ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager and Community Development Director with a Request to Concur with the Recommendation from the Heart of Illinois Homeless Continuum of Care (CONTINUUM), to APPROVE the FUNDING REALLOCATION of 2016 Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Funds to South Side Office of Concern.
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BACKGROUND: On Tuesday, September 22, 2015 (Item # 15-317) City Council approved a request from the Heart of Illinois Homeless Continuum of Care (Continuum) to be the entity to review applications and make ESG funding recommendations to City Council.
On Tuesday, December 8, 2015 (Item # 15-395) City Council concurred with the recommendation from the Continuum for funding allocations to specified agencies for 2015-2016 ESG Grant funds. As a result of this action, two-year contracts were executed with each agency for 2015 and 2016 ESG funds. This action allocated 19.7% of the City's 2015 and 2016 ESG grants to Friendship House to support its Rapid Rehousing Program. 21.96% of the City's 2015 and 2016 ESG grant was allocated to a Rapid Rehousing program managed by South Side Office of Concern. Each organization successfully expended 2016 funding in support of their respective programs.
Due to a loss of State Rapid Rehousing funding and other reasons outlined in the attached letter from the CEO of Friendship House, they have requested that their 2016 grant be reallocated to another provider. South Side Office of Concern (SSOC) has agreed to take on the additional program funding. They have the capacity to utilize it efficiently in service of the Peoria community. This is evidenced in that the original amount allocated to SSOC for 2016 is nearly expended 6 months prior to the end of the year. The 2016 funding has been used to help permanently house 10 formerly homeless individuals. The Continuum recommends this reallocation as stated in the attached letter from the Continuum Director.
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- Rapid Rehousing is a housing program ...
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