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Commission Memorandum
REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Aimee Kissel, Deputy City Clerk
Stacy Ulmen, City Clerk
Chris Kukulski, City Manager
SUBJECT: Appointments to the Community Affordable Housing Advisory
Board
MEETING DATE: April 12, 2010
MEETING TYPE: Action
RECOMMENDATION: Appoint two new members to the Community Affordable Housing
Advisory Board.
BACKGROUND: This board currently has eight vacancies and lacks a quorum. The
vacancies include positions for an organization supporting the availability of low or moderate
income housing, a representative from a recognized non-profit affordable housing development
organization, a member of the public certifying that he or she is a low or moderate-income
person as defined by the City's affordable housing policy, a member of the public who has
demonstrated interest in special needs housing, a representative of the real estate industry, a
resident in low or moderate income housing and a building industry professional.
The staff liaison for this board at HRDC, Tracy Menuez, would like to rejuvenate this board and
have members explore and modify the role of the board to better reflect their purpose. In
addition, they would examine how board membership might be reconfigured to allow more
flexibility so interested citizens have a better chance to apply for and participate on the board.
One new applicant has applied as a member of the public certifying that he or she is a low
or moderate-income person as defined by the City's affordable housing policy. This term
expires June 30, 2011. The second applicant is a member of the public who has
demonstrated interest in special needs housing. This term expires June 30, 2012.
The Community Affordable Housing Advisory Board was created under Commission Resolution
No. 3056, superseded by Commission Resolution No. 3540 adopted on September 16, 2002. This
Board replaces the former Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Loan Review
Committee. Its purpose is to provide recommendations to the Commission on requests for
expenditures from the CDBG Revolving Loan Fund (for housing) and from the Community
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Housing Fund (which is funded through the City's General Fund); to advise the Commission on
affordable housing needs, issues, policies, and regulations; to work with the City and other
groups to formulate programs and projects for meeting Bozeman's affordable housing needs; and
to advise the Commission on affordable housing plans for annexations and any related
development proposals.
The Board is comprised of eleven members serving staggered three-year terms, with terms to end
on June 30 of each year; and a member of City Planning staff shall serve as an ex-officio, non-
voting member. Members must be of legal age, and a majority of the members shall be residents
of the city. Non-resident members must have a tangible connection with the City by virtue of
working in the city or owning property in the city. Members must represent the following:
(1) real estate financing
(2) real estate sales
(3) construction industry
(4) organization supporting the availability of low- and moderate-income housing
(5) organization providing services to low- and moderate-income persons
(6) member of the public certifying that he or she is a low or moderate-income person as defined
by the City's affordable housing policy
(7) representative from a recognized non-profit affordable housing development organization
(8) member of the public certifying that he or she currently resides in housing designated as low-
or moderate-income housing
(9) member of the public who has demonstrated interest in special needs housing
(10) the City's Finance Department
(11) building industry professional
This Board has eight vacancies and two new applicants.
Applicants seeking Appointment:
Kris Keller
Daniel Simonich
Attachments: Board Applications
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