Title
Recommendation to Approve a Two-Year Staffing Services Agreement between the City of Alameda and the Housing Authority to Provide: 1) Housing Services on behalf of the City, and 2) Additional Policing Services for the Housing Authority. (Community Development 236)
Body
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jill Keimach, City Manager
Re: Approve a Two-Year Staffing Services Agreement between the City of Alameda and the Housing Authority to Provide: 1) Housing Services on behalf of the City, and 2) Additional Policing Services for the Housing Authority.
BACKGROUND
The City of Alameda and the Housing Authority have entered into a series of services agreements since 1984. The different Agreements have provided for a variety of services and shared staff between the two agencies. The current Services Agreement expires on June 30, 2017, and covers services in two areas: housing programs (this does not include rent stabilization services) and police services. Housing Authority staff provides the services needed to administer the City housing programs, including the Inclusionary Housing and First Time Homebuyer programs, as well as the CDBG and HOME programs, and to perform related city-wide analysis and planning related to housing development. Certain administrative expenses (such as consulting services) and a percentage of the total salaries and benefits for the staff are reimbursed by the City for the provision of the services.
Conversely, the Police Department has been under contract to provide supplemental policing services at Housing Authority complexes for more than 20 years. The Housing Authority pays the Police Department for these services. The proposed Services Agreement for Fiscal Years 2017-18 and 2018-19, which continues the provision of services described above, is attached as Exhibit 1. The Housing Authority Board of Commissioners approved the Agreement on April 19, 2017.
DISCUSSION
As noted above, the current S...
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