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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ORDINANCE NO. _________ AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY CHAPTER 2-1 RELATING TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: PART 1. Findings City Council finds that amendments to Chapter 2-1 are necessary to ensure consistency with state law regulations regarding the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. Ch. 106). PART 2. Section 2-1-128 (Community Development Commission) of the City Code is repealed and replaced to read: § 2-1-128 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION (A) The Community Development Commission is composed of 15 members to meet the tripartite board requirement in the Community Services Block Grant Act, as follows: (1) eight members selected by residents from each of the geographic areas designated in Subsection (C) through a democratic procedure to represent the low-income populations served under the Community Services Block Grant Act; and (2) seven members nominated by a council committee or council committees and appointed by the council. (B) Of the seven commission members appointed under Subsection (A)(2), five shall be elected public officials or their representatives and two must be members chosen to represent major groups and interests in the community served law including, but not enforcement, or education stakeholders. labor, religious, to, business, industry, limited (C) The council shall designate from time to time eight geographic areas of Travis County and shall designate a seat on the commission to represent that area. Page 1 of 2 Commented [SK1]: Amendments reflect the following: 1.Deleted 2-1-128(E) and 2-1-128(G) City Code referencing organizations responsible for nominating democratically elected members that represent low-income populations as requested by City staff. 2.Edited 2-1-128(G) City Code (currently 2-1-128(I) City Code) to comply with 10 TAC 6.212(b)(3), which requires the CDC as the advisory body to be responsible for removing both private sector and democratically selected members. 10 TAC 6.212(b)(3) states: “(3) Removal of Board Members/Public Organizations. Public officials or their representatives may be removed from the advisory board by the Public Organization, or by the advisory board if the board is so empowered by the Public Organization. The advisory board may petition the Public Organization to remove an advisory board member. All other board members may be removed by the advisory board.” 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 (D) The council may from time to time by resolution change the boundaries of a designated geographic area in Subsection (C) and the name of the designated area. (E) The commission shall advise the council in the development and implementation of programs designed to serve the poor and the community at large with an emphasis on federally funded programs. (F) In addition to the advisory role the commission serves under Subsection (E), the commission serves as the advisory board required by 42 U.S.C.A. § 9910. (G) Notwithstanding Section 2-1-21 (Eligibility Requirements and Removal) of the City Code, at any time, by an affirmative vote of eight of its fifteen members, the Community Development Commission may the eight democratically selected members and two members chosen to represent major groups and interests in the community served including, but not limited to, business, industry, labor, religious, law enforcement or education stakeholders; and may recommend to council the removal of any of the five elected public officials or their representatives. remove any of PART 3. This ordinance takes effect on __________. PASSED AND APPROVED , 2024 APPROVED: _____________________ ATTEST: ________________________ § § § _______________________________ Kirk Watson Mayor Deborah Thomas Acting City Attorney Myrna Rios City Clerk Page 2 of 2