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To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	John Kopchik, Director, Conservation & Development Department
Date:	June 21, 2022

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS First Amendment to Grant Agreement between the City of Oakland and County of Contra Costa

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 06/21/2022

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:

Kristin Sherk 925-655-2889

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: June 21, 2022
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Conservation and Development Director, or designee, to enter into a First Amendment to Grant Agreement between the City of Oakland and Contra Costa County for the 2020 Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program to extend the term from June 30, 2022 through June 30, 2023.

FISCAL IMPACT:

No General Fund Impact. HOPWA funds are provided through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to the City of Oakland, as administering agent.
HOPWA CFDA No. 14.241

BACKGROUND:

The National Affordable Housing Act (Public Law 101-625, approved November 28, 1990) authorizes the HOPWA Program to provide states and localities with resources to devise long-term comprehensive strategies for meeting the housing needs of persons living with HIV/AIDS and related diseases.

The City of Oakland (City) is the HOPWA grant recipient for Alameda and Contra Costa counties. The City allocates HOPWA funds between the counties based on the number of households with someone with HIV/AIDS. These funds may be used for site acquisition, rehabilitation and new construction of affordable housing, as well as supportive services, housing information services, rent, mortgage and utility subsidies, and certain other housing related activities for low-income persons living with HIV/AIDS Countywide.

The Department of Conservation and Development requests that the Board of Supervisors approve the attached First Amendment to the HOPWA Grant Agreement (Amendment) in substantially final form, subject to final approval as to form by County Counsel. The only change is to amend the term beginning July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2023. The City had requested the amendment to reflect a procedural change to the term of the Grant Agreement. The typical term of these HOPWA Grant Agreements are for three years. The 2020 HOPWA Grant Agreement was executed with only a two-year term. The First Amendment to the HOPWA Grant Agreement amends the term to the normally approved three-year term from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2023.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If the Board does not approve the First Amendment to the HOPWA Grant Agreement with the City, the existing Agreement between the County and the City would expire June 30, 2022, and low-income persons living with HIV/AIDS in the County would lose access to vital housing and supportive services.