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HomeMy WebLinkAboutS06-Community Development C1T:" OF SAN BERNARDU....., - REQUE'" FOR COUNCIL ACT 'l)N From: Kenneth J. Henderson, Director Subject: EMERGENCY SHELTER GRANT PROGRAM Dept: Community Development Date: September 3, 1987 Synopsis of Previous Council action: None Recommended motion: That Mayor and Common Council authorize and direct staff to take appropriate actions to develop and submit to the U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) a Comprehensive Homeless Assistance Plan (CHAP). Further, that the Mayor and Common Council authorize staff to solicit proposals for the Emergency Shelter Grant Program and utilize the Mayor's Task Force on the Homeless to review eligible proposals and make funding recommendations to the Mayor and COl1111on Council. J~~ G. ~'^'1 51 natu e Contact person: Kenneth J. Henderson / Maurice L. 01 iva Phona: 5065 SupportIng data attached: Staff Report Ward: 1-7 FUNDING REQUIREMENTS: Amount: N/A Sourcs: (ACCT. NO.) N/A (ACCT. DESCRIPTION) N/A Finance: Council Notes: 75.026' Agenda Item No, $-" CIT( OF SAN BERNARDIt:"n") - REQUE~" FOR COUNCIL ACT IN STAFF REPORT On September I. 1987. staff received the attached notice from HUD regarding the Emergency Shelter Grant Program. Said notice indicates the City has been allocated $29,000 to provide certain types of assistance to the homeless. The local government is required to match the $29,000 grant with cash or in-kind contributions totaling the grant amount. Prior to receiving the funds the city must develop and submit a Comprehensive Homeless Assistance Program (HAP) to HUD no later than September 8, 1987. The "official" application is done by October 15. 1987. Based upon the stringent time frames noted above. I am recommending that staff be authorized to solicit proposals immediately and utilize the Mayor's Task Force on the Homeless as the intermediate review and recommendatory authority. with the Mayor and Common Council making the funding award decisions. I recommend adopted of the form motion. Development 9/3/87 KJH/lab/0465 75-0264 ~ ,"'t,..... (~. '..i \.:._/ U,S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT HINGTON, O,C, 204 1 0-700c ClFflCE OF THE ASSISTANT seCRETARY FOR COIAIUNTY Pl.ANNING 1HJ oeveLOPMIENT August 31, 1 987 Honorable Evlyn E. Wilcox Mayor of San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA 92418-0421 Dear Mayor Wilcox: SUBJECT: Official Notification of $29,000 Grant Allocation On July 22, 1987, President Reagan signed into law the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act. This legislation is intended to provide urgently needed assistance to protect and improve the lives of the homeless. HUD is responsible for administering the housing provisions in Title IV of the Act including the Emergency Shelter Grants (ESG) Program. ESG funds may be used for rehabilitation or conversion of buildings to provide shelter for the homeless and for certain related activities. In accordance with Section 416(b) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act of 1987, this letter serves as official notification of your grant allocation in the amount shown above. Please note that the law requires tight deadlines for submitting the Comprehensive Homeless Assistance Plan (CHAP) and the ESG Application. An approved CHAP is needed to obtain assistance under any of the programs in Title IV of the Act. The deadline for submission of the CHAP is September 28, 1987. The ESG application must be submitted by the due date shown below. Meeting these deadlines will avoid triggering reallocation of your funds to other jurisdictions. Please contact the Community Planning and Development Division of the HUD field Office for your geographic area if you have any questions or need any assistance concerning the ESG Program or the CHAP. We have committed ourselves to meeting the Congressional mandate for speedy distribution of funds under this Title and will process your application and grant award expeditiously. Si ncere ly, ~f~ /!? ~4.;, Jade R. Stok vi s Genera 1 Deputy Assistant Secretary ESG Applications Due By Close of Business October 15, 1987 Enclosures - 3 1