded parking meter systems and visibility of public parking; and support inclusive events and programs. Council voted to accept the check-in and add the goals to the city's planning materials for future consideration and implementation.
Staff said the CDBG application is scheduled for submission to the Department of Community and Economic Development by Oct. 31 and that, if the grant is awarded, a professional services agreement will follow.
