HAC Minutes-1998-02-26ORANDUM June 2, 1998
TO: George Scarborough, City Manager
FROM: Thomas Tomlinson, Planning Director
SUBJECT: Housing Advisory Committee Actions of February 26, 1998
This report summarizes actions taken by the Housing Advisory Committee on February 26, 1998.
No action is required unless Council wishes to hold special review of an item.
Present.
Absent
Jessica Dean, Joann de Guevara, Maryrose Winkler, Marie Buckner,
Janice Palermo, Sheldon Cohen
Richard Collins
A CAI.1, TO ORDER - Chairperson Dean called the meeting to order at 7 00 p m
B ORAI, COMMUNICATIONS - None.
C 15. 1998 - The action minutes of January 15, 1998 were
unanimously approved, subject to changing references to the Mary Erickson Foundation to
Mary Erickson Community Housing and corrections to the spelling of Joann de Guevarra
D PUBLIC
1 . . CDBG m - Debbie Dirnu, the City’s housing consultant, described
the proposal to submit the City’s Community Development Block Grant Program
application to the State of California Department of Housing and Community
Development requesting $400,000 for the Mobile Home Improvement Program and
recommending that the City Council/Community Redevelopment Agency commit
a minimum of $100,000 as local leverage.
The public hearing was opened There being no one present wishing to speak, the
hearing was closed.
The Committee concurred with the staff recommendation to focus on only one
program Member Palermo suggested that consideration be given to including stick
built units in next year’s application
It was moved by Member Palermo, seconded by Member Cohen, and unanimously
carried to forward a recommendation to the City Council/Community
Redevelopment Agency to. (1) approve submittal of the City’s Community
Development Block Grant
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Memorandum -2- June 2, 1998
application to the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development
requesting $400,000 for the Mobile Home Improvement Program; and (2) commit a
minimum of $100,000 as local leverage
E NEW
1 Stat- - Received and filed.
The Committee requested that staffagendize this First Time Homebuyer Program for
the next meeting to consider increasing the loan amount to make the program more
workable and utilize the funds by the June 30 deadline
2 . . t Program - The Committee
voted unanimously to forward the Community Enhancement Program rules and
regulations to the City Council/Community Redevelopment Agency for approval,
subject to inclusion of a requirement that taxes and insurance be impounded
3. Subsidy Prom Education - The Committee reviewed the annual
progress report and concurred that these reports should be submitted on a quarterly
basis A motion was made by Member Palermo and seconded by Member Cohen to
receive quarterly status reports from the Mary Erickson Community Housing
Corporation on the progress of the participating tenants, including review of
continued income eligibility, attendance at tenant education classes, performance of
volunteer work, etc The motion carried unanimously.
F NT CONlJ.RQL - Staff advised that letters had been sent to
all of the mobile home park managers and association representatives in January, 1998,
advising that the maximum allowable rent increase for the period of April 1, 1998 to
March 3 1, 1999 is 1 6 percent. Received and filed.
G COMMITTEE/STAFF CO- - The Committee requested copies of the HOPE
Plan and the San Juan Capistrano Municipal Code ordinance dealing with mobile home
parks
H ADJOURNMENT - The meeting was adjourned at 9.00 p.m.
, Lynnet& Adolphson, Housing Advisory Committee Secretary
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