[0:00] You've been in

[0:01] Morgan County, both of you, too.

[0:09] » Sorry, that was really jumbled. Can you

[0:10] say that again?

[0:12] >> Oh, no problem. Is my

[0:14] audio okay for everybody?

[0:18] » It's okay for me.

[0:20] >> Okay. Okay. I know sometimes, cuz I have

[0:22] to connect my my speakers to my

[0:24] headphones and microphones, sometimes

[0:26] they don't play well together, so.

[0:29] Okay.

[0:31] Thank you, everyone, for coming.

[0:34] Um

[0:36] We um if you know as you may notice on

[0:39] the agenda, we'll talk about our meeting

[0:40] schedule a little bit later. We've had

[0:42] some conversations in the past about

[0:44] maybe finding a time that works is a

[0:46] little more convenient for people.

[0:48] Um

[0:49] so, we'll talk about that later, but

[0:50] thank you all for making this time work.

[0:53] Um

[0:54] first on our agenda, we have minutes

[0:57] from May and February.

[0:59] Um

[1:00] for our our our C

[1:03] meetings in those months. Does anyone

[1:05] have any questions or comments about

[1:07] those or would like to make a motion?

[1:15] » Move to approve those meet meeting

[1:16] minutes.

[1:20] » Great. For for for both?

[1:22] >> Yep.

[1:24] >> Great.

[1:27] Do I have a second?

[1:33] » Sorry, I had to find my mute. I'll

[1:35] second.

[1:37] >> No worries. Thank you.

[1:42] Hm.

[1:43] I'm just going to very quickly make sure

[1:46] that Mayor Olsen

[1:48] isn't

[1:49] in my foyer right now. So, I apologize.

[2:22] » Apologies. I thought I heard the bell

[2:23] which means no one's upstairs. So I just

[2:25] wanted to make sure he's not

[2:27] um in there. Okay. Thank you very much

[2:29] for approving those minutes.

[2:31] Next on our agenda, we have review and

[2:34] approve updates to the rating and

[2:35] ranking policies and procedures.

[2:37] As a reminder, this is the email that I

[2:39] had sent kind of outlining the changes

[2:42] that we had discussed um and asking if

[2:44] anyone had any

[2:46] comments or additional items they wanted

[2:48] to discuss.

[2:49] Um I didn't get any additional comments

[2:51] and it it sounded like everyone I heard

[2:53] from was okay with those, but um we need

[2:55] to take an official action and I just

[2:57] wanted to make sure

[2:58] um everyone had a chance to see those

[3:00] and see if there was any additional

[3:01] questions.

[3:15] Not hearing any.

[3:19] Does anyone want to make a motion?

[3:25] » I'll make a motion.

[3:25] >> Quickly before we do that, I'll

[3:27] Oh, okay, great. All right, never mind

[3:29] everyone. No, no, no. That's okay. Just

[3:31] going to remind everyone that the about

[3:33] the changes that we made just

[3:35] um because that email was a while ago.

[3:38] Um the change that we made was that

[3:40] um if someone applies for a multi-year

[3:42] grant for example, Fern did this year,

[3:45] if they are not able to get their full

[3:47] first year of requested funding in the

[3:50] second year, we'll make their

[3:51] application whole. So that was the

[3:53] change that or it wasn't a change

[3:54] necessarily, just a clarification that

[3:56] we made in there. Um

[3:59] For Stephanie, thank you for

[4:03] your first. Does anyone want to make a

[4:06] second?

[4:07] >> I'll second that.

[4:09] >> Great. Thank you.

[4:12] Um all in favor?

[4:13] >> I.

[4:17] » Thank you. Thank you.

[4:19] Um okay. So, each year

[4:23] the first required steps for people who

[4:25] would like to apply to CDBG is to attend

[4:28] the how to apply workshop.

[4:30] Um and W 43 we typically host that um in

[4:34] the beginning of October

[4:37] or beginning in October. I guess I

[4:39] shouldn't specify beginning. It does

[4:41] depend on when the state is available to

[4:43] attend that.

[4:45] So, this year they have told me

[4:51] that they can make it work on

[4:55] October 15th. That is a Thursday at

[4:57] 3:00.

[4:59] Um I just wanted to you know

[5:03] let you guys know that's tentative

[5:04] tentatively the date that we've

[5:07] scheduled that for. I haven't advertised

[5:10] it or anything or anything yet. I wanted

[5:11] to talk to you guys and just

[5:13] see, you know, are there big things

[5:15] happening like in your counties that

[5:16] would prevent people from

[5:20] attending that date?

[5:22] Any big conflicts

[5:24] to be aware of before we go ahead and

[5:26] advertise that date.

[5:28] And again, that was 3:00 on October

[5:31] 15th.

[5:39] » Yeah, I'm fine.

[5:42] >> Okay.

[5:44] Great. Well, then I will

[5:48] um start advertising that. I'll send a

[5:52] flyer with all the information to this

[5:53] group as well, so that

[5:55] you guys are able to to share that um

[5:59] through your channels to to make sure it

[6:00] reaches as many people as possible.

[6:05] Okay.

[6:07] We are flying through. Last but not

[6:09] least, our schedule.

[6:12] Um

[6:13] Some people had expressed that Thursdays

[6:16] might be a little bit easier for them to

[6:17] attend than Tuesdays.

[6:19] Um

[6:22] as always, up for discussion is, you

[6:25] know, if we want to meet somewhere else,

[6:26] if the hybrid format is working, we want

[6:29] to explore other options.

[6:32] Um but but

[6:35] primarily, you know, I just

[6:37] want to ensure that we can always at

[6:40] least get a quorum for our meetings. Um

[6:43] and so um

[6:45] if Tuesdays at noon are hard for people,

[6:47] I'm happy to

[6:50] look at you know, changing that. And And

[6:52] we don't necessarily have to

[6:55] stay So, right now in our bylaws, it

[6:57] actually says the third Tuesday of, you

[7:01] know, February, May, August, November.

[7:03] Um

[7:05] So, it's very specific. So, if we want

[7:08] to maybe make it more broad, we can do

[7:10] that. Um and just, you know, at the end

[7:14] of each meeting, look for a date or, you

[7:16] know, like a couple weeks out, I can

[7:18] send a Doodle or something like that,

[7:20] but um yeah, what are your thoughts, all

[7:23] of you, on Tuesday the third Tuesday at

[7:25] noon?

[7:26] >> So, Tuesday at 10:00 is our commission

[7:29] meeting each week.

[7:32] And I can't be out of the office on

[7:34] Tuesdays.

[7:36] So, if I I we can I I can like today

[7:40] um they're doing their meeting in the

[7:42] evening, which is really, really rare.

[7:44] Um, but I mean, I can I can zoom in. I

[7:48] just wouldn't be able to leave.

[7:55] And and

[7:55] >> Okay.

[7:56] >> If we can keep the

[7:58] hybrid option, I think that would be

[8:00] best cuz a lot of us like my day is

[8:03] back-to-back meetings normally. Like or

[8:06] I'm at the capital or yeah. So, or I'm

[8:09] doing

[8:10] >> Okay. And it is a long drive.

[8:12] >> I don't

[8:12] exactly and I don't have a I don't have

[8:15] a uh

[8:17] a regular schedule for what I do cuz I'm

[8:20] I do all the account development and

[8:22] government relations. So, I can be

[8:23] anywhere at any given time. So, if I

[8:25] have a zoom option, that's great.

[8:29] And I know it's only four times a year,

[8:30] so you know.

[8:32] >> [laughter]

[8:33] >> What What time is your commission

[8:35] meeting?

[8:37] >> Um, our commission meeting starts at

[8:38] 10:00, but it it sometimes it's over at

[8:40] 10:15, sometimes it's over at noon. Just

[8:43] depends on the agenda.

[8:44] >> Yeah.

[8:48] Maybe 1:00 would work better than a noon

[8:50] if we did it on Tuesday.

[8:52] >> Yeah, absolutely.

[8:54] >> I like the Tuesday option. That works

[8:55] best for me.

[8:57] >> Yeah, I could do 1:00 for sure.

[9:01] >> Let's do Tuesdays at 1:00.

[9:03] And let's do the zoom option. I think

[9:06] the zoom option we're so spread out,

[9:08] honestly, you know.

[9:10] Morgan, Weaver, Twilla.

[9:12] Uh, I think

[9:15] you know, if if you have a real long

[9:18] agenda and you have some

[9:20] a lot of stuff we have to go over,

[9:21] Christie, that's you know,

[9:24] really intense, yeah, you know, over and over, maybe we need to get

[9:28] together in person, but I think

[9:31] you know,

[9:31] >> Yeah.

[9:33] >> As long as we

[9:34] >> Maybe we It's not It's not worth Yeah,

[9:36] it's kind of a struggle for me to drive

[9:38] 45 minutes to an hour to Salt Lake there

[9:41] and back for a 30-minute meeting. That's

[9:45] for sure.

[9:46] >> Well, Christy always provides a good

[9:48] lunch.

[9:50] >> [laughter]

[9:50] >> Well, there's that.

[9:51] >> Not about you guys out there.

[9:54] >> If Mayor Olsen needs his lunch, he can

[9:57] come to the county building and watch

[9:59] the zoom with me and I'll provide him a

[10:00] sandwich.

[10:01] >> There you go, Rachel.

[10:02] >> Hey, wow. [laughter]

[10:04] >> Very generous

[10:07] >> I know. What if So, can I drive up to

[10:09] the Coola Coola County building for

[10:11] lunch or is that not okay?

[10:14] Um

[10:15] if 1:00 sounds

[10:18] better for people, that works perfectly

[10:20] fine for me. Hey, is one okay with you?

[10:24] >> Yeah, it's fine. The hard part is like

[10:27] I guess the hard positive is Warren

[10:30] County's too wealthy and we'll never

[10:31] qualify for CD money.

[10:35] >> I know. I know. You guys have had some

[10:37] creative projects that have done well.

[10:40] >> Warren County representative, the grant

[10:42] we'll never qualify for. So.

[10:45] >> Well, we don't

[10:47] Hey, we don't qualify for rural.

[10:50] >> Yeah, rural but with like

[10:52] >> My whole project area is rural

[10:55] and I can't qualify for anything rural.

[10:58] >> Well, Morgan was poor until Kate moved

[11:00] in.

[11:01] >> No, yeah.

[11:03] >> Wow.

[11:04] >> You didn't [laughter] know I live in a

[11:05] van down by the river, right?

[11:08] >> No, you just live in that office. That's

[11:10] [laughter] what you do.

[11:10] >> That's true.

[11:12] Uh, I just need a shower and then I

[11:13] won't even need a van.

[11:15] >> Oh, shoot.

[11:17] >> Tom comes in on Thursdays. He works My

[11:19] assistant to the county manager comes in

[11:21] on Thursday so he can have air

[11:22] conditioning.

[11:24] >> [laughter]

[11:27] » Aw.

[11:28] >> Okay.

[11:31] Great. Well, that

[11:33] um is helpful. Hopefully we can that's

[11:35] easier for everyone to attend. Um so you

[11:38] don't have to reschedule meetings kind

[11:40] of at the last minute. So that is great.

[11:42] I will update the bylaws. We'll have to

[11:44] take action on that

[11:46] at our next meeting. Um just as a side

[11:49] note, we typically cancel our November

[11:52] meeting. There's not a lot to talk

[11:53] about, you know, it's before the

[11:56] you know, we have any applications

[11:57] turned in. It's after we've updated our

[11:59] policies and procedures. So there's not

[12:01] a ton discussing November. So um

[12:05] expect that that will likely be

[12:06] canceled. Um which means

[12:10] we won't meet again until February.

[12:12] Which is crazy, so far from now. Um

[12:15] >> Are we expecting

[12:16] >> But if you have anything in the interim,

[12:17] feel free to reach out. I'm sorry, what

[12:19] was that?

[12:20] >> Are we expecting applications for review

[12:22] in November?

[12:24] >> So the um how to apply workshop takes

[12:27] place in October and then the first

[12:31] like initial application deadline is

[12:34] January 31st. So we don't

[12:37] uh look at anything until February.

[12:43] » So Christie, what were the our meeting

[12:45] months again? Once again.

[12:48] >> Yeah, February, May, August, November.

[12:53] >> Thank you.

[12:54] >> Mhm.

[12:58] » Okay, Christie, I want to

[13:00] clarify or verify how to apply workshop

[13:03] October 15th,

[13:06] 3:00.

[13:08] >> Correct.

[13:08] >> And at your office.

[13:11] >> Yes, we'll also provide a Zoom link.

[13:14] >> And you will provide a Zoom link also.

[13:17] Okay.

[13:17] >> Mhm. We typically don't put the Zoom

[13:19] link on the flyer

[13:21] um

[13:22] because if they are, you know, going to

[13:23] be posted up and around one and two, we

[13:26] strongly encourage people to come in

[13:28] person.

[13:30] >> Okay.

[13:30] >> However, you know, when So, when they

[13:32] RSVP and they let me know they're going

[13:34] to attend virtually,

[13:36] I'll point them in the direction and the

[13:38] Zoom link will also be posted on the

[13:40] Easttown Public Library website.

[13:42] And on our website, but the flyer that

[13:43] is going to be like hung up on walls, I

[13:46] typically don't put the Zoom information

[13:47] on that.

[13:47] >> Okay. How long does that usually last?

[13:49] Is that a 1-hour or 2-hour?

[13:52] >> It's typically an hour.

[13:53] >> Okay.

[13:55] All right.

[13:55] >> Mark, probably want to put that on the

[13:57] WICOG agenda.

[13:59] >> Yeah.

[14:00] that's a good idea.

[14:03] Okay.

[14:04] I will

[14:05] I'll do that.

[14:08] » Great, and then I'll get that flyer to

[14:10] you as soon as I can.

[14:11] >> Okay.

[14:13] >> Hey, I can never remember, I'm sorry, if

[14:16] we need a motion to adjourn or not.

[14:18] >> Probably.

[14:19] >> Okay, [laughter]

[14:21] anyone want to do that?

[14:23] >> Sure.

[14:24] Stephanie, it's yours.

[14:26] >> Motion to adjourn.

[14:28] >> Second.

[14:30] » Okay, great.

[14:33] All right.

[14:36] Thank you all so much, and if you have

[14:38] any questions or anything, feel free to

[14:40] reach out. Otherwise, I'll send you some

[14:42] more information and we will plan to

[14:44] talk at the beginning of the year.

[14:46] >> Awesome.

[14:47] >> Thanks for your help.

[14:48] >> Cool.

[14:49] >> Okay. Thank you.

[14:50] >> Thank you.

[14:51] >> Have a good one.

[14:53] >> Bye.

Community Development Block Grant Meeting - August 18, 2026

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