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 Ma oy 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:
Public Present:
David Harris Kris Neyen
Joleen Patterson Jerelyn O'Connor
Mary Rose Corrigan
See Attached List
Aggie Kramer
Kathy Lamb
Review and Certification of Minutes of 6 September 2001 Meeting . .
Commissioner Wainwright moved to approve the 6 .September 2.00.1 ~o .m. m~,s, slo~,
meeting minutes as submitted. Commissioner Shireman seconoea. Ko, ca,. ~H
others present in favor. Motion passed.
Public Input
None.
Old Business
Commissioner Recruitment
David Harris reported that a letter was mailed to the 3rd Ward..C. ity~Council .candi,date. s
requesting them to suggest persons interested in serving on mis uommiss~on. Jerelyn
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) P. rogram ......
Commissioner Shireman moved to open the pub ic neadng, uommissioner Neustaa~
seconded. Roll call. All present in favor. Motion passed. Aggie Kramer reviewed that
the amendment was to reallocate monies that needed to be spent by Apdl 1 2002.
Aggie reminded the Comm ss on 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 explanations of the r proposals. Commissioner Kelley moved to close
the public headng. CommissionerWainwdght seconded. Roll call. AI present in favor.
Motion passed.
The Commission 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/School Bus Subsidy, Project Concern: Prescription
Dru s/Pub c Educat on/Re mbursement Maria House: Staffing Keyline: Job Access
Su~3g~idy, ISU Extension: "Horre Works News" Newletter, ISU Extensio.n: "Kinde.rmu, sic,"
Enrichment Program, Maria House: Van and Gannon Center: Adult Renab Center naa
the lowest ranking.
Commissioner Ke ey moved to approve the projects with the highest ranking for the
amounts requested. Comm ssioner Neustadt seconded. Roll call. Isenhart-na, y;
Neustadt-nay; Shireman-nay; Wainwright-nay; Maloy-nay; Kelley-aye. Motion ~ailed.
Commissioner Isenhart moved to defer St. Mark's request for the FY03 budget process
and to express the Commission's intent to re,,co.m.m..end for .fun,ding as r.eque, ste. d.
Commissioner Shireman seconded. Roll Call. r,e,ey-nay; Maloy-nay; ~sennart-aye;
Neustadt-aye; Shireman-aye; Wainwright-aye. Motion passed.
Comm ssioner Isenhart moved to approve VNA: Dental Clinic ($20,300) and Scenic
Valley Agency on Aging: Assistive Devices for Seniors ($24,700). Commissioner
Wainwright seconded. Roll cell. All present in favor. Motion passed.
Vice Chairperson Maloy moved to approve Mada Housing:,Staffing ($.1,2,000); NE Iowa
School of Music ($3 000) and Project Concern: Rent ReimDursemen~ ~rogram
($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 call. 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.
Commiss oner Shireman moved to put $27,000 into the contingency fund for
consideratiOn for the Four Mounds application, to be set for a public hearing at
November's Commissioner 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..,s~ice catergory
funds between Key ine: Job Access Subsidy and Project Concern/~ ~ A:
Childcare/School Bus Subsidy in the amount of $17,455 each. Commissioner Sh reman
seconded. Roll call. Kelley-aye; Shireman-aye; Wainwright-aye; Maloy-aye; Isenhart-
nay; Neustadt-nay. Motion passed.
David Harris stated that the Housing Department's request for rental rehab funds for the
o d Prescott building be changed to eliminate reference to that specific project. The
funds will be used instead to re-capitalize the rental building rehab oan fund.
Commissioner Isenhart moved to approve all of the following projects: Grand Opera
House Access hie Bathroom ($18,350); F~on(~cl Pantry: Awning ($4,000);..Rentat Rehab
($120 000) Leisure Services: Landscape 2 & Bluff ($5,000); Leisure services:
Jefferson Park wal/fence repair ($15,000); Housing: Lead Paint Hazard Abatement
($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: Sofl~vare
($9,700). Commissioner Neustadt seconded. Roll call. Shiremamabstain. All others
present in favor. Motion passed.
Commissioner senhart 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.
Adiournment
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:
i~rel~aNbeYA~is~lnt
Re~cffully submitted by:
David Harris, Director
Housing and Community Development Department
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