Submitted by: Patrick Paschall
Submitting Department: Finance
Agenda Section: Action
Item Title:
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Contract Award: Household Emergency Relief Program Administration and Outreach Assistance
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Suggested Action:
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I move the Mayor and Council allocate an amount NTE $100,000 to Hyattsville Community Development Corporation (HCDC) to administer Hyattsville Household Emergency Relief Program including an additional amount NTE $50,000 to also administer Hyattsville Outreach and Application Assistance Program for a total of $150,000 to administer both programs and to ensure relief programs are accessible for all communities within the City. The contract with the Hyattsville Community Development Corporation is contingent upon the review and approval by the City Attorney for legal sufficiency.
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Summary Background:
The City of Hyattsville has been awarded $17.9 million under the American Rescue Plan Act, which is intended to be used for reinvestment back into our community focusing both on immediate pandemic-related needs of our community and addressing structural barriers that were exacerbated during the pandemic.
In early 2022, the City conducted an extensive outreach process to hear from the community about pandemic-related emergency relief needs, in an effort to tailor relief programs to the needs of our community. Through our public engagement process, we heard from over 400 unique individuals provide feedback via community listening sessions, an online feedback form, paper requests for feedback mailed to each home, and other outreach methods.
We learned that the pandemic has impacted segments within our community significantly, with an array of pandemic related harms reported, ranging from economic impact of job loss and trouble paying regular household bills, to difficulty accessing food assistance, childcare needs, mental health care, and dozens of other identified needs.
In response, the City Council developed a household emergency...
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