Proposal

Information

$156,439.50  Fund:  104-618-000-000-565-40-41-00 Housing

Type: Deliberation

Department: PHSS - Public Health & Social Services

Directors' Update: June 2, 2021

Business Meeting: June 8, 2021

Summary:

To provide rental costs of homeless families and pay the salary of one full-time equivalent position providing outreach and case management services from May1, 2021 through April 30, 2022

Publications: none

Cover Letter To: Ruth Gutierrez rgutierrez@hrclewiscounty.com

Additional Copies To: Sandi Andrus, Stacey Loflin, Grace Jimenez, Michelle Sauter, Michelle Sabin, Jill Nielson, Mike Baum

Resolution

Wording/In the matter of:

APPROVING MOU BETWEEN HOUSING RESOURCE CENTER AND LEWIS COUNTY TO PROVIDE RENTAL COSTS OF HOMELESS FAMILIES AND PAY THE SALARY OF ONE FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITION PROVIDING OUTREACH AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES

Resolution Number: 21-219

WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC), Lewis County, Washington, has reviewed Memorandum of Understanding, H02-0130-21, between Lewis County and Housing Resource Center; and

WHEREAS, the Memorandum of Understanding is to provide funding to the Housing Resource Center.  These funds come from The Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) Center to provide emergency shelter, transitional housing, relocation assistance and case management services to homeless residents of Lewis County; and

WHEREAS, funding is available in the amount of $156,439.50 from May 1, 2021 through April 30, 2022; and

WHEREAS, it appears to be in the best public interest to authorize the execution of said contract for Lewis County.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Memorandum of Understanding between Housing Resource Center and Lewis County to provide rental costs of homeless families and pay the salary of one full-time equivalent position providing outreach and case management services, from May 1, 2021 through April 30, 2022 is hereby approved and the Director of Public Health & Social Services is authorized to sign the same.

DONE IN OPEN SESSION this 8th day of June, 2021.