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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Authorizing the Mayor to Sign the Certificate of Consistency with City's 2019-2023 CDBG Consolidated Plan on Behalf of Youth & Shelter Serivces and The Bridge Homoe for Funding under the State of Iowa's Continuum of Care Grant RESOLUTION NO. 21-548 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN THE CERTIFICATE OF CONSISTENCY WITH CITY'S 2019-2023 CDBG CONSOLIDATED PLAN ON BEHALF OF YOUTH & SHELTER SERVICES AND THE BRIDGE HOME FOR FUNDING UNDER THE STATE OF IOWA'S CONTINUUM OF CARE GRANT FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS,for the Program Year 2022,in order for Youth and Shelter Services(YSS)and The Bridge Home to apply for Rapid ReHousing(RRH)funding as part of the Iowa Balance of State Continuum of Care Application from the Department of Housing and Urban Development(HUD), these agencies must have concurrence from the City that their program applications match the goals of the City's current 2019-2023 Consolidated Plan; and, WHEREAS, YSS is applying for $189,225 to administer a new ten-unit RRH project that will cover the Two Rivers Service Area, but will be based and staffed in Story County; and, WHEREAS, this new Rapid Rehousing Program consists of scattered site apartments in which landlords own the units and the leases are in the youth's name, and the youth can stay in the RRH unit as long as they want; and, WHEREAS,this new Rapid Rehousing Program has six units for individual homeless youths and four units for parenting or pregnant youths (all under the age of 25), and YSS anticipates that most of the youths in this Program will reside in Story County,and their apartments will most likely be in Ames; and, WHEREAS, The Bridge Home is seeking$270,000 to administer a RRH Program that will cover the Two Rivers Service Area, and the funds will be used towards Permanent Supportive Housing to assist clients with rental assistance, client transportation, and case management plus program administration; and, WHEREAS, staff has reviewed the applications for both YSS and The Bridge Home and finds that they are consistent with the goals and priorities outlined in the City's CDBG 2019-2023 five-year Consolidated Plan to,"Reduce the cost burden for low-and moderate-income households to access or maintain rental housing citywide;" and, WHEREAS,the Plan also addresses the importance of local non-profit organizations to seek additional funding opportunities from state and federal resources in order to have a greater impact on the needs of the homeless,chronic homeless,extremely low-,very low-,and low-and moderate- income households. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that authorization for the Mayor to sign the Certificates of Consistency with the City's 2019-2023 CDBG Consolidated Plan on behalf of Youth and Shelter Services, Inc., and The Bridge Home is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 26`h day of October, 2021. Diane R. Voss, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor Introduced by: Betcher Seconded by: Beatty-Hansen Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Martin Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 26t'day of October, 2021.