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File #: 3270-2022    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 11/16/2022 In control: Housing Committee
On agenda: 12/12/2022 Final action: 12/14/2022
Title: To authorize the appropriation and expenditure of up to $350,000.00 of the 2022 Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS (HOPWA) entitlement grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; to authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a Subaward Not-for-Profit Service Contract with Licking County Coalition for Housing, in an amount up to $350,000.00, to provide HOPWA services to the community and to allow for payment of services starting January 1, 2023; and to declare an emergency. ($350,000.00).
Attachments: 1. 3270- 2022 Housing Licking Co 2023 HOPWA 11-14
Explanation

BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the appropriation and expenditure of up to $350,000.00 of the 2022 Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS (HOPWA) entitlement grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and to enter into a Subaward Not-for-Profit Service Contract with Licking County Coalition for Housing, in an amount up to $350,000.00, to provide HOPWA services to the community.

The HOPWA program provides for the implementation of long term comprehensive strategies for meeting the housing needs of low income persons with HIV/AIDS and their families. Eligible services/activities include providing housing information services; resource identification; acquisition, rehabilitation, conversion, lease, and repair of facilities to provide housing and services; new construction of housing units; project or tenant based rental assistance; short term rent, mortgage and utility payments; supportive services; technical assistance and administrative support.

This agency is a provider who specializes exclusively in assisting income eligible individuals/households living with HIV/AIDS in the eight county EMSA. This contract is for the fourth year of a five year contract period. The current contract end on December 31, 2022, and the start date of this contract would be January 1, 2023, so there are not any interruption in services.

This legislation represents appropriation for a part of the HOPWA portion of the 2022 Action Plan, per Ordinance 2800-2021.

Emergency action is requested to prevent disruption in services.

Contract Compliance: the vendor number is 030132 and contract compliance is pending.

Fiscal Impact: $350,000.00 is available from the 2022 HOPWA Grant (G442201).


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To authorize the appropriation and expenditure of up to $350,000.00 of the 2022 Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS (HOPWA) entitlement grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; to authorize the Director of the...

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