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MEMORANDUM
TO: Lake County Board of Supervisors
FROM: Carol J. Huchingson, County Administrative Officer
DATE: September 26, 2017
SUBJECT: Public Hearing for Consideration and Discussion of Community Development Block Grant Notice of Funding Availability
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
On September 1, 2017, the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) announced the 2017 CDBG Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA). The application deadline for the 2017 CDBG NOFA is December 1, 2017.
The Clayton Fire was not included in the CDBG 2016 Butte and Valley Wildfire Recovery Disaster NOFA. However, the County can apply for CDBG funds under this new NOFA to connect the Lower Lake Water System to the Konocti and Highlands water systems in order to improve the availability of water for drinking and fire suppression purposes in the future. As your Board is aware, this project is among those considered under the Valley Fire Disaster NOFA project list but cannot be funded. The County CDBG consultant has met with the managers of all three systems and they are working up the feasibility plans for the engineering, design, and costs for this project. The estimate for this project is about $1,250,000. This project will provide water to low and moderate-income neighborhoods and is therefore a CDBG eligible project. Staff is recommending the Board approve work to put together an application for this project.
Prior to submitting an application, CDBG regulations require that a public hearing be held to present specific information as follows:
1) Explanation of the CDBG Program;
2) Discussion of the National Objectives of the CDBG Program;
3) The amount of funding available and the type of activities that may be funded; and
4) Opportunities for citizen participation, including public hearings and an invitation to submit written comments.
National Objectives: CDBG funded projects must meet at least one of the following National Objectives: 1) benefit to low and moderate income persons; 2) prevention or elimination of slums and blight; or 3) meeting urgent community development needs.
Types of Eligible Activities: Eligible activities under this NOFA include: homeownership assistance and housing rehabilitation programs; public facility and public improvements projects (including public improvements in support of new housing construction); public service programs, planning studies, economic development business assistance and microenterprise activities.
FISCAL IMPACT: _X_ None __Budgeted __Non-Budgeted
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FISCAL IMPACT (Narrative): None
STAFFING IMPACT (if applicable): None
Recommended Action
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Following the Public Hearing, staff requests your Board provide direction on the types of projects needed and the priority ranking of each prospective project under the 2017 CDBG NOFA. All funding applications must be brought back to the Board for approval prior to submission to CDBG.