City of Milwaukee - File #: 120123

• File #: 120123
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 5/22/2012
• In control: COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
• Final action: 6/12/2012
• Title: Substitute resolution relative to application to the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for the City of Milwaukee to serve as Lead Agency/Unified Funding Agency for the Milwaukee Continuum of Care.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: HOMELESSNESS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
6/21/2012	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
6/12/2012	0	COMMON COUNCIL	AMENDED; Minutes note: The file was amended by deleting the 5th "Further Resolved" clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "Further Resolved, The Community Development Grants Administration shall provide a report on the status of this application and designation within 90 days of adoption of this resolution."	Pass	15:0
6/12/2012	1	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	15:0
6/4/2012	0	COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Individual appearing: Steve Mahan, Community Block Grant Administration	Pass	4:0
5/31/2012	0	COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
5/22/2012	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
120123
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference
Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
Substitute resolution relative to application to the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for the City of Milwaukee to serve as Lead Agency/Unified Funding Agency for the Milwaukee Continuum of Care.
Analysis
This resolution allows the City of Milwaukee to apply to the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to become the Lead Agency/Unified Funding Agency for the Milwaukee Continuum of Care.
Body
Whereas, A Continuum of Care (CoC) is a required structure for any community seeking funding from the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Supportive Housing Program (SHP); and

Whereas, The Milwaukee’s Continuum of Care was established in 1995. The CoC structure was an unincorporated coalition of: homeless service providers, government entities, advocates, faith-based groups and others. Currently, the CoC has an elected Steering committee and two volunteer co-chairs, one each from the public and private sector; and

Whereas, The CoC is responsible for coordinating the community’s annual HUD application for SHP funding, managing the community’s application for State Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funding, implementing the 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness, conducting annual counts of homeless people (Point In Time Count), and addressing other matter which impact homeless people and the system developed to respond to their needs; and

Whereas, The CoC is recognized by local, state and federal government as the primary decision-making entity of homeless service issues in Milwaukee County; and

Whereas, The Milwaukee County served as the CoC Lead Agency from 1995 to 2001, and in 2001 to present, the Community Advocates assumed the Lead Agency role; and

Whereas, The Milwaukee CoC covers the City of Milwaukee, City of West Allis, City of Wauwatosa and the remainder of Milwaukee County; and

Whereas, The State of Wisconsin Department of Administration ...