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Form #: B-52 <br /> 7/18/91 <br /> DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE <br /> REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br /> DEPARTMENT: Office of Housing and Community Dev. DATE: 3/14/14 <br /> STAFF CONTACT: Noel Fujimoto PHONE: 961-8379 <br /> A. REQUEST: <br /> The Office of Housing and Community Development (OHCD) is requesting a bill for an ordinance to <br /> appropriate additional Program Year(PY) 2013 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)funds of <br /> $127,655.00. The additional CDBG grant funds of$127,655.00 will be used for the following activities: <br /> Removal of Architectural Barriers -Americans with Disabilities Act <br /> Compliance -Various County Facilities $75,000.00 <br /> Boys and Girls Club of the Big Island - Certified Kitchen Construction $52,655.00 <br /> B. BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION (USE ADDITIONAL SHEETS AS NEEDED): <br /> The original appropriation ordinance for PY2013 CDBG funds reflected an anticipated amount of <br /> $2,500,000.00. When the County received the actual amount from the U.S. Department of Housing and <br /> Urban Development (HUD) it was $2,627,655.00. The additional CDBG funds of$127,655.00 will be utilized <br /> for accessibility improvements in a County facility and construction of a certified kitchen in the Boys and Girls <br /> Club of the Big Island. Both of these projects will benefit persons of low and moderate income from the <br /> island of Hawaii. <br /> The OHCD is requesting approval of the attached appropriation ordinance by the Finance Committee, and its <br /> recommendation for adoption by the Hawaii County Council. The OHCD emphasizes that no county General <br /> Funds are involved in these transactions. <br /> SIGNED: igt DATE: <br /> '3 --2-4011`4 <br /> Department Head <br />