HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Certification of Local Government approval on behalf of non-profit organizations receiving Emergency Shelter Grant RESOLUTION NO. 14-643
RESOLUTION APPROVING CERTIFICATION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT
APPROVAL ON BEHALF OF NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVING
EMERGENCY SHELTER GRANT
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 of Iowa'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, 2015, YSS will be receiving
$110,020 for Story,Boone,Marshall,and Polk counties,and ACCESS will be receiving$69,372 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 attached"Certification of Local Government Approval"for both YSS and ACCESS.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the Certifications of Local Government Approval on behalf of Youth&Shelter Services and the
Assault Care Center Extending Shelter and Support are hereby approved, and the Mayor is
authorized to sign said Certifications.
ADOPTED THIS 16t`'day of December, 2014.
-a. A.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Betcher
Seconded by: Goodman
Voting aye: Betcher, Gartin, Goodman,Nelson, Orazem
Voting nay: None Absent: Corrieri
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 16t1i day of December, 2014.