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FROM: Anthony A. Dehaesus Contra
Director of Community Development C )st
DATE: March 19, 1986
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SUBJECT: FY 1986 Community Development Block Grant Deferrals
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION
Adopt position in support of: 1) House Joint Resolutions 551, which expresses
the disapproval of Congress with respect to the deferral of $500 million in
Community Development Block Grant funds, and 2) House Joint Resolution 513,
which expresses the disapproval of Congress with respect to all of the proposed
deferrals and rescissions of FY 1986 budget authority for HUD programs; and
authorize the Chairman to execute a letter to the County Congressional
delegation i�� the position of the Board of Supervisors.
BACKGROUND risapproves
In response to the Reagan Administration's escind, defer, and cut
federal housing and community developms two Congressional
initiatives have taken place to oppose the csman Stokes (D-OH) has
introduced House Joint Resolution 551, whiof the $500 million
Community Development Block Grant deferral . Ge*gr-es.s_Gonzalez (D-TX) , Chairman
of the House Banking Subcommittee in Housing and Community Development,
introduced House Joint Resolution 513, which expresses disapproval of all the
proposed deferrals and rescissions of FY 1986 budget authority for HUD programs.
The Administration proposes to defer $2.3 billion in FY 1986 funding, and
rescind $4.4 billion of the nearly $10.0 billion appropriated for FY 1986.
FINANCIAL IMPACTS
The deferrals and rescissions have already had a dramatic effect on the County's
Community Development Block Grant and related housing programs.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT; YES SIGNATURE'
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR ENDAVTI�V OF ARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS. RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
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1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES. AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: ATTESTED
County Administrator PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Community Development SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
BY
M382/7-83 ,DEPUTY