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• Employment services focusing on job retention and <br />job training <br />c. HOMELESSNESS • Homeless health, mental health, substance abuse <br />and other supportive services <br />• Homeless emergency shelter <br />• Homeless food services <br />d. Additional Human Needs funding made available in 2022 to target Safe Streets <br />Programs should be prioritized to continue and maintain the mission of supporting <br />pathways towards stability including shelter; housing, employment, diversion and <br />prevention services for our most vulnerable residents; and <br />e. Funded programs should address outcome criteria that: <br />a. Increase self-sufficiency; <br />b. Promote health and healing; <br />c. Promote/address diversity and equity; and <br />d. Reward coordination and collaboration. <br />WHEREAS, Community Development Block Grant CARES 3 (CDBG-CV3) funds have been made <br />available through the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide <br />for community programs for activities that prepare for, and respond to COVID-19 and Everett is <br />set to receive $789,857.00; and, <br />WHEREAS, on April 28, 2021 the City Council approved the initial CDBG-CV3 funding allocations; <br />and, <br />WHEREAS, due to external agency capacity and other factors, unused and uncommitted CDBG- <br />CV funds are available for disbursement; and, <br />WHEREAS, HUD rules require timeliness of grant expenditure; and, <br />WHEREAS, the Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) for Housing and Community Development has <br />studied COVID impact, housing, and community development needs and priorities for Everett; <br />and, <br />WHEREAS, the CAC made its recommendations for CDBG-CV funds at a public hearing held on <br />September 21, 2021; and <br />WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Everett has reviewed the recommendations from the <br />CAC; and <br />RESOLUTION Page 2 of 5 <br />