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/V .s- V,j%t-Kfc.teIP:...i’.«MINUTES OF THE REGULAR ORONO COUNCIL MEETINGHELD MARCH 9, 1992 <br />f'::- ■ ■'•CDBG FUNDING - CONT. <br />r>lf'- •» <br />P-=?. ' ■•» • , <br />Moorse explained the memo should read that the funds must be used <br />to benefit low to moderate income persons or families, and since <br />parks benefit all residents, this would be an appropriate use. <br />Goetten asked about other people that need the money for <br />rehab I Iitat ion. <br />-3" <br />pftsi. <br />i ' <br />Moorse indicated there were only two persons on a wtIting list <br />requesting money, and he was unsure how much money these persons <br />needed. <br />I®.'. <br />, <br />Jabbour agreed with a master plan for the parks, but felt it was <br />Inappropriate for the CDBG funds to be used for such a project. <br />Ali Members agreed. <br />Callahan asked how many residents or <br />benefitted from the funds from last year. <br />number of omes were <br />Gerhardson noted there was not a tally of those n:,..nDers. <br />i*r-Callahan asked if the other projects were administered by Hennepin <br />County. <br />Jt'i: • :■ <br />Gerhardson noted that with the exception of the Park Master Plan, <br />the County administers all the other programs requesting funding. <br />S' <br />Jabbour asked what constitutes low to moderate income, <br />'jerhardson was unable to respond to this question. <br />Goetten stated she would prefer to spend the money on persons In <br />need rather than a park plan. <br />■p- <br />■«- <br />Mayor P’>'Srson asked If the organizations requesting funding are <br />(tw./’ c»^e in advance the dollar amount available. <br />GeriiifJson noted that each City is allowed a certain percentage of <br />the total amount of funding to be allocated to social service <br />organizations. <br />It was moved by Callahan, seconded by Goetten, to continue the <br />public heai ing on the allocation of CDBG funds, and request that <br />staff consider other projects to allocate the funding; one be ng <br />Interfaith Outreach, and to remove Item #11 from the agenda which <br />would adopv a resolution allocating funding for a oarks and open <br />space master plan development. Ayes 4, nays 0. <br />mw: ■ ' ■L; • <br />I- <br />■i' <br />I <br />'A <br />In <br />I <br />'I