All Members present voted aye and the motion was declared carried. Mr. Paulsen questioned if approving this is fair to others that may have similar needs but aren't aware of the Community Development funds. Mr. Gilmour replied he understands the concerns but felt these are small enough projects and their needs are now. He stated if they start to get a lot of requests, then we would have to give it some additional thought. He stated he feels the New Life Center is a homeless shelter and struggles with funding.
All Members present voted aye and the motion was declared carried.
Fixing Up Houses Mr. Gilmour stated there has been a discussion with the Homebuilders and the Skills and Technology Training Center to take one of these houses that gets boarded up and fix it up. He stated the Housing Authority would acquire the unit, they would work with the Skills and Technology Training Center to fix it up as single family, and then resell it to a homebuyer. Mr. Gilmour stated they would get help from the Homebuilders Foundation. He stated it would be a pilot project and they would see how it works. He stated they could also use some of the Neighborhood Project funds.