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Community Development Block Grant Program Subaward Specific Performance Agreement with Young Men’s Christian Association of the Suncoast, Inc. d/b/a YMCA of the Suncoast, Inc. for a Community Development Block Grant funded facility rehabilitation.
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Recommended Action:
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Approval and execution by the County Administrator of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program Subaward Specific Performance Agreement (Agreement) with Young Men’s Christian Association of the Suncoast, Inc. d/b/a YMCA of the Suncoast, Inc. (YMCA) for a CDBG funded facility rehabilitation.
• This Agreement provides CDBG funding, not to exceed $54,967.00, for costs associated with facility improvements including installing a drop ceiling, air-conditioning ductwork, fire suppression system, new flooring, electrical and data conduit for computers, filling pit area with concrete, and painting facility space, benefitting 3,235 low- and moderate-income residents.
• This Agreement allows the YMCA to complete the intended project as specified in Agreement CD22GRAY, executed by the County on November 10, 2022. The Agreement expired on September 30, 2023, before the YMCA expended any of the funding.
• The YMCA’s Greater Ridgecrest Branch provides comprehensive recreational programming and youth development services at the County-owned Omni Center facility for residents of the Greater Ridgecrest Area.
• The Greater Ridgecrest Branch YMCA, located at 1801 119th Street N, Largo, is in the locally designated Greater Ridgecrest Target Area, a low- and moderate-income area.
• The Agreement is effective for one (1) year, from October 1, 2023, to September 30, 2024.
• The County received $2,440,417.00 in CDBG funds to improve neighborhoods, provide decent housing, and create new economic opportunities, with a special focus on serving low- and moderate-income persons.
• The funding for this agreement is consistent with the FY24 Adopted Budget and it is funded from the CDBG Funds, Community Development Grant Fund.
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Summary:
One of the projects to be carried out under the County’s Annual Action Plan for Fiscal Year 2022/2023 (FY23) is the funding of the YMCA for facility improvements. This Agreement will provide funding for the renovation of currently unusable, unsafe space into meeting space or multi-purpose programming space at the Greater Ridgecrest Branch, located at 1801 119th Street N, Largo.
The Agreement is effective for one (1) year, from October 1, 2023, to September 30, 2024.
Background/Explanation:
In accordance with the adopted Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan, it is necessary to enter into an Agreement with qualified agencies to allow for certain activities stated in the Annual Action Plan to be contractually delegated and specify the obligation of the agencies receiving funds in meeting Federal, State and County requirements.
The County received $2,440,417.00 in CDBG funding for FY23. Funding is to be used to improve neighborhoods, provide decent housing, and create new economic opportunities, with a special focus on serving low- and moderate-income persons.
The CDBG Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) and application cycle was advertised in the Tampa Bay Times, The Weekly Challenger, La Gaceta and Tre Magazine, posted on the Community Development website, and emailed to nonprofit agencies and local municipalities.
The competitive application process began on January 26, 2022, with applications being due February 25, 2022. Applications were reviewed for funding eligibility and scored by Community Development Division staff. Funding recommendations are based on staff ranking of eligible activities and eligible expenses.
The County executed Agreement CD22GRAY on November 10, 2022, providing a maximum of $54,967.00 in CDBG funding to the agency. Due to water intrusion issues in the area of the proposed project, the YMCA was unable to begin the project before the Agreement expired on September 30, 2023.
This new Agreement provides the YMCA of the Suncoast with the unexpended CDBG funding from the expired CD22GRAY Agreement. Funding is for costs associated with facility improvements including installing a drop ceiling, air-conditioning ductwork, fire suppression system, new flooring, electrical and data conduit for computers, filling pit area with concrete, and painting facility space, benefitting 3,235 low- and moderate-income residents at the Greater Ridgecrest Branch, located at 1801 119th Street N, Largo.
Fiscal Impact:
The total amount of funding for this agreement is not to exceed $54,967.00 during the term of the Agreement. Funding for this Agreement is included in the County’s FY24 Adopted Budget for CDBG funds.
Delegated Authority:
Authority for the County Administrator to sign this Agreement is granted under Code Section 2-62 (a) (1), Resolution No. 22-60 and Resolution No. 23-56.
Staff Member Responsible:
Carol Stricklin, Director, Housing and Community Development
Partners:
Young Men’s Christian Association of the Suncoast, Inc. d/b/a YMCA of the Suncoast, Inc.
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Attachments:
Community Development Block Grant Program Subaward Specific Performance Agreement
Community Development Block Grant Program Subaward Specific Performance Agreement, November 10, 2022
Project Location Map
2022-2023 Funding Recommendations
Resolution No. 22-60
Resolution No. 23-56