Citizens Advisory Board

MEETINGS AND HEARINGS


Public Meetings and Hearings of the Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) are broadcasted live via Everett Channel: Channel 21 on Comcast, Channel 29 on Frontier, and streamed live on everettwa.gov/everettchannelstream.

The public may also listen to the live meetings by telephone by calling 425-616-3920 and using conference ID: 724 887 726#.

For recordings of prior CAC Public Hearings please go to the City's YouTube page.

Further information on the funding sources can be found at Grant Programs.

The City of Everett is an equal housing opportunity agency. Reasonable accommodations to enable persons with disabilities to fully participate in the hearing or to submit a comment are available upon request. The City will also arrange for translation or interpretation services for non-English speaking and hearing impaired residents upon request. Please contact Vicki Dorway at (425) 257-7185 or email vdorway@everettwa.gov one week in advance of the hearing to arrange special accommodations or interpretation services.

La Ciudad de Everett es una agencia de igualdad de oportunidades de viviendas. Se va a disponer de acomodaciones razonables para que las personas con discapacidades puedan participar plenamente en la audiencia o para enviar un comentario a pedido. La Ciudad va a organizar también servicios de traducción o interpretación para residentes que no hablen inglés y con discapacidad auditiva, a pedido. Comuníquese con Vicki Dorway al (425) 257-7185 o envíe un correo electrónico a vdorway@everettwa.gov una semana antes de la audiencia para organizar acomodaciones especiales o servicios de interpretación.

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Frequency of meetings are dependent on the funding year, with no less than five annual meetings and/or hearings.

Members

  • Christina Aho
  • Matt Bissell
  • Josh Brunner
  • Christopher Dingle
  • Molly Jamieson Eberhardt
  • Samantha Hasan
  • Michele Martin
  • Susan Mausshardt
  • Michael O Gorman

The board has 11 positions. If you would like to serve on this board please complete and submit the online application. Members are selected by the mayor and approved by City Council for 6-year terms.

About the Citizens Advisory Board

Formed by two separate committees, the Citizen’s Advisory Board promotes citizen participation and guiding funding recommendations for federal, state and municipal dollars allocated to community organizations. The board oversees the funding recommendations for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) dollars from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), HOME Program funds received from the City’s involvement as a participating agency of the Snohomish County Consortium, Affordable Housing Trust Fund (AHTF) dollars, and City of Everett Human Needs funds. This board is also responsible for implementing and overseeing Everett’s five-year Consolidated Plan and one-year Annual Action Plan, which are required to receive funding from HUD.

The board holds a public hearing in late summer each year to gather information regarding the housing and community development needs of low and moderate-income people who live in Everett. The board sends a request for proposals following the hearing, holds an open application round, and sets funding recommendations in public hearings. The funding recommendations set the projects for the Annual Action Plan and upcoming funding program years. After a 30-day comment period, the board sends the recommendations to the City Council for approval. For federal dollars, once the recommendation has been approved by Council, the Action Plan is submitted to HUD.