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ARF- 7510

Public Hearing 2. A.

Special BOS Meeting

Meeting Date:	08/30/2022
Submitted For:	Malissa Buzan	Submitted By:	Lisa Wilckens, Fiscal Services Manager
Department:	Community Services	Division:	Administration
Fiscal Year:	2022-2023	Budgeted?:	Yes
Contract Dates Begin & End:	2022-2023	Grant?:	Yes
Matching Requirement?:	No	Fund?:	New

Information

Request/Subject

Approval of a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Application for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Regional Account (RA) Funding.

Background Information

The Community Development Block Grant (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, and 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; preventing or eliminating slum and blight, or addressing 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 applications for CDBG Regional Account (RA) funds by adopting Resolution No. 22-01-01. (Resolution No. 22-01-01 was adopted by the Board on January 14, 2022, this requirement is fulfilled.) Federal funds are funneled through the Arizona Department of Housing (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. If awarded, RA funding would be in the amount of $118,158; and if awarded, Resolution No. 20-06-02 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 January 14, 2022. Resolution No. 22-01-02 was adopted by the Board on January 14, 2022.

3) Another application requirement is to adopt a Residential Anti-Displacement and Relocation Assistant Plan (Plan). Resolution No. 22-01-03 was adopted by the Board on January 14, 2022, as it outlines in 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, is the Board of Supervisors. The ADOH allows the two public hearings to be combined when applying for RA funding.

Conclusion

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

Recommendation

The Community Services Department Director recommends that the Board of Supervisors hold a public hearing to hear from citizens on the FY 2022 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Application for CDBG Regional Account funding; and authorize the submittal of the Application to the State of Arizona Department of Housing.

Suggested Motion

Information/Discussion/Action to Convene a public hearing to hear from citizens on the FY 2022 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Application for CDBG Regional Account funding in the amount of $118,158 that will be used for six proposed CDBG emergency repair projects, in Gila County; and authorize the submittal of the Application to the State of Arizona Department of Housing. (Malissa Buzan)

Attachments
CDBG Application
Resolution No. 22-01-01
Resolution No. 22-01-02
Resolution No. 22-01-03
CDBG Disclosure Agreement
Certifications for FY22
Form For Approval As To Form