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Home My Public Portal About06-03-87 HOUSING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTA G E N D A CITY OF LYNWOOD HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD 3 : RECEIVED CITY OF LYNWOOD CITY CLEMi S OFFICE MAY 2 9 1987 AM PM 7180 01ll112111213141516 a JUNE 3, 1987 C/ REGULAR MEETING 7:00 P.M. 1, LYNWOOD CITY HALL, 11330 BULLIS ROAD DONALD DOVE CHARIMAN LAWRENCE O. DUNN, SR. MEMBER BARBARA FITTS MEMBER REV. JOHN HOPKINS MEMBER CITY STAFF DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT VICENTE L. MAS MINUTES CLERK ANNETTE PORTER OPENING CEREMONIES A. CALL TO ORDER B. FLAG SALUTE C. ROLL CALL MARY SHERMAN -JONES MEMBER ARTHUR J. LEWIS MEMBER JOSIE WISEMAN MEMBER HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR ARTHUR N. WALLER u D. CERTIFICATION OF AGENDA POSTING BY CITY CLERK E. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - MAY 6, 1987 V F. PUBLIC ORALS: (Items on Agenda Only) G. N EW BUSINESS 1. New Advisory Board members. Comments The term of the following Advisory Board members will expire in June, 1987: Donald Dove, Barbara Fitts, and Rev. John Hopkins. New members were nominated by City Council and will be introduced during the June meeting. 0 �J 2. Housina Rehabilitation Bond Program. Presentation: Mario Leonard, L.A. County Community Development Cc-. Helen Dunlap, Financial Consultant Kane, Gressel, Midgley & Slater Comments The County of Los Angeles Das developed a county -wide Home Improvement Loan Program funded through a $13 million tax exempt bound issue and locally contributed Community Develop- ment Block Grant or Tax Increment Funds. The revenue bonds will augment the County and Participating local governments' need for affordable private capital to finance rehabilitation work and provide maximum leverage for declining CDBG resources. H. STAFF REPORTS /COMMENTS I. BOARD ORALS J. ADJOURNMENT Adjournment to July 1, 1987, meeting at 7:00 p.m., in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, 11330 Bullis Road, Lynwood, California. • 0 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD may 6, 1987 I. OPENING CEREMONIES A. Call to Order A meeting of the Board was called 6, 1987, at 7:10 City Hall, 11330 B. Flag Salute Committee member Allegiance. C. Roll Call Housing and Community Development Advisory to order by Chairman Donald Dove on May p.m., in the Council Chambers of Lynwood Bullis Road, Lynwood, California. Mary Sherman -Jones led the Pledge of Present: Donald Dove Lawrence Dunn Mary Sherman -Jones Rev. John Hopkins Absent: Arthur J. Lewis (excused) Josie Wiseman Barbara Fitts Also Present: Vicente L. Mas, Community Development Director Arthur N. Waller, Housing and Community Development Coordinator Annette Porter, Minutes Clerk D. Approval of Minutes It was moved by Lawrence Dunn, seconded by Rev. Hopkins to approve the Minutes of March 4, 1987 and April 2, 1987; motion carried by unanimous vote. II. O LD BUSYNESS Art Waller, HCDA Coordinator, informed the HCDA. Committee that submittal for the Statement of Objectives and Proposed Use of Funds are due and that staff had prepared copies of this informa- tion which are at the Public Library. He also informed the Committee that the City is expecting to receive approximately $3,101,789 in CDBG funds. Mr. Waller asked the Committee if there could be a five minute break while staff submits copies of the 1985 -87 Assessment Estimated Expenditure Summary. After submittal of the above mentioned copies the Committee re- viewed the information along with staff. Mr. Dove asked what the different was between low /mod expenditures and slum /blight expenditures. Mr. Waller answered that slum /blight involved the commercial rehabilitation program as a economic development activities and further explained that the amount listed on the_ summary went mainly to staff salaries and overhead. Mr. Waller informed the Committee that the commercial rehabilitation program has not been very successful in the past due to the restrictive program guidelines and the criteria standard of prior banking institutions used for the program, but that staff is currently negotiating a contract with Security Pacific National Bank to minimize these restrictions and therefore process loans. HCDA Minutes of ..May 6, 1987 Page k2 Ms. Sherman -Jones asked staff what decisions were made by City Council regarding the Proposed Use of Funds for Public Service Projects. Art Waller informed the HCDA Board that all of the Board's recommendations were approved with the exception of decreases to be made in the Legal Aid and Hudson - Lyndsey Projects, which were decreased in order to fund an additional project. He also informed the HCDA Board that HUD will be allocating approximately $23,000 in addition to the existing Public Service budget which can be used for that purpose. Ms. Sherman -Jones asked if an HCDA Board member could attend • Council meeting as a private citizen and be involved in • public hearing. Mr. Mas, Housing and Community Development Director, informed Ms. Sherman -Jones that she could speak at the meeting but not as a representative of the Board unless the member has general consent from the HCDA Board. But a member may be allowed to speak as a private citizen who is also a member of the HCDA Board. Art Waller asked the HCDA Board to turn to page 9 of the summary to review the Graffiti Project and explained that HCDA funds would be expended for this project and that it would benefit low /moderate income families in the City of Lynwood. He also mentioned the Revitalization program which would be broken down into three proponents. (1) facade demonstra- tion project along Long Beach Blvd.; (2) Development Assis- tance Program and (3) Commercial Rehabilitation program. Vicente Mas submitted copies of a letter submitted to City Council from Treva D. Metoyer, Executive Director of Business Services Development Institute, requesting grant funding from the City for $35,000 to provide job training and employment for residents of Lynwood, for review. Art Waller informed the Board that representatives from the Bond Program will be invited to the next HCDA Board meeting a presentation on the Bond program which provides loans for families above the low /moderate income limits. Vicente Mas informed the Board that the following members of the HCDA Board terms expire in June, 1987, and that members interested in remaining on the Board should contact the City Clerk's Office my May 13, 1987_ Donald Dove, Barbara Fitts and Rev. John Hopkins Mr. Mas also informed the Board that City Council is consider- ing having each Board member serve on one Board only. ITI. BOARD ORALS None III. ADJOURNMENT At 8:35 p.m., member adjourn to the next seconded the motion. DONALD DOVE, CHAIRMAN Lawrence moved the the HCDA Board meeting meeting of June 3, 1987. Ms. Sherman -Jones Approval was unanimous. ARTHUR N. WALLER, HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR DATE DATE