To: Honorable Chair and Commissioners
From: Vincent Smith, Community Development Director
Prepared By: Andrea Clark, Affordable Housing Representative
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HOME Agreement for Services with the Town of Yountville
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
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Authorize the Deputy Director to execute the HOME Program Intergovernmental Agreement for Services with the Town of Yountville pursuant to which the Authority will provide HOME Program grant administration services and activity delivery to the Town of Yountville over a five-year term for an amount of up to $360,000.
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DISCUSSION:
Since fiscal year 2007-2008, the Housing Authority has provided a variety of housing services to the Town of Yountville, including administration of State housing grants. The Town of Yountville was awarded a 2018 State HOME Investment Partnerships Program Grant (HOME) in the amount of $500,000 to fund its owner-occupied residential rehabilitation loan program. In recognition of the significant and urgent need for rental assistance as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Town will be amending its grant agreement to add a tenant based rental assistance program. Preference for the rental assistance will be given to households in Yountville who have been economically affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and can lease in place.
The Housing Authority has extensive experience both in operating housing rehabilitation and rental assistance programs and in administering State and Federal housing grants. The Housing Authority operated the Town's 2014 HOME grant from August 1, 2015 to July 31, 2018. The Town of Yountville has requested the Housing Authority to operate the Town of Yountville's HOME-funded housing rehab and rental assistance programs and provide grant administration for this new grant. Both the delivery of a housing rehab and rental assistance programs and the associated grant administration are beyond the scope of the Town of Yountville's existing Housing ...
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