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NEIGHBORHOOD & AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVISORY BOARD MEETING
CITY OF CLEARWATER
April 15, 1997
Present:
Howard Groth
Rev. William Graham
Milly Joplin
Bertha Kelley
Shirley Moran
Mary Myhill
William Turner, Sr.
Warren Hunt
Alan J. Ferri
Patricia O. Sullivan
Vice-Chair
Board Member
Board Mem ber
Board Member
Board Member
Board Member
Board Mem ber
Board Member
Housing and Urban Development Director
Board Reporter
Absent:
Mayme W. Hodges
Chair
The Vice-Chair called the meeting to order' at 10:00 a.m. at City Hall.
To provide continuity for research, items are in agenda order although not necessarUy
discussed In that order.
!TEM #2 - Aooroval of Minute~
(::> Member Moran moved to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of March 18,
1997, as recorded and submitted in written summation to each board member. The
motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously.
ITEM #3 - SHIP (State HousinQ Initiatives Partnershio) Local Housina Assistance Plan
Housing and Urban Development Director Alan Ferri said the local housing
assistance plan, which usually is submitted to the State annually, triggers the release of
program funds. This is the first time staff has developed a 3-year plan regarding City
housing needs. He anticipated the City will receive $600,000 for housing programs
annually for each of the next 3 years. The plan indicates how the City will use the funds
each year. Programs in the plan are flexible and can be modified. without formal approval
from the City Commission or State. Increased attention is being directed to rehabilitating
housing. Previous plans have reached every target. Less than $100,000 of the $ 500,000
allocated last year was rolled over.
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Mr. Ferri said a critical piece of the plan is in the "Housing Delivery Goals," which
includes home ownerShip and rental strategies, anticipated funding, and estimates of the
number of units that will be generated. The plan identifies the units to be directed to very
row income, low income, and moderate income residents. In response to a question, Mr.
Ferri said the City is now an-entitlement community under HOME and will withdraw from
the Pinellas County HOME Consortium. The City now will deal directly with Federal offices
in Jacksonville regarding HOME funding. He anticipated the City will receive $400,000
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Mr. Ferri distributed a proposed committee structure for Brownfield representation.
Environmental Services Supervisor Miles Ballogg said the Brownfield program will
redevelop potentially contaminated properties or contaminated properties for a higher and
better use. Components of the proposed committee structure include: 1) Community &
Economic Redevelopment with representation from the neighborhood, lending community,
real estate, labor, development community, and environmental equity; 2) Technical
Advisory with representation by a hydrologist, toxicologist, geologist, environmental ,
attorney, biologist, environmental scientist, public health officer, and risk assessment; and
3) Management with representation from USEPA (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency),
the Clearwater Brownfield Coordinator, Pinellas County representative, FDEP (Florida
Department of Environmental Protection), FOCA (Florida Department of Community
Affairs), TBRPC (Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council, Technical Advisory Committee,
and NAHAS (Neighborhood & Affordable Housing Advisory Board). The Technical Advisory
and Management committees will present reports to the Community & Economic
Redevelopment Committee (NAHAB). The committees represent a partnership of the
regulatory entities, the scientific community, and management. The purpose of the
process is to create public dialog. Concern was expressed the process not become too
cumbersome.
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annually in additional funding for housing through HOME. State funding varies because it
is tied to document stamp receipts. The Housing and Urban Development Department will
receive $63,000, or 10%, for administration support. One finding of the Plan indicated
5% administration fees are inadequate. Actual costs for the Housing and Urban
Development Department average 9.8%.
Member Joplin moved to approve the Local Housing Assistance Plan for SHIP. The
motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously.
ITEM #4 - Old Business
a) Brownfield Program Report
Mr. 8allogg said community benefits from the redevelopment of contaminated
properties must be secured. NAHAB members will consider issues such as "how clean is
cleanH regarding contaminated sites and if jobs created by redevelopment benefit the
community. NAHAB will provide community and economic redevelopment insight. The
Technical Advisory Committee, composed of scientists, will help determine how best to
use resources and ensure that public health issues are addressed. The management
committee is made up of governmental agencies involved with Brownfields, potential
funders, or those that provide regulatory,support. County representation is recommended
as 2 salvage yards are located in enclaves. FOEP heads the State's Brownfield program.
NAHAB and Technical representation on the Management Committee will provide input
regarding local and technical concerns and actions. As the committee is developed,
additional slots may be created.
In response to a question, Mr. Ferri said NAHAS is the only Committee already
formed. In the Brownfield application, NAHAS was designated as the lead agency for
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In response to a question, Mr. Ferri said staff may be able to consolidate a tour of
City Brownfield sites with visits to agencies applying for consolidated plan funds.
Additional technical information regarding Brownfields was requested. Mr. Ferri
anticipated the Technical Advisory Committee will provide critical technical information
and recommend changes in standards for environmental remediation. NAHAB participation
and input will be critical to the State and Clearwater in establishing new environmental
remediation standards. Only 5 Brownfield sites will be designated in Florida. It was
recommended information be written in clear, non-technical English. The City is about to
release a RFO (Request for Oualifications) for an environmental engineering firm to work on
Brownfield. Currently, $55,000 is available through EPA and $5-million from future Penny
for Pinellas funds for assessments and remediation of City owned sites. Under our EPA
funding, the City has a 2~year contract for $100,000. Federal increases are being
considered. Community response to the program has been positive. Currently, the degree
of liability related to property contamination is unknown and uncertain.
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citizen participation as the board represents a broad cross-section of the community. The
existing Citizens' Participation Plan calls for NAHAB to be the primary vehicle for citizen
participation in Clearwater. He anticipated NAHAB will not be the sole citizen participation
entity regarding Brownfields but, as needed, will invite others to join NAHAB meetings.
Mr. Ferri said additional State funding may be approved to subsidize businesses in
Brownfield areas that create jobs paying at least $15,000/year and hire income eligible
persons. He said seed money needs to be established for developers of some problematic
'i~ sites. Among other things, Senator latvala's pending legislation limits the liability for the
L~d lender and redeveloper who did not cause the pollution. The committees will start meeting
after the contractors are on board. Mr. Ferri anticipated NAHAB will begin receiving
committee reports after July 1, 1997. The State will make the final decisions regarding
changes to environmental standards.
b) Consolidated Plan Presentation to City Commission
Mr. Ferri said the City Commission had requested the Consolidated Plan Funding
Process' focus on Economic Development activities be increased. He modified the
evaluation and application forms to include another point section. Any agency requesting
funding under the Consolidated Plan will receive additional points if their proposal includes
creation of permanent private sector jobs paying more than $15,000/year. The maximum
points agencies can receive: 1) 5-points - 1-5 jobs; 2) 1 O-points ~ 6-10 jobs; and 3) 15-
points ~ 11 + jobs. He said last year NAHAB had recommended 19% of available CDBG
(Community Development Block Grant) funds be dedicated to economic development. The
national average is 6%. He anticipated next,year's application will reflect this change of
focus.
ITEM #5 ~ New Business
a) Consolidated Plan Time Table
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Mr. Ferri distributed a proposed Consolidated Plan Process Schedule for FY
(fiscal year) 1997/98: 1) April 18, 1997 ~ Notice of Funding Availability; 2) April 23,
1997 ~ Technical Assistance Meeting; 3) April 29, 1997 - Homeless Public Hearing; 4)
May 1, 1997 - Housing Public Hearing; 6) May 6, 1997 ~ Economic Development Public
Hearing; 6) May 8, 1997 - Special Needs Population Public Hearing; 7) May 23, 1997 -
Funding applications due; 8} June 2, 1997 ~ Site visits; 9) June 9, 1997 - Subgrantee
Public Presentation; 10) June 10, 1997 - NAHAS Evaluations; 11) June 13, 1997 -
TRC Evaluations; 12) June 16, 1997 - Consolidated Plan published; 13) June 16, 1997
- Public Comment Period begins; 14) July 16, 1997 - Public Comment Period ends; 15)
July 17, 1997 ~ City Commission presentation; and 16) August 15, 1997 - submission
to USHUD (Department of Housing and Urban Development). Locations will be
selected after Commission approval.
In response to a question, Mr. Ferri said the impact of modifying the evaluation
form will be minimal this year although some agencies may be able to capitalize on the
new point system. Staff will work with potential agencies. It was recommended
evaluation forms be included with site visit packages and that the packages be
arranged in the order of visits. Mr. Ferri said the packages were organized
alphabetically. Upgrading the binding was requested.
It was recommended that members limit questions during visits so the tour
remains on schedule. It was felt gathering information is more important than sticking
to a schedule. It was requested that questions not be repeated. It was noted some
agencies provide too much information while others do not provide enough. Last year,
agencies were requested to prepare answers to 5 specific questions. It was
recommended each agency have equal time with visiting members to be fair. Mr. Ferri
said agencies with multiple programs cannot have 15 minutes to present each
program.
Agency Financial Reports
In response to a question, Mr. Ferri said agency financial reports are distributed
on a quarterly basis. Agency reports are due today. Quarterly reports will be
forwarded with the May agenda. It was recommended reports be distributed monthly.
The issue will be discussed at the next meeting.
ITEM #6 - Board Member Monitorina Reoorts - None
ITEM #7 - Announcements
a} Next Scheduled Regular Meeting
The next meeting is scheduled on May 20, 1997.
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It was felt the great successes of Consolidated Plan programs were due to Mr.
Ferri's leadership. A special thanks was offered to him.
ITEM #9 . Adjourn
,The ,meeting adjourned at 10:53 a.m.
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