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Adoption of Resolution Authorizing the City Manager, or Designee, to Apply For, Execute an Agreement and Related Documents for, and Accept a $500,000 Grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the Dignity Village Project Located at 2350 5th Street, Alameda, California; and Increasing Revenue and Expenditure Appropriations in the Grants Fund by $500,000. (Community Development 10061832)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, (P.L. 117-103) (the Act), Congress made accessible "grants for the Economic Development Initiative for the purpose of Community Project Funding / Congressionally Directed Spending." These Community Project Funding (CPF) awards are managed by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). City of Alameda (City) Community Development Department received a Letter of Invitation to prepare administrative forms to commence the grant agreement for execution in the amount not to exceed $500,000 for Dignity Village to help house individuals who are experiencing homelessness. This proposal would allocate $500,000 of funding from HUD for unforeseen construction related expenses.
Staff is recommending that the City Council authorize the City Manager, or designee, to apply for, negotiate, appropriate, accept, and execute an agreement with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to accept up to $500,000 for Dignity Village Project. In addition, staff is recommending that the City Council authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute related documents, agreements, and modifications with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide funding for construction related expenses.
BACKGROUND
The number of unhoused community members in the City continues to grow. The 2022 Point-In-Time (PIT) count showed a 14% increase in unhoused Alameda residents since the last PIT count in 2019 within ...
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