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Neighborhood Services Department Memorandum <br /> 02-22 <br /> DATE: 7une 7, 2002 <br /> TO: Honorable Mayor Howley and City Council <br /> FROM: Steve Garm ity Manager <br /> A Kri i i M n r f E n mi r n Dev 1 ment <br /> .J. eg s stant C ty a age o co o c&U ba e op <br />, Linda J. Lov Neighborhood Services Director �/J� <br /> 0 <br /> SUBJECT: HOME Supportive Housing Project Contract Amendment <br /> 5UMMARY RECOMMENDATIONS: Sta.f�recommends approval of a resolution to amend <br />, to the agreement with Dove, Inc., allocating an additional $20,000 for permanent supportive <br /> housing for the homeless. This will bring the total amount of HOME funds allocated to the <br /> Elmwood Arms project by the City of Decatur to $83,000. <br /> BACKGROUND: In April, 2001, City Council approved an agreement with Dove, Inc. to <br /> I provide eight units of permanent supportive housing at 240 W Prairie St. for persons participating <br /> rin Homeward Bound's Transitional Housing Program. This is a new initiative, as permanent <br /> housmg rather than transrtional housing. Funding for the project is being provided by First <br /> Presbyterian Church($200,000), the State of Illinois ($95,000), the Illinois Housing Development <br /> Authority ($651,826) and the City of Decatur's proposed $83,000 ($60,000 previously approved <br /> and $20,000 additional) in HOME funds. The additional $20,000 was set aside in the FY2002-03 <br /> Annual Action Plan. The HOME funds are to be used to replace windows, doors, and interior <br /> banisters to abate lead-based paint hazards in the building as required the U. S. Department of <br /> Housing and Urban Development (HUD) guidelines on lead-based paint hazard management and <br /> the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. The project incurred additional architectural fees, and <br /> the lead-based paint mitigation activities were more costly than originally budgeted because of <br /> historic requirements. A letter from the Executive Director of Dove, along with a revised budget <br /> is attached. <br /> POTENTIAL OBJECTION: None known <br /> INPUT FROM OTHER SOURCES: Dove, Inc., City of Decatur Annual Action Plan, <br /> federal guidelines far use of HOME funds <br /> STAFF REFERENCE: Linda Love, Neighborhood Services Director, <br /> Terry Cunningham, Neighborhood Program Specialist for HOME <br /> BUDGET/TIME $20,000 HOME funds <br /> IMPLICATIONS Funds available immediately, project ongoing <br />