HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Certificate of Consistency with CDBG Consolidated Plan for YSS RESOLUTION NO. 14-523
RESOLUTION APPROVING CERTIFICATE OF CONSISTENCY WITH CITY'S 2014-
2018 CDBG CONSOLIDATED PLAN
ON BEHALF OF YOUTH AND SHELTER SERVICES
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS,Since 1995,Youth and Shelter Services(YSS)has received grant funds through
the Department of Housing&Urban Development's (HUD) Supportive Housing Program (SHP);
and,
WHEREAS, under this program, YSS administers its Lighthouse Transitional Living
Programs in Story, Boone, Hardin, and Marshall Counties; and,
WHEREAS,the Lighthouse Transitional Living Program targets young mothers who are 16-
25 years of age, homeless youth ages 16-21, and homeless pregnant/parenting women ages 16-25
with their children; and,
WHEREAS, the HUD funds are for leasing of rental properties, supportive services, and
operations for the clients; and,
WHEREAS, the YSS renewal funding application request is for approximately $194,737,
of which approximately$58,341 is designated for Ames/Story County,and YSS is in the process of
preparing its 2015-16 Supportive Housing Program renewal application that will be submitted as part
of the State of Iowa's Balance of State Continuum of Care Application by October 30, 2014; and,
WHEREAS,since Ames is a designated CDBG entitlement community,agencies requesting
funding from HUD must have approval from the City that its program application matches the goals
of the City's Consolidated Plan; and,
WHEREAS, in order for YSS to submit its application to the State of Iowa, it must receive
certification from the City of Ames that its application is consistent with the goals outlined in the
most current City's Consolidated Plan; and,
WHEREAS, staff s overview of YSS's program application finds that it is consistent with
the goals outlined in the City's CDBG 2014-2018 Consolidated Plan
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that authorization for the Mayor to sign the Certificate of Consistency with the City's 2014-2018
Community Development Block Grant(CDBG)Consolidated Plan on behalf of Youth and Shelter
Services is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 14t1i day of October, 2014.
CA ; --L(Aa& / 0 tfl. ems,
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Gartin
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 October, 2014.