September 13, 2022Asheville City Council
From the minutes, not yet reviewedWhat it does
Signs an agreement with Dogwood Health Trust.
- Passed. Everyone present voted yes.
- The money, in the minutes' words: “Action Requested: The consideration of (1) a resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a grant agreement with Dogwood Health Trust; and (2) the associated budget amendment from the Dogwood Health Trust ARPA Advantage Affordable Housing funding to the City’s Special Revenue Fund, in the amount of $1,600,000.”
- Why it matters: Contracts are how the City pays companies and groups to do work.
More from the minutes
- “In May 2022 the City of Asheville responded to a request for proposals from the Dogwood Health Trust to leverage the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds that the City is investing in affordable housing.”
- “Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity (AAHH) and Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministries (ABCCM) applied for ARPA funding for affordable housing projects.”
- “The City Council’s ARPA allocations awarded partial funding to the affordable housing projects submitted by Asheville Habitat for Humanity and ABCCM.”
Official title: Council authorized the City Manager to enter into a grant agreement with Dogwood Health Trust
Carried unanimously
From the minutes: This motion was seconded by Councilwoman Wisler and carried unanimously.
Read the motion as recorded
“Councilwoman Turner moved to authorize the City Manager to enter into a grant agreement with Dogwood Health Trust.”
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