11-22-99 Community & Economic Development

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Committee Ztport: Community and Economic Development Committee AGO tfjt Common Count f l of tljt QC f tv of *south Stub: The November 22, 1999 meeting of the Community and Economic Development Committee was called to order by Council Member Roland Kelly, Chairperson of the Committee at 4:15 p.m. in the Council informal meeting room. Persons in attendance included Council Members: Aranowski, Kelly, Pfeifer, Coleman, King, Sniadecki, Varner,Hosinski and Ujdak; Sandy Phillips,Ken Fedder, Beth Leonard, Don Inks, William Faust, Jim Elgin, Pam Meyer, Mike Beitzinger, Marco Marian, Jon Hunt and Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand. Council Member Kelly noted that the first item on the agenda, Bill No. 96-99 which would appropriate$ 3,791,000 from the Community Development Block Grant Fund to defray expenses for the program year beginning January 1, 2000. Beth Leonard requested that this Bill be heard with Bill No. 97-99 which is a request to transfer $ 592,063 among various accounts within the Department of Community and Economic Development. Beth Leonard made the presentation. She noted that Bill No. 96-99 would allocate funds in accordance with the 2000 Housing and Community Development Plan which has completed all of the required public comment and public hearing periods. She noted that Bill No. 97-99 was subject to two (2) public hearings and would allocate the indicated monies to the Affordable Loan program, Blume's block rehab, Perley Park neighborhood revitalization and Liston/Colfax neighborhood revitalization. In response to a question from Dr.Varner,Ms. Leonard noted that a 0 % cut is reflected in Bill No. 96-99 Following discussion, Council Member Ujdak made a motion, seconded by Council Member King that Bill No. 96-99 be recommended favorably to Council. The motion passed. Council Member King then made a motion, seconded by Council Member Sniadecki that Bill No. 97-99 be recommended favorably to Council. The motion passed. Beth Leonard then reviewed Bill No. 98-99 which would appropriate$ 127,000 received from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's emergency shelter grant program. She noted that the funds would be used by the four (4) listed agencies with $ 5,520 being allocated for administrative costs. Council Member King made a motion, seconded by Council Member Sniadecki that Bill No. 98-99 be recommended favorably to Council. The motion passed. Beth Leonard then reviewed Bill No. 99-99 which would appropriate $ 541,060 within Fund 212 for the purpose of defraying administrative costs of the Department of Community and Economic Development. The sources of the monies to be appropriated are from fees,interest income and staff support contracts.