Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Ken Cole, Director, Human Services Agency
Subject: County Participation in State Rental Assistance Program - Round 2 Under AB 832
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution:
A) Authorizing and directing the County Manager, or designee(s), to transfer back to the United States Department of the Treasury ("Treasury"), any portion of the County's share of federal Emergency Rental Assistance Program ("ERA2") allocation under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ("ARPA") that the County has already received, for "upstreaming" to the State for administration and disbursement of emergency rental assistance, on behalf of the County, to eligible households in the County impacted by COVID-19 under the State Rental Assistance Program - Round 2 established under Assembly Bill 832 ("SRA2"); and
B) Authorizing and directing the County Manager, or designee(s), to transfer back to the Treasury any portion of the County's share of ERA2 "high needs" allocation under ARPA that the County has already received, for "upstreaming" to the State for administration and disbursement of emergency rental assistance, on behalf of the County, to eligible households in the County impacted by COVID-19 under SRA2; and
C) Authorizing the County's participation in SRA2 by approving and adopting the template resolution from the State Department of Housing and Community Development ("HCD"); and
D) Authorizing and directing the County Manager, or designee Ken Cole, Director of Human Services Agency, acting in consultation with County Counsel, to negotiate and execute, on behalf of the County, appropriate agreements with the State, execute other forms and documents required by the State, and take any and all other actions necessary for the County to participate in SRA2, as implemented by HCD.
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BACKGROUND:
A. Federal ERAP under the Consolidated Appropriations Act and SRAP...
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