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Dept/ Agency: Health and Community Wellness
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending
Type of Service: Contract with Sub-Recipient
Purpose: To prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus to persons with HIV/AIDS within the Newark Eligible Metropolitan Statistical Area (NEMSA).
Entity Name: Catholic Families and Community Services - Hope House
Entity Address: 101-103 Bassett Highway, Dover, New Jersey 07801
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $601,000.00
Funding Source: United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)/Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) CARES ACT
Account Code Line: 2020 Budget/Department of Health and Community Wellness/NW 051; Dept. ID G20; Division/Project 2H240; Account# 72030; Budget Ref. B2020
Contract Period: July 31, 2020 through July 30, 2023
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
(X) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions (X) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale (X) Grant (X) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
Original Resolution 7R5-e adopted on February 5, 2020, awarded a contract in an amount not to exceed $500,000.00 for the period of January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020.
This resolution will increase the contract amount by $101,000.00, for a total contract amount not to exceed $601,000.00 extending the period through July 30, 2023 for additional services to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus.
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark desires to continue to act as the Grantee/Sub-Grantor for disbursement of funds made available by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program, CARES Act, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus for persons living with HIV/AIDS through sub-recipient contracts within the Newark Eligible Metropolitan Statistical Area (NEMSA), which consists of Essex, Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, and Union Counties in New Jersey and Pike County, Pennsylvania; and
WHEREAS, the term of the contract was established from July 31, 2020 through July 30, 2023; and
WHEREAS, this contract provides funds to be used to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus for persons living with HIV/AIDS through sub-recipient contracts within the Newark Eligible Metropolitan Statistical Area (NEMSA), which consists of Essex, Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, and Union Counties in New Jersey and Pike County, Pennsylvania; and
WHEREAS, provided by the CARES Act, these supplemental funds may be used to cover or reimburse allowable costs as of the date a sub-recipient began preparing for coronavirus, which HUD shall presume to be no earlier than January 21, 2020; and
WHEREAS, an increase in the amount $101,000.00 to the current contract is necessary to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus pandemic; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Health and Community Wellness seeks to ratify and amend the contract to increase the amount previously approved in order to meet the increase to address the coronavirus pandemic; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark, is in receipt of a request from the Department of Health and Community Wellness to increase the not to exceed amount from $500,000.00 to $601,000.00.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Department of Health and Community Wellness, is hereby authorized to ratify and amend Resolution 7R5-e adopted on February 5, 2020 for a contract with Catholic Families and Community Services - Hope House, 101-103 Bassett Highway, Dover New Jersey 07801, to provide certain housing assistance and supportive services to persons with HIV/AIDS and to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus pandemic by increasing the contract amount from $500,000.00 to $601,000.00.
2. The contract amendment is ratified from July 31, 2020 through July 30, 2023, the date of adoption of this authorizing resolution is specific to the HOPWA Covid-19 funds increase of $101,000.00.
3. Attached here is a Certification of Funds in the amount of $101,000.00, from the Municipal Comptroller of the City of Newark, which states that there are sufficient funds in the City budget for the purpose set forth herein: 2020 Budgets/Department of Health and Community Wellness/ NW 051; Dept. ID G20; Division/Project 2H240; Account# 72030; Budget Ref. B2020.
4. All other terms and conditions authorized by Resolution 7R5-e adopted on February 5, 2020 remain unchanged.
STATEMENT
This resolution authorizes the Department of Health and Community Wellness to ratify and amend Resolution 7R5-e adopted on February 5, 2020for a contract with Catholic Families and Community Services - Hope House, 101-103 Bassett Highway, Dover, New Jersey 07801, utilizing HOPWA funding, to provide housing assistance and supportive services to persons with HIV/AIDS, and to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus pandemic within the Newark Eligible Metropolitan Statistical Area, by increasing the total contract amount from $500,000.00 to $601,000.00.