HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 05052015 - C.24RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPOINT Jannel George-Oden of San Pablo to the Tenant seat on the Contra Costa County Housing Authority
Board of Commissioners, to complete the unexpired two-year term ending on March 31, 2016, as requested by the
Housing Authority Executive Director.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Commissioners may receive compensation for attendance at up to four meetings of the Authority per month.
Compensation is fixed at a rate of $50 per day. Commissioners may receive necessary traveling and subsistence
expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties. All compensation is paid from the Housing Authority budget. There
is no impact to the County General Fund.
BACKGROUND:
The Housing Authority needs to fill one vacant tenant position on its Board of Commissioners. Housing
Commissioners should have the following characteristics for the effective functioning of the Board of Commissioners:
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/05/2015 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Julie DiMaggio Enea
925.335.1077
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 5, 2015
, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc:
C. 24
To:Board of Supervisors
From:David Twa, County Administrator
Date:May 5, 2015
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:NOMINATION TO THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
1. Must have an earnest interest in the affordable housing needs of low-income families throughout Contra Costa
County.
2. Must be dedicated to the mission of the Housing Authority, which is to provide high-quality affordable housing
solutions and promote self-sufficiency for low-income persons of Contra Costa County
3. Must be willing and able to attend and participate in the following key activities:
Affordable housing solutions
Monthly Board of Commissioner meetings
Periodic commissioner training seminars as needed to assist the commissioners in performing their
oversight duties.
4. Must be willing to become knowledgeable about the activities, policies, and practices of the Housing Authority
and be able to effectively deliberate on matters brought before the Board of Commissioners.
5. Must be able to work cooperatively with other Board members, the Executive Director, and Housing Authority
staff.
In early 2014, the Housing Authority solicited applicants from its Resident Advisory Board, active resident
councils, Section 8 Family Self-sufficiency clients and at its senior properties to fill two vacancies on the Board of
Commissioners. A total of 23 applications were received. A first round of screening removed any persons in bad
standing with the Housing Authority or any applicants who had moved from the Housing Authority's jurisdiction.
Pursuant to then-Chair Mitchoff’s instructions, a panel was convened in March 2014 to interview all remaining
applicants. The panel was composed of Joseph Villarreal, the Housing Authority’s Executive Director, Keiko
Kobayashi, the Housing Authority’s primary Counsel, and Julie DiMaggio Enea, a Senior Deputy with the County
Administrator's Office.
A number of applicants either did not schedule an interview or did not appear for their scheduled appointment.
Those that did were asked a series of questions concerning their application and any relevant experience that
would help them serve on the Housing Authority’s Board of Commissioners. Each interview lasted approximately
one-half hour. Of those interviewed, the Board of Supervisors, on May 13, 2014, appointed Fay Nathaniel to fill
the Housing Authority’s 62 or older seat and Aqueela Bowie to the other Tenant seat. Ms. Bowie has successfully
transitioned out of the Housing Authority program and is now ineligible to serve on the Board of Commissioners.
From the 2014 recruitment, the Housing Authority Executive Director is nominating Jannel George-Oden of San
Pablo (formerly of Antioch) for appointment to the Tenant seat that was vacated by Ms. Bowie.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Disapproval of the nomination would prolong the vacancy in a Tenant seat and not provide representation of
Housing Authority clients on the Board of Commissioners as required by law.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not applicable.
ATTACHMENTS
Candidate Application_HACCC_Jannel George-Oden