2020-2025 Stanislaus Urban County Consolidated Plan
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THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF STANISLAUS BOARD ACTION SUMMARY DEPT: Planning and Community Development BOARD AGENDA:5.2 AGENDA DATE: May 12, 2020 SUBJECT: Approval to Close a 30-Day Public Comment Period, and Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider Approval of the Fiscal Year 2020-2025 Stanislaus Urban County Consolidated Plan; the Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Annual Action Plan; the Fiscal Year 2020-2025 Regional Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice; and the Filing of a Notice of Exemption BOARD ACTION AS FOLLOWS: RESOLUTION NO. 2020-0216 On motion of Supervisor __'l\lithr9W. _______________ , Seconded by Supervisor __ .P..~M9rtjoL_ _______ _ and approved by the following vote, Ayes: Supervisors: f~i~~~ yy~t~r~~ ~_eJ~IJi!l P..~f'il§l.rtjoi_ ~IJg_Qb~L~Q.1!1§1!1_ 9!~~Q- ____________________ _ Noes: Supervisors: ______________1 Non!:!.1 ______________________________________________________1 _ Excused or Absent: Supervisors: _None ______________________________________________________ _ Abstaining: Supervisor: _________ NQ11e. _______________________________________________________ . 1) X Approved as recommended 2) ___ Denied 3) ___ Approved as amended 4) ___ Other: MOTION: File No. THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF STANISLAUS AGENDA ITEM DEPT: Planning and Community Development BOARD AGENDA:5.2 AGENDA DATE: May 12, 2020 CONSENT CEO CONCURRENCE: 4/5 Vote Required: No SUBJECT: Approval to Close a 30-Day Public Comment Period, and Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider Approval of the Fiscal Year 2020-2025 Stanislaus Urban County Consolidated Plan; the Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Annual Action Plan; the Fiscal Year 2020-2025 Regional Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice; and the Filing of a Notice of Exemption STAFF RECOMMENDATION: 1. Close the 30-day public comment period and conduct a public hearing. 2. Approve the filing of a Notice of Exemption finding that the proposed approvals are Exempt under provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State Guidelines. 3. Approval of the Fiscal Year 2020-2025 Stanislaus Urban County Consolidated Plan (Con Plan); the Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Annual Action Plan (AAP); and the Fiscal Year 2020-2025 Regional Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AI) 4. Authorize the Director of Planning and Community Development to sign and submit to the Federal Housing and Urban Development (HUD) the Applications for Federal Assistance (SF-424 and SF-424D), and Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) Program certifications. 5. Authorize the County Chief Executive Officer to sign the Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Subrecipient Agreements with each Stanislaus Urban County member. 6. Authorize the County Chief Executive Officer to sign the Fiscal Year 2020-2021 City of Turlock/Stanislaus County HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Consortium Subrecipient Agreement. 7. Authorize the Director of Planning and Community Development to execute any related program agreements, contracts, or other documentation required for implementation of CDBG, ESG, HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), Neighborhood Stabilization Programs (NSP), and any other programs identified in the Annual Action Plan. This authorization includes the use of any program income in accordance with applicable program guidelines. 8. Authorize the Planning and Community Development Department to incorporate any comments received prior to the close of the public comment period and during the public hearing in the final documents and to make alterations to the documents as directed by HUD, provided alterations are technical in nature and do not alter the approved programs or funding allocations. DISCUSSION: This is a request to close the 30-day public comment period, and conduct a Public Hearing to consider approval of the Fiscal Year 2020-2025 Stanislaus Urban County Consolidated Plan (Con Plan), Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Annual Action Plan (AAP); and the Fiscal Year 2020-2025 Regional Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AI). Stanislaus County, in partnership with the cities of Ceres, Hughson, Newman, Oakdale, Patterson, Riverbank and Waterford form the Stanislaus Urban County for purposes of receiving Federal Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) and Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) Program funding. Stanislaus County is the “lead entity” with responsibility for implementing and administering CDBG and ESG funding. The City of Riverbank is joining the Stanislaus Urban County for the first time in Fiscal Year 2020-2021. The draft Con Plan has been prepared in partnership with the City Turlock as a Consortium Con Plan. The City of Turlock and the Stanislaus Urban County together form the City of Turlock/Stanislaus County HOME Investments Partnerships Program (HOME) Consortium for the purpose of receiving HUD HOME funding. The City of Turlock is also a HUD entitlement jurisdiction receiving HUD CDBG funding. In accordance with Federal regulations, the County’s Citizen Participation Plan for HUD funding requires a minimum 30-day public review period prior to Board of Supervisors consideration to approve the Con Plan, AAP, and AI. The draft documents were made available to the public on April 10, 2020 and notice of the public hearing, along with notice of the document availability, was published in The Modesto Bee on April 10, 2020, and the documents have been made available online at: http://www.stancounty.com/planning/ Since release of the documents for public review, minor changes that include grammatical edits, formatting, and information regarding community feedback have been added to the final draft Con Plan, AAP, and AI being considered for approval. In addition, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding information and an Empire Sidewalk project have been added to the Con Plan and the AAP. A discussion on the CARES funding and Empire project are provided later in this report. All edits are reflected in tracked changes, as applicable, in the attached Con Plan, AAP, and AI documents. Page 2 of 20 The Fiscal Year 2020-2025 Con Plan outlines the goals for utilizing CDBG, HOME, and ESG HUD entitlement funds to assist low income households and persons in the areas of housing, public infrastructure, public services and homeless assistance and prevention for the next five years for the Stanislaus Urban County. The AAP outlines the programs and projects to be funded during Fiscal Year 2020-2021 with CDBG, HOME and ESG funds throughout the Stanislaus Urban County. The AI is a County-wide analysis of impediments to fair housing and an assessment of local government’s laws, ordinances, statutes, and administrative policies as well as local conditions that affect the location, availability, and accessibility of housing. The AI includes the entire Stanislaus Urban County along with the cities of Modesto and Turlock. The AI has been prepared in partnership with the Stanislaus Urban County, the cities of Modesto and Turlock, and the Stanislaus Regional Housing Authority. Although the consolidated planning process and creation of the Con Plan, AAP, and AI has been conducted in partnership, it is important to note that all the partners will independently approve the documents. However, as a HOME Consortium, the Stanislaus Urban County is dependent on the City of Turlock’s submittal of the Con Plan to HUD before the Stanislaus Urban County can submit its AAP. The following is an overview, as it relates to the Stanislaus Urban County, of each document being presented to the Board of Supervisors for adoption: Fiscal Year 2020-2025 Stanislaus Urban County Consolidated Plan (Con Plan) The Con Plan has been developed in accordance with HUD's Citizen Participation regulations consisting of a community outreach process which included a series of community workshops, stakeholder meetings, a print and online survey, and private and public agency phone and email consultations. A complete summary of the community outreach process is provided in the Executive Summary and Consultation sections of the attached Con Plan. In Fiscal Year 2020-2021, the Urban County will be entering its nineteenth year as an Entitlement Jurisdiction for CDBG funds and the seventeenth year as a recipient of ESG funds. There are three specific goals for the CDBG/ESG programs. They are: 1. Provide decent housing; 2. Provide a suitable living environment; and, 3. Expand economic opportunities The proposed Con Plan was designed to address the above program goals by outlining the Stanislaus Urban County's needs and priorities for the plan period. CDBG program funds are designed to serve those at or below 80% of the Area Median Income (AMI). The current 80% AMI in Stanislaus County for one (1) person is $39,150 and a family of four (4) is $55,900. Page 3 of 20 Further, if a project benefits a specific neighborhood or community, at least 51% of the population within that geographic boundary must be within this targeted income group; this is known as an "area benefit activity" and recognized by HUD as a Low/Moderate Area (LMA). In cases where Urban County members would like to undertake area benefit activities that are not identified as a HUD recognized LMA, door-to-door income surveys of the project areas will be conducted to ensure that they meet the required LMA standards. The Fiscal Year 2020-2025 Con Plan identifies the following goals to address housing and community development needs: 1. Increase and improve supply of affordable