HomeMy WebLinkAboutHAHC_2018_Grant_Resolution_11282018BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COUNTY OF KITTITAS
STATE OF WASHINGTON
RESOLUTION
NO. 2018-______
RESOLUTION IMPLEMENTING PREVIOUSLY PASSED RESOLUTION 2017-007
AND AMENDING RESOLUTION 2018-172 AWARDING FUNDING FOR HOMELESS
AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING GRANT #HH-AH-2018-05-SPURLING PLACE
WHEREAS: The Kittitas County Board has previously enacted Resolutions #2017-007
and #2018-172 Authorizing Allocation of Funds Toward the Spurling Court Housing
Project (now known as “Spurling Place”) in the amount of $500,000 (Five Hundred
Thousand Dollars); and
WHEREAS: this Amendment is necessary to reflect the intent of the County and
HopeSource as to the legal structure of the entities engaged in implementing the project;
and
WHEREAS: This Resolution is intended to amend Resolution #2018-172 to implement
the provisions of Homeless and Affordable Housing Grant # HH-AH-2018-05 as revised
to include an “Exhibit A” effective November 16, 2018, a copy of which is attached
hereto and incorporated by reference; and
WHEREAS: The County Board has concluded based upon the terms of Affordable
Housing Grant # HH-AH-2018-05 that this is not an advance disbursement of funds, but
a disbursement to be applied to expenditures already made; and
WHEREAS: This expenditure is to be made from the funds collected for Affordable
Housing pursuant to RCW 36.22.178 and Homeless Housing Assistance pursuant to
RCW 36.22.179/.1791; and
WHEREAS: Funding was to be made available starting November 19, 2018 upon
approval of resolution 2018-172; and
WHEREAS: The project application sets aside up to 50% of the units for the homeless
as described in the above referenced “Exhibit A”; and
WHEREAS: The Grant amount is far less than 10% of the anticipated project cost; and
WHEREAS: The Kittitas County Auditor’s Office has advised this Board as to the
resources available from the funds created by RCW 36.22.178, .179, and .1791,
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the Kittitas County Board of
Commissioners hereby again approves allocation of the sum of $500,000 (Five Hundred
Thousand Dollars) to HopeSource for the purpose of supporting the Spurling Place
project and its purpose in providing housing for the homeless and those who are at risk of
becoming homeless as a result of being “very low-income households” and “extremely
low-income households”. The funds to be allocated shall be $________ from the account
holding funds from the surcharge created pursuant to RCW 36.22.178, and $________
from the account holding funds from the surcharges created pursuant to R CW 36.22.179
and 36.22.1791. The total funds shall be disbursed by the Auditor’s Office on
________________, or as soon thereafter as possible once all required documents have
been properly provided to the Board and Auditor. This is the same sum previously
approved, not an additional sum. No disbursement shall be made prior to those
documents having been properly provided.
ADOPTED this day of 2018.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Laura Osiadacz, Chairwoman
Obie O’Brien, Vice-Chair
Cory Wright, Commissioner
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Douglas R. Mitchell, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
☐ Clerk of the Board- Julie Kjorsvik
☐ Deputy Clerk of the Board- Mandy Buchholz