HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Certification of local government approval for Emergency Shelter Grant funds RESOLUTION NO. 14-006
RESOLUTION APPROVING CERTIFICATION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT
APPROVAL ON BEHALF OF LOCAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVING
EMERGENCY SHELTER GRANT FUNDS
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS, in order for two local non-profit agencies,Youth and Shelter Services (YSS)
and the Assault Care Center Extending Shelter and Support (ACCESS), to receive their award
allocations of Federal Emergency Shelter Grant(ESG)funding,the City must sign a"Certification
of Local Government Approval" signifying that the Council understands and agrees to allow these
non-profit agencies to receive federal funds directly through the State's Iowa Finance Authority
(IFA); and,
WHEREAS,additionally,these certifications confirm that local governments are electing for
IFA to administer these grant funds on behalf of the non-profit organizations; and,
WHEREAS, for the calendar year beginning January 1, 2014, YSS will be receiving
$128,330 for Story,Boone,Marshall and Polk Counties,and ACCESS will be receiving$60,000 for
Story, Boone, Greene, Marshall, and Tama Counties; and,
WHEREAS, in order to facilitate these agencies' receipt of these shelter grants, the Mayor
must sign the "Certification" for both YSS and ACCESS.
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED,by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that authorization for the Mayor to sign the Certifications of Local Government Approval for the
Iowa Finance Authority to administer the ESG Program on behalf of YSS and ACCESS is hereby
approved.
ADOPTED THIS 14"' day of January, 2014.
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Diane . Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Goodman
Seconded by: Corrieri
Voting aye: Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Goodman,Nelson, Orazem
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 14'day of January, 2014.