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Home My WebLink About1994-06-22 188 SPECIAL TOWN,OF ENFIELD TOWN.BOARD MEETING WEDNESDAY -JUNE 22, 1994 A Special Town Board meeting of the Town of Enfield was held Wednesday, June P� g 22nd, 1994 at the Enfield Community Building, 182 Enfield Main road at 6:40 p.m to pay bills presented for the Small Cities Grant. Supervisor Owens presiding. Present: Jean Owens, supervisor Carl Newhart, Councilman Garry Achilles, Councilman Pat Dougherty, Councilman - absent Linda VanNederynen, Councilman - absent Motion made by Councilman Newhart and seconded by Councilman Achilles that the town Board of the Town of Enfield pay Tompkins county Better Housing a total of $7,668.33 for administrative costs and construction (perk test.) Administrations bill for April and May $7,5443.33 Construction(perk test) 125.00 Carried Unanimously Motion made by Councilman Achilles and seconded by Councilman Newhart that the Special Town Board Meeting be adjourned. Carried Unanimously Meeting adjourned at 6:45 p.m. Respectfully submitted Alice Lau(�4�� Town Clerk 189 1 TOWN OF ENFIELD PUBLIC HEARING SMALL CITIES PROGRAM AND COMPREHENSION HOUSING AFFORDABILITY STRATEGY WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22ND, 1994 The Public Hearing on Small Cities Program and Comprehension Housing Affordability Strategy was held Wednesday, June 22nd, 1994 at the Enfield Community Building at 6:30 p.m. with supervisor Owens presiding. Karl Heck representing Tompkins County Better Housing was present. The Housing and Community Development Act was first approved by Congress in 1974. The Act was subsequently amended on several occasions, with the most recent amendment in 1990 as part of the National Affordable Housing Act. Under provisions of the amended Act, communities continue to be eligible for grant funds through the ,,Small Cities Program". Funding under this program, as before, is on a competitive basis, with communities competing with other applicants for the available fund. The primary objective of the Community Development Program is the development of viable urban communities, including decent housing and a suitable living environment and expanding economic opportunities, principally for persons of low and moderate income. However, there is a provision that activities which are in themselves eligible must also meet other HUD restrictions. Most particularly, activities MUStr comply with requirements regarding benefit to low and moderate income persons. It is a threshold requirement that every program benefit a minimum of 70 percent low income persons. Also, due to the competitive nature of the program, activities must fully address HUD rating criteria. Federal regulations outline program requirements and HUD's procedure for rating and ranking application. These regulations rsoognizs that the needs of communities vary widely, and therefore, provide for two types of aipplications - comprehensive and single purpose. Communities may apply under either (but not both) of these application categories. A Single Purpose Grant , which Enfield applies for, may provide funds for one or more projects, each consisting of an activity or a set of activities, and designed to meet S as specific community development need. Funds are availaWe to address serious problems with housing, public facilities which affect the public health and safety, or economic development. If a Single Purpose Grant application has more than one activity, the a activity that directly addresses the need must represent at least a majority of funds requested. 190 2 SMALL.CITIES PROGRAM AND COMPREHENSION HOUSING AFFORDABILITY STRATEGY PUBLIC HEARING MINUTES - JUNE 2201994 • Projects are rated and scored against each of the following factors: Points Need-absolute number of poverty persons 75 Need-percent of poverty persons 75 Program impact 400 Outstanding performance in: Fair Housing 40 Local equal opportunity efforts M Maximum total 616 No outstanding grants at this time other than the 1993 grant. Regarding 1994 Small Cities Competition 44.4 million dollars is available. 37.7 million is for single Purpose Grants of the kind Enfield applies for. We need to do about ten more Single Purpose Grants then were done last year. 6.7 million is in the Comprehensive pool. Deadline for applications is July 26th, 1994. HUD mandated approval date is October 15, 1994 or seventy-five days after deadline date. In a normal year between 175-200 communities apply and approximately 40%, around 80 are funded. With the additional funds it should be around 85 -90. Enfield project last year scored a 400 score. Rated 24th in the Small Cities Upstate New York applications. Town has an Abbreviated Comprehension Housing Affordability Strategy that was approved by HUD as part of last years application. Town has completed a 1994 Abbreviated Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy which will be available starting Friday, June 24th, 1994 at the Town Hall and also at the Tompkins County Public Library for pudic comment. No public comments were received last year. Comment period will be from June 24th - July 24th, 1994. Part of application for July 26 th, 1994. Hearing no further public comment the public hearing dosed at 6:40 p.m. Public Hearing dosed at 6:40 p.m. • Respectfully Ahhmftted, Alice Laue Town Clerk