09-25-00 Community & Economic Development

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4Commttt a art: Qommunit an4 (economic Vatiorniztit 4Committee The September 25, 2000 meeting of the Community and Economic Development Committee was called to order by its Chairperson,Council Member Roland Kelly at 3:02 pm in the Council Informal Meeting room. Persons in attendance included Council Members Aranowski, Kelly, King,Varner, White, and Ujdak; Beth Leonard, Jon Hunt, George Adler, Chrisline Austin, Terry Bland of the $ oltth WI Irrtbun*, and Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand, Council Attorney. Council Member Kelly noted that the first item on the agenda was to review the recommended HCD Applications for Program Year 2001. Beth Leonard provided a two-page handout (copy attached) detailing the proposals, the funding request amounts, the 2000 Allocation, and recommendations from the staff on each proposal. Ms. Leonard noted that the 30-day public comment period on the proposal begins this Friday and that there will be two (2) public hearings, namely one on October 19th @ 1:30 p.m. in Mishawaka and one on October 19th @ 5:30 p.m. on the 13th floor of the County-City Building in South Bend. She stated that the planning and administration maximum is twenty percent(20%) for a total of$757,200;and that the maximum for public service activities is fifteen percent(15 %) for a total of $ 567,900. She added that a total of thirty percent (30%) can be spent on "slum and blight"activities for a total of$4,272,805. In response to a question from Council Member Kelly on the overall parameters for the recommendations, Ms. Leonard stated that they review the petitioner's past performance, whether they are new requests and their capacity to perform, and whether they would be eligible for other sources of funding from other agencies. She stressed that recipients must be 501C3 organizations and have proper documentation from the IRS. Ms. Leonard noted that$ 1 million is proposed for the Dean Johnson Park; and $ 1 millon is proposed from EDIT for Oliver Plow/Studebaker Corridor with $ 2.4 million for the rest of this project. In response to a question from Dr. Varner, Ms. Leonard stated that § 108 loans are not forgiven and that the Homeless Shelter/LaSalle Rec amount of$ 150,000 is being paid down over three (3) years. Terms can be structured in many different ways with Hardees being over a 12- year period for example. In response to a question from Council Member Ujdak, Ms. Leonard stated that with regard to§ 108, the City cannot borrow more than three(3) times the total allocation. Council Member Kelly inquired about monitoring of the various projects. Mr. Adler stated they work closely with each recipient. Ms. Leonard noted that each has a contract and all agencies are required to submit claims for reimbursement. Council Member Ujdak inquired whether these are final recommendations. Ms. Leonard stated that they are all subject to the 30-day public comment period. Jon Hunt noted that Mayor Luecke just received the recommendations on Friday. •