ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2020-0465 to increase the maximum contract amount for Subrecipient Agreement between City of Houston and BAKERRIPLEY, INC for the administration and operation of a program to provide Temporary Relocation Assistance to low-to-moderate income individuals who were affected by Hurricane Harvey; approving and authorizing Amendment No. 1 to said agreement

The Housing and Community Development Department (HCDD) is requesting Council approval of a First Amendment to the agreement between the City of Houston and BakerRipley, providing an additional $1,500,000.00 in Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery 2017 (CDBG-DR17) funds for Temporary Relocation Assistance, including moving and storage costs, to individuals currently participating in HCDD’s Harvey Homeowner Assistance Program (HoAP).

BakerRipley will provide services to an additional 100 low-to-moderate income households/individuals residing within the City of Houston who were affected directly by Hurricane Harvey.

HCDD conducted a Notice of Funding Availability for CDBG-DR17 – Harvey Public Services contracts for fiscal year 2020, with a one-year renewal option. BakerRipley was one of the providers selected. The term of this agreement will continue to be June 1, 2020 – May 31, 2021.

No Fiscal Note is required on grant items.

This item was reviewed by the Housing and Community Affairs Committee on October 27, 2020.

*Harvey Direct Tieback: According to the 2018 City of Houston Needs Assessment, a total of 208,532 households in Houston sustained some form of damage to their home or person property because of Hurricane Harvey. Approximately half (49.6%) of the impacted households are low-to-moderate income (LMI), and one third of this group are considered low to very low income. With the loss of affordable housing stock, many renters have not been able to settle into permanent housing situations and are now facing homelessness, temporary living in places in which they cannot sustain without outside intervention or are continuing to live in motels for which they are spending limited dollars. Others are homeowners who have not been able to obtain home repairs and are facing barriers such as delinquent taxes, inability to prove ownership, and literacy or limited English proficiency among other barriers.

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 Tom McCasland, Director

$1,500,000.00

Federal Government - Grant Funded

Fund 5030

Roxanne Lawson

Phone: (832) 394-6307