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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A DECREASE OF $1,059 FY 2021 EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT (ESG) PROGRAM.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
RESOLVED, that the city council hereby decrease the total expenditure of the 2021 ESG Program by an amount of $1,059 due to a decrease in the allocation to the city by HUD from the original estimate of $208,000 to the final HUD award of $206,941 and authorizes changes to contracts as set forth below:
2021 ESG PROGRAM - FUND 262, AGENCY 020, OBJECT 5434, PROJECT CD21ES
Sub-Project Project Original New Difference
2109 Comprehensive Services for Homeless $3,150 $3,134 ($16)
Veterans- MN Assistance Council for
Veterans
2509 Safe Haven Shelter Program- Safe Haven $19,000 $18,901 ($99)
Shelter for Battered Women
1974 The Loft Emergency Shelter for Youth - $32,000 $31,834 ($166)
Life House Inc
1244 CHUM Emergency Shelter- CHUM $22,000 $21,886 ($114)
1244 CHUM Street Outreach- CHUM $15,000 $14,922 ($78)
1226 Family Supportive Housing- Center $25,000 $24,870 ($130)
City Housing Corp
2511 Family Transitional Housing- The $8,500 $8,456 ($44)
Salvation Army
AD05 Rapid Rehousing Assistance- HRA $63,750 $63,420 ($330)
AD01 Program Administration- City of Duluth $15,600 $15,518 ($82)
Statement of Purpose
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: This resolution finalizes the 2021 Emergency Solutions Grant Program portion of the Community Development program. The city budgeted $208,000 for the FY 2021 HUD award to the ESG program in Resolution 21-0080R. The federal Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) officially notified the city of the FY 2021 ESG allocation on February 25, 2021 for the program year that runs from April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2022. The award letter from HUD awarded $206,941 to the ESG program, which is a decrease of $1,059 from the anticipated amount. A public comment period was held from December 19, 2020 to January 18, 2021 and a public hearing on January 5, 2021. The committee’s recommendation and initial council resolution included a funding contingency plan that set the amounts included in this resolution.