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CITY OF SIMI VALLEY
MEMORANDUM
December 12, 2022
TO: City Council
FROM: Department of Environmental Services
SUBJECT: APPOINTMENTS TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK
GRANT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council approve, and the Mayor appoint, two nominees to the Community Development Block Grant Advisory (CDBG) Committee. One nominee will serve a full term commencing on January 1, 2023, and concluding on December 31, 2025. The other nominee will fulfill a vacant position serving the remainder of an existing term commencing on January 1, 2023, and expiring on December 31, 2024.
BACKGROUND AND OVERVIEW
Annually, the five -member CDBG Advisory Committee (Committee) provides the City Council with funding recommendations for CDBG applications. The Committee is comprised of one representative from the Chamber of Commerce, one representative from the Council On A ging, two representatives from the Neighborhood Councils, and one Planning Commissioner who chairs the Committee (pursuant to City Council direction). The City Council-adopted terms of service stipulate that each appointee serves up to three years on the Committee regardless of their term of service on their nominating body. The term is based on the calendar year (January 1 through December 31). A list of the 20 22 Committee Members is attached (Attachment A, page 4).
The Committee meets three times each calendar year: for an orientation; a public hearing to evaluate, rate and rank applications and recommend funding allocations to the City Council; and for a debriefing.
FINDINGS AND ALTERNATIVES
To replace Neighborhood Council representative Pamela Campeau, whose term expires this year, the Neighborhood Council Joint Chairs nominated Andy Hanna. Mr. Hanna will serve a full term on the Committee commencing on January 1, 2023, and expiring on December 31, 2025.
To fill a Neighborhood Council representative term vacated by Roop Maan earlier this year, the Neighborhood Council Joint Chairs nominated Brian Kane to complete the remainder of this existing term commencing on January 1, 2023, and expiring on December 31, 2024.
AGENDA ITEM NO.
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A brief biography for each person is provided here:
Andy Hanna
Andy Hanna has lived in Simi Valley for 20 years. Mr. Hanna has been a public servant for 28 years, and has been employed as a sergeant for the Los Angeles Police Department for the last 24 years. He has worked with several non- profit organizations providing services to the homeless population and is a member of the Skid Row Running Club, an organization that provides mentorship and guidance to recovering drug and alcohol addicted individuals. Mr. Hanna has previously served on this Committee in 2022.
Brian Kane
Brian Kane retired from the space and satellite field after 38 years. He has served on the Madison County Community Association since 2007. Mr. Kane has been a parishioner of St. Peter Claver Catholic parish since 1989. At St. Peter’s, he has taken on several volunteer roles such as Parish Councils and Co- Chair of the 50 th Anniversary Jubilee Committee.
The following alternatives are available to the City Council:
1. Approve, and the Mayor appoint, Andy Hanna and Brian Kane to the Community Development Block Grant Advisory Committee for a term commencing on January 1, 2023, and expiring December 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, respectively.
2. Provide staff with other direction.
Staff recommends Alternative No. 1.
SUGGESTED CITY COUNCIL MOTION
I move to approve, and the Mayor appoint, Andy Hanna to the Community Development Block Grant Advisory Committee, for a term commencing on January 1, 2023, and expiring on December 31, 2025.
AND
I move to approve, and the Mayor appoint, Brian Kane to the Community Development Block Grant Advisory Committee, for a term commencing on January 1, 2023, and expiring on December 31, 2024.
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SUMMARY
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he City Council established a five- member Committee to provide annual funding recommendations on CDBG applications. One Committee member will complete her term on December 31, 2022 and there is one current vacancy on the Committee. The Neighborhood Councils Joint Chairs nominated Andy Hanna and Brian Kane, respectively for appointment to the Committee.
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tratis Perros
Environmental Services Director
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repared by: Julia Ramirez, Senior Management Analyst
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ttachment A – CDBG Advisory Committee Members…… ……………4
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT
ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS
AS OF DECEMBER 2022
Committee Member Term of Service
Pamela Campeau, Neighborhood Council January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022 Roop Maan (Vacated), Neighborhood Council January 1, 2022 – December 31, 2024 Allan Mann, Planning Commission January 1, 2022 – December 31, 2024 Pete Stong, Council On Aging January 1, 2022 – December 31, 2024 Harry VanDyck, Chamber of Commerce January 1, 2021 – December 31, 2023
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