HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Resolution Approving Certificate of Consistency with City's 2014-2018 CDBG Consolidated Plan on Behalf of Youth and Shelter Services, Inc. RESOLUTION NO. 18-494
RESOLUTION APPROVING CERTIFICATE OF CONSISTENCY WITH
CITY'S 2044-2018 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$51,000 is designated for Ames and Story County; and,
WHEREAS, YSS is in the process of preparing its 2018/19 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 August 31, 2018; 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,staff s overview of YSS's program application finds that it is consistent with the
goals outlined in the City's CDBG 2014-18 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 2014-18 CDBG
Consolidated Plan on behalf of Youth and Shelter Services is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 28`'day of August, 2018.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk John . Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Gartin
Seconded by: Betcher
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Martin,Nelson
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 28t'day of August, 2018.