Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Michael P. Callagy, County Executive
Subject: Use of District-Discretionary Measure K Funds - Supervisorial District 3
RECOMMENDATION:
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Measure K: Adopt a resolution authorizing a one-time grant of district-discretionary Measure K funds not to exceed $50,000 to Rebuilding Together Peninsula, for major repairs to two homes of low-income coastside homeowners, and authorizing the County Executive, or designee, to execute the grant agreement.
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BACKGROUND:
Measure K is the half-cent general sales tax initially approved by San Mateo County voters in November 2012 and extended in November 2016 for a total of thirty years.
The Board of Supervisors (Board) held study sessions on Measure K expenditures and approved funds for the fiscal year (FY) 2023-25 budget cycle, divided equally among the five supervisorial districts, for one-time district-discretionary needs and projects. District 3 has submitted a request to use their district-discretionary Measure K funds as shown below and described in the Project Summary section of this memorandum:
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District/Project |
Amount |
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District 3 (Supervisor Ray Mueller) - Rebuilding Together Peninsula for major repairs to two homes of low-income District 3 homeowners. |
$50,000 |
This item is consistent with the criteria for district-discretionary Measure K funds approved by the Board in December 2018. District 3 indicates that this organization is either a public agency operating within the county or a nonprofit organization registered and in good standing with the California Attorney General. District 3 indicates that the sponsoring Board member, member’s family, and member’s supervisorial staff do not serve as an officer, director, or play a policy role for the grantee organization.
PROJECT SUMMARY:
This is a request to authorize a grant to Rebuilding Together Peninsula (”RTP”), and resulting grant agreement, in an amount not to exceed $50,000, to provide major repairs to two homes of low-income coastside homeowners. The County Executive’s Office will administer and manage the proposed agreement.
District-discretionary Measure K funding for this organization has previously been provided as listed below:
• On May 23, 2023, the Board of Supervisors approved district-discretionary Measure K funding, in the amount of $40,000, for major repairs to two homes of low-income District 2 homeowners.
RTP’s mission is to repair homes, revitalize communities, and rebuild lives. For 35 years, RTP has been the “go-to” agency thousands of low-income residents across the Peninsula have turned to for critical repairs and improvements to help them continue to remain safe, healthy, and living independently in their homes and, in most cases, to age in place. RTP provides critical home safety repairs and rehabilitation work for the Peninsula's most vulnerable residents and prioritizes the needs of low-income homeowners. Today, with support from skilled staff and volunteers, RTP completes approximately 130 repair projects throughout San Mateo and northern Santa Clara counties annually.
To qualify for RTP’s services, applicants must own their home, and their household income must be no more than 80% of the area’s median income. The median income of homeowners served by RTP is $36,606. RTP vets applicants through a rigorous approval process required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as part RTP’s participation in the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. RTP currently has six CDBG contracts, which support CDBG minor home repair programs in San Mateo County, Daly City, South San Francisco, San Mateo, Redwood City, Palo Alto, and Mountain View. After an applicant is screened, RTP visits the home to conduct a health and safety assessment and create a scope of work. Homes are chosen based on urgent need of repairs and matched with the resources RTP has available.
District 3 has informed the grantee organization that this grant is one-time only, and that the grantee organization will need to find other sources of funding going forward. RTP plans to combine Measure K funds with San Mateo County’s current CDBG contract to provide health and safety repairs that are CDBG funded and major repairs that are Measure K funded, thus making a home truly healthy and safe for years to come for some of the most vulnerable County residents.
The grantee organization will use the Measure K grant to fund project management, materials, and labor to perform major repairs such as roof repair, dry rot repair, carpentry work, HVAC replacement, plumbing, and/or electrical system repairs for one single-family home in Pescadero and one single-family home in Pacifica. Repairs will cost approximately $25,000 per home.
The project or services funded by this district-discretionary grant will be implemented or provided between November 2024 and September 2025.
Total Measure K Request: Not to Exceed $50,000
The release of funds will be contingent on the execution of an agreement providing for the County’s confirmation of the expenditure of funds for the purposes stated herein. The County will disburse the funds to the following organization for the purposes described above:
Melissa Lukin, Executive Director
Rebuilding Together Peninsula
841 Kaynyne Street
Redwood City, CA 94063
650-366-6597, ext. 222
melissa@rebuildingtogetherpeninsula.org <mailto:melissa@rebuildingtogetherpeninsula.org>
PERFORMANCE MEASURES:
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Description |
Target |
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RTP to provide major repairs to two single-family homes of low-income coastside homeowners |
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The County Attorney’s Office has reviewed and approved the agreement and resolution as to form.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There are sufficient Measure K funds for this specific FY 2024-25 Measure K request. These funds are budgeted in the Non-Departmental Services FY 2024-25 Adopted Budget.