To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
From: Tiffany Carranza, City Clerk
Prepared By: Emily Steinley, Office Assistant II
TITLE:
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Housing Authority of the City of Napa Board Membership
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommendation
Re-appoint incumbents, Carol Hamilton and Johanna Moore, to the Board of Commissioners of the Housing Authority of the City of Napa for terms effective immediately and ending on September 30, 2028.
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DISCUSSION:
COMPOSITION AND PURPOSE OF THE BOARD:
The Housing Authority Board is the Governing Body of the Housing Authority of the City of Napa. The Authority provides rental assistance through Federal rental subsidy programs to very low-income families throughout Napa County and facilitates the development of affordable housing for low and moderate-income households.
The Board consists of seven members, including the five members of the City Council of the City of Napa, as well as two tenants appointed by the City Council to two-year terms. Tenant representatives must be utilizing facilities providing rental subsidy programs. One tenant commissioner must be over 62 years of age if the Authority has tenants over that age.
NUMBER AND TIMING OF VACANCIES INCLUDING SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS: There are two vacancies due term expirations of Carol Hamilton and Johanna Moore effective September 30, 2026.
RECRUITMENT PROCESS:
The City Clerk accepted applications for the Committee from July 8, 2026 through August 22, 2026. Recruitment announcements were shared on the City’s website and social media platforms, published in the City’s electronic newsletter “Napa News Weekly”, posted at various locations at City Hall, Human Resources, and the Community Services building, and sent to the Napa County Library, Napa Valley College, Napa Chamber of Commerce, Napa Valley Unified School District, Napa County Board of Supervisors, Napa County Administration, Napa County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Napa Valley Community Housing, Puertas Abiertas Community Resource Center, Leadership Napa Valley, and Neo Gov.
APPLICATIONS RECEIVED Two applications were received from incumbents Johanna Moore and Carol Hamilton, who are both applying for a nineth term. Copies of the applications have been provided as Attachment 1 for reference.
Ms. Moore fulfills the duties of the tenant representative over 62 years of age.
FINANCIAL IMPACTS:
None.
CEQA:
The City Clerk has determined that the recommended action in this agenda report is not subject to CEQA, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(C).
DOCUMENTS ATTACHED:
ATCH 1 - Applications
NOTIFICATION:
Applicant.