25I - AGMT - EMERGENCY SHELTER GRANT FUNDS

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Allocation of FY 2011-12 ESG Funds March 21 , 201 1 Page 2 Fourteen proposals were submitted from thirteen organizations with funding requests totaling $469,600. Proposals predominately sought funds to offset program administration, homeless prevention, maintenance and operating costs. On January 1 1 , 201 1 , an ad hoc committee (comprised of two commissioners from the Community Redevelopment and Housing Commission, one representative from the Orange County's Community Services-Homelessness Prevention Department and one City staff) conducted applicant interviews to rate and rank the proposals using the following criteria: 1) community need, 2) capacity to provide service, and 3) effective and efficient use of funds. A list of the agencies submitting proposals, the evaluation panel rating, the grant amount for the present year, the requested amount of funding for FY 2011-2012, and the recommended funding for FY 2011- 2012 is provided in Exhibit 1. Two of the recommended proposals will fund homeless prevention programs, and twelve will fund essential services and operations- All fourteen proposals are being recommended for funding as follows: ORGANIZATION Dayle McIntosh Center Human Options Interval House Laura's House Legal Aid Mercy House-Emergency Shelter Mercy House-Transitional Shelters Orange County Mental Health Association SMEDA Thomas House Veterans First Villa Center Wise Place WTLC RECOMMENDATION $ 7,000 $ 15,000 $ 24,000 $ 10,000 $ 10,000 $ 34,000 $ 28,000 $ 22,000 $ 22,000 $ 15,000 $ 25,000 $ 10,000 $ 26,000 $ 37,000 Allocation for Essential Services, Prevention & Operations $ 285,000 Allocation for Administration (5%) $ 15.000 Total /Anticipated Budget for 2011-2012 $ 300,000 The U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has yet to provide the actual allocation for the 201 1-2012 ESG program- Therefore, based on the actual amount available, 251-2