Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to enter into an agreement with the Lutheran Social Services Faith Mission. The agreement will provide $113,948 from the Housing Preservation Fund to assist with the rehabilitation of Faith Mission, an emergency shelter for the homeless. Faith Mission will use the dollars to renovate the second floor of the facility to improve shelter bed placement, complete the upgrade of bathroom facilities, locker room and program services and partial renovation and upgrades to the first floor to enhance shelter program service delivery. When all renovations are complete the result will be to increase the capacity to 110 beds during non-overflow periods and 94 during winter peak periods.
Emergency action is requested for this legislation in order to comply with the time line for the project to begin construction.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funds for this project are included in the 2007 Capital Improvements Budget.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into an agreement with Lutheran Social Services Faith Mission; to authorize the expenditure of $113,948 from the Housing Preservation Fund and to declare an emergency ($113,948).
Body
WHEREAS, the Department of Development, Housing Division, desires to enter into an agreement with Lutheran Social Services Faith Mission to aid in the rehabilitation of the Faith Mission Emergency Shelter; and
WHEREAS, the contract will provide $113,948 from the 2007 Capital Improvements Budget for the rehabilitation of the Faith Mission Emergency Shelter for the homeless; and
WHEREAS, Faith Mission will rehabilitate its facility to increase the number of shelter beds for homeless individuals; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development, Housing Division, in that it is immediately necessary to enter into an agreement with the Lutheran ...
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