Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Raymond Hodges, Director, Department of Housing
Subject: Resolution Authorizing First Amendment to the Regional Early Action Planning Grants of 2021 ("REAP 2.0") Agreement
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing the Department of Housing ("DOH") Director, or designee(s),?to execute a first amendment to the Regional Early Action Planning Grants of 2021 ("REAP 2.0") agreement with the Association of Bay Area Governments ("ABAG") to revise the funding suballocated to the County to the amount of $690,000.
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BACKGROUND:
A. REAP 1.0
Pursuant to the State's 2019-20 Budget Act, Governor Gavin Newsom allocated $250 million for all regions, cities, and counties to facilitate planning activities that accelerate housing production. With a portion of this allocation, the California Department of Housing and Community Department ("HCD") established the Regional Early Action Planning Grant Program ("REAP 1.0"). REAP 1.0 provided one-time grant funding to regional governments and regional entities for planning and technical assistance activities related to the drafting and submission of Housing Elements.
The Association of Bay Area Governments ("ABAG") was awarded REAP 1.0 funds from HCD and suballocated this funding to support county-based groups of Bay Area jurisdictions, or "Planning Collaboratives" that share consulting resources and work together to address their Regional Housing Needs Assessment ("RHNA") planning efforts, including drafting their Housing Elements. The County of San Mateo ("County") received $807,375 in such REAP 1.0 funds from ABAG to support the County's Planning Collaborative known as "21 Elements", which includes all twenty cities and towns in the County and the unincorporated areas of the County.
DOH has selected the consulting firm Community Planning Collaborative ("CPC") to facilitate 21 Elements. CPC...
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