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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2021-05COUNTY COUNCIL COUNTY OF KAUA'I 1',esolutf on No. 2021-05 RESOLUTION TO RECEIVE AND EXPEND A SPECIAL ALLOCATION OF GRANT FUNDS FROM DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AUTHORIZED BY THE CORONA VIRUS AID, RELIEF, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY ACT (CARES ACT) OF 2020 (PUBLIC LAW 116-136) WHEREAS, the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development from Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), United States of America, 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, the County of Kaua'i will receive a third round special allocation of Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus (CDBG-CV) funds authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), Public Law 116-136, which was signed by President Trump on March 27, 2020, to be used to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus (COVID-19) health crisis; and WHEREAS, the CARES Act authorizes the Secretary to grant waivers and alternative requirements to some statutes and regulations and adds additional flexibility to both CDBG-CV and CDBG grant funds needed to expedite and facilitate the use of funds to respond to corona virus; and WHEREAS, the County of Kaua'i has accepted waivers and will implement flexibilities to expeditiously allocate and/or reprogram CDBG-CV and CDBG funds, respectively; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF KAUA'!, STATE OFHAWAI'I: 1. That Mayor Derek S.K. Kawakami, or his designated representative, is authorized to execute and submit a grant agreement to HUD for the County's special allocation of CD BG-CV funds to finance HUD-approved projects. 2. That 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, Director of Parks and Recreation, Emergency Management Administrator of the Kaua'i Emergency Management Agency, and Housing Director are authorized to execute assurances or any document required by HUD in connection with the special allocation or projects. 1 3. That the Housing Agency is authorized to receive and expend SIX HUNDRED SEVENTY-SEVEN THOUSAND TWENTY EIGHT AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($677,028.00) of the County of Kaua'i's third round CDBG-CV special allocation for the following project: PUBLIC SERVICES a. Project Hi'ehi'e Kaua'i $541,622.00 (Project Vision Hawai'i) Provide mobile health, hygiene, and vital support services to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 for low-to moderate-income individuals or families and those experiencing homelessness. ADMINISTRATION e. CDBG-CV Administration $135,406.00 (Kaua'i County Housing Agency) General program administration, project implementation and oversight, compliance monitoring, evaluation, record-keeping and reporting. TOTAL CDBG-CV3 FUNDING $677,028.00 4. That to ensure the performance of the County of Kaua'i's CDBG Program in meeting CDBG timeliness regulations at 24 CFR 570.902, or should any CDBG or CDBG-CV 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-CV waivers and/or CDBG flexibilities, and prior approval from HUD. 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. Introduc°J5ir. ;..l14i,..;v)~ --KI~~ KUALI'I (By Request) V:\RESOLUTIONS\2018-2020 TERM\2020-486 cdbgcv2020 KK_AMK_mn.docx l!':lve QCartJalbo y <1Cbock X QCowben X JlleQCos'ta X <ftJslin X 1kanesbiro X 1kualt'i ' X m:otal 7 1llav ~Xtujjel) 0 0 3R.etujjel:J 0 Qtertffftate Cl&f aboptfon We ber~bp certifp tbat ltesolutton jl,o. 2021-05 was abopteb bp tbe QCouncil of tbe QCountp of 1kaua't, ~tate of ~awat't, JLibu'e, 1kaua't, ~awat't, on December 16, 2020 Jllateb December 16, 2020 2