Lake County Gazette

Lake County Health and Community Services Committee met June 25

Here is the agenda provided by the committee:

1. Call to Order

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Roll Call of Members

4. Addenda to the Agenda

5. Public Comment

6. Chair's Remarks

7. Unfinished Business

8. New Business

CONSENT AGENDA (Items 8.1 - 8.3)

*MINUTES*

8.1 24-0816

Committee action approving the Health and Community Services Committee minutes for June 4, 2024.

HCS 6.4.24 Final Minutes

*COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT*

8.2 24-0786

Joint resolution accepting the Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and authorizing an emergency appropriation in the amount of $8,002 for grant and program administration.

• Lake County was awarded $8,002 in grant funds from FEMA for administration of EFSP Phase 41 services addressing housing instability and food insecurity for Lake County residents.

• Phase 41 applies to the period October 1, 2022, through December 31, 2024.

• The $8,002 in grant funding has not been previously appropriated because the grant resources were secured after the County’s adoption of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 budget.

Emergency Appropriation 2024-07 - EFSP

8.3 24-0787

Joint resolution accepting the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) from Illinois Department of Human Services and authorizing an emergency appropriation in the amount of $28,536 for grant administration and management of the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS).

• The $28,536 in grant funds covers a portion of the HMIS Administrator position, which provides grant administration and management of the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS).

• The $28,536 in grant funding has not been previously appropriated because the grant resources were secured after the County’s adoption of the Fiscal Year 2024 budget.

Emergency Appropriation 2024-07 - IL ESG

REGULAR AGENDA

*HEALTH DEPARTMENT*

8.4 24-0809

Joint resolution accepting the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services grant and authorizing an emergency appropriation in the amount of $625,000 for the Care Coordination and Support grant.

• The $625,000 Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services grant will be used to fund two new positions, supplies, contractual services, computer equipment, and offset existing staff salary and fringe benefits.

• The $625,000 in additional grant funding has not been previously appropriated because the grant resources were secured after the County’s adoption of the Fiscal Year 2024 budget.

• The grant award will be for the period October 1, 2022 through March 31, 2025.

• If grant funding for the positions and services end, and new funding is not secured, the positions and services will be eliminated.

IDHFS CCSO Grant EA $625K

*COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT*

8.5 24-0632

Joint Resolution authorizing the submission of an application to the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) for the purpose of the development of a fixed site shelter in Waukegan, Illinois.

• Lake County Community Development is proposing to apply for $2,000,000 to support PADS of Lake County for the development of a fixed-site shelter located at 3633 Lewis Avenue in Waukegan.

• The Illinois DCEO made $15,000,000 available to support construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or acquisition of property for homeless shelters.

• Lake County is submitting the grant application on behalf of PADS Lake County, because eligible applicants are limited to Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) entitlement communities.

CDBG-CV2 Waukegan Application 2024

8.6 24-0801

Joint Resolution authorizing the submission of an application to the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) for the purpose of the development of a fixed site shelter in Gurnee, Illinois.

• Lake County is proposing to apply for $2,000,000 to support PADS of Lake County for the development of a fixed-site shelter located at 3740 Grand Avenue in Gurnee.

• The Illinois DCEO made $15,000,000 available to support construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or acquisition of property for homeless shelters.

• Lake County is submitting the grant application on behalf of PADS Lake County, because eligible applicants are limited to Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) entitlement communities.

GURNEE - CDBG-CV - Application Packet AGENDA

8.7 24-0704

United Way Lake County - 211 System Overview and Performance Metrics Presentation.

• On April 2, 2024, the Health and Community Services (HCS) Committee approved an agreement with United Way Lake County for 211 information and referral services in the amount of $125,000 of Video Gaming Revenue (VGR) funds.

• The HCS Committee requested additional information on the 211 System with a focus on performance metrics.

UWLC Analytics Dashboard FY 2024

211 Lake County Health Services Committee Presentation 06042024

8.8 24-0628

Joint resolution approving the United States Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) Program Year (PY) 2024 proposed Annual Action Plan (AAP), an emergency appropriation of $29,947 of CDBG and HOME Program income, and $4,574,316 in funding recommendations.

• Lake County is the recipient of HUD Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) entitlement funding in the amount of $4,544,369.

• This resolution includes approval of an emergency appropriation of $29,947 of CDBG and HOME Program income to be included as part of the PY 2024 AAP funding.

• As a condition of entitlement funds HUD requires the development and submission of an AAP detailing planned activities and expenditures.

• PY2024 AAP includes $4,574,316 of funding recommendations and was approved by the Lake County House and Community Development Commission (HCDC) on June 12, 2024.

PY24 AAP_DRAFT

Emergency Appropriation 2024-07 PY2024

8.9 24-0635

Joint resolution approving the Program Year (PY) 2024 Lake County Affordable Housing Program (LCAHP) grant awards in the amount of $282,250.

• In December 2023, Lake County Community Development received applications for eligible affordable housing programs and projects.

• There are $282,250 LCAHP Funds available to distribute, which include, $270,000 budgeted in Fiscal Year 2024 for Affordable Housing, a partial PY 2023 reallocation of $11,250, and $1,000 in program revenue from Prairie View Apartments.

• Funding recommendations include $90,000 to Habitat for Humanity of Lake County, $160,333 to Community Partners for Affordable Housing, $11,250 to Coalition Legal, and $20,667 for ineligible CDBG acquisitions costs in a prior year award.

LCAHP PY24 Funding Recs

8.10 24-0648

Joint resolution reallocating $1,164,772 of U.S. Treasury Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA2) funds to support the development of affordable rental housing.

• Through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Lake County was appropriated $16,444,987 of ERA2 funds.

• The ERA2 enabling statute allows eligible grantees to allocate unobligated ERA2 funds to support the development of affordable rental housing.

• On January 16, 2024, the Lake County Board approved the balance of unobligated ERA2 funds ($1,164,772) to support two affordable housing projects, Midlothian Manor Apartments and Starling Senior Apartments.

• Delays to Midlothian Manor project have resulted in uncertainty for the project to meet the September 30, 2025, ERA2 obligation deadline.

• To ensure compliance, staff recommends allocating $1,164,772 of ERA2 funds to Starling Senior Apartments in Lake Villa, Illinois.

ERA2 Reallocation Memo 2024-06

8.11 24-0779

Joint resolution approving an extension to an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) between Lake County and the Lake County Housing Authority (LCHA) for the completion of 24 CFR Part 58 Environmental Review Records (ERRs).

• On October 11, 2022, Lake County and LCHA entered into an IGA for the completion of 24 CFR Part 58 ERRs.

· To continue services an extension is needed under existing IGA terms and allows for four one-year extensions.

• Lake County and LCHA mutually desire to extend all the terms and conditions of the IGA for the period beginning October 11, 2023, through October 11, 2024.

LCHA IGA Environmental Review RENEWAL

9. County Administrator's Report

10. Executive Session

11. Member Remarks and Requests

12. Adjournment

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