Information
Fund: 141H6540 Amount: $ 96,025.00
These funds were anticipated for the 2020 fiscal year
Type: Deliberation
Department: PHSS - Public Health & Social Services
Directors' Update: Sept. 9, 2020
Business Meeting: Sept. 14, 2020
Summary:Mitigate potential evictions by paying rents to landlords. Equity Institute will create, design, and implement targeted outreach and assistance connection to non-English speakers and other marginalized populations.
Publications:
Cover Letter To: Emailed to Vincent Perez vincent.perez@equity.institute
Additional Copies To: Sandi Andrus, Meja Handlen, Tawni Shepherd, Kaity Nissell, Grace Jimenez, Michelle Sauter, Suzette Smith
Resolution
APPROVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN LEWIS COUNTY AND EQUITY INSTITUTE TO PROVIDE FUNDS THROUGH THE HOUSING ASSISTANCE UNIT EVICTION RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $96,025
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC), Lewis County, Washington, has reviewed Agreement, #E03-0100-20, with Equity Institute to provide funds to be used to mitigate potential evictions by paying rents to landlords; and
WHEREAS, Equity Institution will create, design and implement targeted outreach and assistance connection to non-English speakers and other marginalized populations within Lewis County; and
WHEREAS, funding in the amount of $96,025 through the housing assistance unit Eviction Rental Assistance Program Grant (ERAP) is provided for the period of August 1, 2020, through December 31, 2020; and
WHEREAS, it appears to be in the best public interest to authorize the execution of said contract.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Agreement, #E03-0100-20 between Lewis County and Equity Institute to provide funds to be used to assist connection to non-English speakers and other marginalized populations in the amount of $96,025 from August 1, 2020, through December 31, 2020, is hereby approved and the Director of Public Health & Social Services is authorized to sign the same.
DONE IN OPEN SESSION this 14th day of September, 2020.