HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 05101994 - 1.58 HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTAI . S`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 $1,000,000.
III. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND:
On February 28, 1994 the Department of Housing and Urban Development published
a Notice Of Funding Availability (NOFA) in the Federal Register for Public and Indian
Housing Family Investment Centers (FIC) . FIC provides funding to housing authorities
to access educational , housing, or other social service programs to assist public and
Indian housing residents toward self-sufficiency. Grants of from three to five years
in duratiion will be provided to housing authorities, depending upon the activities
undertaken.
The Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa wishes to submit a Family
Investment Center application in an effort or provide additional services at Las
Deltas in North Richmond and E1 Pueblo in Pittsburg. FIC funds will be used to
mobilize public and private resources to expand and improve delivery of services, to
provide funding for essential training and support services that cannot otherwise be
funded, to improve the capacity of management to assess the training and services
needs of eligible families, to coordinate the provision of training and services that
meet such needs and to ensure the long-term provision of such training and services.
HUD expects that this funding will demonstrate the importance of comprehensive
support services in contributing to local neighborhood revitalization.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE p maM
RECOMMENDATION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S) :
ACTION OF BOARD ON S au,,,. 1 O . 1 01! APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF COMMISSIONERS
/ I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT 1 TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN
AYES: NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ATTESTED_
PHIL($ATCHELOR, CLERK OF
THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
BY ' OA.-A c�A J , 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.
THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA
RESOLUTION NO. 3707
AUTHORIZING SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION
FOR BOTH SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AND RENOVATION/CONVERSION ACTIVITIES
FOR A PUBLIC HOUSING FAMILY INVESTMENT CENTER
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WHEREAS, the Department of Housing and Urban Development has issued a
Notice of Funding Availability for Public and Indian Housing
Family Investment Centers; and,
WHEREAS, the Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa desires to
submit an application for both supportive services and renovation/
conversion activities under the Notice of Funding Availability for
Public and Indian Housing Family Investment Centers:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED the following certifications are made:
a. That the Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa has
implemented a Family Self-Sufficiency program;
b. That the Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa will
commit to its Family Investment Center a portion of its ten
percent (10%) management improvement allocation under the
Comprehensive Grant Program (CGP) ;
c. That Family Investment Center funding will not duplicate any
other HUD funding, including CGP funding;
d. That the activities assisted under this program will be
carried out in compliance with:
1. The requirements of the Fair Housing Act (41 U.S.C.
3601-3619) and implementing regulations at 24 CFR parts
100, 107, 109, 110 and 121; and Executive Order 11063; and
implementing regulations issued at 24 CFR part 1.
2. The prohibitions against discrimination on the basis of
age under the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 and
implementing regulations at 24 CFR part 146; the
prohibition against discrimination against individuals
with disability under section 504 of the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973 and implementing regulations at 24 CFR part 8
and Title II of the American with Disabilities Act of 1989
and implementing regulation at 28 CFT Part 35; and the
requirements of Executive Order 11246 and the implementing
regulatinos issued at 41 CFR chapter 60;
3. The requirements of Section 3 of the Housing and Urban
Development Act of 1968, 12 U.S.C. .170lu and implementing
regulations at 24 CFR part 135; and,
4. The requirements of Executive Orders 11625, 12432 and
12138.
e. That the Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa will
include in any contract for renovation or conversion
(including combining of-units) on the premises of the Housing
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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 Center Notice 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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