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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Date: March 6, 2023 Item No.: 10.h Department Approval City Manager Approval Item Description: Consider Acceptance of HOME-ARP grant funds for homelessoutreach and support 1 B ACKGROUND 2 The Roseville Police Department (RPD) requests the Council consider acceptance of HOME-ARP funds 3 awarded to the Roseville Police Department (RPD) for continuance of our homeless outreach efforts through 4 our embedded housing navigator. 5 In 2021, the Roseville Police Department applied for and was selected as a host site for a Housing Resource 6 Navigator through AmeriCorps. The outreach worker was embedded in the RPD Community Action Team 7 and supported individuals and families experiencing homelessness - navigating resources to secure safe and 8 stable housing. The navigator assessed individuals’ unique needs to remove barriers to long term stable 9 housing. The position was instrumental in helping members of the community overcome systematic inequities 10 related to safe and stable housing. The position furthered the Roseville Police Department’s mission to 11 provide public safety services for the City of Roseville. 12 In 2022, the Roseville City Council approved RPD’s request to apply for grant funds through Ramsey County 13 Community Development Block Grant/ Home Investment Partnership Program (CDBG). Grant funding was 14 approved, but RPD was alerted it would take several months for the funds to be accessible. On July 25, 2022, 15 the Council approved making the AmeriCorps position a full-time city position and using existing budget 16 funding to bridge the gap until the grant dollars could be expended. 17 Through the HOME-ARP grant, RPD was awarded a total of $112,900 ($92,000 for personnel costs and 18 $20,000 for operating costs). The personnel funds will cover the salary and benefits of the current embedded 19 housing navigator. The operating costs will be used to help individuals and families with immediate needs 20 related to housing instability or homelessness (e.g. food, medicine, temporary housing, and transportation, 21 etc.). 22 There is no city match or requirement for the position to be extended after the end of the grant cycle (first 23 quarter, 2024). RPD continues to explore county, state and federal grants including additional CDBG funds 24 to help fund the position and outreach efforts beyond the current one year grant cycle. The agreement has 25 been reviewed by the City Attorney. 26 P OLICY O BJECTIVE 27 The Roseville Police Department seeks to continue and expand the services available to individuals and 28 families experiencing homelessness or housing instability. Continuing these services advances the City’s 29 community aspiration of Secure in our diverse and quality housing and neighborhoods. 30 R ACIAL E QUITY I MPACT S UMMARY 31 BIPOC communities across the country are disproportionately impacted by homelessness due to structural 32 racism and disparities in access to health care, economic opportunities, housing, and education. Roseville is Page 1 of 2