Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to appropriate Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) funds in the amount of $284,759.00, received from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, for the provision of homeless services and to enter into a contract with the Community Shelter Board, Inc. (CSB) for the administration of the City's Emergency Shelter Grant monies. This ordinance is in accordance with ordinance 1581-2007, passed November 16, 2007, authorizing the adoption and filing of the Consolidated Plan and application to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
The contract will provide $284,759.00 from the Emergency Shelter Grant for the purpose of continuing the city's support for homeless emergency shelters. The CSB will disburse the funds to various providers of services to homeless individuals and families, and will monitor those provider activities. The CSB has been selected because of their history with the city and the homeless service community in the coordination of emergency shelter services, as well as, the CSB's established administrative procedures to effectively and efficiently implement such services.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funds for the contract are allocated from the FY2008 General Government Grant Fund in the amount of $284,759.00 for the Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) Program. The City also provides funding to the Community Shelter Board from the General Fund and Community Development Block Grant budgets.
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To authorize the appropriation of $284,759.00 from the General Government Grant Fund to the Department of Development; to authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into contract with the Community Shelter Board for the purpose of continuing the city's support for homeless emergency shelters; and to authorize the expenditure of $284,759.00 from the FY2008 General Government Grant Fund. ($284,759.00)
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WHEREAS, the City has received $284,759.00 in Emergency Shelter Grant funds from HUD under the Stewart-McKinney Act-Emergency Shelter Grant Program for the provision of support services to the homeless; and
WHEREAS, the Director of the Department of Development desires to enter into a contract with the Community Shelter Board; and
WHEREAS, the city continues to support the Community Shelter Board's work with emergency shelters for homeless individuals and families; and
WHEREAS, these programs have effectively and efficiently enabled our community to help individuals and families who are homeless resolve their housing crisis; and NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That from the unappropriated balance of the General Government Grant Fund, Fund 220 and from all monies estimated to come into said fund from any and all sources and unappropriated for any other purpose during the year ending December 31, 2008, the sum of $284,759.00 is hereby appropriated to the Department of Development.
Section 2. That the Director of the Department of Development is hereby authorized to contract with the Community Shelter Board for the purpose of continuing the city's support for emergency shelters for homeless individuals and families.
Section 3. That this contract is awarded pursuant to Section 329.15 of the Columbus City Codes, 1959, as amended.
Section 4. That for the purpose as stated in Section 2, the expenditure of $284,759.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary and be and is hereby authorized to be expended from the General Government Grant Fund, Department of Development, Department No. 44-10, Fund 220, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3337, OCA Code 458184, Grant No. 458084.
Section 5. That this Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from 30 days after its passage and approval by the Mayor, or thirty days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.