Title
Amending the Fire Department's financing plan to transfer funds from the HRA to the Fire Department for Catholic Charities response work.
Body
WHEREAS, RES 25-1479 amended the City of Saint Paul's Housing and Redevelopment Authority ("HRA") Housing Trust Fund budget (the "Housing Trust Fund Budget") to reflect the 2025 adopted budget excluding contingencies; and
WHEREAS, RES 25-1479 added $500,000 to the 2025 Housing Trust Fund Budget to support the work of Catholic Charities, a nonprofit dedicated to fighting poverty and homelessness in the City; and
WHEREAS, the HRA has determined that the City's Fire Department expended resources in an amount over $500,000 responding to incidents at Catholic Charities locations within the City and providing urgent and compassionate healthcare services to Catholic Charities' patrons; and
WHEREAS, the HRA has determined that the $500,000 from the 2025 Housing Trust Fund Budget should be allocated to the Fire Department to support their response to Catholic Charities' properties; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor, pursuant to Section 10.07.1 of the Charter of the City of Saint Paul, does hereby certify that there is available for appropriation funds of $500,000 in excess of those estimated in the 2025 Fire Department budget, now therefore, be it
RESOLVED, by the City Council that an additional $500,000 is available for appropriation in the 2025 Fire Department budget, and said amended budget is hereby approved as outlined in the attached financial analysis.
Financial Analysis
See Attachment "Catholic Charities Transfer $500,000"