04/19/2016 NEIGHBORHOOD & AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVISORY BOARD MEETING MINUTES
CITY OF CLEARWATER
April 19, 2016
Present: Chair Michael Potts, Vice Chair Kevin Chinault, Board Member Peggy M. Cutkomp,
Board Member Lisa Hughes, Board Member Linda Kemp, Board Member Carmen Santiago,
Board Member Empty Seat
Also Present: Geri Campos Lopez— Economic Development & Housing Director, Denise
Sanderson —Assistant Economic Development & Housing Director, Diane Durr— Housing
Manager, Patricia O. Sullivan — Board Reporter
The Chair called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. at City Hall.
To provide continuity for research, items are in agenda order although not necessarily
discussed in that order.
4—Approval of Minutes
4.1. Approve minutes of the February 9, 2016 Neighborhood &Affordable Housing Advisory
Board meeting as submitted in written summation.
Member Chinault moved to approve minutes of the February 9, 2016 Neighborhood &
Affordable Housing Advisory Board meeting as submitted in written summation. The motion was
duly seconded and carried unanimously.
5—Citizens to be Heard re Items Not on the Agenda: None.
6 —Agency Presentation
Agency presentations were made by: 1) Ken Rush, Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas County, Inc.
— Housing Pool; 2) Kathleen Russell, Pinellas Opportunity Council, Inc. — Public Service; 3)
Sandra Lyth, InterCultural Advocacy Institute, Inc. — Public Service; 4) Kaitlin Higgens Joy,
Religious Community Services, Inc. — Public Facility; 5) Kaitlin Higgins Joy, Religious
Community Services, Inc. — Public Service; 6) Janet Hooper, Safety Harbor Family Center (DBA
Mattie Williams Neighborhood Family Center— Public Service; 7) James Dates, WestCare
GulfCoast Florida, Inc. — Public Service; 8) Sheldon Hershman, The Arc Tampa Bay— Public
Facility; 9) Kathleen Kelly and Patricia Stough, The Kimberly Home, Inc. — Public Facility; 10)
Kathleen Kelly and Patricia Stough, The Kimberly Home, Inc. — Public Service; 11) Diana
Williams and Perry Bean, Community Service Foundation, Inc. — Housing Pool; 12) Diana
Williams and Perry Bean, Community Service Foundation, Inc. — Public Service; 13) Carrie
Vitale, Tampa Bay CDC — Housing Pool; 14) Sylvia Borden, Tampa Bay CDC— Housing Pool;
and 15) Zachary White, Homeless Emergency Project, Inc. — Public Service.
Economic Development& Housing Director Geri Campos Lopez said agencies expressing
interest in the Housing Pool will submit specifications when applying for projects.
Housing Manager Diane Durr said based on HUD (Housing & Urban Development) Department
requirements, agencies providing homeless service reported the number of unduplicated clients
they served, no matter how much assistance they provided or the size of each client's family.
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7 — No Item.
8 —Old/New Business
Ms. Lopez announced that Friday would be her last day with the City. She said it had been a
pleasure working with the board and thanked them for their service and help over the years.
She reported that Denise Sanderson had been promoted to department director.
Board Members wished her well.
9 — Next Meeting — May 10, 2016
10—Adjourn
The meeting adjourned at 10:25 a.m.
Chair
Neighborhood &Affordable Housing Advisory Board
Attest:
Board Reporter
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