To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
From: Tiffany Carranza, City Clerk
Prepared By: Paulette Cooper, Office Assistant II
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Community Development Block Grant Citizens' Committee (CDBG) Membership
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommendation
(1) Appoint new member, Robert Van Der Velde to the Community Development Block Grant Citizens' Committee (CDBG) for term effective immediately and ending September 30, 2023; and
(2) Appoint new member, Michael Rupprecht to serve a remaining term effective immediately and ending September 30, 2022.
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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 is a total of two seats to be filled due to the resignations of Charles H. Mottern, effective June 1, 2020 and Laura Cepoi, effective August 31, 2020.
RECRUITMENT PROCESS:
The City Clerk accepted applications for the Committee from June 4, 2020 through July 17, 2020. Recruitment announcements were published on the City's website, posted at various locatio...
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