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MINUTES
CLEARWATER NEIGHBORHOOD ADVISORY COMMITTEE
7Bth Regular Meeting
November 14. 1989
Clearwa ter ci ty Hall Anne~,
Planning Conference Room
Hembers of the Committee
Ella Mae Atkins
Willie Brewton (P)
Walter Campbell (P)
Darrell Collins. Vice Chair (E)
Cherry Harris (P)
Fred Infinger, Chair
Rose Johnson
Hilly Joplin (E)
Rebbecca Kane (E)
Rudy Miller (P)
Monika Moir
Jim Sheeler, City (P)
Holly Stephenson (P)
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Also Present James M. Polatty, Jr.. Director. Clearwnter Planning nnd
Development Department
1. Meeting was called to order by Willie Brewton, in the absence of the Chair
and Vice Chair. at 7:30 p.m.
2. Minutes were approved as published.
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3.
It was announced that a Housing Issue Paper has been released to the City
Commission by the Planning and Development Department. A copy will be
mailed to each Committee Member.
4. Cold night shelters will be open at St. Cecelia's church on cold nights
between December 1, 19B9 and March 15. 1990. Volunteers and donations are
welcome. Contact Molly Stephenson.
5. The status of the current CDDG program was reviewed. Ten Agreements are
in the final stage of sign-off by the City. These Agreements cover the
period from October 1989 through September 1990 and have already been
signed by the agencies. One Agreement, with Clearwa ter Neighborhood Housing
Services, is still in the process of initial signature by the agency. The ~,
twelfth and last Agreement was declined by Isaiah's Inn.
6. Isaiah's Inn has declined their emergency{transitional housing facility
grant for $13,000, based on their revised program and their desire to
provide denominational religious training, which cannot be funded with
Federal money. There have been changes in the Board of Pirectors and a
shift from the program that was originally presented for funding. Isaiah's
Inn also declined the Pinellas County Community Development grant.
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7. In the South Greenwood Neighborhood. Darrell Collins reported via Jim
Sheeler that Ervin's All American Youth Club was seeking Juvenile Welfare
Board funding to provide programming at the Police Athletic League (PAL)
Building in Ross Norton Park. It is hoped that the availability of funding
will he kno~ within B week. This would address the need identified by the
Committee for additional programming in South Greenwood.
8. The Committee was hes! tant to accept Fred Infinger t s resigna Hon. Jim
Sheeler will visit Fred's prior home and bring more information to the
Committee at the next meeting.
9.
There was discussion about making housing rehabilitation loans to low and
moderate income families only, or also to moderate income families. It
was discussed that there is a need to make these loans to low and moderate
income f~milies, but that there Bre also families just over the income
limit who need help, who are responsible, and whose houses need to he
repaired for the quality of the neighborhood housing to be maintained or
improved. Frequently I these modera te income families are not able to obtain
bank loans.
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10.
Jim Polatty discussed the Housing Issue Paper. The strategy of the paper
is to enhance existing code and other enforcement programs, to continue
to operate existing programs, and to add new programs such as code changes,
new housing and new financing programs. Specific issues were discussed such
as the existing City Housing Rehabilitation Loan Program and the proposed
New Housing Program. Copies of selected pages from the Housing Issue Paper
distributed to the City Commission this afternoon, were distributed to the
Committee. A full copy of the Issue Paper will be mailed to Committee
members and will be discussed at the next Committee meeting.
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11. ,'.The progress at Clearwater Neighborhood Housing Services in developing n
new Economic Development Loan Program was discussed. It is expected that
a draft of the new program will be available at the end of November and
the program operational in the first quarter of 1990. Kimberly Simpsonii
the new Economic Development Specialist at Clearwater Neighborhood Housing
Services, is developing the program, has very good banking experience, and
does not anticipate any significant problems at this point.
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12.
Next meeting is scheduled for December 12, 1989.
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13. Heeting adjourned at 9:05 p.m.
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