HAC Minutes-2000-03-23MEMORANDUM June I,2000
TO: George Scarborough, City Manager
FROM: Thomas Tomlinson, Planning Direct
SUBJECT: Housing Advisory Committee Actions of March 23, 2000
This report summarizes actions taken by the Housing Advisory Committee on March 23,
2000 No action is required unless Council wishes to hold special review of an item.
Commission Attendance
Present. Marie Buckner, Joann de Guevara, Jessica Dean, Mike Eggers, Ettie
Tregarthen, Maryrose Winkler
Absent: Richard Collins (excused)
Staff Present: Lynnette Adolphson, Management Analyst I
Debbie Dirnu, Housing Programs (City’s Housing Consultant)
A CALL TO ORDER - Vice-Chairman Buckner called the meeting to order at
7.00 p m
B ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - None.
C. NEW BUSINESS
1. Consideration of State of California Department of Housina and
Community Development 2000 Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG! Application - Debbie Dirnu, the City’s housing consultant, provided
the staff presentation for the proposed State of California Department of
Housing and Community Development 2000 Community Development Block
Grant (CDBG) application. Ms. Dirnu explained that over the past two years
the City has received CDBG and HOME funding totaling $1.5 million for
housing rehabilitation and a first-time homebuyer program A portion of
these funds, $186,000 was to support a welfare-to-work child care program.
Due to time constraints on spending the 1998 and 1999 funds, staff
recommended against applying for additional funding for housing
rehabilitation.
Regarding the child care component of the 1998 and 1999 grants, staff
described the ongoing attempts with various organizations to implement the
child care program. In order to provide future funding for the child care
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facility, once operatlonal, staff recommended applying for CDBG funding
totaling $300,000 for the welfare-to-work child care program.
In discussing the child-care portion of the program, staff explained the
problems in getting a non-profit group to operate the child-care facility. If
unsuccessful in finding a non-profit group to operate a facility, Ms. Dirnu
offered that the City may not want to apply for addltlonal CDBG funding at
this time. In fact, she added that the City may need to return the $186,000
to avoid being penalized by the State of California in future applrcations.
Ms. Dirnu inquired whether the Committee could support using one of the
vacant Community Enhancement Program condominiums in the Capistrano
Villas as a welfare-to-work child-care facility for Infants 0 to 3 to serve only
residents in that neighborhood. A majority of the Committee members
agreed they could not support a child-care facility in one of the condomium
units in the Capistrano Villas and applying for additional child-care funds at
this time was not appropriate.
It was moved by Member Dean and seconded by Member de Guevara to
recommend that the City not submit an application for 2000 CDBG funding.
The motion carried 5-1, Member Winkler opposed
Member Eggers moved that use of any of the Community Enhancement
Program vacant Capistrano Villas units as a welfare-to-work child care facility
should be prohibited. Member de Guevara seconded the motion, which
carried 5-O-1, Member Winkler abstained.
2. Housina Proaram Status Report - Staff summarized the status of the
various housrng programs identified in the staff report. The Committee
received and filed the report
D. COMMITTEE/STAFF COMMENTS - None
E. ADJOURNMENT- There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at
8:40 p.m.
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Lydnette Adolphson, Secretary, Housing Advisory Committee
DATE APPROVED: June I,2000
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