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<br />~. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />Ms. Schue moved, seconded by Ms. Smith, to adopt the resolution. <br />Roll call vote; motion carried unanimously. <br /> <br />Mayor Keller asked for volunteers to represent the council on the policy board. <br />He noted that Councilor Ball had volunteered to serve and that Councilor Holmer <br />had said he was available. <br /> <br />Ms. Schue moved, seconded by Ms. Smith, to appoint Councilors Ball <br />and Holmer to the River Road/Santa Clara Plan Policy Committee. <br />Motion carried unanimously, with Councilors Ball and Holmer <br />abstaining. <br /> <br />Councilor Wooten noted that County Commissioner Lieuallen, formerly a member of <br />the Eugene City Council, was in the hospital for surgery. She suggested that <br />the council send him a get-well card. Mr. Gleason said staff would do this. <br /> <br />V. BUY OREGON FIRST PROGRAM (memo distributed) <br /> <br />As announced earlier in the meeting, this item was held over to May 11, 1983. <br /> <br />VI. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT UPDATE AND INITIAL PRESENTATION OF <br />FY83-84 APPLICATION (memo distributed) <br /> <br />Mr. Gleason introduced Greg Byrne, Eugene Development Department. Mr. Byrne <br />noted that it had been six months since the council had had a formal report from <br />the EDD on the block grant and that his report would bring the council up to <br />date on the grant and would discuss the proposal for the 1983-84 grant. <br />Mr. Byrne said that the goals for the City's Community Development Block Grant <br />program were 1) to comply with the findings and requirements of the Department <br />of Housing and Urban Development audit; 2) to restructure the program to eliminate <br />the sources of its past problems; 3) to close out former grants; and 4) to <br />prepare the application for next year's grant in line with HUD guidelines. <br /> <br />Regarding the outcome of the recent HUD audit of the City program, Mr. Byrne <br />said that some funds had been reimbursed and that a decision on additional <br />reimbursement had not yet been made. He said that program contracts were being <br />closely monitored. Mr. Byrne said that efforts were being made to increase <br />minority representation on the Community Development Committee. He summarized <br />by stating that in general it was found that the City's CDBG program was serving <br />the City well, although it was recognized that there had been some problems with <br />the program. <br /> <br />Mr. Byrne said that recommendations for the FY83-84 grant were 1) that there be <br />fewer projects and that they be larger, 2) that there be fewer third-party <br />contracts, 3) that neighborhood staffing be done through direct contractual <br />relationship with the City; and 4) that greater use be made of existing personnel <br />in the Parks and Public Works departments. <br /> <br />Mr. Byrne said that in closing out old grants, assessments would be made of the <br />feasibility of completing old projects and that if completion did not seem <br />feasible, funds be reprogrammed. He estimated that 75 percent of the projects <br />could be completed by the end of this fiscal year. <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council <br /> <br />April 27, 1983 <br /> <br />Page 5 <br />