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Home My WebLink About2014-01-14; City Council; 21472; Community Activity Grants and Community Development Block Grant/Home Investment Partnership Program Advisory Committee AppointmentsCITY OF CARLSBAD - AGENDA BILL COMMUNITY ACTIVITY GRANTS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT/HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM ADVISORY COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS DEPT. DIREaOR CITY ATTORNEY CITY MANAGER 2014-003 appointing members to the City of RECOMMENDED ACTION: That the City Council adopts Resolution No. Carlsbad's Community Activity Grants and Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Home Investment Partnership (HOME) Funding Advisory Committees. ITEM EXPLANATION: The City of Carlsbad administers several grant programs which provide financial support for activities that benefit Carlsbad residents and the larger community. The Housing and Neighborhood Services Department administers two of these programs: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)/HOME Program and the Community Activity Grant (CAG) Programs. Both grant programs use citizen advisory committees to assist in the development of funding recommendations for City Council consideration. To improve efficiencies and reduce some duplicative efforts in the grant application review process, staff is recommending that the Mayor and City Council consolidate the appointments of residents from the four quadrants of the City and have the same appointees serve on both advisory committees, and make the appointments to both committees at the same time. The Boards and Commission appointments are slightly different between the two committees, with only a Senior Commissioner in common. The two committees will continue to meet separately due to the slight variation in Boards and Commission representatives, but they will utilize the same review schedule and Housing and Neighborhood Services staff will be the liaison for both committees and coordinate the application review process by each committee. Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) ond HOME GRANT PROGRAM The City receives federal funds to assist lower income families and individuals through the CDBG and HOME Programs. The Citizen Participation Plan set forth for Carlsbad's CDBG/HOME Program specifies the formation of a seven member Funding Advisory Committee to make recommendations regarding funding allocations to the City Council. The Mayor, subject to the majority concurrence of the City Council, appoints seven members to the Committee with the following representation: one Housing Commissioner, one Planning Commissioner, one Senior Commissioner, and four citizens-at-large, one from each quadrant of the City. DEPARTMENT CONTACT: Frank Boensch 760-434-2818 frankboensch@carlsbadca.gov FOR CITY CLERKS USE ONLY. COUNCIL ACTION: APPROVED CONTINUED TO DATE SPECIFIC • DENIED • CONTINUED TO DATE UNKNOWN • CONTINUED • RETURNED TO STAFF • WITHDRAWN • OTHER-SEE MINUTES • AMENDED • Page 2 The following Committee Members were appointed for two-year terms on January 11, 2013, and wil continue to serve one more year. No new appointments are needed for the following: PlanningCommission Kerry Siekmann Senior Commission Dr. David Tweedy Northwest Quadrant Ray Pearson Southeast Quadrant Marlene Towns Southwest Quadrant Niki Coates A two year appointment to the CDBG/HOME Advisory Committee is needed for the committee representatives from the Housing Commission and the Northeast Quadrant. The Mayor has received the following recommendations for appointments to the Committee: Housing Commission Craig Kirk Northeast Quadrant Shaunee Williams Community Activity Grant (CAG) PROGRAM The City Council also provides funds to organizations through the city-funded CAG Program, which benefits the Carlsbad community by offering enrichment programs and helping to jump start and provide seed money for new ideas. These enrichment programs can be ones developed to help improve the quality of lives for residents or enhancement projects to help build better neighborhoods for Carlsbad. The Mayor also appoints seven members to the CAG Advisory Committee with the following representation: one Senior Commissioner, one Parks and Recreation Commissioner, one Library Board of Trustee, and four citizens-at-large, one from each quadrant ofthe City. If the City Council agrees with staff's recommendation, the CAG Advisory Committee will share the following representatives with the CDBG/HOME Advisory Committee, for the next year: Senior Commission Dr. David Tweedy Northeast Quadrant Shaunee Williams Northwest Quadrant Ray Pearson Southeast Quadrant Marlene Towns Southwest Quadrant Niki Coates The Mayor has received the following recommendations for the Board and Commission appointments that are unique to the CAG Review Committee: Ubrary Board of Trustee Wendy Hineman Parks 8i Recreation Commission Ron Withall FISCAL IMPAa: There is no fiscal impact to City funds when appointing Committee Members. Page 3 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: Pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21065, appointment of advisory committee members does not constitute a "project" within the meaning of CEQA in that it has no potential to cause either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, and therefore does not require environmental review. EXHIBITS: City Council Resolution No. 2014-003 appointing members to the Community Activity Grants and CDBG/HOME Advisory Committees. 3 EXHIBIT 1 1 RESOLUTION NO. 2014-003 2 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, 3 CALIFORNIA, APPOINTING MEMBERS TO THE COMMUNITY ACTIVITY GRANTS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK 4 GRANT/HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP FUNDING ADVISORY COMMITTEES. 5 " ^ WHEREAS, the Citizen Participation Plan for Carlsbad's Community Development 7 Block Grant (CDBG)/Home Investment Partnership (HOME) Program specifies the formation of ^ a seven member citizen advisory committee to make recommendations regarding CDBG jQ funding allocations to the City Council; and 11 WHEREAS, the Citizen Participation Plan further specifies that the City Council shall appoint seven members to the CDBG/HOME Funding Advisory Committee with the 13 following representation: one Housing Commissioner, one Planning Commissioner, one Senior 14 Commissioner, and four citizens-at-large (one from each City Quadrant); and 15 WHEREAS, the City Council appointed Niki Coates, Ray Pearson, Kerry Siekmann, 16 17 Marlene Towns and Dr. David Tweedy to the Advisory Committee for two-year terms on 18 December 12, 2012, and all other CDBG/HOME Funding Advisory Committee Members from the 2013-2014 Program Year have completed their two-year terms and new appointments for representatives ofthe Housing Commission and Northeast Quadrant are now required; and. WHEREAS, City Council Policy 51 specifies the formation of a seven member Citizen Grant Review Committee to make funding recommendations regarding Community 24 Activity Grants to the City Council; and 25 WHEREAS, City Council 51 specifies that the City Council shall appoint seven community members with the following representation: four citizens-at-large (one from each 19 20 21 22 23 26 27 28 9 10 11 12 1 City Quadrant), one member of the Senior Commission, one member of the Library Board of Trustee's, and one member ofthe Parks 8t Recreation Commission; and WHEREAS, the Mayor, with the consent ofthe City Council desires to consolidate the appointments for the two noted committees to the greatest degree practical and appropriate. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED as follows: 1. That the above recitations are true and correct. 2. That the Mayor, with the approval of the City Council pursuant to CMC Section 2.06.070, appoints the following members to the CDBG/HOME Funding Advisory Committee for two year terms: ^3 Northeast Quadrant Representative Shaunee Williams Housing Commission Representative Craig Kirk 14 15 16 17 Committee for two year terms: 20 21 22 23 24 25 3. That the Mayor, with the approval ofthe City Council pursuant to CMC Section 2.06.070, appoints the following members to the Community Activity Grants Advisory 18 Ubrary Board of Trustee Wendy Hineman Parks &. Recreation Commission Ron Withall 1^ Northeast Quadrant Shaunee Williams 4. That the Mayor, with the approval of the City Council pursuant to CMC Section 2.06.070 appoints the following members to the Community Activity Grants Advisory Committee for a one year term, and acknowledges that these same appointments will also serve on the CDBG/HOME Advisory Committee for the remaining one year of their term: Senior Commission Dr. David Tweedy Northwest Quadrant Ray Pearson 26 Southeast Quadrant Marlene Towns Southwest Quadrant Niki Coates 27 /// 28 S -2- ^ PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting ofthe City Council ofthe City of Carlsbad on the 14th day of January, 2014, by the following vote to wit: AYES: NOES: Council Members Hall, Packard, Wood, Blackburn. None. ABSENT: Council Member Douglas. 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 MATT HALL, Mayor ATTEST: BARBARA ENGLESON,^ity Clerk