Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a contract with the Community Shelter Board, Inc. (CSB) in order to assist with the acquisition costs of the new shelter site which is in the process of being renovated and converted into the Front Door Shelter serving homeless individuals.
CSB has begun implementing the Front Door Shelter to add capacity by purchasing a 62,000 square foot vacant warehouse for $2.3 million. Approximately 40,000 square feet will be converted into the Front Door Shelter - a 250 bed homeless shelter serving single adults (men and women) experiencing homelessness, plus overflow space for 20-40 families experiencing homelessness. The remaining 22,000 square feet has been reserved for an additional family shelter site and to address other needs. The City is committing these funds from the 2014 Bond Sale ($350,000) to the Project. Additional funding of $5,000,000 for the acquisition and renovation of the building will be coming from the Ohio Housing Finance Agency and private corporations. The renovation of this building is estimated to be $3.6 million. Construction is scheduled to be completed in the summer of 2014. Operating support for the project will come in the form of grants and fundraising conducted by CSB.
The shelter will be owned by CSB and operated by CSB’s partner agencies: The YMCA of Central Ohio, YWCA and Southeast. Resident services will be provided by these and other non-profit service providers.
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION: Emergency action is requested in order to implement crisis response initiative and comply with project development timelines.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funds for this project are included in the 2014 Capital Improvements Budget under Housing Preservation, Emergency Shelter Repair. In 2013 the City provided $700,000 in Capital Improvement Funds to this project that were previously set aside in 2012 and 2013 for this purpose.
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