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MINUTES
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD
23 January 1978, Southside Community Center
PRESENT: D. Fuller, R. Moran, R. Hildreth
ALSO: H. M. Van Cort, C. Frederick, W. Schlesinger, E. Holman, M. Waldman, Members
of the Press and Others
1. In the absence of the Chairperson, Mr. Fuller called the meeting to order.
2. Mr. Moran MOVED to approvethe .minutes of the meeting of December 27, 1977 as
written. Seconded by Mr. Hildreth. CARRIED.
3. Special order of business: None.
4. Chairperson's report: Mr. Fuller read the list of Planning and Development
Board committee assignments for 1978. They are as follows
Executii,,e_& Liaison Committee : Benson (Chr. ) , Fuller, Bordoni, Hildreth,
Crowley
Housing and Redevelopment Committee:, : Bordoni (Chr. ) , Fuller, Crowley, Moran
General Plan and Capital Improvements Committee : Fuller (Chr. ) , Benson,
Bordoni, Hildreth
Codes & Ordinances Committee : Hildreth (Chr. ) , Benson, Fuller, Bordoni
Community Facilities. & Services Committee Crowley (Chr. ) , Benson.. Hildreth,
Moran
5. Zoning cases: None.
6, Communications: None.
7. Committee reports: None.
8. Old Business; Community Development Block Grant _ presentation of grant appli-
cation proposal. Mr. Van Cort explained that this applicati,Qn., proposai `:wa9_ ,
brought before the Planning and Development Board to determine its conformance
with the city's planning goals® He said the CD program was begun in 1974, with
the first entitlement given in 1975-76. The city is now applying for its fourth
year entitlement. The program is geared to assist low and moderate income people
to stimulate economic development in the city. The application, he noted"'..has
been developed with the help of a Citizens Advisory Committee, especially appointed
for this purpose, and t1 .Community Development Agency/Urban Renewal Agency. In
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the past several years, CD funds have been concentrated in a target area bounded
by Cayuga Street, Meadow Street Route 13 and Willow, and Elmira Road and Spencer
Street. He said this area was chosen because it had the greatest need. Most of
this determination was made through the CRP. He gave the Board demographic sta-
tistics which indicated needs of the target area by comparison with the rest of
the city, and noted that this area had the highest concentration of substandard
housing. In the past three years most of tYp:CD money has been spent in the target
area. This is based on a. strategy of comprehensive neighborhood conservation.
Resources for this kind of work are limited and could not solve all the city's
problems, and so the target area was selected. He said former years' policies on
spending CD funds have centered on concentration of funds in the target area,
spending on hardware rather than planning, studies or administration, and having
the city pick up all administrative costs of these programs. He noted that one
change in thiss year's application is that the program is to pick up part of the
administrative and planning expenses. He explained that the city had been able
to implement many previous years of planning with the CD funds, and that it was
now time to begin making new plans. He said that concentration was still being
stressed, but that it has been recommended that more money be spent outside of
the target area in the fourth year.
Mr. Van Cort noted that this year's strategy emphasizes neighborhood conservation
and economic development. He then read to the Board the budget as recommended
earlier in the day by, the Community Development Agency, for the fourth year funds
and for reprogramming of funds: remaining from the first three years entitlement.
Mr, Hi:ldreth MOVED the following resolution:
RESOLVED:that the Planning and Development Board finds this proposal
to be in conformance with the general plan for the City of
Ithaca and with the city's planning and development goals.
Mr, Moran seconded. CARRIED unanimously.
9. New Business: Mr. Van Cort presented a page of procedures for meetings, to be
distributed to the public at future Planning and Development Board meetings. He
explained that the language was made expressly clear for people who were not
accustomed to attending meetings,:and :suggested that the chairperson make re-
ference to the printed procedures at the beginning of each meeting.
10. There being no further business, Mr. Hildreth MOVED adJournment at 8:25 PM.
Meeting adjourned.
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD
1978 Committee Assignments
EXECUTIVE . & LIAISON COMMITTEE
Benson (Chr .) Fuller Bordoni Hildreth Crowley
HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Bordoni (Chr.) Fuller Crowley Moran
.: GENERAL PLAN & CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS COMMITTEE
Fuller (Chr.) Benson Bordoni Hildreth
CODES & ORDINANCES COMMITTEE
Hildreth (Chr, ) `Benson Fuller Bordoni
COMMUNITY FACILITIES & SERVICES COMMITTEE
Crowley (Chr.) ' Benson -Hildreth Moran