Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors (Sitting as the Board of Commissioners of the Housing Authority of the County of San Mateo)
From: Ken Cole, Executive Director, Housing Authority
Subject: Agreements for the Provider-Based Assistance Program
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 agreements for the Provider-Based Assistance program for the term of July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2023, with Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse (CORA) for an amount not to exceed $2,355,663; with HIP Housing for an amount not to exceed $1,301,982; and with Service League for an amount not to exceed $713,800.
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BACKGROUND:
On April 13, 2010, the Governing Board of Commissioners approved the Housing Authority of the County of San Mateo ("HACSM") Moving To Work ("MTW") Annual Plan which contained an initiative to design and implement a rental assistance program serving income-qualified members of populations in our community who either are not served or are underserved by HACSM's current programs due to unique qualifying circumstances.
The result of this initiative was the development of the Provider-Based Assistance ("PBA") program which allowed HACSM to provide time-limited rental assistance, in conjunction with supportive services, to households served by local providers. The goals of the PBA program are to assist eligible households to increase their housing stability, increase their skills and/or income, and obtain greater self-sufficiency. Each provider designed and implemented its own program using HACSM funds for the housing component.
DISCUSSION:
HACSM issued its first Request for Proposals ("RFP") for the PBA program in May 2011; As a result of the first RFP, HACSM entered into agreemen...
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