HomeMy WebLinkAboutIR 7516 INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 7516
`oE coR,�°op To the Mayor and Members of the City Council March 14, 1991
Subject: -ft*W41&rian Night Shel ter
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Using $513��00 _�peciai al Grant
On May 25 , 1990 President Bush signed the Fiscal Year 1990 Emergency
Supplemental Appropriations Act - H.R. 4404 which made statutory a
Special Projects Grant allocation to the City of Fort Worth for the
Presbyterian Night Shelter in the amount of $513,000. The language
within the appropriations bill states that the funds must be used for
"facilities which house homeless families and/or services to assist
persons with substance abuse problems. " The $513,000 has been
designated as seed funds for the construction of a facility to house
programs, services and activities which meet the language within the
appropriations bill . The Department of Housing and Urban Development
will review the proposal for the use of the funds and award the
grant .
In the fall of 1990 city staff began working with the Presbyterian
Night Shelter in the development of a proposal which would utilize
the funds for the purposes stated in the appropriations bill . A
Committee, composed of city staff from the several departments and
representatives of the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental
Retardation and Fort Worth Challenge, was formed to act as a
technical review team for the proposal submitted by the Presbyterian
Night Shelter.
On February 15 the Presbyterian Night Shelter submitted a proposed
use for the funds. The project will consist of the following;
1 ) The $513 ,000 will partially fund the construction of a 33,000 sq.
ft . specialized day and residential facility for indigent/homeless
persons who suffer from mental illness or substance abuse.
Special Projects Grant - $ 513,000
Presbyterian Night Shelter Funds - $ 150 ,000 (match)
Local/Regional Foundations and - $ 737 ,000 (match)
Private Contributions
Total Construction Cost - $1 ,400,000
All match funds will be raised by the Presbyterian Night Shelter. The
facility will be solely owned by the Presbyterian Night Shelter.
3) The facility will be located across the street from the present
shelter on a 48,750 sq. ft . lot owned by the Presbyterian Night
Shelter.
4) The operations and maintenance of the facility will be handled by
Tarrant County Mental Health and Mental Retardation through a
contract with the Presbyterian Night Shelter .
-ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS
INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 7516
March 14, 1991
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Subject:
Presbyterian Night Shelter Expansion
Using $513,000 Special Projects Grant
5) Programs, services and activities housed within the facility will
be provided by Tarrant County Mental Health and Mental Retardation.
These will include the:
a) Billy Gregory Adult Recovery Center - a medical detoxification
unit for indigent/homeless substance abusers.
b) Pine Street Recovery Center - an in-patient primary care program
for homeless/indigent clients who are chemically dependent .
c) Day Haven Program for the Mentally III - services for the mentally
ill which include a:
-Hospitality Center - low stress environment for assessment of
mental illness and respite care.
-Service Corridor - space for staff from various social service
agencies who will assist with benefits, housing, education,
etc.
-Clubhouse Services - pre-vocational activities designed
to generate an income for the client .
d) Transitional Living Units for Mentally-Ill Mothers with Their
Children - family-oriented residential treatment and transitional
services.
The programs, services and activities outlined above will be funded
through sources developed by Tarrant County Mental Health and Mental
Retardation. Such sources will include the; 1 ) Texas Council on
Alcohol and Drug Abuse; 2) Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance
Act; 3) Ronald Arnold Johnson state monies ; 4) Medicaid
Reimbursement ; and 5) Texas Rehabilitative Commission.
Staff has reviewed the proposal and recommends its submission. if
the project as presented is acceptable, an Action Item will be placed
on the City Council agenda for March 19, 1991 .
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-ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS