To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
From: Tiffany Carranza, City Clerk
Prepared By: Tiffany Carranza, City Clerk
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Community Development Block Grant Advisory Committee (CDBG) Membership
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommendation
1. Reappoint incumbents, Karina O'Briain, Harry Collamore, Robert J. Van Der Velde and Virginia A. Young, to the Community Development Block Grant Advisory Committee (CDBG) for terms effective immediately and ending September 30, 2026; and
2. Correct the term end dates for Committee Members Richard Tippitt and Jennifer Ancona to September 30, 2025.
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DISCUSSION:
COMPOSITION AND PURPOSE OF THE COMMISSION:
The CDBG Committee is advisory to City Council on matters regarding the assessment, planning, development, implementation and amendment of programs under the Community Development Block Grant program, a grant program to assist low and moderate income residents administered by the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Requirements: Full-time resident and registered voter of the City of Napa. Members may include representatives from the business community, disabled persons, youth, seniors, minority groups, low and moderate-income persons, others who are directly affected by the CDBG program.
Membership: Seven members appointed by the City Council.
Meetings: Meets on an as-needed basis quarterly the fourth Monday of the month, with supplemental meetings during the CDBG application process in the spring of each year. Meetings are held in the City Hall Committee Room, 955 School Street, Napa.
NUMBER AND TIMING OF VACANCIES INCLUDING SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS:
There are a total of four seats to be filled due to the term expirations of Karina O'Briain, Harry Collamore, Robert J. Van Der Velde and Virginia A. Young effective September 30, 2023.
RECRUITMENT PROCESS:
The City Clerk accepted applications for the Committee from July 28, 2023 through August 25, 2023. Recruitment announ...
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