Approve agreement with the City of West Sacramento in the amount of $221,760 for the period of December 22, 2020 through July 30, 2022 for the provision of Emergency Shelter Capital Improvements as a subrecipient of the Emergency Solutions Grant-Coronavirus Round 2. (No general fund impact) (Larsen)

Approve agreement with the City of West Sacramento in the amount of $221,760 for the period of December 22, 2020 through July 30, 2022 for the provision of Emergency Shelter Capital Improvements as a subrecipient of the Emergency Solutions Grant-Coronavirus Round 2.

On or about June 1, 2020, the California Department of Housing and Community Development released a Notice of funding Availability (NOFA) for the Federal Emergency Solutions Grant Program Coronavirus (ESG-CV). The funding was allocated to the Homeless and Poverty Action Coalition (HPAC) for the purpose of preventing, preparing for, and responding to coronavirus. On or about June 24, 2020, HPAC voted to make Yolo County the administrative entity for the ESG-CV funds. On or about December 22, 2020, the County entered into State Agreement No. 20-ESGCV1-0035 (“State Contract”) with the Department of Housing and Community Development (“Department”), via the Department’s administration of the Federal CARES Act Emergency Solutions Grants (“ESG-CV”) Program, pursuant to the provisions of the 2020 Federally enacted Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, Title XII, Homeless Assistance Grants Section (“CARES Act”) and any waivers including the HUD Mega-Waiver dated April 1, 2020,  and where not superseded by the CARES Act, pursuant to the provisions of 42 USC 11371; 42 USC 11378; 24 CFR Part 576;  all as shall be amended from time to time.
 
On or about June 9, 2021, Department of Housing and Community Development amended the State Contract to add ESG-CV Round 2 funding.
 
Approval of this Agreement will allow the City of West Sacramento to provide capital improvements at the Rodeway Inn for project Home Key. The ESG-CV2 funds will pay for an emergency repair to a faulty sewer and for an automatic wrought iron security gate at the hotel entrance, which is needed to control access which prevents and mitigate infection spread, in addition to enhancing the safety and security of the clients.
 
The Performance Measures associated with this Agreement are included in Attachment B.

County Counsel has approved this Agreement as to form.
Yolo County Homeless Poverty Action Coalition (HPAC)

ESG CV Round 2 funding was a local selection process held by non-conflicted members of HPAC that reviewed and scored each proposal, made a recommendation to the HPAC Board, and as a result of the HPAC Board votes this proposal was selected.