DATE: June 23, 2020
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Application and Receipt of Senate Bill 2 Permanent Local Housing Allocation Grant Application
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Conduct public hearing to receive testimony and public comment on the proposed Permanent Local Housing Allocation Plan (302)(c)(4) specifying the use of the grant funds;
2. Adopt Resolution authorizing the Department of Public Works and Planning to submit the Permanent Local Housing Allocation Plan and grant application to the California Department of Housing and Community Development for Senate Bill 2 Permanent Local Housing Allocation Grant for the preparation, adoption, and implementation of a grant to receive funds to increase the production of affordable housing ($1,643,348); and
3. Approve and authorize Director or his designee, upon review and approval by County Counsel as to legal form, and the Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector as to accounting form, to execute and deliver a State of California Standard Agreement to secure the Senate Bill 2 Permanent Local Housing Allocation Grant.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended actions will authorize submittal of the Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) grant application along with the plan that allocates the use of the grant funds, and the execution of the related standard agreement if awarded. The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) released a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for counties and cities statewide under the Senate Bill 2 PLHA program Entitlement and Non-entitlement Local government formula. For the current program year, the County is eligible, based on its population, to receive $1,643,348 through a non-competitive formula grant process. This is a countywide item.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your Board may choose not to apply for the grant, making the Department of Public Works and Planning (D...
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