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Joint resolution approving the 2018 Housing and Community Development Annual Action Plan, authorizing all necessary correspondence for the implementation of the plan with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Staff Summary
• Following an initial Public Hearing for the 2018 Annual Action Plan on March 14, 2018, the HUD announced the 2018 funding amounts.
• Lake County’s combination of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funds totals $4,783,403, an increase of 19.6 percent from the previous year. While CDBG increased 9.7 percent to $2,882,885 and HOME increased 45.5 percent to $1,684,216, ESG returned to normal levels ($216,362) after providing special one-time additional funding last year.
• On March 14, 2018 the HCDC voted on initial funding recommendations totaling only $4,079,089. In the 2018 draft Annual Action Plan for the second Public Hearing, the increase of $704,314 was used first to fund administration and CDBG public services up to their respective statutory caps (10 percent admin HOME/ 20 percent admin CDBG/ 15 percent CDBG public services) and then to satisfy municipal agreements (e.g. Lake County HOME Consortium and North Chicago CDBG agreements).
• After increasing approved CDBG public services and ESG activities to requested amounts, Staff recommends the inclusion of a special application round for the remaining $420,058 in unallocated funds ($346,627 HOME and $73,431 CDBG).
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires the submission of a Housing and Community Development Annual Action Plan every year; and
WHEREAS, on March 10, 2015, the Lake County Board approved the 2015 - 2019 Housing and Community Development Consolidated Plan describing the Needs, Goals, and Strategy Statements for the next five years of federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding; HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME) funding; and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funding; and
WHEREAS, the Lake County Housing and Community Development Commission and the City of Waukegan, IL have selected impactful housing, community revitalization and economic development projects for 2018 grants by HUD to the Lake County Consortium; and
WHEREAS, the Lake County Consortium held two Public Hearings on March 15, 2018 and May 9, 2018 concerning this 2018 Action Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Lake County Housing and Community Development Commission recommends approval by the Lake County Board of this 2018 Action Plan; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that the 2018 Action Plan that governs the use of federally-funded CDBG, HOME and ESG program funds from May 1, 2018, through April 30, 2019, is hereby approved; and
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Chairman of the Lake County Board or his designee is hereby authorized to execute the necessary correspondence to submit the 2018 Action Plan and its required certifications to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and to implement this plan with Lake County local government entities and non-profit organizations.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on this day of June 12, 2018.