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Home My WebLink About75 0410 minMINUTES HOUSING PUBLIC HEARING April 10, 1975 The City Council of the City of Plainview met in a public hearing with members of various City committees to discuss an application to be made to the Department of Housing and Urban Development for Community Development Discre- tionary Block Grant funds. Those present included the following: Keltz Garrison - Mayor Pro Tem, Medlin Carpenter, Neal Williams, Richard Cross, and Jeane Browning- Plainview City Col~ncil; Marshall Pharr-City Manager, Joe Sharp-City Attorney, M. L. Rea-City Clerk, Wm. R. Hogge-Director of Public Works, Harold Gladman-Director of Planning, Johnnie Baltew-Director of Public Safety, Norman Huggins-Director of Finance, and Billy Rogers-Park Supervisor; Tom Barber-Planning Consultant; Ed Thornton and Pete McDonald-Community Development Committee; Kelly Mack Sears, Paula Ybarra, and J. Oliver Bier-Neighborhood Improvement Committee; A. C. Swanner- General Chairman of the CIC/NIC; Jess West~ Luther Bain, J. B. Roberts, John Skaggs, Lester James, Sr., and Bill Cox (representing Solon Clements)-Central Business Dis- trict Improvement Committee; Preston Walker, Denzil McMitlan, Mrs. C. D. Wofford, and Miss Winnie Karrh-Area Advisory Committee; Jack Skaggs, Steve Broussard, Grady Boyd, Norman Wright, James Rogers, J. B. Wheeler, and Joe Wood-Business and Economic Advisory Committee; Cheryl Branch, Jace Mabry, Carolyn Williams, Gary Yates, Deborah Oakley, Charles Copeland, Danny Amy, Polly Lackey, Mike Roquence, Leon Beard, Alan Neff, Sonna Olson, Mike Clifton, Stanley Juanita, and Johnny Boling- Wayland Baptist College; Mrs. Ann Hawkins; Mrs. Vernetta Floyd; Tom Almon; Merle Daniel; Don Richards-Plainview Reporter News; Bill Bmuder-KKYN Radio; and LeWard Hood-Plainview Daily Herald. Invocation was given by Jeane Browning. A public hearing was opened on an application to the Department of Housing and Urban Development for funds to be received under the Community Development Discre- MINUTES HOUSING PUBLIC HEARING April 10, 1975 Page 2 tionary Block Grant. Norman Huggins presented a summary of the Housing and CommuniZy Development Plan concerning requirements necessary in obtaining grant funds and renewal of the funds in the future. Also explained was the intent of the Housing and Community Development Act. Specified objectives stated included elimination of slums and blight, elimination of unhealthy and unsafe conditions, improvement of community services, more rational utilization of land. and activity centers, reduction in isolation of low income groups, and bist6ric preservation. Funds may also be used for any community development project except certain public facilities. Marshall Pharr presented the background regarding the application, an explana- tion of the discretionary non-metro balance application, and the long and short term objectives. Comments were entertained from visitors. Those commenting included Merle Daniel, Mike Clifton, and Charles Copeland. There being no further comments, the public hearing was closed. It was moved by Alderman Carpenter, seconded by Alderman Williams, to adopt Resolution No. R75~042, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Plainview, Texas, authorizing the filing of a Community Development Block Grant Program application to the U,S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; and authorizing the Mayor to act as the City's chief executive officer and authorized representative in all matters pertaining'~to'~the City's participation in the Community Development Block Program. Motion carried unanimously. There being no further business, meeting adjoumned at 9:00 p.m. ATTE ST: M~ L. REA, city Clerk ~E~Tz G~R~SON, Mayor Pro rem / MI~3TES HOUSING PUBLIC HEARING April 10, 1975 The City Council of the City of .Plainview met in a public hearing with members of various C.i. ty. committees ~.t0 .discuss-an application.to be'~made 'to ~the tionary Block Grant funds. Those present included the following: Keltz Garrison - Mayor Pro Tem, Medlin Carpenter, "Neal Williams, Richard Cross, and?~Jeane Browning- Plainview City Council; Marshall Pharr-City Manager, Joe Sharp-City Attorney, M. L. Rea-City Clerk, Wm. R. Hogge-Director of Public.Works, Harold Gladman-Director of Planning, johnnie Baltew-Direct°r of Public Safety, Norman HUggins-Director of Finance, and-Billy Rogers-Park'Supervisor; Tom Barber-Planning Consultant; Ed Thornton and Pete McDonald-Community Development Committee; Kelly-Mack Sears, Pau!a Ybarra, and J. Oliver Bier-Neighborhood Improvement Committee; A. C. Swanner- General Chairman of the CIC/NIC; JeSs West, Luther Bain, J. B. Roberts, John SRaggs, Lester James, Sr., and Bill Cox (representing Solon C'lements)-CentraI Business Dis- trict Improvement Committee; Preston Walker, Denzil McMillan, Mrs. C. Do Wofford, and Miss Winnie Karrh-Area Advisory Committee; Jack Skaggs, Steve Broussard, Grady Boyd~ Norman Wright, James Rogers, J. B. Wheeler, and Joe Wood-Business ahd Economic Advisory Committee; Cheryl Branch, Jace M~bmy, Carolyn Williams, Gary Yates, Deborah Oakley, Charles Copetand, Danny Amy, Polly Lackey ,: Mike Roquence, Leoh Beard, Alan Neff, Sonna 01son, Mike Clifton, Stanley Juanita, and Johnny Boling- Wayland Baptist College; Mrs° Ann Hawkins; Mrs. Vernetta Floyd; Tom Almon; Merle Daniel; Don RichardS-Plainview Reoorter News; Bill Bruder-KKYN Radio; and LeWard Hood-Ptainview Daily Herald. Invocation was given by Jeane Browning. A public hearing was opened on an application to the Department of Housing and Urban Development for funds to' be received under the Community Devel0Pm~en~ Discre- MINUTES HOUSING PUBLIC HEARING April 10, 1975 Page 2 tionamy Block Grant. Norman Huggins presented a summary of the Housing and Community Development Plan concerning requirements necessary in obtaining grant '~- funds and renewal of the. funds in the future. Also explained was the intent of the Housing amd Community Development Act. Specified objectives stated included elimination of slums and blight, elimination of unhealthy and Unsafe conditions, improvement of comm~ty services, more rational utilization of'land and activity cent,s, meductlon in isolation of low income groups, and historic pmeservation. Funds may also be used for any community development project except certain public facilities. Marshall Pha~ presented the background regarding the application, an explana- tion o~ the discretionary non-meTro balance application, and the long and 'short te~m objectives. Commen. ts were-entertained fr~m visitors. Those commenting included Merle Daniel, Mike Clifton, and Charles Copeland. There being no ~ther comments, the public hea~ing was closed. It was movedby A!dez~an Carpenter, seconded by Alderman Williams, to adopt Resolution No~ R75-042, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Plainview, Texas, authomiZing the filing of a Community Development Block Grant Program application to the U.So Department of Housing and Urban Development; and authorizing the Mayo~ to act asthe City's chief executive officer and authorized representative in. all. matters pertaininEto'the City's participation in the Community Development Block P~ogram. Motion ca, tied unanimously° The~e being no further business, meeting adjourned at 9:00 po~o ATTEST - M. L. REA, City Clerk ' kELTZ G$~RI~ON, Mayor Pmo Tem