HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA 2014 0618 CCSA REG ITEM 10GITEM 10.G.
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AGENDA REPORT
TO: Honorable City Council
FROM: Maureen Benson, City Clerk
DATE: June 6, 2014 (CC Meeting of 6/18/14)
SUBJECT: Consider Resident Commissioner to the Area Housing Authority of the
County of Ventura
The Ventura County. Area Housing Authority (AHA) Board includes a Resident
Commissioner who lives in one of the public housing developments subsidized by the AHA
and represents the resident body at Resident Council meetings.
The AHA Resident Council conducted recruitment for a Resident Commissioner to serve a
two year term beginning- July 1, 2014, and received six applications. After a review of
applications from interested candidates and subsequent interviews the AHA's Resident
Council has selected Gilbert Bell, a public housing resident in Thousand Oaks, as the
recommended Resident Commissioner.
A letter has been received from the members of the AHA requesting ratification of the
appointment of Mr. Bell to serve as Resident Commissioner.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Direct that a letter be sent to the Area Housing Authority Board ratifying the appointment of
Gilbert Bell as a Resident Commissioner for a term ending May 31, 2016.
Attachment: AHA Letter
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Area Housing Authority of the County of Ventura
1400 W. HIUCrest Drive, Newbury Pa -,k, CA 91320-2721 - 805/4W-9991 . 1/800/800-2123 - FAX: 805/48C-1021
May 29, 2014
Mayor Janice Parvin
City of Moorpark
799 Moorpark Avenue
Moorpark, CA 93021
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JUN 0 2 2014
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RE: REQUEST TO RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF RESIDENT COMMISSIONER
Dear Mayor Parvin:
In accordance with California State Law and the U.S. Housing Act, one member of
the Area Housing Authority's Board of Commissioners is appointed as a Resident
Commissioner to represent housing authority residents, The Resident
Commissioner must be a resident of a Public Housing development subsidized by
the housing authority and be jointly -appointed by all participating jurisdictions.
Recruitment efforts have been underway and following a review of applications
from interested candidates and subsequent interviews, members of Area Housing
Authority's Resident Council have chosen Gilbert Bell, a public housing resident in
Thousand Oaks.
At the May 2e meeting of the Board of Commissioners, I was directed to request
that the jurisdictions ratify the appointment, so therefore request that the
Moorpark City Council adopt a Resolution to appoint Gilbert Belt as Resident
Commissioner to our Board. Gilbert's two-year term will begin on July 1, 2014.
Thank you very much for your attention to this request. Feel free to phone me at
(805) 480-9991, extension 850, should you have questions. I look forward to
receiving a copy of the Resolution in support of Gilbert's appointment.
Sincerely,
Douglas A. pking,
Executive Director
ATT: Letter of Recommendation
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RESIDENT COMMISSIONER RECONIMEN-DATION
The Resident Council (RC) board was searching for a candidate who shared our
Lision of outreac'h to all of AHA's Public Flousing communities and who demonstrated
�oth desire and ability to attend the Resident Council meetingson a regular basis.
IThe RC board reviewed six (6) applications. Of the total applications, I was
Jwithdrawn per the resident's request, I was disqualified as the resident was unable to
pontinue with the inten4ew process (out of the country), and I application was
i�ncomplete. (Please see attached summary for additional details).
On April 22, 2014, the remaining three candidates were interviewed and based
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pri their responses to the interview questions, Gilbert Bell was selected as the candidate
,'.hat will best represent our resident body. Therefore, the RC Board is pleased to
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ecommend Mr. Bell as the new Resident Commissioner of the Area Housing Author'
if the County of Ventura (AHA) -
Dorothy Jecmen
Laterim Chair, Resident Council
Betty He
uo-Chair, Resident Council
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