Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Ken Cole, Executive Director
Subject: Measure K-Agreement with HIP Housing
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 agreement with HIP Housing for the Home Sharing Program for the term of July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2019 in an amount not to exceed $350,000.
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BACKGROUND:
Measure K is a countywide half-cent sales tax extension passed by local voters in November 2016 to support essential County services and to maintain or replace critical facilities. The original tax was passed in 2012 (assigned as Measure A on that ballot). Measure K extends the sales tax for 20 years, until March 31, 2043. The Board and County staff have conducted study sessions and community outreach efforts to inform priorities of Measure K spending.
On May 16, 2017, Supervisors Don Horsley and Dave Pine recommended, and your Board adopted, the Measure K Allocation Plan and Affordable Housing Plan for FY 2017-18 and 2018-19. The County has approved the allocation of Measure K funds totaling approximately $45.6 million to the Department of Housing over FY 2017-18 and 2018-19. Supervisors Horsley and Pines' recommendation included continuing and/or expanding initiatives that were part of the FY 2015-17 funding cycle as well as a number of new initiatives and projects for the FY 2017-19 funding cycle. HIP Housing's Home Sharing Program is one of the continuing initiatives included in the Measure K Allocation Plan.
DISCUSSION:
HIP Housing's Home Sharing Program offers a creative solution for expanding housing opportunities and choice in San Mateo County. The Home Sharing Program matches persons who have space available to rent in their home (home providers) with persons seeking an affordable place to live, maximizing housing inventory by using existing housing...
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