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FROM: Dennis M. Barry, AICP COUrIt
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DATIE: April 24, 2001
SUBJECT: FY 2000 Housing Opportunities for Persons with HIV/AIDS (HOPWA) Funding Agreement
between the City of Oakland and County of Contra Costa.
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS
AUTHORIZE the Deputy Director of Redevelopment, or his designee, to enter into a contract with the City of
Oakland that authorizes the County to receive and administer $428,322 in federal funds from the Department of
Housing and Urban Development, for housing and supportive services for low-income persons with HIV/AIDS.
FISCAL IMPACT
No General Fund impact. HOPWA funds are provided to Contra Costa County from the Department of Housing
and Urban Development (HUD) through the City of Oakland, as administering agent.
BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
The National Affordable Housing Act (Public Law 101-625, approved November 28, 1990) authorizes the
Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Program (HOPWA) to provide states and localities with
resources to devise long-term comprehensive strategies for meeting the housing needs of persons with
HIV/AIDS and related diseases.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN
AYES: NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Contact: Kara Douglas, 335-1253 ATTESTED 0,01\3 aH , 0g00
Orig: Community Development JOHN SWEETS , CLERK
cc: County Administrator OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
County Counsel AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Auditor-Controller l/
BY /� � DEPUTY
Approval of the contract with the City of Oakland will provide $428,322 to the County as administering agent
on behalf of the Urban Countyl and other Contra Costa entitlement jurisdictions (the cities of Antioch, Concord,
Pittsburg, Richmond, and Walnut Creek). These funds may be used for acquisition, rehabilitation, and new
construction of housing; supportive services; housing information services; and certain other housing related
activities for low-income persons with HIV/AIDS. These funds will be allocated through a competitive
application process with recommendations forwarded to the Board of Supervisors for final review and approval.
1 The Urban County includes the unincorporated County and the following cities and towns: Brentwood, Clayton,
Danville, El Cerrito, Hercules, Lafayette, Martinez, Moraga, Oakley, Orinda, Pinole, Pleasant Hill, San Pablo and San
Ramon.
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