Executive/Council Action Form (ECAF)
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Motion 24-255, amending the 2019 Annual Action Plan to allocate supplemental Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus Funding
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DEPARTMENT: Human Services
ORIGINATOR: Debra May
EXECUTIVE RECOMMENDATION: Lacey Harper 6/12/24
PURPOSE: Approve a motion to amend the 2019 Annual Action Plan.
BACKGROUND: Public Review and Comment: Snohomish County is the representative member of the Snohomish County Urban County Consortium (Consortium) for purposes of application, receipt, and administration of federal grant funds under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Program.
Pursuant to Council Motion 19-093, the 2019 Annual Action Plan was approved on May 1, 2019.
On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act made available $5 billion in supplemental Community Development Block Grant - Coronavirus funds (CDBG-CV) funds nationally. The U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) allocated $4,925,992 to Snohomish County Consortium, consisting of $1,830,114 in CDBG-CV1 and $3,095,878 in CDBG-CV3 funds.
Pursuant to Council Motion 19-093, the 2019 Annual Action Plan was approved on May 1, 2019.
Pursuant to Motion No. 21-151, approved July 28, 2021, Snohomish County Council allocated $619,176 in CDBG-CV3 for proposed public facilities and infrastructure projects with the instruction to publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)
The Project will be used for classes on prevention, response, and mitigation of COVID-19 and any variant of the virus. The building will additionally serve as an education, vaccine administration, and monitoring facility, as well as an emergency site for the area. The building will be equipped with education tools including a modern projector system, web cameras, and a sound system which would allow the District to provide classes on COVID-19, any...
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