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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION
City of Dubuque, Iowa
MINUTES
Tuesday, November 21, 2000
7:00 p.m.
Carnegie Stout Public Libraw
Auditorium
360 ~v'est 11th Street
Dubuque, IA 52001
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ATTENDANCE
Present:
Bill Daugherty, Michael Kelley, Harry Neustadt, '0~alter Pregler, Dan
Shireman and Tom ~(/ainwright
Absent:
Sister Lynn Fangman and Jim Giesen
Staff In Attendance: Aggie Kramer, Pam Myhre, David Harris, Joleen Patterson and Laura
Carstens
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Kelley at 7:13 p.m.
MINUTES
Motion by Pregler, seconded by '¢v'ainwright to approve the minutes as amended. The motion
carried by the following vote:
Aye: Daugherty, Kelley, Neustadt, Pregler, Shireman and yV~ainwright
Nay: None
PRESENTATION BY TERRY MOZENA, CHAIR OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Terry Mozena requested support for changes to the City's Historic Preservation activity. He
noted that the Historic Preservation Commission and Preservation Task Force are recommending
the City establish Historic Preservation incentives for rehabilitation of historic properties. He
requested the Commissions support for changes to the Historic Preservation Homeowner Grant
Program from grants of ~;2000 to .~5,000 and removing the required match. He requested
CDBG funding of .~30,000 annually. The Commission discussed the feasibility of allowing a grant
for more than one time per owner.
Terry Mozena also requested Commission support of a $400,000 Historic Preservation revolving
loan fund which would provide Iow interest loans to proped:y owners at any income level in the
four residential districts. He noted the loans would be up to ~;25,000 at 3% for 10 years with a
limit of one loan per building. He requested a letter of support from the Commission for this
fund, noting that CDBG funds could not be used. The Commission suggested the fund be
allowed for all historic districts and reviewed the sources of funding for this program.
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Terry Mozena also requested the Commission approval and funding for $100,000 Historic
District Public Improvement Program which would initially retain a consultant to develop a
comprehensive urban design plan for public places and street scapes in the historic districts and
subsequently using the funding for public improvements and incentives for street scape elements.
The Commission questioned if this program was a duplication of other Housing programs and
reviewed with staff the current ~100,000 funding for neighborhood infrastructure improvements.
Terry Mozena also noted the task force is requesting to expand the existing Urban Revitalization
Program to include all historic districts and to fund a full time Historic Preservation Planner in the
Planning Services Department. He discussed with the Commission the duties of a Historic
Preservation Planner and the economic impact historic preservation has on the City. Mr.
Mozena also noted that no funding from the CDBG program is proposed due to the required
20% administration cap.
Motion by Pregler, seconded by Daugherty to fund $30,000 annually for the Historic
Preservation Homeowner Grant Program. Following further discussion regarding annual funding,
the motion was denied by the following vote:
Aye:
Nay:
Abstained:
Daugherty
Kelley, Neustadt, Pregler, and ~,X/ainwright
Shireman
Motion by Pregler, seconded by Neustadt to approve ~30,000 for the Historic Preservation
Homeowner Grant Program for FY 2002 budget. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye:
Nay:
Kelley, Shireman, Neustadt, Pregler and ~Jainwright
Daugherty
Motion by Pregler, seconded by Neustadt to refer to staff for investigation and report at the next
meeting that the requested ~;100,000 funding for Historic District Public Improvement Program.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye:
Nay:
Daugherty, Kelley, Neustadt, Pregler, Shireman and ~V, lainwright
None
Motion by Daugherty, seconded by Pregler to send a letter of support to the City Council for the
creation of a $400,000 Historic Preservation Revolving Loan Fund. The motion carried by the
following vote:
Nay:
Daugherty, Kelley, Pregler and ~v'ainwright
Shireman and Neustadt
Motion by Pregler, seconded by Daugherty to send a letter of support to the City Council for the
expansion of the Urban Revitalization Program to include all Historic Districts. The motion
carried by the following vote:
Aye: Daugherty, Kelley, Neustadt, Pregier, Shireman and ~V, lainwright
Nay: None
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Motion by Pregler, seconded by '00'ainwright to send a letter of support to the City Council for
adding a full time Historic Preservation Planner with a possible funding source of the hotel/motel
tax fund. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye:
Nay:
Abstain:
Kelley, Pregler and XY,/ainwright
Shireman and Neustadt
Daugherty
PUBLIC HEARING
Amendment to the FY 2001 Annual Action Plan for the Community Development Block Grant
Program.
Staff Aggie Kramer reviewed for the Commission the proposed amendment for the FY 2001
Annual Action Plan. She noted the plan includes encumbrances and carry-overs from the prior
program year and redistributes funds into programs which can be expended this fiscal year. She
noted the plan includes (;245,000 for acquisition, $3,700 for a downtown directory for Project
Concern/Information and Referral, (;160,000 for neighborhood park improvements for Audubon
School and Flat Iron Park, ~;1,500 for Deer Management Program and (;30,000 for the Historic
Preservation Rehabilitation Grant.
Motion by Pregler, seconded by Neustadt to open the Public Hearing on the FY 2001
amendment. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye:
Nay:
Abstain:
Daugherty, Kelley, Neustadt, Pregler and ~V~/ainwright
None
Shireman
At the public hearing, David Harris requested ~;50,000 of funding for removal of paint from brick
buildings. He noted this initial funding would provide for landlords to address issues of
appearance of buildings and improve and revitalize downtown neighborhoods.
The Commission discussed the installation of play equipment at Flat Iron Park. Doris Hintgen
stated the Board of REALTORS has been involved in the improvements to Flat Iron Park. She
noted that neighborhood support has been received for park improvements.
Motion by Neustadt to reduce CP2 funding by (;35,000 to allow funding of the Painted Brick
program. The motion was withdrawn following discussion with staff as to the current funding
agreements for the CP2 Program.
Motion by Neustadt, seconded by Pregler to move ~;50,000 from contingency to the paint
removal program. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye:
Nay:
Daugherty, Kelley, Neustadt, Pregler, Shireman and ~V~ainwright
None
Motion by Pregler, seconded by Wainwright to adopt and forward to the City Council the FY
200~ amendment as amended. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Daugherty, Neustadt, Pregler, Shireman and '~v'ainwright
Nay: Kelley
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FY 2002 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN
Staff Aggie Kramer reviewed the proposed FY 2002 Annual Action Plan. She noted the proposed
funding coincides with the budget being prepared for the City of Dubuque. She also stated the
programs are ranked according to the priorities identified in the Consolidated Plan and she
reviewed the break down in administration costs as requested by the Commission.
The Commission discussed the future funding of a neighborhood resource center and referred the
matter to the Neighborhood Development Specialist for further review.
Motion by Neustadt, seconded by Daugherty to eliminated funding of the Community
Partnership Program and disburse ~;45,000 to the Housing Painted Brick Program and ~;30,000
to Downtown Comprehens!ve Planning. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye:
Nay:
Daugherty, Kelley, Neustadt, Pregler, Shireman and ',Xlainwright
None
Motion by Kelley, seconded by Pregler to set the proposed FY 2002 Annual Action Plan for
Public Hearing for December 6, 2000 at St. Mark Community Center. The motion carried by the
following vote:
Aye:
Nay:
Daugherty, Kelley, Neustadt, Pregler, Shireman and ¥(]ainwright
None
DO~X/NTOkVv'N COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING
Staff Laura Carstens requested the Commission endorsement of the proposed Downtown
Comprehensive Planning Process. She thanked the Commission for their proposed funding but
stated CDBG funding would exceed the 20% administration cap. She requested a letter of
support to the City Council for the planning process and funding.
Motion by Neustadt, seconded by Pregler to amend the FY 2002 proposed Annual Action Plan
to remove the ~;30,000 from the downtown planning process and place into contingency. The
motion carried by the following vote:
Aye:
Nay:
Daugherty, Kelley, Neustadt, Pregler, Shireman and ¥(]ainwright
None
Motion by ~V, lainwright, seconded by Daugherty to send a letter of support to the City Council
on the downtown planning process. The motion carried by the following vote:
Nay:
Daugherty, Kelley, Neustadt, Pregler, Shireman and ¥(]ainwright
None
ITEMS FROM COMMISSION
Commissioner Mike Kelley submitted a letter of resignation from the Commission due to his
moving out of his census tract. He stated his willingness to remain on the Commission until a
replacement is found. The Commission expressed their appreciation for Mike's participation and
requested staff to verify with Legal staff if and for how long Mr. Kelley can remain on the
Commission. Bill Daugherty also noted he may be leaving the Commission within the next few
months due to moving.
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ITEMS FROM STAFF
Staff Aggie Kramer noted that the Commission had proposed changing the meeting dates to the
second Thursday of the month. She noted meetings could not be held in the Auditorium of the
Library on this date, but may be possible at St. Mark Community Center. The Commission
determined to defer their decision on meeting dates until following the December 6 meeting at
St. Mark Community Center.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 9:12 p.m.
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