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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-062-06/21/2022-AMENDING THE RECOMMENDED FUNDING ALLOCATIONS AND USES FOR PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS RECEIVING COVID-19 R RESOLUTION 2022-62 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS AMENDING THE RECOMMENDED FUNDING ALLOCATIONS AND USES FOR PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS RECEIVING COVID-19 RESPONSE AND RECOVERY FUNDING FROM THE FEDERAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM WHEREAS, On March 27, 2020, the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act ("CARES Act") was signed in to Iaw, making available $5 billion in Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus ("CDBG-CV") funds; and WHEREAS,on April 2, 2020,the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development ("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 allocated to eligible public service projects pursuant to Resolution No. 2021-028 on March 2, 2021(the "2021 Resolution") ; and WHEREAS,for the second round of funding,the City prioritized funding for the following categories: 1. Services 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. Support for at-home sheltering for at-risk persons and vulnerable populations; and 3. Emergency shelter and supports for persons experiencing homelessness(PEH); and WHEREAS, one project the Council approved for funding in the 2021 Resolution was Neighbor to Neighbor's emergency rent assistance program, which was allotted $400,000; and WHEREAS,Neighbor to Neighbor then learned that it would also receive,through Larimer County, Emergency Rental Assistance funds from the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and the City delayed contracting with Neighbor to Neighbor for the 2021 CDBG-CV funds until other federal and state funds had been used; and WHEREAS, On May 9, 2022, Neighbor to Neighbor submitted a written request to the City asking to direct its allocated CDBG-CV funds to mortgage assistance and credit repair services for low-income homeowners; and WHEREAS, this use of the 2021 CDBG-CV funds would still meet the HUD requirement of demonstrating a COVID nexus, as well as meet the original priority as presented to Council in -1- 2021 of providing services in direct response to COVID-19 that mitigate the economic impact of the pandemic to LMI residents and prevent them from becoming homeless as a result of the virus; and WHEREAS, the City also has $7,683 in unexpended 2012 CDBG-CV funds left from an allocation of$196,080 that was designated for emergency shelter programs; and WHEREAS, HUD requires that the majority of CDBG-CV funds be spent by June, 2023, and be spent to mitigate a COVID-related economic impact, which becomes harder to document as time goes on, making it important to redeploy remaining funds for a qualifying purpose as quickly as possible; and WHEREAS, City staff recommends that both the $400,000 and $7,683 in funds be re- allocated to Neighbor to Neighbor to be used not just for rent assistance, but also mortgage assistance and housing stabilization services for low-income households that can demonstrate financial hardship as a result of the pandemic; and WHEREAS, the Human Services and Housing Funding Board at its regular meeting on May 11,2022,voted to recommend supporting Neighbor to Neighbor's request to expand its scope of work and increasing its funding allocation to $407,683. 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 the City Council hereby authorizes use of the City's remaining 2021 CDBG-CV funding allocation of $407,683 to fund the Neighbor to Neighbor 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. -2- Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of ort Collins this 21 st day of June, A.D. 2022. e c • ATTEST: City Clerk .3.