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Commission Memorandum
REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Aimee Kissel, Citizen Advisory Board Coordinator
Stacy Ulmen, City Clerk
Chris Kukulski, City Manager
SUBJECT: Appointment to the Community Affordable Housing Advisory
Board
MEETING DATE: November 29, 2010
MEETING TYPE: Action
RECOMMENDATION: Appoint one new member to the Community Affordable Housing
Advisory Board.
BACKGROUND: This board currently has six vacancies and one new applicant who
qualifies as a building industry professional. If appointed, the term will expire June 30, 2013.
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No. 3056, superseded by Commission Resolution No. 3540 adopted on September 16, 2002.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
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
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(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 seven vacancies and one new applicant.
Applying Applicant
Kimberly Brown (building industry professional)
Attachment: Board Application
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CITY OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA
APPLICATION FOR THE COMMUNITY AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVISORY BOARD
Date:_________________________
Name: __________________________________________________________________
Physical Address: _________________________________________________________
Mailing Address (if different): _______________________________________________
Email: __________________________________________________________________
Phone(s): _______________________________________________________________
Length of time in the Bozeman area: _________________________________________
Occupation: ______________________________________________________________
Employer: _______________________________________________________________
Have you ever served on a City or County board? ________________________________
(If so, where, what board, and how long?)
Please explain your relevant qualifications, interests, and experiences.
References (Individual or Organization) Name: Phone:
___________________________________________________ __________________
___________________________________________________ __________________
___________________________________________________ __________________
This application is considered public record. Application contact information may be displayed
on the City of Bozeman website.
PLEASE NOTE: Per Ordinance No. 1759, revising Chapter 2.01 of the Bozeman Municipal
Code, all board members are required to attend a yearly ethics workshop provided free of charge
by the City as a condition of service as a member of a board.
Applicants should apply as one of the following: real estate financing; real estate sales; construction industry; organization
that supports the availability of low- and moderate-income housing; organization providing services to low- and moderate-
income persons; 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; representative from a recognized non-profit affordable housing development organization;
member of the public certifying that he or she currently resides in housing designated as low- or moderate-income housing;
member of the public who has demonstrated interest in special needs! housing; or building industry professional.
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