REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: JENNIFER CLARK, Director
Planning and Development Department
PHIL SKEI, Assistant Director
Planning and Development Department
BY: ERIKA LOPEZ, Senior Management Analyst
Community Development Division
SUBJECT
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***RESOLUTION - Adopting the 45th Amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution (AAR) No. 2022-154 appropriating $132,600 in Emergency Solutions Grant-Coronavirus (ESG-CV) (Subject to Mayor's Veto)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council adopt the 45th amendment of the Annual Appropriation Resolution No. 2022-154 appropriating $132,600 in Emergency Solutions Grant-Coronavirus (ESG-CV)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Approval of the AAR will appropriate $132,600 dollars from Fiscal Year 2020-2021 and Fiscal Year 2021-2022 ESG-CV Funds (Fund# 2000-2037) to Fiscal Year 2022-2023 (Fund# 2000-2037). Approving this action will allow the City to fund new ESG-CV homeless service projects to protect the health and safety of people experiencing homelessness and reduce the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak.
BACKGROUND
On June 18, 2020, City Council approved the 49th amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution No. 2019-133 that would appropriate $1,998,334.50 in ESG-CV to an agreement with the County of Fresno Department of Social Services for implementation of the joint COVID-19 homelessness response plan.
On October 29, 2020, City Council adopted Resolution No. 2020-286 and approved the submission of Substantial Amendment 2019-05 to the 2019-2020 Annual Action Plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to program $8,845,443 in a second round of ESG-CV funds to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19. The approval of this substantial amendment funded various activities such as street outreach through an agreement with Kingsview and rapid rehousing through agreements with the Fresno Center and Centro La Familia.
On August 18, 2022, City Council approved the...
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