Columbus, Georgia

Community Development Advisory Council

Board Meeting Minutes

September 17, 2002



A meeting of the Community Development Advisory Council was held at the

Government Center Annex Building, 420 Tenth Street, September 17, 2002 at 12:00

P.M.



Members Present: Homer Kuhl, Cynthia Walker, Debra Huling, Connie Parrish,

Leigh Stewart, Abdul Hasan, Leticia Towns.



Members Absent: Douglas Bryant III, Charlie Fortson, Harold Funderburg,

Timothy Johnson, Floretta Thornton-Reid.



Others Present: Lynnette Gross, Michelle Valrie, Carl Holland, Aretha Jones,

Shirlonda Lewis, Joyce Peterson.



CALL TO ORDER:



The meeting was called to order by Homer Kuhl, Chairman, forwarded with

prayer. A quorum was present. Minutes of the May 21, 2002 Meeting were

approved.



DISCUSSION:



New Staff Members of the Community Reinvestment Division were introduced along

with other new CDAC Board members. Councilman Glenn Davis was present at the

CDAC Board meeting and spoke briefly. Ms. Gross discussed the CAPER and gave

an explanation of how we spend our HUD dollars. A copy of the CAPER was given

to each attending Board Member. Ms. Gross explained what a CHDO is and stated

that Fourth Street Towers is the only one that is recognized by the City as a

CHDO. Columbus Housing Initiative is recognized by the State as a CHDO. Ms.

Gross explained to the Board what program funding is and what the different

programs do for the community. Each member was given a copy of the Bylaws.

She also explained about funds that were reallocated and mentioned that Five

million dollars had been rolled over from 1998 that had not been spent and now

had been reallocated. There was discussion of the Second Avenue Redevelopment

Area in Bibb City. A tour of the redevelopment areas is being planned for

March 2003. The next scheduled meeting for the CDAC Board is December 18,

2002 at 11:30 A.M.



There being no further discussion the meeting was adjourned.







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Homer Kuhl,

Chairman Joyce

Peterson, Secretary