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Commission Memorandum
REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Cynthia Jordan Delaney, Deputy City Clerk
Chris A. Kukulski, City Manager
SUBJECT: Appointment to the Community Affordable Housing Advisory Board
(CAHAB)
MEETING DATE: November 19, 2007
RECOMMENDATION: Make an appointment to fill up to one Community Affordable
Housing Advisory Board (CAHAB) vacancy.
BACKGROUND: 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Commission Resolution No. 3056, superseded by Commission Resolution No. 3540 adopted on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
(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
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(10) the City's Finance Department
(11) building industry professional
There are currently two vacancies, and the following applicant is qualified to fill this one
vacancy:
1 Vacancy for a representative from a recognized non-profit affordable housing development
organization
New applicant:
Jennifer Frank
The following vacancy has no qualified applicants at this time:
1 Vacancy for an organization supporting the availability of low- and moderate-income housing
ALTERNATIVES: As suggested by the City Commission.
Respectfully submitted,
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Cynthia Jordan Delaney, Deputy City Clerk Chris A. Kukulski, City Manager
Attachments: Board Applications
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