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Home My WebLink AboutRES 384 Draft 01 2024-2026COUNTY OF HAWAI`I RESOLUTION NO. STATE OF HAWAPI 384 25 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE OFFICE OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO AWARD FOUR GRANTS FOR PROGRAMS ADDRESSING AFFORDABLE HOUSING. WHEREAS, Chapter 2, Article 25, Section 2-139(a)(3)(A) of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended) (hereinafter "the Code") provides that grants awarded "in excess of $25,000 to nonprofit organizations shall specifically identify the organization receiving the grant funds and the purpose for which the grant funds shall be used in a resolution"; and WHEREAS, Chapter 2, Article 25, Section 2-139(a)(3)(B) of the Code provides that grants awarded "in excess of $25,000 to organizations that do not qualify as nonprofit organizations shall. specifically identify the purpose for which the funds shall be used in a resolution and be subject to competition in compliance with chapter 103D of the Hawaii Revised Statutes"; and WHEREAS, Chapter 11, Article 2, Section I 1-21 of the Code provides that at least $5,000,000 per year shall be appropriated for the Office of Housing and Community Development (hereinafter "OHCD") to facilitate programs that support affordable housing production; and WHEREAS, OHCD was appropriated $5,000,000 for the current fiscal year 2025-2026 and reappropriated an additional $7,324,493.51 from unused administrative funds and previously funded projects, for a total of $12,324,493.51, less administrative costs of $437,047; and WHEREAS, OHCD wishes to award a total of $8,190,100 to the organizations and in the amounts as identified in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference; and WHEREAS, OHCD held two public meetings on March 12 and 13, 2025, and subsequently conducted a county -wide survey to gather community feedback on the County's affordable housing needs; and WHEREAS, analysis of public input determined that, for this funding cycle, OHCD shall prioritize, in order of importance: 1. Assisting "Gap Group" families that struggle to afford market -rate housing but do not qualify for housing assistance programs; 2. Providing homeownership opportunities through programs promoting community stability, including initiatives for first-time home buyers; and 3. Maintaining the County's existing affordable housing units by renovating rental and owner -occupied units to meet living standards; and WHEREAS, on May 5, 2025, OHCD issued a Request for Proposals to solicit qualified proposals from various organizations to assist the County with carrying out its affordable housing priorities; and WHEREAS, the project proposals were reviewed in accordance with the competitive procurement requirements of chapter 103D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, and OHCD's Administrative Rules for Affordable Housing Production Program, Chapter 3-4; and WHEREAS, the selected organizations meet the eligibility requirements stated in Section 2- 137 of the Code, and are the best candidates to administer projects addressing affordable housing; now, therefore BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI`I that, in accordance with Section 2-139 of the Code, the grant awards as identified in Exhibit A are hereby approved. BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shalt transmit a copy of this resolution to the Honorable C. Kimo Alameda, Mayor of the County of Hawaii; William V. Brilhante, Jr., Managing Director; Diane "I'. Nakagawa, Director of Finance; and Kchaulani M. Costa, Housing Administrator. Dated at Hilo , Hawai`i, this 3rd day of December , 20 25 INTRODUCED Y: COUNCIL EMBER, OUNTY OF HAWAI`I COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawaii Hilo, Hawaii 1 hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted b the COUNCIL of the County of'Hawai`i on December 2025 ATTEST: �rYCI.ER CHAIRPERSON &PRESIDING OFFICER 2 ROLL CALL 'VOTE AYES1 NOES ABS EX GALIMBA X HUSTACE X INABA X KAGIWADA X KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X K[ERKIE%Af[CZ X KIMBALL X ONISHI X VILLEGAS X 8 0 1 0 Refere„ce: G-601/FG -108 RESOLUTION NO. —84 NIGII��IIYlllllllilR Exhibit A - County of Hawai'i Grant Awards Other Organizations Organization Purpose Awarded Ho'omalu at Waikoloa LP (Stanford Carr) Development of affordable multi -family housing $3,000,000 Non -Profits Organization Purpose Awarded Housing and Land Enterprise of Hawaii County Development of affordable single-family housing $300,000 Hawaiian Community Assets Inc Acquisition of property for affordable housing, utilizing a rent- (HCA) to -own model with financial assistance to support $4,100,000 homeownership Hawaii Community Lending Inc Financial assistance for homeownership through deferred- $790,100 (HCL) payment loans Total: $8,190,100* *Funding Source: The Affordable Housing Production Fund (Ordinance 22-77).