CDBG Commission REVISED Agenda

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REVISED AGENDA FOR THE CITY OF MADISON
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT COMMISSION

MEETING TIME:
5:00 P.M., Thursday, June 3, 2004

MEETING PLACE:
Room 300, Madison Municipal Building (note room change)
215 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Madison, WI 53703

1. WELCOME — CHAIR'S REPORT

2. STAFF REPORT

Trends in national, state, and local community/neighborhood development issues and budgets.
Correspondence and reports from various groups and individuals.
Status of current projects, including a proposal on the Mayor's Allied Vision and various related components, and a proposal to negotiate City assumption of Friends Community Housing's Jenewein Road property.

3. REQUEST FOR MAJOR CHANGES IN CURRENTLY FUNDED PROJECTS OR FUNDING FOR NEW PROJECTS

Operation Fresh Start requests an increase in the amount of funds in its revolving fund to acquire and hold properties for renovation or construction of housing units for sale to income-eligible families.

Quaker Housing requests a change in its Acquisition/Rehab loan terms from installment to deferred.
Staff will present recommendations for ESG funding in coordination with an award of $185,088 in State ESG funds.

4. REVIEW OF SUMMER PROCESS SCHEDULE, EXPECTATIONS, MEETING WITH MAYOR AND RATING SHEET

5. REVIEW OF THE MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS

The Commission will review meeting minutes from its previous meeting.

6. CONFLICT OF INTEREST ISSUES

The CDBG Office has received no inquiries regarding potential conflicts of interest during the past month.

7. OTHER BUSINESS FOR ACTION

Issues and/or referrals to or from the Common Council

Updates on inclusionary zoning, the Housing Trust Fund, and other Council or Mayoral actions, including a resolution establishing policies and guidelines to assist in making the decision to support Section 42 low-income housing tax credit and tax-exempt bond projects.

Reports from Committees with CDBG Commission Representation

Coordinating Council (Holland).

Housing Committee (DePula and King).

Community Gardens Committee (Silverman).

Martin Luther King, Jr. Humanitarian Award Committee (Estante).

Other Commission representation.

Identification of Issues and Information for Future Topics

The Commission will identify discussion topics for its next several meetings.

8. NEXT MEETINGS

5:00pm, Thursday, June 17, 2004
Room 260, Madison Municipal Building
215 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, Madison 53703

5:00pm, Monday, June 28, 2004
Courtroom 2G, City-County Building
210 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, Madison 53703

Respectfully submitted,
Patrick DePula, Chair
for the Commission

Additional information may be obtained from, or written comments may be submitted to the CDBG Office, Madison Municipal Building, Room 280, 215 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., P.O. Box 2985, Madison, WI 53701-2985.

If you need accommodations such as a translator, signing persons, or materials in an alternate format, or wish additional information about any project, please contact the CDBG Office at (608) 267-0740 or (608) 267-0744 (TDD) at least 24 hours prior to the meeting so that we may make the necessary arrangements for your participation.