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JPA A2512854 with the City of Mpls to support the administration of shelter operations for a winter warming center by Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center, 02/01/25-03/31/26; $100,000 (recv)
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Resolution:
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BE IT RESOLVED, that Joint Powers Agreement A2512854 with the City of Minneapolis to support the administration of shelter operations for a winter warming center by Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center, during the period February 1, 2025 through March 31, 2026, in the receivable amount of $100,000 be approved; that the Chair of the Board be authorized to sign the Joint Powers Agreement on behalf of the county; and that the Controller be authorized to accept and disburse funds as directed; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that sponsorship and acceptance of grant funding for this program by the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners does not imply a continuing funding commitment by Hennepin County for this program if these grant funds are no longer available.
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Background:
Hennepin County and the City of Minneapolis work together to make homelessness rare, brief, and nonrecurring. Hennepin County acts as the lead entity in setting strategy and providing services, while the City supports the effort by working to build permanent supportive housing, supporting shelter capital improvements, and directing federal funds that it receives for responding to homelessness, in consultation with Hennepin County and community partners. The City and County, together with state, nonprofit and philanthropic partners, have fundamentally reshaped the homelessness response system since the start of March 2020. These requests will serve to streamline homelessness response activities to enable the County to oversee funds and services that are best match for the County’s expertise and where it is best situated to do so.
This Board Action Request supports this strategy by allowing for the transfer of $100,000 in City funding to Hennepin County. This funding will be added to an existing contract with Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center (MIWRC) to use and implement the MIWRC Winter Warming Center Program. This funding will be used for MIWRC Winter Warming Center Program expenses incurred between February 1, 2025, and December 31, 2025.
Current Action: To approve JPA A2512854 with the City of Minneapolis for the term of February 1, 2025, through March 31, 2026, in the not-to-exceed receivable amount of $100,000.
Disparity Reduction: This request reduces disparities in the housing domain by providing assistance and services for people experiencing homelessness. Most often these are people who are members of groups disparately impacted by homelessness and housing instability.
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Recommendation from County Administrator: Recommend Approval