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Home My WebLink About1978 10-11 CDBGM MINUTF.S OF THE k'ROCEEDI�dCS OF THE A�MINISTRATNE COMMU?�TITY DEVELGPME�tiT PUBLIC HEARTNG OF T�-iE CITY OF BROOKLYN CE�TTER Ii�� TH£ COLTNTY O� H£NNEPIN AND r" THE STATE OF IvIINI�TESOTA o �CTOBEP. 11 297� :�ITY HALL �ALL TO ORDER The �'�dministra tive Community Development Public H�earing wa s called to order a t ?;37 p.mo by Administrative Assistant Brad Hoffman. PLTBLIC HEA�ING Admin�strative Assistant Hoffman ex�lained it was the intent of the public hearing to receive citizen comment on the development of a citizen` s participa tion plan in con- ��i�ti�n with the implementation �f a community' development prec�ram. IC was noted that the program regulations developed by the Department of Housing and Urban Deveiapment r�quire citizen participa tion throughout the entire process of the Cammun- ity I�evelopment Program, including the planning and development of tl�ie application Chrough an annual performance review. It was furthQr stated that it was the inter�t of the public hearing being held to receive comments on the scope of participation and the nature af that participation throughout that �rocesse Administrative Assistant Hoffman also stated that the City could a�ticipatte receiving approximately o-.e million dollars over t:ne next three �3) years. ```�j �dmir.istrative Assistant Hoffman then requested' comments from those present at the i publ�c hearing r�lative to the nature and scope oi citizen participation in Brooklyr: Centc�r's Community Developrnent Plan. Iviro Wi11iGm Haw�s, 3612 53rd Avenue North,,stated he felt that the at-large rep= reaentatives should not be Commission members. It was his concern that represen- tatives from the five (5) council advisory commissions would tend to rep:esent their respective Gomm.issifln's perspective on�y and that selecti�n of additional commissioners would cause an imbalance of representation �n the board. Follov,�ing a�rief discussion, L�olares Hastings of 5813 l�ldrich A�enue 1Vorth, stated that she felt that the at-large position shauld be slotted for one your,g individual and one senior citizen. A brief discussio�l fallowed relative to that vie��point. Pat Weitzei, ��18 66th Avenue I�Iarth, indicated she felt perh�ps colleg� students would be more �referable than using nonle�al adults for representatian. Adrninistrative Assistant Hoffm�n advised that positians;on the Community Development Advisory Board should not be specificaliy slotted for a particular type of individuai but rathsr guidelines could be recommPnded to insure adeauate representation of.many groups. A disct�ssion then ensued relative to the n�mber of people to serve on the Citiz'en's Advisary Board< Admii:is�rative Assistant Hofir:ian noted that in a memorandurn wri.tt�n by himself to the City Man�ger, he had recomm�nded s�ven (7) people be appointe�i to the advisory boarde However, ne noted that nu.mber had been sel;.cted because it was a small enough group to work with ar�d Iarge enougn to assure the rPr!-esenfiation required by regulations. He also added that he wo'ald not b6 opposed to changing tliat number, Ray Haroldson, 1207 72nd Avenu� Norrh, indic�ted that he felt that 10-I1-78 -1- ten ('IO) or twelue (I2) people shouIa be or� tii� ac:�Tis�r}� board. He in�icated tle ��It tE:at thu more pe�ple y�u have discussir.� it, the more i�L�as t�«�t zk�c�uid come ct�t af tl�c�s� discLvsior�s, �a�Iaara Jenseai, 65�9 44'�' IiV@;:Ll° P�TOt'�ll j st�ted she felt other ciE�ic c�raups sh�ul� b� represent�� or. the Cvmrn�rrity D�velopn;ent l�dvisor�, c� Boar�l. She �iso indicat�d ��.at we could us2 a g; to ttie Safety �d-Hoc Commitree esC�blisn�d �av the Cit��. Ra� Harc�l� ,c�� ad��:>�d that �se felt tha t each of t��e rep:esenta�iv�s from th� Com, should h alternate to assure r�pre° sFnt�tior. at eac;h Qi the meetin�s shou:.d o�2e cf th� Commissioners rLot k�e able to a�ter;.d. Mary Elle� Vetter, 6319 O�iver AJe.nue I�Tarth indic�ted she is vEry cornio�-� ta�Zle w��h the re�r�s�nta�io� fr�rn each �f �he Comrnissions. R�n Turz�er, 28i9 1\tash R�ad, indi�ated �hat he felt there �houlcz bE fif�een (�5) to t (20) peoale repr�� sented on the committee, Dol�r�s ��stin�s recam.mende� that each Commission recomm�nd an indivi�ual ta serv� �n the Go�nmunity DEVe?opm�nt A�visory Board. Follo�ving a brief discu�s.�on �t ��aas t'r.e c�nc�nsus ot thv grc�up tha� eact? Com�2�ission should present the Councfl v�rit� Iistin� of,znclividuaps from each of the Cofnmissicns that ��ould be interested in servin� in this capacity, �i�I ��awss �f the Planning Cammission rec�mmended tha� there be seven {7) at-la;r�a repres�ntaE�E�es the advisory board.' He n�ted thae th� total w�uld then be twelvs (1?.) p�ople. He recommended the seven (7) at-larye r�presentat�ves b� selecte� fro:r_ e�ch ot th� neic��ihorhooc� advisory areas in Br�►okivn Cent�r. Ray Harolc�son endor�e�I ttiac c;or�ce��t. Fc�llowir�g a lznq�hy discussicn, it �vas the concensus of tne group thar `'s� ri#��n's :�civisc�ry Group nave twelve (12) ir: rur:mb�r L�iith repres�nt� kiorx frfl� ��i� �f t=�� ve ,5) Co!�:missicr.� and sc�v�n (7) at--Iarge repres�ntativ�s wi�h one frotra :�ach Jf the n�iyhborhood advisory �reas. 1 he next ?tem d? sc ussed by the Comm� ssion wa s the develapsn�nt of Fiausing �s�.�.star.:.� �'lan. admin?strati�ae !�ssistant Hcffman not�d tl�at th� IHousing Ass�stanti^ �'.1.a�, rr� s �n �nt�gr�l part oi t:�e Gommuriit�� D�vei��;ment Dlan ar.d part oi �t� appiacG•a �ion proce:�s .�-iQ r�t�ted that irt. hi� mer.��orandum that he had recommendec: that thv a�v�iopn►ent �f ti�e plar, be the res�onsibility of the H�us�ng Comr.�iss�an, Ba:b jenJQa! a.nc_cate�� sl:e felt that it w�s a��:a�riat� that t'r?e Housin� Commission d�velo�� tht: 'r��using assis��n�� zan, however, she feyt t:�a� because i` was part of the C��mmur:�.C� �evelopmer_t s ian, it sho�.Id �e �resente� t�� the Citiz�n's �?dv�,sory Uroup p: icr t� 3.� rec�mm� r:dation to the C�ounci�, She further ae:�ed thak sh� =e�t that t:ne �-�ousing C;o�� r�is:ion should identiiy t'r?e hausin� needs in Brooklyn CEntar ar:c� r�c�mm�n� goa1:; to t;.�e dd� �;sc�r� graup She �h�n a��; d that i� waul� be �h� res��nsibi�ity of the Citizen's �3c�visory GrGUp to recorn�mPnd �ro�rams *c� meet tne nee�s �ne� goals est3b-� ??�i°�ed in c�� -i��si:�g ks�istance F�an to the Cou^Li�.. r'�lla�v�ng Ie�?gthy discussior�, :�t �v�s' the ronc�nsus o� the �roup chat th� F?ausing CommbssiQn icentiry tne housing �ieec�� ?n �r��okiyia �ente! �r� recom:��nd g�als to t:�e CitizEn`s F�r�visc�ry Grou�, It TN�?S e'.�5�� C'r;rr �n;t�gnc t�i�J� �r� e iti2en ndE�i Sd�Y �xI'�Ltp C1,*OU�� llt��@ 3 il.Ilc�1 f�C0:11i7C�1"!� dati�n to �n=� Ci�y ��.��r:cil ta :nclude t?�� s?ousirsg �ssis�ance ��an. �DTQtTRi`�?�/f u:rT '�'he m�eti��:s 4djourn�� at 9:30 p.sn, �,j,;� 3C-1�.--7� .-2..