CITY OF ORLANDO
COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM

Items Types:
Housing 		For Meeting of:
December 7, 2015
District: ALL From:
Contract ID: Document Number:
Exhibits: Yes On File (City Clerk) : Yes Draft Only: No
Grant Received by City?: Yes
Subject:
FY 2015 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding agreement between the City of Orlando and Aspire Health Partners, Inc. d/b/a The Center for Drug Free Living, Inc.
Summary:

On July 27, 2015, City Council approved, as part of the FY 2015 Annual Action Plan, a request from Aspire Health Partners, Inc. d/b/a The Center for Drug Free Living, Inc. for CDBG funding in the amount of Thirty-Five Thousand Six Hundred Fifty Dollars ($35,650.00) for their Women & Children's Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program.  

Aspire Health Partners, Inc. is a private non-profit corporation that provides comprehensive chemical abuse/dependency treatment services in a highly structured environment seven (7) days per week, twenty-four (24) hours a day to women, women with children or pregnant and postpartum females age 18 and older.  This CDBG funding will provide substance abuse/mental health counseling and treatment, educational and vocational tutoring and training, parenting classes and health services to two (2) eligible women who are homeless, low- and moderate- income City residents.  
Fiscal & Efficiency Data: FY2015 HUD – Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding was approved on 07/27/2015 as part of the Annual Action Plan.
Recommended Action:

Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the agreement with Aspire Health Partners, Inc. d/b/a The Center for Drug Free Living, Inc. in the amount of Thirty-Five Thousand Six Hundred Fifty Dollars ($35,650.00) after review of the documents by the City Attorney's office and Grants Development Supervisor.
Agenda Item attachment(s) on file in the City Clerks Office.
Note: All agenda items must be in the City Clerk's office by Noon Friday, six(6) business days prior to the regular Monday City Council meeting.
Contact: Dr. Scharlene Ahmed
Approved By:

Department Date and Time
Budget Outside Routing Approval 11/23/2015 4:20 PM
City Clerk 11/23/2015 4:23 PM
ATTACHMENTS:
Name: Description: Type:
Women___Children_Residential_Substance_Abuse_Treatment_Program_11-4-2016.pdf Aspire Health Partners, Inc. d/b/a The Center for Drug Free Living, Inc. (CDBG Agreement) Backup Material
Aspire_Health_Partners__Inc._(Fiscal_Impact_Statement)_Public_Services_for_PY2015.docx FY 15-16 CDBG Aspire FIS Backup Material
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