Vote — approved

Steve Gallardo	abstain
Jack Sellers	abstain
Bill Gates	abstain
Clint Hickman	abstain
Gallardo PZ	yes
and Clint Hickman	yes
Steve Chucri	yes

64.AGREEMENT WITH WILDFIRE FOR UTILITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMApprove a revenue Agreement between Arizona Community Action Association dba Wildfire (hereinafter referred to as “Wildfire”) and Maricopa County, administered by its Human Services Department (MCHSD). The purpose of this Agreement is for Wildfire to provide the County with funding for the delivery of utility financial assistance services to eligible low-income residents of Maricopa County. The Agreement is effective from July 1, 2019 thro

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64. AGREEMENT WITH WILDFIRE FOR UTILITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Approve a revenue Agreement between Arizona Community Action Association dba Wildfire (hereinafter referred to as “Wildfire”) and Maricopa County, administered by its Human Services Department (MCHSD). The purpose of this Agreement is for Wildfire to provide the County with funding for the delivery of utility financial assistance services to eligible low-income residents of Maricopa County. The Agreement is effective from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020 and funding amount for Agreement term is $313,318 for the provision of services. Wildfire contracts with the County on an annual basis to administer the utility deposits and bill assistance for eligible low-income residents in Maricopa County outside of the City of Phoenix and City of Mesa. The Human Services Department approved provisional indirect rate for FY2020 is 22.2% from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for salaries and employee related expenses. The total Agreement amount is $313,318 of which $0 is for salaries and ERE. The total recovered allowable indirect cost is $0. Receipt of the funds from ACAA does not require in-kind or match funds and no future or ongoing contribution by the County at the end of the Agreement term. The services provided under this Agreement are not a mandated function but provide a benefit to the citizens by providing eligible low-income residents with financial assistance to prevent utility shut-off or to assist with utility services deposits. This Agreement does not contain County General funds. 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 A.R.S. §42-17105. The overall grant budget will be adjusted as necessary to accommodate this grant through future budget reconciliation. Supervisory District: All (C-22-19-040-3-00)

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Vote — approved

Steve Gallardo	abstain
Jack Sellers	abstain
Bill Gates	abstain
Clint Hickman	yes
and Steve Gallardo	yes
Steve Chucri	yes

50.AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT WITH WILDFIRE FOR UTILITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMApprove Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement between Wildfire formerly known as Arizona Community Action Association and now dba as “Wildfire” and Maricopa County, administered by its Human Services Department. The Amendment funding amount is $21,499.The Purpose of the Amendment is to address the following changes to the Agreement: 1. To increase the Arizona Public Service Crisis Bill Assistance funds by the amount of $17,509.

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50. AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT WITH WILDFIRE FOR UTILITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Approve Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement between Wildfire formerly known as Arizona Community Action Association and now dba as “Wildfire” and Maricopa County, administered by its Human Services Department. The Amendment funding amount is $21,499. The Purpose of the Amendment is to address the following changes to the Agreement: 1. To increase the Arizona Public Service Crisis Bill Assistance funds by the amount of $17,509.00. The funding increase shall now be: $52,310 for Direct Services and $10,462 for Program Delivery. The new allocation will be $62,772. 2. To increase the Salt River Project Bill Assistance funds by the amount of $1,540.00. The funding increase shall now be: $113,259 for Direct Services and $11,326 for Program Delivery. The new allocation will be $124,585. 3. To increase the Southwest Gas Energy Share Bill Assistance funds by the amount of $30.00. The funding increase shall now be: $32,209 for Direct Services and $3,221 for Program Delivery. The new allocation will be $35,430. 4. To increase the Utility Repair Replacement Deposit funds by the amount of $2,420.00. The funding increase shall now be: $57,091 for Direct Services and $5,709 for Program Delivery. The new allocation will be $62,800. 5. To remove expenditure timeline limit of Arizona Public Service Crisis Bill Assistance funds. The original Agreement restricted the use of a portion of the funds for the period of July 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019 and the remainder to be used for the January 1, 2020 through June 30, 2020. Through this Amendment, the full APS Crisis Bill Assistance funds can be expended through the Agreement term of July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020 without limitations. Unless otherwise noted herein, all other provisions of the original Agreement will remain in place for the duration of the original Agreement. Wildfire contracts with the County on an annual basis to administer the utility deposits and bill assistance for eligible low-income residents in Maricopa County outside of the City of Phoenix and City of Mesa. The Human Services Department approved provisional indirect rate for FY2020 is 22.2% from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for salaries and employee related expenses. The total Agreement amount is $21,499 of which $0 is for salaries and ERE. The total recovered allowable indirect cost is $0. Receipt of the funds from ACAA does not require in-kind or match funds and no future or ongoing contribution by the County at the end of the Agreement term. The services provided under this Agreement provides a benefit to the citizens by providing eligible low-income residents with financial assistance to prevent utility shut-off or to assist with utility services deposits. This Agreement does not contain County General Funds. 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 A.R.S. §42-17105. The overall grant budget will be adjusted as necessary to accommodate this grant through future budget reconciliation. Supervisory District: All (C-22-19-040-3-01)

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Vote — approved

Steve Gallardo	yes
Jack Sellers	abstain
Bill Gates	abstain
Clint Hickman	yes
Steve Chucri	yes

78.AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT WITH WILDFIRE FOR UTILITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMApprove revenue Amendment No. 2 to the Agreement between Arizona Community Action Association dba Wildfire (hereinafter referred to as “Wildfire”) and Maricopa County, administered by its Human Services Department (MCHSD). The purpose of this Amendment is for Wildfire to increase the Arizona Public Service Crisis Bill Assistance Program (APS BA) line item funds of the Agreement.Wildfire will provide the County with an incr

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78. AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT WITH WILDFIRE FOR UTILITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Approve revenue Amendment No. 2 to the Agreement between Arizona Community Action Association dba Wildfire (hereinafter referred to as “Wildfire”) and Maricopa County, administered by its Human Services Department (MCHSD). The purpose of this Amendment is for Wildfire to increase the Arizona Public Service Crisis Bill Assistance Program (APS BA) line item funds of the Agreement. Wildfire will provide the County with an increase of $378,718, the funding period of availability in July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020. The funds will be utilized to provide bill assistance to eligible low-income household in Maricopa County outside of the City of Phoenix, City of Glendale, and the City of Mesa who are APS customers. Amendment No. 2 amends the following areas of the Agreement: 1. Section I. Service and Programs – 1.2 Fund Sources; Attachment 1: Arizona Public Service Crisis Bill Assistance Program: To increase the Arizona Public Service Crisis Bill Assistance funds by the amount of $378,718. The funding increase shall now be: $367,908 for Direct Services and $73,582 for Program Delivery. The new allocation will be $441,490 (Direct Service + Program Delivery). Unless otherwise noted herein, all other provisions of the original Agreement will remain in place for the duration of the original Agreement. Wildfire contracts with the County on an annual reoccurring, non-competitive basis for service delivery of the Utility Bill Assistance program. The Human Services Department approved provisional indirect rate for FY2020 is 22.2% from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for salaries and employee related expenses. The total Agreement amount is $378,718 of which $0 is for salaries and ERE. The total recovered allowable indirect cost is $0. Receipt of the funds from Wildfire does not require in-kind or match funds and no future or ongoing contributions by the County at the end of the Agreement term. The services provided under this Agreement are not a mandated function but provides a benefit to the citizens by providing eligible low-income residents with financial assistance to prevent utility shut-off or to assist with utility services deposits. This Agreement does not contain County General Funds. 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 A.R.S. §42-17105. The overall grant budget will be adjusted as necessary to accommodate this grant through future budget reconciliation. Supervisory District: All (C-22-19-040-3-02)

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