Department: Housing and Community Development
Department Head/Elected Official: Thao Costis, Executive Director
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Award
Project ID (if applicable): CFI-001; CFI-004; CFI-005; CFI-007; CFI-021 and CFI-022
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Bay Area Homeless Services; Kid's Meals, Inc.; Houston Area Women's Center; Magnificat House Inc., Tejano Center for Community Concerns Inc, and SEARCH Homeless Services.
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by Housing and Community Development for approval of six (6) agreements using Flex Funds for Bay Area Homeless Services for Renewing Hope in the amount of $749,267.50; Kids Meals, Inc. for Kids' Meals Building Hope Capital Campaign in the amount of $3,509,055.50; Houston Area Women's Center for the Crisis Response and Supportive Services Building in the amount of $500,000.00; Magnificat Houses, Inc. for the Guest Advancement Center in the amount of $133,750.00; SEARCH Homeless Services for the 1712 Pease Street Renovation in the amount of $699,034.75; and Tejano Center for Community Concerns Inc. for the Tejano Center Campus for All in the amount of $934,267.50.
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Background and Discussion:
On March 11, 2021, the American Rescue Plan of 2021 (ARPA) was signed into law. ARPA includes the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF), designed to support state and local governments in recovering from the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Within SLFRF, there are two key components: the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (CSFRF) and the Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (CLFRF). Together, CSFRF and CLFRF aim to promote a robust recovery by ensuring that both state and local governments have the resources needed to effectively respond to the ...
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