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ORDINANCE NO. 3361
AN ORDINANCE relating to City government administration;
expanding the duties and membership of the Commu-
nity Development Advisory Committee; and amending
Sections 1.39.010 and 1.39.020 of the City of
Yakima Municipal Code.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA: '
Section 1. Section 1.39.010 of the City of Yakima Muni-
cipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"1.39.010 Community Development Advisory
Committee Created - Purposes and Functions.
A. A Community Development Advisory Commit-
tee is hereby created as an advisory
committee to the Yakima City Council.
B. The purposes and functions of the Com-
mittee shall be as follows:
1. To make recommendations to the
City Council regarding:
a. The City's annual Community
Development Block Grant
(CDBG), including a pro-
posed budget;
b. Plans and proposals associ-
ated with the CDBG program.
2. To perform an annual evaluation of
the progress and accomplishments
of the. CDBG Program; and
3. To take an active role in pro-
moting the revitalization of
neighborhoods in the target area
through local initiative and self -
help projects."
Section 2. Section .1.39.020 of the City of Yakima Muni-
cipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
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"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 of eleven members as follows:
1. Five neighborhood representatives
as follow:
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"
filed with the Yakima City
Clerk.
b. One representative who is a
resident of the Central
Business District.
2. One representative of the general
business community of the Yakima
area, who is recommended by the
Yakima Downtown Coalition.
3. One representative to represent
persons who are over the age of 60
years old and who shall be a
resident of the City of Yakima.
The preferred representative is
someone who is over the age of 60
years, but an advocate for this
population group may be selected
at the discretion of the CDAC.
4. One representative to represent
racial minority people and who
shall be a resident of the City of
Yakima. The preferred representa-
tive is someone who is a member of
a racial minority or ethnic group,
but an advocate for this popula-
tion may be selected at the dis-
cretion of the CDAC.
5. One representative to represent
persons of disability who need
accessible housing and who shall
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be a resident of the City of \
Yakima. The preferred representa-
tive is someone who is a person of
disability, but an advocate for
this population group may be
® selected at the discretion of the
CDAC.
6. Two "at large" representatives who
are residents of the City of
Yakima.
B. Appointments shall be made for indefi-
nite terms. In the event of a vacancy,
an appointment shall be made by the City
Council, for which the Council Steering
Committee may make a recommendation
according to the qualifications for
membership on the Committee as specified
in Subsection 1.39.020 A of this sec-
tion."
Section 3. This ordinance shall be in full force and
effect 30 days after its passage, approval, and publication as
provided by law and by the City Charter.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this
14 day of )f C , 1991.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Publication Date: 5//7/41
Effective Date: 0/0q1
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