MINUTES OF PRICE CITY
COUNCIL MEETING
MEETING HELD ON FEBRUARY
13, 2008 5:00 p.m.
The Price City Council meeting convened in regular session
on February 13, 2008, in the Price City Hall Council Chambers, Room 104 at 5
p.m.
Present: Mayor
Joe L. Piccolo City
Recorder, Laurie Tryon
Councilmember
Rick Davis
Councilmember
Kathy Hanna-Smith
Councilmember
Jeff Nielson
Councilmember
Richard Tatton
Others: Ann Evans, John Kandarin, Scott Critchett, James
Liin, C.J. McManus, Ben Logue, Debbie Dull, Linda Varner and Debbie Hatt
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PUBLIC HEARING:
MOTION. Councilmember Tatton moved to open the public
hearing. Motion seconded by Councilmember Hanna-Smith and carried.
Mayor Joe L. Piccolo,
opened the public hearing at 5 p.m. for the Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG) program and stated that this hearing is being called to consider
potential projects for which funding may be applied under the 2008 CDBG
Program. It was explained that the grant
money must be spent on projects benefiting primarily low and moderate-income
persons. The Southeastern Utah Association of Local Governments Region of which Price
City is a member, is
expecting to receive approximately $400,000 in this new program year. All
eligible activities that can be accomplished under this program are identified
in the CDBG Application Guide and interested persons can review it at any time.
Mayor Piccolo read several of the eligible activities listed such as: construction
of public works and facilities, i.e.: water and sewer lines, fire stations,
acquisition of real property, provision of public services such as food banks
or homeless shelters. Also eligible are loan programs for private businesses
which would then hire low income persons and the program can also pay for
housing rehabilitation for low income homeowners or for persons owning rental
housing for lower income persons. Mayor Piccolo indicated that in the past the
City has received CDBG funds for ADA
access projects and pedestrian pathways (sidewalks) leading to income targeted
housing. The City has handed out its capital investment plan as part of the
regional “Consolidated Plan”. This list shows which projects Price City
has identified as being needed in the community. It was asked that anyone with questions,
comments or suggestions during the hearing please identify themselves by name,
before they speak. A project to facilitate funding for renovations to the
Newhouse Hotel for low-income persons was presented by Mayor Piccolo as
recommended by City staff. The City Recorder will include all names in the
minutes and the City would like to specifically respond to all questions and
suggestions from the public during the hearing. Mayor Piccolo,
then opened the meeting up to further suggestions from the audience.
No comments were received. MOTION. Councilmember
Tatton moved to close the public hearing at 5:06 p.m. Motion seconded by
Councilmember Davis and carried. The hearing as adjourned at 5:06 p.m.
APPROVED: ATTEST:
___________________________ _____________________________
Joe L. Piccolo,
Mayor Laurie
Tryon, City Recorder