CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA
                  CITY COUNCIL AGENDA



   Agenda Date:         March 15, 2021

   Action Required:     Approval and Appropriation

   Presenter:           Kaki Dimock, Director, Human Services

   Staff Contacts:      Kaki Dimock, Director, Human Services

   Title:               COVID Homelessness Emergency Response Program
                        (C.H.E.R.P.) – H.M.I.S. Grant Award ($29,786)


Background:

A C.O.V.I.D. Homelessness Emergency Response Program grant of $29,786 has been awarded
for the expenses associated with the maintenance and use of the datakeeping system called the
Homelessness Management Information System (H.M.I.S.) required by both the U.S. Department
of Housing and Urban Development and the Virginia Department of Housing and Community
Development. The Thomas Jefferson Area Coalition for the Homeless plans, designs and
coordinates the local homelessness continuum of care and is the provider of record for data
collection.

Discussion:

The City of Charlottesville has staff from the departments of Human Services and Social
Services taking leadership roles in the governance of T.J.A.C.H. This grant supports the
additional costs associated with maintaining the required data associated with the C.O.V.I.D.
global pandemic.

Community Engagement:

This grant and plan are the product of extensive engagement of the service provider community
for persons experiencing homelessness. This partnership is reflective of the new 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 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:. Emergemcy low-
barrier shelter, coordinated assessment, rapid rehousing, H.M.I.S., coalition coordination and
administration.

Attachments:

Appropriation
                               APPROPRIATION
        COVID Homelessness Emergency Response Program (C.H.E.R.P.) H.M.I.S.
                               Grant Amendment
                                    $29,786


       WHEREAS, The City of Charlottesville, through the Department of Human Services,
has received the C.H.E.R.P. Grant from the Virginia Department of Housing and Community
Development in the amount of $29,786.

       NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of
Charlottesville,Virginia that the sum of $29,786 is hereby appropriated in the following manner:


Revenues
$29,786       Fund: 209      IO: 1900402            G/L: 430120 Federal Pass Thru



Expenditures
$29,786      Fund: 209       IO: 1900402            G/L: 530550 Contracted Services




      BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this appropriation is conditioned upon receipt of
$29,786 in funds from the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development.