Title
Office of Heat Response and Mitigation Shade for Students Grant Program (Ordinance S-51597) - Citywide
Description
Request authorization for the City Manager, or his designee, to amend Ordinance S-49803 with multiple grantees to allow an agreement extension for the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Shade for Students Grant Program and increase the dollar amount for the funding of the program. The amended ordinance term for the Shade for Students Grant Program will retroactively begin on May 31, 2023, and is valid through June 30, 2025. All agreements may be extended based on available funding, which extensions may be executed by the City Manager, or his designee. The contract may contain other terms and conditions deemed necessary by City staff. The revised funding amount will not exceed $1,520,156 using funding from the Residential Tree Equity Accelerator and the Trees and Shade for Schools programs. The City Treasurer is authorized to accept, and the City Controller is authorized to disburse, all funds related to this item.
Report
Summary
On June 7, 2022, Phoenix City Council approved the ARPA Second Tranche Strategic Plan and allocated $6,000,000 of these funds for the Residential Tree Equity Accelerator and the Trees and Shade for Schools programs. This funding created three grant programs: Shade for Students, Canopy for Kids, and Community Canopy.
The Shade for Students Grant Program is providing funding for shade structures to public school districts, non-profit schools, after-school or summer program nonprofits, and youth-serving community centers in areas that have been disproportionately negatively impacted by COVID-19. The shade structures are supporting public health by expanding opportunities for safe outdoor learning and recreation. To date, 43 shade structures have been constructed or retrofitted with this grant funding.
The Shade for Students Grant Program was originally authorized for $1,500,000 with a program end date of December 31, 2024. An additional $20,156 is requested for this program, and an extension through June 30, 2025, to meet unanticipated construction costs and permitting timelines among a limited number of grantees. All grant funding will be spent by the end of June 2025. Grantee expenditures to date are approximately $1,500,000.
Financial Impact
Funding for this program will not exceed $1,520,156. There is no impact to the General Fund. Funding is available through the City's allocation of ARPA funds from the federal government.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Gina Montes and the Office of Heat Response and Mitigation.