DATE:
January 28, 2026
05
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
Title
ADOPT A RESOLUTION DELEGATING AUTHORITY TO SUBMIT APPLICATIONS AND EXECUTE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT DISASTER RECOVERY AND MITIGATION RESILIENCE INFRASTRUCTURE AND PLANNING PROGRAM FUNDS AND CEQA FINDING (DISTRICTS: 1, 2, 4) (DISTRICTS: ALL)
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OVERVIEW
In January 2024, the San Diego region experienced successive storms from an atmospheric river event that, in the community of Spring Valley, delivered unprecedented levels of rainfall and significant flooding. Other local communities also experienced heavy rainfall and flooding. The ensuing damage resulted in a Presidential disaster declaration for San Diego County and other areas in California.
The State of California, Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) is administering the Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program funds allocated to California by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Those funds are supporting long-term recovery efforts through the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act due to the 2023 and 2024 severe winter storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides. HCD also allocated grant funding for a Mitigation Resilience Infrastructure and Planning Program (CDBG MIT-RIPP) to San Diego County (County). HCD defines mitigation activities as those that increase resilience to future disasters and reduce or eliminate the long-term risk of loss of life, injury, damage to and loss of property, and suffering and hardship. These two programs, DR & MIT-RIPP are combined into one application. The County of San Diego has received a preliminary combined allocation of $15,900,752 for the January 2024 storms. This includes $10,210,410 under the CDBG-DR program to address long-term recovery efforts as a direct result of the 2024 floods and $5,690,342 under the CDBG MIT-RIPP program to increase the county's resilience in futur...
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