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To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	John Kopchik, Director, Conservation & Development Department
Date:	February 9, 2016

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Authorization to apply for California Department of Housing and Community Developments' Housing Related Parks Program grant funds

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 02/09/2016

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

ABSENT:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor

Contact:

Kristine Solseng (925) 674-7809

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: February 9, 2016
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

ADOPT Resolution No. 2016/69 to Authorize and Direct the Conservation and Development Director, or designee, to:

SUBMIT to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), the Housing Related Parks (HRP) Program Application Package for the 2015 Designated Program Year in an amount not to exceed $158,400; and

EXECUTE a Standard Agreement with HCD in an amount not to exceed $158,400, and any and all other documents required or deemed necessary or appropriate to secure the HRP Program Grant from HCD.

RECOMMENDATION(S): (CONT'D)

FISCAL IMPACT:

No impact to the County General Fund. All project costs will be funded by revenue from grant funds from California Department of Housing and Community Development's Housing Related Parks Program.

BACKGROUND:

In October 2015, California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) released a notification of funding availability (NOFA) for $35 million in grant funding under its Housing-Related Parks (HRP) Program.

The HRP program is funded through the passage of Proposition 1C (the Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund Act of 2006) which creates an incentive for local governments to build affordable housing by providing the reward of grant funds to meet the need for park facilities in their communities. The grant funds are available on a noncompetitive basis with the award determined by a formula consisting of the number of bedrooms constructed and affordable units available plus bonus funds awarded based on location of the housing units, location of proposed project, and implementation of the jurisdictions Housing Element. Eligible units must be in unincorporated Contra Costa County and have building permits issued between 2010 and 2015.

Based on the formula provided by HCD the County is eligible for an estimated $158,400, based on the development of the following affordable housing projects.

Eligible HRP Program Affordable Housing Development


Project	Community	Units	Bedrooms
El Rincon	Bay Point	9	27
Scattered Sites	Bay Point	2	6
Muir Ridge	Pacheco	12	39

Proposed Parks
The proposed projects are located in the communities where the housing is located and include trail improvements along the Bay Point Regional Trail Shoreline ($76,650) and improvements to the Las Juntas Elementary School district play field in Pacheco ($83,850). Projects were identified using information gathered by staff in developing the expenditure plan for Measure WW local park funds.

If awarded, the Department of Conservation and Development will enter into agreements with East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) and Martinez Unified School District (MUSD) to implement the grant funding

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Without Board approval, the Conservation and Development Director, or designee, will not enter into a Standard Agreement with HSD and would not be eligible to receive the HRPP grant funds.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

The proposed project will support the following community outcomes established in the Children's Report Card: 1) Children and youth are healthy and prepaparing for a productive adulthood; 2) Families are safe, stable, and nurturing; 3) Communities are safe and provide a high quality of life for children and families.