Vote — approved

Jack Sellers	yes
Thomas Galvin	yes
Bill Gates	yes
Steve Gallardo	yes

Ayes: Jack Sellers, Thomas Galvin, Bill Gates, Clint Hickman, Steve Gallardo

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37. AGREEMENT WITH ARIZONA COMMUNITY ACTION ASSOCIATION DBA WILDFIRE FOR URRD PROGRAM AND HEAT RELIEF INITIATIVES Approve a revenue Agreement between Arizona Community Action Association DBA Wildfire, an Arizona nonprofit corporation (Wildfire) and Maricopa County, administered by its Human Services Department (County). The purpose of the Agreement is for the County to administer the Utility/Appliance Repair or Replacement and/or Utility Deposits program (URRD) and the Heat Relief Initiatives program. Wildfire will provide the County with URRD funds: • $202,825.00 Direct Service • $40,565.00 Program Delivery • $243,390.00 URRD Total Wildfire has identified 20% of the URRD allocation above for the following: • $40,565.00 Direct Service • $8,113.00 Program Delivery • $48,678.00 for HVAC Pilot Program Wildfire will provide the County with Heat Relief Initiative funds in the following: • $70,016.67 Direct Service • $14,003.33 Program Delivery • $84,020.00 Heat Relief Initiative funds The total combined funding amount for this Agreement is $327,410.00, comprised of the following: • $272,841.67 for (A) Direct Services • $54,568.33 for (B) Program Delivery Wildfire has identified the percentage of funds to be utilized for HVAC Pilot Program and the percentage of funds to be used in the Arizona Public Service (APS) and Salt River Project (SRP) service territories. The term of the Agreement shall be retroactive to July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025. Wildfire contracts with the County on an annual reoccurring, non-competitive basis to administer the program activities in the County outside the City of Phoenix. Receipt of the funds from Wildfire does not require in-kind or match funds and no future or ongoing contributions by the County are required at the end of the Agreement term. The Human Services Department provisional indirect rate is 22.2% by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for FY2025 for salaries and employee related expenses. The total Agreement funding amount is $327,410.00 of which $0 is for salaries and employee related expenses. The total estimated indirect costs are $0, any costs will be absorbed by the Human Services Department budget. The services provided under this Agreement are not a mandated function but provides a benefit to the citizens by providing eligible residents with utility repair and replacement assistance and related services. The URRD services focus on providing assistance to persons who are elderly, persons with disabilities, families with children, and households with high-energy burdens to reduce energy costs and improve their health and safety. The URRD program will assist with weatherization, utility repair and replacement, utility deposits and bill assistance in dwellings occupied by eligible residents 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. Acceptance of this Agreement will not impact the County General Fund. Supervisory District: All (C-22-25-003-X-00)

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