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JPA A2512860 with the City of Mpls to support the administration of operations for the winter warming center program, 05/01/25-09/30/26, $250,000 from the City of Mpls general funds and $329,757 from ESG funds, $579,757 (recv)
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Resolution:
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BE IT RESOLVED, that Joint Powers Agreement A2512860 with the City of Minneapolis to support the administration of operations for a winter warming center, during the period May 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, accepting $250,000 from the City of Minneapolis general funds and $329,757 from a sub-grant of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funding, for a combined receivable amount of $579,757 be approved; and 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 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...
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