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Recommendation to authorize City Manager to adopt the recommendations of the Homeless Services Advisory Committee for allocation of Mayor's Fund for the Homeless funds in the total amount of $75,000 to agencies in the amounts as outlined, and to execute all necessary documents with these community agencies for the provision of services for the homeless. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
On September 14, 1990, the City Council approved an ordinance establishing the Mayor's Fund for the Homeless (Mayor's Fund). Since January of 1992, a solicitation envelope for the Mayor's Fund has been included in the City's utility bill each year. The Mayor's Fund receives an average of $25,000 in contributions annually. The current balance of the Mayor's Fund, as of April 13, 2009, is $149,375. The recommended allocation is $75,000, with the balance to remain in the Mayor's Fund.
On April 1, 2009, the Homeless Services Advisory Committee (HSAC) held a meeting to discuss a special allocation of the Mayor's Fund. Agency representatives were in attendance to present information related to each request. HSAC recommended that a portion of the Mayor's Fund be allocated, as follows, to seven (7) community agencies for the provision of homeless services, for a total allocation of $75,000 over a period of two years. One-half of the allocations will be made in FY 09, with the remainder allocated in FY 10.
RECOMMENDED ALLOCATIONS:
Century Villages at Cabrillo: $5,000
The KaBOOM! Project will create outside play areas for the children and youth of the families housed in the 80 units of permanent housing called the Family Commons. The space created will allow for a safe recreational area for children and youth.
People Assisting The Homeless (PATH): $30,000
PATH and several diverse community stakeholders are collaborating on a community mobilization initiative, as well as a strategic outreach effort to permanently house the most vulnerable chronically homeless persons in the downtown Long...
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