HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-05-12 14-174 RESOLVECOUNCIL ACTION
Item No. 14-174
Date: May 12, 2014
Item/Subject: Resolve, Accepting and Appropriating $336,935 in Grant Funds from the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development - Shelter Plus Care Renewal.
Responsible Department: Health & Community Services
Commentary:
Annually, the City applies for renewal funding to continue several homeless programs under the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development's Homeless Continuum of Care. The City's Shelter Plus Care
program won initial funding from the federal government in 1993. The program is used to provide subsidized .
rents for qualified homeless individuals with a primary diagnosis of mental illness, chronic substance abuse or
HIV related illness who are receiving support services.
The amount of the grant is $336,935 which will support 40 housing units including family housing. The period
of the grant is April 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015. This was reviewed and recommended for approval by the
Government Operations Committee on May 5, 2014.
Manager's Comments:
Associated Information: Resolve
Budget Approval:
Legal Approval:
Introduced for
Passage
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Department Head
City Manager
Finance Director
City tAiltor
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CI`T'Y OF BANGOR
14-174
MAY 123, 2014
(TITLE.) Resolve, Accepting and Appropriating $336,935 in Grant Funds from the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development — Shelter Plus Care Renewal
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BANGOR:
BE IT RESOLVED, that Shelter Plus Care program grant funds in the amount of
$336,935 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development are hereby accepted
and appropriated for the purpose of supporting 40 housing units including those for families, for
the period April 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015.
IN CITY COUNCIL
May 12, 2014
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CITY CLAIRK
IN CITY COUNCIL
MAY 28, 2014
Motion made and seconded for Passage
Passed
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