HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Allocating FY 2022/23 City ASSET Reserved Funds for Housing Services RESOLUTION NO. 23-205
RESOLUTION ALLOCATING FY 2022/23 CITY ASSET RESERVED FUNDS
FOR HOUSING SERVICES
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS, during its May 24, 2022, meeting, the City Council approved the
recommendation from ASSET to reserve $11,652 in unallocated City ASSET funds for FY
2022/23 for housing service needs. In February 2022, City staff notified agencies contracting with
the City to provide housing services of the available funds. Three requests have been made for the
funds as follows:
• ACCESS serves as the sole agency in Story County that provides emergency shelter
for domestic violence clients. The full amount of funding available, $11,652, for
emergency shelter services has been requested. ACCESS exhausted City funds in
October 2022 and have had to turn clients away due to lack of capacity for the
increased need for services.As noted in the request,the number of bed nights and total
clients served for FY 2022/23 is on the rise and they anticipate surpassing FY 2021/22
numbers.
• Salvation Army provides homeless prevention services that includes rent and utility
assistance. While City funds are still available to draw down and community grant
funding has been received through United Way, $9,000 has been requested to be able
to serve more households through the end of the current fiscal year. The months of
April, May, and June tend to be very high request months because the moratorium on
utility disconnections ends on April 1. Rent and utility assistance helps prevent
homelessness from occurring by keeping individuals and families in their homes. The
funds also help people become established in more permanent housing by covering
deposits and first month's rent.
• The Bridge Home (TBH) contracts with the City to provide emergency shelter for
individuals and families in the general population. The full amount of funds available,
$11,652, for these services has been requested. TBH exhausted City funds for shelter
in February 2022 and will be making a similar request to Story County for additional
shelter funding.
WHEREAS, housing services are the second and third highest priorities under the basic needs
service category for Council's current ASSET priorities. The allocation of City funds will provide
the support for this continued need in the community. Similar requests have been made to other
ASSET funders, specifically Story County and United Way of Story County.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that allocating FY 2022/23 City ASSET Reserved Funds for Housing Services in the following
amounts is hereby approved:
• ACCESS: $5,575 for emergency shelter services for the months of April—June 2023.
Funds shall be used to cover hotel rooms when the current shelter beds are at capacity.
• Salvation Army: $2,600 for rent and utility assistance for the months of April—June
2023.
• The Bridge Home: $3,477 for emergency shelter services for the months of April —
June 2023. Funds shall be used to cover additional hotel rooms when the current
shelter beds and two hotel rooms are at capacity.
ADOPTED THIS I Ith day of April, 2023.
W- � e em
Renee kall, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Betcher
Seconded by: Beatty-Hansen
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Rollins
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 1 lth day of April, 2023.