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Community Development <br /> DATE: 4/5/2021 <br /> MEMO: nO. 21-09 <br /> TO: Honorable Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe and City Council <br /> FROM: Scot Wrighton, City Manager <br /> Cordaryl Patrick,Director,Community Development Department <br /> Richelle D. Irons,Neighborhood Services Manager <br /> SUBJECT: Subrecipient Agreement Extension for Adult Education Training Program-Project READ. <br /> SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: <br /> Staff recommends approval of the attached subrecipient agreement with Richland Community College as fiscal agent for Project <br /> READ for Adult Education Training Employment related activities. The recommended allocation is $40,000 which is from the <br /> Community Development Block Grant(CDBG)fund as provided by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This <br /> agreement expires June 30,2022. Activities include but are not limited to: adult literacy program implementation. <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> The Neighborhood Services Division funded two nonprofit agencies in 2019. CDBG Funds remained after the award,and the <br /> City agreed to continue funding through an extension of the existing grant. Services to qualified residents were canceled,limited <br /> and then eventually resumed because of the pandemic,however the financial extension did not take place. <br /> STAFF REFERENCE: Additional questions can be forwarded to Richelle D. Irons at 217.424.2864 or <br /> Rirons@decaturil.gov. <br /> BUDGET/TIME IMPLICATIONS: <br /> Funding is allocated from the CDBG and is part of the FY2021 budget which was approved by City Council. <br /> ATTACHMENTS: <br /> Description Type <br /> Resolution Resolution Letter <br /> Agreement Backup Material <br />