Minutes Comm. Devel 9 12 00COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION
City of Dubuque, Iowa
MINUTES
DATE:
TIME:
PLACE:
Tuesday, September 12, 2000
7:00 p.m.
Carnegie Stout Public Library
Auditorium
360 ~/est 11th Street
Dubuque, IA 52001
ATTENDANCE
Present:
Bill Daugherty, Sister Lynn Fangman, Michael Kelley, Harry Neustadt, and
Tom XXlainwright
Absent:
Jim Giesen, ~V~alter Pregler and Dan Shireman
Staff In Attendance: Jim Burke and Aggie Kramer
CALL TO ORDER
Chairperson Kelley called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
MINUTES
Motion by ~(/ainwright, seconded by Daugherty to approve the minutes of the August 15, 2000
meeting as amended on page 2. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye:
Nay:
Abstain:
Daugherty, Fangman, Kelley and ~V, lainwright
None
Neustadt
PUBLIC HEARING CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION
REPORT FOR FY 2000
Kramer reviewed the CAPER report as prepared for Fiscal Year 2000, Program Year 1999. She
reviewed the sources of revenue and the expenditures for the Community Development Block
Grant programs. She also summarized for the Commission the CDBG program accomplishments.
Motion by Daugherty, seconded by ~v'ainwright to open the public hearing. The motion carried
by the following vote:
Aye: Daugherty, Fangman, Kelley, Neustadt and ~,/ainwright
Nay: None
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At the public hearing, Dan Baumgartner, 2.528 Jackson Street, Dubuque inquired as to the
disbursement of the additional revenue received from the Farmland loan repayment. Burke
noted that ~;780,000 of the unanticipated revenue is proposed for acquisition of property in the
4th Street Ice Harbor, and ~;29,000 will be added to the contingency for the FY 200] Annual
Plan.
tinda Boothby, 2764 Central, inquired as to the Comiskey Park building improvements. Burke
noted a new building is proposed as a capital improvement project within two years.
The Commission reviewed the CAPER report as submitted. Kramer noted that the financial
summary should be amended to note that the economic loan principal is ~;1,006,207.
Motion by Daugherty, seconded by Fangman to approve the CAPER report as amended and
forward to the City Council. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye:
Nay:
Daugherty, Fangman, Kelley, Neustadt and ~Xlainwright
None
NORTH END NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL UPDATE
Linda Boothby, Vice President of the North End Neighborhood Association presented to the
Commission an update on the Associations activities. She noted that 1000 newsletter have been
distributed door to door and that numerous neighborhood activities have been undertaken,
including Family Nights at Audubon and Fulton Schools, an upcoming ice cream social and a
neighborhood resource fair in the spring. She stated the goal of the Association is to create
family unity and neighborhood understanding.
NORTH END NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL LARGE GRANT APPLICATION
Kramer reviewed for the Commission the large grant application from the North End
Neighborhood Council requesting funding for the ice cream social and the neighborhood
resource fair. She noted that a committee comprised of staff and Commissioner Pregler reviewed
the application and recommend funding a maximum of ~],000 for the ice cream social. She
noted the committee suggested the neighborhood obtain more volunteer entertainment and
donated supplies to reduce the reliance on the grant funding.
The Commission discussed with the Neighborhood members present the cost currently incurred
for the ice cream social. Linda Boothby stated the event is scheduled for Sunday, September 17
and recruitment and advertising has been incurred. The Commission reviewed the proposed
budget for the event and discussed the proposed purchase of a popcorn machine for the current
and future neighborhood events.
Motion by ~V~ainwright, seconded by Daugherty to approve ~;1,250 for the ice cream social
portion of the large grant application. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Daugherty, Fangman, Kelley, Neustadt and ~0~ainwright
Nay: None
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September 12. 2000
Following further discussion, motion by Neustadt, seconded by ~Uainwright to award an
additional $435 to assist in the purchase of a popcorn machine with the agreement that the
equipment be returned to the City if the North End Neighborhood Council disbands. The
motion carried by the following vote:
Aye:
Nay:
Daugherty, Fangman, Kelley, Neustadt and ~,'~ainwright
None
ITEMS FROM COMMISSION
Chairperson Kelley discussed with the Board the need for neighborhood clarification of
the CDBG funding process. He proposed the preparation of a simplified flow chart
which could be distributed to the neighborhoods which presents the sources of CDBG
funding and a break down of possible programs and annual plan preparation and
approval. The Commission discussed the need to inform citizens regarding the CDBG
funding process. Kelley stated he would prepare a draft for staff revision.
Commissioner Neustadt discussed the need for including Historic Preservation 106 review
certification for the available assistant planner position in the Planning Department. The
Commission discussed CDBG funding for planning activities.
ITEMS FROM ~'TAFF
Kramer discussed with the Commission the new agenda binders. The Commission recommended
that a 3 ring binder be used for the agenda and retained by the Commissioners with staff mailing
a 3hole punched packet for insertion.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 8:17 p.m.
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