Rehabilitation Board of Appeals

CITY OF ROYAL OAK REHABILITATION BOARD OF APPEALS MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING HELD ON FEBRUARY 26, 2013 A regular meeting of the Rehabilitation Board of Appeals was held at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 26, 2013 in Room 309 of City Hall. PRESENT: ABSENT: John D’Agnillo Chairperson James Johnson Commissioner Kyle DuBuc Bill Willard Vice Chairperson Pete Mancour Carl Stone Marshall Thompson STAFF ALSO PRESENT: Joseph M Murphy, Planner ********** Vice Chairperson Mancour called the meeting to order at 7:06 p.m. ********** PUBLIC COMMENT Vice Chairperson Mancour opened the Public Comment portion of the meeting. Hearing none, the Public Comment was closed. ********** ELECTION OF OFFICERS MOVED by Mr. Stone SUPPORTED by Mr. Thompson TO APPROVE reappoint James Johnson as Chairperson and Pete Mancour as Vice Chairperson. APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY (5-0) ********* MINUTES of NOVEMBER 27, 2012 MEETING MOVED by Mr. Thompson SUPPORTED by Mr. D’Agnillo TO APPROVE the minutes of the November 27, 2012 meeting as presented. APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY (5-0) ********* Rehabilitation Board of Appeals February 27, 2013 Page 2 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM Mr. Murphy informed the Board that the city has not yet received notice of its Program Year 2013-2014 entitlement amount (funding) from HUD’s Detroit Field Office. With the absence of the entitlement amount in mind, the Board discussed each request / application for CDBG funds in relation to the upcoming PY 2013-2014 Annual Action Plan. All applicants were invited to the public meeting. Paige Gembarski, Senior Center Coordinator was present on behalf of the request for funds toward the administration and operation of the Senior Center and replace of windows at the Senior Center. The Board reviewed and discussed each request for funding. However, it was unable to recommend activities and funding levels to the City Commission without knowing how much funding (entitlement amount) the city will be receiving in Program Year 2013-2014. The Board will not meet again until the entitlement amount is known. Mr. Murphy informed the Board that a public hearing is required to hear public comment regarding the proposed activities and funding levels for the Program Year 2013-2014 Annual Action Plan. Notice of the public hearing will be published in a local newspaper as required by HUD regulations. After the public hearing, the Board will recommend proposed activities and funding levels to the City Commission for its review and approval prior to staff submitting the proposed PY 2013-2014 Annual Action Plan to HUD by the May 15, 2013 deadline. ********** OTHER BUSINESS None. ********** ADJOURNMENT MOVED by Mr. Thompson SUPPORTED by Commissioner DuBuc TO ADJOURN the meeting. APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY (5-0) The meeting was adjourned at 8:28 p.m. The next meeting regularly scheduled meeting is March 26, 2013. 2