Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Ken Cole, Director of Housing
Subject: Contract with Baird + Driskell Community Planning for 21 Elements Consulting-Contact Amendment
RECOMMENDATION:
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Measure K: Adopt a resolution authorizing the Director of the Department of Housing or the Director's Designee to execute an amendment to the Agreement with Baird + Driskell Community Planning for 21 Elements Consulting that temporarily transfers available Measure K funds from the Affordable Housing Fund 5.0 to 21 Elements C/CAG during Fiscal Year 2017-18 in order to prioritize work products within the scope of the agreement.
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BACKGROUND:
On June 27, 2017, the Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution that waived the Request for Proposals process and authorized the Department of Housing ("DOH") to execute an agreement with Baird + Driskell Community Planning ("Baird + Driskell"), in an amount not to exceed $425,000 over the two-year term of July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2019, to conduct the 21 Elements Project (Resolution No. 075286). The 21 Elements Project is a collaboration among the County and all 20 cities in San Mateo County regarding pressing housing issues
Consistent therewith, on July 24, 2017, DOH executed an agreement with Baird + Driskell (the "Agreement") in consideration of the following payment schedule: County's obligation shall not exceed One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand ($125,000) of Measure K funds per fiscal year of the two-year Agreement term.
DISCUSSION:
The agreement's Scope of Work sets forth a number of work tasks, including but not limit to: Second Units; Displacement; Short-Term Vacation Rentals; Information and Outreach Materials; and Special Projects. The Agreement provides for the completion of such tasks throughout the two-year Agreement term. However, a number of work tasks in the Agreement's Scope of Work have since been identified as priority ta...
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