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IURA authorizes chair to seek reimbursable work with city as HOME funding faces cuts
Summary
The Governance Committee voted 3-0 to authorize the chair to negotiate agreements with the City of Ithaca to provide reimbursable IURA staff services, a measure prompted by projected losses or reductions in HOME funding and flat CDBG support.
The Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency (IURA) Governance Committee voted 3-0 to authorize the agency chair to enter into agreements with the City of Ithaca to provide IURA staff assistance on city projects that align with the agency’s mission, the committee heard. The action responds to projected reductions in HOME program funding and flat Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) revenues.
Donna Fleming moved the resolution and George McGonigal seconded it. "The resolution is that we authorize the chair, to enter into agreements with the city to provide IURA staff assistance on city projects that align with the IURA mission statement," Fleming said prior to the discussion. The motion passed unanimously.
Nels, speaking for staff, summarized the agency's fiscal issue: the IURA historically used a portion of CDBG (20%) and HOME (10%)…
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