REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: GEORGEANNE A. WHITE, City Manager
Office of the Mayor & City Manager
BY: SANTINO DANISI, City Controller/Finance Director
Finance Department
COURTNEY ESPINOZA, Business Manager
Finance Department/Grants Management Unit
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***RESOLUTION - Adopting the 33rd amendment to the annual appropriation resolution No. 2023-185 to appropriate $665,000 from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the Community Project Fund (CPF) grant (Requires 5 Affirmative Votes)(Subject to Mayor's Veto).
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends Council adopt the 33rd amendment to the AAR appropriating $665,000; and authorize the City Manager to execute all related documents for the administration, modification, monitoring, and closeout of the CPF grant.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On April 27, 2023, Council accepted an award for the FY 2022 Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding the Housing and Urban Development (HUD), approved an agreement with Fresno Metro Ministry and appropriated $665,000 for FY 2023. As a result, an agreement was executed with Fresno Metro Ministry for the full amount of the grant and the program was initiated. Awarded through the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 and allocated as congressional directed spending, funding was specifically identified for the Urban Heat Island Mitigation and Edible Food Rescue and Distribution Project led by Fresno Metro Ministry totaling $665,000. Due to timing issues, contract payments and corresponding reimbursements were not initiated until FY 2024. In order to complete the grant, receive reimbursement and disperse payment to Fresno Metro Ministry, appropriations will need to be recorded in the grant fund for FY 2024. All funding is passed directly to Fresno Metro Ministry.
BACKGROUND
In July 2022, City of Fresno staff received correspondence with HUD and CPF grant representatives that $665,000 had been identified and approved in the FY 2022 Eco...
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