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NEIGHBORHOOD & AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVISORY BOARD MEETING MINUTES
CITY OF CLEARWATER
February 14, 2006
Present: John Sabatier
Lisa Hughes
Laurel Braswell
Donald Brackett
Chair
Vice-Chair
Board Member
Board Member
Absent: Peggy M. Cutkomp
Josephine Carbone
Doug Booher
Board Member
Board Member
Board Member
Also Present: Howie Carroll
Michael Holmes
Patricia O. Sullivan
Assistant Director of Housing
Housing Manager
Board Reporter
The Chair called the meeting to order at 9:05 a.m. at City Hall.
To provide continuity for research, items are in agenda order although not
necessarily discussed in that order.
3 - Appointment of New Chair & Vice Chair
Member Brackett moved to appoint Lisa Hughes as Chair and himself, Donald Brackett,
as Vice-Chair. The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously.
4 - Approval of Minutes -10/11/05 & 12/6/05
Member Sabatier moved to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of October 11,
2005, as recorded and submitted in written summation to each board member. The motion
was duly seconded and carried unanimously.
Member Sabatier moved to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of December 6,
2005, as recorded and submitted in written summation to each board member. The motion
was duly seconded and carried unanimously.
5 - Discussion of FY 2006/07 Consolidated Action Plan Application
Assistant Director of Housing Howie Carroll reviewed the FY (Fiscal Year) 2006/07
Consolidated Action Plan events schedule. Invitations have been sent to Consolidated Plan
Mailing List applicants, encouraging them to attend the February 24, 2006, workshop at the
Clearwater Main Library, for information regarding new priorities. Staff will review the
applications after the March 24, 2006, deadline prior to the bus tour and Review Committee
evaluation. An update on the Action Plan Process will be presented to NAHAB (Neighborhood
& Affordable Housing Advisory Board) on April 11 , 2006, and tentatively, NAHAB will
recommend allocation approvals on May 9, 2006.
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The City Council is scheduled to approve the FY 2006/07 Action Plan on July 20,2006.
The goal is for all agreements to be returned to the City by mid-September for improved
efficiency. As the City is adopting a 10-year homeless plan, plans to construct SRO (Single
Room Occupancy) units and other homeless programs will have priority in this year's Action
Plan process. Housing education programs will be reviewed to make certain no overlap occurs.
Performance measures are important as required by HUD (Housing & Urban Development).
Recipients must begin spending public facility dollars within 30 days of the beginning of the
fiscal year, and complete the project by the end of the fiscal year. Housing Manager Michael
Holmes said detailing in the budget section narrative is important. Mr. Carroll said penalties for
prior performance problems have been increased.
In response to a question, Mr. Carroll estimated that CDBG (Community Development
Block Grant) funds will decrease by approximately $100,000, HOME funds will decrease by
approximately $40,000, and SHIP (State Housing Initiatives Partnership) funds are expected to
remain constant. He requested that board members contact the local legislative delegation
regarding the judicious use of past SHIP benefits by the City and to encourage the release of
Sadowski funds for affordable housing, as the fund originally was earmarked.
It was requested that language on page 5 regarding the subrecipient application be
clarified.
6 - New/Old Business
It was noted that Pinellas County is considering inclusionary zoning and other groups
are meeting regarding affordable housing. Mr. Carroll said the cities of Clearwater, St.
Petersburg, and Largo, will contribute to the County Inclusionary Zone study, once the RFP
(Request for Proposals) process is completed. The City is working to adopt a mobile home
ordinance similar to the County's. As housing prices increase, staff is focusing on preserving
housing stocks by helping with rehabilitation. The City will seek NAHAB input as it can.
Concern was expressed that NAHAB members are being left out of the process and
should have an enhanced role related to affordable housing efforts. The board requested to be
invited to related meetings to add their voices and be part of the action.
7 - Next Meetina - 4/11/06
Adiournment
The meeting adjourned at 9:30 a.m.
Chair
Neighbor od & Affordable Housing Advisory Board
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