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: Raymond Hodges, Executive Director, Housing Authority of the County of San Mateo
Subject: Agreement with MidPen Housing Corporation, or Affiliate Entity, for Provider-Based Assistance at TownePlace Suites
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 of the County of San Mateo, or designee, to execute an agreement with MidPen Housing Corporation ("MidPen"), or a wholly/commonly-owned and/or controlled entity of MidPen ("Affiliate Entity"), under the Provider-Based Assistance Program for the term of April 15, 2021 through April 30, 2024, in a total amount not to exceed $1,110,922.
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BACKGROUND:
The Housing Authority of the County of San Mateo ("HACSM") has been a participant in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") Moving To Work ("MTW") demonstration program since 2000. The three major goals for the MTW program are to increase cost effectiveness, promote self-sufficiency, and expand housing options for program participants.
In July 2010, HACSM received HUD approval for "Local Non-Traditional Use of Funds" authority to create a new rental subsidy program, known as the Provider-Based Assistance Program ("PBAP"). The primary purpose of the program is to enable local service or housing providers to provide rental or other housing-related assistance to individuals in populations not served, or underserved, by existing rental assistance programs. Since 2010, HACSM has utilized PBAP to collaborate with different County departments and organizations to address homelessness and support San Mateo County's goal of reaching "functional zero" for homelessness in San Mateo County an...
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