File #: RES-17:163    Version: 1 Name: AN AGREEMENT WITH THE JONESBORO URBAN RENEWAL AND HOUSING CENTER (JURHA) TO PROVIDE INSPECTIONS SERVICES FOR THE CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM (CoC)
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 10/6/2017 In control: Finance & Administration Council Committee
On agenda: Final action: 10/11/2017
Title: RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE JONESBORO URBAN RENEWAL AND HOUSING CENTER (JURHA) TO PROVIDE INSPECTIONS SERVICES FOR THE CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM (CoC)
Sponsors: Grants
Attachments: 1. Contract for HQS Inspection Services (CoC Grant)
Related files: CON-861

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RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE JONESBORO URBAN RENEWAL AND HOUSING  CENTER (JURHA) TO PROVIDE INSPECTIONS SERVICES FOR THE CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM (CoC)

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WHEREAS, the City has been granted its allocation for the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program; and

 

WHEREAS, these funds shall be used for rapidly rehousing the homeless, who are unsheltered and require additional supportive services such as bus passes, healthcare, life skills training and financial literacy; and

 

WHEREAS, housing units leased with CoC Program funds must demonstrate compliance with housing standards at 24 CFR part 578.75(b) by undergoing inspections; and

 

WHEREAS, Jonesboro Urban Renewal and Housing Center(JUHRA) must represent that they have the capacity to do so and are willing to carry out these inspections for the Continuum of Care grant program as described in this agreement.

 

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS THAT:

SECTION 1: The Mayor, Harold Perrin and City Clerk Donna Jackson are hereby authorized by the City Council for the City of Jonesboro to execute all documents necessary to effectuate said agreement.

 

PASSED AND APPROVED this 11th day of October, 2017.