| AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Consider approval of an Agreement between the City of Griffin and Allen-Smith Consulting to perform grant administration services for the FY2015 Community Development Block Grant award. Toussaint Kirk, Director of Planning & Development Services will address.
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS OR CONCERNS: |
As a recipient of a CDBG award, the City of Griffin will receive $500,000.00 through the Department of Community Affairs. The DCA has stringent reporting, documentation and record-keeping requirements to which the City must adhere. To assure compliance, grant administration was contemplated as part of the application. The basic fee contemplated by the Agreement for grant administrative services is $30,000.00. Any items to be performed by Allen-Smith Consulting, which are not included in the basic fee would be billed at a rate of $90 an hour. Funds for any such items are anticipated to be paid out of the City’s matching funds and are included in the Match and Leverage Budget of the CDBG award.
Agreement with Allen-Smith Consulting to perform grant administration services for the FY2015 CDBG award has been reviewed by the city attorney.
Staff recommends approval.
DCA awarded the City of Griffin $500,000.00. The City budgeted an additional $231,368.00 for a total of $731,368.00. The $30,000.00 grant administration service fee is included in the budgeted $231,368.00. | | | |