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People Serving <br />People <br /> <br /> CITY OF RIVERSIDE <br />AGENCY MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />Riverside <br /> <br />1998 <br /> <br />HONORABLE MAYOR AND AGENCY MEMBERS <br /> <br />DATE: January 15, 2002 <br /> <br />ITEM NO: 4 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Appropriation of Funds to the Women and Children's Emergency Shelter - Supplemental <br /> appropriation <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: <br /> <br />At its meeting on January 9, 2001, City Council approved $350,000 towards the construction of a Women <br />and Children's Emergency Shelter. The estimated construction cost of the shelter is $I .2 million. The <br />City and County of Riverside Department of Public Social Services in partnership hope that the Shelter <br />will provide a decent and safe haven for homeless women and children. On September 26, 2001, a <br />groundbreaking ceremony took place at the designated site next to the existing Men Shelter. The County <br />is currently accepting Request for Proposal (RFP) to build the Shelter. <br /> <br />CURRENT ISSUE: <br /> <br />The City's contribution is a total of $300,000 appropriated from the City's Facilities Improvement Reserve <br />Fund. The remaining $50,000 needs to be approved and appropriated by the City's Redevelopment <br />Agency. <br /> <br />FISCAL IMPACT: <br /> <br />Funds are available in the Redevelopment Central Industrial Low/Mod Fund Balance account number <br />#0000276-298000 to appropriate to the Women and Children's Emergency Shelter Fund account number <br />#9755200-440446. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATIONS: <br /> <br />That the Redevelopment Agency: <br /> <br />1. Approve the appropriation of $50,000 from the Redevelopment Central Industrial Low/Mod Fund <br /> Balance account number 0000276-298000 to the Women and Children's Emergency Shelter <br /> account #9755200-440446. <br /> <br /> <br />