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ESG Cleanup Ordinance for 2022 Winter Crisis Shelter
Department of Housing and Community Development
Bonita Bonds (x1401)
Revised
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Authorizing the disappropriation of $61,874.92 from the previous Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) grant year; authorizing the appropriation and expenditure of $61,874.92 from the unappropriated balance of the ESG Operating Grant Fund; authorizing the Mayor to enter into any necessary agreements; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
St. Paul’s Community Center (SPCC) has been operating the Winter Crises program for approximately 13 years with the support of the Lucas County Mental Health and Recovery Services Board (LCMHRSB), United Way, the Toledo Lucas County Homelessness Board (TLCHB) and the City of Toledo - Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) to keep people safe during the coldest months of the year. SPCC operated a Winter Crises program at its location, 230 13th Street for approximately 40 individuals per night during the coldest nights of the year, from December 15th 2022 to mid-March 2023. SPCC provided dinner, a hygiene kit, a cot and blankets and breakfast for each guest. Intake consisted of modified data collection and all data was entered into the Homelessness Managements Information System (HMIS). Guests also had access to hot showers, socks and undergarments, laundry facilities and a charging station. Additional SPCC staff provided security and acted as a source for community referrals. This legislation authorizes the disappropriation of $61,874.92 to reallocate the 2021 ESG funding (35th) year to provide the necessary funding for a Winter Crisis Shelter to address homelessness during the coldest months of the year in the Toledo community.
The financial impact of this Ordinance is the ability to use prior year ESG funds to help support the Winter Crisis Shelter for the Toledo community’s homeless population during the coldest months of the year. It will allow SPCC to expand emergency shelter services to serve up to 40 additional individuals and still provide overnight stays for up to 35 individuals that are normally served during the cold winter months.
Summary
NOW, THEREFORE, Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:
SECTION 1. That the disappropriation of unexpended ESG funds from the prior year, totaling $61,874.92 is authorized.
SECTION 2. That the appropriation and expenditure of an amount not to exceed $61,874.92 from the unappropriated balance of the 35th Year Emergency Solutions Grant funds is authorized per Schedule A; attached hereto and made a part herein in its entirety.
SECTION 3. That the Mayor is authorized to enter into any necessary agreements for the purposes listed in Schedule A, subject to the terms and conditions deemed proper and requisite according to the Director of Law and the Director of Housing and Community Development.
SECTION 4. That the Finance Director is authorized to issue warrant or warrants in an amount not to exceed $61,874.92 in payment of all obligations upon presentation of proper voucher or vouchers.
SECTION 5. That this Ordinance is declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. The reason for the emergency is the fact that this Ordinance is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety and property, and for the further reason that same must be immediately effective in order to authorize the City to recapture and expend funds from the previous ESG Grant year for a Winter Crises Shelter.
Vote on emergency clause: yeas 12, nays 0.
Passed: May 16, 2023, as an emergency measure: yeas 12, nays 0.
Attest:
Gerald E. Dendinger Matt Cherry
Clerk of Council President of Council
Approved: May 16, 2023
Wade Kapszukiewicz
Mayor