Title
A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Appointing Five Members To The Community Development Advisory Board.
Strategic Plan Focus
Communications & Civic Engagement
Body
Staff Recommends: Approval of Attached Resolution.
Explanation:
The 11 member Community Development Advisory Board (“CDAB”) provides recommendations to the City Commission on matters pertaining to federal and state community development grant funds. Its primary responsibility is to review and evaluate all funding requests under the Community Development Block Grant and other grant funds to assist in creating the City's Five Year Consolidated Plan and One Year Action Plan.
CDAB members shall be qualified electors in the City and priority shall be given to representatives from geographical areas of the City designated as qualified by the United States Census Bureau as having greater than 51% concentrations of low/moderate income persons.
Currently, the members of the CDAB are Mitch Anton, Phelipe De Souza, Kelly Edwards, Joann Fullington-Reese, Michael Gold, Thomas Lander, David Rosa, Jr., Milana Walter and Amber Yeisley. Jeniffer Bello and Jennifer Luciani have resigned from the board.
The Community Development Advisory Board has five board positions available due to two vacancies and the term expirations of Joann Fullington Reese, Michael Gold, and David Rosa Jr.
Fiscal Impact:
Approval of this resolution will not fiscally impact the City.
Recommended for inclusion on the agenda by:
Ryon Coote, Community Development Manager
Shiv Newaldass, Director, Department of Development Services
Gus Zambrano, Assistant City Manager for Sustainable Development