ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager and Director of Community Development with a Request to APPROVE the Funding Recommendations from the Heart of Illinois Homeless Continuum of Care (HOIHCOC) for the 2019-2020 EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT (ESG).
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BACKGROUND: Starting in 2016 the Heart of Illinois Homeless Continuum of Care Governing Board collaborated with the City of Peoria to review allocations and make funding recommendations for the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) (Council Item No. 15-317). This change was due to changes in HUD regulations that required collaboration in making funding decisions.
The City received $145,529.00 in 2019 ESG funds. Of this, the City reserves $9,700.00 (6.7%) in administrative fees to cover staff time to administer and oversee the grants. This leaves $135,829.00 for allocation to agencies for eligible homeless service programs.
In September 2019, City Staff released a notice of the availability of these funds and requested letters of intent to be sent to the HOIHCOC Governing Board. These requests were reviewed by the Board and programs were evaluated according to past performance and outcomes, primarily looking at a program’s success in getting clients into permanent housing (i.e. ending their situation of homelessness). A recommendation was then formulated and approved by the Board based on these considerations. Please see the attached recommendation from the Governing Board Chair as well as the Notice of Funding Availability (FA) and blank letter of intent for reference.
The recommended funding allocations are as follows:
|
Agency |
Program |
Recommended Funding |
% of Total Allocated ($135,829) |
|
Center for Prevention of Abuse |
Emergency Shelter for Families Made Homeless by Domestic Violence |
$21,356 |
15.72% |
|
Dream Center Peoria |
Emergency Interim Shelter |
$31,667 |
23.31% |
|
Peoria Salvation Army |
Family Shelter |
$11,194 |
8.24% |
|
Peoria Salvation Army |
Safety Net Interim Shelter |
$20,000 |
14.72% |
|
South Side Office of Concern |
Rapid Re-housing Program |
$51,612 |
38.00% |
If approved, the City will enter into 2-year grant contracts with the above agencies in order to execute these programs. The contracts will commit the specified amounts of 2019 City ESG funds toward programming in the 2020 calendar year and the above specified percentage of 2020 City ESG funds toward programming in the 2021 calendar year, contingent on the City’s receipt of a 2020 ESG grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
FINANCIAL IMPACT: $135,829.00 of 2019 ESG funds will be contracted to local agencies and the specified percentages of the 2020 ESG grant will be contracted to these agencies as represented in the above table.
NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS: None at this time.
IMPACT IF APPROVED: The City of Peoria, in partnership with the HOIHCOC, will continue to work toward the goal of ending homelessness in our community
IMPACT IF DENIED: 2019 and 2020 City ESG grant funds will not be allocated to support programming at the above agencies and a new direction for the distribution of these grant funds will need to be established.
ALTERNATIVES: None identified at this time.
EEO CERTIFICATION NUMBER:
|
Agency |
EEO Number |
Expiration |
|
Center for Prevention of Abuse |
00697-191231 |
12/31/2019 |
|
Dream Center Peoria |
03015-200630 |
06/30/2020 |
|
Peoria Salvation Army |
00815-200630 |
06/30/2020 |
|
South Side Office of Concern |
00706-200331 |
3/31/2020 |
WHICH OF THE GOALS IDENTIFIED IN THE COUNCIL’S 2017 - 2032 STRATEGIC PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION ADVANCE?
1. Financially Sound City
WHICH CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR(S) FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION IMPLEMENT?
1. Have an efficient government.
DEPARTMENT: Community Development