Explanation
BACKGROUND: The City receives annual entitlement Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) awards from the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The purpose of this ordinance is to appropriate and authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management to enter into a Subrecipient Agreement - Not for Profit Service Contract - with Habitat for Humanity Mid-Ohio in the amount of $360,000.00 to provide a Roof Repair Program to the low- to moderate-income residents of the City of Columbus.
The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Entitlement Program provides annual grants on a formula basis to cities and counties to develop viable urban communities by providing decent housing and a suitable living environment, and by expanding economic opportunities, principally for low-and moderate-income persons. All City CDBG expenditures must be consistent with the community needs, priorities, and strategies stated in the City’s 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan, as approved by HUD.
The appropriation requested in this ordinance align with the Draft FY 2023 Annual Action Plan as approved and adopted through Ordinance #3353-2022.
These services require expertise in the area of roof repair and, thus, cannot be provided by existing city employees.
FISCAL IMPACT: This legislation will authorize the appropriation and expenditure of $360,000.00 from the 2023 Community Development Block Grant Fund (2248). ($360,000.00)
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To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to enter into a Subrecipient Agreement - Not-for-Profit Service Contract - with Habitat for Humanity MidOhio to carry out the 2023 CDBG Roof Repair Program; to authorize the appropriation of $360,000.00 from the CDBG fund (2248); and to authorize the expenditure of $360,000.000 from the CDBG fund (2248); and to declare an emergency. ($360,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the City of Columbus is an entitlement community and a Participating Jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of Housing a...
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