Form revised November 15, 2007
FISCAL NOTE FOR NON-CAPITAL PROJECTS
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Department: |
Contact Person/Phone: |
DOF Analyst/Phone: |
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Human Services |
Eileen Denham, 684-0915 |
Rebecca Guerra 684-5339 |
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Legislation Title: |
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AN ORDINANCE relating to assistance for the homeless; authorizing an agreement with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development for additional funds available under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act and increasing appropriations in the 2008 budget of the Human Services Department; all by a three- fourths vote of the City Council.
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Summary of the Legislation:
This legislation authorizes an agreement with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for funds available under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act. The legislation also increases appropriation authority in the Human Services Department budget to reflect the difference between the amount estimated in the 2008 Adopted Budget and the actual award received. The City will use this grant to fund 23 projects, as listed in Attachment 1 to the fiscal note.
Background:
Since 1995, the City of Seattle has applied to HUD for McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act funding on behalf of the City, King County, and a consortium of Seattle and King County service providers. In this most recent funding round, the consortium was awarded a total of $20.1 million to fund more than 63 projects in Seattle and King County. The City of Seattle will receive $8.9 million to fund 23 projects that help preserve and rehabilitate housing, develop new housing, and create a network of stabilization services for homeless persons. Stabilization services include adult employment, case management, youth outreach and employment, respite health care, and safe haven for homeless men and women who are seriously mentally ill. In this funding round, more than $925,000 of new funding goes to the Downtown Emergency Services Center’s Rainier Supportive Housing Project, which will create 50 units of permanent housing with services for chronically homeless persons with disabilities.
McKinney funding is awarded on a project-specific basis and actual project grant periods vary, with some extending over two calendar years depending on the actual start date for each project. Because of the many unanticipated complexities of new projects, such as prior capital development activity, the grant period rarely coincides with the beginning of a calendar year.
The Human Services Department’s 2008 Adopted Budget appropriated $8,160,635 for McKinney awards. The award is higher than this amount, reflecting in part first-time renewal of two projects: Downtown Emergency Services Center’s 1811 Eastlake Building and Scattered Site Leasing projects. The funds appropriated via this legislation reflect the difference between the budgeted amount, which at the time was an estimate, and the actual award received.
__ü__ This legislation has financial implications
Appropriations:
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Fund Name and Number |
Department |
Budget Control Level* |
2008 Appropriation |
2009 Anticipated Appropriation |
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16200 Human Services Operating Fund |
Human Services |
H30ET |
$775,009 |
0 |
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TOTAL |
Human Services |
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$775,009 |
0 |
Notes: Approximately $8.1 million was appropriated in the 2008 Adopted Budget for this program. The amount above reflects the difference between this estimated amount and the actual grant award received.
Anticipated Revenue/Reimbursement: Resulting From This Legislation:
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Fund Name and Number |
Department |
Revenue Source |
2008 Revenue |
2009 Revenue |
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16200 Human Services Operating Fund |
Human Services Department |
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development |
$8,935,644 |
TBD |
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TOTAL |
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$8,935,644 |
TBD |
Notes: This legislation appropriates the difference between the anticipated revenue of $8,935,644 and the Adopted 2008 Budget amount of $8,160,635
Spending/Cash Flow:.
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Fund Name and Number |
Department |
Budget Control Level* |
2008 Expenditures |
2009 Anticipated Expenditures |
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16200 Human Services Operating Fund |
Human Services Department |
H30ET |
$775,009 |
0 |
· What is the financial cost of not implementing the legislation?
This legislation is necessary to authorize acceptance of the actual funding award from HUD. If this legislation is not implemented, available grant resources would not be spent, and future McKinney grant awards would be jeopardized. Services to homeless people in Seattle would be reduced.
· What are the possible alternatives to the legislation that could achieve the same or similar objectives?
No alternative fund sources are available for these projects.
· Is the legislation subject to public hearing requirements: No
· Other Issues: Two McKinney-funded projects are being renewed for the first time with this award: the 1811 Eastlake Building and the Scattered Site Housing for Chronically Homeless program. Combined, these two projects receive $1.86 million.
Please list attachments to the fiscal note below:
Attachment #1: McKinney Vento Homeless Assistance Act Federal Fiscal Year 2007 Award-List of City of Seattle Administered Projects
Attachment 1 to Fiscal Note: McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
Federal Fiscal Year 2007 Award
List of City of Seattle Administered Projects
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Program |
Funding |
Program |
Funding |
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Low Income Housing Institute Sand Point Family Housing |
299,047 |
Church Council of Greater Seattle Transitions Program |
80,680 |
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Downtown Emergency Service Center 1811 Eastlake Building |
586,377 |
Downtown Emergency Service Center Rainier Supportive Housing |
925,000 |
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Public Health-Seattle & King County Medical Respite |
696,732 |
Community Psychiatric Clinic Cedar House Cedar House |
168,153 |
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Public Health-Seattle & King County Medical Case Management/Pathways |
545,049 |
Compass Cascade Women’s Program |
80,012 |
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Workforce Development Council Homeless Intervention Project |
1,149,355 |
Plymouth Housing Group - Coming Home |
492,048 |
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Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle Harder House Harder House |
84,906 |
Low Income Housing Institute Scattered Site Housing |
116,397 |
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YWCA Opportunity Place |
114,450 |
YouthCare Sand Point Youth Home |
548,598 |
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New Beginnings Transitional Housing |
326,054 |
ProYouth Youth Coordination Project |
838,688 |
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Solid Ground Washington Journey Home |
507,350 |
Downtown Emergency Service Center Kerner-Scott Safe Haven |
443,471 |
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Low Income Housing Institute Martin Court |
105,000 |
Youth and Outreach Services Dove House |
121,545 |
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YouthCare Home of Hope |
181,306 |
Downtown Emergency Service Center Scattered Site Leasing |
500,000 |
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Archdiocesan Housing Authority Dorothy Day House |
25,422 |
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GRAND TOTAL |
$8,935,644 |