Mintues_Housing Commission 5 24 11MINUTES OF HOUSING COMMISSION MEETING
DATE: 24 May 2011
TIME: 4:00 PM
PLACE: Housing and Community Development Department
350 West 6th Street, Suite 312, Dubuque, IA 52001
Chairperson Kapler, following staff assurance of compliance with Iowa Open Meeting Law, called the
meeting to order at 4:07 pm.
Commissioners Present: Jim Holz Amy Eudaley Judie Root
David Kapler Lisa McCallister Patricia Rogaskie
Commissioners Absent: Ricardo Woods, Regime Ronek, Dorothy Culbertson,
Dorothy Schwendinger, OSF
Staff Present: David Harris Janet Walker Aggie Tauke
Ericka Lessears
Public Present: Kelly Larson, Mike Elliott, Amanda Hohmann, Alex Komya,
Barry Lindahl
Correspondence/Public Input
None
Old Business
Preparation for the HUD Audit
Barry Lindahl, City Attorney explained the letter that Crenna Brumwell sent to all
Commissioners regarding the upcoming HUD audit. The purpose of the audit is to determine if
the City is in compliance with the federal civil rights laws. They may want to talk to members of
the Commission. Crenna put together a list of questions to anticipate any concerns about the
audit for the Commissioners.
Planning for Joint Housing — Human Rights Commission Goal Setting
Kelly Larson, Human Rights Department Director, introduced herself and Mike Elliott from the
Human Right Commission. He is the liaison between the two commissions in the event that the
commissions would like to work on joint projects. She would like to see the commissions meet
to talk about the results from the Iowa Civil Rights Commission survey on disability
discrimination. Kelly also explained the public forum that the Transit Advisory Board and
Human Rights Commission are having on August 15 at Comiskey Park and invited the Housing
Commission to participate. It is focused on getting public input on transportation issues but also
to have the commissions talk about what they do and reach out to the public. Judie Root
volunteered to attend the Human Rights Commission meeting on June 15 to represent the
Housing Commission.
Commissioner Rogaskie joined the meeting at 4:43 pm.
Amendments to HPRP Homelessness Assistance Prevention Program Administrative
Policies
Commissioner Root asked about the motel/hotel voucher and why people cannot go through
shelters. She felt that it could be a waste of money to put a family in a hotel when they can stay at
a shelter. Amanda Hohmann, from Project Concern, explained that the shelters cannot
accommodate families with children and that they can stay at a hotel for 30 days but the shelters
can only accommodate for a certain amount of time. David Harris did mention that the staff
recommendations have not been reviewed by the City Manager. Commissioner Holtz motioned
to approve staff recommendations for amendment of HPRP Policies. Commissioner McCallister
seconded. All present in favor. Motion passed.
Information Sharing
Complaints Received
Commissioners received a summary of the complaints the Housing Department has received
since the last meeting.
Adjournment
There being no further business to come before the Commission, the meeting adjourned at
4:53pm.
Minutes taken b
Ericka Lessears
Recording Secretary
esgectfully submitted by:
David Harris
Department Director