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B. Review of the Redevelopment Agency proposed FY 1992/93 Budget and the Housing Department proposed FY 1992/93 Budget (taken out of order at this time.) (1402-13) REPORT: 5 Year Capital Improvement Program Redevelopment Agency and Housing Director Church and Housing Coordinator Jones-Thomas presented a very detailed report on the FY 1992/93 Budget. Mrs. Jones-Thomas described the two new proposed programs: 1) the portable units for school and after school programs in the Redwood City School District, and 2) $25,000 for the Daybreak Program for homeless youth. Mrs. Jones-Thomas also described the shared homes program, the food bank, removal of architectural barriers, the CDGB program, and the new Home Program, a new funding source. In response to Council questions, Mrs. Jones-Thomas described the volume of applicants for Redwood City housing programs, and the Christmas in April program. Redevelopment Agency Director Church described the tax and debt conditions for the Agency, Sequoia Station, Main Street, Broadway sidewalk, the new parking structure, entry features, the storefront improvement program, the property at 811 Whipple Avenue, the efforts of the Agency to help the developer to build affordable housing at Maple and Middlefield, and the remaining Marina lands. Mr. Church also described the revenues and expenditures of the Fiscal Year 1992/93 Budget. Nita Spangler, 970 Edgewood Road, complimented Planning Director Patterson on the June 23rd community meeting where consultant Terry Bottomley from Friedman, Tongue and Bottomley, provided information on improvements to Hamilton Street and the downtown entry feature program. In response to questions by Michael Hitchcock, 1508 Redwood Avenue, regarding the proposed expenditure of $1 million on "entry features", staff described the work being done on two projects by one consultant: Hamilton Street Reconstruction and the recommendations to Council on ways to improve the downtown area through entry features. Planning Director Patterson advised that although there is $500,000 in the budget, Council will decide how much of that money they want to spend on which recommendations. Council discussed reconstruction projects and the downtown area. Nita Spangler, 970 Edgewood Road, stated she had seen the examples of what other City's had done, entry features can have a positive effect, and that although the City hasn't spent anything yet, good taste isn't cheap. Adjourned Regular Meeting Minutes June 29, 1992 MINUTE BOOK NO. 51 Page 6 Page No. 123 .-..... ""'-.u.....,,-'-,