Lake County Illinois - File #: 15-0652

• File #: 15-0652
• Version: 1
• Name: Approval 2015 Action Plan First Amendment
• Type: resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/5/2015
• In control: Health and Community Services Committee
• Final action: 6/10/2015
• Title: Joint resolution approving this first amendment to the 2015 Housing and Community Development Action Plan, and authorizing the execution of all necessary correspondence to distribute this Plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and to implement this Plan.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/14/2015	1	Lake County Board	adopted	Pass
7/8/2015	1	Financial & Administrative Committee	recommended for adoption to the consent agenda	Pass
7/7/2015	1	Health and Community Services Committee	approved and referred on to the Financial and Administrative Committee	Pass
6/10/2015	1	Housing and Community Development Commission	approved	Pass
6/10/2015	1	Housing and Community Development Commission - Executive Committee	approved	Pass

Title
Joint resolution approving this first amendment to the 2015 Housing and Community Development Action Plan, and authorizing the execution of all necessary correspondence to distribute this Plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and to implement this Plan.

Staff Summary
* An initial draft 2015 Action Plan was submitted, as required, with the 2015-19 Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on behalf of the Lake County Consortium which contains Lake County and the cities of Waukegan and North Chicago.
* Applications for housing & community development projects to be implemented in the Consortium's HUD program year 2015 (May 1, 2015 to April 30, 2016) were received in April and May of 2015 following a series of public hearings and applicant training workshops.
* 2015 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funding recommendations were approved by the Housing and Community Development Commission on June 10, 2015 and are included in the enclosed first amendment to the 2015 Action Plan.
* The following Lake County Affordable Housing Program 2015 funding recommendations were also approved by the Housing and Community Development Commission on June 10, 2015: Community Partners for Affordable Housing ($195,000); Lake County Residential Development Corporation ($7,500); Catholic Charities ($32,500); Affordable Housing Corporation of Lake County ($35,000); and Community Development ($30,000) for program management and administration.

Body
RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires the submission of a Housing and Community Development Action Plan every year; and

WHEREAS, an extensive public engagement process reached over 1,100 resident and stakeholder respondents through surveys, focus groups and interviews; and

WH...