Minutes Community Development Comm 1 9 08MINUTES OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY
COMMISSION MEETING
DATE: January 9, 2008
TIME: 5:30 p.m.
PLACE: Historic Federal Building, 2°~ Floor
350 W. 6~ Street, Dubuque, Iowa 52001
Chairperson Gukeisen called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. following staff assurance of
compliance with Iowa Open Meeting Law.
Commissioners Present: Mike Gukeisen
Theresa Caldwell
Paula Maloy, SVM Hilary Stubben
Tom Wainwright
Commissioners Absent: Janice Craddieth
Staff Present: Aggie Tauke
Joleen Patterson
Public Present: Chuck Isenhart
David Oliver David Shaw
David Hams Kris Neyen
Jerelyn O'Connor
Review and Certification of Minutes from December 12, 2007 Meeting
Commissioner Maloy moved to approve the minutes as submitted. Commissioner Caldwell
seconded. Roll call. All present in favor. Motion passed.
Corresaondence / Public rout
None.
OId Business
None
New Business
Public Hearing: FY2008 CDBG Annual Plan Amendment
Aggie Tauke reviewed the proposed amendment in the FY08 Annual Plan. They were as follows:
$30,000 for the Lead Paint Hazard Control Program; $180,000 for the Multi-Cultural Center to
expand to a new location; change the program from `Commerciall Industrial Building Rehab
loans/Cottingham & Butler' to "Demolition and Construction/Cottingham & Butler" with the same
$320,000 in funding; $4,622 to fund the Dubuque Rescue Mission to create a job readiness
program and $6,747 to help fund a new full-time Housing Inspector position to work exclusively
in the downtown neighborhoods.
Commissioner Maloy moved to open the public hearing. Commissioner Wainwright seconded.
Roll call. All present in favor. Motion passed.
No public present, Commissioner Maloy moved to close the public hearing. Commissioner
Caldwell seconded. Roll call. All present in favor. Motion passed.
Commissioner Caldwell moved to approve all as proposed excluding the Multi-Cultural Center
funding, as she felt she had a conflict of interest. Commissioner Paula seconded. Roll call. All
present in favor. Motion passed.
Commissioner Maloy moved to approve the Multi Cultural funding as proposed. Commissioner
Stubben seconded. Roll call. Caldwell-abstain. All others present in favor. Motion passed.
FY2009 Annual Plan Amendment
Aggie reviewed the proposed non-substantial amendment would include the following changes:
increase Housing Code Enforcement by $20,000; decrease Rental Unit Rehabilitation by $1,968;
decrease Economic Development Services and Staff by $512; decrease Child Care Resource and
Referral by $775; decrease Planning City Planning by $16,472. Aggie also stated that our
proposed entitlement of CDBG funding is anticipated to be reduced by possibly 3.2% from last
year, which would cause another amendment to the FY09 Plan. As of date, no official notice has
been received by HUD. Commissioner Maloy moved to approve the FY09 Annual Plan
amendment as submitted. Commissioner Caldwell seconded. Roll call. All present in favor.
Motion passed.
Community Partnership (cp2) Program Review
Aggie stated that the cp2 program has $41,725 available for FY2009, which begins July 1. She
stated that application will be available starting February 11 and due March 26, 2008, and
requested two Commission members for the Review Committee. Commissioner Caldwell and
Stubben volunteered.
Information Sharing
FY200813t Quarterly Performance Report
Aggie briefly reviewed the F2008 Quarterly Performance Report and stated that $306,053 have
been expended with a balance of approximately $2.5 million remaining in CDBG funds.
NCDA Winter Conference, Washington DC
Aggie stated that she will be attending the NCDA Winter Conference on January 22, 2008, and
will be visiting with Congressional representatives regarding CDBG funding.
Adjournment
There being no further business to come before the Commission, Commissioner Caldwell
moved to adjourn. Chairperson Gukeisen seconded. Motion passed by voice vote. Meeting was
adjourned at 6 p.m.
' utes taken by:
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Rehabili 'on Specialist
Res ctfully s~ubmitt~ed by:
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Community Development Specialist