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Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all necessary agreements and any subsequent amendments, with the Department of Housing and Urban Development, for the Fiscal Year 2018 (FY 18) Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Program allocation of $496,583, to fund four projects, administrative support, and the Homeless Management Information System, for the period of
October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019, with an option to renew each ESG project with the FY 19 ESG Program allocation for the period of October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
The Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) is a formula allocation from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), as part of the City Consolidated Plan, which is managed by the Development Services Department, Neighborhood Services Bureau. The Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services (Health Department) Homeless Services Division implements this component of the Consolidated Plan, in addition to the HOME move-in deposit assistance program, as leveraged resources to the Continuum of Care system.
A Request for Proposals (RFP) is conducted every two years to select nonprofit agencies for the projects that are annually funded, contingent upon HUD funding. As the lead entity for the local homeless Continuum of Care, the Health Department released a RFP on June 11, 2018. The proposal review process was conducted by an Ad Hoc Proposal Review Committee, comprised of three Homeless Services Advisory Committee members, and the following four projects were selected:
• Catholic Charities, Project Achieve
• Catholic Charities, Elizabeth Ann Seton Residence
• Lutheran Social Services, Street Outreach Services
• Interval House, Homeless Prevention Program
The total FY 18 ESG allocation from HUD is $496,583 for October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019. Total funding for the nonprofit agencies recommended for ESG Program is $432,032. An additional $37,244 of funding is eligible for administrative support for Health Department staff to manage the ESG Program, as well as $27,307 for the Homeless Management Information System (Attachment A).
This matter was reviewed by Deputy City Attorney Linda T. Vu on August 20, 2018 and by Revenue Management Officer Geraldine Alejo on August 24, 2018.
TIMING CONSIDERATIONS
City Council action is requested on September 11, 2018, to begin contracting for the FY 18 ESG Program, which begins on October 1, 2018.
FISCAL IMPACT
The FY 18 ESG Program allocation for the four projects total $432,032, with an additional $37,244 allocated to the Health and Human Services Department for administrative support and $27,307 for the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS). Funding for administrative support and HMIS require a dollar for dollar match of $64,551, which is budgeted in the Health and Human Services Department (HE). Of the total match requirement, $53,283 is anticipated from the General Fund (GF) and $ 11,268 from the Health Fund (SR 130). Grant funding is included in the FY 19 Budget in the Community Development Grants Fund (SR 150) in the Development Services Department (DV). These funds supplement programs currently operated within the is City’s Continuum of Care System. There is no local job impact associated with this recommendation.
SUGGESTED ACTION
Approve recommendation.
Respectfully Submitted,
KELLY COLOPY
DIRECTOR,
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
LINDA TATUM
DIRECTOR,
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
APPROVED:
PATRICK H. WEST
CITY MANAGER