HomeMy WebLinkAboutA004 - Motion authorizing the Mayor to sign a Certificate of Consistency with the 2024-2028 City of Ames CDBG Consolidated Plan on behalf of YSS for renewal funding of a Rapid ReHousing ProgramITEM #:6
DATE:12-16-25
DEPT:P&H
SUBJECT:CERTIFICATE OF CONSISTENCY WITH THE 2024-2028 CITY OF AMES
CDBG CONSOLIDATED PLAN ON BEHALF OF YSS FOR RENEWAL
FUNDING UNDER HUD'S RAPID REHOUSING PROGRAM
COUNCIL ACTION FORM
BACKGROUND:
Youth and Shelter Services (YSS) receives funding through the Rapid ReHousing program
administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The City of
Ames, as a federal Entitlement Community, must certify annually that the application matches
the goals of the City’s current 2024-2028 Consolidated Plan.
For the 2027 program year, YSS is seeking to renew its contract for $215,408, of which
approximately 75% ($161,556) is anticipated to be utilized in the City of Ames to continue
administering its Youth Transitional Housing Services. These grant dollars will continue to help
cover rent and utilities for various units in the City of Ames.
Staff has discussed and received information from YSS about the program. Staff finds
that the request for renewal funding is consistent with goals and priorities outlined in
the City’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) 2024-2028 Five-year
Consolidated Plan, which includes to: “Reduce the cost burden for low- and moderate-
income (LMI) households to access or maintain rental housing city-wide”.
The Plan also emphasizes the importance of local non-profit organizations seeking
additional funding opportunities from state and federal resources to have a greater
impact on the needs of homeless, chronically homeless, extremely low-, very low-, and
low-to-moderate-income households.
Attached for the City Council's review and approval is the Certificate of Consistency for YSS,
which must be submitted to HUD for its renewed program funding at a date to be confirmed by
HUD.
ALTERNATIVES:
1. Authorize the Mayor to sign the Certificate of Consistency on behalf of YSS to receive its
HUD renewal funding for its Rapid ReHousing Program.
2. Do not authorize the Mayor to sign the Certificate of Consistency.
CITY MANAGER'S RECOMMENDED ACTION:
It is important for 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, chronically homeless, extremely low, very low, and low and
moderate-income households in the community than can be accomplished with only
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local funding. The proposed programming is also consistent with the City’s 2024-2028
Consolidated Plan.
Therefore, it is the recommendation of the City Manager that the City Council adopt Alternative
#1.
ATTACHMENT(S):
HUD-2991 Certificate of Consistency Form for YSS.pdf
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Certification of Consistency with the
Consolidated Plan
U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development
OMB Number. 2501-0044
Expiration Date: 2/28/2027
Public Reporting Burden Statement: This collection of information is estimated to average 3 hours per response, including the time for
reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering, and maintaining the data needed, and completing and revie wing the collection of
the requested information. Comments regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing this burden can b e sent to:
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of the Chief Data Officer, R, 451 7th St SW, Room 8210, Washing ton, DC 20410-
5000. Do not send completed forms to this address. This agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to re spond to, a collection
of information unless the collection displays a valid OMB control number. This agency is autho rized to collect this information under Section 102
of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989. The information you provide will enable HUD to carry o ut its
responsibilities under this Act and ensure greater accountability and in tegrity in the provision of certain types of assistance administered by HUD.
This information is required to obtain the benefit sought in the grant program. Failure to provide any required information m ay delay the processing
of your application and may re sult in sanctions and penalties including of the administrative and civil money penalties specified under 24 CFR
§4.38. This information will not be held confidential and may be made available to the public in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act
(5 U.S.C. §552). The information contained on the form is not retrieved by a personal identifier, therefore it does not meet the threshold for a
Privacy Act Statement.
I/We, the undersigned, also certify under penalty of perjury that the information provided below is true, correct, and accura te.
Warning: Anyone who knowingly submits a false claim or makes a false statement is subject to criminal and/or civil penalties,
including confinement for up to 5 years, fines, and civil and administrative penalties (18 U.S.C §§ 287, 1001, 1010, 1012, 101 4; 31
U.S.C. § 3729, 3802; 24 CFR § 28.10(b)(1)(iii)).
I/We, the undersigned, certify that the proposed activities/projects in the application are consistent with the jurisdiction’s current,
approved Consolidated Plan. (Complete the fields below.)
Applicant Name:
Project Name:
Location of the Project:
Name of the Federal Program to which the applicant is applying:
Name of Certifying Jurisdiction:
Certifying Official of the Jurisdiction
Name:
Title:
Signature: Date:
form HUD-2991
Youth & Shelter Service Inc. (YSS)
YSS Central Iowa Youth Rapid Rehousing
125 S. 3rd St. Ames IA 50010
US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) with the Consolidated Plan for the Continuum of Care Program
City of Ames
John A. Haila
Mayor
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