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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-15-2006 Housing & Community Development Commission AGEN.DA HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION GRANT WOOD ELEMENTARY, FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER 1930 LAKESIDE DRIVE, IOWA CITY TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 2006 6:30 P.M. 1. Call Meeting to Order 2. Approval of the July 20,2006 Minutes 3. Public Comment of Items Not on the Agenda 4. New Business . Discussion of CDBG and HOME Investment Policies . Discussion of CDBG & HOME Council Earmarks . Discussion of Design Standards for Federally Assisted Housing Projects 5. Old Business . Amendment to HCDC Bylaws, Specifically Article 4, Section Band Article 6, & Application Form 6. Monitoring Reports . Johnson County Permanent Supportive Housing L. P. - Affordable Rental (FY06) . The Housing Fellowship - Affordable Rental (FY05 & FY06) . The Housing Fellowship - Affordable Homeownership (FY03 & FY06) 7. Adjournment Note: The meeting will be held at Grant Wood Elementary Family Resource Center 1930 Lakeside Drive, Iowa City 1 ~ L ~~-S_u:r... ~~~~~ ~: ~aa.' -.."- CITY OF IOWA CITY MEMORANDUM Date: To: August 10, 2006 From: Housing and Community Development Commission Community Development Staff HCDC Meeting on August 15, 2006 Re: The following is a short description of the August agenda items. If you have any questions about the agenda or if you are unable to attend the meeting, please contact Tracy Hightshoe at 356-5244 or by email at tracy-hightshoe@iowa-city.org. New Business Discussion of CDBG & HOME Investment Policies & Council Earmarks See enclosed memo. Discussion of Design Standards for Federally Assisted Housing Projects In each CDBG/HOME housing agreement there is a requirement that the City provide written approval of the project's architectural design before obtaining a building permit. City staff reviews each site plan; however, there are no design standards to reference in case any problems arise. City staff encourages the commission to adopt design guidelines for single family and duplex housing. The zoning code has design standards for multi-family housing, but does not address single family homes. The purpose of the guidelines is to foster a positive public perception of affordable housing by promoting homes that complement surrounding single family housing styles, ensures a quality design that will contribute to the neighborhood over time and may lessen neighborhood resistance to new housing projects or what is commonly referred to as NIMBYism. If interested in pursuing, city staff would draft guidelines for review and approval by HCDC to submit to Council for consideration for FY08 housing projects. Old Business Amendment to HCDC Bylaws and Application Form Last month the commission discussed the membership preferences as the bylaws state that, when possible, persons with construction and finance expertise and one person who receives rental assistance shall be appointed to HCDC. The application also requests applicants to identify if they are a senior citizen, person of color, low income, disabled, receive rental assistance or a member of the Local Homeless Coordinating Board. At this meeting the commission may decide and vote to amend the bylaws. Monitoring Reports . Johnson County Permanent Supportive Housing L.P. - Affordable Rental (FY06), Staff . The Housing Fellowship - Affordable Rental (FY05 & FY06), Staff . The Housing Fellowship - Affordable Homeownership (FY03 & FY06), Staff Reminder: The August HCDC meeting will follow the Community Development Celebration at Grant Wood Elementary. City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: August 9, 2006 To: HCDC Members From: Community Development Staff Re: CDBG and HOME Policy Review As you know, we have been reviewing the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnership Funds (HOME) set-asides and Council earmarks and also the CDBG and HOME investment policies. We would like to discuss the following items at your August 15 meeting. Currently, the following have funds automatically set-aside prior to the allocation of CDBG and HOME funds to the eligible applicants. Administration of CDBG and HOME funds: Up to 200/0 of the total CDBG allocation and up to 10% of the total HOME allocation. Aid to Agencies: $105,000 of the total CDBG allocation. Economic Development: 9% of the total combined CDBG and HOME allocation. Housing Rehab $200,000 or 13% of the total combined CDBG and HOME allocation, whichever is less. The set-aside for CDBG and HOME administration is set by HUD, the remaining set-asides are governed by local policy. Aid to Agencies The Aid to Agencies set-aside of $105,000 is taken out of the Public Service category which is capped at 15% of the total CDBG allocation (HUD rule). The $105,000 has been a set-aside since FY94. The allocation of CDBG funds awarded to Iowa City has decreased 30% since FY02, therefore, the amount of Public Service funds remaining after the $105,000 has been taken out has also declined. Last year, the commission had $14,300 in Public Service funds available after the $105,000 set-aside was removed. The $105,000 in COBG Aid to Agencies funds is part of a larger City contribution to human service agencies. For example, in FY07 the City contributed $341,973 in local funds in addition to the COBG funds for a total of $446,973 to go towards operational expenses for a variety of human service agencies. Two members of the City Council review funding applications and participate in agency site visits to develop recommendations to the City Council. Since the COBG funds available after the $105,000 have been declining, the commission may want to review some options regarding funding decisions. There are at least three funding options for Public Service projects. o HCOC recommends funding allocations for all public service projects, including the COBG Aid to Agencies and City funded allocations. o Council recommends funding allocations for all public service projects, including the COBG Aid to Agencies and City funded allocations. o $105,000 Aid to Agencies funding continues to be set-aside and HCOC continues to recommend funding for the remaining COBG Public Service ($14,300) projects and City Council continues to recommend funding for the City allocation (current process). Economic Development The economic development set-aside was created in November 2001 via City Council Resolution # 01-367. The resolution allowed for an increase in funding for economic development activities from 5% to 90/0 of the funding "earmarked" in Iowa City's 2001-2006 Consolidated Plan. Since the FY03 allocation cycle, 9% of the total COBG and HOME allocations have been set-aside annually for economic development activities. However, the 90/0 actually comes directly out of the COBG allocation because HOME funds can not be used for economic development activities. Staff is recommending that the Consolidated Plan be amended to clarify that 9% of the funds be used for economic development; however, the 90/0 should be calculated based on the amount of COBG funds available and not the total of COBG and HOME funds available. Last year, $141,000 was set aside for economic development based on 9% of the total COBG and HOME funds available. If 9% of the COBG allocation was used then $76,000 would have been set-aside for economic development. The economic development fund currently has a total of $243,915 in COBG funds available to allocate to projects in FY07. 2 CDBG and HOME Program Investment Policies Staff would also like to discuss the CDBG and HOME Program Investment Policies (Council Resolution 05-213) at your August 15 meeting. The current policy for housing projects states that the interest rate for all rental housing activities will be zero percent (00/0) for non-profit owned projects and prime rate (determined at the time the CDBG/HOME agreement is executed by the City) minus two points for for-profit owned projects with an amortization period up to thirty (30) years or the period of affordability, whichever is less. After discussing the policy with non-profit housing developers it was determined that the zero (0%) loan is not feasible for projects involving the development of transitional housing for homeless families. The families typically do not have any income when entering the transitional housing program. The maximum stay is 24 months and each family works with a counselor to gain stability during their stay. The goal is to have an income source and to be in permanent housing after 24 months. Since the families typically do not have an income source while in transitional housing, the non-profit has a difficult time paying back even a zero (0%) loan to the City. Staff recommends that the policy be revised to say that if CDBG/HOME assistance is provided to a certified non-profit organization to develop transitional housing for homeless families, the CDBG/HOME funds will be in the form of a Conditional Occupancy Loan (COL), payable only upon transfer of title or termination of services or occupancy as outlined in the applicable CDBG/HOME Agreement. Please review the attached policies and let us know if you have any suggestions or comments on the proposed changes or any suggestions or comments for additional changes. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Steve Long at steve- long@iowa-city.org or at 356.5250 or contact Tracy Hightshoe at tracy- hightshoe@iowa-city.org or at 356.5244. 3 MINUTES HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION THURSDAY, JULY 20,2006,6:30 P.M. LOBBY CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL PRELIMINARY Members Present: Jerry Anthony, Marcy DeFrance, William Greazel, Holly Hart, Matthew Hayek, Kelly Mellecker, Brian Richman, Michael Shaw Members Absent: Thomas Niblock Staff Present: Sue Dulek, Tracy Hightshoe, Steve Long Public Present: Maryanne Dennis, Charles Eastham, Dan Smith Call to Order Richman called the meeting to order at 6:35 p.m. Commission members introduced themselves for the benefit of the new members. Approval of the April 20. 2006 Meetina Minutes MOTION: Hayek moved to approve the minutes as submitted. Greazel seconded, and the motion carried on a vote of 5-0. Anthony, Hart, and Shaw not present. Public discussion of anv item not on the aaenda Hightshoe said there is a commission meeting scheduled for August 17, which is the Thursday after the Community Development Celebration. She asked if the commission members would like to reschedule to meet right after the celebration on Tuesday, August 15 instead. The celebration is 4:30-6:00, with a program beginning at 5:00. The Celebration will be in the new Family Resource Center at Grant Wood School. She asked for a preference from the commission members present. Richman said moving the meeting to Tuesday after the celebration is fine with him. Greazel said he would email his preference to Hightshoe. Mellecker said the current meeting would be her last, since she will be moving to New York for school. Anthony arrived at this point. Hightshoe updated Anthony on the current discussion about the next commission meeting date. Hayek said it seems like the commission members are fine with doing a combined meeting. Anthony agreed. Hightshoe announced that the August meeting will follow the Community Development Celebration. New Business Long asked if the discussion about the bylaws could be first. Anthony agreed. Holly Hart arrived at this point. Discussion of HCDC Bylaws, Specifically Article 4, Section B and Article 6, and Application Form Dulek asked if the commission members had any questions regarding the bylaws or the memo included in the packet. She said HUD does not have membership requirements at this point, and noted that the application question was raised by someone who brought it to the council. Anthony asked if any of the changes are absolutely necessary. Dulek said no, but the phrase about a "HUD requirement" makes the bylaws inaccurate. Anthony asked for confirmation that if the commission continues to maintain those preferences, it would be acceptable to remove the phrase lias required by HUD" from the bylaws. Dulek said yes, and whether the categories are retained or changed is up to the discretion of the commission. Greazel said at the minimum, the bylaws should be changed to remove the reference to HUD. Hightshoe asked if the preference categories should be maintained. MOTION: Greazel moved to accept the change as noted by Anthony. Mellecker seconded. Housing and Community Development Commission Minutes July 20, 2006 Page 2 Dulek said the actual decision on changes to the bylaws requires two meetings. Anthony said the motion could be tabled, then the commission could discuss before bringing the motion up from the table at the next meeting. Dulek said yes. Hightshoe asked if the commission members would like to make any other changes. Greazel asked what is done with the information, whether it is relevant to what the commission does. Anthony asked if there currently are representatives from construction and finance on the commission. Hightshoe said DeFrance has a background in construction, and there have been lenders on the commission in the past to represent finance. Long said conflicts of interest make it difficult to keep a representative from the Local Homelessness Coordinating Board on the commission, because most of those groups receive CDBG funding. Anthony suggested removing that category. Hightshoe asked about the need for race and age information. Richman confirmed those are not in the bylaws, just on the application. Hayek said there is a recommendation to change the application as well, so there are three things being addressed. One already has a motion. Richman said it would be valuable to have people from the construction and finance fields on the commission. He asked whether that should be in the bylaws. Greazel said if there is a problem with compliance, the question should be investigated. Hightshoe said while there is currently no active recruitment from those areas, it could be done. Greazel asked about adding the phrase "if at all possible" to that part of the bylaws. Richman said that is what is currently written. Hightshoe said there could be an active effort at recruitment. Richman said even if those representatives are not actively recruited, it is good to have something in the bylaws that gives the council guidance on what would be valuable when they consider new members. He said he would like to only remove the reference to HUD. Hightshoe asked whether changing or removing information from the application would require council approval. Dulek said no. Mellecker asked if the council gives preference to seniors or disabled persons, for example. Anthony asked what is done with the information. Hightshoe said the city clerk's office collects it and shares it with the council, but she is not aware of any reports being released. Richman said the issue is probably that representatives from certain populations would be helpful on the commission, given that much of the funding is geared towards those with lower income and disabilities. Hightshoe asked if the commission members think asking all applicants their income information is valid. Long pointed out that the application information becomes public information. Hayek said specifying "lower" income might exclude qualified individuals of moderate income. Hightshoe said that for CDBG, "lower" would be anyone under 80 percent of median income, but not everyone would know that. Mellecker said she would assume it is less than median income. Hayek asked if the legal department recently did an investigation about whether receiving funds constitutes a conflict of interest. Hightshoe asked for confirmation that he means whether someone receiving, for example, tenant-based rental assistance could be on the commission. Dulek said that could be a conflict. Hightshoe asked how that would be identified. Dulek said an analysis would be done on the iridividual, including whether they received CDBG assistance. Greazel asked if there was a recommendation from staff. Long said the information is not used, except in the sense that they strive to have as diverse a group as possible. No one is disqualified based on their answers. If someone is uncomfortable filling it out, it is voluntary. Long asked if any other commissions have similar questions on their applications. Dulek said only the Human Rights Commission has similar questions, but none have questions about socioeconomic level. Hightshoe said because of the nature of the commission, it would be good to have representation from the lower-income community. Whether that should be made public information might be too much of an intrusion of privacy. Hayek asked about putting the preferences in the bylaws, along with the statements about construction and finance, so then it is a guideline and something to strive for, but not a matter of disclosure that is made public record. Richman asked how the council then is going to determine whether people meet these preferences. Housing and Community Development Commission Minutes July 20, 2006 Page 3 Long said the council does ask what the current makeup of the commission is when new appointments are needed. Greazel said it is not all that integral to the function of the commission, so if disclosing the information discourages people from applying to be a part of the commission, then the preference categories are not serving their purpose. Anthony asked whether a decision could be made today. Hightshoe said no. Long said it would be on the next meeting agenda. GreazeJ noted that additional questions and suggestions could be emailed to Hightshoe, as necessary. Anthony recommended moving to the next topic. Community Land Trust Presentation - The Housing Fellowship Dennis handed out copies of Housing Fellowship brochures and a copy of an article about the Land Trust program in Boulder, Colorado. She said she and Long attended the National Community Land Trust Conference recently, which is where she got the article on Boulder. She said she also has copies of the Land Trust lease available for people who would like to review it. Dennis introduced herself by saying she is the Executive Director for the Housing Fellowship (HF), located in Eastdale Plaza. Community Land Trusts (CL Ts) offer housing options for low- and moderate- income segments of the population. CL Ts were created to keep homeownership options affordable, and are typically run by a non-profit organization. Essentially, the land is held by the non-profit organization, while the owner holds the improvements or the home. Dennis said the homeowner and the CL T enter into a long-term ground lease. The HF buys a piece of land, build a house and sell it, but they do not sell the land, instead entering into a 99-year ground lease that is renewable at the end of the term. The benefit of this structure is that the cost of the house is reduced because the price of the land is not included. Restrictions on the resale price limitations are included in the lease. Dennis said she learned at the conference that there are a lot of CL Ts in the country. They are springing up all over, and different non-profits use them to accomplish different goals. Sometimes they are used as preservation of long-term affordability, which is one of the reasons the HF uses them. They also are used for promotion of first time home ownership, neighborhood preservation, neighborhood restoration, and to block commercial development. Conventional wisdom is that the motivation of the CL T should be clearly defined in the purpose of the individual program. Dennis said in order to block commercial development; some organizations anchor a CL T home on four corners of a specified area, which effectively removes the land from the speculative market. The non- profit will never sell it, so no commercial interests will be able to buy the land. Dennis said the HF uses CL Ts to promote home ownership to income-targeted buyers, and ensure their long-term affordability. The overall mission of the HF is to increase access to and availability of affordable housing in Johnson County. According to information from the Iowa City Area Association of Realtors, the average lot price in Iowa City/Coralville increased by $11 K in one year, from 2004 to 2005. Similarly, there was also a $30K increase in the same time period in the average price of homes. Dennis noted the averages include every piece of real estate sold in Iowa City and Coralville. When looking only at single-family homes in Iowa City, the average price in 2005 was $253K. In contrast the debt capacity of a family of four in Iowa City at 80 percent median income is between $145K and $155K, which assumes $5K down payment, $200 per month utility costs, and $500 of other monthly debt. Dennis said the HF has only done CL Ts in Iowa City so far, because of the use of HOME funds. They acquire the land either with a HOME grant, or a declining-balance forgivable loan. The grants are easier, because the loan does have a mortgage attached to it, which lenders to take into consideration when evaluating a loan application. The HF builds the houses through private construction financing, and recently they have also gotten lower-interest loans from Housing Trust Fund of Johnson County. They payoff those loans from the sales proceeds when the improvements on the land are sold. The houses are sold on the MLS through a local realtor, who donates his commission to the project. Any administration costs incurred by the HF are also paid for from the proceeds of the sale as well. Dennis said 13 houses have been sold in Iowa City so far, eight ranches with basements, two duplexes on slabs, two duplexes with basements, and one two-story with a basement. 12 have been new Housing and Community Development Commission Minutes July 20,2006 Page 4 construction, and one was an acquisition of an existing home that they rehabilitated. They always include egress windows and rough-in plumbing in the basements of the homes for future finishing. The covenants in the various neighborhoods do restrict what the HF can build. Dennis said people need to apply to qualify for a CL T house. They can apply at any time, and they must include a copy of their most recent tax return. Income is verified again at the time of sale. The process of verifying income and then approving or denying applicants is not an intense process because the HF does not build or sell a lot of houses at once. They maintain a file of approved applications, and then when a house is under construction, they contact the applicants to see if they are still interested and qualified. Dennis said buyers must go to a lender that is approved by the HF, and the options currently are Hills Bank, Wells Fargo, and Iowa State Bank. They do that because there are many lenders that will not loan on CL Ts, and time is wasted by going through the process elsewhere. Greazel asked what happens if someone defaults on their mortgage. Dennis said it depends. If it is a Fannie Mae loan, Fannie Mae includes a rider that states the land lease goes away. Greazel asked for confirmation that the non-profit might lose the land. Dennis said yes, but practically speaking, what typically happens is the mortgage holder looks at the abstract and sees that the HF owns the land and asks them if they want to buy the house. The biggest reason the lenders do not like to do CL Ts is because they cannot do desktop underwriting, so they require a huge amount of time to do it by hand. It has nothing to do with whether the HF has a preference about the banks, it is just because those banks will lend on CL Ts. Greazel asked whether there are restrictions on second mortgages. Dennis said not necessarily, but they still have to be mortgage-qualified. Because the HF owns the land, they are made aware of any activity, and they have the right to tell owners they cannot go to a mortgage-broker. Dennis said what she learned at the conference is that most CL Ts in the nation have an intensive homeownership education program. The experience of the HF is that the people they sell to in Iowa City are very bright and educated, and most cases have been successful. She said the other side of the application process is that the house will be on the MLS, then the realtor calls the HF if other people contact him directly, then she sends them an application and starts them on the process. Dennis said buyers in the program have to have an income between 60 and 80 percent of the area median income. The household incomes they have been selling to are quite a bit lower than the cap. The other thing is that the house they acquired on Stanford Avenue was on the market for 89 days, which was due to the fact that it was listed on the market while it was being rehabbed, and the buyers were going through a secondary-market approval, which slowed things down. That skews the averages a bit. Richman asked for confirmation that the HF currently has seven active applications, and only build one or two houses a year. Dennis said yes. Richman asked if potentially people on the list might not get a house for a few years. Dennis said yes, and when she calls applicants to follow up, a lot of times they are no longer looking. If they are still looking, however, their income needs to be reverified at the time of the sale. Dennis said one of their current projects is a student-built house in the Feel Good Project, which won the 2001 Iowa City Community Development Award for Fostering Community Partnership, and was featured on the national HUD website. The local partners in the project are the city, the Association of Realtors, the Homebuilders Association, and the Iowa City Community School District. Four houses have been built in this program. The HF purchases the lots with HOME funds, and then the Vocational Training Council of Homebuilders provides technical expertise and assistance, while students build the house. The HF guarantees that they will purchase the house at the end of the year, which is then sold as a CL T. Dennis said the land lease is based on a document developed by the Institute for Community Economics. The lease is a lengthy document that is difficult to summarize, but the key point is that the HF lease has been approved by Fannie Mae and Countrywide, which is not an easy thing to accomplish. Countrywide is the market that services the Iowa Finance Authority first home loans, so HF buyers can qualify for those. The homeowner has full and free use of the land, but when the house is sold, the owners must find an income-qualified buyer. An attorney must verify that the buyer understands the lease, and there is a resale formula in the lease that limits the resale price of the homes. Housing and Community Development Commission Minutes July 20,2006 Page 5 Dennis said the home must be sold to an income-targeted buyer, or the HF has the option to purchase the improvements back and resell it. The homeowner is charged a monthly fee for use of the land, which is currently $20 per month. Long asked how property tax is handled. Dennis said it depends on the CL T. If the HF pays the property taxes, they charge more for the monthly land fee. In the HF lease, the owner of the home pays taxes on the land, and any improvements. Greazel asked if land is exempted from taxes. Dennis said no. Richman asked for confirmation that the ground lease for all the houses Dennis discussed is $20 per month per house. Dennis said yes. Essentially the HF is subsidizing the land, while the homeowner still retains all the rights for free use of the land. She said the HF also has occupancy and use restrictions. The home must be used as the owner's primary residence, so they cannot be rented out. The lease defines what is considered a "major" improvement to the home, and those need to be approved by the HF. Shaw arrived at this point. Dennis said in terms of equity and resale, the longer the owner lives in the home, a larger percentage of the increase in value the owner will receive when the house is resold. The formula is stated in the lease, and is how the house remains affordable. This only applies when the house is sold. If the first buyer lives out her life in that home, she can will the home to her heirs. Hayek asked how the house is appraised with that sort of restriction, and whether the lender hires the appraiser. Dennis said they have done a lot of work with the appraisers, and Fannie Mae has a guide on how to appraise CL T homes. Any appraisal on any home separates out the land, however, so it is not too complicated. Dennis said the resale price is the original appraised value of the house plus the percentage of change in the increase in the value based on your length of residency, which is what comprises the purchase option price. That is what needs to be explained to potential buyers. They have only had one sale so far, and it was successful. Dennis said in closing, through CL Ts the house remains affordable for subsequent buyers, and it is a one-time investment that continues to benefit low-income buyers throughout the lease term of 99 years. Also, the lease is renewable for another 99-year term at the time of its expiration. DeFrance asked who the HF purchases lots from, and whether they pay appraised value or more for them. Hightshoe said lots must be purchased for no greater than the appraised value. Dennis said three lots have also been donated for this program. Anthony asked whether the HF would like to have the program expanded in the area, either through them or someone else. Dennis said yes, through the HF or anyone else would be fine. This program is great for first-time home ownership, and the HF does not have to be the only group involved. There are also a variety of approaches to the leases and other aspects; another group would not have to adopt the approach that the HF uses. Anthony asked what the challenges are for expansion of this program in Iowa City. Dennis said lenders who are willing to do CL Ts, but that is also a nationwide problem. Richman asked for confirmation that the same problems exist for buying lots for CL T houses as for other programs. Dennis said it is both the price of the lots and the covenant restrictions. The buyer pool is becoming smaller, because the council has to approve every site individually. Since there are restrictions on certain elementary attendance areas, the available areas have covenants that create problems with building houses their buyers can afford. For example, if the area requires a 1500 square foot house, the HF cannot build a house there that their buyer incomes can afford. Anthony asked whether Dennis has seen a rise in areas with restrictive covenants over the past years. Dennis said no, all subdivisions have covenants, and the ones with the less expensive lots usually require houses that are 1000 square feet. That works well for them, since they usually build 1100-1300 square Housing and Community Development Commission Minutes July 20, 2006 Page 6 foot houses. Anthony asked whether there is a difficulty with finding buyers for the program. Dennis said no, but it can be difficult to explain the program to people. Dennis said Mayo Clinic has invested a lot of land into CL Ts in Rochester, and their restriction is that if, for example, a nurse buys the house, then the house must be sold to a nurse. Some other very expensive towns have CL Ts that serve fire fighters and teachers. Long said a project in Boulder involved a non-profit and the city putting a mobile home park that was being threatened by development on a land trust. The city bought it as part of a flood project, and then sold it to the non-profit. Hayek left the room at this point. DeFrance asked whether the HF had any property locations in mind. Dennis said they look on the MLS. She added that when the program first started in 1998, they were able to acquire a lot valued at $18K, and in just that amount of time the lot prices have risen drastically. Greazel said one of the valuable aspects of infill.lots is that their covenants have expired or they did not have one originally, so they do not have as many restrictions. Hayek returned to the room at this point. Dennis said these programs have a lot of success in communities with a lot of infill available, or where there are a lot of properties that need to be torn down. Iowa City does not have either of those situations. DeFrance asked whether any properties affected by the recent tornado would be available. Dennis said no. Introductions were done for the benefit of those absent at the beginning of the meeting. Hightshoe said Greazel's and Shaw's terms are expiring, so they will need to reapply for another term. Review of Allocation Process - Creation of Subcommittee Anthony said last year a subcommittee was created to review the process and produced some very good recommendations that were implemented last year. He asked whether the commission members feel the need to revisit the allocation process. Greazel said one of the things the commission discussed earlier was being more focused and deciding what they wanted to accomplish with the limited funds that need to be allocated. It would be good to discuss a plan before going into the process rather than being reactionary to whatever is presented to the commission. Anthony agreed that it is good to be focused. He said that would be different than what was evaluated last year. Last year the commission looked at the application process. This would be a review of the commission's efforts. Anthony asked whether the other commission members think having this sort of focus would be beneficial, and if so, should a subcommittee be created to discuss it. Shaw asked what method would be more efficient. Anthony said the committee approach last year was very good, and seemed to work efficiency. Hayek said the changes from last year were great, so the application process does not need to be reviewed again. Anthony said it would not be tinkering with the application process this year. Hightshoe said it would be more along the lines of additional information to be sent out with the applications, to let people know what sorts of projects the commission is looki~g for. Anthony said the focus could be just for one year. Richman said it would need to get done sooner rather than later, because applications will be due soon. It does not seem fair to put out guidelines a month before applications are due. Mellecker asked whether this would be similar to the CITY STEPS plan. Greazel said the problem with CITY STEPS is that it is ambiguous. There are times he would like to focus effort in a project to allow it to really get off the ground and viable. He would like to give some projects a bigger impact so they can be done right, instead of spreading things out so thin. Greazel said he does not know if this has been tried before, to have the commission establish guidelines rather than react to whatever the applicants submit. Hightshoe said that CITY STEPS is reviewed each year, but setting a focused priority has never been done before, and would need to be approved by the council. This would have to be done soon in order to get quality applicants for the focus area. Housing and Community Development Commission Minutes July 20, 2006 Page 7 Hayek said that though the commission has a tendency to fund a lot of projects with a little money, they all tend to score high according to CITY STEPS. He asked whether creating a focus is permissible. Hightshoe said yes, because federal funds are allocated at the council's discretion. Council would have to agree with whatever focus the commission would like to establish. Shaw asked if the commission would need to make a recommendation to the council. Hightshoe said yes. Long said this would need to be done by mid-August. Richman said it is unlikely anything formal would be in place before September, which is already almost too late. Richman suggested forming a subcommittee to implement this for next year. Hightshoe said in terms of CITY STEPS, almost all public services and several other items are high priorities. Mellecker said she thinks a yearly statement would be good, so some areas are not mislabeled a low priority. Hightshoe said CITY STEPS is revised every year, and amendments need to go to the council for approval. That might be a way of focusing efforts, through amending CITY STEPS, and then it would be reviewed on an annual basis. Richman asked when CITY STEPS is reviewed. Hightshoe said it is reviewed in September, approved in October. It is only taken to council if there are amendments. Hayek said it would be hard to downgrade high priorities to medium or low, because they are high priorities whether the commission chooses to focus on them or not. Instead of going through an extended review process that has to go through council, instead would it be possible to just decide on one area within the commission and go with that. Shaw asked for confirmation that Hayek is leaning towards Mellecker's suggestion of a commission mission statement for each cycle. Anthony said that approach avoids the issue of having to downgrade priorities. They all remain high priorities, but are not being focused on all the time. Hayek noted that a lot of non-profits depend on a relatively steady stream of funding. Hightshoe said there could also be an issue where it is just the right time for a group to do a particular project, and if it does not fall within the focus of the commission, the opportunity could be lost. Richman said he thinks the focus would not be centered so much on housing and public service projects. He said he is thinking more in the public facilities project area. Anthony asked whether the council had discussed what might happen to the public service funds. Long said council will talk about it in August. Anthony asked whether there is consensus on if a subcommittee should be formed or not. No commission members voiced opposition to forming a subcommittee. Anthony asked for volunteers to serve on the subcommittee. Shaw said he would be willing to serve on the committee if there are specific objectives and a timeline. Hart said she would be willing. Hightshoe said if this will not be effective for this year; it could be done in conjunction with community input received during the CITY STEPS review process for implementation next year. The subcommittee would work with city staff to come up with a focus based on recent community input on community needs. Also it might be good to hold off until new appointments to the commission are complete. Anthony agreed. Discuss Inclusionary Zoning Shaw asked whether there was a meeting at the library about inclusionary zoning. He saw that one of the meeting rooms was set aside for a meeting about inclusionary zoning. No other attendees had any information. Anthony said materials regarding this topic were sent out in the April meeting packet. Hightshoe said this would be a subcommittee situation, to research the issue. She said a problem should be identified that the proposed regulations attempt to address, before looking at the merits of inclusionary zoning. That might be a longer process. Then the subcommittee would bring their conclusions and recommendations to the full commission for discussion. Anthony said first the subcommittee would look at whether or not inclusionary zoning is needed, rather than the mechanisms involved. If the subcommittee decides that inclusionary zoning would be beneficial, they need to first convince the commission before it goes any further. Housing and Community Development Commission Minutes July 20,2006 Page 8 Hayek said the full commission should also see the information the subcommittee reviews. Hightshoe agreed. Anthony said the subcommittee could look at the information that staff supplies, as well as the market conditions in Iowa City. Then they would make a determination whether or not it is needed, and present their evidence to the commission. Mellecker said the first question should be confined to why inclusionary zoning is needed, not any sort of policies or other discussions. Shaw asked for confirmation of what question the subcommittee should be addressing, why it is needed, or whether it is needed. Hightshoe said she thinks the first question is what issue or concern the commission is trying to address, and then whether or not inclusionary zoning would help that identified issue. Long said the solution might not be inclusionary zoning. Hightshoe said she anticipates that the subcommittee would be working with staff and also consulting with Planning and Zoning. P&Z staff would have to have time to research and evaluate any recommendation before it went before council. Richman asked whether there was general agreement to form a subcommittee to discuss this. No commission members voiced objections. Long said there are other groups in the community that have an interest in this topic, which the subcommittee could meet with. Hightshoe said that the commission members would be invited if the subcommittee meets with any outside groups, and summaries of subcommittee meetings would be included with commission agendas. Hayek said it is a very complex and difficult topic to discuss, so the subcommittee tasks would need to be very focused. Anthony asked for volunteers for the subcommittee. Anthony, Hart, Hayek, and Shaw volunteered. Hayek said he might be leaving the commission at the end of the year. Anthony said the subcommittee would meet to decide on a process. Smith said his group, which involves the Homebuilders Association, the Chamber of Commerce, Housing Fellowship, and others, is very interested in and discussing this issue. There appears there are overlapping areas of interest, so he hopes to work with the commission and subcommittee during the discussion. Shaw left at this point. Announce Upcoming HCDC Vacancies Hightshoe announced that Shaw and Greazel's terms will be expiring soon and they must reapply if interested. Hightshoe confirmed that Mellecker is leaving so an additional spot will be open. She said applications for these two vacancies are due to the city clerk's office by July 26. Old Business Discuss National Community Development Week Celebration Hightshoe said the celebration would be held at Grant Wood Elementary on August 15 from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. The plan is to have a band from 4:30 to 5:00, with the program beginning at 5:00. The principal at Grant Wood will do some introductory remarks, and the principal from Southeast has agreed to be the guest speaker. Regina Bailey will be handing the big checks and awards. Awards decisions have not been made yet. Hightshoe said she is trying to arrange to have developers set up some information about future private development plans for the Highway 6 area as well. Review of Down Payment Assistance Program Long reported that no money has been spent. The lender told him they are having a difficult time finding interest in the program since it has a $5K cap and house prices have increased. Lenders also make more money doing 100 percent financing than with other strategies. The higher the interest rates go, however, the more attractive the program might be. The commission needs to decide what to do with the money. Hayek asked whether the money could be used for closing costs. Long said yes. Richman asked whether it would be possible to market the program directly to buyers, rather than through the lender. Hightshoe Housing and Community Development Commission Minutes July 20, 2006 Page 9 said part of the problem is that it is not a grant, so they have to pay it back. Also, if the buyer is going with the IFA first-time-buyer program, they cannot combine assistance, so they do not qualify. Richman asked for confirmation that the problems are that there are too many competing programs, the program is overly complex, and it is being poorly marketed. . Richman said if there are so many problems with the program, then the commission should consider doing something else with the money. Hightshoe said the money could be recaptured and allocated during the next round. Long said the city could also take over administration directly. He added that the city has written letters to all the realtors and lenders in town, so people know about it. Also, they do receive inquiries into the program, but once people hear the parameters, they go elsewhere. Richman said there is no incentive for lenders or realtors to market this program. Anthony asked whether the restriction on not combining this with other sources was flexible. Hightshoe says the restrictions are on the other sources, not with our requirements. Mellecker asked for confirmation whether the money would go into the next round's funds if it was recaptured. Long said yes, or to cover overruns. Richman asked whether this was from HOME or CDBG. Long said CDBG. Hayek said it seems odd that there is not a need for the money. Anthony said part of the problem stems from housing prices. Most of the houses that would be priced in the range where people in this income bracket would qualify for the assistance were built before 1978, which leads to issues with lead paint. Hightshoe agreed that is another problem. As these are federal funds, the city cannot fund a house built prior to 1978 due to lead based paint issues. Hayek asked whether it would be possible to increase the grants to $10K. Long said the lender says that would help. Hightshoe said the city could also look at combining with other programs, such as with the Housing Fellowship or the Iowa City Housing Authority programs for homeownership. Hayek suggested giving the money to the Housing Fellowship. Richman said if that is the case, then the commission should recapture the money and reallocate it. Richman asked whether the commission needed to make a decision on this at the current meeting. Hightshoe said according to council policy, it was required that half of the money be spent by March 15. If not, the commission must reevaluate the project and could recapture funds based on the circumstances. Long said since it is already past the beginning of the year, the commission could wait until December to decide. Hayek asked whether there was a chance to spend the money before December. It might do some good in the current program, and if not, the money could still be recaptured by the time the commission allocates next year's funds (FY08). Richman asked when the applications for next year's CDBG funds go out. Hightshoe said November. Richman suggested waiting until October 15, and if the money is not spent, then recapturing it and putting it with next year's funds. Hightshoe asked whether the funds would have to be administered through the current lender if city staff made some arrangement with other groups. Long said it does have to go through Hills Bank. MOTION: Richman moved that the program continue until October 15, at that time any remaining balance would be recaptured and allocated in the next funding round. Greazel seconded, and the motion carried on a vote of 7-0. Monitorina Reoorts Economic Development Fund and Iowa Valley Habitat for Humanity Greazel distributed a summary to all the commission members. Hightshoe said $200K would be carried over to the Economic Development Fund for allocation, which includes money from previous years as well as this year's allocation. As indicated on the report, some of the applications have been successful, but the majority was not able to maintain the business past three years. Hightshoe said the plan for this fiscal year is to involve lenders more in the process, and have the city do more gap funding for people who can get some private financing but are collateral thin, for example. The goal is to have more success stories. She said she would still be the contact for the fund, and will present to the Economic Development Committee in a couple months. She has talked to the Small Business Development Center, and they thought that approach would be attractive to lenders. Housing and Community Development Commission Minutes July 20, 2006 Page 10 Long said nine percent of the CDBG/HOME budget is taken out for economic development, which includes both CDBG and HOME funds. Since only CDBG funds are eligible for economic development, staff is taking a request to council that just nine percent of CDBG funds be used for economic development. Greazel noted that Habitat for Humanity spent their money purchasing lots. Goodwill Industries, Planned Parenthood, Housing Rehabilitation, Downpayment Assistance Mellecker said Goodwill spent their money and is all done. She was not able to talk to Planned Parenthood. Long said their project is finished, which included moving the entrance out of the public right of way to protect their clients, redoing the lobby, and installing a new counter top. The owner of the property paved the lot and installed a privacy fence. Mellecker said that Housing Rehab spent some of their money, but stopped because the rest of their funding was tied up in Congress. They finished up their existing projects, and have been getting tornado repair requests recently. Long said the funds were released on July 19. Mellecker noted the status of the Downpayment Assistance program was discussed previously. Hightshoe said that at the August meeting, staff would do the updates on all FY06 projects and carry over projects that had not been reviewed this past year. Long said the Senate Appropriations Committee increased CDBG funds for the first time in five years. That means there should be approximately a $200 million increase nationwide. Adiournment There being no further business to come before the committee, Hayek moved to adjourn. Greazel seconded and the meeting was adjourned at 8:45 p.m. s:/pcdlminules/HCDC/2006/07 -20-06. doc ~~~r"./~~;r;;~~~~~',:-~ or, ...~~~~~~ ~'.'" 'it' ,;, "'-Wi ". Ii ~"'-~ ~~~ Jv. 'i l' f~ '''''-'. , " II .!, ~ \:1': ;"" \ ~f '" ~, " " .",~. .~ q~~o;j 1;\. " )~. -,-\;,;' ": "t;~ F: ';.~: ,?-~ ~"i: J~; ;~'~l~.: Volume 35"No; '2 '" t >!',\7". ' , I 1 k. "I~ i" ..-. 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"~"" .:rhis started"atTto be an article about"'one '., ,,'started'thinking aDouttelling Bill's'story to , ,',' ' man and his decision about wha!to do afteri ' ' wider:audience,andby happenstance that came.~ ':;,C " ': ~:. , ' ,_">,Id retirement. ,It has ended liP being a story about a to be, and in a much bigger way than anyone had groupofpe6ple, whose li~es are intertwined and ,imagined, They were invited to New York"icil4' 'R r\j~~e richer because ofi!, ap,d, as you will~ee, mllet with geople at CBS, and Tam explain~ wha1 f!1~F other people's lives as \VeIl. But befo,re we happened, {;~ cf~talk more about Tom and Gretchen an'g Mick "The next thing we know they ask B~r& to ~ and Dorothy and Dale and Lynn, we have to talk, ' .'" , abciutBill and BarrY and Micke Rooney, 'wnte a scree~lplay, so he wr,ltes the scree!wl:,y, ." ' y " and they decldethey are gomg to make thiS' Some rcaders may be familiar with the'story movie, with De'unisQuaid am! Mick~y Roon~y. ol'1ocallegend Bill Sackter, the name behind the, ,On December 21,1981 it's shown, and 40 Uptown Bill's Coffee Shop on Gilbert Street in million people see it that Saturday night. By 10\'Va City, and the role thatDr, Thomas Walz, Monday morning, Bill is a national celebrity. retired dean of the School of Social Work at the And 90 days later it's the movie of the year, wins University Iowa, played in the story, For those of the Golden Globe as best picture, alld it gets you, like me, who are a bit sketchy on the whole two Emmys, one for Mickey Rooney as best thing, this is how Tom explained it to me while actor (as Bill), and one for Barry Morrow as the, sitting around a table at Uptown Bill's. screenwliter," , ~ , '~iIl' i# fViS ittQ U ntown~ ~:, " ~ +;: ,~~; rfrl'l! 1;1 lill'sSmallMall '" ~,~ ro~ and Photo's hy ~4; bn Hinshawr "', !Ii-- " ",)t' t" "~ < #'1 II. ,,1\ ~ ~ ,lunteers,Dale Hankins and Lynn Border ~,.;" ick Vevera" left, Manager of Mick's Worksjhop ,J.;J" i In 1972, Tom came to Iowa City to take on his new job at the University, and it wasn't long '" thereafter that he called upon a friend with whom he had previously worked in Minnesota, Barry Morrow, and asked him to come and work for him here in lotva. In the interim, Barry had assumed legal guardianship of Bill Sackter, wh~ . had spent a half-century in a state institution. . [I'{amed the School for Feeble-Minded and Epileptics when Bill entered in 1920.], Tom continued with his story: "Barry said he wouid come, butT would have to give Bill a job as well. So I said sure, why not. So Barry shows up with Bill, who I had never met before inimy life, I gave him ajob making coffee a,Jrl he became so instantly popular that it just wasn't goiIig to work to have him only making cp'tfee and running around, We needed to have a'location, so we took one of our classrooms and turned it into a coffeeshop. I had to cheat a little bit and call it a library, but in effect it was Bill's cotIee shop. It became Wild Bill's Coffee Shop," [And continues in operation to this day, on the University of Iowa c~mpus.] "Around the fourth or fifti] year Bill had -'become so well-known and well-loved in this community that he was practically an institution," Tom continued, "a town character, but for all thl right reasons. He was a beautiful ~ ~ ' ' . p~rs2nality, He \Vas one ~ftpe healthiest ~uman b,eings I've ev~r met in m)llife." , tf~~s aWarcneSi~(Billgrew"he was selected to,be award~dtheHandlcapped Iowan of the yJKr, and h~d;a big story about him in the Des MiJines Register~By this time, Barry and Tom .r .f it .J " 11 i-~ At this point I am just sitting back listening to Tom's story. "Bill is now a natiom~} celebrity, and he goes everywhere; he gets invited to tWo," White Houses, He has a ball, but he could can; less, he doesn't even know it's about his life:he _ just loves people. [Bill once commentabo)lt h9i- Mickey Rooney's life was a lot lik~his,afttlr 'I' seeing the movie]. Bill Ii ves for, twO Ind;eyears; Th~ movie is such a suc'~ess they ~a~e a~tlqu'61 ' about it in 1983, but Bill dies just before that '.\ And as a memorial to him we decided to keep hi! coffee shop going and hire handicapped people to run it. For the past 25 years we've,hired handicapped people to canyon the tradition BilL" During all these years Tom worked"i1;' ~,eep it!l alive, He was the faculty member with the'mo~t. investment in it, and he wanted BiJI to'he able tol "tell the world what an incredible human being" he was that had nothing to do with his di;ability, and everything to do with his spirituality," '\' -, ;;Sl Tom retired from the University ofIoWa in ,j' 200 I, I asked him if it was a hard decision to if: decide what to in the next chapter df his life, a~d what his retirement meant for BilI;s legacy. ;XI ,~~; . .' " {dtl' "1 was either gomg to stay here or go to'[' Mother Teresa's," Tom said.l'l had faUen}n ]ilf love with the Sisters of Charity. I had met!., ,.:t Mother Teresa in Calcutta years ago. 'Therdid~)' a lot of work with AIDS 1lIld the"elderly. Tm,~,k gerontologist, and I thought it ma.pe awfully go.iJ'j sense to do somethil}g worthwhile'befQre you die as long as you're not a bUrden to anybdhyelse:A get in theirway. And I was pre'tty heaithy:~b, <.1, . ,,;:1, .:~~, t"iB "",'- ~ "Mother Teresa?" I asked, . If The S~Ckt:.~ Ho~s;, a privately owned house. h~m\, to th.ree owners ass~ted:~ !" i. i } '.~"" ~ii "It:s an i"nterestirig stary," Tam answered. -"I had met a man fram Calcutta who. was a praminent philasapher and h'e stayed with me when he came ta.Iawa as a visiting faculty member when I was dean. He was a very interesting man, but Ididn't knaw a lat abaut him, but Ikne,,'; abaut his philasaphy. lt had to. , do. with issue,s around develapment and paverty. . He was exiled fram India at the time because Indira Gandhi didn't like him and she was killing affa lat afthese critics, sa he went to. Australia, and eventually died af a heart attack. Abaut a y~ar)~ter I h~ard from his san who. was a profe~sar at Natre Dame, and his san said "Did yau kna~Jhat my dad named yau in his last will and testament?'Yau're in the will." ~.;:1 l "And Isaid,'~'Far what?" Tam cantinued with his Slory. ", ''i{l,. n '-:, ~i;, "T() dispase afhiswritings," the man said. "Sa I ~tarted to. go. to. Calcutta to. research his Writings and to. re-write them far an English audience as a ghast writer in his name. I made three trips to. India in the 1980s, and an the last trip I was giving a speech iri Calcutta, and I ran into. Mather Teresa. I went to. her Hause af Charity and we talke? and I asked her if I cauld came there when I re"tired. She said peaple do., and that they wauld accammadate me." As Tam t6\d his'stary, custamers came and went from the caffee shap, and as each ane entered, T~m wauld greet them by name, with a ,cambinatian afwarmth and teasing. This indeed was an unusual place, with deeply shared bands ~ th~t even a visitar like me cauld sense right away. ~ .' "Sa when yau retired, did yau cansider gaing back to. India?" I asked. "" In answering Tam said,"Bil! had had stIch an impact <in my lifetandthese guys did taa," he 'said, m~tioning ta,the peapl,e around him, "what I amlgaing to. d.a wiJh the}est afmy life? I'll giv1: it the restqf my life, as lang as I have health to. keep this pragram gaing. I plan to. die here... I nat (ar'a ~eek. o,r two., thaugh." ~ ,.- '. There was laugllter in the roam, but also. a sudden salemnness an this tapic. , -~t "Li~~gaes an," Ta~ said quietly. "I dan) think life is goiIig to. go. an quite the samc::. wl1en yau're gane." a friend said. Anather added;-"I dan:t;-either." "Oh isth\lt riiht?""Tam jaked. "It cauld be better...it~ould be better. We never knaw. We cauld have said the same thing abaut Bill, but peaple who. fallawed Bil! were just such incredibly beautiful peaple, that when yau added them all up it's like a f1awer garden." , Hearing Tam talk, and the way that pea pie respanded to. him, I was increasingly curious abaut Tam's life, and what had influenced him. . Sa I asked him. "I was raised by my grandparents who. .were dirt paar; my parents were just kids, hardly old enaugh to. have babies; it was during the Great Depressian, sa I was raised by these grandparents. They never tald me haw to. live or anything, sa my first expasure to. ideas ab9ut life and athers was fram the gentleness afthe runit area that I was in. if? "And where was that?" I asked. "It was in Minnesata, the narthern part, in a deserted mining tawn. 1 lived there until I was seven, and then we maved to. the twin cities, and then we maved from the city back to. what is taday suburbia. We lived aut there until my falks died and then I went to. a Cathalic high schaal, and ended up gaing to. a Cathalic callege, St. Jahn's, a manastery in narthern Minnesata. From there I gat drafted and sent averseas. during the Karean, War. Then [ came back and finished my social work' degree, moved back to. Minneapalis, gat a Ph:D. fram the university,' and started teathing and ended up being a career-' teacher." ' "Why did yau chaase sacial wark?" I~ ,~ ~t~ '~I gat in myhcad tllat the purpose af l~~,:-vas service. And that was its awn reward.. I mean, ifyau wanted to. be happy, that's the'rout(:'to happiness. This acquisitiveness, materiali~~~, o'f aur clllturc is just destined fafJailure. It 111akes yau always hungry; always feeling deprived; always feeling that sameane else has mar~' than you. Sa, I dan't knaw, from abaut seven years aId an, I knew [ wanted to. do. service. It didn't make any difference, I didn't knaw haw ydu did it, you just did it. And then when I faund aut'there was such a thing as [sacial wark], and yau gat paid to. do. it, that meant J cauld have'a family." ;; See UPTOWN BILL'S, pag<;,)4 x ;,,- ~N ~I tl ~jI(- Uptown Bill'~ Coffee Sh~op at t~e S,[l1all M~~&>", ! '~.I "~ ~~~ ~~ ~" ,1 J ~ ,'I; ~ 1;J'" , --- ~-"'''''''f; t': ~'. ) ,~ ~ " f""IJP"TOWN BILL's ~~co'intred fr~m pagel3 r ~. , ~~': ,~~~, ;~~~ ~,;~; :~.~.: ... ~ Sp t1I~t's~e stary!and in there " I li'ad a dream at same paint, I had came aut afCathalicism and} was useclto the natian .of different laY'g~aups, and I wanted ta havea grbup that was built aut .of peaple irl"retirement wha were " nat accauntable t~ anybady except ,- t~ their: GiJ'd and their canscience. And that waul~ became pursuant ta sacial justice imd'issues.That was i lI!ydreitm '1tfirst,and thenthi; sart f"af happened and that is {vhatwe are 'k' dZng~ " ;'';;!;\'j'' ,;~' t~the ~~:~~1~:~~::~~6~~J&d~~~ board memberOale Hankins I explained what they are daing: "W:henJ{)m retired from the Schaal oLSacial Wark, he wrote i':< ':;.::,r. oi;~~ ,~" "11-, ~ ;ii to' _:i1j ,,~ -!!i -, 'ti; ::"::;1 '~ ~~ I.; .!li ~~ 'j.' ,>;,; :t.< t . ;;j. b r~ ,C.. ~>. ~ "\, 1t~ .~.~~ ~;~ t1. ~, Page 14' INVOLVEMENT AljQust/OO6 t"'-i- .., __;:c!.... """<::"",, 7~:~r-~~lr~--~~~~'''"':;- - ,., .~ :~ . .:1] if " ~, things aver eB~y. And there's a "shipping serVice, sa if samebady Ii'as samething'they want'ta sell an eBay, they' c~rtdtap it .off and then the group avi:r'lhere will send it ' .off, and they get a cammissian far daing that. And then there's Mick's warkshap which refinishes furniture and antiques. All .of thase are really businesses that are awned and aperatedby peaple with disabilities, with help fron(vplunteers and Tam." same grants and gat same lacal phil!!nthropists ta give same maney ta set up the Extend the Dream. faundatian, and then he .opened up Uptawn Bills Small Mall. Basically this cansisted .of the caffee shap t' and ice cream parlar, the baakstare, and it had at that time anather thing called Leslie's Luxuries, which said antiques and callectibles, and t,he Mad Hatters Tea Raam which is a venue far bands and paets, and a place far meetings." ,.,!~ Valunteer Lyrin Barders said "there's ane"atllt.'r that yau fargat, Mr, Ed's Super Graphics. I cauldn't think .of super graphics, the .only> thing lcauld think afwas Mr, Ed," h~i' We alllaug!red at that .one. Wha cauld pbssibly/arget~r. Ed, the talking horse?' Dale cantinu'.Jd, "there's alsa the Ii ~!l MAllENGO MEMORIAL'Hos-rrtAL "And then abaut a year agb," he ,cantinued, "we baught abuilding aver an F Street bchind Walgreen's and set auftwa main things: Gretchen's Vintage Shap, which has~ii1iage cl~thing and alsa sells antiques, and the E-Cammerce center, which trains peaple haw ta da c-cammercc, mastly eBay' related, haw ta buy and sell !;:;,-;t.;'(H';;;TI~~~ C1oset~ H~",~ :"".-........--~--+'t~~---_. i..~i"k.'..'.>.'...".,. J,t ......c ... 4 ,;<oS; ,!y- " ' ...; ~. ., ~r; " '; _;~ an emergency department, the better your chances :of preserving h'e'art muscle or brairl"tissue. We're slate cbIftified as a Level IV community t~~ma"ftcenler. - If you need more sR.~dalized~~are, we'll arrange"a~bul~4fe or air transport t?' a' t~rtiarY hospi'~al. You can return i'? to Marengo M~'n;orial Hospiral for follow-up setvic~, , So, ,the. next!)time an emergenty comes close tQ~home, don'f worry. 9 So are we, ~. 7" Want.,t!' leanl more qb~ut Mai-eng,,~~~ellwrial 'HospiWn Call3,19.G42.5S43 or log on to lVlt:w.Mar~n$,;~I'I'ltq" qr,g, to see, a photo gallezy of ou~ beauriful,~ ,"ewlrirenova~d fadlity, :( I ~- 5- ~Ji?H~~, '. II '" ...J" , ACCIDENTS, INJURIES AND ILLNESSES HAPPEN IN AN INSTANT, So it's nice to know around-the- 'clock emergency care is right around the comer. At Marengo Memorial Hospital,cboard certified physicians and specially trained nurses ire ready to handle all your emergency' needs - from urgent to life . threatening. O,l1nn~w Emergency Department brings you rhree treaunent raams, a' streamlined design, state-of-thle-art eq uipment and lots of personal attention. '" Getting to Marengo "Memorial HO.S. pital q UiCkl.ysaves time e. An,,".'!'t j..... may save a life, For serious medical ';\ problems like stroke or heart attack, . time is musde. Tile sooner you getf.t}J ;' -m ~' ~~W ,''!,MII., f(n ~, ...... ~~ II _.~---- - ~ 11 .,.",~ ., ,~ " ~ ~ Bill Sackter house, where Gretche[1; Co' c' Rick, Gary and Ed all live. It ~as ~:;:,\ ganewith IawaCity develapment' "i black 'gnints." ~,. \ ' ~(~ Lynn added that "th'~ caalfuing about the hause is that it was built far peaple with handicaps, sa the counters are lawer; and designed far wheelchairs' and all thatlavely stuff, sa it's a cao.l place." '. r . "There's' always new stuff an the. ," harizan, Tam's always thinking .of,. new businesses. Tam's pretty Wpch' ". the:spark'phig," Dalesaig. ;'r:-'~ -':~ <'~ In the c~:)Urse of the ddy-\'viih p: ~ ;ihe falks at Uptawn EliIl's1 hear4,~ firsthand haw impartant the wa~k\' ,....1 .of this foundatian is, The Manage(~,( of The Vintage Shoppe, Grete-hen ::E- Gentsch, tald me her stary. .~, "I've been caping with depressian far years, and I hav~. a real prablem in. the winters> I' was just aut .of schaal in 2000, I finished my degree late because I had ta cape with depressian and "fi'_,: left schaal, and came back 1.0 it:' I., wanted ta gawprk wi~h baaks,,) '" had gane ta library scllaal, alldl "c, cauldn't da that. I just cauldd't ;;'da the nine ta five kind .of thing: ~., I thaught, my days are aver,I'm,:", gane. Sa I went down and talked t6 Tam, and he said ifyau want, yau can help in the b~akmart, Sa lsaid'i, sure, and I started warkin!f in thb'~rt; baakmart, and I decided that they,' had a lat .of gaad baaKs'arid that~e shauld try eBay. Sa Iimplemcl1f~d the eBay.fgr the first,tifue,~t -"~"S Uptawn Bills., The baaknlart'soared'"," after that, we went from about' $500,,:: ,~.! . ~ ~} .,. 14~~ ~ a manth ta abaut $3002 including , .. eBay, and it was starting to suppart, I' it was starting ta wark._ ,. " ;1," ", Sa, at the same time that I '~as daing the baakmart, I was interested in vllltage clathing and I had a' rare danatian fram a wamal1wh!llJ~ g · was clasing dawn a shap here in-iJ tawn and said I want ta give'you all my vintage clat)1illg. We,hiM basement dawnstai~sarid we 'put the vintage clathing inthe bashneni and r started an indeper'lilent stor called Gretchen's Vintage Clothir'lg,'. with the Uptown BiIl'sSmalImall.:; All this time I'm warking ':Vith Tom, becaming more self-sufficient and mare self-sustaining, my depressian starts gaing away, I start feeling a . whole lat better than I ever did. ", ~ c:!(~ .~ . ./ \ ~J (;.1 ~ 1 ] 'See Ur>TOWN BILL's,;:!). 24fJ " .,.. .' .t.:.,, - ";'," The Heritage Agency i~800-332-5934 ~ j, - ._~~:-- '-'~~~....'7'~ ~~~ r'.t: t "uPTowN BILi:s L continued from page 14 I' Gretchen continu~d, "I'm doing something purp6seful, and I'm helping the foundation, I'm not taking home a whole lot of money, but I'm feeling really good, So I think/I'm going to keep doing this," ~ I clothing store/' Gretchen goes ., on, "and we have the bookIfiart, >, and (hen Tom started dreaming again, he saw this building, and he said what a dream, this could be a , vintage shop, He said yqP could I do your clothing, you could do [ t"h, e,antiques, we COU,I, d, ,ShOWC, ase Mi,k Vevera's furniture, Mick has /' "'IW.',a,y"s, hel,p,. in"g..th.e,m,_,;all,a.n,t,he, stuff, even ,this store, cuttil)g doors and painting; he's'done ati the " furni~e you s~€'here. He wani~d to showcase the furniture in'a store which would sell it better." "So we have the vintage' .~ Tom ended up buying the building with the help of a city I. grant, and we have the building . now, and we started the stor~, last October, and its doing fabulously. So, we have the Business, and that's the business end of it, and \~e collected jewelry little by little by little, we have the clothing, we have a w~6le bas.fment full, and books;' I do rare books. We still do the eBaybusiness and we have the e-Commerce center, and we do the classes twice per week. So it started' as a dream and went to ,a reality. So it's been workable. And it's really fun. I work a nine~ to-fivejob now, I didn't think I would be doing that again and I'm bu~y'iill the,time." ~. , Earlier in the day volunteer Page 24 INVOLVEMENT August 2006 L, ' " " ~:""":":~~"::'.._~.~;-.-~;':;';' Lynn Borders sat in th~ Upto~n Bill's coffee shop and explained how she got involved, "I had a cerebral aneurysm ten years ago, and I almost died. The University Hospitals saved my life, I'm sure glad they're here, didn't realized for awhile that part of my brain injury is that I can't learn new things. I went back to the same job, sol didn't have to learn anything new. But when the job was eliminated, the position was eliminated in 2003, I had to move to University Hospitals. i,j<; . It was completely new, it was as ifl'd never been a secretary before. I couldn't do it. In a year and a half, I failed at twa jobs. It was awful, it was jus't the most terrible thing I've ever been through, At any rate, I've been a'part of the brain injnry support group for s~veral\'ears now and they started meeting here, and I'd wanted something to fill the emptiness, There's not a whole lot to do when you're not working, and I knew the minute I walked in the door that this was the place for me, and I've been here ever since. [love it here." I heard so many stories, too l11anyJo share in the small amount of space left. But Uptown Bill's is a great plac~ to hear them, and tell your own. ,Jom would like to have more older customers and volunteers become a part.of the foundation's work. He is. hopeful that the E-Commerc.;" Center will provide new, .,J opportunites f6r seniofs, and Jl< that their, latest iniative, helpi~g to assess and retrofit h()nies for ~."~ handicapped accessibility wilL also be helpful for the elderly, -,,1 The stated mission of the Extend the Dream foundation is to help the disabled a,s well as the elderly. ('1' ,t- For more iriformation~'visit the Uptown Bil!'s website: .. Il www.uptownoills.org. -II If you are interested in' learning more ~boutBill Sackter's life, Tom has written a book entitled "The Ufllikely Celebrity," A new 90crninu~~:C:locum~~ta1Y is also nearing completion, and will, preview in the I:g-wa City area in the spring. . .:' Tom said he'would like to see more senigrs'sitting on the~e ,~ stools, so here they are, waiting . for us. !~~i " , .J ~~ ~ ~ I' " ....:.. ,.:.;..;-~....... r* ~r;;~-,,~;,---,~ft .-:.~. ~ '2 !~ . ""1j '~fl "~ ' f: " ~ , ~' >'1\~ "~C~l ~~ 71 . ~ ceo Pig II""'t C"l ~~ fa~ ~~ :>; C1J -0 U) Q) .= := ~ o I 00 ~ ~ c o ~ :s: o ~ .s~E :a ,oq- 8 Q).U;> = 5~ .~ :~ 00 15 0.'. I o:g~ c::- ~ ~ 5l 0... ~ -.:: c:: ro 0 (.) c:: en '5. 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