To: Board of Supervisors
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:
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Approve Adding $1.5 Million of Program Income to the $1 Million HOME Investment Partnership Award Made to the County on Dec. 3, 2025 to be Used for First-Time Home Buyers and Tenant Rental Assistance
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
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That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Adopt the resolution (Attachment 1) to take the following actions:
a. Approve an application to add program income on hand to the award contract; and
b. Authorize and direct the Planning & Building Department Director or their designee to execute in the name of the County of Humboldt the application, Standard Agreement, and all other documents required for participation in HOME programs, and any amendments thereto; and
2. Direct the Clerk of the Board to return one fully executed and certified copy of the Resolution to the Planning & Building Department.
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STRATEGIC PLAN:
This action supports the following areas of your Board's Strategic Plan.
Area of Focus: Housing for All
Strategic Plan Category: 4002 - Increase and prioritize housing development
DISCUSSION:
This request would satisfy a grant requirement by taking existing program income held by the county and adding it to a recently allocated grant. The Planning and Building Department applied for and was awarded $1 million by the HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) program to conduct a First-Time Home Buyers program and a Tenant-Based Rental Assistance program. The award letter dated Dec. 3, 2025, is Attachment 2. However, HOME requires award recipients to spend any program income on hand prior to requesting a drawdown of new grant funds. There is approximately $1.5 in program income.
By adopting the attached resolution, the program income will be allocated for expenditure as part of this program. The resulting $2.5 million budget will be split over Fiscal Years 2026-27 and 2027-28 fiscal ye...
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