HomeMy WebLinkAbout1975-04-28city council minutesBook 16
SPECIAL MEETING
April 28, 1975
4:00 P. M.
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Pasley.
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The roll of the Council was called with the following Council
members present: Gamboa, Dakan, Carter, McCloskey, Williams,
and Banks.
(PUBLIC HEARING ON THE SHORT AND LONG TERM NEEDS OF CALDWELL)
The Mayor opened the meeting by reading the legal notice
that was printed in the local paper designating April 21st
and April 28th at 4:00 P.M. as the time set for public hearings
to receive input from the community on needs of the City.
Opinions were to be solicited for all needs of the community
as well as the need for a Senior Citizen's Center and the need
for low cost housing. This notice was printed April 5th,
12th, and 19th, 1975.
The Mayor read the short term needs of the City up to three
years as follows:
1. Senior Citizen's Center.
2. Low cost housing.
3. Subsidized housing for Senior Citizens.
4. Widen North Illinois up Canyon Hill.
5. Curb, gutter and pave north Indiana.
6. Pave Laurel Avenue.
7, New Library.
8. New Airport.
9. Annex property along Cleveland, South Tenth, and
South Kimball.
10. Bicycle paths.
The long term needs of the City; three years and over were
then read by the Mayor as follows:
1. Annexing more area to increase tax base and better
control urban sprawl.
2. Park redevelopment and addition of more parks.
3. Extension of water and sewer lines.
4. Creation of more LID'S for street and sidewalk
development.
5. Enlarge City Hall.
6. Continuing need for more low cost housing and
subsidized housing for Senior Citizens.
7. Redo downtown streets.
The Mayor invited members of the audience to make suggestions
or comments concerning these needs as listed or to add other
needs that they might feel should be included. The Mayor stated
that he would be very interested to have for the record a
vote from the audience as to whether they felt that the number
one need for the City was the Senior Citizen's Center. The
vote was unanimous for the Senior Citizen's Center.
The Mayor then explained to the members of the audience that
these public hearings are a necessary part of the Grant
application to the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
The City of Caldwell's application was being prepared by the
Ore -Ida Development Council. The Mayor then introduced Mr.
Bob Taisey representing that Council and stated that Mr. Taisey
would be glad to answer any questions that the audience might
have.
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Mr. Taisey then explained the procedures that were to be
followed in requesting the Grant and answered questions from
both the audience and the Council.
Mr. Ron Myers was then introduced by the Mayor. Mr.. Myers
was the architect from Alpha Engineers who was drawing up the
preliminary sketches for the Senior Citizen's Center. Mr.
Myers then held the sketches up for the,audience to see and
explained them to all interested in the audience.
There being no.further business, the meeting was adjourned
at 4:20.
APPROVED AS written THIS 6th DAY OF May 1975.
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