The Long Beach Community Investment Company

CITY OF LONG BEACH WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2015 THE LONG BEACH 333 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD COMMUNITY INVESTMENT 3RD FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM, 4:00 PM COMPANY MINUTES John Thomas, Chair Jan Ward, Director Stacy McDaniel, Vice Chair Patrice Wong, Director Diane Arnold, Director Sabrina Sanders, Director Russell Doyle, Director REGULAR MEETING MINUTES ROLL CALL Commissioners Diane L. Arnold, Jan Ward, Russell Doyle, John Thomas and Present: Stacy McDaniel Commissioners Patrice Wong and Sabrina Sanders Excused: Staff present: Patrick Ure, Vice President; Rich Anthony, Deputy City Attorney; Lisa Fall, Manager of Admin. and Financial Services Bureau; Alem Hagos, Grant Administration Officer; Kjell Stava, Admin. Analyst; Silvia Medina, Community Program Specialist; Liz Salcedo, Asst. Admin. Analyst; Jessica Cooks, Clerical Aid. Margaret Madden, Neighborhood Improvement Officer, arrived at 4:35pm. Members of the public present: Mary Alice Sedillo, Dianne McGinnis, Ruth Ricker, Sam Lor, Don Darnauer, and Rev. Jane Galloway, Senior Advisory Commissioners; Jorge Rivera, Community Organizer with Housing Long Beach. FLAG SALUTE Director Ward led the flag salute. PRESIDENT'S REPORT President Bodek was unable to attend the meeting. Vice President Ure gave the President's Report in her absence. Vice President Ure referenced the 2015 Social Impact Report sent to the Directors from Century Housing Villages at Cabrillo. Vice President Ure pointed out that Century Housing Page 1 of 6 CITY OF LONG BEACH WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2015 THE LONG BEACH 333 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD COMMUNITY INVESTMENT 3RD FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM, 4:00 PM COMPANY MINUTES has received a tax credit allocation for the Anchor Place project. COMMENTS BY LBCIC Chair Thomas requested that Item 2 be postponed until the meeting scheduled for July 15, 2015 due to the absence of Directors Sanders and Wong. Staff Anthony advised that no vote is necessary to postpone the item as long as there is no objection. Vice Chair McDaniel has no objection, but will not be able to attend the meeting scheduled for July 15, 2015. The Directors all agreed to postpone the item until the meeting scheduled for August 19, 2015. Staff has agreed to provide advance notice to all Directors to ensure that all can attend. PUBLIC HEARING 1. 15-025CI Recommendation that the City Council approve the Fiscal Year 2016 Action Plan and the Second Substantial Amendment to the Fiscal Year 2015 Action Plan for the expenditure of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Home Investment Partnership Grant (HOME), and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funds. Staff Salcedo read the staff report. Staff Hagos gave the presentation. Chair Thomas asked to hear comments from the public before comments from the Directors. Jorge Rivera, Community Organizer with Long Beach Housing, spoke regarding outreach to low income households. Staff Hagos spoke. Jorge Rivera spoke regarding distribution of funding. Staff Hagos spoke. Page 2 of 6 CITY OF LONG BEACH WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2015 THE LONG BEACH 333 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD COMMUNITY INVESTMENT 3RD FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM, 4:00 PM COMPANY MINUTES Director Doyle spoke. Jorge Rivera spoke regarding code enforcement in CDBG restricted areas. Staff Hagos spoke. Staff Salcedo spoke. Jorge Rivera spoke regarding unfunded programs. Staff Hagos spoke. Staff Fall spoke. Jorge Rivera spoke regarding funding for creation of new affordable housing. Staff Hagos spoke. Jorge Rivera spoke. Vice President Ure spoke. Chair Thomas spoke. Jorge Rivera spoke regarding Float Funding. Staff Hagos spoke. Mary Alice Sedillo, Chairperson for the Senior Advisory Commission, spoke regarding affordable housing for senior citizens. Vice Chair McDaniel spoke. Mary Alice Sedillo spoke. Chair Thomas spoke. Director Doyle spoke. Page 3 of 6 CITY OF LONG BEACH WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2015 THE LONG BEACH 333 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD COMMUNITY INVESTMENT 3RD FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM, 4:00 PM COMPANY MINUTES Vice President Ure spoke. Chair Thomas spoke. Rev. Jane Galloway, Reverend of the Immanuel Center and Senior Advisory Commissioner, spoke. Dianne McGinnis, Senior Advisory Commissioner, spoke. Discussion ensued. Don Darnauer, Senior Advisory Commissioner, spoke on behalf of the National Association of Uniformed Services and the Disabled Veterans Association regarding housing for Veterans. Vice Chair McDaniel spoke. The Public Hearing ended at 5:29pm. Members of the public and some staff exited the meeting at this time. Director Ward had to exit the meeting before the vote. A motion was made by Director Arnold, seconded by Vice Chair McDaniel, to approve the recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 4 - Diane L. Arnold, Russell Doyle, John Thomas and Stacy McDaniel Excused: 3 - Jan Ward, Patrice Wong and Sabrina Sanders REGULAR AGENDA 1. 15-023CI Recommendation to receive and file the minutes of the regular board meeting held on Wednesday, May 20, 2015. Director Arnold pointed out that the minutes show Chair Thomas having voted on item 5, during which he was not present in the room. The vote to receive and file the minutes was contingent upon this error being corrected. Page 4 of 6 CITY OF LONG BEACH WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2015 THE LONG BEACH 333 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD COMMUNITY INVESTMENT 3RD FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM, 4:00 PM COMPANY MINUTES A motion was made by Director Arnold, seconded by Vice Chair McDaniel, to receive and file the corrected minutes of the regular board meeting held on Wednesday, May 20, 2015. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 4 - Diane L. Arnold, Russell Doyle, John Thomas and Stacy McDaniel Excused: 3 - Jan Ward, Patrice Wong and Sabrina Sanders 2. 15-024CI Recommendation to elect The Long Beach Community Investment Company (LBCIC) Chair and Vice Chair. This item was postponed until the meeting scheduled for August 19, 2015. 3. 15-026CI Recommendation to approve a Multi-Family Rehabilitation Loan in the amount of $673,355 to Ocean Structure for the partial rehabilitation of the property at 1085 Hoffman Avenue. Vice President Ure presented the staff report. Director Doyle spoke. Vice President Ure spoke. Director Arnold spoke. Discussion ensued. A motion was made by Vice Chair McDaniel, seconded by Director Arnold, to approve the recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 4 - Diane L. Arnold, Russell Doyle, John Thomas and Stacy McDaniel Excused: 3 - Jan Ward, Patrice Wong and Sabrina Sanders PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: Members of the public are invited to address the Board on items of interest to the public within the Agency Board jurisdiction. Each speaker will be limited to two minutes unless that time is extended by the Chair. Page 5 of 6 CITY OF LONG BEACH WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2015 THE LONG BEACH 333 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD COMMUNITY INVESTMENT 3RD FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM, 4:00 PM COMPANY MINUTES No members of the public were present at this time. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 5:48pm. Note: A digital recording of this meeting will be available upon request. The City of Long Beach provides reasonable accommodations in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If a special accommodation is desired, or if an agenda is needed in an alternative format, please call the Development Services Department, 48 hours prior to the meeting at (562) 570-3807 or (562) 570-6626 (telecommunications device for the deaf). The Development Services Department email at LBDS@longbeach.gov is available for correspondence purposes. Respectfully Submitted, ____________________ Amy J. Bodek, President Approved by: ____________________ John Thomas, Chair Page 6 of 6