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Home My Public Portal AboutA 2006-06-07 - CDBG �y/.� O� C�1Y OF LYNW�OD AG E N DA Z�16 JOi� - i ar� s: so COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ADVISORY BOARD COMMISSION ��Ty CLERiCS OFFICE WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 200,S�i �G �- ��" 6:00 P. M. C/ 'f C'�Y LYNWOOD CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS y �y � 11330 BULLIS ROAD, LYNWOOD, CA 90262 • JOE BATTLE, CHAIRPERSON WILLIAM ARAUJO, VICE CHAIRPERSON . AIDE CASTRO, COMMISSIONER PATRICIA CARR, COMMISSIONER MARTHA SALDANA, COMMISSIONER SYLVIA ORTIZ, COMMISSIONER JOANETTE GUTIERREZ,COMMISSIONER OPENING CEREMONIES: A. CALL TO ORDER B. FLAG SALUTE C. ROLL CALL D. CERTIFICATION OF AGENDA POSTING E. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES — April 5, 2006 F. PUBLIC ORALS: (ITEMS ON AGENDA ONLY) G. NEW BUSINESS: i 1. Presentation by Barbara Shull, Fair Housing Foundation � 2 Consolidated Annual Action Plan FY 2006-2007 � H. STAFF ORALS i � I. BOARD ORALS , j J: ADJOURNMENT � �� I I MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ADVISORY BOARD COMMISSION � WEDNESDAY APRIL 5, 2006 CALL TO ORDER: Chairperson Battle called the meeting to order on the above captioned date. FLAG SALUTE: All present participated. ` ROLL CALL: Present Absent Chairperson Battle Commissioner Saldana Chairperson Araujo Commissioner Gutierrez Commissioner Ortiz Commissioner Castro Commissioner Carr , ' � CERTIFICATION OF AGENDA POSTING Staff stated that the Agenda was posted per the Brown Act. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: � Commissioner Castro made a motion to approve the Minutes of March 1, 2006 Commissioner Carr seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously. Commissioner Ortiz stated that the minutes were done very well. PUBLIC ORALS: (ITEMS ON AGENDA ONLY) There were no public orals. ' I NEW BUSINESS: � f i 1. Public Hearing - City of Lynwood Draft HUD Consolidated One Year � Action Plan ; Commissioner Carr made a motion to open the public hearing. Commissioner � Ortiz seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously. ; Annette Potts, Deputy Director of Administrative Services, gave an overview of � the FY2006-07 Consolidated One Year Action Plan and asked the CDBG � Commissioners if they all had an opportunity to review the Plan. Commissioner ; Carr stated that she didn't receive the package until the night prior to the ' meeting, because it was place at her front door and she enters through her back � door. � ' � f � Commissioner Carr also stated that she had a meeting the previous night, and returned home late and did not get a chance to review the Consoiidated Plan. However, she knows its standard information and she is aware that Commissioner gave recommendations on the programs at the last regular meeting. Ms Carr wanted the record to reflect that she didn't get a thorough review of the Consolidated Plan for FY 2006-07. Commissioner Carr asked if HOME program administrative cost were separate from the CDBG Administrative cost. Ms. Potts replied yes and that the HOME Program regulations allow a minimum of ten percent for administration whereas CDBG allows twenty percent. Commissioner Carr asked was the CHDO another administrative cost. Commissioner Carr also asked if the overseer over HOME funds is the same person who oversees CHDO. Ms. Potts replied that the HOME program receives an annual allocation. 10% of the allocation can be used for administration and 15% of the allocation must be used for a CHDO project. Commission Carr asked if CHDO's had to qualify, and did the City verify their eligibility. Ms. Potts replied yes, she also stated that the housing just qualified a new CHDO a couple of months ago and to her knowledge housing will be taking an item to Council to allow the CHDO to purchase property for a low-income rental project. Commissioner Castro stated that the new CHDO's name is American Family Housing and that they will offer low income rentals to City of Lynwood residents. Commissioner Castro also stated that the real estate broker representing the CHDO is also a consultant for the City's RedevelopmenUHousing Department and has to choose to remain a Consultant with the City or represent the CHDO as a Broker, because to do both is considered a conflict of interest. Commission Carr asked how the CHDO could purchase property with only � $42,000.00. Ms. Potts replied that the City had several years of CHDO funds that could be allocated towards the CHDO project for American Family Housing � Company. ' Commissioner Castro informed the Commission that HOME funds have been ! reallocated to different projects in order to spend them. Ms. Potts stated that � Redevelopment is presenting projects to the Council for approval, although � several items were pulled in the past. Commission Castro stated that she didn't i think Council has approved a project, because they had to reallocate the funds , again. , Commissioner Ortiz requested information on the Rehabilitation Program at the last meeting and wanted to know the number of loans actually processed. Ms. Potts replied that the new Housing Manager just started and she hasn't gotten i everything together yet, she needs a little time to prepare a presentation for the ' I Commission. Commissioner Castro asked the name of the new Housing Manager. Ms. Potts replied Kathy Johnston. Commissioner Carr stated that Kathy Johnston was the person Ricardo Miranda from HUD recommended to Enrique Martinez, Lynwood's City Manager. Ms. Potts replied that Kathy Johnston previously worked for the City of Southgate. Commissioner Carr stated that she spoke with Ricardo Miranda, Lynwood's HUD Representative, on the phone and he told her that he knew Kathy Johnston personally and she was a good person for the job and she's going to help the program get back on the ball. Commissioner Carr also stated that Mr. Miranda told her Lynwood's HOME program had the worst record in the State but he is confident that with Kathy Johnston aboard, Lynwood will get back on track. Commissioner Castro made a motion to close the public hearing. Commissioner Ortiz seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously. Commissioner Castro made a motion to approve the Gity of Lynwood Draft HUD Consolidated Plan One-Year Action Plan for Fiscal Year 2006-2007. Commissioner Carr seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. There were no other public comments and the public hearing was closed. STAFF ORALS: NONE • I BOARD ORALS: � Commissioner Carr stated that she would like for staff to keep the Commission + well versed on funds allocated annually for the HOME and CDBG program and if , there are any penalties. Commissioner Carr feels that if the Commission was well � informed they could wear two hats, one to make recommendations to the Council based on the need to implement and also informed residents. Commissioner ' Carr wants the Commission to receive an outline of information regarding HOME � funds that will keep the Commission well versed on whaYs going on. ! Ms. Potts stated that she would recommend that the Citizen Participation Plan be ! amended to include language that required that the Commission receive HOME Program progress reports. Commissioner Carr stated that she wanted to go to � Council request that the loan review committee be given back to the Commission, someone needs to oversee the money so we can stop the ! penaities, we have to stop paying back so much money we are loosing more in the long run than we are putting out and our citizens are the ones paying for it. ! � I Chairperson Battle stated the he knows the City Council wants to know and be well versed on how much money is being spent because thaYs how the get sidelined when someone who is running for council approaches them and say I know something you.don't know. Council wants to be in the know. Commissioner Carr asked that the Commission consider taking this matter to Council put it on paper, come out and support it and state their objectives about it. Vice Chairperson Araujo stated that he agreed with Commissioner Carr and thinks it a great idea. Commissioner Castro stated that she agreed with Commissioner Carr and the she wasn't sure if it needed to go on the agenda. Commissioner Carr replied that if it is an agenda item it opens it up for discussion and Council can move on it, if iYs just a discussion item and iYs just floating in the air iYs nothing but talk and nothing will get accomplished. Ms. Potts stated that she would bring the Citizen Participation Plan to the Commission to review and recommend some updates and try to send it to the City Council. Ms. Potts also stated that she wasn't sure if Housing would want the Commission to have that supervision over the HOME funds. Chairperson � Battle replied don't say supervision we just want to obtain umbrella information. I Commissioner Castro stated that she was not making any excuses for Council ' but unless you know the jargons and the numbers iYs really difficult to � understand whaYs going on. Commissioner Castro also stated that she does this for a living, she's not saying that the Council shouldn't be held accountable but i � after that incident two Council members called her the following day wanting her to explain to them what was going on with, HOME funds. Commissioner Castro stated that she will continue to be the thorn in Council and Staffs side and she will try her best to make sure someone is held accountable. Commissioner Castro asked the Commissioners to come out to Council meetings. ADJOURNMENT: Motion to adjourn was made by Chairperson Battle seconded by Commissioner , Ortiz. Motion carried unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 6:30 p.m. Chairperson Annette Potts, Staff Person �