City of Columbus - File #: 1141-2009

• File #: 1141-2009
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 8/25/2009
• In control: Health, Housing & Human Services Committee
• On agenda: 9/14/2009
• Final action: 9/16/2009
• Title: To authorize the appropriation of $2,642,649.00 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; to authorize the expenditure of $2,642,649.00 from the General Government Grant Fund; and to declare an emergency ($2,642,649.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/16/2009	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
9/15/2009	1	MAYOR	Signed
9/14/2009	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
9/14/2009	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
8/31/2009	1	Dev Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
8/28/2009	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
8/28/2009	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
8/28/2009	1	Dev Drafter	Sent for Approval
8/28/2009	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
8/28/2009	1	Dev Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
8/28/2009	1	City Clerk's Office	Sent back for Clarification/Correction
8/27/2009	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
8/27/2009	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
8/27/2009	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
8/27/2009	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
8/27/2009	1	Dev Drafter	Sent for Approval
8/26/2009	1	Dev Drafter	Sent for Approval
8/26/2009	1	DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
8/26/2009	1	Dev Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation

BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to appropriate Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-housing Program (HPRP) funds in the amount of $2,642,649, 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) (Contract Compliance Number 31-1181284) for the administration of the City's HPRP monies. This ordinance is in accordance with Ordinance 1581-2007, passed November 12, 2007, authorizing the adoption and filing of the Consolidated Plan and application to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Ordinance 0671-2009, passed May 11, 2009, for the substantial amendment to the 2008 Consolidated Plan.

Under Title XII of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is allocating $1.5 billion for communities to provide financial assistance and services to either prevent individuals and families from becoming homeless or help those who are experiencing homelessness to be quickly re-housed and stabilized.

The City of Columbus and Franklin County are collaborating to fund HPRP initiatives that benefit both the city and county. We have agreed to combine our allocations and work through the Rebuilding Lives Funder Collaborative (RLFC) and Community Shelter Board. CSB will then make awards to subgrantees, selected through a competitive Request for Proposals (RFP) process called CSB Gateway, with funds to provide homelessness prevention and rapid re-housing services. 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 administrativ...