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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A DECREASE OF $3,002 FY 2022 EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT (ESG) PROGRAM.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
RESOLVED, that the city council hereby decreases the total expenditure of the 2022 ESG Program by an amount of $3,002 due to a decrease in the allocation to the city by HUD from the original estimate of $210,000 to the final HUD award of $206,998 and authorizes changes to contracts as set forth below:
2022 ESG PROGRAM - FUND 262, AGENCY 020, OBJECT 5434, PROJECT CD22ES
Sub-Project Project Original New Difference
2509 Safe Haven Shelter Program- Safe Haven $17,000 $16,000 ($1000)
Shelter for Battered Women
TBD Emergency Medical Respite Shelter- $15,000 $14,198 ($802)
Bob Tavani House for Medical Respite
AD05 Rapid Rehousing Assistance- HRA $64,050 $63,076 ($974)
AD01 Program Administration- City of Duluth $15,750 $15,524 ($226)
Statement of Purpose
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: This resolution finalizes the 2022 Emergency Solutions Grant Program portion of the Community Development program. The city budgeted $210,000 for the FY 2022 HUD award to the ESG program in Resolution 22-0043R. The federal Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) officially notified the city of the FY 2022 ESG allocation on May 13, 2022 for the program year that runs from April 1, 2022 through March 31, 2023. The award letter from HUD awarded $206,998 to the ESG program, which is a decrease of $3,002 from the anticipated amount.
A public comment period was held from November 3, 2021 December 3, 2021 and a public hearing on November 16, 2021. The committee's recommendation and initial council resolution included a funding contingency plan that stated if the amount received varied more than 1% of the estimated amount, then the Community Development Committee would reconvene and revised the funding recommendations and submit it to City Council. The Community Development Committee met on July 12, 2022 and revised the FY 2022 funding allocations and rec...
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