MEETING DATE: 3/22/2022
DEPARTMENT: RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AGENCY
DEPT HEAD/DIRECTOR: S. LOUPE, INTERIM RMA DIRECTOR
AGENDA ITEM PREPARER: Arielle Goodspeed
SBC DEPT FILE NUMBER: 790
SUBJECT:
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AGENCY - S. LOUPE, INTERIM RMA DIRECTOR
Appoint Victor Gomez to serve as the builder development public member representative to the Housing Advisory Committee and Seth Capron to serve as the affordable housing public member representative to the Housing Advisory Committee for the terms of March 22, 2022 through March 22, 2025.
SBC FILE NUMBER: 790
AGENDA SECTION:
CONSENT AGENDA
BACKGROUND/SUMMARY:
Housing Advisory Committee (HAC) members serve for two year term; with the exception of the first year of establishment, three committee members will serve for three years. Committee members of HAC shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Board of Supervisors. Alternate committee members may be designated by each representation on HAC; however, in order to have voting privileges, an alternate designated by an organization must be officially appointed as such by the Board of Supervisors after the vacancy in membership is properly noticed per the Maddy Act (Government Code Section 54970 et seq.) Any Board appointed committee member or alternate committee member choosing to resign from the HAC must submit a written letter of resignation to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors with a copy to the HAC Chair. Vacancies in membership shall be properly noticed (Maddy Act) and nominations to fill vacancies shall be submitted by the representative of the organization. Public-at-Large wishing to be appointed shall complete an application available from the Clerk of the Board. Members of the Housing Advisory Committee shall be San Benito residents who have a particular interest or expertise in the area of affordable housing and are 18 years of age or older. Members of the Committee shall be appointed by the Board of Supervisors through a recommendation by the Chair of the Board. There shall be seven (7) voting members of the Committee, serving two-year terms or until a successor is appointed and able to serve. Two (2) members of the San Benito County Board of Supervisors and an alternative. Two (2) members of the San Benito County Planning Commission and an alternative. Three (3) Members Appointed by the Board of Supervisors Chair. One member of the affordable housing development community. One member of the builder development community. One member with a financial or accounting background. Public applicants cannot be currently serving on another County Advisory Committee or be an elected official.
The public member representative for affordable housing is Seth Capron. He has worked on hundreds of affordable housing units in San Benito County throughout the last 20 years with South County Housing. He would like to see San Benito County grow their mutual self help and other affordable housing programs.
The public member representative for the builder developer is Victor Gomez. He is a land use consultant for Pinnacle Strategy. He is a northern California native with a wealth of experience in local, state and federal policy. A native of Hollister, and has served as Mayor of Hollister and two terms as a City Council member.
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