HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2013-45COUNTY COUNCIL COUNTY OF KAUAI 1&cotutton N° 2°1s,,RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF THE KAUAI COUNTY 2013 ACTION PLAN (COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT) WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT,UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, FOR A GRANT UNDER TITLE I OF THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1974 AND 1987 PUBLIC LAWS 93 -383 AND 100 -242), AS AMENDED WHEREAS, The County of Kaua`i is required to complete and file an annual Action Plan to the 5 -Year Consolidated Plan pursuant to 24 CFR §91.200 describing how federal resources are being invested in achieving priorities for affordable housing, homelessness, and non - housing community development; and WHEREAS, The Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development is authorized to award Community Development Block Grants hereinafter "CDBG ") with the primary objectives of developing viable communities including decent housing and a suitable living environment and expanding economic opportunities, principally for persons of low- and moderate - income; and WHEREAS, It is required by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (hereinafter "HUD ") that, in connection with the filing of an application for assistance under the 1974 Housing and Community Development Act, as amended, the applicant shall submit certifications assuring conformance to related rules, regulations and law; now, therefore,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF KAUAI, STATE OF HAWAII:1. That Mayor Bernard P. Carvalho, Jr. or his designated representative,is authorized to execute and submit the 2013 Action Plan for the County's 5 -Year Consolidated Plan (2010 -2015) to HUD that incorporates the County's CDBG application to finance HUD - approved projects for the FY 2013 CDBG Program.2. That the County Engineer, County Attorney, Director of Planning,Director of Economic Development, Director of Personnel Services, Manager and Chief Engineer for the Department of Water, Director of Finance, and Housing Director are authorized to execute and file with such application, assurances or any document required by HUD in connection with the application or projects.3. That the Housing Agency is authorized to receive and expend SEVEN HUNDRED NINE THOUSAND, FOUR HUNDRED EIGHTY AND NO /100 DOLLARS ($709,480.00) of the County of Kauai's 2013 CDBG allocation for the following projects:
PUBLIC SERVICES a. Case Management Self - Sufficiency Program $25,000.00 Women In Need)Provide participants with case management and other resources needed to strengthen families, build self - esteem, strong work ethic and self - sufficiency and to eliminate the threat of chronic homelessness.b. Substance Abuse Relapse Prevention $25,000.00 Women In Need)Provide relapse prevention classes and teach critical recovery skills to clients struggling to recover from drug addiction.c. Case Management / Relapse Prevention $20,084.00 Love the Journey)Provide a wide range of case management services, planning,education, monitoring, advocacy, employment readiness and training,including job training.d. Ho`omau Hui Cultural Learning Project 2013 $16,338.00 Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii)Provide a cultural education program for youth ages 7 -17 who will be empowered and given skills to become self - directed learners at two Boys & Girls Club sites, Kapa'a and Waimea.e. Reintegration Counseling Services $20,000.00 YWCA of Kauai)Provide reintegration counseling and general counseling to those who suffer from domestic violence and /or sexual assault.HOUSING f. 2013 Home Buyer Loan Program $100,000.00 County Housing Agency)Funds will be used to finance low -cost mortgage loans for 1 -2 low- and moderate - income, first -time homebuyers to purchase their own home.g. 2013 Home Purchase Program $141,602.00 County Housing Agency)Funds will be used to purchase one affordable home and resell to a low- and moderate - income household on the County's Homebuyer List.h. Transitional Housing — Lawehana Site $100,000.00 Kaua`i Economic Opportunity, Inc.)Funds will be used to complete interior and exterior renovations to a 3- bedroom detached home that will provide rental housing to a family in need of transitional housing services.PUBLIC FACILITIES i. Waimea Hofgaard Park — Conceptual Master Plan Design Engineering West Kaua`i Business Professional Association)21,000.00
J•Funds will be used to contract services of a park engineering and design firm to craft a plan to facilitate elderly and handicapped access to existing historic monuments and provide ADA compliant restrooms at Hofgaard Park.YWCA Women's Shelter Roofing Project $98,560.00 YWCA of Kaua`i)Funds will be used to replace the existing roof of the new YWCA Women's Center that provides counseling, treatment and prevention services for victims and perpetrators of sexual assault and domestic violence.ADMINISTRATION k. Administration $141,896.00 County Housing Agency)General program administration, compliance monitoring, evaluation,record - keeping and reporting.TOTAL FUNDING $709,480.00 4. That should any CDBG funds become available from cancelled or completed projects, or by receipt of program income, such funds may be reprogrammed to any other approved CDBG Action Plan project in accordance with the requirements of the County's Citizen Participation Plan.BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the County Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to transmit a true copy of this Resolution to the County Housing Agency for the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.Introduced by-V: \RESOLUTIONS \2012 -2014 term \Housing -CDBG Resolution SS_cy.docx e fA4cate Of nn 71%. 0 ier y ,2 , t,P, 4 EL & &om, Ott,. 201 345 a.o, a,aa i/ L tg,e o um ci G 4 tei,e an,„ „f o, J a u a`i c JtaX.e 4 J l a w,a i,`a, 02 i f u`e,an, April 10, 2013 r Y L. HOOSER By Request)Councilmember JoAnn A. Yukimura did not participate in discussion or in voting for item (d), Public Services relating to the Boys and Girls Club of Hawaii as she recused herself from this particular item due to her written disclosure of a possible conflict of interest dated March 21, 2013, as she serves as the Vice President of the Kaua`i Branch Advisory Board of the Boys and Girls Club of Hawai`i.eke ra,+.gae afeeilea arWM 9C 9C JCaana.a CITCC14114A/Ca 9C 9C goa 6 0 1 J•Funds will be used to contract services of a park engineering and design firm to craft a plan to facilitate elderly and handicapped access to existing historic monuments and provide ADA compliant restrooms at Hofgaard Park.YWCA Women's Shelter Roofing Project $98,560.00 YWCA of Kaua`i)Funds will be used to replace the existing roof of the new YWCA Women's Center that provides counseling, treatment and prevention services for victims and perpetrators of sexual assault and domestic violence.ADMINISTRATION k. Administration $141,896.00 County Housing Agency)General program administration, compliance monitoring, evaluation,record - keeping and reporting.TOTAL FUNDING $709,480.00 4. That should any CDBG funds become available from cancelled or completed projects, or by receipt of program income, such funds may be reprogrammed to any other approved CDBG Action Plan project in accordance with the requirements of the County's Citizen Participation Plan.BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the County Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to transmit a true copy of this Resolution to the County Housing Agency for the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.Introduced by-V: \RESOLUTIONS \2012 -2014 term \Housing -CDBG Resolution SS_cy.docx e fA4cate Of nn 71%. 0 ier y ,2 , t,P, 4 EL & &om, Ott,. 201 345 a.o, a,aa i/ L tg,e o um ci G 4 tei,e an,„ „f o, J a u a`i c JtaX.e 4 J l a w,a i,`a, 02 i f u`e,an, April 10, 2013 r Y L. HOOSER By Request)Councilmember JoAnn A. Yukimura did not participate in discussion or in voting for item (d), Public Services relating to the Boys and Girls Club of Hawaii as she recused herself from this particular item due to her written disclosure of a possible conflict of interest dated March 21, 2013, as she serves as the Vice President of the Kaua`i Branch Advisory Board of the Boys and Girls Club of Hawai`i.