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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-25-1977 Minutes1-1 MINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING CALL TO ORDER: JANUARY 25, 1977 Meeting called to order at 8:.00 P.M. by'Mayor, Jan Tidrick. ROLL CALL: e Councilmen present were: S.K. Adams, Bill Wil.kins, Vernon..Schuelein, Jan Tidrick, J.C. Bailie.-and.David Sheeley. Councilman E.A.. Snider was absent from the meeting. Also present,were: .George Smith, City Manager; Leo Olney; Director of Finance; James Ajax, City Engineer; Pat R?ach, City Attorney; and Al Tebaldi, Chief -of Police. PUBLIC HEARING: MAYOR TIDRICK DECLARED THE'PUBLIC HEARING OPEN on DISCRETIONARY GRANT AND RECOGNIZED STAFF FIRST FOR THEIR PRESENTATION: Mr..Webster Jackson, Community Development Coordinator and EEO Officer opened hearing with the following: "This hearing has been duly published .and...adver.tised.by the City in the Tri City Herald newspaper, with'an editorial on the second page.of. the January 21st issue and another notice appeared in.the "Legal Notice" section on January 23, 1977. KONA.radio also carried announcements of this hearing. Title I of the Housing and Community Development'Act.of-r1974*author zes-the :commun.ity development block grant.pr.ogram which -replaces seven categorical programs by consolidation (urban renewal) m.odel.cities., water and sewer, neighborhood facilities, public facilities loans, open space lands and rehabilitation loans). The primary objective of. the.Community Development.Program..is the development of viable urban communities,.i,ncluding,d.e.cent.,housing.and a_suitable living environment and expanding. eco,nom.ic-oppor.tu.n.ities..principally for low and moderate income persons. The., Federal ...-ass i stance. provi ded ..by. the Act is for the support of ,community_.development„activiti.es whi_ch:..are, directed toward the following national.o.bjectives:' Elimination of slums anal._ bl.ight.; . Conditions which represent.an_imminent.thr.eat-to public health & safety; "Conservation and...expansio.n: of. the-.na.tion's housing ,stock; Improvement.of community services, especially -to ,low income persons; Better use of lands and resources;. `Reduction An -economi.c.;segr_eg.a.tion .in. housing;.. Protection of sites of historic/archi.tectural./cultural-importance. Discretionary grants are grants made from the HUD Secretary's fund from the transition fund for urgent.community.development.needs.and.f.rom the general purpose funds for. metr_opol.itan:and.non-metropolitan.a.reas.. Discretionary grants may be made in addition to.any:other community. development block grants which may be made to the same.recipient under the Act. An application may include any.numb.er of eligibl.e.activities up to the maxi- mum dollar amount established..by..the.HUD secretary.' The funds available for discretionary grants.for..1977'ar.e estimated.'a.ppr_oximately $145,000:' The dates for submission of pre -applications are from 1-15-77 to 2-18-77. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: The pre -application shall consist.of a brief..description of the applicant's community development needs, the activities proposed to.meet those needs and the general location and estimated cost of ,the.proposed.activities. The applicant must-cer.tify.(among.other program requirements) that it has held at least two public hearings to obtain the views of.citizens on community develop- ment needs. W MINUTES PASCO CITY' COUNChL PUBLIC HEARING JANUARY 25, 1977 Priority will be extended.to.those applications showing. the following conditions and proposing activities which_directly or indirectly relate to these conditions: Extent of substandard hous.ing; Extent of poverty; An extraordinarily high -rate of growth or.a..severe and rapid decline in popu.lation and.eco.nomic activity as a result of. national policy; Conditions which represent.-.an...imminent .threat to public health & safety. Communities must follow a formal,appl.i.catio.n..process which.i.s subject to Federal review (although such review has involved -fairly limited red tape to date. Local programs must -also,c.omply, with. Civil. R.ights-:legislation, and demonstrate adequate citizen participation in the development -of the pl�an-dnd program upon which application for grant,f.unds .a.r.e based. ..The law also spells out certain activities for which-the-Junds may -and -may not..be used. There are two (2) -major. components :.:.to_the-appl.icati:on: , The Community Development -Plan Summa-ry'and-the`H..ousing'Ass.istance'Plan. The Community Development Plan Summary: includes`:.-: 1.)... a :statement of. need, 2) long term objectives,, 3) short term...objecti.ves,..and _4.)..a..one-year program. and budget. The Housing, Ass istance-.Pl.an..,summar..iz.es,.1) ,the .occupancy status and condition of housing units; 2) -the .community'-s:'hous.i'.ng,�needs, -3) housing assistance goals, and 4) recommend locations for-lower.'income'housing (to be subsidized under HUD's housing assistance programs)." Howard McGee, 327-W. Margaret, was recognized by Mayor Tidrick. First, he thanked the Council for putting them first on the'agenda due to late evening hour. Mr. Van Dedmond recommended-that.a_p.o.rtion,of-money be used for East Pasco Neighborhood faci-lity-gym; i'ncluding.ceiling. and .landscaping. He was in- formed this was in last year's budget request and is -being handled by Parks and Recreation Depar.tment.. Mr. Luzell-Johnson asked about ramps for-neighborhood.facility and urged consideration of same.. Mr. Bill Wilkins supported views.of.._both...gentl.emen; and he, -too, urged that consideration be given.-to.Ea'st-Pa.sco.Neighborhood Facility. Mr. Bruce Whitemarsh asked..for clar.i.f.ication of .discretionary.funds and then objected to City filing for same:bec.ause as a County Commissioner,'they have had to share discretionary -.funds in the..past.and.Franklin.County.chose not to get into it this year. Staff rep6i.ed that this program -has been available for two years and Pasco has -not participated and once their population reaches a certain point, we would not be eligible to participate. Following three (3) calls from Mayor Tidrick for further comments from the floor, either for:or against, the public hearing was.declared closed. ADJOURNMENT: Public Hearing adjourned at 8:20 P.M. Tidrick,'Mayor 1 1 L