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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996-06-10 96-281 RESOLVEAction - Date June 10, 1996 Iten Number 96-281 Item/Bublect: Resolve -- Homeless Assistance 1996 Responsible Department, Health 6 Welfare This is a resolve expressing support for the City's application to HW for funding under Homeless Assistance 1996 while thanking the Congressional Delegation for their past support in such endeavors and requesting their assistance with making BUD aware of the application and the need for the services contained therein. _ Associated Information Budget Approval: Dom.%/l Deper't�rtt Head Plnance Director % Passage First Reading Page 1 of 2 Referral 96-281 Assigned to Councilor Sullivan June 10,1996 CITY OF BANGOR (TITLE.) ¢gH(j1¢t._exR_aSeiag support.for _he. City's. Application for H11) Funding .P.p$RE.1iAWK#.WSF..A§FLkFgpP.R..ZR4(1..Rp$.,hR(i311&ShR...SeRngseseioa1-Del aLiow_Avare, of the Application By tAe City Counevd olW City oJBanyor: RESOLVED. WHEREAS, the City of Bangor takes great pride In the standard of living entoyed by its citizens; and WHEREAS, some of those citizens find It difficult to maintain even a minimal standard of living for themselves and their families due to homelessness; and WHEREAS, many of those homeless citizens have found themselves without safe and adequate permanent housing for an extended period of time; and WHEREAS, - the Bangor Community Alliance For Healthy Housing Options, a consortium of shelter providers in the City of Bangor, has Identified gaps In the current service system which may help homeless individuals in obtaining the skills necessary to maintain permanent housing; and WHEREAS, additlonal funding is needed to meet these programing and community needs of homeless Individuals, and WHEREAS, the Department of Housing and Urban Development recently published a Notice of Funding Availability for homeless related protects; and WHEREAS, the City Council has authorized submission of a grant proposal, to RDD, designed to address these needs; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF TRE CITY OF BANGOR THAT the City Council, on behalf of the citizens of Bangor, hereby express our thanks and grateful appreciation to the members of the Mine Congressional Delegation for their support in Feet efforts toward meeting the needs of homeless citizens In Bangor end encourage them to take whatever action necessary to make the Department of Housing and Urban Development aware of Bangor's application for Homeless Assistance 1996 and to encourage a favorable decision on the grant application. 96-281 IN CI1Y COUNCIL Tnne 10, 1996 R E S 0 L V E Passed EX4C as/no S C1TY CLERR Applless As for HUDistance F�Un1996ing andOMaer ki the Assistance 1996 add waking the Application Dele¢aCia Aware of [M1e App11wC1oo/^/ �N. l.Yl,o� lu,ll.1BYL