Report Prepared by: Kimberly Nutt, Housing Program Supervisor, Housing Division/Development Services Department)
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SUBJECT: Subrecipient Agreement Between the City of Merced and Habitat for Humanity Merced/Stanislaus Counties for the "A Brush With Kindness" Homeowner Occupied Rehabilitation Program Utilizing Program Year 2022 and 2023 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funding
REPORT IN BRIEF
Considers approval of a new subrecipient agreement with Habitat for Humanity Merced/Stanislaus Counties to reinstate the previous homeowner occupied rehabilitation (OOR) program that expired on June 30, 2025, and through the new agreement, extend the previous OOR program an additional two years in order to provide appropriate time to complete rehabilitation projects already in progress and extend the expenditure deadlines of the previously allocated CDBG funding totaling $300,000.
RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion:
A. Approving the Subrecipient Agreement Between the City of Merced and Habitat for Humanity, Merced/Stanislaus Counties for the Community Development Block Grant Single Unit Homeowner Occupied Rehabilitation "A Brush With Kindness" Program; and,
B. Authorizing the City Manager to execute all associated documents and agreements.
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ALTERNATIVES
1. Approve, as recommended by staff; or,
2. Approve, subject to conditions other than recommended by staff (identify specific findings and/or conditions to be addressed in the motion); or,
3. Deny; or,
4. Refer to staff for reconsideration of specific items (specific items to be addressed in the motion); or,
5. Continue to a future meeting (date and time to be specified in the motion).
AUTHORITY
Section 200 of the City of Merced Charter, City of Merced 2022 and 2023 Annual Action Plans, and Title 24 of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, Part 570.
CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES
The homeowner rehabilitation projects associated with the prog...
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