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Amendment B adds a total of $507,733 for a new total budget consideration of $9,786,874.
Type: Deliberation
Department: PHSS - Public Health & Social Services
Directors' Update: Sept. 28, 2022
Business Meeting: Oct. 4, 2022
Summary:The Washington State Department of Commerce, through the housing assistance unit Eviction Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) grant, has awarded special funds through American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund, CFDA 21.027.
The ERAP 2.0 Grant is intended to prevent evictions by paying past due and future rent and utilities while distributing funds equitably, targeting limited resources to those who have a missed or partially paid rent payment since March 1, 2020.
Lewis County will sub contract these funds for countywide services.
Publications:
Cover Letter To: Maureen Maples P.O Box 42525 Olympia, WA 98504-2525 Email executed document to maureen.maples@commerce.wa.gov
Additional Copies To: Justia Madrigal, Bryan Hall
Resolution
APPROVE AMENDMENT B TO CONTRACT #21-4619C-116 BETWEEN LEWIS COUNTY AND WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
WHEREAS, the Lewis County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) has reviewed Amendment B to Contract #21-4619C-116 with Department of Commerce to provide emergency rental assistance to prevent evictions in Lewis County; and
WHEREAS, special funding from the Eviction Rent Assistance Program (ERAP) 2.0 grant and from American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund, CFDA 21.027 is intended to prevent evictions by paying past due and future rent and utilities while distributing funds equitably, targeting limited resources to those who have a missed or partially paid rent payment since March 1, 2020; and
WHEREAS, the original ERAP 2.0 contract with Department of Commerce was approved by the BOCC via Resolution 21-375 on October 26, 2021; and
WHEREAS, the contract duration for Amendment B is July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023; and
WHEREAS, it appears to be in the best public interest to authorize execution of said contract.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Amendment B to Contract #21-4619C-116 between Lewis County and Department of Commerce to provide emergency rental assistance and prevent evictions from July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023, is hereby approved, and the Director of Public Health and Social Services is authorized to sign the same.
DONE IN OPEN SESSION this 4th day of October, 2022.