Item - 2015.CD7.5

The Community Development and Recreation Committee recommends that:

1.  City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter Support and Housing Administration to extend funding and enter into agreements for up to four years, with agencies funded through the Drop-in Request for Proposals, as outlined in Appendix A to the report (September 28, 2015) from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, for up to $348,762 gross and $0 net of Community Homelessness Partnership Initiative funding subject to the approval of the 2016 and 2017, and subsequent City Operating Budgets as follows:

i.  from April 1 to December 31, 2016 for up to $261,572 gross and $0 net; and

ii. from January 1 to March 31, 2017 for up to $87,190 gross and $0 net.

2.  City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter Support and Housing Administration to extend funding and enter into an agreement with Margaret's Housing and Community Support, as outlined in Appendix B to the report (September 28, 2015) from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, for up to four years for up to $275,000 gross and $0 net of Community Homelessness Partnership Initiative funding subject to the approval of the 2016 and 2017, and subsequent City Operating Budgets as follows:

i.  from April 1 to December 31, 2016 for up to $206,250 gross and $0 net; and

ii. from January 1 to March 31, 2017 for up to $68,750 gross and $0 net.

3.  City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter Support and Housing Administration to increase funding and enter into a new agreement with the Daily Bread Food Bank, as outlined in Appendix C to the report (September 28, 2015) from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, from April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017 for up to $330,000 gross and $0 net of Community Homelessness Partnership Initiative funding subject to the approval of the 2016 and 2017 City Operating Budgets as follows:

i.  from April 1 to December 31, 2016 for up to $247,500 gross and $0 net; and

ii. from January 1 to March 31, 2017 for up to $82,500 gross and $0 net.

4.  City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter Support and Housing Administration to extend funding and enter into agreements with currently funded Supports to Daily Living projects as follows:

a.  to provide Supports to Daily Living funds to legacy  housing projects as base funding effective April 1, 2016 for up to $3,947,851 annually, subject to Community Homelessness Partnership Initiative funding being available and approval of the 2016 and subsequent City Operating Budgets, as follows:

i.  from April 1 to December 31, 2016 for up to $2,960,888 gross and $0 net; and

ii. from January 1 to March 31, 2017 for up to $986,963 gross and $0 net.

b.  to allocate Supports to Daily Living funds from April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017 to agencies, as outlined in Appendix D to the report (September 28, 2015) from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration for one year for up to $986,028 gross and $0 net of Community Homelessness Partnership Initiative funding, subject to the approval of the 2016 and 2017 City Operating Budgets as follows:

i.  from April 1 to December 31, 2016 for up to $739,521 gross and $0 net; and

ii. from January 1 to March 31, 2017 for up to $246,507 gross and $0 net.

5.  City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter Support and Housing Administration to enter into agreements and allocate funds for the 2016/17 Health and Safety Fund for up to $200,000 gross and $0 net of Community Homelessness Partnership Initiative funding consistent with the terms set out in Appendix G to the report (September 28, 2015) from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration subject to the approval of the 2016 and 2017 City Operating Budgets as follows:

i.  from April 1 to December 31, 2016 for up to $150,000 gross and $0 net; and

ii  from January 1 to March 31, 2017 for up to $50,000 gross and $0 net.

6.  City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter Support and Housing Administration to enter into a new agreement with Neighbourhood Information Post, as outlined in Appendix E to the report (September 28, 2015) from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, and allocate funds for the period October 1, 2015 to December 31, 2016, for up to $357,562 gross and $0 net of Community Homelessness Partnership Initiative funding already approved in the 2015 City Operating Budget, and $1,430,248 gross and $0 net from the Rent Bank Repaid Loan Fund, subject to the approval of the 2016 City Operating Budget as follows:

i.  from October 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015 for up to $357,562 gross and $0 net;

ii. from January 1 to December 31, 2016 for up to $1,430,248 gross and $0 net.

7.  City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter Support and Housing Administration to enter into new agreements or amend existing agreements and allocate funds of up to 5 percent of Community Homelessness Partnership Initiative and Homeless Initiatives Fund project funds during 2016 and 2017 for up to $940,000 gross and $132,965 net to respond to:

a. emerging issues and/or unexpected situations impacting the community; and,

b.  to realign projects and fund new projects resulting from a review of currently funded and approved projects as follows:

i.  from April 1 to December 31, 2016 for up to $705,000 gross and $99,724 net; and,

ii. from January 1 to March 31, 2017 for up to $235,000 gross and $33,241 net.

8.  City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter Support and Housing Administration to enter into new agreements and allocate funds for up to $3,000,000 gross and $0 net of Community Homelessness Partnership Initiative funding from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016 for two 24-hour women's drop-ins, subject to the approval of the 2016 City Operating Budget, as outlined in Appendix F to the report (September 28, 2015) from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration.

This report seeks authority to enter into funding agreements with community agencies that increase housing stability.

All of the funding in this report is from the provincially funded Community Homelessness Prevention Initiative (CHPI), the City of Toronto Homeless Initiatives Fund (HIF), and the Toronto Rent Bank Repaid Loan Fund.

This report makes recommendations for the allocation of $357,562 gross and $0 net of the 2015 CHPI funding, $9,700,979 gross and $99,724 net of the 2016, and $1,756,910 gross and $33,241 net of the 2017 CHPI/HIF funding, and $1,430,248 gross and $0 net of the Rent Bank Repaid Loan Fund in 2016.  In total for the 2015, 2016 and 2017 budgets, the allocation of $10,252,238 gross and $132,965 net in CHPI and HIF funds, respectively, and $1,430,248 gross and $0 net in Rent Bank Repaid Loan Fund is recommended.

Funding for the 2015 allocation is already approved in the 2015 City Operating Budget. The recommended 2016/17 allocations are subject to CHPI funding being available in 2016 and 2017 and approval of the 2016 and 2017 City Operating budgets for Shelter, Support and Housing Administration.