To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
From: Vincent Smith, Community Development Director
Prepared By: Lark Ferrell, Housing Manager
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Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Master Standard Agreement
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
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Adopt resolution authorizing the City Manager to submit an application for grant funding in the amount of up to $2,889,774 to the State of California Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Program and to execute a Master Standard Agreement and any amendments thereto with the State.
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DISCUSSION:
In October 2017, Napa County was significantly damaged by the Wine Country fires, especially in the 94558 zip code. As a result of these fires, the President declared a major disaster for Napa County. In response to this and other 2017 and 2018 disasters, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) allocated Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funding to the State of California to address unmet recovery needs. As part of the State's recovery plan, it launched the Disaster Recovery Multifamily Housing Program (DR-MHP) to address unmet housing needs from the disaster which resulted in the State allocating $2,889,774 in CDBG-DR for the creation of affordable multifamily housing to the City of Napa. Of these funds, 99% must be spent on housing in the 94558 zip code, which the State has identified as a Most Impacted and Distressed (MID) area. In addition to the funding allocated to the City, the County of Napa was also allocated funding in the amount of $420,094 which can be spent anywhere in the County.
Under the DR-MHP requirements, the City first must apply to the State for CDBG-DR funding and execute a Master Standard Agreement with the State. Then the City would issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the purpose of identifying and selecting one or more multifamily housing projects to recommend for...
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