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Special Committee of the Whole Meeting
April 17, 1990
Mayor VanDeVoorde called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Conference
Room. Members present: Councilmen Fox, Gilliam, Moylan, Popple, Walters and Mayor
VanDeVoorde. Absent: None.
Consideration of Staff Report on Block Grant Proposals
The City Council considered the proposals submitted and approved the following for
funding:
Planning Department - Planning and Management $ 80,000.00
Neighborhood Housing Services - Revolving Loan Fund $ 46,000.00
Neighborhood Housing Services - Downpayment Program $ 30,000.00
Housing Authority of Elgin - Refrigerators $ 56,000.00
Housing Authority of Elgin - Walkway Lights $ 61,056.00
Fox River Center for Independent Living - Curb Cuts $ 20,000.00
Parks Department - St. Francis Park $ 30,000.00
Planning Department - Residential Rehabilitation Program $ 180,000.00
Elgin Public Museum $ 23,900.00
Gifford Park - Historic District Lighting $ 45,000.00
Neighborhood Homeownership Program $ 150,000.00
Administration $ 50,000.00
$ 771,956.00
Two funding requests were withdrawn; the Zayre Park proposal in the sum of $50,000.00
and the Fair Housing Assistant in the sum of $20,000.00.
The Elgin National Little League's request for $68,000.00 does not appear to qualify
under the federal guidelines governing block grant funds as the area is not considered
blighted and only 40% of the surrounding households are of low and moderate income.
If the City Council desires a tree preservation ordinance, staff will be directed to
prepare an ordinance without the use of $10,000.00 in block grant funds.
The Fox River Center for Independent Living will explore other avenues for funding and
will submit a home renovation proposal next year, thereby deleting $50,000.00 from the
199011991 requests.
The Walton Island Renovation ($50,000.00) and Riverwalk Plan ($40,000.00) will be
considered in conjunction with the downtown study.
The remaining $26,456.00 which exceeds the $745,000.00 of available funds will be
recaptured from the sale of the Neighborhood Housing Services property located on East
Chicago Street.
Councilman Walters made a motion, seconded by Councilman Fox, to approve the afore-
mentioned funding. Yeas: Councilmen Fox, Gilliam, Moylan, Popple, Walters and Mayor
VanDeVoorde. Nays: None.
Special Committee of the Whole Meeting
April 17, 1990
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Adjournment
Councilwoman Moylan made a motion, seconded by Councilman Fox, to adjourn the
Committee of the Whole Meeting to go into Executive Session. Yeas: Councilmen Fox,
Gilliam, Moylan, Popple, Walters and Mayor VanDeVoorde. Nays: None.
The meeting adjourned at 8:15 p.m.
Nancy Roll',J Deputy Clerk