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Public Hearing 2. A.

Regular BOS Meeting

Meeting Date:	08/19/2019
Submitted For:	Malissa Buzan	Submitted By:	Allison Torres, Case Manager
Department:	Community Services	Division:	Comm. Action Program/Housing Servs.
Fiscal Year:	2019-2020	Budgeted?:	Yes
Contract Dates Begin & End:	2019-2020	Grant?:	Yes
Matching Requirement?:	No	Fund?:	New

Information

Request/Subject

Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Application for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 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 agenda item has several purposes, as follows:

1) Receive authorization to submit the CDBG grant application for CDBG RA funds by adopting Resolution No. 19-08-05. - 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 $90,000. Resolution No. 19-08-05 authorizes the Community Services Department to submit the CDBG application to ADOH.

2) One of the application requirements is to adopt Owner-Occupied Housing Rehabilitation Guidelines (OOHRG). The OOHRG was last reviewed by the Community Services Department on August 8, 2019. Resolution No. 19-08-06 needs to be adopted by the Board to adopt the OOHRGs as of August 8, 2019.

3) Another application requirement is to adopt a Residential Antidisplacement and Relocation Assistant Plan (Plan). Resolution No. 19-08-07 needs to be be adopted by the Board as it outlines the Plan.

4) Public Hearings - 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.

Once adopted, these resolutions can also be used when it is time to submit an application for SSP funding, if needed.

Conclusion

If approval is granted and funding awarded, the Gila County Community Services Department, Housing Services, will be able to provide services in the form of housing repairs to approximately ten eligible citizens residing in Gila County.

Recommendation

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

Suggested Motion

Convene a public hearing to hear from citizens on the FY 2019 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Application for CDBG Regional Account funding in the amount of $90,000 that will be used for 10 proposed CDBG housing repair projects in Gila County; authorize the submittal of the Application to the State of Arizona Department of Housing; and adopt related Resolution Nos. 19-08-05, 19-08-06 and 19-08-07. (Malissa Buzan)

Attachments
FFY 2019 CDBG Application
Resolution No. 19-08-05
Resolution No. 19-08-06
Resolution No. 19-08-07
Public Hearing Display Ad P-2
Public Hearing Display Ad P-4
Affidavit of Publication P-2
Affidavit of Publication P-4
OOHR Guidelines-Rev. August 2019