To: Board of Supervisors
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Revision to a Resolution Authorizing the Submittal and Signature of a CalHome Program Grant Application for a First Time Homebuyer 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. 22-___:
a. Authorizing an application to be submitted to the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for the 2021 CalHome Grant Program for $2,660,000; 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 Dec. 3, 2021, acting under authorization from your Board, the Planning and Building Department applied to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for CalHome Program grant funds. The application included a request to fund two loan programs:
1. Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation Loan Program, and
2. Accessory Dwelling Unit Loan Program
Recently the Planning and Building received a letter of tentative award from HCD for the application submitted in December. HCD requested some revisions to the resolution submitted with the application. The requested changes have been incorporated into the revised resolution:
1. Specifying the funding amount for the Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation Loan Program as $1,610,000 which will assist up to 15 households, and
2. Specifying the funding amount for Accessory Dwelling Unit Loan Program as $1,050,000 which will result in the production of up to 9 Accessory Dwelling Units.
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