Approve agreement with New Hope Community Development Corporation as part of the American Rescue Plan Community Benefit Grant proposal to fund a new playground at El Rio Villa totaling $50,000 and delegate authority to the Manager of Procurement to sign the agreement. (No general fund impact) (Pinedo/Espitia)

Background
On July 25, 2023, the Board of Supervisors received an update on the American Rescue Plan (ARP) and a set of recommendations from staff for the use of the remaining funding. At that time, staff recommended setting aside $500,000 for the Community Benefit Equal Allocation Plan. The Plan equally allocated a portion of that funding to each of the five supervisorial districts, allowing each Supervisor to provide grants to local Community-Based Organizations (CBO) operating within their districts. The Board approved the plan at that meeting, further augmenting the funding to a total of $750,000.  

A brief description of the funding proposal follows: 

Playground in El Rio Villa

This agreement would provide $50,000 from District 2 to New Hope Development Corporation, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that supports affordable housing in Yolo County. Yolo County Housing is also involved in this project, and the funds will be utilized to build a new playground in the El Rio Villa housing community in Winters. The old playground had to be taken down due to safety concerns. The $50,000 investment will help match the HUD funding and contributions from other sources to fund the playground for the children living in El Rio Villa.

Recommended Action
Staff are requesting authority to complete and sign the agreement with the named organization in the amount described above. The agreement will utilize the language shown in Att. A. Agreement Template.

Grant recipients are selected by the Supervisor's Districts and reviewed by the County Administrator's Office, County Counsel and the Department of Financial Services reviewed and approved the benefit agreement language in Att. A. Agreement Template.

The respective Supervisors' District staff review potential beneficiaries of the available ARP funding, and the Supervisor selects beneficiaries and funding amounts. District Staff then begin preparation of the agreements. The County Administrator's Office reviews the spending proposals and verifies that the proposed beneficiary meets any necessary requirements under federal and state laws. The proposal is then brought to the Board for delegation of authority to complete and sign the agreement in advance of any funding disbursement.

No general fund impact will occur with the approval of this item. The Board allocated $750,000 in American Rescue Plan funding to the Community Benefit Equal Allocation Plan on July 25, 2023, of which $50,000 will be utilized to fund these grant benefits.