02-08-10 Community & Economic Development Committee

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~i.~ ~- r~j~~' '~ j ;:~ ~-' ,.... S'' ~ ~ COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE FEBRUARY 8, 2010 Committee Members Present: Timothy Rouse, Chairperson; Ann Puzzello, Henry Davis, Karen White Other Council Members Present: Derek Dieter, David Varner, Oliver Davis, Tom LaFountain Others Present: Larry Magliozzi, Mike Danch, Mark Lyon, Pam Meyer, Rita Kopala, Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand, Mayor Luecke, Tom Price, Chris Dressel Agenda: Bill No. 06-10 -Appropriation -Weed & Seed Bill No. 10-06 -Abatement Personal Property -Patterson Logistics Bill No. 10-07 -Abatement Real Property -Patterson Logistics Bill No. 06-10 Appropriation -Weed & Seed Chairperson Rouse called the meeting to order at 3:40 p.m. and called upon Pam Meyer, Director of Community Development to make a presentation. Pam explained the requested appropriation was an awarded Department of Justice (DOJ) grant in the amount of $942,000. These dollars are to be used for programming of eligible activities in Weed & Seed areas. The dollars cover activities from 10-1-09 through 9-30-10 in the recently created site #2. Pam provided the Council with a budget narrative (attached) for review. Pam added that currently thee was no federally funded Weed & See program in 2011. Tim Rouse asked why there seemed to be more dollars directed toward weed than seed. Pam said the targeted goal was a 50/50 split. However this appropriation was 57% weed and 43% seed. Henry Davis asked if there were any measureable outcomes. Pam's answer was yes, citing an I.U. in-kind study pointing to many tangible benefits. Henry Davis asked if the outcomes or measures were valid if the outcomes or measures were valid. Pam said the recipients of the programs help the effectiveness of the program by establishing priorities through the Weed & Seed Steering Committee. Tim Rouse asked for a list of steering committee members which Pam supplied (attached) focusing on early intervention to break the cycle of violence seen as a preventable disease. Pam said that while unaware of that resolution they did account for feedback from people in the areas served. Rouse stated he was looking for meaningful measures to assure the effectiveness of the Weed and Seed approach to problems. Henry Davis piggybacked on Rouse's comments saying there needs to be accountability for the money spent. He asked for quarterly progress reports. Pam said the federal government requires quarterly progress reports. These were to be sent to the Council. On a motion by Henry Davis and a second by Ann Puzzello the measure was sent to Council with a favorable recommendation. Bill No. 10-06 and 10-07 Tax Abatement Petitions for Patterson Logistics