City of Madison - File #: 38654

• File #: 38654
• Version: 2
• Name: SUBSTITUTE Authorizing the City of Madison to accept a HUD Continuum of Care (CoC) Homeless Services planning grant in the amount of $38,739; amending the Corporation for Supportive Housing’s 2014 contract to include additional planning services to be fun
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 5/27/2015
• In control: BOARD OF ESTIMATES (ended 4/2017)
• On agenda: 6/16/2015
• Final action: 6/16/2015
• Enactment date: 6/19/2015
• Enactment #: RES-15-00529
• Title: SUBSTITUTE Authorizing the City of Madison to accept a HUD Continuum of Care (CoC) Homeless Services planning grant in the amount of $38,739; amending the Corporation for Supportive Housing’s 2014 contract to include additional planning services to be funded by this grant award; and amending the Adopted 2015 CDBG Operating Budget as appropriate.
• Sponsors: Maurice S. Cheeks, Samba Baldeh, Matthew J. Phair

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/16/2015	2	COMMON COUNCIL	Adopt - 15 Votes Required	Pass
6/8/2015	2	BOARD OF ESTIMATES (ended 4/2017)	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT (15 VOTES REQUIRED) - REPORT OF OFFICER	Pass
6/4/2015	1	COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT COMMITTEE	Return to Lead with the Recommendation for Approval
6/3/2015	1	BOARD OF ESTIMATES (ended 4/2017)	Refer
6/2/2015	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Referred	Pass
5/27/2015	1	Community Development Division	Referred for Introduction

Fiscal Note
The City’s acceptance of this HUD CoC planning grant requires an amendment to the Adopted 2015 CDBG Operating Budget to reflect the increase in federal grant revenue and commensurate expenditure authority, as detailed below:

38,739 62112101-42150-73114 HSG AST EN HCOC 14 FED REV CA
(38,739) 62112101-54820-73114 HSG AST EN HCOC 14 COM AG CNT

Title
SUBSTITUTE Authorizing the City of Madison to accept a HUD Continuum of Care (CoC) Homeless Services planning grant in the amount of $38,739; amending the Corporation for Supportive Housing’s 2014 contract to include additional planning services to be funded by this grant award; and amending the Adopted 2015 CDBG Operating Budget as appropriate.

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BACKGROUND
The City of Madison, serving as the Collaborative Applicant for the Madison/Dane County Continuum of Care (CoC) Homeless Assistance application, submitted a planning project proposal to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in October 2014, as part of HUD’s competitive application process to award FY14 CoC Homeless Assistance grant funds. The activities described in the submitted application included engaging an outside party to provide assistance in the evaluation of current programs serving homeless persons and in the implementation of HUD-mandated activities and system outcomes.

In January 2015, the City of Madison received notice of its HUD CoC Homeless Assistance grant award in the amount of $38,739 (Grant # WI0161L51031400) for the planning project articulated in the City’s successful proposal. The Community Development Division (CDD), through its CDBG unit, proposes to amend the City’s current contract with the Corporation for Supportive Housing, Inc. (CSH) to provide activities in implementing the planning project, including the following:

· Beginning in June 2015, use data collected and analyzed as part of the current scope of work with CSH to understand the local environment and compare to best practices from othe...