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72. RECEIPT OF HOUSING OPPORTUNITY FOR SERVICE DISABLED VETERANS GRANT FUNDS FROM THE ARIZONA ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE Approve and accept grant funds from the Arizona Attorney General’s Office through Housing Opportunity for Service Disabled Veterans (HOSDV) program. Awarded grant amount is $1,249,800 for two years with an option to extend for the third year. The grant funds shall provide for administration of services and contracts to modify homes owned by U.S. veterans. The program shall provide Veterans with service connected disabilities, who own their own homes, with housing affordability, accessibility and related improvements. Human Services Department-Community Development Division will administer the program. The total administration cost shall not exceed $139,800 for the two year term. The total amount available for rehabilitation of veteran owned homes is $1,110,000 for the two year period. Funds for the adaptation contracts for the individual homes will be billed directly to the Attorney General’s contract administrator. The proposed indirect rate for fiscal year 2015 for the Human Services Department with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is 18.4% of personnel costs. The maximum program delivery amount is $139,800 for the two year period. The allowable indirect cost recovery amount is $21,726 for the two year period. The unallowable indirect cost recovery amount is $ 0. Grant revenues are not local revenues for the purpose of the constitutional expenditure limitation, and therefore expenditure of the revenues is not prohibited by the budget law. The approval of this funding does not alter the budget constraining expenditures of local revenues duly adopted by the Board pursuant to A.R.S. §42-17105. The overall grant budget will be adjusted as necessary to accommodate this grant through a future reconciliation. Funding for this agreement does not contain any County general funds.Funding is available by the Office of the Attorney General from mortgage settlement funds. (C-22-14-078-G-00)

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38. AMENDMENT TO THE HOUSING OPPORTUNITY FOR SERVICE DISABLED VETERANS GRANT FUNDS Approve Amendment No. 1 to the Grant Agreement from the Arizona Attorney General’s Office through the Housing Opportunity for Service Disabled Veterans (HOSDV) program. The purpose of the Amendment is to set a new termination date of May 30, 2016. In addition, the Amendment also: 1. Reduces the number of Units for Year 1 from (12) units to (3) units with an average cost of $55,000 and an Administrative Fee of $6,500 per unit for a total of $184,500; and 2. Move unused funds from Year 1 to Year 2 (approximately $440,400), to fund a total of (16) units for Year 2 at an average cost of $60,081 ($961,296) and Administrative Fee of $6,500/unit for a total of $1,065,296 as detailed on Cost Sheet dated May 18, 2015. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged. The Amendment shall be effective upon signature by both parties. The Arizona Attorney General’s Office through the Housing Opportunity for Service Disabled Veterans program awarded Maricopa County a grant amount of $1,249,800 for a two year period with an option to extend for the third year. The grant funds provide for administration of services and contracts to modify homes owned by U.S. veterans. The program provides Veterans with service connected disabilities, who own their own homes, with housing affordability, accessibility, and related improvements. (C-22-14-078-G-01)

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36. AMENDMENT TO GRANT AGREEMENT WITH ARIZONA ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE FOR HOUSING OPPORTUNITY FOR SERVICE DISABLED VETERANS PROGRAM Approve Amendment No. 2 to the Grant Agreement from the Arizona Attorney General’s Office through the Housing Opportunity for Service Disabled Veterans (HOSDV) program. The purpose of this amendment is to set a new termination date for Contract No. AAGO14-071794 of September 30, 2016 and increase year three funding by $150,000. The Amendment also: 1. Requires the acceptance of the Maricopa County Cost Sheet dated March 16, 2016; 2. Adds 3 Units for Year 3 with an average cost of $43,500 for a Total of $130,500 and an Administrative Fee of $6,500 each, for a Total of $19,500 making an aggregate Total of $150,000 for Year 3; 3. Allow Maricopa County to utilize any remaining funds from the $1,249,800 aggregate award for Year 1 and Year 2 to fund uncompleted projects from Year 2. Maricopa County may add projects to Year 3 provided they do not exceed the aggregate total of $1,399,800 and the project is similar in cost to the projects described in Item 3, as amended; 4. The total costs for this contract shall not exceed $1,399,800; and 5. Maricopa County shall provide a full accounting of all funds and return any unused funds within 30 days of contract termination. 6. All other terms and conditions of the Contract not amended hereby shall remain in full force and effect as approved and amended. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged. The Amendment shall be effective upon signature by both parties. The proposed indirect rate for fiscal year 2016 for the Human Services Department with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is 20.2% of personnel costs. The maximum program delivery amount is $130,500 for the third year period. The allowable indirect cost recovery amount is $3,277 for the third year period. The unallowable indirect cost recovery amount is $ 0. Grant revenues are not local revenues for the purpose of the constitutional expenditure limitation, and therefore expenditure of the revenues is not prohibited by the budget law. The approval of this funding does not alter the budget constraining expenditures of local revenues duly adopted by the Board pursuant to A.R.S. §42-17105. The overall grant budget will be adjusted as necessary to accommodate this grant through a future reconciliation. Funding for this agreement does not contain any County general funds. The Arizona Attorney General’s Office through the Housing Opportunity for Service Disabled Veterans program awarded Maricopa County a grant amount of $1,249,800 for a two year period with an option to extend for the third year. Amendment No. 2 extends the contract term a 3rd year. The grant funds provide for administration of services and contracts to modify homes owned by U.S. veterans. The program provides Veterans with service connected disabilities, who own their own homes, with housing affordability, accessibility, and related improvements. (C-22-14-078-G-02)

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