Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #916FY0102

Clearwater Homeless Intervention Project

Requester:

Cynthia E. Goudeau

Organization:

City of Clearwater

Project Title:

Clearwater Homeless Intervention Project

Date Submitted:

1/16/2002 1:37:40 PM

Sponsors:

Jack Latvala

Statewide Interest:

Pilot program to provide supportive housing to facilitate the movement of homeless individuals and families to permanent housing and self-suffiency.

Recipient:

City of Clearwater

Contact:

Cynthia E. Goudeau

P.O. Box 4847

Contact Phone:

(727) 562-4092

Clearwater 33758

Counties:

Pinellas

Gov't Entity:

Yes

Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):

Project Description:

Purchase of multiple-family dwellings in residential neighborhoods for use as transitional housing units for CHIP-stablized emergency shelter clients.

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

Reduction of the homeless population and returning people to a more productive and secured status.

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$300,000

Total cost of the project:

$1,127,291

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

What type of match exists for this project?

Local

Cash Amount:

$827,291

Was this project previously funded by the State?

No

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

Unknown

Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?

No

Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?

No

Is there a documented need for this project?

Yes

Documentation:

Documented number of beds available only serve 9-18% of estimated homeless countywide.

Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?

Yes

Hearing Body:

City of Clearwater Commission Public Hearing

Meeting Date:

9/6/2001