Please note that the Housing Rehabilitation Loan Committee (HRLC) is currently being restructured and will become the City of Santa Clara’s Housing Commission in the Spring of 2021.

At the December 7, 2020 Governance and Ethics Committee Meeting, the Committee approved the restructuring and renaming of the HRLC and directed staff to develop an ordinance formalizing the Housing Commission for full City Council consideration in the coming months. This approval reflected the input of both the Committee and current HRLC members. See the full Agenda Item 20-992.

The proposed Housing Commission will include advisory functions related to the administration of the City’s Federal entitlement grants and programs, which include neighborhood enhancement, homeless programs, and public service grants. 

The proposed scope includes the following items:

Advises City Council on programs, policies, and other issues regarding housing and community services. Responsibilities include:

• Review proposed funding and grant applications by eligible public service agencies for Community  Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME and/or other available funds for public services and/or housing projects and help form funding recommendations to Council. Activities include:
  • Reading proposals, developing questions for agencies, interviewing agencies and making funding recommendations.
• Review and provide feedback on Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Consolidated Plans and Annual Action Plans to provide recommendations to Council regarding the content of those plans, including oversight of the City’s Neighborhood Conservation and Investment Program (NCIP) and the Tenant Based Rental Assistance Program (TBRA). 
• Study and advance the needs of Santa Clara’s unhoused populations, including recommendations to implement plans approved by the County Board of Supervisors to address homelessness in Santa Clara County 

More information will be provided once the Ordinance and Council review are completed.

Questions directly related to the Housing Rehabilitation Loan Committee may be submitted by email at CommunityServices@santaclaraca.gov.

Meets: TBD
Place: City Hall - Housing & Community Services Division, 1500 Warburton Avenue
City Staff Liaison: Kathy Bunce, Staff Analyst: (408) 615-2498

Committee Members

Carmen Pascual
Term Expires: June 30, 2021
(First Term)

Darius Brown
Term Expires: June 30, 2023
(Full Term)

Resources

Meeting minutes, recordings, and any post-meeting materials are posted online at Housing Rehabilitation Loan Committee - Legistar.

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