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Regular Agenda Item 3. G.

Regular BOS Meeting

Meeting Date:	08/03/2021
Submitted For:	Malissa Buzan	Submitted By:	Lisa Wilckens, Fiscal Services Manager
Department:	Community Services	Division:	Administration
Fiscal Year:	2021-2022	Budgeted?:	Yes
Contract Dates Begin & End:	2021-2022	Grant?:	Yes
Matching Requirement?:	No	Fund?:	New

Information

Request/Subject

Approval of an Intergovernmental Agreement between City of Apache Junction, Arizona, and Gila County, Arizona for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) allocations.

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.

Evaluation

A)The Parties are members of the Central Arizona Governments (CAG) which provides, since 1975, regional planning services to Gila and Pinal counties, including their seventeen incorporated cities and towns.

B) CAG is charged with the administration and distribution of funds obtained through the Arizona Department of Housing for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG).

C) Each year the Parties are eligible for participation in the funding and distribution process and the amount of funding available to each community depends upon the number of communities making applications for CDBG allocations.

D) The parties believe that it is in their best interest to partner with another participating CDBG community so that one community can make an application in one fiscal year and the other in the next fiscal year, resulting in each community receiving larger sums in the year participating so that each community can work on larger projects which cannot be considered under normal funding circumstances.

E) CAG has authorized a procedure for switching funding years in fiscal years 2021 and 2022.

Conclusion

If approval is granted, Gila County Community Services Department, Housing Services, will enter into this Intergovernmental Agreement with the City of Apache Junction. Gila County Community Services, Housing services, will be able to serve more families residing in Gila County by partnering with Apache Junction and receiving combined funding every other year.

The City of Apache Junction will request funding for projects for fiscal year (FY 2021 and Gila County will request funding for project for FT 2022. This will allow the City of Apache Junction to receive double or increased funding for FY 2021 and will allow Gila County to receive double or increased funding for FY 2022.

Recommendation

The Community Services Department Director recommends that the Board of Supervisors approve the Intergovernmental Agreement between the City of Apache Junction and Gila County Community Services Department, Housing Services.

Suggested Motion

Information/Discussion/Action to approve an Intergovernmental Agreement between the City of Apache Junction (City) and Gila County Community Services, Housing Department, to receive Community Development Block Grant allocations through Central Arizona Governments for FY 2021 (to the City) and FY 2022 (to Gila County). (Malissa Buzan)

Attachments
Intergovermental Agreement with City of Apache Junction for CDBG Allocation