Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government - File #: 0402-23

• File #: 0402-23
• Version: 1
• Name: Sub-recipient agreements for Housing Stabilization Program
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Approved
• File created: 4/12/2023
• In control: Urban County Council
• On agenda: 4/27/2023
• Final action: 4/27/2023
• Enactment date: 4/27/2023
• Enactment #: R-241-2023
• Title: A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute Subrecipient Agreements (RFP No. 12-2023), the final form of which shall be subject to approval of the Dept. of Law, with Northern Ky. Legal Aid Society, Inc., d/b/a Legal Aid of the Bluegrass ($819,473) and the Office of Ky. Legal Services Programs, Inc., d/b/a Ky. Equal Justice Center ($980,380), allocating $1,899,853 of Emergency Rental Assistance Grant funds, awarded by the U.S. Dept. of the Treasury under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), for the provision of housing stabilization services through the Housing Stabilization Program, for tenants facing potential eviction, and further authorizing the Mayor to execute any other needed amendments or Agreements related to the use of these funds. [Dept. of Housing Advocacy and Community Development, Lanter]

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/27/2023	1	Urban County Council
4/20/2023	1	Urban County Council	Received First Reading
4/18/2023	1	Urban County Council Work Session	Approved and Referred to Docket	Pass

Title
A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute Subrecipient Agreements (RFP No. 12-2023), the final form of which shall be subject to approval of the Dept. of Law, with Northern Ky. Legal Aid Society, Inc., d/b/a Legal Aid of the Bluegrass ($819,473) and the Office of Ky. Legal Services Programs, Inc., d/b/a Ky. Equal Justice Center ($980,380), allocating $1,899,853 of Emergency Rental Assistance Grant funds, awarded by the U.S. Dept. of the Treasury under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), for the provision of housing stabilization services through the Housing Stabilization Program, for tenants facing potential eviction, and further authorizing the Mayor to execute any other needed amendments or Agreements related to the use of these funds. [Dept. of Housing Advocacy and Community Development, Lanter]

Summary
Authorization to execute sub-recipient Agreements with Northern Kentucky Legal Aid Society, Inc. (dba Legal Aid of the Bluegrass) and Office of Kentucky Legal Services Programs Inc. (dba Kentucky Equal Justice Center) and allocate $1,899,853.00 of Emergency Rental Assistance Grant funds from the U.S. Department of the Treasury for the provision of housing stability services through the Housing Stabilization Program for tenants facing potential eviction. (L0402-23) (Wright/Lanter)


Budgetary Implications: Yes
Advance Document Review:
Law: Yes, Brittany Smith, 04-11-23
Risk Management: N/A
Fully Budgeted: Yes
Account Number: 3230-160201-0001-71101

This Fiscal Year Impact: $1,899,853.00 ($919,473 Legal Aid and $980,380 KY Equal Justice)
Annual Impact:
Project: CV_EARP_2021
Activity: FED_GRANT
Budget Reference: 2021
Current Balance: $1,940,784.16
Body BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE LEXINGTON-FAYETTE URBAN COUNTY GOVERNMENT:
Section 1 - That the Mayor, on behalf of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, be and hereby is authorized and directed to execute two Subrecipient Agreements, the final form of which is subject to ...