Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Raymond Hodges, Director of Housing
Subject: Measure K: HIP Housing Agreement
RECOMMENDATION:
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Measure K: Adopt a resolution authorizing the Director of the Department of Housing, or designee, to execute an agreement with HIP Housing to help fund its Shelter Partnership Program, for the term of January 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $75,000.
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BACKGROUND:
Measure K is the half-cent general sales tax initially approved by the San Mateo County voters in November 2012 and extended through November 2016 for a total of thirty years.
In response to Board direction, staff gathered community input regarding priorities for the allocation of Measure K funds. Staff collected feedback from Community Based Organizations, County departments and conducted a countywide survey and listening sessions to obtain resident input. At the October 3, 2023, Measure K study session, staff presented a report produced by InterEthnica, summarizing the results of the surveys, and listening sessions which provided valuable input for the Board.
On October 17, 2023, after considering the County’s needs and community input, this Board finalized and approved the following priority areas for FY 2024-25 Measure K funding: Children, Families, and Seniors; Housing and Homelessness; and Emergency Preparedness. Mental Health is a component of each priority area rather than a stand-alone item. In addition to the approval of the priority areas, this Board authorized the County Executive to develop and proceed with a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) process to obtain applications for funding within the approved priority areas and subcategories identified by the Board.
The NOFO was carried out and in connection with the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Budget, the Board approved funding allocations for specified programs within the priority areas.
DISCUSSION:
HIP Housing applied for funding for various shelter services via the Measure K NOFO, but adjustments to the scope of their original proposal were requested to better align the proposal with the County’s priorities. With these scope adjustments now finalized, Department of Housing staff are requesting Board approval of an agreement to provide funding for HIP Housing’s Overflow Shelter Program.
Consistent with the Board’s Housing and Homelessness priority area for Measure K funding, the proposed agreement (the “Agreement”) will fund HIP Housings’ efforts to assist the County in securing permanent housing placements for seniors (age 62+) or families with dependent children residing in county-qualifying shelters or hotels through the Overflow Shelter Program. The Agreement specifies criteria for referrals and outlines performance measures for HIP Housing to meet as outlined below. HIP Housing will also be required to submit quarterly performance reporting and at project completion to allow the County to measure impact and outcomes from this project.
Under the proposed Agreement, the County’s maximum fiscal obligation is not to exceed Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($75,000.00), for the period from January 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
PERFORMANCE MEASURE:
Under the Agreement, HIP Housing is subject to five primary outcomes, or performance measures, for this project, which are as follows:
Outcome 1: Place 10-12 senior households, residing in County-approved shelters, in housing.
Outcome 2: Conduct monthly case management meetings for 10-12 senior clients residing in County-approved shelters.
Outcome 3: Conduct 25-30 presentations to shelter residents to increase interest in HIP Housing’s programs, increase referral numbers and increase the number of families residing in County-approved shelters being housing through the Self-Sufficiency Program (SSP).
Outcome 4: Cultivate and follow up with five to six (5-6) prospective SSP families as part of the pre-program entry process.
Outcome 5: Select two to three (2-3) families, or four to nine persons, to enter the SSP program and receive housing subsidy and placements.
The County Attorney’s Office has reviewed and approved the proposed Agreement and resolution as to form.
EQUITY IMPACT:
This program, led by HIP Housing, is designed to serve people experiencing homelessness, who according to the County’s latest Point-in-Time-Count disproportionally identify as Black, African American, or African, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and Hispanic/Latina/e/o than in the general population of the County. A portion of HIP Housing’s services will concentrate on the elderly, which is a segment of the population experiencing increases in homelessness.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The County’s maximum fiscal obligation under the agreement is not to exceed Seventy-Five-Thousand and Zero Cents ($75,000.00) and will be funded through Measure K funds. The funding for this agreement is included in the Fiscal Year 2024-25 adopted budget.