Lake County Housing and Community Development Commission met Aug. 9.
Here are the minutes provided by the commission:
1. Roll Call
Vice Chair Pedersen called the meeting to order at 3:36 pm.
Guests: Rob Anthony, President of Community Partners for Affordable Housing; Robert Montgomery, Executive Director of Urban Muslim Minority Alliance.
Staff: Brenda O'Connell, Damon Coleman, Yazmin Albino, Pamela Jeffries, and Danielle White.
Present 11 - Mary Ross Cunningham, Mary Dominiak, Angelo Kyle, Linda Pedersen, Janet Swartz, Anne Flanigan Bassi, Michael Meehan, Gina Roberts, Marah Altenberg, Stephanie Victor and Marc Jones
Absent 8 - Sandy Hart, Kathleen O'Connor, Dan Venturi, Billy McKinney, Bethany Williams, Ray Rose, Paras Parekh and Michael Knight
2. Approval of Minutes
2.1 23-1074
Approval of Minutes July 12, 2023
Aye 10 - Commissioner Ross Cunningham, Commissioner Dominiak, Commissioner Kyle, Vice Chair Pedersen, Commissioner Swartz, Commissioner Meehan, Commissioner Roberts, Commissioner Altenberg, Commissioner Victor and Commissioner Jones
Absent 8 - Ex-Officio Member Hart, Commissioner O'Connor, Commissioner Venturi, Commissioner McKinney, Commissioner Williams, Chair Rose, Ex-Officio Member Parekh and Commissioner Knight
Not Present 1 - Commissioner Flanigan Bassi
3. Chair's Remarks
No Chair remarks.
4. Public Comments (items not on the agenda)
No public comments.
5. Old Business
No old business.
6. New Business
6.1 23-1120
Presentation and Discussion - Proposed Second Amendment to Program Year 2023 (PY23) Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) Annual Action Plan (AAP). Brenda O'Connell, Community Development Administrator, proposed changes to allocate $165,084.70 of CDBG Program Income, and reallocate $184,915.30 of HOME and CDBG funds from an approved Community Partners for Affordable Housing (CPAH) new construction rental project to a CPAH acquisition rental project.
6.2 23-1121
PUBLIC HEARING
• Proposed Second Amendment to Program Year 2023 (PY23) Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) Annual Action Plan (AAP).
The public hearing was closed with no public comment.
6.3 23-1124
Joint resolution approving the Second Amendment to Program Year (PY) 2023 Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) Annual Action Plan (AAP).
• HUD requires the submission of an Annual Action Plan (AAP) and associated amendments to govern expenditure of federal housing and community development funding for each program year.
• The second amendment to the PY 2023 AAP makes the following changes: o Allocation of $165,084.70 of CDBG Program Income (PI) to Community Partners for Affordable Housing (CPAH) for the acquisition of an affordable rental property.
o Reallocation of $184,915.30 of HOME and CDBG from an approved CPAH multifamily new construction (Lake Plane Senior Residences) project to CPAH for the acquisition of an affordable rental property.
approved
Aye 11 - Commissioner Ross Cunningham, Commissioner Dominiak, Commissioner Kyle, Vice Chair Pedersen, Commissioner Swartz, Commissioner Flanigan Bassi, Commissioner Meehan, Commissioner Roberts, Commissioner Altenberg, Commissioner Victor and Commissioner Jones
Absent 8 - Ex-Officio Member Hart, Commissioner O'Connor, Commissioner Venturi, Commissioner McKinney, Commissioner Williams, Chair Rose, Ex-Officio Member Parekh and Commissioner Knight
6.4 23-1125
Joint resolution approving $300,000 of HOME Investment Partnerships American Rescue Plan Program (HOME-ARP) funds to Urban Muslim Minority Alliance (UMMA) for the development of four affordable rental units.
• On March 14, 2023 the Lake County Board approved a HOME-ARP Allocation Plan which included $5,121,570 for the development of affordable rental housing.
• Lake County Community Development (CD) staff released a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the HOME-ARP funds on May 9, 2023.
• HOME-ARP application are received on a rolling basis and UMMA has applied for $300,000 of HOME-ARP to support the development of four (4) rental units.
• The Lake County Housing and Community Development Commission recommended the project for funding on August 9, 2023.
Brenda O'Connell presented the Urban Muslim Minority Alliance (UMMA) application for $300,000 of HOME-ARP funds to support the development of a 4-unit affordable apartment building. The project's total budget is $600,000 and they will leverage $300,000 of their own funds. The funding request for $300,00 is reasonable for 4-units and is well below the regulatory subsidy limits.
approved
Aye 11 - Commissioner Ross Cunningham, Commissioner Dominiak, Commissioner Kyle, Vice Chair Pedersen, Commissioner Swartz, Commissioner Flanigan Bassi, Commissioner Meehan, Commissioner Roberts, Commissioner Altenberg, Commissioner Victor and Commissioner Jones
Absent 8 - Ex-Officio Member Hart, Commissioner O'Connor, Commissioner Venturi, Commissioner McKinney, Commissioner Williams, Chair Rose, Ex-Officio Member Parekh and Commissioner Knight
6.5 23-1136
Presentation and Discussion - Local research and data on the lingering impact of COVID-19.
Brenda O'Connell presented data from a June 2023 report released by the Heartland Alliance. The data showed Black and Latino Illinoisans were those most greatly impacted by COVID-19 with higher COVID mortality and higher rate of reported mental health symptoms. An estimated 15% of unfilled positions in the future could be due to long COVID for the same population. In Illinois, the end of emergency allotments means Illinois will lose $183 million in federal funds per month for SNAP, approximately 22% of all households in Illinois. The benefits cliff will create financial pressure on low-income populations and impact other budget areas, such as housing.
7. Staff Reports
Brenda O'Connell announced two upcoming presentations at future HCDC meetings; Brushwood Center’s Health, Equity and Nature report and Lake County Partners’ Housing Study.
8. Adjournment
Vice Chair Pedersen adjourned the meeting at 4:51pm
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