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Supporting Documentation · Feb 15, 2022

35-22 Exhibit A - Extension of Agreement for Affordable Housing Administrative Services with CGPH - 2022.pdf

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IVIDUALS WHO WILL PERFORM THE SERVICES Please see the following pages for our key staffs' resumes and a description of their education, degrees, certifications, and experiences with the services within this Proposal. ; i ! 1 ^ CGRH 3

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AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT SERVICES Randall Gottesman, President of CGP&H is recognized throughout the state for his professional accomplishments. aKr Mr. Gottesman's skills and track record in Affordable Housing mm administration, planning and implementation of municipally based BP programs are among the best in the industry. He has written many Operating Manuals and Affirmative Marketing Plans for his clients, and is j m ¡fiii experienced in every aspect of affordable housing administration. Gottesman co-authored a supplementary manual to the State's Uniform Mr. Housing Affordability Controls, called "Understanding UHAC." That manual is still a major reference document for many Municipal Housing Liaisons, Administrative Agents and others throughout the state. During his career, Mr. Gottesman has also been involved in the development of numerous affordable housing projects, the securing of . „ more than $270 million in state and federal grant funding, and the writing Randall Gottesman, PP ,. , . , ........................... V'yand implementation of more than 200 professional planning documents. resi ent of G & Prior to forming CGP&H in 1993, he spent 10 years with a central New *• -*' r. Jersey consulting firm where he was responsible for supervising all 39 years of experience in: planning, grant and affordable housing operations. His first

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Jersey consulting firm where he was responsible for supervising all 39 years of experience in: planning, grant and affordable housing operations. His first three years ■ Affordable Housing Planning & of experiences after graduate school included Senior Planner positions in Administration Newark and Hoboken, New Jersey. ■ Housing Rehabilitation Administration Mr. Gottesman received his Master's Degree in City and Regional ■ Grant Writing Planning in 1981. He is also a licensed Professional Planner since 1984 ■ HOME, CDBG, NSP, and (License # 3016). A hallmark of CGP&H's commitment to quality is Mr. various other HUD Grant Gottesman's involvement in all projects from conception to completion. Management & Reporting ■ Master Planning, He cost-effectively provides the benefits of his experience and a team Redevelopment Planning and approach to all assignments. Re-Examination Reports Mr. Gottesman has served on a local community bank’s Community Reinvestment Advisory Board, Mr. Gottesman is a member of the Education: American Planning Association, its New Jersey Chapter, and has been a ■ MCRP Rutgers University 1981 highly active member on its Affordable Housing Committee. He is also a • BA Psychology and Social Welfare, Ohio Wesleyan member of the National Low Income Housing Coalition, New Jersey University ' ■ Planning Officials, and the Housing and Community Development Networkof New Jersey. In addition, in 2006, Mr. Gottesman worked with Associations & Licenses: other affordable housing professionals to form the Affordable Housing ■ Affordable Housing

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Mr. Gottesman worked with Associations & Licenses: other affordable housing professionals to form the Affordable Housing ■ Affordable Housing Professionals of New Jersey. This non-profit organization is dedicated to Professionals ofNJ (AHPNJ), improving statewide the education, ethics, and efficiencies of affordable 2006 Founding Member and President 2010-2012 housing professionals. Mr. Gottesman recently completed three one-year ■ American Planning Association, terms as its President and currently remains an active member of the New Jersey Chapter since 1981 Board. He is also regularly asked to speak at seminars concerning his ■ Licensed New Jersey specialties in affordable housing and grant writing. During his children's Professional Planner since formative years, Mr. Gottesman completed three terms on the East : 1983 } Windsor Regional School District, having served two terms as its !■ president. ^CGRH 4

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!■ s AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT SERVICES Megan York, Vice President of CGP&H has more than 20 years of experience in affordable housing; planning, grant writing, and community development. At CGP&H, Ms. York has Cx i prepared housing elements and fair share plans for municipalities throughout New Jersey and has extensive experience navigating rules and regulations relating to affordable housing in New Jersey. Ms. York currently manages a portfolio of over 2,000 affordable housing . owner-occupied and rental units in over 60 locations throughout New IM ; .. v Jersey. She has also designed and implemented a variety of affordable assistance programs. - Ms. York is dedicated to improving the administration of affordable housing in New Jersey using technology and web-based services to innovate how services are provided. She has overseen the creation of Megan York, PP/AICP the Affordable Homes New Jersey database, website, and A/iCeWéstíéniófCGP^iH. personalized profile services which has transformed how CGP&H v •• ■ manages affordable housing programs. 21 years of experience in: As a community and neighborhood.planner, Ms. York has worked ■ Affordable Housing Planning ¡ and Administration with a variety of governmental entities as well as non-profit groups ■ Community

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worked ■ Affordable Housing Planning ¡ and Administration with a variety of governmental entities as well as non-profit groups ■ Community Planning to identify community needs and develop comprehensive strategies ' Grant Writing to address those needs. She also assists municipalities and non­ ■ HOME, CDBG, NSP and various profits secure grants for a wide variety of programs including other HUD Grant planning grants, infrastructure improvements, public safety initiatives, Management 8i Reporting and education-related grants. ! i Education: Prior to joining CGP&H, Ms. York was a Senior Planner with Group 70 ■ MS Geography, University of International, a Honolulu based planning firm specializing in Tennessee - Knoxville community planning. She began her career at Gregory House • BA History and Geography, Macalester College Programs, a HIV/AIDS housing provider in Honolulu where she managed all aspects of the affordable housing programs. Associations & Licenses: : Ms. York received her Master's Degree in Urban Geography in 1997 i ■ Affordable Housing from the University of Tennessee and her Bachelor's Degree in Professionals ofNJ (AHPNJ) Certification Geography and History from Macalester College in 1994. She is a i • American Planning Association, licensed New Jersey Professional Planner and a certified planner with NJ Chapter : the American Institute of Certified Planners. She is current co-chair í • Licensed New Jersey of the AHPNJ Policy Committee and she regularly participates in i Professional Planner national studies and panels conducted by

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of the AHPNJ Policy Committee and she regularly participates in i Professional Planner national studies and panels conducted by Grounded Solutions and • American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) the Center for Housing Policy on best practices in affordable housing ■ AHPNJ Policy Committee Co- . and the administration of inclusionary housing. Chair ^CGBH 5

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AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT SERVICES Heather Mahaley, Senior Planner / Project ■■ Manager has 20 years of experience in affordable housing, planning and community development. She has worked with New Jersey's unique . and effective affordable housing regulations for well over a decade and s i ■ - has assisted municipalities across the state in meeting their affordable housing obligations. At CGP&H, she has a number of varying duties including working with the affordable housing department to help our ; municipal and private clients remain compliant with all relevant affordable housing obligations. Heather also works with municipalities f .... on their trust fund monitoring, creating affirmative marketing plans and ¡; tv- . affordability assistance programs that work. She is also responsible for %... setting up new affordable housing developments and helping our V . .. municipal clients meet their settlement agreement obligations, including .U. H'éátiiéi^ Maftalé" bUt n0t limited t0 creatin9 new affordability assistance programs, n.- y.’;. V accessory apartment programs and market to affordable programs. ™ her many years of experience, whenever

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accessory apartment programs and market to affordable programs. ™ her many years of experience, whenever requested, Heather 1 ^ - will use her years of running municipal and county CDBG programs to 20 years of experience in: help our municipalities administer their CDBG allocations, including ■ Affordable Housing required planning and reporting obligations. Last, but certainly not least, Regulations, Planning and as a highly experienced member of our team, Heather will often be called Policy upon to provide expert consulting services to address some of our ■ Community Development * clients' most challenging issues. ■ HUD Grant Management * Municipal Planning . Prior to re-joining CGP&H, Ms. Mahaley was the Director of the Housing Affordability Service at the NJ Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency, Bducation: and was the Director of Plan Administration at the Council on Affordable ■ MCRP from Rutgers University Housing (COAH) where she oversaw the tracking and crediting of 2000 municipal affordable housing obligations and the training of • BA. in Fine Art from the Administrative Agents. Long a proponent of affordable housing, Heather College of William and Mary ! is pleased to once again be focusing most of her time on a wide variety

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iam and Mary ! is pleased to once again be focusing most of her time on a wide variety of affordable housing matters throughout New Jersey. Associations 8¿ Licenses: ■ American institute of Certified Ms. Mahaley has recently worked with the Community Development Planners (AICP) Block Grant program and HUD regulations. She believes in the >; ■ New Jersey Professional . intersection of affordable housing and community development Planner activities and looks to combine resources to achieve resilient !■ ■ American Planning Association communities and opportunities for families to thrive. ’ ■ Affordable Housing Professionals ofNJ (AHPNJ), Ms. Mahaley received her Masters Degree in City and Regional Planning Founding Member from Rutgers University in 2000 and her Bachelors Degree in Fine Art from the College of William and Mary in 1994. She was a founding member of the Affordable Housing Professionals of New Jersey, and is a licensed New Jersey planner. ^ CGRH 6 :■

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