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HomeMy WebLinkAbout15122 RESOLUTION NO. 15122 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENT FROM PROJECT CI2113 - AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF 718 W. 4TH STREET, PUEBLO CO 81003, FOR PURPOSES OF PROVIDING AN OUTDOOR SHELTER FOR HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, AS AUTHORIZED BY SECTION 603 OF THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT AND U.S. TREASURY FINAL RULE 31 CFR 35.6 RECITALS The following recitals are incorporated in and made a part of this Resolution. th WHEREAS, 718 W. 4 Street, Pueblo, CO 81003 (the “Premises”) is located in a Qualified Census Tract; and WHEREAS, the building located on the Premises is currently vacant and abandoned and requires demolition; and WHEREAS, pursuant to U.S. Treasury ARPA Final Rule p. 134, ARPA funds may be spent to pay “costs associated with acquiring and securing legal title of vacant or abandoned properties and other costs to position the property for current or future productive use;” and th WHEREAS, 718 W. 4 Street near downtown Pueblo is adjacent to the Pueblo Rescue Mission and current plans are to demolish the existing building to enable the property to be used as an outdoor homeless warming shelter when temperatures are below 20 degrees and as a shaded cooling location when temperatures exceed 100 degrees; NOW, THERFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that SECTION 1. Funds in the amount of Sixty-Five Thousand Dollars ($65,000) plus applicable title insurance and closing costs are hereby authorized to be paid from Project CI2113 American th Rescue Plan Act, for the purchase of 718 W. 4 Street near downtown Pueblo to be used as an outdoor shelter for unhoused individuals who were disproportionately impacted by the COVID- 19 pandemic. SECTION 2. The officers and staff of the City are authorized to perform any and all acts consistent with this Resolution which are necessary or desirable to implement the transactions described herein. SECTION 3. Funds in the amount of Sixty-Five Thousand Dollars ($65,000) plus applicable title insurance and closing costs are hereby authorized to be paid from Project CI2113 American th Rescue Plan Act, for the purchase of 718 W. 4 Street near downtown Pueblo to be used as an outdoor shelter for unhoused individuals who were disproportionately impacted by the COVID- 19 pandemic. INTRODUCED January 9, 2023 BY: Vicente Martinez Ortega MEMBER OF CITY COUNCIL APPROVED: PRESIDENT OF CITY COUNCIL ATTESTED BY: CITY CLERK City Clerk's Office Item # Q1 Background Paper for Proposed Resolution COUNCIL MEETING DATE: January 9, 2023 TO: President Heather Graham and Members of City Council CC: Mayor Nicholas A. Gradisar VIA: Marisa Stoller, City Clerk FROM: Daniel C. Kogovsek, City Attorney SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENT FROM PROJECT CI2113 - AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF 718 W. 4TH STREET, PUEBLO CO 81003, FOR PURPOSES OF PROVIDING AN OUTDOOR SHELTER FOR HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, AS AUTHORIZED BY SECTION 603 OF THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT AND U.S. TREASURY FINAL RULE 31 CFR 35.6 SUMMARY: This Resolution authorizes payment in the amount of $65,000 plus applicable title insurance and closing costs from Project CI2113 American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”) th for the purchase of 718 W. 4 Street near downtown Pueblo to be used as an outdoor shelter for unhoused individuals who were disproportionately impacted by the COVID- 19 pandemic. This payment is authorized by section 603 of the American Rescue Plan Act and U.S. Treasury Final Rule 31 CFR 35.6 PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION: By Ordinance No. 9931, approved on May 17, 2021, the City Council established Project No. CI-2113 and budgeted and appropriated up to $36.7 million in funds which were expected to be distributed to the City from the American Recovery Plan Act (“ARPA”) for covered costs and eligible expenses to be incurred during the period which began on March 3, 2021 until December 31, 2024 (to be expended by December 31, 2026). BACKGROUND: th The Mayor and City staff are recommending that the City purchase 718 W. 4 Street near downtown Pueblo. The property is adjacent to the Pueblo Rescue Mission and current plans are to demolish the existing building to enable the property to be used as an outdoor homeless warming shelter when temperatures are below 20 degrees and as a shaded cooling location when temperatures exceed 100 degrees. Contemporaneous with this Resolution, City Council is being asked to approve an emergency ordinance th accepting and approving the assignment of a contract to buy 718 W. 4 Street. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS: Funding for this purchase will be paid out of Project CI2113 – American Rescue Plan. BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Not applicable. STAKEHOLDER PROCESS: Not applicable. ALTERNATIVES: th City Council could decide not to authorize payment for the purchase of 718 W. 4 Street to be used as an outdoor shelter for the City’s homeless residents. RECOMMENDATION: Approval of this Resolution. ATTACHMENTS: None