To: Dr. Beverly Brown, Community & Economic Development Committee Chairperson
From: Derek Bradshaw, Director
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RE: Approval of the 2024 Genesee County Action Plan
recommendation
BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
The Allocation Committee is recommending approval of the 2024 Action Plan and approval for Board of Commissioner’s Chairperson, James Avery, to sign the HUD grant submittal and acceptance forms including SF-424 forms, certifications, grant agreements, requests for release of funds (RROF), budget setup and subrecipient agreements.
BACKGROUND:
Staff has completed the 2024 Genesee County Action Plan for the Community Development Program. Contained within the Plan is a description of the needs within Genesee County and goals to address those needs utilizing Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funds.
DISCUSSION:
The needs and goals were based on the 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan. The Action Plan provides a detailed view of the proposed projects for Program Year 2024. The 2024 project list is included in the full Action Plan which can be viewed at the following link: http://gcmpc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Final-2024-Action-Plan-5.17.24.pdf The expected grant awards provided in the Action Plan are actual amounts for 2024 received from HUD. A comparison of awards for 2023 and 2024 is shown below:
The Action Plan has been made available to all participating local units of government in Genesee County during the public comment period between March 18th and April 19th, 2024, with a public hearing held on April 4th. Comments received have been included in the final plan. The plan was also made available at the GCMPC offices and on our website.
IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES:
No Impact on Human Resources.
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
HUD grant funds, no impact on general funds.
IMPACT ON FACILITIES:
No Impact on Facilities.
IMPACT ON TECHNOLOGY:
No Impact on Technology.
CONFORMITY TO COUNTY PRIORITIES:
All proposed CDBG, ESG and HOME projects will conform to at least one county priority, and many projects meet multiple priorities. A breakdown of how many projects meet each priority is listed below. 
TO THE HONORABLE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE GENESEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, GENESEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
BE IT RESOLVED, that this Board of County Commissioners of Genesee County, Michigan (this “Board”), accepts the 2024 Genesee County Action Plan and that the request by the Director of Planning to authorize submitting said Plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”), said submission being required in order to receive funding from HUD, is approved (a copy of the memorandum request, the 2024 Genese County Action Plan, and supporting documentation being on file with the official records of the June 5, 2024 meeting of the Community and Economic Development Committee of this Board).
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, by this Board that the request by the Director of Planning to submit grant applications, forms, certifications, and requests for release of funds (RROF), for the:
• Community Development Block Grant in the amount of $1,833,083
• HOME Investment Partnerships Grant in the amount of $812,013
• Emergency Solutions Grant in the amount of $155,609
is approved, and the Chairperson of the Board is authorized to execute the necessary HUD grant submittal and acceptance forms including SF-424 forms, certifications, grant agreements, requests for release of funds (RROF), budget setup, and subrecipient agreements on behalf of Genesee County.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, by this Board that the request by the Director of Planning to authorize creating the 2024 Community Development Program Budget, as detailed in the supporting documents, with the budget to be put into place to receive the anticipated Federal Community Development Entitlement funds of $2,800,705, is approved, and the Chief Financial Officer is directed to record the attached budget amendment.