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REPORT 6.2C age 1 To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the Ci Mana er January 11, 2010 SUBJECT Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re...Housing Program (HPRP) Memorandums of Understanding with Samaritan House RECOMMENDA liON 1. Approve by motion and authorize the City Manager to execute the Memorandums of Understanding with Samaritan House for County of San Mateo and State of California Housing and Community Development Federal Stimulus Funds for Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Services. 2. Amend by resolution the Budget for Fiscal Year 2009-2010 to appropriate $30,000 anticipated grant revenue from Samaritan House of State of California Housing and Community Development Federal Stimulus Funds to implement the program. BACKGROUND In the spring of 2009, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released guidelines for using the Homelessness Prevention Fund created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. The new fund, called the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP), provides financial assistance and services to families and individuals earning less than 500/0 of Area Median Income (AMI) who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. The City's Human Services Manager participated in a series of county-wide discussions to determine how to respond to the requirements for this new ARRA funding and best access these resources for local residents. As a result, Fair Oaks Community Center partnered with Samaritan House as the lead agency and successfully applied for and received funding from two HPRP/ARRA sources - the County of San Mateo Department of Housing (County) and the State of California (CA) Housing and Community Development (HCD) Department. Each grant covers the period from November 1, 2009 - September 30th 2011. The amount designated in the MOU available to Redwood City for direct financial assistance is $51,700 from the County and $156,500 from CA HCD. This funding stays with Samaritan House which is responsible for issuing payments upon our written approval. Samaritan House, on behalf of Redwood City, also received $60,000 in CA Housing Relocation and Stabilization Services funding. These funds can be used to support staff and supplies needed to manage the financial assistance program. Samaritan House will provide these funds to the City on a reimbursement basis. As a result, Council is being asked to approve a resolution appropriating up to $30,000 in revenue to offset additional expenses in the current fiscal year. The additional $30,000 in funding will be included in the expected revenues and expenses of the 2010-2011 budget.