Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a contract with the Community Shelter Board. This contract will provide a total of $255,025.00 from the Community Development Block Grant Fund (CDBG) to support the Homeless Prevention and Transition Programs.
The Homeless Prevention Program reduces the number of persons needing shelter by preventing families and individuals from becoming homeless through relocation, case management, service linkages and mediation services, as well as short-term financial rent, mortgage or utility assistance. The Transitions Program reintegrates families and individuals who are currently homeless into the community through provisions of relocation, case management, service linkage and short-term rental assistance.
FISCAL IMPACT: $255,025 is provided from the CDBG Fund to the Community Shelter Board to support the Homeless Prevention and Transition Programs.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into contract with the Community Shelter Board to support the Homeless Prevention and Transition Programs; and to authorize the expenditure of $255,025 from the Community Development Block Grant Fund. ($255,025.00)
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WHEREAS, the Director of the Department of Development desires to enter into a contract with the Community Shelter Board; and
WHEREAS, the Community Shelter Board desires to establish an administrative contract to support the Homeless Prevention and Transition programs; and
WHEREAS, the Homeless Prevention Program reduces the number of persons needing shelter by preventing families and individuals from becoming homeless through relocation, case management, service linkages and mediation services, as well as short-term financial rent, mortgage or utility assistance; and
WHEREAS, the Transitions Program reintegrates families and individuals who are currently homeless into the community through provisions of relocation, case management, service linkage and short-term rental assistance; and NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Director of the Department of Development is hereby authorized to enter into a contract with the Community Shelter Board for the purpose of funding an administrative contract to support the Homeless Prevention and Transition programs.
Section 2. That this contract is awarded pursuant to Section 329.15 of the Columbus City Codes, 1959 as amended.
Section 3. That for the purpose as stated in Section 1, the expenditure of $255,025 or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and is hereby authorized to be expended from the Community Development Block Grant Fund, Department of Development, Department No. 44-10, Fund 248, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3337, OCA Code 448527.
Section 4. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.