City of San Antonio - File #: 15-1352

• File #: 15-1352
• Type: Grant Applications and Awards
• In control: City Council A Session
• On agenda: 2/19/2015
• Posting Language: An Ordinance approving reallocation of unspent Fiscal Year 2014 General Fund carry forward in the amount of $150,000.00 to create a budget and personnel complement of one position; and ratifying a Memorandum of Agreement between the City of San Antonio, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the South Alamo Regional Alliance for the Homeless, the San Antonio Housing Authority, the Housing Authority of Bexar County, and Haven for Hope as the administrator of the Homeless Management Information System, all to support the Zero 2016 & Mayor’s Challenge to End Veteran Homelessness Initiatives. [Gloria Hurtado, Assistant City Manager; Melody Woosley, Director, Human Services]

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
2/19/2015	1	City Council A Session	adopted	Pass

DEPARTMENT: Human Services


DEPARTMENT HEAD: Melody Woosley


COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City-Wide


SUBJECT:

Mayor's Challenge to End Veteran Homelessness and the Zero: 2016 Initiative

SUMMARY:

This ordinance ratifies a Memorandum of Agreement between the City of San Antonio, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the South Alamo Regional Alliance for the Homeless (SARAH), the San Antonio Housing Authority, the Housing Authority of Bexar County, and Haven for Hope as the administrator of the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) to participate in the Zero: 2016 initiative with the goal of significantly reducing/ending veteran homeless in 2015/2016. This ordinance authorizes a budget of $150,000 with a personnel complement of one position in the Department of Human Services (DHS) funded from unspent FY2014 carry forward available in the General Fund.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

In June 2014, 77 mayors and city officials from across the United States, including the City of San Antonio, pledged their commitment to the Mayors Challenge to End Veteran Homelessness. This call to action, championed by the White House, asked mayors to seek a way to solidify partnerships and secure commitments to end veteran homelessness in their cities by 2015. Target goals include ensuring that no veterans sleep on the streets, that every veteran has access to permanent housing, and veterans at-risk of becoming homeless are able to quickly achieve housing stability. Former Mayor Juli?n Castro initially committed to this goal on behalf of the City of San Antonio and Mayor Ivy Taylor recommitted to this effort in October 2014.
To further support this effort, San Antonio was invited to apply for membership in Zero: 2016, a national initiative organized by Community Solutions, to help communities that have pledged to end veteran homelessness by 2015 and chronic homelessness by 2016. The Zero: 2016 initiative offers training, support, and system int...