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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2016-30COUNTY COUNCIL COUNTY OF KAUAI tq 0 t U t r 0 it No. 2016 - RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF THE KAUAI COUNTY 2016 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 Kauai 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, THAT: 1. Mayor Bernard P. Carvalho, Jr., or his designated representative, is authorized to execute and submit the 2016 Action Plan for the County's 5 -Year Consolidated Plan (2015 -2020) to HUD that incorporates the County's CDBG application to finance HUD - approved projects for the PY 2016 CDBG Program. 2. The County Engineer, County Attorney, Planning Director, Director of Economic Development, Director of Human Resources, 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. The Housing Agency is authorized to receive and expend SIX HUNDRED NINETY SIX THOUSAND, SIX HUNDRED NINETY SEVEN AND N01100 DOLLARS ($696,697.00) of the County of Kauai's 2016 CDBG allocation for the following projects: PUBLIC SERVICES a. Case Management / Relapse Prevention (Love the Journey) Provide a wide range of case management services, planning, education, monitoring, advocacy, employment readiness and training, including job placement. b. Case Management Self - Sufficiency & Substance Abuse Relapse Prevention Program (Women In Need) Provide participants with case management, substance abuse classes and other resources needed to strengthen families, build self - esteem and strong work ethics, become self - sufficient and eliminate the threat of chronic homelessness. $24,000.00 $30,000.00 C. Homeless Emergency and Transitional Shelter $31,812.00 (County Housing Agency) Pay for operating costs and essential furnishings in order to increase overnight facility capacity and services for an additional 20 individuals. d. Hana Kalima (Working Hands) Project (Ho`omana) Provide training and job coaching services within a retail training site to special needs youth, students with disabilities, and individuals who receive welfare benefits to acquire employment skills and basic work ethics. HOUSING e. Homeownership Education and Counseling Project (Hawaiian Community Assets) Provide HUD- certified pre - purchase homebuyer education and counseling to low- and moderate - income persons or households. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT f. Economic Development by Workforce Development (Hawaiian Community Development Corporation) Provide technical assistance and support services including personal financial and enterprise literacy, site visits to information sources and business shadowing and coaching for individuals who want to start a business, existing owners who want to expand a microenterprise business or microenterprise owners who are at -risk of losing their business. $18,693.00 $15,000.00 $92,500.00 PUBLIC FACILITIES g. Photovoltaic System & Air Conditioning Units for Family Violence Shelter $159,303.00 (YWCA of Kauai) Upgrade electrical to install AC units and mount a PV system in order to implement energy conservation measures for the Family Violence Shelter. h. Mahea Road Sidewalk $100,000.00 (County Department of Public Works) Construct an ADA accessible sidewalk along Mahea Road between Kaumuali`i Highway and Kauai Habitat for Humanity, `Ele`ele Iluna Subdivision to close the gap to `Ele'ele School and the neighborhood park. ADMINISTRATION i. Administration $139,339.00 (County Housing Agency) General program administration, project implementation and oversight, compliance monitoring, evaluation, record - keeping and reporting. TOTAL FUNDING $ 610,647.00 4. There is $86,050.00 of uncommitted PY 2016 CDBG funds and the County will seek additional projects from governmental agencies, or public organizations, if necessary, and upon selection of the projects, will proceed through the substantial amendment process to afford citizens the opportunity of a 30 -day comment period as required by the County's Citizen Participation Plan to amend the 2016 Action Plan to HUD. 5. Should any CDBG funds become available from cancelled or completed projects, or by receipt of program income, such funds may be reprogrammed to any open CDBG Action Plan project in accordance with the requirements of the County's Citizen Participation Plan. 6. To assist in the County's efforts to comply with the CDBG timeliness regulations, the County may exercise the option to incur pre -award costs pursuant to 24 CFR 570.200(h), of up to $300,000.00 prior to receiving PY 2016 CDBG funds from HUD. Any funds used for pre -award costs shall be reimbursed upon receipt of PY 2016 CDBG funds. The following project is eligible for pre- award: Homeless Emergency and Transitional Shelter. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the County Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to transmit a true copy of this Resolution to the County of Kauai Housing Agency for the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Introduced by: JOANN A. 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