Memorandum
Date: January 10, 2023
To: The Honorable Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Susan Parker, County Administrative Officer
Matthew Rothstein, Deputy County Administrative Officer
Subject: Consideration of an Agreement to Provide Funding in Support of the BUILD Program, Facilitated by North Coast Opportunities, Inc., in the Not-to-Exceed Amount of $800,000
Executive Summary:
On Tuesday, July 19, 2022, your Board acted to allocate $800,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) to support activities of the BUILD Project, facilitated by North Coast Opportunities, Inc. (NCO).
The Agreement before you today formalizes that support. Project objectives, outputs, and outcomes supported by your Board’s commitment consist of the following:
• Up to 30 participants will participate in BUILD training, and at least 24 (80%) will graduate from the program.
• 100% of graduates will demonstrate hard and soft job skill acquisition, measured through a skills assessment conducted at the end of the training.
• 80% of graduates will secure employment.
• 100% of participants will be securely housed.
• At least 2 additional contractors will begin working with the program.
• By the end of the project, at least 25 habitable homes will be added to the county inventory of affordable rental housing.
More information on NCO’s BUILD program is available at <https://www.ncoinc.org/build/>, and program staff have likewise prepared a presentation as a public update on what community work has been facilitated, in part because of your Board’s commitment.
Prior to your Board’s July 2022 discussion, a project proposal from NCO was reviewed by an Ad Hoc Committee comprised of Board of Supervisors Chair Pyska, Supervisor Sabatier, County Administrative Officer, Susan Parker, Department Heads and Administrative and Finance Staff.
The Committee determined BUILD program support consistent with U.S. Treasury requirements associated with ARPA funding. It also dovetails with your Board’s Vision 2028 priority to, “Clean up neighborhoods through Code Enforcement,” and work to ensure appropriate housing is available for low-income individuals. Further, it acts on your Board’s December 2021 Recovery and Revitalization Plan commitment to “enhance support for Housing Priorities.”
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ARPA SLFRF funds can be obligated through December 31, 2024, and your Board’s adopted priorities encompass four broad categories:
• Building sustainable communities through housing and long-term planning;
• Removing barriers to childhood success and dignified aging;
• Acting now on water and sewer infrastructure projects; and
• Preparing to effectively meet emergent public needs.
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Recommended Action:
Approve the Agreement to Provide Funding in Support of the BUILD Program, Facilitated by North Coast Opportunities, Inc., in the Not-to-Exceed Amount of $800,000.