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REC?UEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />MARCH 21, 2011 <br />TITLE: <br />ALLOCATION OF FY 2011-2012 <br />EMERGENCY SHELTER GRANT FUNDS <br />?° ?° <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLV: <br />APPROVED <br />Q As Recommended <br />? As Amended <br />0 Ordinance on 'Ise Reading <br />0 Ordinance on 2ntl Reading <br />0 Implementing Resolution <br />0 Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />1 . Approve the proposed FY 201 1-2012 Emergency Shelter Grant Program. <br />2. Reallocate $578.95 in prior year Emergency Shelter Grant funds as recommended. <br />3. Authorize the City Manager to submit the approved program to the U. S. Department of <br />Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the City's fiscal year 2011-2012 allocation of <br />Emergency Shelter Grant funds and execute the grant agreement with HUD. <br />4. Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the City Manager and the Clerk of the <br />Council to execute agreements with non-profit agencies and/or sub-recipients awarded <br />funds as part of the approved program, subject to non-substantive changes approved by <br />the City Manager and City Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />In July 201 1 , the City of Santa Ana will be awarded Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) funds in the <br />approximate amount of $300,000 by HUD. These funds are made available to states, counties <br />and municipalities to support emergency shelter programs for the homeless. Eligible uses include <br />renovation of emergency shelter facilities, essential services to the homeless (e.g., food and <br />health care), and homeless prevention. A maximum of thirty percent of the total grant may be <br />used for essential services and thirty percent for homeless prevention. <br />Since fiscal year 1987-1988, the City has actively participated in the ESG program to provide <br />funding to the homeless service organizations. In November 2010, a Notice of Funding Availability <br />was mailed to 48 non-profit providers soliciting applications for FY 201 1-2012 grant funding. <br />251-1