HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Certificate of Consistency with CDBG Consolidated Plan for Youth & Shelter Services RESOLUTION NO. 15-679
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
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 6-25
years of age,homeless youth ages 16-21,and homeless pregnant/parenting women ages 16-25 with
their children, and 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,
WHEREAS, YSS is in the process of preparing its 2016 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 November 5, 2015; and,
WHEREAS,since Ames is a designated CDBG entitlement community,agencies requesting
funding from HUD must have approval from the City that their 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.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the Certificate of Consistency with the City's 2014-2018 CDBG Consolidated Plan on behalf
of Youth and Shelter Services is hereby approved,and the Mayor is authorized to sign the Certificate
of Consistency.
ADOPTED THIS 1 Ot" day of November, 2015.
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Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Goodman
Seconded by: Betcher
Voting aye: Betcher, Gartin, Goodman,Nelson, Orazem
Voting nay: None Absent: Corrieri
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this IOth day of November, 2015.