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Minutes Comm Devel 01 11 15MINUTES OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING DATE: TIME: PLACE: November 15, 2001 7 p.m. St. Mark Community Center 1201 Locust Street / Dubuque, Iowa 52001 Chairperson Pregler called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. following staff assurance of compl ance with Iowa Open Meeting Law. Commissioners Present: Sr. Paula Maloy Michael Kelley Jim Giesen Harry Neustadt Dan Shireman Walter Pregler Thomas Wainwright Staff Present: David Harris Kris Neyen Aggie Kramer Joleen Patterson Jerelyn O'Connor Public Present: See attached list Public Input None. Old Business None. New Business FY03 Annual Action Plan Community Development Block Grant Program Public Input, Budget Requests Set Public Hearing for December 6, 2001 Aggie Kramer reviewed a draft of the proposed Annual Action Plan. She stated that in order to meet the deadline, a public hearing will be scheduled for December 6, 2001. The Commission then asked for public input and budget requests. Tracey Rush from the Northeast Iowa School of Music requested $15,281 to fund three teachers. Nancy Zache, Fett rep, esenfing the Teen Ce,,,er, e,~ues,e,~ $,,0,00,, ,,,, o~e, a,,,~ and general expenses to get the Teen Center up and running. Gary Carstens from the Lifetime Center requested $20,000 to supplement the operating budget. Commissioner Giesen stated that he believes half of the funding should come from Leisure Services. Commissioner Kelley stated that would like a letter to the City Council requesting other sources be considered for the Lifetime Center including the County Supervisors. Maggie Norby from Project Concern / information and Referral requested $3,500 for printing 5,000 copies of the Downtown Neighborhood Resource Guide. Ken Kringle from the Bluff Street Neighborhood Association requested that the Neighborhood Infrastructure Improvements allocation be increased. He stated that his association alone needs more than the budgeted allocation. Commissioner Maloy departed at 8 p.m. Wayne Klosterman from the Northend Neighborhood Association stated that the Neighborhoods Support Grants allocation be increased. He also stated that he feels the funds should be divided up on a per capita basis, given the variance in population of the neighborhoods. John Gmnen from Four Mounds requested $35,000 for the Youth Empowerment Services (Y.E.S.) Program. Commissioner Giesen requested John Gronen to prioritize the items he is requesting. Aggie Kramer stated that the requests from the Northeast Iowa School of Music, Four Mounds and Project Concern could possibly be funded by cp2 funds. Commissioner Isenhart requested that staff review the Teen Center proposal and make a recommendation to the Commission. Commissioner Isenhart moved that the applicants from Four Mounds and Northeast Iowa School of Music be referred to the cp2 funding process, not the FY03 Budget. Commissioner Kelley seconded. Roll call. Giesen-nay; Wainwright-nay. All others present in favor. Motion passed. The Commission requested staff=to prioritize the FY03 Budget, including a breakdown by public services and staff costs. David Hards d stdbuted an article from the Washington Report regarding CDBG timeliness. It stated that letters wil be sent out, outlining how HUD will sanction grantees who do not meet the timeliness of expenditure requirements. ?_avid also reported that there vall..be a th. tee .n_ou_r~o.r.kshop~ s.t.emmm~.fr..o},,'.t. ,_ appreciative nquiry" process on uecemDer lz, zuu3 ~rom u-11 a.m. au 7-[. rvlarK Community Center This workshop will focus on an evaluation of the Housing Departmenfs customer service and Housing Summit process. Commissioner Giesen ,, .... -~ +-, o**~,,,~ *,- ~-resen~ the Commission Aggie requested the Commission to set the public hearing for the FY2003 Annual Action Plan. Commissioner Neustadt moved to set the public headng for December 6, 2001 at 7 p.m. at St. Mark Community Center. Commissioner Kelley seConded. Roll call. All present in favor. Motion passed. Adiournment There being no further business to come before the Commi..ssion, Com..missioner K.elley moved to adjourn. Commissioner Neustadt seconded. Motion passe(3 Dy voice vcxe. Meeting was adjourned at 8:30 p.m. Minutes taken by: ~Res,~pectfully submitted by: David Harris, Director Housing and Community Development Department KLN PUBLIC ATTENDANCE AT PUBLIC HEARING NOVEMBER 15, 2001 AT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING Name Or,qanizafion Wayne Klosterman Nancy Zachar Fett Laura Barry Maggie Norby R.J. Sullivan Helen Hartman Bill Hartman Ruth Clancy Glenn Johnson William Watters Mary Ann Schreiber Louise Kowalske Janet Neumeister Judy Hantelmann Roger Hantelmann Pat Schulz Julie Hess Andrea Shickles-Shireman Calvin Odhiambo Marie Kafmlann Bob Pommerich Tracey Rush Ken Kringle Sue Davison Sr. Inez Tummeyer John Gronen Northend Neighborhood Association Teen Center Teen Center Project Concern/Info & Referral Northend Neighborhood Association Lifetime Center Lifetime Center Lifetime Center Lifetime Center Lifetime Center Lifetime Center Lifetime Center Lifetime Center Lifetime Center Lifetime Center Lifetime Center Lifetime Center Washington Neighborhood Center Loras College Lifetime Center Lifetime Center Northeast Iowa School of Music Bluff Street Neighborhood Association DHS St. Mark Community Center Four Mounds