Kevin, the committee liaison, gave the meeting’s project update, reporting that one last subcontractor on the Native project had not yet submitted required reporting but was close, and that Habitat for Humanity (referred to as Habitat) had filed a reimbursement request that would use the remainder of its approval. Kevin said, “that entire half million will have been paid out by, probably the end of this month, assuming I get accounting to work during Thanksgiving, time.”

Members discussed several forthcoming applications, including at least one or two from Emerson Garfield and project work on North Monroe involving repeated damage to planters. Kevin cautioned that some items — notably permit fees — remain unresolved in several requests and recommended tabling votes until staff can present a final dollar amount. The committee agreed to postpone a formal funding vote until January so members could review a complete cost breakout, with Kevin offering to provide a video of the prior meeting and to submit a final package for the January meeting (he referenced January 7 as a likely target).

Kevin explained the difference between granting funds to city departments versus private entities: city implementations require an accounting transfer, while grants to private organizations require repayment agreements and more paperwork. He noted that Native was the first private, nongovernmental entity to receive TIF funds and that the process took longer because the city had not previously had a business relationship with that organization. Committee members and city council liaisons discussed opportunities to leverage ARPA funding where appropriate and to coordinate design or quick‑build transportation solutions (for example, at Middleton and Broadway).

The committee asked staff to finalize permit cost estimates and return with a specific dollar amount at the next meeting; no final funding motion was made at this session.