DATE: January 27, 2026
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Paul Nerland, County Administrative Officer
SUBJECT: Amendment to State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Subrecipient
Agreement with Habitat for Humanity Fresno, Inc.
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive Second Amendment to Subrecipient Agreement No. 22-224 with Habitat for Humanity Fresno, Inc. (Subrecipient) for provision of American Rescue Plan Act - State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (ARPA-SLFRF), which will revise the Expenditure Plan, the Term, and the Hold Harmless clause, with no increase to the maximum compensation ($1,363,200).
REPORT
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions, which will revise the expenditure plan, update the term, and the hold harmless clause in the County's ARPA agreement with the Subrecipient, to ensure the Subrecipient is able to complete the program by the County deadline. This item pertains to a location in District 1.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If the recommended action is not approved, the maximum allocation of ARPA-SLFRF would not become available to the Subrecipient to fully expend the award under the current expenditure plan for the program.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase to Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. The program is fully funded with ARPA-SLFRF. Sufficient appropriations are included in the FY 2025-26 Approved Budget for the Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector Org. 1033 - Disaster Claiming, Fund 0026, Subclass 91021, Account 7845.
DISCUSSION:
On November 20, 2023, the U.S. Department of Treasury (Treasury) published the Obligation Interim Final Rule (Obligation IFR) which amended the definition of "Obligations" and included additional flexibility with respect to the ARPA-SLFRF program.
After the SLFRF obligation deadline of December 31, 2024, Treasury's guidance permits recipients to amend existing contracts after the obligation deadli...
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