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INTERNAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE

Meeting Date:	02/12/2018
Subject: NOMINATION TO THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FINANCE COMMITTEE
Submitted For:	John Kopchik, Director, Conservation & Development Department
Department:	Conservation & Development
Referral No.:	IOC 18/5
Referral Name:	ADVISORY BODY RECRUITMENT
Presenter:	Kara Douglas, Asst Deputy DCD Director	Contact:	Kara Douglas 925.674.7880

Information

Referral History:

The Affordable Housing Finance Committee advises the Board of Supervisors on the annual allocation of approximately $1.5 million in HOME Investment Partnership Act (HOME) and $1.8 million in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds for affordable housing development in Contra Costa County. These funds are allocated to the County on an annual basis by formula through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The Committee consists of nine members, including:

three city representatives (one each from East, Central and West County)
three county representatives; and
three community representatives.

The three city representatives are nominated by the cities in each subregion of the County and approved by the Board of Supervisors. Nominations for county and community representatives are solicited by the Department of Conservation and Development. All county and community representative appointments to the AHFC are reviewed by the Internal Operations Committee (IOC) and referred to the Board of Supervisors for approval. AHFC terms are for three years. A current AHFC roster is attached.

Referral Update:

There were five applicants for the vacant County Representative seat: two were interviewed and the committee is recommending one of them; one did not come to the scheduled interview; one has withdrawn his application; and the fifth did not respond to the interview invitation.

With the approval of the nomination, there will remain one vacancy for a Community representative. A recommendation for a re-appointment to the East County seat is going to the Board of Supervisors in February.

Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):

Appoint Natacha (Paige) Simmons to the County Representative 1 seat to a term expiring on June 30, 2020. Ms Simmons is an East County resident and will bring a valuable perspective of low-income tenant needs. She has previous experience in landlord/tenant law.

Attachments
AHFC Member Roster_Jan 2018
Candidate Application_Yasaman Lee_AHFC
Candidate Application_Iman Novin_AHFC
Candidate Application_Natacha Simmons_AHFC
Candidate Application_Matthew Trujillo_AHFC
Candidate Application_Merry Walernsa_AHFC