Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Development to modify a grant agreement with Maryhaven, Inc., in an amount up to $90,611.00 using federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, and to amend the scope of services to be in alignment with the recently published federal guidance.
Original grant $ 23,125.00 Ordinance 2971-2021/0340-3022
Modification No. 1 $ 90,611.00
$113,736.00
Maryhaven is Central Ohio’s largest and most comprehensive behavioral health services provider specializing in addiction recovery. Their Engagement Center provides temporary, year-round refuge for men nightly who are publicly inebriated homeless adults, transported to us by our outreach workers or by safety officers. Engagement Center staff have worked directly, in person, with people experiencing a housing crisis throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. They have risked the health and well-being of themselves and their families to keep our neighbors experiencing homelessness safe. As an essential worker in the city’s critical infrastructure to address the housing crisis, front line staff are eligible for premium pay under the ARPA guidelines.
Funding will also support additional cleaning services and operational expenses to mitigate and prevent COVID-19 and will support retaining employees because of a decline in revenue due the public health emergency.
Emergency action is requested to address the impacts of the COVID-19 health emergency.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding is provided to the City of Columbus from the American Rescue Plan Act passed by Congress and signed into law March 11, 2021.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE: the vendor number is 004267 and expires 10/6/2022.
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To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to modify a grant agreement with Maryhaven, Inc., in an amount up to $90,611.00 using federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, and to modify the scope of services to be in alignment with the recently published federal gui...
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