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Receive an American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Subject Matter Workgroup presentation regarding affordable housing projects and programs and consider providing further direction
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors receive an American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Subject Matter Workgroup presentation and consider providing further direction on Affordable Housing recovery project and program options.
SUMMARY:
At the direction of the Board, the County Administrator's Office has been working with various Subject Matter Workgroups to bring forward project options under eligible categories of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds for Board discussion and further direction. This presentation brings forward a package of seven programs and projects in the ARPA-eligible categories identified by the Board under the topic area of Affordable Housing recovery project options.
The Subject Matter Workgroup reviewed and discussed proposals that span different areas of affordable housing programs and projects that were provided to the County by a variety of organizations and included several from the Workgroup itself. Each of the proposals included in this presentation align with the 1-2-4 Framework presented by the Regional Impact Council and accepted by the Board on February 1, 2022. They also meet the highest levels of needs in the community as identified by the Solano County Human Services Needs Assessment.
In addition to the unsolicited proposals received, the Cities within the County were contacted to determine if there were any potential opportunities for partnerships on affordable housing projects that should be presented to the Board for consideration. Proposals were received from the Cities of Benicia, Fairfield, and Vallejo, and are included in either this Workgroup's presen...
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