10 - HOME Program Administration Contract

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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, LAMAR COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCEPTING A PROPOSAL FROM GRANTWORKS, INC. FOR ADMINSTRATIVE SERVICES FOR THE TDHCA HOME PROGRAM; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH GRANTWORKS, INC.; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELEATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of Paris has participated in various housing programs offered through the Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs (TDHCA), including the HOME program, which provides replacement housing for certain qualified persons; and WHEREAS, the City has relied on vendors who specialize in these state programs to administer applications, paperwork, communications, and payments in order to ensure compliance with grant requirements; and WHEREAS, in October, staff advertised a formal request for proposals for grant administration services to assist with the recently awarded HOME program grant and received a single proposal from Grantworks, Inc., with whom the city has worked successfully with in the past; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris, Texas hereby accepts the proposal for administrative services attached hereto as Exhibit A with Grantworks, Inc. for administration of the HOME program grant; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, LAMAR COUNTY, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That the findings set out in the preamble of this resolution are hereby in all things approved. jQN That the proposal of Grantworks, Inc. for administration of the HOME Program grant provides the best value to the City, and is hereby accepted, and that the City Manager be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to execute, on behalf of the City of Paris, the Agreement with Grantworks, Inc. in accordance with said proposal. SECTION 3. That this resolution shall be effective from and after its date of passage.