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File #: 24-1421    Name:
Type: Presentation Status: Consent Item Ready
File created: 10/31/2024 In control: City Council - Special
On agenda: 11/18/2024 Final action:
Title: Approval of the appointments of Lianna McNeil, Mark Conlan, and Vanessa Pizana, for the three (3) positions on the Community Development Advisory Committee with three terms ending 11-30-27.

PRESENTER: Presenter

Gayle Wilkinson, City Secretary

 

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SUBJECT: Title

Approval of the appointments of Lianna McNeil, Mark Conlan, and Vanessa Pizana, for the three (3) positions on the Community Development Advisory Committee with three terms ending 11-30-27. 

 

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DEPARTMENT: City Secretary

 

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COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City wide

 

 

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

The Community Development Advisory Committee so appointed by the city council shall serve in an advisory capacity to the city council on matters relating to the community development block grant program funds, making recommendations for the expenditure of those funds for eligible projects designed to assist low- and moderate-income citizens and eliminate slum and blight within the city, and projects that will benefit the citizens of the city.

 

The committee shall be composed of nine citizens of the city, as broadly representative of all aspects of the community as possible and including at least two low-to-moderate income residents. Members serve three-year terms. 

 

The City Secretary’s Office received applications through September 30, 2024.  The Ad Hoc Committee is recommending the appointments of Lianna McNeil, Mark Conlan, and Vanessa Pizana, for the three (3) positions on the Community Development Advisory Committee with three terms ending 11-30-27 for council consideration.

 

STRATEGIC PLAN REFERENCE:

Economic Mobility Enhanced Connectivity Community Identity

Organizational Excellence Community Well-Being N/A

 

ISSUE:

Appointments to the Community Development Advisory Committee requires Council approval.

 

 

FISCAL IMPACT:

No fiscal impact.

 

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RECOMMENDATION:

Staff recommends the appointment of three (3) individuals to the Community Development Advisory Committee with terms ending 11-30-2027.