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ARF- 3902

Public Hearing 2. A.

Regular BOS Meeting

Meeting Date:	08/15/2016
Submitted For:	Malissa Buzan	Submitted By:	Allison Torres, Case Manager
Department:	Community Services	Division:	Comm. Action Program/Housing Servs.
Fiscal Year:	2016-2017	Budgeted?:	Yes
Contract Dates Begin & End:	2016-2017	Grant?:	Yes
Matching Requirement?:	No	Fund?:	New

Information

Request/Subject

Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Application for Federal FY 2016 Regional Account (RA) Funding

Background Information

The CDBG program was started with the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 where the Department of Housing and Urban Development was to distribute funds to entitlement communities for projects that would develop viable communities, provide decent housing, suitable living environments and expand economic opportunities. It wasn't until 1981 that each state received an allocation on behalf of the non-entitlement communities and in 1982 funds were distributed and administered from the Arizona Department of Housing (ADOH) to the four rural Councils of Government within Arizona.

Each year an eligible application is submitted by communities to the ADOH for projects that must meet at least one of the following national objectives; benefiting an area that is 51% or more low to moderate income; prevent or eliminate slum and blight; or address an urgent need due to a natural disaster or human health hazard.

Evaluation

This is an application to submit for CDBG RA funds. Federal funds are funneled through the ADOH and the Central Arizona Association of Governments. This is a yearly regional fund source allocated to cities, towns and counties within the State of Arizona. Funding, if awarded, would be in the amount of $132,242.

Per statutory requirement, two public hearings must be held; one public hearing is to obtain input from citizens and one public hearing is to be held by the local governing board, which in Gila County it is the Board of Supervisors. The ADOH allows the two public hearings to be combined when applying for RA funding and State Special Projects (SSP) Account funding. This particular application is just for RA funding. Another application requirement is that the Board of Supervisors needs to adopt resolutions verifying that all of the application requirements have been met, and they must be submitted with the application. The Board of Supervisors is being asked to adopt Resolution numbers 16-08-03, 16-08-04, and 16-08-05. Once adopted these resolutions can also be used when it is time to submit an application for SSP funding.

Conclusion

If approval is granted and funding awarded, the Community Action, Housing services Program will be able to provide services in the form of single family home owner rehabilitation to two eligible citizens residing in Gila County.

Recommendation

The Community Services Director recommends that the Board of Supervisors adopt the three resolutions being presented and approve this application.

Suggested Motion

Information/Discussion/Action to authorize the submission of a Federal Fiscal Year 2016 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Application to the State of Arizona, Department of Housing for CDBG Regional Account funding in the amount of $132,242 and adopt related Resolution Nos. 16-08-03, 16-08-04 and 16-08-05 for two proposed CDBG housing rehabilitation projects in Gila County. (Malissa Buzan)

Attachments
Resolution No. 16-08-03
Resolution No. 16-08-04
Resolution No. 16-08-05
FFY 2016 CDBG Application for Regional Account Funds