Town Council: Bob Bloxom Ray Burger Thelma Gillespie Catherine Krause Joy Marino Maphis Oswald  Mayor: Fletcher Fosque Town Manager: Matt. Spuck  ONANCOCK it Live Love it VIRGINIA FOUNDED1680  15. North. Street Onancock, VA 23417 757-787-3363 www.Onancock.com  Town of Onancock November 19, 2020,5:30PM  Public Hearing-held virtually and allowed for physically distanced persons to attend in-person in Council Chambers  Minutes  1) Call meeting to order  a) Mayor Fosque called the meeting to order at 5:30P PM b) Mayor Fosque asked Mr. Spuck to call roll: Councilmember Bloxom ) Councilmember Burger ili) Councilmember Gillespie iv) Councilmember Krause v) Councilmember Marino vi) Councilmember Oswald (1) Aquorum was present  Attended via video Attended via video Absent Absent Attended via video Attended via telephone  2) Pledge of Allegiance was not recited due to remote attendance  3) Mayor Fosque called the public hearing to order and requested Mr. Spuck to open the hearing with a short presentation that explains the purpose for the hearing and certain pertinent background information  a) Mr. Spuck shared:  The Virginia Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program funds local governments to address critical community development needs, including housing, infrastructure, and economic development. This program has been administered by the Virginia Department and Community Development (DHCD) since 1982. CDBG funds are made available to DHCD by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Inaccordance with Section 104(b)(3) oft the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, the use of (1) Give maximum feasible priority to activities which will benefit owandmoderate-ncome families; (3) May also include activities which are designed to meet other community development needs havinga particular urgency because existing conditions pose a serious and immediate threat to the community. ii) The Virginia CDBG program makes funding available to local governments for planning and implementing community development projects in non-entitlement localities. Each project and activity utilizing CDBG funding must meet a national objective. Projects that do not meet at least one of the three national b) The Town of Onancock has been fortunate to receive CDBG funds in the past. Our use of these funds includes  (HUD).  CD8G funds meet one of the following national objectives: (2) Aid in the prevention or elimination of slums and blight, and;  objectives will not be considered for funding. i) Onancock - Northeast :: 1979, 7 homes  these projects:  1    Town Council: Bob Bloxom Ray Burger Thelma Gillespie Catherine Krause Joy Marino Maphis Oswald  Mayor: Fletcher Fosque Town Manager: Matt Spuck  ONANCOCK Live it Love it VIRGINIA FOUNDED1680  15 North. Street Onancock, VA 23417 757-787-3363 www.Onancock.com  ii) Onancock: - Northeast I: 1989, 23 homes iii) Onancock - Northeast USDA: 1989, 12 homes  iv) Onancock - Northeast Planning Grant: Planning grant to prepare to apply for Community Improvement Grant (CIG) in early 2021. Infrastructure and housing impact yet to be determined. c) The purpose oft this public hearing is to solicit publici input on local community development and housing needs in relation to Community Block Grant (CDBG) funding for a project in our community. Attendees are encouraged to also comment on the Town's past use of CDBG funds. This hearing does not relate to any one specific project or application, but rather the benefit CDBG funds might create in the community, in general, and to learn from 1) Public comment (2 townresidents attended in person (sign in sheet attached), none attended virtually: (1) Mr. Smith askedi if there was even an evaluation performed of the specific use and benefit - like a return (2) Councilmember Oswald responded by saying that in 1979, many of the homes in that section of town (3) Councilmember Bloxom commented that evaluating al home repair or upgrade on a project seemed (1) Mr. Spuck responded that in the past, Onancock has been fortunate to partnered with A-NPDC) AccomackNorthampton Planning District Commission) who expertly administers applications and projects like these. In the future, other partnerships might be used depending on the nature or timing  residents the opinion on prior CDBG projects.  oni investment - on the prior housing projects.  needed indoor plumbing, and this project like provided that upgrade. meaningless or irrelevant on a project completed more than 20-years ago.  ii) Mrs. Smith asked who administers projects like this.  of the project.  d) Mayor Fosque solicited any additional public comment. Hearing none, he closed the public hearing. 4) Motion to adopt resolution for Continuity of Government Operations, as included with published agenda a) Moved by Councilmember Marino with a proper second by Councilmember Bloxom. adopted, as per full resolution included with the published meeting agenda. a) Moved by Councilmember Bloxom with a proper second by Councilmember Oswald The vote carried unanimously, 4-0, with no abstentions 6) Mayor Fosque requested: a motion to adjourn the Town Council meeting of November 19, 2020 at 5:59pm a) Moved by Councilmember Oswald with a proper second' by Councilmember Marino The motion passed unanimously, 4-0, without abstention.  The vote was unanimous, 4-0, with no abstentions.  5) Motion to adopt the resolution for Town Council meeting electronically for the next 60-days or until rescinded or re-  Duly adopted by Town Council this 30th day of November, 2020  KILON  Mayor, Fletcher Fosque  2