2019 Action Plan of the Consolidated Plan (2015 - 2019)

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L • • Executive Summary AP -05 Executive Summary - 24 CFR 91.200(c), 91.220(b) 1. Introduction The County of Hawai'i is required to submit a Consolidated Plan (CP) to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in order to receive its Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds. The purpose of the County's CP is to ensure that jurisdictions receiving direct federal assistance utilize and develop a plan for its housing and related needs of very low-, low-, and moderate -income families in a way that improves the availability and affordability of decent, safe and sanitary housing within a suitable living environment. The County's CP has three major sections: Housing & Special Needs Housing; Homeless; and Community Development. The County's CP provides goals, priorities, needs, and data used to develop the plan for how the County intends to administer the HUD CDBG Program. The State of Hawai'i's CP provides background, direction, and a plan for how the State intends to administer HUD's Home Investment Partnership Program (HOME), National Housing Trust Fund (HTF), Emergency Solution Grant (ESG), and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) to assist in meeting the housing needs of Hawai'i's citizens. HOME and HTF funds are allocated between three neighbor -island counties on a three year rotation. The County's Office of Housing and Community Development (OHCD) reviewed the 2016 Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing and noted the following impediments were listed: • Not allowing Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU). • Disallowance of multiple kitchens in house design. • "Not in My Backyard" opposition to special needs group housing. 2. Summarize the objectives and outcomes identified in the Plan This could be a restatement of items or a table listed elsewhere in the plan or a reference to another location. It may also contain any essential items from the housing and homeless needs assessment, the housing market analysis or the strategic plan. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) PROGRAM The County of Hawaii anticipates that the County's 2019 CDBG allocation will be $2,500,000.00. In addition, the County anticipates receiving $100,000.00 of program income from the Residential Repair OMB Control No. 2506-0117 (exp 06/30/2018) Annual Action Plan 1 2019