Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the appropriation and expenditure in an amount up to $502,585.15 of grant funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), through the HOME Investment Partnerships Program American Rescue Plan (HOME-ARP) and authorizes the Director of Development to enter into a Subrecipient Not For Profit Service Contract with Community Housing Network Inc (CHN) for the purpose of providing supportive services at the Touchstone Field Place II apartments. The supportive services will help those individuals that reside at Touchstone Field Place II that struggle with homelessness, mental illness, and substance abuse. The term of the contract will be from November 1, 2025 through July 31, 2030.
Touchstone Field Place II provides forty-four (44), one-bedroom units of permanent supportive housing prioritized for individuals who meet the State of Ohio’s Permanent Supportive Housing Policy Framework. Specifically, all forty-four units will prioritize individuals who meet the HUD definition of chronic homelessness. Supportive Services will be provided for all HOME ARP eligible residents of Touchstone Field Place II. The construction of this project was authorized by City Council on March 25, 2024 via Ordinance Number 0736-2024. This legislation is authorizing the supportive services that will be provided to those residents that meets HUD’s definition of chronic homelessness.
CHN has been providing affordable housing to individuals experiencing homelessness, mental illness, addiction, and trauma related issues since 1987. CHN will provide overall program management, tenant-centered property management and housing services (including program operations, administration of subsidies, community relations, maintenance and security) they will also facilitate partner meetings, take the lead in admissions, eviction prevention and training, as well as assist with outreach. CHN’s will contract on-site staff, who wi...
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