DEPARTMENT: Social Services-Housing & Community Resources
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Execute Contracts With Guild For Rental Assistance And Housing Stability Services
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RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Dakota County receives a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Continuum of Care Rapid Re-Housing (CoC RRH) grant; and
WHEREAS, HUD CoC RRH funds are secured annually through a competitive grant process that runs from June 1 through May 31 of each year and the grant serves 48 family households at a time with rental assistance and services; and
WHEREAS, the total grant amount is $659,500 for the period, June 1, 2024 through May 31, 2025, and must be spent within each grant period; and
WHEREAS, case management funds are provided using Dakota County levy funds or eligible housing aid grant funds in the amount of $489,000 annually; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 23-217 (May 23, 2023), the Dakota County Board of Commissioners authorized execution of a contract with Guild for CoC RRH services.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the Community Services Director to execute a contract for continuum of care rapid re-housing services with Guild for a contract amount not to exceed $659,500 for the period of June 1, 2024 through May 31, 2025, utilizing U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Continuum of Care Rapid Re-Housing funds, subject to approval by the County Attorney's Office as to form; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the Community Services Director to execute a contract for housing stability services with Guild for a contract amount not to exceed $489,000 for the period of June 1, 2024 through May 31, 2025, subject to approval by the County Attorney's Office as to form; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Community Services Director is hereby authorized to amend said contracts, consisten...
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