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Resolution to Approve Carry Over of $200,000.00 from FY 09 Office of Community Development General Fund Budget, Reallocate the Funds to the Office of Community Development General Fund FY 10 Budget to be Spent on the Joint Integrated Funding Program, and Approve a Contract with the Washtenaw Housing Alliance and Avalon Housing (8 Votes Required)
Memorandum
Attached for your review and action is a resolution to approve the carry forward of $200,000.00 in unexpended General Funds from the Office of Community Development’s FY 2009 budget for the community’s Joint Integrated Funding (JIF) process, and authorize a three party contract between the City, the Washtenaw Housing Alliance (WHA), and Avalon Housing. Due to a technical issue with the WHA structure and liability insurance, the two party contract between the City and the WHA was not executed.
In approving this resolution the City will enter into a contract with both the WHA, as fiduciary, and Avalon Housing, an agency participating in the JIF pilot. Avalon Housing has previous experience contracting with the City and fulfilling the requisite legal and programmatic requirements within the JIF contract.
Background
On October 20, 2008 City Council approved allocation of $250,000 to contribute funds to the first year of the two-year JIF pilot. The pilot JIF process is focused exclusively on piloting the provision of up to two years of supportive housing services (using a $5,000/unit/year average as a target funding figure) in units specifically associated with implementing the Blueprint’s “500 Unit Plan” for Permanent Supportive Housing.
The WHA and Office of Community Development have been charged with jointly staffing the JIF process, and released a Request for Proposals to local service providers to pilot two-year supportive housing services projects. Eight agencies submitted applications proposing to provide supportive housing. These proposals were reviewed and recommended by the WHA Operations C...
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