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JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
TO: Board of County Commissioners
Philip Morley, County Administrator
FROM: Adiel McKnight, Executive Assistant
DATE: March 1, 2021
SUBJECT: HEARING NOTICE re: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
Application; 2021 Public Service Grant and Close Out of the 2020 Public
Service Grant; Olympic Community Action Programs (OlyCAP); Hearing
Scheduled for Monday, March 15, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. in the
Commissioners' Chambers (virtual hearing)
STATEMENT OF ISSUE:
OlyCAP, a non-profit organization, has requested that the County continue to work with them to administer a
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) from the Washington State Department of Commerce
(DOC). The State requires a governmental agency to hold a public hearing prior to receiving the funds.
ANALYSIS:
In 1998, Jefferson County and OlyCAP entered into an agreement (F-98-74098-047) with DOC for a CDBG
Grant to provide essential services to low-income clients in Jefferson County. A grant application is
submitted annually in order to continue funding. A public hearing is required. At this hearing, the Board will
also take comments on the new grant proposal and on the activities from the previous year in order to close
out the 2020 grant.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The total 2021 grant funding available for Jefferson County is $110,321.
RECOMMENDATION:
Sign the hearing notice on the CDBG Grant. The hearing is scheduled for Monday, March 15, 2021 at 11:00
a.m. in the Commissioners' Chambers. The notice will be published in the PDN on March 4 and 11, 2021.
REVIEWED BY:
Philip Morley,<County Administrator Date
Please publish 2 times: March 4 and 11, 2021
Contact Person: Adiel 385-9100
Bill to: Jefferson County Commissioners
P.O. Box 1220
Port Townsend, WA 98368
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing is scheduled by the Jefferson County Board of
Commissioners for Monday, March 15, 2021 at 11: 00 a.m. in the Commissioners' Chamber, County
Courthouse, 1820 Jefferson Street, Port Townsend, WA 98368.
The purpose of the public hearing is to review community development and housing needs, inform
citizens of the availability of funds and eligible uses of the State Community Development Block
Grant (CDBG), and receive comments on proposed activities, particularly from lower income
persons residing in Jefferson County. $110,321 is proposed to be available annually to Jefferson
County and the Olympic Community Action Programs (OlyCAP) to fund public service that
principally benefit low- and moderate -income persons.
An overview of the proposed public services will be available for review at the Jefferson County
Commissioners Office, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Comments may also be
submitted in writing to the Jefferson County Commissioners until the date of the hearing.
Comments on the County's and Olympic Community Action Programs' (OlyCAP) past performance
and use of their 2020 CDBG Public Services Grant will also be received.
The Commissioners Chambers is handicap accessible. Arrangements to reasonably accommodate
special needs, including handicap accessibility or interpreter, will be made upon receiving 24-hour
advance notice to the County Commissioners Office at 360-385-9100; 1820 Jefferson Street, Port
Townsend, WA 98368. NOTE: No In -Person Attendance Allowed (Per May 29, 2020 Jefferson
County Public Health Officer Order). Testimony must be received by the Board of County
Commissioners by the end of the hearing public comment period. To view this meeting live go to
https:// lg obal.gotomeeting com/ioin/959630253 Please join the meeting from your computer,
tablet or smartphone. You can also dial in using your phone. United States: +1 (571) 317-3112
Access Code: 959-630-253. To view agenda items, please go to our website at:
www.co.jefferson.wa.us Follow the links under "Quick links:" Videos of Meetings and click on the
March 15, 2021 Meeting. In addition, written testimony is also invited beginning on March 4,
2021 and ending at the end of the Public Hearing, unless extended by the Board of County
Commissioners. Written public testimony may be submitted by Email to:
jefiboccLgco jefferson.wa.us ; or by Mail to: Jefferson County Commissioners' Office; PO Box
1220, Port Townsend, WA 98368. To provide testimony, dial 1-571-317-3112 and enter access
code: 959-630-253 by 11:00 a.m. or be present by video and wait to be called upon. Testimony must
be received by the Board of County Commissioners by the end of the hearing public comment
period.
Signed this I st day of March, 2021.
JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Kate Dean, Chair