Explanation
BACKGROUND: The City is a participating jurisdiction receiving federal funds under the HOME Investment Partnerships program (HOME) of the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The regulations of the program provide that funds may be used to administer a tenant-based rental assistance program.
This legislation authorizes the Director of Development to enter into a contract with the Community Shelter Board for the purpose of implementing and monitoring the program on behalf of the City. The contract will provide $325,000 of HOME Funds. The Tenant Based Rental Assistance Program (TBRA) will use HOME funds to provide rental subsidies and security deposits for chronically homeless persons participating in the Rebuilding Lives initiative. Rebuilding Lives enables the development and maintenance of permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless persons.
The Community Shelter Board will subcontract with qualified nonprofit organizations to implement TBRA in accordance with HOME Fund regulations for TBRA. These entities will lease housing units for the Rebuilding Lives program. Then they will maintain and operate the housing units and related facilities to provide decent, safe and sanitary housing in accordance with the HUD Housing Quality Standards. The Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) will inspect the units. The City's Consolidated Action Plan for 2010-2014 contains TBRA housing preference priorities for chronically homeless persons.
Emergency action is requested in order to ensure rental subsidies are in place for 2012.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funds for this expenditure are allocated from the Rebuilding Lives set-aside within the Affordable Housing Opportunity Fund allocation of the 2012 HOME Funds.
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To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a contract with the Community Shelter Board to provide for tenant-based rental assistance for the Rebuilding Lives Program; to authori...
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