Title
***REQUEST TO ADD-ON (SEE ATTACHED MEMO)*** Authorization to Accept Additional Emergency Assistance Funding from Arizona Department of Housing (Ordinance S-46549)
Description
Request authorization for the City Manager, or his designee, to accept funding in the amount of $650,000 for rental and eviction prevention assistance from the Arizona Department of Housing (ADOH) for the period between March 27, 2020 and Dec. 31, 2020. Further request authorization for the City Treasurer to accept, and the City Controller to disburse, all funds related to these items. There is no impact to the General Fund.
Report
Summary
Funds provided to the City of Phoenix from ADOH will be used to provide immediate rental and eviction prevention assistance to families that have been impacted directly or indirectly by the COVID-19 crisis. Households eligible to receive assistance must be able to document that their current financial hardship is due to COVID-19 and have a total household income at or below 100 percent of Area Median Income during the month for which they are seeking assistance. Area Median Income is currently $77,800 for a family of four. Families will be required to pay 30 percent of their monthly gross income to their landlord/property owner with the balance being paid through the ADOH Emergency Assistance funding. These funds will require the same documentation as other city emergency utility and rental assistance programs.
Contract Term
The term of the ADOH contract will be from March 27, 2020 through Dec. 31, 2020, and may be extended based on continuous need and available funding. Any extension term may be exercised by the City Manager or his designee.
Financial Impact
Funding for ADOH is provided from the State Housing Trust Fund. There is no impact to the General Fund.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Deanna Jonovich and the Human Services Department.