11-12-01 Community & Economic Development

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t nun Upor t: (ommunttt atO troramir DtVtlopitent Committee The November 12, 2001 meeting of the Community & Economic Development Committee was called to order by its Chairperson, Council Member Roland Kelly at 4:13 p.m. in the Council Informal Meeting Room. Persons in attendance included Council Members Varner, Ujdak, Aranowski, Kirsits, and Kelly; Elizabeth Leonard, City Controller Frederick 011ett, Bob Case, Public Works Director Gary Gilot, Terry Bland of the ,OUtai Viatti rt1uUt and Kathy Cekanski Farrand, Council Attorney. Council Member Kelly noted that he had received a Memo(copy attached) requesting that Bill No. 01-94 a tax abatement request for Rufus and Ursula Chatman be withdrawn in light of the fact that the couple was unable to obtain financing. Council Member Kelly then called for a presentation on Bill No. 101-01 which would appropriate $ 126,081 received from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development's Emergency Shelter Grant Program. Elizabeth Leonard, Director of Financial and Program Management, made the presentation. She noted that the amounts to be appropriated for the Center for the Homeless, Inc. The St. Joseph County AIDS Task Force, the Youth Services Bureau, the YWCA and for administrative costs are the same amounts discussed with the Council on September 25th and were subject to a public comment period during October. Following discussion, Dr. Varner made a motion, seconded by Council Member Kirsits that Bill No. 101-01 be recommended favorably to Council. The motion passed. The Committee then reviewed Bill No. 102-01 which would appropriate $ 3,924,000 from the Community Development Fund (Fund#212). The Council Attorney noted that since Bill No. 102-01 and Bill No. 103-01 relate to the same fund,that they could be heard together for purposes of public hearing. The Committee then reviewed Bill No. 103-01 which would appropriate $ 617,393 within Fund# 212. Beth Leonard noted that Bill No. 102-01 appropriates monies from Community Development Block Grand funds and would transfer reprogrammed funds. This bill was subject to a 30-day public comment period held in October. Ms. Leonard noted that Bill No. 103-01 would appropriates monies from fees, interest income and staff support contracts. Both bills contain amounts previously discussed with the Council. Upon the advise of the Council Attorney, Council Member Ujdak noted that he is the President of "Christmas p tm in April"and Council Member Aranowski noted that he is the President of NDC. Both agencies are proposed recipients of funds addressed, but there would not be a substantial conflict of interest, but disclosure of these positions is necessary for the record both at the Committee and Council meeting levels. Following discussion, Council Member Ujdak made a motion, seconded by Dr. Varner that Bill 'i; No. 102-01 be recommended favorably to Council. The motion passed.