Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the City Clerk to modify a contract with Homes on the Hill Community Development Corporation, a non-profit corporation, in support of their Housing Counseling Program. Ordinance 1838-2024 authorized the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with Homes on the Hill Community Development Corporation in the amount of $100,000.00 to help families in need of affordable housing. This is accomplished through education and financial coaching. The goals are to help participating families either improve their rental home conditions, purchase their first homes, or save their homes from foreclosure. The grantee needs more time to complete the scope of services outlined in the original grant agreement (attached). Therefore, this legislation authorizes the City Clerk to amend the original grant agreement to expire on Dec. 31, 2025, six months after the original expiration date of June 30, 2025.
Original agreement: $100,000.00
Modification No. 1: $0.00
Total agreement amount: $100,000.00
FISCAL IMPACT: None.
REASON FOR EMERGENCY: Homes on the Hill Community Development Corporation provides critically needed educational and financial assistance services to families in need, including those who live in HUD-certified housing. The grantee needs more time than originally anticipated to complete the scope of services outlined under the original grant agreement, which is set to expire on June 30, 2025. To ensure that this grant agreement is modified and extended before it expires on that date, emergency designation is required.
Title
To authorize the City Clerk to modify a grant agreement with Homes on the Hill Community Development Corporation to extend the grant agreement; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)
Body
WHEREAS, Ordinance 1838-2025 authorized the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with Homes on the Hill Community Development Corporation in support of their Housing Counseling Program; and
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