Lake County Illinois - File #: 15-0945

• File #: 15-0945
• Version: 3
• Name: Housing Authority Environmental Reviews: Memorandum of Understanding
• Type: resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/3/2015
• In control: Health and Community Services Committee
• Final action: 9/9/2015
• Title: Joint resolution approving a Memorandum of Understanding between Lake County and the Lake County Housing Authority (LCHA) providing for Lake County oversight over LCHA environmental review records.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/13/2015	3	Lake County Board	adopted	Pass
10/7/2015	3	Financial & Administrative Committee	recommended for adoption to the consent agenda	Pass
10/6/2015	3	Health and Community Services Committee	approved and referred on to the Financial and Administrative Committee	Pass
9/9/2015	2	Housing and Community Development Commission	approved	Pass
9/9/2015	2	Housing and Community Development Commission - Executive Committee	approved	Pass

Title
Joint resolution approving a Memorandum of Understanding between Lake County and the Lake County Housing Authority (LCHA) providing for Lake County oversight over LCHA environmental review records.

Staff Summary
* In 2013, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a notice stating that public housing authorities could no longer complete internal environmental review records. Instead, a "Responsible Entity" must complete environmental review records (EERs) for applicable spending of HUD funds by the housing authority.
* Pursuant to HUD rules, Lake County has been designated as the "Responsible Entity" for the Lake County Housing Authority (LCHA); the attached Memorandum of Understanding is necessary to effectuate Lake County's "Responsible Entity" arrangement.
* To carry out the EERs, Lake County will contract for consulting services through a competitive procurement process.

Body

RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a notice in 2013 stating that environmental review records for public housing authority projects shall be conducted by a 3rd party "Responsible Entity" as designated by HUD; and

WHEREAS, HUD has designated Lake County as the "Responsible Entity" for Lake County Housing Authority environmental review records (ERRs) on its projects; and

WHEREAS, a Memorandum of Understanding executed by the Chairman of the Lake County Board is necessary to effectuate Lake County's "Responsible Entity" arrangement; and

WHEREAS, by separate action, the Lake County Board will award a contract to a competitively-procured consultant to perform environmental review records on Lake County Housing Authority projects, the cost of which will be reimbursed by the Lake County Housing Authority; and

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois
that the Chairman of the Lake County Board is hereby authorized to execute this memorandum of unde...