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GreenSheet# 100928
Presented By:
RESOLUTION
SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA
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Referred To: Committee: D ate
i VJHEREAS, on January 12, 1988 the Saint Paul City Council approved procedure for re-allocarion of
x Emergency Shelter Grant Funds given to the City by the U. S. Deparhnent of Housing and Urban
a Development (HLJD) (d"uector enritlement funds); and
a
s WIIEREAS, the City Council authorized use of this same procedure to determine which nonprofit
s organizations to recommend for funding under the State of Minneosta's Emergency Shelter Cn•ant
� program; and
a
e WHEREAS, there aze funds available from HLTD in the 1999 Emergency Shelter Grant cycle
�o
ii
�z WHEREAS, on November 4, 1999 a review of funding requests was conducted
ia in accordance with the approved procedure outlined by The City Council for the Emergency Shelter Grant Review Team
,a the following recommendarions for funding were made:
,s
is 1 Ain Dah Yung Teen Shelter
i� 2 Catholic Charities Mary Hall Men's Shelter
ie 3 Catholic Charities Dorothy Day Shelter
is 4 Catholic ChariSes Fumiture Warehouse
zo 5 Catholic Charities Eviction Prevention
zi 6 Emma Norton Transitional
sz 7 Home of Good Shepherd RoseCenter
za 8 House Calls/W.Side Health
zs 9 Listening House drop in shelter
zs 10 LSS Teen Safe House
11 Project hope/SMRLS
za 12 St Paul Foundation deposit program
ze 13 St Paul Foundation Shelter Support
ao 14 Theresa Living Center
si 15 Twin City Community Voice Mail
az 16 Wilder SRO Resident Support
sa 17 YWCA Transitional
10,000
15,000
52,800
'f2,000
33,000
15,000
6,500
35,000
23,000
15,000
10,000
30,000
27,000
6,500
5,500
10,000
30,000
aa
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as NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of St. Paul hereby accepts
a� and approves these recommendations for expenditure of Emergency Shelter Grant funds; and be it
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39 FURTHER RESOLVED, that the CiTy Council authorizes the appropriate CiTy staff to enter into the
ao contracts with the above organizations in accordance with state and federal regulations; and be it
a,
az FURTHER RESOLVED, that upon the recommendation of the Mayor, the City Council adopts the attached
aa changes to the 1999 budget.
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az SPENDING PLAN:
�
aa Unspecified Contingency P6 100-39290-0547-61999
�
as Ain Dah Yung Teen Shelter
a� Cathotic Charities Mary Hall Men's Shelter
as Catfiolic Charities Dorotfiy Day Shelter
as Catholic Charities Fumiture Warehouse
so Catholic Charities Eviction Preveniion
s� Emma Norton Transitional
sz Home of Good Shepherd RoseCenter
sa House Calls/W.Side Health
sa Listening House drop in shelter
ss LSS Teen Safe House
ss Project hope/SMRLS
s� St Paul Foundation Deposit Program
ea St Paul Foundation Shelter Support
ss Theresa Living Center
eo Twin City Community Voice Mail
si Wfder SRO Resident Suppod
sz YWCA Transitional
c3 Saint Paul HIO
sa
65
66
67
88
69
70
100-3920-0547-00582
100-3920-0547-00570
100-3920-0547-00838
100-3920-0547-00579
100-3920-0547-00839
100-3920-0547-00571
100-3920-0547-00573
100-3920-0547-00581
100-3920-0547-00574
100-3920-0547-00575
200-3920-0547-00566
100-3920-0547-OOS80
100-3920-0547-00840
100-3920-0547-00064
100-3920-0547-00576
100-3920-0547-00577
100-3920-0547-00578
100-3920-0558-00565
netincrease
Requested by Department of:
RESOLVED, that the City Council approves these changes to the 1999 budget.
By:
Current Amended
Budget Change Budget
354,000.00
(354,000.00)
0
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$O.OQ
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$O.OD
$o.00
$0.00
$0.00
$o.00
10,000
15,000
52,800
72,000
33,000
15,000
6,500
35,000
23,000
15,000
10,000
30,000
27,000
6,500
5,500
10,000
30,000
17,700
10,000
15,000
52,800
12,000
33,000
15,000
6,500
35,000
23,000
15,000
10,000
30,000
27,000
6,500
5,500
10,000
30,000
17,700
354,000.00 0.00 354,000.00
0.00
Saint Paul Housing Information Office
Dave Thune
Approval Recommended by Budget Director: �
gy . � ,�--
dopted by Council: Date o �
� a.«�.5 �a o Form Approved by City Attorney:
doption Certified by Council Secreiary:
�( BY� ` I� �-_�,�
Y� 1�_ �.L .'�n--.�e
Approved by Mayor for Submis ' o�u '
pproved by Mayor: Date zdi9
� By:
y� � /C../ lo :44��%3 se�7 Osiws�
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Infoanation Office
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ASAP � l�uractoxauurn. � ci�'accomvraxr
il of the allocation of federal Emergency Shelter Grant Program funds to the lis[ed non profii agencies for the purpose of assisting ihem to
a wide range of service to people who aze "homeless " or at " risk of becoming homeless".
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PERSONAL SERVICE CONTR1Cf5 MtiSf ANSlVER7HE FOLLOW4YG QUES'CIONS:
1. F3az tM1is persoNfiem erer xrorked undera conmtt far rAis depatmmn
3 rFS x0
2. Has fiis pe�wNfirm ever bem a city employee�
YES NO
3. Ooa tAU persoNErm posseu a s4ill no[ mrmally pouessed by any curtmt city wploya?
YES NO
WGPItOBLEN,I55IfE, OPPo0.1iR.T1Y(NTO, Wbl. WMn WEee.0.'Ly)
Deparhnent of Housing and Urban Development provided Emergency Shelter Grant funds to the Ciry of Saint Paul
he purpose of providing emergency shelter and services to homeless individuals and those at risk of homelessness.
Advantages if approved
Shelter and services will be provided ro more thatn 3,000 men, women and chitdren how aze homeless the course for 1999 and 2000
Disadvantages if Approved
none
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Disadvantages if not approved ~'� A rt
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Agencies recomtnended for grants may have to curtail or close services. Some members of the Ciieut a `.v .'� ag ��� e��? �'-��?-, �� �
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populations may suffer illness or death because of exposeure to the elements. Others may be forced �' �� tl
to use emergency shelter at a cost to the taspayer at many times that of the initial wst of assistance.
TOTAL AMOUNT OF TRANSAC'IION $
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354,000 cosT�vsrrossuDG� ye
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5taff Report
1999 Emergency Shelter Grant Program
re: The 1999 recommendations of the Review Committee on applicarions to the 1999
Emergency Shelter Grant Program
History:
This funding is federal pass through funding. The city gets a 5% administrative fee for its
services. It comes to Saint Paul under the Stewart B McKinney bill. Emergency Shelter Grant
funds aze earmarked by the federal govemment for the purpose of pass through to emergency
shelters, transitional housing, and programs aimed at preventing emergency housing or assisting
people get out of emergency housing.
In 1982 The City council decided to distribute this money according to the recommendation of a
review committee which which it created by designating membership from the following groups:
the Mayors office, the Housing Information Office, PED, The Forurth district Congressional
Office, the United Way offices, The State of Minnesota Department of Economic Security (now
merged into the Department of Children Families and Leaming), and the Ovemight Shelter Board.
In practice, the Overnight Shelter Board membership constitutes 90 % of that list and so they met
at a regulaz meeting on Noverber 4,1999 and invited those who were not members to sit and vote.
A Request for Proposals (RFP) was publicized in the first week of September with a deadline for
submission of October 18, 1999. Twemy one proposals were submitted.
Prior to the meeting, the proposals were categorized and summarized and summaries were mailed
to the committee members on October 25, 1999. Seventeen are recommended for funding. See
below.
Background - Funding
Ten days prior to the meeting the Board had been provided a summary and analysis sheets of the
21 proposals that were submitted by October 18, 1999 as per the RFP published in the St Paul
Pioneer Press.
There was a general discussion on service needs and the demand for emergency shelter and
affiliated services as well as other resources available to pay for these resources.
The Boazd reviewed the Hi1D guidelines on percentage limitations on the categories that HIJD
uses to organize the grants. Those are :
"Maintenance and operations" which have no percentage limitation.
"Rehab of shelters" which haue no percentage limitations,
"Prevention services" which carry a 30% limitation, and
`Bssential services" which carry a 30% limitation.
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These limitations apply only to the combined funding of all grant recipients. Specific grants are
not affected unless together with other grants in the same category (either prevention or essential
services) exceed 30 % of the grant made by HUD to the City. This did not prove to be a
problem during 1999.
A number of board members who had recenfly participated in separate funding detemrinations for
other agencies which involved many of the same ESGP applicants (as well as others. They
indicated that nearly all the proponents cite the need for "housing outreach workers" to assist the
clients in simply finding a place to live. Other funding resources were also identified as sources
for some of the proposals that the Boazd is being asked to consider. For example, Ramsey
County has unallocated FHPAP fixnds that can supplement what ESG funds cannot cover for an
emergency "safe waiting" space this winter. Other resources include the State ESCT funds,
MHFA Housing Trust Funds and Open your Hearts to the Homeless and Hungry funds can cover
rehab costs. Some of those recources may be deemed as more appropriate for a specific
application.
The Proposals
General commentary on this yeazs applicants as a whole noted that Catholic Charities family
shelter did not make an application because it will be moving to the Maplewood site with a clear
funding stream from Ramsey County. Episcopal Community Services did not apply this yeaz for
reasons uneafplained - the recent change of directors may have been a factor. In addition there
were genuinely new applications from Jendayi, St Paul Council of Churches, The St Paul Urban
League, Frogtown Catholic Charities Eviction Prevention, and Catholic Charities Dorothy Day
Emergency save waiting program.
The 21 proposals totaled $602,864 ($266,564 more than the available funding). Funding is 11 %
lower than the 19981evels. Groupings of the proposals follow:
5 emergency shelter proposals - one of them new,
6 transitional housing proposals - two of them new
2 direct economic assistance to homeless and at risk individuals and families;
2 in-kind assistance programs that stretched low income budgets and connected the
homeless to job and housing opportunities,
5 counseling and support programs - two of them new; and,
1 facility improvement program.
Review Committee Policies
The Iteview Committee decided to place a priority on emergency shelter rather than
transitional housing. This decision was based on the reports of a number of agencies reporting
client statements that the shelters were found to be full, as well as the need to routinely send
people to Minneapolis to seek shelter at Sharing and Caring Hands. In addition, the fact that the
Union Gospel Mission was virtually £ull everyday throughout the summer, when it historically has
Esg99 staffnotes Page 2 of4
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has a number of vacancies, was seen as eazly warning that this winter could see a high demand
for emergency sheiter. .
The Review Committee considered a variety of "what if' scenarios looking at the worksheet
called "fourlh possibilities" with an eye to funding renewals and contemplating the approach of
hoiding back a contingency fund with the idea of discussing proposed grants with the potential
recipients in advance of taking the recommendations to the City Council. The idea was that if it
was determiued that recommendations in a given case were too meager, the Review Committee
would have the funds to remedy any under funding.
Upon seeing the depth of the cuts that are required to work with a contingency fund, the
Review Committee decided against holding funds for a contingency fund to be allocated to
either a new proposal or among the exisfing applicants. In addition, the Review Committee
felt that since the RFP did not notify the applicants of the use of a contingency fund approach, it
should not be used.
The Review Committee noted the different sizes of the various shelter and transitional
housing agencies and expressed a desire to make grants that were proportional to the
numbers of shelter spaces.
The Review Committee decided not to automatically "rule out" new proposals
automatically. However, members expressed a the need for a compelling case to introduce a
new recipient to the list of recommendations.
Finally, as an operaring principle, the Review Committee determined to not totally defund
any renewals in order to balance the shortfall of requests. This was decided in spite of the
fact that last year's funding level permitted what amounted to "funding windfalls" for some
groups.
Accordingly, page four shows the proposals that aze recommended for grants:
Esg99 staff notes Page 3 of 4
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1999 ESG Emergency Shelter Grant list of proposals
Review Committee Recommendations
funds to distribute $336,300
Alphabetical list of proposals
code system for understanding the mission of the agency
ES = Emergency Shelter
P= Prevention services to avoid Emergency Shelter
MO = move out assistance from Emergency Shelter
R = rehab
T = Transitional Housing
? = BLENDS TWO OR MORE
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
Ain Dah Yung Teen Shelter
C Charities Mary Hall Men's Shelter
C Charities Dorothy Day Shelter
C Charities Furniture Wazehouse
C Charities Eviction prevention
Emma Norton Transitional
Home of Good Shepherd RoseCenter
House CallslW.Side health
7endayi Transitional
Listening House drop in shelter
LSS Teen Safe House
Project hope/SMRLS
St Paul Council of Churches Transitional
St Paul Foundation deposit program
St Paul Foundation Shelter Support
Theresa Living Center
Twin City Community Voice Mail
Urban League/St Paul
Wilder SRO Resident Support
Wmn Nations Eagles Nest
YWCA Transitional
Total requests
Funds Available
shortfall
Agency Recommended Mats/
Request Grant Code Beds
10000
30000
125925
27Q00
51000
15000
24829
35000
26435
26000
22000
19000
20000
30000
27000
10000
5500
33000
10815
24360
30000
10000
15000
52800
12QQ0
33000
15000
6500
35000
0
23000
15000
10000
Q
30000
27000
6500
5500
0
10000
0
30000
ES
ES
ES
MO
P
T
T
P
T
?
ES
?
T
MO
ES
T
MO
P
P
ES
T
10
15
75
na
na
30
7
na
18
602864 336300
336300 336300
266564 0
na
6
na
2Q
na
25
12
na
na
110
43
85
Esg99 staff notes Page 4 of 4
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1999 ESG notes Page i
1999 Emergency Shelter Grant Program Funds
Summary Notes to accompany the 1999 Review Committees Grant Recommendations:
1999 Grant funds to be allocated
City administration fee (1999) 5%
$ 336,300.
$ 17,700
Total funds affected by the resolution $ 354,000
Provosal Comments
Ain Dah Yung * Asked for $10,000
* Funded last year good program
£or youth
* Otherfunding sources
Catholic Charities
Men's shelter
Dorothy Day Shelter
Catholic Charities
* Asked for $30,000
* Already funded by County on
per diem contract.
* Beds supplement UGM mats
* Asked for $125,925
* Turn aways will have a place this winter
* The ESG fund cannot cover 5 months
Furniture * Asked for $27,0000 to operate a
Warehouse fumiture warehouse.
Catholic Charities * Demand exceeds ability to help.
* Cut back because of shelter priority
* Flexible in category of request -
e.g. Operations vs Essential Service.
Funding
Recommended
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$15,000
$52,800
$12,000
Eviction Prevention * Asked for $51,000 $33,000
Catholic Charities * Expand service beyond Frogtown
* Prevent Homelessness with timely information
Counseling and referral
* Central location
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1999 ESG notes Page 2
Pro pOS21
Comments
Emma Norton * Asked for $15,000
* Operates half of overall
program as transitional housing.
* Cost effectiveness is average
* Medium size progam
serves 30 people
Home of Good Shepherd
(RoseCenter)
* Asked for $24,829
* Transitional Housing
* Target population, young women
ages, 18-23 yrs old. To assist
them in finding a stable,
self-reliant lifestyle. Average cost
* Small program serves 7 women
House Calls/ * Asked for $35,000
West Side Health * To conduct home visits and
Center provide prevention assistance
in utility shut-offs to keep
families housed in their current homes.
* No admin costs
Fundine
Recommended
$15,000
$ 6,500
$ 35,000
7endayi Transitional * Asked for 26,435 $ 0
* new program to ESG
* Seen as a Pregnant Teen Program more
than a Emergency Shelter program
Listening House * Asked for $26,000 $ 23,000
* An important 1 on 1 interaction
atmosphere for many ofthe
alienated homeless.
* Bilingual services.
* best downtown nurturing
atmosphere.
* resting place for many 3�' shift workers
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1999 ESG notes Page 3
Pro osal
Safe House
Lutheran Social Service
SMRLS/Project Hope
St Paul Council of Churches
Scattered Site Transitional
Saint Paul Foundation
Community
Sharing Fund
Comments
* Asked for $22,000
* Only self referral teen shelter
* Limited number of youth = 6
* highest cost program
* Asked for $19,000
* Assist homeless persons with
Transportation and advocacy in finding
potential rentals
* To provide legal assistance to homeless
* Questions about program effectiveness
* Asked for $20,000
* New proposed program
* Asked for $30,000
* Last resort emergency funding
* City-wide agency Support
* 100 % funds to poor people
St Paul Foundation * Asked for $ 27,000
Shelter Support * Pays for Police at the Union Gospel Mission
�` 5 month coverage for sleeping mats
Theresa Living * Asked for $10,000
Center * Serves single women and women
with young children.
* Individualized program.
* average cost.,small program.
Twin Cities * Asked for $5,500
Community Voice * To provide homeless clients
Mail and individuals in battered
women's shelters needing phone
answering services to access
apartments and safe communications.
* Reduces shelter stays
Pundin
Recommended
$15,000
$ 10,000
$0
$30,000
$27,000
$10,000
$ 5,500
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1999 ESG notes Page a
Proposal
Urban League, Saint Paul
Comments
* Asked for $33,000
* New program to E5G
* Overlap in services with another applicant
Wilder * Asked for $10,800
Shelter * Social Services extended to facilities.
SRO * Crisis intervention
* Stabilize lifestyles of persons at
risk.
r�
Recommended
Fundine
$0
$ 10,000
Women ofNations *asked for $24,360 $ 0
Eagles Nest * Rehab request of laundry room
* Battered Women's shelter
* Possibly better funded through Open vour Hearts
YWCA * Asked for $30,000
Most comprehensive Transitional
Housing Program in the City.
* Has steady funding stream with
State ESG, United Way and HUD
directly.
* Largest transitional housing program
Total of recommended gxants
1999 cycle funds availahle for grants:
Unallocated funds
$ 30,000
$33b,300
336.300
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Council File # ��� �
GreenSheet# 100928
Presented By:
RESOLUTION
SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA
��
Referred To: Committee: D ate
i VJHEREAS, on January 12, 1988 the Saint Paul City Council approved procedure for re-allocarion of
x Emergency Shelter Grant Funds given to the City by the U. S. Deparhnent of Housing and Urban
a Development (HLJD) (d"uector enritlement funds); and
a
s WIIEREAS, the City Council authorized use of this same procedure to determine which nonprofit
s organizations to recommend for funding under the State of Minneosta's Emergency Shelter Cn•ant
� program; and
a
e WHEREAS, there aze funds available from HLTD in the 1999 Emergency Shelter Grant cycle
�o
ii
�z WHEREAS, on November 4, 1999 a review of funding requests was conducted
ia in accordance with the approved procedure outlined by The City Council for the Emergency Shelter Grant Review Team
,a the following recommendarions for funding were made:
,s
is 1 Ain Dah Yung Teen Shelter
i� 2 Catholic Charities Mary Hall Men's Shelter
ie 3 Catholic Charities Dorothy Day Shelter
is 4 Catholic ChariSes Fumiture Warehouse
zo 5 Catholic Charities Eviction Prevention
zi 6 Emma Norton Transitional
sz 7 Home of Good Shepherd RoseCenter
za 8 House Calls/W.Side Health
zs 9 Listening House drop in shelter
zs 10 LSS Teen Safe House
11 Project hope/SMRLS
za 12 St Paul Foundation deposit program
ze 13 St Paul Foundation Shelter Support
ao 14 Theresa Living Center
si 15 Twin City Community Voice Mail
az 16 Wilder SRO Resident Support
sa 17 YWCA Transitional
10,000
15,000
52,800
'f2,000
33,000
15,000
6,500
35,000
23,000
15,000
10,000
30,000
27,000
6,500
5,500
10,000
30,000
aa
�
as NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of St. Paul hereby accepts
a� and approves these recommendations for expenditure of Emergency Shelter Grant funds; and be it
�
39 FURTHER RESOLVED, that the CiTy Council authorizes the appropriate CiTy staff to enter into the
ao contracts with the above organizations in accordance with state and federal regulations; and be it
a,
az FURTHER RESOLVED, that upon the recommendation of the Mayor, the City Council adopts the attached
aa changes to the 1999 budget.
/��-�
4t
az SPENDING PLAN:
�
aa Unspecified Contingency P6 100-39290-0547-61999
�
as Ain Dah Yung Teen Shelter
a� Cathotic Charities Mary Hall Men's Shelter
as Catfiolic Charities Dorotfiy Day Shelter
as Catholic Charities Fumiture Warehouse
so Catholic Charities Eviction Preveniion
s� Emma Norton Transitional
sz Home of Good Shepherd RoseCenter
sa House Calls/W.Side Health
sa Listening House drop in shelter
ss LSS Teen Safe House
ss Project hope/SMRLS
s� St Paul Foundation Deposit Program
ea St Paul Foundation Shelter Support
ss Theresa Living Center
eo Twin City Community Voice Mail
si Wfder SRO Resident Suppod
sz YWCA Transitional
c3 Saint Paul HIO
sa
65
66
67
88
69
70
100-3920-0547-00582
100-3920-0547-00570
100-3920-0547-00838
100-3920-0547-00579
100-3920-0547-00839
100-3920-0547-00571
100-3920-0547-00573
100-3920-0547-00581
100-3920-0547-00574
100-3920-0547-00575
200-3920-0547-00566
100-3920-0547-OOS80
100-3920-0547-00840
100-3920-0547-00064
100-3920-0547-00576
100-3920-0547-00577
100-3920-0547-00578
100-3920-0558-00565
netincrease
Requested by Department of:
RESOLVED, that the City Council approves these changes to the 1999 budget.
By:
Current Amended
Budget Change Budget
354,000.00
(354,000.00)
0
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$O.OQ
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$O.OD
$o.00
$0.00
$0.00
$o.00
10,000
15,000
52,800
72,000
33,000
15,000
6,500
35,000
23,000
15,000
10,000
30,000
27,000
6,500
5,500
10,000
30,000
17,700
10,000
15,000
52,800
12,000
33,000
15,000
6,500
35,000
23,000
15,000
10,000
30,000
27,000
6,500
5,500
10,000
30,000
17,700
354,000.00 0.00 354,000.00
0.00
Saint Paul Housing Information Office
Dave Thune
Approval Recommended by Budget Director: �
gy . � ,�--
dopted by Council: Date o �
� a.«�.5 �a o Form Approved by City Attorney:
doption Certified by Council Secreiary:
�( BY� ` I� �-_�,�
Y� 1�_ �.L .'�n--.�e
Approved by Mayor for Submis ' o�u '
pproved by Mayor: Date zdi9
� By:
y� � /C../ lo :44��%3 se�7 Osiws�
,. �
Infoanation Office
RilACTPFRSONBPHONE O DFYARi�ffN�OfRECI00. V� ` �`�1 CIIYCCIIFYR
Steve Itice 266-6008 MBERSF 0`"'`"' -�-� `"�"'�"`
OUTING
irrssavcrounc¢acavasr[ownj RDER O euuaru�croa � rtv.succsmvs¢ax
ASAP � l�uractoxauurn. � ci�'accomvraxr
il of the allocation of federal Emergency Shelter Grant Program funds to the lis[ed non profii agencies for the purpose of assisting ihem to
a wide range of service to people who aze "homeless " or at " risk of becoming homeless".
_HANIQNGCOM.p5510N _CtVQ.SERVICECOALWSVON
cmcoiwvrnx _OvemightSh
n sr,�
PERSONAL SERVICE CONTR1Cf5 MtiSf ANSlVER7HE FOLLOW4YG QUES'CIONS:
1. F3az tM1is persoNfiem erer xrorked undera conmtt far rAis depatmmn
3 rFS x0
2. Has fiis pe�wNfirm ever bem a city employee�
YES NO
3. Ooa tAU persoNErm posseu a s4ill no[ mrmally pouessed by any curtmt city wploya?
YES NO
WGPItOBLEN,I55IfE, OPPo0.1iR.T1Y(NTO, Wbl. WMn WEee.0.'Ly)
Deparhnent of Housing and Urban Development provided Emergency Shelter Grant funds to the Ciry of Saint Paul
he purpose of providing emergency shelter and services to homeless individuals and those at risk of homelessness.
Advantages if approved
Shelter and services will be provided ro more thatn 3,000 men, women and chitdren how aze homeless the course for 1999 and 2000
Disadvantages if Approved
none
_ . : a=,.._
"' 6 �' 2 :.<i �.,u:.�
- �.;. "a- x 1 `b
Disadvantages if not approved ~'� A rt
�..� G .,�. �� s .,�.-,.:�=:�s��t�
Agencies recomtnended for grants may have to curtail or close services. Some members of the Ciieut a `.v .'� ag ��� e��? �'-��?-, �� �
"i A . y(—...L :. j �..'if c w'�.. ka �i.0
populations may suffer illness or death because of exposeure to the elements. Others may be forced �' �� tl
to use emergency shelter at a cost to the taspayer at many times that of the initial wst of assistance.
TOTAL AMOUNT OF TRANSAC'IION $
���
354,000 cosT�vsrrossuDG� ye
aa,�,�,�Ea P6 100-39290-0547-61999
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5taff Report
1999 Emergency Shelter Grant Program
re: The 1999 recommendations of the Review Committee on applicarions to the 1999
Emergency Shelter Grant Program
History:
This funding is federal pass through funding. The city gets a 5% administrative fee for its
services. It comes to Saint Paul under the Stewart B McKinney bill. Emergency Shelter Grant
funds aze earmarked by the federal govemment for the purpose of pass through to emergency
shelters, transitional housing, and programs aimed at preventing emergency housing or assisting
people get out of emergency housing.
In 1982 The City council decided to distribute this money according to the recommendation of a
review committee which which it created by designating membership from the following groups:
the Mayors office, the Housing Information Office, PED, The Forurth district Congressional
Office, the United Way offices, The State of Minnesota Department of Economic Security (now
merged into the Department of Children Families and Leaming), and the Ovemight Shelter Board.
In practice, the Overnight Shelter Board membership constitutes 90 % of that list and so they met
at a regulaz meeting on Noverber 4,1999 and invited those who were not members to sit and vote.
A Request for Proposals (RFP) was publicized in the first week of September with a deadline for
submission of October 18, 1999. Twemy one proposals were submitted.
Prior to the meeting, the proposals were categorized and summarized and summaries were mailed
to the committee members on October 25, 1999. Seventeen are recommended for funding. See
below.
Background - Funding
Ten days prior to the meeting the Board had been provided a summary and analysis sheets of the
21 proposals that were submitted by October 18, 1999 as per the RFP published in the St Paul
Pioneer Press.
There was a general discussion on service needs and the demand for emergency shelter and
affiliated services as well as other resources available to pay for these resources.
The Boazd reviewed the Hi1D guidelines on percentage limitations on the categories that HIJD
uses to organize the grants. Those are :
"Maintenance and operations" which have no percentage limitation.
"Rehab of shelters" which haue no percentage limitations,
"Prevention services" which carry a 30% limitation, and
`Bssential services" which carry a 30% limitation.
�d- �
These limitations apply only to the combined funding of all grant recipients. Specific grants are
not affected unless together with other grants in the same category (either prevention or essential
services) exceed 30 % of the grant made by HUD to the City. This did not prove to be a
problem during 1999.
A number of board members who had recenfly participated in separate funding detemrinations for
other agencies which involved many of the same ESGP applicants (as well as others. They
indicated that nearly all the proponents cite the need for "housing outreach workers" to assist the
clients in simply finding a place to live. Other funding resources were also identified as sources
for some of the proposals that the Boazd is being asked to consider. For example, Ramsey
County has unallocated FHPAP fixnds that can supplement what ESG funds cannot cover for an
emergency "safe waiting" space this winter. Other resources include the State ESCT funds,
MHFA Housing Trust Funds and Open your Hearts to the Homeless and Hungry funds can cover
rehab costs. Some of those recources may be deemed as more appropriate for a specific
application.
The Proposals
General commentary on this yeazs applicants as a whole noted that Catholic Charities family
shelter did not make an application because it will be moving to the Maplewood site with a clear
funding stream from Ramsey County. Episcopal Community Services did not apply this yeaz for
reasons uneafplained - the recent change of directors may have been a factor. In addition there
were genuinely new applications from Jendayi, St Paul Council of Churches, The St Paul Urban
League, Frogtown Catholic Charities Eviction Prevention, and Catholic Charities Dorothy Day
Emergency save waiting program.
The 21 proposals totaled $602,864 ($266,564 more than the available funding). Funding is 11 %
lower than the 19981evels. Groupings of the proposals follow:
5 emergency shelter proposals - one of them new,
6 transitional housing proposals - two of them new
2 direct economic assistance to homeless and at risk individuals and families;
2 in-kind assistance programs that stretched low income budgets and connected the
homeless to job and housing opportunities,
5 counseling and support programs - two of them new; and,
1 facility improvement program.
Review Committee Policies
The Iteview Committee decided to place a priority on emergency shelter rather than
transitional housing. This decision was based on the reports of a number of agencies reporting
client statements that the shelters were found to be full, as well as the need to routinely send
people to Minneapolis to seek shelter at Sharing and Caring Hands. In addition, the fact that the
Union Gospel Mission was virtually £ull everyday throughout the summer, when it historically has
Esg99 staffnotes Page 2 of4
d�-�
has a number of vacancies, was seen as eazly warning that this winter could see a high demand
for emergency sheiter. .
The Review Committee considered a variety of "what if' scenarios looking at the worksheet
called "fourlh possibilities" with an eye to funding renewals and contemplating the approach of
hoiding back a contingency fund with the idea of discussing proposed grants with the potential
recipients in advance of taking the recommendations to the City Council. The idea was that if it
was determiued that recommendations in a given case were too meager, the Review Committee
would have the funds to remedy any under funding.
Upon seeing the depth of the cuts that are required to work with a contingency fund, the
Review Committee decided against holding funds for a contingency fund to be allocated to
either a new proposal or among the exisfing applicants. In addition, the Review Committee
felt that since the RFP did not notify the applicants of the use of a contingency fund approach, it
should not be used.
The Review Committee noted the different sizes of the various shelter and transitional
housing agencies and expressed a desire to make grants that were proportional to the
numbers of shelter spaces.
The Review Committee decided not to automatically "rule out" new proposals
automatically. However, members expressed a the need for a compelling case to introduce a
new recipient to the list of recommendations.
Finally, as an operaring principle, the Review Committee determined to not totally defund
any renewals in order to balance the shortfall of requests. This was decided in spite of the
fact that last year's funding level permitted what amounted to "funding windfalls" for some
groups.
Accordingly, page four shows the proposals that aze recommended for grants:
Esg99 staff notes Page 3 of 4
dd �
1999 ESG Emergency Shelter Grant list of proposals
Review Committee Recommendations
funds to distribute $336,300
Alphabetical list of proposals
code system for understanding the mission of the agency
ES = Emergency Shelter
P= Prevention services to avoid Emergency Shelter
MO = move out assistance from Emergency Shelter
R = rehab
T = Transitional Housing
? = BLENDS TWO OR MORE
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
Ain Dah Yung Teen Shelter
C Charities Mary Hall Men's Shelter
C Charities Dorothy Day Shelter
C Charities Furniture Wazehouse
C Charities Eviction prevention
Emma Norton Transitional
Home of Good Shepherd RoseCenter
House CallslW.Side health
7endayi Transitional
Listening House drop in shelter
LSS Teen Safe House
Project hope/SMRLS
St Paul Council of Churches Transitional
St Paul Foundation deposit program
St Paul Foundation Shelter Support
Theresa Living Center
Twin City Community Voice Mail
Urban League/St Paul
Wilder SRO Resident Support
Wmn Nations Eagles Nest
YWCA Transitional
Total requests
Funds Available
shortfall
Agency Recommended Mats/
Request Grant Code Beds
10000
30000
125925
27Q00
51000
15000
24829
35000
26435
26000
22000
19000
20000
30000
27000
10000
5500
33000
10815
24360
30000
10000
15000
52800
12QQ0
33000
15000
6500
35000
0
23000
15000
10000
Q
30000
27000
6500
5500
0
10000
0
30000
ES
ES
ES
MO
P
T
T
P
T
?
ES
?
T
MO
ES
T
MO
P
P
ES
T
10
15
75
na
na
30
7
na
18
602864 336300
336300 336300
266564 0
na
6
na
2Q
na
25
12
na
na
110
43
85
Esg99 staff notes Page 4 of 4
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1999 ESG notes Page i
1999 Emergency Shelter Grant Program Funds
Summary Notes to accompany the 1999 Review Committees Grant Recommendations:
1999 Grant funds to be allocated
City administration fee (1999) 5%
$ 336,300.
$ 17,700
Total funds affected by the resolution $ 354,000
Provosal Comments
Ain Dah Yung * Asked for $10,000
* Funded last year good program
£or youth
* Otherfunding sources
Catholic Charities
Men's shelter
Dorothy Day Shelter
Catholic Charities
* Asked for $30,000
* Already funded by County on
per diem contract.
* Beds supplement UGM mats
* Asked for $125,925
* Turn aways will have a place this winter
* The ESG fund cannot cover 5 months
Furniture * Asked for $27,0000 to operate a
Warehouse fumiture warehouse.
Catholic Charities * Demand exceeds ability to help.
* Cut back because of shelter priority
* Flexible in category of request -
e.g. Operations vs Essential Service.
Funding
Recommended
� /1 �'
$15,000
$52,800
$12,000
Eviction Prevention * Asked for $51,000 $33,000
Catholic Charities * Expand service beyond Frogtown
* Prevent Homelessness with timely information
Counseling and referral
* Central location
G:4Shllucom�esg99�xsgnotes.wpd
,/�D-�
1999 ESG notes Page 2
Pro pOS21
Comments
Emma Norton * Asked for $15,000
* Operates half of overall
program as transitional housing.
* Cost effectiveness is average
* Medium size progam
serves 30 people
Home of Good Shepherd
(RoseCenter)
* Asked for $24,829
* Transitional Housing
* Target population, young women
ages, 18-23 yrs old. To assist
them in finding a stable,
self-reliant lifestyle. Average cost
* Small program serves 7 women
House Calls/ * Asked for $35,000
West Side Health * To conduct home visits and
Center provide prevention assistance
in utility shut-offs to keep
families housed in their current homes.
* No admin costs
Fundine
Recommended
$15,000
$ 6,500
$ 35,000
7endayi Transitional * Asked for 26,435 $ 0
* new program to ESG
* Seen as a Pregnant Teen Program more
than a Emergency Shelter program
Listening House * Asked for $26,000 $ 23,000
* An important 1 on 1 interaction
atmosphere for many ofthe
alienated homeless.
* Bilingual services.
* best downtown nurturing
atmosphere.
* resting place for many 3�' shift workers
G:VShVucom�esg99�esguotes.wpd
DJ-�'
1999 ESG notes Page 3
Pro osal
Safe House
Lutheran Social Service
SMRLS/Project Hope
St Paul Council of Churches
Scattered Site Transitional
Saint Paul Foundation
Community
Sharing Fund
Comments
* Asked for $22,000
* Only self referral teen shelter
* Limited number of youth = 6
* highest cost program
* Asked for $19,000
* Assist homeless persons with
Transportation and advocacy in finding
potential rentals
* To provide legal assistance to homeless
* Questions about program effectiveness
* Asked for $20,000
* New proposed program
* Asked for $30,000
* Last resort emergency funding
* City-wide agency Support
* 100 % funds to poor people
St Paul Foundation * Asked for $ 27,000
Shelter Support * Pays for Police at the Union Gospel Mission
�` 5 month coverage for sleeping mats
Theresa Living * Asked for $10,000
Center * Serves single women and women
with young children.
* Individualized program.
* average cost.,small program.
Twin Cities * Asked for $5,500
Community Voice * To provide homeless clients
Mail and individuals in battered
women's shelters needing phone
answering services to access
apartments and safe communications.
* Reduces shelter stays
Pundin
Recommended
$15,000
$ 10,000
$0
$30,000
$27,000
$10,000
$ 5,500
G�ShVucom\es�9�esgnotes.wpd
1999 ESG notes Page a
Proposal
Urban League, Saint Paul
Comments
* Asked for $33,000
* New program to E5G
* Overlap in services with another applicant
Wilder * Asked for $10,800
Shelter * Social Services extended to facilities.
SRO * Crisis intervention
* Stabilize lifestyles of persons at
risk.
r�
Recommended
Fundine
$0
$ 10,000
Women ofNations *asked for $24,360 $ 0
Eagles Nest * Rehab request of laundry room
* Battered Women's shelter
* Possibly better funded through Open vour Hearts
YWCA * Asked for $30,000
Most comprehensive Transitional
Housing Program in the City.
* Has steady funding stream with
State ESG, United Way and HUD
directly.
* Largest transitional housing program
Total of recommended gxants
1999 cycle funds availahle for grants:
Unallocated funds
$ 30,000
$33b,300
336.300
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Council File # ��� �
GreenSheet# 100928
Presented By:
RESOLUTION
SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA
��
Referred To: Committee: D ate
i VJHEREAS, on January 12, 1988 the Saint Paul City Council approved procedure for re-allocarion of
x Emergency Shelter Grant Funds given to the City by the U. S. Deparhnent of Housing and Urban
a Development (HLJD) (d"uector enritlement funds); and
a
s WIIEREAS, the City Council authorized use of this same procedure to determine which nonprofit
s organizations to recommend for funding under the State of Minneosta's Emergency Shelter Cn•ant
� program; and
a
e WHEREAS, there aze funds available from HLTD in the 1999 Emergency Shelter Grant cycle
�o
ii
�z WHEREAS, on November 4, 1999 a review of funding requests was conducted
ia in accordance with the approved procedure outlined by The City Council for the Emergency Shelter Grant Review Team
,a the following recommendarions for funding were made:
,s
is 1 Ain Dah Yung Teen Shelter
i� 2 Catholic Charities Mary Hall Men's Shelter
ie 3 Catholic Charities Dorothy Day Shelter
is 4 Catholic ChariSes Fumiture Warehouse
zo 5 Catholic Charities Eviction Prevention
zi 6 Emma Norton Transitional
sz 7 Home of Good Shepherd RoseCenter
za 8 House Calls/W.Side Health
zs 9 Listening House drop in shelter
zs 10 LSS Teen Safe House
11 Project hope/SMRLS
za 12 St Paul Foundation deposit program
ze 13 St Paul Foundation Shelter Support
ao 14 Theresa Living Center
si 15 Twin City Community Voice Mail
az 16 Wilder SRO Resident Support
sa 17 YWCA Transitional
10,000
15,000
52,800
'f2,000
33,000
15,000
6,500
35,000
23,000
15,000
10,000
30,000
27,000
6,500
5,500
10,000
30,000
aa
�
as NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of St. Paul hereby accepts
a� and approves these recommendations for expenditure of Emergency Shelter Grant funds; and be it
�
39 FURTHER RESOLVED, that the CiTy Council authorizes the appropriate CiTy staff to enter into the
ao contracts with the above organizations in accordance with state and federal regulations; and be it
a,
az FURTHER RESOLVED, that upon the recommendation of the Mayor, the City Council adopts the attached
aa changes to the 1999 budget.
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4t
az SPENDING PLAN:
�
aa Unspecified Contingency P6 100-39290-0547-61999
�
as Ain Dah Yung Teen Shelter
a� Cathotic Charities Mary Hall Men's Shelter
as Catfiolic Charities Dorotfiy Day Shelter
as Catholic Charities Fumiture Warehouse
so Catholic Charities Eviction Preveniion
s� Emma Norton Transitional
sz Home of Good Shepherd RoseCenter
sa House Calls/W.Side Health
sa Listening House drop in shelter
ss LSS Teen Safe House
ss Project hope/SMRLS
s� St Paul Foundation Deposit Program
ea St Paul Foundation Shelter Support
ss Theresa Living Center
eo Twin City Community Voice Mail
si Wfder SRO Resident Suppod
sz YWCA Transitional
c3 Saint Paul HIO
sa
65
66
67
88
69
70
100-3920-0547-00582
100-3920-0547-00570
100-3920-0547-00838
100-3920-0547-00579
100-3920-0547-00839
100-3920-0547-00571
100-3920-0547-00573
100-3920-0547-00581
100-3920-0547-00574
100-3920-0547-00575
200-3920-0547-00566
100-3920-0547-OOS80
100-3920-0547-00840
100-3920-0547-00064
100-3920-0547-00576
100-3920-0547-00577
100-3920-0547-00578
100-3920-0558-00565
netincrease
Requested by Department of:
RESOLVED, that the City Council approves these changes to the 1999 budget.
By:
Current Amended
Budget Change Budget
354,000.00
(354,000.00)
0
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$O.OQ
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$O.OD
$o.00
$0.00
$0.00
$o.00
10,000
15,000
52,800
72,000
33,000
15,000
6,500
35,000
23,000
15,000
10,000
30,000
27,000
6,500
5,500
10,000
30,000
17,700
10,000
15,000
52,800
12,000
33,000
15,000
6,500
35,000
23,000
15,000
10,000
30,000
27,000
6,500
5,500
10,000
30,000
17,700
354,000.00 0.00 354,000.00
0.00
Saint Paul Housing Information Office
Dave Thune
Approval Recommended by Budget Director: �
gy . � ,�--
dopted by Council: Date o �
� a.«�.5 �a o Form Approved by City Attorney:
doption Certified by Council Secreiary:
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Y� 1�_ �.L .'�n--.�e
Approved by Mayor for Submis ' o�u '
pproved by Mayor: Date zdi9
� By:
y� � /C../ lo :44��%3 se�7 Osiws�
,. �
Infoanation Office
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Steve Itice 266-6008 MBERSF 0`"'`"' -�-� `"�"'�"`
OUTING
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ASAP � l�uractoxauurn. � ci�'accomvraxr
il of the allocation of federal Emergency Shelter Grant Program funds to the lis[ed non profii agencies for the purpose of assisting ihem to
a wide range of service to people who aze "homeless " or at " risk of becoming homeless".
_HANIQNGCOM.p5510N _CtVQ.SERVICECOALWSVON
cmcoiwvrnx _OvemightSh
n sr,�
PERSONAL SERVICE CONTR1Cf5 MtiSf ANSlVER7HE FOLLOW4YG QUES'CIONS:
1. F3az tM1is persoNfiem erer xrorked undera conmtt far rAis depatmmn
3 rFS x0
2. Has fiis pe�wNfirm ever bem a city employee�
YES NO
3. Ooa tAU persoNErm posseu a s4ill no[ mrmally pouessed by any curtmt city wploya?
YES NO
WGPItOBLEN,I55IfE, OPPo0.1iR.T1Y(NTO, Wbl. WMn WEee.0.'Ly)
Deparhnent of Housing and Urban Development provided Emergency Shelter Grant funds to the Ciry of Saint Paul
he purpose of providing emergency shelter and services to homeless individuals and those at risk of homelessness.
Advantages if approved
Shelter and services will be provided ro more thatn 3,000 men, women and chitdren how aze homeless the course for 1999 and 2000
Disadvantages if Approved
none
_ . : a=,.._
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- �.;. "a- x 1 `b
Disadvantages if not approved ~'� A rt
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Agencies recomtnended for grants may have to curtail or close services. Some members of the Ciieut a `.v .'� ag ��� e��? �'-��?-, �� �
"i A . y(—...L :. j �..'if c w'�.. ka �i.0
populations may suffer illness or death because of exposeure to the elements. Others may be forced �' �� tl
to use emergency shelter at a cost to the taspayer at many times that of the initial wst of assistance.
TOTAL AMOUNT OF TRANSAC'IION $
���
354,000 cosT�vsrrossuDG� ye
aa,�,�,�Ea P6 100-39290-0547-61999
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; � � /
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, ,�, ,.
.
�
J� �
5taff Report
1999 Emergency Shelter Grant Program
re: The 1999 recommendations of the Review Committee on applicarions to the 1999
Emergency Shelter Grant Program
History:
This funding is federal pass through funding. The city gets a 5% administrative fee for its
services. It comes to Saint Paul under the Stewart B McKinney bill. Emergency Shelter Grant
funds aze earmarked by the federal govemment for the purpose of pass through to emergency
shelters, transitional housing, and programs aimed at preventing emergency housing or assisting
people get out of emergency housing.
In 1982 The City council decided to distribute this money according to the recommendation of a
review committee which which it created by designating membership from the following groups:
the Mayors office, the Housing Information Office, PED, The Forurth district Congressional
Office, the United Way offices, The State of Minnesota Department of Economic Security (now
merged into the Department of Children Families and Leaming), and the Ovemight Shelter Board.
In practice, the Overnight Shelter Board membership constitutes 90 % of that list and so they met
at a regulaz meeting on Noverber 4,1999 and invited those who were not members to sit and vote.
A Request for Proposals (RFP) was publicized in the first week of September with a deadline for
submission of October 18, 1999. Twemy one proposals were submitted.
Prior to the meeting, the proposals were categorized and summarized and summaries were mailed
to the committee members on October 25, 1999. Seventeen are recommended for funding. See
below.
Background - Funding
Ten days prior to the meeting the Board had been provided a summary and analysis sheets of the
21 proposals that were submitted by October 18, 1999 as per the RFP published in the St Paul
Pioneer Press.
There was a general discussion on service needs and the demand for emergency shelter and
affiliated services as well as other resources available to pay for these resources.
The Boazd reviewed the Hi1D guidelines on percentage limitations on the categories that HIJD
uses to organize the grants. Those are :
"Maintenance and operations" which have no percentage limitation.
"Rehab of shelters" which haue no percentage limitations,
"Prevention services" which carry a 30% limitation, and
`Bssential services" which carry a 30% limitation.
�d- �
These limitations apply only to the combined funding of all grant recipients. Specific grants are
not affected unless together with other grants in the same category (either prevention or essential
services) exceed 30 % of the grant made by HUD to the City. This did not prove to be a
problem during 1999.
A number of board members who had recenfly participated in separate funding detemrinations for
other agencies which involved many of the same ESGP applicants (as well as others. They
indicated that nearly all the proponents cite the need for "housing outreach workers" to assist the
clients in simply finding a place to live. Other funding resources were also identified as sources
for some of the proposals that the Boazd is being asked to consider. For example, Ramsey
County has unallocated FHPAP fixnds that can supplement what ESG funds cannot cover for an
emergency "safe waiting" space this winter. Other resources include the State ESCT funds,
MHFA Housing Trust Funds and Open your Hearts to the Homeless and Hungry funds can cover
rehab costs. Some of those recources may be deemed as more appropriate for a specific
application.
The Proposals
General commentary on this yeazs applicants as a whole noted that Catholic Charities family
shelter did not make an application because it will be moving to the Maplewood site with a clear
funding stream from Ramsey County. Episcopal Community Services did not apply this yeaz for
reasons uneafplained - the recent change of directors may have been a factor. In addition there
were genuinely new applications from Jendayi, St Paul Council of Churches, The St Paul Urban
League, Frogtown Catholic Charities Eviction Prevention, and Catholic Charities Dorothy Day
Emergency save waiting program.
The 21 proposals totaled $602,864 ($266,564 more than the available funding). Funding is 11 %
lower than the 19981evels. Groupings of the proposals follow:
5 emergency shelter proposals - one of them new,
6 transitional housing proposals - two of them new
2 direct economic assistance to homeless and at risk individuals and families;
2 in-kind assistance programs that stretched low income budgets and connected the
homeless to job and housing opportunities,
5 counseling and support programs - two of them new; and,
1 facility improvement program.
Review Committee Policies
The Iteview Committee decided to place a priority on emergency shelter rather than
transitional housing. This decision was based on the reports of a number of agencies reporting
client statements that the shelters were found to be full, as well as the need to routinely send
people to Minneapolis to seek shelter at Sharing and Caring Hands. In addition, the fact that the
Union Gospel Mission was virtually £ull everyday throughout the summer, when it historically has
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has a number of vacancies, was seen as eazly warning that this winter could see a high demand
for emergency sheiter. .
The Review Committee considered a variety of "what if' scenarios looking at the worksheet
called "fourlh possibilities" with an eye to funding renewals and contemplating the approach of
hoiding back a contingency fund with the idea of discussing proposed grants with the potential
recipients in advance of taking the recommendations to the City Council. The idea was that if it
was determiued that recommendations in a given case were too meager, the Review Committee
would have the funds to remedy any under funding.
Upon seeing the depth of the cuts that are required to work with a contingency fund, the
Review Committee decided against holding funds for a contingency fund to be allocated to
either a new proposal or among the exisfing applicants. In addition, the Review Committee
felt that since the RFP did not notify the applicants of the use of a contingency fund approach, it
should not be used.
The Review Committee noted the different sizes of the various shelter and transitional
housing agencies and expressed a desire to make grants that were proportional to the
numbers of shelter spaces.
The Review Committee decided not to automatically "rule out" new proposals
automatically. However, members expressed a the need for a compelling case to introduce a
new recipient to the list of recommendations.
Finally, as an operaring principle, the Review Committee determined to not totally defund
any renewals in order to balance the shortfall of requests. This was decided in spite of the
fact that last year's funding level permitted what amounted to "funding windfalls" for some
groups.
Accordingly, page four shows the proposals that aze recommended for grants:
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1999 ESG Emergency Shelter Grant list of proposals
Review Committee Recommendations
funds to distribute $336,300
Alphabetical list of proposals
code system for understanding the mission of the agency
ES = Emergency Shelter
P= Prevention services to avoid Emergency Shelter
MO = move out assistance from Emergency Shelter
R = rehab
T = Transitional Housing
? = BLENDS TWO OR MORE
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
Ain Dah Yung Teen Shelter
C Charities Mary Hall Men's Shelter
C Charities Dorothy Day Shelter
C Charities Furniture Wazehouse
C Charities Eviction prevention
Emma Norton Transitional
Home of Good Shepherd RoseCenter
House CallslW.Side health
7endayi Transitional
Listening House drop in shelter
LSS Teen Safe House
Project hope/SMRLS
St Paul Council of Churches Transitional
St Paul Foundation deposit program
St Paul Foundation Shelter Support
Theresa Living Center
Twin City Community Voice Mail
Urban League/St Paul
Wilder SRO Resident Support
Wmn Nations Eagles Nest
YWCA Transitional
Total requests
Funds Available
shortfall
Agency Recommended Mats/
Request Grant Code Beds
10000
30000
125925
27Q00
51000
15000
24829
35000
26435
26000
22000
19000
20000
30000
27000
10000
5500
33000
10815
24360
30000
10000
15000
52800
12QQ0
33000
15000
6500
35000
0
23000
15000
10000
Q
30000
27000
6500
5500
0
10000
0
30000
ES
ES
ES
MO
P
T
T
P
T
?
ES
?
T
MO
ES
T
MO
P
P
ES
T
10
15
75
na
na
30
7
na
18
602864 336300
336300 336300
266564 0
na
6
na
2Q
na
25
12
na
na
110
43
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1999 ESG notes Page i
1999 Emergency Shelter Grant Program Funds
Summary Notes to accompany the 1999 Review Committees Grant Recommendations:
1999 Grant funds to be allocated
City administration fee (1999) 5%
$ 336,300.
$ 17,700
Total funds affected by the resolution $ 354,000
Provosal Comments
Ain Dah Yung * Asked for $10,000
* Funded last year good program
£or youth
* Otherfunding sources
Catholic Charities
Men's shelter
Dorothy Day Shelter
Catholic Charities
* Asked for $30,000
* Already funded by County on
per diem contract.
* Beds supplement UGM mats
* Asked for $125,925
* Turn aways will have a place this winter
* The ESG fund cannot cover 5 months
Furniture * Asked for $27,0000 to operate a
Warehouse fumiture warehouse.
Catholic Charities * Demand exceeds ability to help.
* Cut back because of shelter priority
* Flexible in category of request -
e.g. Operations vs Essential Service.
Funding
Recommended
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$15,000
$52,800
$12,000
Eviction Prevention * Asked for $51,000 $33,000
Catholic Charities * Expand service beyond Frogtown
* Prevent Homelessness with timely information
Counseling and referral
* Central location
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Comments
Emma Norton * Asked for $15,000
* Operates half of overall
program as transitional housing.
* Cost effectiveness is average
* Medium size progam
serves 30 people
Home of Good Shepherd
(RoseCenter)
* Asked for $24,829
* Transitional Housing
* Target population, young women
ages, 18-23 yrs old. To assist
them in finding a stable,
self-reliant lifestyle. Average cost
* Small program serves 7 women
House Calls/ * Asked for $35,000
West Side Health * To conduct home visits and
Center provide prevention assistance
in utility shut-offs to keep
families housed in their current homes.
* No admin costs
Fundine
Recommended
$15,000
$ 6,500
$ 35,000
7endayi Transitional * Asked for 26,435 $ 0
* new program to ESG
* Seen as a Pregnant Teen Program more
than a Emergency Shelter program
Listening House * Asked for $26,000 $ 23,000
* An important 1 on 1 interaction
atmosphere for many ofthe
alienated homeless.
* Bilingual services.
* best downtown nurturing
atmosphere.
* resting place for many 3�' shift workers
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Pro osal
Safe House
Lutheran Social Service
SMRLS/Project Hope
St Paul Council of Churches
Scattered Site Transitional
Saint Paul Foundation
Community
Sharing Fund
Comments
* Asked for $22,000
* Only self referral teen shelter
* Limited number of youth = 6
* highest cost program
* Asked for $19,000
* Assist homeless persons with
Transportation and advocacy in finding
potential rentals
* To provide legal assistance to homeless
* Questions about program effectiveness
* Asked for $20,000
* New proposed program
* Asked for $30,000
* Last resort emergency funding
* City-wide agency Support
* 100 % funds to poor people
St Paul Foundation * Asked for $ 27,000
Shelter Support * Pays for Police at the Union Gospel Mission
�` 5 month coverage for sleeping mats
Theresa Living * Asked for $10,000
Center * Serves single women and women
with young children.
* Individualized program.
* average cost.,small program.
Twin Cities * Asked for $5,500
Community Voice * To provide homeless clients
Mail and individuals in battered
women's shelters needing phone
answering services to access
apartments and safe communications.
* Reduces shelter stays
Pundin
Recommended
$15,000
$ 10,000
$0
$30,000
$27,000
$10,000
$ 5,500
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Proposal
Urban League, Saint Paul
Comments
* Asked for $33,000
* New program to E5G
* Overlap in services with another applicant
Wilder * Asked for $10,800
Shelter * Social Services extended to facilities.
SRO * Crisis intervention
* Stabilize lifestyles of persons at
risk.
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Recommended
Fundine
$0
$ 10,000
Women ofNations *asked for $24,360 $ 0
Eagles Nest * Rehab request of laundry room
* Battered Women's shelter
* Possibly better funded through Open vour Hearts
YWCA * Asked for $30,000
Most comprehensive Transitional
Housing Program in the City.
* Has steady funding stream with
State ESG, United Way and HUD
directly.
* Largest transitional housing program
Total of recommended gxants
1999 cycle funds availahle for grants:
Unallocated funds
$ 30,000
$33b,300
336.300
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