Fiscal Note
Sufficient Federal CDBG funds of $150,000 are available for this project within the Community Development Division's Acquisition/Rehab Reserve Fund, which was authorized as part of the Division's 2012 Adopted Operating Budget. This is a zero interest loan with a deferred repayment. The use of CDBG funds will have no impact on the local levy.
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Authorizing up to $150,000 of CDBG funds to support Access Community Health Center's acquisition of land at The Village on Park to construct a new South Side Clinic to expand services and capacity in its current vicinity.
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Access Community Health Centers is a Federally-Qualified Health Center (FQHC) that provides health care services to low-income, underserved individuals located in areas where care is most needed. Access patients are generally either covered by Medicaid or uninsured. Patients without health insurance are treated on a sliding-fee scale based on income.
Access Community Health Centers proposes to construct a new South Side clinic to add dental, pharmacy, and x-ray services and expand medical and behavioral health services. South Madison continues to have significantly lower incomes and higher poverty rates than the City of Madison, therefore demonstrating a considerable unmet need for these services in this area.
ACTION:
WHEREAS, the Common Council previously adopted the South Madison Neighborhood Plan on January 18, 2005 (Resolution # RES-05-00300, #36588); and
WHEREAS, the top priority in the South Madison Neighborhood Plan was to redevelop the Villager Mall-Comstock Tire site with high quality, commercial redevelopment that would result in new employment opportunities, improved service facilities, and improved pedestrian circulation; and
WHEREAS, the Common Council previously adopted the CDA's Villager Site Development and Master Plan as a supplement to the adopted South Madison Neighborhood Plan on February 2, 2006 (Resolution # RES-06-00111, Legislative ID #02353); and
WHEREAS, the Villager Site Development and Master Plan identifies future development on a portion of the site for a health-oriented building; and
WHEREAS, the CDBG staff and the CDBG Committee have reviewed this proposal for Acquisition/Rehab Reserve Funding and find that it furthers the goals expressed in the 2010-2014 Five-Year Community and Neighborhood Development Plan and the 2012 Community Action Plan; and
WHEREAS, this project is eligible based on the 2011-2012 Community Development Program Goals and Priorities.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Common Council approves up to $150,000 in CDBG funds for Access Community Health Center's acquisition of land at The Village on Park to construct a new South Side Clinic to expand services and capacity in its current vicinity, and authorizes the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute a contract with Access Community Health Centers to provide funds for acquisition of land.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the assistance be provided as a 0% interest loan secured by a mortgage and a promissory note deferred for five (5) years after completion of construction.