Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors (Sitting as the Board of Commissioners for the Housing Authority of the County of San Mateo)
From: Ken Cole, Executive Director, Housing Authority
Subject: Amendment to Abode Services Agreement
RECOMMENDATION:
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Acting as the Governing Board of Commissioners of the Housing Authority of the County of San Mateo, adopt a resolution authorizing the Executive Director of the Housing Authority or the Director's Designee to execute an amendment to the agreement between the Housing Authority of the County of San Mateo and Abode Services, extending the agreement through June 30, 2019, for an amount not to exceed $130,956.
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BACKGROUND:
The Housing Authority of the County of San Mateo ("HACSM") entered an agreement with Abode Services ("Abode") in December 2015 to provide housing locator services. The original term of the agreement ended June 30, 2018.
At the time of the original agreement, HACSM saw a steady decline in the ability of voucher holders to find and lease rental unit in San Mateo County. As a result of the decline, HACSM used its Moving To Work (MTW) agency status to implement activities and program flexibilities to provide assistance to voucher holders with the housing search process. One of the activities included contracting with Abode to provide housing locator services to address the needs of identifying appropriate housing options for voucher holders. Approximately 200 households have been housed as a result of the locator services provided.
DISCUSSION:
Prior to the execution of an agreement with Abode in 2015, HACSM solicited proposals from prospective organizations that provide housing locator services. Abode was one of the few organizations to provide these services in the San Francisco Bay Area; during the term of the agreement, HACSM and Abode worked to create a variety of incentives and processes that could improve l...
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