City of Madison - File #: 15380

• File #: 15380
• Version: 1
• Name: Stimulus Funds: Approve the use of Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program funds by Community Action Coalition for South Central Wisconsin, Inc. and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into an agreement with CACSCW.
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 7/9/2009
• In control: BOARD OF ESTIMATES (ended 4/2017)
• On agenda: 8/4/2009
• Final action: 8/4/2009
• Enactment date: 8/5/2009
• Enactment #: RES-09-00687
• Title: Approve use of $796,664 in Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP) funds by Community Action Coalition for South Central Wisconsin, Inc. (CACSCW) based on the results of a CDBG Office Request for Proposals and approved by the CDBG Committee; and authorize the Mayor and the City Clerk to sign a contract for services with CACSCW.
• Sponsors: Shiva Bidar, Tim Bruer, Marsha A. Rummel

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
8/4/2009	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Adopt	Pass
7/27/2009	1	BOARD OF ESTIMATES (ended 4/2017)	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT - REPORT OF OFFICER	Pass
7/21/2009	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Referred
7/16/2009	1	COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT COMMITTEE	Referred for Introduction
7/16/2009	1	COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT COMMITTEE

Fiscal Note
The City has been notified that they will receive $817,092 from HUD as part of the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program. A previous Resolution (RES-09-00407, Legistar #14334) amended the CDBG 2009 operating budget to recognize these grant revenues and to provide the general authorization for the expenditures. This Resolution authorizes the specific expenditures. Five percent (5%) is available to the City and the sub-grantee (CACSCW) for administrative costs. The City proposes that the administrative dollars shall be split with CACSCW with each party receiving $20,427. CAC will serve as the coordinator of a 9 agency collaborative effort in the two year program while the City will be responsible for program compliance with federal regulations and reporting.
Title
Approve use of $796,664 in Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP) funds by Community Action Coalition for South Central Wisconsin, Inc. (CACSCW) based on the results of a CDBG Office Request for Proposals and approved by the CDBG Committee; and authorize the Mayor and the City Clerk to sign a contract for services with CACSCW.
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Background: The City will receive $817,092 in federal stimulus funds administered by HUD for eviction prevention and housing stabilization activities. The City will retain 2.5% in allowable administration costs and proposes to contract with Community Action Coalition of South Central Wisconsin (CACSCW) to provide eligible services. CACSCW will serve as the lead agency on behalf of a collaboration of eight additional agencies serving the Madison area. These agencies include Porchlight, Tenant Resource Center, Legal Action of Wisconsin, Independent Living, Tellurian, YWCA, The Road Home and The Salvation Army.

The City did a coordinated Request for Proposal (RFP) process with Dane County Human Services which will have an additional $273,118 in HUD funds available for the same activities to...