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Recommendation to: Authorize the City Manager to Execute a First Amendment to the Services Agreement for Fiscal Years 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 between the City of Alameda and the Housing Authority of the City of Alameda Amending the Scope of Work and Budget Concerning the City's Administration of Certain Services Including the Community Development Block Grant and HOME Programs, and Extending the Term of the Service Agreement to June 30, 2023; and
Adoption of Resolution Approving a Workforce Change in the Community Development Department to Allocate One Classification, Community Development Program Manager, Effective August 1, 2020. (Community Development 236/235)
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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 (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. Staff is recommending a First Amendment to the Agreement to modify the scope of work and budget to transition certain services back to the City for program administration. If approved, the First Amendment would transfer the federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME programs and the City's inclusionary housing program administration to the City. The Housing Authority would continue to administer the City's affordable housing funds in support of affordable housing development and to provide funding for supplemental policing services. The Agreement is attached as Exhibit 1 and the First Amendment is attached as Exhibit 2.
BACKGROUND
The City has been partnering with the Housing Authority on the delivery of affordable housing and other community development initiatives for many years. During that tim...
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