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CITY OF NORTII OLMSTED RESOLUTION NO. 2022-63 RV: Mayor.loncs A RESOLUTION DISPENSING WITH THE NFP PROCESS AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH CHN HOUSING PARTNERS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADMINISTERING .ARPA FUNDLVG FOR HOME REPAIRS, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS. the Unitcd States Department ul treasury ('Ineasup-") launched the Coronavirus State and Local Discal Recovery Fund (-Rccoven Fund')- which was established by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ("ARPA"), to provide $350 billion in emergency funding for eligible state. local, territorial, and I ribal governments, and. WHEREAS, the lrcasmc determined the City is an eligible local _overmnnu that will be receiving approximately three million two hundred cighn-three thousand and Iwu dollars ($3.283.002) in Recovcry Funds (tom the United Stales (iuccrnment in two equal (ranches. beginning in May 2021 and the balance delivered approsimalely l2 months later: and WHEREAS. pursuant to the Final Rule. the Cite can use its allocated Recover,, Funds for any one or more of the IDllowine authorised uses: (1) to respond to the public health emergency created by the COVID-19 pandemic ("pandemic") or the pandemic's negative economic impacts: (2) to provide premium pay to eligible workers performing essential work during the public health emergency: (3) to provide government services to the extent of the reduction in revcnuc due to the public health emergency; and (4) to make necessary investments in water, sewer, or broadband infrastructure; and. WHEREAS within the eligible use categories outlined above. the Final Rule provides the City with the flexibility to determine how best to rue payments from the Recovery funds to meet the needs of the City's communities and population: and, WHEREAS, pursuant to the 'frcasury's final rule. impacted households, determined as those households with incomes at or below 300% of the I ederal Poverly Guidelines based upon household sire are presumed to have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic: arid, WHEREAS. the City wishes to contract with the Sub -Recipient because of the specialized expertise in administering home repair and home rehab programs: and, WHEREAS, the City wishes to award the sub -recipient funding in the amount of $450.000 to seed the I Tome Repair Revolving Loan Fund: and WHEREAS CIIN (lousing Partners (CIIN) is uniquely qualified to provide the requiird administration and accounting of distribution of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding for home repair programs: and