Number
011311
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
Resolution approving the fiscal year 2002 formula allocations for Community Development Block Grant, HOME Investments Partnerships, Emergency Shelter Grant, and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS. (CDBG)
Analysis
Body
Whereas, The Common Council of the City of Milwaukee on August 2, 2001, and November 6, 2001 approved funding for the 2002 HUD program year as follows: $23,000,000 Community Development Block Grant Funds (CDBG), $8,000,000 HOME Investments Partnerships (HOME), $783,000 Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG), and $400,000 for Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA); and
Whereas, The actual 2002 funding award notification received from U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is as follows: CDBG $22,596,000, HOME $9,402,000, ESG $785,000, and HOPWA $483,000; and
Whereas, The funding award for CDBG is $404,000 less than expected, and the funding awards have increased for HOME, ESG and HOPWA by $1,402,000, $2,000 and $83,000 respectively; now therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Community Development Committee has agreed to use the 2001 reprogramming funds in the amount of $404,000 to make up the CDBG shortfall; and, be it
Further Resolved, That Community Development Committee has also agreed to place the additional HOME funds in the amount of $1,402,000 in the 2002 HOME Pool account, allocate the $2,000 ESG additional award to Community Advocates to be sub-contracted to the Red Cross for Overflow Shelter; and, be it
Further Resolved, That Community Development Committee amended the 2002 HOPWA allocation to AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin from $361,080 to $426,000 and amended the 2002 allocation to Richard's Place from $38,920 to $57,000. These amended amounts not only restore the organizations back to the 2001 funding level, they each will receive additional funding. AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin received $399,000 in 2001...
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