April 23, 2009 Minutes (City Commission Room)
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MEMBERS PRESENT: |
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Marci Francisco, Julie Mitchell, Vern Norwood, Brenda Nunez, Aimee Polson, Patti Welty |
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MEMBERS ABSENT: |
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Curtis Harris, Quinn Miller, Roberta Suenram |
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STAFF PRESENT: |
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Danelle Dresslar, Margene Swarts |
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PUBLIC PRESENT: |
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KT Walsh, East Lawrence Neighborhood Association; Robert Baker, HCCI
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Chair Welty called the meeting to order at 5:40 p.m.
1. Introductions
Members and staff introduced themselves.
2. Approval of the April 9, 2009 minutes.
Francisco moved to approve the CDAC meeting minutes from April 9, 2009. The motion was seconded by Norwood.
The motion passed unanimously.
3. (6:00 p.m.) Recess meeting to conduct Public Hearing.
Swarts opened the Public Hearing by saying that the 2009 Action Plan was available for review by the Committee and public. The most important aspect is the Investment Summary. The Investment Summary is the result of the Committee’s allocation decisions. The few changes that have been made during the most recent meetings are reflected in the document.
Swarts said that she received an email from Jodi Wente, Oread Neighborhood Association Coordinator. Wente said that she was unable to attend the Public Hearing due to an ONA meeting. Wente wanted to make sure that the Committee was aware that the garden was for use by any citizen in the community, not just the Oread neighbors. The garden just happened to be in the Oread Neighborhood. Additionally, all of the extra food that is produced goes to food pantries; it is not limited to residents of the neighborhood.
Swarts said she had nothing else to add but was happy to answer any questions.
Chair Welty called for Public Comment.
KT Walsh, East Lawrence neighborhood, wanted to say thank you to the Committee for the allocation to the neighborhoods this grant year. She said that the neighborhood is very conscientious of the work that this Committee has every year and that she knows it is a painful job to parse out this money every year. She wanted to say thank you for supporting the neighborhood.
Robert Baker, Housing and Credit Counseling Inc, wanted to second Walsh’s comment about the work for the community that this Committee does. He said he knows that it is always hard to distribute the money and he knows that there have been cuts in the grant money over the years. He thanked the Committee for the preliminary allocation to HCCI. This year HCCI will be doing a lot of different things for the community that might not necessarily make it into the grant application. He gave an example of the information packet that they assembled for the Kansas foreclosure guidelines timeline. They were able to compile useful information for those facing foreclosures so there is the time, knowledge, and partnerships to maintain housing. He said that HCCI has been working together closely with community partners and that they really appreciate the funding.
There being no more public comment, Mitchell moved to close the Public Hearing. The motion was seconded by Francisco and passed unanimously.
4. Reconvene Meeting.
Chair Welty reconvened the meeting.
5. Discussion/Changes, if necessary.
There were no changes to discuss regarding allocations.
Norwood commented that she wished there was more funding available.
6. Miscellaneous/Calendar
Swarts told the CDAC they would be unable to meet on May 14 due to the staff attending an out of town conference. She asked the Committee if they would like to meet on another day or just hold one meeting in May with the regularly scheduled meeting on May 28. She told the Committee that they could meet May 7 if they wished and it would be in the Development Services office. She told the Committed she was unsure when allocation notification regarding the regular CDBG program would be received, but it should come any time now. Staff anticipates the CDBG-R notification and guidelines for the NSP II program would be in May. Information on the Homeless Prevention and Rapid Rehousing Program (HPRP) is targeted for July. Hopefully, more will be known by the May 28 meeting.
Norwood said that since there were no time constraints, unless there is something that comes between now and May 28, there would not be any reason to meet before then.
Consensus of the Committee was to cancel the May 14, 2009 meeting.
Swarts added that based on the Committee’s decisions tonight, the adoption of the 2009 Action Plan and Investment Summary will be on the City Commission agenda for the May 5, 2009 meeting.
7. Public Comment.
There was no additional public comment.
8. Adjourn.
There being no further business, Francisco moved to adjourn the April 23, 2009 meeting. Norwood seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
Attendance Record
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Curtis Harris |
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Julie Mitchell |
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Vern Norwood |
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Aimee Polson |
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Patti Welty |
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Roberta Suenram |
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