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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999 MINUTES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BOARD WATERLOO, IOWA June 15, 1999 The regular meeting of the Community Development Board was held in the First Floor Conference Room, Carnegie Annex, 620 Mulberry Street and called to order by Vice Chairman John Rathjen at 4:00 p.m. on June 15, 1999. Members present: Bill Arndorfer, Carol Crandall, Elsie Duncan, Mickye Johnson, John Rathjen, Barney Simmons and Barb Krizek, Council Liaison. Absent: Eric Johnson. Also present: Richard Earles, Community Development Director; Deb Collett, Asst. Community Development Director; Don Temeyer, City Planner; Vouth Varangkounh, Associate Planner; Ann Northey, Admin. Secretary; and Don Putz, Mortgage One. A. APPROVAL OF AGENDA It was moved by Barney Simmons and seconded by Mickye Johnson to approve the agenda. Motion carried. B. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES It was moved by Elsie Duncan and seconded by Bill Arndorfer to approve the minutes of the special meeting on May 13, 1999 and the regular meeting of May 18, 1999. Motion carried. C. OLD BUSINESS. None. D. NEW BUSINESS: 1. Subordination Request from Mortgage One, Inc. on a Forgivable Loan for property located at 911 Mulberry Street, owned by Joseph Henry. Rich Earles introduced Don Putz, from Mortgage One. Don Putz reviewed Mr. Henry's request for a new loan to consolidate outstanding collections with the Credit Bureau, as well as a$3,000 judgement against the property at 911 Mulberry Street. Rich Earles indicated we are in the 3rd year of the forgivable loan and the current balance is $9,931.43. The new loan will be a refinance for approximately $18,600. The assessed value of the property is $21,640. Discussion occurred regarding the purpose of the new loan. Vice Chairman Rathjen advised Mr. Putz that the Board does not subordinate for consumer debt. MINUTES June 15, 1999 Page 2 Rich Earles reported Mr. Henry requested a previous subordination in January, which was approved by the Board, however, this was for renovation work to his property at 911 Mulberry Street. Following discussion, it was moved by Carol Crandall and seconded by Elsie Duncan to deny the request for subordination. Motion carried. 2. Open Rehabilitation Waiting List in the Target Areas. Rich Earles indicated there is some concern with a closed waiting list. Those persons living in the target areas that need assistance are not being documented because the waiting list has been frozen. Rich recommended the list be reopened"only for those persons in the targeted areas". Discussion occurred concerning the number of names currently on the targeted lists. Rich indicated the Rehabilitation Subcommittee met to discuss changes to the program. He commented on portions of the Stockard Engler report with regard to allocating the resources most efficiently. Rich stated all housing conditions have been reviewed in the target areas and should be compared to the rehabilitation waiting list. Discussion turned to assisting persons on the waiting list by order of condition of the property. (The worst homes first. ) The current practice is to assist applicants on a first come, first serve basis, regardless of condition. Rich reviewed a recommendation of the subcommittee,whereby 80% of the funding is allocated to Targeted Neighborhoods and 20% of the funds will assist those names on the City Wide list. Vice Chairman Rathjen suggested multiple programs should be developed, tied to income level, in order to payback and leverage more of the funding. Rich Earles asked to move ahead to Discussion Item 1-Revisions to the Rehabilitation Program. F. DISCUSSION ITEMS 1. Revisions to the Rehabilitation Program. Rich Earles reported the Subcommittee designed a workable formula on a sliding scale to address rehabilitation needs and distributed a chart for discussion purposes. (See attachment) He reviewed several examples, based on area median income for a family of four. This approach would allow the homeowner a level of contribution to the rehab project. The homeowner's portion of the rehab funds can be provided from debt service, from their savings or from family. Rich noted feedback on this new concept for owner participation in the rehab program has not been well received. Community outreach and citizen input must be considered before such a popular program is changed. Rich suggested holding a few public forums, go to the Community Alliance of Neighborhoods and get as much citizen input as possible. MINUTES June 15, 1999 Page 3 Vice Chairman Rathjen indicated we should demonstrate that more households will be assisted under the proposed new guidelines. More funds will be leveraged with owner participation. Rich indicated the community needs to be involved and sold on the change. Elsie Duncan cited the fact that this program has been free for many years and this is what the public expects. Changes must be highly publicized so citizens are informed and understand. Further discussion occurred on the ability of homeowners to participate financially. Rich noted lenders must also be on board to assist with refinancing. Funds have already been committed to the. Waterloo Housing Partnership for downpayment assistance. If those guidelines could be expanded for refinancing,this would aid in the rehabilitation process. 2. HUD 203K Program. Rich Earles suggested the use of 203K Program funds through HUD. This program is specifically designed for purchase and rehab, or rehab of an existing structure. There is a$5,000 minimum rehab amount which can be blended with CDBG or HOME funds. Rich emphasized,there must be a program in place for the homeowner to borrow their portion of the rehab costs, or we will eliminate half the waiting list. John Rathjen indicated participants should be required to take a home repair course. Rich stated that a percentage of the loan is forgiven each year. Perhaps before the final 20% is waived, the home should pass inspection again. This would provide an additional incentive to maintain the property through the five year period. Administratively, it would be infeasible to inspect properties on a yearly basis. Rich indicated homeowner training could be coordinated through Hawkeye Tech with basic information on home repairs and preventive maintenance. Barb Krizek suggested Home Depot may be able to provide some assistance with seminars. Elsie Duncan indicated training should take place within the targeted areas. Rich mentioned the elderly citizen is another issue of concern. Many are not physically able to keep up their home maintenance. It was suggested, a homeowner's handbook be given out after a loan was approved to assist the owner with basic repair and maintenance tips. Discussion turned again to revising the program guidelines to include owner participation. The general consensus was to include owner funds in the rehab program, however, citizen awareness and lender participation is critical to the success of the program. John Rathjen expressed the need for additional, qualified contractors to perform the rehabilitation work. The selection and recruitment process must be reviewed and improved. Rich advised minority contractors are working with the rehab program, however, homeowners are given the opportunity to select the contractors who bid their job. Some contractors are very efficient and complete their jobs on schedule. Other contractors do not follow through with their contracts in a timely manner and the word gets out. Therefore, about four contractors do 90% of the rehabilitation work. MINUTES June 15, 1999 Page 4 3. Community Outreach. Rich discussed the need for additional community outreach. The Citizen Participation Plan explicitly follows the HUD guidelines. Developing an outreach program to get the word out is essential for this community. Some avenues for outreach include cable access television, KBBG Radio, neighborhood groups,Neighborhood Services, schools, East Side Ministerial Association, churches and local newspapers. Elsie Duncan mentioned notification through the Jesse Cosby Center,the Martin Luther King Center and the Communicator, a new local publication. Rich Earles reported on the request from Robert Powell, who is physically challenged, for a bedroom and a bathroom addition to his home. Costs were not feasible and the additional space was not a necessity for his immediate family. The extra space was for relatives to utilize. An apartment at Ridgeway Towers was offered to Mr. Powell, however, he declined this option. E. OTHER BUSINESS. Vice Chairman Rathjen inquired about the meeting between Mayor Rooff and Pastor Steven Reynolds. Rich noted,the Mayor has made three attempts to schedule a meeting, and his calls haven't been returned. Rich requested direction on Item D 2, Open Rehabilitation Waiting List in Target Areas. It was the consensus of the Board to wait on reopening the rehabilitation waiting list until the new guidelines for the Rehabilitation Program are made known to the community. With no further business to come before the Board, the Vice Chairman declared the meeting adjourned. Respectfully submitted, • Elsie M. Duncan, Secretary MINUTES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BOARD WATERLOO,IOWA May 18, 1999 The regular meeting of the Community Development Board was held in the First Floor Conference Room, City Hall and called to order by Chairman Eric Johnson at 4:00 p.m. on May 18, 1999. Members present: Bill Arndorfer, Carol Crandall, Elsie Duncan, Mickye Johnson, John Rathjen, Barney Simmons and Eric Johnson. Absent: Barb Krizek, Council Liaison. Also present: Richard Earles, Community Development Director; Deb Collett, Asst. Community Development Director; Don Temeyer, City Planner; Rudy Jones, Contract Compliance Officer; Dave Van Dee, Assistant City Planner; Sherry Jaeger, Director Waterloo Housing Partnership; Vouth Varangkounh and Terry Malone, Associate Planners; Ann Northey, Admin. Secretary; Tim Jamison, Waterloo Courier; Don Davis, Discount Mortgage and Marshall and Daisy Reed,homeowners. A. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Chairman Johnson indicated an amended agenda was distributed. The amendment is to add Item D.4: Renew Waterloo Presentation. It was moved by Mickye Johnson and seconded by Bill Arndorfer to approve the agenda as amended. Motion carried. B. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES It was moved by Barney Simmons and seconded by Mickye Johnson to approve the minutes of the April 20, 1999 meeting. Motion carried. C. Old Business. None. D. New Business: Chairman Johnson indicated Item 3 would be reviewed first. 3. Subordination Request from Discount Mortgage on a Forgivable Loan for property located at 418 Saxon Street, owned by Marshall and Daisy Reed. Rich Earles indicated the Reed's current mortgage of$8,238.00 is at 18% interest. They also have $19-$20,000 of consumer debt and wish to refinance and consolidate into a new loan for$28,000. This action would drop their interest rate to 6.875%for a period of 30 years. He reviewed monthly costs and the reduced loan payment would allow them more flexibility with their finances. MINUTES May 18, 1999 Page 2 Don Davis with Discount Mortgage indicated the Reed's have eliminated credit cards and are attempting to reduce this burden. He reviewed equity value of the home and the details of the new loan. He noted there are many medical bills which are creating a burden for this family and consolidating into the new loan will help the Reed's manage their payments. The interest rate is at 6.875% and this is a fixed interest rate for 30 years. Chairman Johnson indicated this new loan would significantly decrease the Reeds' debt load. Rich Earles noted, the Board is still protected from an equity standpoint. Chairman Johnson indicated it is standard Board practice not to subordinate for consumer debt. Don Davis indicated the Reeds'have owned their home since 1974 and have been long term residents. He noted they do understand the Board's restrictions concerning consumer debt, however, due to circumstances noted, he appealed to the Board for some consideration. Following discussion, it was moved by Carol Crandall and seconded by Elsie Duncan to approve the request for subordination from Discount Mortgage on the forgivable loan to Marshall and Daisy Reed at 418 Saxon Street. On roll call: Bill Arndorfer, Carol Crandall, Elsie Duncan, Mickye Johnson, John Rathjen, Barney Simmons and Eric Johnson voted Aye. Nays: None. The Chairman declared the motion carried. 1. Subordination request from Mortgage One,Inc. on a Forgivable Loan for property located at 1030 Gilbert Street, owned by Bonnie J. (Wright) Wise. Rich Earles reviewed the status of the forgivable loan. The original loan was $15,750.00 and the current balance is $11,812.00. In June, the amount will drop to $7,875.00. The owner wants to pay off the first mortgage at 8.9%with an approximate balance of$19,000, pay off miscellaneous debts of$1,200 and the balance for home improvements. Discussion occurred regarding the interest rate of the new loan, which will be at a higher rate of 10.5%to 11.5%. Rich Earles noted the property value is $60,000. The new loan is $28,000, and our position will be covered from an equity position, however,the $1,200.00 is miscellaneous debt which has not been identified. Following discussion, it was moved by Elsie Duncan and seconded by Carol Crandall, to table action on the subordination request until a better breakdown of the miscellaneous debt is provided by the lender and owner. Motion carried. The Chairman directed Rich Earles to communicate with the above parties to obtain additional information. 2. Subordination Request from Solutions Plus Mortgage on a Forgivable Loan for property located at 125 Webster Street, owned by Barbara Saffold. MINUTES May 18, 1999 Page 3 Rich Earles reviewed the status of the subordination request to payoff a land contract and vehicle, as well as home improvements-on the property. Chairman Johnson inquired about self-employment taxes being paid off. Rich indicated there are questions regarding the tax issues and the car payoff. Currently they have a 9% five year contract and the monthly payment is $285.00 per month. The new loan would be $27,950. Current balance on the forgivable loan is $14,971.00 and in July will drop to $9,981.00;the beginning of the 3`d year. The property value is $43,000. Discussion occurred concerning a higher interest rate on the new loan,as well as the personal property taxes of the owner. Rich Earles inquired as to inviting the lenders and homeowners to the Board meetings when a subordination request is on the agenda for review. Chairman Johnson indicated this would help answer some questions by Board members, and may eliminate tabling or delaying action for additional information. Following discussion, it was moved by Mickye Johnson and seconded by Bill Arndorfer to table action on this subordination until more information is received from the lender and owner. Motion carried. 3. Renew Waterloo Presentation Sherry Jaeger, Executive Director of the Waterloo Housing Partnership indicated the"Renew Waterloo"program has been introduced to numerous area organizations. Ms. Jaeger, Rudy Jones and Dave Van Dee reviewed their positions and the mission of the Neighborhood Services Team through a well-defined power point presentation. It was noted Code Enforcement Officers are on staff and approximately 270 cases have been reviewed. Many staff members have been working on this project with the focus being made in the targeted areas of We Care and Unity neighborhoods, as well as LAFNOW, Cedar River, Franklin/Gateway and Church Row Neighborhoods. Primarily these neighborhoods are located within the Consolidated Urban Revitalization Area boundaries. Following the presentation, Board members were given an opportunity to ask questions. Don Temeyer indicated the enterprise zone program will also assist in creating private investment in these target areas. E. OTHER BUSINESS. None. F. DISCUSSION ITEMS. Chairman Johnson recapped the Board meeting of May 13, 1999 with concerned citizens in the community. The block grant application has been submitted, however, we will follow up and meet with those citizens to address some of their concerns. MINUTES May 18, 1999 Page 4 Rudy Jones indicated he has made several attempts to contact Reverend Steven Reynolds. Chairman Johnson requested input from the Board on addressing some of the citizen concerns. Mickye Johnson questioned the requirements for advertising and notification for informing the public. Rich Earles stated the Citizen Participation Plan was followed, and we exceeded Federal Regulations in providing adequate notice of the public meetings. He noted those concerned felt that they were-not aware of the meetings and indicated we need to do more to notify them. Rudy Jones suggested a partnering approach by bringing in all players at the beginning, creating a statement of objectives and a resolution so everyone is at the table with the plan. Incorporating this approach in the neighborhood associations through the Neighborhood Services Team is our goal, so within a year there will be a better channel of communication. John Rathjen stated this is a good plan, however, now we must go out of our way to provide a public format to let everyone step forward that didn't have an opportunity to make suggestions. Mickye Johnson agreed, however, he felt it should be noted that we followed all protocol and then find ways to better inform the public as a whole. Elsie Duncan, questioned the need for a public forum. Will the Board be willing to change the plan. John Rathjen felt the plan should be reviewed page by page. Rich Earles noted, if we reopen the process, we cannot single out one small group of people, it must be advertised community-wide. Discussion turned to a variety of formats for advertising, ie: public access channel, the print media, churches,television public service announcements and use an organized approach. John Rathjen questioned the submission of the plan with a notation of making changes. Rich Earles indicated submission of the plan has been delayed, due to transciption of the minutes from the special meeting. An informal extension has been granted. Rich indicated the motion was to submit these comments as an attachment to the plan, since they came about after the fact. Therefore, they will be submitted as an attachment to the plan. Rich noted no specifics have been received on what they don't like about the plan. The group indicated a complaint would be submitted to HUD. When we receive a copy, we will respond. Chairman Johnson indicated we should meet with the group again and try to work out some of these issues and find common ground. He noted everything necessary was done to publicize notice, but obviously it was not enough, if citizens feel they were not involved in the process. MINUTES May 18, 1999 Page 5 Elsie Duncan questioned, if by reopening for comments, we will give the impression that we are changing our plan. . Chairman Johnson indicated we simply want to hear their concerns. If they are legitimate we may choose to change or amend the process. Rich Earles suggested it would be beneficial to review a copy of their concerns to set an agenda. An open forum may be harder to get to the issues of concern. John Rathjen again stated the plan should be reviewed page by page. Deb Collett stated the plan covers many different programs and a lot of demographics for the area. Perhaps reviewing the one-year action plan is what needs to be done. Chairman Johnson suggested their complaints are that they were not involved in the process and they have other ideas on the best use of the funds. The best way to get people to buy-in to our program is by involving the communities we serve. Chairman Johnson stated the Neighborhood Services team will not have a good success rate, if they don't have cooperation. Sherry Jaeger indicated they are receiving good reception from the neighborhood associations. Good questions and a good attitude seems to prevail. We listen to their concerns, and research answers for them. She noted,they have not come up against any situation similar to that displayed at the meeting on Thursday. Dave Van Dee interjected that there has been questions, but no hostility. He also pointed out that the folks attending their meetings did not include some of those attending the meeting on Thursday. Sherry Jaeger reminded the Board that one question raised was on lighting on their streets and picnic tables in Furguson Park. Rudy Jones indicated those items are currently being addressed as the system allows, however, he noted two distinct meetings were the Unity Neighborhood meeting and the meeting on Thursday with the Board. Those attending on Thursday did not attend the Unity meeting. Mickye Johnson stated we need to be as inclusive as possible to invite all groups, with all means possible to notify the citizens of Waterloo. Rich Earles indicated Mayor Rooff advised the citizen group he would meet with them to discuss some of their concerns. Mayor Rooff was attempting to meet with the East Side Ministerial Association to review these concerns, however, Pastor Steven Reynolds informed him this was a different group and their concerns had nothing to do with the East Side Ministerial Association. Chairman Johnson requested that Rudy Jones continue his outreach to see what type of meeting they want and we will try to set it up to include all citizens with concerns. MINUTES May 18, 1999 Page 6 Don Temeyer indicated the perception is that block grants will solve all the neighborhood problems. Perhaps the Action Teams will help to resolve other problems that are not block grant related. Not all of the issues are city issues. John Rathjen shared the results of a meeting with Michael Muhammed at 1708 E. 4th Street at the home of Lillie Woods. The home is structurally beyond repair with serious problems, and she has no place to go. • Sherry Jaeger indicated the Neighborhood Associations are being encouraged to help provide a safe environment. Rich Earles noted serious confusion exists. Everyone likes the Waterloo Housing Partnership, the Neighborhood Services, and they don't understand this stemmed from the Consolidated Plan. Many concerns at the meeting were about repairing houses. He noted our focus is housing and that's what the focus has been, so there is confusion and lack of understanding of what's in the Plan. Elsie Duncan felt those questioning the plan, feel that we no longer will be doing that. What Community Development in the neighborhood means is "rehab", and they feel this has been taken away. Rudy Jones noted, he has had three different calls on the house on 4th Street, but this dwelling is outside our targeted area. We don't have any plan in place to address that. John Rathjen indicated he and Rich visited the house and the owner needs to be relocated. The house is beyond repair. Rich noted other options are being reviewed for purchasing another home, but the owner doesn't want to purchase another house, so options of rent assistance are being reviewed. Mickye Johnson cautioned staff on setting a precedent for every dilapidated house, but if a referral network can be developed through the neighborhood, perhaps other options can be accomplished. Rich Earles indicated the staff is willing to work with anyone to review options for purchasing another home. Chairman Johnson indicated the process has started for developing a home equity rehab program, based on a sliding scale of forgiveness. Discussion occurred on educating families, homeowners and churches in planning for the future, with regard to maintenance, repairs and estate planning. Elsie Duncan responded to the fact that the Board is trying to change the image that we "fix up" and it will take awhile to make the change. Chairman Johnson indicated this realization was made several years ago, as limited funding makes it impossible to impact any area of the community unless people want to help themselves. Mickye Johnson interjected this is an aging community, and the need becomes greater and greater. Strategies must be developed to be pro-active in addressing these issues. MINUTES May 18, 1999 Page 7 Again discussion turned toward meeting with the concerned citizens who expressed many concerns at the special meeting. Mickye,Johnson suggested a thorough review,page by page of the Consolidated Plan. Rich Earles noted, if a change is made to consider input from this group, we will have to go through the entire Citizen Participation Plan again to make a change. Chairman Johnson noted the Board is open to making changes if there is a better way to implement and serve the city. Let's not open the plan, but simply open our minds to hear what their discussion is and if necessary, the plan can be amended, as we have in the past. Bill Arndorfer suggested reaching out will always miss some people, but a lesson here is researching more avenues to advertise. Barney Simmons indicated a concern was they felt we didn't let them know what was happening, but there were many many articles relating what was happening. Elsie Duncan, suggested a meeting with the whole community to discuss issues is fine, but if we sit down with the group present Thursday, it will never end. Rich Earles suggested that a meeting be scheduled with residents of the Unity Neighborhood to discuss their needs. Rudy Jones indicated many citizens are allies to the CDBG program. We just have not had an opportunity to explain our plans. Chairman Johnson asked for direction. Rich Earles indicated the meeting with the Mayor is scheduled for this week to talk with the group of concerned citizens. The consensus of Board members and staff was to wait for the results of the Mayor's meeting to proceed further. Chairman Johnson stated, if necessary, we will set a meeting for next week and invite the participants from the last meeting on Thursday and other parties from the neighborhood, or public. Rich Earles indicated this meeting would need to wait until the first or second week of June before it could be scheduled. Elsie Duncan responded, if the Board sets up the meeting, we should be in control. With no further business to come before the Board,the Chairman declared the meeting adjourned. Respectfully submitted, Elsie M. Duncan, Secretary MINUTES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BOARD WATERLOO, IOWA MAY 13, 1999 The regular meeting of the Community Development Board was held in the City Council Chambers, City Hall and called to order by Chairman Eric Johnson at 4:00 p.m. on May 13, 1999. Members present: Carol Crandall, Elsie Duncan, John Rathjen, Barney Simmons, Eric Johnson and Barb Krizek, Council Liaison. Absent: Bill Arndorfer and Mickye Johnson. Also present: Richard Earles, Community Development Director; Don Temeyer, City Planner, Rudy Jones, Contract Compliance Officer; Ann Northey, Admin. Secretary; Sherry Jaeger and Lisa Wageman, Operation Threshold; Bill McNarney, Des Moines HUD Office; approximately 50 persons represented a new organization called Focus On Reconstruction in the Millennium(FORM) with spokespersons, Frieda Weems, Anna Mae Weems, Pastor Steven Reynolds, Michael Muhammad and Martin Culpepper. A. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Chairman Johnson: Called the meeting to order. Frieda Weems: For point of clarification before we get started, are we to understand this is your regular meeting of the Community Development Board or is this the meeting that was promised as a result of the City Council Meeting on Monday. Chairman Johnson: It's both. It's both. Frieda Weems: Okay, we were led to believe that this was going to be a meeting solely to explain and discuss the city block grant monies. Chairman Johnson: It's both. Frieda Weems: Okay, this is your regularly scheduled meeting? Chairman Johnson: No, our regular scheduled meetings are regularly scheduled for the 3rd Thursday, sorry, 3rd Tuesday of every month which would have been Tuesday, next week and what we have done, we were able to get a quorum to reschedule, got it posted and we're gonna hold our regular meeting because we don't have a very heavy agenda but for this item to talk about what came up at Council Monday. So, we are going to run through those items quickly. I believe we will be done in 5 to 10 minutes and then we will address that. Minutes—May 13, 1999 Page 2 Frieda Weems: Ok, that's a misrepresentation then of what we were told would happen tonight. We haven't been invited to prior meetings before and so that's why we are meeting now. Its not just the block grant money, you have three items that you'll have to vote on. You have old business to discuss, new business, it's a regular meeting. We only have time...we set aside time out of our day and from our jobs to be here to talk and give this time solely to the issue of block grant monies and the issues at hand. And you know there are many issues and many individuals who want to be heard and we don't, I don't think you have enough time to carry on a regular meeting and then hear the issues in turn about the block grant monies as well. Chairman Johnson: We will note that and I will ask the Board on the agenda how they want to handle•it. Frieda Weems: Can we get a clarification now? Because, if so I don't want to be here and listen to you talk about your old and new business. I came here...I took time out of my day with a heavy schedule, as you know, and I have other things I have to attend to and I don't have from 4 til 6 or 7 to be here talking about your old and new business and voting on some other issues. I don't know about the other individuals,but we have other leaders in the community who have calendars set too, and they have set aside time specifically for this meeting. At the Council meeting, the meeting that the Mayor promised us was supposed to be a meeting to address issues, he did not say a meeting with the Community Development Board on their regular meeting. He said it was solely to explain and have discussion, so we want clarification now. Chairman Johnson: Okay, thank you. John Rathjen: Mr. Chairman, I would make a motion that we move our other items to the back of our agenda and if we have time to address those we will, otherwise we'll have discussion at that time and reconvene at a later date, as this group can take up those items, and put these people who have taken their time at the front of the agenda and tackle our business at hand. Chairman Johnson: Is there a second? Elsie Duncan: Second. Chairman Johnson: Any further discussion? Frieda Weems: May I say something? Okay, once again, can we just have the meeting solely for the block grant money? Can't you meet on your third Tuesday, or your next meeting? Chairman Johnson: We appreciate your time and we hopefully, you'll appreciate ours. We also have busy schedules, so were trying to ... Frieda Weems: But, that's what your job is. You meet on the third Tuesday of every month. You can meet on your regular time. That's your job. So,this is a meeting for the block grant money we want to meet... Barney Simmons: Ma'am, I think if you'd have heard his motion, you would... Minutes—May 13, 1999 Page 3 Frieda Weems: I heard his motion. I heard, I heard. Barney Simmons: Well then, give us an opportunity to vote on the motion. Pastor Reynolds: No, no, no, no, no, because the mayor clearly stated to Mr. Earles on the other night, that he was to get with me that he was to set a time that we could meet with you all, and when we meet with you all the items that will be discussed will be items we expressed concerns about the other night. We did not come here for any other purpose than the purpose that was stated during the Council meeting. John Rathjen: I would amend my motion to have this meeting strictly address the issues that these folks want to talk about today that was promised to them by the mayor. We will have to find a different time to meet on the other items. Chairman Johnson: Is there a second? Elsie Duncan: I second. Chairman Johnson: Any further discussion. Seeing none, all in favor signify by saying Aye. Carol Crandall, Elsie Duncan, John Rathjen, Barney Simmons and Eric Johnson voted Aye. Opposed same sign: None. Motion carries. Chairman Johnson: What we're here to talk about today is some concerns that were raised to the City Council on Monday night. I believe the way we are going to proceed is first, Rich, are we going to give a presentation as to what the monies are intended to be used for and then if there are questions and concerns after that takes place, we will have an open forum and will go from there. I have been told that there is a legal pad at the front of the room that will be passed around. If people want to sign in and register and note their attendance here, we would ask you to please sign that. Rich, who is going to handle this presentation? Rich Earles: Sherry Jaeger and Rudy Jones. Chairman Johnson: Sherry, Rudy would you take it from there? Sherry Jaeger: Thank you. What we are going to talk about in this presentation is the Renew Waterloo that the Mayor announced in February, I believe it was February 14. This is to better our community and also to bring many of the organizations and many of the businesses and so forth together in making our city a better place in which to live. Rudy and I have a presentation to give for you and I will tell you, please bear with us a little bit, because this is the very first time that either of us have done power point presentation. So we want to try and get through it fairly quickly and in as good a manner as we can hear. Power Point presentation begins with slide one. Sherry Jaeger: We had a little fun putting this presentation together. Basically, the Renew Waterloo, in order to implement this program, the Mayor set up the Neighborhood Services Team which consists of three branches, two of these branches have involved Neighborhood Services which is Dave Van Dee and Rudy Jones responsibilities. My responsibility is the Waterloo Housing Partnership leg of this team. Minutes—May 13, 1999 Page 4 Anna Mae Weems: Excuse me. I don't want to be rude, but I saw your presentation and it's a good presentation,but this isn't what we are here for, not to go through now. I think this should come later. They have something else they want to say before we see a presentation...this should be done at another time when we can have you at different places. I think they want to do some readiness now and you should let these people speak before your Board, please. Thank you. Chairman Johnson: That's fine. Anna Mae Weems: Thank you. I want it to move. Chairman Johnson: Fine. If you step to the mic to speak, all I'd ask is that you identify who you are, name and address for the record. Pastor Reynolds: My name is Pastor A. Steven Reynolds, 209 Shilliam Avenue, Waterloo, Iowa. I am here as a representative of the black community, specifically the parishioners of Union Missionary Baptist Church. Before I go any further I think I need to ask a question of the public, of the people who are present. This is a 5-year plan that was brought on by this board for Waterloo. I would just like to know how many of the citizens here tonight have seen this thing or have a copy of it or heard? Audience: Some said they had copies. Pastor Reynolds: My concern tonight is first of all, when did the part of the plan that calls for Citizen Participation take place, where did it take place and who are the persons that were present at the Citizen Participation planning sessions, and more than that, why is it that we the community did not receive word that this plan was being put into the order that is set forth so we could take an active part in what was being planned for us? That is a question that is directed to the Board. I understand that you said it was put in the newspaper and that you had your meetings. I would really like to know who was present at that meeting to represent us to make sure that what was being provided for us was things that we really need for our community. That is a question. Chairman Johnson: Any Board members care to address this? Barney Simmons: I think it was in the paper and presumably you people read the paper. Pastor Reynolds: Who are you people? Barney Simmons: Who are you people questioning why we didn't contact you? There was an advertisement in the paper. Pastor Reynolds: That is a snide remark, and I kinda take this as an insult, because Waterloo consists of all the people and not just you people. So I wish you would.... Barney Simmons: This thing was not necessarily for you people. They put an ad in the paper for anybody to come here and talk about it. Minutes—May 13, 1999 Page 5 Pastor Reynolds: Alright. So it was put in the newspaper. After you started having your planning sessions and meetings and you saw that you were not receiving the citizen participation that you should, did you at any time resort to any other avenues to get citizen participation hopefully, other than the article in the newspapers? Barney Simmons: I think it was put in a number of times. Pastor Reynolds: I asked you, did you after you saw that the article in the newspaper was not reaching the public evidently, to come and get citizen participation. Did you at any time resort to any other methods to try to reach the public, such as when you all want something from us or want something of us you always do come to our churches, when you want to be voted into office you show up at our churches, when you want to be voted into office you show up at our churches and when you want to make sure that you getting what you want you show up at our churches and you say to us will you all please support us. Then any time you send out any information to the public you also know that you people listen at the radio and we do read the newspaper, and did you at any time put any advertising on the radio expressing concern that this Board was looking for citizen participation on the plan that you were planning for Waterloo for five years? Chairman Johnson: Well, Rich why don't you go through what was the process and what was the ways and means you tried to communicate to the public and get citizen involvement. Rich Earles: Sure. we held two public hearings and a comment period. Each of those had a publication of legal notice as well as a 4" x 6" display ad in the Waterloo Courier. Numerous articles, news coverage on that and giving the opportunity to comment on the plan. Pastor Reynolds: I really don't think my questions was answered. The question I asked, after you saw that the avenue that you were taking to contact the public to make the public aware that you needed citizen participation for this plan, after you saw that they were not working, did you in any way whatsoever use any other means to contact the public, to let us know that you needed us? Barney Simmons: What other means? John Rathjen: Some other means of outreach? Pastor Reynolds: YES Chairman Johnson: I think that makes a presumption that we would somehow know that the people were not happy with this plan. Frieda Weems: Did you see them at your meeting? Chairman Johnson: And I would ask only the people, if you want to speak.... Pastor Reynolds: Well then I'll ask that question. Did you see them at your meeting? Minutes—May 13, 1999 -- ... Page 6 Chairman Johnson: There were people at the meeting. Was our meetings full?No. Do we wish we had more citizen input? Yes, obviously this is a plan for the community. The more community input we get, the better we feel about that plan. Pastor Reynolds: You can't make a plan for a community with absentee community members. Chairman Johnson: I don't know what you mean by absentee community members? Pastor Reynolds: If they were not present then they were absent! Chairman Johnson: We didn't expect everybody from the community to come. We operate our government on a representative system. We all have representatives that speak for us, whether it is elected representatives of our wards that speak at council meetings... whether its... Pastor Reynolds: Well, I'd like to know who spoke for our community? Who was it that spoke for our community and said that they were satisfied with the plan that you all have set forth? Chairman Johnson: And my point to you was, nobody spoke against it after full notice of this, how are we to know that people weren't satisfied with it? Pastor Reynolds: By doing the proper things that you said that you did in your report. You said you had extensive community outreach and citizen participation. Extension citizen participation! Chairman Johnson: I believe this Rich, tell me if I'm wrong, I believe this was presented to neighborhood groups on more than one occasion. Rich? Rich Earles: Portions of the plan,the Renew Waterloo section. Frieda Weems: We can't hear. Rich Earles: The Renew Waterloo Plan was presented to various community groups. Frieda Weems: Logistically how? Are they're going to be rules to speak for this meeting?Do we have to... Chairman Johnson: It would be nice if you are speaking to come,just so it didn't get into mayhem. Pastor Reynolds: You haven't satisfied my questions yet, so. Frieda Weems: It's going to be time consuming for everyone to feel... that's the purpose why everyone is here. They ought to be able to have some input. We can do it in an orderly fashion. First of all, there is a purpose behind the citizen participation plan, and that is,to get participation. Obviously it appears as though you, the development board members, aren't aware of the purpose behind it. You are asking us questions and we're asking them of you, it is your responsibility to either number one, know the plan and two, know how to execute it, and three, if you had executed it properly and you got no response, then we could understand your questions that you have, but I don't understand that you are dumbfounded here and Minutes—May 13, 1999 Page 7 we have a draft proposal ready to be sent off on the 15t and you sit here dumbfounded and you don't know who or what you're talking about. You're talking about neighborhood organizations, who are they, he's asked that question three times, who are they? In the plan, when I was able to get in and look it over, you only recognized two neighborhood associations, and you keep talking about neighborhood organizations and you only recognized two in the plan. We represent many neighborhoods and we are here asking you, where were the notices, why weren't we at the meetings? If it was not clear to you when it was just you the Board members and maybe one, two, I don't know how many other individuals might have been present at your meetings, but when you didn't see these faces here and you know who you represent in those plans, who you are supposed to represent in those plans, why didn't you start asking some questions? Your role is very important and vital to this community and we respect that . position, so why can't you give us some answers? Do you not know, number one what neighborhoods are represented? Can anyone tell us what the Citizen Participation Plan is designed for and how it works and how it is supposed to be executed here in Waterloo? Rich Earles: Sure, I can tell you exactly what the Citizen Participation Plan says, I have it in front of me, I can read it if you would like. We have followed every step required in the Citizen Participation Plan in the formation of this plan. Actually, we have had one more public hearing than is required by our own Citizen Participation Plan. Chairman Johnson: Obviously, the Citizen Participation Plan is to get as much input from the public as possible. We can't force the public to come and give their input, but if we can get input from the public.... Pastor Reynolds: If we know about it, you can...but if we have not been properly notified the way you usually notify us like the way you notified us about all the things that you were doing for other nationalities that were coming into our city, like the Bosnians and the other nationalities that came into our town, you had it spread all over the town, all over the front page of the newspaper. But then you tell me you took out and put a what size article in the paper that you were looking what size? Michael Muhammad: 4 x 6 Pastor Reynolds: A 4 x 6 article in the newspaper that you were looking for citizen participation? Frieda Weems: How many readers, how many subscribers to the Waterloo Courier? Have you done your... have you done your logistics on that? Do you have the facts for the target community? Chairman Johnson: Rich do you know the answer to that? Pat do you know the answer to that? Pat Kinney: About 40,000 readers. Pastor Reynolds: Then I will close and let someone else talk. My closing remarks will probably be...are the same that I made on Monday night, that I do feel and think that until this plan has been properly reviewed with citizen input on it, and I think that this plan ought to be held up, halted and put on the shelf, whatever you all do with it until we the citizens, the taxpayers of Waterloo.... Audience: Taxpayers....Yeah. Amen...Amen...applause. Minutes—May 13, 1999 Page 8 Pastor Reynolds: Have the opportunity to see what you say you are doing for us,because many of.... Chairman Johnson: Well that's what... Pastor Reynolds: many of the things....I am talking....many of the things that you say that you are doing for us we are not really feeling the effects in our community. You are really not helping us at all. Chairman Johnson: That's what we were attempting to do at the first portion of this meeting. Maybe bring everybody up to speed where this plan is at to see whether we've got a problem at all because this is...we think this is a great plan and think it's something..... Pastor Reynolds: Your problem is that you want to call us to dinner, after you have sliced the pie and gave everybody else that you wanted a piece... Member of Audience: Gave us the leftovers. Pastor Reynolds: And then give us the leftovers... Audience: Yeah...yeah... applause. Pastor Reynolds: And we won't take it! Chairman Johnson: Well, I would... I would disagree. Audience: More applause. Chairman Johnson: I would disagree. I would think that the whole pie is coming to your community and I don't know what the fight is about in the first place. Audience: Many speaking at once. Pastor Reynolds: Shush...It's coming to our community, but its coming to our community in a way that we don't need. Chairman Johnson: You haven't seen the presentation. How do you know? Pastor Reynolds: Because I have one right here before my very eyes. I got everything you have. I have the Renew Waterloo plan, I've got it somewhere. Chairman Johnson: And the $20,000,000 in bank commitments, tell me how that's adversely affecting your community? Frieda Weems: We live in that community we don't need to look at a plan. We know that... Chairman Johnson: I live in this community too. Minutes—May 13, 1999 Page 9 Frieda Weems: In a target area? In the targeted area where the block grant money... Chairman Johnson: But this is Waterloo's plan. Frieda Weems: We're talking about the targeted community that you propose the funds for in the plan. We live in the community, we have to look at it. We can see no improvement! Joyce Marshall: My name is Joyce Marshall and I live in the target community. I wrote a proposal for a grant for$80,000. I gave it to Rich Earles. The reason...and I have...he has not given me no reason, no one has not contacted me and told me why the proposal was turned down. We were told that in our target area that you were only going to fix up two houses. Two house! Because when I requested for the money I was told to tell my neighborhood association that they were not giving out any more money to the neighborhood associations because of what happened at Walnut Neighborhood Association, which does not affiliate with us. This is two different neighborhood associations. You can't judge one neighborhood association because another neighborhood association took some money and they were bickering with it. We have problems in our target area that needs to be fixed up. We have dilapidated houses, we have houses that need to be fixed, we have curb and gutters that need to be put in, we have alleys that we can't use because the city don't clean them up. We have problems with street lights, dark in our area, we have stop signs that we need to have put in. We have a church that don't have no stop signs no yield signs. We have other corners that's got dangerous intersections and we have called, we have been talking to people and wrote all these things down, you can smile if you want to, but we have wrote all this stuff down, and not one have been addressed. Chairman Johnson: And that's what I think we are trying to address with the Neighborhood Services Team though.... Joyce Marshall: Okay, and just like Pastor Reynolds said, how can you give me something if you don't know if I like that slice of pie. Okay? If I asked you for$80,000 and I can give you a reason why, don't say Walnut Ridge fussed over this and they fussed over that we gonna allocate this money the way we want to. HUD put that money into the city for you to allocate it to the neighborhood associations. Not to say oh we're only going to give you$25,000 to work with. When you come into our neighborhood there is more than$25,000 worth of work to be done. I don't know what neighborhood you are riding in but you need to check out these target areas. Putting up them new houses makes it look nice, but it don't look nice if you don't have curbs, if you don't have nice street signs, if you don't have stop signs, yield signs. If you got senior citizens living in your target neighborhoods that can't afford to fix up their houses, that can't afford to get no loans, and you got all this money? But before hand, before all this money came into the city you were fixing up houses left and right. Everybody could come and get their houses fixed up. Qualifications, you weren't even looking at those. Now you got people who can't afford to get loans, can't afford to do these things. And all they're asking that if your going to make this a targeted area and you're going to beautify this area let's start with the houses that need to be fixed up. Pastor Reynolds: Or you want to give it all to Operation Threshold. Joyce Marshall: Don't have...and yet another thing you got Operation Threshold building homes, which is okay, its fine because I got one, okay, but where are the minority contractors come in at? Minutes—May 13, 1999 Page 10 Martin Culpepper: That's why I'm here. Joyce Marshall: Okay, where do they come in at? If we're going to do it, let's do it right, and just like Pastor Reynolds said, ask the people what they want instead of you just saying this is what I'm going to give you. I might not like cherry pie. Chairman Johnson: I agree. Audience: Well done...well done. Chairman Johnson: We thought we were trying to ask with the publications. We can't send letters out to every citizen. That's how we try to get citizen input by publishing notice. Did we do any radio advertising at all? Anna Mae Weems: No radio advertisements. Chairman Johnson: Any PSA's. Anna Mae Weems: None...none. Chairman Johnson: Then that's an error that we'll have to correct in the future. I agree. Audience: No...now...do it now. Joyce Marshall: No, what we need to do is start all over again. Because you are not promised tomorrow, you are not promised the next minute. You might get up and that will be it. We might not hear no more from you. So what we need to do is address this stuff right now while we're here. While you have people that live in the targeted area. John Rathjen: I guess I would just like to make one comment. I think what you need to know is that I as a Board member, I think I'm not going to speak for everybody, but I was disappointed with the turnout Joyce Marshall: I know you was. John Rathjen: And certainly wish we would have had better participation. Rich, the deadline that we got in front of us here, is it a hard and fast deadline that this needs to be submitted. I mean sometimes you got to back up to go forward... Rich Earles: It's a statutory deadline. The plan must be submitted the 15th of this month. Pastor Reynolds: You won't make it without a grievance. Joyce Marshall: And then the thing...another thing is, some people don't get their newspaper until after 4:00 o'clock, if you get the Courier. You know, sometime you'll read the Courier, oh...there was a meeting at 4:00 o'clock....there was at meeting at 4:00 o'clock. And the only reason I found our about this one is I ran into Pastor Reynolds and he told me. Then I called as many people as I could call, okay. Minutes—May 13, 1999 Page 11 And that's the only way we're going to get it. Word of mouth. I didn't hear anything on KBBG, that's a communicate to educate. I didn't hear anything. As far as the newspaper, it came after I talked to him, so I didn't get the information until then. Just like the other forums that they had in the meetings, it was after the fact, that they had had the meeting already. Well we got our Courier to find out, oh it was a meeting. But see, we should be involved. It should be more of us sitting up there so we can work with you. You don't want us to work against you. You want us to work with you so we can solve this problem and fix everything that's going on in that community. Because its we that have to live in that community. Just like the other night, I called the police, and three car loads came. Do you think they stopped and asked me what was going on? They got out and all three of them stood there and talked to each other and got in the car and left. Female from audience: What did they say about you. Nothing. Joyce Marshall: Too dark....couldn't see nothing. Audience: Laughter. Joyce Marshall: That's one of our problems, its too dark over there. We need lights, we need...we want paved streets like everybody else got, we want stop signs like everybody else got, you know we want the police to come on time when we call them, not after the fact. When stuff starts going up we want to see minority contractors in there also laying concrete, you know carpentry. We got...there's minority contractors, but most of all what we want is the money for the neighborhood associations so that we can do what we are supposed to do. What Walnut Ridge did, or whatever, that's them, you can't judge everybody like that. You know, you get a suit, he got a suit, but I bet both of you dress on a different side. You see everybody wear their suit different, so all I'm saying is we need to redo this thing and have some community involvement. Audience: Applause. John Rathjen: Is it basically, what you're saying is that we have done an ineffective job of outreach. Joyce Marshall: Right. No I know... Pastor Reynolds: You've done an ineffective job of citizen participation. John Rathjen: Today, I'm sorry I don't want to interrupt, but today I'd rather be part of the problem than part of the solution here today. Or...I'd rather be part of the solution.... Audience: Laughter. Joyce Marshall: Part of the solution. John Rathjen: Part of the solution instead of part of the problem. That's right there's enough problems. Audience: More laughter. Minutes—May 13, 1999 Page 12 John Rathjen: Do you have specific things that we can tackle to meet the deadline or are you asking us to do what we can to extend the deadline? What is it specifically that you want us to do? Anna Mae Weems: Just wait...Why don't you wait a little while. Let's get some more. Pastor Reynolds: We'll let you know about that. Anna Mae Weems: Let's get some more, please. Michael Muhammad: In the name of God, most gracious and most merciful, I bear witness there is no God but God and I bear witness that Muhammad is the messenger of God. I greet you with greeting words of peace, and He says my peace given unto you. I thank you for the opportunity to come before you for just a brief moment to share our position,to share our position with you. Anna Mae Weems: Is the mic on, is the mic on? Audience members: We can't hear. Rich Earles: It's supposed to be. Michael Muhammad: However, this is our motion, the citizen's motion, for reconsideration, OK. First of all,you know, we are dealing with the issue of exclusion, cause I have some things briefly outlined, that I want to run through. We are dealing with the area of exclusion here and we have all come forward and mentioned here. When you are...those who are paid by the city, you have a responsibility to those who employ you, you understand. You know we mentioned the fact there is nobody up here with the exception of sister here (Elsie Duncan), that represents this group and I don't know what neighborhood she stay in, but I stay in this target area. When you got taxation without representation, that's tyranny. Audience member: Yeah. Michael Muhammad: Do you understand? And see, what you all are dealing with, because you are on the defense today, is the fact that we are not going to accept it anymore. Do you understand? See, you been pulling the wool over our eyes for the last 20 years by putting a little bite-size piece of information into the newspaper. A bite-size. I mean, think about all of the years that, what's been taking place here in Waterloo with all of these meetings and all of this money that's been allocated to our community and what's really going on in the community. Absolutely nothing! There is no meeting notification because you really don't care! You really don't care what goes on in the black community! Audience: Right...right. We can vouch for that. Michael Muhammad: You really don't care! You see, so you can sit up there and say we feel good about the plan, because it's your plan! It's not the plan of the people. See, I know a God that says he has a plan and Satan says that he has a plan. Audience: Right...right. Minutes—May 13, 1999 Page 13 Michael Muhammad: But God says that he is the best of planners. And if you are elected officials or you are paid employees, by the people, then you should be dealing with the people. Audience: That's right. Michael Muhammad: But you sit in these offices and you make decisions that effect the lives of these people here. People that have dilapidated houses, water dripping into their homes! Audience: That's right...that's right. • Michael Muhammad: They have to go through an elongated process of applying to HUD...through Operation Threshold and they can NEVER get the money they need! You're playing games man and you all know it!! You sit up there, you so red you could....red as her dress over there, because you are infected with hate!!! You got hate in your heart!!! You got hate and racism in your heart!!! And I can see it so I want to point you out today! Listen, you can't play with black people today. That's what you're dealing with today, you see. So we come in here with an appeal for a motion to reconsider. We have no involvement in the preparation of the plan. None! Again! No representation. Lack of information. We mention radio yourself and you know how to contact people. You need to sell something, you don't just go to a little small bite-size in the newspaper but you travel all avenues to find out how you can get your product over to the people. Now if we are dealing with something that is much bigger, much more important and much more significant, which represents the condition in lives of people, don't you think it is more important that you exhaust every means? Stop trying scapegoat! Stop trying to run! You can't run today! You got to deal with this! You understand! We are going to have to deal with this. We have misrepresentation of community needs. Your statistical analysis work, I mean, bonkers, for real. You know, you have substance abuse, as we mentioned earlier as a medium level need. That's not even important to you! But if we got some meth-amphetamines taking off somewhere, you want to deal with that! You want to get education around that. You want to get programs set up to prevent meth-amphetamines! You set things in motion for that, but crack cocaine has been killing black people in the target areas and you dare do anything about that! You gonna put that as a medium need! Who made that decision? You comfortable with that? You happy with that? You satisfied with that? The plan is overall good, right? You mentioned employment in here. IBP — Really, I would never work there! You have people going out there developing carpal tunnel! You got people going out there on those jobs with that filthy environment that they are working in! That's not really employment! And if they get fired, they have no other means of employment but McDonalds! In the target area! Hy-Vee ran down in the target area! The building construction ran down in the target area! Well let's come to your neighborhood. Let's ride up and live in your house in your neighborhood and let's see how the pavement is all smooth in your neighborhood! See, you take the money from HUD and then you have a surplus at the end of the year and what do you do with the surplus. You pay off the bills that you all have made for the city that we have no part to. Audience: Right...right... applause. Michael Muhammad: Where is the money for the last 20 years? Where is that? Where is it at? You mention Operation Threshold again. I mean that's a joke! They tell me that they'd fix the house up! They'd repair the house! Then turn around and you gotta go through a process, if your credit is no good you can hang it up! Even if you go through a class process to help you to begin to rebuild credit you are • Minutes—May 13, 1999 '— .- Page 14 messed up. They take you through rigmarole... I know people who go through this class process, who work but find it very difficult to get to places that they have to be. They have to take a place that was $19,000 ran-down. They put some money into it and then turn around and sell it for $40,000 as if we were in your neighborhood or $50,000 or $60,000 as being in your neighborhood where the land and property value is not as high, because it's a ran-down condition! You see, we gotta deal with some issues here, so these are specifics. So you can make notes if you want to, OK. And I mean not to be offensive, but we are not playing, see, because this is our lives, you understand? That's what this is all about, it's not just about money. It's not just about housing or in regards to what you do with the funds. But it is in regards to the lives and the condition of people, the well-being of our community. So we stand up here, you see us stand up here and you hear our comments, but we don't want you to think that we are just piping. We don't want you to think that we are just up here whining and complaining, cause that day is over, you understand. There's gonna be some changes made. There's gonna be some changes made. You have legal services that's being loaned. Again, the target area, where is the largest number of those who are incarcerated in the penitentiary out of Black Hawk County community? Where are the largest number of those who are incarcerated, in particular, black males coming out of the target area. But yet you fail to have youth recreational facilities: that's a low level need. Do you understand what we are saying here? You have a trap. It's a trap. You really don't care. You see, because if you really cared, you would have did more to investigate. You would have did more to come and communicate with us. You would have worked harder at it. See, but to you, it's all bureaucracy. Acquisition and distribution of funds and anti-poverty strategies. You have no community agencies, None! Zero! Zilch! in the targeted area. There is none. None! None! Can we say that together? (directed to the audience) (Audience responds....NONE!!!) You understand? You all playing a game. And we are gonna hold you accountable today. God is gonna hold you accountable today. I'm tellin' you and I'm not just here playin' with you. I'm serious. What we are saying, I'm telling you that God is backing us today. That's what you see today in us. That's the fire that you are feeling today. But you say, what's the matter? What's the rigmarole about? That's what it's about. Cause we're not accepting that old slave-master slave relationship, where you make decisions for our lives. No more! We have a need in our community for community agencies. We have an area of economic empowerment. There is a lack of equality. You have no jobs, no real jobs in that area. When you empower somebody, that means you give them...you can help them, but you give them what they need so that they can become independent of you. That's empowerment. Empowerment is not that we remain dependent on you, but empowerment means you come. You provide service. You provide aid and then we can grow to strength from that. Female from audience: That's right. Michael Muhammad: I'm not trying to remain dependent on you. I don't think anybody else in here is. I think we should all move to self-sufficiency, so we don't need organizations like HUD. Do you understand? So we could have organizations within our own community that we could take care of ourselves with. But if you have a certain job and responsibility by the funds that you receive from HUD, then we have to hold you accountable, because they were targeted for our community. So we have a lack of equity in the jobs. You have no businesses. You have in your plan you have a mention of ten businesses in a two-thousand block area that we are talking about. Ten businesses! Now how is ten businesses going to feed all of those families in the targeted area? How is ten businesses gonna really help improve, if you just put some money into the community and you don't put anything into the community to help sustain the condition of the community, then we have a problem. See, the businesses help sustain the community's condition. It's the real facelift of the community. You don't have any real Minutes—May 13, 1999 Page 15 business in the community or real access, that's why we say the lack of equity, or real access to funds that can help really get business. You might mention, you'll say, well we have programs in place now where you go out to Hawkeye and you can learn computer programming. But if you got a federal charge or felon on you, then that felon wilLmess that all up for you. You can't get no funds with felons. And if you are in a targeted area, where you are poverty-minded, in a poverty condition, I hope your are listening. I see one gentleman up here, he may want to sleep. You always go to sleep on us, but I hope you are listening. I hope you've pay us the fullest attention because we are serious, alright? And it's in all due respect. But if you in poverty and you are in want, you understand, that's one of the circumstances that lead to crime in the community. And if you don't provide adequate real resources to that community, then you really are only a standby, but beyond that, you really, it's an old proverb that if you don't do anything about it you might as well be a part of it, OK? We have unequal standards in neighborhood associations. Now we have some neighborhood associations, which I won't attack any one that is really trying to do anything good in the community, but we can't have the yes man program. You come and deal in the community, you understand? And think that that's enough, that you've done enough. One of the neighborhood association gentlemen came and told us that you called him at 4:00 o'clock and tell him that he has to be there at 6:00 o'clock. That's slave-master slave relationship. That's not real. How do you ...how do you address critical needs by giving people short notices like that? This is real, you understand? So our appeal to you today is that we have to reconsider this. We have to reconsider this. We have to do this the right way. And I feel we are going to fight this, we're gonna fight it, so get ready for that if we don't get what we came here for. Would you agree with that? (Addressed to audience) (Audience responded: Yes that's right!) Cause I don't want to be up here standing alone. I think since you go to the community and you turn around and you say you talk to those sectors of the community that say that we don't represent them. I represent the community because I am a part of the community. Anytime I stand up with a grievance in behalf of the community, I am representing some portion of the community, every time. So that is very important, very important. We need to change these procedures here. I wanted to make a comment about your agenda today to prove to you that you insult us constantly. You knew, this gentleman right here (pointing to Rich Earles) cause he's the one who we set the meeting up in this very area right here. You knew what we were coming here for, but you didn't take a stand behind the scene, because you really don't care. So you put all this garbage in front of us. Everybody can put garbage in front of our needs. No more! And I'm not a beggar and we're not beggars, but we're making demands today. So we hope that we can, we makin' a motion from the citizens to reconsider, to (inaudible) that we come before you with or you gonna have to hear later a lot more from us, OK. Thank you very much. Anna Weems: My name is Anna Weems. I guess I'm about the oldest person in the building today. First of all, I would like to have each of you tell the people who you are here, because they want to know who you are and what you do. So will you let them know who you are....wonderful. Carol Crandall: My name is Carol Crandall. I'm obviously a member of the Board. Anna Weems: And what do you do for a living? Carol Crandall: I'm a general contractor. Anna Weems: What's the name of your company? Minutes—May 13, 1999 Page 16 Carol Crandall: Pardon. Anna Weems: What's the name of your company? Carol Crandall: I have Crandall Construction, Crandall Restoration and Plumbing Contractors. Anna Weems: Ooh...Next? Ann Northey: I'm Ann Northey. I'm the secretary for the Department. Rich Earles: Rich Earles, Community Development Eric Johnson: Eric Johnson, Community Development Board. I'm an attorney at the Beecher Law Firm. Elsie Duncan: Elsie Duncan. I'm a board member and a retired citizen. Barney Simmons: Barney Simmons. President of Zeidlers, Incorporated and we are located up on Newell St. John Rathjen: John Rathjen. I'm the President of Union Planters Bank and a board member of the Community Development Board. Anna Weems: Thank you and back over there, please. Don Temeyer: I'm Don Temeyer. Anna Weems: No, not Don, you... Barb Krizek: I'm Barb Krizek and I am the Councilwoman for the city. Jeff Duggan: Jeff Duggan with the Police Department. Anna Weems: Did they ask you to come up here cause things was getting out of hand? Jeff Duggan: Yes, they did. Anna Weems: Did they ...(several people were talking at once) (Quiet was requested) Sherry Jaeger: I'm Sherry Jaeger with Waterloo Housing Partnership and Operation Threshold. Rudy Jones: Rudy Jones, Contract Compliance Officer,Neighborhood Services Coordinator. Don Temeyer: I'm Don Temeyer, the City Planner for the City of Waterloo. Anna Weems: Thank you to everyone of you. Minutes—May 13, 1999 Page 17 Eric Johnson: Can I just, there are two board members that aren't present. Bill Arndorfer, I think he is a substance abuse counselor with Pathways and then Mickye Johnson with UNICUE is also our seventh board member. Anna Weems: Thank you. I personally want to thank Ms. Duncan and John Rathjen for making .....(tape had to be turned over...then resumed) been a long time since .....made a racial remark. I want to tell you that I have known him a long time and I don't think he meant it the way. I asked him immediately to apologize for that and I think you said... • Barney Simmons: Well, I certainly would apologize and for your information, I think I have some of the best people working for me and many of the black people there... Pastor Reynolds: Some of them are minorities. That's right. Anna Weems: So I took him out as you see, to do that. What I want to say, I only have two things to say here is you must be sensitive. I want to say something about John Rathjen. John Rathjen tried to get you Earles to go to Urban Potential to get sensitivity training so many times, and I have too, right? Richard Earles: Twice, yes. Anna Weems: OK, the reason we wanted you to go is because to understand the anger and the things that happened and I think all of you who sit on the board need some kind of sensitivity training to deal with human beings and why they get angry. And if you have all this understanding, you may not live like they live and they have a right in this America, in this United States, to live like you,just like you! And I think when you act like, when you don't act like you understand, this aggravates us. Number two, we're not afraid of a police person. We don't need you here to watch us. We're offended. We don't need you here and I don't think they have a right, whoever went and got you, ...(audience: several people were agreeing). She called, that's the Council person that called, that's her right. I'm not dealing with your rights. I want to deal with the policeman. And try to get some clearance, because we got some place to go. We want to achieve something this afternoon. We don't want to simply just argue and bicker back, we want to achieve something. We want you to know that we see you all the time and we know the first thing when we see a policeman, it's to harm us, not to help us. (audience: that's right) And when you come in here for, to be sensitive to this, you could have told her, I'm not afraid. Anna Weems, because she trained police, FBI, doctors, lawyers, judges and I'll be the first one who would go downstairs if I thought you needed them. So I think your presence here is more of an agitation, more than just a help. Think about it!! The next thing I want to do is to let you know that these people here have left their jobs, they've left their offices and they're serious. And for you to sit up here and act arrogant and cocky, you need to be more receptable. The looks on your face are very lax. You don't see this group very often. Let me tell you and be honest with you, if you don't satisfy these hundred and some people here, you gonna have a riot! Let me tell you what happens at a riot! I was in the riot in the 60's in this city. We burned up, I don't know how many blocks in this city. After its over .you don't have any more liquor stores open, you won't have no banks open, you'll lose all your federal funds, you won't be able to stay here and decide on who gets, who gets what! You'll all go together! These are the have-nots and you are the haves!! You don't live where we live and I ask you for your ear and not your mouth! Just give us your ear and giving you a lecture on a solution! And I say this without fear of contradiction, I want you to Minutes—May 13, 1999 Page 18 be serious about this and let's get on so we can work together with this! We will not unite and be a part of this because we were left out. And I don't know what Mr. Rudy Jones' job is here but I wish you'd have told us and there's a lot of administrative costs in here that some people with the news need to get up and tell the people what's in their area. That's all you have to do. Thank you. Chairman Johnson: Thank you. Martin Culpepper: Hi, my name's Martin Culpepper. I have my own company called Culpepper Electric. As a minority contractor in this community, we were earlier talking about exclusion, it doesn't seem like, you're getting a lot of federal money, it doesn't seem like, Mr. Jones is aware of it, we don't seem to get a chance to participate for a lot of different reasons. As an African-American, it would be like me asking you...I'm gonna try and be nice tonight, is how much money out of all the money spent on construction out of the grant money went to the African American community? Now that's a serious question that I'm asking. A lot of times when you look at the big picture, it looks good on paper, alright, but if you break it down, like someone said earlier, you find out we are basically excluded. It has nothing to do with qualifications or abilities, because we have people who are more than capable. You know, I got a list here that Mr. Jones faxed that to me, you know, a bunch of minority contractors and women contractors. My question is, it's a problem and we should be included. You know, a lot of times a problem, I'm not saying a problems with you, a lot of time the problem is with the general contractors or the conditions that exclude us and you are still getting federal money and most of the time there are strings attached. You know, you have all these executive orders and so forth, etc., but as a business person and being a member of the black or African-American community. Our businesses have to thrive too,just like she said she's got three businesses, and she hasn't been in business that long and she has three businesses. If you look at us from a community as a group, and look at us from a business point, we are basically excluded. And its like I'm asking a question you know like, I would personally like to know how many dollars out of the last grant money went to African American contractors. If you don't know, I'm not, that's fine right now, but it is something you should look at and when you talk about exclusion you know you have spent a lot of money, a lot of dollars and we are still excluded, regardless of what the reason or purpose is or who's doing it, and as long as you allow us to be excluded, then you are part of the problem. Because we are all in the same boat together whether we like it or we don't like it. We live on the same green earth God give us. And me as a person, I'd been on their list for about, what about four years Rudy? Rudy Jones: Ya. Martin Culpepper: I've never had a call from a contractor period. Pastor Reynolds: Oh man. Martin Culpepper: I'm serious. You now, I can make a living because of my background, but still it's not just me necessarily, there are a lot of people who want to start a business, all right. There's a lot of these programs including this one that says they'll help people who are trying to have a business, but if you are excluded, you know that's where failure comes from, a lot of failure comes from, it has nothing to do if you can get capital or have abilities. If the water troughs there and they put a fence up and you can't drink you know what happens to you. This is the problem I've seen for years and I've lived here all my life. You know, crumbs, I call them crumbs. They throw a little here, they throw a little there. You know, if you fertilize the yard you fertilize the whole yard. Minutes—May 13, 1999 Page 19 Pastor Reynolds: That's right. Martin Culpepper: I think you should be talking inclusion. We haven't been included. It doesn't matter where the funds come from, whether they come from the State or out of the area, we have always basically been excluded on the balloting. There are a lot of people who have a business, like this lady said. I'm doing what...great! There aren't any of us that can say that because the way the system works, whether it's on purpose or not, it's irrelevant to me, we're still excluded. If your community businesses have to grow, ours also have to grow. You know, I'd like to see because I'd like to employ... I'd employ anybody if they meet my qualifications, you know. But we can't, as business people , we pretty much can't do nothing in the black community. That's a sad fact when you're getting all this money, whether it's coming from the state, federal, bonds, or whatever, it doesn't make any difference. Rudy is aware of some of the problems. I don't know if you guys are, but its something, like we've talked here, that has to be addressed. It has to be corrected, because we're not... this is not the 1960's. We're in the 21st century. If you don't have something, it's just like your city organization, if you don't have a certain official you will spend thousands of dollars to instigate the search to find what you want. You don't have to search for us, we are right here... Pastor Reynolds: That's right. Martin Culpepper: But we've been excluded. I'm not pointing a finger at anybody particular, but you are getting the money and it is really part of your obligation to make sure that we are included. You know, like I say, if you break if down, and like I was telling those people, when you break it down, it's kind of embarrassing. When you get the dollars. You take the dollars that the group gets against the total amount spent, it didn't hardly...it doesn't even come out to whatever percentage they are of the population. Most times, from my own investigation, your less than one percent. It doesn't matter what institution you go to, and that's a sad theory, or fact rather that should be addressed. That should be taken note by all you guys sitting here. This is everybody's money and everybody should be included. You know, and that's why a lot of times you know, people get upset because it seems like its business as usual and if you are not part of the right group, then you might as well forget about it. And that's not right either. Pastor Reynolds: All right. Martin Culpepper: And like I told Mr. Louis Cutright, if I pronounced his name right, there is no sense of me going through the formalities when the door is closed and they got two locks on it. They're making sure your not getting in. Like you sitting here, it's part of your responsibility to make sure we do get included when you spend this money and that's not been done, and I would dare you to break it down and, you know, personally I would like to know... Pastor Reynolds: I would too! Martin Culpepper: How much money that we do receive, it doesn't matter which one, just take the federal dollars that go back into African American businesses, especially construction, and you would be surprised. Thank you. Chairman Johnson: Thank you. Minutes—May 13, 1999 Page 20 Ruth Anderson: Good afternoon. My name is Ruth B. Anderson and I've got three things I'd like to talk to you about. I would really believe that you need to reexamine your name, Community Development. I have real problems with that because in my opinion I am very sorry to say that all you have done for my community is fund disagreement and arguing. Pastor Reynolds: That's right. Ruth Anderson: And you have caused confusion among our people and you shouldn't be doing it. If you'll examine some of the things you've funded and some of the things you have done, some of the arguments that they have caused they have been in our community. The third thing that I want to say that as this group continues to research every dime that you have put in the program, that you have asked for, you may find that you yourself don't know where some of the money is going. We have real trouble with that. We have the proposal and every item in there and where that money is going and when it comes out you'll be surprised yourself, because I think some of you don't know exactly where the money is going. Thank you. Frieda Weems: Once again, I didn't give you my name the first time, I apologize, my name is Frieda Weems, and I want to say first for the record, I think I want to take a moment to change the...maybe the climate that's in the room here now. I also observed from the faces in the changing of the color as we came in and I'm also really disappointed and really hurt to see a fellow student of mine, I went to school with Jeff of whom I thought wouldn't be a part of this discussion in the community, because I understand he was with the DARE program and I went to school with him and he is a fine person, but I am disturbed and hurt to think that in 1999 when we supposedly have all this education and we have been "sensitized" supposedly to issues, that when you get a room full of African Americans in the room, there is a problem and you see the need to want to get the police, that disturbs me. Especially taxpayers, respectable taxpayers who are coming here, not rising on the street, but coming in a meeting...in a forum...to meet and discuss and sit down like men an women that we want to be respected for, to discuss basic common needs Pastor Reynolds: Soon they'll go get the dogs. Frieda Weems: And to do that they call the police. If we could for a moment get on an even keel here, if your thinking isn't already there, I'd like to take you there. We are individuals, we are human beings, we are African Americans who also want to see, as you all, I assume all of you, want to see this city grow. We want to grow as a community. We want to see buildings being put up and our city flourishing. I know you want that. I understand that this is a time consuming position that you hold. I know you all want that. I have worked with all of you at some point, or have met you or know of you at some point, so I am going to assume that you want the best for this community as we do. But, what isn't understood is that you don't believe that we want that. And for some reason, we feel as though we have to continue to beg the question about our concerns and our well being in our community and it shouldn't be, although our conditions are not as they should be. We are just like you, we want, we desire, we have needs just like you, and for some reason, I grew up thinking that we have to beg for what we need and it should not be that way, especially when we pay, I don't think that we are all tax-free payers here. I assume we all pay taxes, at least the last I heard. So that concerns me, the attitude that we have, not just with the Community Development Board, it would be unfair to say that that is just here with the Community Development Board. I have witnessed that in almost every level, and I have witnessed it in every level of Minutes—May 13, 1999 Page 21 government here in the City of Waterloo, the county of Waterloo, the state of Iowa and we are tired of it. We're not begging anymore and that's really the attitude we have here. We're not mad at you, we're putting your attitudes above you and we're dealing with that. We want resolve here. One of these things, you know sometimes the Reverend says, God is with you. We truly mean it, because I shared with a gentlemen who was here, Mr. McNarney, I don't know if he wanted to make that known or not, but he represents HUD in the Des Moines Office, I understand in the Community Builders Program. We contacted Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. I have some insiders who worked in the HUD Office in Washington, D.C. and they gave me some names and I shared with them the problems that we have had, not just this year, Mr. McNarney, but we've had over a period of time and its funny , I don't know if you all know it but it happens to be the 25th anniversary of these block grant monies and we said we're•not going to celebrate, because there is nothing to celebrate. We have not seen what these monies are designed and what they are supposed to do for our community, and its sad because the history is too long for us to be sitting here, maybe we should do it maybe next time, not next time, it should have been 20 years ago. And I shared with Mr. McNarney prior to coming here that when we go into discuss the concerns about the allocation of the money and the citizen participation that we are seen as trouble makers, criminals and they bring in the police at the right time. And he was, kind of, I know I just met him and I don't know much about him, but I understand he works for me too, so he was put back with the idea of thinking, why would I say something like that, and he has the American thinking that it shouldn't be that way and you shouldn't feel that way and I don't believe that kind of thing would happen, but it happens too often with us and it was real, and before I could even address it they brought in a police officer and I want you to make note of that. I want you to take that back to let Washington know because I want to report too, but I want you to note that I shared that with you before this meeting, that concern, and then I want you to note that it was witnessed and it happened right here in this room, they called the police. I don't understand that. Pastor Reynolds: Next they got the dogs, that's all. Frieda Weems: Exactly. We want you to take note. Also it should be noted for the record that questions were posed to our Community Development Board members about the Citizen Participation Plan and I think it should be rolling off your tongues like water about how you do what you do and your execution of the plan and how you do your outreach and it should be duly noted that you do not, in my opinion, from what I have heard and what I have witnessed, that you truly don't know, and it may be of no fault of your own as well, you may not have been supplied the information, that you are supposed to have sitting in these positions, whatever the reason, it needs to be duly noted that you do not know your job. Therefore, everything else falls to the side. If you don't know why you are where you are and what you are supposed to be doing and who you represent and why you represent them, then that's there in lies the problem. It should be duly noted. And then may something we should consider that if this continues to happen, and Mr. McNarney, this is not the first time we have had problems and complaints with the plan. If this continues to happen we need to note this because we need to start calling for some recognition, instead of having to put families through all this turmoil every training session, every planning session. This has got to stop. This is not what I was taught that should be happening to me in my lifetime as an adult. This is not ... we don't assume roles as community leaders, we don't grow up and say that we are going to be freedom fighters, we grow up thinking that we are going to be a part of a free America that we can live and prosper in. We don't grow up saying that we're going to do this and we'll be protestors and we'll be doing that. That's not what we grow up to be. That's not what we aspire to be. That is what we are called to do in order to survive. So I want that duly noted. We need to check into what you've done Minutes—May 13, 1999 Page 22 your record. We've got to go back and ask for some agendas from past agendas for their meetings and what you have done in the past. I'd like that as a citizen and I think the other individuals here in the room also share in that concern. So, I'd like that duly noted in the record, in the minutes, whoever the secretary is here, that we've asked for your past agendas and records of what you have done, even aside from the block grant monies and outlines and the planning of that. We need to start holding you accountable. That's what we have failed to do. We trust that individuals will help us and do what they are supposed to do. Not just once again in your capacity, but in every level of government. We fail to hold them accountable. Pastor Reynolds: It's our fault. Frieda Weems: It's our fault. We failed to hold you accountable and we need to constantly remind you that we are paying your salary too. Despite our living conditions and despite the disparity in employment, in education and in all the things across the board. We still pay taxes and you work for us too. We are going to continue to remind you but we want to start holding you accountable. And I think we need to look at that idea of asking for some recognition to see if we can't come to some resolve on this issue. One thing I want to make clear here is that we are not coming here just to sound off. We're coming here solely today to say that we are not happy with the plan and what we have heard so far. We don't even have to flip through the pages to know this at this point. We know. Why? Because we live in this community and to hear that it's going off, to be sent off on the 15th, it blew our minds. It blew our minds! We want it duly noted, Mr. McNarney, that there is strong opposition to this proposed draft that they are forwarding off to HUD on the 15th, which is Saturday. I don't even know, and once again this is the fault of, I'm holding you accountable for this, we don't even know the complaint process. All I know is how to go to the top, so I called the Cuomo's office and I got to speak with him and the Inspector General. I only know how to go to the top, but we don't know what that complaint process is. If it can be stopped, we want it stopped! If it cannot be stopped, we want it sent forth with strong opposition. We have the specific outline we have gone through it. We're just not hell raisers. We have outlined the concerns that we have in there and what we think are misappropriations of the funds and the allocations of the monies. If you would like a copy you can meet with us and we'd share that with you after we send this off. Also, I want to be fair and go back to how this meeting came about. Some of you might have been, I didn't see a couple of you at the City Council Meeting, you might have been other places or other commitments, but we have the...I don't know...Mr. Earles, did you bring a copy of the agenda from Monday's meeting? Rich Earles: No. Frieda Weems: Ok, does anyone else have a copy of Monday's Council Meeting? We'd like to have this back, we don't have too many of them. John Rathjen: We'll pass it around. Frieda Weems: Yes, please pass it around. In all due respect, I think it would be unfair for me to charge you with some things if you didn't understand how we came to where we are today. We came to the City Council meeting understanding that they were going to take a vote, excuse me...have a discussion to take a vote on the citizen, excuse me, on the Consolidated Plan and One-Year Action Plan on Monday night. Well, we said wow, we found out just in time, and so we'll get to the City Council meeting and make our Minutes—May 13, 1999 Page 23 concerns noted and we'll go on from there. We thought they would hear our concerns and we would be able, the process would be able to as a community, a whole community, be able to make some changes and have some input. Better late than never, is what our thinking was on Monday when we found out. We came to the meeting Monday at 7:00 o'clock and as you can witness, once you get it around, I understand you don't have it, but once you get it around you can see that the item for the consideration for the vote reads as, and this is in reference to the Consolidated Plan, it says...it reads, it doesn't say Consolidated Plan HUD...in plain language for anyone to catch, it says No. 14. Resolution to approve communication from Community Development Director transmitting the request to submit to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development the Five-Year Consolidated Plan for the Year 2000-2004 and for the Year 2000 One-Year Action Plan using CDBG, HOME, EDI and LHAP funds. This was number 14 on the items. What they did, I'll go ahead...13 was a Resolution to approve communication from the Associate Engineer transmitting Agreement with Iowa Department of Transportation for RISE funding in the amount of$282,000. 12 was a Resolution to approve communication from Assistant City Engineer transmitting recommendation to accept a plat improvement. 11 was F.Y for year 1999 Tower Technology Park Plat No. 1 Improvements, Contract No. 608 Resolution to approve communication from Associate Engineer transmitting contracts. 10 Resolution to approve communication from Associate Planner transmitting an application for Martha Zuck for tax exemptions on improvements totaling approximately $30,000. Resolution No. 9 Resolution to approve communication from Associate Planner transmitting an application for James G. Showalter for tax exemptions on improvements totaling $6,900. No. 8 Resolution to approve communication from Associate Planner transmitting an application for Peggy Weidman for tax exemptions on improvement totaling $18,000. 7 Resolution to approve communication from Associate Planner transmitting an application for Roosevelt Taylor for tax exemptions, which they voted down, by the way, for $5,400. Resolution to approve communication from the Associate Planner transmitting an application for Leroy Schaefer for tax exemptions. I don't have five because someone else has my, yes I do, oh sorry, I do. Demolition, no I don't, it goes on from five down to one. Give it back to me and I'll read it. Thank you. Someone from audience: What's the bottom line. Frieda Weems: Yeah, it goes on too, all the way up to five and the bottom line is they read all these issues and all those resolutions. Now, to Ms. Wideman and Mr. Zuck and to all them individuals, those items were very important and I don't mean to demean them in any way or to suggest otherwise, but they read all those things, simple improvements and tax exemptions and clumped the Consolidated Plan proposal altogether, voted for them,passed them before we could even blink. Pastor Reynolds: That's right. Frieda Weems: And approved them and then asked would there be some discussion! They asked for discussion for other items and we assumed that once it got to the block grant issue that they would, the Consolidated Plan, of course, that they would naturally ask for discussion on that issue when they saw, especially the individuals in the room. That did not happen. They passed it, Mr. Earles if I'm lying you can correct me, they passed it and then when Rev. Reynolds stood up, then they acknowledged him and the first thing he said was, we've already passed it, we've already approved it. Anna Mae Weems: I believe that's right! Is that right Mr. Earles? Minutes—May 13, 1999 Page 24 Rich Earles: It was passed, not 1 through 14, I believe it was 9 through 14 or something like that. But yes, it was...yes. Frieda Weems: Okay, okay. But there was, at the end it was the last item. Pastor Reynolds: Did they take any questions or anything on that before they just snapped it on through? Frieda Weems: It was not set apart, was it not? Rich Earles: No, it was not set apart. Frieda Weems: Right! And I want to remind you, if you have not been to a City Council meeting, Mr. McNarney I also want you to take note of this, if you have not been to a City Council meeting as of late, they now have rules on how you are acknowledged to come up to the podium and be heard. And the first rule is general rules for public participation. You may address any item on the agenda by stepping to the podium and after recognition by the chair, state your name, address, group affiliation if appropriate and speak clearly into the microphone. Rule 2 says you may speak one time per item for a maximum of 3 minutes. No. 3 says, although not required by city code of ordinance, oral presentations may be allowed at the Mayor's discretion. The "oral presentations" , yes, the oral presentations section of the agenda is your opportunity to address items not on the agenda. A speaker may speak to one (1) issue per meeting for a maximum of three (3) minutes. Official action cannot be taken by the Council at any time, but may be placed on a future agenda or referred to the appropriate department. 4. Keep comments germane and refrain form personal, impertinent and slanderous remarks. 5. Questions concerning these rules or any agenda item may be directed to the Clerk's Office at 291-4323. Citizens are encouraged to register...to register... with the Clerk's Office by 5:00 p.m. on Monday of the day of the City Council meeting to appear before the City Council and they may also register by phone. Registered speakers will be given first priority. Going back to the gentlemen who said that when they find out they give them a call 4:00 o'clock whatever, to come down for a meeting, or what sister said, Sister Marshall said that when they see the notice when they finally get their paper probably at 5:00 or 6:00 o'clock, they get the notice and see that there is going to be a meeting, and I know what your gonna say, well those meetings are already scheduled every Monday, whatever. But when they get the notice of a special meeting and they come down, well that already knocks out 6:00 because they can't pre-register to be heard and the way the format, I think its illegal actually, and I want to challenge the City Council on what they did, and we have a legal take. But what happened, that sandwiching in all those items with that block grant included down at the bottom was an illegal act in my opinion. It did not allow with your rules, and see we are law abiding citizens, we're not...we're gonna play by the rules, we've been playing by the rules for a long time. So these sets of rules did not allow discussion on the block grant, Mr. McNarney, with comments. I do have the tape that I can show you before you leave so you can see that and not take my word for it. So we have a problem with that. I think that's an issue the city Economic Development Board need to know. You all need to be writing down and talking to the Mayor about these agenda items. It makes you look bad, because the first thing he said he threw it over to Mr. Earles to deal with and Mr. Earles had to contact you to get back together to hold all of you accountable for something maybe you had no idea was going on. So, I'm trying to be fair about this thing because we don't know how all this happened, but if we don't have respect from all people at all levels of government this is what happens. This is what happens. So, this is why we are here today and as a result of that Mr. Rooff asked Mr. Earles about the publication. He said he wasn't quite sure if there was one or two that he had put in the paper, I don't even Minutes—May 13, 1999 Page 25 know if he gave the 4 x 6 information at that time or not, but it was very vague. Then was there any ...almost basically silent...no outreach, so you're not getting that feedback from the City Council meeting back to your Board where you can be effective, it's really unfair to you because now you're here today hearing all of this and that was very unfair .....(inaudible). Next, as Board members, it is for you to do. That is your expertise. I don't know how you are going to handle it. I don't know how you're going to handle the complaint Mr. McNarney, I know I'm going to go back and report back to Washington D.C. and to Nebraska about this, and it is my right, it is our right to complain. We want it, my final statement is we want it duly noted tonight that we are opposed to the proposal in its entirety for lack of citizen participation, and your records will reflect that, and this meeting will reflect that as well. We are duly opposed to the plan in its entirety and the One-Year Action Plan. We don't know what the process is to stopping it if it can be stopped and I'd like Mr. McNarney to take a minute to explain to us what that process is and what can happen at this point with this, but we want it stopped, or if it has to go on, we want these minutes written up and sent and forwarded with the draft, the opposition, as well as our written outline of complaints. Audience: Applause. Bill McNarney: Ladies and gentlemen, I'm Bill McNarney, I'm the state coordinator for the State of Iowa for the Department of Housing and Urban Development and I am here at the request and invitation of Ms. Weems and her associates to listen to concerns that have been expressed about the Citizen Participation process or more general concerns that have been relayed this evening. The block grant program citizen participation requirements are well-established and I know the City is aware of those requirements, but I don't if there have been any violations or not. There is a complaint process that any one or any group can follow if they wish to do so and I will brief Ms. Weems and her associates on that process. Basically, any citizen or organization has the right to file a formal complaint about the community's participation plan. The complaint should be specific and should indicate as exactly as possible the aspect of the Citizen Participation Plan that has been violated or has not been carried out. The complaint should be in the form of a letter signed by an individual or citizen or organization and forwarded by regular mail to HUD and in this case, it would be sent to our office or Omaha, Nebraska. The organization of HUD, if I may just digress for a moment is in a state of great change and great fluctuation. We're being downsized substantially due to the wish of the Congress and reflected by the voice of the American people, so we're told and that's the case. We are having to get by with a lot fewer people and fewer offices and so our program management lines and activities have been consolidated somewhat and it so happens that in this case the CDBG program, Community Development Block Grant Program, sometimes its hard to get all that out, and the HOME Program and the CD Program are administered in Iowa for Iowa and Nebraska by the Nebraska state office. The line of authority is just that, and there's not much I can do about that, so that's how we'll handle the concerns that are going to be put forth by Ms. Weems and her associates. I'd be very happy to assist all parties in either way. I'm not here representing Ms. Weems group nor am I here to represent your group. I'm here representing the department. It is true Ms. Weems did talk with individuals at Secretary Cuomo's office and that's fine. I can come to a meeting any time. I have been here many times meeting with Mr. Earles, Mr. Temeyer knows, Mayor Rooff knows and others in the community that we've come to work with you on a whole range of issues over the past couple of years. Be aware that we'll be coming back again in the future to talk about your issues, public housing issues, multi-family issues, homeless issues, not to diminish the concerns that are here today, but these are one of the many issues that HUD is active with in one aspect of our overall relationship with the City of Waterloo. We will continue to work with the City as with all of Minutes—May 13, 1999 Page 26 the cities in the State as time goes on. So, I'll certainly forward my observations based on what I have heard on the requests raised this evening to our Omaha office and take it from there. It may be possible to delay finalization of the plan, I'm not sure if we can or not. I'd have to confess I haven't worked with this program over time, but we will sure find out what the possibilities are and let you know. I do know it is true, the Board is correct that it must have it's plan finaled by the 15th and it's a requirement by law and can't be waived. However, if any citizen or group wants to forward objections or register their concerns, I'll inform you on that process before I leave. Chairman Johnson: Mr. Mc..... Bill McNarney: If anyone has any questions. Chairman Johnson: I've got a question. We've got that 15th deadline. Is it possible for us to delay the submission past that point in time without jeopardize getting funding for this year? • Bill McNarney: Mr. Johnson, I'm not sure if that's the case. My thought would be to be on the safe side to not delay, because it is a requirement of the law. In the world of HUD we can waive some rules and we cannot waive others. When Congress passes the laws to create the programs, they put some considerations right into the law, so we have no freedom to waive those particular provisions. A regulatory issue could be confused with a statutory requirement. Chairman Johnson: Assuming we can't delay it, let me ask if this is a viable way to do it? We submit the plan, the grieved citizens can file a complaint, in the meantime, we meet and I believe we can amend that plan at any time, can we not? Bill McNarney: I believe that's the case. Yes. Chairman Johnson: Any maybe try to work towards an amendment in the next 30-60 days. Would that be something .... Bill McNarney: I think it is important that you should get your plan submitted. The department has a pretty good time period to review it and might get back to the City.... Frieda Weems: Up to 30 days is what I understand, from what Washington says they have up to 30 days, but that doesn't necessarily mean... Bill McNarney: Well, Ms. Weems, not to disagree with you but I heard it is 45 days. Frieda Weems: Okay, well I was told yesterday it was 30 days, up to 30 days, but you know the point we're at now that's a good suggestions, but what I'd like....may I speak from here...what I'd like to do is we already have a complaint already formulated and that was going to be our priority anyway. We were going to forward that on. I'd like to see the Economic Development Board... Chairman Johnson: Community Development. Minutes—May 13, 1999 Page 27 Frieda Weems: I'm sorry, I'm looking at John Rathjen and thinking economic development...I'd like to see the Community Development Board also write up what has happened and your concerns, because I know you all are concerned about this community and I know that you don't want to forward a proposal that does not reflect this community. So I would like for you all to, the Board to write a complaint as well, or just reflecting what has happened here and forward it along with that proposal. Chairman Johnson: I would agree that maybe it can be submitted with some reservation or note. My concern is that Council has already approved it. Frieda Weems: But you can attach something. Chairman Johnson: Yeah, we can attach something, but I don't think we can get a new...obviously part of our hope and you're probably right that we didn't have time to do it tonight, was to show you where were at and see whether, you know, we've got to show you where we're at with the plan fully and then you've gotta...we get the citizen input and see where the differences are and we try and go from there. Anna Mae Weems: The problem is we wanted to be included in the beginning, the planning and the submission. Frieda Weems: It's too late for that. Chairman Johnson: Right. That's what I'm saying, it's too late to get that done now. Frieda Weems: No, its not to late to be accountable and what you can do, I don't know it may not change the actual plan in this process, but what it does, it allows the accountability put in there and HUD needs to see that people are not pleased with the allocation of the money. I understand what you're saying with the passing of the proposal, but also you need to make it known that the individuals that expressed concern about the City Council meeting because see you didn't do it. The City Council passed it. What you didn't do, you didn't include us, so you need to put that in your notes, but then also when we went to the City Council which we felt did illegal voting on that and that's what you heard here. It doesn't mean that you agreed with it, but that's what you heard here and I would think you'd want to forward that with this draft, because we already are going to forward our complaints on to HUD. Bill McNarney: May I say one thing in conclusion. Chairman Johnson: All right. Bill McNarney: I thank you for your patience and time for everybody here tonight, for a difficult issue and I just wanted to observe something if I could, and then I'll sit down. In our programs in HUD we do some programs in a competitive manner and fund competitively. You are funded by a formula and this is a formula funding and this method of evolution and we are not offering anything as one way or the other, but this is what you get. I'm not saying its bad, I think its healthy, although its very difficult and not a great process, this is the legacy of evolution. I don't mind it, I can kind of step back a little bit and be a little bit of a critic. For some of our programs that we fund competitively we had to explain to the people why they are divvying up the money and that's pretty difficult. I don't have a problem with evolution, but I just want to say that I know how difficult it is. I've been in many such meetings as this, and it's a very Minutes—May 13, 1999 Page 28 hard process. The block grant program is unfortunately spoken for in many areas of the country and its awfully hard to get in on the program. I'm not saying that about here necessarily, but new groups have a hard time getting this funding because of the way the formula is set up. I will sit down after I thank you for your time and trouble to comp here, and also I want to thank you for a thankless job. I know you don't get any money for doing this do you? Board members: No. Bill McNarney: This is a thankless job in the world of community development, in our troubled cities today, people like you are liable to Murphy's Law. Frieda Weems: Mr. McNarney, we pay their salary and we're not giving any thank you's out I don't think you should be, so we're not really pleased with the job that they are doing. Chairman Johnson: Well, Ms... Frieda Weems: I just think you're playing the mediator here as well as the role... Washington said.... Bill McNarney: And you made your point. Let me talk...let me talk! Frieda Weems: Washington sent you here to get information and you need to do that. Bill McNarney: Let me talk. Frieda Weems: We'll thank them when they make it right. Bill McNarney: You may have a point where you don't get anybody to sit on this Board. Pastor Reynolds: We don't care. Frieda Weems: That would be something else to deal with. Chairman Johnson: Well, let me just clarify....can I just clarify one thing? The Community Development Board itself, other than there are paid staff members, but the Board itself are all citizen volunteers. Frieda Weems: So. If you want to give it up, I'd be glad, I'd be happy to take one of your places. So it's not a problem, and what I... it really isn't personal or individual, we really want some accountability. I just want to make that point. Pastor Reynolds: That is it. Barb Krizek: I just was to say I apologize to you, and it was my call, because nobody on this Board here knew I made the call. But I do apologize to you and hope you can forgive me. Anna Mae Weems: Absolutely. Minutes—May 13, 1999 Page 29 Pastor Reynolds: All right. Thank you. (Applause from audience.) I want to say that tonight I am joined by parishioners of my church, and we are all Christians in here. Amen. Audience: Amen. Pastor Reynolds: And about everybody in here is a member of somebody's church and we did not come here to jump across this rail and jump on anybody. When I found out the police was here, I was born and raised in Mississippi, and usually when people go get the police like that, the next thing that you would look for is the dogs. So I was really thankful that you asked for forgiveness and of course, by virtue of the fact that we are Christians, we will forgive you. Barb Krizek: Thank you. Female member of Audience: I hear you. That's right! Pastor Reynolds: But please, don't call the police on us anymore. Thank you. I want to say in my closing message to the citizens that are here tonight, I think that it is also necessary for us to come together and get a petition and when we send our grievances, all the members of our...of my congregation, I know will sign, so that we won't look like we are just little community group that has a concern. I know I have from 400-500-600 people on the role at my church and I'm quite sure that all of them will sign it and we will send it with our grievances to HUD to let them know that we are not satisfied with your plan. Thank you. Chairman Johnson: Thank you. Pastor Reynolds: I need to get your address Mr. McNarney. Chairman Johnson: Anybody else wish to speak? Michael Muhammad: We just want to make sure it's on the record, are we recording the meeting this afternoon? Chairman Johnson: I believe we are. Pastor Reynolds: We want to get a copy of the tape. Michael Muhammad: Okay, thank you. We want to make sure we get a copy of our conversation today. We just want to make sure and I don't know if you understood what we were saying. I want to make sure that I was clear. These are some of the areas, I'll just briefly, quickly without taking much time, briefly read through some of the areas where we have major concerns. That is first, exclusion in the Citizen Participation Plan, meeting notification, preparation of the plan, lack of information. Two, misrepresentation of community needs, statistical analysis and then all... (changed tapes to Tape 2) .....and then three, we need... we have a problem with acquisition and distribution of funds, anti-property strategies. We have problems with community agencies, their localities and the needs in our area...the needs of those entities in our area, the target area, economic empowerment and unequal standards in the Minutes—May 13, 1999 `` ... Page 30 neighborhood associations. We have a problem in housing, in fact I wanted to mention this young lady here has a house on East 4th Street and it's 1708, is it ma'am? (Unidentified woman answered "1708") Yes, 1708 East 4th Street and I would like to see if anybody up here that has the authority could help this lady and I think this is something immediate that we need to have done. Her house is rundown. It's on East 4th Street. You run up and down the street with police, you know. But we need to run up and down the street with some positive construction and that's how we can help provide some jobs for some of those young men that you see out there in the streets that you call a problem. Pastor Reynolds: And she's a member of my church. Michael Muhammad: And she's a member of the risen, but we definitely would appeal to you in all the respect, that we could find an avenue where she doesn't have to go through a paper chase. You know we have an elderly community and it's very difficult for them to get exposure. I would like to see out of this if we could get something developed where we could have that kind of council set up for the elderly community. You have that highly targeted, but, you know, we don't know what that's all about. But we need to have some kind of program that's viable to really reach out and touch a person like her and really help improve her condition. She's paid her price in this community. She lives in this community. She's a taxpayer in this community. She's a mother of this community and she needs to be respected like that. So we would appeal to you and this is an immediate appeal, OK, so I have to ask a question, can we get some participation? Could we, is there somebody we could talk to to get some immediate attention on that? John Rathjen: What was the address on that again? Chairman Johnson: 1708 East 4th Pastor Reynolds: Call me I'll take you over there John. Audience/Board: Many talking. Michael Muhammad: (was talking with audience to get other addresses) Ok, and then I think there is an older lady that's staying on Gable, 307 Gable. Any of these, I mean really... are really... we really want to push that. I mean, and this is in all fairness, this is nothing that just really we wanted....these are some major issues. When we have older, elderly people in the community,whose houses are falling in, caving in, you see, then we have a problem then. I'm tired of seeing older, especially older black women, who have paid a major price in the community, major price in the community, have to live like that. Audience: Applause. Michael Muhammad: I don't believe they should have to live like that, white or black. It doesn't really make a difference. I hate to see people live in conditions in that kind of manner. You have a lot of funds out there toward lead-based paint. I mean, I'm sure that some of those old houses have lead and all kinds of things cause they are very old structures, so if we can get some immediate attention to those addresses, we would be grateful for you to do that. And then, last, we would like to set up a dialog, you know, where you could get in touch with us more often, so that we don't have to run into this problem in the next five years. Cause we're not going anywhere. We're not going anywhere, unless it'd be the will of something cataclysmic that God decides, but, other than that, I would pray that He will keep us here and if Minutes—May 13, 1999 Page 31 He just keeps us here, we're not going anywhere. So, if we want to be in this society, we gonna live in Waterloo and be cohabitants, then we need to really set up some sensitivity, OK? So, anything that we may have said, or I may have said personally, that was offensive, I definitely stand in apology, but don't misinterpret anger for ignorance,,OK. Because anger comes up out of dissatisfaction and if there were no dissatisfaction, there wouldn't be any anger, do you understand? So, God is angry with the world today, because He is dissatisfied with the condition of the world and He is dissatisfied with injustices and so that's what the matter is and so people who when they stand for justice, yes , you should call the police, but it wasn't highly recommended, because you never know. I don't blame you, personally, you understand. I don't blame you, even though it was disrespectful, because things do happen, you see. And things do happen, right, so we all understand that, but we wouldn't have to call the police if you didn't- already know that there was tension between us. You understand what I'm saying? You know, you didn't know like we know, speaking to her personally (Council person, Barb Krizek) But you all knew that. You were happy that she did it, I'm sure. I'm sure you all knew him, too. I didn't hear anybody stand up and say, you know, officer, we don't need your presence in the courtroom. You see, all he's doing is coming in here to spot one of us to pull us over, you understand. To start giving us tickets and harassing us. Please don't let that happen cause we'll be right back down here again. We'll be raising so much"heaven" up in here, you know, that we will have to eventually be sitting up here, you see. So, in respect of that, we thank you very much and again, we thank you very much for giving us attention today and we hope that this is not just that same old slave-master slave relationship where we holler, we scream, we fuss, we fight and back to business as usual before you leave here, you see. So, please consider that, cause the black community is really growing and you know, we are coming fast into a majority. In fact, we are already the majority, but statistics are gonna lie, of course, to keep it, you know, the supremacy thing. But when you look at these things, then you gotta understand that that's a real issue in America. You don't want us to treat you like you treated us for the past four-hundred and forty years. You would hate somebody to beat the hell out of you from can't-see morning to can't-see night, rape your mother, your father, your ancestors, right? Anna Mae Weems: That's right. Michael Muhammad: Beat you down in the streets like you ain't nothing, lynch you and drag you behind cars, right? You would hate for somebody to do your child like that. But God is real, and my message is always gonna be coming with God, because that's the real thing, you understand? And so, the Bible says that you reap what you sew, so the best thing that everybody can do here today is try to sew something good to outweigh some of the bad that has taken place in society. Anna Mae Weems: That's right...that's right. Michael Muhammad: So I thank you with those words and I close and I greet you as I came, in peace. See, I came in peace. You didn't have to call a policeman when we said that, right? I came in peace, in the name of God. This is a court system and this is a judicial system and this a structure that was set up from God, by God, cause that's where you get the governments, come out of the book. You didn't think this all up. You got this out of the book somewhere, right? So, if I come in the name of God, then you got to respect that. Do you respect any of us that come up here in the name of God and come up here in defense of what we believe and feel is right? So, when I point out that you're turning red, I'm not stupid, I can see. We know what that means. Cause so many of us were lynched by people that turned red. You understand? We know, we understand what that means. It's something that's in us, that we feel. So, I Minutes—May 13, 1999 ---- Page 32 turn red, but you can't see the red that I'm turning, see what I'm saying. I just get a little, you know, I got some red in me,too. We all got some red, but in all due respect, let us get some sensitivity, some dialog. Get off the defense. You don't have to be on the defense. Just deal with the issues. Frieda Weems: Will they be forwarding....I just want to get some clarification...have they... Michael Muhammad: Yes, yes, we want to know, we want to know and ask that you will make sure that you, we want to get some clarification on it, will you forward our position with the paperwork? Something that we can be... Chairman Johnson: What I'll do is I'll ask the Board whether somebody wants to make a motion. Elsie Duncan: So moved. Chairman Johnson: And what is the motion? Elsie Duncan: The motion is that we submit the plan and forward the comments that were made tonight. Chairman Johnson: Submit the plan and forward with it comments that were made tonight with probably a notation that there probably will be amendments after meetings in the near future. Is that... Barney Simmons: I second the motion. Chairman Johnson: Was that the motion? Elsie Duncan: That's the motion. Eric Johnson: OK and there is a second. Is there any further discussion regarding that? John Rathjen: I guess I would like to have some action plans defined here and then review the plans and find out wherever it needs to go. We need to sit down as a group and bullet point all these issues and concerns and who's going to work on this, when are we going to do it and how are we going to do it. We've got a big job in front of us. (Many members of the audience speaking in background.) Michael Muhammad: We do have a big job in front of us. We can survive this thing and we have a real big job coming ahead of us in Waterloo. There's so many things that Waterloo needs, I mean,there's a lot of things that we got .....coals that we have in the fire today. We have a lot of coals in the fire, so I agree with you, sir, that we really need to get some action to the plan. We are forming a group, forming a small organization, which will be community-based and diverse in our community, particularly in the targeted areas. We'll be called FORM and it's Focusing On Restructuring in the new Millenium. So we are pulling together with, I'm Muslim, by the way, and I'm the only, probably one of the only Muslims in here. But I'm also a Christian, if you understand. Barney Simmons: Who's going to be the spokesperson? Minutes—May 13, 1999 Page 33 Michael Muhammad: So, in closing on our point, we are... we want to put all factions of the community that are in that community together and that way we will, we are working as I said, we will elect from our own community, those who we will have and come deal with you on our issues after we deal with our issues in private, see, so, OK, amongst ourselves. So, that's what I wanted to say. We will... we will do that. We will make that clear. Right now, I'm the spokesman that's up here right now. So, that answers your question, too. So, if we don't have any other concerns then. Anna Weems: All except one thing, I want to thank everybody for listening, you really don't have a choice. I want to know, where was the Mayor tonight for this meeting? Hmmm? I don't think you should take this whippin' by yourself. I think....(several audience members were speaking). You got the whole...you got the brunt of the City Hall ..... Chairman Johnson: We will maybe pass a motion agreeing with you after we pass our other motions. Anna Weems: So, I think I would like to have your motion...I'd like to have the people tell him that we asked for him here and I think he should represent the people who want to see him. If he can go have breakfast at Allen Hospital and all these other places, and you're a citizen board like that, having people like Waterloo, he should be here with us. Female from audience: That's right! Chairman Johnson: There is a motion on the floor and there's been a second. Any further discussion before we vote on it? Seeing none, all in favor of the motion signify by saying aye. (Carol Crandall, Elsie Duncan, John Rathjen, Barney Simmons and Eric Johnson voted Aye. Opposed same sign. (None) The motion carries. Frieda Weems: Was that an abstain, sir? Chairman Johnson: I don't vote unless there is a tie, but... Frieda Weems: Oh no, not you... Mr. Earles. Audience: Many speaking at once. Chairman Johnson: Mr. Earles isn't a member of the board. He's staff, Community Development. He's the Director. Anna Mae Weems: There will be some sensitivity sessions going tomorrow and anybody wants to go, we gotta do the FBI if anybody wants to come. Chairman Johnson: Thank you. Anna Mae Weems: It will help us understand, and we won't be afraid of each other anymore. Chairman Johnson: Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Meeting adjourned. MINUTES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BOARD WATERLOO, IOWA April 20, 1999 The regular meeting of the Community Development Board was held in the City Council Chambers, City Hall and called to order by Chairman Eric Johnson at 4:00 p.m. on April 20, 1999. Members present: Bill Arndorfer, Carol Crandall, Elsie Duncan, John Rathjen, Barney Simmons, Eric Johnson and Barb Krizek, Council Liaison. Absent: Mickye Johnson. Also present: Richard Earles, Community Development Director; Deb Collett, Asst. Community Development Director; Don Temeyer, City Planner; Ann Northey, Admin. Secretary; Tim Jamison, Waterloo Courier and interested citizens. A. APPROVAL OF AGENDA It was moved by Barney Simmons and seconded by Bill Arndorfer to approve the agenda. Motion carried. B. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES It was moved by Bill Arndorfer and seconded by Elsie Duncan to approve the minutes of the March 16, 1999 meeting. Motion carried. C. Public Hearing to receive comments on the Waterloo/Cedar Falls Consortium Consolidated Plan for the five-year period July 1, 1999 through June 30,2004. It was moved by Elsie Duncan and seconded by Bill Arndorfer to place on file the affidavit for proof of publication for the Notice of the Public Hearing as published in the Waterloo Courier on April 13, 1999. Motion carried. It was moved by Bill Arndorfer and seconded by Elsie Duncan to open the Public Hearing. Motion carried. Chairman Johnson requested input from the citizens present. Ron Welper, representing Neighbors Helping Neighbors, discussed maintenance work on several unpaved streets in their neighborhood and also thanked the Board for continuing support to their area. Robert Powell,resident of 517 Riehi Street requested rehabilitation work on his home to add an additional room and bathroom. MINUTES April 20, 1999 Page 2 Rich Earles noted this property is outside the target area. Following discussion, Chairman Johnson asked Rich Earles to look into other options for Mr. Powell to pursue and report back to the Board in May. With no further comments, it was moved by Barney Simmons and seconded by Bill Arndorfer to close the public hearing. Motion carried. Carol Crandall now present. Chairman Johnson requested comments or changes from the Board members present. No comments were made. It was moved by John Rathjen and seconded by Bill Arndorfer to approve submission of the Waterloo/Cedar Falls Consortium Consolidated Plan five-year strategy for the period July 1, 1999 through June 30, 2004 to the Mayor and City Council for approval. On roll call: Bill Arndorfer,Elsie Duncan, John Rathjen,Barney Simmons and Eric Johnson voted Aye. Carol Crandall abstained. Nays: None. The Chairman declared the motion carried. Rich Earles noted this item will go before the City Council on May 10, 1999. D. OLD BUSINESS. None. E. Subordination Request from Legacy Mortgage Company,Inc. on a Forgivable Loan for property located at 1003 Independence Avenue, owned by Wade A. Smith. Rich Earles indicated this request is for a refinance to bring monthly payments down substantially. The rate on the first mortgage is 9% currently, and the third is at 10.5%with four and a half years remaining on that loan. The new loan is for 30 years at 7.25% . Following discussion, it was moved by John Rathjen and seconded by Bill Arndorfer to approve the subordination request from Legacy Mortgage Company, Inc. for the property at 1003 Independence Avenue, owned by Wade A. Smith. On roll call: Bill Arndorfer, Carol Crandall, Elsie Duncan,John Rathjen and Barney Simmons voted Aye. Eric Johnson abstained. Nays: None. The Chairman declared the motion carried. F. OTHER BUSINESS. Rich Earles reported on the progress being made with the "Renew Waterloo"program which was announced in mid-February. All facets are coming together well and have provided action plans for Code Enforcement,Neighborhood Services and the Waterloo Housing Partnership. Plans are for all three programs to be up and running by June. Neighborhood Services is actively involved in the neighborhoods with presentations, education and follow through. The Waterloo Housing Partnership is working with lenders on regulatory issues for the portfolio loans. Rich reported a training session MINUTES April 20, 1999 Page 3 for the Fannie Mae portion of Housing Partnership loans was held recently to review the process of making these loans locally and selling them to Fannie Mae on the secondary market. Rich noted two Code Enforcement Officers have been hired and have gone through training. They are already working in the neighborhoods, not only reacting to complaints, but are looking for violations to correct. Chairman Johnson requested Sherry Jaeger, Director of the Waterloo Housing Partnership, give a' presentation to the Board. Rich noted Ms. Jaeger is working on her presentation which will be made to numerous groups, as well as the Board. Don Temeyer reported when all three programs are tied together, Code Enforcement,Neighborhood Services and the Waterloo Housing Partnership, they plan to revisit the Consolidated Urban Revitalization Area(CURA) and expand the boundaries to make a few more blocks eligible. Don indicated tax abatement forms will be made available to Council Members and Board members to distribute to residents interested in the program. Don Temeyer also noted Dave Van Dee is working with developers/contractors to provide new housing for homeownership which will qualify for the Enterprise Zone incentives. G. DISCUSSION ITEMS. Chairman Johnson inquired about a news article involving the Iowa Finance Authority and tax credits with local schools, as well as another development at the city limits, and asked if the Board was ever involved? Don Temeyer indicated Marsh Place did receive tax credits. Don indicated some projects must be prioritized in development areas. Rich noted letters of support have been requested on some applications. Barb Krizek inquired about changes to the Rehabilitation Program Guidelines. Chairman Johnson reported the Subcommittee met to discuss new guidelines. One proposal is based on an individual's income with a percentage of the rehab costs being covered by the homeowner. A new program should be developed to assist those homeowners who need to borrow funds to complete their rehab. The chairman indicated Rich is working on this portion of the proposal. Rich stated he would be meeting with the technical committee to review the housing partnership loans and also arrange a meeting with presidents of the lending institutions. With no further business to come before the Board, the Chairman declared the meeting adjourned. Respectfully submitted, Elsie M. Duncan, Secretary MINUTES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BOARD WATERLOO, IOWA March 16, 1999 The regular meeting of the Community Development Board was held in the First Floor Conference Room, City Hall and called to order by Chairman Eric Johnson at 4:00 p.m. on March 16, 1999. Members present: Carol Crandall, Elsie Duncan, Mickye Johnson, John Rathjen, Barney Simmons, Eric Johnson and Barb Krizek, Council Liaison. Absent: Bill Arndorfer. Also present: Richard Earles, Community Development Director; Deb Collett, Asst. Community Development Director; Rudy Jones, Contract Compliance Officer; Ann Northey, Admin. Secretary; Tracey Achenbach and Karen Magee, INRCOG; Pattie Freese, Christy Corporation; Pat Hayes, Sue and Al Brase, Deb Rand, Walnut Historic Neighborhood; and Tim Jamison, Waterloo Courier. A. APPROVAL OF AGENDA It was moved by Mickye Johnson and seconded by Carol Crandall to approve the agenda. Motion carried. B. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES It was moved by Elsie Duncan and seconded by Mickye Johnson to approve the minutes of the February 16, 1999 meeting. Motion carried. C. BID OPENING: DEMOLITION AND SITE CLEARANCE CONTRACT GROUP NO. 108-D-3-16-99. Chairman Johnson announced that the time had come for opening of bids for the Community Development Block Grant Program Demolition Contract Group No. 108-D-3-16-99 for five (5) structures. Rich Earles announced that as of 3:00 p.m. on this date three (3) sealed bids for the work designated had been received as follows: 1. Christy Corporation, Waterloo, Iowa 2. Denter Corporation, Waterloo, Iowa 3. Lehman Trucking & Excavating, Waterloo, Iowa And certified that no other bids had been received by the appointed time. The affidavit for proof of publication of the "Invitation To Bid", as published in the Waterloo Courier on March 7. 1999 was submitted, found to be in order and placed on file as part of the record. The Contract MINUTES March 16, 1999 Page 2 Compliance Officer was then instructed to open the bids. The following bids were opened and placed on file: - Name of Bidder Amount of Bid 1. Christy Corporation $24,600.00 2. Denter Corporation $29,600.00 3. Lehman Trucking & Excavating $29,170.00 The bids for the demolition of five (5) structures in Group 108-D-3-16-99 were referred to the Contract Compliance Officer for checking and acceptance. D. OLD BUSINESS. 1. Transfer S88,382.00 from FY97 Targeted Neighborhood Improvements to Single Family Rehabilitation. 2. Transfer S52,105.00 from FY98 Neighborhood Improvements to Single Family Rehabilitation. 3. Transfer S20,000 from FY99 Walnut Historical Neighborhood Public Improvements to Single Family Rehabilitation. Rich Earles reviewed concerns between members of the neighborhood and the Board of Directors dating back to October 1998. He noted mediation services were offered to the neighborhood and three mediation meetings were conducted with Michael Thompson, a mediator from Des Moines. Correspondence and conversations with Mr. Thompson concluded that both parties were at an impasse. The main issue of concern is the representation and election of the Board of Directors. Rich requested that the funds allocated for this neighborhood be reprogrammed for Single Family Rehabilitation. He noted there are eight property owners in the Walnut Neighborhood on the current waiting list. The remaining funds designated for this neighborhood should cover the cost of these rehabs. Chairman Johnson opened the meeting for comments. Sue Brase, President of Walnut Historic Neighborhood Association stated she had requested a private meeting with the Community Development Board to explain the issues of concern. Ms. Brase suggested there was a collusion with city employees and some members of the neighborhood and indicated the Board should hear their side of the story. Pat Hayes, a neighborhood resident stated the bylaws were written so that no member of the neighborhood can profit by monies allocated. Mr. Hayes suggested no funds should be turned over for rehabilitation until the bylaws have been rewritten. He reported members of the neighborhood had a vote of"no confidence" in Ms. Brase, and asked her to resign, but she did not. Mr. Hayes noted the bylaws do not allow residents to have any say in the decisions. What is happening in this neighborhood is wrong. He stated the WHN Board is concerned with input • MINUTES March 16, 1999 Page 3 from elderly residents at Walnut Court. Everyone that lives and works in the neighborhood should be entitled to vote. - Sue Brase stated, Walnut Court is an uniformed voting block. She indicated input from Walnut Court is welcome, however, their votes can out number those of actively participating neighborhood residents. Ms. Brase again asked for a private meeting with the CD Board. Pat Hayes, reported Shirley Ambrose was elected as the representative for Walnut Court Apartments. He stated Ms. Ambrose does keep the residents of Walnut Court informed. John Rathjen stated obvious differences still prevail, and a solution will take time. He questioned Rich Earles about a private conference with the WHN Board. Chairman Johnson indicated the Iowa Open Meetings Law prohibits the Board from meeting privately with the Walnut Historic Neighborhood Board. The Chairman allowed several additional comments from those members involved in the Walnut Historic Neighborhood dispute. Deb Rand voiced concern over changing the neighborhood bylaws and expressed her displeasure with Community Development staff Following discussion, it was moved by John Rathjen and seconded by Carol Crandall to approve the following transfers with funds being used for single family rehab within the neighborhood: - Transfer $88,382.00 from FY97 Targeted Neighborhood Improvements to Single Family Rehabilitation - Transfer $52,105.00 from FY98 Neighborhood Improvements to Single Family Rehabilitation - Transfer$20,000 from FY99 Walnut Historic Neighborhood Public Improvements to Single Family Rehabilitation On roll call: Carol Crandall, Elsie Duncan, Mickye Johnson, John Rathjen, Barney Simmons and Eric Johnson voted Aye. Nays: None. The Chairman declared the motion carried. Chairman Johnson called upon Rudy Jones, Contract Compliance Officer to report back on the bids for Demolition and Site Clearance of Contract Group No. 108-D-3-16-99. Rudy stated the low bid submitted by Christy Corporation in the amount of$24,600.00 was in order and recommended the Board accept the bid. It was moved by Mickye Johnson and seconded by Barney Simmons to accept the bid of $24,600.00 from Christy Corporation for Demolition Contract Group No. 108-D-3-15-99 and authorized the Director to enter into a contract for the work pursuant to providing the necessary insurance coverage. MINUTES March 16, 1999 Page 4 On roll call: Carol Crandall, Elsie Duncan, Mickye Johnson, John Rathjen, Barney Simmons and Eric Johnson voted Aye. Nays: None. The Chairman declared the motion carried. 4. Set date of Public Hearing for April 20, 1999 on the FY2000 Consolidated Plan One Year Action Plan and Five-Year Strategic Plan, and approve publication for 30 day comment period. Rich Earles indicated the comment period will begin Sunday, March 21 and end on April 19, 1999. Comments will be received prior to the public hearing on April 20, 1999. This is the HOME Consortium with the cities of Cedar Falls and Waterloo, and will include both Community Development Block Grant Programs and both HOME Programs. Other funding sources will also be included in this document. Following discussion, it was moved by John Rathjen and seconded by Mickye Johnson to set the date of public hearing for April 20, 1999 on the FY2000 Consolidated Plan One Year Action Plan and Five-Year Strategic Plan. Motion carried. E. NEW BUSINESS: 1. Appoint three member subcommittee to discuss Rehabilitation Program guidelines. Rich Earles advised the rehabilitation program should be changed to leverage more private funds, by combining private dollars with rehab dollars. Rich suggested a sliding scale, based on homeowner's ability to pay. He requested volunteers to serve on this planning committee to review and revise the Rehabilitation Program guidelines. Rich noted these guidelines will determine the use of the Single Family Rehabilitation funds available July 1, 1999. Therefore, guidelines should be in place by July 1. Elsie Duncan and Eric Johnson volunteered to serve. Chairman Johnson suggested Bill Arndorfer also be contacted as the third member of this committee. 2. Close Rehabilitation Waiting List. Rich Earles reported there are over 600 applicants on the Rehabilitation Waiting List for Rehabilitation Assistance. In targeting certain areas, there is no immediate assistance available for those on the city wide list. Rich requested approval to close the list. He noted that persons living in the target areas will be notified and encouraged to apply for rehabilitation assistance. Following considerable discussion, it was moved by Elsie Duncan and seconded by John Rathjen to freeze the Rehabilitation Waiting List for a period of six months. Mickye Johnson noted that when writing grants for additional funding, you must show a"need". The waiting list would be an important tool, for a grant reader to review, as it shows that people actually called in requesting assistance. He expressed concern over freezing the list. MINUTES March 16, 1999 Page 5 Board members discussed reviewing available funding sources again after six months. It was suggested that individuals on-the current waiting list be notified that work is being done only in a targeted area. Rich Earles expressed concern that by keeping people on the waiting list, it gives them false hope in the rehabilitation program. Many tend to defer maintenance on their homes simply because they are on the list, and necessary repairs are not being done. Chairman Johnson called for approval of the motion. Ayes: Six Nays: None. Motion carried. 3. Stockard & Engler & Brigham Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy, receive and place on file. It was moved by Carol Crandall and seconded by Barney Simmons to receive and place on file the Stockard & Engler& Brigham Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy report. Motion carried. F. Other Business. None. G. Discussion Items. None. Chairman Johnson asked Rich Earles to explain the target area selected for block grant funds for FY2000. Rich noted the schedule has changed from selecting a neighborhood for a 3-year period. The staff recommendation is to proceed with the selected target area which includes the We Care and Unity Neighborhoods. With no further business to come before the Board, the Chairman declared the meeting adjourned. Respectfully submitted, Elsie M. Duncan, Secretary • • MINUTES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BOARD WATERLOO, IOWA February 16, 1999 The regular meeting of the Community Development Board was held in the First Floor Conference Room, City Hall and called to order by Vice Chairman John Rathjen at 4:00 p.m. on February 16, 1999. Members present: Bill Arndorfer, Elsie Duncan, Eric Johnson, Mickye Johnson, and John Rathjen. Absent: Carol Crandall, Barney Simmons and Barb Krizek, Council Liaison. Also present: Richard Earles, Community Development Director; Don Temeyer, City Planner; Deb Collett, Asst. Community Development Director; Ann Northey, Admin. Secretary; Lisa Wageman and Mindy Davis, Operation Threshold; Tracey Achenbach, INRCOG; Terry Malone, Planning Intern; and Tim Jamison, Waterloo Courier. Vice Chairman Rathjen indicated there are two amendments to the agenda, one is to add Item 2 under New Business: Subordination request from Norwest Mortgage on a Forgivable Loan for property located at 211 Summit, owned by Christine Bean, and two, amend Item 4 to indicate a transfer of funds in the amount of$75,000 from Waterloo Housing Partnership Rehabilitation line item HM14A-0006 instead of from Waterloo Housing Partnership New Construction line item HM12-0006 to Waterloo Housing Partnership Downpayment Assistance line item HM13- 0001. A. APPROVAL OF AMENDED AGENDA It was moved by Elsie Duncan and seconded by Bill Arndorfer to approve the amendments to the agenda. Motion carried. B. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES It was moved by Bill Arndorfer and seconded by Elsie Duncan to approve the minutes of the January 26, 1999 meeting. Motion carried. C. OLD BUSINESS. None. D. NEW BUSINESS. 1. Receive and place on file proof of publication affidavit on notice of Public Hearing January 26, 1999. r" • MINUTES February 16, 1999 Page 2 Rich Earles indicated the affidavit for proof of publication of the hearing notice was not available at the time of the January Board meeting. This notice was published two times, January 22 and January 29, 1999. It was moved by Bill Arndorfer and seconded by Mickye Johnson to receive and place on file the affidavit for proof of publication for the Notice of Public Hearing on the Consolidated Plan. Motion carried. 2. Subordination request from Norwest Mortgage on a Forgivable Loan for property located at 211 Summit, owned by Christine Bean. Rich Earles indicated this request was originally submitted as a refinance, however, when additional details were requested, funds are being allocated to purchase a new van. The Board is currently in second position, refinancing would lower the payments. Following discussion, it was moved by Elsie Duncan and seconded by Mickye Johnson to subordinate on the forgivable loan to Christine Bean for the amount S20,432.00 for the purpose of refinancing only, not to include the cost of the van. This action will allow the owner to refinance at a lower interest rate. On roll call: Bill Arndorfer, Elsie Duncan, Mickye Johnson, Eric Johnson and John Rathjen voted Aye. Nays: None. The Vice Chairman declared the motion carried. 3. Transfer S31,322.00 from general Program Administration line item BG21A-ADMN to Waterloo Housing Partnership line item BGO5-0015. Rich Earles noted with the "Renew Waterloo" campaign kickoff and announcement of the Waterloo Housing Partnership , the staff member for this position will be located at Operation Theshold instead of Community Development. Therefore, these funds must be transferred to the proper line item for the balance of this year's budget. Rich reviewed the breakdown of costs for the administrative expense of this position. Following discussion, it was moved by Elsie Duncan and seconded by Mickye Johnson to approve the transfer of S31,322.00 from general Program Administration line item BG21A- ADMN to Waterloo Housing Partnership line item BG05-0015 to cover administrative costs through June 30, 1999. On roll call: Bill Arndorfer, Elsie Duncan, Mickye Johnson, Eric Johnson and John Rathjen voted Aye. Nays: None. The Vice Chairman declared the motion carried. 4. Transfer S75,000.00 from Waterloo Housing Partnership Rehabilitation line item HM14A-0006 to Waterloo Housing Partnership Downpayment Assistance line item HM13-0001. MINUTES February 16, 1999 Page 3 Rich Earles noted funds were set aside last year for the Waterloo Housing Partnership in the amount of$170,350 for new construction and rehab for purchase and resale for affordable housing. As the Renew Waterloo program kicks off, and along with the 9% Downpayment Assistance Program, this transfer of funds in the amount of$75,000 will carry us through to the beginning of the fiscal year. Following discussion, it was moved by Eric Johnson and seconded by Bill Arndorfer to approve the transfer of$75,000.00 from Waterloo Housing Partnership Rehabilitation line item HM14A-0006 to Waterloo Housing Partnership Downpayment Assistance line item HM13-0001. On roll call: Bill Arndorfer, Elsie Duncan, Mickye Johnson, Eric Johnson and John Rathjen voted Aye. Nays: None. The Vice Chairman declared the motion carried. 5. Discuss FY2000 Consolidated Plan. Rich reviewed the breakdown of funds for the Waterloo Housing Partnership. He also reviewed the State LHAP grant awarded for a Housing Trust Fund . Rich explained the use of HOME funds in coordination with other federal dollars allocated to the city. Rich also noted the HUD EDI Grant will be utilized for Downpayment Assistance and for Neighborhood Services. Discussion occurred on the projected success of the new loan program with local lenders and the possibility of making loans to 50-60 new home owners within the community in the coming year. Rich Earles reviewed the requests received and the recommendations of the subcommittee for block grant activities in FY2000. (Recommendation list attached.) Discussion occurred on the future of the rehab program. Rich Earles indicated, with the number of dollars allocated to the rehab program it will be continued, however, a new approach to the process is necessary to involve more participation from the homeowners in lieu of 100% grants on each property. Administration costs were discussed, as well as restructuring of departments for the new Neighborhood Services Program. Chairman Johnson thanked the subcommittee for reviewing the funding requests and preparing the FY2000 recommendations. Rich Earles indicated these funding recommendations will be published in March. He introduced Tracey Achenbach of INRCOG, who will be preparing the five-year strategy for the Consolidated Plan. We will request Board approval in March to publish it for the 30 day comment period. We will hold another public hearing with the City Council following the comment period. • • MINUTES February 16, 1999 Page 4 It was moved by Eric Johnson and seconded by Mickye Johnson to approve the proposed allocations for FY2000 as submitted by the subcommittee. Motion carried. E. Other Business Rich Earles indicated the Stockard & Engler& Brigham Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy report has been received. He noted the Board has been moving in the direction outlined by this strategy. Rich Earles noted correspondence from Michael Thompson concerning the Walnut Historic Neighborhood mediation. Mr. Thompson advised the two groups are at an impasse, therefore, Board action will be required at the next meeting. Board members questioned the status of the neighborhood. Rich stated the funding allocated for neighborhood improvements in the Walnut Neighborhood over three different years, will need to be reprogrammed. Rich reviewed target area maps and reported on progress in these areas. Discussion continued on targeting neighborhoods with continued improvements. Eric Johnson indicated Board members should read the Stockard & Engler& Brigham report for discussion at the next meeting ,to receive and place it on file. E. Discussion Items John Rathjen inquired about Wayne Nathem's proposal to purchase the incubator building at 607 Dearborn. Don Temeyer indicated an offer has been made to purchase, however, Mr. Nathem has not signed it. Don reported the roof is deteriorating. If the offer is not signed, a recommendation will be sent to the Building and Grounds Committee to repair the roof, and then put the building up for sale. With no further business to come before the Board, the Vice Chairman declared the meeting adjourned. Respectfully submitted, Elsie M. Duncan, Secretary r • • CDBG GRANT 51,760,000.00 I PROGRAM INCOME $40,000.00 : I UNPROGRAMMED FUNDS 50.00 TOTAL CDBG AVAILABLE 51,800,000.00 CDBG FY2000 RECOMMENDATION Organization Requested Amount ; recommend I Project Title Black Hawk Center For Independent Living 520,000 j 520,000 (Modular Ramps Neighborhood Services 550,000 ' $25,000 (Public improvements EPI 5151,277 I 50 'new construction 8-plex NHN curb and gutter 5120,000 I $120,000 (Curb&Gutter Paving Project(Phase III) . Sidewalks zone 10 5150,000 I $150,000 'Sidewalk Repair-Zone 10 • Consumer Credit Counseling Serv.of NE Iowa,Inc. 515,000 I 515,000 'Waterloo Housing.Counseling HABITAT FOR HUMANITY 525,000 I 520,000 'Warehouse repairs COMMUNITY HOUSING PARTNERSHIP $14,960 514,960 'Community Housing Partnership i Waterloo Housing Partnership $100,000 I 593,475 'includes home buyer training and WHP administration General Program Administration 5330,000 5298,717 CDBG Administration Clearance and Demolition 5150,000 ; 5150,000 'Demolition of Vacant dilapidated structures Rehab Administration 5170,000 i 5170,000 'Rehabilitation project delivery cost Emergency Repairs $50,000 I 550,000 'Emergency repairs for owner occupied dwellings Single Family Rehabilitation 5750,000 ' 5524,748 (Single family rehabilitation Peoples Community Health Clinic 550,000 $50,000 'budgeted for FY 98,99,00,&01 Black Hawk Grundy Mental Health 5100,000 $0 'Building reha`_ilitation Family&Children's Council $3,654 SO 1 Parenting skills program Salvation Army 2 years @$75,000 per year 575,000 i 575,000 'new men's shelter House of Hope 523,100 523,100 [Building rehacilitation I I Total I 52,347,991 S1,800,000 I I HOME GRANT I $612,825.00 i TOTAL HOME AVAILABLE 5612.825.00 , HOME FY2000 RECOMMENDATION I • Waterloo Housing Partnership new construction I 5436,412 526,062 nett construcion Waterloo Housing Partnership down payment assist. 5225,000 550,000 9%dovnpayr ent forgivable I:vns Administration 561,283 561,283 HOME Administration Waterloo Housing Partnership rehab 5239,800 512,450 purchase for rehab and resale Marsh Place 540,000 540,000 additional ccss to complete project Owner Occupied Rehab ' $500,000 3423,030 Single Family Rehabilitation Total I 51,502,495 I 5612,825 I ' HUD EDI Grant ' 5500,000 Down payment assistance ' 5250,0G0 5250,000 (Waterloo Hc_sing Partnership Neighborhood Services 5250.000 $250.000 INeighbonc�c:Services Progra'n Total I $500.000 S500,000 I I State LHAP-Waterloo Housing Partnership trust fund I 5400.000 I Waterloo Housing Partnership-new construction 5240,000 5240,000 '6@40,000 Approximate appraae_value Waterloo Housing Partnership-purchase rehab $132,000 5132.000 14@33,000 E_proximate appraised value Total ( 5372,0CC 5372,000 FY99 HOME ALLOCATION NOT YET EXPENDED(after transfer) 1 NEW CONSTRUCTION $170,350 I PURCHASE REHAB RESALE $95,350 I Total f $265,7C0 I 2/15/99 5 32 PM