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52. AGREEMENT WITH ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING FOR WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Approve revenue Agreement between Arizona Department of Housing (ADOH) and Maricopa County administered by its Human Services Department. The purpose of the Agreement is for ADOH to provide funding to the County to administer the Weatherization Assistance Program. ADOH will provide the County with Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funds in the amount of $1,027,180 and Department of Energy (DOE) funds in the amount of $697,698 for a total Agreement amount of $1,724,878. The funding period of availability is July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021. The funds will be utilized to provide weatherization measures in dwellings occupied by low-income households in Maricopa County outside of the City of Phoenix and the City of Mesa. ADOH contracts with the County on an annual reoccurring, non-competitive basis for service delivery of the Weatherization Assistance Program. The Human Services Department utilizes the provisional indirect rate of 22.2% by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for FY2021 for salaries and employee related expenses. The total Agreement funds are $1,724,878 (DOE $697,698 and LIHEAP $1,027,180) of which $82,407.53 (DOE $47,292.96 and LIHEAP $35,114.57) is for salaries and benefits. The total estimated indirect costs are $18,294.47 (DOE $10,499.04 and LIHEAP $7,795.43), and fully recoverable. Receipt of the funds from ADOH 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 assistance to low income residents with weatherization measures to reduce their energy burden and improving health and safety concerns. 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. This Agreement 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 future budget reconciliation. Acceptance of this Agreement will not impact the County General Fund. Supervisory District: All (C-22-21-000-X-00 )

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Vote — approved

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

35.AMENDMENT WITH ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING FOR THE WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Approve Amendment No. 1 to the revenue Agreement between Arizona Department of Housing (ADOH) and Maricopa County administered by its Human Services Department. The purpose of Amendment No. 1 is to address the following: A. ADOH will provide the County with Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funds in the amount of $618,009. The LIHEA

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35. AMENDMENT WITH ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING FOR THE WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Approve Amendment No. 1 to the revenue Agreement between Arizona Department of Housing (ADOH) and Maricopa County administered by its Human Services Department. The purpose of Amendment No. 1 is to address the following: A. ADOH will provide the County with Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funds in the amount of $618,009. The LIHEAP-CARES Act funding is to be expended prior to other LIHEAP funding. The funds will be utilized to provide Weatherization Assistance Program measures in dwellings occupied by low-income households in Maricopa County outside of the City of Phoenix and the City of Mesa. The County will be required to serve eighty-one (81) units with LIHEAP-CARES Act funds. B. Revise Section 6 (Scope of Work) Attachment A and replace it in its entirety with the attached revised Attachment A. C. Revise Section 7 (Reports) Attachment B and replace it in its entirety with the attached revised Attachment B. D. Revise Section 9 (Budget) Attachment C and replace it in its entirety with the attached revised Attachment C. E. Revise Section 13 (Compensation and Method of Payment) Attachment D and replace it in its entirety with the attached revised Attachment D. The Agreement term is July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021. All other terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect as executed by the Parties. ADOH contracts with the County on an annual reoccurring, non-competitive basis for service delivery of the Weatherization Assistance Program. The funding provided by this Amendment is a one-time occurrence. The Human Services Department utilizes the provisional indirect rate of 22.2% by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for FY2021 for salaries and employee related expenses. The total Amendment funds are $618,009 of which $40,558 is for salaries and benefits. The total estimated indirect costs are $9,004, and fully recoverable. Receipt of the funds from ADOH 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 assistance to low-income residents with weatherization measures to reduce their energy burden and improving health and safety concerns. 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. This Amendment No. 1 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 future budget reconciliation. Acceptance of this Amendment No. 1 will not impact the County General Fund. Upon approval of Amendment No. 1, the Agreement amount shall be increased from $1,724,878 to $2,342,887.00. FY2021: $618,009 Revenue Supervisory District: All (C-22-21-000-X-01)

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