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PUBLIC HEARING: CDBG COUNCIL CHAMBER May 10, 1983 Eouncil met in special session this date with the following members present: Mr. Buck, Mr. Conover, Mrs. Gleason, Dr. Gunter, Dr. Hall. As Mr. Buck arrived late, Mr. Conover called the meeting to order and opened the public hearing for the purpose of considering Community Development Block Grant recommendations for 1983-84 He gave a brief description of the CDBG process to date and introduced Mr. Fran Lawrence, Chairman of the City-wide. CDBG Task Force. Mr. Lawrence briefly reviewed the recommendations of the City-wide Task Force, explaining those programs and recommendations dealing with housing and benefits to-low income and unemployed persons. Mr. Conover explained that the Federal regulations permit up to 10% of the funds to be used ~or social programs which Council has agreed on. He introduced Mr. Tom Vandever to present the recommendations of the Social Development Commission regarding the use of the funds earmarked for this purpose. Mr. Vandever 'briefly reviewed the recommendations of the Social Develop- ment Commission regarding social programs. He pointed out that the Red Cross Home Care Project had not been recommended for funding although it is a high priority of the Social Development Commission. Mr. Vandever indicated this situation arose because the Social Development Commission was unaware that the $88,000 Inte~agency Home Care Grant, recently received by several agencies in the Region Ten area, did not fund the same activity as the block grant proposal. He added that some re-evaluation of the proposal might be appropriate. Diane Zahm, speaking on behalf of Mrs. Ethel Henderson, Chairman of the Fifeville Neighborhood Task Force, explained the process they used in arriving at their recommendations for the $210,000 allocated for the Fifeville neighborhood. She then briefly reviewed the individual project recommenda- tions. She pointed out that the additional projects requested would be funded only if additional money is made available through the Jobs Bill which is subject to the CDBG process also. Dr. Hall stated that he would like to hear from the Fifeville N6~ghborhood representatives. Mr. Ray Mishler, Executive. Director of the Red Cross, spoke on behalf of the funding of the Red Cross Home Care program discussed by Mr. Vandever. He then gave a brief description of that program and its benefits. Dr. Hall asked if the Red Cross had looked into alternative funding sources. Mr. Mishler said that hey were looking into Medicaid reimburse- ment and Title XX possibilities but neither source is now in place. -Mr. Peter MclntoSh of the Legal Aid Society explained the concepts of mediation, the topic of their grant request. He pointed out that the recommended funding of ~3,700 is not sufficient to provide an effective program and recommended that a better use be found for that money-if full funding of their request cannot be met. Mr. James King of Lewis Mountain Road spoke in support of the improved CDBG process this year, but feels that it should be lengthened in the future. He also pointed out that the $210,O00 allocated for the Fifeville neighbor- hood is too small, therefore this neighborhood should be given due consideration for additional funds as they become available and in subsequent years.