Memorandum
Date: September 24, 2024
To: The Honorable Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Mireya G. Turner, Community Development Director
Shannon Walker-Smith, Deputy Community Development Administrator
Lisa Judd, Deputy County Administrative Officer - Housing
Subject: Approve the Community Development Department to apply for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development PRO Housing Grant and authorize the Deputy Community Development Administrator to sign.
Executive Summary: The Community Development Department intends to apply for $7,000,000. to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to fund the Lake County PRO Housing Program.
Housing for low- and moderate-income families face substantial challenges for development throughout the County with particularly high consequences for disadvantaged residents and underserved marginalized communities. Development of PRO Housing practices and updates to zoning, land use policies, and improvements to developer relations within the county will advance equity for all residents and attract investment into the county. The project proposed - which would support the work of the overhaul of restrictive development regulations, balance the socioeconomic structure of the county, provide equitable advancement to marginalized groups, and provide much needed low- and moderate-income families with homes. Each section of the project is unique and will focus on the current and future development of quality housing for everyone starting with those who have the greatest need. The first phase of the project will fund critical staff positions needed to move forward, a developer single point of contact, work to gain the PRO Housing designation for the county, and a comprehensive Rehabilitation grant program.
The program will remove barriers to affordable housing by taking a comprehensive and innovative approach to equitable zoning and sustainable land use, creating a welcoming environment for developers to in...
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