City of Columbia, Missouri  
Meeting Minutes  
Housing and Community Development Commission  
Council Chambers, City  
Hall 701 E Broadway  
Wednesday, March 15, 2023  
Regular Meeting  
7:00 PM  
I. CALL TO ORDER  
The meeting was called to order by Rose at 7:00 pm.  
II. INTRODUCTIONS  
Present at the start of the meeting were commission members Shaw, Fletcher, Ritter,  
Kasmann, Jefferson, Rose, and Suhler.  
7 -  
Present:  
Michael Fletcher, Mitchell Ritter, Diane Suhler, Ross Kasmann, Thomas Rose,  
Barbara Jefferson and Rebecca Shaw  
1 - Blake Willoughby  
Excused:  
III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA  
Motion to approve the agenda: Shaw  
Motion to 2nd: Ritter  
Motion passes: 7:0  
Not voting: Willoughby  
IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
Attachments: HCDC Draft Minutes 2.8.2023  
2.8.2023 HCDC Transcribed Minutes  
HCDC Recording 2.8.23  
Motion to approve the draft February 8th, 2023 minutes: Shaw  
Motion to 2nd: Kasmann  
Motion passes: 7:0  
Not voting: Willoughby  
V. SPECIAL ITEMS  
Attachments: CBOR Stats Jan. 2022  
CBOR Stats Jan 2023  
Columbia Board of Realtors January 2023 Statistics: Deaver presented the information  
from the Columbia Board of Realtors (CBOR). Shaw requested staff reach out to CBOR to  
request any data they have about new construction. Suhler also requested data about  
available listings vs sold listings. Rose requested staff reach out to the Executive Director  
of CBOR to see if he would be willing to speak to HCDC.  
VI. OLD BUSINESS  
FY 2024 Community Development Needs Survey: Deaver shared that the survey has had  
235 responses as of March 15, including responses from all six wards. Survey drop  
boxes are available at multiple locations across town, and the survey was also sent out  
with the Columbia Housing Authority’s most recent newsletter. There is also a Spanish  
version of the survey available.  
VII. NEW BUSINESS  
Attachments: FY 2022 CAPER Updated 3.9.23  
FY2021 Subrecipient Funds Awarded and Expended  
FY 2022 Consolidated Annual Performance & Evaluation Report (CAPER): Deaver  
presented information from the CAPER and spoke to the status of subrecipients’ funding  
expenditures. Unexpended funds from past funding years will be reallocated in the  
upcoming funding round; the application process for the reallocated funds will run  
simultaneously with the process for FY24 funds. The commission discussed goals met  
and exceeded in the CAPER. Shaw requested information about what codes were issued  
by code enforcement using HUD funds during this CAPER reporting period. Jefferson  
requested information about what HUD classifies as Extremely Low Income.  
Attachments: HUD FY2023 Allocations  
FY 2023 Annual Action Plan: Deaver shared that HUD has released the funding amounts  
for FY 2023. At the next meeting, HCDC will review the Annual Action Plan that allocates  
FY 2023 funds to subrecipients.  
VIII. GENERAL COMMENTS BY PUBLIC, MEMBERS AND STAFF  
Randy Cole of the Columbia Housing Authority (CHA) talked about their Kinney Point  
project. The commission inquired about various CHA policies.  
Deaver shared that Michelle Lambert has resigned from HCDC due to moving out of the  
City.  
Teddy introduced Luca Mollel, who is doing a fellowship with the City Manager’s Office  
and will be researching information about housing programs.  
Jefferson inquired as to why Rainbow House withdrew from their funding agreement.  
Amelunke shared that they did not want to sign a Deed of Trust and Promissory Note as  
required by HUD. Those documents are required so that if the property is sold to a  
for-profit organization, it ensures the HUD funding is recaptured. He also noted that this  
can create issues with organizations who rent their space applying for HUD funds, since  
the property owner must sign those documents.  
Deaver shared that the March 8th Pre-Application workshop had approximately 18  
attendees, and that all of the information from that workshop is available on the City’s  
website. Rose requested the sign-in sheet for the workshop be sent to HCDC. Deaver  
shared that staff can send that but to note that not everyone interested in applying may  
have attended the workshop.  
IX. NEXT MEETING DATE  
April 12, 2023  
X. ADJOURNMENT  
The meeting was adjourned at 8:04 pm.  
Motion to Adjourn: Shaw  
Motion to 2nd: Suhler  
Motion passes 7:0  
Not voting: Willoughby  
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