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City Council Meeting Minutes August 4, 2015 Page 7of11 Mayor Muckle thanked Ms. Williford for her presentation and for all the work BCHA and Human Services provides for the City of Louisville. LOUISVILLE CONTRIBUTION FOR CONSORTIUM OF CITIES REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR HOUSING PLAN Mayor Muckle requested a staff presentation. Deputy City Manager Balser explained Council member Leh is the liaison for the Boulder County Consortium of Cities. She stated the Consortium is studying homelessness in the region and reviewing strategies to address homelessness, particularly chronic homelessness. A key strategy for addressing chronic homelessness included in Boulder County's Ten Year Plan to Address Homelessness, is permanent supportive housing (PSH), which is a nationally recognized best practice in helping chronically homeless people leave homelessness and stabilize, reducing the utilization of community resources. Currently there is not a comprehensive analysis to address PHS. To address this issue and further the goals of the Ten -Year Plan, a countywide PSH study has been proposed by the Ten -Year Plan Board in coordination with the County. The Boulder County Consortium of Cities expressed an interest in supporting the Ten -Year Plan Board PSH study and has asked members to have discussions with their respective City Councils about funding this project. A Scope of Services has been developed for this study. The Consortium has estimated the cost of the study to be $75,000 with a Request for Proposals in July 2015. To date Boulder County and the City of Boulder have committed $20,000 each. Longmont committed to $15,000. Lyons committed their share, Lafayette committed $5300 and Superior contributed $3,000. Louisville's contribution request from the Consortium is $4,680. Staff Recommendation: Council Member Leh and staff recommended $4,680 be allocated to the study in 2015. COUNCIL COMMENT Council member Leh explained at a Council Study Session there was discussion relative to this issue. Some people within the County believe this is primarily a Boulder /Longmont issue and the question arose regarding its impact to Louisville. He stated statistics reflect the number of people renting in Louisville is 1 in 4 and 65% of those renters are spending 30% or more on housing and 28% of the elderly /seniors in the housing portfolio are over 80 years old. He stressed the importance of being involved in the discussion and urged Council to approve the funding for the study.