Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Raymond Hodges, Director, Department of Housing
Subject: ECS CDBG-CV Agreement
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing the Director of the Department of Housing, or designee, to execute an agreement with Episcopal Community Services to fund intensive wrap-around supportive services, for the term of July 18, 2025 through December 15, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $1,236,416.51 in federal CDBG-CV funds.
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BACKGROUND:
A. Amendment of FY 2019-20 Annual Action Plan to Reallocate CDBG-CV Funds
In accordance with federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requirements, the County of San Mateo HOME Consortium develops a Consolidated Plan (ConPlan) every five years to identify housing, community development, and economic development needs throughout the County. Through an analysis of current housing needs, the state of the housing market, and comprehensive community engagement process, the County has established a vision, priorities, and goals to allocate its funding from HUD to improve the lives of residents of the County.
At the beginning of each new year in the five-year ConPlan cycle, the County creates an Annual Action Plan, which outlines the expected resources to be received from HUD, the projects to be funded via those resources, and the measurable goals to be achieved via those programs that year. From time-to-time the ConPlan and/or Annual Action Plan must be adjusted, which is called either a minor or substantial amendment, depending on the nature of the change.
One element of the Annual Action Plan in prior years has included the federal Community Development Block Grant-Coronavirus (CDBG-CV) program. In March 2025, the County recaptured $1,624,999.85 in fiscal year 2019-20 CDBG-CV funds from various shelter operations and public facility activities, all of which will be funded via other non-CDBG-CV...
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