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AGENDA FOR
THE CITY OF MADISON
MEETING TIME:
5:00 P.M., Thursday, February 3, 2005
MEETING PLACE:
Room 260, Madison Municipal Building
215 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Madison, WI 53703
1. WELCOME — CHAIR'S REPORT
Recognition of Gigi Holland for her dedicated participation as a CDBG Commissioner.
2. SPECIAL PRESENTATION BY THE HOMELESS SERVICES CONSORTIUM
The Consortium will present a set of proposals for Commission recommendation and City application to the State of Wisconsin for its homeless services funds [including Federal Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) funds].
3. 5:30PM — PUBLIC HEARING ON 2004 PERFORMANCE AND FUNDING PRIORITIES FOR 2006
The CDBG Commission and the public will be asked at this meeting for comments on activities during 2004, and suggestions for program improvements for 2006.
The Commission welcomes verbal or written statements from Madison residents or groups concerning the performance of assisted activities during 2004, emerging community needs and opportunities, and suggested funding priorities and terms for the next several years. This is another step in establishing specific objectives and terms of funding for the year 2006, within the overall context of the Five-Year Community and Neighborhood Development (Consolidated) Plan.
The Commission particularly invites comments that address these concerns:
Within the context of the Five-Year Plan, where should the CDBG Commission place its priorities for new funding? Which population groups? Which neighborhoods would best be served by a concentration neighborhood planning process?
How can the CDBG Commission and the CDBG Office best improve their effectiveness in working with community groups to achieve the adopted goals of the Five-Year Plan? Are there specific opportunities or concerns emerging in the next several years that you feel the City should be addressing through its community and neighborhood development program?
Time at a public hearing is usually short, and the Commission requests that you keep within a five-minute presentation limit. If you find the time too brief, or are unable to participate because of other reasons, the Commission would welcome your participation using other methods.
Interested persons may:
Give a verbal
presentation to the Commission at its February 3rd or March 3rd
regular Commission meeting and Public Hearing, to be held at 5:00pm
in Room 260 of the Madison Municipal Building;
Send written comments to
the CDBG Office at 215 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, Room 280, PO Box
2985, Madison, Wisconsin 53701-2985;
Fax the office at (608)
261-9661;
Send the Commission an
email at cdbg@cityofmadison.com;
or
Phone in your comments to (608) 267-0740.
Your comments will be incorporated into the Commission's discussions of its 2006 priorities.
The funded activities during 2004 and the Program Framework for 2005-2006 are described here on the CDBG web site.
4. STAFF REPORT
Trends in
national, state, and local community/neighborhood development issues and
City budgets.
Correspondence
and reports from various groups and individuals, including a completion
report from Community Action Coalition.
Status of
current projects (Project List), and year-end quarterly review of
neighborhood center activities.
A summary of program results and community needs.
5. REQUEST FOR MAJOR CHANGES IN CURRENTLY FUNDED PROJECTS OR FUNDING FOR NEW PROJECTS
Madison Development
Corporation (MDC) requests some additional funding to demolish and rebuild a
rental apartment in the Mifflin Street area.
Genesis Development Corporation and the Dane Fund request a revision in loan terms that would enable the incubator to leverage additional funds through the New Market Tax Credit program. The Community Health Center may also request such a re-arrangement.
6.
REVIEW OF THE MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGSThe Commission will review meeting minutes from its previous meeting.
7. CONFLICT OF INTEREST ISSUES
The CDBG Office has received no inquiries regarding potential conflicts of interest during the past month.
8. OTHER BUSINESS FOR ACTION
Issues and/or referrals to or from the Common Council
Staff and alders will update the Commission on Council actions and the Commission will review the following:
Resolution to approve the carry-over of funds for previously approved projects.
Resolution amending the Framework to permit agencies funded through the CDBG program to offer homebuyer, rehab and rental assistance to undocumented immigrants who otherwise meet the qualifying guidelines.
Reports from Committees with CDBG Commission Representation
Coordinating Council.
Housing Committee (King).
Community Gardens Committee (Silverman).
Martin Luther King, Jr. Humanitarian Award Committee (Estante).
Subcommittee on Inclusionary Zoning and Community Development Investment Issues.
Other Commission representation.
9.
NEXT MEETING
5:00pm, Thursday, March 3, 2005
Room 260, Madison Municipal Building
215 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, Madison 53703
Respectfully submitted,
Sophia Estante, 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 call the CDBG Office at 267-0720 (TDD line: 267-0744) at least 24 hours prior to the meeting so that we may make the necessary arrangements for your participation.