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Resolution to Approve the Marijuana Excise Tax Rebate Fund Grant Agreement Between the City of Ann Arbor, the Ann Arbor Housing Commission, and the Ann Arbor Housing Development Corporation
Memorandum
Attached for consideration is a resolution authorizing execution of the Marijuana Excise Tax Rebate Grant Agreement Between the City of Ann Arbor, the Ann Arbor Housing Commission (AAHC), and the Ann Arbor Housing Development Corporation (AAHDC), a Michigan non-profit corporation, whose sole member is the AAHC (the "Grant Agreement").
The City of Ann Arbor FY25 budget includes revenue from the State of Michigan's Marijuana Excise Tax Rebate (the "Rebate") in the amount of $1,075,000.00 to be allocated to the AAHC. The proposed Grant Agreement seeks to grant $1,075,000.00 from the Rebate to the AAHDC ("Grant Funds").
Pursuant to the Grant Agreement and the approved City budget for fiscal years 2025, the AAHDC will use the Grant Funds as follows:
- $75,000 - Support of the community space at 121 Catherine Street.
- $250,000 - Eviction prevention, including direct payments for back-owed rent, court fees and associated costs for households in danger of losing their housing due to back-owed rent.
- $250,000 - Low-income youth services. This amount will be used to pay for the services of local non-profits that provide the type of services described in the budget amendments and related to restorative and alternative strategies for public safety and community.
- $500,000 - Trauma-informed supportive services including case management services prioritizing individuals impacted by the criminal legal system with tenant-based housing choice vouchers, including returning citizens, to provide a range of supportive services, including but not limited to, mental health counseling, peer support groups, substance abuse treatment, life skills training, financial counseling, educational opportunities, transportation assistance, legal assistance, housing advocacy, healt...
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