City of Madison - File #: 49339

• File #: 49339
• Version: 1
• Name: Authorizing the allocation of up to $769,869 among nine non-profit agencies to help finance the provision of an array of homeless services beginning in 2018, as the result of a competitive RFP process conducted by the Community Development Division; and a
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 10/25/2017
• In control: FINANCE COMMITTEE
• On agenda: 11/21/2017
• Final action: 11/21/2017
• Enactment date: 11/27/2017
• Enactment #: RES-17-00909
• Title: Authorizing the allocation of up to $769,869 among nine non-profit agencies to help finance the provision of an array of homeless services beginning in 2018, as the result of a competitive RFP process conducted by the Community Development Division; and authorizing the Mayor and the City Clerk to enter into agreements with those agencies to implement the designated programs and services.
• Sponsors: Samba Baldeh, Maurice S. Cheeks, Matthew J. Phair, Amanda Hall

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
11/21/2017	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Adopt	Pass
11/6/2017	1	FINANCE COMMITTEE	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT - REPORT OF OFFICER	Pass
11/2/2017	1	COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT COMMITTEE	Return to Lead with the Recommendation for Approval	Pass
11/2/2017	1	COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT COMMITTEE
10/31/2017	1	FINANCE COMMITTEE	Refer
10/31/2017	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Refer
10/25/2017	1	Community Development Division	Referred for Introduction

Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution authorizes agreements with nine non-profit agencies to provide homeless programs and services beginning in 2018. The Community Development Division (CDD) conducted a competitive request for proposal (RFP) process, authorized by adopted RES-17-00737 (Legistar 48265), to select the identified non-profit agencies and allocate up to $769,869 to help fund homeless services. The 2018 Executive Budget includes $844,436 for these contracts: $691,000 from the General Fund and $152,813 from grant sources.
Title
Authorizing the allocation of up to $769,869 among nine non-profit agencies to help finance the provision of an array of homeless services beginning in 2018, as the result of a competitive RFP process conducted by the Community Development Division; and authorizing the Mayor and the City Clerk to enter into agreements with those agencies to implement the designated programs and services.
Body
On September 5, 2017, the Common Council approved RES-17-00737 (Legistar Item #48265), which accepted the Community Development Division’s (CDD) Homeless Services Request for Proposals (RFP), and authorized the CDD to accept proposals from service organizations in response to that RFP and to formulate funding allocation recommendations, for use beginning in 2018, to the Mayor and Common Council.

The adopted 2017 Community Development Division (CDD) Operating Budget includes $784,385 ($610,275 from the General Fund and $174,110 from federal Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funding) to support homeless services. A comparable level of City and ESG funding for this program area is expected to continue for 2018. Up to $14,516 of ESG funding is designated for use to cover costs associated with administration and Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) support. The remaining $769,869 was made available to service providers through the RFP process.

CDD released the RFP on August 14, 2017, and accepted applications through September 15, 20...