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Council authorized the City Manager to execute the agreements for the fulfillment of the recommended allocations of the…

May 10, 2022Asheville City Council

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What it does

Lets the City Manager execute the agreements for the fulfillment of the recommended allocations of the American Rescue Plan Act funding…

  • Passed. Everyone present voted yes.
  • The money, in the minutes' words: “After approval of this budget amendment in the amount of $11,723,257, the City will have budgeted $20,109,469 in ARPA funding; unbudgeted ARPA funding will total $6,184,384.”

Official title: Council authorized the City Manager to execute the agreements for the fulfillment of the recommended allocations of the American Rescue Plan Act funding as shown below: Proposal Title Organization Name Recommended Funding COA Inclusive and Accessible Government City of Asheville CAPE $514,120 Community Engagement for Equitable Response Young Men’s Institute Cultural Center (YMICC) $800,000 Southside Kitchen We Give A Share, Inc $90,000 Homeless Services Program Eliada Homes, Inc. $473,050 Litter & Cleanliness Program City of Asheville $500,000 HELP2Day Eagle Market Streets Development Corporation $143,128 Mobile Meals Expansion Food Connection Inc $221,676 Domestic Violence Intervention Program SPARC Foundation $153,483 Increasing Access to Affordable Housing Thrive Asheville $135,000 Modernization & upgrade Downtown restrooms City of Asheville $650,000 Emergency Shelter for Domestic Violence Survivors Helpmate $2,000,000 Mountain Community Capital Fund Expansion Mountain BizCapital, Inc. dba Mountain BizWorks $1,293,000 Continuum of Victims' Services The Mediation Center $900,000 Permanent Supportive Housing Expansion Project Homeward Bound of Western North Carolina $999,900 Equity & Resiliency Thru Affordable Homeownership Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity $600,000 Clean-Energy Upgrades for Low-Income Housing Green Built Alliance $250,000 Transformation Village Housing for Women & Children ABCCM $999,900 Housing & Income Stability Pisgah Legal Services $1,000,000 18 Total $ of initial recommended funding $11,723,257

Carried unanimously

From the minutes: The motion made by Councilwoman Wisler and seconded by Vice-Mayor Smith carried unanimously.

Read the motion as recorded

“Councilwoman Wisler moved to authorize the City Manager to execute the agreements for the fulfillment of the recommended allocations of the American Rescue Plan Act funding as shown below: Proposal Title Organization Name Recommended Funding COA Inclusive and Accessible Government City of Asheville CAPE $514,120 Community Engagement for Equitable Response Young Men’s Institute Cultural Center (YMICC) $800,000 Southside Kitchen We Give A Share, Inc $90,000 Homeless Services Program Eliada Homes, Inc. $473,050 Litter & Cleanliness Program City of Asheville $500,000 HELP2Day Eagle Market Streets Development Corporation $143,128 Mobile Meals Expansion Food Connection Inc $221,676 Domestic Violence Intervention Program SPARC Foundation $153,483 Increasing Access to Affordable Housing Thrive Asheville $135,000 Modernization & upgrade Downtown restrooms City of Asheville $650,000 Emergency Shelter for Domestic Violence Survivors Helpmate $2,000,000 Mountain Community Capital Fund Expansion Mountain BizCapital, Inc. dba Mountain BizWorks $1,293,000 Continuum of Victims' Services The Mediation Center $900,000 Permanent Supportive Housing Expansion Project Homeward Bound of Western North Carolina $999,900 Equity & Resiliency Thru Affordable Homeownership Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity $600,000 Clean-Energy Upgrades for Low-Income Housing Green Built Alliance $250,000 Transformation Village Housing for Women & Children ABCCM $999,900 Housing & Income Stability Pisgah Legal Services $1,000,000 18 Total $ of initial recommended funding $11,723,257”

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