Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to modify a grant agreement with the Community Shelter Board by adding an amount up to $3,000,000.00 to provide housing support and service coordination for the residents of the Colonial Village apartment complex. Funding will be advanced to the agency on a predetermined schedule.
Original Agreement $600,000.00 Ord. 3381-2023 PO422453
Modification No. 1 $3,000,000.00
Total $3,600,000.00
Throughout December 2023 and January 2024 over 300 households were relocated to temporary housing due to unsafe and unhealthy conditions at the Colonial Village Apartment complex. The Community Shelter Board is providing each household with temporary housing at a hotel or motel, and coordinating the provision of meals, transportation, and access to a relocation specialist and other support services.
The number of residents being temporarily housed by the Community Shelter Board has grown to 1300 since the initial $600,000.00 was allocated for this project on December 14, 2023. In order to fulfill the goals of this project it is necessary to allocate an additional $3,000,000.00.
Emergency action is requested to prevent the disruption of support and service coordination for tenants. Resources are needed to provide assistance for temporary housing.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding of $3,000,000.00 is available within the General Fund Citywide Account, this ordinance is contingent on the passage of the 2024 Operating Budget, Ordinance 3011-2023.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE: The vendor number is 004795 and expires on 12/31/2024.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to modify a grant agreement in an amount up to $3,000,000.00 to provide housing support and service coordination for the residents of the Colonial Village apartment complex to the Community Shelter Board; to authorize payment for reasonable food and non-alcoholic beverages for residents; to aut...
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