HomeMy WebLinkAboutApptmnt - Rep to the CVAG Workforce Housing Blue Ribbon CmteDecember 19, 2008
Mr. Carlos Ortega
City of Palm Desert
73-510 Fred Waring Drive
Palm Desert, CA 92260
Dear Mr. Ortega,
RE: Appointment of representative to the Workforce Housing Blue Ribbon Committee
The Coachella Valley Association of Governments' (CVAG) Blue Ribbon Committee was
established in October 2008. As you know, the Blue Ribbon Committee will be
responsible for the formation of the Coachella Valley Regional Workforce Housing Trust.
At its December 1, 2008 meeting, the Executive Committee approved the
recommendation that the membership of the Committee be opened up to all Member
Jurisdictions.
The Blue Ribbon Committee is charged with providing the leadership for the
incorporation of the Trust, including recommending members of the Board of Directors,
and overseeing the legal and financial requirements. The Committee will also be
intimately involved in seeking funding sources and creating the organization's mission
statement, vision and programs. Until the 501(c)(3) is formally established and the Board
of Directors chosen, the Blue Ribbon Committee will report to CVAG's Human and
Community Resources Committee and recommended actions will be approved by the
Executive Committee.
The Blue Ribbon Committee held its first meeting on November 7, 2008 and will meet
again on January 9, 2009 at 2 pm. The Chair of the Committee is Dick Oliphant of
Oliphant Enterprises and the Vice -Chair is Valerie Van Winkle of Canyon National Bank.
The focus of the Committee's January 9 meeting will be on approving a draft of the
Bylaws for the Housing Trust. The Committee has been charged with making this Trust a
reality by the June 2009 Housing Summit.
Please respond to Amanda Keil at akeila,cva i.orq or (760) 346-1127, with the name of
the individual that you would like to appoint to this Committee. The next meeting of this
Committee is January 9, 2009 at 2 pm at the CVAG Offices, in Room 119.
Sincerely,
Aurora Wilson
Director of Community Resources
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