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HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL
CITY MANAGER
OCTOBER 6, 2008
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT: PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT
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BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) CITIZEN
ADVISORY COMMITTEE (CAC) RECRUITMENT PROCESS
This is an informational report and no Council action is required.
BACKGROUND
The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Citizen Participation Plan (Plan) was
adopted by City Council on May 9, 2005 and was amended on October t7, 2005. The Plan calls
for a seven-member Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) to encourage citizen participation in the
development, implementation, and assessment of the CDBG program. CAC members are
advisory to staff on the expenditure of CDBG funds and implementation of the CDBG process.
Committee members are appointed by the Mayor to serve a two-year term. Members may serve
no more than two consecutive two-year terms.
DISCUSSION
The Planning Division is now recruiting new members for the 2009 CAC to fill four available
slots. The majority of CAC meetings will be held on either Tuesday or Thursday evenings
during the months of January, February and March (if necessary). CAC applicants must live or
work in Palo Alto. Those who are, or who advocate for persons of low and moderate incomes,
persons with disabilities, members of minority groups, or the elderly are encouraged to apply.
Applications are now available at the Planning Division reception desk on the fifth floor of City
Hall, 250 Hamilton Avenue. Applications will be accepted until Thursday, October 30, 2008.
An application for the CAC is attached.
Anyone requiring additional information or an application should contact Eloiza Murillo-Garcia
at 329-2428 or eloiza.murillogarcia@cityofpaloalto.org.
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PREPARED BY:
ELOIZA MURILLO-GARCIA, CDBG Planner
DEPARTMENT HEAD REVIEW:
CURTIS WILLIAMS, Interim Director
Planning & Community Environment
CITY MANAGER APPROVAL:
JAMES KEENE
City Manager
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A: CDBG Timeline for Program Years 2009/2010
Attachment B: CAC Application
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