City of Gainesville - File #: 070132.

• File #: 070132.
• Version: 1
• Name: Request for Additional Funding for the General Fund Displaced Mobile Home Owner/Tenant Assistance Program (B)
• Type: Staff Recommendation
• Status: Passed
• File created: 8/21/2008
• In control: City Manager
• Final action: 8/21/2008
• Title: Request for Additional Funding for the General Fund Displaced Mobile Home Owner/Tenant Assistance Program (B) This item proposes to request additional funds in the amount of $10,000 from the City Commission Contingency Fund to continue providing financial assistance for eligible displaced mobile home owners/tenants, who are relocating outside of the corporate limits of the City of Gainesville but within Alachua County due to mobile home park closures.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
8/21/2008	1	City Commission	Approved as Recommended	Pass
6/25/2007	0	City Commission	Approved as Recommended	Pass

Title
Request for Additional Funding for the General Fund Displaced Mobile Home Owner/Tenant Assistance Program (B)

This item proposes to request additional funds in the amount of $10,000 from the City Commission Contingency Fund to continue providing financial assistance for eligible displaced mobile home owners/tenants, who are relocating outside of the corporate limits of the City of Gainesville but within Alachua County due to mobile home park closures.

Explanation
The City of Gainesville was requested to address the need to assist residents of mobile home parks in Gainesville who are being displaced as a result of mobile home park closures. In response to this need, the City Commission approved the Displaced Mobile Home Owner/Tenants Assistance Program, using HOME funds and General Funds to supplement funding that is provided to displaced mobile home park residents through the State of Florida and other assistance that may be provided by the owners of those mobile home parks.

At the June 25, 2007, City Commission meeting, the City Commission approved HOME Program funds for this program to provide financial assistance for income eligible displaced mobile home owners/tenants, who are relocating within the corporate limits of the City of Gainesville. At the December 10, 2007, City Commission meeting, the City Commission approved Resolution #070330 approving the General Fund for this program to provide financial assistance for income eligible displaced mobile home owners/tenants, who are relocating outside of the corporate limits of the City of Gainesville but within Alachua County. As a result, available housing program funding in the amount of $200,000 was reserved from the City Housing division's HOME Program budget; and $30,000 from the unrestricted Cedar Grove II foreclosures acquisition reserve funds to fund this program. Additionally, the City Commission approved that upon exhaustion of the $30,000 General Funds, that the use of City Commissio...