03/27/2002NEIGHBORHOOD & AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVISORY BOARD MEETING
CITY OF CLEARWATER
March 27, 2002
Present: Stephen Jefferies Chair
Peggy M. Cutkomp Vice-Chair
William Turner, Sr. Board Member
Joyce L. Smith Board Member
Laurel Braswell Board Member
Absent: Rev. William Graham Board Member
Vacant Seat Board Member
Vacant Seat Board Member
Vacant Seat Board Member
Also Present: Howie Carroll Assistant Housing Director
Patricia O. Sullivan Board Reporter
The Chair called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. at City Hall,
To provide continuity for research, items are in agenda order although not necessarily discussed in that order.
ITEM #3 – Citizens to be Heard
Jerry Spilatro, of Community Service Foundation, and Lonia DeSanto, of Turning Point, were present to answer questions.
ITEM #4 – Discussion - FY 2002/03 Action Plan Ranking
Assistant Housing Director Howie Carroll said the TRC (Technical Review Committee) will complete their scores tomorrow. Staff will compute the scores, review funding available in each
category, then make recommendations. The highest competition is for public service funding. In the future, Mr. Carroll will discuss a system, under development, to fund runner-up agencies
if money becomes available.
Board Member Laurel Braswell reported she had abstained from rating CNHS (Clearwater Neighborhood Housing Services) applications due to a conflict of interest.
Board members stated they had completed ranking the applications.
Discussion ensued regarding the weighing of NAHAB (Neighborhood & Affordable Housing Advisory Board) and TRC scores.
Consensus was that scores were to be weighed 70:30, with NAHAB scores weighing more.
It was recommended future ranking questions be geared toward funding requests. It was felt directions were confusing.
ITEM #5 – Old Business
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ITEM #6 – New Business
Mr. Carroll said the City is having a difficult time filling the board’s three vacant seats. The NAHAB ordinance will be modified to allow employees of businesses in Clearwater or
persons engaged in business in the City to serve, even if they are not residents. He said the change will allow the City to attract more volunteers. Another change will reduce the
number of seats from 9 to 7.
To the next meeting, Mr. Carroll will bring a list of member term expiration dates. It was recommended the City be more aggressive in advertising these positions. It was suggested
staff seek board recommendations from the new commissioner, Commissioner Hibbard. Mr. Carroll said when staff distributes agendas to board members, they will send them to those on the
interested party list. It was suggested a Clearwater Housing Authority representative could serve on the board.
The 2003 meeting schedule will be established in August. A board retreat is planned for July to set goals and objectives and review priorities.
On April 10, 2002, recommendations for funding will be published for the 30-day public comment period. The recommendations are scheduled to be approved by the City Commission in June
and must be forwarded to USHUD (United States Department of Housing and Urban Development) by August 15, 2002.
ITEM #7 – Announcements
a) Next meeting - Wednesday, April 10, 2002 at 9:00 a.m.
ITEM #8 – Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 10:31 a.m.