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Approving the 2011-2012 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, during September 2011, the City of Saint Paul issued a Request for Proposals for the ESG Year 2011-2012 which invited eligible nonprofit organizations to submit proposals to use ESG funds to serve Saint Paul homeless residents; and
WHEREAS, the 2011-2012 budget for ESG funds received by the City from HUD is $350,266.00; and
WHERAS, in accordance with the approved procedures, the Emergency Shelter Grant Review Committee was consulted about the 2011-2012 ESG grant requests, and based upon the review of the Committee and city staff, the following organizations are now being recommended for funding and in the following amounts:
1. Ain Dah Yung |
$8,000 |
2. Breaking Free |
$5,000 |
3. Catholic Charities Extended Hour Program |
$63,700 |
4. Catholic Charities Family Service Center |
$26,153 |
5. Emma Norton Residence |
$11,000 |
6. Face to Face SafeZone Resource Center for Youth |
$5,000 |
7. The Family Place |
$25,000 |
8. Listening House |
$22,000 |
9. Lutheran Social Services - Safe House for Teens |
$21,400 |
10. Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans |
$3,500 |
11. Neighborhood House - East Side Family Center |
$6,000 |
12. Open Access Connections |
$7,000 |
13. Saint Paul Council of Churches - Project Home |
$46,000 |
14. Southern MN Regional Legal Services-Project Hope |
$24,500 |
15. The Salvation Army - Booth Brown House |
$15,000 |
16. Theresa Living Center |
$8,000 |
17. West Side Community Health Services-House Calls |
$20,000 |
18. YWCA Saint Paul Transitional Housing Program |
$15,500 |
19. PED Administration |
$17,513 |
Total |
$350,266 |
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 2011-2012 ESG budget as noted in attached Budget Financial Analysis.