Title
Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Two-Year Agreement, Substantially in the Form of the Attached Agreement, Between the Housing Authority of the City of Alameda and the City of Alameda to Provide Housing Services for the City of Alameda and Additional Policing Services for the Housing Authority of the City of Alameda. (Community Development 236)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Alameda (City) currently contracts with the Housing Authority of the City of Alameda (Housing Authority), via a staffing services agreement, for the Housing Authority to administer the City's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME programs, and various other housing programs and for the City to provide additional policing services to Housing Authority-owned properties. The staffing services agreement before the City Council would continue this practice for the next two fiscal years.
BACKGROUND
The City and the Housing Authority have entered into a series of Services Agreements since 1984. The Services Agreements have provided for a variety of services and shared staff between the two agencies. In 2000, Housing Authority employees became City employees and the two agencies entered into a Staffing Services Agreement for these employees to implement housing programs. The Housing Authority then became an independent agency again in 2012, and the aforementioned City employees transitioned back to being Housing Authority employees.
The current Services Agreement covers services in two areas: housing programs and police services. Housing Authority staff provide the services needed to administer the City housing programs, such as the federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME programs, First-Time Homebuyer Program, and Inclusionary Housing Program. The Housing Authority also manages the City's affordable housing funds to develop affordable housing. The Housing Authority staff s...
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