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HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA1 . 5`6
'TO: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
FROM: Richard J. Martinez, Executive Director
DATE: May 10, 1994
SUBJECT: RESOLUTION APPROVING SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION FOR
A FAMILY INVESTMENT CENTER
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION:
ADOPT Resolution No. 3707 authorizing submission of an application for Family
Investment Centers funding to. provide additional services at the Los Deltas Housing
Development in North Richmond and the E1 Pueblo Housing Development in Pittsburg,
and AUTHORIZE the Executive Director to submit any additional information in support
of the application which may be required by HUD.
II. FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The Department of Housing and Urban Development will make available $74,000,000
under its Notice of' Funding Availability (NOFA) dated February 28, 1994. The maximum
grant amount per applicant under this NOFA is $1,000,000.
III. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND:
On February 28, 1994 the Department of Housing and Urban Development published
a Notice Of Funding, Availability (NOFA) in the Federal Register for Public and Indian
Housing Family Investment Centers (FIC) . FIC provides funding to housing authorities
to access educational , housing, or other social service programs to assist public and
Indian housing residents toward self-sufficiency. Grants of from three to five years
in duratiion will be provided to housing authorities, depending upon the activities
undertaken.
The Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa wishes to submit a Family
Investment Center application in an effort or provide additional services at Las
Deltas in North Richmond and E1 Pueblo in Pittsburg. FIC funds will be used to
mobilize public and private resources to expand and improve delivery of services, to
provide funding for essential training and support services that. cannot otherwise be
funded, to improve the capacity of management to assess the training and services
needs of eligible families, to coordinate the provision of training and services that
meet such needs and� to ensure the long-term provision of such training and services.
HUD expects that this funding; will demonstrate the importance of comprehensive
support services in contributing to local neighborhood revitalization.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE-R ma�
RECOMMENDATION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S) :
ACTION OF BOARD ON a,u,. 10 . 1 al ' APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
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VOTE OF COMMISSIONERS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT .. 1 TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN
AYES: NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ATTESTED �. ) �.�{'
PHIL�ATCHELOR, CLQ ERK OF
THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
BY �,ti„`� , DEPUTY
Board of Supervisors
May 10, 1994
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IV. CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Should the Board of Commissioners elect to not adopt Resolution No. 3707, the
Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa would be unable to submit an
application for funding under the Family Investment Centers Notice of Funding
Availability and would be ineligible for a possible $1,000,000 in Federal Funding.
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Authority developments to accommodate the provision of
supportive services under this ",program, a requirement that all
laborers and mechanics (other than volunteers under the
conditions set out in 24 CFR part 70) shall be paid not less
than the wages prevailing in the locality, as predetermined by
the Secretary of Labor pursuant to the Davis-Bacon Act (40
U.S.C. 276a-275a-5) ;
1. The Housing Authority will include in such contracts a
requirement that all architects, technical engineers,
draftsmen, and technicians (other than volunteers) shall
be paid not less than the wages prevailing in the locality
as determined by HUD; and,
2. The Housing Authority will pay such wage rates to its own
employees engaged in this work.
The Board of Commissioners hereby adopts and approves the above
certifications and authorizes submission of an application for
both Supportive Services and Renovation/Conversion activities
under the Family Investment CenterNotice of Funding Availability
dated February 28, 1994.
ADOPTED ON May 10, 1994 by the following vote of the Commissioners:
AYES: SUPERVISORS SMITH, BISHOP, DESAULNIER, TORLAKSON AND Powers
NOES NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
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