HomeMy WebLinkAbout032701 ORD - 03/22/2022Ordinance authorizing acceptance and appropriating $4,213,937.00 from the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development for implementation of the HOME
Investment Partnership Program —American Rescue Plan; amending the operating
budget for FY2021-2022 to increase expenditures from the HOME Grants fund.
Whereas, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") has
allocated $4,213,937.00 to the City of Corpus Christi ("City") from the American Rescue
Plan Act of 2021 for the HOME Investment Partnership Program to be expended by
September 2030;
Whereas, the HOME Investment Partnership Program — American Rescue Plan
("HOME -ARP") funding will be used by the City to assist persons in the city who are
homeless, at -risk of homelessness, fleeing domestic abuse, sexual assault, human
trafficking or other persons in need as further outlined in the HOME -ARP guidelines;
Whereas, the City must conduct a needs assessment in the community with
public meetings and public participation in order to prepare a HOME -ARP Allocation
Plan to be submitted to HUD which is a prerequisite to accessing any of the HOME -
ARP funding;
Whereas, HUD has released five percent of the HOME -ARP allocation to the
City to prepare the HOME -ARP Allocation Plan;
Whereas, the City Council will be required to approve the HOME -ARP Allocation
Plan as part of substantial amendment to the HUD FY2021 Consolidated Annual Action
Plan before the plan can be submitted to HUD.
Whereas, with proper notice to the public, a public hearing was held on March 8,
2022 and March 22, 2022 to receive citizen input for the City's planning and needs
assessment for the HOME Investment Partnership Program -American Rescue Plan
Homeless funding from HUD.
Now, Therefore, be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi,
Texas that:
Section 1. The City Council specifically finds that the foregoing statements included
in the preamble of this ordinance are true and correct and adopts such findings for all
intents and purposes.
Section 2. Funds in the amount of $4,213,937.00 are appropriated from the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development for costs related to the HOME
Investment Partnerships — American Rescue Plan program.
Section 3. The FY2021-22 Operating Budget adopted by Ordinance No. 032539 is
amended to increase expenditures by $4,213,937.00.
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Section 4: The City Manager or his designee is authorized to execute all documents
necessary for acceptance and appropriation of the HOME Investment Partnerships —
American Rescue Plan program.
The foregoing ordinance was read for the first time and passed to its second
reading on this the' day of il\Clf .\(`\, , 2022, by the following vote
Paulette M. Guajardo
Roland Barrera
Gil Hernandez
Michael Hunter
Billy Lerma
John Martinez
Ben Molina
Mike Pusley
Greg Smith
The foregoing ordinance was read for the second time and passed finally on this the
day of f \Oq V\ 2022, by the
following vote:
John Martinez
Paulette M. Guajardo
Ben Molina
Roland Barrera
Gil Hernandez
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Michael Hunter
Billy Lerma
Mike Pusley
Greg Smith
PASSED AND APPROVED on this the r�f\ day of V ' \O(IAn, , 2022.
ATTEST:
Rebecca Huerta
City Secretary
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aulette M. Guajardo
Mayor