Explanation
The purpose of this ordinance is to authorize Columbus City Council to enter into a grant agreement with Columbus Urban League to provide rental and mortgage assistance to residents impacted by COVID-19. Columbus Urban League will provide rental and/or mortgage assistance to residents that have fallen behind on these rental and/or mortgage payments due to a financial hardship caused by COVID-19.
Columbus City Council is supporting this program with $300,000.00 in funding from the CARES Act fund.
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION: Emergency action is requested in order to immediately provide the funds necessary to assist residents in need.
FISCAL IMPACT: Total appropriation is $300,000.00 and is available within the CARES Act fund.
Title
To authorize Columbus City Council to enter into a grant agreement with the Columbus Urban League in order to provide rental and mortgage assistance to residents impacted by COVID-19; to authorize a transfer of appropriations and an expenditure of $300,000.00 within the CARES Act fund, and to declare an emergency. ($300,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, COVID-19 has resulted in unprecedented job losses and affected the abilities of many Columbus residents to cover their basic needs, including rents and mortgages; and
WHEREAS, the goal of Columbus Urban League is to assist residents impacted by COVID-19 with rental and mortgage assistance; and
WHEREAS, the federal CARES Act has provided additional resources for states and cities across the country to address community needs as a result of the COVID outbreak; and
WHEREAS, expenditure of CARES Act funding to provide rent and mortgage assistance is necessary to address residents who have fallen behind on payments due to the COVID-19 public health emergency; and
WHEREAS, $300,000.00 is available in the CARES Act fund for appropriation and expenditure to provide for this need; and
WHEREAS, such expenditure of funds has not been previously accounted for in the 2020 Budget...
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