12/09/2020 Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization Committee Regular Meeting Adopted 01/13/2021
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Housing & Neighborhood Revitalization Committee (HNRC) Meeting Minutes
Wednesday, December 9, 2020 – 6:00 p.m.
I. Call to Order - Welcome
The meeting was called to order by Chair Danny Van at 6:03 p.m.
Roll call: Greg Bozzo, Vice-Chair Jennifer Del Bono, Manny Singh, Laraine Spencer, Chair Danny Van
Absent: Santos Cortes
City staff participating: Karen Garner, Community Development Director, Maria De Leon, Program
Administrator, Manny Gonzalez, Special Assistant to the City Administrator, Sandra Nava, HCD Technician
II, Robert Carrera, Management Analyst Trainee
II. Report on Posting of the Agenda
Secretary Nava announced that the agenda was posted on December 4, 2020 at 5:40 p.m.
III. Public Comments on Items Not on the Agenda:
Public comment was given by Zach Hilton who suggested the committee invite Ray Bramson of Destination
Home to present on Santa Clara County’s 2020-2025 Community Plan to End Homelessness and requested
that this topic be placed as a future agenda item.
Public comment was then closed.
IV. Approval of Meeting Minutes
There were no public comments.
Motion to accept the September 9, 2020 HNRC meeting minutes was made by Vice-Chair Del Bono,
seconded by Member Singh and carried 5-0.
V. FY 2021-2022 and FY 2022-2023 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funding Cycle
Overview
Community Development Director reported on the CDBG and Housing Trust Fund funding Cycle. It is a
one-year funding cycle, in order to provide staff with time to take a comprehensive look at the CDBG and
HTF funding and make a recommendation to Council on how to prioritize funds in the future.
There were no public comments.
Public comment was then closed.
VI. Informational Items
Staff informed members of City Hall closure dates for the holidays and advised of the expectations for those
members whose terms end in 2020.
There were no public comments.
Public comment was then closed.
VII. Updates
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Maria De Leon gave an update on the CARES Act Small Business Relief and Rent Assistance Grants
provided and outreach efforts.
There were no public comments.
Public comment was then closed.
VIII. Future Agenda Items
Presentation by Destination Home on the 2020-2025 Community Plan to End Homelessness
FY 2021-2022 CDBG and HTF Grant Funding Cycle Orientation
New member recruitment update
Update on small business grants
IX. Adjournment
Chair Van adjourned the meeting at 6:59 p.m.
The next regular meeting is January 13, 2021.