Fiscal Note
Approval would amend a Council approved resolution adopted in September 2004 and provide an additional $20,000 in Federal ESG funds, available as part of the Housing Development Fund. Expenses will not be counted toward the State expenditure control limits.
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Approving additional Federal ESG funds to assist St. Vincent de Paul in completing a housing repair that will serve as transitional housing, and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to sign an agreement to implement the project.
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BACKGROUND:
Society of St. Vincent de Paul is a local not-for-profit associated with an international organization founded in 1833 and dedicated to charitable works. Services provided by St. Vincent de Paul locally include four thrift stores, giving away $300,000 worth of furniture, clothing and household items, a service center and food pantry, providing transportation, utility assistance and prescriptions, Port St. Vincent, providing housing for 32 beds for single men, and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton House, providing 10 units for women and children.
PROJECT:
St. Vincent de Paul seeks additional ESG funds to help make some additional repairs for window replacement and siding in its recently acquired the building to better serve women and their children in need of transitional housing.
ACTION:
WHEREAS, the Common Council has adopted a five-year Community and Neighborhood Development Plan which identifies homelessness as a critical issue within the community, and outlines a set of strategies and priorities to address those problems using community-based groups;
WHEREAS, the Common Council authorized application for a portion of the ESG funds as part of the adoption of the year 2004 budget, but reserved some for specific rehabilitation projects to meet emerging needs throughout the year,
WHEREAS, the HOME Program, as amended, and its implementing regulations located at 24 CFR 92.200 ff., permit the City of Madison to help community agencies that create...
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