HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Statement 1986/10/07 Item 08CITY COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
Item 8
~~ Meeting Date 10/7/86
ITEM TITLE: RESOLUTION ~o~ 7~proving an agreement with the Salvation Army
as a subgrantee in the City's Community Development Block Grant
Program
SUBMITTED BY: Community Development Director
REVIEWED BY: City Managerc~ (4/5ths Vote: YESNO X )
At the May 13, 1986 Council hearing on the City's 1986-87 Community Development
Block Grant (CDBG) budget, Council approved funding the Salvation Army in the
amount of $19,600 to pay for the hiring of a case manager and support services.
Following a delay from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
(HUD) to determine the eligibility of the project, the project has been cleared
for funding. A contract between the City and the Salvation Army is now presented
for approval.
RECOMMENDATION: That the Council adopt the resolution approving the contract
with Salvation Army and authorizing the Mayor to execute said agreement.
BOARDS/COMMISSIONS RECOMMENDATION: Not Applicable
DISCUSSION:
The Salvation Army is a primary and emergency service provider operating in
Chula Vista and throughout the United States. The Social Services Division
provides food, shelter, vouchers, prescriptions, transportation and case
management for families in need, particularly the unemployed and very low
income. The Public Services Division is separate from the Salvation Army Church
and the Thrift Stores and Men's Shelters operated by the Church. The approved
CDBG funding of $19,600 is for the Social Services Division to hire a bi-lingual
case worker for the Chula Vista office. The case worker will interview clients,
arrange for them to receive assistance items and services when appropriate,
and refer them to other agencies for additional assistance and counseling. A
portion of the funding, not to exceed $3,000, is to pay for assistance items
such as food, shelter, prescriptions, transportation and clothing.
The City is funding several other social service organizations as part of its
1986-87 Block Grant Program and the contracts for these other organizations
were approved by the Council in July, 1986. The reason for the delay with the
Salvation Army contract is that HUD legal representatives questioned the
eligibility of the local Salvation Army for CDBG funding. Clearance for funding
the program was not obtained from HUD until mid-September.
The questions from HUD arose because a local Salvation Army operation in a
Midwest state had been found to be using CDBG funds to further its religious
activities. HUD delayed the Chula Vista Salvation Army funding until it was
determined that the funding ban on the Salvation Army branch in the Midwest
could not be applied to the local operation.
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There have been extra HUD-approved stipulations included in the contract to
ensure that the Salvation Army Social Service Division is involved with no
religious proselytizing and practices no discrimination of clients or
employees for religious reasons.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funds for this project have been budgeted in account
#635 6350 BG204 in the amount of $19,600.
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