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To: Board of County Commissioners From. Joyce Johnston Carlson, Director-- Human irector—Human Services Department Subject: HUD Technical Application Date: March 12, 2002 Subject: Request for authorization by the Board of Commissioners to allow the Chair of the Commission to sign the technical applications for two HUD Awards. As you know, the County served as the applicant for a Continuum of Care SuperNofa competition which was awarded $772,621.00 in the 2001 HUD funding cycle. Two of the three awarded project, as described below require the submission of technical applications, which will require the signature of the Chairperson of the Board of Commissioners They are as follows: Project Title: FL29B109002- Family Options Transitional HUD Award $210,191.00 Match: S 42,039.00 - Communities Foundations of Texas and Homeless Assistance Center Inc. The County is the selectee, as it was last year. This award provides funding for program staff to allow families living at the Samaritan Center, The Homeless Resource Center and the Family OPTIONS Transitional Housing Program to receive specialized educational and employment training and assistance with securing and maintaining permanent affordable housing. Specially developed training modules, following the ` Choose Get, Keep Models" for vocational rehabilitation will be delivered both onsite and off site in a training lab equipped to simulate a working environment and a regular classroom. Project Title: FL29B109003:A CoC Wide HMIS HUD Award 5108,530.00 Match is $27,133.00 - Indian River Homeless Services --Council, Inc. The County is the selectee, as it was last year. This award allows funding for the purchase of "Service Point Software", the required computer hardware, licenses and mtemet access to equip at least ten local provider agencies with the ability to case manage clients and make appropriate referrals. Agencies include County Human Services, SafeSpace, Samaritan Center, Mental Health Association, Homeless Assistance Center, Salvation Army, Children's Home Society, Council on Aging, New Horizons, Hibiscus and Children's Horne Society. The selected system, "Service Point", will meet the HUD mandate for a Homeless Management Information System (HINTS). It was built specifically for human service agencies by Bowman Internet Systems. Interagency information exchange takes place via a secure server and the software is capable of tracking all clients, not just the homeless. The system also includes a web site for use by all provider agencies in the Continuum. The award includes on-site training for provider agencies. The County will serve as the fiscal agent as it did with the prior year's HUD award. There is no required County match for either of these projects. I am asking that the Board consider authorizing the Chairperson to sign the technical applications at the County Commission meeting on March 19, 2002. They are due to HUD in Jacksonville by March 25, 2002. The applications will be available after March 13, for your review in the Commissioners office. Please feel free to ask questions or request further information. March 19, 2002 104