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MINUTES OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADV qLRY ''"'' :?
COMMISSION MEETING ·
December 6, 2001 c~° _" ~
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 compliance
with iowa Open Meeting Law.
Commissioners Present:
Sr. Paula Maloy
Harry Neustadt
Dick Sullivan
Michael Kelley
Walter Pregier
Jim Giesen
Thomas Wainwright
Commissioners Absent:
Staff Present:
Dan Shireman
David Harris
Joleen Patterson
Laura Carstens
Kris Neyen
Jerelyn O'Connor
Aggie Kramer
Gil Spence
Public Present:
See attached list
Chairperson Pregler welcomed new Commissioner Dick Sullivan.
Review and Certification of Minutes of 8 November and 18 November 2001 Meetings
Commiseioner Wainwright moved to approve both set of minutes as submitted. Commissioner
Maloy seconded. Roll call. All present in favor. Motion passed.
Public Input
The Commission addressed a letter from the City Manager regarding use of General Funds in lieu of
CDBG funds for programs currently funded in the Annual Action Plan.
David Harris reported on two letters received from HUD. One letter pertained to the CDBG
drawdown timeliness issue and the other to the response to Dan Shireman's letter regarding Iow-
moderate income benefit. David stated that these letters were for information purposes only.
Linda McDonald from the Scenic Valley Agency on Aging reported to the Commission that they have
spent almost all of the money they received for assistive devices and just wanted to thank the
Commission for funding their program.
Old Business
None.
New Business
Public Hearing: FY2003 Annual Action Plan
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program
Commissioner Neustadt moved to open the public hearing. Commissioner Kelley seconded. Roll
call. All present in favor. Motion passed. Aggie Kramer reviewed the proposed Action Plan.
Commissioner tsenhart requested that an explanation be given on staff services provided by the
Planning Department paid by CDBG funds. He also requested figures regarding the recreation
programs from Leisure Services to make sure the same programs are not being funded twice.
The Commission received a memo from the Housing Trust Fund Committee recommending funds
be transferred to the Lead Paint Hazard Reduction Program from the FY03 Trust Fund allocation
and the Histodc Preservation Homeowner Grant Program.
Terry Mozena from the Histodc Preservation Commission spoke to the Commission regarding the
FY03 Histodc Preservation Grant Program. He stated that this program is working and that it should
continue to receive full funding.
Commissioner Giesen asked Sr. Inez if the Teen Center could accept less than the $50,000
requested. Sr. Inez stated that they already reduced the requested amount and do not feel that a
lesser amount would be sufficient.
Maggie Norby from Project Concem distributed the Downtown Neighborhood Guide for 2002.
Commissioner Giesen moved to close the public headng. Commissioner Kelley seconded. Roll cell.
All present in favor. Motion passed.
Commissioner Isenhart moved to reallocate $15,000 from Histodc Preservation Homeowner Grant
Program and $22,900 from the Trust Fund to the Lead Paint Hazard Reduction Program for FY03.
Commissioner Neustadt seconded. Roll call. All present in favor. Motion passed. Commissioner
Isenhart stated for the record that the reason for the motion was to prioritize the health of children.
The rest of the Commission agreed.
The Commission discussed the Lifetime Center's continued funding for the last three years and the
possibility of the Teen Center needing annual operating support. They spoke about not downsizing
the cp2 funding. The Commission asked staff what conclusion was found after reviewing the Teen
Center proposal. David stated that there is no other guaranteed funding outlined in their proposal.
The Commission did not feel that thera was adequate information to commit $50,000 to the project.
They stated that this would be an eligible cp2 project.
Commissioner Isenhart moved to remove the Teen Center request $50,000 and increase the cp2
allocation to $111,000. Commissioner Neustadt seconded. Roll call. Giesen-nay; Kelley-nay. All
others present in favor. Motion passed.
The Commission requested staff to advise Sr. Inez for preparation of the cp2 application in next
year's funding competition. Based on the changes, staff informed the Commission that this would
increase the contingency to $21,275 in the FY03 CDBG budget.
Commissioner Kelley moved to approve the FY2003 Annual Action Plan as amended.
CommissionerWainwright seconded. Roll call. All present in favor. Motion passed.
Northend Neighborhood Large Grant Application
Jerelyn O'Connor requested that the Commission approve the Northend Neighborhood's application
for $2,400 to fund the processing of newletters. She stated that their approval will be contingent on
staff verifying that this would be in compliance with Iow/moderate income benefit requirements.
Commissioner Kelley moved to approve the Nor[fiend Neighborhood Large Grant Application.
Commissioner Maloy seconded. Roll call. All present in favor. Motion passed.
Community Partnership (cp2) Program Review
Aggie reviewed the one page summary of the program. She stated that she wanted to ctarffy the
requirements and the goals the Commission has incorporated to extend the timeframe for
completion of projects to1% years. Commissioner Giesen moved to approve the extension of time
to complete cp2 projects to 1% years. Commissioner Isenhart seconded. Roll call. All present in
favor. Motion passed,
Vision Downtown
Commissioner Giesen stated the report of the Downtown Planning/Visioning Committee had been
forwarded to the City Council on December 3.
Proposed HOME Application
David spoke to the Commission regarding plans for a special rehab project for a proposed HOME
Program application. He stated that the request of HOME funds is $700,000, for rehabilitating
homes and rental units in the "Five Points" area.
There being no further business to come before the Commission, Commissioner Giesen moved to
adjourn. Commissioner Kelley seconded. Motion passed by voice vote. Meeting was adjourned at
9:30 p.m,
Minutes taken by:
Kds Neyen~
Rehab Specialist
~Resl~..tctfully submitted by:
David Harris, Director
Housing and Community Development Department
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PUBLIC IN A~I'ENDANCE AT PUBLIC HEARING
FOP, THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION
DECEMBER 6, 2001
Name
Nancy Zachar Fett
Linda McDonald
Sr. Inez Turnmeyer
Maggie Norby
Wayne Klostermann
Suzanne Quinn
Terry Mozena
Jim Barry
Laura Barry
Sue Davison
Organization,.,
Loras College
Scenic Valley Agency on Aging
St. Mark's Community Center
Project Concern
Northend Association
Historic Preservation Commission
Historic Preservation Commission
Lifetime Center
Teen Center
DHS