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04/12/2022 Neighborhood and Affordable Meeting Minutes April 12, 2022 Housing Advisory Board City of Clearwater Main Library- Council Chambers 100 N. Osceola Avenue Clearwater, FL 33755 m s Meeting Minutes Tuesday, April 12, 2022 9:00 AM Main Library - Council Chambers Neighborhood and Affordable Housing Advisory Board Page 1 City of Clearwater Neighborhood and Affordable Meeting Minutes April 12, 2022 Housing Advisory Board Roll Call Present 6 - Chair Camille Hebting, Vice Chair Kevin Chinault, Board Member Peter Scalia, Board Member Lindsay Dicus-Harrison, Board Member Carmen Santiago, and Board Member Robyn Fiel Absent 1 - Board Member Gaby 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 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 the March 8, 2022, NAHAB Meeting Minutes Member Dicus-Harrison moved to approve the minutes of the March 8, 2022 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 Applicants for Community Development Block Grant funding for Public Service programs, Public Facility improvements and Economic Development programs will present to the Neighborhood and Affordable Housing Advisory Board. Economic Development & Housing Assistant Director Chuck Lane reviewed the CDBG (Community Development Block Grant) timeline. This year's grant amount is not yet known. The application is due to HUD (Department of Housing & Urban Development) by August 16, 2022. Applicants for CDBG funding for Public Service programs, Public Facility improvements and Economic Development programs presented to the Neighborhood and Affordable Housing Advisory Board: 1) Chelsea Wait for Gulfcoast Legal Services, Inc.; 2) Kathleen Russell for Pinellas Opportunity Council, Inc.; 3) Lynne Tucker and Mike Smith for R'Club Child Care, Inc., 4) Zachery White for Homeless Emergency Project, Inc. dba Homeless Empowerment Program, 5) Ellen Stoffer for Tampa Bay Community Development Corporation dba Suncoast Housing Connections, 6) Roger Page 2 City of Clearwater Neighborhood and Affordable Meeting Minutes April 12, 2022 Housing Advisory Board Rayburn for Clearwater Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc. dba Tampa Bay Neighborhood Housing Services; 7) Carolyn Reginelli for the Arc Tampa Bay, Inc.; 8) Mark Canant and Chris Johnson for Directions for Living; 9) Katrina Tucker for WestCare GulfCoast - Florida, Inc.; 10) Judith Warren for Hope Villages of America, Inc.; 11) Christine Bond for Society of St. Vincent de Paul CUPC, Inc.; 12) Kate Kelly and Monique Whitaker for The Kimberly Home, Inc.; 13) Carmen Lundy for Clearwater Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Center Coalition, Inc,; 14) Fabien Yepez for Hispanic Business Initiative Fund of Florida, Inc. dba Prospera; 15) Albert Lee and Marilyn Turman for Tampa Bay Black Business Investment Corporation, Inc.; 16) Kerry Marsalek for City of Clearwater Parks & Recreation Department; and 17) Maria Novoa and Yareli Franco Cruz for InterCultural Advocacy Institute, Inc. dba Hispanic Outreach Center. The representatives and organizations were thanked for their efforts serving Clearwater residents. 5. Old Business Items: None. 6. Director's Report Mr. Lane said the amended Action Plan will be presented to the Board in the next few months. Mr. Lane said the Board will have an opportunity to discuss a concerned citizen's letter at the next meeting. 7. Board Members to be Heard: None. 8. Adjourn Attest: i The meeting adjourned at 10:50 a.m. 7, Chair Neighborhood & Affordable Housing Advisory Board City of Clearwater Page 3