*Authorize 22 grant agreements totaling $8,586,574 for the provision of services in support of providing affordable housing (2024)

The City of Portland ordains:

Section 1.The Council finds:

1. The Portland Housing Bureau (PHB) Strategic Plan prioritizes preventing families from losing their homes, helping Portlanders from communities of color buy a home, and providing a safety net that includes shelters and other short term supports for low-income Portlanders who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.
2. As part of implementing Strategic Plan goals, PHB has used a variety of competitive processes to identify organizations that provide a broad continuum of assistance and services for low-income renters and homeowners.
3. PHB will be entering into funding agreements with 20 non-profit organizations (22 subrecipient contracts) whose contract amounts equal or exceed $100,000 and are further described in Exhibit A.
4. Funding is included in the City’s FY 2024-2025 approved budget and will be available in PHB’s FY 2024-2025 adopted budget in the amount of $8,586,574, through General Funds, Rental Registration funds (RR), Tax Increment Financing (TIF), HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), and Community Development Block Grant (CDBG).

NOW, THEREFORE, the Council directs:

1. The Bureau Director or designee is authorized to execute, amend, and terminate agreements with the organizations and for the amounts in Exhibit A, in a form similar to the contract attached as Exhibit B.
2. The Bureau Director is authorized to approve funding amendment increases up to 25% of the original budget amount of any contract covered under this ordinance.
3. The Mayor and Auditor are hereby authorized to make payments on these contracts from the PHB operating fund budget.

Section 2.The Council declares that an emergency exists because the program funds must be obligated within required timeframes; therefore, this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by Council.

The contracts in this ordinance are comprised of multiple funding sources. The funding sources are authorized in the FY24-25 Adopted Budget. The sources and the respective amounts are summarized in the table below:

As required by federal regulations, a Citizen Participation Plan (CPP) describing the overall framework for public involvement was developed and adopted with the 2016-2020 Consolidated Plan. A series of hearing and public meetings were held regarding the development of the Plan, in all areas of the city to ensure access to a broad range of community members. Translation services were provided when requested. All hearings locations were accessible to persons with disabilities. All documents were posted on the Portland Housing Bureau website.

In addition to the CPP process, the Portland Housing Advisory Commission, the bureau’s advisory body, and the Federal Funding Oversight Committee, a representative body of the three jurisdictions (Portland, Gresham, and Multnomah County), reviewed the Plan and its recommendations.

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