City of Mason City Council: Met July 26.
Here is the agenda provided by the co0uncil:
Public Hearing: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program Competitive Public Infrastructure Construction Component
AGENDA
1. Hearing called to order
2. Attendance register distribution (for City Council and audience) Ill. Hearing purposes
A. Obtain citizens’ opinions, suggestions, priorities (including list of all
“community development and housing needs” in order of priority)*
A. Provide required program information
B. Public discussion of proposed project
1. The Program – National Objectives [HCD Section 104(b)(3)]
A. Benefit to low- and moderate-income (LMI) persons (primary) – can be determined by population of area benefiting, either by the Census or door-to door survey, or by definition that “limited clientele” are LMI
B. Preventing or Eliminating Slums and Blight
C. Meeting Community Development Needs Having a Particular Urgency
D. Eligible/ineligible activities; grant ceilings, fund availability, competition
2. Primary program requirements
A. Must meet one of the three national objectives in IV, above
B. Threat to public health and safety
C. Project readiness
D. Leveraging
E. Deadlines
F. Review period, approval/denial
3. Other requirements
A. Minimizing displacement
B. Access to records by public
4. Proposed project – 500,000-gallon elevated water storage tank
A. Description, CDBG request
B. Public discussion
i. Opposition
ii. Support
C. Impact on Community’s Finances
D. Community Development and Housing Needs*
5. Miscellaneous
6. Adjournment
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