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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Chris Ragona, Community Development Manager
DATE: August 26, 2019
SUBJECT:
A Resolution Authorizing Annual Action Plan Substantial Amendment (2019-#2) to allocate 2018 Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funding in the amount of $126,000 to Public Action to Deliver Shelter (PADS) also known as Hesed House.
PURPOSE:
Staff requests authorization of Annual Action Plan Substantial Amendment (2019-#2) to allocate 2018 Emergency Solutions Grant funding. A summary of the proposed ESG funding recommendations is attached as Exhibit B.
BACKGROUND:
Staff requests authorization of a Substantial Amendment (2019-#2) to the 2018 Annual Action Plan to provide ESG funding for the projects listed below. The ESG allocation is recommended to prioritize ESG funding received as part of a one-time allocation received by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Recipients of ESG funding are determined based upon national funding, local population, and a number of other factors to determine communities that receive funding. If a certain funding level is not received as part of the calculation for a community, their portion of funding is given to the state to be redistributed. The City of Aurora will not receive ESG funding in 2019 or 2020 based on these formula allocation calculations.
The City opened its ESG application funding cycle on May 22, 2019. The application deadline was July 12, 2019. The City's only ESG application was submitted by Hesed House. The Block Grant Working Committee (BGWC) met on August 7, 2019 (draft minutes attached, Exhibit C) and unanimously approved Staff's recommendations for the following funding (re)allocations:
Proposed ESG Activity
Recommended Re/Allocation Amount
Project Summary
ESG-2018-01 - Hesed House
Street Outreach
$12,000
ESG funds may be used for costs of providing essential services necessary to reach out to unsheltered homeless people; connect them with emergency shelter, housing,...
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