Pima County Housing Commission
Pima County Kino Recreation Center
2805 E. Ajo Way Rooms 102 and 103
Tucson, AZ
Members
Present: Members
Absent: Staff & Guests:
Scott
Place Tim Escobedo Betty Villegas
Steve
Craddock Henry Boice Marcos Ysmael Ed Taczanowsky Frank Moreno Gary Bachman
Jon Miles
David Greenberg Daniel
Tylutki
Frank
Thomson Kathleen Buske Samantha Romero
Ken Anderson Martha Martin
T.
VanHook
Noemi
Navarro
Terry
Galligan
Nicole
Fyffe
Michael
McDonald Leslie
Nixon
Without the presence of a quorum, acting-Chair, Commissioner Jon Miles, called the meeting to order sitting as a sub-committee.
II. Approval of Minutes from
April 16, 2007
No action
due to the lack of a quorum.
Michael
McDonald from Habitat for Humanity addressed the Commission about changes to
their proposal for Corazon del Pueblo, an item that was on the agenda for
discussion and possible action under Staff Report.
Commissioner
Thomson requested that rather than prolong the project until the following
month, establish a quorum by telephone, and vote on the Habitat for Humanity
proposal.
A
quorum was established by Commissioner Escobedo participating by
telephone.
The
sub-committee that reviewed the proposal lead the discussion on the Habitat for
Humanity Corazon Del Pueblo proposal amendment and recommended to the
Commission that they approve the request to increase the number of homes from
20 to 40, and increasing the amount of bond funds from $400,000.00 to $748,160.00.
Motion seconded by Frank Thomson. Motion carries unanimously.
Motion made by Ed Taczanowsky to adjourn
regular meeting, and continue to meet as the Affordable Housing Bond
Subcommittee.
Motion seconded by Frank Thomson.
Motion carries unanimously.
Commissioner Taczanowsky requested that there still be a staff report to update the Commission on the bond projects.
Pima County staff Marcos Ysmael passed out a handout with updated bond project information. He stated that all of the delayed projects have been making progress, and that the City of Tucson is planning to submit a proposal regarding the changes in the Martin Luther King project possibly in time for the next meeting.
T. VanHook, director of community development in the town of Marana, presented a proposal on behalf of the Town of Marana. She stated that the Town of Marana is requesting $2,000,000 to offer “a wide variety of housing programs balanced to preserve existing housing stock, meet the changing needs of current and future residents, promote economic growth, and enhance the character of the community.”
The bond subcommittee expressed concern
over the inclusion of neighborhood reinvestment projects presented in the
proposal within the affordable housing bond funds. T. VanHook stated that they
had originally requested $750,000 for neighborhood reinvestment, and $1,250,000
for affordable housing, but were told to combine them into one request. The subcommittee
recommended that Ms. Van Hook revise her request and determine the amounts
needed specifically for housing projects.
Pima County staff Gary Bachman
presented Pima County’s proposal for bonds to the subcommittee. He stated that
Pima County staff was requesting $30,000,000 in bond funds for the development
of affordable housing. He also stated that they were requesting another million
for a one-stop homeownership center that would be accessible to the community
and offer a variety of services.
The subcommittee expressed support
for the General Obligation Bonds for Affordable Housing and commented that it
not only increases affordable housing units, but also increases the tax base
and other economic development in Pima County.
Meeting adjourned at 4:45.