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Housing and Community Development Commission

The Housing and Community Development Commission shall consist of nine voting members appointed from residents of the city at large.  Also attending the meetings are two non-voting members, the Neighborhood Resource Coordinator or his/her designee, and a Council liaison appointed by the President of the City Council.  Voting members of the Commission shall be appointed by the Council for terms of three years, except that shorter terms may be used to stagger appointments so that the terms of three members expire each year.

The Commission shall adopt rules of procedure, as necessary, and shall by resolution establish either a regular meeting date or rules of procedure under which meetings may be called.

The duties of the Housing Commission shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following:

a) research and develop responsive policies and programs that address the overall housing needs of the community;

b) work with staff to put together a plan and timeline for addressing housing issues and encouraging the development of housing for all income levels;

c) oversee the compilation of accurate information regarding the City's housing supply and affordability;

d) act as a clearinghouse for public information regarding the housing programs in the City;

e) identify funding sources and enhance the ability of the City to acquire funding from various sources;

f) make recommendations to Council regarding the development of new programs and the enhancement of existing programs;

g) review current land use policies and zoning regulations and promote the adoption of policies and regulations supporting housing affordability.

Established	Meetings
2002	1st Wednesday of each month, 5:30 p.m., Medford Room 330, City Hall

Members
Name	Email Address	Title	Term Begin	Term End
Karen Blair		Commissioner	02/01/2007	01/31/2013
Marie Cabler		Commissioner	02/01/2008	01/31/2011
Paul Cervenan		Commissioner	02/01/2008	01/31/2012
Chris Corcoran		Council Alternate Liaison
Lenore Drake		Chair	02/01/2008	01/31/2011
James F. Kuntz		Council Liaison
Andrea Miranda		Commissioner	02/01/2008	01/31/2011
Lynette O'Neal		Staff Liaison
LeArta Romero		Commissioner	02/01/2008	01/31/2012
Glenn Smith		Commissioner	02/01/2007	01/31/2013
Stephen Sobhi		Commissioner	02/01/2010	01/31/2013
Marlene Yesquen		Commissioner	02/01/2006	01/31/2012

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