STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Housing & Homelessness Solutions
AGENDA DATE: September 27, 2023
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): 8 All
DEPARTMENT: Office of Homeless Solutions
EXECUTIVE: Kimberly Bizor Tolbert
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SUBJECT
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Authorize (1) the City Manager to execute an interlocal agreement to accept funds in an overall amount not to exceed $10,000,000.00 from Dallas County, Texas for supportive housing and/or supportive services projects for eligible American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) beneficiaries with no more than one project to be located within the current geographical boundary of each Dallas County Commissioner's District; (2) the City Manager to execute subrecipient agreements for each approved project upon identification and approval of each project by the Dallas City Council and Dallas County Commissioner's Court, respectively; and (3) an amendment to Resolution No. 22-1011 to modify the approved interlocal agreement terms, conditions, and obligations - Not to exceed $10,000,000.00 - Financing: FY22 Dallas County ARPA Fund
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BACKGROUND
In 2019 the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic was declared a public health emergency in the United States in January 2020. In responding to the public health emergency and its negative economic impacts, State, local, and Tribal governments experienced substantial increases in costs to provide services, often amid substantial declines in revenue due to the economic downturn and changing economic patterns during the pandemic.
On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed into law H.R. 1319, a $1.9 trillion supplemental appropriations bill commonly referred to as the ARPA, which funds are intended to provide additional federal resources for economic stimulus and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of the $362 billion in federal fiscal recovery aid allocated to state and local governments, $65.1 billion was provided under ARPA direct aid to counties. On June 1, 202...
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