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Chapter 2.38 HOUSING COMMISSION Page 1 of 3 Pleasanton Municipal Code Up Previous Next Main Collapse Search Print No Frames Title 2 ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL Chapter 2.38 HOUSING COMMISSION Note * Prior ordinance history:Ords. 1674, 1768. 2.38.010 Commission created. There is created a housing commission (commission). (Ord. 1819 § 1, 2001) 2.38.020 Duties. A. The commission shall be responsible for advising the city council on both the affordable housing needs of the community and the methods for meeting these needs. B. The duties of the commission shall include the following: 1. Initiate and pursue opportunities for developing affordable housing within the city. 2. Cooperate with the private housing industry, city commissions and regional agencies to produce new affordable housing and/or to maintain existing affordable housing. 3. Make recommendations to the city council and/or establish policies regarding affordable housing projects affiliated with the city and the housing authority including preference and eligibility criteria for city assisted housing, informational documents, available grant applications, and new affordable housing programs. 4. In cooperation with the human services commission, review and make recommendations to the city council regarding community development block grant applications for capital improvement and rehabilitation projects. 5. Coordinate the property and financial management and tenant related issues at affordable housing projects under the control of the city and/or the housing authority of the city, including Ridge View commons and Kottinger place. 6. Review and make recommendations to the city council regarding the annual operating budget for the city's lower income housing fund. 7. Appoint the resident representatives to the housing authority commission and commission liaisons to affordable housing projects. (Ord. 1819 § 1, 2001) 2.38.030 Membership; appointments; voting. A. The commission shall have five members, and one alternate, all of whom shall be residents of the city. B. The five regular commissioners and the one alternate commissioner shall be selected from the community at large. The regular commissioners and alternate commissioner shall be appointed by the mayor subject to the ratification by the city council, as provided in the adopted city council resolution establishing procedures for appointments to boards and commissions. C. Commissioners are eligible to participate in all discussions of the commission except that the alternate commissioner shall vote only if one of the regular commissioners is absent or has a financial conflict of interest. D. The alternate commissioner may serve as a voting member on any subcommittee of the commission and may be designated as the housing commission representative to other boards and commissions. http://gcode.us/codes/pleasanton/view.php?topic=2-2_3 8&showAll=1&frames=on 10/26/2011