Explanation
BACKGROUND
This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a Grant Agreement, in an amount up to $750,000.00, with the Community for New Direction for property acquisition to be used for mental health and substance use disorder outpatient treatment.
Community for New Direction will invest $1.1 million in acquisition and renovation costs including a new roof, repair and replacement of elevators, new HVAC and IT infrastructure updates.
Emergency action is requested to support Community for New Direction to ensure necessary funding is established to maintain the project schedule.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding is available in 2021 Capital Improvement Budget.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE: The vendor number is 00536 and expires on 08/24/2022.
Title
To authorize the Director of Development to enter into a Grant Agreement in an amount up to $750,000.00 with Community for New Direction to provide a capital grant supporting acquisition and renovation of a facility to be used for mental health and substance use disorder outpatient treatment; to authorize the expenditure of up to $750,000.00; and to declare an emergency. ($750,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, this legislation would authorize the Director of Development to execute a Grant Agreement in the amount $750,000.00 funded from the 2021 Capital Budget; and
WHEREAS, the City made a commitment of $750,000.00 to Community for New Direction for property acquisition to be used for mental health and substance use disorder outpatient treatment; and
WHEREAS, Community for New Direction will invest $1.1 million in acquisition and renovation costs including a new roof, repair and replacement of elevators, new HVAC and IT infrastructure updates; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development in that it is necessary to authorize the Director to enter in a grant agreement with Community for New Direction, in order to maintain the pr...
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