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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCommunity Development Block Grant Commission - Minutes - 12/12/20131 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING (because of location change) APPROVED Minutes 1501 PATTON STREET, FORT COLLINS December 12, 2013, 6:30 P.M. COMMISSION MEMBERS PRESENT: COMMISSION MEMBERS ABSENT: Kay Rios, Chair Catherine Costlow (late) Gordon Coombes Anita Basham Jamaal Curry (late) Robert Browning Margaret Long Kristin Stephens STAFF: Sharon Thomas; Heidi Phelps; Beth Rosen OTHERS PRESENT: Susan Browning The meeting was called to order by Chair Kay Rios at 6:30 p.m., with a quorum present. PUBLIC COMMENT None. APPROVAL OF MINUTES None. COMPETITIVE PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS: DISCUSSION & DECISIONS A. Updated Applications Sharon Thomas reported that all staff and Commission suggestions had been incorporated into the Spring Competitive Process applications, and that the applications were being uploaded into ZoomGrants. B. Videotaping Option Discussion Sharon Thomas distributed copies of the email from an applicant sent out to all survey applicants during the survey response time frame. Commission members present discussed some of the particulars. There seemed to be a few pieces of misinformation contained in the applicant’s email, including the fact that the video presentation option does not totally preclude applicant and Commission personal interaction, which would still occur during a question and answer segment. There was also a need for clarification on the Affordable Housing Board’s role in the Competitive Process decision‐ making process. An analysis of the survey responses was also distributed. 2 Jamaal Curry moved that the CDBG Commission send a letter to all applicants who were invited to take the survey, addressing the specifics of the email send out by the one applicant, and providing information clarification. Margaret Long seconded. The motion was approved unanimously. Kay Rios and Bob Browning will work on the draft, which will then be sent to the entire Commission for edits and approval before being distributed. The Commission also agreed that at this juncture, a videotaping option for the Spring Competitive Process was not feasible, but that it might be a possibility for the Fall 2014 Competitive Process. STAFF REPORTS AND PROJECT UPDATES Beth Rosen provided an update on the Fort Collins Housing Authority’s (FCHA) disposition of a property at 405 Linden Street. The Affordable Housing Board voted unanimously in favor of the release. No formal action is required from the CDBG Commission. The item is going to Council on December 17th, and stipulated that FCHA must provide a replacement affordable unit within five year. Sharon Thomas reported that, with the help of the Serve 6.8 network, safer housing was obtained for a single‐parent family with six children, several of whom have special needs. Heidi Phelps provided an update on the Elderhaus Public Facility project. NEXT MEETING Next meeting set for Thursday, January 9, 2013, 6:30 p.m., 215 N. Mason Street, Community Room. Meeting adjourned at 7:12 p.m.