HOUSING TRUST FUND ADVISORY BOARD
Regular MeetingMilwaukee, WI · October 17, 2016
Minutes
200 E. Wells Street
City of Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wisconsin
53202
Meeting Minutes
HOUSING TRUST FUND ADVISORY BOARD
ALD. MURPHY, CHAIR
Kalan R. Haywood, Sr., Vice-Chair
Swarnjit Arora, Ald. Robert Bauman, Toni Biscobing,
Nicholas DeFino, Fred Hannah, James Hiller, Jim Mathy,
Brian Peters, and Kori Schneider Peragine
Staff Assistant: Joanna Polanco, 286-2366, Fax: 286-3456,
jpolan@milwaukee.gov
Legislative Liaison: Jeffrey Osterman, 286-2262,
joster@milwaukee.gov
Monday, October 17, 2016 9:00 AM Room 301-A, City Hall
Meeting convened at 9:03 AM
1. Roll Call and approval of previous meeting minutes.
Present 9 - Murphy, VACANCY, Peters, Mathy, Schneider Peragine, Biscobing,
DeFino, Haywood Sr. and Arora
Excused 3 - Hiller, Bauman and Hannah
Also present CDGA staff:
Steven Mahan
Mario Higgins
Sign Language Interpreter - Michelle Wick
Motion by Mrs. Biscobing, seconded by Mr. Mathy to approve the minutes of the October
4th, 2016 meeting.
There were no objections
2. Approval of Housing Trust Fund Funding application changes and release date.
Mr. Higgins gave brief overview of the recommended changes discussed at the last
Technical Review Subcommittee at their October 12, 2016 meeting; Mr. Higgins
thanked the members for meeting in such short notice. He said that most of changes
are regarding the order of scoring sheet to follow questions on actual application.
Also, some formatting and clarification of questions to the application.
On page 10
Part I: Project Description
1a. REMOVE if project involves construction or rehabilitation, please attached photos
of the site and sketches or drawings of the proposed project ADD (Not applicable to
owner-occupied rehab).
On Page 11
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Part III Project Site control, zoning & environmental issues
1. ADD project must have (Not applicable to owner-occupied projects)
On page 13
Question 4 ADD construction financing
amount $
ADD a. projects involving owner-occupied rehabilitation, has a line of credit been
secured?
Yes no amount $
Question 5 ADD amount $
On page 14
Part V: Capacity and Expertise
Question 1. a if yes, ADD describe
On page VI: furtherance of Housing Trust Fund Goals
Question 2 ADD explain how this project serves the lowest-income segment of the
population:
On page 18
Question 11 Will the project use contractors who pay family-supporting for all workers
on the project (family supporting wages are defined as $10.10 per hour with health
insurance)?
Mr. Higgins will follow up with purchasing department for clarification.
Mr. Haywood asked how this will be monitor.
Mr. Higgins said that they will work with department to make sure documentation is
submitted via Office of Small Business Administration.
Mr. Arora asked how the 15 total points of scoring sheet are will be allocated.
Mr. Higgins said that there is a calculation depending on the number of units they
serve.
Another changed to application was the removal of Mortgage Credit Counseling
Services, Mr. Peters said, since the need has decreased and funding is limited this
cycle.
Mr. Higgins said that that was removed from application.
Ald. Murphy thanked the members of the technical review subcommittee for their
hard work in thoroughly reviewing the application in such short notice.
Mrs. Schneider, seconded by Mr. Peters moved approval of changes to the
application.
There were no objections.
Mrs. Schneider, seconded by Mr. Mathy moved application release date be October
28, 2016. There were no objections.
Mr. Higgins suggested for the Technical Review subcommittee meet the first week in
December to review applications and create recommendation to be submitted to the
full board.
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Staff Assistant will follow up with members to coordinate dates and times of
December meetings.
Meeting adjourned at 9:24 AM
Joanna Polanco
Staff Assistant
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this meeting may constitute a meeting of the Common Council or any of its standing
committees, although they will not take any formal action at this meeting.
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disabilities through sign language interpreters or auxiliary aids. For additional information or
to request this service, contact the City Clerk's Office ADA Coordinator at 286-2998,
(FAX)286-3456, (TDD)286-2025 or by writing to the Coordinator at Room 205, City Hall, 200
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Agenda
200 E. Wells Street
City of Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wisconsin
53202
Meeting Agenda
HOUSING TRUST FUND ADVISORY BOARD
ALD. MURPHY, CHAIR
Kalan R. Haywood, Sr., Vice-Chair
Swarnjit Arora, Ald. Robert Bauman, Toni Biscobing, Nicholas
DeFino, Fred Hannah, James Hiller, Jim Mathy, Brian Peters,
and Kori Schneider Peragine
Staff Assistant: Joanna Polanco, 286-2366, Fax: 286-3456,
jpolan@milwaukee.gov
Legislative Liaison: Jeffrey Osterman, 286-2262,
joster@milwaukee.gov
Monday, October 17, 2016 9:00 AM Room 301-A, City Hall
1. Roll Call and approval of previous meeting minutes.
2. Approval of Housing Trust Fund Funding application changes and release date.
Members of the Common Council and its standing committees who are not members of this committee
may attend this meeting to participate or to gather information. Notice is given that this meeting may
constitute a meeting of the Common Council or any of its standing committees, although they will not
take any formal action at this meeting.
Upon reasonable notice, efforts will be made to accommodate the needs of persons with disabilities
through sign language interpreters or auxiliary aids. For additional information or to request this
service, contact the City Clerk's Office ADA Coordinator at 286-2998, (FAX)286-3456,
(TDD)286-2025 or by writing to the Coordinator at Room 205, City Hall, 200 E. Wells Street,
Milwaukee, WI 53202.
Limited parking for persons attending meetings in City Hall is available at reduced rates (5 hour limit)
at the Milwaukee Center on the southwest corner of East Kilbourn and North Water Street. Parking
tickets must be validated in the first floor Information Booth in City Hall.
Persons engaged in lobbying as defined in s. 305-43-4 of the Milwaukee Code of Ordinances are
required to register with the City Clerk's Office License Division. Registered lobbyists appearing
before a Common Council committee are required to identify themselves as such. More information is
available at http://city.milwaukee.gov/Lobbying.
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