DEPARTMENT
Community Development
REQUESTED ACTION (Identify appropriate Action or Motion, purpose, cost, timeframe, etc.)
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Request approval to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") between Fulton County, as the GA 502 Fulton County Continuum of Care ("CoC") Collaborative Applicant, and the Housing Authority of Fulton County, Georgia (the "Authority") regarding the implementation of twenty eight (28) Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHVs) and additional EHVs as they become available. The Initial term of the MOU is effective August 1, 2021 to July 31, 2022, unless extended. The County Attorney is authorized to make modifications to the MOU and related document as to form prior to by the Chairman. (APPROVED UPON ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA)
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REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION (Cite specific Board policy, statute or code requirement)
Official Code of Georgia 36-10-1 states that all contracts entered into by the County governing authority with other persons shall be in writing and entered in its minutes.
STRATEGIC PRIORITY AREA RELATED TO THIS ITEM (If yes, note strategic priority area below)
Health and Human Services
COMMISSION DISTRICTS AFFECTED
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IS THIS A PURCHASING ITEM?
No
SUMMARY & BACKGROUND
The EHVs are special purpose vouchers which will expire on September 30, 2023, or when HUD funding is removed or reduced for the vouchers. The vouchers are tenant-based vouchers that may not be project-based. The Authority accepted 28 EHVs on May 10, 2021 and may accept additional EHVs as they become available. The Authority's EHV program must be administered in collaboration with the CoC. The CoC board voted to approve the EHV collaboration at the June 17, 2021, CoC Board meeting.
The American Rescue Plan (ARP) of 2021, Section 3202, appropriated $5 billion for new incremental Housing Choice Vouchers (HCVs) to be administered by public housing agencies (PHAs...
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