HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Certificate of Consistency with City's 2014-18 CDBG Consolidated Plan for YSS RESOLUTION NO. 16-334
RESOLUTION APPROVING CERTIFICATE OF CONSISTENCY WITH
CITY'S 2014-2018 CDBG CONSOLIDATED PLAN ON BEHALF OF
YOUTH AND SHELTER SERVICES, INC.,
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 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 and Story County; and,
WHEREAS, YSS is in the process of preparing its 2017 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 June 23, 2016; and,
WHEREAS, since Ames is a designated Community Development Block Grant (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; therefore, 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, staffs overview of YSS's program application finds that it is consistent with
the goals outlined in the City's CDBG 2014-18 Consolidated Plant.
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 2014-18 CDBG
Consolidated Plan on behalf of Youth and Shelter Services is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 14t`'day of June, 2016.
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Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Nelson
Seconded by: Betcher
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin,Nelson, Orazem
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 14th day of June, 2016.