Community Development Advisory Committee

*DRAFT* COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE (CDAC) ZOOM MEETING MINUTES CDBG PY48 (2022-2023 PROGRAM YEAR) April 11, 2022 5:00 PM 1st Floor Meeting Room 23 Union St. Norwich, CT ZOOM Platform Audioconference – Meeting ID: 850 7175 0909 Members Present: Les King, Gemma Fabris, Mark Marcy Others Present: Kathy Crees and Tianne Curtis I. The meeting was called to order at 5:00 PM. II. Communications – Kathryn Crees shared the resignation letter of CDAC member Sean Barnes. Mr. Barnes wishes to have his Neighborhood Renovations and Training Program (NRTV) considered for CDBG funding. The City of Norwich Ethics Committee, Corporation Counsel and US Department of HUD have all considered this a conflict of interest. Policy states the member must be uninvolved with the funding decisions for 1 year before a funding request may be considered. The NRTV application for PY48 CDBG funding is formally WITHDRAWN. III. Schedule of Presentations 1. Children in Placement - $20,000 Executive Director Janet Freimuth presented for their Guardian ad Litem program 2. Safe Futures - $15,000 Chief Operating Officer Margaret Soussloff, Kevin Barney, Kristine Foster and Shauna Harrington presented for the Norwich Domestic Violence Response Team program. 3. Thames River Family Program $20,000 Executive Director Kathy Allen presented for their enhanced employment services program. 4. Madonna Place $15,000 Executive Director Claire Silva presented for their Community Outreach Plus Education program. 5. IASC $7,000 No representation was present. Application will be moved to the 4/19/22 agenda. 6. TVCCA $20,000 Director of Housing Services Jon-Paul Mandelburg presented for the Home Again homelessness prevention program. 7. OIC of NL County $30,000 – President/CEO Nekeisha Grant and Roberta Travers presented for their Early Childhood Education Certification program. 1  8. Prospect St Sidewalks – Norwich Public Works - $358,634.00 Engineer Jean-Paul Laguerre presented for the sidewalk improvements. 9. Columbus Park Fence Replacement – DPW $84,700 Engineer Jean-Paul Laguerre presented for the fence replacement. IV. Adjournment – Motion was made by Mark Marcy, second by Gemma Fabris, to adjourn at 6:35PM. Motion passed unanimously. Respectfully submitted, Tianne Curtis CD Program Assistant 2