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Committee approves reallocated ERA funds; awards disbursement to Community Advocates
Summary
The Community and Economic Development Committee approved a substitute resolution to allocate reallocated Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) funds to Community Advocates for rental- and utility-arrears assistance; committee members asked about outreach, utility payments and program capacity.
The Community and Economic Development Committee approved a substitute resolution on the allocation of reallocated Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) funds from the U.S. Department of the Treasury, authorizing the city to assign the funds to Community Advocates for direct rental- and utility-arrears assistance.
The resolution, introduced as file number 241372, was moved by Alderman Jose Perez and ordered adopted on a voice vote with no objection. City staff and Community Advocates described the allocation as a combination of two allotments discussed in the meeting: an eligible $3,600,000 reallocation and an additional $5,400,000 made available under ERA 2, yielding new funding the committee asked be assigned to Community Advocates for emergency rental assistance work.
Committee members pressed staff and Community…
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