MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING
OF THE
BOARD OF THE
REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF LANCASTER
JUNE 24, 2003,
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE 5:00 P.M. MEETING OF THE
LANCASTER COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY
150 North Queen Street, Suite 110
Lancaster, PA
17603
The members of the Board of the Redevelopment Authority of
the County of Lancaster met Tuesday, June 24, 2003. The meeting was held at the offices of the
Lancaster County Housing and Redevelopment Authority, 150 North Queen Street,
Suite 110. In the absence of the
Chairman, Cindy Stewart, Vice Chairman Neil Kinsey called the meeting to order
at 5:17 p.m. immediately following the 5:00 p.m. meeting of the Lancaster
County Housing Authority.
Members of the Board in attendance were Neil Kinsey, Vice
Chairman, Ralph Murray, Treasurer, Ed Hollinger, Assistant Treasurer and Miriam
Fletcher. Absent was Cindy Stewart
Staff
members present were Randy S. Patterson, Executive
Director, David M. Brazina, Director of Community Development, William O.
Fountain, Director of Technical Services, Aimee Tyson, Community Development
Specialist, and Joyce E. Dietrich, Secretary.
Also present was Carrie Caldwell, Intelligencer Journal.
There was no Public Comment.
Minutes of the May 27, 2003 meeting
was accepted following a motion by Mr. Hollinger, second by Mr. Murray and
unanimously carried.
Treasurer’s Report for the month of May, 2003 was approved
following a motion by Mr. Hollinger, second by Mr. Murray, and unanimously
carried. A copy of the report is
attached hereto, made a part hereof and marked as Exhibit “A”.
Report of the Executive Director is attached hereto, made a
part hereof, and marked as Exhibit “B”.
Correspondence or Communications: Randy Patterson reported to the board that we
did get a letter from the Governor officially committing the $10 million dollars
subject to the submission of a formal application. That is the process for this particular
source of funds, the commitment is made, then the application is submitted, and
then the grant agreement is sent.
There were no Committee Reports.
There was no Old Business.
New Business:
The Board adopted a
Resolution to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with Keystone State
Professional Baseball, LLC on a motion by Ms. Fletcher, second by Mr. Murray
and unanimously carried.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of the Redevelopment Authority of the
County of Lancaster to approve the execution of a Memorandum of Understanding
with Keystone State Professional Baseball, LLC (the “Team”)and its assigns
outlining the basic terms of a lease between the Redevelopment Authority of the
County of Lancaster and the Team for the operation of an Atlantic League of
Professional Baseball Clubs, Inc. minor league baseball team in the stadium to
be constructed in the City of Lancaster, Pennsylvania and owned by the
Redevelopment Authority.
BE IT
FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board authorizes the Executive Director of the
Redevelopment Authority and Stevens & Lee, PC, legal counsel for the
Redevelopment Authority, to negotiate a final lease to be presented to the
Board for approval based upon the terms of the Memorandum of
Understanding. (A
copy of said Resolution [06-29-03] is attached hereto, made a part hereof, and
marked as Exhibit “C”).
The
Board adopted a Resolution approving a contract with East Donegal Township a
motion by Ms. Fletcher, second by Mr. Hollinger and unanimously carried.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of the Redevelopment Authority of the
County of Lancaster to approve the execution of a contract with East Donegal
Township for the acquisition of a parcel of land and the construction thereon
of a 16 space municipal parking lot in the Village of Maytown in East Donegal
Township in an amount not to exceed SEVENTY-FIVE THOUSAND AND 00/100
($75,000.00) DOLLARS of Fiscal Year 2003 Community Development Block Grant
funds.
BE IT
FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board of the Redevelopment Authority of the County of
Lancaster to require that a minimum of eleven (11) of the parking spaces be
reserved at all times for the residents of the Center Square Apartments
Project. (A copy of said Resolution [06-30-03] is attached hereto, made a part
hereof, and marked as Exhibit “D”).
The Board adopted a Resolution
approving a contract with the Community Action Program of Lancaster, Inc. on
behalf of Domestic Violence Services, for the use of Emergency Shelter Grant
Funds on a motion by Mr. Murray, second by Mr. Hollinger and unanimously
carried.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of the
Redevelopment Authority of the County of Lancaster to approve the execution of
a contract with the Community Action Program of Lancaster County, Inc. to
provide for specific costs related to the operation of the Lancaster Domestic
Violence Services for a period beginning July 1, 2003 and terminating June 30,
2004 in an amount not to exceed $48,634.00 of Fiscal Year 2003 Emergency
Shelter Grant Funds. (A copy of said
Resolution [06-31-03] is attached hereto, made a part hereof, and marked as
Exhibit “E”).
The Board adopted a Resolution
approving a contract with Transitional Living Center, Inc. for the use of
Emergency Shelter Grant Funds on a motion by Mr. Hollinger, second by Mr.
Murray and unanimously carried.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of the
Redevelopment Authority of the County of Lancaster to approve the execution of
a Contract with Transitional Living Center, Inc. to provide for specific costs
related to the operation of the Transitional Living Center for a period
beginning July 1, 2003 and terminating June 30, 2004 in an amount not to exceed
$30,769.00 of Fiscal Year 2003 Emergency Shelter Grant Funds. (A copy of said Resolution [06-32-03] is
attached hereto, made a part hereof, and marked as Exhibit “F”).
The Board adopted a Resolution
approving a contract with United Veterans Beacon House for the use of Emergency
Shelter Grant Funds on a motion by Mr. Hollinger, second by Mr. Murray and
unanimously carried.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of the
Redevelopment Authority of the County of Lancaster to approve the execution of
a contract with the United Veteran’s Beacon House to provide for specific costs
related to the operation of the facility for the period beginning July 1, 2003
and terminating June 30, 2004 in an amount not to exceed $3,276.00 of Fiscal
Year 2003 Emergency Shelter Grant funds.
(A copy of said Resolution [06-33-03] is attached hereto, made a part
hereof, and marked as Exhibit “G”).
The Board adopted a Resolution
approving a contract with Clare House, Inc. for the use of Emergency Shelter
Grant Funds on a motion by Mr. Murray, second by Ms. Fletcher and unanimously
carried.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of the
Redevelopment Authority of the County of Lancaster to approve the execution of
a Contract with Clare House, Inc. to provide for case management services
(essential services) to approximately 60 residents of Clare House, Inc. for a
period beginning July 1, 2003 and terminating June 30, 2004 in an amount not to
exceed $5,528.00 of Fiscal Year 2003 Emergency Shelter Grant Funds. (A copy of said Resolution [06-34-03] is
attached hereto, made a part hereof, and marked as Exhibit “H”).
The Board adopted a Resolution
approving a contract with Tabor Community Services, Inc. for the use of
Emergency Shelter Grant Funds on a motion by Ms. Fletcher, second by Mr.
Hollinger and unanimously carried.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of the
Redevelopment Authority of the County of Lancaster to approve the execution of
a contract with Tabor Community Services, Inc. to provide for specific costs
related to the operation of the Shelter to Independent Living Program for a
period beginning July 1, 2003 and terminating June 30, 2004 in an amount not to
exceed TWENTY-SIX THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND NINTY-EIGHT AND 00/100
($26,898.00) DOLLARS of Fiscal Year 2003 Emergency Shelter Grant Funds. (A copy of said Resolution [06-35-03] is
attached hereto, made a part hereof, and marked as Exhibit “I”).
The Board adopted a Resolution
approving a contract with Crispus Attucks Community center for the use of
Emergency Shelter Grant Funds on a motion by Ms. Fletcher, second by Mr. Murray
and unanimously carried.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of the
Redevelopment Authority of the County of Lancaster to approve the execution of
a contract with the Crispus Attucks Community Center to provide for specific
costs related to the operation of the Crispus Attucks Emergency Shelter and the
provision of essential services for the period beginning July 1, 2003 and
terminating June 30, 2004 in an amount not to exceed SEVENTEEN THOUSAND AND
EIGHT HUNDRED AND NINTY-FIVE AND 00/100 ($17,895.00) DOLLARS of Fiscal Year
2003 Emergency Shelter Grant funds. (A
copy of said Resolution [06-36-03] is attached hereto, made a part hereof, and
marked as Exhibit “J”).
A motion was presented by Mr.
Hollinger to adopt Resolutions 9 through 11 with one vote since these
Resolutions are a part of Lancaster County’s Fiscal Year 2003 Annual Action
Plan which was endorsed by the Board at the October 22, 2002 meeting. The motion was seconded by Mr. Murray and on
a roll call vote Mr. Hollinger, Mr. Murray, Ms. Fletcher and Mr. Kinsey all
voted aye. Said motion was unanimously
carried. Resolutions 9 through 11 are as
follows:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED By the Board of the
Redevelopment Authority of the County of Lancaster to approve the execution of
a contract with BASE, Inc. to operate the Minority Entrepreneurial Development
Program to assist approximately seventy-five (75) minority and women-owned
micro enterprises and create at least five (5) full time equivalent jobs or
retain seven (7) full time equivalent jobs through technical assistance, necessary
counseling and education required to attain business skills for a period
beginning July 1, 2003 and terminating June 30, 2004 in an amount not to
$20,000.00 of Fiscal Year 2003 Community Development Block Grant funds. A copy of said Resolution [06-37-03] is
attached hereto, made a part hereof, and marked as Exhibit “K”).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED By the Board of the
Redevelopment Authority of the County of Lancaster to approve the execution of
a contract with the Community First Fund to operate a program providing
affordable loan capital and comprehensive technical assistance to viable
community projects which actively foster community and worker ownership, and
job creation, for approximately thirty (30) income eligible clients and
providing twenty (20) loans creating or retaining twenty-five (25) jobs for a
period beginning July 1, 2003 and terminating June 30, 2004 in an amount not to exceed FIFTY
THOUSAND AND 00/100 ($50,000.00) DOLLARS
of Fiscal Year 2003 Community Development Block Grant Funds. A copy of said Resolution [06-38-03] is
attached hereto, made a part hereof, and marked as Exhibit “L”).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED By the Board of the
Redevelopment Authority of the County of Lancaster to approve the execution of
a contract with ASSETS to operate a micro-enterprise business training program
at 313 West Liberty Street, Lancaster, for approximately 75 Lancaster City and
County residents (16 will be assisted with County CDBG funds) who wish to start
or expand their business for a period beginning July 1, 2003 and terminating
June 30, 2004 in an amount not to exceed FORTY THOUSAND 00/100 ($40,000.00)
DOLLARS of Fiscal Year 2003 Community Development Block Grant funds. A copy of said Resolution [06-339-03] is
attached hereto, made a part hereof, and marked as Exhibit “M”).
Other
Business:
Randy
Patterson discussed with the Board the issue of a Resolution adopted May 28,
2002 authorizing the use of $5,000.00 to conduct a predatory lending study that
would be managed by the South Central Assembly for Effective Governance, but
not undertaken by them. They did an RFP,
received proposals and currently have a proposal from the American Institute
for Social Justice and are also working with Acorn (a housing advocacy group). The condition of the Board’s Resolution was
that they City would provide an equal dollar amount of CDBG funds or other
dollars to match that $5,000.00 commitment.
The City has now chosen not to do that, but the City’s non-profit
organizations have raised $4,000.00.
$1,000.00 will be provided by each of the following 4 non-profit
organizations - Community First Fund, Community Action Program, Tabor Community
Services, and Lancaster Housing Opportunity Partnership. They will be $1,000.00 short of the required
City match. The reason for bringing this
back to the Board is to ask for your approval to alter the Resolution of May
28, 2002 and accept the $4,000.00 matching funds from the City non-profit
organizations rather than the City in order to have the study conducted.
A motion was presented by Ms. Fletcher
to accept the reduction of the City contribution by the City non-profit
entities to the study from $5,000.00 to $4,000.00 and to accept the commitment
being made by the non-profit entities within the City who are interested in
seeing this study completed. Motion was
seconded by Mr. Hollinger and unanimously accepted.
Mr.
Patterson discussed with the board a request for a leave of absence by an agency
employee, Aimee Tyson. Aimee has been
offered the possible opportunity to participate in a group study exchange
program, sponsored by the Rotary Foundation for a one month study program in
the south of England – South Hampton. Our
Personnel Policy dictates that a request for a leave of absence must be
approved by the board. Our Personnel
Policy however does not address a leave of absence of less than 30 days. Technically Aimee will be gone 30 days;
however she has two weeks vacation that she will be using. Our Personnel Policy also states that on an unpaid
leave of absence the Authority drops insurance coverage (medical, dental &
life) unless the employee chooses to pay the premiums during the leave. If this request would be for 30 days it would
be cost effective to require the employee to cover the cost of benefits,
however a two week absence is not. Mr.
Patterson asked the Board to permit an unpaid leave of absence of less than 30
days and to have the Authority continue paying insurance benefits during the
two week unpaid period. And finally, to grant
Ms. Tyson an unpaid leave of absence.
A motion was presented by Mr.
Hollinger to approve Aimee Tyson’s request for an unpaid leave of absence. Also, to approve the requested unpaid leave
of absence for less than 30 days (2 weeks) and to continue paying, the
Authority’s share of medical, dental, & life insurance premiums on Ms.
Tyson’s behalf. Motion was seconded by
Mr. Fletcher and unanimously accepted.
Mr.
Kinsey announced that the next meeting of the Board of the Redevelopment
Authority of the County of Lancaster would be held Tuesday, July 22, 2003 at
the offices of the Lancaster County Housing and Redevelopment Authorities, 150
North Queen Street, Suite 110, immediately following the 5:00 p.m. meeting of
the Lancaster County Housing Authority.
The
meeting was adjourned at 6:13.