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Commission approves nonprofit to manage two city-owned transitional housing units; staff says no immediate city cost
Summary
The commission voted 5-1 to allow OK and Homelessness to administer two transitional housing units owned by the Shawnee Urban Renewal Authority. Staff said tenant management and initial minor maintenance will be covered by the nonprofit and that any larger repairs would be handled with CDBG funds if needed.
The City Commission approved a contract that places two city-owned transitional housing units under administration by OK and Homelessness, a nonprofit participating in the community's homeless-services roundtable. The vote carried 5 in favor and 1 opposed.
Ryan Harkins, planning and community-development staff, told commissioners the City owns the units through the Shawnee Urban Renewal Authority and typically contracts with nonprofits to administer scattered-site transitional housing. "We basically contract out the administration of these units to various non profits," Harkins said. He added the arrangement is intended to provide a short-term, supportive step off the street for people who are unhoused and are engaged in case…
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