Meeting Type: BCC Regular Meeting
Meeting Date: 8/20/2024
Item Status: New
From: Roger H. Rendleman, County Administrator; Brian Underwood, Grants Director
Submitted by: Katrina Taylor, Grants Administrator
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ITEM TITLE
Title
Resolution #2024-150 - Approving Baldwin County Commission Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery Language Access Plan for Limited English Proficiency Persons
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Adopt Resolution #2024-150 of the Baldwin County Commission approving the Baldwin County Commission Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Language Access Plan for Limited English Proficiency Persons.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Background: The Baldwin County Commission prepared the CDBG-DR Language Access Plan for Limited English Proficiency Persons (“Plan”) in compliance with regulations and Federal Register Notices (FRN) for the CDBG-DR grants awarded to the State of Alabama in response to Hurricanes Sally and Zeta, including Federal Register Notice Vol. 87, No. 23 (Feb. 3, 2022), Federal Register Notice Vol. 87, No. 100 (May 24, 2022), and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Plan was created to comply with the requirements specified in Executive Order 13166, whereby the County has completed a Four-Factor Analysis to determine language needs as part of the Baldwin County Local Recovery Plan (LRP) for DR-4563 in response to Hurricanes Sally and Zeta, pending public comment.
Previous Commission action/date:
August 6, 2024 - The BCC conducted a Public Hearing regarding the adoption of the Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Citizen Participation Plan (CPP); and following Public Hearing adopted Resolution #2024-147 of the Baldwin County Commission approving the CDBG-DR CPP.
March 5, 2024 - The BCC awarded the Contract to MB3 Inc. d/b/a Civix in the amount of $370,081.00 for the Planning Phase of the General Grant and Management, Project Management, and Capacity Building for the CDBG-DR Subaward and authorized the Chairman to execute the Contract.
December 19, 2023 - The BCC accepted the CDBG-DR sub-award from ADECA in the amount of $1,000,000 for the development of a LRP to identify local unmet needs resulting from Hurricanes Sally and Zeta in 2020 through outreach and coordination with impacted stakeholders; and approved the Subrecipient Agreement No. DR-21-001, with ADECA; and authorized the Chairman to execute the agreement and any related documents.
November 7, 2023 - The BCC approved the Request for Proposals (RFP) for General Grant Coordination and Management, Project Management, and Capacity Building for the CDBG-DR Subaward and authorized the Purchasing Director to advertise the RFP; and authorized the Chairman/Purchasing Division Commissioner for the BCC to approve any necessary addendums or clarifications if required after the RFP is advertised.
November 16, 2022 - The BCC authorized staff to proceed with preparing a Request for Proposals (RFP) document for the development of the CDBG-DR Local Recovery Plan for Baldwin County.
October 4, 2022 - The BCC approved and authorized the Chairman to execute a letter to ADECA providing comments in response to the CDBG-DR Draft Action Plan.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Total cost of recommendation: N/A
Budget line item(s) to be used: N/A
If this is not a budgeted expenditure, does the recommendation create a need for funding? N/A
LEGAL IMPACT
Is legal review necessary for this staff recommendation and related documents? Yes
Reviewed/approved by: Approved by County Attorney on 08/01/24 (KDT)
Additional comments: N/A
ADVERTISING REQUIREMENTS
Is advertising required for this recommendation? N/A
If the proof of publication affidavit is not attached, list the reason: N/A
FOLLOW UP IMPLEMENTATION
For time-sensitive follow up, select deadline date for follow up: N/A
Individual(s) responsible for follow up: Administration staff obtain Chairman’s signature on BCC Resolution.
Action required (list contact persons/addresses if documents are to be mailed or emailed):
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Roger Rendleman
Brian Underwood
Katrina Taylor
Taylor Bufkin
Additional instructions/notes: Admin - Upload Resolution to BCAP with addendum and copy internal parties via email.