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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999-06-28 99-248 RESOLVECouncil Action ------------------------------ Date .Tune 28, 1999 Item No. 99-248 IteN/3ub]eCt: Resolve -- Homeless Assistance 19" Responsible Department: Health 8 Welfare This isa resolve expressing support for the City's application to HUDfor funding under the 1999 Continuum of Care while thanking the Congressional Delegation for their past support in such endeavors and requesting their assistance with making HUD aware of the application and the need for continuation of the HhelterPlusCare housing contained therein. �y � nepaztm t Head Manager's Comments ' A/1 p4 p,:M0 Finance Director Legal Approval: DIV icitOr x Passage First Reading Page 1 of 2 Referral Cicy manager Associated Information: Finance Director Legal Approval: DIV icitOr x Passage First Reading Page 1 of 2 Referral Assigned to Councilor Farsbam 99-248 x CITY OF BANGOR Janne 28, 1999 (TITLE.) �UOIVC,.-sow,resamg..zt,mts.. aw...Appreciatiou. to the wasna-eoagteaaannal Delegation for Past Support of Efforts Toward Meeting the Needs of the Homeless and Encouraging Them to Take Whatever Action Necessary to Encourage a Favorable Decision on Baugor's 1999 ..-_... Continuum of Care Application BY Na Cih'Council of the City ofBanpo+: BABOLVBD, WHEREAS, the City of Bangor takes great pride in the standard of living enjoyed by its citizens; and - wxexehs, some of those citizens find it difficult to maintain even a minimal standard of living for themselves and their families due to homelessness; and wumuspE, 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 in cooperation with representatives of the entire Bangor community - identified gaps in the current service system which may help homeless individuals in obtaining and maintain- ing permanent housing through Bangor BhelterPlusCare; and WHEREAS, renewalfunding is needed to meet thesehousing needs of _ homeless individuals, and WHEREAS, the Department of Housing and Urban Development recently published a Notice of Ponding Availability for homaless,, related projects; and WHEREAS, the City Council has authorized submission of a grant proposal, to HUD, designed to address these needs; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT "HOUSE) BY THE CITY CODNCIL OF THS CITY OF BANOOR THAT the City council, on behalf of the citizens of Bangor, hereby express our thanks and grateful appreciation to the members of the Maine Congressional Delegation for their support in past efforts toward meeting the needs of homeless citizens in Bangor and encourage them to take whatever action necessary to make the Department of Housing and Urban Development aware of Bangor's application under the 1999 Continuum of Care and to encourage a favorable decision on the grant application. i