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Staff tells board HUD requalification deadlines, county meets CDBG timeliness target
Summary
Staff briefed the Urban County Policy Board on HUD's updated urban-county requalification rules, deadlines for jurisdictional letters and a new cooperation agreement; staff also reported the county reduced its timeliness ratio to 1.48 and described contingency reallocations after a Ridgefield project was returned.
Clark County staff updated the Urban County Policy Board on June 8 about HUD's three-year urban-county requalification process, recent changes to HUD guidance and the county's progress on CDBG timeliness.
Rebecca Royce, program coordinator, explained HUD now requires a refreshed cooperation agreement and that certain regulations (including the Uniform Relocation Act) be cited explicitly in the agreement. She said HUD will allow an automatic renewal only once; jurisdictions must provide written notification of continued participation and the county mailed letters to participating cities with a July 7 deadline for initial response and an August 10 target for fully executed cooperation agreements.
Michael Torres, Clark County program manager, emphasized these are HUD rule changes, not the result of problems with the county's current interlocal agreement: "These changes are not because of any issues with our existing interlocal. These are just changing requirements from HUD," he said.
Royce also reported the county met HUD timeliness requirements as of May 2, lowering its obligation ratio to 1.48 times entitlement after concentrated invoice processing and partner billing; staff credited nonprofits, cities and the auditor's office for expedited payments. On allocations, staff said Ridgefield notified the county it would not proceed with a previously awarded project because Build America Buy America (BABA) administrative burdens made the award infeasible; staff described contingency reallocations that fully funded Proud Ground from CDBG and moved HOME funds to Evergreen Habitat for Humanity's homebuyer program.
The board heard a separate administrative update that the county council approved the sale of the Battle Ground building (a property originally funded with CDBG), and staff outlined HUD-required citizen notification and a planned appraisal and marketing timeline.
