CITY COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM

Department:

Planning and Development Services

Commission Meeting Date:  May 7, 2019

Staff Contact:

Danelle Dresslar, Community Development Manager

Recommendations/Options/Action Requested:

Adopt Resolution No. 7286, authorizing the application for 2019 Kansas Emergency Solutions Grant Program for the following activities by the various providers. 

Agency	Street Outreach	Emergency Shelter	Homelessness Prevention	Rapid Re-Housing	Homeless Management Information Systems	Total
Willow Domestic Violence Center	0	60,000	0	0	0	60,000
Catholic Charities of NE Kansas	0	0	5,000	52,000	775	57,775
TOTAL	0	60,000	5,000	52,000	775	117,775

Executive Summary:

The City of Lawrence has participated in the ESG Program through the State of Kansas since 1989.  Several local public service agencies have been past beneficiaries in the program.  New federal legislation passed in 2012 resulted in a name change and a change in focus for this grant, now named the Emergency Solutions Grant.  The same agencies that have been eligible in the past for the Emergency Shelter Grant funding are eligible for the newly focused ESG. These agencies have all previously participated in the Emergency Shelter Grant Program and/or the CDBG program.  The State requires the City to be the applicant for the ESG Program and the City must distribute the funds to the various agencies as it deems necessary. 

The State has required local governments to implement a Continuum of Care approach to homelessness, providing progressive services from initial shelter to permanent housing.  The local government and recipient nonprofit organizations identify gaps in essential services, indicating a need for advocacy, coordination, or new program development.  Staff has been working with the various emergency service providers and has developed an application that addresses the Continuum of Care approach as well as identifies gaps in areas needing program development. 

The agencies will be the sub-recipients for this program.  The deadline for applications is May 10, 2019. There is a resolution on the City Commission agenda for May 7, 2019, authorizing the Mayor to execute all appropriate grant documents.

Strategic Plan Critical Success Factor

Safe, Healthy, and Welcoming Neighborhoods

Fiscal Impact (Amount/Source):

The fiscal impact to the City is $___0_____.    The required Match dollars come from the agencies that are awarded funding.

Attachments:

Resolution No. 7286

Grant Application

Reviewed By: (for CMO use only)

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