Agenda
Meeting Of The Board Of The
Redevelopment Authority Of
The
Immediately Following The
At The Offices Of The
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I. Call to Order
II. Public Comments
III.
Minutes of the
IV.
Treasurer’s
Report for the Month of
V. Report of the Executive Director
VI. Correspondence/Communications
VIII. Old Business
IX. New Business
1.
Resolution Approving a Grant for the
The Board is asked to approve a sponsorship grant of up to $5,000.00 in Community Development Block Grant funds and/or HOME Investment Partnerships Program funds for the proposed Lancaster County Housing Summit entitled “Expanding Housing Choices”.
2. Resolution Approving a Contract with Assets for the Operation of a Service for Self-Employment Training & Support.
The Board is asked to approve the execution of a contract
with ASSETS to operate a micro-enterprise business training program at 237
North Prince Street, Lancaster, for approximately 138 Lancaster City and County
residents (24 will be assisted with County CDBG funds) who wish to start or
expand their business for a period beginning
3. Resolution Approving a Contract with the Community First Fund for the Operation of the Comprehensive Technical Assistance Program.
The Board is asked to approve the execution of a contract
with the Community First Fund to operate a program providing affordable loan
capital and comprehensive technical assistance to viable community projects
which actively foster job creation, for approximately sixty (60) income
eligible clients and providing twenty (20) loans creating or retaining
twenty-five (25) jobs for a period beginning
4. Resolution Approving a Contract with United Veterans Beacon House for the Use of Emergency Shelter Grant Funds.
The Board is asked to approve the execution of a contract
with the United Veteran’s Beacon House to provide for specific costs related to
the operation of the facility for approximately eight (8) veterans for the
period beginning
5. Resolution
Approving a Contract with
The Board is asked to approve the execution of a contract
with the Crispus Attucks
Community Center to provide for operational support ($16,400.00) for the Crispus Attucks Emergency Shelter
and the provision of essential services ($13,430.00) for a period beginning
6. Resolution Approving a Contract with Clare House, Inc. for the Use of Emergency Shelter Grant Funds.
The Board is asked to approve the execution of a Contract
with Clare House, Inc. to provide for operational support ($10,000.00) and case
management services ($5,000.00) to approximately 60 residents of Clare House,
Inc. for a period beginning
7. Resolution Approving a Contract with Community Action Program of Lancaster County, Inc. on Behalf of The Domestic Violence Services for the Use of Emergency Shelter Grant Funds.
The Board is asked to approve the execution of a contract
with the Community Action Program of Lancaster County, Inc. to provide for
specific costs related to the operation of the Lancaster Domestic Violence
Services for a period beginning
8. Resolution Approving a Contract with Tabor Community Services, Inc. for the Use of Emergency Shelter Grant Funds for the Shelter to Independent Living Program.
The Board is asked to approve the execution of a contract
with Tabor Community Services, Inc. to provide for specific costs related to
the operation of the Shelter to Independent Living Program for a period
beginning
9.
Resolution
Approving a Contract with Tabor Community Services on Behalf of Transitional
The Board is asked to approve the execution of a Contract
with Tabor Community Services, Inc. to provide for specific costs related to
the operation of the
10. Resolution Approving a Contract with the Crispus Attucks Community Center for the Operation of the Emergency Homeless Shelter for the Use of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funds.
The Board is asked to approve the execution of a contract
with the Crispus Attucks Community Center to provide temporary housing and
meals to 32 Lancaster homeless individuals and/or families, case management to
help these residents work toward self-sufficiency, and referrals to
collaborating social service agencies for a period beginning
11. Resolution
Approving a Contract with the Community Action Program of
Lancaster
County, Inc. for the Operation of the Outreach
The Board is asked to approve the execution of a contract
with the Community Action Program of Lancaster, Inc. to provide emergency
material assistance and crisis intervention, service planning, and case
management to 3,437 economically-disadvantaged clients residing in Lancaster
County (outside the City of Lancaster) for a period beginning
12. Resolution Approving a Contract with Clare House, Inc. for the Operation of the Clare House Case Management Program for the Use of CDBG Funds.
The Board is asked to approve the execution of a Contract
with Clare House, Inc. to provide case management services to 110 clients who
reside in one of the two (2) transitional shelters for women or women with
children, for a period beginning
13. Resolution Approving a Contract with the Boys & Girls Club of Lancaster for the Operation of the Columbia Clubhouse for the Use of CDBG Funds.
The Board is asked to approve the execution of a contract
with the Boys & Girls Club of Lancaster to provide social, recreational,
physical, educational, and other related developmental activities for
approximately 850 Columbia Area youth between the ages of 6 and 18 for a period
beginning
14. Resolution Approving A Contract With the Community Action Program of Lancaster County, Inc. for the Operation of the Domestic Violence Services Program for the Use of CDBG Funds.
The Board is asked to approve, the execution a contract with
the Community Action Program of Lancaster, Inc. to provide comprehensive
services to approximately 800 County residents who are victims of domestic
violence and their dependents through the provision of protective shelter,
individual and group counseling, legal advocacy and paralegal assistance, food,
children’s programming, and informational and referral services for a period
beginning
15. Resolution Approving a Contract with the Boys & Girls Club of Lancaster for the Operation of the Family Intervention & Treatment Services Program for the Use of CDBG Funds.
The Board is asked to approve the execution of a contract
with the Boys and Girls Club of Lancaster, Inc., to prevent long-term problems
and dependence utilizing family-based prevention and early intervention
services to approximately 40 families experiencing a risk for abuse or neglect
of their children, for a period beginning
16. Resolution Approving a Contract with Tabor Community Services, Inc. for the Operation of the Family Self-Sufficiency Program for the Use of CDBG Funds.
The Board is asked to approve the execution of a contract
with Tabor Community Services, Inc. to provide approximately 70 families in the
program with the skills and resources they need to become self-sufficient
within five years of entering the program for a period beginning
17. Resolution Approving a Contract with The Gathering Place for the Operation of the Case Management/Support Services Program for the Use of CDBG Funds.
The Board is asked to
approve the execution of a contract with The Gathering Place to provide
compassionate care to 23 members of the HIV population of Lancaster County, by meeting
the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of those who use their services for
a period beginning
18. Resolution Approving a Contract with Tabor Community Services, Inc. for the Operation of the Jubilee House Program for the Use of CDBG Funds.
The Board is asked to approve the execution of a contract
with Tabor Community Services, Inc. to provide approximately one (1) household
(with two to three individuals) in the program with approximately 194 nights of
transitional housing and supportive services for a period beginning
19. Resolution
Approving a Contract with Catholic Charities, Diocese of
The Board is asked to approve the execution of a contract
with Catholic Charities to provide the emotional support needs of eight (8)
children, between the ages of nine (9) and 15 years, who have serious
difficulties in school and who have not been helped by less restrictive
approaches, for a period beginning
20. Resolution Approving a Contract with Midpenn Legal Services, Inc. for the Operation of the Civil Legal Aid to Vulnerable Populations Program for the Use of CDBG Funds.
The Board is asked to approve the execution of a contract
with the MidPenn Legal Services, Inc. to provide free
legal services in civil matters to low-income individuals/ families living in
Lancaster County (outside the City of Lancaster) for a period beginning
21. Resolution
Approving a Contract with Family
The Board is asked to approve the execution of a contract
with Family and Children Services of Central Pennsylvania to provide group
education around pre-natal and parenting issues, support groups for teens
post-partum, case management, referrals, counseling, transportation, pregnancy
testing, child abuse and developmental screenings, and information and referral
for approximately 272 individuals (teens and infants) for a period beginning
22. Resolution Approving a Contract with Tabor Community Services, Inc. for the Operation of the Rental Counseling to Prevent Homelessness Program for the Use of CDBG Funds.
The Board is asked to approve the execution of a contract
with Tabor Community Services, Inc. to prevent homelessness through the
provision of comprehensive rental housing and budget counseling, intensive case
management, advocacy and landlord mediation to 42 individuals or families for a
period beginning
Year 2007 Community Development Block Grant Funds.
23. Resolution Approving a Contract with Neighborhood Services for the Operation of the Representative Payee Program for Use of CDBG Funds.
The Board is asked to approve the execution of a contract
with Neighborhood Services to serve as fiduciary Representative Payee for 20
individuals who have been determined to be unable to manage their own finances
in order to enable clients to receive their Social Security Disability Income
(SSDI) or Special Supplemental Income (SSI) entitlement to live within their
limited financial resources and enjoy a quality of life through careful
management of their funds that would otherwise not be possible, for a period
beginning
24. Resolution Approving
A Contract With the Southeast Lancaster Health Services, Inc. for the Operation
of the Comprehensive Primary Medical
The Board is asked to approve, the execution a contract with
the SouthEast Lancaster Health Services, Inc. to
provide basic and comprehensive quality health (medical and dental) care to
approximately 4,627 residents of Lancaster County, excluding the City of
Lancaster, with emphasis on those families and individuals who are typically
medically or dentally underserved because of financial limitations, inadequate
health care insurance or geographic isolation for a period beginning
25. Resolution
Approving a Contract with the Lodge, Inc. of
The Board is asked to approve the execution of a contract
with The Lodge, Inc. of Pennsylvania to provide non-facility based housing and
supportive services to 60 seriously mentally ill homeless individuals in
Lancaster County, outside the City, for a period beginning
26. Resolution Approving a Contract with Tabor Community Services, Inc. for the Operation of the Shelter to Independent Living Program for the Use of CDBG Funds.
The Board is asked to approve the execution of a contract
with Tabor Community Services, Inc. to assist Lancaster County homeless
individuals and families through the provision of housing search, landlord
advocacy, budget counseling and education, and intensive case management to 90
individuals or families for a period beginning
27. Resolution
Approving a Contract with Tabor Community Services, Inc. for the Operation of
the Transitional
The Board is asked to approve
the execution of a contract with Tabor Community Services, Inc. to provide
approximately seven (7) homeless families/individuals in the program with
long-term transitional shelter and case management services for a period
beginning
28. Resolution Approving a Contract with Welsh Mountain Medical & Dental Center, Inc. for the Operation of the Medical & Dental Services Program for the Use of CDBG Funds.
The Board is asked to approve the execution of a contract
with the Welsh Mountain Medical & Dental Center, Inc. to provide quality
primary health care and/or dental care services to assist approximately 600
CDBG-eligible patients in achieving their ultimate health status for a period
beginning
June 30, 2008 in an amount not to exceed($62,000.00 of
Fiscal Year 2007 Community Development Block Grant Funds.
29. Resolution
Approving a Contract with the
The Board is asked to approve the execution of a contract
with the Lancaster YWCA. to provide direct services to approximately 114 sexual
assault victims under the age of 18 and their families free of charge for a
period beginning
X. Other Business
The next meeting of the Board of the
Redevelopment Authority of the
XI. Adjournment
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