Title
Consider a memorandum/resolution to declare the public purpose and approve the grant funding allocations for ten nonprofit organizations with funding from the American Rescue Plan Act and the Public Facility Corporation.
Summary
DATE: December 13, 2022
TO: Kent Cagle, City Manager
FROM: Leslie Hinkle, Executive Director of Community Development
SUBJECT: Nonprofit Organization Grant Allocations
BACKGROUND AND FINDINGS:
The City of Killeen has been allocated $29,117,907 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funds. The City Council allocated $150,000 of these funds to nonprofits. Additionally, City Council acting as the Public Facility Corporation (PFC) directed the $350,000 restructuring fee received from the North Killeen Apartments Project to the City of Killeen be used for nonprofit youth organizations.
At the April 12, 2022, Regular City Council Meeting, City Council approved a nonprofit application process for grant funding for nonprofit and nonprofit youth organizations. The application process opened to the public for submission on April 13, 2022, and closed May 12, 2022. City Council established the following criteria:
1. Must serve a public purpose by identifiable secondary benefit to the public agency
2. Services directed at low to moderate income residents, residents disproportionately impacted, or located in a Qualified Census Tract
3. Use must directly address a negative impact of the pandemic
4. Use must be proportional to amount of impact
City Council awarded nine grants of $10,000 each at the June 28, 2002 Regular City Council meeting and eleven grants of $10,000 each at the July 26, 2022 Regular City Council meeting, leaving a remaining balance of $150,000 for nonprofit youth organizations. City Council awarded six grants of $10,000 each at the August 9, 2022 Regular City Council meeting, leaving a remaining balance of $90,000 for nonprofit organization grants.
The application process was reopened June 24, 2022 for six months, closing November 24, 2022. Seventeen applications were received for consideration. The ten organizations New Jerusalem Holy Christian Church Outreach Ministries, The Cairo Brown Foundation, Trinity Sports Organization, Aware Central Texas, Bring Everyone in the Zone Inc., Blessings on the Block Community Outreach, Inc., The Village United, Inc., The Zamore Foundation, The Jaybird Learning Academy, Inc., and Hip-Nique/Soul Collective serve a public purpose by providing educational, health care, and social services to our residents that would not otherwise be available.
THE ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED:
1. Do not approve the funding for ten nonprofit organizations.
2. Amend the selected organizations.
3. Approve the funding, declare the public purpose and authorize staff to execute the agreements for the ten nonprofit organizations.
Which alternative is recommended? Why?
Alternative 3 is recommended. The ten organizations submitted the required documentation and met the criteria set forth by City Council.
CONFORMITY TO CITY POLICY:
This item conforms to all applicable Federal and state Laws and City Policies.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
What is the amount of the expenditure in the current fiscal year? For future years?
$90,000 from ARPA funding and $10,000 from PFC funding.
Is this a one-time or recurring expenditure?
One-time
Is this expenditure budgeted?
Yes, in the General Fund Non-Departmental account 010-9501-491.50-86, project codes ARPA33 and PFCNRP.
If not, where will the money come from?
N/A
Is there a sufficient amount in the budgeted line-item for this expenditure?
Yes
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that City Council declare the public purpose as stated above and approve the grant funding requests for ten nonprofit organizations in an amount not to exceed $10,000 for each organization and authorize staff to execute the agreements.
DEPARTMENTAL CLEARANCES:
Finance
Legal
ATTACHED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS:
NA