Minutes - Comm. Devel 9 20 01MINUTES OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY
COMMISSION MEETING
DATE: September 20, 2001
TIME: 7 p.m.
PLACE: St. Mark Community Center
1201 Locust Street / Dubuque, Iowa 52001
Vice Chairperson Maloy called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. following staff
assurance of compliance with Iowa Open Meeting Law.
Commissioners Present: Sr. Paula Maloy Michael Kelley Tom Wainwright
Chuck Isenhart Harry Neustadt Dan Shireman
Staff Present:
David Harris Kris Neyen
Joleen Patterson Jerelyn O'Connor
Mary Rose Corrigan
Aggie Kramer
Kathy Lamb
Public Present:
See Attached List
Review and Certification of Minutes of 6 September 2001 Meeting . .
Commissioner Wainwright moved to approve the 6 September 2001 Commission
meeting minutes as submitted. Commissioner Shireman seconded. Roll call. All
others present in favor. Motion passed.
Public Input
None.
Old Business
Commissioner Recruitment
David Harr s reported that a etter was ma ed to the 3rd Ward..C. ity..Council .candi.date. s
r,,eq, l,~u. esting them to suggest persons interested in serving on mis L;ommisslon. Jere;yn
O'Connor stated that she visited with someone interested if the meetings were not held
on Thursday evenings. Commissioner Shireman stated that if they were switched to
Tuesday he would be unable to attend.
New Business
Public Hearing
FY02 Annual Plan Amendment
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program
Comm ssioner Shireman moved to open the pub ic hearing. Commissioner Neustadt
seconded. Roll call. All present in favor. Motion passed. Aggie Kramer reviewed that
the amendment was to real ocate monies that needed to be spent by April 1 2002.
Aggie reminded the Commission that only $129,000 could be allocated to public service
projects. She stated that the recommended amendment will be forwarded to the City
Council at the October 1 meeting for approval. A number of agency representatives
then made brief explana§ons of their proposals. Commissioner Kelley moved to close
the public hearing. Commissioner Wainwright seconded. Roll call. All present in favor.
Motion passed.
The Comm ss on initially listed the following applicants for consideration for funding: St.
Mark Teen Center VNA Dental Clinic and Scenic Valley Agency on Aging: Assistive
Devices for Seniors as receiving the highest ranking. Project Concern: Community
Service Program, NE Iowa School of Music: Music Lessons/Purchase Guitars and
Project Concern: Rent Reimbursement Program were the next highest. Finally, Project
Concern/RTA: Childcare/Schoo Bus Subsidy, Project Concern: Prescription
Dru. s/Public Educat on/Re mbursement Mar a House: Staffing, Keyline: Job Access
su~g~idy, ISU Extension: "Home Works News" Newletter, ISU Extension: "Kindermusic"
Enrichment Program, Maria House: Van and Gannon Center: Adult Rehab Center had
the lowest ranking.
Commissioner Kelley moved to approve the projects with the highest ranking for the
amounts requested Commissioner Neustadt seconded. P,,oll call. Isen. ha,.rt-na.y;, .
Neustadt-nay; Shireman-nay; Wainwright-nay; Maloy-nay; r,e ey-aye. Motion raitea.
Commissioner Isenhart moved to defer St. Mark's request for the FY03 budget process
and to express the Comm ss on's intent to recommend for funding as reque, ste, d.
Commisstoner Shireman seconded. Roll cell. Kelley-nay; Maloy-nay; Isennar~-aye;
Neustadt-aye; Shireman-aye; Wainwright-aye. Motion passed.
Commissioner Isenhart moved to approve VNA: Dental Clinic ($20,300) and Scenic
Valley Agency on Aging: Assistive Devices for Seniors ($24,700). Commissioner
Wainwright seconded. Roll call. All present in favor. Motion passed.
Vice Chairperson Maloy moved to approve Maria Housing: Staffing ($12,000); NE Iowa
School of Music ($3 000) and Project Concern Rent Reimbursement Program
($7,200). Commissioner Wainwright seconded. Shireman-nay. All others present in
favor. Motion passed.
Commissioner Neustadt moved to approve Gannon Center: Adult Rehab Center
($18,225). Commissioner Wainwright seconded. Roll cell. Wainwright-aye; Shireman-
aye; Neustadt-aye; Isenhart-nay Kelley-nay; Maloy-nay. Motion failed. Commissioner
Isenhart suggested that the Gannon Center apply to the County for funding. '
Commissioner Shireman moved to put $27,000 into the contingency fund for
consideratiOn for the Four Mounds application, to be set for a public headng at
November s Comm ssioner meeting for a second amendment to the Annual Plan.
Commissioner Neustadt seconded. Roll call. All present in favor. Motion passed.
Commissioner Kelley moved to split the remaining available public service catergory
funds between Keyline: Job Access Subsidy and Project Concern/RTA:
Childcare/School Bus Subsidy in the amount of $17,455 each. Commissioner Shireman
seconded. Roll call. Kelley-aye; Shireman-aye; Wainwright-aye; Maloy-aye; Isenhart-
nay; Neustadt-nay. Motion passed.
David Hards stated that the Housing Department's request for rental rehab funds for the
old Prescott building be changed to eliminate reference to that specific project. The
funds will be used instead to rs-capitalize the rental building rehab loan fund.
Commissioner Isenhart moved to approve all of the following projects: Grand Opera
House: Accessible Bathroom ($18,350); Food Pantry: Awning ($4,000); Rental Rehab
($120 000) Le sure Services: Landscape 2na & Bluff 155,0,0..0); L,e, isure S, e. ,rvic. es: .
Jefferson Park wa/fence repair ($15,000); Housing: Leaa ~'a nt Mazara ADazemem
($88,000); and Economic Development: Commercial/Industrial Rehab ($100,000) and
not approve Housing Code Enforcement: Permits Plus ($23,712); Housing Code
Enforcement: Filing System ($3,557); or Housing Rehabilitation Services: Software
($9,700). Commissioner Neustadt seconded. Roll call. Shireman-abstain. All others
present in favor. Motion passed.
Commissioner Isenhart moved to include the Housing Code Enforcement: Filing System
($3,557). Commissioner Kelley seconded. Roll call. All present in favor. Motion
passed.
Commissioner Neustadt moved to adopt the FY02 Annual Plan with proposed
amendments and forward to the City Council for approval. Commissioner Isenhart
seconded. Roll call. All present in favor. Motion passed.
Adjournment
There being no further business to come before the Commission, Commissioner
Wainwright moved to adjourn. Commissioner Shireman seconded. Motion passed by
voice vote. Meeting was adjourned at 9:55 p.m.
Minutes taken by:
KRr~ aNbeYA~nsi~!nt
~.,Res~,pe~ctfully submitted by:
David Hards, Director
Housing and Community Development Department
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