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ITEM 24

City Council Memorandum Neighborhood Resources Memo No. NR24-016

Date:

June 10, 2024

To:

Mayor and Council

Thru:

Joshua H. Wright, City Manager
Tadd Wille, Assistant City Manager
Leah Powell, Neighborhood Resources Director
Riann Balch, Community Development and Resources Senior Manager

From:

Dylan Raymond, Senior Management Analyst

Subject:

Resolution No. 5814 Amendment No. 1 to Intergovernmental Agreement No. CC-22-24-037-X-00 between Maricopa County Administered and the City of Chandler to Accept Community Services Block Grant Funds in the Amount of $150,000 for Delivery of Housing Stability Services

Proposed Motion:

Move City Council pass and adopt Resolution No. 5814 approving Amendment No. 1 to Intergovernmental Agreement No. CC-22-24-037-X-00 between Maricopa County, administered by its Human Services Department, and the City of Chandler to accept Community Services Block Grant funds in the amount of $150,000 for Housing Stability Services; authorizing the City Manager to assign all related documents and assurances on behalf of the City of Chandler; and authorizing the City Manager to take all action necessary or prudent to implement the grant.

Background:

In June 2023, the Maricopa County Human Services Department (MCHSD) released a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) funds to support safe and affordable housing, safe temporary shelter, and food and nutrition security. The CSBG Act, which was reauthorized in 1998, provides assistance to states and local communities through a network of community action agencies and other neighborhood-based organizations to focus on the reduction of poverty, the revitalization of low-income communities, and the empowerment of families and individuals with low incomes to become fully self-supportive. In November 2023, MCHSD awarded the City of Chandler Neighborhood Resources Department $125,000 of CSBG funding to support Housing Stability Services from November 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024, with options to renew for three additional one-year terms. Each additional term allows maximum funding of $150,000.

Discussion:

In December 2024, the Chandler City Council approved and authorized IGA No. CC-22-24-037-X-00 via Resolution No. 5758 to provide Housing Stability Services through June 30, 2024. Based on positive performance, MCHSD notified the Neighborhood Resources Department of its intent to amend the IGA to continue services for one additional year beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025. This funding supports two 0.5 FTE Housing Stability Senior Specialists and accompanying programmatic and operating costs. The funding will also support landlord engagement, housing search and selection, and ongoing case management services for seventy-five individuals experiencing or at-risk of homelessness in Chandler.

Financial Implications:

The grant requires a 25% match of $37,500, which is available in the General Fund portion of funding for the two positions.

Attachments

Resolution No. 5814 - Amendment No. 1 to IGA No. CC-22-24-037-X-00

Exhibit A - Amendment No. 1 Community Services Block Grant