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ITEM 3.A.
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
TEMPLE CITY, CALIFORNIA
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
OCTOBER 5, 2010
1. CALL TO ORDER
Vice Chairman Chavez called the Community Redevelopment Agency
Regular Meeting to order at 8:55 p.m. in the Council Chambers located at
5938 Kauffman Avenue, Temple City.
2. ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Member -Blum, Sternquist, Yu, Chavez
ABSENT: Member-Vizcarra
ALSO PRESENT: Executive Director Pulido, Agency Counsel Vail,
Assistant Executive Director Lambert, Agency Secretary
Flandrick
Vice Chairman Chavez moved to excuse Chairman Vizcarra for cause,
seconded by Mr. Yu and unanimously carried.
3. CONSENT CALENDAR
Mr. Yu moved to approve the Consent Calendar, seconded by Mr. Blum and
unanimously carried by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Member -Blum, Sternquist, Yu, Chavez
NOES: Member -None
ABSENT: Member-Vizcarra
ABSTAIN: Member -None
A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Approved the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of September 21, 2010,
as presented.
B. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. CRA 10-1005 — APPROVAL OF
PAYMENT OF BILLS
Adopted Resolution No. CRA 10-1005, a RESOLUTION OF THE
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF TEMPLE CITY
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ALLOWING CLAIMS AND DEMANDS IN THE SUM OF $140,850.84
DEMAND NOS. 3781 THROUGH 3784.
4. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A. SELECTION OF FIVE HOUSEHOLDS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE
"BRUSH WITH KINDNESS" HOUSING REHABILITATION PROGRAM
Assistant Executive Director Lambert stated, on July 6, 2010, the
Temple City Community Redevelopment Agency (TCCRA) approved
the project agreement between Habitat for Humanity and the TCCRA
to create and fund the Temple City Brush with Kindness program. At
this time, Habitat for Humanity has selected five households to
participate in the Brush with Kindness housing rehabilitation program.
Twelve applicants were interviewed by the Habitat for Humanity
selection committee and five applicants were tentatively chosen for
participation with an additional three households pre -approved. As
stated in the project agreement, all households were owner occupied
with a household income less than 80% of the Area Median Income as
published by the Department of Housing and Urban Development
(HUD). Habitat and City staff reviewed the applications to ensure
compliance with this requirement. In addition, the selection committee
narrowed their choices based on the greatest need and a willingness
to partner with Habitat throughout the project.
$50,000 of TCCRA Low/Moderate Housing funds have been budgeted
for this program for Fiscal Year 2010-2011. The TCCRA will provide
grant funds not to exceed $10,000 per household.
Damien Allen, representing Habitat for Humanity, provided information
regarding the selection process, stating this program opportunity was
available to all Temple City residents and open for 30 days. Twelve
families applied and eight were found to quality. The five selected
were ranked most needy by the selection committee and budgets will
be submitted for these five households. Because there were other
families that qualified, it may be possible to use leftover funds or future
partnerships to help those families as well.
Responding to Agency Members' questions, Mr. Allen further
explained the selection process, stating the committee ensured that
the applicants fit the basic requirements of residency and financials,
and that the homes were owner occupied and fully insured. The
committee interviewed each family and inspected the home to
determine the scope of the project. The selection committee is
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comprised of two Habitat board members and the rest are volunteers
from the San Gabriel Valley community. They conduct a fair
evaluation process in researching the families and making sure they
are a good fit for the program. The remaining three families do qualify
and it may be possible to use any leftover funds for their participation.
Councilmember Sternquist thanked Mr. Allen and Assistant Executive
Director Lambert for their hard work in getting the program to this point.
She was thrilled to finally have this program come to be.
Mr. Blum moved to approve the five households tentatively chosen to
receive Brush with Kindness Housing rehabilitation grants and to
authorize the Executive Director (City Manager) to issue the five
grants, seconded by Mrs. Sternquist and unanimously carried by the
following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Member -Blum, Sternquist, Yu, Chavez
Member -None
Member-Vizcarra
Member -None
5. NEW BUSINESS — None
6. COMMUNICATIONS --- None
7. PUBLIC COMMENTS — None
8. UPDATE FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR — None
9. MATTERS FROM AGENCY MEMBERS -- None
10. CLOSED SESSION — None
11. ADJOURNMENT
The Community Redevelopment Agency Regular Meeting was adjourned at
9:05 p.m.
Vice Chairman
ATTEST:
Agency Secretary