Title
Joint resolution to execute the necessary documents to accept the 2009 Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance award, authorizing an emergency appropriation, and authorizing the County Board Chairman to execute subrecipient agreements.
Staff Summary
· Lake County has received notification that it has been awarded $1,797,192 in 2009 Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance funds for 15 projects, equaling the total request for renewal projects submitted. $803,190 of the award (9 projects) will be administered by Lake County; $333,084 (1 project) will be administered by the Health Department; and the remaining amount, $660,918 (5 projects) will be administered directly by the respective agencies.
· The list of projects and a summary of their purposes is attached.
· $707,542 of the funds awarded to Lake County were anticipated and are already budgeted. $95,648 will require an emergency appropriation.
· This resolution authorizes the Chair of the County Board to: 1) execute the necessary documents to accept the homeless assistance award; 2) authorize emergency appropriations in the total amount of $95,648; and, 3) execute contracts with subrecipient entities for the expenditure of those funds.
Body
WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development made available $1.43 Billion through a nationwide competition for assistance to homeless individuals and families through its Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance NOFA; and
WHEREAS, the County Board of Lake County approved a resolution on October 13, 2009 to authorize the Chair of the Lake County Board to execute the necessary documents to submit an application for the 2009 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance NOFA; and
WHEREAS, the County of Lake received notification from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarding $1,797,192 through the 2009 Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance NOFA,...
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