Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Ken Cole, Director, Department of Housing
Subject: Measure K: Agreement with Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County for Eviction Defense Project
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 Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County for Eviction Defense Project for the term of July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019, in an amount not to exceed $196,865.
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BACKGROUND:
Measure K is a 20-year 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 the Board adopted, the Measure K Allocation Plan and Affordable Housing Plan for FY 2017-18 and 2018-19. The Board approved the allocation of Measure K totaling approximately $45.6 million to the Department of Housing ("DOH") over FY 2017-18 and 2018-19. Supervisors Horsley and Pine's recommendation included continuing and/or expanding initiatives that were part of the FY 2015-17 funding cycle, as well as funding a number of new initiatives and projects for the FY 2017-19 cycle. Eviction Defense Project (the "Program") is one of the new initiatives included in the Measure K Allocation Plan.
DISCUSSION:
Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County ("Legal Aid"), a nonprofit whose mission is "to fight social injustice through civil legal advocacy for people living in poverty," has more than 50 years of experience in providing legal services for low-income fam...
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