Human Services and Housing Funding Board

The Human Services and Housing Funding Board advises the City Council on matters pertaining to the City's Competitive Process which includes funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Home Investment Partnership (HOME) Program, and the City's Affordable Housing Fund (AHF) and Human Services Program (HSP). HUD provides federal grant funds to the City to meet affordable housing and community development needs of low and moderate income people. The City receives about $1.5 million from HUD and just under $1 million from the General Fund annually. Program funds are typically used for housing, human services, and community development programs, projects and activities.

City Code requires that Human Services and Housing Funding Board Board membership must include persons of low and moderate income.

Other suggested areas of interest include:

• A special interest in the needs of low-income persons, and in big picture social sustainability efforts within the community.
• An understanding of the dynamics of people in poverty.
• A non-prejudicial world view, especially in regarding to economic class or legally protected groups of people.
• An appreciation for the role and work of affordable housing providers and human services agencies.
• Ability to work in team with others to make reasoned, objective funding recommendations representing the policies and directives of City Council.
• A special interest in or sensitivity to the needs of persons with disabilities.

3 hours per month, except March and April, which require approximately 15-20 hours each. More hours may be required in September as well. Several meetings may be canceled each year, due to lack of pressing agenda items.

Prior to April 20, 2021, the Human Services and Housing Funding Board was called the Community Development Block Grant Commission. [Ordinance No. 049, 2021]