Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Tara Williams
Department: Human Services Division: Housing Options Solutions and Supports
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Requested Action
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A. MOTION TO ADOPT budget Resolution in the Fair Housing Assistance Program Fund in the amount of $51,700 for operational cost associated with investigating cases against housing discrimination.
B. MOTION TO AUTHORIZE County Administrator to submit grant applications to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") for an estimated aggregate amount of $21,000,000 for (1) the Fiscal Year 2026 Continuum of Care Competition and Youth Homeless Demonstration Program Grants NOFO and (2) the Youth Homelessness NOFO for Fiscal Year 2024 and Fiscal Year 2025, for services including housing, rent assistance, and supportive services to individuals and families experiencing homelessness, continuum of care planning, homeless management information system costs, and administrative services; authorize the County Administrator to execute the resulting HUD grant agreements, subject to legal sufficiency review and approval by the County Attorney's Office; authorize the County Administrator to execute amendments to the HUD grant agreements, subject to legal sufficiency review and approval by the County Attorney's Office, that do not impose any additional financial obligations on the County above the County's additional match requirement; and authorize the County Administrator to take all necessary administrative and budgetary actions to implement the grant agreements.
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Why Action is Necessary
A. Section 129.06(2)(d), Florida Statutes, requires a budget Resolution to recognize revenue.
B. Section 20.31(b)(3), Broward County Administrative Code, requires that approval by the Broward County Board of County Commissioners ("Commission") be obtained for submittal by the County Administrator of grant applications that will become a binding contract or obligation upon a...
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