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A resolution appropriating a total of $2,469,671 to The Hospitality Hub of Memphis and approving an interim housing services grant contract between the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, acting by and through the Office of Homeless Services, and The Hospitality Hub of Memphis for the operation of interim housing and case management services at 95 Wallace Road, Nashville, Tennessee, 37211.
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WHEREAS, Section 7-3-314 of the Tennessee Code Annotated states that metropolitan forms of government may provide financial assistance to nonprofit organizations in accordance with the guidelines of the Metropolitan Government; and,
WHEREAS, Section 5.04.070 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws provides that the Council may, by Resolution, appropriate funds for the financial aid of nonprofit organizations; and,
WHEREAS, Resolution No. RS2022-1699 appropriated a total of $7,000,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”) funds to the Homeless Impact Division of Metropolitan Social Services to establish a low barrier housing collective and to fund competitive grants for support services; and,
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Council passed Resolution No. RS2024-864, pursuant to which the Metropolitan Government approved memorandums of understanding between the Department of Finance and certain departments of the Metropolitan Government, including the Office of Homeless Services, concerning prior appropriations of ARPA funds; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. RS2024-864, the Metropolitan Government approved a memorandum of understanding between the Department of Finance and the Office of Homeless Services to make available a total of $18,825,649.53 of ARPA funds for the purposes described in prior appropriations, including Resolution No. RS2022-1699 for a low barrier housing collective and competitive grants for support services; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. RS2024-864, $2,469,671 of ARPA funds are available for the operation of interim housing and case management services at 95 Wallace Road, Nashville, Tennessee, 37211; and,
WHEREAS, the Office of Homeless Services conducted a competitive process and determined that The Hospitality Hub of Memphis is a nonprofit organization with historical data to support the capability of providing interim housing and case management services; and,
WHEREAS, it is to the benefit of the citizens of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that these funds be appropriated to The Hospitality Hub of Memphis and that an interim housing services grant contract by and between the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, acting by and through the Office of Homeless Services, and The Hospitality Hub of Memphis, for the operation of interim housing and case management services at 95 Wallace Road, Nashville, Tennessee, 37211, be approved.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. There is hereby appropriated Two Million Four Hundred Sixty Nine Thousand Six Hundred Seventy One Dollars ($2,469,671) from the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Office of Homeless Services, to The Hospitality Hub of Memphis for the operation of interim housing and case management services at 95 Wallace Road, Nashville, Tennessee, 37211.
Section 2. The Metropolitan Government is hereby authorized to enter into the grant contract, attached hereto and incorporated herein, with The Hospitality Hub of Memphis for the amount provided herein and the purposes stated herein.
Section 3 That this Resolution shall take effect from and after its adoption, the welfare of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.
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Analysis
This resolution appropriates $2,469,671 to The Hospitality Hub of Memphis (“The Hospitality Hub”) and approves an interim housing services grant contract between the Office of Homeless Services (“OHS”) and The Hospitality Hub for the operation of interim housing and case management services at 95 Wallace Road in Nashville.
Pursuant to the terms of the contract, The Hospitality Hub will provide case management, resource referral, and housing navigation for 80 to 120 residents of 95 Wallace Road. This will include engaging residents of encampments selected by the Continuum of Care Prioritization team for a housing surge as well as onboarding encampment residents into interim housing as specified by OHS. The contract will begin once it is signed by all parties and filed with the Metropolitan Clerk and continue for 18 months or until all funds are depleted.
Through Resolution No. RS2022-1699, the Metropolitan Council previously appropriated $7,000,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”) funds to the Homeless Impact Division of Metropolitan Social Services to establish a low barrier housing collective and fund competitive grants for support services. The Council later approved a memorandum of understanding between the Department of Finance and the Office of Homeless Services through Resolution No. RS2024-864. The memorandum made available $18,825,649.53 of ARPA funds for a low barrier housing collective and competitive grants for support services. This appropriation would be made with ARPA funds.
Tennessee Code Annotated section 7-3-314 states that metropolitan forms of government may provide financial assistance to nonprofit organizations in accordance with the guidelines of the Metropolitan Government. Metropolitan Code of Laws section 5.04.070 provides that the Council may appropriate funds for the financial aid of nonprofit organizations by resolution.