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Health and Human Services Agency recommending the Board adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 132-2022, thereby revising Board-approved Resolution 037-2021, for submission to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), to amend the $2,251,157 Community Development Block Grant - Coronavirus (CDBG-CV) funding awarded to the County of El Dorado under Funding Agreement 20-CDBG-CV2-3-00154, revising the approved Project Scope and Budget from a Public Facilities Acquisition project to a Public Services project.
FUNDING: 100% Federal Community Development Block Grant - Coronavirus (CDBG-CV) funding administered by the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development, authorized pursuant to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, signed into law March 27, 2020.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
On January 21, 2020, the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), issued a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the Community Development Block Grant - Coronavirus (CDBG-CV) for Rounds 2 and 3, specifying that funding must be used to prepare, prevent, and/or respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. CDBG-CV eligible project types can focus on Economic Development, Public Facilities, Public Services, and Housing Acquisition/Rehabilitation, with selected projects to focus on individuals experiencing homelessness or at imminent risk of homelessness, who need access to housing and shelter to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19. The funding opportunity encouraged collaboration between local jurisdictions, allowing for the County of El Dorado (County) and the City of Placerville (City) to partner and submit a joint application, for the purpose of funding a Public Facilities Acquisition project. The application outlined the County/City joint plans of acquiring a property (motel) to be utilized for transitional housing in response to COVID-19. In collaboration, the City showed their s...
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