HomeMy WebLinkAbout104-Letter from County.pdfBoard of Supervisors: Mike Wasserman, George Shirakawa, Dave Cortese, Ken Yeager, Liz Kniss
County Executive: Jeffrey V. Smith
May 5, 2011
Dave Anderson
City of Saratoga
13777 Fruitvale Ave.
Saratoga, CA 95070
SUBJECT: Notification of opportunity to include or exclude population in the County
of Santa Clara Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME
Investment Partnership Act (HOME) Programs for Federal Fiscal Years
2011-12, 2012-13, and 2013-14
Dear Mr. Anderson,
The County of Santa Clara is currently seeking re-qualification as an Urban County for
Federal Fiscal Years 2011-12, 2012-13, and 2013-14 in order to receive entitlement funds
from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) CDBG
and HOME Programs. The federal fiscal year is from October 1 to September 30.
Pursuant to HUD regulations, the County is required to notify all units of general local
government of their right to include or exclude their city or town’s population from the
Urban County. A city or town’s decision will be effective for this three-year period
during which the County qualifies as an Urban County. Your jurisdiction could only
participate in the HOME Program if it is a part of the Urban County; however, if you
elect to participate with the Urban County, your jurisdiction would not be eligible to
apply for grants under the Small Cities or State CDBG Programs while a part of the
Urban County.
Should your Jurisdiction elect to participate with the Urban County for this three-year
period, you must submit an opt-in or opt-out letter to the County and to HUD by May
31, 2011. Also required is a resolution approved by your City/Town Council verifying its
decision to participate and execution of a Joint Exercise of Powers and Cooperation
Agreement (JPA) with the County. The County will then finalize and submit all
necessary documents to HUD by the July 15, 2011 deadline.
County of Santa Clara
Department of Planning and Development Office of Affordable Housing
2310 North First Street, Suite 100 San Jose, California 95131-1011
(408) 441-4254 Fax (408) 441-4332
Please send the opt-in or opt-out letter to the County Office of Affordable Housing and a
copy to the HUD Regional Office. A sample letter with addresses and necessary
language is attached for your reference.
Sincerely,
Marjorie Matthews, Program Manager
Office of Affordable Housing
cc: Jeffrey V. Smith, County Executive
Sylvia Gallegos, Deputy County Executive
Emily Harrison, Deputy County Executive
Jody Hall-Esser, Director, Planning & Development
Cynthia McCormick, CDBG Coordinator, City of Saratoga