ORDINANCE No. 182435

* Authorize a grant agreement with Central City Concern in an amount not to exceed $809,960 for treatment readiness services, transitional housing and follow-up retention support services to chemically-dependent, homeless adult chronic arrestees and provide for payment (Ordinance)

The City of Portland ordains:

Section 1. The Council finds:

1.  The provision of treatment readiness services, transitional housing for those enrolled in services, and follow-up retention support services to chronic arrestees with chemical dependency issues is a strategy to reduce nuisance crimes and chronic arrests through the transition of those individuals into treatment.

2.  Provision of those services is an element of the Housing Rapid Response (HRR) program, which meets goals and objectives of the City and the Police Bureau.

3.  Central City Concern (CCC) has successfully provided these services for chronic arrestee homeless adults as part of the HRR program.

4.  The Police Bureau desires to enter into a grant agreement with CCC to continue to provide treatment readiness services, transitional housing and home-based retention services for homeless single adults with chemical dependency issues.

5.  Existing funds for the grant agreement are part of an existing, one-time, General Fund appropriation for the HRR program in the FY 2008-09 Budget.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Council directs:

a.  The Mayor and City Auditor are hereby authorized to enter into a grant agreement with Central City Concern in an amount not to exceed $809,960 substantially in accordance with the agreement attached as Exhibit A.

Section 2. The Council declares an emergency exists because a delay in executing the grant agreement may deprive the City of the benefits of the continuity of the Housing Rapid Response program. Therefore, this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Council.

BACKING SHEET INFORMATION

AGENDA NO. 1780-2008

ORDINANCE/RESOLUTION/COUNCIL DOCUMENT NO. 182435