190996

The City of Portland ordains:

Section 1. The Council finds:

1. The County and PHB entered into that certain Intergovernmental Agreement for the Joint Office of Homeless Services dated July 1, 2016 (the “Original Joint Office IGA”).
2. The Original Joint Office IGA was amended by that certain: First Amendment to the Agreement dated April 18, 2017, Second Amendment to the Agreement dated June 21, 2017, Third Amendment to the Agreement dated November 8, 2017, Fourth Amendment to the Agreement dated August 28, 2018, Fifth Amendment to the Agreement effective July 1, 2019, Sixth Amendment to the Agreement effective October 1, 2019, Seventh Amendment to the Agreement dated April 20, 2020, Eighth Amendment to the Agreement dated July 1, 2020, Ninth Amendment to the Agreement dated November 1, 2020, Tenth Amendment to the Agreement dated March 1, 2021, Eleventh Amendment to the Agreement dated July 1, 2021, Twelfth Amendment dated September 1, 2021, and Thirteenth Amendment to the Agreement dated May 12, 2022. The Agreement, as amended by the First Amendment, Second Amendment, Third Amendment, Fourth Amendment, Fifth Amendment, Sixth Amendment, Seventh Amendment, Eighth Amendment, Ninth Amendment, Tenth Amendment, Eleventh Amendment, Twelfth Amendment and Thirteenth Amendment is referred to herein as the “Agreement.”
3. The Parties desire to amend the Agreement to allocate revised budget for FY22-23, as set forth in this Fourteenth Amendment with includes a revised Exhibit H with the actual allocated FY22-23 budget.
4. The FY22-23 budget includes funding specific to responding to the emergency shelter, housing placement and retention, supportive housing, homeless prevention services and rental assistance for households experiencing hardship due to COVID-19, including funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and City fund sources.
5. The FY22-23 budget will be amended to allocate $37,728,252 in City Funds and $2,620,295 in Federal Funds to the JOHS for homeless services programming.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Council directs:

1. The Commissioner in Charge of PHB is hereby authorized to execute the Fourteenth Amendment of the Joint Office IGA, substantially in accordance with “Exhibit A.”

Section 2.  The Council declares that an emergency exists in order to continue the implementation of housing and emergency services to assist households experiencing homelessness; therefore, this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Council.