Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution amends the Community Development Division's 2024 Adopted Operating Budget to recognize $400,000 from Dane County for continued operations at the Dairy Drive urban campground in 2024: $174,000 in County GPR and $226,000 of Dane County-administered American Rescue Plan Act funds. The proposed resolution further authorizes the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into an agreement with Dane County to accept these funds and to amend the 12-month contract with MACH OneHealth to include these funds to support its work at the Dairy Drive urban campground.
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Accepting $400,000 from Dane County, authorized in the County’s 2024 Adopted Budget to support the Dairy Drive urban campground, amending the Community Development Division’s 2024 Operating Budget to reflect receipt of those funds, authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into a contract with Dane County, and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into a contract with MACH OneHealth to use these funds to support the Dairy Drive campground, to supplement City-administered American Rescue Plan Act funds previously allocated to the campground and other funding secured by MACH OneHealth from the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). (District 16)
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Background:
In 2021, the City established an urban campground on City-owned property, 3202 Dairy Drive, in response to the state of emergency arising from the COVID-19 pandemic and the lack of adequate accommodations for unsheltered homeless persons in the Madison. The Dairy Drive urban campground is set up as a State licensed campground and is equipped with 29 climate-controlled Pallet Shelter units with electrical service, bathroom and shower facilities and staff office space.
The site serves people experiencing unsheltered homelessness in the City of Madison. Participants are prioritized based on their placement in the Coordinated Entry housing priority list which considers the length of homelessnes...
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