HomeMy WebLinkAboutA002 - Motion auth Mayor to sign Cert of Consistency with 2024-2028 City of Ames CDBG Consolidated Plan on behalf of YSS for HUD renewal funding app for their Central Iowa Youth Transitional Housing ProgramITEM #:2
DATE:09-29-26
DEPT:P&H
SUBJECT:CERTIFICATE OF CONSISTENCY WITH THE 2024-2028 CITY OF AMES
CDBG CONSOLIDATED PLAN, ON BEHALF OF YSS, FOR HUD RENEWAL
FUNDING APPLICATION FOR THEIR CENTRAL IOWA YOUTH
TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM
COUNCIL ACTION FORM
BACKGROUND:
Annually, Youth and Shelter Services (YSS) seeks renewal funding for its Central Iowa Youth
Transitional Housing Program, part of the Continuum of Care-funded Transitional Housing
program administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The
program serves youth and young adults experiencing homelessness. The program will provide
temporary housing, intensive supportive services, and individualized case management
designed to help participants increase stability and successfully transition to permanent
housing. Services will focus on housing stability, employment and income growth, education,
behavioral health needs, connection to mainstream benefits, independent living skills, and
development of long-term community supports. YSS anticipates that approximately 75% of the
24 participants, or approximately 18 young adults, will be served in Ames, with the remaining
participants served within the broader Two Rivers/Story County service area as appropriate.
Because most participants will be in Ames, Ames will be the primary community benefiting
from the project.
For the proposed 2026 program year application, YSS is seeking to renewal funding in the
amount of $575,942, of which approximately 75% ($431,956) is anticipated to be used in the
City of Ames.
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. Staff
has reviewed YSS' s application request to renew its funding for this 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 “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 to renew program funding beginning in 2028.
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ALTERNATIVES:
1. Authorize the Mayor to sign the Certificate of Consistency on behalf of YSS to submit an
application for renewal funding under the HUD Continuum of Care-funded Transitional
Housing Program to administer its Central Iowa Youth Transitional Housing 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
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
No. 1.
ATTACHMENT(S):
HUD 2991 TH.pdf
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form HUD-2991
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 reviewing the collection of the
requested information. Comments regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing this burden can be sent to: U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of the Chief Data Officer, R, 451 7th St SW, Room 8210, Washington, 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 respond to, a collection of
information unless the collection displays a valid OMB control number. This agency is authorized 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 out its responsibilities
under this Act and ensure greater accountability and integrity 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 may delay the processing of your
application and may result 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 accurate.
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, 1014; 31
U.S.C. § 3729, 3802; 24 CFR § 28.10(b)(iii)).
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:
Certification of Consistency with the
Consolidated Plan
U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development
OMB Number. 2501-0044
Expiration Date: 2/28/2027
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