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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 05/31/1989 - City Council (3)ANNUAL PUBLIC HEARING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM GRANT MAY 31, 1989 7:00 P.M. The Annual Public Hearing for the Community Development Assistance Program (CDAP) was called to order by Mayor Busse on Wednesday, May 31, 1989 at 7 P.M. in City Hall. At roll call the following Aldermen were present: Teta, Smith. Absent: Bolger, Donahue, Lieder, McClatchey, Patterson, Serritella. City staff in attendance were Attorney Narusis, Clerk Gilpin, Finance and Personnel Administrator Vitas, and Director of Development Greenwood. A sign-up sheet was circulated throughout the audience for attendance records. Jim Cummings, CDAP Grant Specialist, was in attendance representing the McHenry Corporate Center. He said that the purpose of the Public Hearing was to cover the following points: 1. Provide annual opportunity for the general public to comment on community development. 2. To satisfy new federal requirements for CDAP Grants. 3. To review the City's past grant performance. 4. To provide information to the public on CDAP. Cummings explained that CDAP requirements now require an annual public hearing for general community development in addition to public hearings that are held for specific grant applications. This meeting was not being held for a specific project but for general public comment on any type of community development. This hearing is required by the Federal Legislation that authorizes the CDAP Program every program year. Cummings distributed a Facts Sheet explaining CDAP Annual Public Facilities/Housing Category Grants and a Facts Sheet for CDAP General Economic Development Category Grant. Public views and comments on identification of community development housing needs, CDAP activities and the City's CDAP performance were then discussed and opened to the audience for statements and comments. Regarding the City's CDAP performance: Finance and Personnel Director Vitas reported that the Grants monitoring section of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs (DCCA) has been to the City on two separate occasions to monitor the CDAP projects the City has had in the past. The City has received a clean bill of health from DCCA in regard to Grant compliance. Currently the City has an Economic Development CDAP Revolving Loan Fund Grant for Classic Products. It is an eight year grant for $58,000. As of April 30, 1989, $8,781.38 is the balance on hand in that revolving loan fund. A member of the audience, Mary Kanter, questioned what the CDAP grant money could be used for. Cummings replied that water and sewer projects of any type, economic development, sanitary and storm sewers, direct loans to companies for economic development for job creation and retention, public facilities to support that kind of development, water and sewer connections or anything of that nature. Kanter asked if the grant money could be used to bring sewers to the other side of the river. Cummings replied that yes it could. She asked why isn't it being used. Cummings said that answer would have to come from the City Council. He noted that the City would have an opportunity later this year to apply for a Public Facilities Grant for that purpose but there is a limit of $400,000 for public facilities. He pointed out that only one grant per year can be issued to a city. Kanter suggested that The City might look into applying for such a grant to get the sewer and water lines across the river. Mayor Busse noted that the CDAP Grants that are awarded are very competitive programs. There is much competition frr these programs and it comes down to job creation and Dublic and pr•iv,.te leverage. Anytime the City gets a developr,e ,t of any magnitude, the ,ity ext,lores 0e area of grant availability. Wednesday, May 31, 1989 Page 2 Cummings said the Facts Sheet for Community Development Assistance Program (CDAP) for annual public facilities/housing category explains the funding sources, eligible applicants and other criteria for grant applications. Motion by Smith, seconded Voting Aye: Smith, Teta. Voting Nay: None. Absent: Bolger, Donahue, Serritella. Motion carried. by Teta, to adjourn. Lieder, McClatchey, Patterson, Public adjourned at 7:28 P.M.