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G-99-05-13-12B4 - 5/13/1999ORDINANCE NO. l%' ' -I q- 05- 13- l e 8 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 1 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES (1995 EDITION) OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS, BY ADDING A NEW SECTION 1.3000 CREATING A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION; PROVIDING FOR THE STRUCTURE OF THE COMMISSION, FOR TERMS OF APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS, FOR DUTIES, AND FOR LIMITATIONS OF POWERS; PROVIDING FOR A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES OR RESOLUTIONS WHEREAS, the City of Round Rock, Texas is an entitlement city for purposes of receiving grant funding from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and from other sources; and WHEREAS, the primary purpose of such funding is to support programs designed and conducted to improve communities by providing decent housing, a suitable living environment, and growing economic opportunities principally for low- to moderate -income people; and WHEREAS, the City is mandated by law to provide for and encourage public participation and involvement in formulating the City's policies and procedures for using such grant funds, especially emphasizing involvement by low- to moderate -income people; and WHEREAS, the Round Rock City Council desires to establish a Community Development Advisory Commission to facilitate such public involvement by representing low- to moderate -income interests, and to gather information and make recommendations to the City Council K:\WPDOCS\ORDINANC\09051384.WPD/jkg on issues relating to allowable community development projects and their funding. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS, THAT: I. Chapter 1 of the Code of Ordinances (1995 Edition) of the City of Round Rock, Texas, is hereby amended by adding a new Section 1.3000, which shall read as follows: SECTION 1.3000 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION 1.3001 COMMISSION CREATED The City Council shall appoint a commission to be known as the Community Development Advisory Commission. Such commission shall consist of seven (7) members who reside within the city limits of Round Rock. 1.3002 QUALIFICATIONS OF COMMISSION MEMBERS Members of the commission shall, if possible and practicable, reside in low- to moderate - income census block groups, or shall represent low- to moderate -income individuals or organizations; or shall have an interest in low- to moderate -income issues. "Low- to moderate -income" is defined annually by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and such definition shall be used as the qualification standard under this section. 1.3003 TERMS OF APPOINTMENT The commission members shall hold office for two-year terms or until their successors are appointed; however, of the initial seven (7) appointments, four (4) shall be appointed to serve until June 1, 2000 and three (3) to serve until June 1, 2001. Thereafter, four (4) members shall be appointed during even -numbered years and three (3) members appointed during odd -numbered years. Vacancies shall be filled by the City Council for the remainder of any unexpired term. 1.3004 ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS Any commission member who misses three (3) consecutive meetings shall forfeit the appointment and his/her replacement shall be appointed by the City Council to fill the unexpired term. 2 1.3005 CHAIRPERSON; VICE -CHAIRPERSON The commission shall annually select from its members a chairperson and vice - chairperson. Such selection shall be made at the commission's first meeting following City Council appointments. 1.3006 RULES OF ORDER The commission shall follow Roberts Rules of Order for conducting all meetings. A quorum of four (4) members must be present in order to conduct the business of the commission. 1.3007 COMMITTEES Committees may be appointed by the chairperson as needed. 1.3008 MEETINGS The commission shall hold one (1) regularly scheduled meeting each quarter. Special meetings may be held upon request of the chair, the mayor, the city manager, or upon request of two (2) or more commission members. All meetings must conform to the Texas Open Meetings Act. 1.3009 DUTIES The commission may assist the City Council as follows: (1) To identify housing and community development needs; (2) To identify priorities relating to community development needs and to suggest the amount of federal, state, and local monies to be allocated to such needs; (3) To propose activities and project to address priority needs; (4) To seek funding sources to expand services which benefit the entire community; (5) To recommend allocations of Community Development Block Grant Program, HOME Program, Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS, and Emergency Shelter Grant Program funds including program income and monies unspent and unobligated from previous program years; and (6) To review and recommend Five Year Consolidated Plans, One Year Action Plans, and subsequent amendments to the plans. 1.3010 LIMITATIONS The commission shall not, on its own authority, request that any work be done nor promise citizens that work will be done. 3 H. A. All ordinances, parts of ordinances, or resolutions in conflict herewith are expressly repealed. B. The invalidity of any section or provison of this ordinance shall not invalidate other sections or provisions thereof. C. The City Council hereby finds and declares that written notice of the date, hour, place and subject of the meeting at which this Ordinance was adopted was posted and that such meeting was open to the public as required by law at all times during which this Ordinance and the subject matter hereof were discussed, considered and formally acted upon, all as required by the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, as amended, and the Act. X41-aJ r READ and APPROVED on first reading this the r-3 day of 1999. READ, APPROVED and ADOPTED on second reading this the ATTEST: E LAND, City Secretary 4 CHARLES CULPEPMayor City of Round Rock, Texas Date: Subject: Item: May 7, 1999 City Council Meeting - May 13, 1999 12.B.4. Consider an ordinance establishing a Community Development Commission. (First Reading) This seven member commission contributes to public participation by helping to: identify housing and community development needs; establish priorities relating to those needs; propose activities and projects to address priority needs; and, suggest the amount of Federal, State, and Local monies to be allocated to these activities. Staff Resource Person: Joe Vining, Planning Director. This seven member committee contributes to public participation by helping to: identify housing and community development needs; establish priorities relating to those needs; propose activities and projects to address priority needs; and, suggest the amount of Federal, State, and Local monies to be allocated to these activities. At any given time no less than 70% of the CDC membership shall be comprised of individuals representing low to moderate income people and/or organizations which serve the same. CDC meetings will be held at a convenient timeso that as many people can participate as possible. The CDC will receive quarterly performance updates which shall also be available to the public. Performance updates will be provided to the CDC by the Community Development office seven days prior to a quarterly meeting. CDC will develop recommendations for the Mayor and City Council on how to allocate CDBG funds, including program income associated with these monies left unspent and unobligated from the previous program year and any additional Federal fund allotments.