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CARS:CNS:BS:JJ:safah4 NOV 1 :J 1992
council Meeting: November la, 1992
Santa Monica, California
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: City staff
SUBJECT: Recommendation to Authorize city Manager to Submit
Funding Applicatlon to California Department of Housing
and Community Development for Supplemental Assistance
for Facilities to Assist the Homeless ( SAFAH)
INTRODUCTION
This report requests authorization by City council to submit a
funding application to the Callfornia Department of Housing and
Community Development for funding through the Supplemental
Assistance for Facilltles to Assist the Homeless (SAFAH) grant
program.
BACKGROUND
The California Department of Housing and Community Development is
requesting applications for Federal SAFAH funds that have been
made available to states by the U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development (HUD) . The purpose of this year's SAFAH
competition is to test lntegrated approaches that involve
partnerships among State and local governments and private
non-profit organizations. Prlorlty will be given to programs
that prevent the recurrence of homelessness among homeless
families with children graduating from transitional hous ing by:
1) assisting such families in locating and securing permanent
housing, and 2) providing case management services that establish
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linkages with health care, supportive services, income assistance
and long-term supportive services essential to these families'
efforts to achieve the highest level of self-sufficiency possible
after moving to permanent housing.
Attached is a Resolut1on authoriz1ng the city Manager to submit a
funding application to the California Department of Housing and
Community Development in partnership with the CLARE Foundation,
Ocean Park Commun1ty Center (OPCC) and st. Joseph Center. This
grant application seeks funding for the maximum grant amount of
$200,000 over a three-year period to support a collaborative
program among the CLARE Foundation, OPCC, st. Joseph Center and
the City. The grant funds will support a 1.0 F.T.E case manager
at opec, a .5 F.T.E case manager at the CLARE Foundation and
another .5 F.T.E. case manager at the st. Joseph Center. This
program seeks to provide intensive case management to
approximately 40-50 families with children (annually) entering
into permanent housing through these three agencies. The Santa
Monica Housing Authority ,,,,ill act as an additional partner in
this program through their newly awarded Family Self-Sufficiency
Program, a HUD-sponsored program providing 25 Section 8 vouchers
and supportive services to participating families.
The grant applicat10n 1S due to the California Department of
Housing and Community Development no later than 5:00 p.m. on
Monday, November 16, 1992.
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BUDGET/FISCAL IMPACT
There lS no budget or fiscal impact associated with this staff
report. If the grant award is received, the necessary
appropriations will be requested.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to apply for SAFAH
funding through the California Department of Housing and
Community Development and execute any necessary documents.
Prepared By: Susan McCarthy, Director of Cultural and Recreation
Services
Barbara Stlnchfield, Community and Neighborhood
Services Dlvision Manager
Julie Johnson, Senior Administrative Analyst
Attachment: Resolution of the City Cauncll of the city of Santa
Monica Authorizing the Submittal of Funding
Application to the California Department of Housing
and Community Development for Supplemental
Assistance for Facillties to Assist the Homeless
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RESOLUTION NUMBER 8497 (CCS)
(City Councl1 Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL
OF FUNDING APPLICATION TO THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT
OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOR
SUPPLEMENTAL ASSISTANCE FOR FACILITIES TO
ASSIST THE HOMELESS
\'lHEREAS , the California Department of Housing and community
Development has lssued a REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR SUPPLEMENTAL
ASSISTANCE FOR FACILITIES TO ASSIST THE HOMELESS; and
\'lliEREAS , the City of Santa Monica lS eligible as a
metropolitan c1ty as class1fied under section 102{a)4 of the
Hous1ng and Community Development Act of 1974; and
WHEREAS, the city is therefore eligible to apply for
Supplemental ASs1stance for Facil1ties to Assist the Homeless
(SAFAH) ; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager can act on behalf of the City of
Santa Monica and vlill sign all necessary documents required to
complete the grant transaction; and
WHEREAS, the C1ty of Santa Monica 1S capable of and willing
to apply for funds 1n partnershlp ""'1 th the CLARE Foundation,
Ocean Park Community Center and st. Joseph Center (eligible,
private non-prOfit organizations providing services in Santa
Monica) and supervise 1mplementat1on and operation of the
serVlces provided by these organ1zatlons pursuant to the grant,
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Sect10n 1. The city council hereby authorizes the City
Manager to prepare and file a grant application for the maximum
allowable grant of $200,000, or less if the application is
partially funded, for a three-year period, including all
understanding and assurances contained there1n.
Section 2 . The City council further authorizes the city
Manager to act 1n connect1on with the application, to provide
additional informatlon as may be requlred, enter into a contract
and any amendments thereto, and perform any and all
responsibilities in relatlon to such a contract.
section 3. The City of Santa Monica agrees to contract with
the California Department of Houslng and Community Development to
operate the funded program on its own behalf and/or supervise and
monitor the funded program on behalf of the CLARE Foundation,
Ocean Park CommunJ.ty Center and the st. Joseph Center and to
enter agreements \-IJ.th each of these agencies as necessary to
implement the program.
Section 4. The city Clerk shall certify to the adoption of
this Resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be
in full force and effect.
Approved as to Form:
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\ ting city Attorney
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Adopted and approved this loth day of November, 1992.
I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. S497 (CCS)
was duly adopted by the City council of the City of Santa Monica
at a meeting thereof held on November 10, 1992 by the following
council vote:
Ayes: Councilmembers: Abdo, Genser, Holbrook, Katz,
Olsen, Vazquez, Zane
Noes: Councilmembers: None
Abstain: Councilmembers: None
Absent: councilmembers: None
ATTEST:
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