2018/12/05 Council Agenda Packet

ORDINANCE NO. An Ordinance integrating the Housing and Community Development Citizen Advisory Committee and the Human Needs Citizen's Advisory Committee by establishing a new Citizen's Advisory Committee on Housing, Community Development, and Human Needs issues, amending Ordinance No. 342-74 and Ordinance 2975-07 and repealing Ordinance 1555-89 WHEREAS, The Housing and Community Development Citizen's Advisory Committee (CAC) was established ander Ordinance No. 342-74 to advise the city. council on matters relating to the preparation of the community's application for the Title I Funds under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 and is an obligation of the City's approved Housing and Urban Development citizen participation plan for entitlement jurisdictions; and VVREREAS, The CAC also advises the city council on other state and federal funding for programs and/or projects that benefit low-income community members including HOME Investment Partnership and Affordable Housing Trust Funds; and WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 1555-89 formed the Human Needs Advisory Committee to make recommendations to the city council for the allocation of human needs grant funds serving the community's basic needs for children, homeless, and developmentally disabled people; and WHEREAS, both committees evaluate the needs of low-income, disabled, elderly, and people with social or economic barriers; WHEREAS, both committees identify community priorities and make recommendations on available funding, often times to the same service or program providers; and WHEREAS,there is community value to a comprehensive assessment approach to funding programs and projects benefiting low income people and other people in need; and WHEREAS, consolidating the CAC and Human Needs Advisory Committee will allow an enhanced opportunity to recommend distribution of available funding for the greatest community impact; NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY OF EVERETT DOES ORDAIN: 1 12