CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA
                  CITY COUNCIL AGENDA



   Agenda Date:         July 20, 2020

   Action Required:     Approval and Appropriation

   Presenter:           Kaki Dimock, Director, Human Services

   Staff Contacts:      Kaki Dimock, Director, Human Services

   Title:               Virginia Housing Solutions Program Supplemental COVID-19
                        Grant Award ($243,276)


Background:

The Department of Human Services in coordination with the Thomas Jefferson Area Coalition for
the Homeless (T.J.A.C.H.) and the Service Provider Council (S.P.C.), applied for and received a
grant from the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development. A supplemental
award of $243,276 for emergency shelter operation expenses related to COVID-19 global
pandemic has been provided.

Discussion:

The City of Charlottesville has staff from Human Services and Social Services taking a
leadership role in the governance of T.J.A.C.H. V. H. S P. is an important resource in our
community’s efforts to end homelessness. The grant provides services in several points along the
local continuum of services including coordinated assessment, emergency low barrier shelter,
rapid re-housing and housing navigation, case management, and coalition coordination.

This supplemental award must be used for costs associated with emergency shelter operations
including case management and supportive services, maintenance, rent, supplies, utilities,
transportation and administrative costs, capped at 5%.

Community Engagement:

The original grant and plan are the product of extensive engagement of the service provider
community for persons experiencing homelessness. This partnership is reflective of the city’s
recommended governance model for T.J.A.C.H. and the priority requests of the Interfaith
Movement Promoting Action by Congregations Together (IMPACT).

Alignment with City Council’s Vision and Strategic Plan:

This grant advances the City of Charlottesville’s Strategic Plan Goal #1 of an inclusive
community of self-sufficient residents. Specifically, it will facilitate the objective of increasing
affordable housing options.
Budgetary Impact:

This grant will be entirely State, and Federal pass-through funds. No local match is required.
There is no budget impact for the City of Charlottesville. All funds will be distributed to sub-
recipients for service provision.

Recommendation:

Staff recommends approval and appropriation of grant funds.

Alternatives:

Council may elect to not accept the funds and the community will not have the capacity to
administer the following services to persons experiencing a housing crisis during this global
pandemic.

Attachments:

Supplemental amendment and appropriation are attached.
                                      APPROPRIATION
                                   V. H. S. P. Grant $34,457


       WHEREAS, The City of Charlottesville, through the Department of Human Services,
has received the V. H. S. P. Grant from the Virginia Department of Housing and Community
Development in the amount of $243,276.

       NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of
Charlottesville,Virginia that the sum of $243,276 is hereby appropriated in the following
manner:


Revenues
$243,276       Fund: 209      IO: 1900352           G/L: 430127 State COVID



Expenditures
$243,276     Fund: 209        IO: 1900352           G/L: 530550 Contracted Services




      BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this appropriation is conditioned upon receipt of
$243,276 in funds from the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development.