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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2023-131 RESOLUTION NO. 2023-131 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA REALLOCATING U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM FISCAL YEAR 2014-15 FUNDS TO A TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL ASSOCIATED GRANT DOCUMENTS AND A FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT WITH SBCS CORPORATION WHEREAS, as a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) entitlement community the City receives an annual allocation of HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME) federal funds for a variety of eligible housing activities including construction of affordable housing, rehabilitation of affordable housing, acquisition of buildings for affordable housing, homebuyer down payment assistance and counseling, and tenant-based rental assistance; and WHEREAS, in Fiscal Year 2014-15 (FY14-15) the City of Chula Vista received $631,125 in HOME funds and allocated and appropriated 10% for administration fees, 15% to Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDO), and the remaining $473,343.75 in funds towards eligible uses; and WHEREAS, on July 18, 2023 HUD notified the City that of the FY14-15 HOME funds $85,774.95 was not used and has been carried over into the current Fiscal Year and reallocated as general entitlement funds with an expenditure deadline of September 30, 2023; and WHEREAS, it has been determined that the most expedient and highest current need for the funds is in homeless prevention activities through an existing Tenant Based Rental Assistance (TBRA) Program administered by SBCS Corporation via Agreement No. 2022- Contract; and WHEREAS, the City desires to amend the Original Contract to reallocate $85,774.95 in HOME towards TBRA, increasing the amount of the contract to a total of $904,371.95. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, that it authorizes the reallocation of $85,774.95 in unused HOME funds from FY14-15 to SBCS 2022-23 HOME TBRA Program and authorizes the City Manager or designee to execute a First Amendment No. 2023-171 effective July 18, 2023, to Original Agreement No. 2022-233 to increase the total contract value to $904,371.95 and authorizes execution of all associated HUD grant documents to enable the reallocation and meet expenditure requirements. Resolution No. 2023-131 Page No. 2 Presented by Approved as to form by Stacey Kurz Jill D.S. Maland Director of Housing and Homeless Services Lounsbery Ferguson Altona & Peak Acting City Attorney PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, California, this 12th day of September 2023 by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers: Cardenas, Chavez, Gonzalez, Preciado, and McCann NAYS: Councilmembers: None ABSENT: Councilmembers: None John McCann, Mayor ATTEST: Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ) CITY OF CHULA VISTA ) I, Kerry K. Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 2023-131 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 12th day of September 2023. Executed this 12th day of September 2023. Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk