CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY SECOND COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO. R-17-155 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________
SPONSORED BY: Isaac Benton, by request
RESOLUTION
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Approving A Grant Application To The Department Of Housing And Urban Development For A 2017 Continuum Of Care Grant; And Providing An Appropriation To The Department Of Family And Community Services (Benton, by request)
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APPROVING A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT FOR A 2017 CONTINUUM OF CARE GRANT; AND PROVIDING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES.
WHEREAS, THE U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced its Fiscal Year 2017 competition for grants as part of the Continuum of Care program, HUD’s comprehensive and coordinated approach to addressing and resolving homelessness; and
WHEREAS, the City of Albuquerque has provided the leadership in the community to carefully plan and build a systematic approach to address homelessness; and
WHEREAS, the City of Albuquerque and the New Mexico Coalition to End Homelessness have identified three priorities that must be addressed in the city: (1) to provide rapid re-housing for homeless families; (2) to provide transitional housing for homeless individuals with disabilities; and (3) to provide permanent supportive housing for homeless households with disabilities; and
WHEREAS, the HUD Continuum of Care program provides critical resources to provide: (1) rapid re-housing and supportive services for homeless families through the Rapid Re-housing Program; (2) transitional housing and supportive services for disabled homeless individuals through the Transitional Housing Program; and (3) permanent housing and supportive services for disabled homeless households through the Rental Assistance Program.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE:
Section 1. That the attached application for a Continuum of Care program in the amount of Three Million, Three Hundred Thirty-Three Thousand, Six Hundred Ninety-Three Dollars ($3,333,693) in Federal Funds for the period of May 1, 2017 to September 30, 2018 is hereby made part of this resolution and is approved, and its final submission and filing with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is in all respects approved.
Section 2. That, in the event this grant is awarded, funds in the amount of Three Million, Three Hundred Thirty-Three Thousand, Six Hundred Ninety-Three Dollars ($3,333,693), of which $5,184.00 is for indirect costs, are hereby appropriated to the Department of Family Community Services in the Operating Grant Fund, Fund 265 for FY2018.
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