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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 03182008 - C.41 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Contra FROM: INTERNAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE Costa DATE: MARCH 10, 2008 ---- County SUBJECT: APPOINTMENT TO THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FINANCE COMMITTEE SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)8 BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATION: APPOINT the following individuals to the Affordable Housing Finance Committee: Name Seat Term Expiration Ivan Chow Community#3 June 30, 2010 3279 Mt. Diablo Court, Unit 25 Lafayette, CA 94549 Jonathan Klein County#3 June 30, 2010 Eric Brown East County Cities June 30, 2011* 2432 Montecito Court Antioch, CA 94531 Calvin S. Robie Central County Cities June 30, 2010 119 Belle Avenue Pleasant Hill, CA 94523 *To complete the unexpired term through 6/30/08 and to a new term ending 6/30/11 CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: -RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR ECOMMEND I N OF BOARD COMMITTEE _,,t-APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S): SUSAN A. B-O�N,ILLA, ChairGAYL UIL EMA ACTION OF BOARD ON -- '�lJy _ APPROVE AS RECOMMENDED O-PAER - VOT "OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN UNANIMOUS(ABSENT AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE AYES: NOES: SHOWN. ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ATTESTED: MARCH 18,2008 CONTACT: JULIE ENEA (925)335-1077 JOHN CULLEN,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR CC: INTERNAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE STAFF KARA DOUGLAS,STAFF,AHFC CLERK OF THE BOARD(MADDY BOOK) B "LDEPUTY Affordable Housing Finance Committee Appointments March 10, 2008 Internal Operations Committee Page 2 BACKGROUND: The Affordable Housing Finance Committee was established in June 1995 and is responsible for working with the Community Development Department to develop recommendations of Supervisors concerning the allocation of project funds among eligible affordable housing investment programs and projects. The Affordable Housing Finance Committee replaced both the HOME Technical Review Committee and the Housing and Community Development Advisory Committee. The Committee has nine members, including six members of the HOME Technical Review Committee. The Internal Operations Committee reviews nominations for appointment to the three County and three Community seats. Seat terms are three years. The Internal Operations Committee, at its March 10 meeting, reviewed the preceding nominations for appointment and recommends approval. Also recommended are nominations to fill the East County and Central Counties Cities seats. July 17, 2007 PRESS RELEASE For further information: For Immediate Publication Kara Douglas Community Development Department Phone: 925/335-7223 CONTRA COSTA COUNTY AFFORDABLE HOUSING FINANCE COMMITTEE SEEKS NEW MEMBERS CONTRA COSTA COUNTY SEEKS QUALIFIED APPLICANTS to fill vacancies on the nine-member Affordable Housing Finance Committee. This Committee works with the Contra Costa County Community Development Department to develop recommendations for the Board, of Supervisors concerning the allocation of Community Development Block Grant and HOME Investment Partnership Act funds among eligible affordable housing programs and projects in the County. Currently, the County receives an annual allocation of approximately$4 million in funds for affordable housing development. Representatives on the Affordable Housing Finance Committee must live or work in Contra Costa, and have expertise or an identified interest in affordable housing issues and the provision of additional housing for lower-income and special needs populations. The committee meets annually in.March,and two to three additional times during the year as needed. An application form may be obtained from the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors by calling (925) 335-1900 or by visiting the County webpage at ww<w.co.contra-costa.ca.us. Completed (lommunity ould be returned to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, Room 106, County ministration, uilding, 651 Pine Street, Martinez, CA 94553, postmarked by Monday,August 2007. Fu r information about the Affordable Housing Finance Committee can by obtained cont ng Kara Douglas, Affordable Housing Program Manager(925/335-7223) in the Development Department. \\fs-cd\users$\KDouglas\kdouglas\NewWAFC\vacancy press release.doc Contra Costa Roster Page 1 of 1 Contra Costa County Roster Iaddv Affordable Housing Finance Committee Appointment Date Term Expiration Resignation Date StatuE Seat Title City 1 Vacan Representatives 06/30/2008 Seat Title City 2 Vacan Representatives 06/30/2009 Seat Title City 3 Vacan Representatives 06/30/2010 Seat Title County 1 Representatives Alonzo-Perez Irene " 09/27/2005 06/30/2008 Seat Title County 2 Representatives . Robinson Willie J 07/25/2006 06/30/2009 Seat Title County 3 Vacan Representatives 06/30/2010 Seat Title Community 1 Representatives Bundy Dan 09/27/2005 06/30/2008 Seat Title Community.2 Representatives Tolda Thomas 09/28/2005 06/30/2009 Seat Title Community 3 Vacan Representatives 06/30/2010 " " httn_//www.co.contra-costa.ca.us/maddvbook/rosterview.,Dh,D?Committee=3&Reports=Curr... 3/3/2008 CONTRA COSTA COUNTY ---" COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CDBG Housing 253OArnold Drive, Saute 190 Martinez, CA 94553 v c Telephone: 925.335.7200 Fax: 925.335.7201 ` DATE: March 11,2008 TO: Internal Operations Committee { FROM: Kara Douglas,Affordable Housing Program.Manager SUBJECT: Recommended Appointment to the Affordable.Housing Finance Committee The purpose of this memorandum is to forward the following recommendations from the Affordable Housing Finance Committee.(AHFC): Appoint Ivan Chow to a Community seat to complete a three year term ending June 30,2010. Appoint Jonathan Klein to a County seat to complete a three year term ending June 30,2010. In addition, the following are recommended for the East County and Central County seats by the cities in those regions: Eric Brown—new appointment for the East County Cities seat with a term ending on June 30,2008 and a re- .appointment to a term ending June 30, 2011. Cal Robie—re-appointment for the Central County Cities seat with a term ending on June 30,2010. Background The Affordable Housing Finance Committee advises the Board of Supervisors on the-annual. allocation of approximately $4.5 million in HOME Investment Partnership Act (HOME) and Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds for affordable housing development in Contra Costa County. These.funds.are allocated to the County on an annual basis by formula through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The Committee consists of nine members,including: • three city representatives'(one each from East,Central and West County) • three county representatives;and • three community representatives. The three city representatives are nominated by the cities in each subregion'of the County and approved by the Board of Supervisors. Nominations for county and community representatives are solicited by the Community Development Department.All county-and community representative appointments to the AHFC are reviewed by the Internal Operations Committee (IOC) and referred to the Board of Supervisors for approval.AHFC terms are, for three years.A current AHFC roster is attached for your information (Attachment A). Current Status of Appointments There are two vacancies on die AHFC due to term expirations as of June 30,2006- 0 County Representative • City Representative(West County cities) Staff is in the process of soliciting West County cities for nominations to the AHFC. cc without attachments: AHFC Dennis Barry,Community Development Director Jun Kennedy,Deputy Director—Redevelopment n \\fs-cd\users$\KDouglas\kdouglas\New\AHFC\2008\IOC.appt memo.doc 2 CONTRA COSTA COUNTY ADVISORY BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, OR COMMITTEES APPLICATION FORM Name of Advisory Body applying for Application Form must be typed or hand printed Name of Applicant: . " ) F C` )y Home Address:,' (; ` 11 - `{ rf f� City: r)-kir-An' State: I ZIP: `ry % ``�!` .� Work t�` Home Phone: ! - �_ Jam_ .J r ` 7 Signature: { f �` - `yk--�— Date: U � ,--;- , ,a.� . � -- Personal Experiences, Skills, and Interests Education/Background: Occupation/Employer: Community Activities: J Special Interests: Information: 1. File completed application with Clerk of the Board. 651 Pine Street, Room 106,Martinez,CA 94553. 2. Members of some advisory bodies may be required to file annual Conflict of Interest Statements. 3. Address and other contact information provided on this application will be accessible to the general public. 4. Meetings of advisory bodies may beheld.in Martinez or in areas not accessible by public.transportation. 5. Meetings may be held either in the evenings or during the day,usually once or twice a month. 6. Some boards assign members to subcommittees or work groups requiring additional time. T If you wish you may attach your resume.. Eric C. Brown eric.brown@xlaroup.com 2432 Montecito Court office (925) 974.8209 Antioch, CA 94531 mobile (925) 330.0774 RELEVANT EXPERIENCE Properly Facultative Senior Underwriter,Assistant Vice President,XL Reinsurance,2002—Present • Responsible for designing and implementing reinsurance solutions for clients in the Western United States. • Developed and profitably managed over $lOMM of written premiums by establishing valuable client relationships and aggressively marketing assigned territory. • Western region lead.for catastrophe modeling software platforms. • Selected to train new personnel on 'catastrophe and underwriting software platforms. • Developed new processes allowing sales team to deliver proposals to market place faster, record new sales on the corporate ledger faster and more accurately and to generate authorization requests to management that are more comprehensive, accurate, and consistent. Mu/ti-fine Production Underwrites Technology Insurance Unit, Chubb,2001—2002 • Specialized in underwriting accounts for software, hardware and telecom companies where I also performed extensive web-based research to understand the latest products and manufacturing processes. • Profitably managed a $3M portfolio of Property, Casualty, Workers Compensation, Umbrella, and Auto. • Met all company underwriting guidelines by examining documents such as application forms,`inspection reports, insurance maps, past claims, and financial reports to determine degree of risk from such factors as applicant financial standing, business operations, and loss experience. Director of Promotions,San Francisco Branch, Chubb, 2000—2001 • Visionary and Project Manager for Chubb's San Francisco Product Fair 2000 that hosted 170 agents& brokers. Coordinated participation of 20 local, regional and national business units and subsidiaries. Lead execution of strategy on event day. • Developed process for trainees to.manage the branch's new business development system resulting in a 20% increase in new business prospects. Boiler&Machinery Underwriter, Chubb, 1996—2001 • Managed over$7 Million'in Boiler& Machinery written premiums resulting in 25% Return on Sales (WP). • Trained more than 50 colleagues to market and underwrite Boiler& Machinery coverages. • Certified Continuing Education Instructor for Boiler&Machinery insurance training 82 agents & brokers. Risk Consultant, Chubb, 1992—1996 • Conducted over 50 pre-underwriting!'risk evaluation surveys that included inspecting clients'installations, operations and property, determining the adequacy of safety efforts, and documenting clients' loss history. • Conducted loss prevention inspections that identified unsatisfactory risks and then outlined corrective measures. Determined the cause of'accidents experienced by clients and used this information to create a property damage report. • Performed over 200 certification inspections of boilers, fired and unfired pressure vessels to verify compliance with.CAL-OSHA, National Boiler Inspection Code and ASME. Nuclear Quality Assurance Manager, US Navy, 1989—1992 • Key team member on project resulting in implementation of the Nuclear Secondary Plant Component Cleanliness Program to allow repair of nuclear secondary plant components. We were the only military organization on the West Coast to develop that capability. Designed, instructed and implemented a training program, including curriculum, for the qualification of 9 Nuclear Quality Control Inspectors and 90 Non-nuclear Quality Control Inspectors. Instruction techniques resulted in a 95% success rate. • Established the"QA Quip of the Week." This was a training mechanism consisting of posting a rule, tip, reminder, etc. concerning QA in the organization's daily newsletter. This directly resulted in fewer discrepancies identified during QA audits. • Developed and implemented,a biannual quality assurance requalification program. • Reviewed and approvedover 7000 Controlled Work Procedures. Lead Nuclear Reactor Mechanical Operator, US Navy,1984=1989 • Supervised and operated all mechanical systems of the nuclear power plant. • Coordinated complex nuclear power plant repair operations between Navy personnel and outside contractors. • Prepared and monitored maintenance schedules. • . Performed as the Chief Reactor Auxiliary Room Operator(Shift Foreman/Supervisor) • Provided theoretical and practical training in nuclear power plant operational and emergency procedures. • Coordinated all administrative functions for 160 Reactor Mechanical Operators. • Managed 23 personnel with diverse,cultural, age, and education backgrounds including annual performance evaluations. • Selected to-,be a member of the Nuclear Reactor Power Plant Drill Team which conducted controlled emergency scenarios to train all operators in emergency procedures. • Appointed to serve on the Emergency Troubleshooting and Assistance Team that responded to all real emergencies within the nuclear power planta EDUCATION Master Graduate, Report Leadership International • Certificate of Completion; Integrated Marketing Communications, University of California-Berkeley, GPA 3.65 • B.Sc., Economics;University of San Francisco, GPA 3.66 • . Certificate of Completion, U.S. Navy Nuclear power School, Orlando, FL, GPA - Classified INTERESTS Parenting, Bass Guitar, Golf, Physical Fitness Training 1 CONTRA COSTA COUNTY ADVISORY BOARDS, COMMISSIONS,OR COMMITTEES APPLICATION FORM Name of Advisory Body applying for Application Form must be typed or hand printed Name of Applicant: /V'44 Z. O�V,4W Home Address: 3-27-7 N7- AIA9CD e7., (107"25` City: L A�C4 YE TT State: ZIP: 946"49' Home Phone: Work Phone: Signature: Date: Personal Experiences,Slalls,and Interests Educati on/B ackgro un d: Occupation/Employer: ,P�7•/ D B9ti� � - R EfZ STfI 72-= r Community Activities: CA.c�Fo,eN�A l��vw� �So��ATiD�t/ Special Interests: Information: 1. File completed application with Clerk of the Board. 651 Pine Street,Room 106,Martinez, CA 94553. 2. Members of some advisory bodies may be required to file annual Conflict of Interest Statements. 3. Address and other contact information provided on this application will be accessible to the general public. 4. Meetings of advisory.bodies may be held in Martinez or in areas not accessible by public transportation. 5. Meetings may be held either in the evenings or during the day, usually once or twice a month. 6. Some boards assign members to subcommittees or work groups requiring additional time. 7. If you wish you may attach your resume. IVAN L. CHOW 3279 Mt. Diablo Ct:, Unit#25 Lafayette,CA 94549 925/930-0369 e-mail: ivanchow@msn.com msn.com 1964-1984 WORLD SAVINGS, Vice President, Manager Real estate appraiser, Manager Tract Dept., Manager Southern Calif. Residential Loan Dept, Manager Nationwide Major Loan Dept. 1984-1986 UNITED BANK,.Executive Vice President, Manager Manager Loan Dept., managed Appraisal Dept., Loan Administration, Construction Loan Dept., Residential Lending Dept,, Commercial Lending Dept., Secondary Lending Dept., and Mortgage Banking Company. Restructured troubled loans. J . 1986-1991 SAN FRANCISCO FEDERAL SAVINGS, Executive Vice President, Manager Manager Loan Dept., managed Appraisal Dept., Loan Administration, Construction.Loan Dept., Residential Lending Dept.,Major Loan Dept. 1991-1994 BANK OF AMERICA, Vice President,Manager Manager Middle Market Lending Dept., Due Diligence Team seeking bank purchases and/or mergers, Liaison officer°between NT&SA and State Bank for CRA Lending. 1994-1996 PACIFIC BANK, Senior Vice-President,Manager Manager Loan Dept., managed Appraisal Dept., Loan Administration Dept., Construction Loan Dept., Commercial Loan Dept., Restructured troubled loans. 1996-2001 BANK OF AMERICA, Managing Director Managing Director, Real Estate;Credit Risk, managed credit approval process for 'Affordable Housing for both construction and permanent loans throughout the U.S. AFFLIATIONS Past Chairman, Lending Procedures Committee, California Savings &Loan League Past President, Northern California Real Estate Research Council Past President, Bay Area Mortgage Association Member, Golden Gate University Real Estate Advisory Committee Past Chairman, California Community Reinvestment Corporation, Loan Committee 1 n ; L Calvin S. Robie 119 Belle Avenue r�}} � � Pleasant Hill, CA 945231r,0'ds ��a ( _��t 2009 JAM 10 P 1, 01 January 8,2008 Kara Attached is the;application. l submitted the prior one to the Main Administration Building in August. Let me know if this is sufficient Best r