Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution has no fiscal impact. A seperate resolution authorizes the City to accept a grant award of $94,513 from HUD’s 2015 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program competition, which necessitates the amendment of the CDD's 2017 Adopted Operating Budget to include an additional $94,513 in grant revenues and commensurate expenditures. Funds will be used to hire and support 1.0 FTE Continuum of Care Coordinator.
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Authorizing the Mayor and the City Clerk to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the Homeless Services Consortium of Dane County/Madison, Wisconsin for the hiring and employment of the Continuum of Care Coordinator (CoC Coordinator).
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WHEREAS, in October 2016, the City of Madison was notified by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development of an award of $94,513 for a local CoC Coordinator under HUD’s 2015 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program competition; and,
WHEREAS, the purpose of the CoC Coordinator is to support implementation of a community-wide process to manage and coordinate the efforts of local homeless providers and related organizations working to meet the goals of preventing and ending homelessness in Dane County/Madison, Wisconsin; and,
WHEREAS, in order to accomplish this purpose, the CoC Coordinator position will be an employee of the City of Madison whose position is funded as part of this grant; and,
WHEREAS, the CoC Coordinator will be responsible for facilitating and overseeing the annual CoC Homeless Assistance Grant Application processes, working with agencies submitting renewals and agencies reallocating funds, and will also recruit new agencies to fill identified gaps in the local Continuum of Care; and,
WHEREAS, the CoC Coordinator will be also be responsible for developing and overseeing systematic program evaluation of CoC-funded programs and coordinate with City staff tasked with evaluating ESG-funded programs as well as providing one-on-one technical assistance and input to the Community...
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