Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Leonard Vialpando
Department: Resilient Environment Division: Housing Finance Division
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Requested Action
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A. MOTION TO RATIFY amendment to the Broward County HUD Five Year Strategic Consolidated Plans for Fiscal Years 2020-2024 and the accompanying Annual Action Plans for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") Community Planning and Development Grants as provided in Exhibit 1; and authorize the County Administrator to make necessary project/activity eligibility and programmatic changes to reprogram funds and revise the Community Development Block Grant (“CDBG Grant”) based on Exhibit 1; to take necessary administrative and budgetary actions for implementation of the changes; to submit a copy of the amendment to HUD; and to negotiate and execute agreements, amendments, reinstatements, and interlocal agreements with subrecipients, and/or contractors/developers to implement the programs and allocate funding for the respective programs, subject to the review and approval as to legal sufficiency by the Office of the County.
(Moved to the Consent Agenda.)
ACTION: (T-10:46 AM) Approved.
VOTE: 9-0.
B. MOTION TO APPROVE Reinstatement and Second Amendment to Agreement between Broward County and BHP Community Land Trust, Inc. for Funding and Administration of FYs 2019-2024 CARES Act Community Development Block Grant Program - (CDBG-CV) and Community Development Block Grant Program - (CDBG) (CFDA # 14.218 / FAIN # B-20-UW-12-0001), dated July 26, 2023, as amended by a First Amendment dated July 17, 2024 (Exhibit 2), allocating CDBG Grant funding in the amount of $600,000 for acquisition and/or rehabilitation of affordable rental units, and authorize the Mayor and Clerk to execute same.
(Moved to the Consent Agenda.)
ACTION: (T-10:46 AM) Approved.
VOTE: 9-0.
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Why Action is Necessary
Motion A.
Board approval is required to amend Broward County HUD Five Year Strategic Consolidated Plans and accompanying Annual Action Plans to reprogram/reallocate funding and priorities, implement substantial changes, execute agreements and amendments to implement such changes, and subsequently execute agreements with other municipalities, agencies, and vendors.
Motion B.
Board Action is required to execute agreements, amendments/reinstatements.
What Action Accomplishes
Motion A.
Approves changes to the Broward County HUD Five Year Strategic Consolidated Plans and accompanying Annual Action Plans, appropriates funds to agreements with other municipalities, agencies and vendors, and subsequent budgetary and administrative actions.
Motion B.
Approves changes to the Broward County HUD Five Year Strategic Consolidated Plans and accompanying Annual Action Plans, appropriates funds to South Florida Community Landt Trust for Affordable Housing, and subsequent budgetary and administrative actions, and authorizes Mayor to execute Second Amendment.
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Previous Action Taken
No Previous Action Taken.
Summary Explanation/Background
THE RESILIENT ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT AND THE HOUSING FINANCE DIVISION RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTIONS.
This item supports the Board's value: "Ensuring residents have an affordable place to live by offering sustainable, compatible, innovative, accessible, affordable housing options for all income levels, including integrated, permanent supportive housing and zoning that helps residents build equity”.
Motion A
This motion allows the County to make the necessary changes to the Broward County HUD Five Year Strategic Consolidated Plans and accompanying Annual Action Plans (AAP), make necessary regulatory, project eligibility and programmatic changes, and subsequent budgetary and administrative actions detailed in Exhibit 1.
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)/CDBG-CV
CDBG/CDBG-CV Balances and/or Slow-Moving Projects Reallocated to Broward County Housing Finance Division (“HFD”) Countywide Housing Project.
Balances and/or municipal allocations from the following cities will be reallocated to Project/Activity, as detailed in Exhibit 1:
HUD has expenditure timeliness requirements that must be met by August 2, of every year.
The County must have a balance no greater than 1.5 times its annual grant remaining in the Line of Credit 60 days prior to the end of the program year. The HFD has multiple agreements with municipalities for projects to include housing, infrastructure and public service projects that require expenditure of funds to occur in accordance with these deadlines. Due to numerous factors beyond HFD’s reasonable control, including rising costs of labor and materials, availability of contractors, staffing, etc., the contracted municipalities have not expended their allocated funds in accordance with these expenditure timeliness requirements. Therefore, HFD requested to reallocate funds within the CDBG grant funds, as detailed in Exhibit 1, to ensure that the expenditure timeliness requirements are adhered to and associated funding is not jeopardized.
Motion B
Approves the Reinstatement and Second Amendment to Agreement between Broward County and BHP Community Land Trust, Inc. (Exhibit 2).
Source of Additional Information
Ralph Stone, Director, Housing Finance Division (954)357-5320.
Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Impact/Cost Summary
No fiscal impact, project supported by Federal Funds