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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996-03-05�Jz TOWN BOARD MEETING PUBLIC HEARING - HUD GRANT • MARCH 5, 1996 Deputy Supv C. Hatfield called the meeting to order at 9:00AM Roll call was by Town Clerk Lloyd: Present: Deputy Supv. C. Hatfield, Clp Grantham, Clp T. Hatfield and Clp Roberts Absent: Supv Schug and Atty Perkins Karl Heck - there has been a good response from the Town of Dryden. They are proposing a 2 year $850,000.00 housing rehabilitation grant. There would be 23 projects each year. This does not preclude the town to apply for another grant next year should they apply in another area. Clp Roberts - wanted to know what years this applied to. Karl Heck - 1996 - 1997 Clp Roberts - wanted to know if the one already in progress was for 1995 and can any new projects could be started on that grant at this time. Karl Heck - yes, it is a one year housing rehabilitation project and takes about 18 months to actually finish. The deadline for the applications were in the summer and the grants were awarded in the • fall. You have 5 years to spend the money. Clp T. Hatfield - those are grants to the town and we are putting that money to work in the community. Is this in the form of grants and loans? Wanted to know where the loans get repaid to. Karl Heck - the loans get repaid to the town. Clp T. Hatfield - wanted to know if the town could get some kind of report on the status of the loans. Karl Heck - saw no problem with sending a report to the town. Clp T. Hatfield - does it come back to the parameters under which it can be utilized or do those parameters change. Can it be used for housing or can be be used for economic development. Karl Heck - it can be used for anything that is eligible. Communities have the option of either keeping it, reapply for more in the same or different areas, or give your money back and apply for something else. Each year is an independent project. There are 23 projects in the Town of Dryden outside of the villages. Closed public hearing: 9:15AM TB3 -5 -96 Page 2 RESOLUTION #104 required APPROVAL OF HUD SMALL CITIES • APPLICATION as part of AND CONSOLIDATION keep the IDA PLAN Clp T. Hatfield offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption: WHEREAS, the Town of Dryden is interested in submitting an U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Small Cities Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) applications for the 1996 round of funding, and WHEREAS, HUD has required the completion of an Abbreviated Consolidated Plan as part of those applications, and WHEREAS, the Tompkins County Planning Department has prepared the Abbreviated Consolidated Plan and the application to comply with this regulation, now therefore be it RESOLVED, that the Town of Dryden is authorized to apply for a HUD Small Cities application for two (2) years for $850,000.00 RESOLVED, that the Town of Dryden Abbreviated Consolidated Plan be approved and the County be authorized to submit the Plan to HUD, and RESOLVED, further, that the Supervisor or his designee be authorized to sign any documentation involved in the Abbreviated Consolidated Plan. 2nd Clp Grantham Roll call vote - all voting Yes Deputy Supv C. Hatfield received an invitation from the Etna Volunteer Fire Dept. to their annual banquet and installation of officers on March 16th. Clp Roberts said he would attend. Clp T. Hatfield - reported he had received information from the State that their records indicate the Town of Dryden IDA provides for the automatic dissolution of an IDA who has no bonds or other obligations outstanding at the expiration of 10 years after the effective date of this enabling legislation. If our records are incorrect regarding bond issues or obligations by the Town of Dryden please furnish us with the information. If you have any information to report please respond by March 15th. If we do not hear from you by that date with this the agency will be dissolved pursuant to Section 8561b of the General Municipal Law. I feel we should hold on to the IDA so that in the future if something does show up it gives us something to move forward with. Deputy Supv C. Hatfield will check with Supv Schug to see what has to be done to keep the IDA in force. • 57 I • • 0 TB3 -5 -96 Clp T. Hatfield - gave report to board members regarding update of bathroom in highway garage. They are at a point now with the upgrading and can be left that way if need be since there is no money in the budget account for that item. Clp T. Hatfield - the highway is gathering up information in the format which we have requested. I would like the data compiled so that whoever is doing the highway bills will have a basis for looking things up when we meet once a month with them. This information should be ready by the April meeting. Adjourned: 9 :30AM Susanne Lloyd Dryden Town Clerk Y 0