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CITY OF SIMI VALLEY
MEMORANDUM
December 16, 2024
TO: City Council
FROM: Department of Environmental Services
SUBJECT: APPOINTMENT TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council approve, and the Mayor appoint, three nominees to the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Advisory Committee for terms commencing on January 1, 2025, and expiring on December 31, 2027.
BACKGROUND AND OVERVIEW
The five-member CDBG Advisory Committee (Committee) provides the City Council with funding recommendations for CDBG applications. The Committee meets three times each calendar year: an orientation meeting; a public hearing to evaluate , rate and rank applications and recommend funding allocations to the City Council ; and a debriefing meeting.
The Committee is comprised of one representative from the Chamber of Commerce, one representative from the Council On Aging, 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). Committee members are nominated by their respective entities for appointment by the City Council. Three members’ terms will expire December 31, 2024.
FINDINGS AND ALTERNATIVES
The following summarizes the nominations from each of the nominating entities for the upcoming three-year term.
The Planning Commission nominated John Tolson. The Simi Valley Council On Aging nominated Al Brown t o replace the member whose term expires this year. The Neighborhood Councils Joint Chairs failed to have a quorum to make a formal nomination; however, only one (1) Executive Board Member indicated interest in response to staff’s solicitation of interest for the Joint Councils’ consideration. Staff is presenting Sam Cohen as the presumptive nominee.
AGENDA ITEM NO.
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The following alternatives are available to the City Council:
1. Approve, and the Mayor appoint, the nominees to the C DBG Grant Advisory Committee for a term commencing on January 1, 2025 and expiring December 31, 2027;
2. Provide staff with other direction.
Staff recommends Alternative No. 1.
SUGGESTED CITY COUNCIL MOTION
I move to approve, and the Mayor appoint, the nominees to the Community Development Block Grant Advisory Committee, for a term commencing on January 1, 2025, and expiring on December 31, 2027.
SUMMARY
The City Council established a five -member Committee to provide annual funding recommendations on CDBG applications. Three Committee members will complete their terms on December 31, 20 24. The Planning Commission , Council On Aging, and Neighborhood Council nominees are being considered for appointment to three -year terms commencing January 1, 2025.
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Stratis Perros
Environmental Services Director
Prepared by: Julia Ramirez, Senior Management Analyst
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