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OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO
REQUEST FOR COMMISSION/COUNCIL ACTION
FROM: BARBARA J.LINDSF,TH SUBJECT: TRANSFER OF FUNDS-HOMELESS
Acting Director SHELTER UTILITY PAYMENTS
PROGRAM
DATE: April 19, 1995
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Synopsis of Previous Commission/Council/Committee Action(s):
On April 10, 1995,the Community Development Citizen Advisory Committee approved the creation of the Homeless
Shelter Utility Payments Program(HSUPP)and the funding of the Program under CDBG Public Services. The
Committee also approved the transfer of the$20,000 in CDBG Transitional Case Manager project to the HSUPP,and
the award of CDBG HSUPP funds to The Salvation Army and Option House,Inc.
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Recommended Motion(s):
(Mayor and Common Council)
MOTION A: RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN
BERNARDINO TO APPROVE TIM SALVATION ARMY-SAN BERNARDINO CORP.,
HOMELESS SHELTER UTILITY PAYMENTS PROGRAM AND AUT11ORI7ING THE
MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE SALVATION
ARMY-SAN BERNARDINO CORPS,TO BE DRAFTED IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE
ATTACHED STAFF REPORT.
(MOTIONS CONTINUED TO NEXT PAGE...)
Administr&r BARBARA J.LINDSETH
Acting Director
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Contact Person(s): Barbara J.Lindseth/Laura Muna-Landa Phone: 5081
Project Area(s): All Ward(s): All
Supporting Data Attached: Staff Report
FUNDING REQUIREMENTS: Amount:$ 20,000 Source: CDBG 94/95
Budget Authority: Requested
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Commission/Council Notes:
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BJL:LML:paw:hsupp.cdc COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA
MEETING DATE: 05101/95
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STAFF REPORT
HSUPP PROGRAM
April 12, 1995
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Recommended Motions Continued...
MOTION B: RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SAN BERNARDINO TO APPROVE THE OPTION HOUSE, INC.,
HOMELESS SHELTER UTILITY PAYMENTS PROGRAM AND
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE OPTION HOUSE, INC., TO BE
DRAFTED IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE ATTACHED STAFF REPORT.
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13JI,:L,&:paw:hsupp.cdc COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA
MEETING DATE: 05/01/95
Agenda Item Number:
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
STAFF REPORT
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TRANSFER OF FUNDS
HOMELESS SHELTER UTILITY PAYMENTS PROGRAM
BACKGROUND
The Homeless Shelter Utility Payments Program (HSUPP) has been funded for the last four(4)
years from the Low- and Moderate-Income Housing Set-Aside funds. Because of recent case
law, a determination has been made by Agency Counsel that set-aside funds cannot be used to pay
for operation costs. This determination was made after the Request for Proposals (RFP) was
released; two (2) service providers, The Salvation Army and Option House, Inc., were selected
and contracts released for signature. Because an appropriate alternative funding source needs to
be identified and the City has reached its fifteen percent (15%) limit with respect to CDBG
financed public services activities, it is necessary to transfer fiinds between CDBG funded projects
in order to accomplish the desired objective of meeting existing funding commitments.
CDBG FUNDING SUBSTITUTION
The Housing Division has been allocated $20,000 in CDBG funds for a Transitional Case
Manager Public Service Project. These funds were to provide homeless families residing in a
transitional housing project created under the HOME Investment Partnership Act Program, with
case managers to provide families with support service plans as a component of their self-
sufficiency programs.
The Transitional Housing project was created under the HOME Investment Partnership Act
(HOME). CDBG funds were identified for the case manager aspect of this project because
HOME funds were not available at the time the project was being implemented.
Given the fact that the HSUPP commitment cannot be funded from the Low- and Moderate-
Income Housing Set-Aside funds, it is necessary to proceed with the following actions:
1. Create a Homeless Shelter Utility Payments Program by transferring $20,000 in CDBG
funds from the Housing Division's Transitional Case Manager Project to the Homeless
Shelter Utility Payments Program Project.
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BJL.MI,:pa,,v:hsupp.cdc COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA
MEETING DATE: 05/01/95
Agenda Item Number: I
STAFF REPORT
HSUPP PROGRAM
April 12, 1995
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2. Allocate $14,000 from the $20,000 to the Salvation Army and the remaining $6,000 to
Option House, Inc., to operate the HSUPP Project.
These actions will provide the necessary vehicle to fund the Homeless Shelter Utilities Payment
Program to meet current obiligations. Therefore, this program is considered to require this one
time only approval.
Based upon the foregoing, staff recommends adoption of the form motion.
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BARBARA J. LINDSETH, Acting Director
Development Department
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BJL:LMI,:paNv:hsupp.cdc COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA
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