Community Development Advisory Committee (CDAC)

AGENDA City of Hot Springs Community Development Advisory Committee (CDAC) July 7th, 2022 1:00 pm City of Hot Springs Board Chambers, 133 Convention Blvd, Hot Springs, AR 71901 In-Person and Virtual Teleconference Meeting 1. Call to Order at 1:06 pm by Chair Larry Williams 2. Roll Call: Kelly Thomason, Alice Marshall, Gene Williams, Becca Clark, Larry Williams In attendance were: CDAC Members: ▪ Kelly Thomason ▪ Alice Marshall ▪ Gene Williams (virtual) ▪ Becca Clark ▪ Larry Williams Andrew Coker, CDBG Administrator Regina Wade Anne Quinn Lance Spicer Janice Davis 3. Approval of June 16, 2022 meeting minutes Motion: Kelly Thomason 2nd: Becca Clark 4. New Business a. 2022 Substantial Amendment a. Overview of public comments received i. No public comments were received prior to the CDAC meeting. b. CDBG Administrator Andrew Coker provided an overview of the Substantial Amendment and answered questions from the Committee. c. Public Comment Period  i. Cheryl Batts spoke in favor of the Substantial Amendment and the C4K and Miss Ida’s House project. ii. Anthony Tidwell, C4K, spoke in favor of the Substantial Amendment. iii. Janice Davis spoke in favor of the Substantial Amendment and for the Miss Ida’s House project. d. CDAC discussion i. The CDAC members discussed the merits of the Substantial Amendment and asked clarifying questions. e. CDAC approval Motion: Kelly Thomason 2nd: Alice CDAC recommended the Substantial Amendment to the City of Hot Springs Board of Directors by a vote of 5-0 in favor. b. Housing Strategy Plan a. Procurement updates i. One response received by Mosaic Community Planning. Bid will be re-published with a solicitation list of national consulting firms to solicit more responses. c. Ouachita Behavioral Health and Wellness Monitoring Visit update a. No findings determination from a monitoring visit conducted on June 8. Andrew Coker, Mary Rice, and Renee Brewer conducted the monitoring visit. d. 2022 Annual Action Plan Board of Directors update a. Annual Action Plan submitted to HUD Little Rock Field Office for review on July 6, 2022. 5. Old Business 6. Announcements a. The next scheduled CDAC meeting is August 4th, 2022 at 1:00 pm in City Hall Board Chambers. b. Giving Team – 2nd and 4th Saturday 10:00 am – 2:00 pm providing several services with Food 4 Thought across from the old Habitat for Humanity ReStore.  c. August 3rd Nonprofit Fair and panel discussions taking place at the Garland County library 11:00 am – 4:00 pm. Nonprofits will have booths there and be providing services. d. Park Avenue Community Association Light Uptown event at Vapors Live on July 24th at 5:30 pm. 7. Adjournment Motion: Kelly Thomason 2nd: Larry Williams