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� � � "3. Rehabilitation grants to persons below certain �ncome levels" and "4. Interest free rehab�litat�on loans from City HCDA funds re- payable upon sale of the house " Both pro�ects are part of the pro�ect given first priority and,like it,were commenced some ,� time ago, are continuing and are successful. , "5. Senior Citizen Center- Red Morton Commun�ty Park " Last year the City entered into compl�cated negotiations with the federal and state governments ��volving City acqu�sition of the ° National Guard Armory in exchange for land and money which will result in establishment of a senior center in the Cotrenunity Park. It was pointed out that Assemblyman Arnett introduced a bill in the State Legislature last week which will implement the arrange-, ments with regard to State participation. ' . , � "6. Land banking. City purchases land and holds for future use by developers of Housing for low-moderate income persons at original purchase, thus eliminating the appreciation factor and helping reduce per unit cost." Mobil Oil Estates (Redwood) Limited has offered some eight acres at a value of approximately $600,000 for such purpose, the Housing Concerns Committee has devoted much time to attempting to make use of it, but the federal government would not support the City's application to do so. It was pointed out further, that if it has not been poss�ble to undertake the pro�ect with free land, it could not be expected the pro�ect would be much more successful by tying up block grant funds which are needed elsewhere. "7. Job Training and Employment Program." The City had the ' first public ,7ob training program in the area involving par- ticularly the Police, F�re and Parks and Recreation Departments, and the C�ty is a direct sponsor of the Commun�ty Education and Training Act (CETA� and, therefore, has no need to use block grant funds wh�ch are needed elsewhere when funds for the same _ purpose are available from another source. "8. Development of bikeway system, $180,000." It was possible � to use other than block grant funds to develop the comprehensive bikeway system plan which is one of the first such plans in the area, but the cost of implementation of any such plan far ex- ' ceeds the City's ability to pay for it either from block grant or other funds at this t�me. "9. Hoover School park pro�ect." Plans for the pro�ect are in this year's budget. "10 Grants to community based organization to construct and maintain mini parks in the East Redwood City area " The pro�ect has been pursued with other than CDBG funds and the leases on Brizee and LeBlanc Mini Parks were �ust renewed. "11 Drug and alcohol abuse program." Such programs are not elig�ble for block grant funds, although that may not have been ' known at the time the List was prepared. "12. Improvement of short sections of unimproved streets, such as Spruce, northerly of Stambaugh, Cedar northerly of Spring, � � -3- ' Reg.Mtg. 1/23/78