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Council raises questions about HUD grant match and adds PDA appointment; staff recommends museum stewardship for donated portraits
Summary
Council members asked whether the city can meet the HUD grant match and who would administer the award; the chair asked members to review the city manager's recommendation before a fast-approaching deadline. The council also amended the agenda to add a PDA appointment for Greg Jackson and staff recommended housing donated portraits in the museum for tracking and loaning to city facilities.
Council members reviewed a city-manager recommendation and staff briefing related to a HUD land grant the council discussed at a prior meeting. The chair said she forwarded the manager’s recommendation and asked council members to read the memo and direct any questions to Mr. Free because the application deadline is approaching.
Members raised financial and administrative questions: council requested clarity about the city’s capacity to provide the required local match and who would manage or administer the grant if it were awarded. A staff speaker recommended using the city museum to accept and catalog donated portraits that county contacts (named in staff comments) have offered back to the city; the museum would inventory each portrait and then allow the city to place items in public buildings as needed.
Separately, Councilmember Downing asked to add a downtown development PDA appointment for Greg Jackson; the chair said she would amend the agenda to include that appointment at the beginning of the meeting.
Next steps: council members were asked to read the city manager’s recommendation and raise any grant-related questions with Mr. Free before the application deadline; the PDA appointment will be added to the meeting agenda.
