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Home My WebLink About2015-01-27; City Council; 21830; Appointing Community Activity and Community Development Block Grants Committee MembersCITY OF CARLSBAD - AGENDA BILL AB# 21,830 ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPOINTING NEW DEPT. DIREaOR MTG. 1/27/15 COMMUNITY ACTIVITY GRANT AND CITY ATTORNEY MI DEPT. CED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDING ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS CITY MANAGER ^— RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2015-013 appointing new members to the City of Carlsbad's Community Activity Grant (CAG) and Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funding Advisory Committee members. 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 Division administers two of these programs: Community Activity Grant (CAG) and Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Programs. Prior to City Council review and consideration, both grant programs utilize citizen advisory committees to assist in the development of funding recommendations. Appointments to both committees are a voluntary service for two consecutive years. Both committees have the same representation from citizens appointed from each quadrant. The Boards and Commissions representatives vary slightly between the two funding advisory committees. Community Activity Grant Program Through the CAG, the City Council provides funding opportunities to organizations who offer enhanced services and programs to both residents and visitors. Eligible activities include, but are not limited to: enrichment programs, neighborhood improvements and seed money to new efforts within Carlsbad. The CAG Advisory Committee is composed of the following representation: one Senior Commissioner, one Parks & Recreation Commissioner, one Library Board of Trustee and four citizens-at-large with one from each quadrant ofthe city. The following residents are recommended for new appointments to the CAG Funding Advisory Committee for the 2015 and 2016 program years: Committee Representation Recommendation Term Expiration Northeast quadrant Southeast quadrant Southwest quadrant Senior Commission Shelly Sander Michelle O'Reilly Fred Muir Kevin Min June 2016 June 2016 June 2016 June 2016 DEPARTMENT CONTACT: Courtney Enriquez 760-434-2812 courtnev.enriquez@carlsbadca.gov FOR CITY CLERKS USE ONLY. COUNCIL ACTION: APPROVED CONTINUED TO DATE SPECIFIC • DENIED d CONTINUED TO DATE UNKNOWN • CONTINUED • RETURNED TO STAFF • WITHDRAWN • OTHER - SEE MINUTES • AMENDED • Funding Advisory Committee Appointments January 27, 2015 Page 2 The following appointees to the CAG Funding Advisory Committee will be completing their second term with this grant review cycle: Northwest quadrant Shaunee Williams June 2015 Library Board of Trustee Wendy Hineman June 2015 Parks & Recreation Commission Ron Withall June 2015 Community Development Block Grant Program The city receives federal funds to assist lower income families and individuals through the CDBG program. The Citizen Participation Plan set forth for Carlsbad's CDBG 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 ofthe 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 ofthe city. The following residents are recommended for new appointments to the CDBG Funding Advisory Committee: Committee Representation Recommendation Term Expiration Northeast quadrant Shelly Sander June 2016 Southeast quadrant Michelle O'Reilly June 2016 Southwest quadrant Fred Muir June 2016 Planning Commission Jeff Segall June 2016 Senior Commission Kevin Min June 2016 The following appointees to the CAG Funding Advisory Committee will be completing their second term with this grant review cycle: Northwest quadrant Shaunee Williams June 2015 Housing Commission Craig Kirk June 2015 FISCAL IMPACT: There is no fiscal impact to City funds when appointing Committee members. 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: 1. City Council Resolution No. 2015-013 appointing new members to the City of Carlsbad's Community Activity Grant (CAG) and Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funding Advisory Committees. EXHIBIT 1 1 2 25 26 27 28 RESOLUTION NO. 2015-013 3 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, APPOINTING NEW MEMBERS TO THE COMMUNITY 4 ACTIVITY GRANTS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDING ADVISORY COMMITTEES. 5 g The City Council ofthe City of Carisbad, California, does hereby resolve as follows: 7 WHEREAS, the Citizen Participation Plan for Carlsbad's Community Development 8 Block Grant Program specifies the formation of a seven member citizen advisory committee to make recommendations regarding CDBG funding allocations to the City Council; and WHEREAS, the Citizen Participation Plan further specifies that the City Council shall appoint seven members to the CDBG Funding Advisory Committee with the following representation: one Housing Commissioner, one Planning Commissioner, one Senior 9 10 11 12 13 Commissioner, and four citizens-at-large (one from each quadrant); and 15 WHEREAS, City Council Policy 51 specifies the formation of a seven member 16 Citizen Grant Review Committee to make funding recommendations regarding Community Activity Grants to the City Council; and WHEREAS, City Council Policy 51 specifies that the City Council shall appoint seven community members with the following representation: one Senior Commissioner, one Library Board of Trustee representative, one Parks and Recreation Commissioner, and four citizens-at- 17 18 19 20 21 22 large (one from each quadrant); and 23 WHEREAS, the Funding Advisory Committee appointees shall serve two year terms 24 of service. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, as follows: 1. The above recitations are true and correct. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2. That the Mayor, with the approval of the City Council pursuant to CMC Section 2.06.070 appoints the following residents of Carlsbad to the CAG Funding Advisory Committee as new, two year members with terms expiring in 2016: Northeast quadrant Southeast quadrant Southwest quadrant Senior Commission Shelly Sander Michelle O'Reilly Fred Muir Kevin Min 3. That the Mayor, with the approval of the City Council pursuant to CMC Section 2.06.070 appoints the following residents of Carlsbad to the CDBG Funding Advisory Committee as new, two year members with terms expiring in 2016: Northeast quadrant Southeast quadrant Southwest quadrant Planning Commission Senior Commission Shelly Sander Michelle O'Reilly Fred Muir Jeff Segall Kevin Min /// /// /// /// /// /// /// /// 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting ofthe City Council ofthe City of Carlsbad on the 27th day of January 2015, by the following vote to wit: AYES: NOES: Council Members Hall, Blackburn, Schumacher, Wood, Packard. None. ABSENT: None. MATT HALL, Mayor ATTEST: BARBARA ENGLESON, Oit!y Clerk