HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-028-03/02/2021-APPROVING THE PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS THAT WILL RECEIVE COVID-19 RESPONSE AND RECOVERY FUNDING FROM TH RESOLUTION 2021-028
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROVING THE PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS THAT WILL RECEIVE COVID-19
RESPONSE AND RECOVERY FUNDING FROM THE FEDERAL
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the Community Development Block Grant ("CDBG") Program is an
ongoing grant administration program funded by the federal Department of Housing and Urban
Development ("HUD"); and
WHEREAS, the City has received CDBG Program funds since 1975; and
WHEREAS, On March 27, 2020, the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic
Security Act ("CARES Act") was signed in to law, making available $5 billion in Community
Development Block Grant Coronavirus ("CDBG-CV") funds; and
WHEREAS, of this amount, HUD immediately allocated $2 billion based on the fiscal
year 2020 CDBG formula, and on April 2, 2020, HUD notified the City it would receive a
CARES Act allocation of$649,203, which amount the City Council appropriated on May 19,
2020, through adoption of Ordinance No. 065, 2020, and allocated to eligible public service
projects pursuant to Resolution No. 2020-054 on June 20, 2020; and
WHEREAS, on September 11, 2020, HUD notified the City it would receive an
additional CARES Act allocation of$760,023, which amount the City council appropriated on
February 16, 2021, through adoption of Ordinance No. 024, 2021; and
WHEREAS, on May 7, 2020, the City Manager signed Emergency Rules and
Regulations No. 2020-16 allowing City staff to develop an internal team to prioritize
recommendations for use of these funds, which was subsequently confirmed by the City Council
on May 19, 2020, by adoption of Emergency Ordinance No. 073, 2020; and
WHEREAS, for this round of funding, the City team developed four categories eligible
for funding:
1. Services in direct response to COVID-19 that mitigate the economic impact of the
pandemic to Low-to Moderate-Income (LMI) residents and prevent them from
becoming homeless as a result of the virus;
2. Services that support at-home sheltering for at-risk persons and vulnerable
populations;
3. Emergency shelter and supports for persons experiencing homelessness (PEH); and
4. Childcare (including elementary remote learning services) that benefit Low-to
Moderate-Income (LMI) residents; and
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WHEREAS, City staff then deployed a federal COVID Response Fund application
soliciting requests from eligible non-profits; and
WHEREAS, all applications were reviewed and scored by the internal team with eligible
applications further prioritized in the following order:
1. Funding needed to ensure continuation of existing COVID response programs,
particularly those that either prevent homelessness or protect persons experiencing
homelessness;
2. Increased costs of existing services to protect vulnerable populations and prevent the
spread of the virus; and
WHEREAS, the internal team presented its recommendations to the CDBG Commission,
which recommended the following proposed distribution of priority I and priority 2 funding at
its regular meeting on February 10, 2021:
Priority l: Existing COVID Response Program Amount Funding
Requested Recommendation
Cily of Fort Collins - Emergency Shelter Programs $196,080 $190,080
Homeward Alliance - COVID Isolation, Quarantine and $54,750 $54,750
Recovery Site& Inclement Weather Shelter
Neighbor to Neighbor - EmergenEX Rent Assistance $400,000 $400,000
Total $650,830 $650 830
Priority 2: Increase Costs to Protect Vulnerable Amount Funding
Populations Requested Recommendation
Catholic Charities - The Mission Shelter Costs $125,000 $60,297
Family Housing Network: Day Center Operations Costs $23,896 $23,896
- COVID safe
Meals on Wheels - Meal Deliver Programs $25,000 $25,000
Total $173,896 $109,193
and
WHEREAS, these recommendations were published on the Social Sustainability page of
the City's website and via Public Notice in the Coloradoan on February 19, 2021, per the HUD
required minimum public review period for emergency funding as outlined in the Council-
approved Citizen Participation Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has considered these recommendations and has determined
that the City's CDBG-CV allocation should be used to fund the projects and programs set forth
above.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That the City Council hereby makes and adopts the determinations and
findings contained in the recitals set forth above.
Section 2. That City staff is hereby authorized to use the City's CDBG-CV funding
allocation to fund the programs and projects described in this Resolution.
Section 3. That, subject to the appropriation of funds by the City Council, the City
Manager is hereby authorized to execute any agreements or amendments to existing agreements
necessary to implement the funding allocations described herein on terms and conditions
consistent with this Resolution, along with such additional terms and conditions as the City
Manager, in consultation with the City Attorney, deems necessary or appropriate to protect the
interests of the City.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this
2nd day of March, A.D. 2021.
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