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Home My WebLink AboutContract 57000-A1 CSC No. 57000-Al AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO CITY OF FORT WORTH CONTRACT CSC No. 57000 WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth ("City") and Cornerstone Assistance Network. ("Agency") made and entered into City Secretary Contract No. 57000("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. Section 4 DUTIES AND RESPONISIBILITIES OF CITY is amended by revising the first paragraph to read as follows: 4.1 Provide FWERAP Funds. City shall provide up to$5,360,000.00 of ERA Funds under the terms and conditions of this Contract. II. OFFICIAL RECORD Amendment No 1 to CSCNo.57000 CITY SECRETARY Cornerstone Assistance Network(Treasury Emergencyc Rental Assistance) FT. WORTH, TX The Budget Table provided in Exhibit`B"—Budget attached to the Contract is hereby replaced with the attached Exhibit"B", Revised 07/2022,which includes revised line items. M. This amendment is effective beginning on the date of execution. IV. 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 1 to CSC No.57000 Page 2 Cornerstone Assistance Network(Treasury Emergencyc Rental Assistance) ACCEPTED AND AGREED: CITY OF FORT WORTH: CONTRACT COMPLIANCE MANAGER By signing I acknowledge that I am the person responsible for the monitoring and administration By: of this contract,including ensuring all Name: Fernando Costa performance and reporting requirements. Title: Assistant City Manager Date: Aug 17, 2022 By. APPROVAL RECOMMENDED: Name: Joshua Hezlep Title:Neighborhood Program Coordinator APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: y Name: Victor Turner Title: Neighborhood Services Director By: ATTEST: Name: Jessika Williams Title: Assistant City Attorney FFoRT J ette S.Goodall(Aug 17,202216 CDT) p �*0- - 000000O By: I 0.0 Name: Janette Goodall 91.0o0. Title: City Secretary w8 -C, *00 00000000 *�0 0 0 0 0 000 ,O' a�nEXp Soap <Ref>: 1 Mike Doyl ug 17,2022 06:14 CDT) By: Name: Mike Doyle Title: CEO-Cornerstone Assistance Network Date: Aug 17, 2022 OFFICIAL RECORD Amendment No 1 to CSCN0.57000 CITY SECRETARY Cornerstone Assistance Network(Treasury Emergencyc Rental Assistance) FT. WORTH, TX Agency Name: Cornerstone Assistance Network ERA-2 EXHIBIT "B" TREASURY DEPARTMENT RENTAL ASSISTANCE Budget (ERA-2) PROGRAM BUDGET City of Fort Worth Treasury Cost Line Item Rental Assistance Funds Program Operational and Housing Stability Costs Salaries 236,000.00 FICA 18,000.00 Health/Dental Insurance 30,000.00 Life Unemployment Insurance Workers' Compensation Insurance 1,000.00 Employee Retirement Plan 5,000.00 Office Supplies 8,000.00 Postage Transportation Contracted Services (Office Temps Etc.) Communications/Telephone Laptops/Cellular Hotspots/ Scanners 2,000.00 Neighborly Software / Related Client Service Software Costs (allocated portion of online application cost) Subtotal, Operations/Housing Stability 300,000.00 Rental &Utility Payments (including arrears) 5,000,000.00 Subtotal,Direct Program Costs 5,000,000.00 FWERAP Administrative Costs Salaries/Accounting 20,000.00 Salaries/Other Administration T- 15,000.00 Amendment No 1 to CSC No.57000 Page 4 Cornerstone Assistance Network(Treasury Emergencyc Rental Assistance) FICA 3,000.00 Dental/Heath Insurance - Life Retirement - Unemployment/Workers' Comp 5,000.00 Marketing IT Support Bank Fees Equipment Rental Payroll Processing Background Checks Contracted Services: Accounting/Audit 17,000.00 Contracted Services: Office Temps Etc. Office Rent Subtotal,Administrative Costs 60,000.00 GRAND TOTAL 5,360,000.00 Amendment No 1 to CSC No.57000 Page 5 Cornerstone Assistance Network(Treasury Emergencyc Rental Assistance)