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,° Council Minutes of 1/18194 Human Resources Department for information an students who do snow shoveling. The .city cannot do work on private property, arxi we do not have a large enough crew to clean residential drives. 7) Last year, the city allowed the Dover Players to construct their tent in the parking lot at the Recreation Center. Because tY~e parking lot is newly paved this year, we are looking into an alternate site. Mr. Fattlar had ~ted the toboggan area as a possible site and had contacted Service Director Bohlmann to determine if that site would present a problem because of the drainage ditch. Mr. Boh7:mam determined that a pipe could be put in and. the ditch covered at a reasonable cost so that the Dover Players could use this area. Mr. Fattlar wss about to bring the request to the attention of Safety Director Gandy and the Recreation Commission. However,. this week the president of the Dover Players, Beverly Martindale,. circulated a letter within the community basically saying that the city refuses to allow the Players to erect their tent in the toboggan area. In addition, Mrs. Martindale included a post card which should be sent to the Mayor protesting this action.. This letter is incorrect because Mr. Fattlar has been attempting to secure the toboggan site for the Dover Players. Also, nobody from the Dover Players has contacted the Mayor to discuss the situation. Couneii Members Babas and Saringer receiv~l similar letters from Mrs. Martindale. Mrs. Babas felt that the Dover Players do offer a service to the city arxi are an asset. Mayor Boyle agreed, but said he wanted to make the situation public so that the members of the Dover Players could "get their act together." Mr. Nashar asked Mayor Boyle if the city would be adding a second officer to the DARE program. Mayor Boyle replied that the DARE program will be assessed on a yearly basis to determine whether another officer should be added or if the expansion can be handled through Crime Prevention Officer King. Mrs. Saringer asked Mayor Boyle if rent subsidies would be available for senior housing. The Mayor replied that ~ had written to Secretary of Housing arxi Urban Development Henry Cisneros about that topic. He has not yet received a reply. The Mayor has discussed the possibility of making local subsidies available to senior residents. However, the rents that are being anticipated are lower than market because we have removed the profit motive, will finance with low interest rates and will keep costs dcywr- because of the lowest and best bid requirements. All this functions as a built-in subsidy. In addition, the LeBlond complex will be built under tax credit financing. Tax credit financing has a window of inctxne comparable to HUD financed subsidies. The difference is that a resident need qualify under the income level only once. If income should go up, the resident does not have to move. The Mayor is also attempting to set up a program of financial help to seniors through local churches ar~d organizations such as the Knights of Columbus and Kiwanis. Mr. McKay expressed concern for older .city residents who are having difficulty clearing out driveway aprons after the snow plows have cleared tl~ streets. Mayor Boyle agreed this was a problem; and, although we do try to provide assistance to these people, the city does not have a large enough work force to clear out driveway aprons. Mr. Boehmer suggested that Council Members stop by City Ha11 and let the Service Department crews know their efforts are appreciated. 2 ,.