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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I TAC Meeting Thursday, January 6, 1983, 2:00 p.m. MINUTES The meeting was opened at 2:10 p.m. with the introduction of two new County Commissioners, Natalie Haas and Dan Erhart. The County Staff presented the following information on the CDBG program: The new entitlement regulations have not yet been approved by Congress. Some of the areas under consideration are: what percentage of a grantee's CDBG program must benefit low/moderate income people; whether or not an assisted housing project must contain at least 51% low/moderate residents to qualify for unlimited use of CDBG funds for eligible activities; and the possibility that the communities in the County in the bottom, quarter by income would be considered as being low/moderate income and therefore have authorization to do any eligible CDBG activity in 1983. Those cities in Anoka County are Bethel, Hilltop, St. Francis, Lexington, and Anoka. There is also a possibility that the "exception rule" would allow for any eligible CDBG activity in a neighborhood in any community where that neighborhood income is among the lowest 25% in the community. We are awaiting a determination from HUD on how that rule will be applied. The latest information on 1983 funding_is that no firm figures will be released before mid-February. That delay would mean postponement of community submission of projects to the County until March 15. We will forward any information as it arrives. The County requested information from each community about any publicly assisted housing developed in 1983 or planned for the future. The establishment°f a.tax-~ncrement district is not considered in itself to be public assistance. HUD is placing a new emphasis on the use of Minority and Women's Business Enterprises. The County has submitted a plan to HUD whereby any bid notices which are circulated will be forwarded by direct mail to applicable M/BE firms. Each community has a copy of those firms which specialize in some type of construction. ?or other types of bids or quotes, call JoAnn Wright for M/BE firm addresses. Please document all contacts made as well as any bids awarded to these firms. Metropolitan Council has established a technical assistance program for housing activities which they would like to explain to Anoka County communities. Based on favorable TAC response to this request, representatives from Metro Council will be invited to'make their 30-minute presentation to the group at a future meeting.