Cities Index.
Attachment 4 - Ad-Hoc Recommendations.pdf

Rialto City Council
June 24, 2025

Document
Attachment 4 - Ad-Hoc Recommendations.pdf
Meeting
June 24, 2025
Body
Rialto City Council
Original file
14.7 MB
Text extracted from the city's file for reading and search. Open the original on legistar.granicus.com. That file is the official record.

Attachment 4
Ad-Hoc Recommendations
• Exhibit A – FY 2025-2026 – CDBG – Program Funding Totals: Page 2 • Exhibit B – FY 2025-2026 – CDBG – Administration Projects: Page 3 • Exhibit C – FY 2025-2026 – CDBG – Public Service Projects: Pages 4-5 • Exhibit D – FY 2025-2026 – CDBG – Non-Public Service Projects: Page 6 • Exhibit E – FY 2025-2026 – CDBG – Subrecipient Matrix: Page 7 • Exhibit F – FY 2025-2026 – CDBG – Applications: Page 8 FY 2025-2026 CDBG EXHIBIT “A” PROGRAM FUNDING TOTALS
CDBG FY 25-26 Funding Allocation
CDBG Program Administration Cap (20% Allocation) $ 226,274.20 CDBG Public Services Cap (15% Allocation) $ 169,705.65 Section 108 Loan Repayment* $ 143,437.07
Available for Non-Public Services $ 591,954.08
Total Allocation $ 1,131,371.00
* Section 108 Loan Repayment is required funding
2 FY 2025-2026 CDBG EXHIBIT “B” ADMINISTRATION PROJECTS Administration Projects
Organization Program Project Summary Eligibility FY 24-25 Allocation
Funding
Requested
FY 25-26
Ad-Hoc Funding
Recommendation
Inland Fair Housing
and Mediation
Board
Fair Housing Services
IFHMB provides one -on-one client services
through telephone, email, and regular mail.

IFHMB will conduct intakes regarding fair
housing complaints. and the landlord/tenant
mediation program will assist residents who
have housing related disputes. IFHMB st aff
members will conduct community outreach
and fair housing education workshops
throughout the year.

N/A $33,595.45 $35,000 $35,000.00
City of Rialto CDBG Administration
Project to provide for the overall
administration of the CDBG Program, to
include: preparation and submission of
required contracts with HUD, submission of
all reporting requirements, provision of
individual project oversight, monitoring of all
project imp lementation and ongoing
completion, and fiscal management and
oversight. Program Administration is
performed by a combination of City Staff and
a Professional Consultant.

N/A $196,773.35 $191,274 $191,274.20
Administration Total $226,274 $226,274.20
3 FY 2025-2026 CDBG EXHIBIT “C” PUBLIC SERVICES PROJECTS Public Services
Organization Program Project Summary Eligibility FY 24-25 Allocation
Residents
Served
July-
February
Funding
Requested
FY 25-26
Ad-Hoc
Funding
Rec.

Projected
# of
Residents
to Serve
City of Rialto Senior Mobile
Recreation
The proposed project would bring Senior Mobile
Recreation directly to Senior Communities who lack
the necessary transportation to attend the Grace
Vargas Senior Center.

LMC N/A N/A $8,000 $8,000.00
Proposing
to serve
200
persons
City of Rialto Sensory Room
Adding and establishing a Sensory Room for all
children, or people with developmental challenges.

This room will provide a safe and calm environment
designed to support emotional regulation, cognitive
development, and social well-being. The room will
provide visual, auditory, tactile, and kinanesthesia
(movement) stimulation, as well as interactive
sensory equipment.

LMA N/A N/A $35,000 $35,000.00
Proposing
to serve
100
persons
Legal Aid
Society of San
Bernardino
Rialto Legal
Empowerment
The Rialto Legal Empowerment Project is a
proactive, community-based legal assistance
initiative that provides free, in-person legal support
to Rialto residents facing housing, safety, and
employment challenges.

LMC $29,540.96
Provided
services
for
272
Rialto
residents
$50,250 $10,000.00
Proposing
to serve
100
persons
National
Council of
Negro Women
NCNW Bethune
Center
The Workforce Development Program is committed
to providing a critical pathway to long-term
economic mobility through strategic collaboration,
skill-building workshops, and employer
engagement, to help individuals secure sustainable,
living-wage employment while strengthening the
local workforce.

LMC $40,314.54
Provided
services
for
26 Rialto
residents
$45,000 $21,705.00
Proposing
to serve
30 persons
Never Stop
Grinding Impact
Rialto
Community
Service and
Empowerment
The lmpactful Emotional Teaching (IET) Boxing
Program is a proven, data-driven initiative designed
to empower low- and moderate-income youth in
Rialto through structured physical activity,
mentorship, and emotional resilience training using
the discipline of boxing.

LMC N/A N/A $45,000 $45,000.00
Proposed
to serve
100
persons
4 FY 2025-2026 CDBG EXHIBIT “C - Continued” PUBLIC SERVICES PROJECTS Public Services
Organization Program Project Summary Eligibility FY 24-25 Allocation
Residents
Served
July-
February
Funding
Requested
FY 25-26
Ad-Hoc
Funding
Rec.

Projected
# of
Residents
to Serve
Rialto Family
Health Services Veterans
The Veterans Assistance Program provides
alternative, temporary, and/or permanent living
arrangements, job assistance, accessing disability
benefits, and discharge upgrades for veterans
within the city.

LMC $38,394.80
Provided
services
for
29 Rialto
residents
$40,000 $5,000.00
Proposing
to serve
45 persons
Social Science
Services, Inc.

Cedar House
Outreach
Services
Cedar House Life Change Center is requesting
funding to provide outreach services in the Rialto
area. This would involve outreach to area
organizations and businesses offering to share our
Overdose Prevention Training and information on
our residential and outpatient services with their
employees and clientele.

LMC N/A N/A $25,000 $10,000.00
Proposed
to serve
120
persons
Sunrise Church
of CA
Mobile Food
Distribution
The Food Distribution Program aims to improve
access to nutritious food for low-income residents in
Rialto through both stationary and a mobile food
distribution initiative, delivering emergency relief
boxes, baby supplies, and senior care products to
four targeted communities on a monthly basis.

LMC $32,274.67
Provided
services
for 116
Rialto
residents
$35,000 $35,000.65
Proposing
to serve
200
persons
Public Services Total $283,250 $169,705.65
5 FY 2025-2026 CDBG EXHIBIT “D” NON-PUBLIC SERVICES PROJECTS Non-Public Services
Organization Program Project Summary Eligibility FY 24-25 Allocation
Funding
Requested
FY 24-25
Ad-Hoc Funding
Recommendation
City of Rialto Inclusive Park
Proposing to add an inclusive playground at the City of Rialto Park located at 130 E San Bernardino Avenue,
Rialto, CA 92376.

LMA N/A $0.00 $246,954.08
City of Rialto Curb, Gutter,
Sidewalks
The Curb, Gutter, and Sidewalk project generally
consists of installation of new, removal and/or
replacement of curbs, gutters, cross-gutters, driveway
approaches, disabled accessible curb ramps, and
sidewalks.

LMA $150,000.00 $200,000 $200,000.00
City of Rialto
Community
Center Building
500 Rehabilitation
Renovate Community Center Building 500 located at
214 N. Palm Avenue to provide upgraded facilities and
improve accessibility to comply with Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance standards.

LMA $100,000.00 $900,000 $0.00
City of Rialto Mobile Home
Repair
The Mobile Home Repair Grant Program will assist
mobile homeowners with repairs to their residence with
a maximum grant award of $20,000.00 per household.

The types of repairs that are addressed include
interior/exterior improvements, correcting any Code
violations, health and safety issues as determined by
the California Health and Safety Code, energy
efficiency upgrades, and accessibility.

LMA $129,777.78 $145,000 $145,000.00
City of Rialto
Section 108 Loan
Repayment
(Required
Funding)
Funds to be used for an annual loan repayment of the
City's Section 108 Loan that was used to construct the
Bud Bender Park project.

N/A $142,910.84 $143,437.07 $143,437.07
Upwards Boost
Boost equips low-to-moderate income women and
minority microenterprise in-home childcare providers
with personalized 1-on-1 coaching and digital tools to
optimize operations and revenue. The program's
personalized guidance covers areas like marketing,
enrollment management, accounting, and curriculum
planning.

LMC N/A $48,000 $0.00
Non-Public Services Total $1,436,437.07 $735,391.15
6 Organization Program Contact Info Amount
Requested
FY 24/25
Allocation
FY 23/24
Allocation
FY 22/23
Allocation Comments
Inland Fair Housing Fair Housing Services Carmen Garcia $35,000 $33,595.45 $12,000 $32,000 1. Application complete. Items requested provided.

City of Rialto Administration $185,000 $196,773 $231,894 $202,712 $220,000 $33,595.45 $12,000 $32,000
Organization Program Contact Info Amount
Requested
FY 24/25
Allocation
FY 23/24
Allocation
FY 22/23
Allocation Comments
City of Rialto Senior Mobile Recreation Terre Ermitano $48,000 N/A N/A N/A

1. Both LMA/LMC selected. Unclear which objective program intends on following.

2. Performance Schedule provided does not include services to be provided and frequency is not defined

3. Budget request changed to $8,000
City of Rialto Sensory Room Sean Pickel $35,000 N/A N/A N/A

1. Performance Schedule provided does not include completion dates of services to be provided City of Rialto Teen Center Crystal Quintero $23,000 $17,277.66 N/A $20,000 Application withdrawn
Legal Aid Empower Rialto Pablo Ramirez $50,250 $29,540.96 $28,179 $23,700

1. Application submitted after deadline

2. Bylaws requested but not provided.

3. Certificate of Insurance for Workers Compensation requested but not provided.

National Council of Negro
Women NCNW Bethune Center Barbara Williams $45,000 $40,314.54 $42,000 $42,000 1. UEI is not fully registered.

Never Stop Grinding Impact Impactful Emotional
Teaching Boxing Darious Harris $45,000 N/A N/A N/A 1. UEI is not fully registered.

Rialto Family Health Services Veterans Programs Estevan Bennett $40,000 $38,394.80 $35,000 $28,700

1. Budget is heavily reliant on CDBG funding and other sources of funds listed are pending donations.

2. Latest tax forms are from 2022 and audited financials not provided.

3. Certificate of Insurance for Workers Compensation not provided.

Social Science Services Inc. Cedar House Outreach
Services Melissa Hughes $25,000 N/A N/A N/A

1. Both LMA/LMC selected. Unclear which objective program intends on following.

2. Budget request is entirely for salary cost of personnel responsible for marketing and outreach. Actual training would be administered by other personnel.

Sunrise Church of CA Mobile Food Distribution David Gomez $35,000 $32,274.67 $10,000 N/A 1. Application indicates LMA/LMC. Also selected "people served" and "households." Clarification needed regarding goal and outcome.
$346,250 $157,802.63 $115,179 $114,400
Organization Program Contact Info Amount
Requested
FY 24/25
Allocation
FY 23/24
Allocation
FY 22/23
Allocation Comments
City of Rialto Business Signage and
Façade Improvement Paul Guerrero $50,000 N/A N/A N/A Application Withdrawn City of Rialto Annual Curb, Gutter,
Sidewalks Tim Sullivan $200,000 $150,000.00 $200,000 $150,000

1. Both LMC & LMA National Objectives were selected. Unclear which objective program intends on following. LMA would be advised.

City of Rialto Community Center 500 Tim Sullivan $900,000 $100,000.00 n/a n/a

1. Funding request is high.

2. Request is in continuation of current program in efforts of completing project. Project completion date estimated for December 2027.

City of Rialto Mobile Home Rehabilitation Paul Guerrero $145,000 $129,777.78 1. Application is complete.

Upwards Boost Melanie Faure $48,000 N/A N/A N/A

1. Program does not align with current ConPlan goals and need is not fully apparent. While affordable childcare is shown as a need, it is not clear how this program will bring childcare costs down.

2. Organization initially lists goal of 8 participants but states they will help 6 in their program description. Program goal is unclear.

3. Cost per participant is high.
$1,343,000 $379,778 $200,000 $150,000Non-Public Services SubTotal Administration
Administration Total
Public Services
Public Services SubTotal
Non-Public Services
FY 2025-2026 CDBG EXHIBIT “E” SUBRECIPIENT MATRIX
7 FY 2025-2026 CDBG EXHIBIT “F” APPLICATIONS
8

← All documents from this meeting