*Authorize grant agreements with five nonprofit organizations through Diversity and Civic Leadership Program to support civic engagement services for under-engaged communities for $736,670 in FY 2023-24

The City of Portland ordains: Section 1. The Council finds: This grant agreement provides financial and limited staff assistance resources from the City of Portland Office of Community & Civic Life to five organizations for the purpose of supporting civic engagement services for under-engaged communities, such as and immigrants and refugees, through the Diversity and Civic Leadership (DCL) program. The goal of this grant agreement is to enhance civic engagement among under-engaged communities such as immigrant, and refugee communities to improve community livability, public health and public safety, organizational capacity and self-empowerment at the community level. The five DCL organizations are critical partners working with Civic Life to implement concrete action steps organized around three interdependent goals: Increase community building and civic engagement opportunities for under-engaged communities such as immigrant, and refugee communities working toward equitable outcomes for all Portlanders. Support communities in pursuing forms of governance that reflect their lived experience, values, and aspirations. Design cohort-based models for civic engagement in collaboration with bureaus to address city livability issues. Build connections across community and advocacy groups. Promote inclusive education, art, and play. The outcome of DCL projects results in new community leaders having an expanded understanding of the City's governance structure, improved communications and expanded public involvement opportunities with City bureaus, and new partnerships between under-engaged community organizations, immigrant and refugee organizations, neighborhood district coalitions, and other community-based groups. A total of $736,670 in General Fund dollars is allocated in the Office of Community & Civic Life FY 2023-24 requested budget for distributing these grants as part of the Diversity and Civic Leadership Program. This total amount maintains the previous FY 2023-2023 allocation to these grantees and includes additional cost of living adjustments. It also reflects the bureau's Budget Advisory Committee and the Mayor's budget guidance to prioritize communities most impacted by COVID-19 and historical disparities. NOW, THEREFORE, the Council directs: The Director of the Office of Community & Civic Life is authorized to execute Grants Agreements in a form similar to Exhibit A, provided such agreements have been approved as to form by the City Attorney, with the five nonprofit Diversity Civic Leadership organizations below listed A(1) through A(5) in the amounts below for FY2023-24: Grantee FY 23-24 Total requested A (1) Unite Oregon (Center for Intercultural Organizing) $147,334 A (2) Latino Network $147,334 A (3) Immigrant Refugee Community Organization (IRCO) $147,334 A (4) Native American Youth and Family Center (NAYA) $147,334 A (5) Urban League of Portland $147,334 TOTAL -- $736,670 The Mayor and City Auditor are hereby authorized to pay the grant funds from the General Fund. Amendments to the grant agreements may be agreed to and executed by the Director of the Office of Community & Civic Life or their designee, including but not limited to adjustments approved by City Council during the Fall Budget Monitoring Process, provided such amendments have been approved as to form by the City Attorney. City may terminate or amend agreements if it fails to receive funding, appropriations, limitations or other expenditure authority sufficient to allow the City, in the exercise of its administrative discretion, to continue to make payments for the performance of this agreement; or federal or state laws, rules, regulations or guidelines are modified or interpreted in such way that the project is no longer allowable or nor longer eligible for funding under this ordinance. The competitive solicitation requirements in City Policy FIN-2.04 are waived as applied to the grant agreements authorized by this ordinance. Section 2. The Council declares that an emergency exists because a delay would unnecessarily delay the City’s ability to perform the activities authorized by the grant; therefore, this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Council.