2.93.010 Created—Purpose.
A. Committee Established. There is hereby established an advisory committee herein called the community development advisory committee for the purpose of advising the city council on policy, programs and funding matters related to community development, housing, and human needs and services.
B. Functions. The functions of the community development advisory committee shall include:
1. Advise and endorse recommendation to city council, the city’s five-year consolidated plan, annual action plans and fair housing plans to conform with the requirements of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
2. Advise staff and oversee the adherence to the city’s citizen participation plan as required by HUD and involve neighborhoods and citizen representation in the funding allocation processes.
3. Advise and oversee the process for public hearings on the draft plans to obtain citizen comments prior to recommending adoption by city council.
4. Advise and endorse recommendation to city council funding priorities for community development activities, housing, social services, and human needs programs and projects utilizing federal, state and municipal resources.
5. Review funding proposals and endorse recommendations to the mayor and city council for federal, state, and municipal pass-through or specially allocated funds using funding priorities as established by city council.
6. Review funding proposals and endorse recommendations for funding to the mayor and city council for local human needs grant funds using funding priorities as established by the city council. Local human needs grant funds must meet the following criteria:
a. Only agencies who qualify for IRS 501(c)(3) nonprofit status and hold an active Everett business license may apply for funding;
b. Priority funding consideration shall be given to those programs which apply requested funds to a direct public service rather than to the administration of a program; and
c. Priority funding consideration shall be given to programs that directly meet an established annual priority need.
7. Provide policy guidance and recommendations for community development, human services, homeless and special purpose grant programs applications and implementation as needed.
8. Represent the diverse constituencies that make up Everett’s low- and moderate-income populations, service providers and needs and services for extremely-low-income persons and families. (Ord. 4012-24 § 1, 2024; Ord. 3652-18 § 2, 2018; Ord. 342-74 § 1, 1974.)