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Approving the 2010-2011 Emergency Shelter Grant Fund recipients.
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WHEREAS, on January 12, 1988, the Council of the City of Saint Paul approved the procedures to allocate the Emergency Shelter Grant ("ESG") funds given to the City by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD"); and
WHEREAS, on September 1, 2010, the City of Saint Paul issued a Requests for Proposals for the ESG Year 2010-2011 which invited eligible nonprofit organizations to submit proposals to use ESG funds to serve Saint Paul homeless residents; and
WHEREAS, the 2010-2011 budget for ESG funds is $350,982.00; and
WHERAS, in accordance with the approved procedures, the Emergency Shelter Grant Review Committee reviewed the ESG grant requests and recommended the following organizations for funding:
1. Ain Dah Yung $8,000
2. Breaking Free $5,000
3. Catholic Charities Extended Hour Program $63,500
4. Catholic Charities Family Service Center $25,000
5. East Side Family Center $5,000
6. Emma Norton Residence $11,000
7. Ethel Gordon Community Care Center $5,000
8. Face to Face SafeZone Resource Center for Youth $5,000
9. The Family Place $24,000
10. Listening House $21,000
11. Lutheran Social Services - Safe House for Teens $21,000
12. Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans $3,500
13. Saint Paul Council of Churches - Project Home $46,000
14. Saint Paul Foundation - Community Sharing Fund $17,433
16. Southern MN Regional Legal Services-Project Hope $24,000
17. Theresa Living Center $8,000
18. Twin Cities Community Voice Mail $7,000
19. West Side Community Health Services-House Calls $19,000
20. YWCA Saint Paul Transitional Housing Program $15,000
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Saint Paul accepts and approves these recommendations for the expenditure of the Emergency Shelter Grant funds; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council authorizes the appropriate City staff to execute contracts with the abovementioned organizations in accordance with city, state, and federal regulations; and
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that upon the recommendations of the Mayor, the City Council adopts these changes to the 2010-011 ESG budget as noted in Exhibit A.