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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING REPROGRAMMING OF $16,959.33 OF 2020 CARES ACT EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT FUNDING FROM THE HRA EVICTION PROGRAM (CV-1-ES-05) TO THE SAFE HAVEN SHELTER REMODEL PROJECT (CV-2-ES-05).
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CITY PROPOSAL:
RESOLVED, that the proper city officials are hereby authorized to reprogram $16,959.33 from Cares Act Emergency Solutions Grant funding from the HRA Eviction Program to the Safe Haven Shelter Remodel Project.
Cares Act ESG
Fund 262, Agency 020, Object 5434, Project Account No. CD20ES-CV1-1734; Resolution 20-0578R
Project Activity Original Budget New Grant Difference
CV1-ES-05 Eviction Program $68,840 $51,880.67 ($16,959.33)
Cares Act ESG
Fund 262, Agency 020, Object 5434, Project Account No. CD20ES-CV1-2509; Resolutions 21-0192R and 21-0860R
Project Activity Original Budget New Grant Difference
CV2-ES-05 Shelter Remodel $677,506 $694,465.33 $16,959.33
Statement of Purpose
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: The purpose of this resolution is to reprogram 2020 Cares Act Emergency Solutions Grant funding allocated to the Housing and Redevelopment Authority of Duluth, MN (HRA) for their Eviction Prevention Program to the Safe Haven Shelter Remodel project in the amount of $16,959.33. The HRA intended to utilize funding to prevent evictions of public housing residents with regard to their outstanding late or unpaid rent and utilities. Utilization of said funding was directly related to residents having a COVID-related reason for lack of rent payment and under the eviction moratorium the HRA did not receive sufficient applications nor applications with a direct correlation to COVID-19.
In June 2022, the City received notification that the construction costs associated with remodel of the Safe Haven Shelter were higher than anticipated due to supply chain and construction material cost increases. To address these concerns, staff propose reprogramming of unspent HRA funds to the Safe Haven Project. Cares Act funding must be expended by S...
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