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Neighborhood & Affordable Housing
Advisory Board
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Absent:
Shirley Moran
Warren Hunt
Board Member
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NEIGHBORHOOD & AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVISORY BOARD MEETING
CITY OF CLEARWATER
June 17,1997
Present:
Mayme W. Hodges
Howard Groth
Rev. William Graham
Milly Joplin
Bertha Kelley
Mary Myhill
William Turner, Sr,
Alan J. Ferri
Michael Holmes
Patricia O. Sullivan
Chair
Vice-Chair
Board Member
Board Member
Board Member
Board Member
Board Member
Housing & Urban Development Director
Housing & Urban Development Assistant Director
Board Reporter
The 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 necessarily
discussed in that order.
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ITEM #2 - Consolidated Plan Document Review
CHUD (Clearwater Housing & Urban Development) Director Alan Ferri reviewed the
Consolidated Plan which outlines Clearwater's plans for allocating Federal and State funds.
identifies impediments to fair housing, and requests a designation of a Neighborhood
Revitalization Strategy Area with borders similar to the Brownfield and Weed and Seed
areas (West to Fort Harrison Avenue - East to Missouri Avenue and Betty Lane - North to
Stevenson's Creek - South to Belleair Road). Coordination between programs. encouraged
by US HUD (U.S, Department of Housing and Urban Development). will allow more
flexibility, benefit, and impact.
NAHAB (Neighborhood & Affordable Housing Advisory Board) participated in the 2
month process to develop the plan. Mr. Ferri invited public Input. indicating people have
30 days to submit written comments to be included with the Plan when it is submitted to
US HUD. A public hearing addressing the Consolidated Plan will be held at the July 17,
1997, City Commission meeting.
Mr. Ferri reviewed the applicants for FY (fiscal year) 1997/98 CDBG (Community
Development Block Gran!), HOME, and SHIP (State Housing Initiatives Partnership) funding
and the combined NAHAB and TRC (Technical Review Committee) scores.
For Code Enforcement: 1) 153.67 - Community Response Team - $88,000
For Fair Housing: 1) 189.23 - Community Services Foundation - $10,000
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For Economic Development: 1) 149.41 - CNHS (Clearwater Neighborhood Housing
Services. $92,964; and 2) 109.4 ~ Career Options, Inc. - $100,000.
For Housing Programs: 1) 176.66 - Homeless Emergency Project - $100,000; 2)
174.43 - Community Services Foundation - $192,825; 3) 170.17 - Tampa Bay COC -
$175,000; 4) 168.81 - Community Services Foundation - $10,000; 5) 167.4 - CNHS -
Home Ownership - $624,875; 6) 163.77 - CNHS - Housing Rehabilitation - $288,075; 7)
136,51 - Affordable Housing Ventures - $110,000; 8) -134.16 - Gulfcoast Legal Aid -
$10,000; and 9) 113,34 ~ Habitat for Humanity - $50,000.
For Public Facilities: 1) 175.43 - Community Services Foundation - $192,315; 2)
160.73 - Partners in Self-Sufficiency - $30,000; 3) 142,57 - Community Pride Child Care -
$20,000; 4) 118.5 - AIDS Service Association - $47,000; 5) 115.96 - Head Start -
$50,000; 6) 115,77 - Family Resources - $54,970; 7) 110.5 - YWCA - $14,685; 8)
101.49 - RCS . $114,000; and 9) 68.57 - Ervin's All American Youth Club - $78,550.
For Public Services: 1) 185.83 - Partners in Self-Sufficiency - $40,000; 2) 170.69 -
Salvation Army - $50,613; 3) 165.63 - Pinellas Opportunity Council - $29,894; 4) 147.83
- Girls Inc. of Pinellas - $25,500; and 5) 137.89 - Boys & Girls Clubs - $20,000.
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Programs to be recommended to the City Commission for funding scored at least
149.1 out of a possible 200 points. It is recommended that remaining funds of $3,890 be
awarded to partially fund a Boys & Girls Clubs' program which had the next highest score.
In response to a question, Mr. Ferri said funds can be recaptured during the fiscal year for
their planned use.
Mr. Ferri thanked NAHAB, TRC members, and staff for their efforts at making the
process successful. It was indicated the agencies had complimented staff for their
assistance. Chair Hodges stated she had not participated in the scoring process.
It was felt the public should be made aware of programs that did not receive
funding. Mr. Ferri suggested low scoring agencies are aware of other local funding
sources.
ITEM 1/3 - Board Chair Elections
Member Joplin moved to nominate Member Myhill as Chair. The motion was duly
seconded. Chair Hodges moved to nominate Member Groth as Chair. The motion was
duly seconded. Member Graham moved to bring the nominations to a close. The motion
was duly seconded and carried unanimously.
Upon the vote for Board Chair being taken, Members Myhill and Groth and Chair
Hodges voted for Member Groth, and Members Turner, Kelley, Graham, and Joplin voted
for Member Myhill. Member Myhill was elected NAHAB Chair.
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ITEM #5 - New Business
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Member Joplin moved to nominate Member Groth as Vice-Chair. The motion
was duly seconded and carried unanimously.
ITEM #4 - Old Business
Concern was expressed regarding the recommendation to award City programs
$965,000 in FY 1997/98. Mr. Ferri said all funded programs are subject to the same
oversight, rules, and regulations. In January 1997. the City Commission had voted to
set aside $540,000 for the development of affordable rental housing.
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Concern was expressed funds are not reaching the community efficiently if
approximately $856,000 will rollover this year. Mr. Ferri said the majority of rollover
funds are designated for housing activities. He anticipated next year's rollover will be
dramatically reduced due to housing developments. He indicated some agencies
requested more than they could use and have not been effective in spending their
funds. He suggested limiting ongoing housing or economic development activities to a
maximum increase of 10% above an agency's average performance during the
previous 3 years.
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It was recommended the board review the form used to evaluate programs for
l~ funding. It was suggested that standards be established for accurate and consistent
"','~rt! scoring. It was indicated some members base scores on personal knowledge and
research. Concern was expressed during the last process, each board member had to
evaluate 27 agencies and answer approximately 1 ,000 questions. It was stated
relevant information is difficult to locate in the applications. Discussion ensued
regarding the purpose of some questions.
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Mr. Ferri suggested the forms could be redesigned to require applicants to
provide specific information used in the scoring process. It was suggested a Work
Session be scheduled to review the form. Mr. Ferri said NAHAS members are provided
a great deal of information before they make recommendations on the distribution of
more than $3-million in public funds. He said more than 100 people were involved in
the last process to allocate sparse resources in an open, fair, and objective manner.
He invited input for a revision which he will present to the board in October,
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ITEM #6 - Announcements
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a) Next Scheduled Regular Meeting
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The next meeting is scheduled on July 15, 1997.
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Chair Hodges invited the public to attend the June 26, 1997, North Greenwood
Task Team Meeting at the Martin Luther King Center at 6:30 p.m.
ITEM #7 - Adiourn
The meeting adjourned at 10:46 a.m.
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