[Durham INC] Weekly Calendar July 22, 2013-July 26, 2013 & Board Vacancy List
Bullock,Sheila
Sheila.Bullock at durhamnc.gov
Fri Jul 19 12:27:15 EDT 2013
[cid:image003.jpg at 01CE847B.4B92F890]CITY OF DURHAM
Office of the City Clerk
101 CITY HALL PLAZA | DURHAM, NC 27701
919.560-4166 | F. 919.560.4835
www.durhamnc.gov<http://www.durhamnc.gov>
WEEKLY CALENDAR
JULY 22, 2013 - JULY 26, 2013
Durham City Council meets regularly on the first and third Monday of the month in the Council Chambers on the first floor of City Hall at 7:00 p.m. The meetings are open to the public and aired live on cable channel 8.
City Government meetings scheduled during the next week include the following:
MONDAY, JULY 22, 2013
No Meetings Scheduled
TUESDAY, JULY 23, 2013
8:30 a.m. Durham Board of Adjustment
(Committee Room/2nd Floor/City Hall)
WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 2013
9:00 a.m. Technical Coordinating Committee
(Committee Room/2nd Floor/City Hall)
1:00 p.m. Triangle Transit Board of Trustees
(TTA Administration Office/4600 Emperor Boulevard/Suite 100)
5:30 p.m. Housing Authority of the City of Durham Board of Commissioners
(Durham Housing Authority/330 E. Main Street)
.................................IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING.............................
Board of Directors, Development Ventures, Incorporated (DVI)
(Durham Housing Authority/330 E. Main Street)
.................................IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING.............................
Board of Directors, Learning Assistance, Incorporated (LAI)
(Durham Housing Authority/330 E. Main Street)
THURSDAY, JULY 25, 2013
8:30 a.m. Durham Workforce Development Board
(First Presbyterian Church/305 E. Main Street)
11:30 a.m. Durham Convention Center Authority
(Durham Convention Center/301 W. Morgan Street)
1:00 p.m. City Council Work Session
(Committee Room/2nd Floor/City Hall)
5:00 p.m. Northeast Central Durham Subcommittee
(Committee Room/2nd Floor/City Hall)
FRIDAY, JULY 26, 2013
No Meetings Scheduled
All meetings are held in City Hall, 101 City Hall Plaza, unless otherwise indicated. Additional meetings may be scheduled after this list is submitted for publication. Free parking is available during the Council Meeting in the Chapel Hill Street Parking Garage, located across Mangum Street from City Hall. Any citizen wishing to be heard on agenda matters should call the City Clerk's Office at 560-4166 to place your name on the Speaker's List.
To learn more about current City of Durham issues and upcoming events watch CityLife on Time Warner Cable channel 8. CityLife airs Mondays at 6:30 p.m. and Tuesdays at 9 p.m. Citizen input and questions are invited.
Notice Under the Americans with Disabilities Act
A person with a disability may receive an auxiliary aid or service to effectively participate in city government activities by contacting the ADA Coordinator, voice 919-560-4197, fax 560-4196, TTY 919-560-1200, or ADA at durhamnc.gov<mailto:ADA at durhamnc.gov> as soon as possible but not later than 48 hours before the event or deadline date.
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City Clerk's Office
City of Durham
101 City Hall Plaza
Durham, NC 27701
(919)560-4166
(919)560-4835 (FAX)
CURRENT VACANCIES ON BOARDS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS
July 19, 2013 Release #10
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The City of Durham is seeking interested citizens to serve on the Citizens Advisory Committee, Durham Housing Authority Board of Commissioners, Durham Open Space & Trails Commission, Equal Business Opportunity Program Advisory Committee, Firefighter's Relief Fund Board and the Human Relations Commission.
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Due to a resignation, there is currently one (1) vacancy on the Citizens Advisory Committee with the term to expire on on June 30, 2014.
This committee works to facilitate citizen participation in the planning and implementation of the Durham Community Development Block Grant Program. Residents living anywhere in the Durham city limits are welcomed and encouraged to apply. Applicants residing in predominantly low-to-moderate income neighborhoods or historically targeted areas such as Lyon Park, West End, Walltown, Gattis Street, Morehead Hill, Lakewood, Junction Road, and North East Central Durham are particularly encouraged to apply. We also welcome applications from handicapped persons as well as representatives of the business community, housing community, citizens representing PACs 1 through 5 and other interested civic groups. The committee meets on the 4th Monday of each month at 6:00 p.m. in the Department of Community Development located at 807 E. Main Street. Members serve without compensation. Applicants must reside within the corporate City limits.
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Due to a term expiring, there will be one (1) vacancy on the Durham Housing Authority Board Of Commissioners for a citizen who has (1) Demonstrated experience in analyzing financial statements; (2) Demonstrated understanding of financing housing developments with tax credits and bonds would be helpful but not necessarily required; and (3) Some experience in the successful development and/or management of real estate and housing construction would also be helpful but not necessarily a requirement. The term will expire on September 28, 2018.
The Authority is composed of seven (7) members and is responsible for setting policy, approving budgets, overseeing the development and production of housing opportunities for low to moderate income families, appointing the Executive Director, providing feedback to the City Council and HUD when appropriate. The Board meets on the 4th Wednesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. in the Housing Authority Commissioners Meeting Room at 330 E. Main Street (meeting time subject to change during the months of November and December). Additionally, members should be able to commit at least ten (10) days per year for board training. Members serve without compensation and must reside within the corporate city limits.
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Due to expired terms, there are currently two (2) vacancies on the Durham Open Space & Trails Commission representing Ward 1 and Ward 2 with the terms to expire on June 30, 2016.
The primary purpose of the Commission shall be to provide advice to the Durham City Council and Board of County Commissioners on matters relating to open space preservation and trail development. In order to provide recreational and environmental benefits for the citizens of Durham County, the Commission shall promote the preservation of valuable open spaces, the preservation of natural vegetation and stream valleys within the urban and rural environment, and the development of trails and other appropriate recreational and transportation facilities for pedestrians and bicycles. The Commission shall promote the protection of the natural environment where appropriate to serve the public interest, with equal consideration for long-term care of the environment and the short-term pressures of growth. In doing so, the Commission shall foster the wise use of the County's natural resources and shall strive to involve all segments of the Durham community. The Commission meets on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the Committee Room/2nd Floor/City Hall. Members serve without compensation and must reside within the corporate city limits.
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There are currently three (3) vacancies on the Equal Business Opportunity Program Advisory Committee to represent the following:
One (1) Non-SDBE Construction Firm Owner (term expires April 1, 2014)
One (1) SDBE Construction Firm Owner (term expires April 1, 2015)
One (1) SDBE Non-Professional Services Firm Owner (term expire April 1, 2015)
The SDBE Construction Firm Owner must be certified with the City of Durham's Equal Business Opportunity Program. For more information, contact the Equal Opportunity/Equity Assurance Department at 560-4180, Ext. 17241.
Duties of the Committee include: Reviewing and evaluating the effectiveness of the EBOP within Durham City government; monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of the City's EBOP policies and procedures, resolutions and ordinances, including their implementation by the various City departments; studying and evaluating the necessity for further City regulations and procedures regarding Small Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (SDBE) participation; receiving and, where necessary, analyzing, information concerning the presence of discrimination in the bidding and contracting process and to recommend to the City Council further steps to alleviate such discrimination; researching and reviewing other jurisdictions SDBE programs; acting as a conduit between the City and the community, industry, organizations, trade associations, chambers of commerce and SDBEs; planning and participating in education and training for SDBEs and researching and recommending to the City Council race and gender neutral alternatives which will assist SDBEs.
The Board meets on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 12:00 noon in the Equal Opportunity/Equity Assurance Department located at 211 Rigsbee Avenue. Members serve two-year terms without compensation and must reside within the corporate city limits.
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Due to an expired term, there is currently one (1) vacancy on the Firefighter's Relief Fund Board of Trustees with the term to expire on January 1, 2015.
The responsibilities of this committee are to govern the disbursement of operating funds which are acquired through taxes paid by insurance companies. The by-laws of this committee are governed by N.C. State General Statutes and meetings are held as needed. Members serve without compensation. Applicants must reside within the corporate City Limits.
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Due to an expired term and a resignation, there are currently two (2) vacancies on the Human Relations Commission for an Other Racial Minority Group Female (term expires on June 30, 2015) and a Non-Minority Male (term expires on June 30, 2016).
The duties of the Commission are to develop ways to have an atmosphere conducive to the best possible human relations in the community, including but not limited to the following: holding community meetings, conducting educational programs, doing research, and receiving and conciliating discrimination complaints. The new Commissioners would be expected to serve on a subcommittee, meeting at least once monthly, along with attending at least one meeting per month of the full Commission. Attendance is a major prerequisite to serving. Minimum time involved is five hours per month. This Commission acts as a public forum to hear and resolve complaints of human and civil rights in our Community and advises the City Council of these matters. The Composition of the Commission represents fairly the social, economic, gender and ethnic composition of the population of the City and is comprised of six (6) African Americans, six (6) Whites, and three (3) members of other racial minority groups other than listed above. In addition, both genders shall be equally represented but neither by more than fifty-three (53) percent. The Commission meets on the 1st Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in City Hall. Members serve without compensation and must reside within the Corporate City limits.
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Members of a board, committee or commission shall attend at least fifty percent (50%) of the meetings in a given 12-month period. It shall be the policy of the City Council to remove that appointee in the absence of his/her showing good cause and to make another appointment. This paragraph shall not apply to members of the Human Relations Commission, who are subject to the attendance requirements of Section 34-108(e) of the City Code or boards, committees and commissions that have their attendance requirements addressed through by-laws or an interlocal agreement.
City and County Taxes must not reflect any delinquency at the time of submission of the application.
Applications may be obtained from the City Clerk's Office located on the second floor of City Hall, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday or visit the City's web site at www.durhamnc.gov. Click on City Departments/City Clerk and then Boards, Committees and Commissions.
Notice Under the Americans with Disabilities Act
A person with a disability may receive an auxiliary aid or service to effectively participate in city government activities by contacting the ADA Coordinator, voice 919-560-4197, fax 560-4196, TTY 919-560-1200, or ADA at durhamnc.gov<mailto:ADA at durhamnc.gov>, as soon as possible but no later than 48 hours before the event or deadline date.
Deadline for Receiving Applications is 5 p.m.
Citizens Advisory Committee..........................................................................................................................July 29, 2013
Human Relations Commission........................................................................................................................July 29, 2013
Durham Open Space & Trails Commission.................................................................................................... August 2, 2013
Equal Business Opportunity Program
Advisory Committee.......................................................................................................................................August 2, 2013
Firefighter's Relief Fund
Board of Trustees............................................................................................................................................ August 2, 2013
Durham Housing Authority
Board of Commissioners......................................................................................................................August 23, 2013
Sheila Bullock, Sr. Executive Assistant
City of Durham
Office of the City Clerk
101 City Hall Plaza
Durham, NC 27701
(919) 560-4166 Office
(919) 560-4835 Fax
sheila.bullock at durhamnc.gov
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