DUTIES: The Housing & Community Development Advisory Commission (HCDC) studies, reviews, evaluates and makes recommendations to the City Council and the Department of Housing regarding the City’s existing housing programs and policies, and new programs and policies that would further the City’s housing goals. The Commission also advises the City Council and City Administration regarding the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program.

RELATIONSHIPS: The Commission is advisory to the City Council and the City Administration.

QUALIFICATIONS: Members of this Commission must be residents of San Jose and cannot be City employees. The Commission shall consist of 9 (nine) members, with 1-2 members from Council Districts 3, 5, and 7 and 3-6 City-wide Representatives. Also, a minimum of three (3) members must be lower-income persons as defined by the California Health and Safety Code Section 50079.5. In order to qualify for one of the three (3) seats designated for a lower-income person, we ask that you provide the City Clerk’s office with an indication of your family’s income. This information will be kept confidential as permitted by law and only for use by the City Clerk’s office. To obtain a form, please contact the Office of the City Clerk 408-535-1272.

MEETINGS: The Commission meets on the second Thursday of each month at 5:30 P.M., at the San José City Hall, generally in Conference Room T-1254. On average, Commissioners spend two hours attending monthly meetings and an additional four hours per month on Commission business.

BENEFITS: There is no compensation for serving on the HCDC. However, from time to time, Commissioners may be reimbursed for some expenses incurred on City business.

POLITICAL REFORM ACT OF 1974 AS AMENDED: The Conflicts of Interest Section of the Political Reform Act applies to Housing & Community Development Advisory Commissioners.

APPOINTMENT PROCESS: All applications received are submitted to the Project Diversity Screening Committee for review according to the needs of the Commission as specified in a Needs Assessment Memo. Applications will be forwarded to the City Attorney for a Conflict of Interest review and thereafter, the applicants will be asked to appear before the Screening Committee Members for an interview. Following interviews, the Screening Committee will develop a list of applicants which will be submitted to the Council Member Liaison to the Commission. The Liaison will forward the list to the Rules Committee of Council either with or without a supplemental recommendation. The City Council makes the final appointment to the Commission based on Rules Committee recommendations.

ATTENDANCE: Commissioners are expected to attend all Commission meetings. San Jose Municipal Code Section 2.08.060 specifies that a Commissioner who has unexcused absences from any three consecutive regular meetings, or 20% of the meetings in a calendar year, is deemed to have resigned from the Commission.

For further information about the Commission, please visit: http://www.sjhousing.org/depart/hcdc.html
or call Commission Staff at 408-975-4402.
Revised 9/07