09-27-06 Community & Economic Development

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Community and Economic Development Committee 2006 South Bend Common Council The September 27, 2006 meeting of the Community and Economic Development Committee of the South Bend Common Council was called to order by its Chairperson, Council Member Roland Kelly at 5;04 p.m., in the Council's Informal Meeting Room. Persons in attendance included Council Members Pfeifer, Kelly, Varner, Kuspa, Kirsits, White and Puzzello, Mayor Stephen J. Luecke, Sharon Kendall, Executive Director of the Department of Community and Economic Devebpment; Beth Leonard, Director of Financial & Program Management; Judy Rasheck, John Sellers, Pam Meyer, Director of the Division of Community Development, Jamie Loo of the South Bend Tribune, ,and Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand, Council Attorney. Council Member Kelly noted that the meeting was called to receive information on the proposed Block Grant Allocations. The Committee received atwo-page handout entitled "HCD Applications for Program Year 2007" (copy attached}. Beth Leonard, Director of Financial & Program Management, made the presentation. She noted that the public comment period will last until noon on October 30t" with public hearings scheduled for October 12, 2006 at 2:30 pm at the Mishawaka City Hall and at 5:30 pm that date at the Public Library. Ms. Leonard stated that the line-items listed have the following codes: • YELLOW represent planning and administration items which have a cap of $639, 000 • GREEN represent public services and have a cap of $550,000 • BLUE represent "everything else" with NO cap • ORANGE represent emergency shelter services • PURPLE represent HOME which serves South Bend, Mishawaka and St. Joseph County Council Member Puzzello voiced concern with regard to South Bend Heritage and the Southeast Neighborhood projects, however Ms. Leonard noted that they did not request any HOME funding. 30% of the new units in the Triangle Area will be lowlmoderate income. In response to a question from Dr. Varner, Mayor Luecke stated that completion of SR 23 is anticipated when reviewing the proposals. In response to questions from Council Member Kuspa, Ms. Leonard stated that each agency who received funding are subject to a contract which includes written goals with their claims for reimbursement being carefully reviewed before payment is made.