05/13/2025 Neighborhood and Affordable Meeting Minutes May 13, 2025
Housing Advisory Board
City of Clearwater
Main Library- Council Chambers
100 N. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33755
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Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
9:00 AM
Main Library - Council Chambers
Neighborhood and Affordable Housing Advisory
Board
City of Clearwater
Neighborhood and Affordable Meeting Minutes May 13, 2025
Housing Advisory Board
Roll Call
Present 4 - Board Member Frank Cornier, Board Member Linda Byars, Board
Member Christine Bond, and Board Member Charessa Doty
Absent 2 - Chair Robyn Fiel, and Vice Chair Lindsay Dicus-Harrison
Also Present 2 - Dylan Mayeux — Economic Development & Housing Real Estate
Coordinator, and Dani DeBois- City Clerk Specialist
1. Call To Order
The meeting was called to order at 9:00 a.m.
2. Approval of Minutes
2.1 Approve the April 8, 2024, NAHAB Meeting Minutes.
Member Byers moved to approve the minutes of the April 8, 2025
Neighborhood and Affordable Housing Advisory Board. 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 Approve the staff recommended funding allocations for use of CDBG funding for
Program Year 2025/26.
Economic Development & Housing Real Estate Coordinator Dylan Mayeux
presented a PowerPoint on the FY 2025-2026 Annual Action Plan and the
proposed investments for community housing and development needs. In
response to board discussion, Mr. Mayeux said eleven applicants were
funded.
Board Member Byars moved to approve the staff recommended
funding allocations for FY 2025-2026. The motion was duly seconded
and carried unanimously.
4.2 Recommend City Council approval of the Substantial Amendment to City of
Clearwater's Fiscal Year 2021/2022 Annual Action Plan, which includes the
HOME-ARP Allocation Plan, and authorize the City to modify existing
agreements and request new applications for funding.
Mr. Mayeux presented on a recommended a HOME-ARP amendment to
adjust for current needs for affordable rental housing. In response to
questions, Mr. Mayeux said the concentration would be shifted to building
rentals for residents rather than assisting housing needs of individuals and
services providing that.
Board Member Byars moved to recommend approval of the substantial
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amendment to HOME -ARP to City Council. The motion was duly
seconded and carried unanimously.
5. Director's Report
Meeting Minutes May 13, 2025
Mr. Mayeux said Dania Perez would be the acting Community Development
Program Administrator.
6. Board Members to be Heard
7. Adjourn
Attest:
The board recognized and thanked staff for their efforts.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:36 a.m.
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