LA County Board

51. Fiscal Year 2026-27 Action Plan for the Allocation of Federal Funds and Approval of Agreements Recommendation: Approve the Action Plan, which will enable the Los Angeles Urban County to receive and administer a total of $36,905,751 in Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-27 funding. The funding is comprised of the following amounts: $19,213,090 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds for the County and the City of Cerritos, which is a joint applicant; $3,734,865 in future CDBG program income; $7,263,809 in HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Program funds; $5,000,000 in future HOME program income; and $1,693,987 in Federal Emergency Solutions Grants funds. Designate the Los Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA) to serve as the agent of the County for administration of the Action Plan and the distribution of the allocated funds described herein; and authorize the transfer of these allocated funds to LACDA. Approve cooperation agreements between the County and participating cities for FYs 2027-29 (July 1, 2027 through June 30, 2030), to include required Federal provisions, to enable the County to administer the CDBG Program within these jurisdictions. Authorize the Executive Director of LACDA to execute cooperation agreements with participating cities and any new participating cities for all future program years, for the purpose described above. Find that approval of the FYs 2026-27 Action Plan is not subject to the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act. (Los Angeles County Development Authority) APPROVE (Relates to Agenda No. 4-D) (26-3190)