MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING

OF THE

BOARD OF THE

REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF LANCASTER

JULY 22, 2003, AT 5:00 P.M.

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, July 22, 2003.  The meeting was held at the offices of the Lancaster County Housing and Redevelopment Authority, 150 North Queen Street, Suite 110.  Cindy Stewart, Chairman, called the meeting to order at 5:00.  At that time Ms. Stewart announced that the order of the Housing Authority and Redevelopment Authority would be reversed and we would be starting the Redevelopment Authority first. 

Members of the Board in attendance were Cindy Stewart, Chairman, Neil Kinsey, Vice Chairman, Ralph Murray, Treasurer, Ed Hollinger, Assistant Treasurer and Miriam Fletcher. 

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, Diana Hess, Executive Secretary, and Joyce E. Dietrich, Secretary.  Also present were Brian Parker, CSL, International, Monty Hornberger, Jason Guarenti, New Era, Shean Smyth, Intelligencer Journal, John Calcara, Mr. & Mrs. Robert Troyan, Representative Roy Baldwin, Lisa Riggs, Jon Danos, Keith Lupton, Ray Miller, HRG, Jim Shultz, Commissioner Paul Thibault, Mayor Charles Smithgall, Commissioner Pete Shaub, Bill Saylor, Patricia Brogan, representing Representative Sturla. 

There was no Public Comment. 

Presentation by Brian Parker, Convention, Sports & Leisure, International.  A copy of said presentation is attached hereto, made a part hereof, and marked as Exhibit “A”. 

A motion was presented by Mr. Hollinger, seconded by Mr. Kinsey and unanimously carried to add two additional resolutions to the agenda, Resolution 07-57-03 and Resolutions 07-58-03. 

Minutes of the June 24, 2003 meeting were accepted following a motion by Mr. Kinsey, second by Ms. Fletcher and unanimously carried.

Treasurer’s Report for the month of June, 2003 was approved following a motion by Mr. Kinsey, second by Mr. Murray, and unanimously carried.  A copy of the report is attached hereto, made a part hereof and marked as Exhibit “B”.

Report of the Executive Director is attached hereto, made a part hereof, and marked as Exhibit “C”.

There was no Correspondence or Communications. 

There were no Committee Reports. 

There was no Old Business. 

New Business:  

The Board adopted Resolutions 1 through 17 under one motion by Mr. Hollinger, second by Mr. Kinsey and unanimously carried.  Resolutions 1 through 17 are as follows:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of the Redevelopment Authority of the county of Lancaster, contingent upon approval of the Lancaster County Commissioners, approve the execution of a contract with the Lancaster YWCA to provide approximately 460 clients in the program with basic services to sexual assault victims and their families for a period beginning July 1, 2003 and terminating June 30, 2004 in an amount not to exceed TWENTY-EIGHT THOUSAND AND 00/100 ($28,000.00) DOLLARS of Fiscal Year 2003 Community Development Block Grant Funds.  (A copy of said Resolution [07/40/03} is attached hereto, and made a part hereof, and marked as Exhibit “D”.)

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of the Redevelopment Authority of the county of Lancaster, contingent upon approval of the Lancaster County Commissioners, approve the execution of a contract with the Community Action Program of Lancaster county, Inc. to provide approximately 4,464 families in the program with emergency material assistance and crisis intervention, service planning, and case management, for a period beginning July 1, 2003 and terminating June 30, 2004 in an amount not to exceed FORTY-FIVE THOUSAND AND 00/100 ($45,000.00) DOLLARS of Fiscal Year 2003 Community Development Block Grant Funds.  (A copy of said Resolution [07/41/03} is attached hereto, and made a part hereof, and marked as Exhibit “E”.)

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of the Redevelopment Authority of the county of Lancaster, contingent upon approval of the Lancaster County Commissioners, approve the execution of a contract with Tabor Community Services, Inc. to provide approximately 100 families in the program with the skills and resources they need to become self-sufficient with five years of entering the program, for a period beginning July 1, 2003 and terminating June 30, 2004 in an amount not to exceed THIRTY-ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND 00/100 ($31,500.00) DOLLARS of Fiscal Year 2003 Community Development Block Grant Funds.  (A copy of said Resolution [07/42/03} is attached hereto, and made a part hereof, and marked as Exhibit “F”.)

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of the Redevelopment Authority of the county of Lancaster, contingent upon approval of the Lancaster County Commissioners, approve the execution of a contract with Tabor Community Services, Inc. to provide intensive case management and counseling to approximately 56 eligible families in rental housing to prevent them from becoming homeless, for a period beginning July 1, 2003 and terminating June 30, 2004 in an amount not to exceed FORTY-FIVE THOUSAND AND 00/100 ($45,000.00) DOLLARS of Fiscal Year 2003 Community Development Block Grant Funds.  (A copy of said Resolution [07/43/03} is attached hereto, and made a part hereof, and marked as Exhibit “G”.)

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of the Redevelopment Authority of the county of Lancaster, contingent upon approval of the Lancaster County Commissioners, approve the execution of a contract with The Council on Drug and Alcohol Abuse to reduce specific risk factors within violent, abusive, neglectful, drug-addicted or otherwise stressful families through a community-based intervention project for approximately 46 clients in the program, for a period beginning July 1, 2003 and terminating June 30, 2004 in an amount not to exceed THIRTY-THREE THOUSAND AND SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY AND 00/100 ($33,750.00) DOLLARS of Fiscal Year 2003 Community Development Block Grant Funds.  (A copy of said Resolution [07/44/03} is attached hereto, and made a part hereof, and marked as Exhibit “H”.)

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of the Redevelopment Authority of the County of Lancaster, contingent upon approval of the Lancaster County Commissioners, approve the execution of a contract with Catholic Charities to provide affordable, accessible, and high quality counseling services for approximately 25 cases (individuals, couples and/or families) in the program, for a period beginning July 1, 2003 and terminating June 30, 2004 in an amount not to exceed SIX THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY AND 00/100 ($6,180.00) DOLLARS of Fiscal Year 2003 Community Development Block Grant Funds.  (A copy of said Resolution [07/45/03} is attached hereto, and made a part hereof, and marked as Exhibit “I”.)

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of the Redevelopment Authority of the County of Lancaster, contingent upon approval of the Lancaster County Commissioners, approve the execution of a contract with The Council on Drug and Alcohol Abuse to provide early intervention services for children and families at risk for alcohol and other drug dependencies, suicide, violence, childhood pregnancy, teen pregnancy, and other health damaging behaviors for approximately 125 clients in the program, for a period beginning July 1, 2003 and terminating June 30, 2004 in an amount not to exceed TWENTY-ONE THOUSAND AND THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY AND 00/100 ($21,360.00) DOLLARS of Fiscal Year 2003 Community Development Block Grant Funds.  (A copy of said Resolution [07/46/03} is attached hereto, and made a part hereof, and marked as Exhibit “J”.)

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of the Redevelopment Authority of the County of Lancaster, contingent upon approval of the Lancaster County Commissioners, approve the execution of a contract with the Community Action Program of Lancaster County, Inc. to provide for shelter and counseling services for 2,000 clients provided by the Domestic Violence Services, for a period beginning July 1, 2003 and terminating June 30, 2004 in an amount not to exceed SIXTY-SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND 00/100 ($67,500.00) DOLLARS of Fiscal Year 2003 Community Development Block Grant Funds.  (A copy of said Resolution [07/47/03} is attached hereto, and 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, contingent upon approval of the Lancaster County Commissioners, approve the execution of a contract with Tabor Community Services, Inc. to assist approximately 145 homeless households to move directly from emergency shelters and transitional housing into permanent housing and to provide follow-up counseling and intensive case management to teach the skills and disciplines necessary to become self-sufficient, for a period beginning July 1, 2003 and terminating June 30, 2004 in an amount not to exceed TWENTY-TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND 00/100 ($22,500.00) DOLLARS of Fiscal Year 2003 Community Development Block Grant Funds.  (A copy of said Resolution [07/48/03} is attached hereto, and 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, contingent upon approval of the Lancaster County Commissioners, approve the execution of a contract with Welsh Mountain Medical and Dental Center, Inc. to provide basic comprehensive medical and dental services for approximately 793 low and moderate income persons in eastern Lancaster county for a period beginning July 1, 2003 and terminating June 30, 2004 in an amount not to exceed SIXTY-SEVEN TOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND 00/100 ($67,500.00) DOLLARS of Fiscal Year 2003 Community Development Block Grant Funds.  (A copy of said Resolution [07/49/03} is attached hereto, and made a part hereof, and marked as Exhibit “M”.)

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of the Redevelopment Authority of the County of Lancaster, contingent upon approval of the Lancaster County Commissioners, approve the execution of a contract with the Boys and Girls Club of Lancaster, Inc., to prevent long-term problems and dependence utilizing family-based prevention and early intervention services to approximately 132 families experiencing a risk for abuse or neglect of their children, for a period beginning July 1, 2003 and terminating June 30, 2004 in an amount not to exceed ONE HUNDRED AND TWELVE TOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND 00/100 ($112,500.00) DOLLARS of Fiscal Year 2003 Community Development Block Grant Funds.  (A copy of said Resolution [07/50/03} is attached hereto, and made a part hereof, and marked as Exhibit “N”.)

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of the Redevelopment Authority of the County of Lancaster, contingent upon approval of the Lancaster County Commissioners, approve the execution of a contract with United Disabilities Services to provide assistance to adults with physical disabilities for approximately 50 clients in the program, for a period beginning July 1, 2003 and terminating June 30, 2004 in an amount not to exceed TWENTY-SIX THOUSAND AND TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY AND 00/100 ($26,250.00) DOLLARS of Fiscal Year 2003 Community Development Block Grant Funds.  (A copy of said Resolution [07/51/03} is attached hereto, and made a part hereof, and marked as Exhibit “O”.)

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of the Redevelopment Authority of the County of Lancaster, contingent upon approval of the Lancaster County Commissioners, approve the execution of a contract with the Community Action Program of Lancaster County, Inc. to operate a socialization and recreation program for 249 rural adults and/or persons with disabilities, at regional drop-in centers throughout Lancaster County, for a period beginning July 1, 2003 and terminating June 30, 2004 in an amount not to exceed TWENTY-TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND 00/100 ($22,500.00) DOLLARS of Fiscal Year 2003 Community Development Block Grant Funds.  (A copy of said Resolution [07/52/03} is attached hereto, and made a part hereof, and marked as Exhibit “P”.)

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of the Redevelopment Authority of the County of Lancaster, contingent upon approval of the Lancaster County Commissioners, approve the execution of a contract with South East Lancaster Health Services, Inc. to provide basic and comprehensive medical and dental services for approximately 620 low and moderate income Lancaster County clients, residing outside of the city of Lancaster, for a period beginning July 1, 2003 and terminating June 30, 2004 in an amount not to exceed SIXTY-SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND 00/100 ($67,500.00) DOLLARS of Fiscal Year 2003 Community Development Block Grant Funds.  (A copy of said Resolution [07/53/03} is attached hereto, and made a part hereof, and marked as Exhibit “Q”.)

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of the Redevelopment Authority of the County of Lancaster, contingent upon approval of the Lancaster County Commissioners, approve the execution of a contract with Tabor Community Services, Inc. to provide supportive services at a long-term transitional housing facility for eleven homeless mothers who have completed a residential treatment program for substance abuse, for a period beginning July 1, 2003 and terminating June 30, 2004 in an amount not to exceed THREE THOUSAND AND SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY AND 00/100 ($3,750.00) DOLLARS of Fiscal Year 2003 Community Development Block Grant Funds.  (A copy of said Resolution [07/54/03} is attached hereto, and made a part hereof, and marked as Exhibit “R”.)

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of the Redevelopment Authority of the County of Lancaster, contingent upon approval of the Lancaster County Commissioners, approve the execution of a contract with the Community Action Program of Lancaster County, Inc. to provide a longer term, stable transitional housing living environment with supportive services to victims of domestic violence and their dependent children to approximately five (5) families in the program, for a period beginning July 1, 2003 and terminating June 30, 2004 in an amount not to exceed TWENTY-SIX THOUSAND AND TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY AND 00/100 ($26,250.00) DOLLARS of Fiscal Year 2003 Community Development Block Grant Funds.  (A copy of said Resolution [07/55/03} is attached hereto, and made a part hereof, and marked as Exhibit “S”.)

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of the Redevelopment Authority of the County of Lancaster, contingent upon approval of the Lancaster County Commissioners, approve the execution of a contract with the Boys and Girls Club of Lancaster, Inc. to provide social and recreational programs, physical education programs, and other related services and activities for Columbia Area Youth from low and moderate income families at the Columbia Clubhouse, for a period beginning July 1, 2003 and terminating June 30, 2004 in an amount not to exceed FIFTY-NINE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND SIXTY 00/100 ($59,960.00) DOLLARS of Fiscal Year 2003 Community Development Block Grant Funds.  (A copy of said Resolution [07/56/03} is attached hereto, and made a part hereof, and marked as Exhibit “T”.)

The Board adopted a Resolution approving a contract with the Community Action Program of Lancaster County, Inc. for the operation of the Housing Development Program on a motion by Mr. Kinsey, 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 Community Action Program of Lancaster, Inc. for the Housing Development Program for the period beginning July 1, 2003 and terminating June 30, 2004 in an amount not to exceed TWENTY-EIGHT THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($28,500.00) of HOME PROGRAM funds.  (A copy of said Resolution [07-57-03] is attached hereto, made a part hereof, and marked at Exhibit “U”). 

The Board adopted a Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director to Procure the Services of an Environmental Consulting Firm to Complete Environmental Assessment for the Multi-Purpose Stadium Project on a motion by Mr. Kinsey, 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 authorize the Executive director to negotiate a final scope of services and execute a formal agreement with Synergy environmental, Inc. to provide environmental consulting services based on the terms and conditions outlined in Synergy Environmental, Inc.’s proposal dated July 16, 2003 and attached as Exhibit “a”.  (A copy of said Resolution [07-58-03] is attached hereto, made a part hereof, and marked as Exhibit “V”).

The Board adopted a Resolution recognizing Joyce Dietrich, Secretary of the Lancaster Housing and Redevelopment Authority for her 14 ½ years of service on a motion by Mr. Kinsey, second by Mr. Hollinger and unanimously carried.  (A copy of said Resolution [07-59-03] is attached hereto, made a part hereof, and marked as Exhibit “W”). 

          NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of the Redevelopment Authority of the County of Lancaster and the Board of the Lancaster County Housing Authority to express our great respect and appreciation to Joyce for her 14 ½ years of dedicated service as Secretary to the Board of both Authorities and we wish you very well on your future endeavors.

Ms. Stewart announced that the next meeting of the Board of the Redevelopment Authority of the County of Lancaster would be held Tuesday, August 26, 2003 at the offices of the Lancaster County Housing and Redevelopment Authorities, 150 North Queen Street, Suite 120, immediately following the 5:00 p.m. meeting of the Lancaster County Housing Authority. 

          The meeting was adjourned at 6:22. 

Joyce E. Dietrich, Secretary