To: Board of Supervisors
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Resolution Authorizing the Submittal and Signature of a CalHome Program Grant Application for an Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation Loan Program and an Accessory Dwelling Unit Construction Loan Program.
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Adopt the attached Resolution No. :
a. Authorizing an application to be submitted to the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for the 2020 CalHome Grant Program for up to $4,200,000; and
b. Authorizing and directing the Planning and Building Department Director to execute in the name of the County of Humboldt the application, the Standard Agreement, and all other documents required by HCD for participation in the CalHome Program, and any amendments.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
California State Department of Housing and Community Development CalHome Grant; funded by the Affordable Housing Bond Act Trust Fund of 2018.
DISCUSSION:
On December 31, 2020 the State of California's Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) CalHome Program issued a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA). The purpose of the CalHome Program is to support existing homeownership programs aimed at low- and very low-income households to increase homeownership, encourage neighborhood revitalization and sustainable development, and maximize the use of existing homes. The CalHome 2020 NOFA allows loans to qualified borrowers to develop accessory dwelling units (ADUs).
Staff is recommending that the county apply for Owner Occupied Rehabilitation (OOR) and ADU program loan funding. The county has operated an OOR program, with funding from three sources for the last 16 years. The demand for the OOR program rises and falls but with marketing, staff believe the funds will be put to good use in the unincorporated areas of the county. OOR loan funds provide a subordinated, defe...
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