HomeMy WebLinkAbout17-130 - ADMIN Resolution - City Council - 2017/08/21RESOLUTION NO. 17-130
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING IMPLEMENTATION
KIDS IN THE PARK RENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
WHEREAS, housing instability keeps students from attending school consistently and
diminishes their likelihood of achieving key academic measures like reading proficiency; and
WHEREAS, to develop their full potential and increase their academic performance,
children need safe and stable housing; and
WHEREAS, the city's Housing Goals are committed to promoting and facilitating a
balanced and enduring housing stock that offers a continuum of diverse life -cycle housing choices
suitable for households of all income levels including affordable, senior, supportive and mixed
income housing dispersed throughout the City and specifically promotes affordable housing
options for low and moderate income households; and
WHEREAS, Vision St. Louis Park states the city is committed to providing a well
maintained and diverse housing stock; and
WHEREAS, the Kids in the Park Assistance Program will provide rental assistance to
low-income households living in St. Louis Park that have children attending school in St. Louis
Park or in their attendance school area resulting in stable and safe housing; and
WHEREAS, the Kids in the Park Rent Assistance Program is a partnership with St. Louis
Park Emergency Program (STEP) and the St. Louis Park School District; and
WHERAS, the city's Housing Authority Board has reviewed and supports the
implementation of the Kids at Home Rent Assistance Program.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the city council for the City of St.
Louis Park authorizes the implementation of the Kids in the Park Rent Assistance Program to
provide t assistance to low income St. Louis Park renter households who have children
attendi St. ouis Park Schools or schools in their assigned attendance area and authorizes the
St. Lour Park Housing Authority to administer the program.
City Council August 21, 2017
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