CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY-FIRST COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO.
R-14-135 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________
SPONSORED BY: Isaac Benton, Brad Winter
RESOLUTION
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Designating Fiscal Year 2015 General Fund Appropriations For Supportive Housing And Case Management Services; Authorizing The Mayor To Enter Into Social Services Agreements With The New Mexico Supportive Housing Coalition And Albuquerque Health Care For The Homeless; Authorizing The Mayor To Enter Into An Intergovernmental Agreement With Bernalillo County To Coordinate Housing And Case Management Services; And Directing The Department Of Family And Community Services To Issue A Request For Proposals For Additional Services To Assist Albuquerque Residents With Behavioral Health Needs (Benton, Winter)
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DESIGNATING FISCAL YEAR 2015 GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS FOR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES; AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO SOCIAL SERVICES AGREEMENTS WITH THE NEW MEXICO SUPPORTIVE HOUSING COALITION AND ALBUQUERQUE HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS; AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH BERNALILLO COUNTY TO COORDINATE HOUSING AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES; AND DIRECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES TO ISSUE A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES TO ASSIST ALBUQUERQUE RESIDENTS WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS.
WHEREAS, the City Council appropriated funds in C/S R-14-47 for Fiscal Year 2015 to provide case management and other supportive services for homeless persons; and
WHEREAS, there remains a balance of $1,125,000 within this appropriation; and
WHEREAS, the City Council unanimously approved F/S R-14-73 wherein the Council committed to a collaborative effort with the County of Bernalillo to improve services for persons who are being released from the Metropolitan Detention Center and are homeless and experiencing mental health issues; and
WHEREAS, the City Council u...
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