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APPROVAL OF THE 2024 ACTION PLAN ELEMENT OF THE
DU PAGE COUNTY 2020-2024 CONSOLIDATED PLAN FOR HOUSING
AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
(Second Reading)
resolution
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WHEREAS, DuPage County has participated in the Community Development Block Grant program since 1975; and
WHEREAS, DuPage County has participated in the Emergency Shelter Grant program since 1987; and
WHEREAS, The Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2009 (“Hearth Act”), enacted into law on May 20, 2009, consolidated three of the separate homeless assistance programs administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act into a single grant program, and revised the Emergency Shelter Grant program and renamed it as the Emergency Solutions Grant (“ESG”) program; and
WHEREAS, DuPage County has participated in the HOME Investment Partnership program since 1992; and
WHEREAS, these programs will provide an approximate total of $5.8 million in new Federal funding to DuPage County in 2024, and the county will also have available approximately an additional $1 million in anticipated income and reallocated funds from previous years, said funds being available for Housing and Community Development activities benefiting low- and moderate-income persons, the homeless, and persons with Special needs; and
WHEREAS, a requirement of these programs is the preparation of a Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development (ConPlan); and
WHEREAS, the 2020-2024 ConPlan was adopted by the DuPage County Board on March 10, 2020 by Resolution HHS-R-0068-20; and
WHEREAS, a 2024 Action Plan element of the ConPlan, listing activities to be funded in the 2024 program year, is required; and
WHEREAS, 2024 Action Plan projects were approved by the DuPage Community Development Commission Executive Committee and HOME Advisory Group on January 2, 2024 and by the DuPage County Human Services Committee on January 16, 2024; and with a First reading performed by the County Board on January 23, 2024; and
WHEREAS, a 30-day public comment period was completed on February 2, 2024, and a public hearing was held on January 17, 2024, and, in accordance with federal regulations governing the development of consolidated plans, all comments and responses to comments were added to the plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the DuPage County Board hereby approves the 2024 Action Plan Element of the DuPage County Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development, which is incorporated by reference with this resolution; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Chair of the DuPage County Board is authorized and directed to sign said Action Plan on behalf of DuPage County and the clerk is hereby authorized and directed to attest to such signature and affix the official seal thereto; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Chair of the DuPage County Board is hereby authorized to approve amendments to said Action Plan as may be required by HUD; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chair of the DuPage County Board is hereby authorized and directed to sign each individual Agreement on behalf of DuPage County with municipalities and non-profit entities implementing specific projects identified in said Action Plan; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to attest to such execution of each individual Agreement on behalf of DuPage County with municipalities and non-profit entities implementing specific projects identified in said Action Plan and affix the official seal thereto; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Clerk be directed to send copies of each individual Agreement on behalf of DuPage County to each of the respective municipalities and non-profit entities implementing specific projects identified in said Action Plan and to the DuPage Community Development Commission.
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Enacted and approved this 13th of February 2024 at Wheaton, Illinois.
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DEBORAH A. CONROY, CHAIR
DU PAGE COUNTY BOARD
Attest: ___________________________________
JEAN KACZMAREK, COUNTY CLERK