REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: GEORGEANNE A. WHITE, City Manager
Office of the Mayor & City Manager
BY: SANTINO DANISI, MBA, City Controller/Finance Director
Finance Department
COURTNEY ESPINOZA, Business Manager
Finance Department/Grants Management Unit
SUBJECT
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Actions pertaining to the 2022 Community Project Funding (CPF) grant through the department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD):
1. Accept the CPF grant award from HUD totaling $665,000 for the Urban Heat Island Mitigation and Edible Food Rescue and Distribution project led by Fresno Metro Ministry
2. Approve Sub-Recipient Agreement with Fresno Metro Ministry totaling $665,000
3. ***RESOLUTION - A resolution of the council of the City of Fresno Adopting the 24th amendment to the annual appropriation resolution No. 2022-154 to appropriate $665,000 from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the Community Project Fund (CPF) grant (Requires five Affirmative Votes) (Subject to Mayor's Veto).
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that Council accept the 2022 CPF grant award through HUD; approve the sub-recipient agreement with Fresno Metro Ministry awarding the entire grant of $665,000 for the project; adopt the 24th 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 and Sub-Recipient Agreement.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In response to a funding gap for the St. Rest + Food to Share campus in Southwest Fresno, Fresno Metro Ministry contacted Congressman Costa's office for a federal earmark to be included Consolidated Appropriations Act. On November 29, 2022, the City of Fresno received an award letter on behalf of HUD for the FY 2022 Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding /congressionally directed spending grant as funded by Congress in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. This award specifically identified funding...
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