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AGENDA ITEM # 3
Memorandum
September 30, 2021
To: Planning Commission
From: Nancy Melander, Grants Program Manager
Re: Community Development Block Grant Advisory Committee Vacancy
The CDBG Advisory Committee consists of seven members. The membership consists of a representative
from the Planning Commission, Senior Commission, Housing Commission and four residents representing
the City Council Member districts.
This year the city is seeking to fill the vacancies and requests that the commission nominate and elect a
representative from the Planning Commission, at the regular meeting of Nov. 3, 2021, to serve for a two-
year term from May 2021 to May 2023.
The role of the CDBG Advisory Committee is to consider the needs of the low/moderate income
households of Carlsbad and make recommendations to the City Council to fund activities which are “’the
most qualified” to meet those needs. Committee members shall be responsible for the following tasks as
part of the process of developing funding recommendations:
1. Meet with the Housing and Homeless Services Department staff for an initial briefing on the CDBG
program. It is anticipated that the committee will need to commit at least one (1) evening hour for
this initial briefing by city staff.
2. Conduct interviews with each organization submitting an eligible proposal for funding during a
public meeting. It is anticipated that the committee will need to commit at one (1) evening for three
(3) hours total to conduct these interviews.
3. Evaluate and score all eligible proposals according to criteria described in the Application Review
Process and community development priorities as approved by the City Council.
4. Develop funding recommendations for each activity until all available funds have been allocated to
eligible activities. It is anticipated that the committee will need to commit at least one (1) evening
for approximately two (2) hours total to complete the development of the funding
recommendations.
The CDBG Advisory Committee will hold a maximum of three meetings per year in the months of March
and April.
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