Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Raymond Hodges, Department of Housing
Subject: HOME Consortium - Adding Redwood City
RECOMMENDATION:
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Approving and authorizing the President of the Board to execute a second amendment to the Cooperation Agreement to add the City of Redwood City as a member of the San Mateo County HOME Consortium, adjust the program year and make other amendments as specified therein.
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BACKGROUND:
The County receives funding allocations from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") under three entitlement programs: Community Development Block Grant ("CDBG"), Home Investments Partnership Program ("HOME") and the Emergency Solutions Grant program ("ESG").
The HOME Program provides formula grants to states and localities to fund a wide range of activities including building, buying, and/or rehabilitating affordable housing for rent or homeownership or providing direct rental assistance to low-income people.
The County is the lead agency for the San Mateo County HOME Consortium ("HOME Consortium"), which manages the combined federal HOME Program funding through the efforts of the San Mateo County Department of Housing. The County receives HOME funds on behalf of the HOME Consortium which includes the County, the City of South San Francisco, and the City of San Mateo, and is subject to an agreement that meets HUD requirements and is approved by the County and the member cities.
Consistent with these requirements, on June 21, 2005, pursuant to Resolution No. 067377, the Board approved the Cooperation Agreement Between the County of San Mateo and the City of South San Francisco (the "Cooperation Agreement"). The County and the City of South San Francisco were the sole members. On July 21, 2015, pursuant to Resolution No. 073948, with this Board's approval, the Cooperation Agreement was amended to add the City of San Ma...
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