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Approve Amending the HOME Investment Partnership American Rescue Plan Allocation Plan.
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Staff:
Department:
Sarah Osmer Vi?as, Director
Affordable Housing and Community Connections
Nate Broman-Fulks, Assistant Director
Megan Culp, Community Development Program Manager
Overview: The purpose of this item is to approve a proposed amendment to the HOME Investment Partnership American Rescue Plan (ARP) Allocation Plan approved by Council on February 15, 2023. HUD requires one modification to the HOME-ARP Allocation Plan for approval. This amendment is designed to bring the approved plan in alignment with HUD requirements.
Recommendation(s):
That the Council:
* Approve the Amended HOME Investment Partnerships American Rescue Plan Program Allocation Plan.
* Authorize this plan to be incorporated into the annual update to the 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Summary of Modifications to the HOME-ARP Allocation Plan:
* HOME-ARP funding must be used for projects that serve four Qualifying Populations:
o Homeless;
o At-risk of homelessness;
o Fleeing, or attempting to flee, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or human trafficking;
o Other populations where providing supportive services or assistance would prevent homelessness or housing instability.
* The Plan approved by all jurisdictions in Orange County in February included a preference to serve homeless households. This would be accomplished by prioritizing projects that use Coordinated Entry (CE) to identify tenants for units developed using HOME-ARP funds. Coordinated Entry is the method the Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness Continuum of Care (CoC) uses for prioritizing referral services.
* Upon reviewing the HOME-ARP Allocation Plan, HUD staff notified Orange County, that HUD would not approve the Plan because Coordinated Entry is not an approved prioritization method for Affordable Rental Deve...
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