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04/09/2019 Neighborhood and Affordable Meeting Minutes April 9, 2019 Housing Advisory Board City of Clearwater Main Library- Council Chambers 100 N. Osceola Avenue Clearwater, FL 33755 Meeting Minutes Tuesday, April 9, 2019 9:00 AM Main Library - Council Chambers Neighborhood and Affordable Housing Advisory Board Page 1 City of Clearwater Neighborhood and Affordable Meeting Minutes April 9, 2019 Housing Advisory Board Roll Call Present 4 - Vice Chair Peter Scalia, Board Member Peggy Cutkomp, Board Member Linda Kemp, and Board Member Kevin Chinault Absent 2 - Board Member Carmen Santiago, and Board Member Gabby Camacho Also Present - Denise Sanderson — Economic Development & Housing Director, Chuck Lane — Economic Development & Housing Assistant Director, Patricia O. Sullivan — Board Reporter 1. Call To Order The Vice Chair called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. at the Main Library. To provide continuity for research, items are in agenda order although not necessarily discussed in that order. 2. Approval of Minutes 2.1 Approve minutes of January 8, 2019 Neighborhood and Affordable Housing Advisory Board meeting as submitted in written summation. Member Cutkomp moved to approve minutes of the January 8, 2019 Neighborhood & Affordable Housing Advisory Board meeting as submitted in written summation. The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously. 3. Citizens to be Heard Regarding Items Not on the Agenda: None. 4. New Business Items 4.1 FY 2019-2020 Annual Action Plan Applicant Presentations. Agency Presentations for FY (Fiscal Year) 2019/20 Annual Action Plan Funding. Agency presentations were made by. 1) Zach White for Homeless Emergency Project—Adult Shelter Salary Support, 2) Zach White for Homeless Emergency Project—Adult Shelter Rehabilitation; 3) James Dates for WestCare GulfCoast-Florida, Inc. —A Turning Point— Homeless Shelter, 4) Kathleen Russell for Pinellas Opportunity Council, Inc. — CHORE Services Program; 5) Janet Hooper for Safety Harbor Neighborhood Family Center— Bridge the Gap, 6) Tara Scalise for Directions for Living Going Green - Eco-Friendly Restrooms, 7) Tara Scalise for Directions For Living Healing Through Housing - Homeless Case Management, 8) Belinda Becton—McAbee for RCS Pinellas, Inc. - Page 2 City of Clearwater Neighborhood and Affordable Housing Advisory Board Meeting Minutes April 9, 2019 The Haven — Safe House Shelter Renovations; 9) Belinda Becton— McAbee for RCS Pinellas, Inc. - The Haven - Salary Support; 10) Jaclyn Boland and Alma Pioquioto for InterCultural Advocacy Institute, Inc. — Youth Leaders Partnership Program; 11) Fabian Yepez for Hispanic Business Initiative Fund of Florida, Inc. DBA Prospera — Technical Assistance; 12) Kate Kelly for The Kimberly Home, Inc. — Resident Advisory Salary Support; and 13) Michelle Walker and Sonya Jordan - Miracles Outreach CDC — Prevention and Diversion Program. 5. Old Business Item: None. 6. Director's Report Economic Development & Housing Assistant Director Chuck Lane said Haley Crum had resigned from the board. TRC (Technical Review Committee) members were present and would review applications during the next few weeks. Allocation amounts were not known at this time. The City received 11 applications for Public Service funds; last year's total allocation was $111,000. Housing Pool and Homebuyer Education applicants were not required to make presentations. Mr. Lane requested members to attend the important May 14, 2019 NAHAB (Neighborhood & Affordable Housing Advisory Board) meeting when the board will be asked to recommend approval of TRC and staff recommendations for FY 2019/20 Annual Action Plan funding. Mr. Lane reported the Advisory Board Appreciation Dinner was on April 30, 2019 at the Sheraton Sand Key at 5:30 p.m. 7. Board Members to be Heard: None. 8. Adjourn Attest: Board ' eporter City of Clearwater The meeting adjourned at 10:00 a.m. ,,it'' Chair Neighborhood & Affordable Housing Advisory Board Page 3