HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/27/1979 Business Meeting 221
JOINT MEETING
MARCH 27, 1979
COUNCIL, HUD, AND HOUSING AUTHORITY COMMISSION
The City Council met with representatives of HUD and the Yakima Housing
Authority. Council members present were Mayor Betty L. Edmondson, Henry
Beauchamp, Lynn Buchanan, Don Hinman, Nadine Lee, Jack Sparling and
Gordon Wonder. Representatives from HUD were Ed Moger, Area Manager,
Herb Gibbons, Multi-Family Housing Representative, and John Wolf, Pro-
duction Housing Manager. Commission members present from the Yakima
Housing Authority were Tom Hargis, Chairman, Tom Bostic, Mamie Morrison,
II/ Maud Scott, and Margaret Weaver. Others participating in the meeting
were Micki Pappas, Executive Director of the Yakima Housing Authority,
Bill Aubrey, representing IHN Developers, Ed Weber, architect, Carol
Darby, Director of Community Development, and Dick Zais, Yakima City
Manager.
Micki Pappas gave a brief summary of the project and stated that the
purpose of this meeting is to discuss some of the concerns raised by the
citizens. Various citizens had voiced concern regarding population den-
sity, site selection and lack of citizen input. She reported that 129
applications were received yesterday for the 60 units. Based on those
applications, the majority of the people are presently residing in the
southeast and northeast section of the City. She stated that the Hous-
ing Authority has met at least once a month; those meetings were public,
and the meeting times were published in the local newspapers. She
reported in the last two years mo more than 7 citizens have attended
their meetings. Bill Aubrey, Development, stated that his firm has
been doing HUD sponsored housing projects for three years. He spoke
about the concern raised about the density of the project, stating they
are well within the R-3 Zoning regulations of the City. The six sites
of the 80 units could hold 216 apartments comfortably. Mr. Moger re-
ported that the 80 and 60 unit projects are within HUD's guidelines and
Housing Assistance Plans as far as the guidelines for scattered sites
are concerned. He stated that what has been submitted for the 80 units
from the Housing Authority seems to be acceptable. He stated that the
Housing Authority has the option to withdraw and resubmit new recom-
mendations or work with the developer and find alternative sites.
Discussion ensued regarding the alternatives suggested by Mr. Moger,
several Council members and Housing Authority Commission members ex-
pressing concern that the project might be put in jeopardy should there
be a delay in the approval of the project. Another alternative dis-
cussed was to trade Housing Authority property for some City owned
property at the old fire training site in order to exchange some of the
larger units on Site C for some of the small units on Site A. City
Manager Zais stated that he would investigate that possibility to see if
there would be any restrictions on the old fire training site property.
The time factor is critical. Council would have to approve the property
trade at their next meeting. Mr. Moger stated they would commit them-
" selves to 30 days maximum for the review process from the time they
receive the alternative plan. Mr. Bostic requested that Mr. Moger
inform the Housing Authority if they thought this trade would delay the
project to the point of jeopardizing the whole thing. Council members
voiced support of this alternative plan.
The meeting adjourned at the hour of 4:30 P.M.
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