Request for approval of seven (7) Emergency Solutions Grants Entitlement (ESG-EN) funded agreements with 1) SEARCH Homeless Services in the amount of $663,351.07 for SEARCH Rapid Re-Housing; 2) Beacon of Downtown Houston in the amount of $276,674.00 for Shelter Operations; 3) Covenant House Texas in the amount of $50,000.00 for Street Outreach Program for Homeless Youth/Young Adults; 4) Houston Ar

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Request for approval of seven (7) Emergency Solutions Grants Entitlement (ESG-EN) funded agreements with 1) SEARCH Homeless Services in the amount of $663,351.07 for SEARCH Rapid Re-Housing; 2) Beacon of Downtown Houston in the amount of $276,674.00 for Shelter Operations; 3) Covenant House Texas in the amount of $50,000.00 for Street Outreach Program for Homeless Youth/Young Adults; 4) Houston Area Women’s Center in the amount of $55,000.00 for Emergency Shelter for Survivors; 5) HTX H.O.P.E. Haven in the amount of $100,000.00 for Homeless Street Outreach; 6) The Salvation Army in the amount of $75,000.00 for Jones Family Residence - Emergency Shelter; and 7) The Bridge Over Troubled Waters, Inc. in the amount of $68,601 for Emergency Housing Project.

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.6/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).