Reso 23-080 Building Futures Rehab Phase 2

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IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO RESOLUTION NO. 2023-080 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL TO APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A COMBINED GRANT AND LOAN IN THE AMOUNT OF $150,229 IN FEDERAL AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS TO ASSIST BUILDING FUTURES WITH WOMEN AND CHILDREN WITH PHASE 2 OF THE REHABILITATION OF THE SAN LEANDRO SHELTER LOCATED AT 501 DAVIS STREET WHEREAS, Saint Leander's Church owns the property located at 501 Davis Street, San Leandro, California (the "Property"); and WHEREAS, Building Futures with Women and Children ("Building Futures") leases the building where it operates the San Leandro Shelter, a 30-bed shelter located on the grounds of St. Leander Catholic Church in San Leandro, that serves women and children who are experiencing homelessness and/or victims of domestic violence; and WHEREAS, Building Futures seeks the City's assistance to undertake certain renovations and repairs to the San Leandro Shelter, including work on the exterior of the building replacing wood roof trim and flashing as needed, repainting exterior stucco siding, garbage enclosure and ramp hand/guard rails, re -roof exterior storage shed, and other miscellaneous carpentry and painting; Work on the interior of the building will include replacing flooring in the common areas, kitchen and dormitory and painting walls and window frames.; and WHEREAS, the City receives funds from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended ("CDBG"), and will provide CDBG funded loans to qualified local nonprofit organizations, like Building Futures, to assist such organizations with capital improvement projects, in conformance and accordance with CDBG and HUD laws and regulations; and WHEREAS, the City received funds from the United States Department of the Treasury under authority of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ("ARPA"), and will provide an ARPA funded grant to assist COVID-19 recovery through economic and community improvement projects, in conformance federal laws and regulations; and WHEREAS, the City Council has also determined that the improvements to be undertaken by Building Futures will serve women and children who are experiencing homelessness and/or are victims of domestic violence from the San Leandro Community; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to provide Building Futures with a forgivable loan of CDBG funds in the amount of Sixty Fifty Thousand Two Hundred Twenty -Nine Dollars ($150,229) (the "CDBG Loan"); and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to provide Building Futures with a grant of ARPA funds in the amount of Eighty Five Thousand Dollars ($85,000) (the "ARPA Grant"); and WHEREAS, the CDBG Loan will be for ten years at three percent (3%) interest, but will be forgiven at the