Background
On July 25, 2023, the Board of Supervisors received an update on the American Rescue Plan (ARP) and a set of recommendations from staff for the use of the remaining funding. At that time, staff recommended setting aside $500,000 for the Community Benefit Equal Allocation Plan. The Plan equally allocated a portion of that funding to each of the five supervisorial districts, allowing each Supervisor to provide grants to local Community-Based Organizations (CBO) operating within their districts. The Board approved the plan at that meeting, further augmenting the funding to a total of $750,000.
A brief description of the funding proposal follows:
Playground in El Rio Villa
This agreement would provide $50,000 from District 2 to New Hope Development Corporation, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that supports affordable housing in Yolo County. Yolo County Housing is also involved in this project, and the funds will be utilized to build a new playground in the El Rio Villa housing community in Winters. The old playground had to be taken down due to safety concerns. The $50,000 investment will help match the HUD funding and contributions from other sources to fund the playground for the children living in El Rio Villa.
Recommended Action
Staff are requesting authority to complete and sign the agreement with the named organization in the amount described above. The agreement will utilize the language shown in Att. A. Agreement Template.
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