Housing Commission Trust Fund Committee Minutes 05 27 99
Housing Services Department
Assisted Housing Program
1805 Central Avenue
Dubuque, Iowa 52001-3656
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MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE
HOUSING COMMISSION TRUST FUND COMMITTEE
DATE:
TIME:
PLACE:
27 May 1999
7:30 A.M.
Housing Services Department Office
1805 Central Avenue, Dubuque, Iowa
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Chairperson Jane Steele called the meeting to order at 7:30 a.m. following staff
assurance of compliance with Iowa Open Meeting Laws.
Housing Trust
Jane Steele
Ruth Clark
Jim Holz
Fund Committee Members Attending:
John Walsh -absent
Bea Bisenius - absent
City Staff Attending:
David Harris
Joleen Patterson
Donna Schmitt
REVIEW AND CERTIFICATION OF MINUTES
Ruth Clark motioned to approve the 25 March 1999, Housing Trust Fund Committee
minutes. Jane Steele seconded. All others present in favor. Motion passed.
Old Business
Trust Fund Applications
Summaries of necessary rehabilitation work for each of the Trust Fund applicants
were presented by staff, as follows:
St Mary's Convent
Applicant: Intercongregational Housing Project
Project description
Conversion of convent to transitional housing facility for women and children
Cost:
An estimate has been obtained from IIW Engineering for $385 399, to complete
all necessary rehabilitation and conversion costs. This includes
construction of a 3-story exterior stair tower and all required electrical,
plumbing and exiting.
It was noted that IHP has obtained a $30 000 grant toward the cost of this
project, from Catholic Charities.
YMCA Battered Women Shelter
Project description:
Existing shelter will be modified to house administrative offices, to be set
up where present rooming units are located. The rooming units, and community
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living and kitchen facilities, will be relocated to the area where the
present transitional apartments are located. The apartments will be
eliminated.
Cost:
The YMCA has received a $17 675 commitment from the City's CP2 program.
toward the cost of necessary lead hazard mitigation work. In addition. the
Housing Department has committed a $5000 forgivable loan for these costs.
The estimate generated by Housing rehab staff for the balance of the
necessary rehabilitation and conversion costs is $24 500, plus an anticipated
additional $1000 for remaining lead paint removal. The YMCA has committed
$4147 for this project.
Dubuque Food Panty
Project description:
General renovation of the two apartment units on second floor. plus
tuckpointing to the entire exterior of the building. Improvements include
replacement of windows, kitchen cabinets, flooring and two new furnaces. The
estimate generated by Housing staff totals $42 507. which includes bids
totaling $11005 for the tuckpointing and furnaces.
Washington Neighborhood Center
Applicant: Crossover Foundation
Staff reported that numerous calls to the Center had been unreturned and that
it was presumed the applicant was no longer interested in Trust Fund
assistance.
A motion was made by Ruth Clark. seconded by Jane Steele. to commit a total of
$75 000 for the YMCA shelter and the Food Pantry. All voted in favor.
Staff explained that the Department of Development (IDEO) was making additional
funds available under the Local Housing Assistance Program (LHAP). with a pre-
application deadline in July. Staff explained that, in a recent workshop sponsored
by IDEO, the Department had endorsed the concept of local housing trust fund
applications for LHAP awards. Maximum award amount is $500 000.
General discussion followed regarding potential uses for LHAP funds. It was noted
that immediate projects which could be supported would be the St Mary'sjIHP
transitional housing project and a replacement single room occupancy (SRO)facility
for Washington Park Place, which is scheduled for closing.
A motion was made by Jane Steele, seconded by Ruth Clark, to submit a pre-
application to IDEO for a $500 000 Local Housing Assistance Program grant. with use
of the Trust Fund remaining balance of $25 000 to be used as a match. The intent
of receipt of these funds would be to assist the IHP project and to assist a
developer(s) of an SRO facility to replace the rooming units lost from Washington
Park Place. All voted in favor.
Staff summari zed performance to-date on the current LHAP grant recei ved by the
Housing Department for homepurchase assistance. Joleen Patterson explained that
only four loans have been made. The lack of interest in the program was attributed
to the requirement for purchase of homes in only selected downtown Census tracts.
A motion was made by Jane Steele. seconded by Ruth Clark. to request a contract
amendment from IDEO to : 1) extend program neighborhood boundaries to be
coincidental with the current PATH program; and 2) to request a six-month extension
of the contract period. to August 2000. All voted in favor.
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Iowa Inn
Staff up-dated the Committee regarding status of the Iowa Inn project. The Iowa
Housing Corporation. project owner. has appealed the denial of housing tax credits
to the Iowa Finance Authority. A hearing before an administrative law judge will
be held sometime in June. with a decision expected in July. David Harris reported
that Larry Tuel. IHC president. has expressed optimism regarding changes on the
appeal.
Information Sharing
The final phase of the Appreciative Inquiry process will be the Future Search
Conference to be held in the Fall. Request for funds from Alliant utilities of
$2.000 and IDEO of $15.000 will be used to match the $13.000 budgeted for the
conference.
Joleen reported that 15 PATH program loans have closed.
Adjournment
There bei ng no further- bus i ness to come before the meeting. the meet i ng was
adjourned by voice vote at 8:10 a.m.
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Secretary
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