To: Board of Supervisors
From: Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Report Title: APPOINT Sonya Bynum to the District 3 seat on the Affordable Housing Finance Committee for a term expiring on June 30, 2029, as recommended by Supervisor Burgis
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPOINT Sonya Bynum to the District 3 seat on the Affordable Housing Finance Committee for a term expiring on June 30, 2029, as recommended by Supervisor Burgis.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact.
BACKGROUND:
The Affordable Housing Finance Committee (AHFC) advises the Board on the annual allocation of HOME Investment Partnership Act (HOME), Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), and Measure X Housing funds for affordable housing development and/or preservation in Contra Costa County. CDBG and HOME funds are allocated to the County on an annual basis by formula through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Potential state or local affordable housing development funds may be considered by the AHFC, as needed. It convenes quarterly to review applications and County staff's recommendations for project funding of applications received through a public Request for Proposals process, or to reallocate funds, if warranted.
The AHFC is appointed by the Board of Supervisors and is composed of seven (7) members consisting of the following:
* Five (5) District members, each of whom represents one supervisorial district. District representative appointments to the AHFC are screened by the District Supervisor and then appointed by the Board of Supervisors.
* Two (2) At-Large members. At-Large representative appointments to the AHFC are screened by the Internal Operations Committee and then appointed by the Board of Supervisors.
Sonya Bynum, a resident of Brentwood, is a well-qualified applicant with experience both in nonprofit affordable housing development and as a mortgage loan underwriter and processor.
CONSEQUEN...
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