02/16/1999NEIGHBORHOOD & AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVISORY BOARD MEETING
CITYOF CLEARWATER
February 16, 1999
Present: Howard Groth Chair
William Turner, Sr. Vice-Chair
Rev. William Graham Board Member
Milly Joplin Board Member
Mayme W. Hodges Board Member
Warren Hunt Board Member
Peggy M. Cutkomp Board Member
Joyce L. Smith Board Member
Absent: Mary Myhill Board Member (resigned)
Also Present: Michael Holmes Housing & Urban Development Assistant Director
Brenda Moses Board Reporter
The Chair called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. at City Hall.
To provide continuity for research, items are in agenda order although not necessarily discussed in that order.
ITEM 1 – Introduction of NAHAB Board Members
The Chair welcomed Mayor Garvey and Director of Planning and Development Services Ralph Stone.
ITEM 2 – Approval of January 19, 1999, Minutes
Member Joplin moved to continue approval of the minutes to March 16, 1999. The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously.
ITEM 3 – Citizens to be Heard – None.
ITEM 4 – Agency Presentations
Member Hodges commended the Chair for the way he had conducted the January meeting.
Community Service Foundation
CSF (Community Service Foundation) Director Jerry Spilatro reviewed the subgrantee monitoring questions for the Fair Housing Program, Homebuyers program, Homeownership Program, Public
Facilities, and Construction of Apartments programs.
ITEM 5 – Subgrantee Monitoring Reports – None.
ITEM 6 – Old Business
Housing & Urban Development Assistant Director Michael Holmes reported City policy is to advertise meetings only in the Tampa Tribune. Fliers will be distributed throughout neighborhoods
where meetings are to be held. Discussion ensued regarding the City’s advertising policy.
Member Joplin moved to request the City advertise NAHAB meetings in the Tampa Tribune, St. Petersburg Times, Weekly Challenger, and local beach magazines, on Channel 15, and via handouts
distributed throughout the community prior to every meeting. The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously.
The high cost of advertising in the St. Petersburg Times was noted. It was suggested the St. Petersburg Times and other local publications be contacted and articles regarding NAHAB
meetings be submitted for the paper’s Clearwater section.
The Chair requested the minutes reflect board laughter during the November 1998, meeting was not directed toward subgrantees. CNHS (Clearwater Neighborhood Housing Services) representatives
had voiced concerns board laughter had been directed toward that agency.
ITEM 7 – New Business
Mr. Holmes said the Consolidated Plan process will begin in the next 2 months and encouraged members to submit suggestions or changes before the next NAHAB meeting. Discussion ensued
regarding ways to inform the public of NAHAB meetings which are held throughout the City to accommodate resident participation.
Consensus was to discuss the subgrantee rating system and ways to increase resident participation at the next meeting.
ITEM 8 – Announcements – None.
ITEM 9 – Next Regular Meeting
The next meeting is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. on March 16, 1999, at Jasmine Court.
ITEM 10 – Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 7:54 p.m.