RESOLUTION NO. _____________

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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RESOLUTION APPROVING THE FY 2010-2011 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR THE USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS PROVIDED UNDER THREE ENTITLEMENT PROGRAMS: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG), EMERGENCY SHELTER GRANT (ESG), AND HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS (HOME), AND THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING TO SUBMIT THE ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AND REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD); AND AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING OR THE DIRECTOR’S DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE CONTRACT AMENDMENTS THAT MODIFY THE CONTRACT TERM AND/OR SERVICES SO LONG AS THE MODIFIED TERM OR SERVICES DO NOT EXCEED THE TOTAL ANNUAL HUD FUNDING ALLOCATIONS

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 570.201, Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations regarding the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program, CDBG assistance may be used to fund eligible activities to be carried out by public agencies or by private nonprofit entities which are duly organized to undertake community development; and

WHEREAS, the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, Public Law 100-77, enacted July 22, 1987, provides for the distribution of federal funds, including the Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) Program, for homelessness assistance to units of local governments, including urban counties as defined under the CDBG Program; and

WHEREAS, the National Affordable Housing Act of 1990, Public Law 101-625, enacted November 28, 1990, provides for the distribution of federal funds through the HOME Investment Partnerships Act (HOME) Program to eligible entities and consortia; and

WHEREAS, the County of San Mateo has formed a Consortium with the City of South San Francisco for the purposes of receiving HOME funds to increase the supply of affordable housing in this County; and

WHEREAS, there has been presented to this Board for its consideration and acceptance the Annual Action Plan for the use and allocation of United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funds among Department of Housing funding programs, including CDBG, ESG, and HOME, for FY 2010-11; and

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that this Board of Supervisors: (1) approves and accepts the Annual Action Plan for the allocation of federal HUD funds among Department of Housing programs, including CDBG, ESG, and HOME, for FY 2010-11; and (2) authorizes the Director of the Department of Housing to submit the Annual Action Plan and the related certifications and all understandings and assurances contained therein to HUD, and to take all necessary actions in connection with the submission of the Action Plan, including providing additional information as the United States government may require.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Director of the Department of Housing or the Director’s designee shall be authorized to execute contract amendments that modify the contract term and/or services so long as the modified term or services is/are do not exceed the total annual HUD funding allocations.

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