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Adopt a resolution to:
a. Enter into a Joint Exercise of Powers Agreements and Cooperation Agreements (JPA and CA) with Gonzales, Greenfield, Marina, and Sand City to participate in Monterey County's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Urban County Consortium for the period of July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2028;
b. Authorize the County Administrative Officer to sign the JPA and CA;
c. Authorize the County Administrative Officer to make minor modifications to the JPA and CA as necessary to comply with federal requirements and as directed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); and,
d. Authorize the Housing and Community Development Director to submit the JPA and CA and other necessary documents to HUD to requalify for and receive direct entitlement funds as an Urban County.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Enter into a Joint Exercise of Powers Agreements and Cooperation Agreements (JPA and CA) with Gonzales, Greenfield, Marina, and Sand City to participate in Monterey County's CDBG Urban County Consortium for the period of July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2028;
b. Authorize the County Administrative Officer to sign the JPA and CA;
c. Authorize the County Administrative Officer to make minor modifications to the JPA and CA as necessary to comply with federal requirements and as directed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); and,
d. Authorize the Housing and Community Development Director to submit the JPA and CA and other necessary documents to HUD to requalify for and receive direct entitlement funds as an Urban County.
SUMMARY:
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) qualified Monterey County as an Urban County Consortium for entitlement purposes on November 1, 2012. The County is required to requalify as an entitlement community every three years. On its own, Monterey County does not a qualify as an entitlement community and must therefore form an Ur...
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