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WHEREAS, in March 2024, the OHCD held two public meetings to gather community feedback on the County's affordable housing needs; and WHEREAS, on May 1, 2024, the OHCD issued a Request for Proposals ("RFP") to solicit qualified proposals from nonprofit organizations and organizations that do not qualify as nonprofit organizations to assist the County of Hawai'i with carrying out the affordable housing goals and priorities; and WHEREAS, the project proposals were reviewed in accordance with the competitive procurement requirements of chapter 103D, Hawai'i Revised Statutes, and the Affordable Housing Production Program Administrative Rules §3-4 Grant Selection Process; and WHEREAS, the organizations, specified in "Exhibit A", met the eligibility requirements stated in Section 2-137 of the Hawaii County Code, and were selected as the best candidates to administer projects addressing affordable housing; and WHEREAS, the OHCD wishes to provide a total of $13,275,000 to the organizations as outlined in "Exhibit A" to support the program's objectives of increasing, sustaining, and expanding affordable housing production in the County of Hawaii; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAN, in accordance with Chapter 2, Article 25, Sections 2-138(b)(6), the OHCD has approval to award grant funds totaling $13,275,000 to various organizations as specified in "Exhibit A" to administer projects addressing affordable housing.