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C.23

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Melinda Cervantes, County Librarian
Date:	January 7, 2020

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Grant in the amount of $195,000 from the City of Antioch for CDBG funds

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 01/07/2020

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

925-608-7790

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 7, 2020
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Librarian, or designee, to apply for and accept a grant in the amount of $195,000 from the City of Antioch to provide a new HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) system at the Antioch Library.

FISCAL IMPACT:

No Library Fund match.

BACKGROUND:

The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program is funded by the federal government through the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The primary objective of this program is to help develop viable urban communities through the provision of decent housing, a suitable living environment, and economic opportunity, principally for low and moderate income persons.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

The City of Antioch joins the cities of Concord, Pittsburg, Walnut Creek, and the Urban County on behalf of all the other cities, to form the Contra Costa HOME and CDBG Consortium. Together these jurisdictions cover all of Contra Costa County and have a joint, integrated funding application for these funds.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If the grant is not applied for and monies are not received, the current aging and insufficient HVAC system at the library will continue to run at suboptimal levels and risks becoming inoperable in the near future. An inoperable HVAC system would mean the Antioch Library could not serve as a cooling center or potentially a warming center for people experiencing homelessness. Additionally, it will be unable to provide a comfortable environment for its patrons.