Minutes Comm Devel. Adv 3 10 04
MINUTES OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY
COMMISSION MEETING
DATE:
TIME:
PLACE:
March 10, 2004
6:30 p.m.
Carnegie Stout Library
360 W. 11th Street / Dubuque, Iowa 52001
Chairperson Maloy called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. following staff assurance of
compliance with Iowa Open Meeting Law.
Commissioners Present:
Commissioner Absent:
Paula Maloy, SVM
Dave Oliver
Harry Neustadt
Chuck Isenhart
Tom Wainwright
David Shaw
Jim Giesen
Walter Pregler
Staff Present:
Aggie Tauke
Kris Neyen
Jerelyn O'Connor
Public Present:
Molly Casey - Boys/Girl Club
Joe Noll / Mary Richards - Downtown Neighborhood Council
Cinda Welu - Broadway Extended Neighborhood
Beverly Berna - North End Neighborhood Association
David Fisch - Valley View Neighborhood Association
Certification of Minutes. January 14, 2004
Commissioner Giesen moved to approve the January 14, 2004 meeting minutes as submitted.
Commissioner Pregler seconded. Roll call. All present in favor. Motion passed.
Public Input
None.
New Business
Neighborhood Grants- Review and Approve
Jerelyn O'Connor stated that the application due date for the large grants was March 1, 2004.
She reviewed the grant review committee's recommendations, which included the following:
Valley View Neighborhood Association ($1,410) for a neighborhood beautification/clean up
project; Downtown Neighborhood Council ($5,000) reading program at the Boys/Girls Club;
North End Neighborhood Association ($4,995) for summer youth academic, cultural enrichment
and recreational activities (in conjunction with the Dubuque County Extension Partners in
Learning Program at Comiskey Park and Audubon); and Broadway Extended Neighborhóod
($4,375) "Together We Prepare" Program in cooperation with the Dubuque Chapter of American
Red Cross. She also requested that because there are still remaining funds in that program, that
the application period remain open for other neighborhood associations to apply.
Molly Casey, representing the Boys/Girls Club, stated that their funding request is more of an
enhancement of an existing program that is helping young people learn to read.
Joe Noll and Mary Richards spoke in support of the Downtown Neighborhood Council's request.
Cinda Welu, representing the Broadway Extended Neighborhood, stated that she feels their
grant will help bring the neighbors together.
Beverly Berna, representing Dubuque County Extension, stated that there are enough children
needing summer activities that additional programs will not cause a problem.
David Fisch, representing the Valley View Neighborhood Association, stated that the Valley
View Neighborhood now has its own website at www.geocities.com/wnaoo. He also stated that
last year they had approximately 50 volunteers to help with the neighborhood clean up project
and is optimistic for this year's clean up.
Joe Noll thanked the Commission for volunteering their time and efforts. Chairperson Maloy
thanked the staff for assistance.
Consolidated Plan Process
Aggie Tauke stated that Consolidated Plan requires identifying how the CDBG funds will be
spent based on prioritizing the needs, identifying obstacles, establishing goals, objectives and
strategies to meet the needs of the community for homeless, special needs populations,
housing and community development. She reported that a request for proposals will go out by
June, with a consultant on board by July to help analyze the collected data. She will be bringing
additional information to the Commission as it is obtained.
Information SharinCl
YES/HEART Memo
Aggie reviewed the differences between the YES (Youth Empowerment Services) and the
HEART (Housing Education And Rehabilitation Training) Programs.
2nd Quarter CDBG Report
Aggie reviewed the report. The Commission noted that the Housing Rehab Services and Staff
and the Housing Planning/Administration Services and Staff had inadvertently been reversed for
the 2nd quarter. Aggie will revise the report.
cp2 Expenditure Report
Aggie reviewed the expenditure of the cp2 grants. The FY03 grants were completed on
December 31, 2003, and progress is being made on the FY04 cp2 grants.
CDBG Timeliness Update
Aggie reported that the next drawdown of CDBG funds will allow the City to meet the HUD
timeliness requirements prior to the May 1 deadline.
Adiournment
There being no further business, Commissioner Giesen moved to adjourn. Commissioner
Pregler seconded. Motion passed by voice vote. Meeting was adjourned at 8:10 p.m.
Minutes taken by:
Kris Neyen
Rehabilitation Specialist
Respectfully submitted by:
Aggie Tauke
Community Development Specialist
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