Title
Approve delegation of the responsibilities of the Certifying Officer described in 24 C.F.R. 58.13, to authorize the Planning Director or his named designee to certify legally required environmental review of Urban County activities on behalf of the County
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Approve delegation of the responsibilities of the Certifying Officer described in 24 C.F.R. 58.13, to authorize the Planning Director or his named designee to certify legally required environmental review of Urban County activities on behalf of the County
SUMMARY:
The County has been designated as an Urban County by HUD and thereby receives annual funding to carry out both services/programs and projects. A requirement of receiving this funding is to undertake review of the potential environmental impacts of all services/programs and projects. Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. section 12838 and implementing regulations, HUD requires that the County, as a recipient of HUD funding, designate a Certifying Officer to be responsible for environmental review. The County's Certifying Officer is currently the County Administrative Officer. The Board is asked to authorize the County Administrative Officer to delegate those responsibilities to the County Planning Director, in order to increase efficiency and ensure compliance with federal and state environmental protection laws.
DISCUSSION:
HUD makes annual funding awards to participating jurisdictions. The Urban County process is to issue a public Notice of Funding Availability, review submitted applications, and make recommendations regarding allocation of funds to the Urban County Ad Hoc Committee. The Ad Hoc Committee, in turn, recommends recipients and funding amounts to the Board of Supervisors for their consideration and action. Once approved by the Board, all services/programs and projects must undergo environmental review in order to proceed. Review can be relatively simple...
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