DEPARTMENT: Physical Development Administration
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
TITLE
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Approval Of Substantial Amendments To 2021 Dakota County HOME Consortium Program
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Approve substantial amendments to the 2021 HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Program.
SUMMARY
Dakota County receives an annual HOME grant through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The Dakota County Community Development Agency (CDA) administers the HOME Program on behalf of Dakota County and the Dakota County HOME Consortium, which includes the counties of Anoka, Dakota, Ramsey, and Washington, and the City of Woodbury. The HOME Program requires that 15 percent of a jurisdiction’s HOME allocation be used for eligible HOME activities by nonprofit organizations that qualify as Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDO). However, federal statute allows a HOME grantee to convert the CHDO funds so they can be used for any eligible project if the funds have not been used for a CHDO project within two years. The CDA has converted Dakota County’s 2021 CHDO funds so they can be expended in a timely manner. To align the converted HOME funds with the funding priorities for the Dakota County HOME Consortium, substantial amendments to the 2021 HOME Program are needed.
There are three types of substantial amendments to the HOME Program permissible by the HUD: the creation of a new activity or cancellation of an activity; increase or decrease of an activity budget by $100,000 or more at one time; and change to the location and/or national objective of an activity.
The 2021 funds for Consortium projects that were originally CHDO funds were allocated to Homeowner activities. However, Dakota County, Anoka County, and Ramsey County have greater need for Rental projects utilizing HOME and request substantial amendments to decrease the project budget of the 2021 Homeownership activity by $254,517 and increase the project budget of the 2021 Rental activity by $254,517.
The CDA Citizen Participation Plan requires public notification of substantial amendments for the HOME Program. A public notice for the substantial amendments described above was placed in the Star Tribune on September 19, 2025, and on the CDA and Dakota County websites. No comments were received.
RECOMMENDATION
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Dakota County and CDA staff recommend approval of the substantial amendments to the 2021 Dakota County HOME Consortium Program.
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EXPLANATION OF FISCAL/FTE IMPACTS
☒ None ☐ Current budget ☐ Other
☐ Amendment Requested ☐ New FTE(s) requested
RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Dakota County is a Participating Jurisdiction for the HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Program; and
WHEREAS, the counties of Anoka, Dakota, Ramsey, and Washington and the City of Woodbury (referred to together as the “Dakota County HOME Consortium”) created a consortium under Title I of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (Act) for purposes of acting as a participating jurisdiction under the Act and HOME Investment Partnerships Program Final Rule 24 CFR Part 92, which, as amended, sets forth regulations governing the applicability and use of funds under Title II; and
WHEREAS, Dakota County is designated as the Lead Agency for the Dakota County HOME Consortium, responsible for certain administrative and reporting functions of the HOME Program; and
WHEREAS, the Dakota County Community Development Agency (CDA) administers the HOME Program on behalf of Dakota County; and
WHEREAS, the HOME Program gives a Participating Jurisdiction statutory authority to convert its CHDO funds so they can be used for all eligible activities, and the CDA has converted Dakota County’s 2021 CHDO funds; and
WHEREAS, three types of substantial amendments to the HOME Program are permissible by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD): the creation of a new activity or cancellation of an activity, increase or decrease of an activity budget by $100,000 or more at one time, and change to the location and/or national objective of an activity; and
WHEREAS, CDA staff recommends substantial amendments to the 2021 Dakota County HOME Consortium Program to decrease the project budget of the 2021 Homeownership activity by $254,517 and increase the project budget of the 2021 Rental activity by $254,517; and
WHEREAS, public notice of the substantial amendments was placed in the Star Tribune on September 19, 2025, and on the CDA and Dakota County websites, in accordance with the approved Citizen Participation Plan process, and no public comments were received on the proposed amendments.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby approves the substantial amendments to the 2021 Dakota County Consortium HOME Investment Partnerships Program.
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PREVIOUS BOARD ACTION
None.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment: Affidavit of Publication and Public Notice
BOARD GOALS
☒ Thriving People ☐ A Healthy Environment with Quality Natural Resources
☐ A Successful Place for Business and Jobs ☐ Excellence in Public Service
CONTACT
Department Head: Erin Stwora
Author: Emily Anderson and Maggie Dykes