Community Development Advisory Committee

CDAC MINUTES MAY 10, 2011 8:00 A.M. 23 UNION STREET BASEMENT CONFERENCE Members Present: Les King, Demo Angelopoulos, Red McKeon, John Mathieu. Others Present: Gary Evans, Susan Goldman, and Linda Lee Smith Absent: Lynn Norris, Edward Derr Chairman Les King called the CDAC meeting to order at 8:06 a.m. A quorum was determined. Motion was made by John Mathieu, seconded by Red McKeon to accept the minutes of the April 11, 2011 meeting. All were in favor. New Business Citizen Participation Plan (CPP) Gary Evans explained that their HUD representative had some minor changes that needed to be made to the CPP. The purpose of the CPP is to ensure that citizens are aware of the process, creating procedures that involve them, and they have every opportunity for decisions that are being made. It also protects the committee’s decisions that are being made so that the funds are protected. The major requests were some changes from substantial amendment to non- substantial process. The substantial amendment had an added change: 1. Changes in use of CDBG from one eligible activity to another that will cause a change in the end-use or outcome. The Non-Substantial Amendment Process added changes: 1. Any change to the allocation priorities or a change in the method of distribution of funds. 2. A change in the purpose, scope, location or beneficiaries of an activity. Some minor changes were made to the timeline including the two public hearings. Chairman King recommended on the front cover read revised with date and on back 2011 changes will be posted on website. Motion was made by Red McKeon and seconded by John Mathieu to approve the Citizen Participation Plan with the approved changes and revised date. Motion carried unanimously. Other The City hasn’t received any definite amount of funding yet for PY 37. The CDAC was concerned and they figured their allocations with a drop in 20%. If there are any additional funds received they could go to fund balance. Clarification was needed from the committee on some of the reductions they allocated for funding and what part of the applications was being reduced. The NHS/Supportive Housing had requested $20,000 and the committee had decreased their allocation to $10,000. There were two parts to the program SOAR Program for SSI Disability, and rent subsidies. The SOAR Program provides access to income, which creates the ability for someone to pay for housing. Its an administrative cost and gives them a three month rent subsidy. Not sure how much income it generates, and if it’s enough to stabilize the person, provide money to pay, but becomes income. The SOAR Programs success rate was very low. The $10,000 only serviced approximately three people. The problem is it takes more than a year. The committee said that they were going to keep the rent subsidies and eliminate the SOAR Program. Literacy Volunteers had also been decreased from $12,140 to $10,000 and they were going to use the funding for the Rosetta Stone software originally it was five and they had agreed to do three. Adult Education had been reduced from $15,000 to $10,000 and the reduction would not be to eliminate Madonna Place. Adjournment Motion was made by John Mathieu, seconded by Demo Angelopoulos to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously. The CDAC meeting ended at 8:37 a.m.