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HomeMy WebLinkAbout033200 ORD - 10/31/2023Ordinance accepting a $100,000 donation from the Cheniere Foundation and amending the operating budget for FY2023- 2024 to increase expenditures for Homeless Services; and authorizing an agreement with the Coastal Bend Center for Independent Living to provide services to persons with disabilities who are homeless. Whereas, the Cheniere Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation made a $100,000 donation to the City of Corpus Christi to establish a program that addresses persistent and chronic homelessness in the region in partnership with the Coastal Bend Center for Independent Living; Whereas, the program will fill gaps and provide services for individuals with mental, behavioral and other disabilities who are homeless or at -risk of homelessness in Corpus Christi and the Coastal Bend area; Whereas, the City of Corpus Christi ("City"), the Cheniere Foundation ("Cheniere") and the Coastal Bend Center for Independent Living ("CBCIL") have agreed on a model for the Housing & Support for Homeless Individuals with Disabilities Program ("Program"); Whereas, Cheniere has donated $100,000 for the Program and the City will enter into an Agreement with CBCIL whereby CBCIL will set up and operate the Housing & Support for Homeless Individuals with Disabilities Program (year 2) and the City will reimburse CBCIL for expenses incurred by the Program until the Chenier funding is exhausted or the term of the Agreement expires. 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 $100,000 are appropriated from the Cheniere Foundation for costs related to the Housing & Support for Homeless Individuals with Disabilities Program. Section 3. The FY2023-24 Operating Budget adopted by Ordinance No. 033151 is amended to increase expenditures by $100,000 for Homeless Services. Section 4: The City Manager or his designee is authorized to execute all documents necessary for an agreement between the City of Corpus Christi and the Coastal Bend Center for Independent Living. Introduced and voted on the \-1 day of 0 C d , 2023. 0332©© SCANNED PASSED and APPROVED on the 1\_S day of (:)(,-\-0a(y�r , 2023. ATTEST: 1...IPi _,�...,.. y.. Paulette Guajardo, M Rebecca Huerta, ity Secretary 033200 CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS (City Charter Article IV, Sections 7 & 8) I, the Director of Financial Services of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas (or his/her duly authorized representative), hereby certify to the City Council and other appropriate officers that the money required for the current fiscal year's portion of the contract, agreement, obligation or expenditure described below is in the Treasury to the credit of the Fund specified below, from which it is to be drawn, and has not been appropriated for any other purpose. Future payments are subject to annual appropriation by the City Council. City Council Action Date: October 31, 2023 Legistar Number: 23-1603 Agenda Item: Ordinance accepting a $100,000 donation from the Cheniere Foundation in the amount of $100,000 and amending the operating budget for FY 2023-2024 to increase expenditures for Homeless Services; and authorizing an agreement with the Coastal Bend Center for Independent Living to provide services to persons with disabilities who are homeless. Amount Required: $ 100,000 Fund Name Fund No. Org. No. Department Activity Amount Community Enrichment Grants 1071 89 17 806103L $100,000 Total $100,000 ❑ Certification Not Required Of/IAA-0- 5<L,----) e-it'ry'-t- WIC Director of Financial Services Date: l6 l 2-`) (2- 6 2-3