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Home My WebLink About06/21/2011 04B Minutes 06-01-2011 Council Neighborhood Development Committee a bq p k,�,p�}�" 7n wF � $.f .� r M °. � t �' 4r �, � ^ ' y w'"'Na � u! .9a1 ®® - � '� ;'. a. a� �,�,£� �xtt �"�' k.�..tr.""� rv!.� ` a`w �{"�.sP`�tfu�,�.; E . 41' ... ‘,444, ,: � e .. �f/ 7 ) . k .. .... _,. ,r, �.. � � } , � r i�, u� c � ± r ; " "" '� r :.. „ . � �_ . . 3��. �: vA.�r.'' Weigh6orhoodOevekrpment Committee Wednesday, June 1, 2011 9:30 a.m. Council Members present: Chair Bill Lover, Kathy Coffey, Dave Ettl Staff: Michael Morales, Joan Davenport, Mark Kunkler, Archie Matthews 201 South 8 Street: Archie Matthews gave an update of . the work Mr. Perez has completed on the home. He reviewed the details of the contract which required a Certificate of Occupancy by June 1, 2011. Although some interior work remains to be completed, Matthews characterized the exterior of the home as substantially complete. He asked if Committee would be willing to finalize the contract based on the current condition. The Committee agreed. Amendment to the 2011 Annual Action Plan re "recapture" language: Matthews gave a brief explanation of how the HUD recapture process works and the new HUD requirements in regard to local documentation. Although the City's process will not change, the language in 2011 Annual Action .Plan must be clarified. A Resolution to approve the update will go to the full Council for approval on June 7. This is a minor amendment and does not require a Council hearing. Section 108 Loan Process: Michael Morales reported that staff continues to monitor activity at the federal level in regard to the reduction of the City's 2011 CDBG entitlement and the potential effects on various programs such as Section 108 loans. Based on previous levels of entitlement, the City's Section 108 loan capacity currently stands at slightly more than $1.8 million. The amount is expected to decrease when the 2011 HUD contract is executed. However, recent discussions with HUD and the National Development Council (NDC) have determined that the City can borrow at the $1.8 million level provided that applications are submitted before the new HUD contract is executed. Also, a new feature of the program is that the City can apply for a loan fund without having fully underwritten projects. Morales said that NDC is working on an application for the full capacity which would then serve as a loan pool. This action will require a "substantial amendment" to the City's 2011 Annual Action Plan; requiring a public comment process which will run through the end of June. Council would act in July to hold a public hearing and approve the amendment. Morales reiterated that the timing of the application process must proceed before the timing of the execution of the new HUD contract when the loan capacity will decrease to $750,000. He reminded about a gap in financing for the North Third Street NSP project infrastructure and noted that part of the loan fund may need to be prioritized for the NSP project. Update on Barge Chestnut: Joan Davenport and Mark Kunkler met with the City's Historic Preservation Commission and felt that significant progress was made toward the goal of . presenting a joint recommendation for amendment of the Code. • Among the topics • discussed was review by the Commission of "non- contributing" properties. The Commission was in favor of removing these properties from the review requirement. The Commission also considered a staff suggestion in regard to increasing the thresholds required to form or add to a district. The Commission felt the proposed increases would make it difficult to form a new district and would adversely affect pending applications. Staff is formulating a compromise. Another challenge is in regard to work performed on "contributing" properties that does not require a permit, but does require review. City staff has proposed that the City's duty in this case would be to advise the Commission of proposed or completed work that the City is aware of. The Commission would then review the work. The Commission has not yet reviewed this proposal. Councilmember Coffey asked about options for the owners of "contributing" properties that do not want to participate. Kunkler said there is no specific "opt out" language in the ordinance. Councilmember Lover noted that newer "non- contributing ". properties may eventually reach contributing status. Kunkler said potential opt out or opt in options would be developed. Revising the formation criteria to require the signature of every contributing property in the district would ensure the voluntary nature of the district. Lover asked if the appeal process is changing. Kunkler said appeals will go to the City Council and a further appeal would go to Superior Court. Maple Street Incinerator: Davenport said items will come to Council to set the date and hold a public hearing regarding the nomination of the Maple Street Incinerator for historic status. She noted that the Historic Preservation Commission voted unanimously to include in the application information brought forth by a neighborhood group. Temporary staffing at ONDS: Lover asked to talk about adding a temporary worker to facilitate another volunteer crew for the summer. Coffey thought it was a good idea if staff thinks it's .necessary and funds are available. Matthews said he would consider an additional worker if it becomes necessary. Coffey complimented the ONDS program and asked Matthews to prepare a report for Public Safety on how ONDS manages the compulsory community service workers. The next meeting of the Council Neighborhood Development Committee will be Wednesday, July 6, 2011, at 9:30 a.m., in the CED Conference Room Cha an Bill Lo er Date