To: Board of Supervisors
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:
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Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with City of Rio Dell and City of Blue Lake for Assistance with State of California Housing and Community Development (HCD) Program Administration
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Review, approve, and authorize the Board Chair to sign the attached Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Rio Dell for assistance administering and managing HCD programs;
2. Review, approve, and authorize the Board Chair to sign the attached Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Blue Lake for assistance administering and managing HCD programs;
3. Provide the Planning and Building Department notice of action and executed documents.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
(1100282-101) City of Rio Dell and City of Blue Lake Grant funds and Program Income Accounts.
DISCUSSION:
Staff is asking for Board authorization to continue assisting two smaller jurisdictions research, apply for, and administer State of California Housing and Community Development (HCD) programs and projects.
Between 2015 and 2018 county staff assisted Rio Dell and Blue Lake with Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) projects. Both jurisdictions have small staffs and inability to stay up to date on CDBG implementation requirements. Both MOU's have expired, and this new MOU would allow us to continue this relationship for another three years.
There are more funding sources available at the State of California level so this request is to assist both jurisdictions to secure and administer funding from more than just the CDBG Program. The advantage to the county is that the more HCD projects and programs managed the more familiar staff remains with the latest HCD funding sources, strategic focus, and regulatory interpretation. This does not commit the county to assisting with any project, b...
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