REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
October 30, 2014
FROM: JENNIFER CLARK, Director
Development and Resource Management Department
SUBJECT
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RESOLUTION - For the Substantial Amendment No. 2012-002, No. 2013-001, and No. 2014-002 to the Fiscal Years 2012, 2013, and 2014 Annual Action Plans to incorporate the planned use of the Emergency Solutions Grant funds
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1) Approve a Resolution for the substantial Amendment No. 2012-002, No. 2013-001, and No. 2014-002 to the fiscal years 2012, 2013, and 2014 Annual Action Plans to incorporate the planned use of the Emergency Solutions Grant funds; and
2) Authorize the City Manager to sign all implementing documents and approval as to form by the City Attorney.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Each year the City of Fresno submits an Annual Action Plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) describing how it will utilize federal funding to accomplish certain federal and local objectives. The Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Program is a part of that application. This amendment is intended to clarify the use of the funding, to comply with certain narrative submission requirements, and to include the consultation with the Fresno/Madera Continuum of Care (FMCoC) prior to the public review period.
BACKGROUND
The City of Fresno has been the recipient of homelessness program funding for a number of years. This program was previously under the guidelines of the ESG program but in 2010, the program was overhauled and renamed the ESG Program as part of the HEARTH Act. Beginning in 2011, the priorities and funding categories of the program were redirected to long-term housing solutions rather than temporary shelter solutions. With the changes in the national program requirements along with new national initiatives to end homelessness, the City has been working to amend its program guidelines and realign anticipated...
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