HomeMy WebLinkAboutstaff report 12-19-17KITTITAS COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
AGENDA STAFF REPORT
AGENDA DATE: December 19, 2017
ACTION REQUESTED: Request the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) review and
approve Grant Agreements for 2018 allocating Homelessness and
Affordable Housing funds to help address homelessness and housing
needs in Kittitas County.
BACKGROUND: The HAHC received five Grant Applications requesting funding for
homelessness and affordable housing projects. The committee
submitted clarifying questions to the applicants and invited them to an
open public meeting on 9-20-17 to address these questions. The
HAHC reviewed the supplemental information provided by the
applicants and recommended to the BOCC allocating up to
$500,000.00 towards the Homelessness and Affordable Housing
grants; ($400,000.00 from the Homelessness account and $100,000.00
from the Affordable Housing account).
INTERACTION: During the BOCC regularly scheduled Agenda Meeting on 10-17-17,
the BOCC approved allocating up to $500,000.00 towards the
Homelessness and Affordable Housing grants; $400,000.00 from the
Homelessness account and $100,000.00 from the Affordable Housing
account.
RECOMMENDATION: Review and approve Grant Agreements for 2018 projects allocating
Homelessness and Affordable Housing funds to help address
homelessness and housing needs in Kittitas County.
HANDLING: Original – Clerk of the Board
Copy – Homelessness and Affordable Housing Committee
ATTACHMENTS: HAHC Recommendation
Grant Agreements with Attachments
LEAD STAFF: Debbie Myers, Clerk
Homelessness and Affordable Housing Committee