Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation will authorize the transfer of $300,000 from the Auditors Reserve fund to the Department of Development and will authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a contract with the Community Shelter Board in the amount of$300,000. The contract will provide an additional $300,000 to support the Rebuilding Lives Program. The Rebuilding Lives Plan is a two-pronged approach to ending homelessness and literally "rebuilding lives." This first prong is meeting the short terms needs of homeless men through an improved safety net of emergency shelter. The second prong is the meeting of long-term needs through the development of permanent supportive housing.
The funds requested under this legislation will be for supportive services to the Rebuilding Lives Program. Supportive services will consist of the coordination of necessary social services for homeless men and referrals for homeless men to physical and mental health agencies. This funding assures operations and services for 316 units.
FISCAL IMPACT: A total of $505,000.00 has been allocated to the Community Shelter Board by The Development Department for a contract to support the Rebuilding Lives program through supportive services as described above. Ordinance No. 1098-2003, passed June 16, 2003, authorized the expenditure of $205,000 for this purpose.
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To authorize and direct the transfer of $300,000.00 from the Auditors Reserve Fund to the Department of Development; to authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a contract with the Community Shelter Board to support the Rebuilding Lives Program; to authorize the expenditure of$300,000 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. $300,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Director of the Department of Development desires to enter into a contract with the Community Shelter Board to support the Rebuilding Lives Program; and
WHEREAS, it is necess...
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