Lake County Illinois - File #: 23-0289

• File #: 23-0289
• Version: 1
• Name: Approval of the Sixth Amendment to the Program Year 2021 (PY21) Annual Action Plan (AAP).
• Type: resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 2/13/2023
• In control: Health and Community Services Committee
• Final action: 3/14/2023
• Title: Joint resolution approving the HOME-ARP Allocation Plan as the Sixth Amendment to the Program Year (PY) 2021 Annual Action Plan (AAP).

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
3/14/2023	1	Lake County Board	adopted	Pass
3/9/2023	1	Financial & Administrative Committee	recommended for adoption to the consent agenda	Pass
3/7/2023	1	Health and Community Services Committee	approved and referred on to the Financial and Administrative Committee	Pass
2/27/2023	1	Housing and Community Development Commission	approve and send to Committee	Pass
2/27/2023	1	Housing and Community Development Commission - Executive Committee	approved	Pass

Title

Joint resolution approving the HOME-ARP Allocation Plan as the Sixth Amendment to the Program Year (PY) 2021 Annual Action Plan (AAP).

Staff Summary

•                     The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) authorized HUD to allocate HOME-ARP funds to Participating Jurisdictions (PJs) that qualified for an allocation of HOME funds in Fiscal Year (FY) 2021.

•                     Qualifying PJs are required to submit a HOME-ARP Allocation Plan to HUD as a Substantial Amendment to their PY 2021 AAP.

•                     The Lake County HOME-ARP Allocation Plan details the consultation process, housing needs and gaps, the planned use of HOME-ARP funds and estimate of the number of housing units the PJ will produce.

Body

RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, the passing of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) resulted in the allocation of $6,025,377 of HOME-ARP funds to the Lake County HOME Consortium (the Consortium); and

WHEREAS, the Consortium consists of Lake County, the City of Waukegan, and the City of North Chicago; and

WHEREAS, an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) setting the framework for the administration and allocation of HOME-ARP funds was executed by the Consortium on June 20, 2022; and

WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires the submission of a HOME-ARP Allocation Plan in the form of an Annual Action Plan (AAP) Amendment to govern the expenditure of HOME-ARP funding; and

WHEREAS, the proposed sixth amendment to the PY2021 AAP allocates $5,121,570 of HOME-ARP funds to the development of affordable rental housing and $903,807 for program administration; and

WHEREAS, the Housing and Community Development Commission (HCDC), at its meeting on February 27, 2023, recommended approval of this amendment to the PY 2021 AAP.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that the sixth amendment to the PY 2021 AAP be approved; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the County Board Chair or their designee is hereby authorized to execute the necessary documents to implement these changes and to complete the amendment process.

DATED at Waukegan, Illinois on March 14, 2023.