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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2020-32L COUNTY COUNCIL COUNTY OF KAUA`l af� E$O1LitiOli No.p�-3= RESOLUTION TO APPLY FOR, RECEIVE, AND EXPEND AN ALLOCATION OF GRANT FUNDS FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AUTHORIZED BY THE ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR DISASTER RELIEF ACT OF 2019 (PUBLIC LAW 116-20) WHEREAS, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development (Secretary) is authorized to award Community Development Block Grants for Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) with the primary objectives of disaster relief, long-term recovery, restoration of infrastructure and housing, economic revitalization, and mitigation in the "most impacted and distressed" areas resulting from a qualifying major disaster; and WHEREAS, the County of Kauai was selected to receive an allocation of CDBG-DR funds authorized by the Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act of 2019 (2019 Appropriations Act), Public Law 116-20, which was signed by President Donald J. Trump on June 6, 2019, to be used for disaster recovery activities principally serving persons of low and moderate incomes; and WHEREAS, the 2019 Appropriations Act authorizes the Secretary to grant waivers and alternative requirements to some statutes and regulations and adds additional flexibility to CDBG grant funds needed to expedite and facilitate the use of funds to respond to unmet needs of disaster recovery following the flooding disaster in April 2018; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF KAUAI, STATE OF HAWAPI, that: I. Mayor Derek S.K. Kawakami or his designated representative is authorized to execute and submit an application for federal assistance followed by a grant agreement to HUD for the County's allocation of CDBG-DR funds to finance HUD -approved projects. 2. The County Engineer, County Attorney, Planning Director, Director of Economic Development, Director of Human Resources, Manager and Chief Engineer of the Department of Water Supply, Director of Finance, Director J of Parks & Recreation, Emergency Management Administrator, Executive on Transportation, Fire Chief, Chief of Police, and Housing Director are authorized to execute assurances or any document required by HUD in connection with the allocation or projects. 3. The County Housing Agency is authorized to apply for, receive, and expend NINE MILLION, ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-SIX THOUSAND AND N01100 DOLLARS ($9,176,000.00) of the County of Kaua`i's CDBG-DR allocation for planning and development of affordable housing and mitigation activities within the County of Kauai. Specific projects have not yet been identified but will be selected pursuant to CDBG-DR — allowable uses of funds and HUD approval of an amended action plan specifying project selection and requiring public participation based on the County's Citizen Participation Plan. Once the projects have been identified following this process, threshold amounts for use of CDBG-DR funds are as follows: Expense Amount Comments Administration $458,800 General program administration, 5% cap project implementation and oversight, compliance monitoring, evaluation, recordkeeping, and reporting Planning $1,376,400 Land use, environmental review, 15% cap engineering, and program design Project Delivery $7,340,800 70% or $5,138,560 must fund activities that benefit low- and moderate -income persons TOTAL $9,176,000 Total Grant Award Amount to be _ expended within six (6) years from grant agreement date 4. To ensure the performance of the County of Kaua`i's CDBG-DR Program in meeting CDBG-DR timely expenditures, or should any CDBG-DR or Community Development Block Grant — Mitigation Funds (CDBG-MIT) funds become available from cancelled or completed projects, or by receipt of program income or revolving funds, or additional funding, such funds may be reprogrammed in accordance with the requirements of the County's Citizen Participation Plan, CDBG-DR waivers, and/or CDBG flexibilities, and prior approval from HUD. 5. The County Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to transmit a copy of this Resolution to the County Housing Agency (to then be submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development). This Resolution shall take effect upon its approval. 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