TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Ryan J. Alsop, County Executive Officer
REPORT BY: Jennifer Palmer, Director of Housing & Homeless Services
SUBJECT: Professional Services Agreement No. 240315B with Up Valley Family Centers of Napa County
RECOMMENDATION
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Approve and authorize Agreement No. 240315B with Up Valley Family Centers for an annual fee for service maximum amount of $25,000 for the term April 1, 2024 through June 30, 2024, with three (3) one year renewals to provide outreach services and application assistance for the Stable Housing and Community Resiliency ("SHARE") Program and a related Budget Amendment. (Fiscal Impact: $25,000 Expense; Affordable Housing Fund, Housing Stabilization Subdivision; Not Budgeted; Discretionary)
[4/5 vote required]
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BACKGROUND
On August 15, 2023, the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) released a request for proposals (RFP) seeking an eligible entity to design and administer an Older Adult Rental Assistance Pilot Program (Program) in one or more counties of the 9-county Bay Area Region. Napa County Department of Housing & Homeless Services (DHHS) worked collaboratively with a consortium of community-based organizations and public sector partners to design a four-year Program and service delivery model using grant funds and other existing braided funding sources. Napa County has been selected from a pool of qualified, competitive applicants, to launch and administer the pilot program.
Housing & Homeless Services staff worked collaboratively with a consortium of community-based organization and public sector partners to design a four-year Program and service delivery model using grant funds and other existing braided funding sources. On November 8, 2023, Napa County was selected among all proposals to receive the full $5 million to launch and administer the Program. The Program is designed to assist extremely low income, severely rent-burdened seniors in Napa County who are at imminent risk of experiencing h...
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