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1Commttttt 200V t: <br /> Community and Economic Development Committee <br /> to the !Common Council of the ttti of fouUj *nb: <br /> The January 13, 1997 meeting of the Community and Economic Development Committee <br /> was called to order by it's Vice Chairperson,Councilmember Rod Sniadecki at 5:00 P.M. <br /> in the Council informal meeting room. <br /> Persons in attendance included Council Members: Kelly, Aranowski, Pfeifer, Varner, <br /> Udjak, Sniadecki; Sue Hodgson, Citizen Member, Jeff Renard, Beth Leonard, Don <br /> Porter,and Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand. <br /> The first item on the agenda was to review Bill No. 111-96 which would appropriate <br /> $37,162.00 including $25,231.00 in rental rehab funds to the St. Joseph County Housing <br /> Consortium. <br /> Beth Leonard, the Financial and Program Management manager made the presentation. <br /> She noted that the Federal Rental Rehab program is now defunct and that the HUD <br /> representative suggested that the monies be appropriated for the St. Joseph County <br /> Housing Consortium. Such monies, if appropriated, would be used only for the City of <br /> South Bend projects. <br /> In response to a question raised by Councilmenber Varner,he was assured that the monies <br /> would be properly monitored so that only South Bend projects would benefit from such <br /> monies. <br /> Following discussion, Councilmember Pfeifer made a motion, seconded by citizen <br /> member Sue Hodgson, that Bill No. 111-96 be recommended favorably to Council. The <br /> motion passed. <br /> The Committee then reviewed Bill No. 112-96 which would appropriate $130,000.00 <br /> within the UDAG Fund and Bill No. 113-96 which would appropriate $466,273.00 for <br /> administrative costs. <br /> Beth Leonard made the presentation on both bills. She noted that Bill No. 112-96 <br /> involving UDAG monies involved miscellaneous revenue from the UDAG program which <br /> is no longer in existenance. This would finalize the appropriation process with the source <br /> of the monies being from various laon payments. She noted the Bill No. 113-96 would <br /> finalize the administration costs for overseeing various not-for-profit organizations and <br /> programs which are detailed in the cover letter datedn December 9, 1996. <br /> Following discussion, Citizen member Sue Hodgson made a motion, seconded by <br /> Councilmember Pfeifer, that Bill Nos, 112-96 and 113-96 be recommended favorably to <br /> Council. <br /> There being no further items to come before the Committee the meeting was adjourned at <br /> 5:10 P.M. <br /> Respectfully submitted, • <br />