TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Executive Office
MEETING DATE: September 1, 2020
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Carmel J. Angelo
PHONE:
463-4441
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Nash Gonzalez
PHONE:
463-4441
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Darcie Antle
PHONE:
463-4441
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: n/a
AGENDA TITLE:
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Adoption of Resolution Approving an Allocation of Funding and the Execution of a Grant Agreement and Any Amendments Thereto from the Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Program
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Adopt resolution approving an allocation of funding and the execution of a grant agreement and any amendments thereto from the Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Program; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
No previous board action.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
The purpose of the CDBG-DR Multifamily Housing Program (MHP) is to assist with meeting the unmet rental housing need, including the needs of individuals displaced from rental homes and individuals who became homeless as the result of the disasters. Multifamily projects include apartment complexes and mixed-use developments. The grant program will allow Subrecipients, in this case-the County, to identify, select, and submit potential projects to the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for eligibility assessment and review, approval, and funding. Subrecipients that receive funds will then work with qualified developers and contractors to construct the projects.
This grant program is specific to federal declared disasters DR-4344 of October 2017 and DR4353 of December 2017. Of over $66 million in funding for CDBG-DR MHP, the allocation for Mendocino County is $6,591,778.
By approving the resolution, the Board approves the allocation of $6,591,778 and authorizes the Chief Executive Officer, or designee, to enter into...
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