HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0874.002 2018-2020 Harry Kim
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Mayor ,�; .T '.,..• Duane ilosaka
Housing Administrator
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Managing Director ye•t-_ .t Aliso A.Hanselman
Assistant Housing Administrator
Barbara S.Kossow • «or , •
Deputy Managing Director
County of Hawaii
Office of Housing and Community Development
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April 21,2020
MEMORANDUM
TO: Chair Aaron Chung
and Hawaii County Council Members --
FROM: DUANE HOSAKA
Housing Administrator
RE: Bill 159: Appropriates revenues in the Federal -- CDBG COVID-19 account
($1,543,033); and appropriates the same to the CDBG COVID-19 account. Funds
would be used to prevent, prepare,and respond to the impact of the COVID-19
pandemic
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The Office of Housing and Community Development(OHCD)would like to submit the
following supporting information for Council's favorable consideration of Bill 159.
Hawaii County will receive a special allocation of$1,543,033 in federal Community
Development Block Grant(CDBG-CV)funding to prevent, prepare and respond to the impact of
the COVID-19 pandemic from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
(HUD).
In order for the County to receive these funds, OHCD must amend the 2015-2019 Consolidated
Plan and 2019 Action Plan,which will be presented to Council at the next meeting on May 6,
2020 when we ask you to authorize the Mayor to execute and submit these amended plans to
1-IUD. We are trying to fast track the process which normally takes months so we can quickly
expend these COVID-19 funds for those most impacted in our community.
In order to expeditiously utilize these funds to meet the urgent needs of Hawaii County in
addressing the COVID-19 pandemic,the County will determine how this funding will be used
instead of the traditional Request for Proposal solicitations. The County's focus will be to
support organizations that provide food to the community and to provide assistance for rent and
mortgage payments,all to benefit Low-and Moderate-income persons or groups within the
County. OHCD will post a public notice of the selected projects with a reduced 5-day public
comment period approved by HUD.
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