COMMUNITY AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVISORY BOARD
This board meets as needed, generally the second Wednesday of each month at 8:30 am at HRDC at 32 S Tracy.
The Community Affordable Housing Advisory Board was created under Commission Resolution No. 3056, superseded by Commission Resolution No. 3540 adopted on September 16, 2002.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
(10) the City's Finance Department
(11) building industry professional
Members:
Jan Bergman (real estate financing) - expires - 06-30-09
John Barkow (real estate investor) - expires - 06-30-08
Jennifer Frank (representative from non-profit affordable housing development
organization) - expires - 06-30-08
Marcia Youngman (interested citizen) - expires - 06-30-09
Andy Epple (ex-officio) - coterminous
Vacancy (organization supporting the availability of low- and moderate-
income housing) - expires - 06-30-10
Brian LaMeres (City Finance Dept.) - coterminous
Mary Martin (organization providing services to low- and moderate-income persons) -
expires - 06-30-10
Mary Jo Nehasil (low- or moderate-income person) - expires - 06-30-08
Susan Floerchinger (resides in low- or moderate-income housing) - expires - 06-30-08
Connie Garrett (real estate sales) - expires - 06-30-09
Robert Conor Evans (building industry professional) - expires - 06-30-10
Currently seeking applications for one vacancy.
Commissioner Liaison: Sean Becker
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