Title
Amendment of 2017 Public Service and Public Facilities Subrecipient Recommendations (Ordinance S-43999)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to amend Ordinance S-43719 by eliminating Fresh Express by Discovery Triangle Development Corporation, Fresh Food Connection, and its related funding of $22,806 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Public Service funds from the ordinance due to the organization’s decision to decline the grant award based on its current priorities and capacity level. Further request authorization to add an award of $22,806 in CDBG Public Service funds to the Mollen Foundation, Garfield's Garden on the Corner to the ordinance under the priority of Addressing Nutrition and Access to Food in Food Deserts.
Report
Summary
Ordinance S-43719 authorized the City Manager to enter into Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) contracts for Public Services and Public Facilities (PS/PF) projects, and authorized the City Controller to disburse $811,987 in CDBG funds for PS/PF programs for the 2017-18 fiscal year. The CDBG Request for Proposals (RFP) for PS/PF was conducted by the Neighborhood Services Department (NSD) from Oct. 31 through Dec. 5, 2016. A total of 97 applications, requesting more than $3.16 million, were received to provide public services to low- and moderate-income residents of Phoenix such as youth enrichment programs, support services to persons with disabilities and seniors, domestic violence/human trafficking prevention, nutrition services related to food deserts, and to improve the infrastructure of public facilities. The agencies selected to receive funding were recommended by the Community Development (CD) Review Committee, an 11-member independent, Mayor-appointed, volunteer committee, and approved by City Council on June 28, 2017.
Contract Term
The contract term is from July 1, 2017 to Dec. 31, 2018.
Financial Impact
No more than $22,806 in Community Development Block Grant funds will be awarded to the Mollen Foundation, Garfield's Garden on the Corner from July 1, 2017 to Dec. 31, 2018; there will be no impact to the General Fund.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Mario Paniagua and the Neighborhood Services Department.