Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Leonard Vialpando
Department: Environmental Protection Division: Housing Finance & Comm. Redevelopment
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Requested Action
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A. MOTION TO APPROVE Federal Financial Assistance Subrecipient Agreement with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Division of Administration, granting County funds in the amount of $100,000 for the Low Income Residential Energy Efficiency (LIREE) Program to be utilized to install and/or replace inefficient air conditioning units for homeowners participating in the Broward County Minor Home Repair Program, authorizing the County Administrator to execute same and to take all necessary administrative and budgetary actions for implementation of the grant program, including, but not limited to, executing agreements with Broward County Minority Builders Coalition (BCMBC) in the amount of $50,000 and Habitat for Humanity (Habitat) in the amount of $50,000, for administration of the funds, and amendments and/or reinstatements of such agreements to the term of the agreements, project/activity priorities and make budgetary changes in compliance with the grant funding agreement, subject to approval as to legal sufficiency by the Office of the County Attorney.
ACTION: (T-10:38 AM) Approved with Yellow-Sheeted Additional Material, dated May 18, 2021 submitted at the request of Environmental Protection and Growth Management Department.
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Sharief was not present during the vote.
ACTION: (T-11:22 AM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the affirmative.
VOTE: 9-0.
B. MOTION TO AUTHORIZE County Administrator to execute Amendments to Agreements with Broward County and BCMBC and Habitat to add City of Coconut Creek State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) funds to implement the Minor Home Repair Program for the City of Coconut Creek, in the amount of $118,488 ($59,244 for each vendor agreement), authorizing the County Administrator to execute same and to take all necessary administrative and budgetary actions for implementation of the program, subject to the approval as to legal sufficiency by the Office of the County Attorney.
ACTION: (T-10:38 AM) Approved with Yellow-Sheeted Additional Material, dated May 18, 2021 submitted at the request of Environmental Protection and Growth Management Department.
VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner Sharief was not present during the vote.
ACTION: (T-11:22 AM) Commissioner Sharief requested being shown voting in the affirmative.
VOTE: 9-0.
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Why Action is Necessary
Motion A: Board action is required to approve grant agreements and to approve amendments to agreements with outside agencies increasing the budget amount previously approved by the Board.
Motion B: Board action is required to approve grant agreements and to approve amendments to agreements with outside agencies increasing the budget amount previously approved by the Board for the City of Coconut Creek.
What Action Accomplishes
Motions A and B: Action will increase the contract amounts with BCMBC and Habitat to cover the cost of additional Minor Home Repairs in the City of Coconut Creek and cover the cost of providing air conditioning systems and reduce future energy costs for the low- income residents participating in the Broward County Minor Home Repair Program.
Is this Action Goal Related
Yes
Previous Action Taken
No previous action.
Summary Explanation/Background
THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND GROWTH MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT AND THE HOUSING FINANCE AND COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT DIVISION RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTIONS.
This item supports the Board’s Value of: Offering sustainable, compatible, innovative housing options for all income-levels, including integrated, permanent supportive housing; Goal 2, Increase the availability of affordable housing of all types, countywide, in every community using effective, uniform criteria, policies and strategies and Goal 5, Promote housing and community redevelopment that integrates energy efficiency, community resilience, and other livability standards and initiatives.
Broward County was awarded $100,000 from the Florida Department of Agricultural and Consumer Services Division of Administration to be used to assist lower income Minor Home Repair recipients with replacing or installing new air conditioning units for the purpose of reducing energy costs. The program will be implemented in conjunction with the Broward County Minor Home Repair Program as an additional revenue source for the improvements and it will also be implemented as a stand-alone program if Minor Home Repair funds have been exhausted. The two existing Minor Home Repair vendors are BCMBC and Habitat will be awarded $50,000 each in the form of new agreements with the vendors, subject to approval as to legal sufficiency by the Office of the County Attorney.
In addition, the City of Coconut Creek requested that the Division implement its SHIP Program; therefore, the additional City SHIP funding in the amount of $118,488 will be added to both the existing BCMBC and Habitat SHIP Minor Home Repair Agreements in the amount of $59,244 each, pursuant to amendments to the existing contract for SHIP Funds with those vendors, subject to the approval as to legal sufficiency by the Office of the County Attorney.
Source of Additional Information
Ralph Stone, Director, Housing Finance and Community Redevelopment Division, 954-357-5320
Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Impact/Cost Summary
No fiscal impact.