Board backs tribal community resilience-center grant, cites HUD and congressional support

The Board unanimously approved a letter of commitment supporting the Habematopomo of Upper Lake's (HPUL) application to the California Strategic Growth Council's Community Resilience Center Round 2. Terry Logsdon explained the county role in public engagement and clarified that HPUL would lead tribal engagement; HPUL facilities manager Greg Folsom told the Board the tribe had previously received roughly $3,150,000 in HUD community project funding championed by Congressman Mike Thompson to support construction of a tribal community center.

Folsom said the implementation grant would fund amenities such as a commercial kitchen and upgraded HVAC filtration to support use as a cooling or warming shelter and emergency evacuation site when needed. "Our leadership said, yes, we want this to be an amenity for the community, not just for our own tribe," Folsom said. The Board approved the letter of commitment as amended and authorized the chair to sign.