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CITY OF ST. ANTHONY
PLANNING COMMISSION .MINUTES
FOR
• PUBLIC HEARING ON YEAR VII-I CDBG FUNDS
March 16 , 1982
The hearing was opened by Chairman Jones at 6 :50 P.M.
Present for roll call: Peterson, 'Jones , Makowske , and Zawislak.
Absent: Bowerman, Bjorklund and Sopcinski .
Also present: Ron Berg , - Administrative Assistant -and Julianne Bye ,
Office of Planning and Development', Hennepin County.
Mr. Zawislak was welcomed to the Commission membership.
Ms . Bye was present to answer questions related to the 1982 objectives
for the Community' Development Block Grant funding and indicated she
as in agreement with the activities recommended by Mr. Berg in his
March 12th memorandum for allocating the City 's funds from the pro-
gram. She said guidelines are set 'for the types of improvements which
will be approved under the single -family rehabilitation program with
only families with incomes of. up to $7 ,500 eligible for the grants .
Previous grants in St. Anthony have been given for roofing , insulation,
and plumbing and electrical improvements and- enough applications are
being processed to date to use up the funds allocated for- this activity.
She agreed the City should allocate $15.,000 for the proposed senior
residence project to indicate the City ' s support. for the proposal when
the project application is made toHUDfor 202 financing.
Four'-.members of the Board of Directors of the Northeast Minneapolis/
St. Anthony Village Senior Development Corporation, sponsors of the
project, were present to discuss the 60 unit development, proposed
for the site just south of the Legion Club on Kenzie Terrace. They
were Archie Fjeld, 2831 Hayes Street N.E. ; Martin Fredericks , 2604
27th Avenue N.E. ; Carol T. Peterson, 3123 Hayes Street N.E. ; . and Mary
Gablerwho also serves, on the Greater Minneapolis Housing Corporation.
Robert Giere of the Eberhardt Company said he will serve as a housing
consultant for the project and he is confident the modified project
will gain HUD financing this time around. Ms... Gabler indicated the
organization is working with the Hennepin County Department of Trans-
portation to work out the shopping center access problems which may
have been a deciding factor in the project losing HUD acceptance in
the past. She also speculated that the current high interest rates
almost eliminate any other type than 202 subsidized financing for
the project.
Mr. Berg had .included in his list of activities which should be
funded the public service allocation which is permitted only 100 of
the total City grant. Tom McMullen, Assistant Superintendent of
District #282 , indicated the school' s interest in having the $5 , 460
allocated to aid the school district's development of a day care
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center for children of working parents . He said recent surveys have
indicated such parents have a need for care of the elementary children
• after school, kindergarteners -for .half a day and :occasional day care
for children whose parents -take only part time -jobs . Mr. McMullen
said his association with the Hennepin County CETA. program has
convinced him that the lack -.of adequateday care facilities is the
greatest barrier to employment of many low and moderate income
parents . He assumed a great many of the parents who have indicated
an interest in a day care cen.ter. would come within .the grant guide-
lines as to income and pointed out the economies of establishing the
center in the unused portion of .Wilshire School with licensed day
care teachers hired to -run the center. These particular funds could
provide .the seed money for the preliminary planning 'and purchase of
some of the equipment which- will be necessary to set up the center.
The hearing was closed at 7 : 35 P.M.
Mr. Berg -told Mrs . Makowske he .does not anticipate the City administra-
tion costs will exceed the $1, 500 allocated for that purpose .
Motion by Mr. Peterson. and seconded. by 'Mrs .. Makowske to allocate
Year VIII Community 'Development Block Grant funds .to the following
eligible activities :
Housing: rehabilitation $32 ,630
Housing: new construction 15 ,000
Public service 5 ,460
Program administration 1 ,500
Before a vote was taken on the motion, the following amendment was
offered:
Motion by Mrs . Makowske and seconded by Chairman Jones to identify
the "new construction" as "N.E. Senior Housing" .
Motion carried unanimously.
The original motion as .amended then passed unanimously.
The hearing adjourned at 7 : 45 P.M.
Respectfully submitted ,
Helen Crowe
Secretary