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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCommunity Development Block Grant Commission - Minutes - 05/11/2000CITY OF FORT COLLINS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT COMMISSION Meeting Minutes May 11, 2000 Phil Majerus, Chair Alfred Flores, Vice Chair Bill Bertschy, City Council Liaison Ken Waido, Staff Liaison The meeting of the Community Development Block Grant Commission was called to order by Chair Phil Majerus at 6:35 P.M., in Conference Room A at 281 North College Avenue, Fort Collins, Colorado. Commission members present included: Chair Phil Majerus, Vice Chair Alfred Flores, Vi Guthrie, Brett Hill, Bill Steffes, Dennis Vanderheiden, and Terri Bryant. Absent Commission members were: Cheryl Zimlich (excused) and Linda Coxen (unexcused). Staff members present were: Ken Waido and Julie Smith. Welcome of New Commission Members Terri Bryant and Dennis Vanderheiden were welcomed as new members of the Commission. Approval of Minutes Motion was made by Bill Steffes, seconded by Vi Guthrie, to approve the minutes of the March 2, 2000 meeting. Motion passed 7-0. Motion was made by Bill Steffes, seconded by Alfred Flores, to approve the minutes of the April 12, 2000, Applicant Presentation/Question and Answer meeting. Motion passed 7-0. It was noted that pages 7 and 8 were missing from the minutes of the April 13, 2000, Applicant Presentation/Question and Answer meeting. Therefore, consideration of the meeting minutes was delayed until the next Commission meeting in June. Homebuyer Assistance Program Education Policy Julie Smith presented background information on staff's proposed administrative policy to require home ownership education certificates from agencies that are approved by the Colorado Housing Finance Corporation (CHFA). Discussion from Commission members included the following issues: when is the class required, before application (yes) or before closing, what kind of monitoring does HUD do, what is covered in the education classes, do financial institutions pay for families to take the classes, when does the City pay the $50 for the families to take the classes, how many families are typically in a class, and where are classes conducted. Motion was made by Bill Steffes, seconded by Phil Majerus, to support the administrative policy. Motion passed 6-0-1. City Council FY 2000-2001 CDBG Program Funding Decisions Staff noted that the City Council fully approved the funding recommendations made by the Commission for the use of CDBG funds for the FY 2000-2001 program year. Staff asked the Commission members for any comments regarding the application forms, selection criteria, or review process used in the new Competitive process. The following comments were made: applicants need to provide exact project budget data as to how funds will be used, proforma analysis needed for a period of 15 years, costs per square foot needed in housing projects, financial information and organizational budgets are needed from all applicants, leveraging calculations must be based on specific project budgets — not organizational budgets. Commission members requested that this item be discussed again at the June meeting. Ft. Collins Housing Authority — King Property Extension Ken Waido summarized the request from the Housing Authority to extend its funding allocation on the King property due to delay in completion of the West Vine Stormwater Basin study being jointly conducted by the City and County. Reference to the May 1, 2000, letter from Julie Love, Executive Director of FCHA, was made. Commission members asked questions regarding the planning process and impact on the City's maximum carry-over limit of CDBG funds. Motion made by Brett Hill, seconded by Bill Steffes, to table the request until the June meeting when staff can present exact information regarding carry-over funding limitations. Motion carried 7-0. Distribution of Consolidated Plan Julie Smith indicated the draft plan was distributed with the Commission meeting packet materials and requested Commission members to forward any further comments to her. The Commission will be asked to formally make a recommendation to the City Council on the plan at the June meeting. CDBG and HOME Status Reports There were no significant issues or question regarding the progress of the two programs Other Business Ken Waido reported on a meeting staff had held with Paul Caouette, HUD Community Builder, regarding employer assisted home ownership programs. At the current time, major employers apparently are not having problems obtaining or retaining employees due to the lack of affordable housing in the community. Commission members and staff discussed the funding for the BAVA Subarea Plan and the time frame for starting the plan. Ken Waido responded that staff would request additional funding as part of the City's FY 2001 budget and the project is slated to start in June of 2001. However, there are some other potential planning projects which could cause a delay in the plan. Further discussion was conducted concerning the I-25 Corridor Plan, possible growth limitation ordinances, mandatory planning legislation, review of City Plan population projections,...., and the meeting sort of fizzled out. Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 8:20 P.M.