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Home My WebLink AboutContract 55628-A2 CSC No.55628-A2 SECOND AMENDMENT TO CITY SECRETARY CONTRACT NO. 55628 WHEREAS the City of Fort Worth ("City") and Cornerstone Assistance Network y. ("Agency") made and entered into City Secretary Contract No. 55628("Contract"); WHEREAS, the Contract provides funding to Agency pursuant to a grant received by City from the United States Department of Treasury through the Emergency Rental Assistance Program authorized by the U.S Congress in December 2020 by the Consolidated Appropriations Act("The Act")of 2021; WHEREAS, the purpose of the Emergency Rental Assistance Program was to ensure housing stability for low income individuals and families that had been negatively impacted by the Coronavirus Pandemic,and to the greatest extent possible prevent evictions of such families; and WHEREAS, the eviction moratorium established in 2020 by the Office of the President and the United States Centers for Disease Control in response to the Coronavirus Pandemic expired at the end of August 2021,thereby putting an increased number of low-income families at more urgent and immediate risk of eviction; and WHEREAS, due to the rapid pace and large number of client approvals generated by Agency, to continue the level of services provided, an increase in the contract's Housing Stabilization budget to pay the costs of additional intake and case management staff is warranted; and WHEREAS,funds are available to modify the contract budget due to transfers in amounts from the Emergency Rental Assistance line item, as additional Emergency Rental Assistance funds are anticipated to be received from the U.S. Treasury Department; and WHEREAS, Agency has demonstrated the capacity to handle increased volume of clients and funding if provided with additional staff, and WHEREAS, it is the mutual desire of the City and Agency to amend the Contract in order to increase Agency's capacity to timely and immediately assist clients and prevent evictions and thereby complete the Program and meet Contract objectives; NOW,THEREFORE,City and Agency hereby agree to amend the Contract as follows: I. Exhibit`B"—Budget attached to the Contract is also replaced with the attached Exhibit`B"— Budget revised 06/2021. 4.1 Provide FWERAP Funds. City shall provide up to $2,130,000.00 of ERA Funds under the terms and conditions of this Contract. OFFICIAL RECORD Amendment No 2 to csc No.55628 CITY SECRETARY Cornerstone Assistance Network("Treasury Emergencyc Rental Assistance) FT. WORTH, TX II. The Budget Table provided in Exhibit "B" —Budget attached to the Contract is hereby replaced with the attached Revised Exhibit B which includes Revised line items. IV. Unless otherwise specified,this amendment is effective as of the Effective Date of the Contract 06/2021. V. All terms and conditions of the Contract not amended herein remain unaffected and in full force and effect, are binding on the Parties and are hereby ratified by the Parties. Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Contract. [SIGNATURES APPEAR ON FOLLOWING PAGE] Amendment No 2 to CSC No.55628 Page 2 Cornerstone Assistance Network(Treasury Emergencyc Rental Assistance) AGREED AND ACCEPTED: CORNERSTONE ASSISTANCE NETWORK CITY OF FORT WORTH By: Mike Doyl an 26,202205:06 CST) By: Fernando Costa(Jan 26,202217:41 CST) •7 Mike Doyle,Chief Executive Officer Fernando Costa,Assistant City Manager a p�F°FoRr�yaa�d ATTEST: jj..o° °040, APPROVE AS TO FORM AND PD o o_� LEGALITY: S GOOGIGI'LG a�a��EXAS.o4a By: Jannette S.Goodall(Jan 27,2022 07:32 CST) By: Jannette Goodall,City Secretary Taylor Paris,Assistant City Attorney M&C: 21-0111 Date: February 16,2021 RECON VOENDED BY: By: Victor Turner, Director—Neighborhood Services Department CONTRACT COMPLIANCE MANAGER: By signing,I acknowledge that I am the person responsible for the monitoring and administration of this contract,including ensuring all performance and reporting requirements Farbara LELUry Barbara Asbury(Jan 26,2022 12:25 CST) Barbara Asbury Compliance and Planning Manager OFFICIAL RECORD CITY SECRETARY FT. WORTH, TX Amendment No 2 to CSC No.55628 Page 3 Cornerstone Assistance Network(Treasury Emergencyc Rental Assistance) Cornerstone Assistance Network EXHIBIT `B"Revised TREASURY DEPARTMENT RENTAL ASSISTANCE Budget PROGRAM BUDGET-REVISED Cost Line Item City of Fort A Total Program Worth Treasury Budget Rental Assistance Funds Program Operational and Housing Stability Costs Salaries $73,800.00 $ 95,450.00 $169,250.00 FICA $5,645.70 $ 7,354.30 $13,000.00 Health/Dental Insurance $0.00 Unemployment Insurance $0.00 Workers' Compensation Insurance $780.00 $4,220.00 $5,000.00 Employee Retirement Plan $0.00 Office Supplies $1,000.00 Postage $0.00 Transportation $0.00 Contracted Services (Office Temps Etc.) $17,024.30 ($17,024.30) $0.00 Communications/Telephone $0.00 Laptops/Cellular Hotspots/Scanners $1,750.00 Neighborly Software $0.00 Subtotal, Operations/Housing Stability $100,000.00 $190,000.00 Rental Payments (including arrears) $1,900,000.00 ($85,500) $1,814,500.00 Utility Payments (including arrears) $100,000.00 ($4,500) $95,500.00 Subtotal, Direct Program Costs $2,000,000.00 $1,910,000.00 FWERAP Administrative Costs Salaries/Accounting $12,000.00 Salaries/Other Administrative $9,000.00 FICA $1,377.00 Dental/Health Insurance $0.00 Retirement $0.00 Unemployment/Workers' Comp $0.00 Insurance $1,800.00 Contracted Services: Accounting/Audit $5,823.00 Subtotal,Administrative Costs $30,000.00 $30,000.00 GRAND TOTAL $2,130,000 $2,130,000 Amendment No 2 to CSC No.55628 Page 4 Cornerstone Assistance Network(Treasury Emergencyc Rental Assistance)