Item Description:
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JPA Agmt A2412465, with Minneapolis for HUD ESG to provide funding for emergency shelter operations activities and essential services, 06/01/24-12/31/25, (recv $450,000)
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Resolution:
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BE IT RESOLVED, that Joint Powers Agreement A2412465 with the City of Minneapolis accepting a sub grant of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Emergency Solutions Grant (“ESG”) funding in the receivable not to exceed amount of $450,000 for emergency shelter operations and essential services during the term of June 1, 2024 through December 31, 2025, be approved; that the Chair of the Board be authorized to sign the agreement on behalf of the county; and that the Controller be authorized to disburse the funds as directed; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a supplemental appropriation of $266,219 to the 2024 Human Services and Public Health budget be approved; 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 not made available or when grant funds are no longer available.
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Background:
Hennepin County and the City of Minneapolis jointly 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 County and City, together with State, nonprofit and philanthropic partners, have fundamentally reshaped the homelessness response system since 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 Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funding from the City, used for the provision of emergency shelter operations activities and essential services, in alignment with US Department of HUD ESG standards, will provide shelter operations and essential services in emergency shelter for homeless Eligible Persons. These services will include staffing and operations will include food, furnishings, supplies necessary for shelter operations, utilities, and maintenance at emergency shelters. These services are provided through contracts with Agate Housing and Services, Inc.; People Serving People, Inc.; Salvation Army; and Simpson Housing Services.
Current Request:
Approve Joint Powers Agreement A2412465 with the City of Minneapolis for HUD ESG funding for emergency shelter operations and essential services for a total receivable NTE amount of $450,000, for the term from June 1, 2024 through December 31, 2025.
Disparity Reduction:
This request reduces disparities in the housing domain by coordinating funding 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