Submitted By
Lisa Shelley, Deputy Village Manager
Agenda Item Title
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A Motion by Trustees Enyia and Straw to Direct Village Staff to Draft an Agreement for Board Consideration with the Oak Park-River Forest Community of Congregations to Provide $150,000 in Village General Funds to the Community of Congregations to Provide Short-Term Rental Assistance for Asylum Seekers
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Overview
Overview
Trustee Enyia has moved, and Trustee Straw has seconded, to direct staff to draft an agreement to provide $150,000 in support to the Oak Park-River Forest Community of Congregations to support short-term rental assistance apart from the $300,000 in grant funds for short-term rental assistance from the state-funded SMASS Grant Round II awarded by the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus on February 2, 2024.
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Anticipated Actions/Commitments
Recommendation
The Board will discuss the motion.
Report
Trustee Enyia has moved, and Trustee Straw has seconded, to direct staff to draft an agreement for Board consideration to provide $150,000 to the Oak Park-River Forest Community of Congregations. This amount would be in addition to the $300,000 in grant funds for short-term rental assistance from the state-funded SMASS Grant Round II awarded by the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus on February 2, 2024 and would be to provide additional funds for short-term rental assistance for asylum seekers.
The Village-managed shelters at the Carleton Hotel and the YMCA will close on February 29, 2024 and the Grace Episcopal shelter will close on March 15, 2024. The Community of Congregations has organized certain members to search for short-term rentals due to the closing of the village-managed shelters.
On February 2, 2024, the Village received a grant funded by the State of Illinois in the amount of $1.944 million. A portion of the grant funds in the amount of $300,000 is dedicated to support short-term rental assistance. This motion is to discuss an additional $150,000 to the Communi...
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