CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA
                  CITY COUNCIL AGENDA



   Agenda Date:         December 20th, 2021

   Action Required:     Approval and Appropriation

   Presenter:           Misty Graves, Interim Director, Human Services

   Staff Contacts:      Misty Graves, Interim Director, Human Services

   Title:               COVID Homelessness Emergency Response Program
                        (C.H.E.R.P.) – Community Development Block Grant Amendment
                        ($680,263)


Background:

A C.O.V.I.D. Homelessness Emergency Response Program amended grant of $680,263 has been
awarded to support non-congregate emergency shelter operations and administrative expenses
from July 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022. 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
                   RESOLUTION APPROPRIATING funds for
      COVID Homelessness Emergency Response Program (C.H.E.R.P.) Community
                       Development Block Grant - $680,263

       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 $680,263.

           NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of
Charlottesville,Virginia that the sum of $680,263is hereby appropriated in the following manner:

Revenues
$680,263      Fund: 209      IO: 1900448           G/L: 430120 Federal Pass Thru

Expenditures
$680,263     Fund: 209       IO: 1900448           G/L: 530550 Contracted Services

      BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this appropriation is conditioned upon receipt of
$680,263 in funds from the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development.