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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1982-2627 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE CREATION ORDINANCE NO: 2 6 2 7 AN ORDINANCE relating to City Government administration; creating a Community Development Advisory Committee, defining its purposes, providing for appointment of members thereto and regulating its functions; and enacting Chapter 1.39, 'Community Development Advisory Commit- tee' and Sections 1.39.010, 1.39.020, 1.39.030, 1.39.040, 1.39.050 and 1.39.060 thereof, all as a new chapter and new section of the City of Yakima Municipal Code. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA: Section 1. Chapter 1.39, "Community Development Advisory Committee", and the following sections thereof, are hereby enacted as a new chapter and a new section of the City of Yakima Municipal Code to read as,follows: • "Chapter 1.39" Community Development Advisory Committee 1.39.010 Community Development Advisory Committee created - Purposes and Functions. A. A Community Development Advisory Committee is hereby created as an advisory committee to the Yakima City Council. B. The purposes and functions of the committee shall be as follows: 1. To hold public meetings to solicit proposals for the purpose of preparing recommendations to the City Council regarding: a. The City's annual CDBG applications including a proposed budget; b. Plans and proposals associated with the CDBG Program such as the Housing Assistance Plan (HAP) and state- ment of community objectives; and 411 c. Performing an annual evaluation of the progress and accomplishments of the CDBG Program. 2. To promote increased citizen involvement in the Community Development Block Grant Program by: ' a. Being composed substantially of those persons bene- fitting from the CDBG Program; b. Conducting business at times and locations which maximizes citizens' opportunity to participate; and c. Supporting neighborhood groups. 1.39.020 Composition and Membership - Term of Appointment. A. Members of the Community Development Advisory Committee shall be appointed by the City Council. The committee shall consist 111, of eleven members as follows: 1. Five Neighborhood Representatives as follows: a. Four representatives from the existing Community Development Block Grant Target Area, one from each of the four residential neighborhoods depicted on the map labeled "Citizen Participation Boundaries" 410 filed with the Yakima City Clerk. b. One representative from the Central Business Dis- trict, to be recommended by the Downtown Area Re- development Committee. 2. One representative from the general business community of 411 the Yakima area, to be recommended by the Chamber of Commerce. 3. One representative to represent elderly people which rep- . resentative shall be of the age of 60 years or over and who shall be a resident of the City of Yakima. 4. One representative to represent racial minority people who shall be a person of any race other than caucasian, and who shall be a resident of the City of Yakima. 5. One representative of handicapped people who shall be a handicapped persori recognized by the State Department of Social and Health Services as a handicapped person, and who shall be •a resident of the City of Yakima. 6. Two "at large" representatives who shall be residents of the City of Yakima, but who shall not be residents of the Community Development Block Grant .Target Area to represent general community interests. The initial terms of membership shall be for two years. B. On the expiration of the initial two year terms, the four rep- resentatives from the Community Development Block Grant target areas shall be appointed according to recommendations made by neighborhood steering committees to be organized by the Commu- nity Development Advisory Committee in each Community Develop- ment Block Grant target area, respectively, during the initial two year existance of the Committee. The other seven members shall be appointed by the City Council following the same pro- cess provided herein for making the original appointments of members to that Committee. C. The terms of membership for those members appointed immediately 410 after the expiration of the initial two year term shall be staggared, with four members to serve one year terms, four mem- bers to serve two year terms and three members to serve three year terms, with a determination to be made by lot. Thereafter, all appointments shall be for three year terms. 1.39.030 Appointment of Officers. A. At the first meeting of the Committee after its organization, and at the first meeting of the commission after January 1 of each year, the members shall appoint one of their number as chairman and one as vice-chairman who shall hold office for one year and until successors are appointed. B. The Community Development Block Grant Manager of the City shall be an ex-officio non-voting member of the Committee, and shall III serve as its secretary or be responsible to provide secretarial service for the Committee. 1.39.040 Meetings. • The Committee shall hold a regular meeting at least one time each calendar month during nine months of each calendar year, and shall hold special meetings at the call of the chairman. 1.39.050 Removal of Members. 1111 Any member of the Committee may be removed from office at any time by the vote of a majority of all the members of the City Council. 1.39.060 Authorization to Adopt Rule. The Committee may adopt rules and regulations consistent with the provision of this chapter and any other applicable laws as the Committee members deem convenient or advisable from time to time to carry out the purpose of this chapter. Section 2. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect 30 days after its final passage, approval and publication as provided by law and by the City Charter. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this day • of , 1982. 1 l Mayor ATTEST: _AO Acting City C erk