RES 81-010 RESOLUTION REALLOCATING PAST YEARS UNEXPENDED CDBG MONIES

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• CITY OF ST. ANTHONY A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES TO BE FUNDED BY YEAR VII CDBG FUNDS January 6 , 1981 The meeting was called to order by Chairman Pro Tem Jones at 7 : 30 P.M. Members of the Planning 'Commission . present: Jones, Peterson, Bowerman, Sopcinski and Enrooth. Also present: Ron Berg, Administrative Assistand and Julie Ann Bye of Hennepin. County Office of Planning and Development and Lee Entner, St. Anthony Fire Chief. The public hearing was- opened at 7 :34 P.M. Mr. Berg stated that the required legal publication for the meeting had been accomplished; notice and- outline of the program had been posted at various points throughout the City; and the same notice and outline had been sent to' community .organizations . • Mr. Berg said the purpose of the meeting was to determine what the housing assistance and community development needs of the City are and then to target the Year VII estimated grant amount of $45 ,000 for those needs. He went on to say that unexpended monies from previous years projects, which no longer are viable projects , can and should be reallocated. Mr. Berg and Ms . Bye outlined I briefly the program guidelines established by H.U.D. In this matter, it was emphasized that the primary goal for Communities is to use C.D.B.G. funds for housing needs of low to moderate income indi- viduals and families. In that context, Mr. Berg related that some more monies could be earmarked for multi-family rehabilitation. In the past about $35 ,000 had been allocated for fire and life safety, code conformance; a meeting has been held with interested landlords (4) ; presently the required verification that it benefits low to moderate income families is being conducted. Mr. Lee Entner, Fire Chief of St. Anthony, was present. and listed some of the problems the Fire Marshal had observed and cited in his inspections of the City' s apartment units. Mr. Bob Olson, of Shelter Corporation,. the management company for Equinox Apartments, was present and stated there were several items of non-conformance in Equinox which had been listed by the Fire Marshal and that some of these had been complied with, some- are in the planning stage, and some have been delayed because of the expense involved.- Mr. Sopcinski stated his reluctance to allocate • much monies to apartment owners, feeling the upkeep and maintenance of the buildings is the responsibility of the landlord and should not be subsidized by grant monies . This sentiment was echoed by Mr. Peterson. Mrs. Makowske arrived at 8 :10 P.M.