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JPA A2512848 with the City of Mpls for HUD ESG and City funding for street outreach, 01/01/25-04/30/26, $300,000 (recv)
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Resolution:
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BE IT RESOLVED, that Joint Powers Agreement A2512848 with the City of Minneapolis accepting a sub grant of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Emergency Solutions Grant ("ESG") funding during the period of January 1, 2025 through April 30, 2026 in the receivable amount of $150,000 and a local match receivable amount of $150,000 from the City of Minneapolis general funds for a combined total receivable amount of $300,000, be approved; that the Chair of the Board be authorized to sign the Agreement on behalf of the county and the Controller be authorized to accept and disburse fund 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 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.
The Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funding an...
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