Minutes_Housing Commission 04.12.22 Copyrighted
August 1, 2022
City of Dubuque Consent Items # 01.
City Council Meeting
ITEM TITLE: Minutes and Reports Submitted
SUMMARY: City Council proceedings of 7/18/22 and 7/25/22; Arts and Cultural
Affairs Commission of 6/28/22 and 7/13/22; Housing Commission of
4/12/22.
SUGGESTED Suggested Disposition: Receive and File
DISPOSITION:
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
City Council proceedings of 7/18/22 Supporting Documentation
City Council proceedings of 7/25/22 Supporting Documentation
Arts and Cultural Affairs Commission Minutes of Supporting Documentation
6/28/22
Arts and Cultural Affairs Commission Minutes of Supporting Documentation
7/13/22
Housing Commission Minutes of 4/12/22 Supporting Documentation
MINUTES FOR HOUSING COMMISSION MEETING
DATE: Tuesday, April 12, 2022
TIME: 4:00 p.m.
PLACE: Housing and Community Development Department
350 West 6th Street; Dubuque, IA 52001
Chairperson Rick Baumhover called the meeting to order at 4:08 p.m. following staff assurance of
compliance with lowa Open Meeting Law.
Commissioners Present: Rick Baumhover Gail Weitz
Amy Eudaley Margie White
Renee Kehoe Sam Wooden
Charlene Turpin (Arrival 4:15 p.m.)
Commissioners Absent: None
Staff Present: Gina Hodgson Karla Escobar
Tonya England Hollie Ohnesorge
Public Present: Ashley Noonan Jennifer Walker
Certification of Minutes — February 22, 2022, Housinq Commission Meetinq
Commissioner Amy Eudaley moved to approve the Minutes for the February 22, 2022 Housing
Commission Meeting with the following change:
Under New Business, Item A, third paragraph, change "Commissioner Eudaley moved to approve
the Minutes for the December 14, 2021 Housing Commission Meeting." to "Commissioner Eudaley
moved to approve the setting of the Public Hearing for April 12, 2022."
Commissioner Gail Weitz seconded. Roll call. Seven (7) in favor. Motion passed.
Oath of Office — Renee Kehoe
Renee Kehoe read the Oath of Office.
Oath of Office —Charlene Turpin
Charlene Turpin read the Oath of Office.
Correspondence/Public Input
None
New Business
a. Public Hearing to Receive Public Comment and Approve FY22 PHA Annual Plan
Commissioner Sam Wooden moved to open the Public Hearing to Receive Public Comment
and Approve FY22 PHA Annual Plan. Commissioner Renee Kehoe seconded. Roll call.
Seven (7) in favor. Motion passed.
Gina Hodgson, Assisted Housing Supervisor, summarized the Annual Plan for FY22:
• Data for voucher acceptance and vacancies are being collected for licensed rental
properties.
• Landlords have an opportunity to ask for information about the Housing Choice
Voucher progam on their rental license paperwork.
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• A consultant was hired to create the Equitable Poverty Prevention Plan.
• The City created a new department--Office of Shared Prosperity, which will focus
on equity and inclusion in neighborhoods.
• Work is being continued to re-brand the Housing Choice Voucher program.
• Administrators meet monthly with landlords and Friends of Fair Housing.
• An online briefing was created for housing assistance programs.
• The voucher payment standards were updated and the exception rents were
reviewed. (Exceptional rent areas will be based on zip codes 52002 and 52003
instead of census tracts.)
• The City runs background checks for landlords for free; arrest records were
removed from background checks.
• A new software is currently being implemented for the Housing Choice Voucher
program.
• Essential documents were translated into other languages—Spanish &
Marshallese.
• The City participated in the childcare coalition; a consultant was hired and a
survey was mailed.
• Work is being completed to identify a long-term plan to provide food for families
There were no public comments.
Commissioner Eudaley moved to close the Public Hearing to Receive Public Comment and
Approve FY22 PHA Annual Plan. Commissioner Gail Weitz seconded. Roll call. Seven (7)
in favor. Motion passed.
The Housing Commission did not have any recommendations for changes.
Commissioner Eudaley moved to approve the FY22 PHA Annual Plan. Commissioner
Wooden seconded. Roll call. Seven (7) in favor. Motion passed.
Reports
a. Community Development Advisory Commission Repor
No Report
b. Rehab Report
Karla Escobar, Financial Specialist, spoke about the properties that are currently being
rehabilitated. She highlighted several properties:
• 2407 Queen Street will be listed for sale in May.
• 351 East 15th Street was sold on April 1.
• 1559 Washington Street will be listed for sale next year.
• 2601 Jackson Street is being used as a relocation property.
The energy savings program has been completed for 17 applicants and 34 applications are
pending results from SHPO. Thirty-two (32) people have received assistance with their
rental leases.
c. Assisted Housing Waiting List Statistical Summary
Hollie Ohnesorge, Assisted Housing Coordinator, stated a new report will be coming for the
Waiting List Statistical Summary. The Moderate Rehabilitation program will be ending on
October 22, 2022; the current clients will be transferred to the Housing Choice Voucher
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(HCV) program. The Project Based Voucher (PBV) program is being purged; many
applicants on the PBV Waiting List have become eligible for the program.
For the Housing Choice Voucher program, 50 applicants were pulled from the HCV Waiting
List; two weeks later, 25 applicants were pulled for Non-Elderly Disabled (NED). The waiing
list for the HCV program will be opening in the late summer utilizing a new software.
d. Continuum of Care Special Needs Assistance Program (CoC SNAP)
Ashley Noonan, Regional Homeless Coordinator with East Central Intergovernmental
Association, announced the Continuum of Care Special Needs Assistance Program (CoC
SNAP) will be ending as of June 30, 2022. Of the current 12 households, 1 household self-
resolved and 11 are interested in another voucher program. Seven (7) of the households
would like to have a resource meeting. The participants may request an appeal as part of
the grievance process.
Information Sharinq
a. lowa Legal Aid — HUD Grant for Fair Housing Testing
Commissioner Weitz spoke about lowa Legal Aid receiving a grant to hire a tester for cities
in lowa--Dubuque, lowa City, and Davenport. They will be testing landlords that do not
accept the Housing Choice Voucher with a concentration on complaints.
b. Commissioner Baumhover announced the resignation of Commissioner Hilary Dalton.
c. The next regular Housing Commission meeting will be held on July 26, 2022.
Adjournment
There being no further business to come before the Commission, Commissioner Weitz moved to
adjourn the meeting. Commissioner Wooden seconded. Motion passed by voice vote. Meeting
adjourned at 5:09 p.m.
Minutes taken by:
To ya En` land
Recording Secretary
Respectfully Submitted:
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Gina Hodgson
Assisted Housing Supervisor
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