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287 <br /> <br /> On motion by Mr. Towe, seconded by Mrs. Gleason, <br />Council unanimously designed Court Days as a special event <br />allowing suspension of the vending policy cOncerning <br />limitation on location and numbers of vendors and waived the <br />required vending fees. <br /> <br />APPEAL: CITY MANAGER,S DECISION RE: ROUTE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS MARCH <br /> <br /> Mr. Hendrix stated that this matter has been resolved <br />and.that an alternate .route for the marchers has been agreed <br />upon. <br /> <br /> Ms. Cynthia Stratton, a member of the Planning <br />Committee for the Rally for Racial Justice, acknowledged the <br />efforts of the City toward Affirmative Action and the <br />Minority Business Program. Ms. Stratton stated that the <br />Planning Committee recognizes that there is need for further <br />improvement in minority employment and asked Council for <br />their support of the Rally. <br /> <br /> Mr. Buck stated that Council will take the request for <br />support of the Rally under consideration. <br /> <br />STAFF REPORT: RECOMMENDATION FOR CDBG FUNDS <br /> <br /> Mr. Louie Chapman, Assistant City Manager, stated that <br />following a joint meeting of Council and the CDBG Task Force <br />the CDBG Task Force met and made the following <br />recommendations for use of $459.,000 in CDBG funds and <br />$50,000 from the General Fund: 1) Scattered Site Public <br />Housing Development - $319,000; 2) Minority Business Loan <br />Fund - $100,000 ($50,000 General Fund/S50,000 CDBG); <br />3) Housing for the Blind and Handicapped - $75;000; and <br />4) Rental Occupancy Permit - $15,000. Mr. Chapman listed <br />the following recommended sources of funding: 1) Dogwood <br />Housing Loan Guaranty - $223,000; 2) Additional CDBG <br />Entitlement - $72,000; 3) Reduction in Revolving Loan Fund <br />Account - $164,000; and 4) General Funds - $50,000. <br /> <br /> Mr. Chapman stated that the Task Force also recommended <br />the following: 1) Any leftover funds from the Scattered <br />Site Public Housing Development, the Minority Business Loan <br />Fund, and the Housing for the Blind and Handicapped go into <br />the existing Revolving Loan Fund and that the Loan Program <br />be unfrozen and reactivated; 2) That the Rose Hill <br />Neighborhood be designated for future priority to CDBG <br />expenditures; and 3) That should any additional general <br />revenues be allocated for the Minority Business Loan Fund, <br />that CDBG funds be used for the existing revolving loan <br />program. <br /> <br /> · Responding to a question from Mrs. Gleason, Mr. Chapman <br /> stated that the funds for the HOusing for the Blind and <br /> Handicapped would be used for acquisition and rehabilitation <br /> of a structure which will be used as rental property. Mr. <br /> Chapman stated that it is unknown at this time who will <br /> administer this program and that it is possible that the <br /> $75,000 will be used to leverage additional funds. <br /> <br /> Responding to a question from Mr. Towe, Mr..Chapman <br />stated that the funds for the Minority Business Loan Program <br />will be used to leverage additional funds from banks. <br /> <br /> Mr. Buck noted that the concept of the Minority <br />Business Loan Program had been previously discussed when the <br />Minority Business Program was approved. Mr. Buck stressed <br />that the Rental Occupancy Program will still need to be <br />approved by Council and that acceptance of the CDBG Task <br />Force's recommendations should not be considered final <br />acceptance of the Program. Mr. Buck thanked the CDBG Task <br />Force for their spirit of cooperation and response to <br />Council's concerns. <br /> <br /> <br />