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Amd 2 to JPA A2311668 with City of Minneapolis for HUD CDBG funding for shelter operations, amending the language in section II of the Agreement from "2022 CDBG Funds" to "CARES ACT CDBG Funds"
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Resolution:
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BE IT RESOLVED, that Amendment 2 to Agreement A2311668 with the City of Minneapolis for a sub grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development of Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds in the receivable not to exceed amount of $1,200,000 for operations of Avivo Village emergency shelter for the term of January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2026, correcting the language in section II of the Agreement from "2022 CDBG Funds" to "CARES ACT CDBG Funds", be approved; that the Chair of the Board be authorized to sign the amendment on behalf of the county; and that the Controller be authorized to disburse funds as directed; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that sponsorship and acceptance of grant funding for this program by the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners does not imply a continuing funding commitment by Hennepin County for this program if these grant funds are not made available or when grant funds are no longer available.
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Background:
Hennepin County and the City of Minneapolis jointly work together to make homelessness rare, brief and nonrecurring. Hennepin County acts as the lead entity in setting strategy and providing services, while the City supports the effort by working to build permanent supportive housing, supporting shelter capital improvements, and directing federal funds that it receives for responding to homelessness in consultation with Hennepin County and community partners. The County and City, together with State, nonprofit and philanthropic partners, have fundamentally reshaped the homelessness response system since March 2020. These requests will serve to streamline homelessness response activities to enable the Count...
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