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Planning and Building Department, Planning Division, Long Range Planning Unit, Housing, Community and Economic Development Program, recommending the Board:
1) Adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 183-2021 for the submittal of an application to the State of California for one or more application(s) in the aggregate amount of, not to exceed, $1,498,000 for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) activities, pursuant to the CDBG Method of Distribution as described in the State of California 2019-2020 Annual Action Plan August 2020 Second Substantial Amendment, and/or CDBG activities, pursuant to the CDBG Method of Distribution as described in the State of California 2020-2021 Annual Action Plan January 2021 Substantial Amendment to provide up to $1,498,000 as funding for property acquisition required for affordable multifamily residential development; and
2) If awarded, authorize the Planning and Building Department Director, or designee, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management, to execute the grant agreement and subsequent amendments thereto that do not affect the dollar amount or the term and to sign other grant-related documents.
FUNDING: Federal Community Development Block Grant Funds.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
On June 23, 2020, the Board of Supervisors approved Resolution 069-2020 authorizing application to the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development (the “Department”) in response to a Notice of Funding Availability (“NOFA”) dated January 21, 2020, for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program. Eligible applicants for CDBG grant assistance include a city or county that does not receive a direct allocation of CDBG funds from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) or is participating in an Urban County Agreement. In response to the 2020 NOFA, the County of El Dorado (the “Applicant”) submitted a project application for an allocation of up to $1,498...
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