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:              Open Society Foundation Emma Lazarus Campaign on Cities
                       Grant Appropriation ($250,000)


Background:

The Department of Human Services in coordination with Albemarle County Office of Equity and
Inclusion has been awarded a $250,000 grant from the Emma Lazarus Campaign on Cities, a
project of the Open Society Foundation, to provide emergency financial assistance to community
members of Charlottesville and Albemarle County that are ineligible for federal stimulus relief
from June 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020.

Discussion:

Based on requirements of the grant award, direct financial assistance, in the form of prepaid
cards, will be provided to members of the Charlottesville and Albemarle community that identify
as undocumented, immigrant, migrant or domestic workers. Priority will be determine by the
following criteria:
     severe economic risk
     households with children under 18 years of age
     medical vulnerability

Screening for eligibility and distribution of direct financial assistance will be provided by
community partners with pre-existing trusting relationships with this population. Data will be
collected in the aggregate only, ensuring that no personal information is shared with city or
county staff managing implementation.

These funds will be matched by $50,000 in Department of Human Services funds that were
previously appropriated.

Community Engagement:

City and county staff have met regularly with service providers focusing on improving the well-
being of undocumented, immigrant, migrant and domestic workers to ensure that implementation
could be achieved in partnership. Decisions around data collection, screening criteria, and
government engagement were informed by community service providers with direct knowledge
of the needs, conditions, and fears of the targeted population.
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. .

Budgetary Impact:

This grant will be private foundation funds. Local match was appropriated from the Department
of Human Services Fund Balance on May 18, 2020. 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
provide emergency financial relief to community members ineligible for the federal stimulus
relief.

Attachments:

Supplemental amendment and appropriation are attached.
                                APPROPRIATION
           O.S.F. Emma Lazarus Campaign on Cities Grant Award ($250,000)


       WHEREAS, The City of Charlottesville, through the Department of Human Services,
has received the Emma Lazarus Campaign on Cities grant award from the Open Society
Foundation in the amount of $250,000.
,
       NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of
Charlottesville,Virginia that the sum of $250,000 is hereby appropriated in the following
manner:


Revenues
$250,000      Fund: 210     IO: 1900359          G/L: 451022 Other Grant Funding



Expenditures
$250,000     Fund: 210      IO: 1900359          G/L: 530550 Contracted Services




      BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this appropriation is conditioned upon receipt of
$250,000 in funds from the Open Society Foundation Emma Lazarus Campaign on Cities.