CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY THIRD COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO. R-19-144 ENACTMENT NO. _____________________
SPONSORED BY: Klarissa J. Peña, by request
RESOLUTION
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Approving And Authorizing A Grant Application To The U.S. Department Of Housing And Urban Development For A 2019 Continuum Of Care Grant; And Providing An Appropriation To The Department Of Family And Community Services Beginning In Fiscal Year 2019 (Peña, by request)
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APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT FOR A 2019 CONTINUUM OF CARE GRANT; AND PROVIDING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES BEGINNING IN FISCAL YEAR 2019.
WHEREAS, THE U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced its Fiscal Year 2019 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 has submitted an application for these grant funds for which the IDOH is estimated at $17,479 and reimbursed by the Grantor, $198,667 City in kind services, and $591,702 matching from sub-recipient cash and in kind services; 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 six applications for a Continuum of Care program in the amount of $3,243,264 are hereby approved, and its acceptance and filing with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is in all respects approved.
Section 2. That, in the event these six grant applications are awarded, the following estimated federal funds and City grant match requirements are hereby appropriated to the Department of Family Community Services in the Operating Grants Fund (265), beginning in Fiscal Year 2019:
Grant Name Est. Award
Rapid Re-housing $ 867,485
CLNkids Rapid Rehousing $ 217,983
Transitional Housing $ 138,982
Rental Assistance $1,427,548
TLS Rental Assistance $ 428,285
Albuquerque CoC Planning $ 162,981
GRAND TOTALS $3,243,264
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